Nothing in this ordinance shall be deemed to require any change
to the plans, plats, lots or buildings previously approved prior to
the effective date of this ordinance.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
The provisions of this ordinance shall be administered and enforced
by the City Manager or his/her designee. The City Manager or his/her
designee and such staff members or committees as may be assigned to
or appointed shall have all necessary authority on behalf of the City
to administer and enforce the provisions of this ordinance, including
the remedying of any condition found in violation of this ordinance,
the bringing of legal action to ensure compliance with this ordinance
or other appropriate action or proceeding.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
A.
The City
is hereby divided into zones, or districts, and the boundaries of
zoning districts set out herein are delineated upon the Zoning District
Map of the City, which may also be cited as the “Zoning Map,”
said map being adopted as a part of this Ordinance as fully as if
the same were set forth herein in detail.
B.
One original
of the Zoning District Map shall be filed in the office of the City
Secretary and labeled as “Official Zoning Map of the City of
Sansom Park, Texas–Ordinance No. XXXX.” This copy shall
be the official Zoning District Map and shall bear the signature of
the Mayor, attested by the City Secretary, and shall bear the seal
of the City under the following words: “This is to certify that
this is the Official Zoning Map referred to in Section 2.3 of the
Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. XXXX of the City of Sansom Park, Texas.”
This copy shall be referred to as the Original Zoning Map as record
of history and not be changed in any manner. A second Official Zoning
Map shall be maintained by the City and shall be amended from time
to time. In case of any question, this copy, together with amending
ordinances, shall be controlling.
C.
A copy
of the official Zoning District Map shall be placed in the office
of the City Manager or his/her designee. The map copy shall be used
for reference and shall be maintained up-to-date by posting thereon
all subsequent amendments. Reproductions for informational purposes
may only be made of the official Zoning District Map or this copy.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
A.
The zoning
district boundary lines shown on the Zoning District Map are usually
along streets, alleys, property lines, or extensions thereof. Where
uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the
Zoning District Map, the following rules shall apply:
1.
Boundaries
shown as approximately following the centerlines of streets, highways
or alleys shall be construed to follow such centerlines.
2.
Boundaries
shown as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed
as following such lot lines.
3.
Boundaries
shown as approximately following City limits shall be construed as
following such City limits.
4.
Boundaries
shown as following railroad lines shall be construed to be located
along the centerline of the railroad right-of-way lines.
6.
Whenever
any street, alley or other public way is vacated by official action
of the City Council, or whenever such area is used for building purposes,
the zoning district line adjoining each side of such street, alley
or other public way shall be automatically extended to the centerline
of such vacated street, alley or public way and all areas so involved
shall then and henceforth be subject to all regulations of the extended
districts.
7.
The
zoning classification applied to a tract of land adjacent to a street
shall extend to the centerline of the street unless, as a condition
of zoning approval, it is stated that the zoning classification shall
not apply to the street.
8.
Where physical features on the ground are at variance with information shown on the Zoning District Map, or if there arises a question as to how or whether a parcel of property is zoned and such question cannot be resolved by the application of Subsections (1) through (7) above, then the City Council shall interpret and recommend to the City Council the appropriate zoning district boundaries.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
It is recognized that new types of land use will arise in the
future, and forms of land use not presently anticipated may seek to
locate in the City of Sansom Park. In order to provide for such changes
and contingencies, a determination as to the appropriate classification
of any new or unlisted form of land use in the Principal Permitted
Uses Table shall be made as follows:
A.
Standards
for new and unlisted uses may be interpreted by the City Manager or
his/her designee as those of a similar use. When a determination of
the appropriate zoning district cannot be readily ascertained, the
City Manager or his/her designee shall refer the question concerning
any new or unlisted use to the City Council requesting a recommendation
as to the zoning classification into which such use should be placed.
1.
The
City Council shall consider the nature and described performance of
the proposed use and its compatibility with the uses permitted in
the various districts and determine the zoning district or districts
within which such use is most similar and should be permitted, by
right or by SUP.
2.
The
City Council shall make such determination concerning the classification
of such use as is determined appropriate based upon its findings.
If approved, the new or unlisted use shall be amended in the use charts
of the Zoning Ordinance according to Section 4.12 of this Ordinance.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
In any multifamily residential or nonresidential district, more
than one (1) building housing a permitted or permissible principal
use may be erected on a single lot, provided that yard, access and
other requirements of this ordinance shall be met for each building
as though it were on an individual lot. For single-family residential
and two-family residential zoning districts, only one (1) building
housing a permitted principal use shall be allowed.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
A.
No building
hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be used, occupied
or changed in use until a certificate of occupancy has been issued
by the City of Sansom Park, stating that the building or proposed
use of a building or premises complies with the building code and
the provisions of these regulations. A change in use shall be construed
to mean any change in the occupancy of a business.
B.
If the
provisions of this ordinance are violated, the certificate of use
and occupancy shall become null and void, and a new certificate shall
be required for any further use of such building, structure or land.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
A.
No building
permit shall be issued for the construction of any new residential
or nonresidential structure within the city, except upon a platted
lot. This requirement does not apply to the following:
1.
Residentially
developed property not exceeding five acres in size may obtain a building
permit for additions to the main structure if such addition does not
exceed 50 percent of the main structure;
2.
Adding
an accessory building or structure on an unplatted residentially developed
lot provided a primary structure exists on the unplatted lot; or
3.
Restoring
any residential building or structure on an unplatted residentially
developed lot, destroyed by fire, explosion, or any other casualty
or an Act of God where the extent of the destruction is not more than
50 percent of the current value of the structure.
(Ordinance 480-14 adopted 11/20/14)
