Ordinance No. 12,547ORDINANCE NO. 12,547
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 27.8 ACRES LEGALLY
DESCRIBED AS TRACTS 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A, 7B, 8C, 9A, 9A -1, & 913-1 OF
BLOCK 20, HIGHLAND FARMS, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED
WEST OF GARTH ROAD APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET SOUTH OF HUNT
ROAD, FROM AN OPEN SPACE/RECREATION (OR) DISTRICT TO A
GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) DISTRICT; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM
PENALTY OF TWO THOUSAND AND N01100 DOLLARS ($2,000.00);
PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby amends the
official zoning map of the City of Baytown to effectuate zoning district changes for
approximately 27.8 acres legally described as Tracts 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A, 7B, 8C, 9A, 9A -1, & 9B -1
of Block 20, Highland Farms, Harris County, Texas, located west of Garth Road approximately
1000 feet south of Hunt Road, from an Open Space /Recreation (OR) District to a General
Commercial (GC) District. The amended portion of the official zoning map is attached hereto as
Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein for all intents and purposes.
Section 2: Any person who fails to comply with any provision of this ordinance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
TWO THOUSAND AND N01100 DOLLARS ($2,000.00). Each act of violation and each day
upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to the
penalty prescribed above, the city may pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisances,
injunctive relief, administrative adjudication and revocation of licenses or permits.
Section 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of
such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other
ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 4: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or the set of
circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other
persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten (10) days from its
passage by the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing
the caption of this ordinance to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown at
least twice within ten (10) days after passage of this ordinance. n
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirm ati vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown, this the 22 "d day of May, 2014.
STVPHtt+WDONCARLOS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
LETICIA BRYSCH, eity Clerka °. •''•.,�.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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eITINACIO RAMIREZ, S . ity Attorney
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Exhibit "A"