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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAM1998-03------------ MEMO TO: PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS FROM: H.T. HARDY, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MEETING DATE: MARCH 23, 1998 SUBJECT: ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AM98-03; SECTION 26, "HC" HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT; SECTION 28, "CBD" CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; SECTION 60, SIGN STANDARDS RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission consider setting to public hearing the proposed changes to Section 26, "HC" Highway Commercial District, Section 28, "CBD" Central Business District, and Section 60, Sign Standards, and take any other action necessary. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Section 26, "HC" Highway Commercial District has two distinct sets of permitted and conditional use categories based on whether or not the property in question has driveway access and frontage along a State Highway/Central Avenue. If property has frontage along a State Highway/Central Avenue, the permitted use category cumulatively includes the permitted uses allowed in the "CC" Community Commercial District, "PO" Professional Office District, "CN" Neighborhood Commercial District, and "LB" Limited Business District. This cumulative inclusion of less intensive uses does not currently apply to those areas zoned "HC" Highway Commercial District that do not have driveway access and frontage along a State Highway/Central Avenue. It is Staffs opinion that the less intensive uses that are a part of the "PO" Professional Office District would be applicable to those areas zoned "HC" Highway Commercial District that do not have driveway access or frontage along a State Highway/Central Avenue. Staff recommends a change to the "HC" Highway Commercial District that will allow any permitted use in the "PO" Professional Office District for property zoned "HC" Highway Commercial District that does not have drive access or frontage along a State Highway/Central Avenue. At the February 17, 1998 joint public hearing, a zone change request and conditional use request rezoning a small lot from "CBD" Central Business District to "GV" Grapevine Vintage District for a wine tasting facility with on- and off -premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (wine only) was approved by Council. Due to the evolving nature of businesses located within the "CBD" Central Business District and the future possibility of more requests for wineries/wine tasting facilities in the area, it is Staffs opinion that an amendment to the "CBD" Central Business District regulations allowing wineries and wine 0:\ZCU\AM98-03.4 March 16, 1998 2:46PM tasting facilities as a conditional use is a more equitable solution than to encourage a zone change to "GV" Grapevine Vintage District and seek multiple variances to the lot in question. Staff recommends a change to the "CBD" Central Business District regulations to allow wineries and wine tasting facilities as a conditional use. Section 60, Sign Standards currently allows on -premise ground signs in residentially zoned districts in conjunction with churches, parks, playgrounds, multifamily dwellings and neighborhood day care centers. It does not however, allow on -premise signs for bed and breakfast facilities that are located in residentially zoned districts. An application has been received to establish a bed and breakfast at 205 East College Street and an on -premise ground sign is part of the request. Staff recommends a change to Section 60, Sign Regulations that will allow the inclusion of an on -premise ground sign as part of the Special Use Permit/site plan review process for bed and breakfast facilities in residentially zoned districts. HTH/rs 0:\ZCU\AM98-03.4 March 16, 1998 2:46PM DRAFT COPY 03/10/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT Section 26. HC Highway Commercial District PURPOSE: The HC Highway Commercial District is established to provide adequate space and site diversification for commercial uses which depend upon high visibility, uses with outside storage unless specifically prohibited by Section 26A, convenience to arterial highways and will involve development that may be more intensive than other commercial districts and objectionable to adjacent residential uses. USES GENERALLY: In an HC Highway Commercial District, no land shall be used and no building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided. A. PERMITTED USES: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses except as provided in Section 26.D. 1. Any use permitted in the 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. Reserved 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. 102197 1 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 03/10/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 12. Boat and marine sales and/or service within a completely enclosed building. 13. Camper sales and camper trailer sales and service, lease and rental within a completely enclosed building. 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. B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to a principal use provided that none shall be a source of income to the owner or user of the principal use: 1. Accessory uses permitted in the CN and CC Commercial Districts. 2. Mechanical equipment 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. 102197 2 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 03/10/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 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 within a completely enclosed building, with storage yard for materials and equipment. 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. 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 42.13. of this Ordinance. 9. Public or private storage garages, including mini storage warehouses. 10. Truck and trailer rental. 11. Swimming pool and spa sales. 102197 3 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 03/10/98 M 12. Restaurant with outside dining. 13. Planned Commercial Centers. HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 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. 15. 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. 16. Automotive rental. 17. Outside display boat and marine sales and/or service. 18. Outside display camper sales and camper trailer sales and service, lease and rental. 19. Pawn Shops. LIMITATION OF USES: 1. Residential structures and uses are expressly prohibited in the HC Highway Commercial District. Existing residences may remain as non -conforming uses, but it is intended that new residential construction not be allowed in the District. 2. (a) All property zoned HC, Highway Commercial, shall have driveway access and frontage in accordance with Section 26, paragraph G.2. only from a State Highway or Central Avenue except as provided in Section D.3. (b) Additional driveway access on a corner lot from other than a State Highway for the intersecting street only, may be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council with the filing of a Concept Plan in accordance with Section 45. For purposes of this Section 26.D, corner lot shall mean a lot located at the juncture of a State Highway and a street which intersects such State Highway. 102197 4 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 03/10/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 3. Access to and frontage on a street other than a State Highway or Central Avenue will be permitted only for property zoned HC, Highway Commercial prior to the 15th day of July 1986, provided the principal uses and conditional uses are limited to the following uses: (a) Principal Uses: 1. Any use permitted in the "PO" Professional Office District. 4-2. Plumbing supply with a completely enclosed building. �-3. Public utilities as required to serve the district. 4.4. Automobile washing business; automatic, coin-operated or moving line wash. 4-5. Restaurants, including drive-in and drive-through restaurants. &6. Feed and grain sales within a completely enclosed building. 6-7. Furniture or appliances, new and used within a completely enclosed building. 7.8. Mortuary and funeral homes. 8-.9. Nursery or greenhouses. 9-10. Job printing or newspaper establishments. 4.0-11. Upholstery shops. 44,12. Retail sales, other than those listed above, business services and merchandise displayed within a completely enclosed building. (b) Conditional Use 1. Commercial off-street parking lots for passenger vehicles less than one ton carrying capacity. 102197 5 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 03/10/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 2. Alcoholic beverage sales provided a Special Permit is issued in accordance with Section 42.13. of this Ordinance. 3. Public or private storage garages, including mini storage warehouses. 4. Restaurant with outside dining. 5. Building trades contractor within a completely enclosed building. Outside storage of materials is not allowed. E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for construction of a principal building shall be approved unless: 1. A Plat, meeting all requirements of the City of Grapevine has been approved by the City Council and recorded in the official records of Tarrant County. 2. A Site Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 47, has been approved. 3. A Landscape Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 53, has been approved. F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use requirements shall apply: 1. MAXIMUM DENSITY: the maximum density within an HC District shall not exceed a floor area ratio of 1.0. 2. LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in an HC District shall be not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet. 3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least fifteen (15) percent of the total lot area shall be devoted to open space. Planned Commercial Centers permitted as a Conditional Use shall meet the requirements of Section 26.N.3. Provided, however, there shall be no open space required for lots fronting on the south side of Northwest Highway, between Jenkins Street and Dooley Street. 102197 6 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 03/10/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 4. MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: The combined area occupied by all main and accessory structures, parking, storage, loading and other paved areas shall not exceed eighty-five (85) percent of the total lot area. Provided, however there shall be no maximum impervious area requirement for lots fronting on the south side of Northwest highway, between Jenkins Street and Dooley Street. G. