HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 06 - AM07-03 Zoning Ordinance AmendmentsAM07-03 - Zoning Ordinance amendments to Section 20, "R-TH" Townhouse District
• 25 foot setback from sidewalk to garage door for front entry garages.
• 25 foot setback from edge of alley to garage door for rear entry garages.
• 15 footfront yard setback measured from the back of curb or nearest edge of street
pavement.
• 15 foot rear yard setback measured from the nearest edge of the mutual access
easement.
• 30 foot minimum width for lots with rear entry garages.
• 40 foot minimum width for lots with front entry garages.
• 85 foot minimum depth for lots with rear entry garages.
• 80 foot minimum depth for lots with front entry garages.
• 3,200 square foot minimum for lots with front entry garages.
• 2,550 square foot minimum for lots with rear entry garages.
• Maximum building coverage 55%.
• Total impervious lot coverage of 80%.
One area within the proposed ordinance disallows the use of the "PD" Planned
Development Overlay to deviate from the standards as written:
• Elimination of sidewalks along the street, public or private upon which a townhouse
has frontage.
Amendments to all applicable sections of the zoning ordinance relative to the
elimination of public utility uses as a conditional use:
As the ordinance is currently written, "public utility uses required to service the district" are
considered permitted uses within nearly all sections of the zoning ordinance and as such
could be approved administratively without Council oversight. This use has broad
implications that perhaps were not fully realized when originally written. Any type of public
utility use could be interpreted to meet this requirement and because of this the Planning
and Zoning Commission and the City Council may wish to consider eliminating this use
within the permitted use paragraph of all relevant sections of the zoning ordinance. In a
situation where a public utility related use is requested, Section 49, Special Uses has a
provision for these uses which would allow the Planning and Zoning Commission and the
City Council the oversight necessary to consider the appropriateness of such requests.
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Section 20. R TH Townhouse District Regulations
PURPOSE: The R-TH Townhouse District is established to accommodate the variable
dwelling concepts which currently exist in the residential marketplace. This district includes
medium density residential development that is single-family, on separately platted lots with
frontage onto publicly dedicated streets, and typically owner -occupied.
USES GENERALLY: In an R TH district, no land shall be used and no building shall be
erected or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
A. PERMITTED USES: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:
1. Single-family attached dwellings.
2. Churches, convents, and other places of worship.
3. Parks, playgrounds, and nature preserves, publicly owned.
5. 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 office shall be
removed immediately upon occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of
the lots in the subdivision.
6. Model homes and model home parking lots are permitted as a
temporary use in new subdivisions, provided a notice is continually
posted in a prominent place in a livable area in the home and the
owner signs an affidavit on a form approved by the DirestOF of
Director of Development Services
affirming compliance with all the regulations of this Section.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory
uses to dwelling units provided that none shall be a source of income to the
owner or user of the principal family dwelling:
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1. Private swimming pools and tennis courts no closerthan seventy-five
(75) feet to any adjacent residential district.
2. Cabana, pavilion, or roofed area.
3. Meeting, party, and/or social rooms in common areas only.
4. Off-street parking and private garages in connection with any use
permitted in this district.
5. One storage building per dwelling unit one hundred (100) square feet
or less, and having no plumbing.
6. Communication equipment meeting the requirements of Chapter 7,
Article XI I of the Grapevine Code of Ordinance.
No accessory uses may be located between the building line and the front
property line.
Private garages on lots having a minimum width of less than forty (40) feet
must be entered from the side or rear. Said lots shall not have driveways on
or within the front building setbacks.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be permitted
provided they meet the provisions of Section 48, and a conditional use permit
is issued.
1. Public and non-profit institutions of an educational, religious or cultural
type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis courts
no closer than seventy-five (75) feet to any adjacent residential
district.
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Public and private noncommercial recreation areas and facilities such
as country clubs and golf courses excluding miniature golf courses
and driving ranges.
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5. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other places of
worship developed on property other than the platted lot of record of
the principal use, provided all or a portion of the property utilized for
parking is located within 300 feet of the platted lot of record.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. There shall be a separate platted lot of record for each townhouse
dwelling unit.
2 No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage may
occupy residences within an R TH Townhouse District.
3. Storage of mechanical, maintenance or farm equipment incidental to
any permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance with
the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any adjacent
residential development or use.
4. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the twenty-five (25) foot
required rear yards. Whenever rear access or parking is provided,
access shall be from a platted alley or easement. All alleys shall be
dedicated at a minimum of fifteen (15) feet as a mutual access
easement with a minimum ten (10) feet of pavement section. No
single lot shall have more than a seven and a half (7 112) foot
easement located upon it, except that when it is necessary to
exceed seven and a half (7 1/2) feet, lot depth shall be increased
to accommodate the additional width of easement necessary for
the alley.
5 No Storage boxes or any other containers to be picked up or dropped
off by curbside self -storage services, moving services and other
similar services shall be placed within a public right-of-way. Storage
containers to be picked up or dropped off by such services shall be
visible from a public right-of-way or adjacent property for a period not
exceeding seventy-two (72) consecutive hours, and not more than two
(2) instances during any thirty (30) day period.
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6. Townhouse developments approved prior to XXXX XX, 2007 shall
be deemed lawful and shall have the same status as
subdivisions authorized pursuant to this ordinance
PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for
construction of a principal building shall be approved unless:
1. A plat, meeting all requirements of the City of Grapevine, has been
approved by the City Council and recorded in the official records of
Tarrant County.
2. A Site Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 47, has been
approved.
3. A Landscape Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 53, has been
approved.
DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following density requirement shall apply:
1. Maximum Density: The maximum density within the R TH District
shall not exceed nine (9) dwelling units per gross acre.
2. Lot Size:
, For lots that are less than forty
(40) feet in width the minimum lot size shall be 2,550 square feet
For lots forty (40) feet in width or greater the minimum lot size
shall be 3,200 square feet. No R-TH District shall be created on an
area of less than one (1) acres in size.
3. Minimum Open Space: All areas not devoted to buildings, structures
or off-street parking area shall be devoted to grass, trees, gardens,
shrubs or other suitable landscape material. In addition, all
developments shall reserve open space in accordance with the
provisions of Section 51.
4. Maximum Building Coverage: The combined
main and accessory buildings and structures
*0-) fifty-five (55) percent of the total lot area.
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5. Maximum Impervious Area: The GGFnbiRed ama OGGUpied by all main
and aGGeSSE)Fy buildiRgS 9F stFuGtures, shall not eXGeed eighty (99)
For lots less than forty (40) feet in
width the combined area occupied by all main and accessory
buildings and structures and all sidewalks, driveways and paved
areas shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of the total lot area.
For lots forty (40) feet in width or greater the combined area
occupied by all main and accessory buildings and structures and
all sidewalks, driveways and paved areas shall not exceed
seventy-five (75) percent of the total lot area.
6. Minimum Floor Area: Every townhouse dwelling unit hereafter
erected, constructed, reconstructed, or altered in this dwelling district
shall have at least twelve hundred (1,200) square feet of floor area,
excluding common corridors, basements, open and screened
porches, and garages.
G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required:
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feet.The freRt yaFd will have a 4,1,.h Gf hVeRty fiV8 (25) The
minimum front yard setback shall be fifteen (15) feet measured
from the back of curb or nearest edge of street pavement, with
the exception that the face of a front entry garage shall be set
back no less than twenty-five (25) feet from the sidewalk.
2. . The minimum
rear yard setback shall be fifteen (15) feet measured from the
nearest edge of the mutual access easement, with the exception
that the face of a rear entry garage shall be set back no less than
twenty-five (25) feet from the edge of the alley pavement.
3. No side yard width is required except for the following:
a. A minimum side yard of fifteen (15) feet shall be required for
each end unit in a row of townhouses containing three (3) or
more units.
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b. A minimum side yard of six (6) feet shall be required for each
end unit in a row of townhouses containing two (2) units.
C. Side yards which are adjacent to a dedicated public street shall
be at least twenty-five (25) feet in width.
4. The lot shall will -have a minimum width of thirty (30) feet.
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than forty (40) feet in width, the minimum depth shall be eighty-
five (85) feet. For lots that are forty (40) feet in width or greater,
the minimum lot depth shall be eighty (80) feet.
