HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2000-024 ORDINANCE NO. 2000-24
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 16 "R-5.0" ZERO LOT LINE
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 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 16 "R-5.0" Zero Lot Line District Regulations is hereby
amended by amending Subsection C.6 to read as follows:
"C. 6. Single Family detached dwellings with a minimum front yard
depth of twenty (20) feet when the dwellings are constructed
as period homes. A period home is defined as a house in
which the exterior elevation incorporates amenities from
housing designs during the 1930's through the 1950's period.
When a twenty (20) foot front yard depth is established by a
Conditional Use Permit, all lots fronting on one side of a street
between two (2) intersecting streets, shall maintain a uniform
front yard setback for the entire block.
Single family detached dwellings developed as period homes
constructed with a six (6) foot minimum side yard on each side.
Final elevations of proposed period homes, with type or kind
of building material used, and a final plat shall be submitted as
a part of the conditional use permit request. Calculation of the
percentage of masonry of the entire structure shall be provided
in the application for the conditional use permit. A Period
Home Committee consisting of a member of the Planning and
Zoning Commission (appointed by the Planning and Zoning
Chairman), the City Council representative to the Planning and
Zoning Commission, and the Township Restoration
Coordinator may approve additional period home elevations or
amendments to existing elevations when a conditional use
permit is approved for period homes. The Director of
Development Services may approve minor changes to the
exterior elevations such as window, door, and porch railings."
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 a 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.
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 7th day of March, 2000.
APPROVED:
William D. Tate
Mayor
ORD. NO. 2000-24 2
ATTEST:
Linda Huff 611
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John F. Boyle, Jr.
City Attorney
ORD. NO. 2000-24 3