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MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
FROM: ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGER
H.T. HARDY, DIRECTOR OF DEVE OPMENT SERVICES"
MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 21, 2004
SUBJECT: ZONING ORDINANCE AMEMDMENTS AM04-04—SECTION 25,
"CC" COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT; SECTION 26,
"HC" HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT; SECTION 27, "PO"
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DISTRICT; SECTION 29, "HCO"
HOTEL/CORPORATE OFFICE DISTRICT; SECTION 32, "BP'
BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT; SECTION 40, "MXU" MIXED USE
DISTRICT
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council consider
the proposed amendments to Section 25, "CC" Community Commercial District; Section
26, "HC" Highway Commercial District; Section 27, "PO" Professional Office District;
Section 29, "HCO" Hotel/Corporate Office District; Section 32, Business Park District;
and Section 40, "MXU" Mixed Use District, and take any action necessary.
BACKGROUND:
Section 25, "CC" Community Commercial District relative to height:
Currently the only mechanism to exceed the maximum height requirement of 50 -feet
established in the "CC" Community Commercial District is with a conditional use request
associated with a planned commercial center in excess of 1,000,000 square feet of
gross leasable space. This was written into the ordinance prior to the development of
the Grapevine Mills mall given the unique aspects of such a large-scale development. It
was generally accepted that such a product would require additional consideration
relative to density, height, landscaping, and signage. The Embassy Suites Hotel, a
Phase II extension of the mall project, exceeds the height requirement under this
provision. Staff has fielded several requests from the development community relative
to exceeding the maximum 50 -foot height requirement in the general area of the mall but
no process exists at this time for those projects to be considered given the 50 -foot height
restriction. In an effort to improve the development potential of property in the general
vicinity of the Gaylord Hotel and Grapevine Mills mall Staff recommends amending the
"CC" Community Commercial District guidelines to allow as a conditional use, the ability
to exceed 50 -feet in height for property east and/or north of Ruth Wall Street and
Business 114/East Northwest Highway. See the attached ordinance amendment.
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Section 27, "PO" Professional Office District relative to owner/caretaker
residence:
Staff has received a request on behalf of Mr. Atlee Kohl for consideration of an
amendment to the "PO" Professional Office District that would allow for the
establishment of an owner or caretaker residence within a professional office building.
Mr. Kohl currently owns an office building in Las Colinas and is considering the purchase
of a 3.5 acre site near the intersection of State Highway 360 and Grapevine -Euless
Road just north of the Southern Baptist Convention office building. It is Mr. Kohl's
intention, if this ordinance amendment is approved, to reconsolidate his business office
at this location in Grapevine, tentatively planned at 20,000 square feet with an
approximate 5,000 square foot private residence contained within the building for his
own use. Staff has prepared a draft amendment to the "PO" Professional Office District
regulations that would allow as a conditional use, owner or caretaker residential facilities
having accommodations for and occupied by only one family within a single professional
office building. See the attached ordinance amendment and letter.
Section 25, "CC" Community Commercial District, Section 26, "HC" Highway
Commercial District; Section 29, "HCO" Hotel/Corporate Office District, Section
32, Business Park District; and Section 40, "MXU" Mixed Use District relative to
strengthening the requirements for the establishment of new hotels/motels:
Due to the increased need for hotel rooms in the immediate area brought about by the
Gaylord Texan hotel and convention center and to ensure quality full service hotel
development in the City, Staff is recommending strengthening the hotel/motel
development criteria to include requiring a minimum room count of 300 rooms and also
requiring a minimum of 10,000 square feet of meeting space. In April 2000 Council
approved an amendment to the zoning ordinance that established criteria which
curtailed the development of limited -service hotels within the City. These additional
criteria will further guarantee any new hotel development within the City will be
complementary to the standards established by the Gaylord Texan, Embassy Suites,
and Hilton, while providing the additional room space necessary to meet current and
future demands.
The amendments include establishing a date of January 18, 2005 whereby all new
hotel/motel development requests must meet the new criteria. This date was chosen
because a request has been submitted for a new hotel (Marriott Residence Inn which
will meet the older requirements but not the new proposed amendments) that will be
heard at the January 18 public hearing. Section 29, "HCO" Hotel/Corporate Office
District has several sections relative to hotel development that Staff recommends
eliminating since it is outdated and contradictory to the new criteria. Lastly, Section 40,
"MXU" Mixed Use District is being amended to include the hotel design criteria without
the minimum 300 room count requirement or the minimum 10,000 square foot meeting
space requirement since hotels in a mixed use setting may be of a smaller, "boutique"
style operation than one focused on the business traveler or convention attendee.
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Sec. 25. C -C Community Commercial District Regulations
PURPOSE: The C -C Community Commercial District is established to provide locations
for general commercial uses representing various types of retail trade, businesses,
services and planned commercial centers that serve a community or regional area. The
District is intended for community and regional shopping centers and clusters of
commercial development that attract a substantial amount of their trade from beyond the
immediate neighborhoods.
USES GENERALLY: In a C -C Community Commercial District no land shall be used and
no building shall be erected or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
Any use permitted in a P -O Professional Office District or C -N Neighborhood
Commercial District except that there shall be no limitation on size of planned
shopping centers or total floor area.
2. Hospital.
3. Ambulance service.
4. 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 billiard parlors and
arcades.
5. Taxi dispatch office.
6. Professional dry cleaning, pressing, dyeing and laundry services.
8. Secondhand goods in an enclosed building.
9. Restaurants excluding drive-in or drive-through restaurants.
10. Nursery or greenhouse.
11. Radio and television broadcasting studios.
12. Department stores.
13. Furniture stores.
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B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses:
1. Private garage.
2. Swimming pool no nearer than one hundred twenty (120) feet to any
residentially zoned district.
3. 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.
4. Screened garbage storage on a concrete pad no nearer than fifty (50) feet
to a residentially zoned district and not located between the front of the
building any street right-of-way.
5. 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.
6. Signs advertising uses located on the premises in accordance with Section
60 of this Ordinance.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following uses may be permitted, provided they meet
the provisions of, and a Conditional Use Permit is issued pursuant to, Section 48
of the Ordinance.
1. Public storage garages, including mini -storage warehouses for storage
purposes only. Caretaker or watchmen residential facilities having
accommodations for and occupied by only one family may be permitted as
an accessory use to public storage garages or mini -storage warehouses. No
more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage may occupy the
caretaker or watchmen residential facilities.
2. Wholesale office and business completely within an enclosed building, but
excluding warehouse storage.
3. Commercial parking lots.
4. Alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is issued in accordance
with Section 42-B of this Ordinance.
5. Any commercial business or service not included in any of the other
commercial districts provided that all such uses shall be completely within an
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enclosed building and are not noxious or offensive by reason of the emission
of odor, dust, gas fumes, noise, or vibration and provided that no
warehousing or manufacturing Or treatment of products or equipment shall
be permitted, except when such is clearly incidental to the conduct of a
permitted use.
6. Boat sales.
7. Automobile sales and service.
8. Building materials and supplies.
9. Garden supply stores.
10. Sign and sign painting shops.
11. Automobiles washing business; automatic, coin-operated, or moving line
wash. (Requires desirable aesthetics, proper traffic circulation, and adequate
drainage.
12. Planned Commercial Centers.
13. Automotive repair garages, within a completely enclosed building. Salvage
and/or wrecking yards are prohibited. All storage areas must be surfaced,
and screening shall be provided in accordance with Section 58 and Section
50.
14. Outdoor commercial amusements such as golf driving ranges, miniature golf,
archery.
15. Planned Commercial Centers in excess of 1,000,000 square feet of gross
leasable space. Due to the development nature of planned commercial
centers in excess of 1,000,000 square feet of gross leasable space, it is
recognized that the requirements established in Section 25.F., Section 25.1.,
Section 53.H., Section 53.1., and Section 60 may be difficult to provide. The
Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City Council may
approve a request to establish different amounts and methods than
established in Section 25.F., Section 25.1., Section 53.H., Section 53.1., and
Section 60.
16. Restaurant with outside dining and/or drive through.
17. Hotels and motels. Hotels approved prior to April 18, 000 January 18, 2005
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shall be deemed a lawful, permitted use and shall have the same status as
that authorized pursuant to this Ordinance; provided, however, no such
building, structure, or use shall be altered, changed or expanded unless a
conditional use permit therefore has been granted pursuant to this
ordinance.
