If any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained or any building, structure, or land is used or developed in violation of this GDC or any application approved thereunder, in addition to other remedies, the City may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent or abate such activity.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
The City Attorney is authorized to file and prosecute an action at law or in equity, where permitted under the laws of Texas, in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this GDC. The initiation of one form of enforcement action by the City Attorney will not preclude the City Attorney from initiating any other form of enforcement action.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
(A) 
Violations of provisions of this GDC or failure to comply with any of its requirements (including violations of any safeguards established in connection with approval of variances or special exceptions) shall constitute a misdemeanor. Any person who violates this GDC or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall upon conviction thereof be fined in accordance with Title 1, Chapter 10, Article 1 of the City Code.
(B) 
The owner or occupant of any building, structure, premises, or part thereof, and any architect, builder, contractor, agent, or other person who commits, participates in, assists in, or maintains such violation, may each be found guilty of a separate offense and suffer the penalties herein provided.
(C) 
Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.
(D) 
It is further the intent and declared purpose of this GDC that no offense committed, and no liability, penalty, or forfeiture, either civil or criminal, incurred prior to the time that the previous regulations were repealed and this GDC adopted shall be discharged or affected by such repeal, but prosecutions and suits for such offenses, liabilities, penalties, or forfeitures may be instituted, and causes presently in process may be prosecuted in all respects as if such previous regulations had not been repealed.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
(A) 
If an authorized official determines, based on inspection or investigation by the City, that there are reasonable grounds for revocation of an approved application, the official shall set a public hearing before the authority that approved such application (either originally or on appeal), except that a hearing to consider revocation of an administrative decision shall be conducted by City Council. If the City Council was the Initial or Appellate Decision-Maker, the City Council may, at its option and upon a simple majority vote, continue the public hearing and refer the proposed revocation to the Plan Commission for its report and recommendation prior to taking action on a proposed revocation. Factors which may warrant revocation of an approved application include the following:
(1) 
A material mistake was made in approving the application;
(2) 
Approval of the application was procured on the basis of material misrepresentations or fraud on the part of the applicant;
(3) 
Development activities being undertaken on the land subject to the development application are not in conformity with terms of the approved application;
(4) 
The use authorized by the permit is in violation of a condition of approval of the approved application; or
(5) 
Development of the land, or the discontinuance thereof, poses a danger or threat to the public health, safety or welfare.
(B) 
The applicant and any interested parties shall be given notice of the hearing in the manner provided in Chapter 1, Article 2, Division 2. The public hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the City Council’s normal rules and procedures that are applicable to public hearings.
(C) 
In rendering its decision whether to revoke the approved application, the decision-maker shall determine whether the activity authorized under the original approved application complies with the terms, conditions, and requirements of such approval. The decision-maker may revoke the application, affirm it, or affirm it with attached conditions which assure that the terms, conditions, and requirements of the application shall be met.
(D) 
Following revocation and pending any appeal, it shall be unlawful to undertake or perform any activity that was previously authorized by the approved application without applying for and obtaining approval of a new application for the activity. Appeal from the decision to revoke the approved application must be to the City Council, unless the decision to revoke was made by the City Council, in which case the revocation is final.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15)
The following provisions shall apply to violations of City ordinances regarding Recycling/Used Goods Collection Kiosks, Containers, and Trailers set forth in Section 2.52(A)(8).
(Ordinance 7107, sec. 85, adopted 12/3/19)
Any recycling or used goods collection kiosk or container located within the City that does not have a current, valid permit (or any permitted recycling/used goods collection kiosk, container or trailer that has received more than two notices of violation from the City in the past twelve months) is subject to impoundment by the City. Any trailer which is not attended at any time during hours of business and collection operations and which does not fall within the exception described in Section 2.52(A)(8)(c)(i) is subject to impoundment by the City. Any recycling/used goods collection kiosk, container, or trailer impounded by the City will be released to the owner upon payment of all actual costs incurred by the City for the impoundment and storage fees of $25.00 per calendar day of storage.
(Ordinance 7107, sec. 85, adopted 12/3/19)