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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1974-001 ORDINANCE N0 . 74-1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 70-10, A ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS , GRANTING A ZONING CHANGE ON A TRACT OF LAND IN THE THOMAS MAHAN SURVEY , ABSTRACT N0 . 1050, IN THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE , TEXAS , AND MORE FULLY r�-, ,x DESCRIBED HEREIN; ORDERING A GHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY FROM "R-1 " TO "R-3" MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ; PRESERVING ALL OTHER POFiTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SEVEFiAB ILITY CLAUSE; DETERMINING THAT THE PUSLIC INTEREST, MORALS AND GENERAL WELFARE DEMAND A ZONING CHANGE AND AMENDMENT HEREIN MADE ; PROVIDING A PENALTY ; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. �:� f , � WHEREAS, applications were made to amend the Official Zoning Map, City of Grapevine, Texas , by making applications for same with the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Grapevine, Texas, as Zequired by state statutes and the zoning ordinances of the City of Grapevine, Texas, and all the legal requirements, conditions and pre-requisites having been complied with, the case having come before the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, af.fer all legal notices, require- �` ' ments, conditions and pre-requisites having been complied with; and, ,t.,,.� WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, at a public hearing called by the City Council did consider the following factors in making a determination as to whether these requested changes should be granted or denied; safety of the motoring public and the pedestrains using the facilities in the area immediately surrounding the site; safety from fire hazards and measures for fire control, protection of adjacent property from flood or water damages, noise producing elements and glare of the vehicular and stationary lights and effect of such lights on established character of the neighborhood, location, lighting and types of signs and relation of signs to traffic control and adjacent property, street size and adequacy of width for traffic reasonably expected to be generated by the proposed use around the site and in the immediate neighborhood, adequacy of parking as determined by requirements of this ordinance for off-street parking facilities, location of ingress and egress points for parking and off-street loading spaces, and protection of public health by surfacing on all parking areas to control dust, effect on the promotion of health and the fr general welfare, effect on light and air, the effect on the over-crowding of the land, the effect on the concen- tration of population, the effect on the transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public facilities; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, at a public hearing called by the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, did consider � the following factors ia making a determination as to whether this requested cha►nge should be granted or denied; effect on the congestion of the streets, the fire hazards, panics and other dangers possibly present in the securing of safety from same, the effect on the promotion of health and the general welfare, effect on adequate light and air, the effect on the over-crowding of the land, the effect on the concentration on population, the effect on the transportation; water, sewerage, schools, parks and othez ""'� public facilities; and, WHEREAS, the City Council further considered among other things the character of the district and its �"""' peculiar suitability for particular uses and with the view to conserve the value of buildings, encourage the most appropriate use of land xhroughout this city; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, does find that there is a public necessity for the zoning change, that the public demands it, that the public interest clearly requires the amend- ment, that the zoning changes do not unreasonably invade the rights of those who bought or improved property with reference to the classification which existed at the time their original investment was made; and, � WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of � Grapevine, Texas, does find that the change in zoning lessens the congestion in the streets, helps secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; promotes health and the general welfare; provides adequate light and air; prevents the over-crowding of land; avoids undue concentration of population; facilitates the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and ather public requirements; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, has determined that there is a necessity and need for this change in zonin g and has also found and determin ed that there has been a change in the conditions of the property surrounding and in close proximity to the property requested for a change since this property was originally classified and therefore feels that a change in zoning classification for the particular piece of property is needed, is called for, and is in the best interest of the public at large, the citizens of the City of Grapevine, Texas, and helps promote the general health, safety and welfare of this ' community; �"'" NOW, THEREFORE, � � BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS : SECTION 1 . That Ordinance No. 70-10, a Zoning Ordinance of the City of Grapevine , Texas , passed on April 7, 1970, be , and the same is amended and changed in that the use of the following described property, to-wit: FIELD NOTES of two tracts of land out of 21 . 15 acre �:� tract out of the Thomas Mahan Survey , Abstract No . 1050, Tarrant County , Texas , and being described by metes and bounds as �ollows : ��_� [TRACT 1 � BEGINNING at a point 410. 0 f eet South 89 degrees 36 minutes Eest of the Northwest corner o� a 21 . 15 acre tract conveyed to Jack 0. Cain and wif e, Mar- garet Louise Cain by deed as recorded in Volume 3703, page 156, Deed Records , Tarrant County, Texas ; THENCE South 89 degrees 36 minutes East along the North line of said 21 . 15 acre tract 905. 7 feet to a point in Dove Road, the Northwest corner o� said tract; THENCE South along the Eest line of said 21 . 15 tract 350. 0 �eet to a point; THENCE North 89 degrees 36 minutes West 906. 55 �eet to a point; THENCE North 0 degrees 08 minutes East 350. 0 �eet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING, and containing 7. 28 acres o� land, more or less; [TRACT 2] BEGINNING at a steel rod for the Northwest corner of a 21 . 15 ecre tract as conveyed to Jeck 0. Cain and wi�e , Margaret Louise Cain by deed as recorded in Volume 3703 , page 156, Deed Records , Tarrant County, Texas ; THENCE South 89 degrees 36 minutes East 410. 0 �eet to a point; THENCE South 0 degrees 08 minutes West 350. 0 feet to a point; THENCE South 89 degrees 36 minUtes East 408. 72 �eet to a point; THENCE South 0 degrees 08 minutes West 350. 0 feet to a point; THENCE North 89 degrees 36 minutes West along the South line o� said 21 . 15 acre tract 819. 57 f eet to the Southwest corner oF said tract; THENCE North 0 degrees 08 minutes East 700. 0 �eet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING, and containing J. 87 acres of land, more or less; which is presently zoned "R-1 " Single-Family District under Ordinance No. 70-10 is changed to T'R-3" Multi- Family District. ��..,� � �� SECTION 2. The City Manager is hereby directed to correct the official zoning map of the City of Grapevine, Texas, to reflect the herein change in zoning. SECTION 3. That in all other respects the use of the tract or tracts of land herein above described shall be subject to all the applicable regulations contained in said City of Grapevine zonin g ordinance and all other applicable and pertinent ordinances of the City of Grapevine, Texas. � SECTION 4. That the zoning regulations and districts as herein established have been made in accordance with the comprehensive plant for the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals and the genexal welfare of the community. They have been designed, with respect to both present conditions and the conditions reasonably anticipated to exist in the foreseeable future, to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic, flood and other dangers; provide adequate light and air; to prevent over-crowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population; facilitate the adequate provisions of trans- portation, water, sewerage, drainage and surface water, parks and other public requirements, and to make adequate provisions for the normal business, commercial needs and development of the community. They have been made with reasonable consideration, among other things of the character of the district, and its peculiar suitability for the particular uses and with a view of conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughou:t the community. � SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of Grapevine, Texas, affecting zoning and shall not repeal any of the provisions of said '��- ordinances except in those instanaes where provisions of those ordinances which are in direct conflict with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 6. That the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed to be severable and that if the validity of the zoning affecting any portion of the tract or tracts of land described herein shall be declared to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the zoning of the balance of the tract or tracts of land described herein. SECTION 7. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to the same penalties provided for in Ordinance No. 70-10� Zoning Ordinance of the City of Grapevine, Texas. SECTION 8. 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 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 final passage, as provided by the Charter of the City of Grapevine, Texas, and it accordingly so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS , this the 8th day o� January, 1874. �;., MAYOR ATTEST : CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY : CITY ATTORNEY