18. Winery with alcoholic beverage sales with on -premise and off -premise
consumption, provided a special permit is issued in accordance with Section
42.8 of the ordinance.
19. Structures in excess of fifty (50) feet in height. However, this provision
shall only apply to properties located east of Ruth Wall Street, Loop
382, and Fairway Drive.
D. LIMITATION ON USES:
Whenever the C -C Community Commercial District is utilized for hotel -motel
office or hospital use, the minimum open space shall be increased to thirty
(30) percent of the total lot area.
2. Vehicular use or storage areas other than required parking associated with
permitted uses such as automobile sales and service, boat sales, building
materials, and supplies shall be visually screened from any adjacent
residential district by a fence, wall or berm at least six (6) feet in height.
3. The minimum size of any C -C District shall be five (5) acres.
E. 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.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use requirements
shall apply:
1. LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in a C -C District shall be thirty thousand
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(30,000) square feet and the minimum size of any C -C District shall be five
(5) acres.
2. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least twenty (20) percent of the total lot area
shall be devoted to nonvehicular open space. (Non -vehicular open space is
any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading, storage, or vehicular
use.) Planned Commercial Centers permitted as conditional use shall meet
the requirements of Sections 25.N.3.
a. Landscaping in excess of the required minimum open space that is
located in the rear yard of the site shall not be used to meet the
minimum open space requirements for the site.
3. MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE: The combined area occupied by all
main and accessory structures shall not exceed sixty (60) percent of the total
lot area.
4. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area occupied by all
main and accessory structures, parking, storage, loading, and other paved
areas shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of the total lot area.
G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required:
LOT WIDTH: Every lot shall have a minimum width of one hundred twenty
(120) feet.
2. LOT DEPTH: Every lot shall have a minimum depth of not less than one
hundred twenty (120) feet.
3. FRONT YARD: Every lot shall have a front yard of not less than twenty-five
(25) feet which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback area. Front yards
shall not be used for any building, structure, fence, wall or storage area,
except that signs may be permitted in this area. Front yards shall be
landscaped with grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees and no part shall be paved
or surfaced except for minimum access, driveways and sidewalks in
accordance with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
4. SIDE YARDS: Every lot shall have two (2) side yards, each of which shall
be not less than twenty (20) feet in width. Planned Commercial Centers
permitted as a conditional use shall meet the requirements of Section
25.N.1.
5. REAR YARDS: Every lot shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty-five
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(25) feet in depth except as specified below. Planned Commercial Centers
permitted as a conditional use shall meet the requirements of Section
25.N.1.
Whenever a side or rear yard is adjacent to any residential area, the
minimum side or rear yard, as the case may be, shall be increased to a
distance equivalent to two (2) times the height of the tallest building on the
lot.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance between
detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot shall be not less
than forty (40) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever a CC District abuts a residential
district, an appropriate buffer and screen shall be provided in accordance with the
provisions of Section 53 and 25-(M)4 of this Ordinance. In addition, no building or
structure shall be located nearer to any residentially zoned property than a distance
equal to two (2) times the height of any building or structure.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding fifty
(50) feet. Principal structures located contiguous to an existing R-20, R-12.5,
or R-7.5 Residential district shall not exceed one (1) floor level and twenty-
five (25) feet in height, however an increase up to five (5) feet to this
requirement may be granted upon approval of a conditional use request by
the City Council.
2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
fifteen (15) feet.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in accordance
with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING: Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with
the provisions of Sections 56 and 58 and shall be landscaped in accordance with
Section 53 of this Ordinance.
L. OFF-STREET LOADING: Off-street loading shall be provided in accordance with
the provision of Section 57 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall apply in the
C -C District:
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Outdoor storage and refuse disposal shall be landscaped and screened from
view.
2. Mechanical and electrical equipment, including air conditioning units, shall
be designed, installed and operated to minimize noise impact on surrounding
property. All such equipment shall be screened from public view.
3. Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential area.
4. Whenever a C -C Community Commercial District is adjacent to any
residentially zoned district, a buffer strip, at least twenty (20) feet in width
shall be provided between the two (2) districts. A wall, fence, or berm at
least six (6) feet high shall be erected to effectively screen the C -C District
from the residential area and no streets, alley, vehicular storage or use shall
be permitted in the required buffer strip.
5. The masonry requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
6. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, & LANDSCAPING.
The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City
Council may require buffering, screening, fencing and landscaping
requirements on any zone change, conditional use, or special use case or
concept plan in addition to or in lieu of buffering, screening, fencing or
landscaping requirements set out specifically in each use district when the
nature and character of surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to
require such methods in order to protect such property and to further provide
protection for the general health, welfare and morals of the community in
general.
7. Hotel/motel facilities are required to meet the following standards:
(a) Each guestroom shall have a minimum area of 380 sq. ft.
(b) A full service restaurant with full kitchen facilities and which provides
service to the general public shall be required.
(c) On-site staff is required 24 -hours a day, seven days a week.
(d) The following amenities shall be provided:
1. A minimum of 10,000 1,008 sq. ft. of meeting or conference
room space or -A —fi- -af 3 -sq. ft Of GOnferenGe Feenq per guest.
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2. A swimming pool with a minimum area of 1,000 sq. ft.
(e) A minimum room count of 300 rooms.
N. PLANNED COMMERCIAL CENTER DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot or parcel
of land created within a Planned Commercial Center shall comply with the following
requirements:
1. MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The front yard requirements contained in Section 25.G.3. shall
be applicable to each lot or parcel of land within a Planned Commercial
Center. A minimum twenty (20) foot side and a minimum twenty-five (25)
foot rear yard shall be required around the outside perimeter of a Planned
Commercial Center. Minimum side and rear yard requirements of interior
lots may be required if deemed necessary by City Council in order to meet
the provisions of Section 48. Perimeter lots in a Planned Business Park shall
have a minimum twenty (20) feet of frontage on a public right-of-way. Interior
lots in a Planned Commercial Center that have no frontage on a public right-
of-way must have a minimum twenty-five (25) foot dedicated public access
easement connecting to a public right-of-way.
2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2(b)
shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of a Planned Commercial
Center. For interior lots the minimum landscaping requirements of Section
53.H.2.(b) may be required if deemed necessary by City Council in order to
meet the provisions of Section 48.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: At least twenty (20) percent of the total site area of the Planned
Commercial Center shall be devoted to nonvehicular open space
(Nonvehicular open space is any area not devoted to buildings, parking,
loading, storage, or vehicular use.)
4. BUILDING SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The minimum distance between principal or accessory buildings
on the same lot required by Section 25.G.6 may be modified if deemed
necessary by City Council to accommodate for accessory structures.
5. BUILDING ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED STRUCTURES SHALL BE
SUBMITTED WITH THE SITE PLAN REQUIRED BY SECTION 48.D.7.
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Section 26. HC Highway Commercial District
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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.
2. Public utilities as required to serve the district.
3. Reserved
4. Restaurants, excluding drive-in and drive-through restaurants.
5. Furniture or appliances, new and used within a completely enclosed building.
6. Mortuary and funeral homes.
7. Nursery or greenhouses.
8. Upholstery shops.
9. 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.
10. 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
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1. Accessory uses permitted in the CN and CC Commercial Districts.
2. 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.
3. Screened garbage storage, on a concrete pad no nearer than fifty (50) feet
to any residentially zoned district and Northwest Highway.
4. Off-street parking, provided that all areas devoted to the parking of vehicles
or the sale and display of merchandise, except nurseries, shall be surfaced
in accordance with Section 58 of this Ordinance.
5. Provisions for the parking of automotive vehicles provided within sixty (60)
feet of any residentially zoned district shall be separated from said lot by a
blind fence or wall at least six (6) feet high.
6. Other structures or uses which are customarily accessory and clearly
incidental and subordinate to the permitted use and/or structure.
7. Signs advertising uses located on the premises in accordance with Section
60 of this Ordinance.
8. Used car sales in conjunction with new car sales provided that used car sales
do not exceed more than fifty percent of the total sales for the automobile
dealership in a calendar year.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be permitted provided
they meet the provisions of, and a Conditional Use Permit is issued pursuant to,
Section 48 of this Ordinance.
