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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1968-010 ORDINANCE NO. 68�10 AN ORDINANC� AMENDING TITI.E 10, CHAPTER 19 OF THE CITY CODE OF Tti� CITY OF C�ZAPEVINE, TEXAS, TO INCLUDE TRAILER COACH PARK DEVEIAPMENT WITHIN TF� HEGUTATIONS P�R- TAINING TO SUB-DIVISIONS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. �-- NOw THEREFORE BE IT ORDAiN�D BY THE CITY COUIVCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPE�IINE, TEXAS: I. That Title 10, Chapter 19, of the City Code of the City of Grapevine is hereby and herenow amended to include Section 1-A: 10-19-1A: DEFINITIONS; (�) "Subdivision" shall mean the division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots or other divisions of land, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, or transfer of ownership, building development, or trailer coach park development, e�cpressly excluding development for agricultural purposes, and shall include resubdivision. (B) "Re-subdivision" shall mean the division of an existing subdivision, together with any change of lot size there- in, or with the relocation of any street lines. II. SECTION FOUR (4) , SUBSECTIONS (B) , (C) , (E), (F) , (G) , (I) , (J) , . (K) , AND (P) ARE HEREBY AMENDED SO AS TO READ AS FOLLOWS: � (B) The arrangement of streets in the subdivision shall provide , for the continuation and extension of major and secondary thoroughfares as are shown on the major street plan of the Planning Commission. 5uch thoroughfares shall be of the width designated on the major street plan or as recommended by the Planning Commission. Minor residential streets in the subdivision shall provide convenient circulation of local traffic within the subdivision and adequate access to all building lots within the subdivision. Off-center street intersections will not be approved except in un- usual cases. Parkways and boulevards shall be of such width as may be designated by the Planning Commission. As a general rule, minor residential streets shall not be less than fifty feet (50' ) wide except that this ze- quirement shall not apply to Trailer Coach Park Development. (C) In order that proper relationship of new subdivision streets may be maintained with adjoining streets and land, the system of streets in a new subdivision, except in un- usual cases, must connect with streets already dedicated in adjacent subdivisions. Where no adjacent subdivisions have been platted, there must, in general, be a reasonable projection of streets in the nearest subdivided tracts, and must be aontinued to the boundaries of the tract sub- divided, so that other subdivisions may be connected therewith except that this requirement shall not apply ��4�` to Trailer Coach Park Development. (E) Except in unusual cases, dead-end streets will not be approved unless such dead-end streets are provided in such manner as will permit connection with future streets in adjacent lands, Courts, cul-de--sacs or "places" may be provided where the shape of a portion of the proposed subdivision or where the terrain of the land �ould make it difficult or unreasonable to plat with connecting streets. These courts, cul-de-sacs or "places" shall be so arranged as to provide access to all lots and shall, generally, not exceed four hundred - feet (400' ) in length. A turn around must be provided at the closed end having an ontside radius of not less ,�.:.,-, than fifty feet (50' ). In general, no reserve strips controlling access to land dedicated or to be dedicated to public use shall be peraitted except that Trailer �oach Park lots shall conform to Ordinances regulating Trailer Coach Park. (F) Block lengths, generally, should not exceed one thousand two hundred feet (1,200' ) in length. In blocks of over eight hundred feet (800' ) length or more, there shall be pzovided, when recommended by the Planning Co�amission, a utility or pedestrian easement or walk near the center of the block, the walk to be paved to a width of not less than five feet (5' ) except that Trailer Coach Park lots shall confora to Ordinances regulating Tzailer Coach Park. (G) Alleys, oz loading courts, of a minimum width of twenty feet (20' ) paved surface or in lieu thereof adequate off- street loading space, shall be provided in business blocks. Alleys are not required in residential districts, except that same shall be provided where alleys of adjacent sub- divisions already platted would be closed or dead-ended . by failure to provide alleys in the new subdivisions ex- cept that this requirement shall not apply to Trailer Coach Park Development. (I) Curb radii at street intersections shall be not less than twenty feet (20' ) and property lines shall be adjusted accordingly except that this requirement shall not apply to Trailer Cb ach Park Development. (J'j The minimum dimensions for residential lots in a sub- division shall be sixty feet (60' ) in width and generally not less than one hundred twenty feet (120' ) in length, unless the Planning Commission, for reasonable cause and for special reasons, aay otherwise approve. In no case shall a rectangular or irregularly shaped lot contain less than seven thousand two huncired (7,200) square feet of area. CoYner lots shall be increased in size whenever necessary so as to provide that any structure to be placed thereon shall conform to the building line of each street. Double frontage lots are undesirable and should not be allow�ed for if possible to avoid them except that Trailer Coach Park lots shall conform to Ordinances regulating Trailer Coach Park. (K) Side lot lines, insofar as practicable, shall be at right angles or radial to street lines except that this require- ment shall not apply to Trailer Coach Park Development. � ; (P) No lot shall be replatted to reduce the size of the lots originally platted by a common dedicator, except with the consent of the majority of the property owners in the same block, and also the property owners across the street thezefrom for a similar distance of one block; in the case of the replatting of a block frontage, the consent of the majority of the property owners in the adjacent blocks, and across the street therefzom, shall be required; such consent required may be implied where other lots within such area above described have already been subdivided and built upon; nor shall a lot be reduced in size belo� the pattern already established in the same block, or across the street therefrom for a similar distance, except by the consent above required; nor shall a lot be reduced in width below sixty feet (60' ) frontage �ith an area of seven thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet, except for propexty having a local retail, local business or business classification except that Tzailer Coach Park lots shall conform to Ordinances requlating Trailer Coach Park. III. Shoald any part, section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase contained in this ordinance be held to be unconstitutional, such holding shall not affect the validitq of the remaining portion of the ordinance, but in all respect shall remain in full force and effect. It being for the public welfare that this ordinance be passed in that new trailer park applications are increasing, creates an emergency and public necessity, and the rule requiring this ordinance to be read on more than one occasion be, and the same is hereby, waived and this ordinance shall not be placed � on its final reading to its passage, and shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. �: ., PASSED AND APPROVED THIS � day of �� ,A.D. , 1968. APPROVEDj- � � ,-' -21--� �-�-�--�.�`�-r Mayor � ATTE5T: City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: t � . ; , �,; City Attorney