HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2001-034 ORDINANCE NO. 2001-34
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 23, "LB" LIMITED BUSINESS
DISTRICT; SECTION 23A, "GV" GRAPEVINE VINTAGE
DISTRICT REGULATIONS; SECTION 24, "CN"
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS;
SECTION 25, "CC' COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
REGULATIONS; SECTION 26, "HC" HIGHWAY
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT; SECTION 27, "PO"
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DISTRICT REGULATIONS;
SECTION 29, "HCO" HOTEL/CORPORATE OFFICE
DISTRICT; SECTION 30, "RA" RECREATION/AMUSEMENT
DISTRICT; SECTION 31, "LI" LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT;
SECTION 32, "BP" BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT; SECTION
r=�� �• 36, "PCD" PLANNED COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT; SECTION 37, "PID" PLANNED INDUSTRIAL
�,� DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; SECTION 50, SCREENING;
SECTION 53, LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS; SECTION 55,
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; SECTION 58, PARKING,
LOADING, AND OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS; AND SECTION 60, SIGN STANDARDS;
PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) AND A SEPARATE
OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED UPON EACH
DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
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 23, "LB" Limited Business District is hereby amended by
amending Subsection B.3 Accessory Uses relative to mechanical equipment
within 120-feet of any residentially zoned district; Subsection F.3 Density
Requirements, Minimum Open Space, relative to the creation of a new
paragraph "a" for open space located within the rear yard; and Subsection
1.1 Height relative to the height of principal structures adjacent to "R-20," "R-
12.5," or "R-7.5" Residential Districts, to read as shown on the attached
Exhibit "A".
B. That Section 23A, "GV" Grapevine Vintage District is hereby amended by
amending Subsection B.1 Accessory Uses relative to mechanical equipment
within 120-feet of any residentially zoned district; Subsection F.3 Density
Requirements, Minimum Open Space, relative to the creation of a new
paragraph "a" for open space located within the rear yard; and Subsection
1.1 Height relative to the height of principal structures adjacent to "R-20," "R-
12.5," "R-7.5", or "R-5.0" Residential Districts, to read as shown on the
attached Exhibit "B".
C. That Section 24, "CN" Neighborhood Commercial District is hereby amended
by amending Subsection B.2 Accessory Uses relative to mechanical
equipment within 120-feet of any residentially zoned district; Subsection F.3
Density Requirements, Minimum Open Space, relative to the creation of a
new paragraph "a" for open space located within the rear yard; and
;��zw Subsection 1.1 Height relative to the height of principal structures adjacent
to "R-20," "R-12.5," or"R-7.5", Residential Districts, to read as shown on the
attached Exhibit "C".
D. That Section 25, "CC" Community Commercial District is hereby amended
by amending Subsection B.3 Accessory Uses relative to mechanical
equipment within 120-feet of any residentially zoned district; Subsection F.2
Density Requirements, Minimum Open Space, relative to the creation of a
new paragraph "a" for open space located within the rear yard; and
Subsection 1.1 Height relative to the height of principal structures adjacent
to "R-20," "R-12.5," or"R-7.5", Residential Districts, to read as shown on the
attached Exhibit "D".
E. That Section 26, "HC" Highway Commercial District is hereby amended by
amending Subsection B.2 Accessory Uses relative to mechanical equipment
within 120-feet of any residentially zoned district; Subsection F.3 Density
Requirements, Minimum Open Space, relative to the creation of a new
paragraph "a" for open space located within the rear yard; and Subsection
1.1 Height relative to the height of principal structures adjacent to "R-20," "R-
� 12.5," or "R-7.5", Residential Districts, to read as shown on the attached
Exhibit "E".
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F. That Section 27, "PO" Professional Office District is hereby amended by
amending Subsection B.1 Accessory lJses relative to mechanical equipment
within 120-feet of any residentially zoned district; Subsection F.3 Density
Requirements, Minimum Open Space, relative to the creation of a new
paragraph "a" for open space located within the rear yard; and Subsection
1.1 Height relative to the height of principal structures adjacent to "R-20," "R-
12.5," or "R-7.5", Residential Districts, to read as shown on the attached
Exhibit "F".
G. That Section 29, "HCO" Hotel/Corporate Office District is hereby amended
by amending Subsection F.3 Density Requirements, Minimum Open Space,
relative to the creation of a new paragraph "a" for open space located within
the rear yard, to read as shown on the attached Exhibit "G".
H. That Section 30, "RA" Recreation/Amusement District is hereby amended by
amending Subsection B.3 Accessory Uses relative to mechanical equipment
within 120-feet of any residentially zoned district; Subsection F.3 Density
Requirements, Minimum Open Space, relative to the creation of a new
paragraph "a" for open space located within the rear yard, to read as shown
on the attached Exhibit "H".
:�-.µ.., I. That Section 31, "LI" Light Industrial District is hereby amended by amending
Subsection B.1 Accessory Uses, relative to mechanical equipment within
120-feet of any residentially zoned district; Subsection F.2 Density
Requirements, Minimum Open Space, relative to the creation of a new
paragraph "a" for open space located within the rear yard; Subsection I
Height, relative to the height of principal structures adjacent to "R-20," "R-
12.5," or"R-7.5", Residential Districts; and Subsection L, Off-Street Loading,
relative to the creation of new paragraphs "1" and "2" for planter island
location and the facing of loading docks, to read as shown on the attached
Exhibit "I".
J. That Section 32, "BP" Business Park District is hereby amended by
amending Subsection B.3 Accessory Uses relative to mechanical equipment
within 120-feet of any residentially zoned district; Subsection F.3 Density
Requirements, Minimum Open Space, relative to the creation of a new
paragraph "a" for open space located within the rear yard; Subsection 1.1
Height relative to the height of principal structures adjacent to "R-20," "R-
12.5," or"R-7.5", Residential Districts; and Subsection L, Off-Street Loading,
relative to the creation of new paragraphs "1" and "2" for planter island
location and the facing of loading docks, to read as shown on the attached
Exhibit "J".
K. That Section 36, "PCD" Planned Commerce Development District is hereby
� amended by amending Subsection E.4.(d) Planned Development Option;
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Lot, Area, and Density Regulations, Minimum Open Space Lots, relative to
the creation of a new paragraph "1" for open space located within the rear
yard, to read as shown on the attached Exhibit "K".
L. That Section 37, "PID" Planned Industrial Development District is hereby
amended by amending Subsection E.4.(e) Planned Development Option;
Lot, Area, and Density Regulations, Minimum Open Space Lots, relative to
the creation of a new paragraph "1" for open space located within the rear
yard, to read as shown on the attached Exhibit "L".
M. That Section 50, Screening, is hereby amended by amending Subsections
C.1 and C.3 Screening Standards, Screening Alternative A; and Screening
Alternative C, relative to the location of screening, to read as shown on the
attached Exhibit "M".
N. That Section 53, Landscaping Regulations, is hereby amended by amending
Subsection I, Landscaping Requirements for Non-Vehicular Open Space,
relative to the creation a new paragraph "5" for open space located within the
rear yard, to read as shown on the attached Exhibit "N".
O. That Section 55, PerFormance Standards is hereby amended in its entirety
;,�:.� to read as shown on the attached Exhibit "O".
:�� P. That Section 58, Parking, Loading, and Outside Storage Area Development
Standards, is hereby amended by amending Subsection E, in its entirety to
read as shown on the attached Exhibit "P".
Q. That Section 60, Sign Standards, is hereby amended in its entirety relative
to pole signs, to read as shown on the attached Exhibit "Q".
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
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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 17th day of April, 2001.
APPROVED:
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VJilliam D. Tate
Ma��ror
ATTEST:
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L.ind Huff
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City Secr�tar}r
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
lohn �. Boyle, Jr.
Ci�y f�ttor;nEy
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Exhibit A to Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 1 of 2
Section 23. LB Limited Business District
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses in
a LB Limited Business District provided that none shall be a source of income to the
owner or user of the principal structure.
1. Off-street parking in conjunction with any permitted use in this district.
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.
2. Signs advertising uses 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 garbage storage on a concrete pad and no closer than fifty (50)
feet to any residentially zoned district and not located between the front of
the building and any right-of-way.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use requirements
shall apply.
1. MAXIMUM DENSITY: The maximum density within an LB District shall not
exceed a floor area ratio of 0.35.
2. LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in a LB District shall be ten thousand
(10,000) square feet and the maximum size of any LB District shall not
exceed three (3) acres.
3. 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.)
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 sixiy (60) percent of the total
lot area.
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Exhibit A to Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 2 of 2
5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area occupied by all
main and accessory structures, parking, storage, loading and other paved
areas shafl not exceed eighty (80) percent of the total lot area.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding two
(2) stories or twenty-five (25). Principal structures located adjacent to an R-
20, R-12.5, or R-7.5 District, buildings shall not exceed one (1) floor level or
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 Council.
2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
fifteen (15) feet.
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Exhibit B to Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 1 of 2
Sec. 23A. GV Grapevine Vintage District Regulations
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B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses:
1. 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 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. Off-street parking to serve permitted uses, provided that any off-street
parking or vehicular use area within sixty (60) feet of a residentially zoned
district shall be separated from said lot in accordance with Section 50.C.1.
Screening Alternate A.
4. Signs advertising uses on the premises in accordance with Section 60 of this
Ordinance, with the exception of pole signs. Pole signs shall not be allowed
within the Grapevine Vintage District.
� .., 5. Other structures or uses which are customarily accessory and clearly
incidental and subordinate to the permitted use and/or structure.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use requirements
shall apply:
1. MAXIMUM DENSITY: The maximum density within GV District shall not
exceed a floor area ratio of 0.20.
2. LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in a GV District shall be twenty thousand
(20,000) square feet.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least twenty-five (25) percent of the total lot
area shall be devoted to nonvehicular open space. (Nonvehicular 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. DISTRICT SIZE: The minimum size of any GV District shall be one (1) acre.
041701 1 Section 23A
Exhibit 6 to Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 2 of 2
5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area occupied by all
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main and accessory structures, parking storage, loading and other paved
areas shall not exceed seventy-five (75) percent of the total lot area.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding thirty-
five (35) feet. Principal structures located contiguous to an R-20, R-12.5, R-
7.5 or R-5.0 Residential District shall be limited to one (1) floor level, 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.
A winery or wine tasting facility not adjacent to a R-7.5, R-12.5 or R-20
Single Family Residential District, may exceed the maximum height
requirements of Section 23A.1.1 (thirty-five (35) feet) not to exceed a
maximum height of fifty (50) feet, provided a conditional use permit is issued
in accordance with Section 48 of the Ordinance.
2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
twenty-five (25) feet.
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Exhibit C of Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 1 of 2
Section 24. C-N Neighborhood Commercial District
- � 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.
1. Swimming pool no nearer than one hundred twenty (120) feet to any
residentially zoned district.
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 a residentially zoned district and not located between the front of the
building and any street right-of-way.
4. Off-street parking to serve permitted uses provided that any off-street parking
or vehicular use area within sixty (60) feet of a residentially zoned district
shall be separated from said lot by a blind fence, berm, wall or landscaping
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at least six (6) feet high.
5. Signs advertising uses on the premises in accordance with Section 60 of this
Ordinance.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use requirements
shall apply:
1. MAXIMUM DENSITY: The maximum density within a C-N District shall not
exceed a floor area ratio of 0.20.
2. LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in a C-N Neighborhood Zoning District shall
be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least twenty (20) percent of the total lot area
shall be devoted to nonvehicular open space. (Nonvehicular open space is
any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading, storage, or vehicular
use.) Planned Commercial Centers permitted as a conditional use shall
meet the requirements of Section 24.N.3.