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required: 1. LOT WIDTH: Every lot shall have a minimum width of fifty (50) feet. 2. LOT DEPTH: Every lot shall have a minimum depth of not less than one hundred (100) feet. 3. FRONT YARD: Every lot shall have a front yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback area. Front yards shall not be used for any building, structure, fence, wall or storage area, except that signs may be permitted in this area in accordance with Section 60. Front yards shall be landscaped with grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees and no part shall be paved or surfaced except for minimum access, driveways, and sidewalks. Provided, however, the front yard set back for lots fronting on the south side of Northwest highway, between Jenkins Street and Dooley Street, shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet and may be used for off-street parking, drives, and sidewalks. The ten (10) foot front yard for this area shall not be used for any building, structure, fence, wall, or storage area. 4. SIDE YARDS: No side yards are required, except that when property in an HC District abuts property of a district in which a side yard is required, a side yard of equivalent width shall be provided in the HC District. 5. REAR YARD: A rear yard equivalent to the adjacent or contiguous district shall be provided. 6. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: The minimum distance between detached principal or accessory buildings on the same lot shall be not less than ten (10) feet. 102197 7 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 03/10/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 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. M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall apply in the HC District: 1. Refuse disposal areas shall be landscaped and screened from view. 2. Mechanical and electrical equipment, including air conditioning units, shall be designed, installed, and operated to minimize noise impact on surrounding property. All such equipment shall be screened from public view. 3. Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential area. 4. Whenever an HC Highway Commercial District is adjacent to any residentially zoned district, a buffer strip, at least twenty (20) feet in width shall be provided 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. 102197 8 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 03/10/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 5. The Masonry Requirements of Section 54 shall be met. 6. All sales, display, or outdoor storage areas shall be surfaced in accordance with Section 58 except those areas of nurseries and garden center where living plants are located. 7. Storage areas for any product, excluding automobile and truck sales and leasing, shall be completely enclosed by a blind fence or wall at least seven (7) feet high. No materials or products shall be stacked higher than one (1) foot below the top of the fence or wall. 8. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, & LANDSCAPING. The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City Council may require buffering, screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on any zone change, conditional use, or special use case or concept plan in addition to or in lieu of buffering, screening, fencing or landscaping requirements set out specifically in each use district when the nature and character of surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to require such methods in order to protect such property and to further provide protection for the general health, welfare and morals of the community in general. 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 102197 9 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 03/10/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 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. 102197 10 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 03/10/98 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT 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 barbershops, 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. Furniture, including office furniture and equipment. 6. Restaurants including outside dining, delicatessens, and bakeries. 7. Clubs and lodges. 8. Museums. 9. Movie theaters and opera houses. 10. Publicly operated parking facilities. 11. Outdoor sales of merchandise are prohibited during all sanctioned festivals, except the holder of a special permit issued by the Grapevine Heritage Foundation authorizing outdoor sales of merchandise. 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 062095 1 DRAFT COPY 03/10/98 of the principal use: CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT 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 42.13 of this Ordinance. 2. Winery with alcoholic beverage sales, with, on -premise and off -premise consumption, provided a special permit is issued in accordance with Section 42.13. of the ordinance. 3. Wine tasting facility with alcoholic beverage sales with on -premise and off -premise consumption provided a special permit is issued in accordance with Section 42.13. of the ordinance. All alcoholic beverage sales shall be consistent with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code. 24. Drive-through restaurants. 8-5. 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. 4:6. 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 062095 2 DRAFT COPY 03/10/98 F G H. 1. CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT a Site Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 47 of this Ordinance. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following density requirements shall 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. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. LOT WIDTH - Every lot shall have a minimum width not less than twenty (20) feet. LOT DEPTH - Every lot shall have a minimum depth not less than seventy- five (75) feet. FRONT YARD - None required. SIDE YARD - None required. REAR YARD - None required. DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS - None required. BUFFER AREA REGULATIONS: None required. HEIGHT: (a) No principal structure shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding thirty 062095 3 Section 28 DRAFT COPY 03/10/98 (30) feet. CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (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 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. 062095 4 Section 28 DRAFT COPY 9/11/97 Q SIGN REGULATIONS (c) On -premises signs when located on property used for agricultural purposes and pertaining to the sale of agricultural products produced on the premises. SIGNS IN R-20, R-12.5, R-7.5, R-5.0, R-3.5, R-3.75, R -MH, R-TH, R -MF -1, R -MF -2, R-MODH, PRD -6 AND, PRD -12, DISTRICTS and HGT DISTRICTS. FUNCTIONAL/STRUCTURAL TYPES PERMITTED. The following permitted functional uses shall be limited to the associated structural types of signs: (a) On -Premise Signs: For churches, convents and other places of worship, parks, playgrounds, nature preserves, and for multifamily dwellings in RMF -1 and RMF -2 zoning districts; and neighborhood day care centers approved with a special use permit in accordance with Section 49, Special Use Permits, and any use approved as a conditional use in the HGT District. (1) Ground signs (2) Wall signs, except no wall signs shall be permitted in the HGT District (b) Development Signs: (1) Ground Signs (2) Pole signs (c) Construction Signs: (1) Ground signs (2) Pole signs (d) Real Estate Signs: See definition 60.8.1.(e). (e) Subdivision Signs: (1) Ground signs 2. NUMBER OF SIGNS PERMITTED. (a) On -Premise: One (1) ground sign per platted lot and one (1) wall sign per street frontage. (b) Development: One (1) per subdivision. (c) Construction: One (1) per each ten (10) platted lots, not to exceed a total of four (4) signs per subdivision. (d) Real Estate: One (1) per platted lot. (e) Subdivision Sign: One (1) per each fifty (50) lots, not to exceed a total of four (4) signs per subdivision. 021897 13 Section 60 Z- a TO: HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FROM: ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGER'/ H.T. HARDY, DIRECTOR OF DEVE PMENT SERVICES �• •-- ••: SUBJECT: ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AM98-02—SECTION 52 TREE PRESERVATION AND SECTION 53 LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AM98-03—SECTION 26, "HC" HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT; SECTION 28, "CBD" CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; SECTION 60, SIGN STANDARDS RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council consider the proposed changes to Section 52, Tree Preservation, Section 53, Landscaping Regulations, Section 26, "HC" Highway Commercial District, Section 28, "CBD" Central Business District, and Section 60, Sign Standards, and take any other action necessary. Section 52, Tree Preservation and Section 53, Landscaping Regulations: At the February 5, 1998, Tri -Annual Planning and Zoning Commission Workshop, the Planning and Zoning Commission expressed concerns regarding the validity of a "recommended tree list". The Planning and Zoning Commission directed staff to bring the tree list forward as a "required tree list". The proposed amendments would allow the Planning and Zoning Commission the ability to approve and revise the approved tree list, without an ordinance amendment. The tree list would be maintained by the Department of Development Services and revised according to the direction of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Any replacement tree or required landscaping tree, as per Section 52, Tree Preservation and Section 53, Landscaping Requirements, would need to be selected from the approved tree list. At the April 10, 1997 Commission workshop, Mr. Curtis Taber of Southwest Landscape Nursery advised the Commission about minimum tree sizes, how and where they should measured and, their appropriateness in commercial and industrial landscaped areas. Section 53, Landscaping Regulations was amended at the June 3, 1997 joint public 0:\ZCU1AM98-03.42 April 15,1998 3:44PM hearing to incorporate Mr. Taber's recommendations on minimum tree size. The City, however, had not used a tree list comprised of species most suitable for use in various required landscaping areas. Mr. Taber had provided a list of recommended trees appropriate for the City's varied soil types and growth conditions. Staff developed, from the list of trees supplied by Mr. Taber, two recommended tree lists: one list to be utilized specifically for required front yards and perimeter landscaping, and another tree list specifically for use in the required landscaped islands within parking areas. Staff presented the recommended tree lists to the Planning and Zoning Commission on October 1, 1997. Council