HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 04 - AM16-03 Zoning Ordinance Amendments MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER��
SCOTT WILLIAMS, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR (t�
MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2017
SUBJECT: AM16-03—AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 25, "CC' COMMUNITY
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, SECTION 26, "HC' HIGHWAY
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, SECTION 27, "PO" PROFESSIONAL
OFFICE DISTRICT, SECTION 29, "HCO" HOTEL AND
CORPORATE OFFICE DISTRICT AND SECTION 32 "BP"
BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT RELATIVE TO THE APPLICATION
PROCESS
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council consider
the proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance relative to the application process and
mixed uses, and take any action necessary.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
As a result of several meetings in the Fall of 2016 whereby the Council and Commission
considered seven public hearings for a 52 acre tract relative to an existing hotel
expansion, new hotel, and a multi-family project, staff was directed to evaluate the
application process and develop a new process to consider similar projects in which
multiple applications can be considered on the same parcel of land that is intended to be
developed as one project.
In conjunction with the Planning and Zoning Commission over the course of finro
workshops and with the goal of reducing the cumbersome process of considering
numerous applications for the same parcel of land, a new conditional use category called
"Master Site Development Plan" has been created. This new category will allow, through
the conditional use process, the ability to consider multiple requests, to include multiple
conditional use, special use, and planned development overlay requests, through one
application, on tracts of land five acres in size or larger. Staff has also included in this
amendment a process to recognize additional uses not normally allowed in the
commercial zoning districts which may be appropriate when considered a part of a large
multi-faceted development with a mixture of many uses, i.e., retail, office and residential
uses which will not require a separate zoning change request. This new category will
allow an individual to submit an application and site plan that depicts the entire
development as ultimately intended without the need to separately advertise, notify and
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discuss those individual items which can detract from the overall intent and discussion of
the project.
This language has been added to Section 25, "CC" Community Commercial District,
Section 26, "HC" Highway Commercial District, Section, Section 27, "PO" Professional
Office District, Section 29, "HCO" Hotel and Corporate Office District and Section 32, "BP"
Business Park District as the most appropriate districts that can utilize the Master Site
Development Plan concept. See the attached ordinances.
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Sec. 25. C-C Community Commercial District Regulations
PURPOSE: The C-C Community Commercial District is established to provide locations for
general commercial uses representing various types of retail trade, businesses, services
and planned commercial centers that serve a community or regional area. The District is
intended for community and regional shopping centers and clusters of commercial
development that attract a substantial amount of their trade from beyond the immediate
neighborhoods.
USES GENERALLY: In a C-C Community Commercial District no land shall be used and
no building shall be erected or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
A. PRINCIPAL USES:
1. Any use permitted in a P-O Professional Office District or C-N Neighborhood
Commercial District except that there shall be no limitation on size of planned
shopping centers or total floor area.
2. Hospital.
3. Ambulance service.
4. Commercial amusements, the operation of which is totally within an enclosed
building, including bowling alleys, video arcades, roller skating and ice skating
arenas, motion picture theaters, but excluding billiard parlors and arcades.
5. Taxi dispatch office.
6. Professional dry cleaning, pressing, dyeing and laundry services.
8. Retail sales of second hand goods in an enclosed building provided the space
does not exceed 3,000 (three thousand) square feet in area.
9. Restaurants excluding drive-in or drive-through restaurants.
10. Nursery or greenhouse.
11. Radio and television broadcasting studios.
12. Department stores.
13. Furniture stores.
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B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses:
1. Private garage.
2. Swimming pool no nearer than one hundred twenty (120) feet to any
residentially zoned district.
3. Mechanical equipment located within one hundred twenty (120) feet of any
. residentially zoned district must meet the standards established for noise
regulation as stated in Section 55. Performance Standards.
4. Screened garbage storage on a concrete pad no nearer than fifty(50)feet to
a residentially zoned district and not located between the front of the building
any street right-of-way.
5. Provisions for the parking of automobiles provided that such provisions within
sixty(60)feet of a residentially zoned district shall be separated from said lot
by a blind fence or wall at least six (6) feet high.
6. Signs advertising uses tocated on the premises in accordance with Section 60
of this Ordinance.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following uses may be permitted, provided they meet
the provisions of, and a Conditional Use Permit is issued pursuant to, Section 48 of
the Ordinance.
1. Public storage garages, including mini-storage warehouses for storage
purposes only. Caretaker or watchmen residential facilities having
accommodations for and occupied by only one family may be permitted as an
accessory use to public storage garages or mini-storage warehouses. No
more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage may occupy the
caretaker or watchmen residential facilities.
2. Wholesale office and business completely within an enclosed building, but
excluding warehouse storage.
3. Commercial parking lots.
4. Alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is issued in accordance
with Section 42.B. of this Ordinance.
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5. Any commercial business or service not included in any of the other
commercial districts provided that all such uses shall be completely within an
enclosed building and are not noxious or offensive by reason of the emission
of odor, dust, gas fumes, noise, or vibration and provided that no warehousing
or manufacturing or treatment of products or equipment shall be permitted,
except when such is clearly incidental to the conduct of a permitted use.
6. Boat sales.
7. Automobile sales and service.
8. Building materials and supplies.
9. Garden supply stores.
10. Sign and sign painting shops.
11. Automobiles washing business; automatic, coin-operated, or moving line
wash. (Requires desirable aesthetics, proper traffic circulation, and adequate
drainage.
12. Planned Commercial Centers.
13. Automotive repair garages, within a completely enclosed building. Salvage
and/or wrecking yards are prohibited. All storage areas must be surFaced,
and screening shall be provided in accordance with Section 58 and Section
50.
14. Outdoor commercial amusements such as golf driving ranges, miniature golf,
archery.
15. Planned Commercial Centers in excess of 1,000,000 square feet of gross
leasable space. Due to the development nature of planned commercial
centers in excess of 1,000,000 square feet of gross leasable space, it is
recognized that the requirements established in Section 25.F., Section 25.1.,
Section 53.H., Section 53.1., and Section 60 may be difficult to provide. The
: Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City Council may
approve a request to establish different amounts and methods than
established in Section 25.F., Section 25.1., Section 53.H., Section 53.1., and
Section 60.
16. Restaurant with outside dining and/or drive through.
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17. Hotels and motels. Hotels approved prior to January 18, 2005 shali be
deemed a lawfui, permitted use and shall have the same status as that
authorized pursuant to this Ordinance; provided, however, no such building,
structure, or use shall be altered, changed or expanded unless a conditional
use permit therefore has been granted pursuant to this ordinance.
18. Winery with alcoholic beverage sales with on-premise and off-premise
consumption, provided a special permit is issued in accordance with Section
� 42.B of the ordinance.
19. Structures in excess of fifty (50)feet in height. However, this provision shall
only apply to properties located east of Ruth Wall Street, Loop 382, and
Fairway Drive.
20. Outside display and sales of inerchandise.
21. Call centers.
22. Retail sales of secondhand goods in an enclosed building where the size of
the space exceeds 3,000 (three thousand) square feet in area.
23. Public institutions and nonprofit institutions of any educational, religious or
cultural type, including private and charter schools, but excluding corrective
institutions and hospitals.
24. Any use allowed within this district with outdoor speakers.
25. Master Site Development Plan.
D. LIMITATION ON USES:
1. Whenever the C-C Community Commercial District is utilized for hotel-motel
office or hospital use, the minimum open space shall be increased to thirty
(30) percent of the total lot area.
2. Vehicular use or storage areas other than required parking associated with
permitted uses such as automobile sales and service, boat sales, building
materials, and supplies shall be visually screened from any adjacent
residential district by a fence, wall or berm at least six (6) feet in height.
3. The minimum size of any C-C District shall be five (5) acres.
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E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for construction of a
principal building shall be approved unless:
1. A Plat, meeting all requirements of the City of Grapevine has been approved
by the City Council and recorded in the official records of Tarrant County.
2. A Site Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 47, has been approved.
3. A Landscape Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 53, has been
approved.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use requirements
shall apply:
1. LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in a C-C District shall be thirty thousand
(30,000)square feet and the minimum size of any GC District shall be five(5)
acres.
2. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least twenty (20) percent of the total lot area
shall be devoted to nonvehicular open space. (Non-vehicular open space is
any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading, storage,or vehicular use.)
Planned Commercial Centers permitted as conditional use shall meet the
requirements of Sections 25.N.3.
a. Landscaping in excess of the required minimum open space that is
located in the rear yard of the site shall not be used to meet the
minimum open space requirements for the site.
3. MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE: The combined area occupied by all main
and accessory structures shall not exceed sixty (60) percent of the total lot
area.
4. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area occupied by all
main and accessory structures, parking, storage, loading, and other paved
areas shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of the total lot area.
G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required:
1. LOT WIDTH: Every lot shall have a minimum width of one hundred twenty
(120) feet.
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2. LOT DEPTH: Every lot shall have a minimum depth of not less than one
hundred finrenty (120) feet.
3. FRONT YARD: Every lot shall have a front yard of not less than twenty-five
(25) feet which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback area. Front yards
shall not be used for any building, structure, fence, wall or storage area,
except that signs may be permitted in this area. Front yards shall be
landscaped with grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees and no part shall be paved
or surfaced except for minimum access, driveways and sidewalks in
accordance with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
4. SIDE YARDS: Every lot shall have two (2) side yards, each of which shall be
not less than twenty (20) feet in width. Planned Commercial Centers
permitted as a conditional use shall meet the requirements of Section 25.N.1.
5. REAR YARDS: Every lot shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty-five
(25) feet in depth except as specified below. Planned Commercial Centers
permitted as a conditional use shall meet the requirements of Section 25.N.1.
Whenever a side or rear yard is adjacent to any residential area,the minimum
side or rear yard, as the case may be, shall be increased to a distance
equivalent to two (2) times the height of the tallest building on the lot.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance between
detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot shall be not less
than forty (40) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever a CC District abuts a residential district,
an appropriate buffer and screen shall be provided in accordance with the provisions
of Section 53 and 25-(M)4 of this Ordinance. In addition, no building or structure
shall be located nearer to any residentially zoned property than a distance equal to
; two (2) times the height of any building or structure.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding fifty
(50)feet. Principal structures located contiguous to an existing R-20,R-12.5,
or R-7.5 Residential district shall not exceed one(1)floor level and twenty-five
(25)feet in height, however an increase up to five (5)feet to this requirement
may be granted upon approval of a conditional use request by the City
Council.
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2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
fifteen (15) feet.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in accordance
with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING: Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with
the provisions of Sections 56 and 58 and shall be landscaped in accordance with
Section 53 of this Ordinance.
L. OFF-STREET LOADING: Off-street loading shall be provided in accordance with the
provision of Section 57 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall apply in the C-
C District:
1. Outdoor storage and refuse disposal shall be landscaped and screened from
view.
2. Mechanical and electrical equipment, including air conditioning units, shall be
designed, installed and operated to minimize noise impact on surrounding
property. All such equipment shall be screened from public view.
3. Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential area.
4. Whenever a GC Community Commercial District is adjacent to any
residentially zoned district, a buffer strip, at least finrenty(20)feet in width shall
be provided between the two (2) districts. A wall, fence, or berm at least six
(6) feet high shall be erected to effectively screen the C-C District from the
residential area and no streets, alley, vehicular storage or use shall be
permitted in the required buffer strip.
5. The masonry requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
6. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, & LANDSCAPING.
The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City Council
may require buffering, screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on
any zone change, conditional use, or special use case or concept plan in
addition to or in lieu of buffering, screening, fencing or landscaping
requirements set out specifically in each use district when the nature and
character of surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to require such
methods in order to protect such property and to further provide protection for
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the general health, welfare and morals of the community in general.
7. Hotel/motel facilities are required to meet the following standards:
(a) Each guestroom shall have a minimum area of three hundred eighty
(380) square foot.
(b) A full service restaurant with full kitchen facilities and which provides
service to the general public shall be required.
(c) On-site staff is required 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
(d) The following amenities shall be provided:
1. A minimum of ten thousand (10,000) square foot of ineeting or
conference room space; and
2. A swimming pool with a minimum area of one thousand (1,000)
square foot.
(e) A minimum room count of 300 rooms.
N. PLANNED COMMERCIAL CENTER DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot or parcel
of land created within a Planned Commercial Center shall comply with the following
requirements:
1. MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The front yard requirements contained in Section 25.G.3. shall be
applicable to each lot or parcel of land within a Planned Commercial Center.