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Exhibit C of Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 2 of 2
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. DISTRICT SIZE: The minimum size of any C-N Neighborhood Commercial
Zoning District shall be one (1) acre and the maximum size of any C-N
Neighborhood Zoning District shall not exceed finrelve (12) acres.
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.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding thirty
(30) feet. Principal structures located adjacent to an R-20, R-12.5, or R-7.5
Residential district shall not exceed one (1) floor level or finrenty-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.
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2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
fifteen (15) feet.
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Exhibit D to Ord. No.2001-34
Page 1 of 2
Sec. 25. C-C Community Commercial District Regulations
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses:
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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 befinreen 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.
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
(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.
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041701 1 Section 25
Exhibit D to Ord. No.2001-34
Page 2 of 2
4. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area occupied by all
main and accessory structures, parking, storage, loading, and other paved
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areas shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of the total lot area.
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 or 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.
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041701 2 Section 25
Exhibit E to Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 1 of 2
Section 26. HC Highway Commercial District
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:
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 inerchandise, 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.
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,
041701 1 Section 26
Exhibit E to Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 2 of 2
however, there shall be no open space required for lots fronting on the south
side of Northwest Highway, between Jenkins Street and Dooley Street.
'N � 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, befinreen Jenkins
Street and Dooley Street.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding finro
(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 or 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
�.� Council.
�; 2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
fifteen (15) feet.
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041701 2 Section 26
Exhibit F to Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 1 of 2
_ Section 27. P-O Professional Office District Regulations
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses,
� s provided that such use shall be located not less than twenty (20) feet from any
street right-of-way:
1. 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.
�, F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use requirements
shall apply:
1. MAXIMUM DENSITY: The maximum density within a P-O District shall not
exceed a floor area ratio of 1.0.
2. MINIMUM LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in a P-O District shall be ten
thousand (10,000) square feet.
3. 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.)
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.
041701 1 Section 27
Exhibit F to Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 2 of 2
= 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.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding finro
(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 or 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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Exhibit G to Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 1 of 1
Section 29. HCO Hotel and Corporate Office District
3 � F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following density requirements shall apply:
1. 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 finro (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
«.�r.� areas may include plazas, paved recreation areas and similar urban open
space.
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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
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.
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Exhibit H to Ord. No. 2001-34
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Sec. 30. RA Recreation/Amusement District
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 fence or wall, berm and or landscaping at least six (6) feet high.
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 100 feet to any residentially zoned district and not located
between the front of the building and any right-of-way. All refuse and
garbage storage shall be landscaped and screened in accordance with
Section 50.B.3.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use requirements
�,..,� shall apply:
1. MAXIMUM DENSITY: No floor area ratio restriction.
2. MINIMUM LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in a RA District shall be 8,000
square feet.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least finrenty (20) percent of the total lot area
shall be devoted to nonvehicular open space. (Nonvehicular open space is
any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading, or vehicular use.)
Planned Commercial Centers permitted as a conditional use shall meet the
requirements of Section 30.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.
4. MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE: The combined area occupied by all
buildings and structures shall not exceed sixty (60) percent of the total lot
area.
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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.
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Exhibit I to Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 1 of 2
Section 31. LI Light Industrial District
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses.
No accessory uses shall be allowed within the front yard:
1. 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. Provisions for off-street parking of employee and customer motor vehicles
within sixty (60) feet of a residentially zoned district shall be screened in
accordance with Section 50, Alternates A or E.
3. Screened refuse and garbage storage on a concrete pad, and located no
closer than fifty (50) feet to a residentially zoned district. All refuse and
garbage storage shall be landscaped and screened in accordance with
Section 50.B.3.
4. Other uses, including retail sales and structures which are customarily
accessory, clearly incidental and subordinate to the permitted and conditional
uses; provided, however, that no residential facilities shall be permitted
, except for watchmen or caretakers whose employment requires residence
on the premises.
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5. Bulk storage of flammable liquids associated with a permitted use, subject
to the provisions of City and/or State Fire Codes.
6. All other mechanical equipment shall be located within a completely enclosed
building and shall meet the masonry requirements of Section 54.
7. Signs advertising use on the premises, in accordance with Section 60 of this
Ordinance.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following density requirements shall apply:
1. MINIMUM LOT SIZE -The minimum lot size in the LI Light Industrial District
shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
2. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE - At least fifteen (15) percent of the total lot area
shall be devoted to nonvehicular open space. (Nonvehicular open space is
any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading, storage or vehicular
use.)
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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
buildings and structures shall not exceed fifty (50%) percent of the total lot
area.
4. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS AREA - The combined area occupied by all
buildings, structures, off-street parking and paved areas shall not exceed
eighty-five (85) percent of the total lot area.
I. HEIGHT: 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 Single Family District shall not exceed one (1) story or thirty-five (35) 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.
L. OFF-STREET LOADING: No off-street loading is required in the LI Light Industrial
._.. District. 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.
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1. 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 finro (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 45° or less in relation to the adjacent street.
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Exhibit J to Ord. No. 2001-34
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Section 32. BP Business Park District •
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.
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
. .G refuse disposal and garbage storage areas shall be landscaped and
screened in accordance with Section 50.B.3.
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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.
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.
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3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least twenty (20) percent of the total lot
area shall be devoted to nonvehicular open space. (Nonvehicular
� 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
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.
I. 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 or 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.
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Exhibit J to Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 3 of 3
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.
1. 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 45° or less in
relation to the adjacent street.
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Exhibit K to Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 1 of 7
Section 36. PCD Planned Commerce Development Districts
E. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OPTION: Upon approval of a Master Development
� Po� Plan in accordance with Section 46 of this Ordinance and in compliance with the
following development standards, the City Council may authorize an applicant to
utilize the Planned Development Option within the PCD District.
1. CONDITIONS FOR APPLICATION AND APPROVAL: The following
conditions and procedures shall govern the application for, and approval of,
a planned development within the PCD District. No building permits or other
development approval shall be issued for any development activity except
for standard development permitted under Section 36.D of this Ordinance,
until the following conditions have been satisfied:
(a) OWNERSHIP: An application for approval of a Master Development
Plan, under the Planned Development Option, may be filed by a
person having a legal interest in the property to be included in the
Master Development Plan. In order to ensure unified planning and
development of the property, the applicant shall provide evidence, in
a form satisfactory to the City Attorney, prior to final approval of the
plan, that the property is held in single ownership or is under single
,��:_� control. Land shall be deemed to be held in single ownership or
under single control if it is in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, a
partnership, a trust, or a joint venture. The Master Development Plan
shall be filed in the name(s) of the record owner(s) of the property,
which shall be included in the application.
(b) APPROVAL OF MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIRED: Under
no circumstances shall an applicant be granted development approval
under the Planned Development Option until a Master Development
Plan is approved by the City Council in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 36 and 46 of this Ordinance.
(c) SITE PLAN REQUIRED: No building permit shall be issued for any
development under the Planned Development Option until a site plan,
consistent with the approved Master Development Plan, is approved
in accordance with the provisions of Section 47 of this Ordinance.
(d) MINIMUM PARCEL SIZE: A Master Development Plan shall not be
approved unless the total site contains not less than twenty-five (25)
contiguous acres of gross area, provided, however, the Planning and
Zoning Commission may recommend and the City Council may
approve a PCD Master Development Plan for a site containing less
than twenty-five (25) acres if they find that unusual or unique
- -� characteristics of the site or its vicinity make development pursuant to
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Exhibit K to Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 2 of 7
a Master Development Plan advisable and if the proposed
development of the site is consistent with the purpose and intent of
this section.
(e) CONFORMANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN: All
development activity and proposed land uses within the PCD District
shall be consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the
Comprehensive Master Plan and any area proposed for a PCD
District shall be substantially within the area shown on the Future
Land Use Map as being located within Airport Noise Zones B and C.
(fl PERIMETER BUFFER YARD: Each PCD District shall, as part of the
approved Master Development Plan, provide a perimeter buffer yard
in conformance with Section 36.4Q) of this Ordinance.
(g) Each property owner who initially purchases property within a PCD
District shall be provided with a copy of the approved Master
Development Plan and any restrictions or conditions related to that
plan by the developer.
(h) All industrial development activity shall be capable of conforming to
, _ the performance standards established in Section 55 of this
Ordinance.
2. PERMITTED USES: The PCD District is intended to accommodate mixed use
commercial development where the various land uses and development
components are physically and functionally integrated. Permitted uses are intended
to incorporate community and regional commercial activities; professional and
corporate office development; hotel and motel uses; light manufacturing and
research. To provide for compatible land use associations, specific permitted uses
within the PCD District are categorized among four (4) land use groups, which may
be permitted in certain locations consistent with a Master Development Plan, shall
generally direct the following land use groups in subsections 2(a) through 2(b)
below, to particular areas of the site. Whenever an area is indicated for a particular
land use group, the other use groups may be integrated into this area provided that
the primary use so designated shall occupy a minimum of seventy-five (75) percent
of that land area.
No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be erected, altered or used, in whole
or in part, under the Planned Development Option for other than one or more of the
following uses:
(a) Any use permitted in the CN Neighborhood Commercial and CC Community
Commercial Districts (Group 1).
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Exhibit K to Ord. No. 2001-34
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� 4 (b) Any use permitted in the HCO Hotel Corporate Office District (Group 2).
��''� (c) Any use permitted in the PO Professional Office District (Group 3).
(d) The following uses that are permitted in the LI Light Industrial District shall
be permitted provided that such uses do not occupy more than fifteen (15)
percent of the total site area within the PCD District and such uses conform
to the performance standards established in Section 55 of this Ordinance
(Group 4).
(1) Manufacturing, assembly or packaging of products from previous
prepared materials, such as cloth, plastic, paper, leather, precious or
semi precious metals or stones.
(2) Manufacture of electric and electronic instruments and devices, such
as televisions, radio and phonograph equipment.
(3) Manufacture of food products, pharmaceuticals and the like, except
that such uses shall not include production of fish, or meat products,
sauerkraut, vinegar or the like, or the rendering or refining of fats and
� oils.
� (4) Experimental and testing laboratories.
(5) Research and development activities.
3. ACCESSORY USES: Any accessory use permitted within the HCO, PO, and
CC Districts shall be permitted as accessory uses to a principal use provided
that no such accessory use shall be a source of income to the owner or
occupant of the principal use.
4. LOT, AREA AND DENSITY REGULATIONS: Each lot or parcel of land
created within an approved PCD District shall comply with the following
requirements:
(a) MINIMUM SIZE: Each lot created within a PCD District shall have
minimum land area of at least finrenty thousand (20,000) square feet
provided that the average of all lots or parcels of land created within
the total PCD Districts shall have an average lot size of at least one-
half (1/2) acre.
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Page 4 of 7
(b) MINIMUM LOT FRONTAGE: Each lot or parcel of land shall have
minimum frontage of one hundred (100) feet on an approved public
' or private street. Whenever a lot or parcel of land fronts on a cul-de-
sac or similar street curve with extraordinary features, the minimum
lot frontage may be reduced to fifty (50) feet provided that any
building or structure created on said reduced lot frontage shall have
a minimum width of one hundred (100) feet at the front building
setback line.
(c) MAXIMUM DENSITY: The maximum lot coverage by principal
buildings and other structures shall not exceed the following
percentages of the lot area for each land use group provided that the
development meets all buffer yards, open space and setback
requirements.
Group 1 - Commercial uses - 50%
Group 2 - Hotel-Corporate Office - 40%
Group 3 - Professional Office - 30%
Group 4 - Light Industrial Use - 50%
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(d) MINIMUM OPEN SPACE LOTS: All lots created within a PCD District
shall maintain a minimum open space area equal to thirty (30) percent
of the total lot area. No building structure, accessory use, parking or
loading area or storage areas shall be included in the calculation of
the minimum open space area. Landscaping of these areas shall be
in accordance with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
1. 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.
