Ord 127-96 9/3/1996Y
ORDINANCE NO. � r1 -
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING A TREE BOARD; FINDING AND
DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE
WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, trees, shrubs and other plants provide for beautification and other
ecological benefits of the City; and,
WHEREAS, a tree ordinance encourages beautification, air cooling and purification,
noise abatement and property value enhancement; and,
WHEREAS, a Tree Board would aid in the informing and educating of the community
as to the virtues trees have in enhancing the City; and,
WHEREAS, the interest of all citizens would best be served by the creation of a Tree
Board to address the needs of the citizens of Wichita Falls in ecologically improving our City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Article V of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Wichita
Falls is hereby amended to be entitled "Tree Board," and hereby is adopted, the same to read
as follows:
"ARTICLE V. Tree Board
See. 2 -161. Creation.
There is hereby established a Tree Board which shall inform and educate the citizens as
to the benefits and enhancements that urban tree planning can have for the City of Wichita
Falls. The Tree Board shall consist of at least seven (7) members.
Sec. 2 -162. Qualifications of Members.
(a) Members of the Board shall be appointed by the City Manager and shall serve
without compensation. The City Manager or his designee shall serve as the Chairperson of the
Tree Board. Members shall include the following:
City Manager or his designee
City Horticulturist
Parks Maintenance Supervisor
Director of Parks and Recreation
• representative from the Traffic /Transportation Department
• representative of the Community Development Department
• representative of the Clean Community Commission
(b) In addition to the seven (7) members listed above, the City Manager may have
the ability to appoint up to five (5) ex- officio members. The ex- officio members shall be
subject to the same restrictions as the members of the Board; however, the ex- officio members
shall not have a vote and shall not be considered in determining the presence of a quorum.
Sec. 2 -163. Terms.
(a) Initially, the citizen appointee to the Board from the Clean Community
Commission shall serve for a period of one (1) year. Thereafter, this citizen appointee shall be
appointed for a term of two (2) years or until a successor is named.
(b) Appointments to fill any vacancy on the Board shall be by the City Manager,
and that member shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Sec. 2 -164. Applicability.
This ordinance provides full power and authority over all trees, plants and shrubs
located within street rights -of -way, parks and public places of the City; and to trees, plants and
shrubs located on private property that constitute a hazard or threat.
Sec. 2 -165. Maintenance Responsibilities.
To insure that the goals of the Tree Board are met, the following departments shall
have the following areas of responsibility if so directed by the City Manager:
(a) Park maintenance shall be provided by the Parks Department, and it shall
monitor any urban forestry plan, including any public parks and medians. A list of
recommended landscape plants shall be provided by the Parks Department to any individual
who requests such information.
(b) Any vegetation, shrubs or trees that create a traffic hazard by their growth shall
be monitored by the Traffic Department.
(c) Any commercial urban landscaping that are subject to regulation of zoning shall
be monitored by the Planning Department.
Sec. 2 -166. Meetings.
The Tree Board shall meet on an as- needed basis, but shall hold one meeting per
quarter during a calendar year.
Sec. 2 -167. Duties and Powers of the Board.
The Board shall have the following duties, functions, powers and responsibilities:
a. to serve in an advisory capacity to the City Manager and
the Parks and Recreation Department in respect to all
matters pertaining to the regulation of the planting,
maintenance and removal of trees, shrubs and other plants
on public property.
b. to provide education and information to the citizens about
proper urban forestry.
C. to advise on developing a comprehensive plan for urban
tree planting for the City of Wichita Falls.
The powers of the Board shall be purely advisory, voluntary and persuasive. "
SECTION 2. Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of
this ordinance, it being hereby expressly declared that this ordinance and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause and phrase hereof would have been prepared, proposed, adopted,
approved and ratified irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. It is hereby found and determined that the meeting at which this
ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of'�'Q Dn ' 1996.
M A Y O R
ATTEST:
City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 121-96
ORDINANCE WAIVING
SECTION 22 -1 (a)(9) OF
THE CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES TO PERMIT
SIGNS DURING A WICHI-
TA FALLS RADIO CON -
TROL CLUB EVENT
OCTOBER 5TH AND 6TH, 9 Here)
1996 IN JAYCEE PARK
ORDINANCE NO.122 -96
ORDINANCE WAIVING'
SECTION 27 -30 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES
WITH RESPECT TO
PLACING A SIDEWALK
ON THE NORTH SIDE
F.M. 1954 ADJACENT TO
THE SOUTH LINE OF
LOTS 1 -6, BLOCK 1, MON-
AGHAN RANCH ESTATES
ORDINANCE NO. 123-96
ORDINANCE WAIVING
APPENDIX A, SUBDIVI-
SION SECTION 9 (B) (2)
(a) OF THE CODE OF OR-
DINANCES WITH RE-
SPECT TO PLACING
CURB AND GUTTER ON
THE NORTH SIDE F.M.
