1981S29- AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE 79S15
ORDINANCE NO.-.!lJ - s-?-If.
AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE (NO. 79-S-15) OF THE
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
XIX, SECTION 2-2.1 WHICH AUTHORIZES THE CITY COUNCIL
TO, FROM TIME TO TIME, AMEND, SUPPLE~1ENT, CHANGE,
MODIFY, OR REPEAL THE REGULATION STANDARDS AND
BOUNDARIES OF THE CITED ORDINANCE, THIS ORDINANCE
DOES AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 79-S-15 BY ADDING A NEW
PARAGRAPH ENTITLED "HOME OCCUPATIONS" WHICH
ESTABLISHES THE REGULATION OF TYPES OF HOME OCCU-
PATIONS AUTHORIZED WITHIN THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS; AND STIPULATING EMERGENCY ACTION.
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended
to the Mayor and City Council that the changes made in this ordinance
be adopted; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
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The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Schertz, Texas, Ordinance
No. 79-S-15, is hereby amended to establish the following:
"ARTICLE XXIII Administration
Section 4. Home Occupation
Any occupation or activity which is clearly incidental
and secondary to the use of the premises for dwelling
purposes and which is carried on wholly within a main
building by a member of a family residing on the pre-
mises, in connection with which there is no advertising
other than an identification sign of not more than one
(1) square foot in area placed flat against the building,
and no other display or storage of materials or generation
of substantial volume of vehicular or pedestrian traffic or
parking demand or other exterior indication of the home
occupation or variation from the residential character
of the building; and in connection with which no person
outside the family is employed and no equipment used
which creates noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat
or glare, any of which is offensive to persons of ordinary
sensibility in the neighborhood. When, within the above
requirements, a home occupation includes the following:
(a) Art Studio; (b) Dressmaking; (c) professional office
of a lawyer, engineer, architect, accountant, salesman,
real estate agent, insurance agent; (d) teaching with
musical instruction limited to one or two pupils at a
time; however, a home occupation shall not be interpreted
to include barber shops, beauty parlors, restaurants, or the
conduct of business involving retail sales, but it intended
to include only those personal services which are subor-
dinate to the use of the premises as a dwelling,"
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The public importance of this measure constitutes and creates an
urgent public necessity requiring that this ordinance be passed 'and take
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effect as an emergency measure, and shall take effect and be in force
immediately upon and after its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the ,1j'tLday of (Jt'%f~
19 9'1
ATTEST:
(SEAL OF CITY)
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF GUADALUPE
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CITY OF SCHERTZ I
On this the 5th day of October , 1981, at 7:00 o'clock P.M.,
the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, convened at a regular meeting
at the regular meeting place in the Municipal Building of said City in the City
of Schertz, Texas, which meeting was at all times open to the public, and at
which meeting the following members were present, to wit:
Jack M. Stomackin, Sr. MAYOR
Richard L. Howe COUNCILMEMBER
Barbara Taylor COUNCILMEMBER
Jeff Duffield COUNCILMEMBER
Earl W. Sawyer COUNCILMEMBER
Jacqueline Lawler COUNCILMEMBER
ABSENT
AND
June G. Krause CITY SECRETARY
Jimmy G. Gilmore CITY MANAGER
There being a quorum present, the meeting was called to order by the
Mayor; and, among other proceedings had were the following:
The Mayor introduced the following captioned ordinance which was read
in full by the Mayor, Council member Sawyer moved that
said ordinance be considered by the Council as an emergency measure, which
motion was seconded by Councilmember Mr. Howe Whereupon
said motion was fully discussed and considered. The Mayor put the motion to
consider said ordinance as an emergency measure to the members of the City
Council and said motion was approved and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Howe, Taylor, Duffield, Sawyer and Lawler
NAYS: None
The Mayor then introduced the hereinafter set forth ordinance as an
emergency measure. Thereupon it was moved by Council member <;i1"\y'ilr
and seconded by Councilmember Howe that said ordinance
be finally passed and adopted. The Mayor put the motion to a vote of the
members of the City Council and the ordinance was finally passed and adopted
by the following vote:
AYES: Council members Howe, 'Taylor; Duffield;'Sawyer and Law'ler
NAYS: none
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