(e) DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: No two (2) buildings on the
same parcel may be located closer to one another than a distance
equal to the height of the lower building.
(fl MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS AREA: The maximum impervious area of
any lot created within the PCD District shall not exceed seventy-five
(75) percent of the total lot area. The cumulative impervious area for
the entire PCD District shall not exceed seventy (70) percent.
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(g) MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS: Each lot or parcel of land
created within a PCD District shall conform to the yard requirements
of the most restrictive zoning district in which the building would be
permitted as a matter of right. Minimum yard requirements of interior
lots may be waived by the Planning and Zoning Commission provided
that all lots shall have a front yard of not less than twenty-five (25)
feet.
(h) MAXIMUM HEIGHT: No building or structure shall be erected or
altered to a height exceeding forty (40) feet unless additional front
yard space is provided. For each additional three (3) feet of front
yard, in excess of twenty-five (25) feet, the height of the building may
be increased by ten (10) feet provided that: All allowable heights shall
conform to the Airport Height District regulations; no building shall
exceed one hundred (100) feet in height; and no building within two
hundred (200) feet of any residential district shall exceed forty (40)
feet in height.
(i) PERIMETER BUFFER YARD: Each PCD District shall maintain a
buffer yard around the entire perimeter of the property. The perimeter
buffer yard shall be at least one hundred (100) feet in width as
�„:: :z measured from the property line. As an alternative on any side the
one hundred (100) foot wide perimeter buffer yard may be reduced to
sixty (60) feet in width provided a three-foot high berm is within the
sixty (60) foot wide buffer yard around the entire perimeter of the
property and the berm is landscaped with grass, trees, shrubbery and
similar landscaped elements that are sufficient to protect adjacent
views.
No buildings, accessory buildings, parking and loading areas, storage
areas or other principal users shall be permitted within the perimeter
buffer yards. However, perimeter buffer yards may contain parks,
waterways, stormwater detention and retention areas, lakes, nature
trails, picnic areas and natural areas. Railroad right-of-way and road
rights-of-way for the purpose of ingress and egress to the PCD District
may cross perimeter buffer yards provided such roads and rights of
way minimize the amount of buffer yard devoted to such use. The
width of a side or rear buffer yard may be reduced by the Planning
and Zoning Commission under the following circumstances: the
affected buffer yard is adjacent to and abuts a freeway or limited
access highway with a right-of-way of at least finro hundred (200) feet
in width; the affected buffer yard is adjacent to and abuts an electric
transmission or other utility right-of-way at least one hundred fifty
(150) feet in width; or, the affected buffer yard is adjacent to and
•- � abuts an existing or zoned non residential area and further provided
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Page 6 of 7
that the uses in the adjoining areas are of a compatible nature.
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A primary purpose of the perimeter buffer yards is to maintain a park
like setting for PCD Districts and to assure that potentially adverse
affects associated with commercial development are mitigated.
Therefore, the perimeter buffer yards shall be appropriately
landscaped with grass, trees, shrubbery, berms and similar landscape
elements. Natural areas that may exist within the designated
perimeter buffer yards, shall be maintained whenever possible and
incorporated into the landscape design.
Q) SCREENING FROM ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS: Whenever
a PCD District is created adjacent to an existing or zoned residential
area, that portion of the perimeter buffer yard abutting the residential
area shall be designed to screen effectively the adjoining residential
area. Such screening area shall have a minimum height of eight (8)
feet and may consist of trees, shrubbery, evergreen planting
materials, walls, berms, fences (except that chain link fences shall be
prohibited) and similar materials that will form an opaque screen of at
least seventy-five (75) percent within two (2) years from time of
planting.
After a PCD District is approved, any residential zoning district that is
�hp;,� created adjacent to or abutting any boundary of the PCD District shall
provide the following:
(1) No residential structure shall be erected within seventy-five
(75) feet of the PCD District boundary.
(2) Any side or rear yard that adjoins or abuts the boundary line of
a PCD District shall contain a landscape buffer strip of at least
twenty (20) feet in width and shall be appropriately landscaped
with trees, shrubbery, berms, evergreen planting materials or
walls.
(3) MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: Each PCD District shall maintain an
area equivalent to not less than forty (40) percent of the total
land area of the District in open space. This minimum open
space may include the perimeter buffer yard and those
portions of required yard areas not devoted to urban use
provided that each individual lot or parcel within the PCD
District maintain a minimum open area equivalent to thirty (30)
percent of the total land arPa of the individual lot or parcel
area. This minimum open space shall have the following
• characteristics: The minimum open space shall not be
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Page 7 of 7
improved with buildings, structures, driveways, roads, parking
or loading areas, outdoor storage or similar uses. Minimum
open space areas may include active and passive recreation
�"W� areas, park area, waterways, lagoons, retention, detention
ponds, floodplains, nature trails, picnic areas, landscape areas
and open space in natural condition. Land designated as
minimum open space shall be appropriately landscaped with
grass, trees, vegetation, open space in natural condition and
similar landscape elements as required by Section 53 of this
Ordinance. The owner(s) and/or developer(s) of a PCD District
shall file an appropriate legal instrument, satisfactory to the
City Attorney, providing for the continuous maintenance of the
minimum open space areas with the PCD District and
restricting said minimum open space area perpetually. Such
instruments shall be binding upon the developer, its
successors, and assigns and shall constitute a covenant
running with the land and be in recordable form.
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Exhibit L to Ord. No. 2001-34
Page 1 of 6
Section 37. PID Planned Industrial Development District
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E. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OPTION: Upon approval of a Master Development
Plan in accordance with Section 46 of this Ordinance and in compliance with the
following development standards, the City Council may authorize an applicant to
utilize the Planned Development Option within the PID District.
1. CONDITIONS FOR APPLICATION AND APPROVAL: The following
conditions and procedures shall govern the application for, and approval of,
a planned development with the PID District. No building permits or other
development approval shall be issued for any development activity except
for standard development permitted under Section 34.D. of this Ordinance,
until the following conditions have been satisfied.
(a) OWNERSHIP: An application for approval of a Master Development
Plan, under the Planned Development Option, may be filed by a
person having a legal interest in the property to be included in the
Master Development Plan. In order to ensure unified planning and
development of the property, the applicant shall provide evidence, in
a form satisfactory to the City Attorney, prior to final approval of the
Plan, that the property is held in single ownership or is under single
. control. Land shall be deemed to be held in single ownership or
under single control if it is in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, a
partnership, a trust, or a joint venture. The Master Development Plan
shall be filed in the name(s) of the record owner(s) of the property,
which shall be included in the application.
(b) APPROVAL OF MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIRED:
Under no circumstances shall an applicant be granted development
approval under the Planned Development Option until a Master
Development Plan is approved by the City Council in accordance with
the provisions of Sections 37 and 46 of this Ordinance.
(c) SITE PLAN REQUIRED: No building permit shall be issued for any
development under the Planned Development Option until a Site
Plan, consistent with the approved Master Development Plan, is
approved in accordance with the provisions of Section 47 of this
Ordinance.
(d) MINIMUM PARCEL SIZE: A Master Development Plan shall not be
approved unless the total site contains not less than twenty (20) acres
of gross area, provided, however, the Planning and Zoning
- Commission may recommend and the City Council may approve a
PID Master Development Plan for a site containing less than twenty
- (20) contiguous acres if they find that unusual or unique
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Page 2 of 6
characteristics of the site or its vicinity make development pursuant to
a Master Development Plan advisable and if the proposed
development of the site is consistent with the purpose and intent of
` `� this Section.
(e) CONFORMANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN: All
development activity and proposed land uses within the PID District
shall be consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the
Comprehensive Master Plan and any area proposed for a PID District
shall be substantially within the area shown on the Future Land Use
Map as being located within Airport Noise Zones B and C.
(fl PERIMETER BUFFER YARD: Each PID District shall, as part of the
approved Master Development Plan, provide a perimeter buffer yard
in conformance with Section 37.4(j) of this Ordinance.
(g) Each property owner who initially purchases property within a PID
District shall be provided with a copy of the approved Master
Development Plan and any restrictions or conditions related to that
plan by the developer.
,, (h) All development activity shall be capable of conforming to the
Performance Standards established in Section 55 of this Ordinance.
2. PERMITTED USES: The PID District is intended for uses related to industrial
activity and associated employment, where the various uses and development
components are physically and functionally integrated. Permitted uses are intended
to incorporate a wide range of traditional light industrial uses and a variety of non-
industrial activities which may support or otherwise relate to the economic
development of the site, including wholesaling and warehousing, construction
services, transportation activities, personal services, financial and office
development and commercial use. To provide for compatible land use associations,
specific permitted uses within the PID District are categorized among five (5) land
use groups, which may be permitted in certain locations consistent with a Master
Development Plan for the entire property. The Master Development Plan shall
generally direct the following land use groups in subsections 2(a) through 2(b),
below, to particular areas of the site. Whenever an area is indicated for a particular
land use group, the other use groups may be integrated into this area provided that
the primary use so designated shall occupy a minimum of seventy-five (75) percent
of that land area.
No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be erected, altered or used, in whole
or in part, under the Planned Development Option for other than one or more of the
�- �- following uses:
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(a) Any use permitted in the LI-Light Industrial District. (Group 1)
� � (b) Warehousing and wholesale distribution facilities completely within an
enclosed building and air freight forwarding. (Group 2)
(c) Any use permitted in the HCO Hotel Corporate Office District provided such
uses do not occupy more than twenty (20) percent of the total site area within
the PID District. (Group 3)
(d) Any use permitted in the PO Professional Office District. (Group 4)
(e) Any use permitted in the CC Community Commercial District provided that
the total amount of land designated for commercial uses shall not exceed
fifteen (15) percent of the total site area and no commercial parcel shall
exceed twenty (20) acres in size. (Group 5)
3. ACCESSORY USES: Any accessory use permitted within the LI, HCO, PO and CC
Districts shall be permitted as accessory uses to a principal use provided that no
such accessory use shall be a source of income to the owner or occupant of the
principal use.
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4. LOT, AREA AND DENSITY REGULATIONS: Each lot or parcel of land created
� within an approved PID District shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) MINIMUM SIZE: Each lot created within a PID District shall have a minimum
land area of at least thirty thousand (30,000) square feet provided that the
average of all lots or parcels of land created within the total PID District shall
have an average lot size of at least one (1) acre.
(b) MINIMUM LOT FRONTAGE: Each lot or parcel of land shall have minimum
frontage of one hundred fifty (150) feet on an approved public or private
street. Whenever a lot or parcel of land fronts on a cul-de-sac or similar
street curves with extraordinary features, the minimum lot frontage may be
reduced to fifty (50) feet provided that any building or structure created on
said reduced lot frontage shall have a minimum width of one hundred (100)
feet at the front building setback line.
(c) MAXIMUM DENSITY: The maximum density for a PID District shall not
exceed a floor area ratio of 1.5.
(d) MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE: The maximum lot coverage by principal
buildings and other structures shall not exceed the following percentages of
the lot area for each land use group provided that the development meets all
- buffer yards, open space and setback requirements.
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Group 1 - Light Industrial Uses - 50%
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Group 2 - Commercial - Warehouse - 60%
Group 3 - Hotel Corporate Office - 40%
Group 4 - Professional Office - 30%
Group 5 - Commercial - 50%
These standards may be increased for certain uses such as warehousing or other
highly automated industry in industrial land use groups 1 and 2 upon
recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission. A finding must be made
that these uses will have a maximum equivalent of five (5) full-time employees per
acre and require corresponding lower demands for off-street parking, loading and
storage areas than other industrial uses permitted in these use groups. Under no
circumstances should these standards be varied to increase lot coverage more than
seventy-five (75) percent. All uses which have lot coverage standards increased
must meet all buffer area, open space, and setback requirements.
