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ORD 640 05/11/2004 City of Cibolo ORDINANCE NO.ISIA0 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO,TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE 609,THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING,PLANNING, AND LAND USE ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF CIBOLO,TEXAS;PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS,THEREOF OF A FINE AS STIPULATED AND MAKING EACH DAY SUCH VIOLATION(S) EXIST A SEPARATE OFFENSE;PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE;AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT WHEREAS,Chapter 211 of The Local Government Code of Texas empowers the City to enact a Zoning Ordinance and to provide for its administration,enforcement,and amendment;and WHEREAS,the City Council deems it necessary,for the purpose of promoting health,safety,morals,and the general welfare of the community,to provide a penalty for violations of the ordinance; Now therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO,TEXAS, THAT: Chapter 24, Section A,be amended as follows: VIOLATION AND PENALTIES A. The owner of a building or premises in or upon which a violation of any provision of this ordinance has been committed or shall exist,or the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises in or upon which a violation has been committed or shall exist,or the agent,architect,building contractor, or any other person,firm or corporation who commits,takes part or assist in any violation,or who maintains any building or premises in or upon which such violation exists,shall,upon conviction,be fined not more than$2000.00 per offense.Each day that such violation occurs continues as a separate offense. INVALIDITY OF A PART If any section, subsection, sentence,clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid,such decision shall not affect the validity of theremaining portions of this ordinance. REPEAL All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with any of the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed insofar as the same is in conflict with the provisions hereof. SAVING CLAUSE All rights or remedies of the City of Cibolo,Texas,are expressly saved as to any and all violations of any Zoning Ordinance or amendments thereto,of said City of Cibolo,that have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance;and as to such accrued violation,the court shall have all the powers that existed prior to the effective date of this ordinance;and that all existing or previous Zoning Ordinance s which would otherwise become non-conforming uses under this ordinance but shall be considered as violations of this ordinance in the same manner that they were violations of prior Zoning Ordinance s of said city. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance and accompanying zoning map shall be in full force and effect from and after final passage and publication ofa same as required by law.i4 PASSED,APPROVED,AND ADOPTED THIS 1 DAY OF Mai ,2004. ATTEST: • Mkif 41.a. )r__ �i �I d iSECRETARY it CHARLES RUPPERT,MAYOR