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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
FROM: ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGER
H.T. HARDY, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICESV�
DATE: OCTOBER 17, 2000
SUBJECT: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 13, "R-20" SINGLE FAMILY
DISTRICT; SECTION 14, "R-12.5" SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT; SECTION
15, "R-7.5" SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT; SECTION 16, "R-5.0" ZERO LOT
LINE DISTRICT; SECTION 17, "R-3.5" TWO FAMILY DISTRICT;
SECTION 18, "R-3.75" THREE AND FOUR FAMILY DISTRICT;
SECTION 39, "HL" HISTORIC LANDMARK SUBDISTRICT; AND
SECTION 58, PARKING, LOADING AND OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA
DEVELOPMENT
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council consider
amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, relative to Section 13, "R-20"
Single Family District, Section 14, "R-12.5" Single Family District, Section 15, "R-7.5"
Single Family District, Section 16, "R-5.0" Zero Lot Line District, Section 17, "R-3.5" Two
Family District, and Section 18, "R-3.75' Three and Four Family District, to regulate the
parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats in the
required front yard and take any action necessary.
Staff also recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council
consider an amendment to Section 39, "HL" Historic Landmark Subdistrict relative to off-
street parking, loading, and development standards and to Section 58, Parking,
Loading, and Outside Storage Area Development Standards relative to the creation of
an alternative paving standard and the establishment of ribbon drives as an option for
providing drive access for property with designation as a Historic Landmark Subdistrict.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18
City Council approved changes to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance regulating the
parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, and boats in the
required front yard for a 72 -hour period at the September 21, 1999 public hearing.
Since that time, the current ordinance has been challenged in court and it is the
decision of the court that staff must prove that the vehicle was not moved at any time
within a 72 -hour period. Staff proposes the following language be inserted in each of
the residential districts (Sections 13 through 18) in lieu of the existing language.
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Under the proposed amendment, a violation will occur with proof that a vehicle was in
the required front yard for four consecutive days, at any time, for any length of time.
" Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats (all listed
hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the required front yard except in the
following circumstances:
1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway in the front
yard issued by the Director of Development Services (Director), or his
designee, after a determination is made by the Director that it is not feasible
to park said vehicle in the side or rear yard.
2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3) consecutive days, the
said vehicles may be parked in the required front yard on a paved driveway
for three (3) consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3) consecutive
24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front yard on Friday
evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next two (2) days, Saturday and
Sunday, with the authorized parking time ending at 12:00 a.m. Sunday night.
Parking of the vehicle in the front yard for all or any part of consecutive
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other combination of three (3)
consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle parked in front yard at any time
on Monday in the example, the vehicle is parked in violation of this
ordinance."
Section 39, "HL" Historic Landmark Subdistrict and Section 58, Parking, Loading, and
Outside Storage Area Development Standards
Over the past year Staff has received several requests from property owners within the
historic downtown area seeking alternatives to the parking and paving standards
currently established in the zoning ordinance. Historically, drive access from the street
in this area of town was of a gravel or other "non -paved" type material. This ordinance
amendment would allow an alternative granular surface for parking, loading, and
driveway areas, with designation as a Historic Landmark Subdistrict. A typical driveway
and parking area that would result from this amendment would be a six inch base of
crushed limestone topped with either pea -gravel or crushed granite to resemble the
iron -ore gravel parking lots of the past.
The proposed amendment to Section 39 is similar in scope to the standards established
in the Central Business District development guidelines providing an alternative
mechanism for establishing the amount of parking provided, parking area location,
driveway placement, and driveway/driving lane width by the Planning and Zoning
Commission upon submittal of an alternative plan.
Additionally, Staff has received requests to construct ribbon drives as an optional
means of providing access to garages from the street right-of-way in the historic
downtown area. As it is currently written, ribbon drives are not permitted as an
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alternative means of driveway construction. Ribbon drives were a historic method of
providing driveway access in early 20th century neighborhoods especially in the
Dallas/Fort Worth area. Staff recommends establishing two, 30 -inch wide concrete
ribbons separated by a 36 -inch wide grass strip to accommodate the variety of widths of
motor vehicles in use today.
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Section 13. R-20 Single -Family District Regulations
PURPOSE: The R-20 Single -Family District is established to provide for areas requiring
minimum lot sizes of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in order to promote low
population densities and establish or maintain a rural character within the subdivision. This
district is appropriate for those areas exhibiting large lot development and maintaining a
rural environment, and for newly annexed territory into the City of Grapevine.
USES GENERALLY: In an R-20 Single -Family district no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:
1. Single -Family detached dwellings.
2. Churches, convents, and other places of worship.
3. Parks, playgrounds and nature preserves, publicly owned.
4. Public utility uses required to service the district.
5. Agricultural uses subject to the provisions of Ordinance 75-25, Chapter 6,
Section 6.2.
6. Temporary buildings when they are to be used only after construction
purposes or as a field office within a subdivision only. Such temporary
construction buildings shall be removed immediately upon completion or
abandonment of construction and such field office shall be removed
immediately upon occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of the lots in the
subdivision.
7. Model homes and model home parking lots are permitted as a temporary use
in new subdivisions, provided a notice is continually posted in a prominent
place in a livable area in the home and the owner signs an affidavit on a form
approved by the Director of Development Services affirming compliance with
all the regulations of this section.
B. ACCESSORY USES:
The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to a single-family detached
dwelling provided that none shall be a source of income to the owner or user of the
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principal single-family dwelling, except for customary home occupation.
Off-street parking and private garages in connection with any use permitted
in this district.
2. Servants' quarters not leased or rented to anyone other than the family of a
bona fide servant, giving more than fifty (50) percent of his or her employed
time at the premises to which the servants' quarters is an accessory use and
in the employ of the family occupying said premises.
3. Guest quarters, cabana, pavilion, or roofed area.
4. Private swimming pools and tennis courts.
5. Accessory buildings (storage buildings, hobby shops, barns).
6. Signs subject to the provisions of Section 60.
7. Customary home occupation.
8. Communication equipment meeting the requirements of Chapter 7, Article
XII of the Grapevine Code of Ordinance.
When 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 and shall meet the requirements of Section
42.C.,D.,E.,F. and G.
Accessory buildings more than sixteen (16) feet in height shall be set back from the
rear property line six (6) feet plus two (2) additional feet for each additional foot of
height over sixteen (16) feet. The height of the structures shall be measured from
the top of the slab or from its bottom floor.
CONDITIONAL USES:
The following conditional uses may be permitted provided they meet the provisions
of Section 48 and a Conditional Use Permit is issued.
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Public and non profit institutions of an educational, religious or cultural type
excluding correctional institutions.
Non profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis . courts.
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3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding miniature golf
courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
5. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other places of worship
developed on property other than the platted lot of record of the principal
use, provided all or a portion of the property utilized for parking is located
within 300 feet of the platted lot of record.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage may occupy
residences with an R-20 Single-family district.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any permitted or
conditional use shall be screened in accordance with the provisions of
Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any adjacent residential development or
use.
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4. Subdivisions approved prior to December 4, 1984 shall be deemed to be
lawful. These subdivisions shall have the same status as subdivisions
authorized pursuant to this ordinance. Buildings, or structures, within those
subdivisions may meet the requirements of Section 15.F., 15.G., and 15.1.
of this ordinance, except no lot existing at the time of passage of this
ordinance shall be reduced in area below twenty thousand (20,000) square
feet.