(e) MINIMUM OPEN SPACE LOTS: All lots created within a PID District shall
� maintain a minimum open space area equal to thirty (30) percent of the total
lot area. No bui�ding structure, accessory use, parking or loading area or
storage areas shall be included in the calculation of the minimum open space
area. Landscaping of these areas shall be in accordance with Section 53 of
this Ordinance.
1. 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.
(fl DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: No finro (2) buildings on the same
parcel may be located closer to one another than a distance equal to the
height of the lower building.
(g) MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS AREA: The maximum impervious area of any lot
created within the PID District shall not exceed seventy-five (75) percent of
the total lot area.
(h) MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS: Each lot or parcel of land created within
a PID District shall generally conform to the yard requirements of the most
restrictive zoning district in which the building would be permitted as a matter
� � of right. Minimum yard requirements may be waived by the Planning and
Zoning Commission provided that all lots shall have a front yard of not less
� than twenty-five (25) feet. Where the lot lines of uses in industrial groups 1
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a and 2 abut railroad rights-of-way or sidings, no minimum yard is required.
(i) MAXIMUM HEIGHT: No building or structure shall be erected or altered to
a height exceeding forty (40) feet unless additional front yard space is
provided. For each additional three (3) feet of front yard, in excess of twenty-
five (25) feet, the height of the building may be increased by ten (10) feet
provided that: all allowable heights shall conform to the Airport Height
District regulations; no building shall exceed one hundred (100) feet in
height; and no building within two hundred (200) feet of any residential
district shall exceed forty (40) feet in height.
(j) PERIMETER BUFFER YARDS: Each PID District shall maintain a buffer
yard around the entire perimeter of the property. The perimeter buffer yard
shall be at least one hundred (100) feet in width as measured from the
property line. As an alternative on any side, the one hundred (100) foot wide
perimeter buffer yard may be reduced to sixty (60) feet in width provided a
� three-foot high berm is within the sixty (60) foot wide buffer yard around the
entire perimeter of the property and the berm is landscaped with grass, trees,
shrubbery and similar landscaped elements that are sufficient to protect
adjacent views.
.�:� No buildings, accessory buildings, parking and loading areas, storage areas
of other principal users shall be permitted within the perimeter buffer yards.
However, perimeter buffer yards may contain parks, waterways, stormwater
detention and retention areas, lakes, nature trails, picnic areas and natural
areas. Railroad rights-of-way and road rights-of-way for the purpose of
ingress and egress to the PID District may cross perimeter buffer yards
provided such roads and rights-of-way minimize the amount of buffer yard
devoted to such use. The width of a side or rear buffer yard may be reduced
by the Planning and Zoning Commission under the following circumstances:
the affected buffer yard is adjacent to and abuts a freeway or limited access
highway with a right-of-way of at least two hundred (200) feet in width; the
affected buffer yard is adjacent to and abuts an electric transmission or other
utility right-of-way at least one hundred fifty (150) feet in width; or, the
affected buffer yard is adjacent to and abuts an existing or zoned industrial
area and further provided that the uses in the adjoining industrial areas are
of a compatible nature.
A primary purpose of the perimeter buffer yards is to maintain a park-like
setting for PID Districts and to assure that potentially adverse effects
associated with internal industrial development are mitigated. Therefore, the
perimeter buffer yards shall be appropriately landscaped with grass, trees,
� shrubbery, berms and similar landscape elements. Natural areas that may
exist within the designated perimeter buffer yards, shall be maintained
_ �= whenever possible and incorporated into the landscape design.
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(k) SCREENING FROM ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS: Whenever a PID
District is created adjacent to an existing or zoned residential area, that
portion of the perimeter buffer yard abutting the residential area shall be
designed to screen effectively the adjoining residential area. Such screening
area shall have a minimum height of eight (8) feet and may consist of trees,
shrubbery, evergreen planting materials, walls, berms, fences (except that
chain-link fences shall be prohibited with permanent vegetation) and similar
materials that will form an opaque screen of at least seventy-five (75) percent
within two (2) years from time of planting.
After a PID District is approved, any residential zoning district that is created
adjacent to or abutting any boundary of the PID District shall provide the
following:
(1) No residential structure shall be erected within seventy-five (75) feet
of the PID District boundary.
(2) Any side or rear yard that adjoins or abuts the boundary line of a PID
District shall contain a landscape buffer strip of at least finrenty (20)
feet in width and shall be appropriately landscaped with trees,
�.;� shrubbery, berms, evergreen planting materials or walls.
� (1) MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: Each PID District shall maintain an area
equivalent to not less than forty (40) percent of the total land area of the
District in open space. This minimum open space may include the perimeter
buffer yard and those portions of required yard areas not devoted to urban
use provided that each individual lot or parcel within the PID District maintain
a minimum open space area equivalent to finrenty (20) percent of the total
land area of the individual lot or parcel area. This minimum open space shall
have the following characteristics; the minimum open space shall not be
improved with buildings, structures, driveways, roads, parking or loading
areas, outdoor storage or similar uses. Minimum open space areas may
include active and passive recreation areas, park areas, waterways, lagoons,
retention/detention ponds, flood plains, nature trails, picnic areas, landscape
areas and open space in natural condition. Land designated as minimum
open space shall be appropriately landscaped with grass, trees, vegetation,
open space in natural condition and similar landscape elements as required
by Section 53 of this Ordinance. The owner(s) and/or developer(s) of a PID
District shall file an appropriate legal instrument, satisfactory to the City
Attorney, providing for the continuous maintenance of the minimum open
space areas with the PID District and restricting said minimum open space
� area perpetually. Such instruments shall be binding upon the developer, its
successors, and assigns and shall constitute a covenant running with the
� � land and be in recordable form.
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Section 50. Screening
C. SCREENING STANDARDS: Under various zoning districts and circumstances,
� screening is required. The following are the approved types of screening as referred
to in various places in this Ordinance:
1. SCREENING ALTERNATE A: Screening Alternate A shall consist of a solid
masonry or concrete wall to a minimum height of six (6) feet measured from
the average grade of either the nearest property line or the nearest building
setback line, whichever has the higher elevation.
2. SCREENING ALTERNATE B: Screening Alternate B shall consist of
landscaped earthen berms to a minimum height of six (6) feet. Side slopes
of berm shall have a minimum of finro (2) feet of horizontal distance for each
one foot of height. Berms shall contain necessary drainage provisions as
required by the City Engineer. Landscaping shall be as required in Section
53.
3. SCREENING ALTERNATE C: Screening Alternate C shall consist of a solid
wood fence to a minimum height of six (6) feet measured from the average
grade of either the nearest property line or the nearest building setback line,
. whichever has the higher elevation.
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Section 53. Landscaping Regulations
I. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-VEHICULAR OPEN SPACE. In
"N`� addition to the landscaping of off-street parking and vehicular use areas, all
remaining open spaces on any developed lot or parcel shall conform to the following
minimum requirements:
1. Grass, ground cover, shrubs, and other landscape materials shall be used
to cover all open ground within twenty (20) feet of any building or paving or
other use such as storage.
2. All structures shall be treated with landscaping so as to enhance the
appearance of the structure and to screen any detractive or unsightly
appearance.
3. Landscaping shall be provided on each developed lot in accordance with the
following standards:
a. In all residential zoning districts (except R-20, R-12.5, and R-7.5), a
minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the landscaping shall be located in
the required front yard.
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b. In all non-residential zoning districts, a minimum of fifteen (15) percent
of the total site area shall be devoted to feature landscaping with not
less than fifty (50) percent of the landscaping being located in the
required front yard.
4. Trees shall be planted in non-vehicular open space to meet the following
requirements. Existing trees that are preserved on a developed site may be
credited to the following requirements
Percentage of Site in Tree Ratio per Non-
Vehicular Open Space vehicular Open Space
Less than 30 1 tree/2500 sq. ft.
30-49 1 tree/3000 sq. ft.
Over 50 1 tree/4000 sq. ft.
5. 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.
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Section 55. Performance Standards
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A. In any district no land shall be used in any manner other than in compliance with the
perFormance standards herein set forth.
1. FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: ALL activities involving, and all storage
of inflammable and explosive materials shall be provided at any point with
adequate safety devices against the hazard of fire and explosion and
adequate fire fighting and fire suppression equipment and devices, standard
in the industry. Burning of waste materials in open fires in prohibited at any
point. The relevant provisions of State and Local Laws and Regulations shall
also apply.
2. RADIOACTIVITY OR ELECTRIC DISTURBANCE: No activities shall be
permitted which emit dangerous radioactivity at any point or electrical
disturbance. All applicable State and Federal Regulations shall be complied
with.
3. NOISE REGULATION: This ordinance shall apply to all sound originating
within the limits of the City of Grapevine, Texas. It applies 24 hours of
everyday of the week and year around. This ordinance does not apply to
�,;� any moving vehicle or aircraft nor does it apply to sound emitted from any
emergency warning device. This ordinance does not apply to the following
activities as long as they are conducted in daytime hours as a normal
function of a permitted, conditional or special use and the equipment is
maintained in proper working condition:
• Lawn and yard maintenance
a. General Provisions
1. A person may not conduct a use that creates a sound which exceeds
the sound levels established in Table 1 or that exceeds the
background sound levels by 5 dBA., whichever is greater.
2. A sound level meter that meets the standards of ANSI with Type 2 or
greater precision must be used to determine whether the level of
sound violates those established in this section. The instrument must
be maintained in good working order. A calibration check should be
made prior to and following any noise investigation.
3. The sound levels must be measured at the bounding line between
� properties at a level five feet above ground level.
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4. A sound level meter shail be used to determine the L� in dBA over an
x 8 minute time period.
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5. The sound receiving property with the most stringent requirements will
apply.
6. Traffic, aircraft, and other background sounds are not to be
considered in measuring sound levels except when the background
sound level is being determined.
Table 1. Maximum Permissible Sound Pressure Levels By Receiving Zoning
District
LeQ Sound Level, dBA, Limits for Continuous Sound Sources
District Day Time (7:00 AM to 10:00 PM) Night Time (10:00 PM to 7:00 AM)
Residential 59 52
Corrections for Character of Sound Applied to Table 1. values are as follows:
• If Sound is Impulsive in Character— (hammering, popping, exploding, etc.)
��;,� Subtract 5 dB from Maximum Permissible Sound Levels
�, Note that for the purpose of this ordinance, an impulsive sound shall exist
when the sound changes at rate greater than 10 dB per second. The sound
level meter should use Fast Response for this evaluation.
• If Sound is Periodic in Character— (hum, buzz, screech, etc.)
Subtract 5 dB from Maximum Permissible Sound Levels
Note that for the purpose of this ordinance, a pure tone shall exist if the one-
third octave band sound pressure level with the tone exceeds the arithmetic
average of the sound pressure levels of the two contiguous one-third octave
bands by 5 dB for center frequencies of 500 Hz and above and by 8 dB for
center frequencies between 160 and 400 Hz and by 15 dB for center
frequencies less than or equal to 125 Hz. A one-third octave band spectrum
analyzer instrument will be required to make these evaluations.
Definitions and Terminology: The following definitions and terminology are
applicable to the Performance Standards on noise in this ordinance.
� a. Background Sound Level and Background Noise Level - are to be
interpreted as being the same and mean sound from all sources other
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than that under specific consideration and include sources such as
traffic operating on public streets. It is determined by measuring the
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equivalent sound pressure level (LeQ) and for this regulation it is
measured over an 8 minute time period.
b. A-weighted Sound Levels (dBA) — means the sound pressure level in
decibels as measured on a sound level meter using the A-weighting
network. The reading will be in dBA.
c. Bounding Property Line and Lot Line — means the far side of any
street, alley, stream or other permanently dedicated open space from
the stationary source when such open space exists between the lot
line of the stationary source and adjacent property. When no such
open space exists the common line befinreen finro parcels of property
shall be interpreted as the bounding lot line.
d. Daytime — means the hours between 7:00 am and 10:00 pm on any
given day. Night time is to be considered as the remaining hours of
the day from 10:00 pm until 7:00 am
e. Decibels (dB) — means a unit for measuring the volume of a sound.
