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DATE: OCTOBER 8, 1992
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: TRENT PETTY, CITY MANAGER
DAVID TESMER, ASSISTANT TO C Y MANAGER
H.T. HARDY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELPP MDENT44VI
SUBJECT: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
ORDINANCE 82-73, APPENDIX D, FOR CHURCH PARKING
LOTS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS
MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 19, 1993
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council approve the proposed amendments reltative to off-street parking
for churches in residential distrcits.
BACKGROUND
The Planning and Zoning Commission, after holding a workshop on August 24, 1993 and a
public hearing on September 21, 1993, recommended approval of the proposed amendments in
all the residential districts. The proposed amendments would allow as a conditional use off-
street parking for churches, convents and other places of worship only when located within 300
feet of the lot of record of the principal use. Also, the limitation of uses were proposed to say
no off-street parking shall be allowed outside the 300 foot perimeter of the lot of record for
churches, convents, and other places of worship.
City Council tabled further action of the proposed amendments at the September 21, 1993
meeting to revise the amendments to allow the off-street parking to begin within 300 feet of the
lot of record, but not having to be totally within that 300 feet.
Attached are the revised proposed amendments: Section 13, "R-20" Single Family, Section 14,
"R-12.5" Single Family, Section 15, "R-7.5" Single Family, Section 16, "R-5.0" Zero Lot Line,
Section 17, "R-3.5" Two Family District, Section 18, "R-3.75" Three & Four Family District,
Section 20, "R-TH" Townhouse, Section 21, "R -MF -1" Multifamily District, and Section 22,
"R -MF -2" Multifamily.
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R-20 Single Family
Accessory buildings more than sixteen (16) feet in height shall be set
back from the rear property line six (6) feet plus two (2) additional
feet for each additional foot of height over sixteen (16) feet. The
height of the structures shall be measured from the top of the slab or
from its bottom floor.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be
permitted provided they meet the provisions of Section 48 and a
Conditional Use Permit is issued.
1. Public and non profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding
miniature golf courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
S. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other places
of worship developed on property other than the platted lot
of record of the principal use, provided all or a portion of
the property utilized for parking is located within 300 feet of
the platted lot of record.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage
may occupy residences with an R-20 Single-family district.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any
adjacent residential development or use.
042093 3 Section 13
Draft Copy 10/06/93
R-12.5 Single Family
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be
permitted provided they meet the provisions of Section 48, and a
conditional use permit is issued.
1. Public and non-profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding
miniature golf courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
5. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other places
of worship developed on property other than the platted lot
of record of the principal use, provided all or a portion of
the property utilized for parking is located within 300 feet of
the platted lot of record.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage
may occupy residences with an R-12.5 Single Family District.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any
adjacent residential development or use.
3. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 foot
required rear yard.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for
the construction of a principal building shall be approved unless a
plat, meeting all requirements of the City of Grapevine, has been
042093 3 Section 14
Draft Copy 10/06/93
R-7.5 Single Family
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be
permitted provided they meet the provisions of Section 48, and a
conditional use permit is issued.
1. Public and non profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding
miniature golf courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
5. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other places
of worship developed on property other than the platted lot
of record of the principal use, provided all or a portion of
the property utilized for parking is located within 300 feet of
the platted lot of record.
D LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage
may occupy residences within an R-7.5 Single Family District.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any
adjacent residential development or use.
3. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 foot
required rear yard.
042093 3 Section 15
Draft Copy 10/06/93
R-5.0 Zero Lot Line
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be
permitted provided they meet the provisions of Section 48, and a
Conditional Use Permit is issued.
1. Public and non-profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding
miniature golf courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
5. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other places
of worship developed on property other than the platted lot
of record of the principal use, provided all or a portion of
the property utilized for parking is located within 300 feet of
the platted lot of record.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage
may occupy residences with an R-5.0 Zero -Lot -Line Zoning
District.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any
adjacent residential development or use.
3. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the twenty-five
(25) foot required rear yard.
042093 3 Section 16
Draft Copy 10/06/93 R-3.5 Two Family District
2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other places
of worship developed on property other than the platted lot
of record of the principal use, provided all or a portion of
the property utilized for parking is located within 300 feet of
the platted lot of record.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. There shall be a separate platted lot of record for each duplex
structure.
2. In the event a duplex structure is converted to separate
ownership, the duplex shall be considered a town house unit
and shall be permitted, provided that all requirements, and
regulations of the R-TH District are met and maintained.
3. Not more than three (3) persons, unrelated by blood or
marriage may occupy residences within an R-3.5 District.
4. Storage of mechanical, maintenance or farm equipment
incidental to any permitted or conditional use shall be screened
in accordance with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or
E, from any adjacent residential development or use.
5. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 foot
required rear yard. Whenever rear access or parking is
provided, access shall be from a platted alley or easement.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS:
No application for a building permit for the construction of a principal
building shall be approved unless:
042093 3 Section 17
Draft Copy 10/06/93
R-3.75 Three & Four Family Districts
between the building line and the front property line.
1. Detached covered common parking, off-street parking and private
garages.
2. Private swimming pools and private tennis courts no closer than
seventy-five (75) feet to any adjacent residential district.
3. Laundry room for tenants' use.
4. Cabana, pavilion or roofed area.
5. Signs subject to the provisions of Section 60.
6. Communication equipment meeting the requirements of Chapter 7,
Article XII of the Grapevine Code of Ordinance.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be permitted
provided they meet the provisions of Section 48 and a Conditional Use
Permit is issued.
1. Public and non-profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis courts.
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Any off-street parking for churches convents and other places of
worship developed on property other than the platted lot of record
of the principal use, provided all or a portion of the property
utilized for parking is located within 300 feet of the platted lot of
record.
042093 Section 18
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Draft Copy 10/06/93 R-TH Townhouse District
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Public and private noncommercial recreation areas and facilities
such as country clubs and golf courses excluding miniature golf
courses and driving ranges.
5. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other places
of worship developed on property other than the platted lot
of record of the principal use, provided all or a portion of
the property utilized for parking is located within 300 feet of
the platted lot of record.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. There shall be a separate platted lot of record for each
townhouse dwelling unit.
2. Not more than three (3) persons, unrelated by blood or
marriage may occupy residences within a R-TH District.
3. Storage of mechanical, maintenance or farm equipment
incidental to any permitted or conditional use shall be screened
in accordance with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or
E, from any adjacent residential development or use.
4. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the twenty-five
(25) foot required rear yards. Whenever rear access or parking
is provided, access shall be from a platted alley or easement.
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
042093 3 Section 20
Draft Copy 10/06/93 R -MF -1 Multifamily District
2. Non-profit community centers.
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Nursing homes.
S. Day care centers (See Section 21.N.).
6. Personal Care Facilities (See Section 21.N.).
7. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other places
of worship developed on property other than the platted lot
of record of the principal use, provided all or a portion of
the property utilized for parking is located within 300 feet of
the platted lot of record.
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 density requirements
shall apply.
1. MAXIMUM DENSITY: The maximum density within the R-
MF -1 District shall not exceed twelve (12) dwelling units per
gross acre.
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2. Nonprofit community centers.
R -MF -2 Multifamily District
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Nursing Homes.
5. Day Care Centers (See Section 22.N.).
6. Personal Care Facilities (See Section 22.N.).
7. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other places
of worship developed on property other than the platted lot
of record of the principal use, provided all or a portion of
the property utilized for parking is located within 300 feet of
the platted lot of record.
LIMITATION OF USES: None specified.
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.
DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following density requirements
shall apply.
1. MAXIMUM DENSITY - The -maximum density within the R -
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Section 22
DATE: AUGUST 17, 1992
TO: PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSIONERS
FROM: H.T. HARDY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
MARCY RATCLIFF, PLANNER 7
SUBJECT: PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WORKSHOP AGENDA
SUMMARY
MEETING DATE: AUGUST 24, 1993
DRIVEWAY PLACEMENT STANDARDS Stan Lassiter, Assistant Public Works Director has
prepared amendments to the Driveway Placement Standards for your review. Please see the
attachments.
BUFFERING REQUIREMENTS The buffering area regulations and design requirements of all
the commercial and industrial districts with the exceptions of the Planned Commerce
Development and Planned Industrial Development Districts are proposed to be amended.
The buffer area regulations that use the building height as a buffer setback were increased by
one-half. For instance, if the requirement was a setback equal to the height of the building, it
was increased to 1 1/2 times the building height.
In the design requirements, where it stated a buffer is required when a district has been created,
is drafted to say a buffer is required whenever that district is adjacent to any residentially zoned
district. Staff has a difficult time knowing when or if a district was created. This amendment
will alleviate the problem.
The design requirements were amended again to propose that the Planning and Zoning
Commission and City Council have the ability to require on any zone change, conditional use,
special use or on a concept plan any additional buffering, screening, fencing or landscaping
deemed necessary. Please see the attachments.
DEFINITION OF WIDTH OF LOT The Board of Zoning Adjustment was recently asked to
make an interpretation on the current definition of width of lot. The Board of Zoning
Adjustment agreed with Staff s interpretation that the width of lot at the front property line shall
not be less than 20 feet at any time. As a result of their interpretation, Staff is proposing to
amend the definition, so the meaning will be clear for normal lot and cul-de-sac lots. The
proposal will require any proposed flag lots to receive a variance before the plat can be
approved. Please see the attachments.
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CHURCH PARKING LOTS All the residential districts are proposed to be amended to allow
as a conditional use off-street parking for churches, convents and other places of worship not
located on the lot of record of the principal use. Please see the attachments.
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MEMO TO: CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION
FROM: JERRY L. HODGE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC W,
SUBJECT: DRIVEWAY PLACEMENT STANDARDS
DATE: AUGUST 24, 1993
We have attached a report addressing the items the Public works staff have considered in trying
to address the commission's concerns over driveway placement on collectors and thoroughfares.
We will be available in the workshop to address the specifics of the report as well as to illustrate
how the suggested approach will impact developments.
DRIVEWAY PLACEMENT STANDARDS
ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF CONTROL
The Planning and Zoning Commission has asked the Public Works Staff to review the City's
current Driveway Placement Standards to determine if there may be a means to improve the
City's control over the number of driveway cuts on collector and arterial thoroughfares. Staff
has considered several different methods of improving control as follows:
ZONING / MINIMUM LOT SIZE LIMITATIONS
BUILDING SIZE LIMITATIONS
BLOCK LIMITATIONS / THOROUGHFARE CLASSIFICATIONS
I. ZONING / MINIMUM LOT SIZE LINIITATIONS
The following Non -Single Family Residential Zoning categories are approved in the City
of Grapevine.
Neighborhood Commercial
Limited Business
Community Commercial
Highway Commercial
Professional Office
Central business District
Hotel Corporate Office
Light Industrial
Planned Commercial Development
Planned Industrial Development
Multi Family R -MF -1
Multi Family R -MF -2
Regardless of the minimum lot size required for any specific zoning category noted
above, the minimum frontage for a lot on a public street is 20 feet. This minimum
frontage could pose a significant problem in trying to enforce any proposed driveway
standards intended to limit access points. For this reason, we gave this alternative no
further consideration.
II. BUILDING SIZE LIMITATIONS
Limiting the number of driveway cuts based upon building size has one significant flaw.
Often times, the building size does not directly correlate with the traffic generated from
the site. A restaurant with a drive thru window will have significantly more traffic than
another type of business utilizing the same amount of floor space. For this reason, we
gave this alternative no further consideration.
M. BLOCK LIMITATIONS / THOROUGHFARE CLASSIFICATION
The number of driveway cuts can be controlled by limiting the number per average City
block length of approximately 300 feet based upon the thoroughfare classification. This
method would factor the design speeds of the thoroughfare classifications and associated
stopping distances for each design speed into a spacing limitation for each classification.
This alternative seemed to have the best opportunity for success.
SUGGESTED METHOD OF CONTROL
After reviewing the three alternatives, staff has chosen to focus its efforts on limiting the number
of driveway cuts per 300 foot average City block. The attached Exhibit A identifies the design
speeds, and associated stopping distances for thoroughfare classifications in the City. One
should note that the design speeds for thoroughfares in the City often do not coincide with the
posted speed limits. Although our design speeds are as high as 55 MPH for Major Arterials,
only Ira E. Woods Ave. from Ball St. west and SH 26 from NW Hwy east are posted at 45
MPH; and FM 2499 is posted at 55 MPH, excluding the highway frontage roads.
Based upon these stopping distances identified in Exhibit A, 300 feet seems to be a reasonable
spacing to consider for the purpose of limiting driveway cuts. This spacing would provide
adequate stopping distance for vehicles having to engage in a maximum effort stop while
traveling at speeds approaching 45 MPH. The 45 MPH speed should address the upper limit
of most motorists' speed on collectors and arterials in the City of Grapevine.
The two hundred (200) feet minimum spacing for a driveway cut from intersections provides
adequate stopping distance for vehicles stopping for traffic exiting or entering a driveway while
travelling 30 MPH through an intersection. This increase in the minimum spacing of driveway
cuts from intersections provides added safety in the intersection area.
The current City Code requires non residential driveway spacings from intersections and from
adjacent driveways on the same lot that range between 100 feet and 150 feet. However,
driveways may be constructed as close as 20 feet from a side property line on a non residential
tract. This minimum allows two driveways to be constructed on abutting lots sharing a common
side property line with a required spacing of only 40 feet.
