HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 16-012ORDINANCE NO. 16-012
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28, ARTICLE
28.02, SECTION 28.02.007, SUBSECTIONS 28.02.007(x)(1) and
28.02.007(a)(5)(E) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
BEAUMONT, TEXAS TO MAKE CHANGES RELATING TO THE
MEMBERS OF THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
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THAT Chapter 28, Article 28.02, Section 28.02.007, Subsection 28.02.007(a) of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont, be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 28.02.007 Historic landmark commission
(a) Creation of historic landmark commission. For the purpose of recommending
historic -cultural landmark preservation designations and districts and for the purpose of
approving or making recommendations on the construction, alteration, reconstruction,
demolition, or relocation of buildings and structures on sites located within HC -L and
HC -D zones, Historic -Cultural Landmark Preservation designation, there is hereby
created a historic landmark commission. The historic landmark commission shall be
composed and appointed as follows:
(1) The historic landmark commission shall consist of twelve (12)
members appointed by the city council, including the following:
(A) One member shall be a member of the city planning
commission.
(B) One member shall be a licensed architect.
(C) One member shall be a licensed attorney.
(D) One member shall be a professional historian.
(E) One member shall be a member of the Beaumont Heritage
Society.
(F) One member shall be a member of the Jefferson County
Historical commission.
(G) Six (6) members shall be appointed from the community at
large. All members shall have knowledge and experience of the
architectural, archaeological, cultural, social, economic, ethnic and
political history of Beaumont.
Section 2.
THAT Chapter 28, Article 28.02, Section 28.02.007, Subsection 28.02.007(a)(5)(E) of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont, be and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 28.02.007 Historic landmark commission
(5) Operational procedures shall be established by the historic landmark
commission as follows:
(E) Seven (7) members shall constitute a quorum, and all issued
shall be decided by a simple majority vote of the members
present and voting.
Section 3.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause of phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any
reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end, the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
Section 4.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent
of the conflict only.
Section 5.
That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be
punished, as provided in Section 1.01.009 of the Code or Ordinance of Beaumont,
Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 15th day of
March, 2016.
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