;�IT,T It is equal to 20 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the
pressure of the sound measured to the reference pressure, which is
��, 20 micro-pascals (20 micro- newtons per square meter).
f. Equivalent Sound Pressure Levels (Leq) — means the time weighted,
mean squared, A-weighted sound pressure level (dBA). The L�, sound
pressure level has the same acoustical energy as the time varying
sound pressure levels measured during the monitoring time period.
g. Impulsive Sound — means sound of short duration, usually less than
one second, with an abrupt onset and rapid decay. It may be
repetitive in nature.
h. Noise — means unwanted sound and is any sound which annoys or
disturbs humans or which causes or tends to cause an adverse
psychological or physiological effect on humans.
i. Noise Disturbance—means any sound which (a) endangers or injures
the safety or health of humans or animals, or (b) annoys or disturbs
a reasonable person of normal sensitivities, or (c) endangers or
injures personal or real property.
j. Mobile Sound Source — means sound pressure created by motorized
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vehicles designed to operate on public right-of-way, including, but not
limited to, automobiles and aircraft.
e � k. Person — means any individual, association, partnership, or
corporation, and includes any officer, employee, department, agency,
or instrumentality of a state or any political subdivision of a state.
I. Periodic and Pure Tone Sound — means any sound which can be
heard as a single pitch or set of single pitches.
m. Property — means all contiguous land and any fixed or moveable
object on such land, under common ownership, irrespective of
leasehold or other interest.
n. Receiver — means location where the sound is to be evaluated at
opposite the bounding lot line from the sound source. The location is
often referred to as an Noise Assessment Site (NAS).
o. RMS Sound Pressure — means the square root of the time averaged
square of the sound pressure.
�, � p. Sound — means the weighted sound pressure level obtained by use
of a sound level meter and frequency weighting network, such as A
or C as specified in ANSI S1.4. If the frequency weighting is not
indicated, the A-weighting shall apply. If the meter time response is
not indicated, the Slow response shall apply.
q. Sound Levels and Sound Pressures Levels (dB)—means 20 times the
logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the pressure of the sound
measured to the reference pressure, which is 20 micro-pascals, and
is expressed in decibels. The sound levels are usually denoted as Lp
or SPL.
r. Sound Pressure — means the instantaneous difference between the
actual and the average or barometric pressure at a given point in
space, as produced by sound energy
s. Sound Level Meter — means an instrument which includes a
microphone, amplifier, RMS detector, integrator or time averager,
weighting nefinrork, and output meter used to measure sound pressure
levels.
t. Stationary Sound Sources — means the fixed point of origin and
location of emitter or emitters of sound under investigation. Multiple
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sources on a property shall be treated as a single source.
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u. Permissible Sound Pressures Level — means the equivalent sound
pressure level (L�) and for this regulation measured over an 8 minute
time period.
v. Time Weighted — means an established period of time during which
the sound pressure levels are averaged. For this regulation the time
period is 8 minutes.
w. Zoning District — means the designation as set forth in the Zoning
Ordinance such as Residential, Commercial, or Industrial and their
sub-section designations.
4. VIBRATION: No vibration shall be permitted which is discernible without
instruments at the points of ineasurement specified in Subsection B.
5. LIGHTING: The purpose of this section is to regulate the placement,
orientation, distribution patterns and fixture types of outdoor lighting. The
intent of this section is to encourage lighting that provides safety, utility and
security; also to prevent glare on public roadways, protect the privacy of
. .� residents and reduce atmospheric light pollution. The standards outlined in
this section will be applied only to new applications for conditional use
,� permits befinreen the dates of month/day/year to month/day/year. These
lighting regulations except for paragraphs (1.)(b.) and (1.)(c.) do not pertain
to any exterior lighting allowed by electric permit issued prior to
month/day/year. Lighting for City or School District sports facilities and
athletic fields, lighting located in a city right-of-way, facilities in areas zoned
RA, Recreational/Amusement, emergency lighting, temporary construction
lighting, Christmas lighting and those temporary uses permitted in Section
42 are exempted from these lighting provisions. All properties that are within
the area bounded by Bethel Road, Bass Pro Boulevard and State Highway
26 on the south; Fairway Drive on the west; and the city limits line on the
north and east are exempt from the lighting regulations in Section 5. In the
case of uses allowed by a Conditional Use Permit, the appropriateness of the
lighting shall be reviewed and approved as part of the approval of the
Conditional Use Permit.
a. Light fixtures excluding accent lighting of architectural building features
and lighting of public art or public monuments shall be mounted no higher
than the highest point of the primary structure on the property. In no case
shall light poles be greater than 30 feet in height.
b. All lighting excluding accent lighting of architectural building features,
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landscape architectural features, trees and lighting of public art, flagpoles
and/or flags as allowed in Section 60. and public monuments shall comply
with the following guidelines:
(1.) All lighting sources greater than 60 watts shall be provided with
full-cutoff shielding with opaque tops and reflectors to:
(a.)Eliminate all direct upward illumination with the exceptions
indicated in section 5.e. below.
(b.)Eliminate all direct visibility of the lighting element at a point 5
feet above the ground level at all subject property lines
(c.)Reduce light levels at ground level of all property lines of the
subject property to the following levels based on the zoning of
the adjacent properties:
• Single-family - 0.2 footcandles
• Multiple-family - .5 footcandles
• Non-residential districts, streets - 3.0 footcandles
• Industrial districts - 5.0 footcandles
,�,,.:.� c. All lighting sources except "accent lighting" as it pertains to features
outlined in Paragraph 5.b.shall be directed downward to limit light levels
_ at the subject property boundaries to those stated in section 5.b.1.c.
d. Illumination levels as required in Section 5.b.1.c. can be accomplished
by louvers, baffles, visors or shields placed on the fixture or by fences,
berms, elevation or any other method such that the required limitations
indicated in Section 5.b.1.c are met.
e. Accent lighting of architectural building features may be provided through
string or neon lighting elements to highlight architectural features
providing the light levels for adjacent properties stated in Section 5.b.1.c
are not violated. Upward lighting of architectural building features, public
art, public monuments and signs is allowed, providing the lighting
elements are shielded as stated in Section 5.b. and light levels for subject
properties are limited as stated in Section 5.b. All illuminated exterior
signs shall meet the requirements of Section 5.b.
f. Metering equipment - Lighting levels of outdoor lighting shall be
measured in footcandles with a direct reading portable light meter with a
color and cosine corrected sensor with multiple scales. The meter shall
- - read within an accuracy of plus or minus five (5) percent. It shall have
been tested and calibrated by an independent commercial photometric
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laboratory or the manufacturer within one (1) year of date of use as
attested to by a certificate issued by such laboratory. All lighting
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installations shall be tested by a State of Texas licensed Professional
Engineer or a Registered Master Electrician prior to final inspection by
the City. Test results shall be submitted to the Building Inspection
Department prior to final inspection. It shall be the property owner's
responsibility to provide testing results at any time after the issuance of
a certificate of occupancy, if requested by the Building Official to prove
that legal illumination levels are being met.
g. Measurements to determine light levels shall be done with metering
equipment described in Section 5.f. with a sensor mounted no more than
six (6) inches above ground level in a horizontal position. Readings shall
be taken only after the cell has been exposed to provide a constant
reading. Measurements shall be made when the meteorological optical
range is six (6) miles or greater such that measurements will not be
adversely affected by atmospheric scatter. Measurements shall be made
after dark with the subject property light sources off and then with them
on. The difference between the two (2) readings shall be compared to
the footcandle maximum ratings indicated in Section 5.b.1.c. This
procedure eliminates the effects of moonlight and other ambient light.
h. In addition to the above requirements, no site lighting, building lighting,
vehicular lights, or combination thereof shall be designed, installed, or
utilized, so as to create reflective glare that creates a hazard, reduces
privacy or inhibits the enjoyment of the surrounding properties.
i. For purposes of Section 55, 5. subject property shall be the property
under study or investigation pursuant to the requirements of Section 55.5.
6. LIQUID OR SOLID WASTE: No discharge at any point into any public sewer,
private sewer disposal system, or stream or into the ground, except in
accordance with standards approved by the State Health Department or
standard equivalent to those approved by such department, for similar uses,
of any materials of such nature or temperature as can contaminate any water
supply, interfere with bacterial processes in sewage treatment or otherwise
cause the emission of dangerous or offensive elements.
B. In order to determine if actual violations are involved, certain measurements shall
be taken to enforce perFormance standards for noise and vibration. These
measurements are as follows: Twenty-five (25) feet from the source of origin at the
closest lot line in any district or at the closest lot line if the distance from the source
of origin is less than twenty-five (25) feet.
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C. Qualified expert consultants may be employed for analysis if, in the opinion of the
Building Official, the proposed uses may cause dangerous or objectionable
emissions. Consultant reports shall be completed according to a schedule agreed
��� upon by the Building Official. Copies of reports shall be provided to both the
building official and the applicant.
D. In case of alleged violations of perFormance standards, the Building Official shall
investigate and determine whether or not a violation is established otherwise by the
City.
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Section 58. Parking, Loading and Outside Storage Area
Development Standards
E. Lighting facilities. Refer to Section 55.A.5 for applicable lighting standards.
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, Section 60. Sign Standards
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Signs are recognized as a significant and specific use of land for the purpose of protection
of places and areas of historical and cultural importance; to increase safety and lessen
congestion in the streets; to conserve the value of buildings; to preserve residential values;
and to encourage the most appropriate use of land, standards are herein provided for the
installation of signs. No sign shall be erected, placed, or located except in accordance with
the following standards:
A. SIGN PERMITS. No sign, except for signs listed in Section 60, shall be painted,
constructed, erected, remodeled, relocated, or expanded until a zoning permit for
such sign has been obtained in accordance with the procedure set out in this
Ordinance. No zoning permit for any sign shall be issued unless the sign complies
with the regulations of this Section 60.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any property, or any other person, firm, or entity
to place, allow to be placed, maintain or allow to be maintained, portable
commercial billboards or on-site business signs in the City. Any portable sign for
which a current and valid permit has been issued shall be allowed until the
expiration of the permit. No signs shall be permitted except as specified in this
Section 60.
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B. CLASSIFICATION OF SIGNS.
1. Functional Types.
a. NAMEPLATE SIGNS. A permanent sign affixed to the exterior wall
of a building, giving the name and/or address of the owner or
occupant of a building or premises in which it is located, and, where
applicable, a professional status.
b. ON-PREMISE SIGNS. A permanent sign which directs attention to
a business or profession conducted, or to a commodity or service
sold, offered or manufactured, or an entertainment offered, on the
premises where the sign is located or to which it is affixed.
c. DEVELOPMENT SIGNS. A temporary sign identifying the developing
tract of land on which it is located. In residential districts, said sign
shall be removed after four (4) years, or when ninety (90) percent of
the lots are sold, whichever occurs first. In all other zoning districts,
said sign shall be removed after three (3) years, or when seventy (70)
percent of the lots are developed, or whichever occurs first.
d. CONSTRUCTION SIGNS. A temporary sign containing the names of
�� b architects, engineers, landscape architects, contractors, and similar
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artisans involved in the design and construction of a structure or
project. This temporary sign may be located only on the premises on
which the construction is taking place and only during the period when
���� construction is taking place. Said sign shall be removed prior to the
issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy.
e. REAL ESTATE SIGNS. A temporary sign pertaining to the sale or
lease of the lot or tract of land on which the sign is located, or to the
sale or lease of one or more structures, or a portion thereof located
thereon. Said sign shall be removed upon the sale or lease of the
property.
f. POLITICAL SIGNS. A temporary sign meeting the requirements of
Chapter 20, Article II, Division 3 of the Grapevine Code of
Ordinances.
g. SUBDIVISION SIGNS. A sign identifying a subdivision on which it is
located. The subdivision sign shall not be located in any right-of-way
or easement in the subdivision.
h. TEMPORARY DIRECTIONAL SIGNS: A temporary sign permitted for
�-�..� a period of two years, directing attention to the location of a
developing subdivision located in Grapevine that is zoned R-7.5, R-
12.5, R-20 or R-5.0. Said sign shall not be located in any right-of-way
or easement.
