From
Chris Hartmann
Title
TA170101 - Text Amendment - Article IV, “Permissible Uses” of the UDC. Amending Section 14, “Use Charts” of Article 4: Permissible Uses of the Unified Development Code, to establish a specific use permit requirement for all new schools (public, private, vocational and institutional), exclusive of additions and remodels, in all zoning districts. The owner/applicant is the City of Grand Prairie Planning Department. (On January 9, 2017, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0; tabled at the January 24, 2017 Council meeting; tabled at the April 4, 2017 Council meeting)
Presenter
Assistant City Manager Bill Crolley
Recommended Acti
Approve
Analysis
On December 6, 2016, the City Council Development Committee discussed the preparation of an ordinance amending Section 14, “Use Charts” of Article 4: Permissible Uses of the Unified Development Code to establish a specific use permit requirement for all new schools (public, private, vocational and institutional), exclusive of addition and remodels, as depicted on Exhibit "A", for submittal to the Planning and Zoning Commission of Grand Prairie, Texas for consideration of a recommendation to the City Council.
Notice was given of a public hearing on said amendments to be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission of Grand Prairie, Texas, in the City Hall Plaza Building at 6:30 o'clock P.M. on January 9, 2017, such Notice of the time and place of such hearing having been given at least ten (10) days prior to such hearing by publication in the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, a newspaper of general circulation in such municipality.
Body
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 14, “USE CHARTS” OF ARTICLE 4: PERMISSIBLE USES OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, TO ESTABLISH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUIREMENT FOR ALL NEW SCHOOLS (PUBLIC, PRIVATE, VOCATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL), EXCLUSIVE OF ADDITIONS AND REMODELS, IN ALL ZONING DISTRICT; ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 4779, PASSED ON NOVEMBER 20, 1990; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND TO BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON ITS PASSAGE AND APPROVAL.
WHEREAS, Section 1.11.3.1 of the Unified Development Code of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas states: “Amendments to the text of the Unified Development Code shall be initiated only by action of the City Council directing the City Manager to initiate such a request on be-half of the City or by the City Manager's own initiative.”; and
WHEREAS, on December 6, 2016, the City Council Development Committee discussed the preparation of an ordinance amending Section 14, “Use Charts” of Article 4: Permissible Uses of the Unified Development Code to establish a specific use permit requirement for all new schools (public, private, vocational and institutional), exclusive of addition and remodels for submittal to the Planning and Zoning Commission of Grand Prairie, Texas for consideration of a recommendation to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Notice was given of a public hearing on said amendments to be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission of Grand Prairie, Texas, in the City Hall Plaza Building at 6:30 o'clock P.M. on January 9, 2017, such Notice of the time and place of such hearing having been given at least ten (10) days prior to such hearing by publication in the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, a newspaper of general circulation in such municipality; and
WHEREAS, after consideration of said amendments, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas voted 9 to 0 to recommend to the City Council of Grand Prairie, Texas, that said amendments should be approved since its provisions are in the public interest and will promote the health, safety and welfare of the community; and
WHEREAS, Notice was given of a further public hearing to be held by the City Council of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, in the City Hall Plaza Building, at 6:30 o'clock P.M. on January 24, 2017 to consider the advisability of amending the Code of Ordinances and the Unified Development Code as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission, such Notice of the time and place of such hearing having been given at least fifteen (15) days prior to such hearing by publication in the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, a newspaper of general circulation in such municipality.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1
THAT Section 14, “Use Charts” of Article 4: Permissible Uses of the Unified Development Code, City of Grand Prairie, Texas, be and are required that all new school uses shall obtain a Specific Use Permit in all applicable zoning districts. Attach Exhibit "A".
SECTION 2
THAT all other provisions of the Code of Ordinances and Article 4: Permissible Uses of the Unified Development Code, not included in this amendment, shall remain in full force and effect, save an except for necessary modifications to the “Table of Contents” affecting page numbering, and for necessary modifications to related terminology or phrases that have been modified by this amendment that will affect a similar modification to interrelated terminology and phrases cross-referenced in other Articles in the Unified Development Code.
SECTION 4
THAT if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provisions and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
SECTION 5
THAT all of the regulations provided in this ordinance are hereby declared to be governmental and for the health, safety and welfare of the general public. Any member of the City Council or any City official or employee charged with the enforcement of this ordinance, acting for the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, in the discharge of his duties, shall not thereby render himself personally liable; and he is hereby relieved of all personal liability for any damage that might occur to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his said duties.
SECTION 6
THAT any person, firm, association of persons, company, corporation, or their agents, servants, or employees violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this article shall be fined in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), and each day any violation of noncompliance continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. The penalty provided herein shall be cumulative or other remedies provided by state law, and the power of injunction as provided in V.T.C.A. Local Government Code Section 54.016 and as may be amended, may be exercised in enforcing this article whether or not there has been a complaint filed.
SECTION 7
THAT this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, THIS THE 24th DAY OF JANUARY, 2017
ORDINANCE NO.
CASE NO. TA170101