04-14-08-Ordinance-Amending the Zoning Board of Adjustment, Membership-04/21/2008ORDINANCE #04-14-08
THAT CHAPTER 14, SECTION 41 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, ARTICLE
41.1 (2. "Membership" and 4. "Meetings"), ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE IN
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS IS HEREBY
AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter4, Section 41, Article 41.100 (2. "Membership"), of the
Code of Ordinances, City of Sanger, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
`12. Membership: The Board shall consist of seven citizens each to be appointed or
reappointed by the City Council, for staggered terms of two years respectively, with terms to
begin on July 1 of the year of appointment. Each member of the Board shall be removable for
just cause by City Council upon written charges and after public hearings. Vacancies shall be
filled by the City Council for the unexpired term of any member whose term becomes vacant.
The Board shall elect its own chairman, who shall serve for a period of two (2) years or until
his successor is elected. The City Council may appoint four (4) alternate members of the
Board who shall serve in the absence of one or more regular members when requested to do
so by the Mayor or City Secretary. Alternate members, when appointed, shall serve for the
same period as regular members and any vacancies shall be filled and alternate members
removed in the same manner as regular members.
The members of the Board shall be identified by place numbers one (1) through seven (7).
The even -numbered places shall expire in the even -numbered years; the odd -numbered
places shall expire in the odd -numbered years. The alternate members of the Board shall be
identified.by place numbers one (1) through four (4). The even -numbered places shall expire
in the even -numbered years; the odd -numbered places shall expire in the odd numbered
years.
All regular and all alternate members are to be appointed to place numbers as specified by
the City Council upon adoption of this ordinance."
Section 2. That Chapter, Section 41, Article 41.100 (4. "Meetings"), of the Code of
Ordinances, City of Sanger, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows--
"4. Meetings: Meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the chairman, upon written
petition of three (3) regular members of the Board; and at such other times as the Board may
determine. The chairman or acting chairman may administer oaths and compel the attendance
of witnesses. All meetings, hearings or proceedings shall be heard by 'at least six (6) members
or alternate members of the Board."
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent
of such conflict, hereby repealed.
. Section 4. 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 without the
incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional word, phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph, or section.
Section S. 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.
Section 6. This ordinance will take effect immediately from 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 � day of
�' A.D., 2008, by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Denton County,
Texas.
APPrVED:
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ATT T:
Rosalie Chavez, City ecreta ,,