1996S28- UDC
ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS, ADOPTING A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC),
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED BY
LAW, TO TREAT IN ONE UNIFIED TEXT THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, SUBDIVISION
ORDINANCE, SIGN ORDINANCE, MOBILE HOME ORDINANCE
AND FLOOD PLAIN ORDINANCE; PROVIDING VIOLATIONS
AND PENALTIES; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND, PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SECTION I
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of
wishes to protect, promote, improve and provide
public health, safety and general welfare of the
of the City of Schertz; and,
Schertz
for the
citizens
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Schertz deems
it necessary to ensure the safe, orderly and efficient
development and expansion of the City of Schertz in
accordance with and pursuant to its Comprehensive Plan;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
THAT, the Exhibit included shall hereinafter be
known as the City of Schertz, Texas Unified Development
Code (UDC).
SECTION II
OTHER PROVISIONS
Violations and Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation
who shall violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance
or fail to comply therewith or shall violate or fail to
comply with any order or regulations made thereunder, or
who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of
specification of plans submitted and approved thereunder,
or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, shall, for
each and every violation and noncompliance respectively, be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined a sum not to exceed the legal maximum. Each
and every day that such violation and/or noncompliance
shall exist shall be deemed a separate offence.
In case any person, firm or corporation violates any of the
provisions of this Ordinance or fails to comply therewith,
the City of Schertz, in addition to imposing the penalties
above provided, may institute any appropriate action or
proceedings in court to prevent, restrain, correct, or
abate any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about
any land, and the definition of any violation of the terms
of this Ordinance as a misdemeanor. It shall not preclude
the City of Schertz from invoking the civil remedies given
it by law in such cases, but same shall be cumulative of
and in addition to the penalties prescribed for such
violation.
Repeal of Conflictinq Ordinances. All ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance, through its
effective date, specifically Sign Ordinance No. 86-S-28
and all its amendments, Zoning Ordinance No. 87-S-l and
all its amendments, Mobile Home Ordinance No. 87-S-8 and
all its amendments, Subdivision Ordinance No. 87-S-ll and
all its amendments, and Flood Plain Ordinance No. 95-M-19
and all its amendments, are hereby repealed to the extent
necessary to give this Ordinance full force and effect.
Severability Clause. All sections, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are severable. If
any such section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase is
declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid in any court
of competent jurisdiction in a valid judgment or decree,
such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not cause any
remaining section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of
this Ordinance to fail or become inoperative.
Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective from
and after adoption by the City Council and signature by the
Mayor and adoption as provided by law.
Approved on first reading the el2/:tday of t2.iA.~d, 1996.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the ~ day Of~am) ,
1996.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Guadalupe
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this date personally appeared L . A. REYNOLDS
known
to me, who, being by me duly swom, on his oath deposes and says that he is the Publisher of The Seguin
Gazette-Enterprise, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and foregoing
AD was published in said newspaper 2 times before the return day named therein, such
publications being on the following dates:
SEPTEMBER l7, 1996
SEPTEMBER 19, 1996
and a newspaper copy of which is hereto attached.
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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24th day of SEPTEMBER
A.D., 19 96
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ORDINANClfFlo. 96-5-28
AN ORDINANCE
By the City Council of the
City of Schertz, Texas,
adoptin~ a unified develop-
ment code (UDe), in accor-
dance with all requirements
prescribed by law, to treat in
one unified text the rules and
regulations of the zoning or-
dinance, subdivision ordi-
nance, sight ordinance, mo-
bile home ordinance and
flood plain ordinance; pro-
viding violations and penal-
ties; providing a repealing
clause; providing a sever-
ability clause; and providing
an effective date.
Passed, Approved and
Adopted the 3rd day of
. September, 1996.
Norma Althouse.
City Secretary
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ORDINANCE NO. 96-5-28
AN ORDINANCE
By the City Council of the
C"y of Schertz, Texas.
edopting a unified develop-
ment code (UOO), in eccor-
aSnCeWith all requirements
"''''''''_ bylaw, to_In
one uriIied text the rules and
regutations of the zoning or-
dinance, subdivision ordi-
nance, sight ordinance, mo-
bile home ordinance and
flood plain ordinance; pro-
viding violations and penal-
ties; providing a repealing
clause; . providing a sev~r-
ability clause; and providing
an effective date.
Passed, Approved and
Adopted the 3rd day of
September, 1996.
Norma Althouse,
City Secretary.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS,
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
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County of Guadalupe
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this date personally appeared L . A. REYNOLDS
known
to me, who, being by me duly sworn, on his oath deposes and says that he is the Publisher of The Seguin
Gazette-Enterprise, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and foregoing
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was published in said newspaper
2
times before the return day named therein, such
publications being on the following dates:
AUGUST 25, 1996
AUGUST 29, 1996
and a newspaper copy of which is hereto attached.
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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 29th day of
AUGUST
A.D., 19 96
Notary Public, Guadalupe County, Texas
AN ORDINANCE
BY THE Cr~Y COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS,
ADOPTING A UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE
(UDC). IN ACCORDANCE
WITH ALL REQUIRE-
MENTS PRESCRIBED BY
LAW, T~EA~N ONE
UNIFj!!i5 TExi' THE
RULE~ AND REG -
TIONS OF THE ZONING
ORDINANCE, SUBDIVI.
SION ORDINANCE, SIGN
ORDINANCE. MOBILE
HOME ORDINANCE AND
FLOOD PLAIN ORDI-
NANCE; PROVIDING
VIOLATIONS AND PENAL-
TIES; PROVIDING A RE-
PEALING CLAUSE; PRO-
VIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND, PROVID-
ING AN EFFECTIVE
RATE.
ApproVed on first reading the
20th day of August, 199E>.
Nanna Ahhouse,
C"y Secretary
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AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY GOUNCIL
OF ',HE CITY OF
SCHERTZ. TEXAS.
ADOPTING ~. UNIFIED
OE;~JI=' npMEN ", CODE
(UDC), IN ACCOR NCE
WITH ALL REQUIRE-
MENTS PRESCRIBED BY
LAW, TO TREAT IN ONE
UNIFIED TEXT THE
RULES AND REGULA.
TIONS OF THE ZONING
ORDINANCE, SUBDlVI.
SION ORDINANCE, SIGN
ORDINANCE, MOBILE
HOME ORDINANCE AND
FLOOD PLAIN ORDI,
NANCE; PROVIDING
VIOLATIONS AND PENAL,
TIES; PROVIDING A RE-
PEALING CLAUSE; PRO.
VIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND, PROVID,
ING AN EFFECTIVE
RATE.
Approved on first reading the
20th day of August, 1996.
Norma Althouse,
City Secretary