6. The minimum distance between principal and accessory uses, if
detached, shall be fifteen (15) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever an R-TH Townhouse
development is located adjacent to a developed residential district (R-20, R-
12.5, R-7.5, R-5.0, R-3.75, R -MF -1, R -MF -2) or a non-residential district,
without any division such as a dedicated public street, park or permanent
open space, all principal buildings or structures shall be back a minimum
of forty (40) feet from the adjoining property line. The setback area shall
contain appropriate landscape improvements, fencing, berms or trees in
accordance with Alternate A, B, or E, in Section 50, to adequately buffer
adjoining uses.
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HEIGHT REGULATIONS: The following maximum height regulations shall
be observed:
The maximum height of the principal structures shall be two (2) stores
not to exceed thirty-five (35) feet. Whenever a townhouse structure is
erected contiguous to an existing single family dwelling, the number of
stories and height of the townhouse structure shall not exceed the
number of stories and height of the contiguous single family dwelling.
In no instance shall the height of a townhouse structure exceed two
(2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet.
2. The maximum height of an accessory structure shall be one (1) story
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not exceed fifteen (15) feet.
3. The maximum height of a storage building used for maintenance or
mechanical equipment shall be one story not to exceed ten (10) feet.
J. OFF-STREET PARKING: Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be
allowed as an accessory use to any principal permitted use provided that
such shall not be located on a required front yard or side yard. Off-street
parking areas shall be landscaped in accordance with Section 53. Off-street
parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Sections 56
and 58 of this Ordinance and other applicable ordinances of the City.
Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, boats,
towed trailers and the like, is prohibited in the required front yard, and the
side yards of reverse frontage lots. Whenever such parking facilities are
provided the conditions of Section 20.M8. shall be met.
K. OFF-STREET LOADING: No off-street loading is required in the R-TH
District for residential uses. Off-street loading for conditional uses may be
required as determined by the Planning Commission.
Landscaping shall be required in accordance with Section 53 of this
Ordinance.
2. For developments in the R TH District that contain more than ten (10)
units, a landscape plan shall be required.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following minimum design requirements
shall be provided in the R-TH Townhouse District.
Buildings and structures shall conform to the masonry requirements
as established in Section 54 of this Ordinance.
2.. Individual window air conditioning units are prohibited.. Central air
conditioning units, heat pumps and similar mechanical equipment,
when located outside, shall be landscaped and screened from view in
accordance with the provisions of Section 50.
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3. The maximum length of any cluster of townhouse units shall not
exceed two hundred forty (24) linear feet.
4. Buildings shall be designed to prevent the appearance of straight,
unbroken lines in their horizontal and vertical surface. There shall be
no more than two (2) continuous attached townhouses without a
break in the horizontal and vertical elevations of at least three (3) feet.
5. No building shall be located closer than fifteen (15) feet to the edge of
an off-street parking, vehicular use, or storage area.
6. The minimum distance between any two (2) unattached principal
buildings shall be thirty (30) feet. Whenever two (2) principal
structures are arranged face to face or back to back, the minimum
distance shall be fifty (50) feet. The point of measurement shall be
the exterior walls of the buildings and does not include balconies,
railings or other architectural features.
7. Off-street parking areas shall not be closer than ten (10) feet to any
adjacent property line. Whenever an off-street parking, vehicular use
or storage area is within sixty (60) feet of any adjacent residentially
zoned district, the parking area shall be physically screened by a
fence, wall, berm at least six (6) feet high. All fencing shall be
finished on both sides.
8. Parking of recreational vehicles, trailers, motor homes, boats, towed
trailers and similar vehicular equipment are permitted provided they
are located in a designated vehicular use area which is screened from
adjacent residential districts by a fence, wall or berm at least eight (8)
feet in height. No vehicular use or storage area shall be located in a
required front yard or adjacent to a public right-of-way. Such areas
shall also be located at least ten (10) feet from any adjacent property
line.
9. Any private streets developed in conjunction with a townhouse
development to provide access to and frontage for townhouses
developed under this ordinance must be a minimum of thirty-one
(31) feet in width from curb to curb, constructed under the City's
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10. Sidewalks shall be provided along any street, private or public,
_within a townhouse development upon which a townhouse has
frontage A planned development overlay shall not be used to
deviate from this requirement.
