HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 505-84 03-19-1984 ORDINANCE N0. 505
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS,
TEXAS, CHANGING THE ZONING ON A CERTAIN 50' X
97.50' PARCEL OF LAND OUZ' OF THE A. G. WALKER
SURVEY, ABSTRACT 1630, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS,
LYING BETWEN LOT 6, BLOCK K, RICHLAND HILLS
ADDITION AND LOT 1, BLOCK 80 RICHLAND HILLS
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS,
FROM "A" TO "G"; PROVIDING FOR RESTRICTIONS TO
THE ZONING CHANGE; PROVIDING FOR CESSATION OF
SUCH ZONING UPON CONVEYANCE BY GARY WREAY AND
WIFE, VICKIE WREAY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE;
ORDAINING ALL OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO.
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills by Ordinance No. 38
passed on the 1st day of May, 1954, abandoned a certain 30' strip
of land along the east boundary line of Blocks Nine (9) and "J"
• and "K" of Richland Hills Addition to the City of Richland
Hills. A portion of such 30' strip was conveyed to Gary Wreay
and wife, Vickie Wreay by deed dated October 24, 1983, from S. M.
Griffin and wife, Jewell Griffin, recorded in Volume 7661, Page
495, Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas. On the 6th day of
February, 1984, the City of Richland Hills passed Ordinance
No. and abandoned a certain unused utility easement on the
east side of said 30' strip of land. On the 6th day of February,
1984, by Ordinance No. 501 the City of Richland Hills abandoned
a 20' alley adjacent and contiguous to the east side of said 30'
strip and also adjacent and contiguous to the west side of Lot 1,
Block 80, Richland Hills Addition to the City of Richland Hills,
Texas; and
WHEREAS, Gary and Vickie Wreay have made application for
a change of zoning with respect to the said 50' x 97.50' strip of
land and have agreed to plat said tract of land as Lot 6A-l,
Block K, Richland Hills Addition, and have represented to the
Council and have agreed with the Council that if such platting is
done and such zoning is granted that the zoning change shall be
only to allow the use of such property for the construction and
maintenance of a building and/or garage to house certain vehicles
used by the said Gary and Vickie Wreay in their business and that
such use will not otherwise be for a commercial purpose and shall
not generally be open to the public at large, and that the
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zoning, if granted, shall only exist for so long as Gary and
Vickie Wreay are the owners of such property and thereafter such
zoning shall cease and the zoning will revert back to the
classification of single-family dwelling; and
WHEREAS, Gary and Vickie Wreay have agreed to execute an
instrument creating a covenant running with the land stating that
the zoning change will apply only to their ownership and only for
the particular use stated above and that such instrument will be
recorded in the Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas, giving
notice that the zoning change applies only during the specified
use by and ownership of the said Gary and Vickie Wreay;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
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I.
That the zoning on a certain 50' x 97.50' tract of land
lying between Lot 6, Block K and Lot 1, Block 80, Richland Hills
Addition to the City of Richland Hills, Texas, is hereby changed
from "A" to "G" for the sole purpose of construction of a
building or garage to house vehicles owned by Gary and Vickie
Wreay and used in their business. The zoning granted herein
shall cease to exist when the ownership changes, and shall revert
to the classification of single family dwelling.
II.
The zoning granted herein and the restrictions placed
thereon are .the result of peculiar circumstances applicable to
this parcel of land resulting from the abandonment of said street
and alley and utility easement. Upon a change of ownership of
such property the zoning classification shall automatically
revert to the classification for a single family residence. The
use of such property for the uses specified herein and for the
length of time specified herein shall not create any estoppel on
the part of the City hereafter to prevent such property and its
zoning from being classified as a single family residence
classification. There shall be no presumption that said property
and its use constitute a non-conforming use. The City shall not
be deemed guilty of any laches, delay or stale demand with
respect to any failure to seek a change of such property to its
former classification.
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III.
That this Ordinance shall take effect from and after its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of MARCH 1984.
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PAULINE KEMPE, Cit Secretary
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