A minimum twenty (20) foot side and a minimum twenty-five (25) foot rear
yard shall be required around the outside perimeter of a Planned Commercial
Center. Minimum side and rear yard requirements of interior lots may be
required if deemed necessary by City Council in order to meet the provisions
of Section 48. Perimeter lots in a Planned Business Park shall have a
minimum finrenty(20)feet of frontage on a public right-of-way. Interior lots in a
Planned Commercial Center that have no frontage on a public right-of-way
must have a minimum twenty-five(25)foot dedicated public access easement
connecting to a public right-of-way.
2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL CENTERS:
The minimum landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2(b) shall be
applicable around the outside perimeter of a Planned Commercial Center.
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For interior lots the minimum landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2.(b)
may be required if deemed necessary by City Council in order to meet the
provisions of Section 48.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: At least twenty (20) percent of the total site area of the Planned
Commercial Center shall be devoted to nonvehicular open space
(Nonvehicular open space is any area not devoted to buildings, parking,
loading, storage, or vehicular use.)
4. BUILDING SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The minimum distance between principal or accessory buildings
on the same lot required by Section 25.G.6 may be modified if deemed
necessary by City Council to accommodate for accessory structures.
5. BUILDING ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED STRUCTURES SHALL BE
SUBMITTED WITH THE SITE PLAN REQUIRED BY SECTION 48.D.7.
O. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot or parcel of
land created within a Master Site Development Plan shall complv with the
followina requirements:
1. PURPOSE: The purpose of the Master Site Development Plan is to
encouraae thouqhtful, efficient, and purposeful utilization of land that
promotes a mixture of uses that blends retail, commercial, office and/or
residential functions wherebv those functions are phvsicallv and
functionallv inteqrated, with appropriate vehicular and pedestrian
connectivitv.The Master Site Development Plan also allows the Planninq
and Zonina Commission and the Citv Council the abilitv to consider
these multiple uses, includinq conditional uses, special uses, and
planned development overlavs upon one or more parcels of land, five
acres in size or qreater, throuqh one application process.
2. ADDITIONAL USES ALLOWED: Given the elements that can be
incorporated within a Master Site Development Plan in an efFort to
achieve a successful, multifaceted development,additional uses may be
considered bv the Plannina and Zonina Commission and Citv Council
that are not normallv considered as individual elements allowed as
permitted, conditional, or special uses within the zonina district. The
followina uses mav be considered in coniunction with at least one other
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permitted or conditional uses allowed in the "CC" Communitv
Commercial District:
(a) Anv uses allowed within Section16, "R-5.0"Zero Lot Line District
(b) Anv uses allowed within Section 17, "R-3.5" Two Familv District
(c) Anv uses allowed within Section 18, "R-3.75" Three and Four
Familv District
(d) Anv uses allowed within Section 20, "R-TH" Townhouse District
(e) Anv uses allowed within Section 22, "R-MF" Multifamilv District
3. REQUEST FOR A MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN/APPLICATION
PROCESS: The procedure to follow to establish a Master Site
Development Plan shall be the same process as that required to
establish, amend, or alter a development as specified under Section 48,
Conditional Uses.
4. SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a buildina permit for
construction of a principal buildina shall be approved without the
followinq:
(a) A Plat meetinq all the requirements of the Citv of Grapevine has
been approved bv the Citv Council and recorded in the official
records of Tarrant and/or Dallas Counties.
(b) A site plan meetinq the reQUirements of Section 47, Site Plan
Review of the Zoninq Ordinance has been approved as specified
under Section 48, Conditional Uses. Recoanizinq the scale and
scope of a larqe multifaceted development has manv components,
each component, in an effort to provide claritv and ease of
understandina, mav consist of its own individual site plan as part
of the overall Master Site Development Plan.
Developments planned to be conducted in phases mav submit a
site plan as required per Section 47, Site Plan Review for the
phase(s) of the proiect to be initiallv developed, alona with a
concept plan for the remaininq phase(s); however,development of
the remainina phases of the proiect shall require approval of a site
plan in accordance with Section 47.
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(c) A Landscape Plan meetinp the requirements of Section 53,
Landscapinq Requlations.
5. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: In
addition to the requirements alreadv established in Section 25, "CC"
Communitv Commercial District,each lot or parcel of land created within
a Master Site Development Plan shall also complv with the criteria
established in paraaraph N. Planned Commercial Center Desiqn
Requirements. For individual components of a Master Site Development
Plan that have clearlv defined boundaries between uses relative to
Paraaraph 2 above, the development criteria for that particular district
shall apply.
6. PERIOD OF VALIDITY: No Site Plan in coniunction with a Master Site
Development Plan shall be valid for a period lonqer than one year from
the date on which the Citv Council arants approval, unless within such
one vear period: (a) a Buildina Permit is obtained and the erection or
alteration of a structure is started, or (b) an Occupancv Permit is
obtained and a use commenced. The Citv Council mav qrant one
additional extension not exceedinq one vear, upon written application,
without notice or hearinu. No additional extension shall be aranted
without complvinq with the notice and hearinp requirements for an initial
application as required in Section 67, Amendments. It should be
recoanized that the establishment of a Master Site Development Plan is
contractual in nature and upon expiration of a Site Plan approved in
coniunction with a Master Site Development Plan,the propertv will revert
to the underlvina zonina district desianation and all uses and the
general development Quidelines as stated in the underlvina district shall
applv. There shall be no vested right(s) associated with an expired site
plan approved in coniunction with a Master Site Development Plan. All
propertv that has received approval as part of a Master Site Development
Plan shall be eliQible for the provisions of this ordinance provided that
the application for a Master Site Development Plan has not exaired.
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Section 26. HC Highway Commercial District
PURPOSE: The HC Highway Commercial District is established to provide adequate
space and site diversification for commercial uses which depend upon high visibility, uses
with outside storage unless specifically prohibited by Section 26A, convenience to arterial
highways and will involve development that may be more intensive than other commercial
districts and objectionable to adjacent residential uses.
USES GENERALLY: In an HC Highway Commercial District, no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
A. PERMITTED USES: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses except
as provided in Section 26.D.
1. Any use permitted in the LB Limited Business District, C-N Neighborhood
Commercial District, P-O Professional Office District and GC Community
Commercial District, except that there shall be no limitation size of planned
shopping centers or total floor area.
2. Reserved
3. Restaurants, excluding drive-in and drive-through restaurants.
4. Furniture or appliances, new and used within a completely enclosed building.
5. Mortuary and funeral homes.
6. Nursery or greenhouses.
7. Upholstery shops.
8. Commercial amusements, the operation of which is totally within an enclosed
building, including bowling alleys, video arcades, roller skating and ice
skating arenas, motion picture theaters, but excluding any special uses
authorized by Section 49.B.
9. Pawn Shops within a completely enclosed building.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to a
principal use provided that none shall be a source of income to the owner or user of
the principal use:
1. Accessory uses permitted in the CN and CC Commercial Districts.
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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.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be permitted provided
they meet the provisions of, and a Conditional Use Permit is issued pursuant to,
Section 48 of this Ordinance.
1. Commercial off-street parking lots for passenger vehicles less than one ton
carrying capacity.
2. Retail sales of building materials displayed in an unenclosed or incompletely
enclosed area with outside storage.
3. Home equipment rental.
4. Alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is issued in accordance
with Section 42.B. of this Ordinance.
5. Public or private storage garages, including mini storage warehouses.
6. Swimming pool and spa sales within a completely enclosed building.
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7. Restaurant with outside dining and/or drive through.
8. Planned Commercial Centers.
9. Automotive repair garages, within a completely enclosed building. Salvage
and/or wrecking yards are prohibited. All storage areas must be surfaced
and screening shall be provided in accordance with Section 58 and Section
50.
10. New automotive sales, and service, cars and light to medium trucks. All
vehicles must be in an operating condition and all open display or storage
areas must be surfaced and developed in accordance with all applicable
Ordinances of the City.
11. Automotive rental.
12. Camper sales and camper trailer sales and service, lease and rental within a
completely enclosed building and with outside display.
13. Auction sale, new or used goods located within a completely enclosed
building.
14. Plumbing supply within a completely enclosed building.
15. Automobile washing business: automatic, coin-operated or moving line wash.
16. Outdoor commercial amusements such as golf driving ranges, miniature golf,
archery
17. Gasoline service station.
18. Feed and grain sales within a completely enclosed building.
19. Boat and marine sales and/or service with outside display.
20. Job printing or newspaper establishments.
21. Hotels and motels. Hotels approved prior to January 18, 2005 shall be
deemed a lawful, permitted use and shall have the same status as that
authorized pursuant to this Ordinance; provided, however, no such building,
structure, or use shall be altered, changed or expanded unless a conditional
use permit therefore has been granted pursuant to this ordinance.
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22. Automotive State Inspections facility.
23. New and used golf and utility cart sales and services, both electric and
gasoline powered, with outside display and outside storage.
24. Outside display and sales of inerchandise.
25. Call centers.
26. Public institutions and nonprofit institutions of any educational, religious or
cultural type, including private and charter schools, but excluding corrective
institutions and hospitals.
27 Retail sales of secondhand goods in an enclosed building where the size of
the space exceeds 3,000 (three thousand) square feet in area.
28. Any use allowed within this district with outdoor speakers.
29. Master Site Development Plan.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. Residential structures and uses are expressly prohibited in the HC Highway
Commercial District. Existing residences may remain as non-conforming
uses, but it is intended that new residential construction not be allowed in the
District.
2. (a) All property zoned HC, Highway Commercial, shall have driveway
access and frontage in accordance with Section 26, paragraph G.2.
only from a State Highway or Central Avenue except as provided in
Section D.3.
(b) Additional driveway access on a corner lot from other than a State
Highway for the intersecting street only, may be approved by the
Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council with the filing of a
Concept Plan in accordance with Section 45. For purposes of this
Section 26.D, corner lot shall mean a lot located at the juncture of a
State Highway and a street which intersects such State Highway.
3. Access to and frontage on a street other than a State Highway or Central
Avenue will be permitted only for property zoned HC, Highway Commercial
prior to the 15th day of July 1986, provided the principal uses and conditional
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uses are limited to the following uses:
(a) Principal Uses:
1. Any use permitted in the "PO" Professional Office District.
2. Public utilities as required to serve the district.
3. Restaurants, excluding drive-in and drive-through restaurants.
4. Furniture or appliances, new and used within a completely
enclosed building.
5. Mortuary and funeral homes.
6. Nursery or greenhouses.
7. Upholstery shops.
8. Retail sales, other than those listed above, business services
and merchandise displayed within a completely enclosed
building.
(b) Conditional Use
1. Commercial off-street parking lots for passenger vehicles less
than one ton carrying capacity.
2. Alcoholic beverage sales provided a Special Permit is issued in
accordance with Section 42.B. of this Ordinance.
3. Public or private storage garages, including mini storage
warehouses.
4. Restaurant with outside dining.
5. Plumbing supply with a completely enclosed building.
6. Automobile washing business; automatic, coin-operated or
moving line wash.
7. Drive-in and drive-through restaurants.
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8. Feed and grain sales within a completely enclosed building.
9. Job printing or newspaper establishments.
10. Automotive State Inspections facility.
11. Outside display and sales of inerchandise.
12. Any use allowed within this district with outdoor speakers.
(c) Prohibited Uses
1. Commercial amusements, the operation of which is totally
within an enclosed building, including bowling alleys, video
arcades, roller skating and ice skating arenas, motion picture
theaters, but excluding any special uses authorized by Section
49.B.
2. Pawn Shops.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for construction of a
principal building shall be approved unless:
1. A Plat, meeting all requirements of the City of Grapevine has been approved
by the City Council and recorded in the official records of Tarrant County.
2. A Site Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 47, has been approved.
3. A Landscape Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 53, has been
approved.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use requirements
shall apply:
1. MAXIMUM DENSITY: the maximum density within an HC District shall not
exceed a floor area ratio of 1.0.
2. LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in an HC District shall be not less than five
thousand (5,000) square feet.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least fifteen (15) percent of the total lot area
shall be devoted to open space. Planned Commercial Centers permitted as a
Conditional Use shall meet the requirements of Section 26.N.3. Provided,
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however, there shall be no open space required for lots fronting on the south
side of Northwest Highway, between Jenkins Street and Dooley Street.
a. Landscaping in excess of the required minimum open space that is
located in the rear yard of the site shall not be used to meet the
minimum open space requirements for the site.
4. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area occupied by all
main and accessory structures, parking, storage, loading and other paved
areas shall not exceed eighty-five (85) percent of the total lot area.