The benefit of the proposed spacings is that we exercise better control over the number and
location of access points onto heavily traveled roadways from apartment complexes, commercial
facilities and industrial complexes. The application of these spacings have been expanded to
address apartment complexes in the R -MF -1 and R -MF -2 zoning districts due to the traffic
generation and driveway needs of these complexes.
To effectively implement these new spacings, steps must be taken to insure that access will not
be denied to owners of property abutting these thoroughfares. Obviously, existing access points
cannot be removed. However, the access points of much of the new apartment, commercial and
industrial development that we will be experiencing over the next few years can be controlled
at the time of platting.
Community Development staff have advised us that all of the zoning categories noted earlier in
this memo require site plans during the development process. To address the Planning and
Zoning Commission's concerns, we suggest that all final plats of apartment property in the R-
MF -1 and R -MF -2 districts, as well as commercial and industrial property must be accompanied
by an Internal Traffic Circulation Plan (plan). This plan may be submitted on the site plan if
the developer wishes to do so.
The plan shall provide for interconnected access between adjacent properties to serve one central
or multiple centralized access points meeting the new spacing requirements. These internal
routes shall be encompassed within dedicated public access easements. The development shall
provide a connection point to the internal circulation route across subject property for each
surrounding and abutting property. This includes the construction of a concrete or asphalt
driving surface up to the property lines of the abutting properties.
In cases where one or more of the properties abutting the subject property have been developed
and provisions have been made in these developments to connect to a future internal traffic
circulation network when subject tract is developed, the development of subject tract must
include a connection to the internal traffic circulation network at the point or points established
by the previous developments.
These requirements shall not apply to existing developments that have not made provisions for
internal circulation plans under these requirements. Additionally, new development of small
tracts of land bordered by previously development property with no provisions for internal traffic
circulation routes shall be guaranteed at least one access point to an abutting public street as
currently provided in Section 20-44 of the City Code.
If the City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission wish to take formal action on
driveway spacings, the suggested amendments to the appropriate sections of the City Code are
as follows:
Section 20-44, Driveway Design and Placement Standards;
Paragraph (d) Driveway Radii, subparagraphs (1)(b)&(c), will be amended to increase
driveway radii on commercial and industrial property from 10 feet to 20 feet to improve
the vehicle mobility in the turning movement at the driveway entrance.
Paragraph (e) Driveway Spacing and Location in relation to other Drives, Figure
20.2, will be amended to reflect changes as follows:
Curb radii will be increased to 20 feet. This will improve access to the driveway
for vehicles entering from a heavily travelled roadway.
Minimum spacings will be increased from the existing 100 - 150 feet range to 300
feet.
Minimum spacings from side lot lines will be increased from the existing 10 feet
to 150 feet unless the drive is constructed on the side lot line as provided for in
this Section 20-44.
Minimum spacings from intersection will be increased from the existing 100 - 150
feet range to 200 feet.
A comparison of the proposed changes to Paragraph (e), Figure 20.2, versus the existing
requirements of Figure 20.2 are provided in Exhibit B.
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If the City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission wish to take formal action on
driveway spacings, the suggested amendments to the appropriate sections of the City Code are
as follows:
Section 20-44, Driveway Design and Placement Standards;
Paragraph (d) Driveway Radii, subparagraphs (1)(b)&(c), will be amended to increase
driveway radii on commercial and industrial property from 10 feet to 20 feet to improve
the vehicle mobility in the turning movement at the driveway entrance.
Paragraph (e) Driveway Spacing and Location in relation to other Drives, Figure
20.2, will be amended to reflect changes as follows:
Curb radii will be increased to 20 feet. This will improve access to the driveway
for vehicles entering from a heavily travelled roadway.
Minimum spacings will be increased from the existing 100 - 150 feet range to 300
feet.
Minimum spacings from side lot lines will be increased from the existing 10 feet
to 150 feet unless the drive is constructed on the side lot line as provided for in
this Section 20-44.
Minimum spacings from intersection will be increased from the existing 100 - 150
feet range to 200 feet.
A comparison of the proposed changes to Paragraph (e), Figure 20.2, versus the existing
requirements of Figure 20.2 are provided in Exhibit B.
APPENDIX B - SUBDIVISIONS
SECTION 3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Paragraph 17
The Existing Paragraph 17, addressing variations and modifications of the General Requirements
will be renumbered Paragraph 18.
New Paragraph 17:
Final plats of apartment property in the R -MF -1 and R -MF -2 districts, as well as commercial
and industrial property must be accompanied by an Internal Traffic Circulation Plan (plan). This
plan may be submitted as part of the Site Plan submittal package. or plar"
The plan shall provide for interconnected access between adjacent non residential and R -MF -1
and R -MF -2 properties to serve one central or multiple centralized access points meeting the new
spacing requirements. These internal routes shall be encompassed within dedicated public access
easements. The plan shall provide a connection point to the internal circulation route across
subject property for each surrounding and abutting property and shall include the construction
of a concrete or asphalt driving surface up to the property lines of the abutting properties.
In cases where one or more of the properties abutting the subject property have been developed
and provisions have been made in these developments to connect to a future internal traffic
circulation network when subject tract is developed, the development of subject tract must
include a connection to the internal traffic circulation network at the point or points established
by the abutting properties.
These requirements shall not apply to existing developments that have not made provisions for
internal circulation plans under these requirements but may be applied to revised or new site
plans of existing developments in cases where extensive reconstruction of the site is proposed.
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5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area
occupied by all main and accessory structures, parking, storage,
loading and other paved areas shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of
the total lot area.
G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be
required:
1. LOT WIDTH: Every lot shall have a minimum width of eighty (80)
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
fifteen (15) feet which shall be utilized a s 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 side yards, each of which
shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width.
5. REAR YARD: Every lot shall have a rear yard of not less than
twenty-five (25) feet in depth.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance
between detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot
shall be not less than twenty (20) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever an LB District abuts a
residential district, a wall, fence, or berm at least six (6) feet in height shall
be erected to effectively screen the LB District from the residential area.
In addition, no building or structure shall be located nearer to any
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residentially zoned property than a distance equal to one -half {142) the height
of such building or structure.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
two (2) stories or twenty-five (25) feet except buildings located
adjacent to an R-20, R-12.5, or R-7.5 District, buildings shall not
exceed one (1) story or twenty (20) feet in height.
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 provisions of Section 57 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall
apply in the LB 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.
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accordance with the provisions of Sections 24(M)4., and 53 of this
Ordinance. In addition, no building or structure shall be located nearer to
any residentially zoned property than a distance equal to one and one-half
(1-1/2) times the height of such building or structure.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
thirty (30) feet except buildings located adjacent to an R-20, R-12.5,
or R-7.5 Residential district shall not exceed one (1) story or twenty-
five (25) feet in height.
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 provisions of Section 57 and 58 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall
apply in the C -N 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.
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3. Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent
residential area.
4. Whenever a C -N District is efeated adjacent to any residentially
zoned district, a buffer strip, at least twenty (20) feet in width shall
be provided between the two (2) districts. A wall, fence or berm
shall be erected to effectively screen the C -N District from the
residential area. 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 additional
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.
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 24.G.3. shall be applicable to each lot or parcel of land
within a Planned Commercial Center. A minimum ten (10) foot side
and a minimum twenty-five (25) foot rear yard shall be required
around the outside perimeter of the 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
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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 ene and one half (I V2-)
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 except buildings located contiguous to an existing R-20,
R-12.5, or R-7.5 District, height shall not exceed one (1) story or
twenty five (25) feet in height.
2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height
exceeding fifteen (15) feet.
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J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in
accordance with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
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 C -C Community Commercial District is ereated adjacent
to any residentially zoned district, a buffer strip, at least twenty (20)
feet in width shall be provided between the two (2) districts. A wall,
fence, or berm at least six (6) feet high shall be erected to effectively
screen the C -C District from the residential area and no streets, alley,
vehicular storage or use shall be permitted in the required buffer strip.
5. The masonry requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
6. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, &
LANDSCAPING. The Planning and Zoning Commission may
recommend and the City Council may require buffering,,
screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on any zone
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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.
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.
2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section
53.H.2(b) shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of a
Planned Commercial Center. For interior lots the minimum
landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2.(b) may be required if
deemed necessary by City Council in order to meet the provisions of
Section 48.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED
COMMERCIAL CENTERS: At least twenty (20) percent of the total
site area of the Planned Commercial Center shall be devoted to
nonvehicular open space (Nonvehicular open space is any area not
devoted to buildings, parking, loading, storage, or vehicular use.)
4. BUILDING ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED STRUCTURES SHALL
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grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees and no part shall be paved or
surfaced except for minimum access, driveways, and sidewalks.
Provided, however, the front yard set back for lots fronting on the
south side of Northwest highway, between Jenkins Street and Dooley
Street, shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet and may be used for off-
street parking, drives, and sidewalks. The ten (10) foot front yard for
this area shall not be used for any building, structure, fence, wall, or
storage area.
4. SIDE YARDS: No side yards are required, except that when
property in an HC District abuts property of a district in which a side
yard is required, a side yard of equivalent width shall be provided in
the HC District.
5. REAR YARD: A rear yard equivalent to the adjacent or contiguous
district shall be provided.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance
between detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot
shall be not less than ten (10) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: When an HC District abuts a
Residential District, an appropriate buffer and screen shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of Section 50 of this Ordinance.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
two (2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet.
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.
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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 ereated adjacent to
any residentially zoned district, a buffer strip, at least twenty (20) feet
in width shall be provided between the two (2) districts. A wall,
fence, or berm shall be erected to effectively screen the HC District
from the residential area and no streets, alley, vehicular storage area
or use shall be permitted in the required buffer strip.
5. The Masonry Requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
6. All sales, display, or outdoor storage areas shall be surfaced in
accordance with Section 58 except those areas of nurseries and garden
center where living plants are located.
7. Storage areas for any product, excluding automobile and truck sales
and leasing, shall be completely enclosed by a blind fence or wall at
least seven (7) feet high. No materials or products shall be stacked
higher than one (1) foot below the top of the fence or wall.
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8. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, &
LANDSCAPING. The Planning and Zoning Commission may
recommend and the City Council may require buffering,,
screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on any zone
change, conditional use, or special use case or concept1p an in
addition to or in lieu of screening or fencing requirements set out
specifically in each use district when the nature and character of
surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to require such
methods in order to protect such property and to further provide
protection for the general health, welfare and morals of the
community in general.
N. PLANNED 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.
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 -
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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 of
which shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width.
5. REAR YARD: Every lot shall have a rear yard of not less than
twenty-five (25) feet in depth.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance
between detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot
shall be not less than twenty (20) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever a P -O District abuts a
Residential District, an appropriate buffer screen shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of Section 53 of this ordinance. In addition,
no building or structure shall be located nearer to any residentially zoned
property than a distance equal to two 2 times the
height of such building or structure or twenty-five (25) feet, whichever is
greater.
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1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
two (2) stories or thirty (30) feet except buildings located contiguous
to a R-20, R-12.5, or R-7.5 District, buildings shall not exceed one
(1) story or twenty (20) feet in height.
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 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 er-eated adjacent to any residentially zoned
district, a buffer strip, at least ten (10) feet in width shall be provided
between the two (2) districts. A wall, fence or berm shall be erected
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H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: None required.
I. HEIGHT:
(a) No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
thirty (30) feet.
(b) No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height
exceeding thirty (30) feet.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: None required for individual lots.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING: Due to the development nature
of the CBD, it is recognized that conventional off-street parking and loading
for individual lots may be difficult to provide. Any new uses proposed in
the CBD shall present a plan for parking to the Planning and Zoning
Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission shall establish the
amount and method of off-street parking to be provided for this District.
L. MASONRY REQUIREMENTS: The masonry requirements of Section 54
shall be met.
M. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING FENCING. &
LANDSCAPING. The Planning and Zoning Commission maX
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 ad.jacent property
dictate a need to require such methods in order to protect such propertx
and to further provide protection for the general health, welfare and
morals of the community in general.
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fifty (50) feet which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback area.
Front yards shall not be used for any building, structure, fence, wall
or storage area, except that signs may be permitted in this area.
Front yards shall be landscaped with grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees
and no part shall be paved or surfaced except for minimum access,
driveways and sidewalks in accordance with Section 53 of this
Ordinance.
4. SIDE YARD - A minimum side yard of fifteen (15) feet or ten (10%)
percent of the width of the lot, whichever is greater, but in no case
more than twenty-five (25) feet.
5. REAR YARD - Every lot shall have a rear yard not less than forty
(40) feet in depth.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS - The minimum distance
between principal or accessory buildings on adjacent lots shall be not
less than twenty (20) feet or one-half (1/2) the average height of the
two (2) adjacent buildings, whichever is greater.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Any development in an HCO District
adjacent to a residential district shall maintain a seventy-five (75) foot buffer
adjacent to the residential district. Such buffer yards shall not contain
buildings and structures, parking or loading areas and shall be landscaped
with trees, shrubbery and grass. Whenever a buffer is required, no
additional yard requirements shall apply.
I. HEIGHT:
1. Height of principal buildings shall not exceed one-half (1/2) the
shortest distance between the structure and the nearest adjacent
residential zoning district.
2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height
exceeding twenty (20) feet except for two story parking garages.
3. All structures shall comply in all respects with the restrictions on
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height contained in the DFW International Airport Zoning Ordinance.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in
accordance with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING: Off-street parking shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of Section 56 of this Ordinance. No off-
street parking area shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet to any
residential district nor ten (10) feet to any adjacent property line.
