HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 1470-23 04-24-2023 DENIED
ORDINANCE NO. 1470-23
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 90 OF THE RICHLAND HILLS
CODE, AS AMENDED, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, BY GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE
PERMIT PERMITTING A GUEST HOUSE ON CERTAIN PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 3415 CRITES STREET, RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS;
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL
ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills is a home rule city acting under its charter
adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and
Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 211 of the Local Government Code, the City has
adopted a comprehensive zoning ordinance, codified as Chapter 90 of the Richland Hills
Code, and a comprehensive zoning map, regulating the location and use of buildings,
other structures, and land for business, industrial, residential, or other purposes, and
providing for a method to amend said ordinance and map for the purpose of promoting
the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare, all in accordance with a
comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, the owner
of the property referenced below has filed an application for a specific use permit for a
Guest House in the SF-10 Single-Family Residential (SF-10) Zoning District; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was duly held by the Planning and Zoning
Commission of the City on March 28, 2023, and by the City Council of the City on April
24, 2023, with respect to the use changes described herein; and
WHEREAS, all requirements of law dealing with notice to other property owners,
publication, and all procedural requirements have been complied with in accordance with
the comprehensive zoning ordinance and Chapter 211 of the Local Government Code;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City does hereby deem it advisable and in the
public interest to grant such permit on the terms and conditions described herein.
Ordinance No. 1470-23, Page 2 of 4
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1.
SPECIAL USE PERMIT GRANTED
Chapter 90, “Zoning,” of the Richland Hills Code, as amended, is hereby amended
so that a specific use permit is granted as shown and described below:
Applicant: Brandon Elias
Property Owner: Cavadian Properties
Property Address: 3415 Crites Street, Richland Hills, Texas 76118
Legal Description: Lot 2, Block D, Richland Hills, an addition to the City of Fort
Worth and now a part of the City of Richland Hills, Tarrant
County, Texas, according to the Plat recorded in Volume 388-
C, Page 154, Deed Records, Tarrant County, Texas.
Zoning Change: The property shall remain located in the SF-10 Single-Family
Residential (SF-10) Zoning District, and a Specific Use Permit
for a Guest House is hereby granted subject to the terms and
conditions provided herein.
SECTION 2.
ACCORDANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND PURPOSES OF ZONING
The zoning districts, boundaries, and uses as herein established have been made
in accordance with the comprehensive plan for the purpose of promoting the health,
safety, morals, and general welfare of the community. They have been designed to
lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic, flood, and other
dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent overcrowding of land; to avoid
undue concentration of population; and to facilitate the adequate provisions of
transportation, water, sewerage, parks, and other public requirements. They have been
made after a full and complete hearing with reasonable consideration among other things
of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for the particular uses and with a
view of conserving the value of the buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use
of land throughout the community.
SECTION 3.
ZONING ORDINANCE AND SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE
The use of the property described herein shall be subject to all the applicable
regulations contained in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable
Ordinance No. 1470-23, Page 3 of 4
and pertinent ordinances of the City for the zoning district into which they have been
assigned.
SECTION 4.
ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE
This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of Richland
Hills affecting zoning and land use, as amended, and shall not repeal any of the provisions
of such ordinances except in those instances where provisions of such ordinances are in
direct conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5.
RESERVATION OF RIGHTS AND REMEDIES FOR ACCRUED VIOLATIONS
All rights or remedies of the City are expressly saved as to any and all violations
of Chapter 90 of the Richland Hills Code, as amended, or any other ordinance affecting
zoning and land use that have accrued at the time of the effective date of this Ordinance
and as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, same
shall not be affected by this Ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by
the Courts.
SECTION 6.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this Ordinance are severable, and if any
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this Ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such 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 unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section.
SECTION 7.
PENALTY CLAUSE
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects, or refuses
to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished
by a fine as provided in Section 1-14 of the Richland Hills Code. Each day that a violation
is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. In addition, any person, firm, or
corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects, or refuses to comply with or who
resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this Ordinance may be subjected to
such civil penalties as authorized by law.
Ordinance No. 1470-23, Page 4 of 4
SECTION 8.
PUBLICATION CLAUSE
The City Secretary of the City of Richland Hills is hereby directed to publish
in the official newspaper of the City the caption and penalty clause of this Ordinance as
required by law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Richland Hills City
Council on April 24, 2023, by a vote of _____ ayes, _____ nays, and _____ abstentions.
APPROVED:
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THE HONORABLE MAYOR EDWARD LOPEZ
ATTEST:
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LINDSAY RAWLINSON, CITY SECRETARY