1. Commercial off-street parking lots for passenger vehicles less than one ton
carrying capacity.
2. Retail sales of building materials displayed in an unenclosed or incompletely
enclosed area with outside storage.
3. Home equipment rental.
4. Alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is issued in accordance
with Section 42.6. of this Ordinance.
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5. Public or private storage garages, including mini storage warehouses.
6. Swimming pool and spa sales within a completely enclosed building.
7. Restaurant with outside dining and/or drive through.
8. Planned Commercial Centers.
9. Automotive repair garages, within a completely enclosed building. Salvage
and/or wrecking yards are prohibited. All storage areas must be surfaced
and screening shall be provided in accordance with Section 58 and Section
50.
10. New automotive sales, and service, cars and light to medium trucks. All
vehicles must be in an operating condition and all open display or storage
areas must be surfaced and developed in accordance with all applicable
Ordinances of the City.
11. Automotive rental.
12. Camper sales and camper trailer sales and service, lease and rental within
a completely enclosed building and with outside display.
13. Auction sale, new or used goods located within a completely enclosed
building.
14. Plumbing supply within a completely enclosed building.
15. Automobile washing business: automatic, coin-operated or moving line wash.
16. Outdoor commercial amusements such as golf driving ranges, miniature golf,
archery
17. Gasoline service station.
18. Feed and grain sales within a completely enclosed building.
19. Boat and marine sales and/or service with outside display.
20. Job printing or newspaper establishments.
21. Hotels and motels. Hotels approved prior to April 2008 January 18, 2005
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shall be deemed a lawful, permitted use and shall have the same status as
that authorized pursuant to this Ordinance; provided, however, no such
building, structure, or use shall be altered, changed or expanded unless a
conditional use permit therefore has been granted pursuant to this
ordinance.
22. Automotive State Inspections facility.
23. New and used golf and utility cart sales and services, both electric and
gasoline powered, with outside display and outside storage.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
Residential structures and uses are expressly prohibited in the HC Highway
Commercial District. Existing residences may remain as non -conforming
uses, but it is intended that new residential construction not be allowed in the
District.
2. (a) All property zoned HC, Highway Commercial, shall have driveway
access and frontage in accordance with Section 26, paragraph G.2.
only from a State Highway or Central Avenue except as provided in
Section D.3.
(b) Additional driveway access on a corner lot from other than a State
Highway for the intersecting street only, may be approved by the
Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council with the filing of
a Concept Plan in accordance with Section 45. For purposes of this
Section 26.D, corner lot shall mean a lot located at the juncture of a
State Highway and a street which intersects such State Highway.
3. Access to and frontage on a street other than a State Highway or Central
Avenue will be permitted only for property zoned HC, Highway Commercial
prior to the 15th day of July 1986, provided the principal uses and conditional
uses are limited to the following uses:
(a) Principal Uses:
Any use permitted in the "PO" Professional Office District.
2. Public utilities as required to serve the district.
3. Restaurants, excluding drive-in and drive-through restaurants.
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4. Furniture or appliances, new and used within a completely
enclosed building.
5. Mortuary and funeral homes.
6. Nursery or greenhouses.
7. Upholstery shops.
8. Retail sales, other than those listed above, business services
and merchandise displayed within a completely enclosed
building.
(b) Conditional Use
1. Commercial off-street parking lots for passenger vehicles less
than one ton carrying capacity.
2. Alcoholic beverage sales provided a Special Permit is issued
in accordance with Section 42.13. of this Ordinance.
3. Public or private storage garages, including mini storage
warehouses.
4. Restaurant with outside dining.
5. Plumbing supply with a completely enclosed building.
6. Automobile washing business; automatic, coin-operated or
moving line wash.
7. Drive-in and drive-through restaurants.
8. Feed and grain sales within a completely enclosed building.
9. Job printing or newspaper establishments.
10. Automotive State Inspections facility
(c) Prohibited Uses
1. Commercial amusements, the operation of which is totally within
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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 49.8.
2. Pawn Shops.
E. 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.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use requirements
shall apply:
1. MAXIMUM DENSITY: the maximum density within an HC District shall not
exceed a floor area ratio of 1.0.
2. LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in an HC District shall be not less than five
thousand (5,000) square feet.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least fifteen (15) percent of the total lot area
shall be devoted to open space. Planned Commercial Centers permitted as
a Conditional Use shall meet the requirements of Section 26.N.3. Provided,
however, there shall be no open space required for lots fronting on the south
side of Northwest Highway, between Jenkins Street and Dooley Street.
a. Landscaping in excess of the required minimum open space that is
located in the rear yard of the site shall not be used to meet the
minimum open space requirements for the site.
4. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area occupied by all
main and accessory structures, parking, storage, loading and other paved
areas shall not exceed eighty-five (85) percent of the total lot area.
Provided, however there shall be no maximum impervious area requirement
for lots fronting on the south side of Northwest highway, between Jenkins
Street and Dooley Street.
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G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required:
LOT WIDTH: Every lot shall have a minimum width of fifty (50) feet.
2. LOT DEPTH: Every lot shall have a minimum depth of not less than one
hundred (100) feet.
3. FRONT YARD: Every lot shall have a front yard of not less than twenty-five
(25) feet which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback area. Front yards
shall not be used for any building, structure, fence, wall or storage area,
except that signs may be permitted in this area in accordance with Section
60. Front yards shall be landscaped with grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees
and no part shall be paved or surfaced except for minimum access,
driveways, and sidewalks.
Provided, however, the front yard set back for lots fronting on the south side
of Northwest highway, between Jenkins Street and Dooley Street, shall be
a minimum of ten (10) feet and may be used for off-street parking, drives,
and sidewalks. The ten (10) foot front yard for this area shall not be used for
any building, structure, fence, wall, or storage area.
4. SIDE YARDS: No side yards are required, except that when property in an
HC District abuts property of a district in which a side yard is required, a side
yard of equivalent width shall be provided in the HC District.
5. REAR YARD: A rear yard equivalent to the adjacent or contiguous district
shall be provided.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance between
detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot shall be not less
than ten (10) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: When an HC District abuts a Residential District,
an appropriate buffer and screen shall be provided in accordance with the
provisions of Section 50 of this Ordinance.
I No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding two
(2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet. Principal structures located adjacent to an
R-20, R-12.5, or R-7.5 District shall not exceed one (1) floor level and twenty
(20) feet in height, however an increase up to five (5) feet to this requirement
may be granted upon approval of a conditional use request by the City
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2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
fifteen (15) feet.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in accordance
with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING: Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with
the provisions of .Section 56 and 58 and shall be landscaped in accordance with
Section 53 of this Ordinance.
L. OFF-STREET LOADING: Off-street loading shall be provided in accordance with
the provisions of Section 57 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall apply in the
HC District:
Refuse disposal areas shall be landscaped and screened from view.
2. Mechanical and electrical equipment, including air conditioning units, shall
be designed, installed, and operated to minimize noise impact on
surrounding property. All such equipment shall be screened from public
view.
3. Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential area.
4. Whenever an HC Highway Commercial District is adjacent to any
residentially zoned district, a buffer strip, at least twenty (20) feet in width
shall be provided between the two (2) districts. A wall, fence, or berm shall
be erected to effectively screen the HC District from the residential area and
no streets, alley, vehicular storage area or use shall be permitted in the
required buffer strip.
5. The Masonry Requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
6. All sales, display, or outdoor storage areas shall be surfaced in accordance
with Section 58 except those areas of nurseries and garden center where
living plants are located.
7. Storage areas for any product, excluding automobile and truck sales and
leasing, shall be completely enclosed by a blind fence or wall at least seven
(7) feet high. No materials or products shall be stacked higher than one (1)
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8. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, & LANDSCAPING.
The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City Council
may require buffering, screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on
any zone change, conditional use, or special use case or concept plan in
addition to or in lieu of buffering, screening, fencing or landscaping
requirements set out specifically in each use district when the nature and
character of surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to require such
methods in order to protect such property and to further provide protection
for the general health, welfare and morals of the community in general.
9. Hotel/motel facilities are required to meet the following standards:
(a) Each guestroom shall have a minimum area of 380 sq. ft.
