O-67-238 - 2/14/1967CRDIAANCE NO.Z31P
A_+ ORDIN,CE OF 'IL-, CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROUND ROCK CREATING TiE ROUND ROCK ILAYNING
CaideISSION:
PROVIDING FOR ITS LEIZERSHIP AND T1 TERileS QF OFFCE:
PEOVIJING FOR THE FILLING OF VACANCIES:ENULERkeiNG
ITS PO4ERS AND DUTIES:REUIRIha THAT AL/ ADeJNISTRATIVE
PERSONELL OF ME CITY OF ROUND ROCK COO,Fil.R.:TE WITH
SUCH COLleISSION:REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT
HEREciITH:CONTAINING A SVAINGS CLAUSE AND IeROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THREOF.
DE IT ORDAINED BY TEE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK:
Section 1: That and agency of the City Council af the City of
Round Rock is hereby created which shall be known as the Round Rock
Commission,and that such Commission ehail consist of (9)
nine members
Section 2: Of the original Commission,five (5) members shall be
appointed for two (2) year term and the other four (4) members
shall be appointed for one year terrns.Thereafter three mernbers
shall be appointed during even numbered years and four members
shall be appointed during odd numbered year; such appointments
to coincide with the terms served by the City Council members.
Section That as the terms of officeaf said positions terminate,
the City Council shall,as soon as possible,and at any rate within
sixty (60) days after
such expirations,appoint members to fill
such vacancies for a terrn of two years.The Coiancil if interim
vacancies occur ehall appoint a successor for the remainder of
such term,
SECTION 4: The Commission may estaoil5h its own rules as to the
attendance of is members to its meetings and,in futherance of
such,the Commission may,by a najority votesexpel any member who,
in the opinion of the Commissionemisses an unreasonable number
of meetings.
Section 5: The Commission is hereby empowered to establihs its own
Parliamentary procedure;provided that such shall not be in conflict
with the law applicable to the Commission or the following:
A quorum shall consist of a majority of the
entire membership of the Commission and any
issue to be voted on shall be resolved by a
majority of those present.
The Chairman shall be entitled to vote upon
any question,but -hall have no veto power.
Leetings shall be open to the public and minutes shall
kept,and shall be treated as a public record.
Section 6: The Commission shall have the power and shall be
required to:
1.L'iake,amend,extend and,q..cidto the master plan for the
physical development of the City.
2. The Commission shall study plans and plats of proposed sub-,
divisions and shall,within legal limitslreccommend that
such subdivisions meet with all the standards and
requirements as required by the ordinance of the City
regulating subdivisions.
3. Draft and recommend to the City Council for its action -an
official map of the City and recommend proposed changes
in such map.
4. Lake and recommend to the City Council for its action -
plans for the clearance and rebuilding of slum districts
and blighted areas ;hich may develop within the City,
5. Iake and recommend to the City Council for its action -
a zoning plan and recommend changes in such plan.
6. lake and recommend to the City Council for its action -
highway facilities and proposed extensions thereof.
Review and recommend to the City Council for its action -
alterations to existing buildingsplumbingtelectrical
and related codes,
8, Leet not less than once each month,meetings to be held at
the City Ilalllunless notice of change of meeting place be
published in a newspaper of General circulation in the
City of,Round Rock.
Perform such other functions as may be duly delegated to
them from time to time by the City Council.
at zuch Round Rock Planning Commission is hereby
e an adjunct to the City Council.All administrative
'Section 7:
declared t
personnel of the City are hereby
cooperate with and assist the Harming Commission at all reasonable
times.
Section 8: Repealing Clause: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
thorized and directed to
inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed:
provided,however,that such repeal shall be only to the extent of
such inconsistency,and in all other resects ti oralnance shi.1I
be cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the
subject matter covered by this ordinance,
Sec 9: Savin Clause: If any provision,exception,s-ction,
subsection,paragraph,sentence,clause or phrase of this ordinance
or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances,
shall f
eason be held unconstitutional,void or invalid
such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining
provision s of this ordinance or their application to other persons
or sets of circumstances and to this end,all provisions of this
ordinance
ere declared to be severable.
Section 10: Effective Dates: T1s ordinance shall tak effect from
and after its passage by the City Council.
INIRODUCEDIREAD D PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority
of the members of the City Council of the City of Round Rock,
on this the 14th February,A.D.1967
L.A.Oottre11,layor
. TEST:
STATUTORY PROCEDURE FOR ENACTING
A ZONING ORDINANCE
1011 d - PROCEDURE
City Council responsible, etc. , PROVIDED, HOWEVER:
"no such regulation restriction or boundary shall become effective
until:
(1)
after a public hearing in relation thereto
at which parties in interest and citizens shall have
an opportunity to be heard
at least 15 days notice of the time and place of
such hearing shall be published in an official paper,
or a paper of general circulation, in such municipality.
1011 f - ZONING COMMISSION
To avail itself of zoning power, the City Council shall:
(1)
(2)
appoint commission known as the Zoning Commission
which shall recommend the boundaries of the various
original districts and regulations for each
(3) Zoning Commission shall make a preliminary report
and hold public hearings thereon before submitting
final report.
(4) Legislative body shall not hold its public hearings
or take action until it has received the final report
of the Zoning Commission
PROVIDED - City by ORDINANCE, may provide for holding
its public hearing (after notice) jointly with any public
hearing held by Zoning Commission
BUT - City Council can't take action until receipt of
final report of Zoning Commission
City Planning Commission may be so appointed