2. Structural Types.
a. AWNING, CANOPY AND MARQUEE SIGNS. A sign that is mounted
or painted on, or attached to, an awning, canopy or marquee that is
otherwise permitted by this Ordinance. No such sign shall project
above, below, or beyond the physical dimensions of the awning,
canopy or marquee.
b. GROUND SIGNS. A sign, except a portable sign, permanently placed
upon, or supported by the ground independent of the principal
building or structure on the property, the top edge of which sign is no
more than six (6) feet above ground level, except ground signs in the
HGT District shall be three (3) feet above ground level. All ground
signs must conform to the following regulations:
(1) Sign support shall be masonry, non-decaying wood, or
� � structural steel tubing.
��--� (2) Sign face shall be non-decaying wood, or flat, clear acrylic
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sheet with all copy and background sprayed on second surface
with acrylic colors.
�e�� (3) Maximum gross surface area: Sixty (60) square feet, except
signs in the HGT District shall be nine (9) square feet.
(4) Ground Sign Conditional Uses:
The following Conditional Uses may be permitted provided
they meet the provision of Section 48 and a Conditional Use
Permit is issued: Sign face with changeable copy.
(5) Ground Signs in the BP Business Park District:
i. Maximum sign height: Ten (10) feet
ii. Maximum gross surface area: Two hundred (200)
square feet.
iii. Changeable Copy: Thirty (30) percent. The percentage
of changeable copy may be increased provided a
� . conditional use permit is issued in accordance with
Section 48 of this Ordinance.
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c. MONUMENT SIGNS. A sign permanently placed upon, or supported
by the ground independent of the principal building or structure on the
property. The height of the sign, including the base shall be
measured from ground level. A monument sign shall be solid from
the ground up; pole(s) or support(s) shall be concealed. A monument
sign may be located on a two (2) foot high berm or masonry planter
box. All monument signs must conform to the following regulations:
(1) Sign support shall be masonry or structural steel tubing.
(2) Sign face shall be non-decaying wood, or flat, clear acrylic
sheet with all copy and background sprayed on second surFace
with acrylic colors.
(3) Maximum gross surFace area: One hundred (100) square feet
except as provided for in Section 60.B.2c.6.
(4) Maximum sign height: Ten (10) feet except as provided for in
Section 60.B.2c.6.
- � (5) Changeable copy: Thirty (30) percent. The percentage of
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changeable copy may be increased provided a conditional use
permit is issued in accordance with Section 48 of this
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Ordinance.
(6) Monument Signs in the HC Highway Commercial District For
Properties Fronting Wall Street:
i. Maximum sign height: Six (6) feet
ii. Maximum gross surface area: Sixty (60)
square feet.
iii. Changeable Copy: Sign face with changeable copy may
be permitted provided they meet the provision of
Section 48 and a Conditional Use Permit is issued.
d. POLE SIGNS. A sign that is mounted on a freestanding pole,
conforming to the following regulations:
(1) Engineering Regulations. All pole signs shall be designed in
accordance with Chapter 23 of the Grapevine Building Code.
All plans and specifications shall be prepared by a
professional engineer. Wind pressure design for signs shall be
��� twenty (20) pounds per square foot for signs less than thirty
(30) feet in height and finrenty-five (25) pounds per square foot
for signs thirty (30) feet to forty (40) feet in height.
(2) Sign Cabinet. Paint grip sheet metal on angle iron frame with
angle retaining rim to secure sign face or other materials
approved by the Director of Development Services.
(3) Sign Cabinet Minimum Gross Surface Area. Thirty (30)
square feet.
(4) Maximum Sign Cabinet Dimensions and Maximum Gross
Surface Area. The maximum gross surface of the sign
cabinet shall be one hundred eight (108) square feet with a
maximum cabinet width of finrelve (12) feet, a maximum cabinet
height of twelve (12) feet and a maximum cabinet depth of
fourteen (14) inches.
(5) Sign Face. Flat, clear acrylic sheet, or other material approved
g� R by the Director of Development Services; all copy and
background sprayed on second surface with acrylic colors.
�Y•.:. Thirty (30) percent of the gross surface area of the sign face
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may have changeable copy. Neon tubing on solid background.
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(6) Changeable Copy. Thirty (30) percent of the gross surface
area of the sign face may have changeable copy. All
explanatory text related to the changeable copy shall be
calculated as a part of the thirty (30) percent gross surFace
area.
(7) Sign Finish. Degrease, prime, and finish coat all exposed
metal surfaces as required.
(8) Sign Support Color. Painted surFaces are to match
architecturally with the main structure on the lot.
(9) External Illumination. Neon tubing on a solid background is
allowed.
(10) Internal Illumination. Internal illumination provided by
fluorescent lamps spaced no further than twelve (12) inches on
center.
_ _ (11) Overall Sign Height. All signs to be twenty (20) feet in height.
� (12) Pole Sign Conditional Uses.
The following Conditional Uses may be permitted provided
they meet the provisions of Section 48 and a Conditional Use
Permit is issued:
a. All pole signs erected after April 17, 2001 will be
permitted upon approval of a conditional use permit.
b. A sign face with changeable copy exceeding thirty (30)
percent of the gross surface area of the sign face.
c. Pole signs on property zoned Neighborhood
Commercial, Community Commercial and Highway
Commercial and located adjacent to Highway 121
(excluding south of the Highway 360 intersection not
extending past a point 2,400 feet due south of the
southern right-of-way of Timberline Drive), Highway 360
and Highway 114 (excluding Business 114), and F.M.
2499 may be a minimum of twenty (20) feet in height up
to forty (40) feet in height. For pole signs exceeding
twenty (20) feet in height, the sign cabinet dimensional
�- -� requirements shall be a maximum of thirty-six (36)
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inches in depth and a maximum gross surface area of
finro hundred eighty-eight (288) square feet. There shall
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be no minimum or maximum cabinet width or height
regulations for signs approved with a conditional use
exceeding twenty (20) feet in height.
e. PROJECTING SIGNS. A sign that is wholly or partly dependent upon
a building for support and which projects more than twelve (12) inches
from such building, but less than forty-eight (48) inches.
f. ROOF SIGNS. A sign fastened to or resting on the roof of a structure.
g. WALL SIGNS. A sign fastened to or painted on a wall of a building
or structure in such a manner than the wall becomes merely the
supporting structure or forms the background surface, and which does
not project more than twelve (12) inches from such building.
h. PORTABLE COMMERCIAL BILLBOARDS. Any sign which is
supported by the ground but not attached to the ground, or other
object which is used primarily to advertise to the general public for
commercial purposes; is of a temporary nature; is not directly
,�¢..w, connected to or in relation to or in close proximity to a business,
church, development or other establishment that is being advertised.
i. PORTABLE ON-SITE BUSINESS SIGNS. Any sign supported by the
ground but not attached to the ground or other object, which is of a
temporary nature, and is used for advertising purposes connected to,
adjacent to or in close proximity of the business, church, development
or other establishment that is being advertised.
j. PORTABLE SANDWICH BOARD. A portable sign, consisting of two
panels of equal size, made of painted, decay resistant wood, which
are hinged at the top and placed on the ground or pavement so as to
be self supporting. Portable Sandwich Boards must conform to the
following regulations:
(1) Maximum sign height shall be three (3) feet.
(2) Maximum sign width shall be two (2) feet.
(3) Signs shall not be placed in front of adjoining property. No
portion of the sign shall extend more than three (3) feet from
the building face.
� -y (4) A minimum clear sidewalk width of forty-eight (48) inches shall
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be maintained.
(5) Chalkboards may be used for daily changing messages. No
�' changeable letters on tracks may be used.
(6) Sign must be removed after business hours.
k. HISTORIC WALL SIGN. A sign painted directly on a building existing
as of October 18, 1994, which is a restoration of or an exact replica
of a sign advertising a historic former premise or a product. A replica
sign must be documented as a historic sign known to have previously
existed on a building in Grapevine.
I. TEMPORARY DIRECTIONAL SIGNS: A sign supported by the
ground, conforming to the following regulations:
(1) Maximum sign height shall be fifteen (15) feet.
(2) Maximum area: The maximum gross surface of the sign
cabinet shall be sixty-four (64) square feet for signs placed on
State Highways and thirty-two (32) square feet for signs placed
�r on property fronting streets designated on the City of
Grapevine Thoroughfare Plan.
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(3) Permitted locations: Signs shall be located only on property
fronting State Highways or property fronting on streets
designated on the City of Grapevine Thoroughfare Plan.
(4) Maximum number of signs shall be two (2) signs for any
subdivision.
(5) Minimum spacing shall be one hundred (100) feet measured
radially from all other off-site development signs.
(6) The sign shall be removed upon permits being issued to build
upon ninety-five (95) percent of the lots being advertised.
(7) Temporary Directional Signs are permitted in all zoning
districts.
(8) Permits issued for Temporary Directional Signs shall be issued
for periods of two years. Permits shall become null and void
when permits are issued to build upon ninety-five (95) percent
of the lots in a subdivision being advertised.
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(9) Removal of signs: Permittee agrees to remove signs promptly
after the permit expires or is terminated. Permittee submits a
bond with the application in face amount equivalent to the cost
"�� of removing same in the event the sign is not removed within
thirty (30) days expiration or termination of the permit.
The bond is for the benefit of the City, who may recover its costs
incurred in removing same. Permittee, in its application, authorizes
the City to remove the sign and releases the City, its officers, agents,
servants and employees from all injuries and damages for removal of
the same after permittee fails to remove same.
C. GENERAL STANDARDS.
1. GROSS SURFACE AREA OF SIGNS. The entire area within a single
continuous perimeter enclosing the extreme limits of such sign and in no
case passing through or between any adjacent elements of same. Such
perimeter shall not include any structural elements lying outside the limits of
such sign which do not form any integral part of the display. The gross area
of a sign shall be measured on only one side of a sign. When two (2) or
more signs are located on a zoning lot, the gross surface area of all signs on
�, ,� the lot shall not exceed the maximum gross surFace area per street frontage
set by the applicable district regulations, except as is provided by Section
�:,:� 60.C.8. For computing the area of any wall sign which consists of letters
mounted or painted on a wall, the area shall be deemed to be the area of the
smallest rectangular figure which can encompass all of the letters.
2. HEIGHT OF SIGNS. Sign height shall be measured from ground level at the
base of or below the sign to the highest element of the sign.
3. BUILDING AND ELECTRICAL CODES APPLICABLE. All signs must
conform to the regulations and design standards of the Building Code and
other Ordinances of the City of Grapevine.
