HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-3835 - Ordinance - 11/10/2016ORDINANCE NO. 2016-3835
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12, "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
ORDINANCE", ARTICLE 2 "DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BODIES", SECTION 12-2.5,
"DESIGN REVIEW BOARD," SUBSECTION B "MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS" OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
REGARDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; DECLARING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1:
That Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Section 12-2.5 "Design
Review Board," Subsection B "Membership and Terms" of Article 2
"Development Review Bodies," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College
Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a
part of this ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2: That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be void or
unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining
provisions or sections of this Ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect.
PART 3: That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than
Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Each day such violation shall continue or be
permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate offense. Said Ordinance, being
a penal ordinance, becomes effective ten (10) days after its date of passage by the
City Council, as provided by Section 35 of the Charter of the City of College
Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 10th day of November, 2016.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
City Secretary Mayor
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EXHIBIT "A"
That Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Article 2 "Development Review Bodies",
Section 12-2.5 "Design Review Board," Subsection B "Membership and Terms" of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is amended to read as follows:
B. Membership and Terms.
1. The Design Review Board shall consist of seven (7) members. Six (6) of the members
shall be appointed by the City Council.
a. The City Council shall appoint a representative with expertise from each of the
following disciplines or groups:
1) Architecture;
2) Landscape architecture;
3) Business; and
4) Design district connection (e.g., developer, land owner, business owner,
resident, or employee within a design district).
b. The City Council shall appoint two (2) members that are citizens -at -large.
c. The seventh regular member shall be the Chairperson of the Planning and Zoning
Commission or his/her designee.
2. Members shall be appointed for two-year terms.
3. The Design Review Board is a governmental body and shall comply with the Open
Meetings Act.