Member Pittman expressed some concerns regarding the types of trees being recommended. Mr. Pittman directed staff to contact Mr. Neil Sperry regarding the recommended tree lists. Staff contacted Mr. Sperry by phone to discuss a recommended tree list suitable for this geographic location and revised the recommended tree lists in accordance with his recommendations. Section 26. "HC" Highway Commercial District: Section 26, "HC" Highway Commercial District has two distinct sets of permitted and conditional use categories based on whether or not the property in question has driveway access and frontage along a state highway/Central Avenue. If property has frontage along a state highway/Central Avenue, the permitted use category cumulatively includes the permitted uses allowed in the "CC" Community Commercial District, "PO" Professional Office District, "CN" Neighborhood Commercial District, and "LB" Limited Business District. This cumulative inclusion of less intensive uses does not currently apply to those areas zoned "HC" Highway Commercial District that do not have driveway access and frontage along a state highway/Central Avenue. It is Staffs opinion that the less intensive uses that are a part of the "PO" Professional Office District would be applicable to those areas zoned "HC" Highway Commercial District that do not have driveway access or frontage along a state highway/Central Avenue. Staff recommends a change to the "HC" Highway Commercial District that will allow any permitted use in the "PO" Professional Office District for property zoned "HC" Highway Commercial District that does not have drive access or frontage along a state highway/Central Avenue. Section 28 "CBD" Central Business District At the February 17, 1998 joint public hearing, a zone change request and conditional use request rezoning a small lot from "CBD" Central Business District to "GV" Grapevine Vintage District for a wine tasting facility with on- and off -premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (wine only) was approved by Council. Due to the evolving nature of businesses located within the "CBD" Central Business District and the future possibility of more requests for wineries/wine tasting facilities in the area, the Planning and Zoning Commission felt an amendment to the "CBD" Central Business District regulations allowing wineries and wine tasting facilities as a conditional use would be a more equitable solution than to encourage a zone change to "GV" Grapevine Vintage District and seek multiple 0:1ZCU\AM98-03.42 April 15, 1998 3:44PM variances to the lot in question. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends a change to the "CBD" Central Business District regulations to allow wineries and wine tasting facilities as a conditional use. At the March 23, 1998 Planning and Zoning Commission deliberation session, it was suggested that drive-through restaurants be eliminated from the Conditional Use section since there are none currently located in the "CBD" Central Business District and the infrastructure development within the district is not capable of adequately servicing a drive-through restaurant. Section 60, Sign Standards: Section 60, Sign Standards currently allows on -premise ground signs in residentially zoned districts in conjunction with churches, parks, playgrounds, multifamily dwellings and neighborhood day care centers. It does not, however, allow on -premise signs for bed and breakfast facilities that are located in residentially zoned districts. An application has been received to establish a bed and breakfast at 205 East College Street and an on -premise ground sign is part of the request. Staff recommends a change to Section 60, Sign Regulations that will allow the inclusion of an on -premise ground sign as part of the Special Use Permit/site plan review process for bed and breakfast facilities in residentially zoned districts. HTHhs 0:\ZCU\AM98-03.42 April 15, 1998 3:44PM DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 52. TREE PRESERVATION Section 52. Tree Preservation A. PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is to establish rules and regulations governing the protection of trees and vegetation cover within the City of Grapevine, to encourage the protection of healthy trees and vegetation and to provide for the replacement and replanting of trees that are necessarily removed during construction, development or redevelopment. B. DEFINITIONS. The following definitions shall apply to this chapter: 1. BUILDABLE AREA: That portion of a building site exclusive of the required yard areas on which a structure or building improvements may be erected, and including the actual structure, driveway, parking lot, pool, and other construction as shown on the site plan. 2. DRIP LINE: A vertical line run through the outermost portion of the crown of a tree and extending to the ground. 3. HISTORIC TREE: A tree which has been found by the City to be of a notable historic interest because of its age, type, size or historic association and has been so designated as part of the official records of the City. 4. PERSON: Any corporation, partnership, association or other artificial entity; or any individual; or any agent or employee of the foregoing. 5. SPECIMEN TREE: A tree which has been determined by the City to be of high value because of its type, size, or other professional criteria, and which has been so designated as part of the official records of the City. 6. TREE: Any self-supporting woody perennial plant which has a caliper of three (3) inches or more when measured at a point of four and one-half (4- 1/2) feet above ground level and which normally attains an overall height of at least twenty (20) feet at maturity, usually with one (1) main stem or trunk and many branches. It may appear to have several stems or trunks as in several varieties of oak. 7. YARD AREA: The front, side and rear yard areas as required under the Comprehensive Zoning Code and the zoning district requirements applicable thereto. 080696 0:\ORD\SEC52.DRF 1 Section 52 DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 52. TREE PRESERVATION C. APPLICABILITY. The terms and provisions of this section shall apply to real property as follows: 1. All real property upon which any designated specimen or historic tree is located. 2. All vacant and undeveloped property. 3. All property to be redeveloped, including additions and alterations. 4. The yard areas of all developed property, excluding developed and owner - occupied single-family residential property. 5. All easements and rights-of-way except those included in a plat approved by City Council shall meet the terms and provisions of this section. 1. A Tree Preservation Permit may be required by City Council and approved in connection with a request for a zone change, conditional use or special use permit request or when a plat (preliminary, final, or replat) is filed, unless one has already been approved. This permit shall be prepared by a registered landscape architect, registered architect, registered engineer or registered surveyor. 2. A Tree Removal Permit shall be required when trees are requested to be removed. No person, directly or indirectly, shall cut down, destroy, remove or move, or effectively destroy through damaging, any tree, specimen tree or historic tree situated on property described above without first obtaining a Tree Removal Permit unless the conditions of Section 52.G.1 and 52.G.2 apply. A permit submitted for approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be prepared by registered landscape architect, registered architect, registered engineer or registered surveyor. A permit submitted for approval by Development Services Staff does not have to be prepared by a registered landscape architect, registered architect, registered engineer or registered surveyor. E. TREE PRESERVATION PERMIT. The purpose of this requirement is to provide a review process to preserve the existing natural environment whenever possible and 080696 Section 52 OAORMSECUBRF 2 DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 52. TREE PRESERVATION to encourage the preservation of large specimen trees throughout any construction or land development. The Tree Preservation Permit shall include the following: 1. Location of all existing or proposed structures, improvements such as streets, alleyways etc. and site uses, properly dimensioned and referenced to property lines, setback and yard requirements. 2. Date, scale, north point, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of both property owner and the person preparing the plan. 3. Location of existing and proposed utility easements on the lot. 4. Location and dimensions of visibility triangles on the lot. 5. City Council shall dictate what caliper size tree to survey for purposes of preservation of existing trees. Trees to remain shall be designated by a circle. 6. City Council shall dictate what caliper size tree to survey for purposes of removal. Trees to be removed shall be designated by a triangle. 7. Tree information required above shall be summarized in legend form on the plan and shall include the reason for the proposed removal. This same summary shall also be submitted on an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper. 8. Tree Replacement Plan: The plan shall exhibit the location of proposed trees to be replaced and include a legend indicating the species, caliper size and height of proposed tree replacement. Replacement trees shall be designated by a square. The legend shall also be submitted on an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper. (a) No replacement tree may be planted within a visibility triangle, a water course, or an existing or proposed street or alley. (b) A replacement tree must have a minimum caliper of at least three (3) inches when measured at six (6) inches above ground level. (c) A replacement tree that dies within two years of the date it was planted must be replaced by another replacement tree that complies 080696 Section 52 0:\ORD\SEC52.DRF 3 DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 52. TREE PRESERVATION with the Tree Preservation Permit. 9. Tree Protection Plan: The plan shall describe how existing healthy trees proposed to remain will be protected from damage during any construction or land development in accordance with Section 52.J., Tree Protection. F. TREE REMOVAL PERMIT. Permits for removal, or replacement of trees covered herein shall be obtained by making application on a form prescribed by the City to the Director of Development Services. The application shall be accompanied by a preliminary plat showing the exact location, caliper size, height, and common name of all trees to be removed. The application shall also be accompanied by a written document indicating the reasons for removal or replacement of trees and two (2) copies of a legible site plan drawn to the largest practicable scale indicating the following: 1. Location of all existing or proposed structures, improvements such as streets, alleyways, etc. and site uses, properly dimensioned and referenced to property lines, setback and yard requirements and special relationships. 