1954 ADJACENT TO THE
SOUTH LINE OF LOTS 1 -6,
BLOCK 1, MONAGHAN ,
RANCH ESTATES
ORDINANCE NO. 124-96
ORDINANCE WAIVING j
APPENDIX A, SUBDIVI
-
SION SECTION 9 (B) (2)
(a) OF THE CODE OF OR-
DINANCES WITH RE-
SPECT TO PLACING
CURB AND GUTTER ON
.THE WEST SIDE OF S. LEWIS
WRANGLERS RETREAT rrPUWX
ADJACENT TO THE EAST
LINE OF LOT 69 -A, SEC-
TION FIVE AND THE , A&)
SOUTH SIDE OF WRAN-
GLERS RETREAT ADJA-
CENT TO THE NORTH
LINE OF LOT 80, SEC-
TION FIVE, LANDRUM &
HENDERSON SUBDIVI-
SION
ORDINANCE NO.125 -96
ORDINANCE WAIVING
SECTION 27 -30 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES
WITH RESPECT TO
PLACING A SIDEWALK
ON THE EAST SIDE OF
HUNTINGTON LANE AD-
JACENT TO THE WEST
LINE OF LOT 1, BLOCK
24, WICHITA VALLEY
FARMS SUBDIVISION
ORDINANCE NO. 126-96
ORDINANCE WAIVING
APPENDIX A, SUBDIVI-
SION SECTION 9 (B) (S)
(a) OF THE CODE OF OR-
DINANCES WITH RE-
SPECT TO PLACING
CURB AND GUTTER ON
THE EAST SIDE OF HUN -
TINGTON LANE ADJA-
CENT TO THE WEST
LINE OF LOT 1, BLOCK
24, WICHITA VALLEY
FARMS SUBDIVISION
ORDINANCE NO.127 -96
ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, ESTAB-
LISHING A T R E E
BOARD; FINDING AND
DETERMINING THAT
T H E ME E T I N G AT
WHICH THIS ORDINANCE
WAS PASSED WAS OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC AS RE-
QUIRED BY LAW
ORDINANCE NO. 128-96
ORDINANCE REZONING
LOTS 12 & 13, BLOCK 11,
HOMEWOOD HEIGHTS
ADDITION (607 & 609
FLOOD STREET), WICHI-
TA FALLS, TEXAS FROM
SINGLE FAMILY -2 RESI-
DENTIAL TO MULTIFAM-
ILY ZONING (CASE R
96 -10); FINDING AND DE-
, 7ERMINING THAT THE
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Affidavit of Publication
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WICHITA
On this ' T c day of
A.D... ........ persony(ally appeared before me, the undersigned authority
lY bookkeeper
for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Wichita Falls
Times/Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in Wichita County,
Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states that the attached
advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising published
in _ ..; issues thereof on the following dates:
Bookkeeper for I—es Publishing Company
of Wichita Falls
Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above written:
ORDINANCE NO. 128-96
ORDINANCE REZONING
LOTS 12 & 13, BLOCK 11,
HOMEWOOD HEIGHTS
ADDITION (607 & 609
FLOOD STREET), WICHI-
TA FALLS, TEXAS FROM
SINGLE FAMILY -2 RESI-
DENTIAL TO MULTIFAM.
ILY ZONING (CASE R
96 -10); FINDING AND DE-
7ERMINING THAT THE
MEETING AT WHICH
THIS ORDINANCE WAS
PASSED WAS OPEN TO .
THE PUBLIC AS RE
QUIRED BY LAW
ORDINANCE NO.129 -96
ORDINANCE REZONING
APPROXIMATELY 55
ACRES OUT OF BLOCKS
26 AND 27, DENTON CO.
SCHOOL LAND LEAGUE
1 , WICHITA FALLS, TEX-
AS FROM S I N G L E
FAMILY -2 RESIDENTIAL
TO GENERAL COMMER-
CIAL CONDITIONED
ZONING; FINDING AND
DETERMINING THAT
THE MEETING AT
WHICH THIS ORDINANCE
WAS PASSED WAS OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC AS RE- j
QUIRED BY LAW
ORDINANCE NO.130 -96
ORDINANCE REZONING
401, 403 AND 405 SWARTZ
AVENUE, LOTS 5, 6 AND
7, BLOCK 6,SOUTH PARK
ADDITION, WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, FROM
RESIDENTIAL MIXED
USE TO HEAVY COM-
MERCIAL ZONING (CASE
R 96 -09); FINDING AND
DETERMINING THAT
THE MEETING AT
WHICH THIS ORDINANCE
WAS PASSED WAS OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC AS RE-
QUIRED BY LAW
ORDINANCE NO. 131-96
ORDINANCE WAIVING
SECTION 11 OF ORDI-
NANCE 2491 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES
WITH RESPECT TO AL-
COHOL SALES WITHIN
300 FEET OF A STATE
SUPPORTED PUBLIC
SCHOOL, AND GRANTING
THIS WAIVER FOR
PROPERTY LOCATED AT
4105 MAPLEWOOD AVE-
NUE; FINDING AND DE-
TERMINING THAT THE
MEETING AT WHICH
THIS ORDINANCE WAS
PASSED WAS OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC AS RE-
QUIRED BY LAW