O529ORDINANCE NO. 529
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE VI, "ZONING ",
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE,
TEXAS, AS AMENDED, BY ESTABLISHING NEW SECTIONS
PROVIDING FOR CREATION AND PURPOSE, MEMBERSHIP,
ORGANIZATION, RULES AND REQUIREMENTS, AND POWERS AND
DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Kennedale is a home rule city acting under its charter adopted
by the electorate pursuant to Article X1, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the
Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted an ordinance providing for the creation
and appointment of the Board of Adjustment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend said ordinance to revise the
provisions regarding membership on the board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 17, Article VI, Section 17 -430 of the Kennedale City Code is hereby amended by
revising subsection (a) and adding new subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows and by re-
lettering current subsections (b) — (g) as subsections (d) — (i) respectively:
"Sec. 17 -430. Board of Adjustment
(a) Creation and Purpose. There is hereby created a Board of Adjustment. Such board shall
be officially designated as the Board of Adjustment of the City of Kennedale, Texas. The board
is a quasi judicial board for the purpose of hearing appeals and making determinations on matters
involving the zoning ordinance as hereinafter provided.
(b) Membership.
(1) Appointed by majority vote of the city council, this board shall consist of five (5)
regular members designated by Places 1 through 5. Appointments shall take
place in October of each year, with Places 1, 3, and 5 appointed in odd numbered
years and Places 2 and 4 appointed in even numbered years. The term for each
place shall be two (2) years. Members must meet the following qualifications:
a. Be a registered voter of the city;
b. Shall have resided in the corporate limits of the city for at least one (1)
year; and
C. Continue residency in the city during the term of office.
(2) The city council, may, at its discretion, appoint four (4) additional persons to
serve as alternate members to the board, designated as Places 6, 7, 8, and 9. The
alternate members shall only be entitled to serve at a meeting of the board in
which a regular member is absent. If only one regular member is absent the chair
shall determine which alternate member shall be entitled to serve during the
regular member's absence. When serving in the absence of a regular member, an
alternate member shall have the same powers, authority and duties as a regular
member of the board.
(3) As the board of adjustment also serves as the city's Building Board of Appeals, it
is the intent of the city council that the board members shall, to the extent
feasible, have experience, education or training in various fields of building
construction and building standards.
(4) The city council shall appoint a replacement to fill any vacancy for the unexpired
term of any member whose place has become vacant.
(5) The city council shall have the authority to remove any member at any time for
cause, as found by the city council, on a written charge after a public hearing.
(c) Organization, Rules, and Requirements.
(1) By November of each year, the city council shall designate one member as chair
and one member as vice chair. The terms of the chair and vice chair shall be one
(1) year. It will be the duty of the chair to preside over meetings and to
administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. If the chair is absent the
vice chair shall assume the duties of that office.
(2) The board shall meet at least four (4) times per year, on a regular day and time
selected by its members. The chair may call special meetings as necessary.
(3) The board by majority vote shall adopt rules of procedure that are not inconsistent
with state law to conduct meetings and govern its proceedings. The board shall
abide by the Texas Open Meetings Law, and shall keep a record of its
proceedings, including votes and attendance, and shall submit these records to the
City Secretary's Office.
(4) Members of the board shall not take any action unless a quorum is present. A
quorum shall consist of four (4) members. Each member, including the chair, is
entitled to one vote.
(5) The City Manager shall designate a city employee to serve as staff liaison to the
board.
(6) Members of the board shall receive one dollar ($1.00) for each regular meeting
attended as compensation for the performance of their duties, but no
compensation shall be paid for special meetings. In addition, members may
receive reimbursement of authorized expenses attendant to the performance of
their duties.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of Kennedale, and
shall not repeal any of the provisions of such ordinance except in those instances when
provisions of such ordinances are in direct conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, in
which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid
judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not
affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this
ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the
incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph
or section.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and it is so
ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this 12 day of September, 2013.
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