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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, SECTION 3(K.X9) OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS REVISING THE APPEAL
PROCESS FOR DRIVEWAY PERMITS
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS:
That Chapter 3, Section 3(K.)(9) of the Code of Ordinances, City of College Station, Texas, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(9) Appeals
A. pp. eals of the terms of this _secy.'on q.r of decisions.of_the. City Engineer
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be heard by the P..roj.ect Review Committee as detmed in Section 10,
Ordinance 162g, the/.,orang Ordinance for the City of College Station,
Texas.
An ~ap .p~ll shah be made within thirty. (30) _d.ays_of the date of the_
notifi.cation o.f the .decision .by .filing yam the ciD, Engineer .a. n_oti.ce
appeal specifying the grounds thereof. The .C. ity Engineer shall tOrthwi, tl~
trans .mit to the. .P.roj.ect"R.eview Co.m.mi. '.ttee all the. papers constituting the
record upon wtuch the action appeaie~ trom was taken.
The Project Review Committee may authorize on ap. peal a variance to the
Driveway Access Location and Design Ordinance wlien such variance will
not ,.1~.. contrn.~y, to the.,pu~blic int. er,es.,'[ where, owing to u_nique and special
cona?!ons not .normm.~y zounq m ,m~e_.areas~. a strict ento. r.cemen, t et- the
provisions or.-th.e.oramaqce Dy. me. city.~ngi_n~r wou. ld result. ~ .an
u.nneces.sary .Im~..dship, .a.n.d so t. Rat the spirit ot' this ordinance slmll be
oOserveO and substanUm justice done.
That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be void or unconstitutional,
such holding shah in no way effect the validity of the remaining provisions or sections of this
ordinance, which shah remain in fi~ll force and effect.
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 aRer its publication in
the newspaper, as provided by Section 35 ofthe Charter ofthe City of College Station.
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PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this the 11 th day of Sept, 1997
APPROVED:
EYNNMc~~Y,I~r
ATTEST:
CONNIE HOOKS, City Secretary
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