L. OFF-STREET LOADING: Off-street loading shall be provided in
accordance with Section 57 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall
apply in the HCO District:
1. No outdoor storage, except for refuse disposal, shall be permitted.
Refuse disposal areas shall be landscaped and screened from view.
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.
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6. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING. FENCING. &
LANDSCAPING. The Planning and Zoning Commission mal
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 inlieu of screening or fencing requirements set out
specifically in each use district when the nature and character or
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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(30) feet in depth.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS - The minimum distance
between principal or accessory buildings on adjacent lots shall be not
less than thirty (30) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever the LI District abuts a
residentially zoned district, a landscaped buffer zone of not less than twenty-
five (25) feet in depth shall be provided from the lot line. No buildings or
structures, parking, loading or storage shall occur in the buffer area and
such area shall be landscaped to provide visual and acoustical privacy to
adjacent property. In addition, screening shall be provided in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50 of this Ordinance.
I. HEIGHT:
(a). No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height
exceeding three (3) stories or fifty (50) feet.
(b) No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height
exceeding one (1) story or thirty (30) feet.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in
accordance with the provisions of Section 53 of this Ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING: No off-street parking shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of Section 56 of this Ordinance.
L. OFF-STREET LOADING: No off-street loading is required in the LI
District.
M. MASONRY REQUIREMENTS: The masonry requirements of Section 54
shall be met.
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N. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, &
LANDSCAPING. The Planning and Zoning Commission may
recommend and the City Council may require buffering, screening,
fencinn 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 prortX
pe
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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to effectively screen the P -O District from the residential area.
5. The masonry requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
f. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, &
LANDSCAPING. The Planning and Zoning Commission max
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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GRAPEVINE
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE
NO. 82-73
Current Section 12. Definitions
448. WIDTH OF LOT shall mean the distance between the side property lines
measured at the building nearest the front property line at the front
property line, measuring parallel to the front property line, perpendicular
to the side line, or perpendicular to a line bisecting the angle between two
(2) side lines, whichever is least. At no time, however, shall the front
property line be less than twenty (20) feet.
Proposed Section 12. Definitions
448a. WIDTH OF LOT shall mean the distance between the side property lines
measured at the a =uired building setback line,
line,line at the ffent propefty measuring parallel to the front property
line, perpendicular to the side property line,,
least.biseeting the angle between two (2) side lines, whiehevef is At no
time, however, shall the front property line be less than twenty (20) feet.
448b. WIDTH OF LOT
side property lines
CUL-DE-SAC.
measured
shall mean the
at a required building
distance between the
setback line.
measuring_ parallel to a perpendicular
(2) side property lines At no
line bisectingthe
time however, shall
he angle between two
the front line
be less than twenty
(20) feet
A cul-de-sac street,
.property
one end of which is
closed and consists
of a circular turn around.
Proposed Section 12. Definitions (if amended would read)
448a. WIDTH OF LOT shall mean the distance between the side property lines
measured at a required building setback line, measuring parallel to the
front property line, perpendicular to the side property line. At no time,
however, shall the front property line be less than twenty (20) feet.
448b. WIDTH OF LOT, CUL-DE-SAC, shall mean the distance between the
side property lines measured at a required building setback line,
measuring parallel to a perpendicular line bisecting the angle between two
(2) side property lines. At no time, however, shall the front property line
be less than twenty (20) feet. A cul-de-sac street, one end of which is
closed and consists of a circular turn around.
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R-20 Single Family
Accessory buildings more than sixteen (16) feet in height shall be set
back from the rear property line six (6) feet plus two (2) additional
feet for each additional foot of height over sixteen (16) feet. The
height of the structures shall be measured from the top of the slab or
from its bottom floor.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be
permitted provided they meet the provisions of Section 48 and a
Conditional Use Permit is issued.
1. Public and non profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding
miniature golf courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
5. Off-street parking for churches, convents and other places
of worship not located on the lot of record of the principal
use.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage
may occupy residences with an R-20 Single-family district.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any
adjacent residential development or use.
3. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 -foot
required rear yard.
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R-12.5 Single Family
permitted provided they meet the provisions of Section 48, and a
conditional use permit is issued.
1. Public and non-profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding
miniature golf courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
5. Off-street parking for churches, convents and other daces
of worship not located on the lot of record of the principal
use.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage
may occupy residences with an R-12.5 Single Family District.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any
adjacent residential development or use.
3. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 foot
required rear yard.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for
the construction of a principal building shall be approved unless a
plat, meeting all requirements of the City of Grapevine, has been
approved by the City Council and recorded in the official records of
Tarrant County.
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conditional use permit is issued.
R-7.5 Single Family
1. Public and non profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding
miniature golf courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
5. Off-street parking for churches, convents and otherIn aces
of worship not located on the lot of record of the principal
use.
LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage
may occupy residences within an R-7.5 Single Family District.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any
adjacent residential development or use.
3. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 foot
required rear yard.
PLAN REQUIREMENTS:
No application for a building permit for the construction of a principal
building shall be approved unless a plat, meeting all requirements of
the City of Grapevine, has been approved by the City Council and
recorded in the official records of Tarrant County.
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permitted provided they meet the provisions of Section 48, and a
Conditional Use Permit is issued.
1. Public and non-profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding
miniature golf courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
5. Off-street parking for churches, convents and other places
of worship not located on the lot of record of the principal
structure.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage
may occupy residences with an R-5.0 Zero -Lot -Line Zoning
District.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any
adjacent residential development or use.
3. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the twenty-five
(25) foot required rear yard.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS:
No application for a building permit for the construction of a principal
building shall be approved unless a plat, meeting all requirements of
the City of Grapevine, has been approved by the City Council and
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2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Off-street parking for churches, convents and other places
of worship not located on the lot of record of the principal
use.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. There shall be a separate platted lot of record for each duplex
structure.
2. In the event a duplex structure is converted to separate
ownership, the duplex shall be considered a town house unit
and shall be permitted, provided that all requirements and
regulations of the R-TH District are met and maintained.
3. Not more than three (3) persons, unrelated by blood or
marriage may occupy residences within an R-3.5 District.
4. Storage of mechanical, maintenance or farm equipment
incidental to any permitted or conditional use shall be screened
in accordance with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or
E, from any adjacent residential development or use.
5. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 foot
required rear yard. Whenever rear access or parking is
provided, access shall be from a platted alley or easement.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS:
No application for a building permit for the construction of a principal
building shall be approved unless:
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R-3.75 Three & Four Family Districts
twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way and shall not be located
between the building line and the front property line.
1. Detached covered common parking, off-street parking and private
garages.
2. Private swimming pools and private tennis courts no closer than
seventy-five (75) feet to any adjacent residential district.
3. Laundry room for tenants' use.
4. Cabana, pavilion or roofed area.
5. Signs subject to the provisions of Section 60.
6. Communication equipment meeting the requirements of Chapter 7,
Article XII of the Grapevine Code of Ordinance.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be permitted
provided they meet the provisions of Section 48 and a Conditional Use
Permit is issued.
1. Public and non-profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis courts.
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Off-street parking for churches, convents and other places of
worship not located on the lot of record of the principal use.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
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R-TH Townhouse District
courts no closer than seventy-five (75) feet to any adjacent
residential district.
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Public and private noncommercial recreation areas and facilities
such as country clubs and golf courses excluding miniature golf
courses and driving ranges.
5. Off-street parking for churches, convents and other places
of worship not located on the lot of record of the principal
use.
LIMITATION OF USES:
1. There shall be a separate platted lot of record for each
townhouse dwelling unit.
2. Not more than three (3) persons, unrelated by blood or
marriage may occupy residences within a R-TH District.
3. Storage of mechanical, maintenance or farm equipment
incidental to any permitted or conditional use shall be screened
in accordance with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or
E, from any adjacent residential development or use.
4. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the twenty-five
(25) foot required rear yards. Whenever rear access or parking
is provided, access shall be from a platted alley or easement.
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.
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2. Non-profit community centers.
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Nursing homes.
5. Day care centers (See Section 21.N.).
6. Personal Care Facilities (See Section 21.N.).
7. Off-street parking for churches, convents and other places
of worship not located on the lot of record of the principal
use.
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 density requirements
shall apply.
1. MAXIMUM DENSITY: The maximum density within the R-
MF -1 District shall not exceed twelve (12) dwelling units per
gross acre.
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R -MF -2 Multifamily District
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Nursing Homes.
5. Day Care Centers (See Section 22.N.).
6. Personal Care Facilities (See Section 22.N.).
7. Off-street parking for churches, convents and other places
of worship not located on the lot of record of the principal
use.
LIMITATION OF USES: None specified.
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.
DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following density requirements
shall apply.
1. MAXIMUM DENSITY - The maximum density within the R-
MF -2 District shall conform to the following requirements.
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Section 22
DATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 1992
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AND THE
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
FROM: TRENT PETTY, CITY MANAGER
MICHAEL WEBB, ASSISTANT TO TY MANAGER
H.T. HARDY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SUBJECT: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE 82-73,
APPENDIX D, FOR DEFINITION OF WIDTH OF LOT, BUFFER
YARD AMENDMENTS, AND CHURCH PARKING LOTS IN
RESIDENTIAL AREAS
MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 21, 1993
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission consider the proposed
amendments and take any action deemed necessary.
BACKGROUND
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a workshop on Tuesday, August 24, 1993 to discuss
the proposed amendments. The proposed amendments are described below:
DEFINITION OF WIDTH OF LOT The Board of Zoning Adjustment was recently asked to
make an interpretation on the current definition of width of lot. The Board of Zoning
Adjustment agreed with Staff's interpretation that the width of lot at the front property line shall
not be less than 20 feet at any time. As a result of their interpretation, Staff is proposing to
amend the definition, so the meaning will be clear for normal lots and cul-de-sac lots. Please
see the attached amendments to Section 12, Definitions.
BUFFERING REQUIREMENTS The proposed amendments were drafted by Staff, because the
Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council had expressed concerns with the current
buffering requirements. The proposed amendments in some instances require a larger building
setback, a larger landscaped area, and if these are not satisfactory the amendments allow the
Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council on an individual basis, to require additional
buffering, screening, fencing, or landscaping as deemed appropriate. All of the commercial and
industrial district's buffering area regulations and design requirements, with the exceptions of
the Planned Commerce Development and Planned Industrial Development Districts are proposed
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to be amended.
The buffer area regulations that use the building height as a buffer setback were increased by
one-half. For instance, if the requirement was a setback equal to the height of the building, it
was increased to 1 1/2 times the building height.
In the design requirements, where it stated a buffer is required when a district has been created,
is drafted to say a buffer is required whenever that district is adjacent to any residentially zoned
district. Staff has a difficult time knowing when or if a district was created. This amendment
will alleviate the problem.
The design requirements were amended again to propose that the Planning and Zoning
Commission and City Council have the ability to require on any zone change, conditional use,
special use or on a concept plan any additional buffering, screening, fencing or landscaping
deemed necessary. Please see the attached commercial and industrial Sections for the proposed
amendments.
CHURCH PARKING LOTS The proposed amendments are the result of the Planning and
Zoning Commission's concern of off-street parking of churches convents and other places of
worship in residential areas. The concern was the current ability to have parking lots in the
middle of a neighborhood, not directly adjacent to churches in residential areas. All the
residential districts are proposed to be amended to allow as a conditional use off-street parking
for churches, convents and other places of worship only when located within 300 feet of the lot
of record of the principal use. Also, the limitation of uses are proposed to say no off-street
parking shall be allowed outside the 300 foot perimeter of the lot of record for churches,
convents, and other places of worship. Please see the attached residential Sections for the
proposed amendments.
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GRAPEVINE
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE
NO. 82-73
Current Section 12. Definitions
448. WIDTH OF LOT shall mean the distance between the side property lines
measured at the building nearest the front property line at the front
property line, measuring parallel to the front property line, perpendicular
to the side line, or perpendicular to a line bisecting the angle between two
(2) side lines, whichever is least. At no time, however, shall the front
property line be less than twenty (20) feet.
Proposed Section 12. Definitions
448a. WIDTH OF LOT shall mean the distance between the side property lines
measured at the a required building setback line. nearest the ffent pr-epefty
, measuring parallel to the front property
line, perpendicular to the side property line_, of pefpefidieulaf to a line
least.biseeting the angle between twe (2) side lines, whiehevef is At no
time, however, shall the front property line be less than twenty (20) feet.
448b. WIDTH OF LOT CUL-DE-SAC shall mean the distance between the
side property lines measured at a required building setback line,
measuring_ parallel to a perpendicular line bisecting the angle between two
(2) side property lines. At no time, however, shall the front property line
be less than twenty (20) feet. A cul-de-sac is a street, one end of which
is closed and consists of a circular turn around.
Proposed Section 12. Definitions (if amended would read)
448a. WIDTH OF LOT shall mean the distance between the side property lines
measured at a required building setback line, measuring parallel to the
front property line, perpendicular to the side property line. At no time,
however, shall the front property line be less than twenty (20) feet.
448b. WIDTH OF LOT, CUL-DE-SAC, shall mean the distance between the
side property lines measured at a required building setback line,
measuring parallel to a perpendicular line bisecting the angle between two
(2) side property lines. At no time, however, shall the front property line
be less than twenty (20) feet. A cul-de-sac street, one end of which is
closed and consists of a circular turn around.
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5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area
occupied by all main and accessory structures, parking, storage,
loading and other paved areas shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of
the total lot area.
