HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 768 PD Supplemental section Chapter 3 Section 3-61ORDINANCE NO. 768
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS, AMENDING PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE SUPPLEMENT 1, CHAPTER 3, SECTION 3-61
“DENSITY,” PROVIDING FOR INTERPRETATION, PURPOSE AND CONFLICT;
PROVIDING A SEVERABLITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Westlake, Texas is a general law Town; and
WHEREAS, all legal requirements of state statutes and Town ordinances of the Town of
Westlake, as well as all legal requirements and legal notices and prerequisites having been
complied with; including the Texas Open Meetings Act and the requirements of Texas Local
Government Code chapter 211; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Westlake, Texas, at a public hearing
called at a regular session of the Town Council did consider the following factors in making a
determination as to whether the requested change should be granted or denied: congestion in the
streets, including safety of the motoring public and the pedestrians using the facilities in the area;
to secure safety from fire, panic or other dangers; the promotion of health and the general
welfare, to provide for adequate light and air; facilitating the adequate provision of
transportation, water, sewers, schools, parks, and other public requirements; and
WHEREAS, having received the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning
Committee, the Town Council of the Town of Westlake, Texas is of the opinion that it is in the
best interest of the town and its citizens that the amendments should be approved and adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: That all matters stated in the preamble are found to be true and correct and
are incorporated herein as if copied in their entirety.
SECTION 2: That Section 3-61 of the Town of Westlake Planned Development
Supplement Ordinance Chapter 3 Section 3-61 is hereby amended by repealing the current
section 3-61 and replacing it with section 3-61 to read as follows:
Section 3-61 Density
(1) Office. The maximum building square footage for the office use shall
be 1,014,000 square feet.
(2) Resort hotel. The maximum building square footage for the resort
hotel use shall be 350,000 square feet.
SECTION 3: That all provisions of Ordinance 600 not hereby amended shall remain in
full force and effect.
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SECTION 4: That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other Town Ordinances
and all other provisions of other Ordinances adopted by the Town which are inconsistent with
the terms or provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: 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 Code of
Ordinances of the Town of Westlake, and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine not to
exceed the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) or Five Hundred ($500.00) for each
offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 6: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Town Council of the Town
of Westlake, Texas, that sections, paragraphs, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are
severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be
declared legally invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such legal invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this Ordinance since the same
would have been enacted by the Town Council of the Town of Westlake without the
incorporation in this Ordinance of any such legally invalid or unconstitutional, phrase, sentence,
paragraph or section.
SECTION 7: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage as
the law in such case provides.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS _____ DAY OF __________ 2016.
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ATTEST: Laura Wheat, Mayor
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Kelly Edwards, Town Secretary Thomas E. Brymer, Town Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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L. Stanton Lowry, Town Attorney
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