OR 91-500-A-079 One member of Board of Adjustment be a member of P&Z Commission AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 91500A79
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 41-1, SUBSECTION 2 TO DELETE THE
REQUIREMENT THAT AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENT MUST ALSO BE A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING 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 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 in the exercise of legislative discretion have
concluded that the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance should be amended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Coppell, Texas, as heretofore amended, be, and the same is hereby, amended by amending
Section 41-1, Subsection 2, in part to read as follows:
"2. Membership: The Board shall consist of five members which shall be citizens
to be appointed or re-appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City
Council, for staggered terms of two years respectively. Members of the Board
shall be removable for just cause by City Council upon written charges and
after public hearings. Vacancies shall be filled by the City Council for the
unexpired term of any member whose term becomes vacant. The Board shall
elect its own chairperson, who shall serve for a period of two (2) years or until
a successor is elected. The City Council may appoint four (4) alternate
members of the Board who shall serve in the absence of one or more regular
members when requested to do so by the Mayor or City Manager. The
alternative members, when appointed, shall serve for the same period as
regular members and any vacancies shall be filled in the same manner and
shall be subject to removal as regular members."
SECTION 2. 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in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and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 3. 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. 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 of Coppell, Texas, this the ? ~
day of ~-c~t~ ,1995.
TOM MORTON, MAYOR
A ~TI'ESj~, ,
EI~DA GRAU, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PETER G. SMITI;t(, CiTY ATFORNEY
(PGS/jd 9-16-94)
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