ORDINANCE NO. 25-793 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION ON CERTAIN PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, BEING APPROXIMATELY 24.58 ACRES OF LAND SITUATED IN THE HUDSON, WADE H SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 716 TRACT 2, IDENTIFIED AS PARCEL 05308534, AND MORE GENERALLY LOCATED AT 7205 HUDSON VILLAGE CREEK RD., CITY OF KENNEDALE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM "C2" COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO "I" INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND EXHIBITS INCORPORATED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REFLECT SUCH CHANGE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Kennedale, Texas (the "City"), is a home rule city acting under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, the City heretofore adopted the Unified Development Code of the City, as amended, which ordinance regulates and restricts the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, and other purposes, and provides for the establishment of zoning districts of such number, shape, and area as may be best suited to carry out these regulations in conformance with Chapter 211 of the Texas Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Kennedale Unified Development Code Article 22, the owners of the property herein described and depicted in Exhibit "A" attached herein, have filed an application to rezone said property; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City held a public hearing on December 22, 2025, with respect to the proposed rezoning as described herein; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City held public hearings on January 20, 2026, with respect to the proposed rezoning as described herein; and WHEREAS, the City has complied with all requirements of Chapter 211 of the Local Government Code, the Kennedale Unified Development Code, Article 22, and all other laws dealing with notice, publication, and procedural requirements for the approval of rezoning on the property; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City does hereby deem it advisable and in the public interest to amend the Unified Development Code, as amended, as described herein NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The Unified Development Code, as amended, is hereby amended so that the permitted uses in the hereinafter described area shall be altered, changed and amended as shown and described below: An approximate 24.58 acres of land situated in the Hudson, Wade H. Survey, Abstract No. 716 Tract 2, identified as Parcel 05308534, and more generally located at 7205 Hudson Village Creek Rd., City of Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas, as more fully described below and depicted in Exhibit "A" (attached and incorporated herein), shall be rezoned from "C" Commercial District to "I" Industrial District. SECTION 2. The zoning districts and boundaries herein established have been made in accordance with the comprehensive plan for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the community. They have been designed to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from fire, panic, flood and other dangers, to provide adequate light and air, to prevent overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population, to facilitate the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewerage, parks and other public requirements. They have been made after a full and complete hearing with reasonable consideration among other things of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for the particular uses allowed and with a view of conserving the value of the buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the community. SECTION 3. The Development Standards for the Property, shall be those as described in the Unified Development Code as amended and all other applicable and pertinent ordinances of the City. SECTION 4. The official Zoning Map of the City is hereby amended, and the Director of Community Development is directed to revise the official Zoning Map to reflect the approved Planned Development District as set forth above. SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall be cumulative of the Unified Development Code, as amended, and all provisions of other ordinances affecting zoning and land use, and of the Code of Ordinances, City of Kennedale, Texas, as amended, except when the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 6. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance are severable, and if any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase 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 sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase. SECTION 8. Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any provision of this Ordinance, as adopted by the City Council shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine as provided in Section 1-6 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Kennedale, Texas. Each day any such violation or violations exist shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such. SECTION 9. All rights and remedies of the City are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of the Unified Development Code or any ordinances governing zoning that have accrued at the time of the effective date of this Ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this Ordinance, but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 10. The City Secretary of the City is hereby directed to publish the caption in the official newspaper of the City as required by Section 3.10 of the Charter of the City. SECTION 11. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after the date of its passage and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS, THIS THE ON THIS DAY OF JANUARY, 2026. APPROVED: Brad Horton, Mayor ATTEST: Barbara Dahl, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Carvan E. Adkins City Attorney IPL0311255 Feb 6 2026