HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 201 Rezoing land on the Circle T RanchORDINANCE NO. 201
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF 1992, ORDINANCE NO.
200, TO REZONE THOSE TRACTS OF LAND AND CERTAIN
PROPERTIES SHOWN ON EXHIBIT "All TO THE ZONING
DESIGNATIONS REFLECTED ON EXHIBIT "All; PROVIDING THAT
THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENAL CLAUSE;
AND MAKING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Westlake embarked on a lengthy and
thorough process to develop a Comprehensive Plan and a new
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance for the Town, and that process
included the appointment of an advisory committee to make
recommendations to the Planning & Zoning Commission and Board of
Aldermen; and
WHEREAS, numerous meetings and public hearings have been held
during the past 18 months to discuss how the Town should be
developed, the types of zoning classifications that should be
permitted in the Town, and the standards and regulations that
should be allowed in those classifications; and
WHEREAS, the Town adopted a Comprehensive Plan for the Town,
with the adoption of Ordinance No. 199, and it adopted a new
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance with the adoption of Ordinance No.
200; and
WHEREAS, the Town desires to rezone the properties and tracts
of land within the Town to conform with the newly adopted
Comprehensive Plan and Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and to
prevent congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire,
panic and other damages; promote the health, safety, morals and
general welfare of the Town; to prevent overcrowding of the land
and undue concentration of population; to provide adequate light
and air; and to facilitate the adequate provision of
transportation, water, sewers, schools, parks and other public
requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Westlake has published notice in an
official newspaper and sent written notice to each resident and
landowner affected by the proposed changes, all in accordance with
the notice provisions of Chapter 211 of the Local Government Code
of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen has received a final report on
the proposed zoning changes from the Planning and Zoning Commission
of the Town of Westlake,
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS:
Section 1.
That Ordinance No. 200, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of 1992,
be and is hereby amended to impose the various zoning
classifications as depicted on Exhibit "A" on the properties within
the Town as reflected on Exhibit "A". Exhibit "A" is a map of the
Town reflecting the Town boundaries and the zoning classifications
that are to be imposed on the properties within the Town. Those
zoning classifications are 1'R200" - Country Residential, 1IR40" -
Estate Residential, "MF" - Multi -Family, ""R" - Retail, "O" - Office
Park, "'0-I"' - Office -Industrial Park, and "PD11' - Planned
Development District No. 1. Said re -zonings will also be reflected
on the Official Zoning Map of the Town which will be attached
hereto as Exhibit '"B".
Section 2.
That the zoning regulations and districts, as herein established,
have been made in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan of the
Town of Westlake for the purpose of promoting the health, safety,
morals and general welfare of the community. They have been
designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from
fire, panic and other damages; to prevent overcrowding of land, to
avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate the adequate
provision of transportation, water, sewerage, parks and other
public requirements. They have been made after a full and complete
public hearing, with reasonable consideration, among other things,
of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for
the particular uses and with a view of conserving the value of
building and encouraging the most appropriate use of land
throughout the community.
Section 3.
That the above described properties shall be used only in the
manner and for the purposes provided for in the Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance of 1992, as amended herein by the granting of
these zoning classifications.
Section 4.
That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other Ordinances of
the Town of Westlake affecting zoning and shall not repeal any of
the provisions of such ordinances, except in those instances where
provisions of such ordinances are in direct conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance.
Section 5.
That all rights or remedies of the Town of Westlake, Texas, are
expressly saved as to any and all violations of Ordinance No. 200
or of any amendments thereto of said Town of Westlake, Texas, that
have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance;
and, as to such accrued violations, the court shall have all of the
powers which existed prior to the effective date of this Ordinance.
Section 6.
That all necessary notices have been issued and all requisite
public hearing have been held in which every person desiring to do
so had the free and fair opportunity to be heard.
Section 7.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Board that the
sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of the
ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared void,
ineffective or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of
any court of competent jurisdiction, such voidness, ineffectiveness
or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining
phrases, clauses, paragraphs or sentences of this ordinance, since
the same would have been enacted by the Board without the
incorporation hereof of any such void, ineffective or
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
Section 8.
That any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits,
neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement
of any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined an amount
not to exceed the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each
offense, and each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall
constitute a separate offense.
Section 9.
That this Ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and
effect from and after the date of its passage and publications, as
required by law, and it is so ordained.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this day of November, 1992.
ATTEST:
GE4Y WH6rTE, SECRETARY
TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
PAUL C. ISHAM, TOWN ATTORNEY
TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
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