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PURPOSE: The R-20 Single -Family District is established to provide for areas requiring
minimum lot sizes of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in order to promote low
population densities and establish or maintain a rural character within the subdivision. This
district is appropriate for those areas exhibiting large lot development and maintaining a
rural environment, and for newly annexed territory into the City of Grapevine.
USES GENERALLY: In an R-20 Single -Family district no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:
1. Single -Family detached dwellings.
2. Churches, convents, and other places of worship.
3. Parks, playgrounds and nature preserves, publicly owned.
64. Agricultural uses subject to the provisions of Ordinance 75-25, Chapter 6,
Section 6.2.
65. Temporary buildings when they are to be used only after construction
purposes or as a field office within a subdivision only. Such temporary
construction buildings shall be removed immediately upon completion or
abandonment of construction and such field office shall be removed
immediately upon occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of the lots in the
subdivision.
76. Model homes and model home parking lots are permitted as a temporary use
in new subdivisions, provided a notice is continually posted in a prominent
place in a livable area in the home and the owner signs an affidavit on a form
approved by the Director of Development Services affirming compliance with
all the regulations of this section.
B_ .ACCESSORY USES:
The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to a single-family detached
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PURPOSE: The R-12.5 Single -Family District is established to provide for areas requiring
minimum lot sizes of twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) square feet in order to
promote low population densities and provide the opportunity to establish a rural character
within the subdivision. This district is intended to be composed of single-family dwellings
together with public parks essential to create basic neighborhood units.
USES GENERALLY: In an R-12.5 Single -Family district no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses
Single -Family detached dwellings.
2. Churches, convents, and other places of worship.
3. Parks, playgrounds, and nature preserves, publicly owned.
54. 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 office shall be removed immediately upon
occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of the lots in the subdivision.
65. Model homes and model home parking lots are permitted as a temporary use
in new subdivisions provided a notice is continually posted in a prominent
place in a livable area in the home and the owner signs an affidavit on a form
approved by the Director of Development Services affirming compliance with
all the regulations of this section.
The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to a single-family detached
dwelling provided that none shall be a source of income to the owner or user of the
principal single-family dwellings, except for customary home occupation.
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PURPOSE: The R-7.5 Single -Family district is established to provide for areas requiring
minimum lot sizes of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet in order to promote
low population densities within integral neighborhood units. This district is intended to be
composed of single-family dwellings together with public, denominational, and private
schools, churches and public parks essential to create basic neighborhood units.
USES GENERALLY: In an R-7.5 Single -Family district no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:
Single -Family detached dwellings.
2. Churches, convents, and other places of worship.
3. Parks, playgrounds, and nature preserves, publicly owned.
54. 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 office shall be removed immediately upon
occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of the lots in the subdivision.
65. Model homes and model home parking lots are permitted as a temporary use
in new subdivisions, provided a notice is continually posted in a prominent
place in a livable area in the home and the owner signs an affidavit on a form
approved by the Director of Development Services affirming compliance with
all the regulations of this section.
B. ACCESSORY USES:
The following uses shall be permitted as accessoryuses to a single-family detached
dwelling provided that none shall be a source of income to the owner or user of the
principal single-family dwellings, except for customary home occupation:
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Section 16. R-5.0 Zero -Lot -Line District Regulations
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PURPOSES: The R-5.0 Zero -Lot -Line District is established to provide for areas requiring
minimum lot sizes of five thousand (5,000) square feet for medium population densities
within integral neighborhood units. This district is intended to be a zero -lot -fine dwelling
district allowing a maximum density of eight (8) units per acre.
USES GENERALLY: In an R-5.0 zero -lot -fine district, no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
A. PRINCIPAL USES:
Single-family detached dwellings.
2. Churches, convents, and other places of worship.
3. Parks, playgrounds, and nature preserves, publicly owned.
64. 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 office shall be removed immediately upon
occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of the lots in the subdivision.
65. Model homes and model home parking lots are permitted as temporary uses
in new sub -divisions, provided a notice is continually posted in a prominent
place in a livable area in the home and the owner signs an affidavit on a form
approved by the Director of Development Services affirming compliance with
all the regulations of this section.
B. ACCESSORY USES:
The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to an R-5.0 zero -lot -line
district provided that none shall be a source of income to the owner or user of the
principal single fiamily dwellings, except for customary home occupation:
1. Off-street parking and private garages in connection with any use permitted
in this district.