2. Date, scale, north point, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of both property owner and the person preparing the plan. 3. Existing and proposed site elevations, grades and major contours. 4. Location of existing and proposed utility easements on the lot. 5. Location and dimensions of visibility triangles on the lot. 6. Survey locating trees on the site to remain that are three (3) inch caliper or greater when measured at a point four and one-half (4-1/2) feet above the ground level. Trees to remain shall be designated by a circle 7. Survey locating trees on the site to be removed that are three (3) inch caliper or greater when measured at point four and one-half (4-1/2) feet above the ground level. Trees to be removed shall be designated by a triangle. 8. Tree information required above shall be summarized in legend form on the plan and shall include the reason for the proposed removal. This same summary shall also be submitted on an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper. 080696 Section 52 0:\0RD\SEC52.DRF 4 DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 52. TREE PRESERVATION 10. Tree Replacement Plan: The plan shall exhibit the location of proposed trees to be replaced and include a legend indicating the species, caliper size and height of proposed tree replacement. Replacement trees shall be designated by a square. The legend shall also be submitted on an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper. (a) No replacement tree may be planted within a visibility triangle, a water course, or an existing or proposed street or alley. (b) A replacement tree must have a minimum caliper of at least three (3) inches when measured at six (6) inches above ground level. (c) A replacement tree that dies within two years of the date it was planted must be replaced by another replacement tree that complies with the Tree Preservation Permit. 11. Tree Protection Plan: The plan shall describe how existing healthy trees proposed to be retained will be protected from damage during construction. G. APPLICATION REVIEW. Upon receipt of a proper application, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall review the application for new subdivisions and for platted lots, the Director of Development Services shall review applications for platted lots; said review may include a field inspection of the site, and the application may be referred to such Departments as deemed appropriate for review and recommendations. Following the review and inspection, the permit applications will be approved, disapproved, or approved with conditions by the Planning and Zoning Commission or Director of Development Services as appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. H. TREE REMOVAL: 1. No tree or trees shall be removed prior to issuance of a building permit unless one of the following conditions exist: (a) The tree is located in a utility or drainage easement or public street right-of-way as recorded on a plat approved by the City Council. In the event that certain trees outside the above areas or trees based partially outside the easement are requested to be removed to allow the operation of equipment, the applicant shall submit a Plat and Site 080696 Section 52 0:\0RD\SEC52.DRF 5 DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 52. TREE PRESERVATION Plan which indicates the exact operation area needed. The Director of Development Services may approve selected removal under this condition. (b) The tree is diseased, injured, in danger of failing, interferes with utility service, creates unsafe vision clearance, or conflicts with other ordinances or regulations. (c) Except for the above, under no circumstances shall there be clear cutting of trees on a property prior to the issuance of a building permit. (d) Development Services Staff may approve the removal of trees that interfere with the construction of a building and/or the drainage of a lot. 2. Upon issuance of a building permit, developer shall be allowed to remove trees located on the buildable area of the property. Trees located in required yard areas, buffers and open space areas shall be maintained. The buildable area shall include sufficient adjacent area to allow the normal operation of construction equipment. I. REPLACEMENT. In the event that it is necessary to remove tree(s) outside the buildable area, the developer, as condition to issuance of a tree removal permit, may be required to replace the tree(s) being removed with comparable trees somewhere within the site. A sufficient number of trees shall be planted to equal, in caliper, the diameter of the tree removed. Said replacement trees shall be a minimum of three (3) inches caliper and seven (7) feet in height when planted, and shall be selected from the list of approved replacement trees maintained by the Director of Development Services as approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. from the reGGIT]mend+; RS -f +t,^ LALL Extension Ser-vore. At the time of application review, the person responsible for replacement, time of replacement and location will be determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission. J. TREE PROTECTION. During any construction or land development, the developer shall clearly mark all trees to be maintained and may be required to erect and 080696 Section 52 0:\ORD\SEC52.DRF 6 DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 52. TREE PRESERVATION maintain protective barriers around all such trees or groups of trees. The developer shall not allow the movement of equipment or the storage of equipment, materials, debris or fill to be placed within the drip line of any tree. During the construction stage of development, the developer shall not allow cleaning of equipment or material under the canopy of any tree or group of trees to remain. Neither shall the developer allow the disposal of any waste material such as, but not limited to, paint, oil, solvents, asphalt, concrete, mortar, etc., under the canopy of any tree or groups of tree to remain. No attachment or wires of any kind, ether than those of a protective nature, shall be attached to any tree. K. EXCEPTIONS. In the event that any tree shall be determined to be in a hazardous or dangerous condition so as to endanger the public health, welfare or safety, and require immediate removal without delay, authorization may be given by the Director of Development Services and the tree may then be removed without obtaining a written permit as herein required. During the period of an emergency such as a tornado, storm, flood, or other act of God, the requirements of this Ordinance may be waived as may be deemed necessary by the City Council. All licensed plant or tree nurseries shall be exempt from the terms and provisions of this Section only in relation to those trees planted and growing on the premises of said license, which are so planted and growing for the sale or intended sale to the general public in the ordinary course of said licensee's business. Utility companies franchised by the City may remove trees which endanger public safety and welfare by interfering with utility service, except that where such trees are on owner -occupied properties developed for one -family use, disposal of such trees shall be at the option of the property owner. L. EXEMPTION. This Ordinance shall not apply to any development which has received final plat approval prior to the effective date of this Ordinance. A permit shall not be required for a builder to satisfy final grading standards of the Building Code of the City of Grapevine. 080696 7 Section 52 0:\ORD\SEC52.DRF DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 52. TREE PRESERVATION City of Grapevine REQUIRED TREE LIST FOR REQUIRED LANDSCAPING (Excluding- Landscape Islands) (Medium to Large Deciduous Trees) Tree Name Scientific Name Height Width Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichurn) 40'-60' 30'-40' Burr Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) 50'-60' 40'-50' Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) 30' 15'-25' (*Varieties: "Rancho", "Aristocrat",, "Capital") Cedar Elm (Ulmus rassifolial) 50'-60' 40'-50' Chinese Pistacho (Pistacia chinensis) 40'-50' 40'-50' Chinquapin Oak (Quercus mublenbergil) 50'-60' 409-50' Pecan (Carya illinoensis) 50'-60' 40'-50' Shumard Red Oak (Quercus shumardii) 50'-60' 40'-50' Texas Red Oak (Quercus shumardii) 30'-35' 20'-30' Western Soapberry (Sapindus drurnmondii) 30'-40' 25'-35' Southern Magnolia ( agnolia grandiflora) 60'-80' 30'-50' Lacey Oak (Quercus glancoides) EVERGREEN TREES Mahan Pine (Pinus eldarica) 30'-40' 251-301 Austrian Pine ------ Pinus nigra 20'-25' 10'-15' 080696 8 Section 52 0:\ORD\SEC52.DRF DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 52. TREE PRESERVATION Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virainiana) 30'-40' 20'-30' Eldarlica Pine (Pinus eldarica) 30'-40' 25'-30' Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergiana) 20'-50' 20'-30' Leyland Cypress (Cupressocyparis leylandi) 20'-40' 40'-50' Live Oak (Quercus virainiana) 25'-35' 351-55' Yaupon Holly (Ilex vornitoria) 12'-18' 10'-15' (Small Deciduous Tree Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis) 15'-30' 15'-25' Eve's Necklace (Sophora affinis) 15'-25' 15'-20' Mexican Plum (Prunus mexicana) 15'-25' 15'-20' Possumhaw holly (Ilex decidua) 15'-20' 10'-15' Redbud (Cercis canadensis) 20'-25' 15'-20' 080696 9 Section 52 0:\ORD\SEC52.DRF DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 52. TREE PRESERVATION City of Grapevine REQUIRED TREE LIST FOR LANDSCAPE ISLANDS (Medium to Large Deciduous Trees) Tree Name Scientific Name Height Width Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichurn) 40'-60' 30'-40'. Burr Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) 50'-60' 40'-50' Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) 30' 15'-25', Cedar Elm (*Varieties: "Rancho", "Capital") (Ulmus rassifolial) "Aristocrat", 50'-60' 40'-50' Chinese Pistacho (Pistacia chinensis) 40'-50'- 40'-50' Chinquapin Oak (Quercus muhlenbergii) 50'-60' 40'-50' Pecan (CaMa illinoensis) 50'-60' 40'-50', Shumard Red Oak (Quercus shumardii) 50'-60'- 40'-50' Texas Red Oak (Quercus shurnardii) 30'-35' 20'-30' Western Soapberry (Sapindus drummondii) 30'-40' 25'-35' Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) 60'-80' 30'-50' Lacey Oak (Quercus glancoides) I Afahan Pine (Pinus eldarica) 30'-40' 251-301 Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra) qw-gry — Eastern --ed Cedar (Jun[perus virginiana) 30'-40' 20'-30' 080696 10 