Ordinance 1993-36
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 12
OF THE WYLIE CITY CODE BY MAKING CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE EXISTING
ZONING ORDINANCE, AS CODIFIED IN SECTION 1 OF CHAPTER 12, BY
ADDING .PA WN SHOp. AS ONE OF THE PERMITTED USES IN THE INDUSTRIAL
ZONING CLASSIFICATION; AND BY CHANGING CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
THEREIN CONTAINED; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES;
CONTAINING A PENALTY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council has the authority to amend the City's Zoning Ordinance, under
section 34.2 thereof; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission, after fIrst giving all requisite hearings
and having all requisite hearings, has made recommendations concerning enactment of the
hereinafter specifIed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has held a public hearing with respect to all of the proposed
changes, after fIrst giving all requisite notice thereof; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the proposed changes are in keeping with
the stated policy of the City's Zoning Regulations and are otherwise in the best interest of the
community ;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS, as follows:
SECTION I
That the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Wylie, as set forth in Exhibit A to Section I,
Chapter 12 of the Wylie City Code be, and the same hereby is, amended by addition of the
following as one of the permitted uses specifIed in section "20.1 Use Regulation In Industrial
Districts" :
"(13) Pawn Shops"
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SECTION II
That the Zoning Ordinance of the City Of Wylie, as set forth in Exhibit A to Section I,
Chapter 12 of the Wylie City Code be, and the same hereby is, further amended by addition of
the following defInition to "Section 33, Special DefInitions" to wit:
"Pawn Shops The location at which, or premises in which, a person regularly engages
in the business of lending money on the security of pledged goods, or engages in the
business of purchasing tangible personal property on the condition that it may be
redeemed or repurchased by the seller for a fIxed price with a fIxed period of time."
SECTION III
Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance, or any part hereof, shall be guilty
commits an unlawful act and shall be subject to the general penalty provisions of the Wylie
Zoning Ordinance, City Code as set forth in Section 38 thereof, as the same now exists or is
hereafter amended.
SECTION IV
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 V
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 VI
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.
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SECTION VII
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.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, this
27th day of July, 1993.
John W. Akin
Mayor
ATTEST: t!t~1~W
Mary Nich s
City Secretary
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