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.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS:
The following density requirements shall apply:
1. Maximum Density: The maximum density within the R-20 District shall not
i exceed two (2) dwelling units per acre of gross area.
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2. Lot Size: Lots for any permitted use shall have a minimum area of twenty
thousand (20,000) square feet.
3. Minimum Open Space: All areas not devoted to buildings, structures or off-
street parking area shall be devoted to grass, trees, gardens, shrubs, or
other suitable landscape material. In addition, all developments shall reserve
open space in accordance with the provisions of Section 51.
4. Maximum building coverage: The combined area occupied by all main and
accessory buildings and structures shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the
total lot area.
5. Maximum Impervious Area: The combined area occupied by all buildings,
structures, off-street parking and paved areas shall not exceed sixty (60)
percent of the total lot area.
6. Minimum Floor Area: The minimum square footage of a dwelling unit shall
be not less than sixteen hundred (1600) square feet of floor area.
G. AREA REGULATIONS:
The following minimum standards shall be required:
1. Depth of front yard, feet — 40
A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the area of the lot within the required front
yard setback shall be a landscaped area.
2. Depth of rear yard, feet - 25
3. Width of side yard on each side, feet - 15
4. Width of lot, feet -100, except reverse frontage lots shall be a minimum of
130 feet in width.
5. Depth of lot, feet - 100
6. Distance Between Buildings: The minimum distance between principal or
accessory buildings on adjacent lots shall be not less than thirty (30) feet.
7. Only one single-family detached dwelling shall be permitted on each lot or
lot of record as the case may be.
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H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS:
Whenever an R-20 Single family development is located adjacent to an existing
multifamily district (RMF -1, RMF -2, R-3.75, R-TH) or a non-residential district,
without any division such as a dedicated public street, park, or permanent open
space, all principal buildings or structures shall be set back a minimum of forty (40)
feet from the adjoining property line. The setback area shall contain appropriate
landscape improvements, fencing, berms or trees to adequately buffer adjoining
uses.
I. HEIGHT:
The following maximum height regulations shall be observed.
1. Height of principal structure, two (2) stories not to exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
2. Height of accessory structure, one and one-half (1-1/2) stories not to exceed
twenty (20) feet, except a storage building one hundred twenty (120) square
feet or less shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height.
J. OFF-STREET PARKING:
Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be allowed as an accessory use to
any principal permitted use provided that such shall not be located on a required
front yard. Off -Street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions
of Section 56 and 58 of this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the City.
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Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats (all
listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the required front yard
except in the following circumstances:
1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway in the front
yard issued by the Director of Development Services (Director), or his
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designee, after a determination is made by the Director that it is not
feasible to park said vehicle in the side or rear yard.
2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3) consecutive days, the
said vehicles may be parked in the required front yard on a paved
driveway for three (3) consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3)
consecutive 24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front
yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next two (2)
days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized parking time ending at
12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of the vehicle in the front yard for all
or any part of consecutive Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other
combination of three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle
parked in front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle
is parked in violation of this ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET LOADING:
No off-street loading is required in the R-20 District for residential uses. Off-street
loading for conditional uses may be required as determined by the Planning
Commission.
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0 Section 14. R-12.5 Single -Family District Regulations
PURPOSE: The R-12.5 Single -Family District is established to provide for areas requiring
minimum lot sizes of twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) square feet in order to promote
low population densities and provide the opportunity to establish a rural character within
the subdivision. This district is intended to be composed of single-family dwellings together
with public parks essential to create basic neighborhood units.
USES GENERALLY: In an R-12.5 Single -Family district no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
A. PERMITTED USES:
The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:
1. Single -Family detached dwellings.
2. Churches, convents, and other places of worship.
3. Parks, playgrounds, and nature preserves, publicly owned.
4. Public utility uses required to service the district.
5. Temporary buildings when they are to be used only for construction purposes
or as a field office within a subdivision approved by the City for the sale of
the real estate of that subdivision only. Such temporary construction
buildings shall be removed immediately upon completion or abandonment
of construction and such field office shall be removed immediately upon
occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of the lots in the subdivision.
6. Model homes and model home parking lots are permitted as a temporary use
in new subdivisions provided a notice is continually posted in a prominent
place in a livable area in the home and the owner signs an affidavit on a form
approved by the Director of Development Services affirming compliance with
all the regulations of this section.
B. ACCESSORY USES:
The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to a single-family detached
dwelling provided that none shall be a source of income to the owner or user of the
principal single-family dwellings, except for customary home occupation.
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1 Off-street parking and private garages in connection with any use permitted
in this district.
2. Cabana, pavilion, or roofed area.
3. Private swimming pools.
4. Accessory Buildings.
5. Signs subject to the provisions of Section 60.
6. Customary home occupation.
7. Communication equipment meeting the requirements of Chapter 7, Article
XII of the Grapevine Code of Ordinance.
When 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 and shall meet the requirements of Section
42.C.,D.,E.,F., and G.
Accessory buildings more than sixteen (16) feet in height shall be set back from the
rear property line six (6) feet plus two (2) additional feet for each additional foot of
height over sixteen (16) feet. The height of the structures shall be measured from
the top of the slab of from its bottom floor.
C. CONDITIONAL USES:
The following conditional uses may be permitted provided they meet the provisions
of Section 48, and a conditional use permit is issued.
1. Public and non-profit institutions of an educational, religious or cultural type
excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding miniature golf
courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
5. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other places of worship
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developed on property other than the platted lot of record of the principal
use, provided all or a portion of the property utilized for parking is located
within 300 feet of the platted lot of record.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage may occupy
residences with an R-12.5 Single Family District.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any permitted or
conditional use shall be screened in accordance with the provisions of
Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any adjacent residential development or
use.
3. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 foot required rear yard.
4. Subdivisions approved prior to December 4, 1984 shall be deemed to be
lawful. These subdivisions shall have the same status as subdivisions
authorized pursuant to this ordinance. Buildings, or structures, within those
subdivisions may meet the requirements of Section 15.F., 15.G., and 15.1.
of this ordinance, except no lot existing at the time of passage of this
ordinance shall be reduced in area below twelve thousand five hundred
(12,500) square feet.
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.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS:
The following density requirements shall apply:
1. Maximum Density: The maximum density within the R-12.5 District shall not
exceed three (3) dwelling units per acre of gross area.
2. Lot Size: Lots for any permitted use shall have a minimum area of twelve
thousand five hundred (12,500) square feet.
3. Minimum Open Space: All areas not devoted to buildings, structures or off -
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street parking area shall be devoted to grass, trees, gardens, shrubs, or
other suitable landscape material. In addition, all developments shall reserve
open space in accordance with the provisions of Section 51.
4. Maximum Building Coverage: The combined area occupied by all main and
accessory buildings and structures shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the
total lot area.
5. Maximum Impervious Area: The combined area occupied by all buildings,
structures, off-streetparking and paved areas shall not exceed sixty (60)
percent of the total lot area.
6. Minimum Floor Area: The minimum square footage of a dwelling unit shall
be not less than fourteen hundred (1,400) square feet of floor area.
G. AREA REGULATIONS:
The following minimum standards shall be required:
1. Depth of front yard, feet — 35
A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the area of the lot within the required front
yard setback shall be a landscaped area.
2. Depth of rear yard, feet - 25
3. Width of side yard on each side, feet - 8
4. Width of lot, feet - 80, except reverse frontage lots shall be a minimum of 110
feet in width.