Section 52 0:\ORD\SEC52.DRF DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 52. TREE PRESERVATION Eldarica Pine (Pinus Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergiana) 20'-50' 20'-30'. Leyland Cypress (Cupressocyparis leylandi) 20'-40' 40'-50' Live Oak (Quercus virainiana) 25'-35' 359-55' Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) 12'-18' 10'-15' 080696 11 Section 52 0:\ORD\SEC52.DRF DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 53. LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS Section 53. Landscaping Regulations A. PURPOSE: It is the purpose of this section to establish certain regulations pertaining to landscaping within the City of Grapevine. These regulations provide standards and criteria for new landscaping which are intended to promote the value of property, enhance the welfare, and improve the physical appearance of the City. B. SCOPE: The standards and criteria contained within this section are deemed to be minimum standards and shall apply to all new construction occurring within the City, except that single family detached dwellings shall be exempt since such uses rarely fail to comply with the requirements set forth in this section. C. ENFORCEMENT: The provision of this section shall be administered and enforced by the Director of Development Services or his designee. If, at any time after the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the approved landscaping is found to be in non-conformance to the standards and criteria of this section, the Director shall issue notice to the owner, citing the violation and describing what action is required to comply with this section. The owner, tenant, or agent shall have thirty (30) days from date of said notice to restore the landscaping as required. If the landscaping is not restored within the allotted time, such person shall be in violation of this Ordinance. D. PERMITS: No permits shall be issued for building, paving, grading or construction until a Landscape Plan is submitted and approved by the Director of Development Services. In the event that the proposed development requires an approved Subdivision Plat, Site Plan, or Master Development Plan, no such final approval shall be granted unless a Landscape Plan is submitted and approved. Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for any building or structure, all screening and landscaping shall be in place in accordance with the landscape Plan required in subsection E of this section. In any case in which an Occupancy Certificate is sought at a season of the year in which the Director of Development Services determines that it would be impractical to plant trees, shrubs or grass, or to lay turf, an Occupancy Certificate may be issued notwithstanding the fact that the landscaping required by the Landscape Plan has not been completed provided the applicant posts a letter of credit or deposits cash in an escrow account in the amount of the estimated cost of such landscaping. Such letter of credit or escrow deposit shall be conditioned upon the 060397 0:\ORD\SEC53.DRF 0 Section 53 DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 53. LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS installation of all landscaping required by the landscaping plan within six (6) months of the date of the application and shall give the City the right to draw upon the letter of credit or escrow deposit to complete the said landscaping if the applicant fails to do so. E. LANDSCAPE PLANS: Prior to the issuance of a building, paving, grading or construction permit for any use other than single family dwellings, a landscape plan shall be submitted to the Department of Development Services. The Director of the Development Services, or a designee, shall review such plans and shall approve same if the plans are in accordance with the criteria of these regulations. If the plans are not in accord, they shall be disapproved and shall be accompanied by a written statement setting forth the changes necessary for compliance. Landscaping plans shall be prepared by a landscape architect, landscape contractor, landscape designer, knowledgeable in plants, materials and landscape design. Landscape Plans shall contain the following information: 1. Minimum scale of one (1) inch equals fifty (50) feet; 2. Location of all trees to be preserved; 3. Location of all plant and landscaping material to be used including plants, paving, benches, screens, fountains, statues, or other landscape features; 4. Species of all plant material to be used; 5. Size of all plant material to be used; 6. Spacing of plant material where appropriate; 7. Layout and description of irrigation, sprinkler or water systems including placement of water sources; 8. Description of maintenance provision for the Landscape Plan; 9. Person(s) responsible for the preparation of Landscape Plan. F. MAINTENANCE: The owner, tenant and their agent, if any shall be jointly and severally responsible for the maintenance of all landscaping. All required landscaping shall be maintained in a neat and orderly manner at all times. This 060397 Section 53 0:\ORD\SEC53.DRF 2 DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 53. LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS shall include mowing, edging, pruning, fertilizing, watering, weeding, and other such activities common to the maintenance of landscaping. Landscaped areas shall be kept free of trash, litter, weeds and other such material or plants not a part of the landscaping. All plant materials shall be maintained in a healthy and growing condition as is appropriate for the season of the year. Plant materials which die shall be replaced with plant material of similar variety and size. G. GENERAL STANDARDS: The following criteria and standards shall apply to landscape materials and installation. 1. QUALITY: Plant materials used in conformance with the provisions of this Ordinance shall conform to the standards of the American Standard For Nursery Stock, or equal thereto. Grass seed, sod and other material shall be clean and reasonably free of weeds and noxious pests and insects. 2. TREES: Trees referred to in this Section shall be of a species common to this area of Texas and shall have an average spread of crown of greater than fifteen (15) feet at maturity. Trees having a lesser average mature crown of fifteen (15) feet may be substituted by grouping the same so as to create the equivalent of a fifteen (15) feet crown of spread. Trees shall be of a minimum of three (3) caliper inches when measured six (6) inches above ground, and shall be selected from the list of approved trees maintained by the Director of Development Services as approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. 3. SHRUBS & HEDGES: Shrubs shall be a minimum of two (2) feet in height when measured immediately after planting. Hedges, where installed, shall be planted and maintained so as to form a continuous, unbroken, solid, visual screen which will be three (3) feet high within one (1) year after time of planting. 4. VINES: Vines shall be a minimum of two (2) feet in height immediately after planting and may be used in conjunction with fences, screens, or walls to meet screening requirements as specified. 5. GROUND COVER: Ground covers used in lieu of grass in whole and in part shall be planted in such a manner as to present a finished appearance and reasonably complete coverage within one year of planting. 6. LAWN GRASS: Grass areas may be sodded, plugged, sprigged or seeded 060397 Section 53 0:\ORD\SEC53.DRF 3 DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 53. LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS except that solid sod shall be used in swales, berms, or other areas subject to erosion. 7. CREDIT FOR EXISTING TREES: Any trees preserved on a site meeting the herein specifications shall be credited toward meeting the tree requirement of any landscaping provision of this Section. Trees of exceptional quality due to size, large canopy cover, trunk diameter, rareness, age or species may, at the discretion of the Director, be credited as two (2) trees for the herein minimum requirements. H. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR OFF-STREET PARKING AND VEHICULAR USE AREAS: Parking lots, vehicular use areas and parked vehicles are to be effectively screened from the public view and adjacent property. Both the interior and perimeter of such areas shall be landscaped in accordance to the following criteria. Areas used for parking or vehicular storage which are under, on, or within buildings are exempt from these standards. 1. INTERIOR LANDSCAPING: A minimum of ten (10) percent of the gross parking areas shall be devoted to living landscaping which includes grass, ground cover, plants, shrubs and trees. Gross parking area is to be measured from the edge of the parking and/or driveway paving and sidewalks. The following additional criteria shall apply to the interior of parking lots. a. Interior landscape areas shall be protected from vehicular encroachment of overhang through appropriate wheel stops or curbs. b. There shall be a minimum of one (1) tree planted for each four hundred (400) square feet or fraction thereof of required interior landscape area. C. Interior areas of parking lots shall contain planting islands located so as to best relieve the expanse of paving. Planter islands must be located no further apart than every twelve (12) parking spaces and at the terminus of all rows of parking. Such islands shall contain at least one (1) tree. Planter islands shall not be required for lots containing less than thirty-five thousand (35,000) square feet. The remainder shall be landscaped with shrubs, lawn, ground cover and other appropriate material not to exceed three (3) feet in height. Interior planter islands shall have a minimum size of nine (9) by eighteen (18) feet. 060397 0:\0RD\SEC53.DRF M Section 53 DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 53. LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS d. The Director of Development Services may approve planter islands required by Section 53 H.1.c. to be located further apart than twelve (12) parking spaces in order to preserve existing trees in interior parking areas. Off-street parking and drive areas located within the drip line of a tree shall be paved with permeable material approved by the Director of Development Services when the drip line of an existing tree is larger than planter islands required by Section 53.H.1.c. 2. PERIMETER LANDSCAPING: All parking lots and vehicular use areas shall be screened from all abutting properties and/or public rights-of-way with a wall, fence, hedge, berm or other durable landscape barrier. Any living barrier shall be established in a two (2) feet minimum width planting strip. Plants and materials used in living barriers shall be at least thirty (30) inches