HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1398 - ORD Calling a Joint Public Hearing Before Zoning * Planning Commission
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1398
AN ORDINANCE CAllING A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE ZONING &
PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL IN RELATION TO THE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY. PRESCRIBING AND APPROVING THE TYPE OF NOTICE TO
BE GIVEN AND THE FORM OF NOTICE. CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE TEXAS:
Section 1. There is hereby called a joint public hearing before
the Zoning & Planning COIIIIIlssion and the City Council of the City of
West University Place, Texas. Such public hearing shall be held in the
Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 3800 University Boulevard
beginning at 7:00 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 1991. Such hearing
may be adjourned or recessed from time to time and from place to place.
Section 2. The purpose of such hearing is to provide an
opportunity for parties in interest and citizens to be heard in
relation to the following:
(A) a proposal to change the zoning district for those portions
of building sites in the block bounded by Plumb Street, lake
Street and Tangley Street which adjoin lake Street and which
are now included in the Comnercial District from C
(Commercial District) to SF (Single-Family District).
(B) to create a separate single family residential zoning
district to be known as "SF_2M which shall include all
property now a part of Pemberton Addition (an area bounded
by the south side of University Boulevard, the west side of
Kirby Drive, the north side of Centenary Street and the east
side of Wakeforest Street). The new SF-2 district shall
have the same restrictions as set forth in current Section
7-100 of the City of West University Place Zoning Ordinance,
with the exception that the Section on Site
Criteria/Dimensions shall state the following:
"Dimensions". Each building site must have at least one of
the following sets of criteria:
(1) It has a minimum width of 75 feet, a minimum depth of
105 feet and a minimum total area of 7,875 feet. or
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(2) It: (x) was improved with a principal building
completely on that site, which principal building was in
existence on [date of enactment] and there was no need
to use any additional land adjacent to the building
site, (xx) has a minimum width of 50 feet and minimum
total area of 5,000 square feet and (xxx) was created
by a subdivision plat and not divided thereafter, except
to provide public right-of-way, accommodate physical
encroachments or as specifically allowed by Article 5.
Section 3. Such proposed amendments have been submitted and are
hereby resubmitted to the Zoning & Planning Commission for its
consideration.
Section 4. (a) The City staff is hereby authorized to give notice
of such hearing. The notice shall include the date, time, place and
subject of the hearing, and it shall be in substantially the following
fom:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a joint public
hearing will be held before the Zoning & Planning
CODIIlission and the City Counci 1 of the City of
West University Place, Texas (the "City") in the
Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 3800
University Boulevard, beginning at 7:00 o' clock
PM on Tuesday, May 28, 1991. The hearing may be
adjourned or recessed from time to time and from
place to place.
The purpose of the hearing is to provide an
opportunity for parties in interest and citizens
to be heard in relation to the following:
(A) a proposal to change the zoning
district for those portions of building sites in
the block bounded by Plumb Street, Lake Street
and Tang1ey Street which adjoin Lake Street and
which are now included in the Commercial District
from C (Commercial District) to SF
(Single-Family District); and
(B) to create a separate single family
residential zoning district to be known as
ISF-2" which shall include all property now a
part of Pemberton Addition {an area bounded by
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the south side of University Boulevard, the west
side of Kirby Drive, the north side of Centenary
Street and the east side of Wakeforest Street).
The new SF-2 district shall have the same
restrictions as set forth in current Section
7-100 of the City of West University Place Zoning
Ordinance, with the exception that the Section on
Site Criteria/Dimensions shall state the
following:
"Dimensions.. Each building site must have
at least one of the following sets of
criteria:
(1) It has a minimum width of 75 feet, a
minimum depth of 105 feet and a minimum
total area of 7,875 feet, or
(2) It: (x) was improved with a principal
building completely on that site, which
~rincipal building was in existence on
[date of enactment] and there was no
need to use any additional land
adjacent to the building site, (xx)
has a minimum width of 50 feet and
minimum total area of 5,000 square feet
and (xxx) was created by a
subdivision plat and not divided
thereafter, except to provide public
right-of-way, accommodate phYsical
encroachments or as specifically
allowed by Article 5.
Additional information on the proposed
amendments and changes and the zoning ordinance
may be obtained at the Municipal Building, 3800
University Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77005.
Signed and issued this
, 1991.
day of
/s/
City Secretary
(b) The notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of
general circulation in the City at least 15 days prior to the date set
for the hearing. Such notice shall also be sent to all utility
ratepayers in the City within 200 feet of any property on which a
change in zoning district boundaries is proposed (as shown in the
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City's most current ratepayer list as of April 15, 1991) by
depositing the same, properly addressed and postage prepaid, in a local
post office on or before the eleventh day prior to the date set for the
hearing. Such a notice shall also be sent to owners of real property
within 200 feet of any property on which a change in zoning district
boundaries is proposed, as such owners are shown on the last approved
City tax roll, by depositing the same in the United States Mail, in the
City, properly addressed with postage paid, on or before the eleventh
day preceding the date set for the hearing.
(c) The notice provisions of this section shall be in lieu of any
other notice required by the Texas Local Government Code, as amended,
or by any other statute or ordinance.
Section 5. The City staff is authorized to make all necessary
arrangements for said hearing and to assist the Zoning & Planning
Commission and the City Council in connection therewith.
Section 6. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph,
section or other part of this ordinance, or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder
of this ordinance and the application of such word, phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this ordinance to any
other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Section 7. Ordinance No. 1397 of the City of West University
Place, Texas, which ordinance was adopted on April 22, 1991 and related
to calling a public hearing for May 28, 1991, is hereby repealed. All
other ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 8. The City Council officially finds, detennines and
declares that sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of each meeting at which this ordinance was discussed,
considered or acted upon was given in the manner required by the Open
Meetings LAW, TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17, as amended,
and that each such meeting has been open to the public as required by
law at all times during such discussion, consideration and action. The
City Council ratifies, approves and conf1nns such notices and the
contents and posting thereof.
Section 9. The need to consider the important proposed amendments
and changes at the earliest possible date, with adequate prior notice
being first duly given, creates an emergency requiring the suspension
of the rule requiring the reading of ordinances at two regular meetings
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before fi na 1 passage, and such state of emergency is hereby decl ared.
and such rule is hereby suspended, so as to allow this ordinance to be
read once. at this meeting. before final passage. This ordinance takes
effect upon its final passage and signature.
PASSED AND APPROVED thi s 22nd day of ~_i~. 1991.
Voting Aye:
Voting No:
Absent:
Signed:
Laura C. Higley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Approved as to Form:
Audrey Nichols,
City Secretary
James L. Oougherfy-~~"Jr~
City Attorney
(SEAL)
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