HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-2431 - Ordinance - 01/27/2000ORDINANCE NO. 243 ].
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12, "ZONING", OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING
CERTAIN SECTIONS AS SET OUT BELOW; PROVIDING A LIMITED MORATORIUM
ON CERTAIN ZONING APPLICATIONS IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE CITY;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND DECLARING A PENALTY.
WHEREAS, there are certain areas within the City of College Station that are served by aging
infrastructure and facilities that are not designed to accommodate increases in the area density or
handle additional development;
WHEREAS, the existing codes and regulations related to zoning and subdivision regulations do
not adequately protect these areas from incompatible land uses and increases in density; and
WHEREAS, the City Council needs a reasonable period of time to develop new or revised codes
to establish appropriate densities, lot sizes, and development criteria and guidelines for the areas
set out in Exhibit "A"; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1
That Chapter 12, "Zoning", 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 effect 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.
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PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 27th day of January, 2000.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
CONNIE HOOKS, City Secretary
LY~NN lCI~ILHAI~EYi Mayor
APPROVED:
City Attomey, L'~ ~c~J
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EXHIBIT "A"
That Chapter 12, ~Zoning", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is
hereby amended by adding a new Section 23 to read as follows:
"SECTION 23. MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN APPLICATIONS
In addition to the other provisions of this ordinance, there is hereby established a moratorium on
any zone change applications, variance applications, special exception applications and
conditional use permit applications for any tract or parcel of land currently zoned for single
family residential uses and located within the areas described in this section.
No application for a zone change, variance, special exception or conditional use for any tract or
parcel of land currently zoned for single family residential uses for the areas set out in Section
23.2 shall be accepted by the City of College Station from the date this ordinance becomes
effective through August 15, 2000.
23.1 EXPIRATION OF SECTION
This section and the moratorium on applications hereby established shall expire on August 15,
2000.
23.2 MORITORIUM AREAS
The moratorium on applications established by this section shall be limited to the following
areas:
The moratorium on applications established by this section shall be limited to the following
areas:
Area A- An area bounded by Texas Avenue, Holleman Drive, Glade Avenue, Southwest
Parkway, Wellbom Road and George Bush Drive and reflected in Illustration A
below.
Illustration A
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Area B-
An area bounded by Texas Avenue, University Drive, Tarrow Street,
Lincoln Avenue, University Drive, the Earl Rudder Freeway and Harvey
Road and reflected in Illustration B below.
Illustration B
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