high at the time of planting and shall be of a type and species that will attain a minimum height of three (3) feet one (1) year after planting. Any landscape barrier not containing live plants or trees, shall be a minimum of three (3) feet high at time of installation. Perimeter landscaping shall be designed to screen off-street parking lots and other vehicular use areas from public rights-of-way and adjacent properties. a. Whenever an off-street parking or vehicular use area abuts a public right-of-way, except a public alley, a perimeter landscape area of at least fifteen (15) feet in depth shall be maintained between the abutting right-of-way and the off-street parking or vehicular use area. An appropriate landscape screen or barrier shall be installed in this area and the remaining area shall be landscaped with at least grass or other ground cover. Necessary accessways from the public right- of-way shall be permitted through all such landscaping. The maximum width for accessways shall be: fifty (50) feet for non- residential two- way movements; thirty (30) feet for non-residential two-way movements; Twenty (20) feet for non-residential one-way movement. b. Whenever an off-street parking or vehicular use areas abuts an adjacent property line, a perimeter landscape area of at least ten (10) feet in width shall be maintained between the edge of the parking area and the adjacent property line. Accessways between lots may be permitted through all perimeter landscape areas. Maximum width 060397 0:\ORD\SEC53.DRF 5 Section 53 DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 53. LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS for accessways shall be twenty-five (25) feet. Landscaping shall be designed to visually screen the parking area. Whenever such property is zoned or used for residential purposes, the landscape buffer shall include a wall, hedge, or berm not greater than eight (8) feet in height nor less than three (3) feet in height. C. Perimeter landscape areas shall contain at least one (1) tree for each fifty (50) lineal feet or fraction thereof of perimeter area. I. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR NON -VEHICULAR OPEN SPACE. In addition to the landscaping of off-street parking and vehicular use areas, all remaining open spaces on any developed lot or parcel shall conform to the following minimum requirements: 1. Grass, ground cover, shrubs, and other landscape materials shall be used to cover all open ground within twenty (20) feet of any building or paving or other use such as storage. 2. All structures shall be treated with landscaping so as to enhance the appearance of the structure and to screen any detractive or unsightly appearance. 3. Landscaping shall be provided on each developed lot in accordance with the following standards: a. In all residential zoning districts (except R-20, R-12.5, and R-7.5), a minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the landscaping shall be located in the required front yard. b. In all non-residential zoning districts, a minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the total site area shall be devoted to feature landscaping with not less than fifty (50) percent of the landscaping being located in the required front yard. 4. Trees shall be planted in non -vehicular open space to meet the following requirements. Existing trees that are preserved on a developed site may be credited to the following requirements 060397 Section 53 0:\ORD\SEC53.DRF 6 DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 53. LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS Percentage of Site in Tree Ratio per Non - Vehicular Open Space vehicular Open Space Less than 30 1 tree/2500 sq. ft. 30-49 1 tree/3000 sq. ft. Over 50 1 tree/4000 sq. ft. SIGHT DISTANCE AND VISIBILITY: Rigid compliance with these landscaping requirements shall not be such as to cause visibility obstructions and/or blind corners at intersections. Whenever an accessway intersects a public right-of-way or when the subject property abuts the intersection of two (2) or more public rights- of-way, a triangular visibility area, as described below, shall be created. Landscaping within the triangular visibility area shall be designed to provide unobstructed cross -visibility at a level between three (3) and six (6) feet. Trees may be permitted in this area provided they are trimmed in such a manner that no limbs or foliage extend into the cross -visibility area. The triangular areas are: 1. The areas of property on both sides of the intersection of an accessway and a public right-of-way shall have a triangular visibility area with two (2) sides of each triangle being ten (10) feet in length from the point of the intersection and the third side being a line connecting the ends of the other two (2) sides. 2. The areas of property located at a corner formed by the intersection of two (2) or more public rights-of-way shall have a triangular visibility area with two (2) sides of each triangle being twenty (20) feet in length from the point of the intersection and the third side being a line connecting the ends of the other two (2) sides. Landscaping, except required grass and low ground covers, shall not be located closer than three (3) feet from the edge of any accessway pavement. In the event other visibility obstructions are apparent in the proposed Landscape Plan, as determined by the Director, the requirements set forth herein may be reduced to the extent to remove the conflict. 060397 0:\0RD\SEC53.DRF 7 Section 53 DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 53. LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS City of Grapevine REQUIRED TREE LIST FOR REQUIRED LANDSCAPING (Excluding Landscape Islands) (Medium to Large Deciduous Trees) Tree Name Scientific Name Height Width Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) 40'-60' 30'-40' Burr Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) 50'-60' 40'-50' Callery Pear (Pyrus callervana) 30' 15'-25' (*Varieties: "Rancho", "Aristocrat". "Capital") Cedar Elm (Ulmus rassifolial) 50'-60' 40'-50' Chinese Pistacho (Pistacia chinensis) 40'-50' 40'-50' Chinquapin Oak (Quercus muhlenbergii) 50'-60' 40'-50' Pecan (Carya illinoensis) 50'-60' 40'-50' Shumard Red Oak (Quercus shumardii) 50'-60' 40'-50' Texas Red Oak (Quercus shumardii) 30'-35' 20'-30' Western Soapberry (Sapindus drummondii) 30'-40' 25'-35' Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) 60'-80' 30'-50' Lacey Oak (Quercus glancoides) EVERGREEN TREES Afghan Pine (Pinus eldarica) 30'-40' 25'-30' Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra) 20'-25' 10'-15' 060397 Section 53 0:\ORD\SEC53.DRF DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 53. LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) 30'-40' 20'-30' Mexican Plum Eldarica Pine (Pinus eldarica) 30'-40' 25-30' Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergiana) 20'-50' 20'-30' Leyland Cypress (Cupressocyparis leylandi) 20'-40' 40'-50' 15'-20' Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) 25'-35' 35'-55' Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) 12'-18' 10'-15' (Small Deciduous Trees) Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis) 15'-30' 15'-25' Eve's Necklace (Sophora affinis) 15'-25' 15'-20' Mexican Plum (Prunus mexicana) 15'-25' 15'-20' Possumhaw holly (Ilex decidua) 15'-20' 10'-15' Redbud (Cercis canadensis) 20'-25' 15'-20' "Oklahoma" 060397 Section 53 0:\ORD\SEC53.DRF DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 53. LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS City of Grapevine REQUIRED TREE LIST FOR LANDSCAPE ISLANDS (Medium to Large Deciduous Trees) Tree Name Scientific Name Height Width Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) 40'-60' 30'-40' Burr Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) 50'-60' 40'-50' Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) 30' 15'-25' Cedar Elm (*Varieties: "Rancho", "Aristocrat", "Capital") (Ulmus rassifolial) 50'-60' 40'-50' Chinese Pistacho (Pistacia chinensis) 40'-50' 40'-50' Chinquapin Oak (Quercus muhlenbergii) 50'-60' 40'-50' Pecan (Carya illinoensis) 50'-60' 40'-50' Shumard Red Oak (Quercus shumardii) 50'-60' 40'-50' Texas Red Oak (Quercus shumardii) 30'-35' 20'-30' Western Soapberry (Sapindus drummondii) 30'-40' 25'-35' Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) 60'-80' 30'-50' Lacey Oak (Quercus glancoides) EVERGREEN TREES Afghan Pine (Pinus eldarica) 30'-40' 25'-30' Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra) 20'-25' 10'-1 5' Eastern Red Cedar (Juninerus virginiana) 30'-40' 20'-30' 060397 Section 53 0:\ORD\SEC53.DRF 10 DRAFT COPY 3/16/98 SECTION 53. LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS Eldarica Pine (Pinus eldarica) 30'-40' 25'-30' Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergiana) 20'-50' 20'-30' Leyland Cypress (Cupressocyparis leylandi) 20'-40' 40'-50' Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) 25-35' 35'-55' Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) 12'-18' 10'-15' 060397 0:\ORD\SEC53.DRF Section 53 DRAFT COPY 04/13/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT Section 26. HC Highway Commercial District PURPOSE: The HC Highway Commercial District is established to provide adequate space and site diversification for commercial uses which depend upon high visibility, uses with outside storage unless specifically prohibited by Section 26A, convenience to arterial highways and will involve development that may be more intensive than other commercial districts and objectionable to adjacent residential uses. USES GENERALLY: In an HC Highway Commercial District, no land shall be used and no building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided. A. PERMITTED USES: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses except as provided in Section 26.D. 1. Any use permitted in the 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. Reserved 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. 102197 1 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 04/13/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 12. Boat and marine sales and/or service within a completely enclosed building. 13. Camper sales and camper trailer sales and service, lease and rental within a completely enclosed building. 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. 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 owner or user of the principal use: 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 102197 2 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 04/13/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 Commercial off-street parking lots for passenger vehicles less than one ton carrying capacity. Building trades contractor within a completely enclosed building, with storage yard for materials and equipment. Retail sales of building materials displayed in an unenclosed or incompletely enclosed area with outside storage. Sale and rental of heavy machinery and equipment. Home equipment rental. Commercial laundry and dry cleaning establishments. Mobile home sales, storage, lease and repair. Alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is issued in accordance with Section 42.13. of this Ordinance. Public or private storage garages, including mini storage warehouses. Truck and trailer rental. 