HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1979-004 ORDINANCE NO. 79-4
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE ' S BASIC
ZONING ORDINANCE BY PROVIDING A CLARIFICATION AND
DEFINITION TO DETERMINE THE METHOD TO MEASURE FRONT
YARD SETBACKS ON CUL-DE-SACS IN R-1 SINGLE
FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICTS ; BY AMENDING THE OFF-
STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN R-3 MULTIPLE-FAMILY
DWELLING DISTRICTS ; AND AMENDING THE DIMENSIONS OF
PARKING SPACES AND PROVIDING DRIVING LANE WIDTHS
AND TURNING RADIUS REQUIREMENTS IN ALL DISTRICTS ;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE ; PROVIDING A
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PENALTY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS , the basic zoning ordinance of the City of
Grapevine was adopted to enhance and benefit the health, morals
and general welfare of the citizens and property owners of the
City of Grapevine; and,
WHEREAS , from time to time the Planning and Zoning Com-
mission recommends that certain specified changes and amendments
be promulgated into the said basic zoning ordinance as same is
codified in the Code of Ordinances for the City of Grapevine; and,
WHEREAS , all of the necessary and required notices have
been complied with and public hearings held as required by State
Law and the City' s Code; and,
WHEREAS , the Planning and Zoning Commission has submitted
its recommendations to the City Council that the basic Ordinance be
amended; and,
WHEREAS , the City Council does find that the amendments
are in the best interests of the citizens and property owners and
that said amendments do enhance and benefit the health, moral and
general welfare of the citizens and property owners of the City of
Grapevine;
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS :
Section 1. The basic Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Grapevine contained in the Grapevine City Code Title Ten is hereby
amended as follows :
A. Title Chapter relating to R-1 Single-Family Dwelling
Districts is hereby amended by Section front yard
to read as follows :
"A. Front Yard. There shall be a front yard for every
structure in the "R-l" Dwelling District , having a
depth of not less than thirty feet (30 ' ) from the
front property line to the face of the building. No
covered porch, covered terrace or attached accessory
building shall project into any required front yard
space.
On a cul-de-sac, as that term is defined in the City' s
per, subdivision Rules and Regulations , the front building
line is to be determined by establishing a thirty (30' )
foot setback from the front property pins on the front
property or lot lines . A chord connecting these two
points shall be the front building line. Where a front
property line has a curved section and a straight sec-
tion, the front building line shall be determined by
establishing a thirty (30 ' ) foot setback on the side
property lines thirty (30' ) feet from the property
pins . A line perpendicular to the straight section
will be established at the property, pin where the curve
begins . A point will be established on this line
thirty (30) feet behind the property pin. The build-
ing line will be established by connecting these two
points .
The term property pins refer to the front corners of the
property contiguous to the street right-of-way as shown
on the subdivision plat. "
B. Title Chapter relating to off-street parking
and loading requirements is hereby amended by the following
P sections to read as follows :
"Section SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING FOR
SINGLE-FAMILY, TWO-FAMILY AND MULTIPLE-FAMILY
DWELLINGS - RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS :
R-1 R-2 R-3 MH
Single-Family Two-Family Multiple-Family Mobile Home
Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling Dwelling
District District District District
Single-Family
Dwelling(de-
tached) 1 (One) 1 (One) 1 (One)
Two-Family
Dwelling
Spaces per
Dwelling Unit 1 (One) 12 (One and one-half)
Multiple- 22 (Two and one-half) parking
Family spaces per unit or 1 (One)
Dwelling space per 400 square feet of
Spaces per gross floor area per unit
Dwelling Unit whichever requires the greater
number of parking spaces . "
Section GENERAL PROVISIONS •
" (A) An off-street parking space shall be a striped area of not
less than one hundred eighty (180) square feet, measuring
approximately nine feet by twenty feet (9 ' X 20' ) , not located
on a public street or alley. Such parking space, aisles and
maneuvering areas shall have an all-weather surfacing, en-
closed or unenclosed, and shall be connected by an all-weather
surfaced driveway to a street or alley. Head-in parking ad-
jacent to a public street or alley, shall not be classified
as off-street parking in computing any parking requirements
herein specified. "
C. Title Chapter is hereby amended by adding the
following Section relating to driving lane widths and turning radii:
"Section
Driving lane widths in all private parking lots shall conform
to the following standard:
0° - 45° 18 feet minimum
46° - 90° 25 feet minimum
All turning radii - 25 feet minimum"
Section 2. Severability - If any section, article, paragraph,
sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application
thereto to any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconsti-
tutional 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. Penalty - 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
hundred dollars ($200. 00) and a separate offense shall be deemed com-
mitted upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or con-
tinues after the notice period provided herein has expired. The Court
shall, order removal and abatement of the nuisance.
Section 4. Emergency - The fact that no present ordinances
of the City of Grapevine amends front yard setbacks in R-1 Dwelling
Districts , off-street parking requirements in R-3 Dwelling Districts
and dimensions of parking spaces exist, creates an urgency and an emer-
gency and in the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare
requires that this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and
after its passage and the publication of the caption as the law and
charter in such cases provides .
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Grapevine ,
Texas , this the 20th day of February, 1979 .
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