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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 35 % 1 ORDINANCE NUMBER 35 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS AND PROVIDING FOR THE QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS, THEIR APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE: RULES AND REGULATIONS: POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS: Section 1. That there is hereby created and established for the UlEy of—riendswood, Texas, a planning and zoning commission, which shall be composed of five (5) members. The members shall be res ident citizens, taxpayers and qualified voters 6f the City, all of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by th governing body, (City Council), to serve for the terms of three (3) years. All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as provided for the orginal appointments. All expired terms shall be filled for terms as, provided for the original ' appointments and in the same manner. Members of the Commission may be removed by the Mayor, with ,the consent of the City Council, after public hearing and for cause assigned in writing. The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation. Section 2. There shall be two ex-officio members composed of the y ecretary and one other Council member who shall be annually selected by the Mayor for a one (1) year term. The ex-officio members shall act in an advisory capacity and shall not havelthe pow- er to vote ( except this first year of the Commission, during this period the Mayor, City Secretary and the Council Member shall have a vote) . Section 3. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall elect a chairman and Vice Chairman from its membership and shall have the you er to employ such qualified persons as may be necessary for the proper conduct and undertakings of the Commission and to pay1for their services and such other necessary expenses, providing that the cost of such services and expenses shall not exceed the amount appropriated by the City Council for the use of the Commission. It shall also have the power to make rules, regulations and by-laws for its own government, which shall conform as nearly as possible with those governing the City Council and same shall be subj6ct to approval by such Council. Such by-laws shall include, among other items, provisions for: '(a) regular and special meetings, to be open to the public; (b) records of its proceedings, to be open for the inspection of the public; (c) reporting to the City Council and the public form time to time and annually; and (d) for the holding of public hearings on its recommendations. Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Commission to act as an advisory oard to the City Council and to act on all matters, referr- ed to it by the Council. Section 5. All Department Heads and Officials of the City of r en swood, Texas, shall be available to the City Planning Commission for advice and consultation and they shall cooperate with and render such services for the City Planning Commission as shall come within the scope of the duties of such Department Heads and Officials and city employees. Section 6. The City Planning Commission shall have the power and authority and it shall be its duties with the consent and at the directions of the City Council: j (a) To make studies and project plans for the improvements of the City of Friendswood with a view of its development and extension, and to recommend to the City Council all matters for: the development and advancement of the city facilities, layouts and, appez ance and to perform the duties imposed upon the City Planning Commission by the Statutes of the State of Texas, and specifically by Chapter 231, Acts of Regular Session of 40th Legislature, 1927, the same being Article 974A, Vernon's Annotated Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. (b) To make plans and maps of the whole or any portion of the City of Friendswood, and of land outside the City Limits, located within the 100' strip and' any other land outside teh City of Friendswood, which in the opinion of the City Planning bears relat- ion to the planning of the City of Friendswood and' to make such changes, in additions and extensions of plans or maps within the City as it deems same advisable, (c) To confer with and advise private property owners per- taining to location and erection of private structures with the view of having the same conform to the overall city plan and to advise with the Building Inspector in the performance of his duties. (d) To aid and assist the Mayor and City Council in the pre- paration of the City Budget and determination of sources of funds and in the procuring of finicial and other aids and assistance for the City from the State and the Federal Governments and their agencies for each and all of the purposes herein enumerated. (e) To act with and assist all other municipal and govern- mental agencies and especially the City Council in formulating and executing proper plans for municipal development. Section 7, To plan and recommend the location, plan and extent of City Alleyways, parks, playgrounds, airports, automobile parking, and other public grounds and public improvements, for the location and• planning of public buildings, schools, and other properties, and public utilities, including bus terminals, railroad depots anditerminals, whether public or privately owned, for water, lights, sanitation, sewage disposal, drainage, flood control, transportation, communication and shipping facilitiesm and for the removal, relocation, widening, extension, narrowing, vacation, . abandonment or change of use of any of the ' foregoing public places, _ works, buildings, facilities, or utilities. Section 8. To plan and recommend to the City Council routes, streets avenues, and boulevards and particularly to investigate and recommend the opening, widening, or abandonment of streets, avenues, boulevards and alleyways or the changing thereof to conform to the City's system, present and future', all streets, avenues, boulevards, alleyways and parks. Section 9. To investigate, consider and report to the City Councilt:'q upon a layout and plan of any new subdivision as outlined in the Subdivision Regulations for the City of Friendswood, Texas. Section 10. To recommend to the City Council for adoption, idditiona. rules and gulations governing platsaand subdivisions of land within the corporate limits df the City within the 100' boundary to promote health, safety, moral and general welfare of thelcommunit; and the safe and orderly and healthful development of the community, such rules and regulations may be adopted by the City Council only after public hearing held thereon. Section 11. To recommend plans to the -G4_t_!,xG_-une•11 fen-imp eev g—,, expanding and beautifying-the-parks-lakes-and-pu ie- NX 2 City Council in devising, establishing, locating, improving, select- ing, maintaining the public parks, playgrounds and lakes for public recreation. Section 12. To aid and assist the City Council by recommending plans for the development of civic centers and to make investigations consider and male recommendations to the City Council concerning traffic regulations, routing and control, and highway designaitions. Section 13. To review all zont6ng regulations and make recommendations or amendments thereto and to review and act on all exceptionslper- mitted under zoning changes involving major land use. ( TO develop the original zoning plan for Friendswoodl. Section 14. All ordinances and parts of ordinances not consistent with or contrary to(here) are hereby repealed. i Section 15. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or por on of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent ,jurisdiction, such section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion shall be deemed separate, distinct and an independent provision and such holding shall not effect the validity of the remalligg portion hereof. Passed and Approved, first reading 18 day of May, A.D. 1964. Passed and Approved, second reading 2 day of June, A.D. 1964. Passed and Approved, third and final reading 15 day June, A.D. 1964 `. ' clry•hy n ••� o W Mayor - Ha ry D. Wagner p City Secretary Alan McGinnis 3