HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 04 - AM13-04 Flag Lots; Portable Sandwich Board SignageMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER'
SCOTT WILLIAMS, DEVELOPMENT SE VICES DIRECTO
MEETING DATE: AUGUST 20, 2013
SUBJECT: AM13 -04— ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS TO SECTION
12, DEFINITIONS RELATIVE TO FLAG LOTS AND TO SECTION
60, SIGN STANDARDS RELATIVE TO PORTABLE SANDWICH
BOARD SIGNAGE
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Staff recommends the City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission consider the
proposed amendment to Section 12, Definitions relative to flag lots in non - residential
districts and to Section 60, Sign Standards relative to portable sandwich board signage,
and take any necessary action.
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The Planning and Zoning Commission and staff met in a workshop on July 16, 2013 and
discussed the following proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance:
Section 12, Definitions:
A number of years ago a definition was created defining the concept of a "flag lot" along
with a prohibition of its use in our residential zoning districts. Flag lots however are a
useful planning tool in the development of non - residentially zoned property and are used
quite extensively in the development of commercial, office, and retail property throughout
the city. When a flag lot is proposed, staff has required as policy that the front yard
setback be established at the point where the proposed lot meets the minimum lot width
requirement. Flag lots by definition do not meet the minimum lot width at the property line.
Establishing the front yard setback within the "flag" portion of the lot can greatly limit the
amount of open space provided on the lot. Staff has occasionally encountered resistance
when requiring the front yard be established beyond the flag portion of the lot since the
requirement has not been codified. Staff recommends the following wording be added to
the definition of flag lot to clearly define the establishment of the front yard relative to flag
lots:
• For non - residentially zoned property developed as a flag lot, the front yard setback shall
be established at the point where the lot meets the minimum lot width established for
the district.
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Section 60, Sign Standards relative to portable sandwich boards:
Portable sandwich board signs are currently allowed only in the "CBD" Central Business
District. These small signs (two feet in width, three feet in height) are typically placed in
front of businesses along Main Street. There are a number of areas however which are not
zoned "CBD" Central Business District that either have a historic overlay designation or that
are in close proximity to the downtown area that may be appropriate places for portable
sandwich board signage. During the Commission workshop a recommendation was made
to allow this type of signage on commercially zoned property with frontage along Main
Street between Peach Street to the north and Nash Street to the south as well as any
commercially zoned property with a historic landmark subdistrict overlay. See the attached
ordinance.
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DRAFT Section 12 Definitions
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201 -209. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.
210. KINDERGARTEN shall mean school for children of preschool age, in which
construction endeavors, object lessons and helpful games are prominent
features of the curriculum.
211 -220. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.
221. LOT shall mean a tract of land occupied or to be occupied by a building and
its accessory buildings, and including such open spaces as are required
under this ordinance, and having its principal frontage upon a public street or
officially approved place.
222. LOT, FLAG shall mean a lot which is platted such that a portion of the lot is
behind and a portion is beside an adjacent lot, fronts on the same right -of-
way or dedicated easement as the adjacent lot, and does not meet the
minimum lot width at the required minimum front building setback line for the
zoning district in which it is located. Such flag lots shall be prohibited in the
"R -20" Single Family District, "R- 12.5" Single Family District, " R -7.5" Single
Family District, "R -5.0" Zero Lot Line District, "R -3.5" Two Family District, "R-
3.75" Three and Four Family District, and "R -TH" Townhouse District.
For non - residentially zoned property developed as a flag lot, the front
yard setback shall be established at the point where the lot meets the
minimum lot width established for the district.
223. LOT COVERAGE shall mean the total area of a lot upon which is placed a
building, buildings, or other structures.
224. LOT OF RECORD shall mean a lot which is part of a subdivision, the plat of
which has been recorded in the office of the county clerk of Tarrant County,
Texas, or a parcel of land, the deed of which was recorded in the office of
the county clerk of Tarrant County, Texas, prior to the effective date of this
ordinance.
225 -247. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.
248. MANUFACTURED PLANT shall mean an establishment devoted to the
fabrication, processing, assembling, cleaning or repair of articles, foods,
liquids, and /or plants.
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Section .1 Sign Standards
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j. PORTABLE SANDWICH BOARD. A portable sign, consisting of two
panels of equal size, made of painted, decay resistant wood, which
are hinged at the top and placed on the ground or pavement so as to
be self supporting. Portable Sandwich Boards must conform to the
following regulations:
(1) Maximum sign height shall be three (3) feet.
(2) Maximum sign width shall be two (2) feet.
(3) Signs shall not be placed in front of adjoining property. No
portion of the sign shall extend more than three (3) feet from
the building face.
(4) A minimum clear sidewalk width of forty -eight (48) inches shall
be maintained.
(5) Chalkboards may be used for daily changing messages. No
changeable letters on tracks may be used.
(6) Sign must be removed after business hours.
(7) Portable sandwich boards shall be allowed on any
commercially zoned property with frontage on Main Street
from Peach Street to the north and Nash Street to the
south, any property zoned CBD Central Business District
and any commercially zoned property with a historic
landmark subdistrict overlay.
k. HISTORIC WALL SIGN. A sign painted directly on a building existing
as of October 18, 1994, which is a restoration of or an exact replica of
a sign advertising a historic former premise or a product. A replica
sign must be documented as a historic sign known to have previously
existed on a building in Grapevine.
I. TEMPORARY DIRECTIONAL SIGNS: A sign supported by the
ground, conforming to the following regulations:
(1) Maximum sign height shall be fifteen (15) feet.
(2) Maximum area: The maximum gross surface of the sign
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Section 60
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 12,
DEFINITIONS; AND SECTION 60, SIGN STANDARDS;
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
GRAPEVINE, rj�
ROW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 01
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 12, Definitions is hereby amended by amending paragraph 222.
to read as follows:
"222. LOT, FLAG shall mean a lot which is platted such that a portion of the
lot is behind and a portion is beside an adjacent lot, fronts on the
same right -of -way or dedicated easement as the adjacent lot, and
does not meet the minimum lot width at the required minimum front
building setback line for the zoning district in which it is located. Such
flag lots shall be prohibited in the "R -20" Single Family District, "R-
12.5" Single Family District, "R -7.5" Single Family District, "R -5.0"
Zero Lot Line District, "R -3.5" Two Family District, "R- 3.75" Three and
Four Family District, and "R -TH" Townhouse District.
For non - residentially zoned property developed as a flag lot, the front
yard setback shall be established at the point where the lot meets the
minimum lot width established for the district."
B. That Section 60, Sign Standards is hereby amended by adding subsection
B.2.j(7). to read as follows:
"(7) Portable sandwich boards shall be allowed on any commercially
zoned property with frontage on Main Street from Peach Street to the
north and Nash Street to the south, any properly zoned "CBD" Central
Business District and any commercially zoned property with a historic
landmark subdistrict overlay."
Section 2. 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 3. That 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.
Section 4. 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
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 16th day of April, 2013.
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ATTEST:
ORD. NO. 2