HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2022-049ORDINANCE NO. 2022-049
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS GRANTING ZONING CHANGE Z22-
03 ON A TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE JAMES CATES
SURVEY, ABSTRACT 315, DESCRIBED AS BEING A
TRACT OF LAND LYING AND BEING SITUATED IN THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS (665
WESTPORT PARKWAY) MORE FULLYAND COMPLETELY
DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS ORDINANCE;
ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID PROPERTY
FROM "BP" BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT TO "LI" LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL
ZONING MAP; PRESERVING ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF
THE ZONING ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A CLAUSE
RELATING TO SEVERABILITY; DETERMINING THAT THE
PUBLIC INTERESTS, MORALS AND GENERAL WELFARE
DEMAND A ZONING CHANGE AND AMENDMENT
THEREIN MADE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT
TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
($2,000.00); DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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 required by State statutes and the zoning
ordinances of the City of Grapevine, Texas and all the legal requirements, conditions and
prerequisites having been complied with, the case having come before the City Council
of the City of Grapevine, Texas after all legal notices, requirements, conditions and
prerequisites having been complied with; and
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 pedestrians 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 locating
spaces, and protection of public health by surfacing on all parking areas to control dust,
effect on the promotion of health and the general welfare, effect on light and air, the effect
on the transportation, water sewerage, schools, parks and other 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 in making a determination as to whether this requested change 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, the effect on adequate light and air, the effect on the
overcrowding of the land, the effect on the concentration of population, the effect on the
transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other 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 throughout 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 amendment, 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 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 overcrowding of land; avoids undue concentration of
population; facilitates the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewerage,
schools, parks and other 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 zoning and has also found and determined
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 the City of Grapevine Ordinance No. 82-73, being the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Grapevine, Texas same being also
known as Appendix "D" of the City Code of Grapevine, Texas, be, and the same is hereby
amended and changed by Zoning Application Z22-03 to rezone the following described
property to -wit: being a 1.93 acre tract of land out of the James Cates Survey, Abstract
315, Tarrant County, Texas (665 Westport Parkway), more fully and completely described
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in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part hereof, which was previously zoned "BP,"
Business Park District is hereby changed to "LI," Light Industrial District, all in accordance
with Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 82-73, as amended.
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 zoning ordinances 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 plan for the purpose of promoting
health, safety, morals and the general 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
overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population; facilitate the adequate
provisions of transportation, 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 throughout 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 instances where provisions of those ordinances 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. 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 8. 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
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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 19th day of July, 2022.
William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
Tara Brooks
City Secretary
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Matthew C.G. Boyle
City Attorney
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