Ordinance 1993-51
ORDINANCE NO.
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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
CHANGING THE CLASSIFICATION IN WHICH GARDEN SHOPS, PLANT
NURSERIES, GREENHOUSE, GREEN NURSERIES, AND GENERAL GARDENING
ACTIVITIES, ARE ALLOW ABLE USES AND SPECIFIC USES; AND BY CHANGING
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS mEREIN 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 1,
Chapter 12 of the Wylie City Code by, and the same hereby is, amended as follows:
A. That Section 8, n A n Agricultural District be changed by deleting existing subsection
"(7) Greenhouse, green nursery and general gardening activities" and substituting the
following therefore:
"(7) Retail or Wholesale Plant Sales with Outside Storage, Plant Farms, Green
houses, and Gardening Activities"
B. That Section 17 "R" Retail District Regulations be changed by:
1) Add to allowable uses specified in Section 17.1, the use of "Garden Shop and
Plant Sales in Completely Enclosed Building" in place of existing subsection (9)
"Garden shop and plant sales, inside. It
2) Add to the Specific Uses enumerated in Section 17.1, the use of "Greenhouse
as an Accessory to Garden Shop"
c. That Section 18, "B-1" Business District Regulations be changed by:
1) Add to allowable uses specified in Section 18.1, the use of "Garden Shop and
Plant Sales in Completely Enclosed Building"
2) Add to the Specific Uses enumerated in section 18.1, the use of "Garden Shop
with Outside Storage and Greenhouse as an Accessory to a Garden Shop"
D. That Section 19, "B-2" Business District Regulations be changed by:
1) Add to allowable uses specified in Section 19.1, the use of "Garden Shop with
Outside Storage and Greenhouse as an Accessory to a Garden Shop", in place of
the existing subsection "(5) Plant nursery or greenhouse".
E. That Section 20, "I" - Industrial District be changes by:
1) Add to the allowable uses specified in Section 20.1, the use of "Indoor/Outdoor
Auction with Outside Storage It
2) Add to the Specific Uses enumerated in Section 20.1, the use of "Livestock
Auction"
SECTION II
That the property herein described shall be used only in the manner and for the purposes
authorized by the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Wylie, as amended.
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 Section 37 of
the Zoning Ordinance, as the same now exists or is hereafter amended.
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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, specifically including
without limitation that portion of Ordinance 85-80 which established the zoning as hereinabove
referenced, are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict or inconsistency and all other
provisions of the Wylie City Code not in conflict herewith shall remain in full force and effect.
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
_ day of October, 1993.
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ATIEST: ~ "4~
Mary Nichols
City Secretary
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