ORDINANCE 2025-10 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GATESVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GATESVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES BYI REPEALING SEC. 10-21 OF CHAPTER 10, DISOLVING THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS; REPEALING SECTION 5 OF ORDINANCE 1995-17, DISOLVING THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE. WHEREAS, the City ofGatesville is a Home Rule Municipality operating under the laws of the State ofTexas; and WHEREAS, Ordinance 2001-07 was adopted June 12, 2001, establishing a Construction Board of Appeals; and WHEREAS, Ordinance 1995-17 was adopted in 1995, establishing a Board of Adjustment; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Gatesville would like to repeal Ordinance 2001-07 which is noted as Sec. 10-21 "Creating a construction board of adjustment and appeals." . in the Gatesville Code of Ordinances; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Gatesville would like to repeal Section 5 "Board of Adjustment" of the Zoning Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GATESVILLE, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. The findings set forth in the above preamble to this Ordinance are true and correct and are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by this reference. SECTION 2. The Code of Ordinances of the City of Gatesville, Texas is hereby amended at Chapter 10, Article II, Division 1, "Generally", Repealing Sec. 10-21. "Creating a construction board of adjustment and appeals. 99 SECTION 3. The Zoning Ordinance, Section 5 "Board of Adjustment" is Repealed. SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this Ordinance, or the appliçation thereof to any person or under any circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions oft this Ordinance, and the City Council ofthe City of Gatesville, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity. SECTION 5. It is officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law, and public notice ofthe time, place and purpose of this meeting was given as required by law. SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval. Ordinance 2025-10 Page 2 of 2 The foregoing Ordinance No. 2025-10 was read the first time and passed to the second reading this 11th day of March 2025. The foregoing Ordinance No. 2025-10 was read the second time and passed to the third reading this gth day of April 2025. The foregoing Ordinance No. 2025-10 was read the third time and was passed and adopted as an Ordinance to the City of Gatesville, Texas, this 22nd day of April 2025. OF BY: 1 Chwhe GARY MÇHUMLEY, MAYOR 1870 ATTESTED: APPROVED AS TO FORM: P A A HOLLY OWENS, T.R.M.C. VICTORIA THOMAS CITY SECRETARY CITY ATTORNEY