4. ILLUMINATES SIGNS. Signs shall be shaded wherever necessary to avoid
casting a bright light upon property located in any residential district or upon
any public street or park. Any illuminated sign located on a lot adjacent to
or across the street from any residential district, which sign is visible from
such residential district, shall not be illuminated between the hours of 11:00
p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
5. FLASHING OR MOVING SIGNS. No flashing signs, rotating or moving
signs, animated signs, signs with moving lights, or signs which create the
illusion of movement shall be permitted. A sign on which the current time
v - and/or temperature is indicated by intermittent lighting shall not be deemed
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to be a flashing sign if the lighting changes are limited to the numerals
indicating the time, temperature, or message and do not change more
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frequently than every fifteen (15) seconds.
6. ACCESSWAY OR WINDOW. No sign shall block any required accessway
or window.
7. SIGNS ON TREES OR UTILITY POLES. No sign shall be attached to a
tree, utility pole, or fence post whether on public or private property.
8. CORNER AND THROUGH LOTS. On corner and through lots, each lot line
that abuts a street or highway shall be considered a separate street frontage.
On corner and through lots, restrictions that are phrased in terms of"signs
per zoning lot" shall be deemed to permit the allowable number of signs
facing each street or highway that abuts the lot.
9. METAL SIGNS.
a. Signs constructed of inetal and illuminated by any means requiring
internal wiring or electrically wired accessory fixtures attached to a
metal sign shall maintain a free clearance to grade of at least nine (9)
_ feet. Accessory lighting fixtures attached to a nonmetal frame sign
shall maintain a clearance of at least nine (9) feet to ground.
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b. No metal ground shall be located within eight (8) feet vertically and
four (4) feet horizontally of electric wires or conductors in free air
carrying more than forty-eight (48) volts, whether or not such wires or
conductors are insulated or otherwise protected.
10. PERMITTED MONUMENT AND GROUND SIGNS. In all districts where
monument and ground signs are permitted, only one of the two (2) structural
types shall be permitted per lot. More than one monument or ground sign
may be permitted for Planned Commercial Centers provided they meet the
provisions of Section 48, and a Conditional Use Permit is issued.
11. Whenever a sign is damaged by wind, is inadequately maintained, the
construction is faulty, or it is damaged by any other cause, it shall be
declared a public nuisance and the owner shall be required to repair such
sign substantially to its original condition as determined by the Director of
Development Services, or at the owner's election such sign shall be
removed. A sign which has been permitted to remain in place as a
nonconforming use shall be removed when the sign, or a substantial part of
- it is blown down or otherwise destroyed or dismantled for any purpose other
than maintenance operations or for changing the letters, symbols or other
material on the sign. For purposes of this Section 60, a sign or substantial
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part of it is considered to have been destroyed only if the cost of repairing the
sign is more than sixty (60) percent of the cost of erecting a new sign of the
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same type at the same location.
12. Planned Commercial Centers are defined as having a five (5) acre minimum
size with a combination of retail stores, offices, personal service
establishments and similar uses.
13. PORTABLE AND VEHICLE SIGNS.
a. It shall be unlawful to attach any sign to or upon any vehicle, trailer,
skid or similar mobile structure where the primary use is to provide a
base for such sign or constitute the sign itself. Such signs attached
to or upon any vehicle or mobile structure shall be prohibited where
any such vehicle is allowed to remain parked along a right-of-way in
the same location, or in the same vicinity, at frequent or extended
periods of time, where the intent is apparent to be one of using the
vehicle and signs for purposes of advertising establishments, services
or products.
b. It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section if
�.� the owner of the vehicle can show through a log or other
documentation made contemporaneously with the vehicle usage that
the primary use of the vehicle is for delivery of the goods or services
identified on the vehicle, or other bona fide business transportation.
Primary use shall mean more than 50% of the total hours such
vehicle is in use.
c. Exceptions:
1. Vehicle identification signs attached to or painted upon a
vehicle used for delivery or bona fide business transportation.
2. Political signs in or upon a motor vehicle when not illuminated.
D. TRAFFIC SAFETY.
1. No sign shall be erected or maintained at any location where by reason of its
position, size, shape or color, it may obstruct, impair, obscure, interfere with
the view of, or be confused with, any traffic control-sign, signal or device, or
where it may interFere with, mislead or confuse traffic.
- -� 2. No sign shall be located in any vision triangle formed by the center lines of
any two (2) intersecting streets. At any intersection where at least one of the
�* = intersecting streets is an arterial street (as defined in the Thoroughfare Plan
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of the City of Grapevine) the sides of the triangle formed by the center lines
' of the intersecting streets shall be one hundred-finrenty (120) feet in length
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as measure outward from the point of intersection of such center lines along
such center lines. At all other intersections, each of such sides shall be
eighty (80) feet in length.
E. EXEMPTION.
1. The following signs shall be exempt from the requirements of this section:
(a) Flags, or emblems of a government or of a political, civic,
philanthropic, educational or religious organization, when displayed
on private property.
(b) Signs of a duly constituted governmental body for traffic or similar
regulatory devices, legal notices, warnings at railroad crossings,
recreational scoreboards for football, baseball fields or other sports
attractions, and city park signage; and other instructional or regulatory
signs having to do with health, hazards, parking, dumping, etc. Off
premise signs or commercial billboards shall not be exempt from this
section.
(c) Address numerals and other signs required to be maintained by law
„�; or governmental order, rule or regulation, provided that the content
and size of the sign do not exceed the requirements of such law,
order, rule or regulation.
(d) Small signs, displayed on private property for the convenience of the
public, including signs to identify entrance and exit drives, parking
areas, one-way drives, restroom, freight entrances, and the like,
(shall) conform to the following regulation:
(1) The maximum height of the sign shall be forty-two (42) inches.
(2) A company logo or name shall not exceed ten percent (10%)
of the sign.
(3) Directional signs, i.e., enter, exit, drive-through, shall have an
arrow indicating the direction of travel.
(4) The maximum gross surface of the sign cabinet shall be five (5)
square feet.
(e) Scoreboards in athletic stadiums.
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(fl Temporary political signs regulated by Chapter 20, Article II, Division
3, of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances.
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(g) Signs in the right-of-way regulated by Chapter 20, Article I, Section
20-17.1 of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances.
(h) Permission is granted as a special privilege to any business in a
properly zoned area to display flags, banners and balloons for a
period not exceeding two (2) weeks in any quarter of a calendar year
in connection with special sales being conducted by said business.
Such signs and their placement must be approved by the Director of
Development Services. Such flags, banners and balloons may be
erected and maintained only during such two (2) week period. Flags,
banners and balloons which advertise a business's grand opening
may be displayed for a extended period not to exceed thirty (30) days
within sixty (60) days of the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for
a new business. Flags, banners and balloons which advertise a
business going out of business may extend the two week period not
to exceed thirty days. A permit shall be required.
(i) Permission may be granted by the Director of Development Services
as a special privilege to civic organizations and other nonprofit
organizations to erect signs promoting special events or activities at
��„� the locations and times, and under the conditions specified by the
Director of Development Services. A permit shall be required.
(j) On-premises signs for hospitals as defined in Section 12.A.196 of this
Ordinance.
2. The following signs are exempt from the zoning permit requirement of
Section 60.A., but shall comply with all of the other regulations imposed by
this section:
(a) Nameplate signs not exceeding two (2) square feet in gross surface
area accessory to a single-family or two-family dwelling.
(b) Nameplate signs not exceeding fifteen (15) square feet in gross
surface area accessory to a multiple-family dwelling.
(c) On-premises signs when located on property used for agricultural
purposes and pertaining to the sale of agricultural products produced
on the premises.
F. SIGNS IN R-20, R-12.5, R-7.5, R-5.0, R-3.5, R-3.75, R-MH, R-TH, R-MF-1, R-MF-2,
�� R-MODH, PRD-6, PRD-12, and HGT DISTRICTS.
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1. FUNCTIONAL/STRUCTURAL TYPES PERMITTED. The following
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permitted functional uses shall be limited to the associated structural types
of signs:
(a) On-Premise Signs: For churches, convents and other places of
worship, parks, playgrounds, nature preserves, and for multifamily
dwellings in RMF-1 and RMF-2 zoning districts and neighborhood day
care centers and Bed and Breakfast Inns approved with a special use
permit in accordance with Section 49, Special Use Permits, and any
use approved as a conditional use in the HGT District.
(1) Ground signs
(2) Wall signs, except no wall signs shall be permitted in the HGT
District
(b) Development Signs: See definition 60.B.1.(c)
(c) Construction Signs: See definition 60.B.1.(d)
(d) Real Estate Signs: See definition 60.B.1.(e).
�. , (e) Subdivision Signs:
(1) Ground signs
2. NUMBER OF SIGNS PERMITTED.
(a) On-Premise: One (1) ground sign per platted lot and one (1) wall sign
per street frontage.
(b) Development: One (1) per subdivision.
(c) Construction: One (1) per each ten (10) platted lots, not to exceed a
total of four (4) signs per subdivision.
(d) Real Estate: One (1) per platted lot.
(e) Subdivision Sign: One (1) per each fifty (50) lots, not to exceed a total
of four (4) signs per subdivision.
3. MAXIMUM GROSS SURFACE AREA.
(a) On-Premise Signs: Thirty-two (32) square feet.
(b) Development Signs: Sixty-four (64) square feet.
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(c) Construction Signs: Thirty-two (32) square feet.
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(d) Real Estate Signs: Six (6) square feet.
(e) Subdivision Signs: Sixty (60) square feet per sign.
4. MAXIMUM HEIGHT:
(a) Development Signs: Fifteen (15) feet.
(b) Construction Signs: Twelve (12) feet.
(c) Real Estate Signs: Six (6) feet.
5. REQUIRED SETBACK:
(a) On-Premise: Fifteen (15) feet from the front lot line.
(b) Development: Ten (10) feet from the front lot line.
(c) Construction: Fifteen (15) feet from the front lot line.
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(d) Real Estate: Five (5) feet from the front lot line.
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(e) Subdivision Sign: Fifteen (15) feet from the front lot line.
6. ILLUMINATION. No sign shall be illuminated except that on-premise signs
may be illuminated with incandescent or fluorescent light.
G. SIGNS IN THE CBD CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
1. FUNCTIONAUSTRUCTURAL TYPES PERMITTED. The following
permitted functional uses shall be limited to the associated structural types
of signs:
(a) Nameplate Signs:
(1) Wall
(b) On-Premise Signs:
(1) Wall signs
(2) Ground signs
(3) Awning, canopy, marquee
- (4) Projecting
(5) Portable sandwich board
� (6) Historic wall sign
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(c) Real Estate Signs:
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(1) Wall
2. NUMBER OF SIGNS PERMITTED:
(a) Nameplate: One (1) per storefront.
(b) On-Premise Signs: Awning, canopy, marquee, and either one (1) wall
sign per each individual wall for each lease space or one (1)
projecting sign, and one (1) ground sign per platted lot, one (1)
portable sandwich board per building and historic wall signs as
approved by the Historic Preservation Commission.
(c) Real-Estate: One (1) per storefront.
3. MAXIMUM GROSS SURFACE AREA:
(a) Nameplate: Two (2) square feet.
(b) Projecting Signs: Twenty-five square feet.
(c) Real-Estate: Thirty-two (32) square feet.
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(d) Wall Signs: Fifteen (15) percent of the wall, except for historic wall
signs approved by the Historic Preservation Commission.
(e) Awning, Canopy and Marquee: Twenty-five (25) percent of the
awning, canopy or marquee.
4. MAXIMUM HEIGHT: No sign shall protrude above the roof or eave line of
the principal structure. Projecting signs shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet
above sidewalk grade and shall not protrude above the roof or eave line of
the principal structure.
5. REQUIRED SETBACK:
(a) Ground Signs: Ten (10) feet.
6. ILLUMINATION: Illuminated signs are permitted for nameplate and on-
premise signs only.
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RECREATION/AMUSEMENT AND PCD PLANNED COMMERCIAL
�x �� DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS.