102197 3 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 04/13/98 A 11. Swimming pool and spa sales. 12. Restaurant with outside dining. HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 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. 15. 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. 16. Automotive rental. 17. Outside display boat and marine sales and/or service. 18. Outside display camper sales and camper trailer sales and service, lease and rental. 19. Pawn Shops. LIMITATION OF USES: 1. Residential structures and uses are expressly prohibited in the HC Highway Commercial District. Existing residences may remain as non -conforming uses, but it is intended that new residential construction not be allowed in the District. 2. (a) All property zoned HC, Highway Commercial, shall have driveway access and frontage in accordance with Section 26, paragraph G.2. only from a State Highway or Central Avenue except as provided in Section D.3. (b) Additional driveway access on a corner lot from other than a State Highway for the intersecting street only, may be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council with the filing of a Concept Plan in accordance with Section 45. For purposes of this 102197 4 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 04/13/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT Section 26.D, corner lot shall mean a lot located at the juncture of a State Highway and a street which intersects such State Highway. 3. Access to and frontage on a street other than a State Highway or Central Avenue will be permitted only for property zoned HC, Highway Commercial prior to the 15th day of July 1986, provided the principal uses and conditional uses are limited to the following uses: (a) Principal Uses: 1. Any use permitted in the "PO" Professional Office District. 4-2. Plumbing supply with a completely enclosed building. 2-3. Public utilities as required to serve the district. 3 4. Automobile washing business; automatic, coin-operated or moving line wash. 4-5. Restaurants, including drive-in and drive-through restaurants. a.6. Feed and grain sales within a completely enclosed building. 6.7. Furniture or appliances, new and used within a completely enclosed building. 7-.8. Mortuary and funeral homes. 8-9. Nursery or greenhouses. 8-10. Job printing or newspaper establishments. 40-11. Upholstery shops. 41-12. Retail sales, other than those listed above, business services and merchandise displayed within a completely enclosed building. (b) Conditional Use 102197 5 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 04/13/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 1. Commercial off-street parking lots for passenger vehicles less than one ton carrying capacity. 2. Alcoholic beverage sales provided a Special Permit is issued in accordance with Section 42.13. of this Ordinance. 3. Public or private storage garages, including mini storage warehouses. 4. Restaurant with outside dining. 5. Building trades contractor within a completely enclosed building. Outside storage of materials is not allowed. E. PLAN REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for construction of a principal building shall be approved unless: 1. A Plat, meeting all requirements of the City of Grapevine has been approved by the City Council and recorded in the official records of Tarrant County. 2. A Site Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 47, has been approved. 3. A Landscape Plan, meeting the requirements of Section 53, has been approved. F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following bulk and intensity of use requirements shall apply: 1. MAXIMUM DENSITY: the maximum density within an HC District shall not exceed a floor area ratio of 1.0. 2. LOT SIZE: The minimum lot size in an HC District shall be not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet. 3. MINIMUM OPEN SPACE: At least fifteen (15) percent of the total lot area shall be devoted to open space. Planned Commercial Centers permitted as a Conditional Use shall meet the requirements of Section 26.N.3. Provided, however, there shall be no open space required for lots fronting on the south side of Northwest Highway, between Jenkins Street and Dooley 102197 6 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 04/13/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 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-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 102197 7 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 04/13/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 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. 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. M. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: The following design requirements shall apply in the HC District: 1. Refuse disposal areas shall be landscaped and screened from view. 2. Mechanical and electrical equipment, including air conditioning units, shall be designed, installed, and operated to minimize noise impact on surrounding property. All such equipment shall be screened from public view. 3. Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential area. 4. Whenever an HC Highway Commercial District is adjacent to any residentially zoned district, a buffer strip, at least twenty (20) feet in width shall be provided between the two (2) districts. A wall, fence, or berm shall be erected to effectively screen the HC District from the residential area and 102197 8 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 04/13/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT no streets, alley, vehicular storage area or use shall be permitted in the required buffer strip. 5. The Masonry Requirements of Section 54 shall be met. 6. All sales, display, or outdoor storage areas shall be surfaced in accordance with Section 58 except those areas of nurseries and garden center where living plants are located. 7. Storage areas for any product, excluding automobile and truck sales and leasing, shall be completely enclosed by a blind fence or wall at least seven (7) feet high. No materials or products shall be stacked higher than one (1) foot below the top of the fence or wall. 8. ADDITIONAL BUFFERING, SCREENING, FENCING, & LANDSCAPING. The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City Council may require buffering, screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on any zone change, conditional use, or special use case or concept plan in addition to or in lieu of buffering, screening, fencing or landscaping requirements set out specifically in each use district when the nature and character of surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to require such methods in order to protect such property and to further provide protection for the general health, welfare and morals of the community in general. 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.S. shall be required around the outside perimeter of a Planned Commercial Center. Minimum side and rear yard requirements of interior lots may be required if deemed necessary by City Council in order to meet the provisions of Section 48. 2. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNED COMMERCIAL CENTERS: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2.b. 102197 9 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 04/13/98 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 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. 102197 10 Section 26 DRAFT COPY 04/13/98 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT 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 barbershops, 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. Furniture, including office furniture and equipment. 6. Restaurants including outside dining, delicatessens, and bakeries. 7. Clubs and lodges. 8. Museums. 9. Movie theaters and opera houses. 10. Publicly operated parking facilities. 11. Outdoor sales of merchandise are prohibited during all sanctioned festivals, except the holder of a special permit issued by the Grapevine Heritage Foundation authorizing outdoor sales of merchandise. 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 062095 1 DRAFT COPY 04/13/98 of the principal use: CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT 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 42.13 of this Ordinance. 2. Winery with alcoholic beverage sales, with on -premise and off -premise consumption, provided a special permit is issued in accordance with Section 42.13. of the ordinance. 3. Wine tasting facility with alcoholic beverage sales with on -premise and off -premise consumption provided a special permit is issued in accordance with Section 42.13. of the ordinance. All alcoholic beverage sales shall be consistent with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code. 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. 4-5. 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. 062095 2 DRAFT COPY 04/13/98 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT 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. F. DENSITY REQUIREMENTS: The following density requirements shall 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. I. HEIGHT: 062095 3 Section 28 DRAFT COPY 04/13/98 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (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 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. 062095 4 Section 28 DRAFT COPY 3/23/98 SIGN REGULATIONS (b) Nameplate signs not exceeding fifteen (15) square feet in gross surface area accessory to a multiple -family dwelling. (c) On -premises signs when located on property used for agricultural purposes and pertaining to the sale of agricultural products produced on the premises. F. SIGNS IN R-20, R-12.5, R-7.5, R-5.0, R-3.5, R-3.75, R -MH, R-TH, R -MF -1, R -MF -2, R-MODH, PRD -6, PRD -12, and HGT DISTRICTS. 1. FUNCTIONAL/STRUCTURAL TYPES PERMITTED. The following permitted functional uses shall be limited to the associated structural types of signs: (a) On -Premise Signs: For churches, convents and other places of worship, parks, playgrounds, nature preserves, and for multifamily dwellings in RMF -1 and RMF -2 zoning districts and neighborhood day care centers and Bed and Breakfast Inns approved with a special use permit in accordance with Section 49, Special Use Permits, and any use approved as a conditional use in the HGT District. (1) Ground signs (2) Wall signs, except no wall signs shall be permitted in the HGT District (b) Development Signs: (1) Ground Signs (2) Pole signs (c) Construction Signs: (1) Ground signs (2) Pole signs (d) Real Estate Signs: See definition 60.13.1.