HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 86-11 ORDINANCE N0. 86-11
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS,
ORDINANCE N0. 84-15, PASSED AND APPROVED NOVEMBER 19,
1984, AND BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY
STRIKING THEREFROM ALL OF SUBSECTION y OF PARAGRAPH 1
OF SUBSECTION K OF SECTION 8 AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR
A NEW SUBSECTION y; PROVIDING A DEFINITION FOR "NEW
BUSINESS" ; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING A
PENALTY OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1 ,000 FOR EACH DAY
OF VIOLATION FOR ANY PROVISION HEREOF.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
STATE OF TEXAS :
Section l . City of Friendswood, Texas , Ordinance No.
84-15, passed and approved the 19th day of November, 1984, and
being the Zoning Ordinance of the City, is hereby amended by
striking therefrom all of Subsection y af Paragraph 1 of
Subsection K of Section 8, which provides as follows :
["y. New Business . A project or undertaking which
involves t e use of any property, building, or
structure, permanent or temporary, for the primary
purpose of conducting in said building or structure or
on said property a legitimate commercial enterprise,
or other non-residential use, in compliance with all
ordinances and regulations of the City of Friendswood,
and when the primary use of said property, building,
or structure at such geographical location has not
existed for a period exceeding sixty (60) days . For
the purposes of this subsection, expansion of an
existing building or structure shall constitute a new
business unless such expansion increases the size of
the area devoted to the primary use, in building floor
square footage, by not less than fifty percent (SO%) . "]
and substituting therefor the following :
" New Business . A ro'ect or undertakin which
involves t e use o an ro ert buildin or
structure ermanent or tem orar or t e rimar
ur ose o conductin in said buildin or structure or
on sai property a egitimate commercia enterprise,
or other non-residential use in com liance with all
or inances and re u ations o t e C t o Frien swood
and when suc ro 'ect or un erta in is new to t e
remises . Provi e owever a c an e in owners i of
at least fi t ercent 5 0 of an on oin ro ect or
un erta in s a constitute a new us ness or t e
ur oses erein an rovi ed urt er ex ansion o an
ex stin ui in or structure s a const tue a new
usiness i suc ex ansion ncreases t e size o t e
area evote to t e rimar use in ui in oor
square ootage, y not ess t an i ty ercent , .
Section 2. In the event any section, paragraph,
subdivision, clause, phrase, provision, sentence, or part of
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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, or
whether there be one or more parts .
Section 3. 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
$1,000.00. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate
offense.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this 21st day
of July , 1986.
PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading this 4th day
of August , 1986.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 18thday of August ,
1986.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
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