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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1988-056 ORDINANCE NO. RR-Sti AN ORDINANCE 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 12 DEFINITIONS RELATIVE TO AUTOMOBILE IMPOUND AND TOWING SERVICE; BY AMENDING SECTION 31 �, "LI" LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT RELATIVE TO BULK STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND AUTOMOBILE IMPOUND AND BY AMENDING SECTION 42 SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO COVERED PATIOS; 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 12.A. relative to Definitions is hereby amended by adding a new Subsection 10A. which shall read as follows: "10A. AUTOMOBILE IMPOUND shall mean a business which provides the service of towing, moving or removing wrecked or disabled vehicles for the sole purpose of temporarily storing such wrecked or disabled vehicle. The impound may be used only for temporarily storing wrecked or disabled vehicles and shall not be used for salvaging or scrap, or selling of second hand parts or selling wrecked or disabled vehicles. " B. That Section 12.A. relative to Definitions is hereby amended by adding a new Subsection 423 . which shall read as follows : "423. TOWING SERVICE shall mean an accessory use which provides the service of towing, moving or removing wrecked or disabled vehicles for the sole purpose of repairing such wrecked or disabled vehicle in conjunction with a permitted or conditional use. " C. That Section 31 .B. relative to "LI" Light Industrial District is hereby amended by adding a new Subsection 6. which shall read as follows : "6 . Bulk storage of flammable liquids associated with a permitted use subject to the provisions of City and/or State Fire Codes. " � � t D, That Section 31 .C. relative to "LI" Light Industrial District is hereby amended to read as follows : 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 pursuant to Section 48 of this Ordinance. "1 . Freight Forwarding Warehouses. 2. Bulk storage of flammable liquids not associated with a permitted use subject to the provisions of � City and/or State Fire Codes . 3 . Railroad yards, areas for car storage, and switching facilities . 4 . Aviation ground schools. 5. Central mixing plants for asphalt, concrete, or other paving materials (batching plant) . 6. Automobile Impound. Salvage and/or wrecking yards are prohibited. All storage areas must be surfaced and screening shall be provided in accordance with Section 58 and Section 50 . All required screening shall be in accordance with Section 50 Alternatives A or E. " E. That Section 42.G. 3 . relative to Supplementary District Regulations is hereby amended to read as follows : "3. Unenclosed covered patios used only for outdoor, recreational purposes and not as carports, �° °°� garages, storage rooms or habitable rooms in the "R-7. 5" , "R-12. 5" , "R-20" , and the "R-TH" �. _., districts may be located no closer than six (6) feet to any side yard property line nor c oser than six (6) feet to the rear property line. Unenclosed covered patios used only for outdoor, recreational purposes and not as carports, garages, storage rooms or habitable rooms in the "R-5.0" district may be located no closer than six (6) feet to the rear property line and shall have the side yard setbacks as required in Section 16.G. 3. Unenclosed covered patios contructed, within the required twenty-five (25) foot rear yard setback of each district shall not be used as second story patios. The height of an unenclosed patio cover shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet. The heigYit of an unenclosed patio cover shall be measured from the finished first floor of the residence to the highest point of the roof' s surface if a flat surface, to the deck line of a mansard roof, and the mean height level between eaves and ridge for hip and gable roofs. In the case of a corner lot, patios shall be subject to the regular street side yard requirements of the district. Openings may be enclosed with insect mesh screening or plastic that is readily removable translucent or transparent plastic not more than 0 . 125 inch in thickness . Section 2 . Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000 .00) for each offense and a separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which an offense occurs or continues. Section 3. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. �� Section 4 . The fact that the present ordinances and regu- lations of the City of Grapevine, Texas, are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace, and general welfare of the public creates an emergency which requires that this ordinance 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 16th day of AuTust � 1988• APPROVED: Mayor ATTEST: < �,;:�;.�. it Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: ---- __ � �� _ ., City Attorney "--�' �