05-16-07-Ordinance-Extension to Extraterritorial Jurisdiction ETJ providing for Granting a Street Variance-05/07/2007ORDINANCE 05-16-07
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER
10, SECTION 9: "EXTENSION TO EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION"
ARTICLE 9.03 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SANGER;
PROVIDING FOR THE GRANTING OF A STREET VARIANCE IN THE
EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IF IT CONFORMS TO CERTAIN
REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 10, Section 9.03 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Sanger, Texas, is amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 9: EXTENSION TO EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
9.03 - A street variance may be given on a street in the extraterritorial jurisdiction if it
conforms to the following requirements:
(a) It serves no more than six lots;
(b) It is not maintained by the City and does not lie within designated public right-of-
way;
(c) No lot shall be less than 1.0 net acre;
(d) Each lot will contain a minimum 1800 square feet dwelling; and,
(e) All dwellings must be site built, standard construction."
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the
extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
Section 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the
sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases and words of this Ordinance are
severable and, if any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this
Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court
of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council
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without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional word, please,
clause, sentence, paragraph, or section.
Section 4. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the
provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
fined in accordance with the general penalty provision found in Section 1.109 of this
Code, in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars for each offense
Section 5. This ordinance will take effect immediately fiom and after its passage
and the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, this the 7th day of May, 2007
by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Denton County, Texas.
APPROVED:
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F ;Joe Higgs, M
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AT EST:
Rosalie Chavez, City
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CITY ATTORNEY
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS, AMENDING
CHAPTER 10, SECTION 9; "EXTENSION TO EXTRATERRITORIAL
JURISDICTION' ARTICLE 9.03 OF T HE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF SANGER; PROVIDING FOR THE GRANTING OF
A STREET VARIANCE IN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDIC-
TION IF IT CONFORMS TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; PROVID=
ING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PRO-
VIDING A SEVERABII ITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY
OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOL-
LARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE. 6 -1(j -U q