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PURPOSE: The R-3.5 Two -Family District is established to provide adequate space for
medium density, duplex type residential development, promoting a population density of
almost twice that of a typical single-family development.
USES GENERALLY: In an R-3.5 Two -Family District no land shall be used and no building
shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
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The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:
1. Duplexes.
2. Churches, convents and other places of worship.
3. Parks, playgrounds and nature preserves, publicly owned.
54. 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 office shall be removed immediately upon
occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of the lots in the subdivision.
The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to dwelling units provided
that none shall be a source of income to the owner or users of the principal use. All
accessory uses shall be located at least twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way
and shall not be located between the building line and the front property line.
1. Off-street parking and private garages in connection with any use permitted
in this district.
2. One storage building per dwelling unit one hundred twenty (120) square feet
or less, and having no plumbing.
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Section 18. R-3.75 Three and Four -Family ' District Regulations
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PURPOSE: The R-3.75 Three and Four -Family District is established to provide adequate
space for medium density, threeplex and fourplex type of residential development,
promoting a population density generally higher than duplex developments but less than
the typical apartment complex development density.
USES GENERALLY: In an R-3.75 Three and Four -Family District no land shall be used
and no building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter
provided.
A. PERMITTED USES: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:
1. Triplexes
2. Fourplexes
3. Churches, convents and other places of worship.
4. Parks, playgrounds and nature preserves, publicly owned.
54. Temporary buildings when they are to be used only for construction
purposes or as a field office within a subdivision only. Such temporary
construction buildings shall be removed immediately upon completion or
abandonment of construction and such field office shall be removed
immediately upon occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of the lots in the
subdivision.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to
dwelling units provided that none shall be a source of income to the owners or users
of the dwelling. All accessory uses shall be located at least twenty (20) feet from
any street right-of-way and shall not be located between the building line and the
front property line.
1. Detached covered common parking, off-street parking and private garages.
2. Private swimming pools and private tennis courts no closerthan seventy-five
(75) feet to any adjacent residential district.
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Section 21. R -MF -1. Multifamily District Regulations
PURPOSE: The R -MF -1 Multifamily district is established to provide adequate space and
site diversification for multiple -family apartment and condominium developments where the
maximum density does not exceed twelve (12) dwelling units per gross acre. R -MF -1
Districts should be characterized by landscaping and open space and should be
convenient to major thoroughfares and arterial streets. Such districts should have
adequate water, sewer, and drainage facilities.
USES GENERALLY: In an R -MF -1 Multifamily district, no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
A_ PERMITTED USES: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:
1. Multifamily dwellings, including apartments and condominiums.
2. Churches, convents, and other places of worship.
3. Parks, playgrounds and nature preserves, publicly owned.
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54. Temporary buildings when they are to be used only for construction
purposes or as a field office within the development parcel. Such
temporary construction buildings shall be removed immediately upon
completion or abandonment of construction and such field office shall
be removed immediately upon occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent
of the units in the development parcel.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory
uses to the multiple -family dwellings provided that none shall be a source of
income to the owners or users of the multiple -family dwellings. All accessory
uses shall be located at least twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way
and shall not be located between the building line and the front property line.
1. Detached covered common parking, off-street parking and private
garages in connection with any use permitted in this district provided
that such parking shall not be located in a required front yard.
2. Swimming pools and tennis courts no nearer than seventy-five (75)
feet to any residentially zoned district.
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Section 22. R -MF -2 Multifamily District Regulations
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PURPOSE: The R -MF -2 Multifamily district is established to provide adequate space and
site diversification for multiple -family apartment and condominium developments where the
maximum density does not exceed twenty (20) dwelling units per gross acre. R -MF -2
District should be characterized by landscaping and open space and shall be convenient to
major thoroughfares and arterial streets. Such districts should have adequate water,
sewer, and drainage facilities.
USES GENERALLY: In an R -MF -2 Multifamily district, no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
A. PERMITTED USES: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses.
1. Multifamily dwelling, including apartments & condominiums.
2. Churches, convents, and other places of worship.
3. Parks, playgrounds, and nature preserves, publicly owned.
54. Temporary buildings when they are to be used only for construction
purposes or as a field office within the development parcel. Such
temporary construction buildings shall be removed immediately upon
completion or abandonment of construction and such field office shall
be removed immediately upon occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent
of the units in the development parcel.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory
uses to the multiple -family dwellings provided that none shall be a source of
income to the owners or users of the multiple -family dwellings. All accessory
uses shall be located at least twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way
and shall not be located between the building line and the front property line.
