HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 816-97 04-08-1997 ORDINANCE NO. 816-97
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13 "C-2 GENERAL
CONIlI~RCIAL DISTRICT" OF CHAPTER 12 "ZONING" OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS, AS AMENDED; ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION
TO ALLOW LIVING QUARTERS FOR OVERNIGHT SECURITY
GUARDS, BY SPECIAL USE PERMIT ONLY, IN CERTAIN
SITUATIONS; PROVIDING A 5EVERABILTTY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, certain businesses located on property zoned C-2 "GENERAL
COMMERCIAL" within the City of Richland Hills have expressed a need to maintain
around-the-clock security guards on their premises and, in connection therewith, to
provide rudimentary sleeping quarters for such guards on such premises; and
WHEREAS, residential uses in general are not permitted as new uses in the C-2
General Commercial district; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, finds and
determines that in certain limited circumstances it may be desirable to allow a
business located on property zoned C-2 General Commercial to provide rudimentary
sleeping and living quarters for security personnel on such premises; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds and determines that such use should
be allowed only by special use permit under the terms and conditions provided in the
zoning ordinance and to be imposed by the City Council with reference to a specific
special use permit request.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
I.
That Subsection B "Generally" of Section 13 "C-2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT" of Chapter 12 "ZONING" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, be hereby amended by the addition thereto of a
new paragraph 7, which new paragraph shall hereafter be and read as follows:
(7) Security personnel to provide security overnight, on weekends or holidays,
or around-the-clock continuously, and basic housing for such person or
persons, may be provided for uses within this district, but all such housing
shall be located within the main business structure on the property.
Furthermore, such use will only be allowed by special use permit, if
granted in the discretion of the City Council under other provisions of this
Chapter.
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II.
Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council that 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 invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or
decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality
shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and
sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City
Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
III.
Saving Clause. That Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Richland
Hills, Texas, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as
amended by this ordinance.
IV.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and publication as provided by the Richland Hills City Charter and the
laws of the State of Texas.
PRESENTED, GIVEN FIRST READING AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of
the Richland Hills City Council on the 8th day of Aril 1997, by a vote
of 3 ayes, 1 nays, and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
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C. F. Kelley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Terri i lis, City ecretary
PRO S TO FOR AND LEGALITY:
James ribbs, City Attorney
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