5. Depth of lot, feet - 100
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance between
principal or accessory buildings on adjacent lots shall be not less than
sixteen (16) feet.
7. Only one single-family detached dwelling shall be permitted on each lot, or
lot of record, as the case may be.
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Whenever an R-12.5 Single Family development is located adjacent to an existing
multi -family district (RMF -1, RMF -2, R-3.75, R-TH) or a non-residential district,
without any division such as a dedicated public street, park, or permanent open
space, all principal buildings or structures shall be setback a minimum of forty (40)
feet from the adjoining property line. The setback area shall contain appropriate
landscape improvements, fencing, berms or trees to adequately buffer adjoining
uses.
HEIGHT:
The following maximum height regulations shall be observed.
Height of principal structure, two (2) stories not to exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
2. Height of accessory structure, one and one-half (1-1/2) stories not to exceed
twenty (20) feet, except a storage building which shall not exceed ten (10)
feet in height.
J. OFF-STREET PARKING:
Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be allowed as an accessory use to
any principal permitted use provided that such shall not be located on a required
front yard. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions
of Sections 56 and 58 of this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the
City.
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Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats (all
listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the required front yard
except in the following circumstances:
1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway in the front
yard issued by the Director of Development Services (Director), or his
designee, after a determination is made by the Director that it is not
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feasible to park said vehicle in the side or rear yard.
2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3) consecutive days, the
said vehicles may be parked in the required front yard on a paved
driveway for three (3) consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3)
consecutive 24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front
yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next two (2)
days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized parking time ending at
12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of the vehicle in the front yard for all
or any part of consecutive Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other
combination of three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle
parked in front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle
is parked in violation of this ordinance.
No off-street loading is required in the R-12.5 District for residential uses. Off-street
loading for conditional uses may be required as determined by the Planning
Commission.
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Sec. 15. R-7.5 Single -Family District Regulations
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PURPOSE: The R-7.5 Single -Family district is established to provide for areas requiring
minimum lot sizes of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet in order to promote
low population densities within integral neighborhood units. This district is intended to be
composed of single-family dwellings together with public, denominational, and private
schools, churches and public parks essential to create basic neighborhood units.
USES GENERALLY: In an R-7.5 Single -Family district no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:
1. Single -Family detached dwellings.
2. Churches, convents, and other places of worship.
3. Parks, playgrounds, and nature preserves, publicly owned.
4. Public utility uses required to service the district.
5. Temporary buildings when they are to be used only for construction purposes
or as a field office within a subdivision approved by the city for the sale of the
real estate of that subdivision only. Such temporary construction buildings
shall be removed immediately upon completion or abandonment of
construction and such field office shall be removed immediately upon
occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of the lots in the subdivision.
6. Model homes and model home parking lots are permitted as a temporary use
in new subdivisions, provided a notice is continually posted in a prominent
place in a livable area in the home and the owner signs an affidavit on a form
approved by the Director of Development Services affirming compliance with
all the regulations of this section.
B. ACCESSORY USES:
The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to a single-family detached
dwelling provided that none shall be a source of income to the owner or user of the
principal single-family dwellings, except for customary home occupation:
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1 Off-street parking and private garages in connection with any use permitted
in this district.
3. Private swimming pools.
4. Accessory buildings.
5. Signs subject to the provisions of Section 60.
6. Customary home occupation.
7. Communication equipment meeting the requirements of Chapter 7, Article
X11 of the Grapevine code of Ordinance.
When 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 and shall meet the requirements of Section
42.C.,D.,E.,F., and G.
Accessory buildings more than sixteen (16) feet in height shall be set back from the
rear property line six (6) feet plus two (2) additional feet for each additional foot of
height over sixteen (16) feet. The height of the structure shall be measured from
the top of the slab or from its bottom floor.
The following conditional uses may be permitted provided they meet the provisions
of Section 48, and a conditional use permit is issued.
1. Public and non profit institutions of an educational, religious or cultural type
excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding miniature golf
courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
5. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other places of worship
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developed on property other than the platted lot of record of the principal
use, provided all or a portion of the property utilized for parking is located
within 300 feet of the platted lot of record.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage may occupy
residences within an R-7.5 Single Family District.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any permitted or
conditional use shall be screened in accordance with the provisions of
Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any adjacent residential development or
use.
3. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 foot required rear yard.
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.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS:
The following density requirements shall apply:
1. Maximum Density: The maximum density within the R-7.5 District shall not
exceed four (4) dwelling units per acre of gross area.
2. Lot Size: Lots for any permitted use shall have a minimum area of seventy-
five hundred (7,500) square feet.
3. Minimum Open Space: All areas not devoted to buildings, structures or off-
street parking area shall be devoted to grass, trees, gardens, shrubs or other
suitable landscape material. In addition, all developments shall reserve open
space in accordance with the provisions of Section 51.
4. Maximum Building Coverage: The combined area occupied by all main and
accessory buildings and structures shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the
total lot area.
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5. Maximum Impervious Area: The combined area occupied by all buildings,
structures, off-street parking and paved areas shall not exceed sixty (60)
percent of the total lot area.
6. Minimum Floor Area: The minimum square footage of a dwelling unit shall
be not less than twelve hundred (1,200) square feet of floor area.
G. AREA REGULATIONS:
The following minimum standards shall be required:
1. Depth of front yard, feet — 30
A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the area of the lot within the required front
yard setback shall be a landscaped area.
2. Depth of rear yard, feet - 25
3. Width of side yard on each side, feet - 6
4. Width of lot, feet - 65
Except reverse frontage lots shall be a minimum of ninety-five (95) feet in
width.
5. Depth of lot, feet - 100
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance between
principal or accessory buildings on adjacent lots shall be not less than twelve
(12) feet.
7. Only one single-family detached dwelling shall be permitted on each lot or
lot of record, as the case may be.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS:
Whenever an R-7.5 Single family development is located adjacent to an existing
multi -family district (RMF -1, RMF -2, R-3.75, R-TH) or a non-residential district,
without any division such as a dedicated public street, park or permanent open
space, all principal buildings or structures shall be set back a minimum of forty (40)
feet from the adjoining property line. The setback area shall contain appropriate
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landscape improvements, fencing, berms or trees to adequately buffer adjoining
uses.
HEIGHT REGULATIONS:
The following maximum height regulations shall be observed:
1. Height of principal structure, two (2) stories not to exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
2. Height of accessory structure, one story not to exceed sixteen (16) feet,
except a storage building which shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height.
J. OFF-STREET PARKING:
Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be allowed as an accessory use to
any principal permitted use provided that such shall not be located on a required
front yard. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions
of Sections 56 and 58 of this Ordinance and other applicable ordinances of the City.
Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats (all
listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the required front yard
except in the following circumstances:
1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway in the front
yard issued by the Director of Development Services (Director), or his
designee, after a determination is made by the Director that it is not
feasible to park said vehicle in the side or rear yard.
2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3) consecutive days, the
said vehicles may be parked in the required front yard on a paved
driveway for three (3) consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3)
consecutive 24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front
yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next two (2)
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Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats (all
listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the required front yard
except in the following circumstances:
1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway in the front
yard issued by the Director of Development Services (Director), or his
designee, after a determination is made by the Director that it is not
feasible to park said vehicle in the side or rear yard.
