OR 91-500-A-046 Amends Sect.19 Multi-Family Residential 2 District Regulation AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 91500A46
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING THE
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 19, "MF-2" MULTI-
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 2 DISTRICT REGULATIONS, BY AMENDING
SUBSECTION 19-2, HEIGHT REGULATIONS, AND AMENDING SUBSECTION
19-3, AREA REGULATIONS, BY DELETING A PORTION OF SECTION 19-
3(1)(D); PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Planning and Zoning Commission and the governing body of
the City of Coppell, Texas, in compliance with the laws of the State of Texas and pursuant
to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and zoning map of the City of Coppell, have given
requisite notices by publication and otherwise, and after holding due hearings and affording
a full and fair hearing to all property owners generally and to all persons interested and
situated in the affected area and in the vicinity thereof, and in the exercise of legislative
discretion have concluded that the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and map should be
amended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1:
That Section 19, "MF-2" Multi-Family Residential 2 District Regulations, of the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas, duly passed by the
governing body of the City of Coppell, Texas, as heretofore amended, be and the same is
hereby amended, in part, by amending Subsection 19-2 to read as follows:
"19-2 Height Regulations: Thirty-five (35) feet nor more than two (2)
stories high."
SECTION 2:
That Section 19, "MF-2" Multi-Family Residential 2 District Regulations, of the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas, duly passed by the
governing body of the City of Coppell, Texas, as hetetofore amended, be and the same is
hereby amended, in part, by amending Subsection 19-3, Area Regulations, by deleting a
portion of Subsection 19-3(1)(D), to read as follows:
"19-3 Area Retaliations:
1. Minimum Size of Yards:
(D) There shall be a total of sixty (60) feet setback from the
adjacent property line for buildings in excess of one story
in height when an MF district is next to a single family
zoning district line or use."
SECTION 3. REPEALING CLAUSE
That all provisions of 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 provisions
not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
That should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this
ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not
affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof other than
the part so decided to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, and shall not affect the validity
of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance as a whole·
SECTION 4. PENALTY CLAUSE
That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or terms of this
ordinance shall be subject to the same penalty as provided for in the Comprehensive Zoning
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Ordinance of the City of Coppell, as heretofore amended, and upon conviction shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each
offense; and each and every day such violation shall continue shall be deemed to constitute
a separate offense.
SECTION 5. SAVINGS CLAUSE
An offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is governed by the
prior law and the provisions of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, as amended, in effect
when the offense was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE
That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the
publication of its caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the .~
day of ' 4.t~ ~ ,1994.
APPROVED:
MAYOR
ATrEST:
'CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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