Ordinance 1993-06
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTIONS
9.1, 10.2, 11.2, 12.2, AND 13.2 OF THE WYLIE ZONING ORDINANCE AS
CODIFIED IN CHAPTER 12, SECTION 1 OF THE WYLIE CITY CODE,
CONCERNING HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICTS SF-I, SF-2, SF-3, TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (2-F) DISTRICTS, AND
SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED (SF-A) DISTRICTS, REPEALING ALL
CONFLICTING CODE SECTIONS AND CONFLICTING ORDINANCES;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
WHEREAS, the City's current zoning ordinance limits structure height in single family
residential, two family residential, and single family attached districts to a maximum of 30 feet;
and,
WHEREAS, the City has received a request to amend the height restrictions to provide for
certain limited exceptions, including but not limited to church steeples; and,
WHEREAS, the planning and zoning commission, after ftrst publishing all required notices,
held a public hearing concerning the change and submitted its ftnal report on the amendment to
the City Council, which said report recommends the change; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council ftnds that the requested amendment falls within one or more
of the acceptable reasons, as set out in Section 34.1 of said ordinance, for making amendments
to the Zoning Ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has power to amend the Zoning Ordinance, pursuant to Section
34 of said ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council fmds that such amendment is in keeping with the orderly
development of the community;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS, as follows:
SECTION I
That Section 9.1 of the Zoning Ordinance as contained in Section 1, of Chapter 12, of the
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Wylie City Code be, and it hereby is, amended by deleting the existing section, in its entirety
and substituting the following therefore:
"Height Regulations: No building shall exceed two (2) stories in height. Accessory buildings
shall be a maximum of one (1) story in height and in no case shall exceed the height of the main
structure.
Cooling towers, roofs, gables, chimneys and vent stacks may extendfor an additional height
not to exceed forty (40) feet above the average grade of the building. Water stand pipes and
tanks, church steeples, domes and spires exceeding nm (2) stories in height may be erected,
provided however that one (1) additional foot shall be added to the width and depth of side and
rear yards for each foot that such structUres exceed two (2) stories in height.
In no event shall any such structUre exceed one hundred (100) feet in height. "
SECTION II
That Section 10.2 of the Zoning Ordinance as contained in Section 1, of Chapter 12, of the
"ylie City Code be, and it hereby is, amended by deleting the existing section, in its entirety and
substituting the following therefore:
"Height Regulations: No building shall exceed two (2) stories in height. Accessory buildings
shall be a maximum of one (1) story in height and in no case shall exceed the height of the main
structure.
Cooling towers, roofs, gables, chimneys and vent stacks may extend for an additional height
not to exceed forty (40) feet above the average grade of the building. Water stand pipes and
tanks, church steeples, domes and spires exceeding two (2) stories in height may be erected,
provided however that one (1) additional foot shall be added to the width and depth of side and
rear yards for each foot that such structUres exceed two (2) stories in height.
In no event shall any such structure exceed one hundred (100) feet in height. "
SECTION III
That Section 11.2 of the Zoning Ordinance as contained in Section 1, of Chapter 12, of the
Wylie City Code be, and it hereby is, amended by deleting the existing section, in its entirety
and substituting the following therefore:
"Height Regulations: No building shall exceed two (2) stories in height. Accessory buildings
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shall be a maximum of one (1) story in height and in no case shall exceed the height of the main
structure.
Cooling towers, roofs, gables, chimneys and vent stacks may extendfor an additional height
not to exceed forty (40) feet above the average grade of the building. Water stand pipes and
tanks, church steeples, domes and spires exceeding two (2) stories in height may be erected,
provided however that one (1) additional foot shall be added to the width and depth of side and
rear yards for each foot that such structUres exceed two (2) stories in height.
In no event shall any such structUre exceed one hundred (100) feet in height. n
SECTION IV
That Section 12.2 of the Zoning Ordinance as contained in Section 1, of Chapter 12, of the
Wylie City Code be, and it hereby is, amended by deleting the existing section, in its entirety
and substituting the following therefore:
"Height Regulations: No building shall exceed two (2) stories in height. Accessory buildings
shall be a maximum of one (1) story in height and in no case shall exceed the height of the main
structUre.
Cooling towers, roofs, gables, chimneys and vent stacks may extend for an additional height
not to exceed forty (40) feet above the average grade of the building. Water stand pipes and
tanks, church steeples, domes and spires exceeding two (2) stories in height may be erected,
provided however that one (1) additional foot shall be added to the width and depth of side and
rear yards for each foot that such structUres exceed two (2) stories in height.
In no event shall any such structUre exceed one hundred (100) feet in height. "
SECTION V
That Section 13.2 of the Zoning Ordinance as contained in Section 1, of Chapter 12, of the
Wylie City Code be, and it hereby is, amended by deleting the existing section, in its entirety
and substituting the following therefore:
"Height Regulations: No building shall exceed two (2) stories in height. Accessory buildings
shall be a maximum of one (1) story in height and in no case shall exceed the height of the main
structUre.
Cooling towers, roofs, gables, chimneys and vent stacks may extend for an additional height
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not to exceed forty (40) feet above the average grade of the building. Water stand pipes and
tanks, church steeples, domes and spires exceeding two (2) stories in height may be erected,
provided however that one (1) additional foot shall be added to the width and depth of side and
rear yards for each foot that such structUres exceed two (2) stories in height.
In no event shall any such structUre exceed one hundred (100) feet in height. n
SECTION VI
Should any paragraph, sentence, sub-division, clause, phrase or section of this ordinance be
adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid the same shall not affect the validity
of this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part or parts as
declared to be invalid, illegal, or unconstitutional.
SECTION VII
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the City
Council and publication of its caption as the law and the City Charter provide in such cases.
SECTION VIII
That all other ordinances and code provisions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the
extent of any such conflict or consistency and all other provisions of the Wylie City Code not
in conflict herewith shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION IX
The repeal of any ordinance, of parts thereof, by the enactment of this Ordinance, shall not
be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance; nor
shall it have the effect of discontinuing, abating, modifying or altering any penalty accruing or
to accrue, nor as effecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any
ordinances at the time of passage of this ordinance.
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DULY PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, this
day of February, 1993.
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