2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3) consecutive days, the
said vehicles may be parked in the required front yard on a paved
driveway for three (3) consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3)
consecutive 24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front
yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next two (2)
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days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized parking time ending at
12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of the vehicle in the front yard for all
or any part of consecutive Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other
combination of three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle
parked in front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle
is parked in violation of this ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET LOADING:
No off-street loading is required in the R-7.5 District for residential uses. Off-street
loading for conditional uses may be required as determined by the planning
commission.
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Section 16. R-5.0 Zero -Lot -Line District Regulations
PURPOSES: The R-5.0 Zero -Lot -Line District is established to provide for areas requiring
minimum lot sizes of five thousand (5,000) square feet for medium population densities
within integral neighborhood units. This district is intended to be a zero -lot -line dwelling
district allowing a maximum density of eight (8) units per acre.
USES GENERALLY: In an R-5.0 zero -lot -line district, no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
A. PRINCIPAL USES:
1. Single-family detached dwellings.
2. Churches, convents, and other places of worship.
3. Parks, playgrounds, and nature preserves, publicly owned.
4. Public utility uses required to service the district.
5. Temporary buildings when they are to be used only for construction purposes
or as a field office within a subdivision approved by the City for the sale of
the real estate of that subdivision only. Such temporary construction
buildings shall be removed immediately upon completion or abandonment
of construction and such field office shall be removed immediately upon
occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of the lots in the subdivision.
6. Model homes and model home parking lots are permitted as temporary uses
in new subdivisions, provided a notice is continually posted in a prominent
place in a livable area in the home and the owner signs an affidavit on a form
approved by the Director of Development Services affirming compliance with
all the regulations of this section.
B. ACCESSORY USES:
The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to an R-5.0 zero -lot -line
district provided that none shall be a source of income to the owner or user of the
principal single-family dwellings, except for customary home occupation:
1. Off-street parking and private garages in connection with any use permitted
in this district.
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2. Cabana, pavilion, or roofed area.
3. No dwelling shall be closer than twelve (12) feet between the face of the
exterior walls of neighboring dwelling unit.
4. Private swimming pool.
5. Storage buildings one hundred twenty (120) square feet or less have no
plumbing.
6. Signs subject to the provisions of Section 60.
7. Customary home occupation.
8. Communication equipment meeting the requirements of Chapter 7, Article
XII of the Grapevine Code of Ordinance.
When 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 and shall meet the requirements of Section
42.C.,D.,E.,F., and G.
Accessory buildings more than sixteen (16) feet in height shall be set back from the
rear property line six (6) feet plus two (2) additional feet for each additional foot of
height over sixteen (16) feet. The height of the structure shall be measured from
the top of the slab or from its bottom floor.
C. CONDITIONAL USES:
The following conditional uses may be permitted provided they meet the provisions
of Section 48, and a Conditional Use Permit is issued.
1. Public and non-profit institutions of an educational, religious or cultural type
excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding miniature golf
courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
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5. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other places of worship
developed on property other than the platted lot of record of the principal
use, provided all or a portion of the property utilized for parking is located
within 300 feet of the platted lot of record.
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.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage may occupy
residences with an R-5.0 Zero -Lot -Line Zoning District.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any permitted or
conditional use shall be screened in accordance with the provisions of
Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any adjacent residential development or
use.
3. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the twenty-five (25) foot
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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.
An access easement of six (6) feet shall be provided and indicated within the
subdivision plat on all contiguous lots to allow the adjacent owner access to the
twelve -inch (12") side yard on each lot.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS:
The following density requirements shall apply:
1 Maximum Density: The maximum density within the R-5.0 District shall not
exceed eight (8) dwelling units per acre of gross area.
2. Lot Size: Lots for any permitted use shall have a minimum area of five
thousand (5,000) square feet.
3. Minimum Open Space: All areas not devoted to buildings, structures, or off-
street parking area shall be devoted to grass, trees, gardens, shrubs, or
other suitable landscape material. In addition, all developments shall reserve
open space in accordance with the provisions of Section 51.
4. Maximum Building Coverage: The combined area occupied by all main and
accessory buildings and structures shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the
total lot area.
5. Maximum Impervious Area: The combined area occupied by all buildings,
structures, off-street parking, and paved areas shall not exceed sixty (60)
percent of the total lot area.
6. Minimum Floor Area: The minimum square footage of a dwelling unit shall
be not less than twelve hundred (1,200) square feet of floor area.
G. AREA REGULATIONS:
The following minimum standards shall be required:
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1. Depth of front yard, feet......................25
A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the area of the lot within the required front
yard setback shall be a landscaped area.
2. Depth of rear yard, feet........................25
3. Width of side yard on each side, feet 12" on one side, 11' on opposite 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.
4. Width of lot, feet..............................50
Except reverse frontage lots shall be a minimum of seventy-five (75) feet in
width.
5. Depth of lot, feet.............................100
6. Distance Between Buildings.
The minimum distance between principal or accessory buildings on adjacent
lots shall be not less than twelve (12) feet.
7. Only one single-family detached dwelling shall be permitted on each lot or
lot of record, as the case may be.
8. No dwelling shall be closer than twelve (12) feet between the face of the
exterior walls of neighboring dwelling units.
Whenever an R-5.0 Zero -Lot -Line District is located adjacent to an existing multi-
family district (RMF -1, RMF -2, R-3.75. R-TH) or a non-residential district, without
any division such as a dedicated public street, park or permanent open space, all
principal buildings or structures shall be setback a minimum of forty (40) feet from
the adjoining property line. The setback area shall contain appropriate landscape
improvements, fencing, berms, or trees to adequately buffer adjoining uses.
I. HEIGHT REGULATIONS:
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The following maximum height regulations shall be observed:
1. Height of principal structure, two (2) stories not to exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
2. Height of accessory structure, one story not to exceed sixteen (16) feet,
except a storage building which shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height.
J. OFF-STREET PARKING:
Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be allowed as an accessory use to
any principal permitted use provided that such shall not be located on a required
front yard. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions
of Sections 56 and 58 of this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the
City.
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Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats (all
listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the required front yard
except in the following circumstances:
1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway in the front
yard issued by the Director of Development Services (Director), or his
designee, after a determination is made by the Director that it is not
feasible to park said vehicle in the side or rear yard.
2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3) consecutive days, the
said vehicles may be parked in the required front yard on a paved
driveway for three (3) consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3)
consecutive 24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front
yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next two (2)
days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized parking time ending at
12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of the vehicle in the front yard for all
or any part of consecutive Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other
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combination of three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle
parked in front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle
is parked in violation of this ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET LOADING
No off-street loading is required in the R-5.0 District for residential uses. Off-street
loading for conditional uses may be required as determined by the Planning
Commission.
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Section 17. R-3.5 Two -Family District Regulations
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PURPOSE: The R-3.5 Two -Family District is established to provide adequate space for
medium density, duplex type residential development, promoting a population density of
almost twice that of a typical single-family development.
USES GENERALLY: In an R-3.5 Two -Family District no land shall be used and no building
shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:
1. Duplexes.
2. Churches, convents and other places of worship.
3. Parks, playgrounds and nature preserves, publicly owned.
4. Public utility uses required to service the district.
5. Temporary buildings when they are to be used only for construction purposes
or as a field office within a subdivision approved by the City for the sale of
the real estate of that subdivision only. Such temporary construction
buildings shall be removed immediately upon completion or abandonment
of construction and such field office shall be removed immediately upon
occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of the lots in the subdivision.