G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be
required:
1. LOT WIDTH: Every lot shall have a minimum width of eighty (80)
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
fifteen (15) feet which shall be utilized a s 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 side yards, each of which
shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width.
5. REAR YARD: Every lot shall have a rear yard of not less than
twenty-five (25) feet in depth.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance
between detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot
shall be not less than twenty (20) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever an LB District abuts a
residential district, a wall, fence, or berm at least six (6) feet in height shall
be erected to effectively screen the LB District from the residential area.
In addition, no building or structure shall be located nearer to any
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residentially zoned property than a distance equal to one-half ( the height
of such building or structure.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
two (2) stories or twenty-five (25) feet except buildings located
adjacent to an R-20, R-12.5, or R-7.5 District, buildings shall not
exceed one (1) story or twenty (20) feet in height.
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 provisions of Section 57 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall
apply in the LB 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.
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accordance with the provisions of Sections 24(M)4., and 53 of this
Ordinance. In addition, no building or structure shall be located nearer to
any residentially zoned property than a distance equal to one and one-half
(1-1/2) times the height of such building or structure.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
thirty (30) feet except buildings located adjacent to an R-20, R-12.5,
or R-7.5 Residential district shall not exceed one (1) story or twenty-
five (25) feet in height.
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 provisions of Section 57 and 58 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall
apply in the C -N 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.
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3. Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent
residential area.
4. Whenever a C -N District is erea" adjacent to any residentially
zoned district, a buffer strip, at least twenty (20) feet in width shall
be provided between the two (2) districts. A wall, fence or berm
shall be erected to effectively screen the C -N District from the
residential area. 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 additional
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 specificallyin each use district
when the nature and character of surrounding or adjacent
property dictate a need to require such methods in order to
protect such property and to further provide protection for the
general health, welfare and morals of the -community in general.
N. PLANNED 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 24.G.3. shall be applicable to each lot or parcel of land
within a Planned Commercial Center. A minimum ten (10) foot side
and a minimum twenty-five (25) foot rear yard shall be required
around the outside perimeter of the 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
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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 one and one half (I IM
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 except buildings located contiguous to an existing R-20,
R-12.5, or R-7.5 District, height shall not exceed one (1) story or
twenty five (25) feet in height.
2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height
exceeding fifteen (15) feet.
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J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in
accordance with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
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 C -C Community Commercial District is ereated adjacent
to any residentially zoned district, a buffer strip, at least twenty (20)
feet in width shall be provided between the two (2) districts. A wall,
fence, or berm at least six (6) feet high shall be erected to effectively
screen the C -C District from the residential area and no streets, alley,
vehicular storage or use shall be permitted in the required buffer strip.
5. The masonry requirements of Section 54 shall be met
6. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, &
LANDSCAPING. The Planning and Zoning Commission may
recommend_ and the City Council may require buffering,
screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on any zone
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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.
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.
2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section
53.H.2(b) shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of a
Planned Commercial Center. For interior lots the minimum
landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2.(b) may be required if
deemed necessary by City Council in order to meet the provisions of
Section 48.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED
COMMERCIAL CENTERS: At least twenty (20) percent of the total
site area of the Planned Commercial Center shall be devoted to
nonvehicular open space (Nonvehicular open space is any area not
devoted to buildings, parking, loading, storage, or vehicular use.)
4. BUILDING ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED STRUCTURES SHALL
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grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees and no part shall be paved or
surfaced except for minimum access, driveways, and sidewalks.
Provided, however, the front yard set back for lots fronting on the
south side of Northwest highway, between Jenkins Street and Dooley
Street, shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet and may be used for off-
street parking, drives, and sidewalks. The ten (10) foot front yard for
this area shall not be used for any building, structure, fence, wall, or
storage area.
4. SIDE YARDS: No side yards are required, except that when
property in an HC District abuts property of a district in which a side
yard is required, a side yard of equivalent width shall be provided in
the HC District.
5. REAR YARD: A rear yard equivalent to the adjacent or contiguous
district shall be provided.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance
between detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot
shall be not less than ten (10) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: When an HC District abuts a
Residential District, an appropriate buffer and screen shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of Section 50 of this Ordinance.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
two (2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet.
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.
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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 ereated adjacent to
any residentially zoned district, a buffer strip, at least twenty (20) feet
in width shall be provided between the two (2) districts. A wall,
fence, or berm shall be erected to effectively screen the HC District
from the residential area and no streets, alley, vehicular storage area
or use shall be permitted in the required buffer strip.
5. The Masonry Requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
6. All sales, display, or outdoor storage areas shall be surfaced in
accordance with Section 58 except those areas of nurseries and garden
center where living plants are located.
7. Storage areas for any product, excluding automobile and truck sales
and leasing, shall be completely enclosed by a blind fence or wall at
least seven (7) feet high. No materials or products shall be stacked
higher than one (1) foot below the top of the fence or wall.
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8. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, &
LANDSCAPING, The Planning and Zoning Commission may
recommend and the City Council may require buffering,
screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on any zone
change, conditional use, or special use case or concept plan in
addition to or in lieu of 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
urotection for the general health, welfare and morals of the
community in general.
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.
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 -
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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 of
which shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width.
5. REAR YARD: Every lot shall have a rear yard of not less than
twenty-five (25) feet in depth.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance
between detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot
shall be not less than twenty (20) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever a P -O District abuts a
Residential District, an appropriate buffer screen shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of Section 53 of this ordinance. In addition,
no building or structure shall be located nearer to any residentially zoned
property than a distance equal to Lw�2 times the
height of such building or structure or twenty-five (25) feet, whichever is
greater.
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I. HEIGHT:
Professional Office
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
two (2) stories or thirty (30) feet except buildings located contiguous
to a R-20, R-12.5, or R-7.5 District, buildings shall not exceed one
(1) story or twenty (20) feet in height.
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 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 erected adjacent to any residentially zoned
district, a buffer strip, at least ten (10) feet in width shall be provided
between the two (2) districts. A wall, fence or berm shall be erected
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to effectively screen the P -O District from the residential area.
S. The masonry requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
�L 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 r quirements set out
specifically in each use district when the nature and character of
surrounding or ad,jacent 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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H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: None required.
I. HEIGHT:
(a) No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
thirty (30) feet.
(b) No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height
exceeding thirty (30) feet.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: None required for individual lots.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING: Due to the development nature
of the CBD, it is recognized that conventional off-street parking and loading
for individual lots may be difficult to provide. Any new uses proposed in
the CBD shall present a plan for parking to the Planning and Zoning
Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission shall establish the
amount and method of off-street parking to be provided for this District.
L. MASONRY REQUIREMENTS: The masonry requirements of Section 54
shall be met.
M. 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 fencinp 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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fifty (50) feet which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback area.
Front yards shall not be used for any building, structure, fence, wall
or storage area, except that signs may be permitted in this area.
Front yards shall be landscaped with grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees
and no part shall be paved or surfaced except for minimum access,
driveways and sidewalks in accordance with Section 53 of this
Ordinance.
4. SIDE YARD - A minimum side yard of fifteen (15) feet or ten (10%)
percent of the width of the lot, whichever is greater, but in no case
more than twenty-five (25) feet.
5. REAR YARD - Every lot shall have a rear yard not less than forty
(40) feet in depth.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS - The minimum distance
between principal or accessory buildings on adjacent lots shall be not
less than twenty (20) feet or one-half (1/2) the average height of the
two (2) adjacent buildings, whichever is greater.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS:. Any development in an HCO District
adjacent to a residential district shall maintain a seventy-five (75) foot buffer
adjacent to the residential district. Such buffer yards shall not contain
buildings and structures, parking or loading areas and shall be landscaped
with trees, shrubbery and grass. Whenever a buffer is required, no
additional yard requirements shall apply.
I. HEIGHT:
1. Height of principal buildings shall not exceed one-half (1/2) the
shortest distance between the structure and the nearest adjacent
residential zoning district.
2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height
exceeding twenty (20) feet except for two story parking garages.
3. All structures shall comply in all respects with the restrictions on
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height contained in the DFW International Airport Zoning Ordinance.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in
accordance with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING: Off-street parking shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of Section 56 of this Ordinance. No off-
street parking area shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet to any
residential district nor ten (10) feet to any adjacent property line.
L. OFF-STREET LOADING: Off-street loading shall be provided in
accordance with Section 57 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall
apply in the HCO District:
1. No outdoor storage, except for refuse disposal, shall be permitted.
Refuse disposal areas shall be landscaped and screened from view.
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.
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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 inlieu of 'screening or fencing requirements set out
specifically in each use district when the nature and character or
surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to require such
methods in order to protect such property and to further provide
protection for the generalhealth. welfare and moray of the
community in general
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(30) feet in depth.
Light Industrial
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS - The minimum distance
between principal or accessory buildings on adjacent lots shall be not
less than thirty (30) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever the LI District abuts a
residentially zoned district, a landscaped buffer zone of not less than twenty-
five (25) feet in depth shall be provided from the lot line. No buildings or
structures, parking, loading or storage shall occur in the buffer area and
such area shall be landscaped to provide visual and acoustical privacy to
adjacent property. In addition, screening shall be provided in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50 of this Ordinance.
I. HEIGHT:
(a). No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height
exceeding three (3) stories or fifty (50) feet.
(b) No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height
exceeding one (1) story or thirty (30) feet.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in
accordance with the provisions of Section 53 of this Ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING: No off-street parking shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of Section 56 of this Ordinance.
L. OFF-STREET LOADING: No off-street loading is required in the LI
District.
M. MASONRY REQUIREMENTS: The masonry requirements of Section 54
shall be met.
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l� 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
morals of the community in general.
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R-20 Single Family
When any of the foregoing permitted accessory uses are detached
from the principal single-family dwelling, said uses shall be located
not less than forty-five (45) feet from the front lot line and shall meet
the requirements of Section 42.C.,D.,E.,F. and G.
Accessory buildings more than sixteen (16) feet in height shall be set
back from the rear property line six (6) feet plus two (2) additional
feet for each additional foot of height over sixteen (16) feet. The
height of the structures shall be measured from the top of the slab or
from its bottom floor.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be
permitted provided they meet the provisions of Section 48 and a
Conditional Use Permit is issued.
1. Public and non profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding
miniature golf courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
5. Any off-street parking for churches convents and other
places of worship only when located within 300 feet of the
lot of record of the principal use. No off-street parking
shall be allowed outside the 300 foot perimeter of the lot of
record for churches, convents, and other places of worship.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage
may occupy residences with an R-20 Single-family district.
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2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any
adjacent residential development or use.
3. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 -foot
required rear yard.
4. No off-street parking shall be allowed outside the 300 foot
perimeter of the lot of record for churches, convents, and
other places of worship.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for
the construction of a principal building shall be approved unless a
plat, meeting all requirements of the City of Grapevine, has been
approved by the City Council and recorded in the official records of
Tarrant County.
DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following density requirements
shall apply:
1. Maximum Density............ The maximum density within
the R-20 District shall not
exceed two (2) dwelling units
per acre of gross area.
2. Lot Size .................... Lots for any permitted use shall
have a minimum area of twenty
thousand (20,000) square feet.
3. Minimum Open Space.........
All areas not devoted to
buildings, structures or off-
street parking area shall be
devoted to grass, trees,
gardens, shrubs, or other
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from its bottom floor.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be
permitted provided they meet the provisions of Section 48, and a
conditional use permit is issued.
1. Public and non-profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding
miniature golf courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
5. Any off-street parking for churches. convents and other
places of worship only when located within 300 feet of the
lot of record of the principal use. No off-street narking
shall be allowed outside the 300 foot perimeter of the lot of
record for churches, convents, and other places of worship.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage
may occupy residences with an R-12.5 Single Family District.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any
adjacent residential development or use.
3. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 foot
required rear yard.
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4. No off-street parking shall be allowed outside the 300 foot
perimeter of the lot of record for churches, convents, and
other places of worship.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for
the construction of a principal building shall be approved unless a
plat, meeting all requirements of the City of Grapevine, has been
approved by the City Council and recorded in the official records of
Tarrant County.
F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following density requirements
shall apply:
1. Maximum Density The maximum density within the R-
12.5 District shall not exceed three
(3) dwelling units per acre of gross
area.
2. Lot Size Lots for any permitted use shall have
a minimum area of twelve thousand
five hundred (12,500) square feet.
3. Minimum Open Space All areas not devoted to buildings,
structures or off-street parking area
shall be devoted to grass, trees,
gardens, shrubs, or other suitable
landscape material. In addition, all
developments shall reserve open space
in accordance with the provisions of
Section 51.
4. Maximum Building The combined area occupied by all
Coverage main and accessory buildings and
structures shall not exceed forty (40)
percent of the total lot area.
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conditional use permit is issued.
1. Public and non profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding
miniature golf courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
5. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other
places of worship only when located within 300 feet of the
lot of record of the principal use. No off-street parking
shall be allowed outside the 300 foot perimeter of the lot of
record for churches, convents, and other places of worship.
D LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage
may occupy residences within an R-7.5 Single Family District.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any
adjacent residential development or use.
3. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 foot
required rear yard.
4. No off-street parking shall be allowed outside the 300 foot
perimeter of the lot of record for churches, convents, and
other places of worship.
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in
R-5.0 Zero Lot Line
permitted provided they meet the provisions of Section 48, and a
Conditional Use Permit is issued.