(b) A full service restaurant with full kitchen facilities and which provides
service to the general public shall be required.
(c) On-site staff is required 24 -hours a day, seven days a week.
(d) The following amenities shall be provided:
1 A minimum of 10,000 4,0W sq. ft. of meeting or conferen
room space or a Fatio of 3 sq. ft Of GenferenGe room per g,
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2. A swimming pool with a minimum area of 1,000 sq. ft.
(e) A minimum room count of 300 rooms.
PLANNED COMMERCIAL CENTER DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot or parcel
of land created within a Planned Commercial Center shall comply with the following
requirements:
MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The front yard requirements contained in Section 26.G.3. shall
be applicable to each lot or parcel of land within a Planned Commercial
Center permitted. The minimum side and minimum rear yards as required
in Section 26.G.4. and G.S. shall be required around the outside perimeter
of a Planned Commercial Center. Minimum side and rear yard requirements
of interior lots may be required if deemed necessary by City Council in order
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to meet the provisions of Section 48. Perimeter lots in a Planned
Commercial Center shall have a minimum twenty (20) feet of frontage on a
public right-of-way. Interior lots in a Planned Business Park that have no
frontage on a public right-of-way must have a minimum twenty-five (25) foot
dedicated public access easement connecting to a public right-of-way.
2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2.b.
shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of a Planned Commercial
Center. For interior lots the minimum landscaping requirements of Section
53.H.2.b. may be required if deemed necessary by City Council in order to
meet the provisions of Section 48.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: At least fifteen (15) percent of the total site area of the Planned
Commercial Center shall be devoted to non -vehicular open space (non-
vehicular open space is any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading,
storage, or vehicular use).
4. BUILDING ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED STRUCTURES SHALL BE
SUBMITTED WITH THE SITE PLAN REQUIRED BY SECTION 48.D.7.
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Section 27. P -O Professional Office District Regulations
PURPOSE: The P -O 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 -O 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.
9. Public utility uses required to service the district.
10. Schools and studios for art, dancing, drama, music, photography, interior
decorating or reducing.
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11. 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:
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 42.13. 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
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building.
D. LIMITATIONS OF USES: None specified.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for construction of a
principal building shall be approved unless:
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.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use requirements
shall apply:
1 MAXIMUM DENSITY: The maximum density within a P-0 District shall not
exceed a floor area ratio of 1.0.
2. MINIMUM LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in a P-0 District shall be ten
thousand (10,000) square feet. Planned Professional Office Centers,
approved as a conditional use permit, shall be a minimum of two (2) acres.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least twenty (20) percent of the total lot area
shall be devoted to non -vehicular open space. (Non -vehicular open space
is any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading, storage or vehicular
use.)
a. Landscaping in excess of the required minimum open space that is
located in the rear yard of the site shall not be used to meet the
minimum open space requirements for the site.
4. MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE: The combined area occupied by all
main and accessory structures shall not exceed sixty (60) percent of the total
lot area.
5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area occupied by all
main and accessory structures, parking, storage, loading and other paved
areas shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of the total lot area.
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G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required:
1. LOT WIDTH: Every lot shall have minimum width of eighty (80) feet.
2. LOT DEPTH: Every lot shall have minimum depth of not less than one
hundred (100) feet.
3. FRONT YARD: Every lot shall have a front yard of not less than twenty-five
(25) feet which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback area. Front yards
shall not be used for any buildings, structure, fence, wall or storage area,
except that signs may be permitted in this area. Front yards shall be
landscaped with grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees and no part shall be paved
or surfaced except for minimum access, driveways and sidewalks.
4. SIDE YARDS: Every lot shall have two (2) side yards, each of which shall
be not less than ten (10) feet in width.
5. REAR YARD: Every lot shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty-five
(25) feet in depth.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance between
detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot shall be not less
than twenty (20) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever a P -O District abuts a Residential
District, an appropriate buffer screen shall be provided in accordance with the
provisions of Section 53 of this ordinance. In addition, no building or structure shall
be located nearer to any residentially zoned property than a distance equal to two
(2) times the height of such building or structure or twenty-five (25) feet, whichever
is greater.
HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding two
(2) stories or thirty (30) feet. Principal structures located contiguous to a R-
20, R-12.5, or R-7.5 District shall not exceed one (1) floor level and twenty
(20) feet in height, however an increase up to five (5) feet to the above stated
height requirements may be granted upon approval of a conditional use
permit by the City Council.
2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
fifteen (15) feet.
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J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in accordance
with Section 53 of this ordinance. Planned Professional Office Centers permitted as
conditional use shall meet the requirements of Sections 27.N.3.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING: Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with
the provisions of Section 56 and 58 and shall be landscaped in accordance with
Section 53 of this Ordinance.
L. OFF-STREET LOADING: Off-street loading shall be provided in accordance with
the provisions of Section 57 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall apply in the
P-0 District:
1 No outdoor storage, except for refuse disposal, shall be permitted. Refuse
disposal areas shall be landscaped and screened from view.
2. Mechanical and electrical equipment, including air conditioning units, shall
be designed, installed and operated to minimize noise impact on surrounding
property. All such equipment shall be screened from public view.
3. Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential area.
4. Whenever a P-0 District is adjacent to any residentially zoned district, a
buffer strip, at least ten (10) feet in width shall be provided between the two
(2) districts. A wall, fence or berm shall be erected to effectively screen the
P-0 District from the residential area.
5. The masonry requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
6. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, & LANDSCAPING.
The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City
Council may require buffering, screening, fencing and landscaping
requirements on any zone change, conditional use or special use case or
concept plan in addition to or in lieu of screening or fencing requirements set
out specifically in each use district when the nature and character of
surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to require such methods in
order to protect such property and to further provide protection for the
general health, welfare and morals of the community in general.
N. PLANNED PROFESSIONAL OFFICE CENTER DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Each
lot or parcel of land created within a Planned Commercial Center shall comply with
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the following requirements:
1. MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED PROFESSIONAL
OFFICE CENTERS: The front yard requirements contained in Section
25.G.3. shall be applicable to each lot or parcel of land within a Planned
Professional Office Center. A minimum ten (10) foot side and a minimum
twenty-five (25) foot rear yard shall be required around the outside perimeter
of a Planned Professional Office Center. Minimum side and rear yard
requirements of interior lots may be required if deemed necessary by City
Council in order to meet the provisions of Section 48. Perimeter lots in a
Planned Professional Office Center shall have a minimum twenty (20) feet
of frontage on a public right-of-way. Interior lots in a Planned Business Park
that have no frontage on a public right-of-way must have a minimum twenty-
five (25) foot dedicated public access easement connecting to a public right-
of-way.
2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
CENTERS: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2(b)
shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of a Planned Professional
Office Center. For interior lots the minimum landscaping requirements of
Section 53.1-12(b) may be required if deemed necessary by City Council in
order to meet the provisions of Section 48.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED PROFESSIONAL
OFFICE CENTERS: At least twenty (20) percent of the total site area of the
Planned Professional Office Center shall be devoted to non -vehicular open
space (Non -vehicular open space is any area not devoted to buildings,
parking, loading, storage, or vehicular use.)
4. BUILDING SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE CENTERS: The minimum distance between
principal or accessory buildings on the same lot required by Section 25.G.6
may be modified if deemed necessary. by City Council to accommodate for
accessory structures.
5. BUILDING ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED STRUCTURES SHALL BE
SUBMITTED WITH THE SITE PLAN REQUIRED BY SECTION 48.D.7.
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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. Banks and financial institutions.
2. Offices for business, and professional use.
3. Laboratories for scientific, educational and industrial research and
development.
4. Medical and dental laboratories; hospitals and clinics.
5. Office and studio facilities for radio and television except for broadcasting
towers.
6. Public facilities and utilities including easements and rights of way.
8. Golf courses, public and private.
9. Professional & business schools.
10. Private clubs, excluding alcoholic beverages.
11. Restaurants, excluding fast-food and drive-in facilities.
12. Planned retail development provided that said use is part of a mixed use
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development, located within a fully enclosed building and not more than
twenty percent (20%) of the total acreage of the applicable HCO District is
utilized for retail purposes.
13. Parking garages exceeding two (2) stories.
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:
Off-street parking and parking garages in conjunction with a permitted use
not exceeding two (2) stories in height.