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1. FUNCTIONAL/STRUCTURAL TYPES PERMITTED. The following
permitted functional uses shall be limited to the associated structural types
�? ' of signs.
(a) Nameplate Signs
(1) Wall
(b) On-Premise Signs:
(1) Wall
(2) Awning, canopy, marquee
(3) Ground
(4) Pole (upon approval of a conditional use permit)
(5) Monument
(c) Development Signs: See definition 60.B.1.(c)
(d) Construction Signs: See definition 60.B.1.(d)
(e) Real Estate Signs: See definition 60.B.1.(e).
M,:.. : (fl Subdivision Signs:
(1) Ground
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2. NUMBER OF SIGNS PERMITTED;
(a) Nameplate Signs: One (1) per lease space.
(b) On-Premise Signs: One (1) ground, monument or pole sign per
platted lot and one (1) awning, canopy, marquee, sign per lease
space; one (1) wall sign per each individual wall for each lease space,
provided, however, in the case of a Planned Commercial Center
approved pursuant to a conditional use or property zoned CC
Community Commercial, PCD, or HC, the City Council may authorize
and approve one (1) or more additional ground, monument or pole
signs within a platted subdivision where it is determined by the City
Council, after receipt of a recommendation from the Planning and
Zoning Commission, that a need exists for such additional ground,
monument or pole signs in order to properly and adequately inform
and apprise the public relative to the commercial activities being
conducted within the platted subdivision by the issuance of a
Conditional Use Permit.
(c) Development Signs: One (1) per platted lot.
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(d) Construction Signs: One (1) per platted lot.
(e) Real Estate Signs: One (1) per platted lot.
(fl Subdivision Sign: One (1) per each fifty (50) lots, not to exceed a total
of four (4) signs per subdivision.
3. MAXIMUM GROSS SURFACE AREA:
(a) Nameplate Signs: Two (2) square feet.
(b) Developments: Sixty-four (64) square feet.
(c) Construction: Sixty-four (64) square feet.
(d) Real Estate: Sixty-four (64) square feet.
(e) Wall: Twenty-five (25) percent of the wall.
(fl Awning, Canopy or Marquee: Fifty (50) percent of the awning, canopy
,,�._, or marquee.
�,� (g) Subdivision Signs: Sixty (60) square feet per sign.
4. MAXIMUM HEIGHT:
(a) Development, Construction, Real Estate: Fifteen (15) feet.
5. REQUIRED SETBACK:
(a) On-Premise: Ten (10) feet.
(b) Development: Ten (10) feet.
(c) Construction: Fifteen (15) feet.
(d) Real Estate: Fifteen (15) feet.
(e) Subdivision Signs: Fifteen (15) feet.
6. ILLUMINATION: Illuminated signs are permitted for nameplate and on-
premises signs only.
��- ° I. LB, GV, PO, AND HCO DISTRICTS.
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1. FUNCTIONAL/STRUCTURAL TYPES PERMITTED. The following
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permitted functional uses shall be limited to the associated structural types
of signs:
(a) Nameplate Signs:
(1) Wall
(b) On-Premises Signs:
(1) Wall
(2) Awning, canopy, marquee
(3) Ground
(4) Pole (upon approval of a conditional use permit; not allowed
in the Grapevine Vintage District)
(5) Monument
(c) Development Signs: See definition 60.B.1.(c)
(d) Construction Signs: See definition 60.B.1.(d)
(e) Real Estate Signs: See definition 60.B.1.(e).
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(fl Subdivision Signs:
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2. NUMBER OF SIGNS PERMITTED:
(a) Nameplate Signs: One (1) per lease space.
(b) On-Premise Signs: One (1) ground, monument or pole sign per
platted lot and one (1) awning, canopy, marquee sign per lease
space, one (1) wall sign per each individual wall for each lease space.
(c) Development Signs: One (1) per platted lot.
(d) Construction Signs: One (1) per platted lot.
(e) Real Estate Signs: One (1) per platted lot.
(fl Subdivision Signs: One (1) per each fifty (50) lots, not to exceed a
total of four (4) signs per subdivision.
a T 3. MAXIMUM GROSS SURFACE AREA:
��� (a) Nameplate: Two (2) square feet.
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(b) Development: Sixty-four (64) square feet.
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(c) Construction: Sixty-four (64) square feet.
(d) Real Estate: Sixty-four (64) square feet.
(e) Wall: Twenty-five (25) percent of the wall.
(fl Awning, Canopy, Marquee: Fifty (50) percent of the awning, canopy
or marquee.
(g) Subdivision Signs: Sixty (60) square feet per sign.
4. MAXIMUM HEIGHT:
(a) Development, Construction, Real Estate: Fifteen (15) feet.
(b) On-Premise: Awning, canopy, marquee: Thirty (30) feet in HCO
District.
�. : 5. REQUIRED SETBACK:
� (a) On-Premise: Ten (10) feet.
(b) Development: Ten (10) feet.
(c) Construction: Fifteen (15) feet.
(d) Real Estate: Fifteen (15) feet.
(e) Subdivision Signs: Fifteen (15) feet.
6. ILLUMINATION: Illuminated signs are permitted for nameplate and on-
premises signs only.
J. HC HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
1. FUNCTIONAL/STRUCTURAL TYPES PERMITTED. The following
permitted functional uses shall be limited to the associated structural types
of signs.
� ° (a) Nameplate Signs:
(1) Wall
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(b) On-Premise Signs:
(1) Wall
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(2) Awning, canopy, marquee
(3) Ground
(4) Pole (upon approval of a conditional use permit)
(5) Monument
(c) Development Signs: See definition 60.B.1.(c)
(1) Ground
(2) Pole
(d) Construction Signs: See definition 60.B.1.(d)
(1) Ground
(2) Pole
(e) Real Estate Signs: See definition 60.B.1.(e).
(fl Subdivision Signs:
(1) Ground
2. NUMBER OF SIGNS PERMITTED:
(a) Nameplate signs: One (1) per lease space.
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(b) On-Premise Signs Excluding Properties Fronting Wall Street: One (1)
ground, monument or pole sign per platted lot and one (1) awning,
canopy, marquee sign per lease space, one (1) wall sign per each
individual wall for each lease space, provided, however, in the case
of a Planned Commercial Center approved pursuant to a Conditional
Use or property zoned CC Community Commercial, PCD or HC, the
City Council may authorize and approve one (1) or more additional
ground, monument or pole signs within a platted subdivision where it
is determined by the City Council, after receipt of a recommendation
from the Planning and Zoning Commission, that a need exists for
such additional ground, monument or pole signs in order to properly
and adequately inform and apprise the public relative to the
commercial activities being conducted within the platted subdivision
by the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit.
(c) On-Premise Signs For Properties Fronting Wall Street: One (1)
monument sign per platted lot and one (1) awning, canopy, marquee
sign per lease space, one (1) wall sign per each individual wall for
- each lease space, provided, however, in the case of a Planned
Commercial Center approved pursuant to a Conditional Use, the City
£� £3 Council may authorize and approve one (1) or more additional
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monument signs within a platted subdivision where it is determined by
the City Council, after receipt of a recommendation from the Planning
and Zoning Commission, that a need exists for such additional
� � monument signs in order to properly and adequately inform and
apprise the public relative to the commercial activities being
conducted within the platted subdivision by the issuance of a
Conditional Use Permit.
(d) Development Signs: One (1) per platted lot.
(e) Construction Signs: One (1) per platted lot.
(fl Real Estate Signs: One (1) per platted lot.
(g) Subdivision Signs: One (1) per each fifty (50) lots, not to exceed a
total of four (4) signs per subdivision.
3. MAXIMUM GROSS SURFACE AREA:
(a) Nameplate Signs: Two (2) square feet.
_ (b) Development: Sixty-four (64) square feet.
,:�:�.� (c) Construction: Sixty-four (64) square feet.
(d) Real Estate: Sixty-four (64) square feet.
(e) Wall: Twenty-five (25) percent of the wall.
(fl Awning, Canopy or Marquee: Fifty (50) percent of the awning, canopy
or marquee.
(g) Subdivision Signs: Sixty (60) square feet per sign.
4. MAXIMUM HEIGHT:
(a) Development, Construction, Real Estate: Fifteen (15) feet.
5. REQUIRED SETBACK:
(a) On-Premise: Ten (10) feet.
- (b) Development: Ten (10) feet.
(c) Construction: Fifteen (15) feet.
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(d) Real Estate: Fifteen (15) feet.
(e) Subdivision Signs: Fifteen (15) feet.
6. ILLUMINATION: Illuminated signs are permitted for nameplate and on-
premises signs only.
K. LI LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, BP BUSINESS PARK AND PID PLANNED INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS:
1. FUNCTIONAL/STRUCTURAL TYPES PERMITTED. The following
permitted functional uses shall be limited to the associated structural types
of signs.
(a) Nameplate Signs:
(1) Wall
(b) On-Premise Signs:
(1) Wall
(2) Awning, canopy, marquee
. (3) Ground
(4) Pole (upon approval of a conditional use permit; not allowed in
�.,, the Business Park District)
(5) Monument
(c) Development Signs: See definition 60.B.1.(c)
(d) Construction Signs: See definition 60.B.1.(d)
(e) Real Estate Signs: See definition 60.B.1.(e)
(fl Subdivision Signs:
(1) Ground
2. NUMBER OF SIGNS PERMITTED:
(a) Nameplate Signs: One (1) per lease space.
(b) On-Premise Signs: One (1) ground, monument or pole sign per
platted lot and one (1) awning, canopy, marquee sign per lease
space, one (1) wall sign per each individual wall for each lease space.
However, in the case of a Planned Business Park approved pursuant
to a conditional use permit on property zoned BP Business Park, the
- City Council may authorize and approve one (1) or more additional
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ground or monument signs within a platted subdivision where it is
determined by the City Council, after receipt of a recommendation
from the Planning and Zoning Commission, that a need exists for
additional ground or_monument signs in order to properly and
adequately inform and apprise the public relative to the commercial
activities being conducted within the platted subdivision by the
issuance of a conditional use permit.
(c) Development Signs: One (1) per platted lot.
(d) Construction Signs: One (1) per platted lot.
(e) Real Estate Signs: One (1) per platted lot.
(fl Subdivision Signs: One (1) per each fifty (50) lots, not to exceed a
total of four (4) signs per subdivision.
3. MAXIMUM GROSS SURFACE AREA:
(a) Nameplate Signs: Two (2) square feet.
(b) Development: Sixty-four (64) square feet.
�_ � (c) Construction: Sixty-four (64) square feet.
(d) Real Estate: Sixty-four (64) square feet.
(e) Wall: Twenty-five (25) percent of the wall.
(fl Awning, Canopy or Marquee: Fifty (50) percent of the awning, canopy
or marquee.
(g) Subdivision Signs: Sixty-four (64) square feet per lot.
4. MAXIMUM HEIGHT:
(a) Development, Construction, Real Estate: Fifteen (15) feet.
5. REQUIRED SETBACK:
(a) On-Premise: Ten (10) feet.
(b) Development: Ten (10) feet.
�� (c) Construction: Fifteen (15) feet.
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(d) Real Estate: Fifteen (15) feet.
' (e) Subdivision Signs: Fifteen (15) feet.
6. ILLUMINATION: Illuminated signs are permitted for nameplate and on-
premise signs only.
L. GU GOVERNMENTAL USE DISTRICT
Signs in a Governmental District shall meet the sign requirements of the most
restrictive adjacent or contiguous district, except wall, ground, or monument signs
are permitted for public schools adjacent to any district.
M. APPLICATION TO EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION:
In accordance with Article 10150-1, Texas Revised Civil Statues Annotated, the
provision of this Section 60 are extended to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City
as defined by the Municipal Annexation Act (Art. 970a, Texas Revised Civil Statutes
Annotated.)
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