1. Public and non-profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding
miniature golf courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
5. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other
.places of worship only when located within 300 feet of the
lot of record of the principal use. No off-street parking
shall be allowed outside the 300 foot perimeter of the lot of
record for churches, convents, and other places of worship.
LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage
may occupy residences with an R-5.0 Zero -Lot -Line Zoning
District.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any
adjacent residential development or use.
3. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the twenty-five
(25) foot required rear yard.
4. No off-street parking shall be allowed outside the 300 foot
perimeter of the lot of record for churches, convents, and
other places of worship.
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2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other
places of worship only when located within 300 feet of the
lot of record of the principal use. No off-street parking
shall be allowed outside the 300 foot perimeter of the lot of
record for churches, convents, and other places of worship.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. There shall be a separate platted lot of record for each duplex
structure.
2. In the event a duplex structure is converted to separate
ownership, the duplex shall be considered a town house unit
and shall be permitted, provided that all requirements and
regulations of the R-TH District are met and maintained.
3. Not more than three (3) persons, unrelated by blood or
marriage may occupy residences within an R-3.5 District.
4. Storage of mechanical, maintenance or farm equipment
incidental to any permitted or conditional use shall be screened
in accordance with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or
E, from any adjacent residential development or use.
5. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 foot
required rear yard. Whenever rear access or parking is
provided, access shall be from a platted alley or easement.
6. No off-street parking shall be allowed outside the 300 foot
perimeter of the lot of record for churches, convents, and
other places of worship.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS:
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A
R-3.75 Three & Four Family Districts
twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way and shall not be located
between the building line and the front property line.
1. Detached covered common parking, off-street parking and private
garages.
2. Private swimming pools and private tennis courts no closer than
seventy-five (75) feet to any adjacent residential district.
3. Laundry room for tenants' use.
4. Cabana, pavilion or roofed area.
S. Signs subject to the provisions of Section 60.
6. Communication equipment meeting the requirements of Chapter 7,
Article XII of the Grapevine Code of Ordinance.
CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be permitted
provided they meet the provisions of Section 48 and a Conditional Use
Permit is issued.
1. Public and non-profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non-profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis courts.
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other Places of
worship only when located within 300 feet of the lot of record of
the principal use. No off-street parking shall be allowed outside
the 300 foot perimeter of the lot of record for churches, convents,
and other places of worship.
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D. LIMITATION OF USES:
In
R-3.75 Three & Four Family Districts
1. There shall be a separate platted lot of record for each triplex and
fourplex structure.
2. In the event a triplex or fourplex structure is converted to separate
ownership, the structure shall be considered a town house unit and
shall be permitted provided that all requirements and regulations of
the R-TH District are met and maintained.
3. Not more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage, may
occupy residences within the R-3.75 District.
4. Storage of mechanical, maintenance or farm equipment incidental to
any permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance with
the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any adjacent
residential development or use.
5. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 foot required
rear yard.
6. No off-street parking shall be allowed outside the 300 foot
.perimeter of the lot of record for churches, convents, and other
places of worship.
PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for the
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.
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courts no closer than seventy-five (75) feet to any adjacent
residential district.
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Public and private noncommercial recreation areas and facilities
such as country clubs and golf courses excluding miniature golf
courses and driving ranges.
5. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other
places of worship only when located within 300 feet of the
lot of record of the principal use. No off-street parking
shall be allowed outside the 300 foot perimeter of the lot of
record for churches, convents, and other places of worship.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. There shall be a separate platted lot of record for each
townhouse dwelling unit.
2. Not more than three (3) persons, unrelated by blood or
marriage may occupy residences within a R-TH District.
3. Storage of mechanical, maintenance or farm equipment
incidental to any permitted or conditional use shall be screened
in accordance with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or
E, from any adjacent residential development or use.
4. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the twenty-five
(25) foot required rear yards. Whenever rear access or parking
is provided, access shall be from a platted alley or easement.
5. No off-street parking shall be allowed outside the 300 foot
perimeter of the lot of record for churches, convents, and
other places of worship.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for
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2. Non-profit community centers.
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Nursing homes.
5. Day care centers (See Section 21.N.).
6. Personal Care Facilities (See Section 21.N.).
7. Any off-street parking for churches convents and other
places of worship only when located within 300 feet of the
lot of record of the principal use. No off-street parking
shall be allowed outside the 300 foot perimeter of the lot of
record for churches, convents, and other places of worship.
D. LIMITATIONS OF USES:
1. No off-street parking shall be allowed outside the 300 foot
perimeter of the lot of record for churches,, convents, and
other places of worship.
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 density requirements
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2. Nonprofit community centers.
3. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
4. Nursing Homes.
5. Day Care Centers (See Section 22.N.).
6. Personal Care Facilities (See Section 22.N.).
7. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other
places of worship only when located within 300 feet of the
lot of record of the principal use. No off-street parking
shall be allowed outside the 300 foot perimeter of the lot of
record for churches, convents, and other places of worship.
LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No off-street parking shall be allowed outside the 300 foot
perimeter of the lot of record for churches, convents, and
other places of worship.
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.
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Ms. Mary Jane Robilliard
Fort Worth Star Telegram
P.O. Box 1870
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
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RE: Grapevine Account # CIT 25
Dear Ms. Robilliard,
Please find enclosed, the following for publication on Sunday, September 5, 1993, in the
Northeast Edition of the Neighborhood Extra Section of the Fort Worth Star Telegram. (One
time only)
Item Meeting Date
Notice of Public Hearing
CU93-09 Classic Chevrolet September 21, 1993
Notice of Public Hearing
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance 82-73 Amendments September 21, 1993
As always, your assistance is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions please contact me
at (817) 481-0359.
Sincerely,
Marcy Ratcliff
Planner
Community Development
Enclosure
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THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT P.O. Box 95104 • Grapevine, Texas 76051 • Phone Metro 817/481-0377
FAX # 817/481-0369
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
CITY OF GRAPEVINE
NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION (THE COMMISSION) AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, (THE CITY), PURSUANT TO TEX.
REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. ART. 1011A -1011E TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS AND
CHANGES TO THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE'S ZONING ORDINANCE, NO 82-73,
SAME BEING APPENDIX D OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY.
TO ALL CITIZENS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas and the City of Grapevine's Planning
and Zoning Commission do hereby notify each of you that a joint Public Hearing will be
conducted by both the Commission and the City Council to consider amendments and changes
to the City of Grapevine's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, No. 82-73, as amended, same
being Appendix D of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grapevine, pursuant to and in
accordance with the City of Grapevine's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, No. 82-73, as
amended and Grapevine's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, No. 82-73, as amended and Tex.
Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. Art. 101la-101le on the 21st Day of September, 1993, at 7:30 o'clock PM
in the Council Chambers, Room 205, 307 West Dallas Road, Grapevine, Texas. All interested
parties will be given an opportunity to appear and be heard and express their views.
The City Council and the Commission will consider amendments and changes to the City
of Grapevine's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, No. 82-73, same being Appendix D of the
Code of Ordinances of the City, specifically amending Section 12, Definitions; Section 13, R-20
Single Family District; Section 14, R-12.5 Single Family District; Section 15, R-7.5 Single
Family District; Section 16, R-5.0 Single Family District; Section 17, R-3.5 Two Family
District; Section 18, R-3.75 Three and Four Family Districts; Section 20, R-TH Townhouse
District; Section 21, R -MF -1 Multifamily District; Section 22, R -MF -2 Multifamily District;
Section 23, Limited Business District; Section 24, Neighborhood Commercial District; Section
25, Community Commercial District; Section 26, Highway Commercial District; Section 27,
Professional Office District; Section 28, Central Business District; Section 29, Hotel Corporate
Office District; Section 31, Light Industrial District; and any other additions, deletions or
changes to various section, articles and provisions contained in said Ordinance No. 82-73.
After all parties have been given an opportunity to speak, the public hearing will be
closed and the Commission and the City Council will deliberate the pending matters.
Please contact the Department of Community Development concerning any questions, 307
West Dallas Road, Grapevine, Texas, 76051 or P.O. Box 95104, Grapevine, Texas, 76099 481-
0377.
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R-20 Single Family
Accessory buildings more than sixteen (16) feet in height shall be set
back from the rear property line six (6) feet plus two (2) additional
feet for each additional foot of height over sixteen (16) feet. The
height of the structures shall be measured from the top of the slab or
from its bottom floor.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be
permitted provided they meet the provisions of Section 48 and a
Conditional Use Permit is issued.
1. Public and non profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding
miniature golf courses.
4. Memorial gardens and cemeteries.
5. Any off-street parking for churches, convents and other
places of worship only when located within 300 feet of the
lot of record of the principal use. No off-street narking
shall be allowed outside the 300 -hundred- foot perimeter of
the lot of record for churches, convents, and other places of
worship.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage
may occupy residences with an R-20 Single-family district.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any
adjacent residential development or use.
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R-20 Single Family
Accessory buildings more than sixteen (16) feet in height shall be set
back from the rear property line six (6) feet plus two (2) additional
feet for each additional foot of height over sixteen (16) feet. The
height of the structures shall be measured from the top of the slab or
from its bottom floor.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be
permitted provided they meet the provisions of Section 48 and a
Conditional Use Permit is issued.
1. Public and non profit institutions of an educational, religious or
cultural type excluding correctional institutions.
2. Non profit community centers and swimming pools and tennis
courts.
3. Public and private country clubs and golf courses excluding
miniature golf courses.
4. Memorial ggadArdes and cemeteries.
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5. �'`�Off-street arking for churches.
principal use.
D. LIMITATION OF USES:
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1. No more than three (3) persons unrelated by blood or marriage
may occupy residences with an R-20 Single-family district.
2. Storage of mechanical or farm equipment incidental to any
permitted or conditional use shall be screened in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50, Alternate B or E, from any
adjacent residential development or use.
3. Private or public alleys shall not be located in the 25 -foot
required rear yard.
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Section 23. LB Limited Business
PURPOSE: The LB Limited Business District is established to accommodate
individual retail stores, personal service establishments and professional or
business offices which primarily meet the local neighborhood shopping and
personal service needs of a limited surrounding residential area. Retail stores
permitted therein are intended to include convenience goods which are normally
a daily necessity for a residential neighborhood.
USES GENERALLY: In a LB Limited Business 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. Retail sales in completely enclosed buildings limited to stores and
shops for the following: bakery, books, confectionery, dairy
products, drug, delicatessens, florist, gift, jewelry, hobby, music, pet,
tobacco, newsstands, wearing apparel, toys, and camera & photo
development shops.
2. Personal service establishments including beauty, barber, dry cleaning
and laundry pickup, shoe repair, self-service Laundromats, and express
or mailing offices.
I Medical and dental offices.
4. Restaurants excluding drive-in or drive-through restaurants.
5. Public utility uses required to service the district.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory
uses in a LB Limited Business District provided that none shall be a source
of income to the owner or user of the principal structure.
1. Off-street parking in conjunction with any permitted use in this
district. Provisions for the parking of automobiles provided that such
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provisions within sixty (60) feet of a residential v zoned district shall -
be separated from said lot by a blind fence or
high.
t six (6) feet
2. Signs advertising uses on the premises, in accordance with Section 60
of this Ordinance.
3. Mechanical equipment no nearer than one hundred twenty (120) feet
to any residentially zoned district.
4. Screened garbage storage on a concrete pad and no closer than fifty
(50) feet to any residentially zoned district and not located between
the front of the building and any right-of-way.
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. Alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is issued in
accordance with Section 42.13 of this Ordinance.
2. Drive-in and drive-through restaurants.
3. Schools and studios for art, dancing, drama, music, photography,
interior decorating, or reducing.
4. Food and convenience stores, including prepared food carry -out
service, that provide additional parking needed by that service.
5. Professional and business offices.
6. Banks and financial institutions.
D. LIMITATION Of USES:
1. All activities of permitted uses except automobile parking lots, shall
be conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building.
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2. No individual retail store or personal servi e establishmentshall ha e
a floor area open to the public, including disglay, service and sales,
greater than twenty-five hundred (2,500) square feet.
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 LB District
shall not exceed a floor area ratio of 0.35.
2. LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in a LB District shall be ten
thousand (10,000) square feet and the maximum size of any LB
District shall not exceed three (3) acres.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least twenty (20) percent of the total
lot area shall be devoted to nonvehicular open space. (Non -vehicular
open space is any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading,
storage or vehicular use.)
4. MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE: The combined area occupied
by all main and accessory structures shall not exceed sixty (60)
percent of the total lot area.
5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area
occupied by all main and accessory structures, parking, storage,
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loading and other paved areas shall not excepercen o
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 eighty (80)
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
fifteen (15) feet which shall be utilized a s 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 side yards, each of which
shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width.
5. REAR YARD: Every lot shall have a rear yard of not less than
twenty-five (25) feet in depth.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance
between detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot
shall be not less than twenty (20) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever an LB District abuts a
residential district, a wall, fence, or berm at least six (6) feet in height shall
be erected to effectively screen the LB District from the residential area.
In addition, no building or structure shall be located nearer to any
residentially zoned property than a distance equal to one-half (1/2) the height
of such building or structure.
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I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
two (2) stories or twenty-five (25) feet except buildings located
adjacent to an R-20, R-12.5, or R-7.5 District, buildings shall not
exceed one (1) story or twenty (20) feet in height.
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 provisions of Section 57 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall
apply in the LB 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. The masonry requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
5. ADDITIONAL SCREENING FENCING LANDSCAPING The
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Council may require screening, fencing and landscaping reauirements
on any zoning case 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 devices in order to protect such property and to further
provide protection for the general health welfare and morals of the
community ine�neral.