2. Signs advertising uses on the premises, in accordance with Section 60 of this
Ordinance.
3. Indoor and outdoor swimming pools.
4. Tennis courts, health clubs and related recreation facilities provided they are
for the primary use of tenants, customers or persons associated with a
principal use.
C. CONDITIONAL USES. The following conditional uses may be permitted provided
a Conditional Use Permit is issued pursuant to, Section 48 and the following
minimum standards are met:
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2.3-. Regional trade center facilities including combined office -showrooms
facilities, office -warehouse facilities and display area, provided that the
following rations of office to other floor area are not exceeded:
a. Office and showrooms: Not more than sixty (60%) percent of total
floor area shall be devoted to showroom space.
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b. Office and warehouses: Not more than fifty (50%) percent of total
floor area shall be devoted to warehouse space.
floorC. Display or exhibit: Not more than seventy-five (75%) percent of total
be devoted to display or •space.
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3.5-. Convenience Stores, including gasoline sales, prepared food carry -out
service with alcoholic beverage sales of off -premise consumption of beer
only, provided a special permit is issued in accordance with Section 42.13 of
the Ordinance.
4.6: Alcoholic beverages, provided a special permit is issued in accordance with
Section 42.13 of this Ordinance.
5.7- Planned Commercial Centers.
6.6 Hotels and motels. Hotels approved prior to April182090 January 18, 2005
shall be deemed a lawful, permitted use and shall have the same status as
that authorized pursuant to this Ordinance; provided, however, no such
building, structure, or use shall be altered, changed or expanded unless a
conditional use permit therefore has been granted pursuant to this
ordinance.
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7.9. Winery with alcoholic beverage sales with on -premise and off -premise
consumption, provided a special permit is issued in accordance with Section
42.13 of the ordinance.
D. LIMITATION OF USES: None specified.
A Site Plan shall be required in accordance with the provisions of Section 47
of this Ordinance.
2. A Landscape Plan, in accordance with Section 53 of this Ordinance, shall be
required.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following density requirements shall apply:
MAXIMUM DENSITY - The maximum density within the HCO District shall
not exceed a floor area ratio of 3.0.
2. LOT SIZE - Lots for any permitted use shall have a minimum area of two (2)
acres except that planned HCO development on land parcels in excess of
fifty (50) acres may have a minimum lot size of thirty thousand (30,000)
square feet provided the minimum open space requirements for the over all
district are increased to forty (40%) percent. The minimum lot sized for
Banks, Financial Institutions, Restaurants, and Convenience stores, shall be
reduced to thirty thousand (30,000) square feet provided all other district
requirements are met.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE - At least thirty (30%) percent of the total lot area
shall be devoted to open space. Minimum open space requirements may be
calculated on the basis of the overall development including required buffer
areas, provided that the minimum open space on any individual lot within the
development is not less than fifteen (15%) percent. Minimum open space
areas may include plazas, paved recreation areas and similar urban open
space.
a. Landscaping in excess of the required minimum open space that is
located in the rear yard of the site shall not be used to meet the
minimum open space requirements for the site.
4. MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE - The combined area occupied by all
main and accessory structures shall not exceed forty (40%) percent of the
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total lot area. In the event planned development contains structured parking,
the maximum coverage may be increased to fifty (50%) percent of the total
lot area provided the minimum open space requirement is increased to forty
(40%) percent.
5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS AREA - The combined area occupied by all
buildings, structures, off-street parking and paved areas shall not exceed
seventy (70%) percent of the total lot area. Open space amenities such as
sidewalks, paved recreational areas, plazas, and common open space areas
may be excluded from impervious area calculations provided at least forty
(40%) percent of the total development area is devoted to minimum open
space requirements.
G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required for
each lot within an HCO district:
1. LOT WIDTH - Every lot shall have a minimum width not less than one
hundred fifty (150) feet.
2. LOT DEPTH - Every lot shall have a minimum width not less than two
hundred (200) feet.
3. FRONT YARD - Every lot shall have a front yard of not less than fifty (50)
feet which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback area. Front yards shall
not be used for any building, structure, fence, wall or storage area, except
that signs may be permitted in this area. Front yards shall be landscaped
with grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees and no part shall be paved or surfaced
except for minimum access, driveways and sidewalks in accordance with
Section 53 of this Ordinance.
4. SIDE YARD - A minimum side yard of fifteen (15) feet or ten (10%) percent
of the width of the lot, whichever is greater, but in no case more than twenty-
five (25) feet.
5. REAR YARD - Every lot shall have a rear yard not less than forty (40) feet
in depth.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS - The minimum distance between
principal or accessory buildings on adjacent lots shall be not less than twenty
(20) feet or one-half (1/2) the average height of the two (2) adjacent
buildings, whichever is greater.
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H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Any development in an HCO District adjacent to
a residential district shall maintain a seventy-five (75) foot buffer adjacent to the
residential district. Such buffer yards shall not contain buildings and structures,
parking or loading areas and shall be landscaped with trees, shrubbery and grass.
Whenever a buffer is required, no additional yard requirements shall apply.
HEIGHT:
1. Height of principal buildings shall not exceed one-half (1/2) the shortest
distance between the structure and the nearest adjacent residential zoning
district.
2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
twenty (20) feet except for two story parking garages.
3. All structures shall comply in all respects with the restrictions on height
contained in the DFW International Airport Zoning Ordinance.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in accordance
with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING: Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with
the provisions of Section 56 of this Ordinance. No off-street parking area shall be
located closer than fifty (50) feet to any residential district nor ten (10) feet to any
adjacent property line.
For hotels in excess of five hundred (500) rooms with restaurants, clubs and
conference facilities in excess of 100,000 square feet, any required or additional off-
street parking may be provided on another lot or parcel of land. Said off-site parking
must be an accessory use to a permitted principal use within the zoning district that
contains the off-site parking. A site plan and a Conditional Use Permit meeting all
of the requirements of Section 48 shall be required.
L. OFF-STREET LOADING: Off-street loading shall be provided in accordance with
Section 57 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall apply in the
HCO District:
1. No outdoor storage, except for refuse disposal, shall be permitted. Refuse
disposal areas shall be landscaped and screened from view.
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2. Mechanical and electrical equipment, including air conditioning units, shall
be designed, installed and operated to minimize noise impact on surrounding
property. All such equipment shall be screened from public view.
3. Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential area.
4. The masonry requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
5. Whenever a concept plan is approved pursuant to Section 45 of this
Ordinance, the minimum landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2(b).
shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of the subdivision. For
interior lots of subdivisions with two (2) or more lots, the minimum
landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2.(b). may be required, if deemed
necessary by the City Council.
6. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, & LANDSCAPING.
The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City
Council may require buffering, screening, fencing and landscaping
requirements on any zone change, conditional use, or special use case or
concept plan in addition to or in lieu of buffering, screening, fencing or
landscaping requirements set out specifically in each use district when the
nature and character of surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to
require such methods in order to protect such property and to further provide
protection for the general health, welfare and morals of the community in
general.
7. Hotel/motel facilities are required to meet the following standards:
(a) Each guestroom shall have a minimum area of 380 sq. ft.
(b) A full service restaurant with full kitchen facilities and which provides
service to the general public shall be required.
(c) On-site staff is required 24 -hours a day, seven days a week.
(d) The following amenities shall be provided:
1 A minimum of r ... sq. ft. of meeting.
room,
2. A swimming pool with a minimum area of 1,000 sq. ft.
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(e) A minimum room count of 300 rooms.
N. PLANNED COMMERCIAL CENTER DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot or parcel
of land created within a Planned Commercial Center shall comply with the following
requirements:
MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The front yard requirements contained in Section 29.G.3. shall
be applicable to each lot or parcel of land within a Planned Commercial
Center. A minimum twenty-five (25) foot side and a minimum forty (40) foot
rear yard shall be required around the outside perimeter of a Planned
Commercial Center. Minimum side and rear yard requirements of interior
lots may be required if deemed necessary by City Council in order to meet
the provisions of Section 48.
2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2(b)
shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of a Planned Commercial
Center. For interior lots the minimum landscaping requirements of Section
53.H.2.(b) may be required if deemed necessary by City Council in order to
meet the provisions of Section 48.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: At least thirty (30) percent of the total site area of the Planned
Commercial Center shall be devoted to nonvehicular open space
(Nonvehicular open space is any area not devoted to buildings, parking,
loading, storage, or vehicular use.)