B. ACCESSORY USES:
The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to dwelling units provided
that none shall be a source of income to the owner or users of the principal use. All
accessory uses shall be located at least twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way
and shall not be located between the building line and the front property line.
Off-street parking and private garages in connection with any use permitted
in this district.
2. One storage building per dwelling unit one hundred twenty (120) square feet
or less, and having no plumbing.
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3. Private swimming pools and private tennis courts no closer than seventy-five
(75) feet to any adjacent residential district.
4. Signs subject to the provisions of Section 60.
5. Communication equipment meeting the requirements of Chapter 7, Article
XII of the Grapevine Code of Ordinance.
When any of the foregoing permitted accessory uses are detached from a principal
dwelling, said uses shall be located not less than forty-five (45) feet from the front
lot line nor less than twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way, and at least six
(6) feet from the rear and side lot lines.
Accessory buildings more than sixteen (16) feet in height shall be set back from the
rear property line six (6) feet plus two (2) additional feet for each additional foot of
height over sixteen (16) feet. The height of the structures shall be measured from
the top of the slab or from its bottom floor.
C. CONDITIONAL USES:
The following conditional uses may be permitted provided they meet the provisions
of Section 48 and a Conditional Use Permit is issued.
Public and non-profit institutions of an educational, religious or cultural type
excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis courts.
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other places of worship
developed on property other than the platted lot of record of the principal
use, provided all or a portion of the property utilized for parking is located
within 300 feet of the platted lot of record.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
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In the event a duplex structure is converted to separate ownership, the
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duplex shall be considered a town house unit and shall be permitted,
provided that all requirements and regulations of the R-TH District are met
and maintained.
3. Not more than three (3) persons, unrelated by blood or marriage may occupy
residences within an R-3.5 District.
4. Storage of mechanical, maintenance or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance with the
provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any adjacent residential
development or use.
5. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 foot required rear yard.
Whenever rear access or parking is provided, access shall be from a platted
alley or easement.
No application for a building permit for the construction of a principal building shall
be approved unless:
1 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.
2. A Site Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 47, has been approved.
3. A Landscape Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 53 has been
approved, provided a Landscape Plan is required under Section 171.2.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS:
The following density requirements shall apply:
1 MAXIMUM DENSITY - The maximum density within the R-3.5 District shall
not exceed eight (8) dwelling units per acre of gross area.
2. LOT SIZE - Lots for any permitted use shall have a minimum area of eight
thousand (8,000) square feet.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE - Not less than ten (10) percent of the gross site
area shall be devoted to open space including required yards and buffer
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areas. Open space shall not include areas covered by structures, parking
areas, driveways and internal streets.
A portion of the minimum open space equivalent to three hundred (300)
square feet per dwelling unit shall be devoted to planned and permanent
usable recreation area. The amount, type and location of usable recreation
space shall be shown on the Site Plan.
4. MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE - The combined area occupied by all
main and accessory buildings and structures shall not exceed forty (40%)
percent of the total lot area.
5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS AREA - The combined area occupied by all main
and accessory buildings and structures shall not exceed sixty (60%) percent
of the total lot area.
6. MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA - Every duplex dwelling hereafter erected,
constructed, reconstructed or altered in this dwelling district shall have a
minimum square feet of floor area, excluding common corridors, basements,
open and screened porches, and garages as follows:
a. Efficiency and one -bedroom unit.................750
b. Two-bedroom unit ....................................... 900
C. Three-bedroom unit....................................1000
7. The minimum land area for each dwelling unit shall be not less than four
thousand (4000) square feet.
G. AREA REGULATIONS:
The following minimum standards shall be required:
1. Depth of front yard, feet............................................30
A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the area of the lot within the required front
yard setback shall be a landscaped area.
2. Depth of rear yard, feet.............................................25
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3. Width of side yard on each side, feet ..........................6
4. Width of lot, feet ........................................................65
Except that reverse frontage lots shall be a minimum of 95 feet in width
5. Depth of lot, feet .......................................................100
6. Distance between buildings: The minimum distance between detached
principal or accessory buildings shall be not less than sixteen (16) feet.
Whenever an R-3.5 two-family development is located adjacent to an existing multi-
family district (RMF -1, RMF -2, R-3.75, R-TH) or a non-residential district, without
any division such as a dedicated public street, park or permanent open space, all
principal buildings or structures shall be set back a minimum of forty (40) feet from
the adjoining property line. The setback area shall contain appropriate landscape
improvements, fencing, berms or trees to adequately buffer adjoining uses.
HEIGHT REGULATIONS:
The following maximum height regulations shall be observed.
1. The maximum height of a principal structure shall be two (2) stories not to
exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
2. The maximum height of an accessory structure shall be one (1) story not to
exceed twenty (20) feet.
3. The maximum height of a storage building shall be one (1) story not to
exceed ten (10) feet.
J. OFF-STREET PARKING:
Provisions of the parking of automobiles shall be allowed as an accessory use to
any principal permitted use provided that such shall not be located in a required
front yard. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions
of Section 56 and 58 of this ordinance and other applicable ordinances of the City.
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Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats (all
listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the required front yard
except in the following circumstances:
1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway in the front
yard issued by the Director of Development Services (Director), or his
designee, after a determination is made by the Director that it is not
feasible to park said vehicle in the side or rear yard.
2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3) consecutive days, the
said vehicles may be parked in the required front yard on a paved
driveway for three (3) consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3)
consecutive 24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front
yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next two (2)
,days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized parking time ending at
12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of the vehicle in the front yard for all
or any part of consecutive Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other
combination of three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle
parked in front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle
is parked in violation of this ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET LOADING:
No off-street loading is required in the R-3.5 District for residential uses. Off-street
loading for conditional uses may be required as determined by the Planning
Commission.
L. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS:
1. Landscaping shall be required in accordance with Section 53 of this
Ordinance.
2. For developments in the R-3.5 District that contain more than twenty (20)
units, a landscape plan shall be required.
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0 Section 18. R-3.75 Three and Four -Family District Regulations
PURPOSE: The R-3.75 Three and Four -Family District is established to provide adequate
space for medium density, threeplex and fourplex type of residential development,
promoting a population density generally higher than duplex developments but less than
the typical apartment complex development density.
USES GENERALLY: In an R-3.75 Three and Four -Family District no land shall be used
and no building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter
provided.
A. PERMITTED USES: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:
1. Triplexes
2. Fourplexes
3. Churches, convents and other places of worship.
4. Parks, playgrounds and nature preserves, publicly owned.
5. Public utility uses required to service the district.
6. Temporary buildings when they are to be used only for construction purposes
or as a field office within a subdivision only. Such temporary construction
buildings shall be removed immediately upon completion or abandonment
of construction and such field office shall be removed immediately upon
occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of the lots in the subdivision.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to
dwelling units provided that none shall be a source of income to the owners or users
of the dwelling. All accessory uses shall be located at least twenty (20) feet from
any street right-of-way and shall not be located between the building line and the
front property line.
Detached covered common parking, off-street parking and private garages.
2. Private swimming pools and private tennis courts no closer than seventy-five
(75) feet to any adjacent residential district.
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3. Laundry room for tenants' use.
4. Cabana, pavilion or roofed area.
5. Signs subject to the provisions of Section 60.
6. Communication equipment meeting the requirements of Chapter 7, Article
X11 of the Grapevine Code of Ordinance.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be permitted provided
they meet the provisions of Section 48 and a Conditional Use Permit is issued.