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Section 24. C -N Neighborhood Commercial D
PURPOSE: The purpose of the C -N Neighborhood Commercial District is to
provide locations for the development of planned retail shopping and service
facilities which are located and designed expressly to serve the needs of adjacent
residential neighborhoods. C -N Districts are intended for retail commercial uses
which have a neighborhood orientation and which supplies necessities requiring
frequent purchase with a minimum of consumer travel. Such facility should not
be so large or so broad in scope of services as to attract substantial amounts of
trade from outside the neighborhood.
USES GENERALLY: In a C -N Neighborhood 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.
1. Planned neighborhood shopping centers defined as a combination of
retail stores, offices, personal service establishments and similar uses
whose aggregate gross floor area does not exceed one hundred
thousand (100,000) square feet.
2. Any use permitted in the P -O Professional Office District provided
that the total floor area devoted to office use does not exceed thirty
(30) percent of the total floor area permitted on the lot.
3. Any use permitted in the LB Limited Business District.
4. Restaurants excluding drive-ins or drive-through facilities.
5. Day Nursery and kindergarten.
6. Funeral homes and mortuaries.
7. Public utility uses necessary to serve the District.
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8. Variety and dry goods stores.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory
uses provided that such use shall be located not less than twenty (20) feet
from any street right-of-way.
1. Swimming pool no nearer than one hundred twenty (120) feet to any
residentially zoned district.
2. Mechanical equipment no nearer than one hundred twenty (120) feet
to any residentially zoned district.
3. Screened garbage storage on a concrete pad no nearer than fifty (50)
feet to a residentially zoned district and not located between the front
of the building and any street right-of-way.
4. Off-street parking to serve permitted uses provided that any off-street
parking or vehicular use area within sixty (60) feet of a residentially
zoned district shall be separated from said lot by a blind fence, berm,
wall or landscaping at least six (6) feet high.
5. Signs advertising uses 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 this Ordinance.
1. Alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is issued in
accordance with Section 42B of this Ordinance.
2. Tire, battery, and accessory stores located within a planned shopping
center.
3. Automotive parts and supplies completely in an enclosed building.
4. Commercial parking lots.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
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Drive-in or drive-through restaurants.
Gasoline services.
Private clubs and service organizations.
Veterinarian including veterinary hospitals where small animals are
kept overnight.
Planned Commercial Centers.
10. Any individual retail store, office, personal service establishment,
restaurants, or other uses provided for in Section 24.A. with a floor
area open to the public, including display, service and sales, greater
than ninety-five hundred (9,500) square feet.
11. Personal Care Facilities.
D. LIMITATION ON USES:
1. The C -N District is intended for neighborhood scale shopping and
service facilities and the total retail or commercial shopping floor area
on any lot or parcel shall not exceed one hundred thousand (100,000)
square feet. No 'individual retail store, office, personal service
establishment, restaurant or other uses provided for in Section 24.A.
shall have a floor area open to the public, including display, service
and sales, greater than ninety-five hundred (9,500) square feet.
2. The maximum size of any C -N District shall not exceed twelve (12)
acres in size.
3. The hours of operation for uses provided for in Section 24.C.10 shall
be limited to between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. unless
specifically provided for in the Conditional Use Permit.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for
construction of a principal building shall be approved unless:
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F.
G.
1. A Plat, meeting all requirements of the een
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.
DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use
requirements shall apply:
1. MAXIMUM DENSITY: The maximum density within a C -N District
shall not exceed a floor area ratio of 0.20.
2. LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in a C -N Neighborhood Zoning
District shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least twenty (20) percent of the total
lot area shall be devoted to nonvehicular open space. (Nonvehicular
open space is any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading,
storage, or vehicular use.) Planned Commercial Centers permitted as
a conditional use shall meet the requirements of Section 24.N.3.
4. DISTRICT SIZE: The minimum size of any C -N Neighborhood
Commercial Zoning District shall be one (1) acre and the maximum
size of any C -N Neighborhood Zoning District shall not exceed
twelve (12) acres.
5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area
occupied by all main and accessory structures, parking, storage,
loading and other paved areas shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of
the total lot area.
AREA REGULATIONS:
required:
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1. LOT WIDTH: Every lot shall have a m
twenty-five (125) feet.
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2. LOT DEPTH: Every lot shall have a minimum depth of not less than
one -hundred -fifty (150) 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 side yards, each of which
shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width. Planned Commercial
Centers permitted as a conditional use shall meet the requirements of
Section 24.N.1.
5. REAR YARD: Every lot shall have a rear yard of not less than
twenty-five (25) feet in depth. Planned Commercial Centers
permitted as a conditional use shall meet the requirements of Section
24.N.1.
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 any C -N District abuts a
residential district, an appropriate buffer and screen shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of Sections 24(M)4., and 53 of this
Ordinance. In addition, no building or structure shall be located nearer to
any residentially zoned property than a distance equal to one and one-half
(1-1/2 the height of such building or structure.
I. HEIGHT:
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No principal structure shall be erected orltLred�to ahei,ht excee 'ng
thirty (30) feet except buildings located adjacent to an R-20, R_-11.5,
or R-7.5 Residential district shall not exceed one (1) story or twenty-
five (25) feet in height.
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 provisions of Section 57 and 58 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall
apply in the C -N 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 C -N District is erected adjacent to any residentially zoned
district, a buffer strip, at least twenty (20) feet in width shall be
provided between the two (2) districts. A wall, fence or berm shall
be erected to effectively screen the C -N District from the residential
area. No streets, alley, vehicular storage or use shall be permitted in
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the required buffer strip.
5. The masonry requirements of S
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6. ADDITIONAL _.r` The
Council may require-sa Commission may recommend Planning and Zoning Co mend and the City
caping reaui"romen-ts�' �;,�.; �
zoning case in addition to or, in lieu of scrmen'
requirements set out\soecifically in each use district when the nature
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community i eneral.
N. PLANNED COERCIAL CENT DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Each
lot or parcel of land created within a Planned Commercial Center shall
comply with th following requirements:
1. MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED
COMMERCIAL CENTERS: The front yard requirements contained
in Section 24.G.3. shall be applicable to each lot or parcel of land
within a Planned Commercial Center. A minimum ten (10) foot side
and a minimum twenty-five (25) foot rear yard shall be required
around the outside perimeter of the Planned Commercial Center.
Minimum side and rear yard requirements of interior lots may be
required if deemed necessary by City Council in order to meet the
provisions of Section 48.
2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section
53.H.2(b) shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of a
Planned Commercial Center. For interior lots the minimum
landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2.b. may be required if
deemed necessary by City Council in order to meet the provisions of
Section 48.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED
COMMERCIAL CENTERS: At least twenty (20) percent of the total
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site area of the Planned Commercial be
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nonvehicular open space (nonvehicular operVe Is any �are�anot
devoted to buildings, parking, loading, storage, or vehicular use.)
4. BUILDING ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED STRUCTURES SHALL
BE SUBMITTED WITH THE SITE PLAN REQUIRED BY
SECTION 48.D.7.
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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.
7. Hotels and motels.
8. Secondhand goods in an enclosed building.
9. Drive-in or drive-through restaurants.
10. Nursery or greenhouse.
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11. Radio and television broadcasting studios.
12. Department stores.
13. Furniture stores.
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 no nearer than one hundred twenty (120) feet
to any residentially zoned district.
4. Screened garbage storage on a concrete pad no nearer than fifty (50)
feet to a residentially zoned district and not located between the front
of the building any street right-of-way.
5. Provisions for the parking of automobiles provided that such
provisions within sixty (60) feet of a residentially zoned district shall
be separated from said lot by a blind fence or wall at least six (6) feet
high.
6. Signs advertising uses located on the premises in accordance with
Section 60 of this Ordinance.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following uses may be permitted, provided
they meet the provisions of, and a Conditional Use Permit is issued pursuant
to, Section 48 of the Ordinance.
1. Public storage garages, including mini -storage warehouses for storage
purposes only.
2. Wholesale office and business completely within an enclosed building,
but excluding warehouse storage.
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Commercial parking lots.
Alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is issued in
accordance with Section 42-B of this Ordinance.
5. Any commercial business or service not included in any of the other
commercial districts provided that all such uses shall be completely
within an 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. Winery with alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is
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issued in accordance with Section 42.13. of this
D. LIMITATION ON USES:
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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.
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 beat
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.
DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use
requirements shall apply:
1. MAXIMUM DENSITY: The maximum density with a C -C District
shall not exceed a floor area ratio of 0.40.
2. LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in a C -C District shall be thirty
thousand (30,000) square feet and the minimum size of any C -C
District shall be five (5) acres.
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3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least twenty (20)- l
lot area shall be devoted to nonvehicular open spa e°
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.
4. MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE: The combined area occupied
by all main and accessory structures shall not exceed sixty (60)
percent of the total lot area.
5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area
occupied by all main and accessory structures, parking, storage,
loading, and other paved areas shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of
the total lot area.
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.
2. LOT DEPTH: Every lot shall have a minimum depth of not less than
one hundred twenty (120) feet.
3. FRONT YARD: Every lot shall have a front yard of not less than
twenty-five (25) feet which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback
area. Front yards shall not be used for any building, structure, fence,
wall or storage area, except that signs may be permitted in this area.
Front yards shall be landscaped with grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees
and no part shall be paved or surfaced except for minimum access,
driveways and sidewalks in accordance with Section 53 of this
Ordinance.
4. SIDE YARDS: Every lot shall have two (2) side yards, each of
which shall be not less than twenty (20) feet in width. Planned
Commercial Centers permitted as a conditional use shall meet the
requirements of Section 25.N.1.
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5. REAR YARDS: Every lot shall have a re rd 6f'not %ss than
twenty-five (25) feet in depth except as sp ' ` d'-ZelowW--- anne
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 except buildings located contiguous to an existing R-20,
R-12.5, or R-7.5 District, height shall not exceed one (1) story or
twenty five (25) feet in height.
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.
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L. OFF-STREET LOADING: Off-street loading sll be provided In' =``
accordance with the provision of Section 57 of this O
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 C -C Community Commercial District is created adjacent
to any residentially zoned district, a buffer strip, at least twenty (20)
feet in width shall be provided between the two (2) districts. A wall,
fence, or berm at least six (6) feet high shall be erected to effectively
screen the C -C District from the residential area and no streets, alley,
vehicular storage or use shall be permitted in the required buffer strip.
5. The masonry requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
6. ADDITIONAL SCREENING FENCING LANDSCAPING The
Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City
Council may require screening, fencing and landscaping requirements
on any zoning case 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 devices in order to protect such property and to further
provide protection for the general health, welfare and morals of the
community in general.
N. PLANNED COMMERCIAL CENTER DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Each
lot or parcel of land created within a Planned Commercial Center shall
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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.
2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section
53.H.2(b) shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of a
Planned Commercial Center. For interior lots the minimum
landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2.(b) may be required if
deemed necessary by City Council in order to meet the provisions of
Section 48.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED
COMMERCIAL CENTERS: At least twenty (20) percent of the total
site area of the Planned Commercial Center shall be devoted to
nonvehicular open space (Nonvehicular open space is any area not
devoted to buildings, parking, loading, storage, or vehicular use.)
4. BUILDING ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED STRUCTURES SHALL
BE SUBMITTED WITH THE SITE PLAN REQUIRED BY
SECTION 48.D.7.
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Section 26. HC Highway Commercial District
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PLANNING
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 CC Community Commercial District, except
that there shall be no limitation size of planned shopping centers or
total floor area.
2. Auction sale, new or used goods located within a completely enclosed
building.
3. Retail sales of building materials within a completely enclosed
building.
4. Plumbing supply within a completely enclosed building.
5. Public utilities as required to serve the district.
6. Automobile washing business: automatic, coin-operated or moving
line wash.
7. Automotive sales, and service, new or used cars and 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.
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8. Outdoor commercial amusements such as golf driving ranges,
miniature golf, archery.
9. Restaurants, including drive-in and drive-through restaurants.
10. Gasoline service station.
11. Feed and grain sales within a completely enclosed building.
12. Boat and marine sales and/or service.
13. Camper sales and camper trailer sales and service, lease and rental.
14. Furniture or appliances, new and used within a completely enclosed
building.
15. Mortuary and funeral homes.
16. Nursery or greenhouses.
17. Job printing or newspaper establishments.
18. Upholstery shops.
19. Retail sales, other than those listed above, business services and
merchandise displayed within a completely enclosed building.
20. 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.
21. Automotive Rental.
22. Pawn Shops.
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
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owner or user of the principal use: P
1. Accessory uses permitted in the CN and CC Commercial Districts.
2. Mechanical equipment no nearer than one hundred twenty (120) feet
to any residentially zoned district.
3. Screened garbage storage, on a concrete pad no nearer than fifty (50)
feet to any residentially zoned district.
4. Off-street parking, provided that all areas devoted to the parking of
vehicles or the sale and display of merchandise, except nurseries,
shall be surfaced in accordance with Section 58 of this Ordinance.
5. Provisions for the parking of automotive vehicles provided within
sixty (60) feet of any residentially zoned district shall be separated
from said lot by a blind fence or wall at least six (6) feet high.
6. Other structures or uses which are customarily accessory and clearly
incidental and subordinate to the permitted use and/or structure.
7. Signs advertising uses located on the premises in accordance with
Section 60 of this Ordinance.