Provided, however there shall be no maximum impervious area requirement
for lots fronting on the south side of Northwest highway, between Jenkins
Street and Dooley Street.
G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required:
1. LOT WIDTH: Every lot shall have a minimum width of fifty (50) feet.
2. LOT DEPTH: Every lot shall have a minimum depth of not less than one
hundred (100) feet.
3. FRONT YARD: Every lot shall have a front yard of not less than twenty-five
(25) feet which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback area. Front yards
shall not be used for any building, structure, fence, wall or storage area,
except that signs may be permitted in this area in accordance with Section
60. Front yards shall be landscaped with grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees
; and no part shall be paved or surfaced except for minimum access,
driveways, and sidewalks.
Provided, however, the front yard set back for lots fronting on the south side
of Northwest highway, between Jenkins Street and Dooley Street, shall be a
minimum of ten (10)feet and may be used for off-street parking, drives, and
sidewalks. The ten (10)foot front yard for this area shall not be used for any
building, structure, fence, wall, or storage area.
4. SIDE YARDS: No side yards are required, except that when property in an
HC District abuts property of a district in which a side yard is required, a side
yard of equivalent width shall be provided in the HC District.
5. REAR YARD: A rear yard equivalent to the adjacent or contiguous district
shall be provided.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance between
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detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot shall be not less
than ten (10) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: When an HC District abuts a Residential District,
an appropriate buffer and screen shall be provided in accordance with the
provisions of Section 50 of this Ordinance.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding two
(2) stories or thirty-five (35)feet. Principal structures located adjacent to an
R-20, R-12.5, or R-7.5 District shall not exceed one(1)floor level and twenty
(20)feet in height, however an increase up to five(5)feet to this requirement
may be granted upon approval of a conditional use request by the City
Council.
2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
fifteen (15) feet.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in accordance
with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING: Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with
the provisions of Section 56 and 58 and shall be landscaped in accordance with
Section 53 of this Ordinance.
L. OFF-STREET LOADING: Off-street loading shall be provided in accordance with
the provisions of Section 57 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall apply in the
" HC District:
1. Refuse disposal areas shall be landscaped and screened from view.
2. Mechanical and electrical equipment, including air conditioning units, shall be
designed, installed, and operated to minimize noise impact on surrounding
property. All such equipment shall be screened from public view.
3. Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential area.
4. Whenever an HC Highway Commercial District is adjacent to any
residentially zoned district, a buffer strip, at least twenty (20) feet in width
shall be provided befinreen the two (2) districts. A wall, fence, or berm shall
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be erected to effectively screen the HC District from the residential area and
no streets, alley, vehicular storage area or use shall be permitted in the
required buffer strip.
5. The Masonry Requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
6. All sales, display, or outdoor storage areas shall be surfaced in accordance
with Section 58 except those areas of nurseries and garden center where
living plants are located.
7. Storage areas for any product, excluding automobile and truck sales and
leasing, shall be completely enclosed by a blind fence or wall at least seven
(7) feet high. No materials or products shall be stacked higher than one (1)
foot below the top of the fence or wall.
8. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, & LANDSCAPING.
The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City Council
may require buffering, screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on
any zone change, conditional use, or special use case or concept plan in
addition to or in lieu of buffering, screening, fencing or landscaping
requirements set out specifically in each use district when the nature and
character of surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to require such
methods in order to protect such property and to further provide protection
for the general health, welfare and morals of the community in general.
9. Hotel/motel facilities are required to meet the following standards:
(a) Each guestroom shall have a minimum area of 380 sq. ft.
(b) A full service restaurant with full kitchen facilities and which provides
service to the general public shall be required.
(c) On-site staff is required 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
(d) The following amenities shall be provided:
1. A minimum of 10,000 sq. ft. of ineeting or conference room
space; and
2. A swimming pool with a minimum area of 1,000 sq. ft.
(e) A minimum room count of 300 rooms.
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N. PLANNED COMMERCIAL CENTER DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot or parcel
of land created within a Planned Commercial Center shall comply with the following
requirements:
1. MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The front yard requirements contained in Section 26.G.3. shall
be applicable to each lot or parcel of land within a Planned Commercial
Center permitted. The minimum side and minimum rear yards as required in
Section 26.G.4. and G.5. shall be required around the outside perimeter of a
Planned Commercial Center. Minimum side and rear yard requirements of
interior lots may be required if deemed necessary by City Council in order to
meet the provisions of Section 48. Perimeter lots in a Planned Commercial
Center shall have a minimum twenty(20)feet of frontage on a public right-of-
way. Interior lots in a Planned Business Park that have no frontage on a
public right-of-way must have a minimum twenty-five (25) foot dedicated
public access easement connecting to a public right-of-way.
2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2.b.
shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of a Planned Commercial
Center. For interior lots the minimum landscaping requirements of Section
53.H.2.b. may be required if deemed necessary by City Council in order to
meet the provisions of Section 48.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: At least fifteen (15) percent of the total site area of the Planned
Commercial Center shall be devoted to non-vehicular open space (non-
vehicular open space is any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading,
storage, or vehicular use).
4. BUILDING ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED STRUCTURES SHALL BE
SUBMITTED WITH THE SITE PLAN REQUIRED BY SECTION 48.D.7.
O MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot or parcel of
land created within a Master Site Development Plan shall complv with the
followin� requirements:
1 PURPOSE• The purpose of the Master Site Development Plan is to
encoura4e thouqhtful, efficient, and purposeful utilization of land that
promotes a mixture of uses that blends retail,commercial,office and/or
residential functions wherebv those functions are phvsicallv and
functionallv intearated, with appropriate vehicular and pedestrian
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connectivitv. The Master Site Development Plan also allows the
Plannina and Zoninq Commission and the Citv Council the abilitv to
consider these multiple uses, includina conditional uses,special uses,
and planned development overlavs upon one or more aarcels of land,
five acres in size or areater, throu�h one application process.
2. ADDITIONAL USES ALLOWED: Given the elements that can be
incorporated within a Master Site Development Plan in an effort to
achieve a successful, multifaceted development, additional uses mav
be considered bv the Planninq and Zonina Commission and Citv
Council that are not normallv considered as individual elements
allowed as permitted, conditional, or special uses within the zoninq
district. The followina uses mav be considered in coniunction with at
least one other permitted or conditional uses allowed in the "HC"
Hiahwav Commercial District:
(a) Any uses allowed within Section16, "R-5.0"Zero Lot Line District
(b) Any uses allowed within Section 17, "R-3.5" Two Family District
(c) Anv uses allowed within Section 18, "R-3.75" Three and Four
Family District
(d) Anv uses allowed within Section 20, "R-TH" Townhouse District
(e) Any uses allowed within Section 22, "R-MF" Multifamily District
3. REQUEST FOR A MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN/APPLICATION
PROCESS: The arocedure to follow to establish a Master Site
Development Plan shall be the same process as that required to
establish, amend, or alter a development as specified under Section 48,
Conditional Uses.
4 SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a buildina permit for
construction of a principal buildina shall be approved without the
followinq:
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(a) A Plat meetina all the reQUirements of the Citv of Grapevine has
been approved bv the Citv Council and recorded in the official
records of Tarrant and/or Dallas Counties.
(b) A site plan meetina the requirements of Section 47, Site Plan
Review of the Zonina Ordinance has been approved as specified
under Section 48, Conditional Uses. Recoanizina the scale and
scope of a larqe multifaceted development has many
components, each component, in an effort to provide claritv and
ease of understandina,mav consist of its own individual site plan
as part of the overall Master Site Development Plan.
Developments planned to be conducted in phases mav submit a
site plan as required per Section 47, Site Plan Review for the
phase(s) of the proiect to be initiallv developed, alona with a
concept ulan for the remainina phase(s); however, development
of the remainina phases of the proiect shall require approval of a
site plan in accordance with Section 47.
(c) A Landscape Plan meetina the requirements of Section 53,
Landscapina ReQUlations.
5. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: In
addition to the requirements alreadv established in Section 26, "HC"
Hiahwav Commercial District, each lot or parcel of land created
within a Master Site Development Plan shall also complv with the
criteria established in paraaraph N. Planned Commercial Center Desian
ReQUirements. For individual components of a Master Site
Development Plan that have clearlv defined boundaries between uses
relative to Parapraph 2 above, the development criteria for that
particular district shall apply.
6 PERIOD OF VALIDITY: No Site Plan in coniunction with a Master Site
Development Plan shall be valid for a period lonqer than one vear from
the date on which the Citv Council qrants approval, unless within such
one vear period: (a) a Buildinq Permit is obtained and the erection or
alteration of a structure is started, or (b) an Occupancv Permit is
obtained and a use commenced. The Citv Council mav �rant one
additional extension not exceedinq one vear, upon written application,
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without notice or hearinq. No additional extension shall be aranted
without complvinq with the notice and hearina requirements for an
initial application as required in Section 67, Amendments. It should be
recoanized that the establishment of a Master Site Development Plan is
contractual in nature and upon expiration of a Site Plan approved in
coniunction with a Master Site Development Plan, the propertv will
revert to the underlvinq zonina district desiqnation and all uses and the
general development quidelines as stated in the underlvinq district shall
applv. There shall be no vested riqht(s)associated with an expired site
plan approved in coniunction with a Master Site Development Plan. All
propertv that has received approval as part of a Master Site
Development Plan shall be eliQible for the provisions of this ordinance
provided that the application for a Master Site Development Plan has
not expired.
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Section 27. P-O Professional Office District Regulations
PURPOSE: The P-O Professional Office District is established to create a restrictive
district for low intensity office or professional uses which may be located close to all types
of residential uses, with appropriate buffer and landscaping so as not to create a blighting
effect on adjacent residential area.
USES GENERALLY: In a P-O Professional Office District no land shall be used and no
building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
A. PERMITTED USES: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses.
1. Administrative, executive and editorial offices for business, professional or
industrial organizations.
2. Financial offices such as banks, savings and loan associations, mortgage
bankers and insurance offices.
' 3. Governmental office buildings and uses.
4. Prescription pharmacy.
5. Medical and dental clinics.
6. Medical and dental laboratories, but not including the manufacture of
pharmaceutical or other products for general sale or distribution.
7. Professional offices for the conduct of the following professional and
semiprofessional occupations: Accountant, architect, attorney, dentist,
engineer, insurance agent, real estate agent, personal or family counselor,
chiropractor, physical therapist, physician, public secretary, surgeon, or any
other office or profession which is the same general character as the
foregoing, but excluding animal grooming salons, dog kennels, funeral
homes, veterinarian and veterinary hospitals.
8. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.
9. Schools and studios for art, dancing, drama, music, photography, interior
decorating or reducing.
10. Permanent cosmetic application—with approval of a Tattoo Studio License
from the Texas Department of Health and licensure from the Texas
Cosmetology Commission
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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. Mechanical equipment located within 120-feet of any residentially zoned
district must meet the standards established for noise regulation as stated in
Section 55. Performance Standards.
2. Screened garbage storage on a concrete pad and no nearer than fifty (50)
feet to a residentially zoned district and not located between the front of the
building and any street right-of-way.
3. Parking of automobiles, provided that such facilities are within sixty(60)feet
of a residentially zoned district be separated from said lot by a blind fence or
wall at least six (6) feet high.
4. Parking garage.
5. Signs advertising uses on the premises in accordance with Section 60 of this
Ordinance.
C. CONDITIONAL USES:
1. Restaurants, including alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is
issued in accordance with Section 42.B. of the Ordinance. Drive-in and
drive-through restaurants shall not be allowed.
2. Funeral homes and mortuaries.
3. Assisted Living Facilities
4. Any use allowed within this district with drive-in or drive-through service.
5. Planned Professional Office Centers
6. Owner or caretaker residential facilities having accommodations for and
occupied by only one family within a single professional office building.
7. Call Centers.
8. Public institutions and nonprofit institutions of any educational, religious or
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cultural type, including private and charter schools, but excluding corrective
institutions and hospitals.
9. Any use allowed within this district with outdoor speakers.
10. Master Site Development Plan.
D. LIMITATIONS OF USES: None specified.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for construction of a
principal building shall be approved unless:
1. A Plat, meeting all requirements of the City of Grapevine has been approved
by the City Council and recorded in the official records of Tarrant County.
2. A Site Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 47, has been approved.
3. A Landscape Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 53, has been
approved.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use requirements
shall apply:
1. MAXIMUM DENSITY: The maximum density within 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. Planned Professional Office Centers,
approved as a conditional use permit, shall be a minimum of two (2) acres.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least twenty (20) percent of the total lot area
shall be devoted to non-vehicular open space. (Non-vehicular open space is
any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading, storage or vehicular use.)
a. Landscaping in excess of the required minimum open space that is
located in the rear yard of the site shall not be used to meet the
minimum open space requirements for the site.
4. MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE: The combined area occupied by all
main and accessory structures shall not exceed sixty(60)percent of the total
lot area.
5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area occupied by all
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main and accessory structures, parking, storage, loading and other paved
areas shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of the total lot area.
G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required:
1. LOT WIDTH: Every lot shall have minimum width of eighty (80) feet.
2. LOT DEPTH: Every lot shall have minimum depth of not less than one
hundred (100) feet.
3. FRONT YARD: Every lot shall have a front yard of not less than twenty-five
(25) feet which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback area. Front yards
shall not be used for any buildings, structure, fence, wall or storage area,
except that signs may be permitted in this area. Front yards shall be
landscaped with grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees and no part shall be paved
or surfaced except for minimum access, driveways and sidewalks.
4. SIDE YARDS: Every lot shall have two(2)side yards, each ofwhich shall be
not less than ten (10) feet in width.
5. REAR YARD: Every lot shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty-five
(25) feet in depth.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance between
detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot shall be not less
than twenty (20) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever a P-O District abuts a Residential
District, an appropriate buffer screen shall be provided in accordance with the
provisions of Section 53 of this ordinance. In addition, no building or structure shall
be located nearer to any residentially zoned property than a distance equal to two
(2)times the height of such building or structure or twenty-five (25)feet, whichever
is greater.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding two
(2) stories or thirty (30)feet. Principal structures located contiguous to a R-
20, R-12.5, or R-7.5 District shall not exceed one (1) floor level and twenty
(20)feet in height, however an increase up to five(5)feet to the above stated
height requirements may be granted upon approval of a conditional use
permit by the City Council.
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2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
fifteen (15) feet.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in accordance
with Section 53 of this ordinance. Planned Professional Office Centers permitted as
conditional use shall meet the requirements of Sections 27.N.3.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING: Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with
the provisions of Section 56 and 58 and shall be landscaped in accordance with
Section 53 of this Ordinance.
L. OFF-STREET LOADING: Off-street loading shall be provided in accordance with
the provisions of Section 57 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall apply in the P-
O District:
1. No outdoor storage, except for refuse disposal, shall be permitted. Refuse
disposal areas shall be landscaped and screened from view.
2. Mechanical and electrical equipment, including air conditioning units, shall be
designed, installed and operated to minimize noise impact on surrounding
property. All such equipment shall be screened from public view.
3. Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential area.
4. Whenever a P-O District is adjacent to any residentially zoned district, a
buffer strip, at least twenty (20) in width shall be provided between the two
(2) districts. A wall, fence or berm shall be erected to effectively screen the
P-O District from the residential area.
5. The masonry requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
6. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, & LANDSCAPING.
The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City Council
may require buffering, screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on
any zone change, conditional use or special use case or concept plan in
addition to or in lieu of screening or fencing requirements set out specifically
in each use district when the nature and character of surrounding or adjacent
property dictate a need to require such methods in order to protect such
property and to further provide protection for the general health, welfare and
morals of the community in general.
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N. PLANNED PROFESSIONAL OFFICE CENTER DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Each
lot or parcel of land created within a Planned Commercial Center shall comply with
the following requirements:
1. MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED PROFESSIONAL
OFFICE CENTERS: The front yard requirements contained in Section
25.G.3. shall be applicable to each lot or parcel of land within a Planned
Professional Office Center. A minimum ten (10) foot side and a minimum
twenty-five(25)foot rear yard shall be required around the outside perimeter
of a Planned Professional Office Center. Minimum side and rear yard
requirements of interior lots may be required if deemed necessary by City
Council in order to meet the provisions of Section 48. Perimeter lots in a
Planned Professional Office Center shall have a minimum twenty(20)feet of
frontage on a public right-of-way. Interior lots in a Planned Business Park
that have no frontage on a public right-of-way must have a minimum twenty-
five(25)foot dedicated public access easement connecting to a public right-
of-way.
2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
CENTERS: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2(b)
shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of a Planned Professional
Office Center. For interior lots the minimum landscaping requirements of
Section 53.H.2.(b) may be required if deemed necessary by City Council in
order to meet the provisions of Section 48.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE CENTERS: At least twenty (20) percent of the
total site area of the Planned Professional Office Center shall be devoted to
non-vehicular open space (Non-vehicular open space is any area not
devoted to buildings, parking, loading, storage, or vehicular use.)
4. BUILDING SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE CENTERS: The minimum distance between
principal or accessory buildings on the same lot required by Section 25.G.6
may be modified if deemed necessary by City Council to accommodate for
accessory structures.
5. BUILDING ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED STRUCTURES SHALL BE
SUBMITTED WITH THE SITE PLAN REQUIRED BY SECTION 48.D.7.
O MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot or parcel of
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land created within a Master Site Development Plan shall complv with the
followinq requirements:
1. PURPOSE: The purpose of the Master Site Development Plan is to
encoura4e thouahtful, efficient, and purposeful utilization of land that
promotes a mixture of uses that blends retail,commercial,office and/or
residential functions wherebv those functions are phvsicallv and
functionally inteqrated, with appropriate vehicular and pedestrian
connectivitv. The Master Site Development Plan also allows the
Planninct and Zonina Commission and the Citv Council the abilitv to
consider these multiple uses, includina conditional uses,special uses,
and planned development overlavs upon one or more parcels of land,
five acres in size or areater, throuqh one application process.
2. ADDITIONAL USES ALLOWED: Given the elements that can be
incorporated within a Master Site Development Plan in an effort to
achieve a successful, multifaceted development, additional uses may
be considered bv the Plannin4 and Zoninq Commission and City
Council that are not normallv considered as individual elements
allowed as permitted, conditional, or special uses within the zoninq
district. The followinq uses mav be considered in coniunction with at
least one other permitted or conditional uses allowed in the "PO"
Professional Officeal District:
(a) Anv uses allowed within Section16, "R-5.0"Zero Lot Line District
(b) Anv uses allowed within Section 17, "R-3.5" Two Familv District
(c) Anv uses allowed within Section 18, "R-3.75" Three and Four
Familv District
(d) Anv uses allowed within Section 20, "R-TH" Townhouse District
(e) Anv uses allowed within Section 22, "R-MF" Multifamilv District
3. REQUEST FOR A MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN/APPLICATION
PROCESS: The procedure to follow to establish a Master Site
Development Plan shall be the same process as that required to
establish, amend, or alter a development as specified under Section 48,
Conditional Uses.
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4 SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a buildinu permit for
construction of a principal buildinq shall be approved without the
followinq:
(a) A Plat meetinq all the re4uirements of the Citv of Grauevine has
been approved bv the Citv Council and recorded in the official
records of Tarrant and/or Dallas Counties.
(b) A site plan meetina the reQUirements of Section 47, Site Plan
Review of the Zoninq Ordinance has been approved as specified
under Section 48, Conditional Uses. Recoanizinp the scale and
scope of a larae multifaceted development has many
components, each component, in an effort to provide claritv
and ease of understandinq, mav consist of its own individual site
plan as part of the overall Master Site Development Plan.
Developments planned to be conducted in phases mav submit a
site plan as required per Section 47, Site Plan Review for the
phase(s) of the proiect to be initiallv developed, alonq with a
concept plan for the remaininq phase(s); however, development
of the remaininq phases of the proiect shall require approval of
a site plan in accordance with Section 47.
(c) A Landscape Plan meetinq the requirements of Section 53,
Landscapinq ReQUlations.
5. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: In
addition to the requirements alreadv established in Section 27, "PO"
Professional OfFice District, each lot or parcel of land created within a
Master Site Development Plan shall also complv with the criteria
established in paraqraph N. Planned Commercial Center Design
Requirements For individual components of a Master Site
Development Plan that have clearlv defined boundaries between
uses relative to Para�raph 2 above, the development criteria for that
particular district shall apply.
6 PERIOD OF VALIDITY: No Site Plan in coniunction with a Master Site
Development Plan shall be valid for a period loncter than one vear from
the date on which the Citv Council arants approval, unless within such
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one vear period: (a) a Buildina Permit is obtained and the erection or
alteration of a structure is started, or (b) an Occupancv Permit is
obtained and a use commenced. The Citv Council mav arant one
additional extension not exceedinq one vear, upon written application,
without notice or hearina. No additional extension shall be qranted
without complvina with the notice and hearinq re4uirements for an
initial application as reQUired in Section 67, Amendments. It should be
recoanized that the establishment of a Master Site Development Plan is
contractual in nature and upon expiration of a Site Plan approved in
coniunction with a Master Site Development Plan, the propertv will
revert to the underlvinq zoninq district desiqnation and all uses and the
9eneral development auidelines as stated in the underlvina district shall
apply. There shall be no vested riaht(s)associated with an expired site
plan approved in coniunction with a Master Site Development Plan. All
propertv that has received approval as part of a Master Site
Development Plan shall be eliqible for the provisions of this ordinance
provided that the application for a Master Site Development Plan has
not expired.
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Section 29. HCO Hotel and Corporate Office District
PURPOSE: The HCO District is established to provide areas to accommodate hotel-motel
development. These districts are also intended to encourage the location of planned office
complexes and corporate office parks in the City of Grapevine. HCO Districts are intended
to include extensive open space and landscaping and should be located in areas which
can take advantage of the regional access provided by the freeway system and in
reasonable proximity to the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport.
USES GENERALLY: In a HCO Hotel and Corporate Office District no land shall be used
and no building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter
provided.
A. PERMITTED USES: No building or structure or part thereof, shall be erected,
altered or used, in whole or in part, for other than one or more of the following
specified uses:
1. RESERVED
2. Banks and financial institutions.
3. Offices for business, and professional use.
4. Laboratories for scientific, educational and industrial research and
development.
5. Medical and dental laboratories; hospitals and clinics.
6. Office and studio facilities for radio and television except for broadcasting
towers.
7. Parks and playgrounds, publicly owned.
8. Golf courses, public and private.
9. Professional & business schools.
10. Private clubs, excluding alcoholic beverages.
11. Restaurants, excluding fast-food and drive-in facilities.
Planned retail development provided that said use is part of a mixed use development,
located within a fully enclosed building and not more than twenty percent(20%)of the
total acreage of the applicable HCO District is utilized for retail purposes.
Parking garages exceeding two (2) stories.
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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. Off-street parking and parking garages in conjunction with a permitted use
not exceeding two (2) stories in height.
2. Signs advertising uses on the premises, in accordance with Section 60 of
this Ordinance.
3. Indoor and outdoor swimming pools.
4. Tennis courts, health clubs and related recreation facilities provided they are
for the primary use of tenants, customers or persons associated with a
principal use.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be permitted provided a
Conditional Use Permit is issued pursuant to, Section 48 and the following minimum
standards are met:
1. Educational institutions, public and private.
2. Regional trade center facilities including combined office-showrooms
facilities, office-warehouse facilities and display area, provided that the
following rations of office to other floor area are not exceeded:
a. Office and showrooms: Not more than sixty (60%) percent of total
floor area shall be devoted to showroom space.
b. Office and warehouses: Not more than fifty (50%) percent of total
floor area shall be devoted to warehouse space.
c. Display or exhibit: Not more than seventy-five (75%) percent of total
floor area shall be devoted to display or exhibit space.
3. Convenience Stores, including gasoline sales, prepared food carry-out
service with alcoholic beverage sales of off-premise consumption of beer
only, provided a special permit is issued in accordance with Section 42.B of
the Ordinance.
4. Alcoholic beverages, provided a special permit is issued in accordance with
Section 42.B of this Ordinance.
5. Planned Commercial Centers.
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6. Hotels and motels. Hotels approved prior to January 18, 2005 shall be
deemed a lawful, permitted use and shall have the same status as that
authorized pursuant to this Ordinance; provided, however, no such building,
structure, or use shall be altered, changed or expanded unless a conditional
use permit therefore has been granted pursuant to this ordinance.
7. Winery with alcoholic beverage sales with on-premise and off-premise
consumption, provided a special permit is issued in accordance with Section
42.B of the ordinance.
8. Call centers.
9. Any use allowed within this district with outdoor speakers.
10. Master Site Development Plan.
D. LIMITATION OF USES: None specified.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS:
1. A Site Plan shall be required in accordance with the provisions of Section 47
of this Ordinance.