4. BUILDING SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The minimum distance between principal or accessory buildings
on the same lot required by Section 29.G.6 may be modified if deemed
necessary by City Council to accommodate for accessory structures.
5. BUILDING ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED STRUCTURES SHALL BE
SUBMITTED WITH THE SITE PLAN REQUIRED BY SECTION 48.D.7.
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PURPOSE: The purpose of the BP Business Park District is to provide a unique zone
incorporating commercial and industrial uses into one district with quality architectural and
landscape design development standards. The BP Business Park District differs from
other districts by allowing a mixture of compatible commercial and industrial land uses with
limitation of associated outside uses.
All business operations and activities within the BP Business Park District shall be
conducted completely within an enclosed building, and in no instance shall any outside
activity be permitted in this district, except for off-street parking or loading, refuse storage,
drive-in or drive-through window at a financial institution, restaurant, prescription pharmacy
or dry cleaning establishment, temporary outside display and sale of Christmas trees; with
gasoline sales and outdoor dining approved as a conditional use.
USES GENERALLY: In a BP Business Park District no land shall be used, and no building
or structure shall be erected, altered, or converted to any use other than as hereinafter
provided. All permitted uses listed shall be within a completely enclosed building or
structure.
A. PERMITTED USES:
1. Laboratories (scientific, medical, chemical), applied physics,
mechanical, electronic, biological, genetic or other similar
experimental research, product development or testing facilities.
2. Scientific or engineering school facilities or institutions.
3. Data processing.
4. Conference/Convention Centers.
5. Professional offices which include the following professional and
semiprofessional occupations: accountants, attorneys, dentists,
engineers, insurance agents, real estate agents, personal or family
counselors, chiropractors, physical therapists, physicians, public
secretaries, surgeons, or any other offices or professions which are
of the same general character as the foregoing, but specifically
excludes veterinarians, veterinary hospitals, animal grooming salons,
dog kennels, and funeral homes.
6. Computer programming and other software services.
7. Engineering, architectural, and design services.
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8. Processing or compounding of drugs and other medical and
pharmaceutical products.
9. Manufacturing and assembling of electronic components, precision
instruments and devices.
10. Office/Showrooms.
11. Manufacturing, assembling or packaging of products from previously
prepared materials, such as cloth, plastic, paper, leather, precious or
semiprecious metals or stones.
12. Printing, lithography, publishing or similar establishments.
13. Vocational, trade, technical, or industrial schools.
14. Warehousing completely within an enclosed building, but specifically
excluding mini -storage warehouses.
16. Restaurants with inside dining.
17. Health spas and physical fitness centers (massage establishments
must meet the requirements of Section 49.B.5.).
18. Airline ticketing counters, travel agencies.
19. Banks, savings and loans, and financial institutions.
20. Drafting services or quick reproduction services.
21. Office supplies.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory
uses:
1. Off-street parking in conjunction with any permitted use in this district.
Provisions for the parking of automobiles, provided that such
provisions within 100 feet of a residentially zoned district shall be
separated from said lot by a blind masonry wall meeting the screening
requirements of Section 50.C.1.
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2. Signs advertising use on the premises, in accordance with Section 60
of this Ordinance.
3. 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.
4. Screened refuse and garbage storage on a concrete pad and located
no closer than 50 feet to any residentially zoned district and not
located between the front of the building and any right-of-way. All
refuse disposal and garbage storage areas shall be landscaped and
screened in accordance with Section 50.13.3.
5. All other mechanical equipment shall be located within a completely
enclosed building and shall meet the masonry requirements of
Section 32.M.4.
6. Retail sales, day care centers and personal services which are
customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to office
buildings.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following uses may be permitted, provided they
meet the provisions of, and a Conditional Use Permit is issued pursuant to,
Section 48 of this Ordinance.
Planned Business Parks in accordance with Section 32.N., Planned
Business Park Provisions.
2. Alcoholic beverage sales, provided a special permit is issued in
accordance with Section 42.13. of the Ordinance.
3. Retail gasoline sales or gasoline service stations and related
convenience store and automated car washes.
4. Restaurants with outside dining.
5. Hotels or motels. Hotels approved prior to April 18, 20 8 January 18,
2005 shall be deemed a lawful, permitted use and shall have the
same status as that authorized pursuant to this Ordinance; provided,
however, no such building, structure, or use shall be altered, changed
or expanded unless a conditional use permit therefore has been
granted pursuant to this ordinance.
6. Indoor commercial amusements.
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D. LIMITATION OF USES: The following uses shall not be permitted within this
District.
1. Any proposed use located in the BP Business Park District shall meet
the requirements of Section 55, Performance Standards.
2. Uses listed in Section 31.D., LI Light Industrial District shall not be
permitted within this district.
3. The storage of equipment, materials or vehicles, including abandoned
vehicles, which are not necessary to the uses permitted in this district.
4. Freight forwarding.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for
construction of a building or structure 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.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use
requirements shall apply:
1. MINIMUM DISTRICT SIZE: The minimum district size of a BP
Business Park District shall be five (5) acres.
2. MINIMUM LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in the BP Business Park
District shall be 30,000 square feet.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least twenty (20) percent of the total lot
area shall be devoted to non -vehicular open space. (Non -vehicular
open space is any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading,
storage or vehicular use.) Planned Business Parks permitted as a
conditional use shall meet the requirements of Section 32.N.3.
The percentage of minimum open space may be reduced to a
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minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the total lot area, if the lot width at
the platted front property line is a minimum of one hundred fifty (150)
feet wide and the depth of the entire front yard setback required in
Section 32.G.3. is increased to thirty five (35) feet.
a. Landscaping in excess of the required minimum open space
that is located in the rear yard of the site shall not be used to
meet the minimum open space requirements for the site.
4. MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE: The combined area occupied by
all buildings and structures shall not exceed sixty (60) percent of the
total lot area.
5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area occupied
by all buildings and structures, parking, storage, loading and other
paved areas shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of the total lot area.
The percentage of maximum impervious surface may be increased to
a maximum of eighty-five (85) percent of the total lot area if the
requirements of Section 32.F.3. are met.
G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required:
1. LOT WIDTH: Every lot shall have a minimum width of not less than
one hundred fifty (150) feet.
2. LOT DEPTH: Every lot shall have a minimum depth of not less than
two hundred (200) feet.
3. FRONT YARD: Every lot shall have a front yard of not less than thirty
(30) feet which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback area. Front
yards shall not be used for any building, structure, fence, wall or
storage area, except that signs may be permitted in this area. Front
yards shall be landscaped with grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees and
no part shall be paved or surfaced except for minimum access,
driveways and sidewalks in accordance with Section 53 of this
ordinance.
4. SIDE YARD: Every lot shall have two (2) side yards, each of which
shall be not less than fifteen (15) feet in width. Planned Business
Parks permitted as a conditional use shall meet the requirements of
Section 32.N.1.
5. REAR YARD: Every lot shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty
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five (25) feet in depth. Planned Business Parks permitted as a
conditional use shall meet the requirements of Section 32.N.1.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: None Required.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever a BP Business Park District
abuts a Residential District, an appropriate buffer screen shall be provided
in accordance with the provisions of Section 53 and Section 32.M.5. of this
Ordinance. In addition, no building or structure shall be located nearer to
any residentially zoned property than a distance of one hundred (100) feet.
Any use other than open space or off-street parking proposed to be located
within the one hundred (100) foot buffer shall be permitted as a conditional
use meeting the requirements of Section 48.
HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
fifty (50) feet. Principal structures located adjacent to an R-20, R-
12.5, or R-7.5 District shall not exceed one (1) floor level and twenty
(20) feet in height, however an increase up to five (5) feet to the
above stated height requirements may be granted upon approval of
a conditional use request by the City Council.
2. For buildings or structures exceeding fifty (50) feet, a Conditional Use
Permit must be obtained. In addition, the building height granted
under a conditional use permit shall not exceed one-half (1/2) the
shortest distance between the structure and the nearest adjacent
residentially zoned district.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in
accordance with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING: Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance
with the provisions of Section 56 and 58 and shall be landscaped in
accordance with Section 53 of this Ordinance. In addition, the following shall
be required:
No off-street parking area shall be located closer than twenty five (25)
feet to any residentially zoned property nor ten (10) feet to any
adjacent property line.