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. Building trades contractor with storage yard for materials and
equipment within a completely enclosed building.
3. Retail sales of building materials displayed in an unenclosed or
incompletely enclosed area with outside storage.
4. Sale and rental of heavy machinery and equipment.
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5. Home equipment rental.
6. Commercial laundry and dry cleaning establishments.
7. Mobile home sales, storage, lease and repair.
8. Alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is issued in
accordance with Section 42.B. of this Ordinance.
9. Public or private storage garages, including mini storage warehouses.
10. Truck and trailer rental.
11. Swimming pool and spa sales.
12. Restaurant with outside dining.
13. Planned Commercial Centers.
14. 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.
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 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
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by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Citft"I'AN"i
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 will be
permitted only for property zoned HC, Highway Commercial prior to
the 15th day of July 1986, provided the principal uses and conditional
uses are limited to the following uses:
(a) Principal Uses:
1. Plumbing supply with a completely enclosed building.
2. Public utilities as required to serve the district.
3. Automobile washing business; automatic, coin-operated
or moving line wash.
4. Restaurants, including drive-in and drive-through
restaurants.
5. Feed and grain sales within a completely enclosed
building.
6. Furniture or appliances, new and used within a
completely enclosed building.
7. Mortuary and funeral homes.
8. Nursery or greenhouses.
9. Job printing or newspaper establishments.
10. Upholstery shops.
11. Retail sales, other than those listed above, business
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services and merchandise displayed withiw[-&�iwlw�
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.
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.
DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use
requirements shall apply:
1.
2.
MAXIMUM DENSITY: the maximum density within an HC District
shall not exceed a floor area ratio of 1.0.
LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in an HC District shall be not less
than five thousand (5,000) square feet.
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3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least fifteen (15) perq-
lot area shall be devoted to open space. Planned Commercial Centers
permitted as a Conditional Use shall meet the requirements of Section
26.N.3.
Provided, however, there shall be no open space required for lots
fronting on the south side of Northwest Highway, between Jenkins
Street and Dooley Street.
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 -
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street parking, drives, and sidewalks. The ten (10) foot r t o�
this area shall not be used for any building, structure, fence, wall, or
storage area.
4. SIDE YARDS: No side yards are required, except that when
property in an HC District abuts property of a district in which a side
yard is required, a side yard of equivalent width shall be provided in
the HC District.
5. REAR YARD: A rear yard equivalent to the adjacent or contiguous
district shall be provided.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance
between detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot
shall be not less than ten (10) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: When an HC District abuts a
Residential District, an appropriate buffer and screen shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of Section 50 of this Ordinance.
I. HEIGHT:
1. No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
two (2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet.
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.
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M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requird'. "' C-'
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 created adjacent to
any residentially zoned district, a buffer strip, at least twenty (20) feet
in width shall be provided between the two (2) districts. A wall,
fence, or berm shall be erected to effectively screen the HC District
from the residential area and no streets, alley, vehicular storage area
or use shall be permitted in the required buffer strip.
5. The Masonry Requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
6. All sales, display, or outdoor storage areas shall be surfaced in
accordance with Section 58 except those areas of nurseries and garden
center where living plants are located.
7. Storage areas for any product, excluding automobile and truck sales
and leasing, shall be completely enclosed by a blind fence or wall at
least seven (7) feet high. No materials or products shall be stacked
higher than one (1) foot below the top of the fence or wall.
8. ADDITIONAL SCREENING FENCING LANDSCAPING The
Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City
Council may require screening fencing; and landscaping requirements
on any zoning case 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 o, r adjacent proper dictate a need to
require such devices in order to protect such property and to further
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provide protection for the general health, welfare ar r N
community in general.
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.
2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL
CENTERS: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section
53.H.2.b. shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of a
Planned Commercial Center. For interior lots the minimum
landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2.b. may be required if
deemed necessary by City Council in order to meet the provisions of
Section 48.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED
COMMERCIAL CENTERS: At least fifteen (15) percent of the total
site area of the Planned Commercial Center shall be devoted to non-
vehicular open space (non -vehicular open space is any area not
devoted to buildings, parking, loading, storage, or vehicular use).
4. BUILDING ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED STRUCTURES SHALL
BE SUBMITTED WITH THE SITE PLAN REQUIRED BY
SECTION 48.D.7.
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Section 27. P -O Professional Office District Regulations
PURPOSE: The P -O Professional Office District is established to create a
restrictive district for low intensity office or professional uses which may be
located close to all types of residential uses, with appropriate buffer and
landscaping so as not to create a blighting effect on adjacent residential area.
USES GENERALLY: In a P -O Professional Office District no land shall be used
and no building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as
hereinafter provided.
A. PERMITTED USES: The following uses shall be permitted as principal
uses.
1. Administrative, executive and editorial offices for business,
professional or industrial organizations.
2. Financial offices such as banks, savings and loan associations,
mortgage bankers and insurance offices.
3. Governmental office buildings and uses.
4. Prescription pharmacy.
5. Medical and dental clinics.
6. Medical and dental laboratories, but not including the manufacture of
pharmaceutical or other products for general sale or distribution.
7. Professional offices for the conduct of the following professional and
semiprofessional occupations: Accountant, architect, attorney,
dentist, engineer, insurance agent, real estate agent, personal or
family counselor, chiropractor, physical therapist, physician, public
secretary, surgeon, or any other office or profession which is the
same general character as the foregoing, but excluding animal
grooming salons, dog kennels, funeral homes, veterinarian and
veterinary hospitals.
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8. Public institutions and nonprofit institutions of any educational,
religious or cultural type, but excluding corrective institutions and
hospitals.
9. Public utility uses required to service the district.
10. Schools and studios for art, dancing, drama, music, photography,
interior decorating or reducing.
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 no nearer than one hundred twenty (120) feet
to any residentially zoned district.
2. Screened garbage storage on a concrete pad and no nearer than fifty
(50) feet to a residentially zoned district and not located between the
front of the building and any street right-of-way.
3. Parking of automobiles, provided that such facilities are within sixty
(60) feet of a residentially zoned district be separated from said lot by
a blind fence or wall at least six (6) feet high.
4. Parking garage.
5. Signs advertising uses on the premises in accordance with Section 60
of this Ordinance.
C. CONDITIONAL USES:
1. Restaurants, including alcoholic beverage sales provided a special
permit is issued in accordance with Section 42.13. of the Ordinance.
Drive-in and drive-through restaurants shall not be allowed.
2. Funeral homes and mortuaries.
3. Personal Care Facilities.
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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.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least twenty (20) percent of the total
lot area shall be devoted to nonvehicular open space. (Non -vehicular
open space is any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading,
storage or vehicular use.)
4. MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE: The combined area occupied
by all main and accessory structures shall not exceed sixty (60)
percent of the total lot area.
5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area
occupied by all main and accessory structures, parking, storage,
loading and other paved areas shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of
the total lot area.
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G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum stand a Aa�
required:
1. LOT WIDTH: Every lot shall have minimum width of eighty (80)
feet.
2. LOT DEPTH: Every lot shall have minimum depth of not less than
one hundred (100) feet.
3. FRONT YARD: Every lot shall have a front yard of not less than
twenty-five (25) feet which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback
area. Front yards shall not be used for any buildings, structure,
fence, wall or storage area, except that signs may be permitted in this
area. Front yards shall be landscaped with grass, shrubbery, vines,
or trees and no part shall be paved or surfaced except for minimum
access, driveways and sidewalks.
4. SIDE YARDS: Every lot shall have two (2) side yards, each of
which shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width.
5. REAR YARD: Every lot shall have a rear yard of not less than
twenty-five (25) feet in depth.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance
between detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot
shall be not less than twenty (20) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever a P -O District abuts a
Residential District, an appropriate buffer screen shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of Section 53 of this ordinance. In addition,
no building or structure shall be located nearer to any residentially zoned
property than a distance equal to one and one-half (1-1/2) 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 except buildings located contiguous
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to a R-20, R-12.5, or R-7.5 District, buildings shall [ori&t N '
(1) story or twenty (20) feet in height.
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 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 created adjacent to any residentially zoned
district, a buffer strip, at least ten (10) feet in width shall be provided
between the two (2) districts. A wall, fence or berm shall be erected
to effectively screen the P -O District from the residential area.
5. The masonry requirements of Section 54 shall be met.
6. ADDITIONAL ACREENING FENCING LANDSCAPING The
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Planning and Zoning Commission may recommO,*dlandNiW,,,J*
Council may require screening, fencing and landscaping requirements
uirements
on any zoning case 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 devices in order to protect such property and to further
provide protection for the general health, welfare and morals of the
community ingeneral.
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Section 28 CBD Central Business District
PURPOSE: The CBD Central Business District is designed to accommodate the
types of business and commercial uses that have historically been located in the
Grapevine Central Business area.
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. Personal service establishments including beauty and barber shops,
cleaning, shoe repair, art and instructional studios, photography, and
newsstands.
2. Drugstores.
3. Offices, including professional, business, governmental and
administrative.
4. Retail stores and sales, including antique, art supply, automotive
accessories, sporting goods, business machine shops, clothing, dry
goods, music, TV sales and repair, cards, home appliances, jewelry,
leather goods and luggage, linens, fabrics and draperies, optical
goods, wallpaper and paint, dairy supplies, carpeting.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Furniture, including office furniture and equipment.
Restaurants including outside dining, delicatessens, and bakeries.
Auto service station.
Clubs and lodges.
Museums.
Movie theaters and opera houses.
Publicly operated parking facilities.
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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. Uses normally incidental to the above permitted uses.
2. Off-street parking in conjunction with a permitted use.
3. Signs, in accordance with Section 60 of this Ordinance.
C. CONDITIONAL USE: The following conditional uses may be permitted
provided they meet the provisions of Section 48 and a Conditional Use
Permit is issued pursuant to Section 48 of the Ordinance.
1. Alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is issued in
accordance with Section 42.B of this Ordinance.
2. Drive-through restaurants.
3. 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.
4. Studios for the creations of crafts, furniture, and heritage arts which
are handmade or handcrafted, that do not exceed 20% of the total
floor area of a permitted use listed in Section 28.A of this Ordinance.
D. LIMITATION OF USES: No uses, other than uses existing at the date of
this Ordinance, which require extensive off-street parking shall be permitted
unless adequate off-street parking, consistent with Section 56 of this
Ordinance, is provided.
E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: Any new development in the CBD District shall
require a Site Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 47 of this
Ordinance.
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F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following density requ r , i
apply:
1. MAXIMUM DENSITY - The maximum density within the CBD
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 fifteen hundred (1,500) square feet.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE - None required.
4. MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE - The combined area occupied
by all main and accessory buildings and structures may cover one
hundred (100) percent of the total lot area.
5. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS ARES - The combined area occupied by
all buildings, structures, off-street parking and paved areas may cover
one hundred (100) 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 not less than
twenty (20) feet.
2. LOT DEPTH - Every lot shall have a minimum depth not less than
seventy-five (75) feet.
3. FRONT YARD - None required.
4. SIDE YARD - None required.
5. REAR YARD - None required.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS - None required.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: None required.
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I. HEIGHT: PLANNING
(a) No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding
thirty (30) feet.
(b) No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height
exceeding thirty (30) feet.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: None required for individual lots.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING: Due to the development nature
of the CBD, it is recognized that conventional off-street parking and loading
for individual lots may be difficult to provide. Any new uses proposed in
the CBD shall present a plan for parking to the Planning and Zoning
Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission shall establish the
amount and method of off-street parking to be provided for this District.
L. MASONRY REQUIREMENTS: The masonry requirements of Section 54
shall be met.
M. ADDITIONAL SCREENING, FENCING, LANDSCAPING. The Planning
and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City Council may require
screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on any zoning; case in
addition to or in lieu of screening or fencing requirements set out
species in each use district when the nature and character of surrounding
or ad'act ent property dictate a need to require such devices in order to
protect such property and to further provide protection for theeg neral
health, welfare and morals of the community ineg neral.
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PURPOSE: The HCO District is established to provide areas to accommodate
hotel -motel development. These districts are also intended to encourage the
location of planned office complexes and corporate office parks in the City of
Grapevine. HCO Districts are intended to include extensive open space and
landscaping and should be located in areas which can take advantage of the
regional access provided by the freeway system and in reasonable proximity to the
Dallas -Fort Worth Regional Airport.
USES GENERALLY: In a HCO Hotel and Corporate Office District no land shall
be used and no building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as
hereinafter provided.
A. PERMITTED USES: No building or structure or part thereof, shall be
erected, altered or used, in whole or in part, for other than one or more of
the following specified uses:
1. Hotel and motels except that all suite hotels -motels shall be permitted
only as a conditional use.
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. Public facilities and utilities including easements and rights of way.
8. Parks and playgrounds, publicly owned.
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9. Golf courses, public and private.
10. Professional & business schools.
11. Private clubs, excluding alcoholic beverages.
12. Restaurants, excluding fast-food and drive-in facilities.
13. 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.
14. Parking garages exceeding two (2) stories.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory
uses to a principal use provided that none shall be a source of income to the
owner or user of the principal use:
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. All suite hotels and motels, including kitchen facilities provided that
such facilities shall not be utilized for permanent rentals; the
maximum length of a rental shall not exceed forty-five (45) days and
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conversion to permanent rental units is expressly prohibi
new conditional use permit is issued and said conversion meets a M1
requirements of the most comparable residential zoning district.
