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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1999-144 ORDINANCE NO. 99-144 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 82-73, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, SAME BEING ALSO KNOWN AS APPENDIX "D" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO ZONING REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO OFF-STREET PARKING BY AMENDING SECTION 13 "R-20" SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT REGULATIONS, SECTION 14 "R-12.5" SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT, SECTION 15 "R-7.5" SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT REGULATIONS, SECTION 16 "R-5.0" ZERO LOT LINE DISTRICT REGULATIONS, SECTION 17 "R-3.5" TWO FAMILY DISTRICT REGULATIONS, AND SECTION 18 "R-3.75" THREE AND FOUR FAMILY DISTRICT REGULATIONS; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE : OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH AN OFFENSE OCCURS OR CONTINUES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Section 1. That Ordinance No. 82-73, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Grapevine, Texas same being also known as Appendix "D" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grapevine, Texas is hereby amended in the following particulars, and all other sections, subsections, paragraphs, definitions, words and phrases of said Appendix "D" are not amended but are hereby ratified, verified and affirmed: A. That Section 13 "R-20" Single Family District Regulations is hereby amended by amending the subsection G.1 to read as follows: "1. Depth of front yard, feet—40 A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the area of the lot within the ` � required front yard setback shall be a landscaped area." � `� B. That Section 13 "R-20" Single Family District Regulations is hereby amended by amending the second paragraph of subsection J to read as follows: "Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats is allowed in the required front yard for a period not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours; towed trailers and the like are prohibited at any time in the required front yard. The Director of Development Services may issue a permit for parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats in excess of 72 hours on paved driveways of the required front yard if it is determined that it is not feasible to park them in the side or rear yard." C. That Section 14 "R-12.5" Single Family District Regulations is hereby amended by amending subsection G.1 to read as follows: "1. Depth of front yard, feet— 35 A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the area of the lot within the required front yard setback shall be a landscaped area." D. That Section 14 "R-12.5" Single Family District Regulations is hereby amended by amending the second paragraph of subsection J to read as follows: "Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats is allowed in the required front yard for a period not to exceed seventy-two �,��, (72) hours; towed trailers and the like are prohibited at any time in the required front yard. The Director of Development Services may issue a �� permit for parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats in excess of 72 hours on paved driveways of the required front yard if it is determined that it is not feasible to park them in the side or rear yard." E. That Section 15 "R-7.5" Single Family District Regulations is hereby amended by amending subsection G.1 to read as follows: "1. Depth of front yard, feet— 30 A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the area of the lot within the required front yard setback shall be a landscaped area." F. That Section 15 "R-7.5" Single Family District Regulations is hereby amended by amending the second paragraph of subsection J to read as follows: " Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats is allowed in the required front yard for a period not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours; towed trailers and the like are prohibited at any time in the required front yard. The Director of Development Services may issue a permit for parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, * or boats in excess of 72 hours on paved driveways of the required front yard if it is determined that it is not feasible to park them in the side or rear yard." � d ORD. NO. 99-144 2 G. That Section 16 "R-5.0" Zero Lot Line District Regulations is hereby amended by amending subsection G.1 to read as follows: "1. Depth of front yard, feet— 25 A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the area of the lot within the required front yard setback shall be a landscaped area." H. That Section 16 "R-5.0" Zero Lot Line District Regulations is hereby amended by amending the second paragraph of subsection J to read as follows: "Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats is allowed in the required front yard for a period not to exceed seventy-finro (72) hours; towed trailers and the like are prohibited at any time in the required front yard. The Director of Development Services may issue a permit for parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats in excess of 72 hours on paved driveways of the required front yard if it is determined that it is not feasible to park them in the side or rear yard." I. That Section 17 "R-3.5" Two Family District Regulations is hereby amended by amending G.1 to read as follows: �� "1. Depth of front yard, feet— 30 A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the area of the lot within the �„� required front yard setback shall be a landscaped area." J. That Section 17 "R-3.5" Two Family District Regulations is hereby amended by amending the second paragraph of subsection J to read as follows: "Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats is allowed in the required front yard for a period not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours; towed trailers and the like are prohibited at any time in the required front yard. The Director of Development Services may issue a permit for parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats in excess of 72 hours on paved driveways of the required front yard if it is determined that it is not feasible to park them in the side or rear yard." K. That Section 18 "R-3.75" Three and Four Family District Regulations is hereby amended by amending subsection G.1 to read as follows: "1. Depth of front yard, feet— 30 A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the area of the lot within the required front yard setback shall be a landscaped area." L. That Section 18 "R-3.75" Three and Four Family District Regulations �-� is hereby amended by amending the second paragraph of subsection J to read as follows: ORD. NO. 99-144 3 "Parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats is allowed in the required front yard for a period not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours; towed trailers and the like are prohibited at any time in the required front yard. The Director of Development Services may issue a permit for parking of recreational vehicles, recreational trailers, motor homes, or boats in excess of 72 hours on paved driveways of the required front yard if it is determined that it is not feasible to park them in the side or rear yard." Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an sum not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense and a separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which an offense occurs or continues. Section 3. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. ��..� Section 4. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas, creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of the public business, property, health, safety and general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 21st day of September, 1999. APPROVED: William D. Tate Mayor �� ORD. NO. 9s-�4�+ 4 ATTEST: Lin a Huff City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: t ._. , A ;•n� -, , John F. Boyle, Jr. City Attorney �:� � � _, ORD. NO. 99-144 5