HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2003-084 ORDINANCE NO. 2003-84
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 BY
PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO
ZONING REGULATIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 16
"R.5.0" ZERO-LOT LINE DISTRICT; SECTION 54 MASONRY
REQUIREMENTS; AND SECTION 55 PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS; 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,
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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 is hereby amended by amending
Section 16.C.6 to read as follows:
C. CONDITIONAL USES:
"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.
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."
B. That Section 16 "R-5.0" Zero-Lot-Line District, Section 16.E is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS:
No application for a building permit for the construction of a principal building
shall be approved unless a plat, meeting all requirements of the City of
" Grapevine, has been approved by the City Council and recorded in the
official records of Tarrant County."
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C. That Section 16 "R-5.0" Zero-Lot-Line District, Subsection 16.G.3 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"3. Width of side yard on each side shall be 6 feet.
Side yard setbacks for final subdivision plats approved between
January 21, 1986 and month/date/year shall be 12-inches on one side
and 11-feet on the opposite side or, upon approval of a conditional
use permit, 6-feet on each side.
Provided, however the side yard setbacks contained in this subsection
G.3 shall not apply to final subdivision plats approved and filed prior
to January 21, 1986 and the side yard setbacks applied to the
approved plat shall be those in force and effect prior to the adoption
of this ordinance."
D. That Section 54 Masonry Requirements is hereby amended by the addition of the
following paragraph at the end of the subsection to read as follows:
"Any buildings or structures within a site that has received "HL" Historic
, Landmark Subdistrict designation are exempt from the requirements set forth
in this section."
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E. That Section 55 Performance Standards is hereby amended by amending Section
55.A.5.b.(1).(b.) to read as follows:
"(b) Eliminate all direct visibility of the lighting element at a point 5 feet above the
ground level at all subject property lines adjacent to any residential zoning
district(s)."
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.
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 Th� GITY c�F
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 16th day of December, 2003.
APPROVED:
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William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
Linda Huff
City Secretary
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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John F. Boyle, Jr.
City Attorney
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