2. Educational institutions, public and private.
3. Regional trade center facilities including combined office -showrooms
facilities, office -warehouse facilities and display area, provided that
the following rations of office to other floor area are not exceeded:
a. Office and showrooms: Not more than sixty (60%) percent of
total floor area shall be devoted to showroom space.
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.
4. Hotels and motels having seventy-five (75) or more units, dining
rooms, bars, personal service shops such as beauty and barber shops,
newsstands, retail and offices provided the following minimum
standards are met:
a. Serving of a alcoholic beverages shall require a permit in
conformance with Section 48 of this Ordinance.
b. Such uses shall be located in the main building and shall be of
a design and size as to cater primarily to the guests or
occupants of the main use.
C. Access to such conditional uses shall be limited to the interior
of the building and there shall be no direct public access from
the exterior of the building, provided that doors for exit
purposes or fire and safety purposes may be located in the
exterior walls of the building.
d. There shall be no show windows or displays relating to retail
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stores, personal service shops or offices on the ex#e �J
building or visible from any street or adjacent property.
5. Convenience Stores, including gasoline sales, prepared food carry -out
service with alcoholic beverage sales of off -premise consumption of
beer only, provided a special permit is issued in accordance with
Section 42.B of the Ordinance.
6. Alcoholic beverages, provided a special permit is issued in accordance
with Section 42.B of this Ordinance.
7. Winery with alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is
issued in accordance with Section 42.13 of this Ordinance.
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
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requirements are met.
3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE - At least thirty (30%) percent o the to a
lot area shall be devoted to open space. Minimum open space
requirements may be calculated on the basis of the overall
development including required buffer areas, provided that the
minimum open space on any individual lot within the development is
not less than fifteen (15%) percent. Minimum open space areas may
include plazas, paved recreation areas and similar urban open space.
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.
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Front yards shall be landscaped with grass, shrubbery, v�`h`_
and no part shall be paved or surfaced except for minimum access,
driveways and sidewalks in accordance with Section 53 of this
Ordinance.
4. SIDE YARD - A minimum side yard of fifteen (15) feet or ten (10%)
percent of the width of the lot, whichever is greater, but in no case
more than twenty-five (25) feet.
5. REAR YARD - Every lot shall have a rear yard not less than forty
(40) feet in depth.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS - The minimum distance
between principal or accessory buildings on adjacent lots shall be not
less than twenty (20) feet or one-half (1/2) the average height of the
two (2) adjacent buildings, whichever is greater.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Any development in an HCO District
adjacent to a residential district shall maintain a seventy-five (75) foot buffer
adjacent to the residential district. Such buffer yards shall not contain
buildings and structures, parking or loading areas and shall be landscaped
with trees, shrubbery and grass. Whenever a buffer is required, no
additional yard requirements shall apply.
I. HEIGHT:
1. Height of principal buildings shall not exceed one-half (1/2) the
shortest distance between the structure and the nearest adjacent
residential zoning district.
2. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height
exceeding twenty (20) feet except for two story parking garages.
3. All structures shall comply in all respects with the restrictions on
height contained in the DFW International Airport Zoning Ordinance.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in
accordance with Section 53 of this Ordinance.
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K. OFF-STREET PARKING: Off-street parking shall be provi
accordance with the provisions of Section 56 of this Ordinance. No off-
street parking area shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet to any
residential district nor ten (10) feet to any adjacent property line.
L. OFF-STREET LOADING: Off-street loading shall be provided in
accordance with Section 57 of this Ordinance.
M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall
apply in the HCO District:
1. No outdoor storage, except for refuse disposal, shall be permitted.
Refuse disposal areas shall be landscaped and screened from view.
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 SCREENING—FENCING. LANDSCAPING. The
Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City
Council may require screening, fencing and landscaping requirements
on any zoning; case in addition to or inlieu of screening or fencing
requirements set out specifically in each use district when the nature
and character or surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to
require such devices in order to protect such property and to further
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provide protection for the general health, welfare and nWa4P6f4AV('--
community in general.
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Section 31. LI Light Industrial District PLANNING
PURPOSE: The LI Light Industrial District is designed to accommodate light
manufacturing, assembly, research and wholesale activities with limitations on
outdoor storage.
A. PERMITTED USES: No land shall be used and 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. Manufacturing, assembly or packaging of products from previous
prepared materials, such as cloth, plastic, paper, leather, precious or
semiprecious metals or stones.
2. Manufacture of electric and electronic instruments and devices, such
as televisions, radio and phonograph equipment.
3. Manufacture of food products, pharmaceuticals and the like, except
that such uses shall not include production of fish, or meat products,
sauerkraut, vinegar or the like or the rendering or refining of fats and
oils.
4. Other manufacturing, research, wholesale or storage uses provided
that such uses shall be contained within an enclosed building.
5. Printing, lithographing, publishing or similar establishments.
6. Retail and repair establishments for sale and repair of new and used
automobiles, motorcycles, trucks and tractors, mobile homes, boats,
automotive vehicular parts and accessories, heavy machinery and
equipment, farm equipment, retail establishments for sale of farm
supplies, lumber and building supplies, monuments, and similar uses.
7. Food processing (except for slaughter houses), including packaging
and food and dairy markets in fully enclosed buildings.
8. Service establishments catering to commerce and industry including
linen supply, freight movers, communication services, business
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machine services, canteen services, restaurants (incl
restaurants), hiring and union halls, employment agency, sign
company, automotive service and truck stops, and similar uses.
9. Vocational, trade, technical, or industrial schools and similar
activities.
10. Medical clinic in connection only with industrial activity.
11. Miscellaneous uses such as express office, telephone exchange,
commercial parking lots and parking garages, motor bus, truck, train,
or other transportation terminal and related uses.
12. Construction trade office and storage yards.
13. Warehousing completely within an enclosed building.
14. Offices associated with any of the above permitted uses.
15. Welding repair completely within an enclosed building with no
outside storage.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory
uses elsewhere than within a front yard and no nearer than thirty (30) feet
to any street right-of-way:
1. Mechanical equipment no nearer than one hundred twenty (120) feet
to any residentially zoned district.
2. Provisions for parking of employee and customer motor vehicles
within sixty (60) feet of a residentially zoned district shall be
separated from said lot by a blind fence or wall not less than six (6)
feet high.
3. Screened refuse and garbage storage on a concrete pad, no nearer
than fifty (50) feet to a residentially zoned district.
4. Outside storage, provided that such storage shall be completely
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encompassed by a blind fence or wall at least seve wand
provided that materials stored shall be stacked no higher than one foot
below the top of the fence or wall. No accessory outside storage is
permitted for uses listed In Section 31.A.4., 7., 13., and 15.
5. Other uses, including retail sales, and structures which are
customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to the
permitted principal uses and structures; provided, however, that no
residential facilities shall be permitted except for watchmen or
caretakers whose work requires residence on the premises or for
employees who will be temporarily quartered on the premises.
6. Bulk storage of flammable liquids associated with a permitted use,
subject to the provisions of City and/or State Fire Codes.
C. CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses may be permitted,
provided they meet the provisions of Section 48 and a Conditional Use
Permit is issued pursuant to Section 48 of this Ordinance.
1. Freight forwarding. warehouses.
2. Bulk storage of flammable liquids not associated with a permitted use,
subject to the provisions of City and/or State Fire Codes.
3. Railroad yards, areas for car storage, and switching facilities.
4. Aviation ground schools.
5. Central mixing plants for asphalt, concrete, or other paving materials
(batching plant).
6. Automobile Impound. 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. All required screening
shall be in accordance with Section 50, Alternatives A or E.
7. Convenience stores, including prepared food carry -out service with
alcoholic beverage sales for off -premises consumption of beer only,
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provided a special permit is issued in accordance with c 'on '
of the Ordinance.
8. Public institutions and nonprofit institutions of any educational,
religious or cultural type, but excluding corrective institutions and
hospitals.
9. Any other manufacturing, warehousing, or wholesale uses, not
provided for in Section 31.A. Permitted Uses, Section 31.0
Conditional Uses, and not listed in Section 31.D., Limitation of Uses.
10. Winery with alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is
issued in accordance with Section 42.13 of this Ordinance.
D. LIMITATION OF USES: The following uses shall not be permitted within
this District:
1. Dwelling units (including motels and hotels) except as provided under
accessory uses; hospital or clinics (except clinic in connection with
industrial activity); nursing home and similar uses; private or public
elementary or high schools; churches; yards or lots for scrap or
salvage operations or for processing, storage, display or sale of any
scrap, salvage, or secondhand building materials and automotive
vehicle parts.
2. Wrecking yards (including automotive vehicle wrecking yards) and
junk yards.
3. Chemical and fertilizer manufacture.
4. Explosives manufacturing or storage.
5. Paper and pulp manufacture.
6. Petroleum refining.
7. Stockyards or feeding pens.
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8. Slaughter of animals. P I
9. Tannery or curing or storage of raw hides.
10. Saw and planing mills.
11. Primary production or storage of wood, metal, or chemical products
from raw materials.
12. Foundry type operations.
13. Any other uses or structures not specifically, provisionally, or by
reasonable implication permitted herein.
14. Any use not in conforming to the performance standards set forth in
Section 55 of this Ordinance.
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.
DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following density requirements shall
apply:
1.
2.
LOT SIZE - Lots for any permitted use shall have a minimum area
of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
MINIMUM OPEN SPACE - Not less than fifteen (15) percent of the
total lot area shall be devoted to open space.
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3. MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE - The combined a
by all main and accessory buildings and structures shall not exceed
fifty (50%) percent of the total lot area.
4. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS AREA - The combined area occupied by
all buildings, structures, off-street parking and paved areas shall not
exceed eighty-five (85) percent of the total lot area.
G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be
required:
1. LOT WIDTH - Every lot shall have a minimum width not less than
one hundred (100) feet.
2. LOT DEPTH - Every lot shall have a minimum depth not less than
one hundred fifty (150) feet.
3. FRONT YARD - Every lot shall have a front yard not less than thirty
(30) feet in depth and shall be utilized as a landscaped setback area.
The front yard shall not be used for any building, structure, fence,
wall, parking or storage area and shall be planted with grass,
shrubbery and trees; and no part shall be paved or surfaced except for
minimum driveways and walkways for access.
4. SIDE YARD - Every lot shall have a side yard on each side, each of
which shall be not less than fifteen (15) feet in width.
5. REAR YARD - Every lot shall have a rear yard not less than thirty
(30) feet in depth.
6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS - The minimum distance
between principal or accessory buildings on adjacent lots shall be not
less than thirty (30) feet.
H. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: Whenever the LI District abuts a
residentially zoned district, a landscaped buffer zone of not less than twenty-
five (25) feet in depth shall be provided from the lot line. No buildings or
structures, parking, loading or storage shall occur in the buffer area and
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such area shall be landscaped to provide visual and acous Vii.
adjacent property. In addition, screening shall be provided in accordance
with the provisions of Section 50 of this Ordinance.
I. HEIGHT:
(a). No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height
exceeding three (3) stories or fifty (50) feet.
(b) No accessory structure shall be erected or altered to a height
exceeding one (1) story or thirty (30) feet.
J. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS: Landscaping shall be required in
accordance with the provisions of Section 53 of this Ordinance.
K. OFF-STREET PARKING: No off-street parking shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions of Section 56 of this Ordinance.
L. OFF-STREET LOADING: No off-street loading is required in the LI
District.
M. MASONRY REQUIREMENTS: The masonry requirements of Section 54
shall be met.
N. ADDITIONAL SCREENING. FENCING, LANDSCAPING. The Planning
and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City Council may require
screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on any zoning case 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 devices in order to
protect such property and to further provide protection for the general
health, welfare and morals of the community in general.
102092 7 Section 31
DATE: JUNE 7, 1992
TO: PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSIONERS
FROM: H.T. HARDY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
MARCY RATCLIFF, PLANNER-74%�
SUBJECT: REVIEW PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
ZONING ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO SCREENING, ACCESSORY
CHURCH PARKING AND BUFFER YARD REQUIREMENTS
BETWEEN SINGLE FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL
MEETING DATE: JUNE 15, 1993
The Planning and Zoning Commission asked Staff at the May 25, 1993 Workshop Meeting to
review and propose specific language to address screening alternates, accessory church parking
and buffer yard requirements between single family and commercial uses. Staff will present the
proposals and provide hard copies at the June 15, 1993 meeting.
The Commission at the last meeting spoke of deleting screening alternate F, which allows a
chain link fence with redwood slats to a minimum height of 6 feet. Screening alternate F is not
an alternative allowed when four family, multi family or a non-residential use is adjacent is to
single family, two family or townhouse. Nor is screening alternate F allowed as an alternative
when a nonresidential use is adjacent to a four family or multi family district only alternates A
and E provide adequate screening According to the Zoning Ordinance, only alternates A (6
foot solid masonry or concrete wall) or E (6 foot solid wood fence) sufficiently provides
adequate screening between such uses. Alternate F is only allowed if the adjacent properties
are zoned as similar districts. For example Light Industrial to Light Industrial or Commercial
to Commercial or Light Industrial to Commercial and Commercial to Light Industrial.
Staff is reviewing some ideas on how to best proceed with design criteria for accessory church
parking in residential areas. Staff will be speaking the City Attorney's Office to verify the
proposed changes. Staff will bring forward some ideas on how to alleviate the Commission's
concerns with the parking issues in neighborhoods.
Staff will provide language proposed for height limitations and added structure setbacks for
nonresidential users and multi family users adjacent to single family users.
If you have any questions, comments or ideas, please call at 481-0377.
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