This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the City of
Sansom Park “Zoning Ordinance.” As authorized by Chapter
211 of the Texas Local Government Code, the zoning regulations and
districts as herein established have been made for the purpose of
promoting the public health, safety, general welfare within the City.
They have been designed to lessen the congestion in the streets; to
secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to ensure adequate
light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land and thus avoid
undue concentration of population; and to facilitate the adequate
provision of transportation, water, wastewater treatment, schools,
parks and other public requirements. They have been made with reasonable
consideration, among other things, for the character of each zoning
district and its peculiar suitability for the particular uses specified;
and with a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging
the most appropriate use of land throughout the City. The purpose
of these regulations is to aid the City’s interest in preserving
the quality of urban life by promoting the public health, safety,
and general welfare of its population, and to protect and preserve
places and areas of historical, cultural or of other importance and
significance to the community.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
All land, buildings, structures or appurtenances thereon located
within the City of Sansom Park, Texas, which are hereafter occupied,
used, constructed, erected, removed, placed, demolished, and/or converted
shall be occupied, used, erected, altered, removed, placed, demolished
and/or converted in conformance with the zoning regulations prescribed
for the zoning district in which such land or building is located,
as hereinafter provided, or such shall be subject to penalties as
per Section 1.5 of this Ordinance. All of the standards and regulations
prescribed herein shall be considered as the minimum requirement unless
explicitly stated otherwise.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
Should any article, section or any provision of this ordinance
be decided by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any
part thereof other than the part so held to be unconstitutional or
invalid.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
Whenever any provision of this ordinance imposes a greater requirement
or a higher standard than is required in any State or Federal statute
or any other City ordinance or regulation, the provision of this ordinance
shall govern. Whenever any provision of any State or Federal statute
or other City ordinance or regulation imposes a greater requirement
or a higher standard than is required by this ordinance, the provision
of such State or Federal statute or other City ordinance or regulation
shall govern.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
A.
Any person
who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be liable for a fine of up to two thousand dollars
($2,000.00) per offense. Each day of violation constitutes a separate
offense.
B.
In addition
to pursuing the penalties and fines provided above, the City Manager
or his/her designee may bring additional legal action to insure compliance
with this ordinance, including injunction, abatement or other appropriate
action or proceeding.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
This Zoning Ordinance was adopted on [November 20, 2014] (date)
and became effective as the Samson Park Zoning Ordinance on __________
(date). The adoption of this Ordinance effectively repealed the prior
Zoning Ordinance No. 470-2014, which had been adopted on March 6,
2014.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
