HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1979-036 ORDINANCE NO. 79-36
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE CITY CODE OF
GRAPEVINE , TEXAS , SAME BEING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
ORDINANCE , BY AMENDING CHAPTER 14, HEIGHT, AREA AND
SPACE REGULATIONS , BY ADDING SECTION 7 TO ALLOW THE
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND AND THE CITY
otoft COUNCIL TO REQUIRE A MINIMUM FRONT YARD, REAR YARD OR
SIDE YARD SET BACK GREATER THAN THAT REQUIRED AS A
MINIMUM SET BACK BY THE SPECIFIC ZONING DISTRICT WHERE
THE SAFETY OF THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AND THE GENERAL
WELFARE , HEALTH AND MORALS OF THE COMMUNITY REQUIRE
A GREATER DEPTH; AND BY AMENDING CHAPTER 17 , OPEN
STORAGE AND SCREENING REGULATIONS BY ADDING SECTION
5 TO ALLOW THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO
RECOMMEND AND THE CITY COUNCIL TO REQUIRE SCREENING
OR FENCING ON ANY ZONING CHANGE IN ADDITION TO OR
IN LIEU OF SCREENING OR FENCING REQUIREMENTS SET OUT
SPECIFICALLY IN THE CITY CODE WHERE THE GENERAL HEALTH,
WELFARE AND MORALS OF THE COMMUNITY REQUIRE SCREENING OR
FENCING; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
PENALTY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ow.* GRAPEVINE , TEXAS :
SECTION 1. That Title 10 , Chapter 14 of the City Code
of Grapevine , Texas , be, and the same is hereby amended by
adding Section 7 as follows :
"10-14-7 : Required Yards :
"The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the
City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas , may require
a minimum front yard, rear yard or side yard greater than
that required as a minimum set back by the specific zoning
district when the safety of the traveling public and the
general health, welfare and morals of the community require
greater set back depth. "
SECTION 2 . That Title 10 , Chapter 17 of the City Code of
Grapevine, Texas , be , and the same is hereby amended by adding
Section 5 as follows :
"10-17-5 : Additional Screening or Fencing:
"(A) The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and
the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas , may
require screening or fencing on any zoning change in
,,, addition to or in lieu of screening or fencing requirements
set out specifically anywhere else in the City Code of
Grapevine, Texas , when the nature and character of surrounding
or adjacent property dictate a need to require such screening
or fencing devices in order to protect such property and to
further provide protection for the general health, welfare
and morals of the community.
" (B) The Planning and Zoning Commission' s recommendations
and the City Council ' s requirements under this section shall
contain the following :
1. Specific location of fence.
2 . Height of fence.
3 . Type of construction.
4. Location of openings , if any.
"(C) All fences or screening devices required to be
0P..* constructed under this section shall be completed prior
to the issuance of any Certificates of Occupancy for any
other building or structure on any of the property within
the area of the zoning change which prompted said fence or
screening requirement; unless the City Council modifies this
requirement either through the zoning case itself or through
subsequent formal action.
" (D) All fences or screening devices required to be
constructed under this section must be maintained by
the owner and failure to maintain same will constitute
a violation of this section. "
SECTION 3 . This ordinance shall be cumulative of all other
ordinances of the City of Grapevine affecting zoning and shall
not repeal any of the provisions of said ordinances except in
those instances where provisions of those ordinances which are
in direct conflict with the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the terms and provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed to be severable and that if the validity of any
portion of this ordinance shall be declared to be invalid, the
same shall not affect the validity of the balance of this ordinance.
SECTION 5 . That any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to
the same penalties provided for in Ordinance No. 70-10 Zoning
Ordinance of the City of Grapevine, Texas , same being Title 10
of the City Code of Grapevine, Texas .
SECTION 6 . That fact that the present zoning ordinance
and regulations of the City are inadequate to properly safeguard
the health, safety, morals , peace and general welfare of the
inhabitants of the City creates an emergency for the immediate
preservation of the public business , property, health, safety and
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general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance
shall become effective from and after the date of its final
passage, as provided by the Charter of the City, and it is
accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE ,
TEXAS , this the 7th day of August A.D. 1979 .
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