2. Off-street Parking for passenger vehicles wherever practical shall be
separated from truck loading and maneuvering areas.
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L. OFF-STREET LOADING: Off-street loading shall be provided in accordance
with the provisions of Section 57 and 58 of this Ordinance. If off-street
loading is desired, it shall be provided in accordance with the following
provisions as well as the provisions of Section 57 and 58 of this ordinance.
Planter islands, nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet in dimension, shall
be provided at the terminus of all rows of loading doors/loading
spaces. Such islands shall be oriented perpendicular to the building
and shall contain at least two (2) evergreen trees. All planter islands
shall comply with the requirements of Section 53.F and Section 53.G
of this Zoning Ordinance.
2. For lots that abut a major or minor arterial street, as identified on the
Thoroughfare Plan, no loading facilities shall directly face the street.
A door is considered to be facing the street when it is at an angle of
450 or less in relation to the adjacent street.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall apply
to all permitted, accessory and conditional uses.
No outdoor storage, except for refuse and garbage storage, shall be
permitted. Refuse and garbage storage areas shall be landscaped
and screened in accordance with Section 50.13.3.
2. Heating, ventilating, air conditioning and electrical equipment, shall be
designed, installed and operated to minimize noise impact on
surrounding property. All such equipment shall be screened from
public right-of-way.
3. Lighting facilities, if provided, shall be so arranged as to be reflected
away from residentially zoned or used property. Lighting provided
within parking facilities shall meet the requirements of Section 58.E.
4. MASONRY REQUIREMENT: Due to the development nature of the
BP Business Park District, it is recognized that all uses in this district
shall have exterior fire resistant construction having one hundred
(100) percent of the total exterior walls, excluding doors and windows
constructed of brick, stone or other masonry, or material of equal
characteristics in accordance with the City Building Code and Fire
Prevention Code which may not allow for some business park type
developments.
5. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, &
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LANDSCAPING. The Planning and Zoning Commission may
recommend and the City Council may require additional buffering,
screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on any zoning
change, conditional use or special use case or concept plan in
addition to or in lieu of buffering, screening, fencing, or landscaping
requirements set out specifically in each use district when the nature
and character of surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to
require such protection for the general health, welfare and morals of
the community in general.
6. Hotel/motel facilities are required to meet the following standards:
(a) Each guest room shall have a minimum area of 380 sq. ft.
(b) A full service restaurant with full kitchen facilities and which
provides service to the general public shall be required.
(c) On-site staff is required 24 -hours a day, seven days a week.
(d) The following amenities shall be provided:
of i 11 i Q•• sq. ft. of • or
conference••m space or •
per guest
and
2. A swimming pool with a minimum area of 1,000 sq. ft.
(e) A minimum room count of 300 rooms.
N. PLANNED BUSINESS PARK PROVISIONS: Each lot or parcel of land
created within a Planned Business Park shall comply with the following
requirements:
1. MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENT OF PLANNED BUSINESS PARK
PROVISIONS: The front yard requirements contained in Section
32.G.3. shall be applicable to each lot or parcel of land within a
Planned Business Park. A minimum fifteen (15) foot side yard and a
minimum twenty five (25) foot rear yard shall be required around the
outside perimeter of a Planned Business Park. Minimum side and
rear yard requirements of interior lots may be required if deemed
necessary by City Council in order to meet the provisions of Section
48. Perimeter lots in a Planned Business Park shall have a minimum
twenty (20) feet of frontage on a public right-of-way. Interior lots in a
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Planned Business Park that have no frontage on a public right-of-way
must have a minimum twenty-five (25) foot dedicated public access
easement connecting to a public right-of-way.
2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED BUSINESS
PARKS: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section
53.H.2.b. shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of a
Planned Business Park. For interior lots the minimum landscaping
requirements of Section 53.H.2.b. may be required if deemed
necessary by City Council in order to meet the provisions of Section
48.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED
BUSINESS PARKS: At least twenty (20) percent of the total site area
of the Planned Business Park shall be devoted to non -vehicular open
space. (Non -vehicular open space is any area not devoted to
buildings, parking, loading, storage, or vehicular uses.)
The percentage of minimum open space may be reduced to fifteen
percent of the total lot area when the thirty five (35) foot front yard
requirement is met in Section 32.F.3.
4. BUILDING ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED STRUCTURES SHALL BE
SUBMITTED WITH THE SITE PLAN REQUIRED BY SECTION
48.D.7.
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Section 40, MXU Mixed Use District Regulations
PURPOSE: The purpose of the Mixed Use MXU District is to encourage the
mixing of residential, retail, and office uses within an urban framework which is
small in scale and compatible with adjacent developments. This section is also
intended to promote flexibility in the development process.
USES GENERALLY: In a "MXU" Mixed Use 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 of Land are authorized as permitted uses within the Mixed
Use District, strictly in accordance with an approved Site Plan as provided for
herein below. Uses are further classified according to general categories of land
uses. To the extent expressly authorized by these district regulations, a general
use category shall be identified on a Site Plan. Upon approval of such plan, any
use appearing in the use list, which is classified under such general category, is
authorized to be established in accordance with the Site Plan, and any conditions
attached thereto.
A. PRINCIPAL USES:
Residential uses:
a. Townhouse/Rowhouse.
b. Multifamily uses.
2. Commercial uses:
a. Hotels, provided the following design criteria is met:
1. Each questroom shall have a minimum area of
380 sq. ft.
2. A full service restaurant with full kitchen facilities
and which provides service to the general public
shall be required.
3. On-site staff is required 24 -hours a day, seven
days a week.
4. The following amenities shall be provided:
(a) A minimum of 1,000 sq. ft. of meeting or
conference room space or a ratio of 3 sq. ft
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of conference room space per quest room,
whichever is greater; and
(b) A swimming pool with a minimum area of
1,000 sq. ft.
b. Restaurants excluding drive-ins or drive-through facilities.
1. Retail uses:
a. Antique shop.
b. Aquarium.
C. Art Gallery.
d. Bakery, retail sales only.
e. Bank.
f. Barber and Beauty shop.
g. Bird and pet shops, retail.
h. Book or stationery store.
i. Camera Shop.
j. Candy, cigars and tobaccos.
k. Caterer and wedding service (office only).
I. Cleaning, dying and laundry pick-up station for receiving and
delivery of articles to be cleaned, dyed, and laundered, but
no actual work to be done on the premises.
M. Department Store.
n. Drug store.
o. Electrical goods and fixtures for consumer use.
P. Electronics store.
q. Film developing and printing.
r. Florist, retail sales only.
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S.
Art Gallery.
t.
Grocery store.
U.
Hardware, sporting goods, toys, paints, wallpaper, clothing
stores.
V.
Household and office furniture, furnishings and appliances,
retail sales only.
W.
Jewelry, optical goods, photographic supplies.
X.
Library, rental.
Y-
Novelty or variety shop.
Z.
Piano and musical instruments.
aa.
Printing shop, retail sales only.
bb.
Professional offices for architect, attorney, engineer and real
estate.
CC.
Photographers and artist studios.
dd.
Public garage, parking, no repairs.
ee.
Retail store or shop.
ff.
Seamstress, dressmaker, or tailor.
gg.
Shoe repair shop.
hh.
Studio for the display and sale of glass, china, art objects,
cloth and draperies.
ii.
Studios, dance, music, drama.
jj.
Wearing apparel, including clothing, shoes, hats, millinery
and accessories.
kk.
Copy shop.
II.
Movie Theater
2. Office:
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b. Mixed use (with residential).
C. Mixed use (without residential).
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B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory
uses, strictly in accordance with an approved Site Plan as provided for
herein below:
1 Community, social, hobby or laundry facilities for use by occupants
of a development within the district.
2. Recreation space and facilities including exercise facilities and
weight rooms, tennis courts, racquetball, handball and volleyball
courts, spas and swimming pools, for use by occupants of a
development within the district.
