HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1983-052 CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 83-52
AN ORDINANCE AM�NDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, ORDINANCE
NO. 82-73 PASSED AND APPROVED ON FINAL READING ON
NOVEMBER 2, 1982 AND CODIFIED AS APPENDIX D IN THE
CITY CODE, BY CREATING A NELV ZONING DISTRICT R-5.0
ZERO LOT LINE REGULATIONS AS A NEth' SECTION 9A;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY
NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
($200.00) AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED
COMMITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A
VIOLATION OCCURS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTNE DATE AND DECLARING AN E-
MERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPE-
VINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 82-
73, as originally adopted and amended, and as codified as Appendix D in the
Grapevine City Code is hereby amended as follows:
A. That Seetion 3 is amended to add to the list of Districts a
new District as follows:
"R-5.0 Zero Lot Line"
The District in Section 3 is to be added to the list of
Districts between R-7.5 and R-3.5.
B. That a new Section 9A is hereby added that reads as follows:
R-5.0 ZERO LOT LINE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
PURPOSE: The R-5.0 Zero lot line district is established to
provide adequate space for medium density, zero lot line type
residential development, allowing a maximum density of eight (8)
dwelling units per acre.
USES GENERALLY: In an R-5.0 Zero lot line residential district,
no l�nd shall be used and no building shall be erected for or
converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided for:
A. PPINCIPAL USES:
The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:
1. Single family detached dwellings
2. 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 offices shall be removed immediately upon
occupancy of 95°0 of the lots of the subdivision.
3. Public utility uses required to service the district.
B. ACCESSORY USES:
l. Private garage
2. Private swimming pool
3. Guest quarters, cabana, pavilion or roofed area
When any of the foregoing permitted accessory uses �re
detached from the principal single family dwelling, said uses
shall be located not less than 45 feet from the front line, 20
feet from any street right-of-way and 6 feet from rear and
side lot lines.
Whenever a barage or carport is entered directly from an
alley or rear (side) private driveway, a fence may be
permitted within the front setback no closer than 25 feet to
the street right-of-way. Said fence shall not e�:ceed 6 feet
in height.
C. PARKING REGULATIONS:
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance and other applicable ordinances
of the City.
No parking of recreational vehicles, motor homes or towed
trailers shall be permitted within the required front setbacl<
area. Other vehicular parking is allowed in the front yard
setback only within an area containing an improved surface,
said surface being approved to meet a standard established
by the City's Director of Public �'Vorks or pursuant to an
applicable City Ordinance.
D. AREA REGULATIONS
The following shall be minimum requirements for any
principal use structure:
1. Depth of front building setback. . . 25 feet
2. Depth of rear setback. . . . . . . . .25 feet
3. Width of side setback. . . . . . . . .12 inches on
one side
10 feet on opposite side
4. Width of lot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 feet
5. Depth of lot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 feet
6. Distance between detached
structures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 feet
� - 7. Land area per dwelling unit. . . . . 5,000 square feet
8. Minimum square footage of
dwelling unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,200 square feet
9. No dwelling shall be closer than 11
feet between the face of the exterior
walls of neighboring dwelling units.
E. HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS
The follovaing maximum height and area regulations shall be
observed:
1. Height of principal structure. . . 2 stories not
to exceed 25 feet
2. Height of accessory structure. . .l story, not to
exceed 16 feet,
except a storage �
building which shall
not exceed 10 feet
in height
3. Lot coverage by principal
building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40% of total
_ lot area
F. PROPERTY MUST BE PLATTED
No permit shall be issued except for a lot within an
approved subdivision plat. All subdivision plats shall have
established front, side and rear yard setback lines on each
lot in accordance with Paragraph "D". An access easement
of 6 feet shall be provided and indicated within the
subdivision plat on all contiguous lots to allow the adjacent
owner access to the 12 inch side yard on each lot.
G. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: AS PROVIDED IN SEC-
TION 31
H. MASONRY REQUIREMENTS: AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 32
Section 2. 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 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convietion thereof shall be
fined in a sum not to exceed T�vo Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and a separate
offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during on or which a violation
occurs or continues.
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
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 on the 6th day of September , 1983.
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Mayor,.City of Grapevine
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
[SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney