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ORDINANCE NO. 99-21
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX C OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD
CITY CODE, SAID APPENDIX C BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY, BY AMENDING THE REGULATION MATRIX FOR COMMERCIAL AND
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS TO DELETE THE HEIGHT COLUMNS AND
RELATED NOTES; SUBPARAGRAPH b. OF PARAGRAPH 2 OF SUBSECTION
Q OF SECTION 7 THE�EOF BY DELETING THE PRESENT LANGUAGE AND
REPLACING IT TO ALLOW BUILDING HEIGHTS TO EXCEED 35 FEET IN
THE OFFICE PARK, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, INDUSTRIAL, BUSINESS PARK,
AND PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, PROVIDED ADDITIONAL
SETBACKS ARE MET; PROVIDING A PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION
HEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY FRIENDSWOOD, STATE
OF TEXAS:
Section 1. The Code of Ordinances of the City of Friendswood, Texas, is hereby
amended by amending the Regulation Matrix Commercial Districts and Regulation Matrix-
Residential Districts by deleting the columns labeled height maximum and related notes, as
follows:
Section 2. The Code of Ordinances of the City of Friendswood, Texas, is hereby
amended by amending subparagraph b of paragraph 3 of subsection Q of Section 7 by deleting the
current language which reads:
[A building or structure may not exceed two (2) stories, to a ma�mum of thirty-five (35)
feet, measured from the minimum habitable floor elevation as required by City
Ordinances.] and replacing it with the following:
b. A buildin� or structure may not exceed thirty-five 35) feet in height measured
from the minimum habitable floor elevation, provided however that buildin�s or structures
in Office Park (OP , Li�ht Industrial (LI�. Industrial (I), Business Park (BP), and Planned
Unit Development (PUD) districts may exceed thirtv-five (35) feet in height when:
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1. The buildin� setback from the nearest propertv line is equal to the
buildin� height. Further, the building or structure shall fit under an
ima i�nary line that is no g;reater than 45.0 de�rees at the property line from
a horizontal line established at the minimum habitable floor elevation.
2. The minimum setback for any buildin�; or structure in Office Park
�OP), Li�ht Industrial (LI), Industrial (I�, Business Park (BP,�, and Planned
Unit Development (PUD) which is greater than thirtv-five (35) feet in
height, shall be one-hundred (100) feet plus the buildin� or structure
height from the nearest property line of residentially zoned land.
3. The minimum setback for buildings or structures taller than thirt�
five (35) feet shall be that which provides the �reatest distance from the
nearest property line of residentially zoned land, as determined bv either 1.
or 2. above.
4. Buildings or structures of thirtv-five feet or less in height shall meet
the setback re�uirements as defined in this Ap�endix..
Section 3. That in the event any clause, phrase, provision, sentence, or part of this
Ordinance or the application of the same to any person or circumstance shall for any reason be
adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect,
impair, or invalidate this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision hereof other than the part
declared to be invalid or unconstitutional; and the City Council of the City of Friendswood,
Texas, declares that it would have passed each and every part of the same notwithstanding the
omission of any such part thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional, whether there be one or
more parts.
Section 4. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed
$2,000.00. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
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PASSED AND APPROVED on this first reading this 4t� day of October , 1999.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on second and final reading this 18thday of
October , 1999.
Harold L. Whrtaker
Mayor
ATTEST
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Deloris McKenzie, RM
City Secretary
r�otion: Councilmember Kitten Hajecate
2nd: Councilmember Larry Taylor
Approved: Unanimous
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