ORD 1981-14 - Construction RequirementsORDINANCE NO. 81-14
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS,
ALTERING MINIMUM SET-BACK LINES FOR CONSTRUCTION OR PLACEMENT OF
COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES IN THE DOWNTOWN
COMMERCIAL AREA; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION
AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1: The Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas, Chapter
6, "Buildings," shall be amended by the adoption of a new section
6-4, that shall read as follows:
Section 6-4. Set back requirements
(a) No building permit shall be issued for the construction,
erection or installation of a building or structure, or any
part thereof, within twenty-five feet of the property line on
the front side of the property.
(b) No building permit shall be issued for the construction,
erection or installation of a building or structure, or any
part thereof, within five feet of any property line, drainage
easement, or utility easement.
(c) No building permit shall be issued for the construction,
erection or installation of a building or structure, or any
part thereof, within fifteen feet of any public street or
street right-of-way.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
downtown commercial area (Central Business District) within and
bounded by Avenue J, 10th Street, Avenue N, and 15th Street, and
within and bounded by University Avenue, 15th Street, Avenue M and
17th Street, except that no building permit shall be issued for the
construction, erection or installation of a building or structure,
or any part thereof, within ten feet of the front property line.
Section 3: Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions
of this Chapter, or who shall fail to comply with same shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine
of not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00).
Section 4: 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ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal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 regula-
ting and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 5: If any provision or part of this ordinance or the application of same
to any person or 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 applica-
tion to other persons or sets of circumstances and to the end all pro-
visions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 6: This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 17th DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D., 1981.
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'r*neShaw, City Secretary
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Scott Bounds, ity Attorney
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE TEX
Wailer, Mayor