OR 91500-A-451
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 91500-A-451
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 12, COMPREHENSIVE
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, BY AMENDING
SECTION 12-8-0 BY ADDING NUMBER 11. TO PROVIDE FOR OIL AND GAS
DRILLING; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-25-1 BY ADDING NUMBER 22. TO
PROVIDE FOR OIL AND GAS DRILLING , BY AMENDING SECTIONS 12-30-4.1
AND 12-30-12.5 GRAVEL, SAND, STONE OR PETROLEUM EXTRACTION BY
DELETING THE REQUIREMENT FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND FURTHER
REFERENCE CHAPTER 9, SECTION 26, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES “OIL
AND GAS DRILLING AND PRODUCTION,” REGULATING THE DRILLING AND
PRODUCTION OF OIL AND GAS WELLS WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,
a Special Use Permit is requiredfor oil and gas drilling and petroleum
extraction; and,
WHEREAS,
while the permitting of this use is ultimately the responsibility of the Texas
Railroad Commission, with participation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
(TCEQ), Environment Projection Agency (EPA) and other various agencies, municipalities may
impose reasonable restrictions, but may not prohibit this use; and,
WHEREAS,
the City Council has adopted by ordinance provisions regulating oil and gas
drilling within the city; and,
WHEREAS,
it is necessary to protect the general health, safety, and welfare of the
citizens in the event that a viable well site is discovered; and,
WHEREAS,
it is no longer necessary to regulate this use under the Special Use Permit
provisions of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance; and,
WHEREAS
, the Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed the proposed
amendment and has sent a recommendation to the City Council to approve the said amendment
to the specified sections; and
WHEREAS,
the City Council is of the opinion that Sections 12-8-0, 12-25-1, 12-30-4.1
and 12-30-12.5 of the Zoning Ordinance should be amended;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS;
SECTION 1.
That the Code of Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas, be, and the
same is, hereby amended by amending Chapter 12, Sections 12-8-0 and 12-25-1 by adding a
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provision for oil and gas drilling; and by amending Sections 12-30-4.1 and 12-30-12.5 by
deleting the requirement for a SUP and to provide reference to Chapter 9, Section 26, which shall
read as follows:
“Chapter 12
ZONING
. . . . .
Sec. 12-8-0. Use regulations.
. . . . .
11. Oil and gas drilling and extraction.
. . . . .
Sec. 12-25-1. Use regulations.
. . . . .
22. Oil and gas drilling and extraction.
Sec. 12-30-4. "A" agricultural district.
1.Sand or gravel extraction or storage and other mining activities,
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except oil and gas extraction or drilling.
. . . . .
Sec. 12-30-12. "LI" light industrial.
. . . .
.
5. Sand or gravel extraction or storage and other mining activities,
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except oil and gas extraction or drilling.
. . . . .”
SECTION 2.
That all provisions of the Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby repealed, and all other
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provisions of the Ordinances of the City not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. That should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or
section of this ordinance, or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be adjudged or held to
be void or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said
ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage
as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City ofCoppell, Texas, this the / 3~day of
r/f~c. /r (j' 2007
ATTEST:
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B ;f{fJ:tiTY SECRif' ARY
1 Oil and gas drilling regulations are governed by Chapter 9, Section 26 of the Code of Ordinances.
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