ORDINANCE NO. 782
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUTCHINS, TEXAS, REPEALING THE COMPREHENSIVE
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUTCHINS, ORDINANCE NO. 100 (CHAPTER
12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES), ADOPTED ON THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 1965,
TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO; ESTABLISHING AND PROVIDING ZONING
AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS; CREATING USE DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL; REGULATING WITHIN
SUCH DISTRICTS THE HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, THE SIZE OF
YARDS[,] COURTS AND OPEN SPACES, AND THE HEIGHT, BULK AND USE OF BUILDINGS
AND LAND FOR COMMERCE, INDUSTRY, RESIDENCE AND OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING
FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMITS;
SPECIFYING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR OFF-STREET PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES
AND OFF-STREET LOADING AREAS; PROVIDING MINIMUM REQUIRED FLOOR AREAS
FOR DWELLING UNITS AND THE TYPE OF EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION WITHIN CERTAIN
ZONING DISTRICTS; REGULATING THE DENSITY OF DWELLINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
AND THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH LOT THAT MAY BE OCCUPIED BY STRUCTURES;
ADOPTING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR INDUSTRY; ESTABLISHING THE BASIS
FOR CREATING A BUILDING SITE; PROVIDING FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL; PROVIDING
FENCE AND WALL REGULATIONS; PROVIDING SPECIAL ACCESS STANDARDS; ADOPTING
A ZONING DISTRICT MAP AND MAKING IT A PART OF THIS ORDINANCE, TOGETHER
WITH ALL SYMBOLS, MARKINGS AND TABLES APPEARING ON SAID MAP AND WITHIN
THE ORDINANCE; CREATING A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND DEFINING ITS POWERS
AND DUTIES; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; PROVIDING FOR NONCONFORMING
USES AND A METHOD OF DISCONTINUANCE THEREOF; DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS
AS USED WITHIN THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
AND COMPLIANCE; AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF THE DESCRIPTIVE CAPTION
AND PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH AND EVERY OFFENSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; PRESERVING RIGHTS IN PENDING LITIGATION REGARDING VIOLATIONS
UNDER THE EXISTING ORDINANCE; AND INCLUDING AN APPENDIX WITH DEFINITIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUTCHINS:
