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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
PERTAINING ARTICLE 13, SECTION 13-016, ZONING MAP,
FOR THE CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA
WHEREAS, the duly elected governing authority for the City of Tybee Island, Georgia,
is authorized under Article 9, Section 2, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia
to adopt reasonable ordinances to protect and improve the public health, safety, and welfare of
the citizens of Tybee Island, Georgia, and
WHEREAS, the duly elected governing authority for the City of Tybee Island, Georgia,
is the Mayor and Council thereof, and
WHEREAS, the governing authority desires to adopt ordinances under its police, zoning,
and home rule powers, and
WHEREAS, the governing authority is in the process of adopting a new zoning map so as
to more accurately reflect the applicable zoning districts and the zoning of the various properties
contained in each district; and
WHEREAS, the governing authority is in the process of amending Section 4-020, District
Boundaries, which incorporates the new zoning map; and
WHEREAS, the governing authority has previously amended Article 13 on numerous
occasions so as to reflect zoning amendments to the map by way of a text description thereof;
however, no properties at the current time are being rezoned and, in order to make the purpose of
the new map clear, this amendment to Article 13 is appropriate;
WHEREAS, an ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances, specifically Article 13, so as
to create a new section thereof concerning the text amendment with the adoption of the new
zoning ordinance; and
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby ordained by the governing authority of the City of
Tybee Island that Article 13 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Tybee Island shall be
amended for purposes of creating a new section identified as Section 13-016.
SECTION 1
Section 13-016 will be added and will read as follows:
Sec. 13-016. Adoption of map of the—day of ,2014.
The zoning amendments identified in Secs. 13-001 through 13-015 were adopted in
reference to the official map of the City dated April 22, 1999, as amended and readopted on
December 10, 1999. In confor ity with the adoption of a new zoning map incorporating all
of such amendments on the clay of , 2014, this ordinance and
Sec. 4-020 are to clarify and confirm the adoption of the new map and that amendments to
the map hereatfer will be reflected in subsequent texts and on the map of the day of
,2014.
SECTION 2
The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable
and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this ordinance shall be declared
illegal or invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
illegality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and
sections of this ordinance.
SECTION
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
SECTION 4
It is the intention of the governing body, and it is hereby ordained, that the provisions of
this ordinance shall become effective and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Tybee Island, Georgia, and the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered to accomplish such
intention.
SECTION 5
This ordinance shall be effective upon its adoption by the Mayor and Council pursuant to
the ordinances of the City.
ADOPTED THIS 27th DAY OF March, 2014.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
ERK OF COUNCIL
FIRST READING: March 13, 2014
SECOND READING: March 27, 2014
ENACTED: March 27, 2014
EMH/Tybee/Ordinances/2014/21-2014-Sec. 5-016 zoning map