HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 1489-23 10-23-2023 ORDINANCE NO. 1489-23
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 OUTSIDE STORAGE AND DISPLAY
(INCIDENTAL USE) ON CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6831
BAKER BOULEVARD, 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 VIOLATION; 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 tenant
of the property referenced below, with written approval from the owner thereof, has filed
an application for a specific use permit for Outside Storage and Display (Incidental Use)
in the MX Mixed Use Zoning District; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was duly held by the Planning and Zoning
Commission of the City on September 26, 2023, and by the City Council of the City on
October 23, 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.
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: Kairi Gardner
Property Owner: LE Engineering
Property Address: 6831 Baker Boulevard, Richland Hills, Texas 76118
Legal Description: Lot 24, Block 29, Richland Hills Addition, Tarrant County,
Texas, according to plat recorded in Volume 1974, Page 27,
Deed Records, Tarrant County
Zoning Change: The property shall remain located in the MX Mixed Use Zoning
District, and a Specific Use Permit for Outside Storage and
Display (Incidental Use) is hereby granted subject to the terms
and conditions provided herein on Exhibit A.
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
and pertinent ordinances of the City for the zoning district into which they have been
assigned.
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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.
PROVISIONS SEVERABLE
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 punished by a fine in accordance with Section 1-14 of the Richland Hills Code,
as amended. 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. 1489-23, Page 3 of 5
SECTION 8.
PUBLICATION CLAUSE
The City Secretary of the City of Richland Hills is hereby directed to publish
caption, penalty clause, and effective date clause in the official newspaper as/if required
by law.
SECTION 9.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as required by law, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Richland Hills City
Council on October 23, 2023, by a vote of 7 ayes, nays, and '0
abstentions.
APPROVED:
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The Honorable Mayor Edward Lopez'
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ATTEST:
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indsay Raw ' ,on, City Secretary
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