HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2015-070AN ORDINANCE 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 OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS, GRANTING ZONING CHANGE Z15-09 ON A TRACT
OF LAND OUT OF THE WILLIAM DOOLEY SURVEY,
ABSTRACT 442, DESCRIBED AS BEING A TRACT OF LAND
LYING AND BEING SITUATED IN THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS MORE FULLY
AND COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN THE BODY OF THIS
ORDINANCE; ORDERING A CHANGE IN THE USE OF SAID
PROPERTY FROM "CBD" CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
TO "R-7.5" SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT REGULATIONS;
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 Z15-09 to rezone the following described
property to -wit: being a 1.45 acre tract of land out of the William Dooley Survey, Abstract
442, Tarrant County, Texas (301 East Texas Street); Lot 1, Block 1, First Baptist Church
ORD. • 2015-070
Addition, more fully and completely described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a
part hereof, which was previously zoned "CBD" Central Business District is hereby changed
to "R-7.5" Single Family District Regulations, all in accordance with Comprehensive Zoning
Ordinance No. 82-73, as amended.
Section 2. That 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. That 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. That 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. That 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
i 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 17th day of November, 2015.
William T -ate
Mayor
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Tara Brooks
City Secretary
John F. Boyle, J/.
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT "A" Page ___/ of a
BEING two adjoining tracts of land situated in the William Dooley Survey, Abstract No.
442, Tarrant County, Texas, conveyed by deeds to First Baptist Church of Grapevine
(FBCG), recorded in Instrument Numbers D197096809 (FBCG 1), D198296264 (FBCG
2) Deed Records, Tarrant County, Texas (DRTCT), and being more particularly
described by meets and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at a found 5/8 inch iron rod in the south line of Wall Street and the east
line of Jenkins Street;
THENCE North 89 degrees 23 minutes 01 seconds East, along said south line, a
distance of 171.85 feet to a point for the northeast corner of said FBCG 1 tract, same
being the northwest corner of a tract of land conveyed by deed to First Baptist Church of
Grapevine, as recorded in Instrument Number D 18253 6708 DRTCT (FBGC 3), for
corner;
THENCE South 00 degrees 53 minutes 09 seconds East, departing said south line and
along the east line of said of said FBCG 1 tract, same being the west line of said FBCG 3
tract, a distance of 169.35 feet to a point for the southwest corner of said FBCG 3 tract,
same being an ell point in the east line of said FBCG 1 tract, for corner;
THENCE East, a distance of 2.00 feet to a found 5/8 inch iron rod for an ell corner of
said FBCG 1 tract, same being a northwest corner of Lot 1, Block 1, First Baptist Church
Addition, recorded in Instrument Number DI 82533513 Plat Records, Tarrant County,
Texas (DRTCT), for corner;
THENCE South 00 degrees 34 minutes 05 seconds East, along the east line of said
FBCG 1 tract, same being the west line of said Lot 1, a distance of 95.20 feet to a found 1
inch iron rod for an angle point in said common line, same being the northeast corner of
said FBCG 2 tract, for corner;
THENCE South 00 degrees 13 minutes 57 seconds West, along said west line, same
being the east line of said FBCG 2 tract, a distance of 94.97 feet, to a point in the north
line of East Texas Street, same being the southeast corner of FBCG 2 tract, and the
southwest corner of said Lot 1, for corner;
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THENCE South 89 degrees 17 minutes 26 seconds West, along said north line, a
distance of 180.08 feet to a found X cut in concrete, in the east line of said Jenkins Street;
THENCE North 00 degrees 29 minutes 21 seconds East, along said east line, a distance
of 358.70 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 63,367.03 square feet or
1.45 acres of land.
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