Public and non-profit institutions of an educational, religious or cultural type
excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis courts.
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other places of worship
developed on property other than the platted lot of record of the principal
use, provided all or a portion of the property utilized for parking is located
within 300 feet of the platted lot of record.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
I There shall be a separate platted lot of record for each triplex and fourplex
structure.
2. In the event a triplex or fourplex structure is converted to separate ownership,
the structure shall be considered a town house unit and shall be permitted
provided that all requirements and regulations of the R-TH District are met
and maintained.
3. Not more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage, may occupy
residences within the R-3.75 District.
4. Storage of mechanical, maintenance or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance with the
provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any adjacent residential
development or use.
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5. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 foot required rear yard.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for the construction
of a principal building shall be approved unless:
1 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.
2. A Site Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 47, has been approved. ,
3. A Landscape Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 53 has been
approved.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following density requirements shall apply:
1 Maximum Density: The maximum density within the R-3.75 District shall not
exceed ten (10) dwelling units per acre of gross area.
2. Lot Size: Lots for any permitted use shall have a minimum area of eleven
thousand two hundred fifty (11,250) square feet for triplexes, and a minimum
of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet for fourplexes.
3. Minimum Open Space: Not less than ten (10) percent of the gross site area
shall be devoted to open space including required yards and buffer areas.
Open space shall not include areas covered by structures, parking areas,
driveways and internal streets.
A portion of the minimum open space equivalent to two hundred seventy-five
(275) square feet per dwelling unit shall be devoted to planned and
permanent usable recreation area. The amount, type and location of usable
recreation space shall be shown on the Site Plan.
4. Maximum Building Coverage: The combined area occupied by all main and
accessory building and structures shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the
total lot area.
5. Maximum Impervious Area: The combined area occupied by all main and
accessory buildings and structures shall not exceed sixty (60) percent of the
total lot area.
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6. Minimum Floor Area: Every dwelling hereafter erected, constructed,
reconstructed or altered in the R-3.75 dwelling district shall have a minimum
square feet of floor area, excluding common corridors, basements, open and
screened porches, and garages as follows:
a. Efficiency and one -bedroom unit ..................750
b. Two-bedroom unit ........................................900
C. Three-bedroom unit ....................................1000
G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required:
1. Depth of front yard, feet .................................30
A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the area of the lot within the required front
yard setback shall be a landscaped area.
2. Depth of rear yard, feet ..................................25
3. Width of side yard on each side, feet ...............8
4. Width of lot, feet: triplex units ........................80
fourplex units ...................100
Except that reverse frontage lots shall be 110 feet and 130 feet in width
respectively.
5. Depth of lot, feet ..........................................100
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Whenever an R-3.75 three or four family development is located adjacent to an
existing multi -family district (RMF -1, RMF -2, R-TH) or a non-residential district,
without any division such as a dedicated public street, park or permanent open
space, all principal buildings or structures shall be set back a minimum of forty (40)
feet from the adjoining property line. The setback area shall contain appropriate
landscape improvements, fencing, berms or trees to adequately buffer adjoining
uses.
I. HEIGHT REGULATIONS: The following maximum height regulations shall be
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observed:
1. The maximum height of principal structure shall be two (2) stories not to
exceed twenty-five (25) feet. Whenever a triplex or fourplex structure is
erected contiguous to an existing single-family dwelling, the number of
stories and height of the triplex or fourplex structure shall not exceed the
number of stories and height of the contiguous single-family dwelling. In no
instance shall the height of a triplex or fourplex structure exceed two (2)
stories or twenty-five (25) feet.
2. The maximum height of an accessory structure shall be one (1) story not to
exceed fifteen (15) feet.
3. The maximum height of a storage building shall be one (1) story not to
exceed ten (10) feet.
J. OFF-STREET PARKING: Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be allowed
as an accessory use to any principal permitted use provided that such shall not be
located in a required front yard. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance
with the provisions of Sections 56 and 58 of this Ordinance and other applicable
Ordinances of the City.
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Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats (all
listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the required front yard
except in the following circumstances:
1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway in the front
yard issued by the Director of Development Services (Director), or his
designee, after a determination is made by the Director that it is not
feasible to park said vehicle in the side or rear yard.
2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3) consecutive days, the
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said vehicles may be parked in the required front yard on a paved
driveway for three (3) consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3)
consecutive 24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front
yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next two (2)
days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized parking time ending at
12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of the vehicle in the front yard for all
or any part of consecutive Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other
combination of three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle
parked in front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle
is parked in violation of this ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET LOADING: No off-street loading is required in the R-3.75 District for
residential uses. Off-street loading for conditional uses may be required as
determined by the Planning Commission.
L. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be provided in accordance
with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following minimum design requirements shall be
provided in the R-3.75 District.
1 Buildings and structures shall conform to the masonry requirements as
established in Section 54 of this Ordinance.
2. Individual window air conditioning units are prohibited. Central air
conditioning units, heat pumps and similar mechanical equipment, when
located outside, shall be landscaped and screened from view in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50.
3. The maximum length of any building shall not exceed two hundred (200)
linear feet.
4. Buildings shall be designed to prevent the appearance of straight, unbroken
lies in their horizontal and vertical surface. Buildings shall have no more
than sixty (60) continuous feet without a horizontal and vertical break of at
least three (3) feet.
5. No building shall be located closer than fifteen (15) feet to the edge of an off-
street parking, vehicular use, or storage area.
6. The minimum distance between any two (2) unattached buildings shall be
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twenty (20) feet, or the height of the building, whichever is greater.
Whenever two (2) principal structures are arranged face to face or back to
back, the minimum distance shall be fifty (50) feet. The point of
measurement shall be the exterior walls of the buildings and does not include
balconies, railings or other architectural features.
7. Off-street parking areas shall not be closer than ten (10) feet to any adjacent
property line. Whenever an off-street parking, vehicular use, or storage area
is within sixty (60) feet of any adjacent residentially zoned district, the parking
area shall be physically screened by a fence, wall or berm at least six (6) feet
high.
8. Parking of recreational vehicles, trailers, motor homes, boats, towed trailers
and similar vehicular equipment are permitted provided they are located in
a designated vehicular use area which is screened from adjacent residential
districts by a fence or wall at least eight (8) feet in height. No vehicular use
or storage area shall be located in a required front yard or adjacent to a
public right-of-way. Such areas shall also be located at least ten (10) feet
from any adjacent property line.
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Section 39. Historic Landmark
A. Establishment of "H" zoning designation as a historic landmark subdistrict. Any
zoning district designation appearing on the Zoning District Map may be followed
by the suffix "H" indicating a Historic Landmark subdistrict. Such subdistrict may
include buildings, land, areas, or districts or historical, architectural, archaeological
or cultural importance or value which merit protection, enhancement, and
preservation in the interest of the culture, prosperity, education, and welfare of the
people. The "H" designation shall apply to those premises, lots or tracts designated
through procedures set forth herein. Additional principal and accessory uses may
be permitted in any specific "H" subdistrict and shall be enumerated in the
ordinance establishing such historic landmark subdistrict, provided such uses are
included in the zoning application. Such suffix shall not affect the legal use of the
property and the basic underlying zoning of the property except as provided in the
ordinance establishing the subdistrict.