2. A Landscape Plan, in accordance with Section 53 of this Ordinance, shall be
required.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following density requirements shall apply:
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 two (2)
acres except that planned HCO development on land parcels in excess of
fifty (50) acres may have a minimum lot size of thirty thousand (30,000)
square feet provided the minimum open space requirements for the over all
district are increased to forty (40%) percent. The minimum lot sized for
Banks, Financial Institutions, Restaurants, and Convenience stores, shall be
reduced to thirty thousand (30,000) square feet provided all other district
requirements are met.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE - At least thirty (30%) percent of the total lot area
shall be devoted to open space. Minimum open space requirements may be
calculated on the basis of the overall development including required buffer
areas, provided that the minimum open space on any individual lotwithin the
development is not less than fifteen (15%) percent. Minimum open space
areas may include plazas, paved recreation areas and similar urban open
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space.
a. Landscaping in excess of the required minimum open space that is
located in the rear yard of the site shall not be used to meet the
minimum open space requirements for the site.
4. MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE - The combined area occupied by all
main and accessory structures shall not exceed forty (40%) percent of the
total lot area. In the event planned development contains structured parking,
the maximum coverage may be increased to fifty (50%) percent of the total
lot area provided the minimum open space requirement is increased to forty
(40%) percent.
5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS AREA - The combined area occupied by all
buildings, structures, off-street parking and paved areas shall not exceed
seventy (70%) percent of the total lot area. Open space amenities such as
sidewalks, paved recreational areas, plazas, and common open space areas
may be excluded from impervious area calculations provided at least forty
(40%) percent of the total development area is devoted to minimum open
space requirements.
G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required for
each lot within an HCO district:
1. LOT WIDTH - Every lot shall have a minimum width not less than one
hundred fifty (150) feet.
2. LOT DEPTH - Every lot shall have a minimum width not less than two
hundred (200) feet.
3. FRONT YARD - Every lot shall have a front yard of not less than fifty (50)
feet which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback area. Front yards shall
not be used for any building, structure, fence, wall or storage area, except
that signs may be permitted in this area. Front yards shall be landscaped
with grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees and no part shall be paved or surfaced
except for minimum access, driveways and sidewalks in accordance with
Section 53 of this Ordinance.
4. SIDE YARD - A minimum side yard of fifteen (15)feet or ten (10%) percent
of the width of the lot, whichever is greater, but in no case more than twenty-
five (25) feet.
5. REAR YARD- Every lot shall have a rear yard not less than forty(40)feet in
depth.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS - The minimum distance between
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principal or accessory buildings an adjacent lots shall be not less than finrenty
(20} feet ar one-half (1/2} the average height of the two (2} adjacen#
buildings, whichever is greater.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Any development in an HCO District adjacent to a
residential district shail maintain a seventy-five (75} faot buffer adjacent to the
residential district. Such buffer yards shall not cantain buildings and structures,
parking ar loading areas and shall be landscaped with trees, shrubbery and grass.
Whenever a buffer is required, no additional yard requirements shall apply.
I. HEIGHT:
1. Height of principal buildings shall not exceed one-half �1/2) the shartest
distance between the structure and the nearest adjacent residential zoning
distric#.
2. Na accessory structure shall be erected or al#ered to a height exceeding
twenty (20) feet except for two story parking garages.
3. All structures shail camply in ali respects with the restrictions on height
contained in the DFW lnternational Airport Zoning Ordinance.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in accordance
with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING: Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with
the provisions of Section 56 of this Qrdinance. No off-street parking area shall be
located closer than fifty (50) feet to any residential district nor ten (10) feet to any
adjacent property line.
1. Far hotels in excess of five hundred (540} roams with restaurants, clubs and
conference facilities in excess of 100,000 square feet, any required ar additionai
off-street parking may be provided an another{ot or parcel af land, Said off-site
parking must be an accessory use ta a permitted principa( use within the zaning
district that contains #he off-site parking. A site plan and a Conditional Use
Permit meeting all of the requirements of Section 48 shall be required.
L. OFF-STREET LOADING: Off-street loading shall be provided in accordance with
Sectian 57 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The fallawing design rec�uirements shall apply in the
HGO District:
1. No outdoor storage, except for refuse disposal, shall be permitted. Refuse
disposal areas shall be landscaped and screened from view.
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2. Mechanical and electrical equipment, including air conditioning units, shall be
designed, installed and operated to minimize noise impact on surrounding
property. All such equipment shall be screened from public view.
3. Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential area.
4. The masonry requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
5. Whenever a concept plan is approved pursuant to Section 45 of this
Ordinance, the minimum landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2(b).
shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of the subdivision. For
interior lots of subdivisions with two (2) or more lots, the minimum
landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2.(b). may be required, if deemed
necessary by the City Council.
6. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, & LANDSCAPING.
The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City Council
may require buffering, screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on
any zone change, conditional use, or special use case or concept plan in
addition to or in lieu of buffering, screening, fencing or landscaping
requirements set out specifically in each use district when the nature and
character of surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to require such
methods in order to protect such property and to further provide protection
for the general health, welfare and morals of the community in general.
7. Hotel/motel facilities are required to meet the following standards:
(a) Each guestroom shall have a minimum area of three hundred eighty
(380) square feet.
(b) A full service restaurant with full kitchen facilities and which provides
service to the general public shall be required.
(c) On-site staff is required 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
(d) The following amenities shall be provided:
1. A minimum of 10,000 square feet of ineeting or conference
room space; and
(a) A swimming pool with a minimum area of 1,000 square feet.
(e) A minimum room count of 300 rooms.
N. PLANNED COMMERCIAL CENTER DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot or parcel
of land created within a Planned Commercial Center shall comply with the following
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requirements:
1. MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS QF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The front yard requirements contained in Sectian 29.G.3. shall
be applicable to each lot ar parcel of land within a Planned Commercial
Center. A minimum #wenty-five(25)foot side and a minimum farty�40}foot
rear yard shall be required around the autside perimeter of a Planned
Cammercial Center. Minimum side and rear yard requirements of interior
lots may be required if deemed necessary by City Council in order to meet
the provisions of Section 48.
2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2�b)
shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of a Planned Commercial
Genter. For interior lots the minimum landscaping requirements of Section
53.H.2.(b) may be required if deemed necessary by City Councii in order ta
meet the provisipns of Section 48.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL.
CENTERS: At least thirty (30) percent of the total site area of the Planned
Commercial Center shal! be devoted to nonvehicular open space
(Nonvehicular open space is any area not devoted to buildings, parking,
laading, storage, or vehicular use.}
4. BUILDING SEPARATIC�N REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIA�
GENTERS: The minimum distance befinreen principal or accessary buildings
on the same lot required by Section 29.G.6 may be modified if deemed
necessary by City Council ta accammadate for accessory structures.
5. BUILDING ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED STRUCTURES SHALL BE
SUBMETTED WITH THE SITE PLAN REQUIRED BY SECTION 48.D.7.
O. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot or parcel of
land created within a Master Si#e Develapment Plan shall complv with the
follawins� requirements:
1. PURPt?SE: The purpase of #he Master Site Development Plan is to
_encourage #hous�htful, efficient, and purqoseful utilization af land that
promotes a mixture of uses that blends retail,commercial,office andlar
residential func#ions wherebv those functions are phvsically and
f_unctionaliv inteurated, with appropriate vehicular and pedestrian
connectivitv. The Master Site Development Plan also allows the
Planninq and Zonin� Commission and the Citv Council the abilitv to
consider these multiple uses, includinp conditional uses,special uses,
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and planned development overlavs upon one or more parcels of land,
five acres in size or qreater, throuph one application process.
2. ADDITIONAL USES ALLOWED: Given the elements that can be
incorporated within a Master Site Development Plan in an effort to
achieve a successful, multifaceted development, additional uses mav
be considered bv the Plannina and Zoninp Commission and City
Council that are not normallv considered as individual elements
allowed as permitted, conditional, or special uses within the zoninq
district. The followina uses mav be considered in coniunction with at
least one other permitted or conditional uses allowed in the "HCO"
Hotel/Corporate Office District:
(a) Any uses allowed within Section16, "R-5.0"Zero Lot Line District
�b) Anv uses allowed within Section 17, "R-3.5" Two Familv District
(c) Anv uses allowed within Section 18, "R-3.75" Three and Four
Familv District
�d) Anv uses allowed within Section 20, "R-TH" Townhouse District
(e) Anv uses allowed within Section 22, "R-MF" Multifamily District
3. REQUEST FOR A MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN/APPLICATION
PROCESS: The procedure to follow to establish a Master Site
Development Plan shall be the same process as that required to
establish, amend, or alter a development as specified under Section 48,
Conditional Uses.
4. SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a buildina permit for
construction of a principal buildina shall be approved without the
followina:
(a) A Plat meetina all the reQUirements of the Citv of Grapevine has
been approved bv the Citv Council and recorded in the ofFicial
records of Tarrant and/or Dallas Counties.
(b) A site plan meetina the requirements of Section 47, Site Plan
Review of the Zoninu Ordinance has been approved as specified
under Section 48, Conditional Uses. Recoanizin� the scale and
scope of a larae multifaceted development has manv
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components, each component, in an effort to provide claritv and
ease of understandinq, mav consist of its own individual site plan
as part of the overall Master Site Development Plan.
Developments planned to be conducted in uhases mav submit a
site plan as reQUired per Section 47, Site Plan Review for the
phase(s) of the proiect to be initiallv developed, alona with a
concept plan for the remaininq phase(s); however, development
of the remaininq phases of the proiect shall require approval of a
site plan in accordance with Section 47.
(c) A Landscape Plan meetina the requirements of Section 53,
Landscapina Requlations.
5. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: In
addition to the reQUirements alreadv established in Section 29, "HCO"
Hotel/Corporate OfFice District, each lot or parcel of land created
within a Master Site Development Plan shall also complv with the
criteria established in paraaraph N. Planned Commercial Center Desiqn
Requirements. For individual components of a Master Site
Development Plan that have clearlv defined boundaries between uses
relative to Paraaraph 2 above, the development criteria for that
particular district shall applv.
6 PERIOD OF VALIDITY: No Site Plan in coniunction with a Master Site
Development Plan shall be valid for a period loncter than one vear from
the date on which the Citv Council arants approval, unless within such
one vear period: (a) a Buildina Permit is obtained and the erection or
alteration of a structure is started, or (b) an Occupancv Permit is
obtained and a use commenced. The Citv Council mav arant one
additional extension not exceedinq one vear, upon written application,
without notice or hearina. No additional extension shall be qranted
without complvina with the notice and hearinp re4uirements for an
initial application as required in Section 67, Amendments. It should be
recoanized that the establishment of a Master Site Development Plan is
contractual in nature and upon expiration of a Site Plan approved in
coniunction with a Master Site Development Plan, the propertv will
revert to the underlvinq zonina district desiqnation and all uses and the
9eneral development auidelines as stated in the underlvina district shall
applv There shall be no vested riaht(s)associated with an expired site
plan approved in coniunction with a Master Site Development Plan. All
propertv that has received approval as part of a Master Site
Development Plan shall be eliqible for the provisions of this ordinance
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provided that the application for a Master Site Development Plan has
nat expired.
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Section 32. BP Business Park District
PURPOSE: The purpose of the BP Business Park District is to provide a unique zone
incorporating commercial and industrial uses into one district with quality architectural and
landscape design development standards. The BP Business Park District differs from
other districts by allowing a mixture of compatible commercial and industrial land uses with
limitation of associated outside uses.
All business operations and activities within the BP Business Park District shall be
conducted completely within an enclosed building, and in no instance shall any outside
activity be permitted in this district, except for off-street parking or loading, refuse storage,
drive-in or drive-through window at a financial institution, restaurant, prescription pharmacy
or dry cleaning establishment, temporary outside display and sale of Christmas trees; with
gasoline sales and outdoor dining approved as a conditional use.
USES GENERALLY: In a BP Business Park District no land shall be used, and no building
or structure shall be erected, altered, or converted to any use other than as hereinafter
provided. All permitted uses listed shall be within a completely enclosed building or
structure.
A. PERMITTED USES:
1. Laboratories (scientific, medical, chemical), applied physics,
mechanical, electronic, biological, genetic or other similar
experimental research, product development or testing facilities.
2. Scientific or engineering school facilities or institutions.
3. Data processing.
4. Conference/Convention Centers.
5. Professional offices which include the following professional and
semiprofessional occupations: accountants, attorneys, dentists,
engineers, insurance agents, real estate agents, personal or family
counselors, chiropractors, physical therapists, physicians, public
secretaries, surgeons, or any other offices or professions which are of
the same general character as the foregoing, but specifically excludes
veterinarians, veterinary hospitals, animal grooming salons, dog
kennels, and funeral homes.