1. Detached covered common parking, off-street parking and private
garages in connection with any use permitted in this district provided
that such parking shall not be located in a required front yard.
2. Swimming pools and tennis courts no nearer than seventy-five (75)
feet to any residentially zoned district.
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PURPOSE: The R-MODH Modular Home District is established to provide for adequate
space and site diversification for single-family detached modular home subdivisions. This
district recognizes modular homes as a specific form of housing and provides appropriate
standards generally consistent with the R-7.5 Single-family district regulations. Other
requirements specific to modular home construction are set forth in this section.
USES GENERALLY: In a R-MODH Modular Home District no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
1. Single-family detached modular homes.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to a
single-family detached modular home provided that none shall be a source of
income to the owner or user of the principal use:
1. Private garage.
2. Private swimming pool.
3. Storage buildings one hundred twenty (120) square feet or less and having
no plumbing.
5. Communication equipment meeting the requirements of Chapter7, Article XI I
of the Grapevine Code of Ordinance.
When any of the foregoing permitted accessory uses are detached from the principal
single-family dwelling, said uses shall be located not less than forty-five (45) feet from the
front lot line, twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way, and six (6) feet from rear and
side lot lines.
C. PARKING REGULATIONS: 'Provisions for the parking of :automobiles shall be
permitted as an accessory use to any principal permitted use provided that such
shall not be located on a required front yard. Off-street parking shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and other applicable ordinances of
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Section 23. LB Limited Business District
PURPOSE: The LB Limited Business District is established to accommodate individual
retail stores, personal service establishments and professional or business offices which
primarily meet the local neighborhood shopping and personal service needs of a limited
surrounding residential area. Retail stores permitted therein are intended to include
convenience goods, which are normally a daily necessity for a residential neighborhood.
USES GENERALLY: In a LB Limited Business District no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
A. PERMITTED USES: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses.
Retail sales in completely enclosed buildings limited to stores and shops for
the following: bakery, books, confectionery, dairy products, drug,
delicatessens, florist, gift, jewelry, hobby, music, pet, tobacco, newsstands,
wearing apparel, toys, and camera & photo development shops.
2. Personal service establishments including beauty, barber, dry cleaning and
laundry pickup, shoe repair, self-service laundromats, and express or mailing
offices.
3. Medical and dental offices.
4. Restaurants excluding drive-in or drive-through restaurants.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses in a
LB Limited Business District provided that none shall be a source of income to the
owner or user of the principal structure.
1, Off-street parking in conjunction with any permitted use in this district.
Provisions for the parking of automobiles provided that such provisions within
sixty (60) feet of a residentially zoned district shall be separated from said lot
by a blind fence or wall at least six (6) feet high.
2_ Signs advertising uses on the premises, in accordance with Section 60 of
this Ordinance.
3. Mechanical equipment no nearer than one hundred twenty (120) feet to any
residentially zoned district.
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Section 24. C -N Neighborhood Commercial District
PURPOSE: The purpose of the C -N Neighborhood Commercial District is to provide
locations for the development of planned retail shopping and service facilities which are
located and designed expressly to serve the needs of adjacent residential neighborhoods.
C -N Districts are intended for retail commercial uses which have a neighborhood
orientation and which supplies necessities requiring frequent purchase with a minimum of
consumertravel. Such facility should not be so large or so broad in scope of services as to
attract substantial amounts of trade from outside the neighborhood.
USES GENERALLY: In a C -N Neighborhood Commercial District no land shall be used
and no building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter
provided.
A. PERMITTED USES: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses.
1. Planned neighborhood shopping centers defined as a combination of retail
stores, offices, personal service establishments and similar uses whose
aggregate gross floor area does not exceed one hundred thousand
(100,000) square feet.
2. Any use permitted in the P -O Professional Office District provided that the
total floor area devoted to office use does not exceed thirty (30) percent of
the total floor area permitted on the lot.
3. Any use permitted in the LB Limited Business District.
4. Restaurants excluding drive-ins or drive-through facilities.
5. Day Nursery and kindergarten.
76. Variety and dry goods stores.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses
provided that such use shall be located not less than twenty (20) feet from any
street right-of-way.
1. Swimming pool no nearer than one hundred twenty (120) feet to any
residentially zoned district.
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Section 26. HC Highway Commercial District
PURPOSE: The HC Highway Commercial District is established to provide adequate
space and site diversification for commercial uses which depend upon high visibility, uses
with outside storage unless specifically prohibited by Section 26A, convenience to arterial
highways and will involve development that may be more intensive than other commercial
districts and objectionable to adjacent residential uses.
USES GENERALLY: In an HC Highway Commercial District, no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
A. PERMITTED USES: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses except
as provided in Section 26.D.
1. Any use permitted in the LB Limited Business District, C -N Neighborhood
Commercial District, P -O Professional Office District and C -C Community
Commercial District, except that there shall be no limitation size of planned
shopping centers or total floor area.
32. Reserved
43. Restaurants, excluding drive-in and drive-through restaurants.
54. Furniture or appliances, new and used within a completely enclosed building.
65. Mortuary and funeral homes.
7-6. Nursery or greenhouses.
67. Upholstery shops.
98. Commercial amusements, the operation of which is totally within an enclosed
building, including bowling alleys, video arcades, roller skating and ice
skating arenas, motion picture theaters, but excluding any special uses
authorized by Section 49.13.
4-99. Pawn Shops within a completely enclosed building.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to a
principal use provided that none shall be a source of income to the owner or user of
the principal use:
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Section 27. P-0 Professional Office District Regulations
PURPOSE: The P-0 Professional Office District is established to create a restrictive
district for low intensity office or professional uses which may be located close to all types
of residential uses, with appropriate buffer and landscaping so as not to create a blighting
effect on adjacent residential area.
USES GENERALLY: In a P-0 Professional Office District no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
A. PERMITTED USES- The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses.
1. Administrative, executive and editorial offices for business, professional or
industrial organizations.
2. Financial offices such as banks, savings and loan associations, mortgage
bankers and insurance offices.
3. Governmental office buildings and uses.
4. Prescription pharmacy.
5. Medical and dental clinics.
6. Medical and dental laboratories, but not including the manufacture of
pharmaceutical or other products for general sale or distribution.
7. Professional offices for the conduct of the following professional and
semiprofessional occupations: Accountant, architect, attorney, dentist,
engineer, insurance agent, real estate agent, personal or family counselor,
chiropractor, physical therapist, physician, public secretary, surgeon, or any
other office or profession which is the same general character as the
foregoing, but excluding animal grooming salons, dog kennels, funeral
homes, veterinarian and veterinary hospitals.
8. Public institutions and nonprofit institutions of any educational, religious or
cultural type, but excluding corrective institutions and hospitals.
499. Schools and studios for art, dancing, drama, music, photography, interior
decorating • reducing.
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44.10. Permanent cosmetic application—with approval of a Tattoo Studio License
from the Texas Department of Health and licensure from the Texas
Cosmetology Commission
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses,
provided that such use shall be located not less than twenty (20) feet from any
street right-of-way:
1. Mechanical equipment located within 120 -feet of any residentially zoned
district must meet the standards established for noise regulation as stated in
Section 55. Performance Standards.
2. Screened garbage storage on a concrete pad and no nearer than fifty (50)
feet to a residentially zoned district and not located between the front of the
building and any street right-of-way.
3. Parking of automobiles, provided that such facilities are within sixty (60) feet
of a residentially zoned district be separated from said lot by a blind fence or
wall at least six (6) feet high.
4. Parking garage.
5. Signs advertising uses on the premises in accordance with Section 60 of this
Ordinance.
C. CONDITIONAL USES:
1. Restaurants, including alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is
issued in accordance with Section 42.8. of the Ordinance. Drive-in and
drive-through restaurants shall not be allowed.
2. Funeral -homes and mortuaries.
3. Personal Care Facilities.
4. Any use allowed within this district with drive-in or drive-through service.
5. Planned Professional Office Centers
6. Owner or caretaker residential facilities having accommodations for and
occupied by only one family within a single professional office building.
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Section 29. HCO Hotel and Corporate Office District
1•'11.
PURPOSE: The HCO District is established to provide areas to accommodate hotel -motel
development. These districts are also intended to encourage the location of planned office
complexes and corporate office parks in the City of Grapevine. HCO Districts are intended
to include extensive open space and landscaping and should be located in areas which can
take advantage of the regional access provided by the freeway system and in reasonable
proximity to the Dallas -Fort Worth Regional Airport.
USES GENERALLY: In a HCO Hotel and Corporate Office District no land shall be used
and no building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter
provided.
A. PERMITTED USES: No building or structure or part thereof, shall be erected,
altered or used, in whole or in part, for other than one or more of the following
specified uses:
1. RESERVED
2. Banks and financial institutions.
3. Offices for business, and professional use.
4. Laboratories for scientific, educational and industrial research and
development.
5. Medical and dental laboratories; hospitals and clinics.
6. Office and studio facilities for radio and television except for broadcasting
towers.
97. Parks and playgrounds, publicly owned.
-98. Golf courses, public and private.
4.09. Professional & business schools.
44-10. Private clubs, excluding alcoholic beverages.
411. Restaurants, excluding fast-food and drive-in facilities.
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ORDINANCE NO..
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 82-73, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, SAME BEING ALSO
KNOWN AS APPENDIX "D" OF THE CITY CODE, BY
PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO
ZONING REGULATIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 20 "R TH"
TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT AND AMENDMENTS TO ALL
APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
RELATIVE TO THE ELIMINATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY USES
AS A PERMITTED USE; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO
EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
($2,000.00) AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE
DEEMED COMMITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON
WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Ordinance No. 82-73, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of
the City of Grapevine, Texas, same being also known as Appendix "D" of the City Code is
hereby amended in the following particulars, and all other sections, subsections,
paragraphs, definitions, words and phrases of said Appendix "D" and not amended but
hereby ratified, verified, and affirmed:
A. That Section 20 "R-TH" Townhouse District Regulations is hereby amended
in its entirety as shown in the attached Exhibit "A".
B. That Section 13 "R-20" Single -Family District Regulations is hereby amended
by deleting subsection A. 4- and renumbering the remainder of the section.
C. That Section 14 "R-12.5" Single -Family District Regulations is hereby
amended by deleting subsection A. 4. and renumbering the remainder of the
section.
D. That Section 15 "R-7.5" Single -Family District Regulations is hereby amended
by deleting subsection A. 4. and renumbering the remainder of the section.
E. That Section 16 "R-5.0" Zero -Lot -Line District Regulations is hereby amended
by deleting subsection A. 4. and renumbering the remainder of the section.
F. That Section 17 "R-3.5" Two -Family District Regulations is hereby amended
by deleting subsection A. 4. and renumbering the remainder of the section.
G. That Section 13 "R-3.75" Three -and Four -Family District Regulations is
hereby amended by deleting subsection A. 5. and renumbering the remainder
of the section.
H. That Section 21 `R -MF -1" Multifamily District Regulations is hereby amended
by deleting subsection A. 4. and renumbering the remainder of the section.
I. That Section 22 `R -MF -2" Multifamily District Regulations is hereby amended
by deleting subsection A. 4. and renumbering the remainder of the section.
J. That Section 22A "R-MODH" Modular Home District Regulations is hereby
amended by deleting subsection A. 2.
K_ That Section 23 "LB" Limited Business District is hereby amended by deleting
subsection A. 5. and renumbering the remainder of the section.
L. That Section 24 "CN" Neighborhood Commercial District Regulations is
hereby amended by deleting subsection A. 6. and renumbering the remainder
of the section.
M. That Section 26 "HC Highway Commercial District is hereby amended by
deleting subsection A. 2. and renumbering the remainder of the section.
N. That Section 27 "PO" Professional Office District Regulations is hereby
amended by deleting subsection A. 9. and renumbering the remainder of the
section.
0. That Section 29 "HCO" Hotel and Corporate Office District is hereby
amended by deleting subsection A. 7. and renumbering the remainder of the
section.
Section 2. 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 Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) and a separate offense shall be deemed
committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
Section 3. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in
this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstances is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court or competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this 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.
ORD. NO. 2
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 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, 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, 2007.
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ATTEST:
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