B. HISTORIC LANDMARK - DEFINED: As used in this Section, the term "Historic
Landmark" shall mean any buildings, land, areas or districts of historical,
architectural, archaeological or cultural importance or value, which the City Council
determines shall be protected, enhanced and preserved in the interest of the
culture, prosperity, education and welfare of the people.
C. DECLARATION OF POLICY: The City Council hereby finds and declares as a
matter of public policy that the protection, enhancement, preservation and use of
historic landmarks is a public necessity and is required in the interest of the culture,
prosperity, education and welfare of the people.
D. HISTORIC LANDMARKS - DESIGNATION: The City Council may designate certain
buildings, land, areas, and districts in the City as historic landmarks and define,
amend and delineate the boundaries thereof. The procedure to be followed to
establish a historic landmark designation shall be the same as that required to
amend, repeal or alter the zoning on a tract, a parcel of land under Section 48
relating to conditional uses. After all notice requirements of State Zoning Statutes
have been complied with and all required public hearings conducted pursuant to
said State Statutes and upon receipt of the Planning and Zoning Commission's
recommendations, the City Council may designate the building, land, area or district
within the "H" suffix. The suffix "H" shall indicate the zoning subdistrict designation
of those buildings, land, areas and districts which the City Council has designated
historic landmarks. Such designation shall be in addition to any other zoning district
designation established in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. All Zoning
District maps shall reflect the designation of a historical landmark subdistrict by the
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letter "H" as a suffix.
E. HISTORIC LANDMARKS - CRITERIA TO BE USED IN DETERMINATION: In
making such designation as set forth in Section D above, the City Council and the
Planning and Zoning Commission shall consider one or more of the following
criteria:
Character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural
characteristics of the City of Grapevine, State of Texas, or the United States;
2. Identification with a person or persons who significantly contributed to the
culture and development of the City;
3. Location as the site of a significant historic event;
4. Exemplification of the cultural, economic, social or historical heritage of the
City;
5. Relationship to other distinctive buildings, sites or areas which are eligible for
preservation according to a plan based on historical, cultural or architectural
motif;
6. Unique location of singular physical characteristics representing an
established and familiar visual feature of a neighborhood, community or the
City;
7. Value as an aspect of community sentiment or public pride.
8. Detailed recommendation from the Historic Preservation Commission.
F. PRESENT USE NOT AFFECTED: Use classifications of all property included in a
historic landmark subdistrict shall continue to be governed by the Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance of the City.
G. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING: Due to the development nature of
property with a Historic Landmark Designation, it is recognized that
conventional off-street parking, loading, and development standards required
by Section 56. 57 and 58 of the comprehensive zoning ordinance for
individual lots may be difficult to provide Any uses proposed with a Historic
Landmark Designation may present a plan for parking to the Planning and
Zonina Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission may determine
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Section 58. Parking, Loading and Outside Storage Area
Development Standards
A. The off-street parking facilities required for the uses mentioned in this ordinance,
and other similar uses shall be on the same lot or parcel of land as the structure
they are intended to serve, or upon a lot or parcel of land within three hundred (300)
feet of the lot or tract of land upon which the structure they are intended to serve is
located and shall be exclusive of landscaping requirements.
For hotels/motels in excess of five hundred (500) rooms with restaurants, clubs and
conference facilities in excess of 100,000 square feet which must comply with the
development requirements set forth in Section 29, "HCO" Hotel/Corporate Office
District, any required or additional off-street parking may be provided upon another
lot or parcel of land with no distance requirement between the off-site parking and
the principal use it is intended to serve. A site plan and a Conditional Use Permit
meeting all of the requirements of Section 48 shall be required.
B. All required off-street parking and loading and drives, vehicle (autos, trucks, trailers,
boats, etc.) sales, display areas and outside storage areas in all districts shall be
paved to a minimum standard equivalent to four (4) inch concrete slab with six (6)
inches by six (6) inches by six (6) gauge mesh wire or two (2) inch hot mix asphaltic
concrete over six (6) inch crushed rock base. Exceptions to these pavements must
be approved by the City Engineer, and be based on equivalency. All reinforcing in
concrete shall be suspended in the center of the slab.
For property with designation as a Historic Landmark Subdistrict, a six (6)
inch crushed limestone base or other approved base material with an
approved granular topping may be allowed.
For property with designation as a Historic Landmark Subdistrict a ribbon
driveway may be used to provide access from the street to the off street
parking area/garage. The ribbon drive shall be composed of two, 30 -inch wide
concrete strips separated by a 36 -inch wide grass area
C. Driveway design and placement standards shall be in accordance with Chapter 20,
Article III, of the City of Grapevine Code of Ordinances.
D. No loading space shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet to any other lot in any
R district, unless wholly within a completely enclosed building or unless enclosed
on all sides by a wall not less than eight (8) feet in height.
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E. Lighting facilities, if provided shall be so arranged as to be reflected away from
residentially zoned or used property. They shall provide illumination within the
parking facility not to exceed one foot-candle at ground level, and shall distribute not
more than two-tenths of one (0.2) foot-candle of light upon any adjacent
residentially zoned district.
F. The parking area shall be used for passenger vehicles only, and in no case shall be
used for sales, repair work, storage, dismantling or servicing of any vehicles,
equipment, materials or supplies.
G. The off-street loading facilities required for the uses mentioned in this ordinance and
other similar uses, shall be on the same lot or parcel of land as the structure they
are intended to serve, or on a lot or parcel of land abutting the structure they are
intended to serve.
H. All parking, loading spaces and vehicle sales areas on private property shall have
a vehicle stopping device installed so as to prevent parking of motor vehicles in any
required landscaped areas, to prevent any parked vehicle from overhanging a public
right-of-way line, or public sidewalk. An overwide sidewalk on private property may
be permitted so as to allow encroachment of vehicle overhang while maintaining an
unobstructed three-foot minimum sidewalk width. This requirement shall apply only
where spaces are adjacent to the walks, right-of-way, and landscaping. Parking
shall not be permitted to overhang public right-of-way in any case.
Driving lane widths in all private parking lots shall conform to the following
standards:
0 degrees - 34 degrees .......................18 feet minimum
35 degrees - 90 degrees ......................25 feet minimum
All turning radii .....................................25 feet minimum
J. In nonresidential districts, surface parking may extend to the front property line,
except for required screening and landscaping as set forth in the various sections
of this Ordinance.
K. In determining the required number of parking spaces, fractional spaces shall be
counted to the next whole space. Parking spaces located within buildings used for
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repair garages or carwashes shall not be counted in determining the required
minimum off-street parking.
L. Floor area of structures devoted to off-street parking of vehicles shall be excluded
in computing the floor area for off-street parking requirements.
M. Paving, marking, and signing shall be provided in accordance to the design
requirements as set forth in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
N. Kindergartens, day schools and similar child training and care establishments shall
provide two (2) loading and unloading spaces on a private drive, off-street to
accommodate two motor vehicles for the first twenty (20) students or children, and
one (1) for each additional twenty (20) students.
O. Internal traffic cross access providing interconnecting access between
developments or lots, exclusive of public street access, shall be required between
all nonresidential developments to alleviate traffic hazards in the public right-of-way.
Cross access will not be required between industrial zoning and other non-
residential zoning districts. Specific exceptions are noted in the Driveway Design
and Placement Standards, Chapter 20, Article III, of the City of Grapevine Code of
Ordinances. Exceptions to this requirement would require approval by the Planning
and Zoning Commission and City Council through either an approved concept plan
or a site plan. Internal cross access will not be required for properties having
driveways approved by a concept plan in accordance with Section 45, or a site plan
in accordance with Section 47, prior to June 21, 1994.
