HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1984-073 ORDINANCE NO. 84-73
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS, AMENDING APPENDIX "D" OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE,
BY PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO
ARTICLE III, DISTRICT REGULATIONS, BY PRO-
� VIDING FOR AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES IN THE
R-20, R-12. 5, R-7. 5, AND R-3. 5 RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICTS , BY PROVIDING FOR HEIGHT
� LIMITATIONS; BY PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN
CONCEPT PLANS; BY PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN
OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS; BY
PROVIDING FOR PARKING AND LOADING AREA
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS; PROVIDING A PENALTY
UPON CONVICTION OF NOT LESS THAN ONE
DOLLAR ($1 .00) NOR MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($1 ,000) AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE
SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED UPON EACH DAY
DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS:
Section 1 . That Appendix D of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Grapevine, Texas is hereby amended in Article III ,
District Regulations, by changing the hereafter described
sections of Article III so said sections shall hereafter read as
follows:
Section 13 - R-20 Single-Family District Regulations.
E. Height and area regulations: The following maximum
height and area 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 120 square feet or less
shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height.
Section 14 - R-12. 5 Single-Family District Regulations .
E. Height and area regulations: The following maximum
height and area regulations shall be observed:
l . Height of principal structure, two (2) stories not
to exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
�" Section 15 - R-7 . 5 Single-Family District Regulations.
E. Height and area regulations : The following maximum
;,,�„ height and area regulations shall be observed:
1 . Height of principal structure, two (2) stories not
to exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
Section 17 - R-3 . 5 Two-Family District Regulations.
E. Height and area regulations: The following maximum
height and area 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 shall not exceed ten (10)
feet in height.
,� Section 2. That Appendix D of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Grapevine, Texas is hereby amended in Article V, Plan
Requirements , by changing the hereafter described section of
Article V so that said section shall hereafter read as follows :
Section 45 - Concept Plans.
A. Purpose: The Concept Plan is intended to provide the
Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council with
the information and data that is necessary to assess the
merits of requests for rezoning.
B. When Required: A Concept Plan shall be required in con-
nection with a request for rezoning of any specific
parcel of land when requesting zoning for the following
zoning districts : R-3 . 5 , R-3.75, R-5 .0 , R-MF-1, R-MF-2,
R-TH, R-MH, R-MODH, P-O, C-N, C-C, CBD, HCO, HC, LI , or
when a preliminary plat is filed if no Concept Plan has
been approved prior to that time. No Concept Plan shall
be required when the request for rezoning is filed by
the City of Grapevine.
C. Content of Concept Plan: A Concept Plan shall include
all of the following information in graphic representa-
tion or written document as appropriate, and shall be
prepared by a registered architect, registered engineer
� or registered surveyor.
1 . Legal description and a survey or plat certified by
a registered land surveyor, showing date, scale,
north point, property boundary lines , dimensions and
easements.
2. Applicant' s name and address and their legal
interest in the subject property.
3 . Owner' s name and address, if different from
applicant, with owner' s signed consent to the filing
of the application.
4 . Zoning classification and present use of subject
property.
5 . Land use designation as contained in the
Comprehensive Master Plan.
6. Conceptual representation of proposed use.
� 7 . Conceptual representation of vehicular circulation
within the subject site.
,�, 8. Conceptual representation of points of connection to
the public right of way.
9 . Computation of proposed number of dwelling units and
the total acreage for residential use and the
approximate square footage of building, by type, for
non-residential use.
10 . Conceptual landscaping and buffer plan.
11 . Description of how essential public services,
including water, sewer, drainage and solid waste,
will be provided.
12 . Description of any proposed grading, regrading or
fill that is proposed on the subject site.
13 . Maximum number of parking spaces.
�,, 14 . Other information the applicant and/or owner might
wish to include.
� 15 . The names , addresses and telephone numbers of all
professional consultants , if any, advising the
applicant with respect to the proposed rezoning.
16 . Street address (or common description) of the
property.
17 . A graphic rendering of the existing site
conditions, which depicts all significant natural,
topographical and physical features of the subject
property including contours; location and extent of
tree cover; location and extent of water courses,
marshes and flood plains on the subject property;
and, existing drainage patterns;
18 . Vicinity map indicating the area in which the
property is located.
Each applicant shall file one (1) mylar and two (2) blue-
line copies of all conceptual or graphical representa-
tions required herein, in a size sufficient to clearly
show all information required, and a copy reduced to
� 8 1/2 x 11 , and two (2) copies of written documents .
�°` D. Effect of Concept Plan. All subsequent site plans shall
conform to the Concept Plan submitted with the zoning
application.
Section 3 . That Appendix D of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Grapevine, Texas is hereby amended in Article VII ,
Development and Design Standards, by changing the hereafter
described sections of Article VII so that said sections shall
hereafter read as follows:
Section 56 - Off-Street Parking Requirements.
In all zoning districts there shall be provided in
connection with appropriate allowable uses , off-street
parking space in accordance with the following requirements:
C. Number of parking spaces required: The minimum number
of off-street parking spaces required shall be as
follows :
� Number of Required
Uses Parking Spaces for each
�, Office, general 5 plus 1 300 sq. ft.
of floor
Section 58 - Parking and loading 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
Iot or tract of land upon which the structure they are
intended to serve is located and shall be exclusive of
landscaping requirements.
B. All off-street parking and loading and drives, vehicle
(autos, trucks, trailers, boats, etc. ) sales, and
display areas in all districts shall be paved to a
minimum standard equivalent to four-inch concrete slab
with six (6) inches by ten (10) inches gauge mesh or
two-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.
C. Entrances and/or exits on a public street shall not be
located less than one hundred fifty (150) feet from the
nearest point of intersection of two (2) street
right-of-way lines unless the tract is not of sufficient
size to accommodate this restriction. In that instance,
the driveway shall be located as far as possible from
the intersection. The width of opening on entrances
and/or exits shall not be less than twelve (12) feet nor
more than forty (40) feet depending on the amount of lot
frontage where such opening is to be located. Only one
driveway approach shall be permitted on any parcel of
property with a frontage on a public street with a lot
width of one hundred fifty (150) feet or less.
Additional openings for parcels of property having a
frontage of one hundred fifty (150) feet or less, may be
permitted after proof of necessity and convenience has
been established by evidence submitted to the director
of public works . Between any two (2) adjacent entrances
and/or exits serving the same parking facility, there
""'�"° shall not be less than twenty (20) feet.
� 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.
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 footcandle at ground
level, and shall distribute not more than two-tenths of
one (0 . 2) footcandle 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.
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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.
I. Driving lane widths in aIl private parking lots shall
conform to the following standards :
0 degrees - 34 degrees . . . . . . 18 feet minimum
35 degrees - 90 degrees . . . . . . 25 feet minimum
�. Al1 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
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. Kindergartens, day schools and similar child training
and care establishments shall provide loading and
unloading space on a private drive, off-street, to
accommodate one motor vehicle for each ten (10) students
or children, design capacity, cared for by the
establishment.
Section 4 . That any person violating the provisions of
this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
� conviction be subject to a fine in accordance with Section 1-6 of
the Code of Ordinances .
Section 5 . If any section, article, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this Ordinance, or application thereto
to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional
by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of the 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 6 . The fact that the present zoning ordinance 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 creates an emergency for
the immediate preservation of the public which requires that this
ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of its
passage, as provided by the Charter of the City, and it is
accordingly so ordained.
�""" PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 18th day of September, 1984 .
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APPROVED:
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Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
City Secretar
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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