6. Computer programming and other soffinrare services.
7. Engineering, architectural, and design services.
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8. Processing or compounding of drugs and other medical and
pharmaceutical products.
9. Manufacturing and assembling of electronic components, precision
instruments and devices.
10. Office/Showrooms.
11. Manufacturing, assembling or packaging of products from previously
prepared materials, such as cloth, plastic, paper, leather, precious or
semiprecious metals or stones.
12. Printing, lithography, publishing or similar establishments.
13. Vocational, trade, technical, or industrial schools.
14. Warehousing completely within an enclosed building, but specifically
excluding mini-storage warehouses.
16. Restaurants with inside dining.
17. Health spas and physical fitness centers (massage establishments
must meet the requirements of Section 49.B.5.).
18. Airline ticketing counters, travel agencies.
19. Banks, savings and loans, and financial institutions.
20. Drafting services or quick reproduction services.
21. Office supplies.
22. Parking garages.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory
uses:
1. Off-street parking in conjunction with any permitted use in this district.
Provisions for the parking of automobiles, provided that such
provisions within 100 feet of a residentially zoned district shall be
separated from said lot by a blind masonry wall meeting the screening
requirements of Section 50.C.1.
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2. Signs advertising use on the premises, in accordance with Section 60
of this Ordinance.
3. Mechanical equipment located within 120-feet of any residentially
zoned district must meet the standards established for noise
regulation as stated in Section 55. Performance Standards.
4. Screened refuse and garbage storage on a concrete pad and located
no closer than 50 feet to any residentially zoned district and not
located between the front of the building and any right-of-way. All
refuse disposal and garbage storage areas shall be landscaped and
screened in accordance with Section 50.B.3.
5. All other mechanical equipment shall be located within a completely
enclosed building and shall meet the masonry requirements of
Section 32.M.4.
6. Retail sales, day care centers and personal services which are
customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to office
buildings.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following uses may be permitted, provided they
meet the provisions of, and a Conditional Use Permit is issued pursuant to,
Section 48 of this Ordinance.
1. Planned Business Parks in accordance with Section 32.N., Planned
Business Park Provisions.
2. Alcoholic beverage sales, provided a special permit is issued in
accordance with Section 42.B. of the Ordinance.
3. Retail gasoline sales or gasoline service stations and related
convenience store and automated car washes.
4. Restaurants with outside dining.
5. Hotels or motels. Hotels approved prior to January 18, 2005 shall be
deemed a lawful, permitted use and shall have the same status as
that authorized pursuant to this Ordinance; provided, however, no
such building, structure, or use shall be altered, changed or expanded
unless a conditional use permit therefore has been granted pursuant
to this ordinance.
6. Indoor commercial amusements.
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7. Call centers.
8. Any use allowed within this district with outdoor speakers.
9. Master Site Development Plan.
D. LIMITATION OF USES: The following uses shall not be permitted within this
District.
1. Any proposed use located in the BP Business Park District shall meet
the requirements of Section 55, Performance Standards.
2. Uses listed in Section 31.D., LI Light Industrial District shall not be
permitted within this district.
3. The storage of equipment, materials or vehicles, including abandoned
vehicles,which are not necessary to the uses permitted in this district.
4. Freight forwarding.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for
construction of a building or structure shall be approved unless:
1. A Plat, meeting all requirements of the City of Grapevine has been
approved by the City Council and recorded in the official records of
Tarrant County.
2. A Site Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 47, has been
approved.
3. A Landscape Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 53, has been
approved.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use
requirements shall apply:
1. MINIMUM DISTRICT SIZE: The minimum district size of a BP
Business Park District shall be five (5) acres.
2. MINIMUM LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in the BP Business Park
District shall be 30,000 square feet.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least twenty(20) percent of the total lot
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area shall be devoted to non-vehicular open space. (Non-vehicular
open space is any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading,
storage or vehicular use.) Planned Business Parks permitted as a
conditional use shall meet the requirements of Section 32.N.3.
The percentage of minimum open space may be reduced to a
minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the total lot area, if the lot width at
the platted front property line is a minimum of one hundred fifty(150)
feet wide and the depth of the entire front yard setback required in
Section 32.G.3. is increased to thirty five (35) feet.
a. Landscaping in excess of the required minimum open space
that is located in the rear yard of the site shall not be used to
meet the minimum open space requirements for the site.
4. MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE: The combined area occupied by
all buildings and structures shall not exceed sixty (60) percent of the
total lot area.
5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area occupied
by all buildings and structures, parking, storage, loading and other
paved areas shall not exceed eighty(80) percent of the total lot area.
The percentage of maximum impervious surFace may be increased to
a maximum of eighty-five (85) percent of the total lot area if the
requirements of Section 32.F.3. are met.
G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required:
1. LOT WIDTH: Every lot shall have a minimum width of not less than
one hundred fifty (150) feet.
2. LOT DEPTH: Every lot shall have a minimum depth of not less than
two hundred (200) feet.
3. FRONT YARD: Every lot shall have a front yard of not less than thirty
(30)feet which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback area. Front
yards shall not be used for any building, structure, fence, wall or
storage area, except that signs may be permitted in this area. Front
yards shall be landscaped with grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees and
no part shall be paved or surfaced except for minimum access,
driveways and sidewalks in accordance with Section 53 of this
ordinance.
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4. SIDE YARD: Every lot shall have two (2) side yards, each of which
shall be not less than fifteen (15) feet in width. Planned Business
Parks permitted as a conditional use shall meet the requirements of
Section 32.N.1.
5. REAR YARD: Every lot shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty
five (25) feet in depth. Planned Business Parks permitted as a
conditional use shall meet the requirements of Section 32.N.1.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: None Required.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever a BP Business Park District
abuts a Residential District, an appropriate buffer screen shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of Section 53 and Section 32.M.5. of this
Ordinance. In addition, no building or structure shall be located nearer to
any residentially zoned property than a distance of one hundred (100)feet.
Any use other than open space or off-street parking proposed to be located
within the one hundred (100) foot buffer shall be permitted as a conditional
use meeting the requirements of Section 48.
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 and twenty
(20) feet in height, however an increase up to five (5) feet to the
above stated height requirements may be granted upon approval of a
conditional use request by the City Council.
2. For buildings or structures exceeding fifty(50)feet, a Conditional Use
Permit must be obtained. In addition, the building height granted
under a conditional use permit shall not exceed one-half (1/2) the
shortest distance between the structure and the nearest adjacent
residentially zoned district.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in
accordance with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING: Off-street parking shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of Section 56 and 58 and shall be
landscaped in accordance with Section 53 of this Ordinance. In addition,the
following shall be required:
1. No off-street parking area shall be located closer than twenty five(25)
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feet to any residentially zoned property nor ten (10) feet to any
adjacent property line.
2. Off-street Parking for passenger vehicles wherever practical shall be
separated from truck loading and maneuvering areas.
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.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall apply
to all permitted, accessory and conditional uses.
1. No outdoor storage, except for refuse and garbage storage, shall be
permitted. Refuse and garbage storage areas shall be landscaped
and screened in accordance with Section 50.B.3.
2. Heating, ventilating, air conditioning and electrical equipment, shall be
designed, installed and operated to minimize noise impact on
surrounding property. All such equipment shall be screened from
public right-of-way.
3. Lighting facilities, if provided, shall be so arranged as to be reflected
away from residentially zoned or used property. Lighting provided
within parking facilities shall meet the requirements of Section 58.E.
4. MASONRY REQUIREMENT: Due to the development nature of the
BP Business Park District, it is recognized that all uses in this district
shall have exterior fire resistant construction having one hundred
(100) percent of the total exterior walls, excluding doors and windows
constructed of brick, stone or other masonry, or material of equal
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characteristics in accordance with the City Building Code and Fire
Prevention Code which may not allow for some business park type
developments.
5. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, &
LANDSCAPING. The Planning and Zoning Commission may
recommend and the City Council may require additional buffering,
screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on any zoning
change, conditional use or special use case or concept plan in
addition to or in lieu of buffering, screening, fencing, or landscaping
requirements set out specifically in each use district when the nature
and character of surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to
require such protection for the general health, welfare and morals of
the community in general.
6. Hotel/motel facilities are required to meet the following standards:
(a) Each guest room shall have a minimum area of 380 sq. ft.
(b) A full service restaurant with full kitchen facilities and which
provides service to the general public shall be required.
(c) On-site staff is required 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
(d) The following amenities shall be provided:
1. A minimum of 10,000 sq. ft. of ineeting or conference
room space; and
2. A swimming pool with a minimum area of 1,000 sq. ft.
(e) A minimum room count of 300 rooms.
N. PLANNED BUSINESS PARK PROVISIONS: Each lot or parcel of land
created within a Planned Business Park shall comply with the following
requirements:
1. MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENT OF PLANNED BUSINESS PARK
PROVISIONS: The front yard requirements contained in Section
32.G.3. shall be applicable to each lot or parcel of land within a
Planned Business Park. A minimum fifteen (15)foot side yard and a
minimum finrenty five (25) foot rear yard shall be required around the
outside perimeter of a Planned Business Park. Minimum side and
rear yard requirements of interior lots may be required if deemed
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necessary by City Council in order to meet the provisions of Section
48. Perimeter lots in a Planned Business Park shall have a minimum
twenty (20) feet of frontage on a public right-of-way. Interior lots in a
Planned Business Park that have no frontage on a public right-of-way
must have a minimum twenty-five (25) foot dedicated public access
easement connecting to a public right-of-way.
2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED BUSINESS
PARKS: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section
53.H.2.b. shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of a
Planned Business Park. For interior lots the minimum landscaping
requirements of Section 53.H.2.b. may be required if deemed
necessary by City Council in order to meet the provisions of Section
48.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED
BUSINESS PARKS: At least twenty(20) percent of the total site area
of the Planned Business Park shall be devoted to non-vehicular open
space. (Non-vehicular open space is any area not devoted to
buildings, parking, loading, storage, or vehicular uses.)
The percentage of minimum open space may be reduced to fifteen
percent of the total lot area when the thirty five (35) foot front yard
requirement is met in Section 32.F.3.
4. BUILDING ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED STRUCTURES SHALL BE
SUBMITTED WITH THE SITE PLAN REQUIRED BY SECTION
48.D.7
O. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot or
parcel of land created within a Master Site Development Plan shall
complv with the followina requirements:
1 PURPOSE: The purpose of the Master Site Development Plan is
to encouraae thouahtful, efficient, and purposeful utilization of
land that aromotes a mixture of uses that blends retail,
commercial, office and/or residential functions wherebv those
functions are physicallv and functionallv intectrated, with
appropriate vehicular and pedestrian connectivitv. The Master
Site Development Plan also allows the Plannina and Zoninq
Commission and the Citv Council the abilitv to consider these
multiple uses, includinq conditional uses, special uses, and
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planned development overlavs upon one or more parcels of land,
five acres in size or areater, throuqh one application process.
2. ADDITIONAL USES_ALLOWED: Given the elements that can be
incorporated within a Master Site Development Plan in an efFort
to achieve a successful, multifaceted development, additional
uses mav be considered bv the Plannina and Zoninq
Commission and Citv Council that are not normallv considered
as individual elements allowed as permitted, conditional, or
special uses within the zonina district. The followinq uses mav
be considered in coniunction with at least one other permitted or
conditional uses allowed in the "BP" Business Park District:
(a) Anv uses allowed within Section16, "R-5.0" Zero Lot Line
District
(b) Anv uses allowed within Section 17, "R-3.5" Two Family
District
(c) Anv uses allowed within Section 18, "R-3.75" Three and
Four Familv District
�d) Anv uses allowed within Section 20, "R-TH" Townhouse
District
(e) Anv uses allowed within Section 22, "R-MF" Multifamilv
District
3. REQUEST FOR A MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT
PLAN/APPLICATION PROCESS: The procedure to follow to
establish a Master Site Development Plan shall be the same
process as that required to establish, amend, or alter a
development as specified under Section 48, Conditional Uses.
4 SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a buildinq permit
for construction of a principal buildina shall be approved
without the followinc�:
(a) A Plat meetinq all the reQUirements of the Citv of Grapevine
has been approved bv the Citv Council and recorded in the
official records of Tarrant and/or Dallas Counties.
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(b) A site plan meetinq the requirements of Section 47, Site
Plan Review of the Zonin4 Ordinance has been approved
as specified under Section 48, Conditional Uses.
