PREAMBLE
An ordinance changing the zoning classification on the following
described property, to wit: An area being bounded by the center
line of alley between McCommas Boulevard and Longview Street on
the north, the center line of Greenville Avenue on the east, the
centerline of the alley between Vanderbilt Avenue and Goodwin
Avenue on the south, and the centerline of US-75 on the west, but
excluding Block 2193, Lots 9 and 10 and Block H2912, Lot 8A, and
containing approximately 176 acres of land; from an R-7.5(A)
Single Family District and an R-7.5(A)-MD-1 Single Family District
with Modified Delta No. 1 Overlay to Conservation District No. 9
(the M Streets Conservation District) with Modified Delta No. 1
Overlay; providing procedures and regulations for this
conservation district; providing a penalty not to exceed $2,000;
providing a saving clause; providing a severability clause; and
providing an effective date. WHEREAS, the city plan commission and
the city council of the City of Dallas find that the property
described in Section 1 of this ordinance is an area of cultural
and architectural importance and significance to the citizens of
the city; and WHEREAS, the city plan commission and the city
council, in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the
City of Dallas, the state law, and the applicable ordinances of
the city, have given the required notices and have held the
required public hearings regarding the rezoning of the property
hereinafter described; and WHEREAS, the city council finds that it
is in the public interest to establish this conservation district;
Now, Therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DALLAS:
SECTION 1. Approval of the conceptual
plan. That the conceptual plan for the Greenland Hills Conservation
District, attached to this ordinance as Exhibit B, is approved.
SECTION 2. Creation of the
conservation district. That the zoning ordinances of the City of Dallas,
as amended, are amended by changing the zoning classification from an
R-7.5(A) Single Family District and an R-7.5(A)-MD-1 Single Family
District with Modified Delta No. 1 Overlay to Conservation District No.
9 (the M Streets Conservation District) with Modified Delta No. 1
Overlay on the following described property, to wit: An area being
bounded by the center line of alley between McCommas Boulevard and
Longview Street on the north, the center line of Greenville Avenue on
the east, the centerline of the alley between Vanderbilt Avenue and
Goodwin Avenue on the south, and the centerline of US-75 on the west,
but excluding Block 2193, Lots 9 and 10 and Block H2912, Lot 8A, and
containing approximately 176 acres of land.
SECTION 3. Purpose. That this
conservation district is established to conserve the M Streets
neighborhood and to protect and enhance its significant architectural
and cultural attributes. The conservation district regulations are
attached to this ordinance as Exhibit A. The conservation district
regulations ensure that new construction, renovation, and remodeling is
done in a manner that is compatible with the original architectural
styles found in the conservation district.
SECTION 4. Zoning district maps. That
the director of the department of development services shall correct
Zoning District Map Numbers H-8, in the offices of the city secretary,
the building official, and the department of development services, to
reflect the changes in zoning made by this ordinance.
SECTION 5. Penalty clause. That a person who
violates a provision of this ordinance is guilty of a separate
offense for each day or portion of a day during which the
violation is committed, continued, or permitted, and each offense
is punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000.
SECTION 6. Saving clause. That the zoning
ordinances of the City of Dallas, as amended, shall remain in full
force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance.
SECTION 7. Severability clause. That
the terms and provisions of this ordinance are severable and are
governed by Section 1-4 of CHAPTER 1 of the Dallas City Code, as
amended.
SECTION 8. Effective date. That this
ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and
publication in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City
of Dallas and it is accordingly so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM: MADELEINE B. JOHNSON, City Attorney
By___________________________________ Assistant City Attorney
Passed November 13, 2002 |
