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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELI~,
TEXAS, ADOPTING THE "AIRPORT ZONING
REGIONAL AIRPORT", -NUMBER 71 - 100. , --
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. TITLE
This ordinance shall be ~own as "The City of Coppell's
Adoption of the 'Airpor~ Zoning Ordnance of the ~llas-Fort Worth
~egional Airport'".
SECTION Z. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE
There is hereby adopted by the City of Coppell, Texas, that
certain Airport Zoning Ordinance No. 71 - 100, adopted the 16th ~y
of December, 1971, by the Jolt Airport Zoning Board of the Dallas-
Fort Worth Regional Airport, a copy of which is attached hereto.
Provided however, said adoption is subject to such portions thereof
as are hereinafter deleted,, modified or amended.
SECTION 3. CAPTION OR ORDINANCE
The caption of :he '~Airport Zoning Ordinance of the Dallzs-
~ort-Worth Regional AirDor*". . is as follows:
AN ORDINAN~ REGULATING AND RESTRICTING
THE HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES AND OBJECTS OF
NATURAL GRO-¢'TH, AMD OTHERWISE REST~CTING
THE USE OF P~OPERTY ON AND IN THE VICINITY OF
THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH REGIONAL AIRPORT: BY
ESTABLISHINO AIRPORT APPROACH ZONES, T~NSI-
TION ZONES, HORIZONTAL ZONES, AND CONICAL
ZONES, AND ESTABLIS~NG THE BOUNDARIES
THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS OR
CHANGES IN THE RESTRICTIONS AND BOUNDA~ES
OF SUCH ZONES; DEFI~G CERTAIN TERMS USED
HEREIN; REFERRING TO THE DALeS-FORT WORTH
REGIONAL AIRPORT ZONING ~P WHICH IS INCORPO-
RATED IN AND M.~E A PART OF TH~ ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING FO~ ENFORCEMENT; ESTABL~HING A
BOARD OF ADJUSTMEA'T; PROVIDING FOR 3UDIC~L
REVIEW; AND LX~POSING PENALTIES.
' DULY PASSED by the Ci~- Co~cil of the City of Coppell,
Texas, this /F~ day of ~ , 197Z.
Hffien Sco~t, Mayor
~TTEST:
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, CREATING
THE DALLAS FT. WORTH REGIONAL JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING THE CREATION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF
AIRPORT }L~ZARDS SLq{ROUNDING ~/~E DALLAS FT. WORTH REGIONAL AIR-
PORT; D~LIS~EATING THE MEMBERSHIP OF SAID BOARD; APPOINTING TWO
REPBESENTATIYES TO THE DALLAS FT. WORTH REGIONAL JOINT AIRPORT
ZONING BOARD FRO,',! THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the creation or establishment of an airport
hazard, as defined in Vernon's Annotated Texas Statutes,
Article 46e-1(2), would endanger the lives and property of
users of the Dallas Ft. Worth Regional Airport and of occupants
of land in its vicinity, and also would tend to destroy or im-
pair the utility of the Airport and the public investment there-
in; and
WIfER~..IS, the Federal Aviation Administration has
established certain minimum standards concerning the creation
or establishment of airport hazards, and such standards are
applicable to the Dallas Ft. Worth Regional Airport pursuant
to Title 14, Chapter 1, Subchapter E, Part 77, Code of Federal
Regula tions; and
WHEREAS, Texas State Law--Vernon's Annotated Texas
Statutes, Article 46-e-1 through Article 46e-15, as amended--
grants authority to political subdivisions within an airport
hazard area to cooperzte with each other in regulating the
creation and establishment of airport hazards, and outlines
the procedures to be followed by them in accomplishing such
regulation; and
IN CONSIDERATION of other political subdivions within
the airport hazard area of the Dallas Ft. Worth Regional Airport
enacting similar legislation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
TIlE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. There is hereby created a Joint Airport
Zoning Board to be known as the Dallas Ft. Worth Regional
Joint Airport Zoning Board, which shall have the powers and
exercise .the duties set forth in Vernon's Annotated Texas
Statutes, Article 46e-1 through Article 46e-15, inclusive, as
amended, or as may be amended in the future, commonly known as
the "Airport Zoning Act"; provided, however, that all regulations
adopted by the joint airport zoning hoard shall be administered
by the governing body of the political subdivision adopting the
regulations unless said governing body shall specifically provide
otherwise.
SECTION 2. The Dallas Ft. Worth Regional Joint Airport
Zoning B~ard shall be composed of two members to be appointed by
each of the following political subdivisions ~ithin the airport. -i:i:: .
hazard area of the Dallas Ft, Worth Regional Airport
lng in its creation: Dallas, Denton and Tmrrant;Countiesl~l.r.~!~g.~,_'~.'..~...
ton, Bedford, Colleyville,. Coppell,-. Dallas, EU!ess
Ft. W~rth, Grand Prairie, Grapevine; Irving~;~I~wisvill(~'{.Sb.a'th~~i
and Westlake; and in addition a Chsirman:.'.ele~te'd'.,by-'a
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Members shnll be appointed for a term of two (2) years and may
be removed by the authority which appointed them. Vacancies
shall be filled for the unexpired term of any member whose term
becomes vacant.
S CTiON 3. ¢¢ II and
~.~to't ~ C;~C~I are hereby appointed as members on the
Dallas Ft. l?orth Regional Joint Airport Zoning Board from the City
of Coppell, Texas.
SECTION 4. If any Article, Paragraph or Subdivision,
Clause, Phrase, or Provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged
invalid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the
validity of this Ordinance as a whole or any part or p,-ovision
thereof under than the part so decided to be invalid or un-
constitutional.
SECTION 5. The fact that the present City regulations
are inadequate to properly protect the public health, safety and
welfare in regard to Airport hazards has hereinabove defined,
creates an urgency and an emergency ~nd requires that this Ordi-
nance shall take effect immediately as the law in such cases
provides.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell,
Texas, this the ~.~ day of ~z~ , 1971.
ATTEST:
SECi~TARY