3. Parking and parking structures.
4. Other uses customarily incidental to the permitted uses.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following uses may be permitted, provided
they meet the provisions of Section 48 of the Zoning Ordinance, and a
Conditional Use Permit is issued, and is strictly in accordance with an
approved Site Plan as provided herein below.
1. Day care facility.
2. Alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is issued in
accordance with Section 42.13 of the Zoning Ordinance.
3. Health clubs.
4. Retirement home.
5. Medical offices.
6. Banks with drive through service
D. REQUEST FOR MIXED USE DISTRICT ZONING CLASSIFICATION: The
procedure to follow to establish a Mixed Use Zoning (MXU) classification
shall be the same as that required to amend, repeal or alter the zoning on
a tract, or parcel of land as specified under Section 48 of the Zoning
Ordinance relating to Conditional Uses, except as otherwise provided for
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herein. In the event of a conflict between Section 48 and this ordinance,
the terms of this ordinance shall take precedence. MXU zoning shall
permit development only in accordance with a Site Plan that has been
approved by the City Council. Property zoned MXU may only be used
and/or developed in accordance with its approved Site Plan. No
amendment(s) to an approved Site Plan are permitted without City Council
approval. A request to amend a Site Plan in a MXU district is a request to
re -zone the tract. Uses permitted under an approved Site Plan are only
permitted in strict accordance with the corresponding, approved Site Plan.
If the project is to be developed in phases, a proposed phasing plan that
identifies the anticipated sequence of development is required at the time
of application. The phasing plan shall delineate areas, building sites, land
use and improvements to be constructed in independent phases, and the
scheduled time frames, and sequencing of such phases.
E. SITE 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 of the Zoning
Ordinance has been approved as specified under Section 48,
Conditional Uses.
3. A Landscape Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 53 of the
Zoning Ordinance and Section N, has been approved.
F. PERIOD OF VALIDITY. No Site Plan for the Mixed Use District shall be
valid for a period longer than one (1) year from the date on which the City
Council grants approval, unless within such one (1) year period: (1) a
Building Permit is obtained and the erection or alteration of a structure is
started, or (2) an Occupancy Permit is obtained and a use commenced.
The City Council may grant one additional extension not exceeding one
(1) year, upon written application, without notice or hearing. No additional
extension shall be granted without complying with the notice and hearing
requirements for an initial application for a zone change.
Upon expiration of an MXU Site Plan, the property cannot be developed
until a change in zoning is approved by the City Council. There shall be
no vested right to uses permitted by a Site Plan under MXU upon the
expiration of the Site Plan.
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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 CITY CODE, BY PROVIDING FOR
AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO ZONING
REGULATIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 25 "CC
COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS,
SECTION 26 "HC" HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT,
SECTION 27 "PO" PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DISTRICT
REGULATIONS, SECTION 29 "HCO" HOTEL AND
CORPORATE OFFICE DISTRICT, SECTION 32 "BP"
BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT AND SECTION 40 "MXU"
MIXED USE DISTRICT REGULATIONS; 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 25 "CC" Community Commercial District Regulations is hereby
amended by amending Subsection C Conditional Uses by amending item 17
to read as follows
"17. Hotels and motels. Hotels approved prior to January 18, 2005 shall
have the same status as that authorized pursuant to this Ordinance;
provided, however, no such building, structure, or use shall be altered,
changed, or expanded unless a conditional use permit therefore has
been granted pursuant to this ordinance."
B. That Section 25 "CC" Community Commercial District Regulations is hereby
amended by amending Subsection C Conditional Uses by the addition of
item 19 to read as follows:
19. Structures in excess of fifty (50) feet in height. However, this provision
shall only apply to properties located east of Ruth Wall Street, Loop
382, and Fairway Drive."
C. That Section 25 "CC" Community Commercial District Regulations is hereby
amended by amending Subsection M Design Requirements by amending
item 7.d.1. to read as follows and by the addition of item 7.e. to read as
follows:
"7.d.1. A minimum of 10,000 sq. ft. of meeting or conference room
space; and"
117.e. A minimum room count of 300 rooms."
D. That Section 26 "HC" Highway Commercial District Regulations is hereby
amended by amending Subsection C Conditional Uses by amending item 21
to read as follows:
"21. Hotels and motels. Hotels approved prior to January 18, 2005 shall
have the same status as that authorized pursuant to this Ordinance;
provided, however, no such building, structure, or use shall be altered,
changed, or expanded unless a conditional use permit therefore has
been granted pursuant to this ordinance."
E. That Section 26 "HC" Highway Commercial District Regulations is hereby
amended by amending Subsection M Design Requirements by amending
item 9.d.1. to read as follows and by the addition of item 9.e. to read as
follows:
"9.d.1. A minimum of 10,000 sq. ft. of meeting or conference room
space; and"
"9.e. A minimum room count of 300 rooms."
F. That Section 27 "PO" Professional Office District Regulations is hereby
amended by amending Subsection C Conditional Uses by the addition of
item 6 to read as follows:
"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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G. That Section 29 "HCO" Hotel and Corporate Office District Regulations is
hereby amended by amending Subsection C Conditional Uses in its entirety
to read as follows:
"C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be
permitted provided a Conditional Use Permit is issued pursuant to
Section 48, and the following minimum standards are met:
1. Educational institutions, public and private.
2. Regional trade center -facilities including combined office -
showrooms facilities, office -warehouse facilities and display
area, provided that the following rations of office to other floor
area are not exceeded:
a. Office and showrooms: Not more than sixty (60%)
percent of total floor area shall be devoted to showroom
space.
b. Office and warehouses: Not more than fifty (50%)
percent of total floor area shall be devoted to
warehouse space.
C. Display or exhibit: Not more than seventy-five (75%)
percent of total floor area shall be devoted to display or
exhibit space.
3. Convenience Stores, including gasoline sales, prepared food
carry -out service with alcoholic beverage sales of off -premise
consumption of beer only, provided a special permit is issued
in accordance with Section 42.13 of the Ordinance.
4. Alcoholic beverages, provided a special permit is issued in
accordance with Section 42.13 of this Ordinance.
5. Planned Commercial Centers.
6. Hotels and motels. Hotels approved prior to January 18, 2005
shall be deemed a lawful, permitted use and shall have the
same status as that authorized pursuant to this Ordinance;
provided, however, no such building, structure, or use shall be
altered, changed or expanded unless a conditional use permit
therefore has been granted pursuant to this ordinance.
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7. Winery with alcoholic beverage sales with on -premise and off -
premise consumption, provided a special permit is issued in
accordance with Section 42.B of the ordinance."
H. That Section 29 "HCO" Hotel/Corporate Office District Regulations is hereby
amended by amending Subsection M Design Requirements by amending
item 7.d.1. to read as follows and by the addition of item 7.e. to read as
follows:
7.d.1. A minimum of 10,000 sq. ft. of meeting or conference room
space; and"
117.e. A minimum room count of 300 rooms."
That Section 32 "BP" Business Park District Regulations is hereby amended
by amending Subsection C Conditional Uses by amending item 5 to read as
follows
"5. Hotels and motels. Hotels approved prior to January 18, 2005 shall
have the same status as that authorized pursuant to this Ordinance;
provided, however, no such building, structure, or use shall be altered,
changed, or expanded unless a conditional use permit therefore has
been granted pursuant to this ordinance."
J. That Section 32 "BP" Business Park District Regulations is hereby amended
by amending Subsection M Design Requirements by amending item 6.d.1.
to read as follows and by the addition of item 6.e. to read as follows:
"6.d.1. A minimum of 10,000 sq. ft. of meeting or conference room
space; and"
"6.e. A minimum room count of 300 rooms."
K. That Section 40 "MXU" Mixed Use District Regulations is hereby amended
by amending Subsection A Principle Uses, item 2 Commercial uses,
paragraph a to read as follows:
"a. Hotels, provided the following design criteria is met:
1. Each guest room shall have a minimum area of 380 sq. ft.
2. A full service restaurant with full kitchen facilities and which
provides service to the general public shall be required.
3. On-site staff is required 24 -hours a day, seven days a week.
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4. The following amenities shall be provided:
a. A minimum of 1,000 sq. ft. of meeting or conference
room space or a ratio of 3 sq. ft. of conference room
space per guest room, whichever is greater; and
b. A swimming pool with a minimum area of 1,000 sq. ft."
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.
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 21st day of December, 2004.
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