Recoanizina the scale and scope of a larae multifaceted
development has manv components,each component,in
an effort to provide claritv and ease of understandina, mav
consist of its own individual site plan as part of the overall
Master Site Development Plan.
Developments planned to be conducted in phases mav
submit a site plan as required per Section 47, Site Plan
Review for the phase(s) of the proiect to be initially
developed, alonq with a concept plan for the remaininq
phase(s); however, development of the remainina phases
of the proiect shall require approval of a site plan in
accordance with Section 47.
(c) A Landscape Plan meetinq the requirements of Section 53,
Landscapinq Reaulations.
5. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN DESIGN REQUIREMENTS:
: In addition to the requirements alreadv established in Section 32,
"BP" Business Park District, each lot or parcel of land created
within a Master Site Development Plan shall also complvwith the
criteria established in paraaraqh N. Planned Commercial Center
Desian Requirements. For individual comaonents of a Master
Site Development Plan that have clearlv defined boundaries
between uses relative to Paraaraph 2 above, the development
criteria for that particular district shall applv.
6 PERIOD OF VALIDITY: No Site Plan in coniunction with a Master
Site Development Plan shall be valid for a period lon4er than one
vear from the date on which the Citv Council �rants approval,
unless within such one vear period: fa) a Buildina Permit is
obtained and the erection or alteration of a structure is start d
or (b) an Occupancv Permit is obtained and a use commenced.
The Citv Council mav qrant one additional extension not
exceedina one vear, upon written application, without notice or
hearinq No additional extension shall be qranted without
complvina with the notice and hearina re4uirements for an initial
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application as required in Section 67,Amendments. It should be
recoanized that the establishment of a Master Site Development
Plan is contractual in nature and upon expiration of a Site Plan
approved in coniunction with a Master Site Development Plan,
the propertv will revert to the underlvinq zoninq district
desianation and all uses and the qeneral development ctuidelines
as stated in the underlvina district shall applv. There shall be no
vested riqht(s) associated with an expired site plan approved in
coniunction with a Master Site Development Plan. All propertv
that has received approval as part of a Master Site Develoument
Plan shall be eliqible for the provisions of this ordinance
provided that the application for a Master Site Development Plan
has not expired.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2017-012
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 82-73, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS,
SAME BEING ALSO KNOWN AS APPENDIX "D" OF THE
CITY CODE, BY PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS AND
CHANGES TO ZONING REGULATIONS BY AMENDING
SECTION 25, "GC' COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT; SECTION 26, "HC" HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT; SECTION 27, "P-O" PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
DISTRICT; SECTION 29, "HCO" HOTEL AND CORPORATE
OFFICE DISTRICT; AND SECTION 32, "BP" BUSINESS
PARK DISTRICT PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO
EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
($2,000.00); DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Ordinance No. 82-73, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of
the City of Grapevine, Texas, same being also known as Appendix "D" of the City Code
is hereby amended in the following particulars, and all other sections, subsections,
paragraphs, definitions, words and phrases of said Appendix "D" and not amended but
hereby ratified, verified, and affirmed:
A. That Section 25, C-C Community Commercial District Regulations is hereby
amended by adding subsection C.25 to read as follows:
"C.25 Master Site Development Plan."
B. That Section 25, C-C Community Commercial District Regulations is hereby
amended by adding subsection O. to read as follows:
"O. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot
or parcel of land created within a Master Site Development Plan shall
comply with the following requirements:
1. PURPOSE: The purpose of the Mater Site Development Plan
is to encourage thoughtFul, efficient, and purposeful utilization
of land that promotes a mixture of uses that blends retail,
commercial, office and/or residential functions whereby those
functions are physically and functionally integrated, with
appropriate vehicular and pedestrian connectivity. The Master
Site Development Plan also allows the Planning and Zoning
Commission and the City Council the ability to consider these
multiple uses, including conditional uses, special uses, and
planned development overlays upon one or more parcels of
land, five acres in size or greater, through one application
process.
2. ADDITIONAL USES ALLOWED: Given the elements that can
be incorporated within a Master Site Development Plan in an
effort to achieve a successful, multifaceted development,
additional uses may be considered by the Planning and
Zoning Commission and City Council that are not normally
considered as individual elements allowed as permitted,
conditional, or special uses within the zoning district. The
following uses may be considered in conjunction with at least
one other permitted or conditional uses allowed in the "CC"
Community Commercial District:
(a) Any uses allowed within Section16, "R-5.0" Zero Lot
Line District
(b) Any uses allowed within Section 17, "R-3.5" Two
Family District
(c) Any uses allowed within Section 18, "R-3.75" Three
and Four Family District
(d) Any uses allowed within Section 20, "R-TH"
Townhouse District
(e) Any uses allowed within Section 22, "R-MF" Multifamily
District
3. REQUEST FOR A MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT
PLAN/APPLICATION PROCESS: The procedure to follow to
establish a Master Site Development Plan shall be the same
process as that required to establish, amend, or alter a
development as specified under Section 48, Conditional
Uses.
4. SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building
permit for construction of a principal building shall be
approved without the following:
(a) A Plat meeting all the requirements of the City of
Grapevine has been approved by the City Council and
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recorded in the official records of Tarrant and/or Dallas
Counties.
(b) A site plan meeting the requirements of Section 47,
Site Plan Review of the Zoning Ordinance has been
approved as specified under Section 48, Conditional
Uses. Recognizing the scale and scope of a
large multifaceted development has many
components, each component, in an effort to provide
clarity and ease of understanding, may consist of its
own individual site plan as part of the overall Master
Site Development Plan.
Developments planned to be conducted in phases may
submit a site plan as required per Section 47, Site Plan
Review for the phase(s) of the project to be initially
developed, along with a concept plan for the remaining
phase(s); however, development of the remaining
phases of the project shall require approval of a site
plan in accordance with Section 47.
(c) A Landscape Plan meeting the requirements of Section
53, Landscaping Regulations.
5. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS: In addition to the requirements already
established in Section 25, "CC" Community commercial
District, each lot or parcel of land created within a Master Site
Development Plan shall also comply with the criteria
established in paragraph N. Planned Commercial Center
Design Requirements. For individual components of a Master
Site Development Plan that have clearly defined boundaries
between uses relative to Paragraph 2 above, the development
criteria for that particular district shall apply.
6. PERIOD OF VALIDITY: No Site Plan in conjunction with a
Master Site Development Plan shall be valid for a period
longer than one year from the date on which the City Council
grants approval, unless within such one year period: (a) a
building Permit is obtained and the erection or alteration of a
; structure is started, or (b) an Occupancy Permit is obtained
and a use commenced. The City Council may grant one
additional extension not exceeding one year, upon written
application, without notice or earing. No additional extension
Ordinance No. 2017-012 3
shall be granted without complying with the notice and hearing
requirements for an initial application as required in Section
67, Amendments. It should be recognized that the
establishment of a Master Site Development Plan is
contractual in nature and upon expiration of a Site Plan
approved in conjunction with a Master Site Development Plan,
the property will revert to the underlying zoning district
designation and all uses and the general development
guidelines as stated in the underlying district shall apply.
There shall be no vested right(s) associated with an expired
site plan approved in conjunction with a Master Site
Development Plan. All property that has received approval as
part of a Master Site Development Plan shall be eligible for
the provisions of this ordinance provided that the application
for a Master Site Development Plan has not expired.
C. That Section 26, HC Highway Commercial District Regulations is hereby
amended by adding subsection C.29 to read as follows:
"C.29 Master Site Development Plan."
D. That Section 26, HC Highway Commercial District Regulations is hereby
amended by adding subsection O. to read as follows:
"O. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot
or parcel of land created within a Master Site Development Plan shall
comply with the following requirements:
1. PURPOSE: The purpose of the Mater Site Development Plan
is to encourage thoughtFul, efficient, and purposeful utilization
of land that promotes a mixture of uses that blends retail,
commercial, office and/or residential functions whereby those
functions are physically and functionally integrated, with
appropriate vehicular and pedestrian connectivity. The Master
Site Development Plan also allows the Planning and Zoning
Commission and the City Council the ability to consider these
multiple uses, including conditional uses, special uses, and
planned development overlays upon one or more parcels of
land, five acres in size or greater, through one application
process.
2. ADDITIONAL USES ALLOWED: Given the elements that can
be incorporated within a Master Site Development Plan in an
effort to achieve a successful, multifaceted development,
additional uses may be considered by the Planning and
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Zoning Commission and City Council that are not normally
considered as individual elements allowed as permitted,
conditional, or special uses within the zoning district. The
following uses may be considered in conjunction with at least
one other permitted or conditional uses allowed in the "HC"
Highway Commercial District:
(a) Any uses allowed within Section16, "R-5.0" Zero Lot
Line District
(b) Any uses allowed within Section 17, "R-3.5" Two
Family District
(c) Any uses allowed within Section 18, "R-3.75" Three
and Four Family District
(d) Any uses allowed within Section 20, "R-TH"
Townhouse District
(e) Any uses allowed within Section 22, "R-MF" Multifamily
District
3. REQUEST FOR A MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT
PLAN/APPLICATION PROCESS: The procedure to follow to
establish a Master Site Development Plan shall be the same
process as that required to establish, amend, or alter a
development as specified under Section 48, Conditional
Uses.
4. SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building
permit for construction of a principal building shall be
approved without the following:
(a) A Plat meeting all the requirements of the City of
Grapevine has been approved by the City Council and
recorded in the official records of Tarrant and/or Dallas
Counties.
(b) A site plan meeting the requirements of Section 47,
Site Plan Review of the Zoning Ordinance has been
approved as specified under Section 48, Conditional
Uses. Recognizing the scale and scope of a
large multifaceted development has many
components, each component, in an effort to provide
clarity and ease of understanding, may consist of its
own individual site plan as part of the overall Master
Site Development Plan.
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Developments planned to be conducted in phases may
submit a site plan as required per Section 47, Site Plan
Review for the phase(s) of the project to be initially
developed, along with a concept plan for the remaining
phase(s); however, development of the remaining
phases of the project shall require approval of a site
plan in accordance with Section 47.
(c) A Landscape Plan meeting the requirements of Section
53, Landscaping Regulations.
5. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS: In addition to the requirements already
established in Section 26, "HC" Highway Commercial
District, each lot or parcel of land created within a Master Site
Development Plan shall also comply with the criteria
established in paragraph N. Planned Commercial Center
Design Requirements. For individual components of a Master
Site Development Plan that have clearly defined boundaries
befinreen uses relative to Paragraph 2 above, the development
criteria for that particular district shall apply.
6. PERIOD OF VALIDITY: No Site Plan in conjunction with a
Master Site Development Plan shall be valid for a period
longer than one year from the date on which the City Council
grants approval, unless within such one year period: (a) a
building Permit is obtained and the erection or alteration of a
structure is started, or (b) an Occupancy Permit is obtained
and a use commenced. The City Council may grant one
additional extension not exceeding one year, upon written
application, without notice or earing. No additional extension
shall be granted without complying with the notice and hearing
requirements for an initial application as required in Section
67, Amendments. It should be recognized that the
establishment of a Master Site Development Plan is
contractual in nature and upon expiration of a Site Plan
approved in conjunction with a Master Site Development Plan,
the property will revert to the underlying zoning district
designation and all uses and the general development
guidelines as stated in the underlying district shall apply.
There shall be no vested right(s) associated with an expired
site plan approved in conjunction with a Master Site
Development Plan. All property that has received approval as
part of a Master Site Development Plan shall be eligible for
Ordinance No. 2017-012 6
the provisions of this ordinance provided that the application
for a Master Site Development Plan has not expired.
E. That Section 27, P-O Professional Office District Regulations is hereby
amended by adding subsection C.10 to read as follows:
"C.10 Master Site Development Plan."
F. That Section 27, P-O Professional Office District Regulations is hereby
amended by adding subsection O. to read as follows:
"O. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot
or parcel of land created within a Master Site Development Plan shall
comply with the following requirements:
1. PURPOSE: The purpose of the Mater Site Development Plan
is to encourage thoughtful, efficient, and purposeful utilization
of land that promotes a mixture of uses that blends retail,
commercial, office and/or residential functions whereby those
functions are physically and functionally integrated, with
appropriate vehicular and pedestrian connectivity. The Master
Site Development Plan also allows the Planning and Zoning
Commission and the City Council the ability to consider these
multiple uses, including conditional uses, special uses, and
planned development overlays upon one or more parcels of
land, five acres in size or greater, through one application
process.
