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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1998-058 ORDINANCE NO. 98-58 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 82-73, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, SAME BEING ALSO KNOWN AS APPENDIX "D" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO ZONING REGULATIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 6 GENERAL PROVISIONS; AND SECTION 19 "R-MH" MOBILE HOME DISTRICT REGULATIONS PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH AN OFFENSE OCCURS OR CONTINUES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE p-- » BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Section 1. That Ordinance No. 82-73, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Grapevine, Texas same being also known as Appendix "D" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grapevine, Texas is hereby amended in the following particulars, and all other sections, subsections, paragraphs, definitions, words and phrases of said Appendix "D" are not amended but are hereby ratified, verified and affirmed: A. That Section 6 General Provisions, Subsection F is hereby amended to read as follows: "F. APPLICABILITY-EXISTING VARIANCES AND SPECIAL PERMITS, AND LICENSED MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS Variances granted prior to the date of this Ordinance shall remain valid provided the use authorized by such variance has been established. Any building, structure, or use for which a specific use permit has been granted pursuant to Ordinance No. 70-10 or for which a Site Plan District has been approved pursuant to Ordinance No. 82-73 shall be deemed to be a lawful, permitted use and shall have the same status as that of a special or '�`� conditional use authorized pursuant to this Ordinance; provided, however, no such building, structure, or use shall be altered, changed or expanded unless a conditional or special use permit therefore has been granted pursuant to this ordinance. Buildings, structures or uses allowed by variances or special permits which cannot be issued under this ordinance may continue subject to the provisions of Section 43 of this ordinance relating to non-conforming uses. Any manufactured home park for which a `'�`'� license has been issued for a manufactured home park pursuant to ��,.,�v Ordinance�6 and Chapter 24 of the code of ordinances and is zoned "R- MH" Manufactured Home District shall be deemed to be a lawful, permitted �l��,j�� use and shall have the same status as that of a manufactured home park � developed under the R-MH Manufactured Home District of this ordinance, provided, however, no manufactured home park may be expanded unless a conditional use permit therefore has been granted pursuant to this ordinance." B. That Section 19 "R-MH" Mobile Home District Regulations is amended in its entirety to read per the attached Exhibit "A". Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an sum not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense and a separate offense shall - be deemed committed each day during or on which an offense occurs or continues. µ� µ Section 3. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas, creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public business, property, health, safety and general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 5th day of May , 1998. ��:.<.� ORD. NO. 98-58 2 APPROVED: ��'��=y�� 1-, William D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: Lin Huff City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: .-.- John F. Boyle, Jr. ,�,�, City Attorney � ORD. NO. 98-58 3 Section 19. R-MH Manufactured Home District Regulations h,,r� PURPOSE: The R-MH Manufactured Home District is established to provide adequate space for manufactured home subdivision development. This district recognizes the manufactured home as a specific form of housing. USES GENERALLY: In an R-MH Manufactured Home District no land shall be used and no building shall be erected or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided. A. PRINCIPAL USES: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses for tracts of land not less than ten (10) acres in area: Single-family manufactured homes situated in a manufactured home subdivision. B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses of a manufactured home subdivision: 1. Manufactured home plo# rental office. 2. Common swimming pool no nearer than one hundred twenty (120) feet to any residentially zoned district. °° 3. Laundry room for the use of residents. �r� 4. Screened garbage storage on a concrete pad, no nearer than fifty (50) feet to any residentially zoned district, and not within the front setback. 5. Toilet and shower facilities. 6. Community or recreation building. 7. One storage building per lot one hundred twenty (120) square feet or less, and having no plumbing. 8. Communication equipment meeting the requirements of Chapter 7, Article XII of the Grapevine Code of Ordinance. 1Nhen any of the foregoing permitted accessory uses are detached from the principal single-family dwelling, said uses shall be located not less than forty-five (45) feet from the front lot line, twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way, and six (6) feet from rear and side lot lines. � C. PARKING REGULATIONS: Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be permitted as an accessory use to any principal permitted use provided that such �" 1 EXH18fT� �p ,�� —�� Page _..L,.,_ Of ' _ shall not be located on a required front yard. Off-street parking shall be provided , in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the City. D. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required. 1. Depth of front setback, feet........................... 30 2. Depth of rear setback, feet............................ 25 3. Width of side yard, feet..................................15 4. MANUFACTURED HOME: Only one single-family manufactured home shall be permitted on each lot or lot of record or each plot within a manufactured home subdivision. Each lot of record within a manufactured home subdivision shall contain a minimum of, square feet..........................5,000 5. Minimum square footage per dwelling unit, square feet........................600 E. HEIGHT REGULATIONS: The following height regulations shall be observed: 1. PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE: 1 story not to exceed 15 feet. � N 2. ACCESSORY STRUCTURE: 1 story not to exceed 15 feet, except storage buildings which shall not exceed 10 feet in height. F. OTHER REQUIREMENTS: All underpinning shall be of brick, stone, or other masonry or material of equal characteristics or comparable and matching material to exterior siding of the manufactured home with the necessary vents, screens, and/or openings, and shall be installed within forty (40) days after emplacement of the manufactured home. �,.:� � 2 � �^�� EXHIBIT� TO � � , P�re .-� - �f ��