(e). (e) Subdivision Signs: (1) Ground signs 2. NUMBER OF SIGNS PERMITTED. (a) On -Premise: One (1) ground sign per platted lot and one (1) wall sign per street frontage. (b) Development: One (1) per subdivision. (c) Construction: One (1) per each ten (10) platted lots, not to exceed a 032398 13 Section 60 0:\ORD\SEC60.DRF A Future With A Past April 3, 1998 Ms. Janice Gregory Fort Worth Star Telegram P.O. Box 1870 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 RE: Grapevine Account # CIT 25 Dear Ms. Gregory, Please find enclosed, the following for publication on Sunday, April 5, 1998, in the Northeast Edition of the Neighborhood Extra Section of the Fort Worth Star Telegram. (One time only) Item Notice of Public Hearing CU98-16 & SU98-03 — AT&T Wireless Notice of Public Hearing CU98-08 — TGI Fridays Notice of Public Hearing CU98-09 — Vineyard Marketplace Notice of Public Hearing CU98-11 — North Dallas Retail Notice of Public Hearing Z98-04 — Lenders Equity Group Notice of Public Hearing Z98-06 — MCP, Ltd. Notice of Public Hearing Zoning Ordinance No. 82-73 Meetina Date April 21, 1998 April 21, 1998 April 21, 1998 April 21, 1998 April 21, 1998 April 21, 1998 April 21, 1998 As always, your assistance is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions please contact meat (817) 410- 3155. Sincerely, 1� L�5 I o Ann Stout, Planner 11 Development Services Enclosure JAS/sh THE CITY OF.IGRAPEVINE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES P.O. Box 95104 • Grapevine, Texas 76099 • Phone Metro 817/481-0377 CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS On Tuesday evening, April 21, 1998, at 7:30 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 200 South Main Street, Grapevine, Texas, the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Grapevine will hold a public hearing to consider the following items: Case Number/Name: CU98-16 & SU98-03 — AT&T Wireless Systems Applicant: Bob Steinweg Location: 440 State Highway 114 West, Lot 1 R1, Block 1 R, Payton Wright Addition Current Zoning: "HC" Highway Commercial District Proposal: Requesting a conditional use permit to amend the approved site plan of Conditional Use Permit CU96-06 (Ordinance 96-24) for automobile sales, specifically to relocate an existing eighty-eight (88) foot flag pole, a special use permit to allow the collocation of a cellular tower in conjunction with a flagpole, and a waiver to Section 47.E.2 in accordance with Section 47.F. The site is currently zoned "HC" Highway Commercial District. A copy of the site plan is on file at the Department of Development Services. The property is owned by Payton Realty Mgt., me Case Number/Name: Z98-04 — Lenders Equity Group Applicant: Gregory A. McLane Location: 620 Peach Street, property bound by Boyd, Turner, Ruth Wall and Wildwood Streets Current Zoning: "R -MF -1" Multi -Family, "R -MF -2" Multi -Family and "PRD -12" Planned Residential Development Proposal: Requesting to rezone 34.9 acres from "R -MF -1" Multi -Family District, "R -MF -2" Multi -Family District and "PRD -12" Planned Residential Development District to "R -MF -2" Multi -Family District for the development of a 560 unit apartment complex. A copy of the concept plan is on file at the Department of Development Services. The property is owned by Trinity/Tarrant Partners, LTD. 2 Case Number/Name: Z98-06 — MCP, Ltd. Applicant: Dayton Macatee Location: 2601 Mustang Drive, Southwest corner of Mustang Drive and Heritage Avenue Current Zoning: "R-3.5" Single -Family District Proposal: Requesting to rezone 0.0028 acres from "R-3.5" Single -Family District, to "CC" Community Commercial District for the development of two office buildings. A copy of the concept plan is on file at the Department of Development Services. The property is owned by MCP, LTD. Case Number/Name: CU98-08 TGI Fridays Applicant: Tim Poole Location: 1041 State Highway 114 West; Lot 2R, Block 1, The Crossroads of 9"IrT Current Zoning: "CC" Community Commercial District Proposal: Requesting a conditional use permit to revise the approved site plan of CU94-03 (Ordinance 94-24) for a planned commercial center with the possession, storage, retail sale, and on -premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, and mixed drinks), specifically for a 781 square foot expansion of the seating area for a restaurant located on Lot 2R, and a waiver to Section 47.E.2 in accordance with Section 47.F. A copy of the site plan is on file in the Department of Development Services. The property is owned by Regional Airport Limited Partnership. Case Number/Name: CU98-09 Vineyard Marketplace Applicant: Lawrence Cates Location: 5321 William D. Tate Avenue; Lots 3, 4R thru 10R, Mulberry Square Current Zoning: "CC' Community Commercial District Proposal: Requesting a conditional use permit to amend the approved site plan 3 of CU97-74 (Ordinance 98-09) for a planned commercial center with the possession, storage, retail sale, and off -premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer and wine only) in conjunction with a grocery store, specifically to realign the drive at the southwestern corner of Lot 5R, revise landscaping on Lots 5R and 8R, and a waiver to Section 47.E.2 in accordance with Section 47.F. A copy of the site plan is on file in the Department of Development Services. The property is owned by Vineyard Marketplace Limited Partnership. Case Number/Name: CU98-11 North Dallas Retail Applicant: Michael Twichell Location: 300 Park Boulevard South Current Zoning: "CC" Community Commercial District Proposal: Requesting a conditional use permit to amend the approved site plan of CU97-20 (Ordinance 97-54) for a planned commercial center with the possession, storage, retail sale, and off -premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer and wine only) in conjunction with a grocery store, specifically to reduce the size of the retail space on Lot 2 to 2,500 square feet for a cleaners and a waiver to Section 47.E.2 in accordance with Section 47.17. A copy of the site plan is on file in the Department of Development Services. The property is owned by North Dallas Retail. AMENDMENTS TO COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE 82-73 The City of Grapevine's City Council and 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 Texas Local Government Code, Title 7, Chapter 211 on the 21 st day of April, 1998, at 7:30 o'clock PM in the Council Chambers, 200 South Main Street, Grapevine, Texas. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to appear and be heard and express their views. S The City Council and the Commission will consider amendments and changes to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, No. 82-73, same being Appendix D of the Code of Ordinances, specifically to establish a "Required Tree List" in Section 52, Tree Preservation and Section 53, Landscaping Regulation: amend Section 26 "HC Highway Commercial District relative to "PO" Professional Office uses on property not fronting a State Highway/Central Avenue; amend Section 28 "CBD" Central Business District relative to wineries and wine tasting rooms as a conditional use; amend Section 60, Sign Regulations relative to on -premise signs in residential districts in conjunction with a special use permit for bed and breakfast inns, 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 Development Services concerning any questions, 200 South Main Street, Grapevine, Texas, 76051 or P.O. Box 95104, Grapevine, Texas, 76099, 817-410-3155. *** ***** -COMM. JOURNAL- *** **** *** * DATE 04-03-1998 ****** TIME 11:21AM ** P.1 MODE = TRANSMISSION START=04-03 11:18AM END=04-03 11:20AM NO. COM SLED NO STATION NAME/ PAGES TELEPHONE NO. 001 OK a 9-390 7520 005 -DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - *************************************C FAX -200 V2.17)* - 16174240545- ************ tar -Telegram FELLI.D. NO 22-3148254 G;� ��e a �- � �,^ -ry` AD ORDER NO. ],2746501 atahr 400 W. SEVENTH STREET • FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76 bom,< 20 ea s "1ents ACCOUNT NO. THE STATE OF TEXAS County of Tarrant Before me, a Notary Public personally appeared TA Star -Telegram, published who, after being duly sw published in the above nary 4/OSME112?465011CITY 1 t 1 C3 1,: '? SUBSCRIBED AND 1:s3.c� .r P Billing Specialist for the Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas; and jllowing clipping of an advertisement was F�ir�y5 '` 3L 253 1.41, 356.73 :Applicant � 1 F000, Y nd irdlf� Location =i1 i taktee to Min �gtjla��s �Y 114 fkV stLo£ ' ectron 60frock ," Cros r d o Irelativeto. ----. - ofrpre sjgns7dgesid; C ent'Zonmg PCC"Commu baI t is �n t�dpluActioh c auty Commercial DiStrrct + " ; r `r^ft' g e ., oorr tip t)�bcea i At -- �t R aUe5�1n a condi $ �. ♦n#I'use ,per�tit r o (e�nse �^Y er addifiofts dele.t the apProval it pWa :of, twnspr Fha a ,W,1variQU section- artrcdes and pr i• CU94 03 XOrdi i4U 94,24) 4v., for a tptarpfed 4:gp"erc�ia(( stuns contained in *d O center;awrth the poS,SgSswnS a e No4Z2 7V.Aafter ll: ---_--- _..---_-- — -- _ - storaga,�retad,sale- nd o s rties Have been giJert prenase-consurnpUon of -aP :jop !tOniti 16: 4peak the' cohoW bevera es lbeer, pu :Fieanng vnit-be closed gg Avidthe'Commissionandyy�, --- wine. and mnced'drinksl,ape; City ;founcil will-.delibera e. cificafy for a x781 square pa in mattefs_ PP.IMe s8, foot expansion of the seat- onto � B $ a�S area'for..a reTtauraM.10. c ct;,the. Deparhnerit of cated onf of 2R nd a warv'- _ Developmenti-SenAces con - *K. *.,.c.rn..,,dSc 9.i.,,>;.f . cemiru[,anv:questions 200, PLEASE PAY THIS ORIGIN � w a, to TEAR A 5F Lo er CITY, OF GRAPEVINE --A larliSOnonaa-iov.a Vr rV: nt pf Dp; BoX 95T04 -Gra e'vine Ro as7609%$i7410.37 5-,00. egrtr tyc. w r r'Tr� Partner- CU98- ilace' ates,ji rHIS THE«w DAY OF liam`{ D. —pt(i— , 4R thru Ire: Add- comma Notary Public a condi? )'amend INI 9OTARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS b nmercial session, surnotion r of: -aim ages lbeer,and bn;unctio^ ECONCILE WITH MONTHLY STATEMENT. THANK YOU! Sre specificalty - ie' drive at the i o nerr.of ori AND RETURN THE LOWER PORTION WITH YOUR PAYMENT M7.E.2 in ac= h,S(.-ction 47:17. .. site plan is on nartment of De- Services. The rwned byy Vine- tplace- Limited /Name 6698,� REMIT • 400 W. SEVENTH ST. • FORT WORTH, TEXAS 7610: asRetail reel Twitchell ' Park Boulevard ;t "CC"cornmu- NUMBUNT ER ER C I T2 5; 356. ? 3 iial District -. c jestiflg -a' condi- rrttif-tq,amend IF ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL 817 390-7885 draiterolan -ef O,ya s is, f PLEASE PAY �oRa THIS AMOUNT 356.73 s City PLEASE WRITE IN AMOUNT ENCLOSED