2. ADDITIONAL USES ALLOWED: Given the elements that can
be incorporated within a Master Site Development Plan in an
effort to achieve a successful, multifaceted development,
additional uses may be considered by the Planning and
Zoning Commission and City Council that are not normally
considered as individual elements allowed as permitted,
conditional, or special uses within the zoning district. The
following uses may be considered in conjunction with at least
one other permitted or conditional uses allowed in the "PO"
Professional Office District:
(a) Any uses allowed within Section16, "R-5.0" Zero Lot
Line District
(b) Any uses allowed within Section 17, "R-3.5" Two
Family District
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(c) Any uses allowed within Section 18, "R-3.75" Three
and Four Family District
(d) Any uses allowed within Section 20, "R-TH"
Townhouse District
(e) Any uses allowed within Section 22, "R-MF" Multifamily
District
3. REQUEST FOR A MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT
PLAN/APPLICATION PROCESS: The procedure to follow to
establish a Master Site Development Plan shall be the same
process as that required to establish, amend, or alter a
development as specified under Section 48, Conditional
Uses.
4. SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building
permit for construction of a principal building shall be
approved without the following:
(a) A Plat meeting all the requirements of the City of
Grapevine has been approved by the City Council and
recorded in the official records of Tarrant and/or Dallas
Counties.
(b) A site plan meeting the requirements of Section 47,
Site Plan Review of the Zoning Ordinance has been
approved as specified under Section 48, Conditional
Uses. Recognizing the scale and scope of a
large multifaceted development has many
components, each component, in an effort to provide
clarity and ease of understanding, may consist of its
own individual site plan as part of the overall Master
Site Development Plan.
Developments planned to be conducted in phases may
submit a site plan as required per Section 47, Site Plan
Review for the phase(s) of the project to be initially
developed, along with a concept plan for the remaining
phase(s); however, development of the remaining
phases of the project shall require approval of a site
plan in accordance with Section 47.
(c) A Landscape Plan meeting the requirements of Section
53, Landscaping Regulations.
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5. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN DESIGN
REQUtREMENTS: In addition to the requirements already
established in Section 27, "PO" Professional Office District,
each lot or parcel of land created within a Master Site
Development Plan shall also comply with the criteria
established in paragraph N. Planned Commercial Center
Design Requirements. For individual components of a Master
Site Development Plan that have clearly defined boundaries
befinreen uses relative to Paragraph 2 above, the development
criteria for that particular district shall apply.
6. PERIOD OF VALIDITY: No Site Plan in conjunction with a
Master Site Development Plan shall be valid for a period
longer than one year from the date on which the City Council
grants approval, unless within such one year period: (a) a
building Permit is obtained and the erection or alteration of a
structure is started, or (b) an Occupancy Permit is obtained
and a use commenced. The City Council may grant one
additional extension not exceeding one year, upon written
application, without notice or earing. No additional extension
shall be granted without complying with the notice and hearing
requirements for an initial application as required in Section
67, Amendments. It should be recognized that the
establishment of a Master Site Development Plan is
contractual in nature and upon expiration of a Site Plan
approved in conjunction with a Master Site Development Plan,
the property will revert to the underlying zoning district
designation and all uses and the general development
guidelines as stated in the underlying district shall apply.
There shall be no vested right(s) associated with an expired
site plan approved in conjunction with a Master Site
Development Plan. All property that has received approval as
part of a Master Site Development Plan shall be eligible for
the provisions of this ordinance provided that the application
for a Master Site Development Plan has not expired.
G. That Section 29, HCO Hotel and Corporate Office District Regulations is
hereby amended by adding subsection C.10 to read as follows:
"C.10 Master Site Development Plan."
H. That Section 29, HCO Hotel and Corporate Office District Regulations is
hereby amended by adding subsection O. to read as follows:
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"O. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot
or parcel of land created within a Master Site Development Plan shall
comply with the following requirements:
1. PURPOSE: The purpose of the Mater Site Development Plan
is to encourage thoughtFul, efficient, and purposeful utilization
of land that promotes a mixture of uses that blends retail,
commercial, office and/or residential functions whereby those
functions are physically and functionally integrated, with
appropriate vehicular and pedestrian connectivity. The Master
Site Development Plan also allows the Planning and Zoning
Commission and the City Council the ability to consider these
multiple uses, including conditional uses, special uses, and
planned development overlays upon one or more parcels of
land, five acres in size or greater, through one application
process.
2. ADDITIONAL USES ALLOWED: Given the elements that can
be incorporated within a Master Site Development Plan in an
effort to achieve a successful, multifaceted development,
additional uses may be considered by the Planning and
Zoning Commission and City Council that are not normally
considered as individual elements allowed as permitted,
conditional, or special uses within the zoning district. The
following uses may be considered in conjunction with at least
one other permitted or conditional uses allowed in the "HCO"
Hotel and Corporate Office District:
(a) Any uses allowed within Section16, "R-5.0" Zero Lot
Line District
(b) Any uses allowed within Section 17, "R-3.5" Two
Family District
(c) Any uses allowed within Section 18, "R-3.75" Three
and Four Family District
(d) Any uses allowed within Section 20, "R-TH"
Townhouse District
(e) Any uses allowed within Section 22, "R-MF" Multifamily
District
3. REQUEST FOR A MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT
PLAN/APPLICATION PROCESS: The procedure to follow to
establish a Master Site Development Plan shall be the same
process as that required to establish, amend, or alter a
Ordinance No. 2017-012 10
development as specified under Section 48, Conditional
Uses.
4. SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building
permit for construction of a principal building shall be
approved without the following:
(a) A Plat meeting all the requirements of the City of
Grapevine has been approved by the City Council and
recorded in the official records of Tarrant and/or Dallas
Counties.
(b) A site plan meeting the requirements of Section 47,
Site Plan Review of the Zoning Ordinance has been
approved as specified under Section 48, Conditional
Uses. Recognizing the scale and scope of a
large multifaceted development has many
components, each component, in an effort to provide
clarity and ease of understanding, may consist of its
own individual site plan as part of the overall Master
Site Development Plan.
Developments planned to be conducted in phases may
submit a site plan as required per Section 47, Site Plan
Review for the phase(s) of the project to be initially
developed, along with a concept plan for the remaining
phase(s); however, development of the remaining
phases of the project shall require approval of a site
plan in accordance with Section 47.
(c) A Landscape Plan meeting the requirements of Section
53, Landscaping Regulations.
5. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS: In addition to the requirements already
established in Section 29, "HCO" Hotel and Corporate Office
District, each lot or parcel of land created within a Master Site
Development Plan shall also comply with the criteria
established in paragraph N. Planned Commercial Center
Design Requirements. For individual components of a Master
Site Development Plan that have clearly defined boundaries
befinreen uses relative to Paragraph 2 above, the development
criteria for that particular district shall apply.
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6. PERIOD OF VALIDITY: No Site Plan in conjunction with a
Master Site Development Plan shall be valid for a period
longer than one year from the date on which the City Council
grants approval, unless within such one year period: (a) a
building Permit is obtained and the erection or alteration of a
structure is started, or (b) an Occupancy Permit is obtained
and a use commenced. The City Council may grant one
additional extension not exceeding one year, upon written
application, without notice or earing. No additional extension
shall be granted without complying with the notice and hearing
requirements for an initial application as required in Section
67, Amendments. It should be recognized that the
establishment of a Master Site Development Plan is
contractual in nature and upon expiration of a Site Plan
approved in conjunction with a Master Site Development Plan,
the property will revert to the underlying zoning district
designation and all uses and the general development
guidelines as stated in the underlying district shall apply.
There shall be no vested right(s) associated with an expired
site plan approved in conjunction with a Master Site
Development Plan. All property that has received approval as
part of a Master Site Development Plan shall be eligible for
the provisions of this ordinance provided that the application
for a Master Site Development Plan has not expired.
I. That Section 32,BP Business Park District Regulations is hereby amended
by adding subsection C.9 to read as follows:
"C.9 Master Site Development Plan."
J. That Section 32, BP Business Park District Regulations is hereby amended
by adding subsection O. to read as follows:
"O. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS: Each lot
or parcel of land created within a Master Site Development Plan shall
comply with the following requirements:
1. PURPOSE: The purpose of the Mater Site Development Plan
is to encourage thoughtFul, efficient, and purposeful utilization
of land that promotes a mixture of uses that blends retail,
commercial, office and/or residential functions whereby those
functions are physically and functionally integrated, with
appropriate vehicular and pedestrian connectivity. The Master
Site Development Plan also allows the Planning and Zoning
Commission and the City Council the ability to consider these
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multiple uses, including conditional uses, special uses, and
planned development overlays upon one or more parcels of
land, five acres in size or greater, through one application
process.
2. ADDITIONAL USES ALLOWED: Given the elements that can
be incorporated within a Master Site Development Plan in an
effort to achieve a successful, multifaceted development,
additional uses may be considered by the Planning and
Zoning Commission and City Council that are not normally
considered as individual elements allowed as permitted,
conditional, or special uses within the zoning district. The
following uses may be considered in conjunction with at least
one other permitted or conditional uses allowed in the "BP"
Business Park District:
(a) Any uses allowed within Section16, "R-5.0" Zero Lot
Line District
(b) Any uses allowed within Section 17, "R-3.5" Two
Family District
(c) Any uses allowed within Section 18, "R-3.75" Three
and Four Family District
(d) Any uses allowed within Section 20, "R-TH"
Townhouse District
(e) Any uses allowed within Section 22, "R-MF" Multifamily
District
3. REQUEST FOR A MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT
PLAN/APPLICATION PROCESS: The procedure to follow to
establish a Master Site Development Plan shall be the same
process as that required to establish, amend, or alter a
development as specified under Section 48, Conditional
Uses.
4. SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building
permit for construction of a principal building shall be
approved without the following:
(a) A Plat meeting all the requirements of the City of
Grapevine has been approved by the City Council and
recorded in the official records of Tarrant and/or Dallas
Counties.
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(b) A site plan meeting the requirements of Section 47,
Site Plan Review of the Zoning Ordinance has been
approved as specified under Section 48, Conditional
Uses. Recognizing the scale and scope of a
large multifaceted development has many
components, each component, in an effort to provide
clarity and ease of understanding, may consist of its
own individual site plan as part of the overall Master
Site Development Plan.
Developments planned to be conducted in phases may
submit a site plan as required per Section 47, Site Plan
Review for the phase(s) of the project to be initially
developed, along with a concept plan for the remaining
phase(s); however, development of the remaining
phases of the project shall require approval of a site
plan in accordance with Section 47.
(c) A Landscape Plan meeting the requirements of Section
53, Landscaping Regulations.
5. MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS: In addition to the requirements already
established in Section 32, "BP" Business Park District,
each lot or parcel of land created within a Master Site
Development Plan shall also comply with the criteria
established in paragraph N. Planned Commercial Center
Design Requirements. For individual components of a Master
Site Development Plan that have clearly defined boundaries
befinreen uses relative to Paragraph 2 above, the development
criteria for that particular district shall apply.
6. PERIOD OF VALIDITY: No Site Plan in conjunction with a
Master Site Development Plan shall be valid for a period
longer than one year from the date on which the City Council
grants approval, unless within such one year period: (a) a
building Permit is obtained and the erection or alteration of a
structure is started, or (b) an Occupancy Permit is obtained
and a use commenced. The City Council may grant one
additional extension not exceeding one year, upon written
application, without notice or earing. No additional extension
shall be granted without complying with the notice and hearing
requirements for an initial application as required in Section
67, Amendments. It should be recognized that the
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establishment of a Master Site Development Plan is
contractual in nature and upon expiration of a Site Plan
approved in conjunction with a Master Site Development Plan,
the property will revert to the underlying zoning district
designation and all uses and the general development
guidelines as stated in the underlying district shall apply.
There shall be no vested right(s) associated with an expired
site plan approved in conjunction with a Master Site
Development Plan. All property that has received approval as
part of a Master Site Development Plan shall be eligible for
the provisions of this ordinance provided that the application
for a Master Site Development Plan has not expired.
Section 3. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum
not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) and a separate offense shall be deemed
committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
Section 4. That if any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or
: word in this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstances is held invalid
or unconstitutional by a Court or competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares
it would have passed such remaining portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity,
which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. That the fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City
of Grapevine, Texas, are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals,
peace and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas, creates an
emergency for the immediate preservation of the public business, property, health, safety
and general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance shall become effective
from and after the date of its final passage, and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 21st of February 2017.
APPROVED:
William D. Tate
Mayor
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ATTEST:
Tara Braoks
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John F. Boyle, Jr.
City Attorney
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