Ord. 1264 05-08-06
ORDINANCE NO. 1264
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, PRESCRIBING THE TYPE OF NOTICE TO BE GIVEN OF THE
TIME AND PLACE OF THE JOINT PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR AN
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S ZONING MAP.
WHEREAS, in order to provide the efficient regulation of land use for all property
located in the City, the City desires to revise its Zoning Map; and
WHEREAS, due to the large number of properties affected, the City appreciates and
understands the challenges presented in providing adequate notice of the City's intent to
zone the property using standard notice protocol; and
WHEREAS, Section 211.007 (d) of the Texas Local Government Code provides that
the governing body of a home-rule municipality may, by a two-thirds vote, prescribe the
type of notice to be given of the time and place of a public hearing held jointly by the
governing body and the zoning commission; and
WHEREAS, in effort to provide adequate notice of the City's intent to revise the
Zoning Map for the City, the City intends to utilize the alternate notice procedures provided
for in Section 211.007 (d); now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. In accordance with Section 211.007 (d) of the Texas Local Government
Code, City Council of the City of Pearland hereby adopts an alternative form of notice to be
given of the time and place of the May 15, 2006 joint public hearing of the City Council and
the Planning and Zoning Commission for the proposed revision of the City's Zoning Map;
Section 2. That the legal notice establishing the time and place of the joint public
hearing for the proposed revision of the City's Zoning Map shall be satisfied by publication
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of such notice in the Pear/and Reporter News before the 10th day before the hearing date
for said joint public hearing.
Section 3. Savings. All rights and remedies which have accrued in favor of the City
under this Chapter and amendments thereto shall be and are preserved for the benefit of
the City.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise
unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a
separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions thereof.
Section 5. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
PASSED and APPROVED ON FIRST READING this the 24th day of April, AD., 2006.
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TOM REID
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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ORDINANCE NO. 1264
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
PASSED and APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING this the 8th day of May,
A. D., 2006.
ATTEST:
APPR
OVED A,S,TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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TOM REID
MAYOR