03-06-04-Ordinance-Amending Exterior Construction of Residential Dwellings-03/01/2004ORDINANCE #03-06-04
THAT CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 3.1900, "EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION OF
RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
SANGER, TEXAS, IS HEREBY AMENDED TO REQUIRE BRICK CONSTRUCTION
OF RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES; 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 Chapter 3, Article 3.1900, " Exterior Construction of Residential
Dwellings", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sanger, Texas, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"ARTICLE 3.1900 EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS
A. This article establishes the brick requirement for Newly Constructed Single
Family Residences, Duplexes, and Multi Family Units in the City of Sanger.
B. All exterior facades for the first story of a main building or structure in any "SF"
zoning district, "2F" zoning district, and the "PD" zoning district shall be
constructed of a minimum of one hundred percent (100%) masonry construction,
including brick, stone, granite, marble, concrete block or stucco.
C. All exterior facades for the first and second floors of a main building or structure
in any "MF" zoning district shall be constructed of a minimum of one hundred
percent (100%) masonry construction, including brick, stone, granite, marble,
concrete block or stucco. All other floors shall be constructed of a minimum of
50% masonry.
D. The masonry requirements of this section shall not apply to any grant funded
properties or reconstruction of a substandard dwelling."
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such conflict, hereby repealed.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 without the incorporation in this Ordinance
of any such unconstitutional word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section.
63417
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.
Section 5. 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 1st day of March, A.D.,
2004, by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Denton County, Texas.
APPROVED:
AT EST:
6-0a'
Rosalie Chavez, City Sec tart'
PR VED A T " O U
CITY ATTORNEY
63417