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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 13 "R-20" SINGLE FAMILY
DISTRICT REGULATIONS; SECTION 14 "R-12.5" SINGLE
FAMILY DISTRICT REGULATIONS; SECTION 15 "R-7.5"
SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT REGULATIONS; SECTION 16 "R-
5.0" ZERO LOT LINE DISTRICT REGULATIONS; SECTION
17 "R-3.5" TWO FAMILY DISTRICT REGULATIONS,
SECTION 18 "R-3.75" THREE AND FOUR FAMILY DISTRICT
REGULATIONS; SECTION 39 "HL" HISTORIC LANDMARK
SUBDISTRICT; AND SECTION 58 PARKING, LOADING AND
OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA DEVELOPMENT
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 13 "R-20" Single Family District Regulations, is hereby amended by
amending Section J Off -Street Parking in its entirety to read as follows:
0 Ili. OFF-STREET PARKING:
Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be allowed as an
accessory use to any principal permitted use provided that such shall
not be located on a required front yard. Off -Street parking shall be
provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 56 and 58 of
this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the City.
Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or
boats (all listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the
required front yard except in the following circumstances:
1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway
in the front yard issued by the Director of Development
Services (Director), or his designee, after a determination is
made by the Director that it is not feasible to park said vehicle
in the side or rear yard.
2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3)
consecutive days, the said vehicles may be parked in the
required front yard on a paved driveway for three (3)
consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3) consecutive
24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front
yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next
two (2) days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized
parking time ending at 12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of
the vehicle in the front yard for all or any part of consecutive
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other combination of
three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle parked in
front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle
is parked in violation of this ordinance."
B. That Section 14 "R-12.5" Single Family District Regulations, is hereby amended by
amending Section J Off -Street Parking in its entirety to read as follows:
"J. OFF-STREET PARKING:
Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be allowed as an
accessory use to any principal permitted use provided that such shall
not be located on a required front yard. Off -Street parking shall be
provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 56 and 58 of
this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the City.
Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or
boats (all listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the
required front yard except in the following circumstances:
Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway
in the front yard issued by the Director of Development
Services (Director), or his designee, after a determination is
made by the Director that it is not feasible to park said vehicle
in the side or rear yard.
2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3)
consecutive days, the said vehicles may be parked in the
required front yard on a paved driveway for three (3)
consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3) consecutive
24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front
yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next
two (2) days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized
parking time ending at 12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of
the vehicle in the front yard for all or any part of consecutive
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other combination of
three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle parked in
front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle
is parked in violation of this ordinance."
C. That Section 15 "R-7.5" Single Family District Regulations, is hereby amended by
amending Section J Off -Street Parking in its entirety to read as follows:
Ili. OFF-STREET PARKING:
Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be allowed as an
accessory use to any principal permitted use provided that such shall
not be located on a required front yard. Off -Street parking shall be
provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 56 and 58 of
this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the City.
Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or
boats (all listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the
required front yard except in the following circumstances:
1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway
in the front yard issued by the Director of Development
Services (Director), or his designee, after a determination is
made by the Director that it is not feasible to park said vehicle
in the side or rear yard.
2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3)
consecutive days, the said vehicles may be parked in the
required front yard on a paved driveway for three (3)
consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3) consecutive
24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front
yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next
two (2) days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized
parking time ending at 12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of
the vehicle in the front yard for all or any part of consecutive
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other combination of
three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle parked in
front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle
is parked in violation of this ordinance."
D. That Section 16 "R-5.0" Zero Lot Line District Regulations, is hereby amended by
amending Section J Off -Street Parking in its entirety to read as follows:
Ili. OFF-STREET PARKING:
Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be allowed as an
accessory use to any principal permitted use provided that such shall
not be located on a required front yard. Off -Street parking shall be
provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 56 and 58 of
this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the City
Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or
boats (all listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the
required front yard except in the following circumstances:
1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway
in the front yard issued by the Director of Development
Services (Director), or his designee, after a determination is
made by the Director that it is not feasible to park said vehicle
in the side or rear yard.
2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3)
consecutive days, the said vehicles may be parked in the
required front yard on a paved driveway for three (3)
consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3) consecutive
24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front
yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next
two (2) days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized
parking time ending at 12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of
the vehicle in the front yard for all or any part of consecutive
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other combination of
three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle parked in
front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle
is parked in violation of this ordinance."
E. That Section 17 "R-3.5" Two Family District Regulations, is hereby amended by
amending Section J Off -Street Parking in its entirety to read as follows:
Ili. OFF-STREET PARKING:
Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be allowed as an
accessory use to any principal permitted use provided that such shall
not be located on a required front yard. Off -Street parking shall be
provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 56 and 58 of
this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the City.
Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or
boats (all listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the
required front yard except in the following circumstances:
1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway
in the front yard issued by the Director of Development
Services (Director), or his designee, after a determination is
made by the Director that it is not feasible to park said vehicle
in the side or rear yard.
2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3)
consecutive days, the said vehicles may be parked in the
required front yard on a paved driveway for three (3)
consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3) consecutive
24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front
yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next
two (2) days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized
parking time ending at 12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of
the vehicle in the front yard for all or any part of consecutive
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other combination of
three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle parked in
front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle
is parked in violation of this ordinance."
F. That Section 18 "R-3.75" Three and Four Family District Regulations, is hereby
amended by amending Section J Off -Street Parking in its entirety to read as follows:
OFF-STREET PARKING:
Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be allowed as an
accessory use to any principal permitted use provided that such shall
not be located on a required front yard. Off -Street parking shall be
provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 56 and 58 of
this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the City.
Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or
boats (all listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the
required front yard except in the following circumstances:
1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway
in the front yard issued by the Director of Development
Services (Director), or his designee, after a determination is
made by the Director that it is not feasible to park said vehicle
in the side or rear yard.
2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3)
consecutive days, the said vehicles may be parked in the
required front yard on a paved driveway for three (3)
consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3) consecutive
24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front
yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next
two (2) days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized
parking time ending at 12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of
the vehicle in the front yard for all or any part of consecutive
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other combination of
three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle parked in
front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle
is parked in violation of this ordinance."
G. That Section 39 "HL" Historic Landmark Subdistrict Regulations, is hereby amended
by the addition of subsection G Off -Street Parking and Loading, to read as follows:
"G. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING: Due to the development
nature of property with a Historic Landmark Designation, it is
recognized that conventional off-street parking, loading, and
development standards required by Section 56, 57, and 58 of the
comprehensive zoning ordinance for individual lots may be difficult to
provide. Any uses proposed with a Historic Landmark Designation
may present a plan for parking to the Planning and Zoning
Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission may
determine different amounts and methods in establishing off-street
parking."
H. That Section 58 Parking, Loading and Outside Storage Area Development
Standards, is hereby amended by amending subsection B by the addition of the
following two new paragraphs to read as follows:
"For property with designation as a Historic Landmark Subdistrict, a
six (6) inch crushed limestone base or other approved base material
with an approved granular topping may be allowed."
"For property with designation as a Historic Landmark Subdistrict, a
ribbon driveway may be used to provide access from the street to the
off street parking area/garage. The ribbon drive shall be composed of
two, 30 -inch wide concrete strips separated by a 36 -inch wide grass
area."
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 THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 17th day of October, 2000.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: