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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2000-109 ORDINANCE NO. 2000-109 AN ORDINANCE 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 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO ZONING REGULATIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 13 "R-20" SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT REGULATIONS; SECTION 14 "R-12.5" SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT REGULATIONS; SECTION 15 "R-7.5" SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT REGULATIONS; SECTION 16 "R-5.0" ZERO LOT LINE DISTRICT REGULATIONS; SECTION 17 "R-3.5" TWO FAMILY DISTRICT REGULATIONS; SECTION 18 "R-3.75" THREE AND FOUR FAMILY DISTRICT REGULATIONS; SECTION 39 "HL" HISTORIC LANDMARK SUBDISTRICT; AND SECTION 58 PARKING, LOADING AND OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH AN OFFENSE OCCURS OR CONTINUES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE 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 Code of Ordinances of the City of Grapevine, Texas is hereby amended in the following particulars, and all other sections, subsections, paragraphs, definitions, words and phrases of said Appendix "D" are not amended but are hereby ratified, verified and affirmed: A. That Section 13 "R-20" Single Family District Regulations, is hereby amended by amending Section J Off-Street Parking in its entirety to read as follows: "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. Off-Street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 56 and 58 of this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the City. Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats (all listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the required front yard except in the following circumstances: 1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway in the front yard issued by the Director of Development Services (Director), or his designee, after a determination is made by the Director that it is not feasible to park said vehicle in the side or rear yard. 2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3) consecutive days, the said vehicles may be parked in the required front yard on a paved driveway for three (3) consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3) consecutive 24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next two (2) days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized parking time ending at 12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of the vehicle in the front yard for all or any part of consecutive Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other combination of three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle parked in front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle is parked in violation of this ordinance." B. That Section 14 "R-12.5" Single Family District Regulations, is hereby amended by amending Section J Off-Street Parking in its entirety to read as follows: "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. Off-Street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 56 and 58 of this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the City. ORD. NO. 2000-109 2 Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats (all listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the required front yard except in the following circumstances: 1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway in the front yard issued by the Director of Development Services (Director), or his designee, after a determination is made by the Director that it is not feasible to park said vehicle in the side or rear yard. 2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3) consecutive days, the said vehicles may be parked in the required front yard on a paved driveway for three (3) consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3) consecutive 24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next two (2) days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized parking time ending at 12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of the vehicle in the front yard for all or any part of consecutive Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other combination of three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle parked in front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle is parked in violation of this ordinance." C. That Section 15 "R-7.5" Single Family District Regulations, is hereby amended by amending Section J Off-Street Parking in its entirety to read as follows: "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. Off-Street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 56 and 58 of this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the City. Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats (all listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the required front yard except in the following circumstances: 1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway in the front yard issued by the Director of Development Services (Director), or his designee, after a determination is made by the Director that it is not feasible to park said vehicle in the side or rear yard. ORD. NO. 2000-109 3 2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3) consecutive days, the said vehicles may be parked in the required front yard on a paved driveway for three (3) consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3) consecutive 24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next two (2) days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized parking time ending at 12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of the vehicle in the front yard for all or any part of consecutive Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other combination of three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle parked in front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle is parked in violation of this ordinance." D. That Section 16 "R-5.0" Zero Lot Line District Regulations, is hereby amended by amending Section J Off-Street Parking in its entirety to read as follows: "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. Off-Street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 56 and 58 of this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the City. Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats (all listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the required front yard except in the following circumstances: 1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway in the front yard issued by the Director of Development Services (Director), or his designee, after a determination is made by the Director that it is not feasible to park said vehicle in the side or rear yard. 2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3) consecutive days, the said vehicles may be parked in the required front yard on a paved driveway for three (3) consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3) consecutive 24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next two (2) days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized parking time ending at 12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of the vehicle in the front yard for all or any part of consecutive Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other combination of ORD. NO. 2000-109 4 three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle parked in front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle is parked in violation of this ordinance." E. That Section 17 "R-3.5" Two Family District Regulations, is hereby amended by amending Section J Off-Street Parking in its entirety to read as follows: "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. Off-Street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 56 and 58 of this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the City. Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats (all listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the required front yard except in the following circumstances: 1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway in the front yard issued by the Director of Development Services (Director), or his designee, after a determination is made by the Director that it is not feasible to park said vehicle in the side or rear yard. 2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3) consecutive days, the said vehicles may be parked in the required front yard on a paved driveway for three (3) consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3) consecutive 24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next two (2) days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized parking time ending at 12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of the vehicle in the front yard for all or any part of consecutive Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other combination of three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle parked in front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle is parked in violation of this ordinance." F. That Section 18 "R-3.75" Three and Four Family District Regulations, is hereby amended by amending Section J Off-Street Parking in its entirety to read as follows: "J. OFF-STREET PARKING: Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be allowed as an ORD. NO. 2000-109 5 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 Section 56 and 58 of this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances of the City. Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats (all listed hereinafter referred to as vehicles) is prohibited in the required front yard except in the following circumstances: 1. Pursuant to a permit to park said vehicle on a paved driveway in the front yard issued by the Director of Development Services (Director), or his designee, after a determination is made by the Director that it is not feasible to park said vehicle in the side or rear yard. 2. For any length of time for all or any part of three (3) consecutive days, the said vehicles may be parked in the required front yard on a paved driveway for three (3) consecutive 24-hour days, or any part of three (3) consecutive 24-hour days. For example, vehicle could be parked in front yard on Friday evening at 10:00 p.m. and all day for the next two (2) days, Saturday and Sunday, with the authorized parking time ending at 12:00 a.m. Sunday night. Parking of the vehicle in the front yard for all or any part of consecutive Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or any other combination of three (3) consecutive days, is allowed. If the vehicle parked in front yard at any time on Monday in the example, the vehicle is parked in violation of this ordinance." G. That Section 39 "HL" Historic Landmark Subdistrict Regulations, is hereby amended by the addition of subsection G Off-Street Parking and Loading, to read as follows: "G. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING: Due to the development nature of property with a Historic Landmark Designation, it is recognized that conventional off-street parking, loading, and development standards required by Section 56, 57, and 58 of the comprehensive zoning ordinance for individual lots may be difficult to provide. Any uses proposed with a Historic Landmark Designation may present a plan for parking to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission may determine different amounts and methods in establishing off-street parking." H. That Section 58 Parking, Loading and Outside Storage Area Development ORD. NO. 2000-109 6 Standards, is hereby amended by amending subsection B by the addition of the following two new paragraphs to read as follows: "For property with designation as a Historic Landmark Subdistrict, a six (6) inch crushed limestone base or other approved base material with an approved granular or other approved topping may be allowed." "For property with designation as a Historic Landmark Subdistrict, a ribbon driveway may be used to provide access from the street to the off street parking area/garage. The ribbon drive shall be composed of two, 30-inch wide concrete strips separated by a 36-inch wide grass area." 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 an sum not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense and a separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which an offense 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 of 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. 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 passage, and it is accordingly so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 17th day of October, 2000. APPROVED: William D. Tate Mayor ORD. NO. 2000-109 7 ATTEST: i Linda Huff City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: John F. Boyle, Jr City Attorney ORD. NO. 2000-109 8