HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1998-058 ORDINANCE NO. 98-58
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
BY AMENDING SECTION 6 GENERAL PROVISIONS; AND
SECTION 19 "R-MH" MOBILE HOME 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
p-- » 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 6 General Provisions, Subsection F is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"F. APPLICABILITY-EXISTING VARIANCES AND SPECIAL PERMITS, AND
LICENSED MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS
Variances granted prior to the date of this Ordinance shall remain valid
provided the use authorized by such variance has been established. Any
building, structure, or use for which a specific use permit has been granted
pursuant to Ordinance No. 70-10 or for which a Site Plan District has been
approved pursuant to Ordinance No. 82-73 shall be deemed to be a lawful,
permitted use and shall have the same status as that of a special or
'�`� conditional use authorized pursuant to this Ordinance; provided, however,
no such building, structure, or use shall be altered, changed or expanded
unless a conditional or special use permit therefore has been granted
pursuant to this ordinance. Buildings, structures or uses allowed by
variances or special permits which cannot be issued under this ordinance
may continue subject to the provisions of Section 43 of this ordinance
relating to non-conforming uses. Any manufactured home park for which a
`'�`'� license has been issued for a manufactured home park pursuant to
��,.,�v Ordinance�6 and Chapter 24 of the code of ordinances and is zoned "R-
MH" Manufactured Home District shall be deemed to be a lawful, permitted
�l��,j�� use and shall have the same status as that of a manufactured home park
� developed under the R-MH Manufactured Home District of this ordinance,
provided, however, no manufactured home park may be expanded unless
a conditional use permit therefore has been granted pursuant to this
ordinance."
B. That Section 19 "R-MH" Mobile Home District Regulations is amended in its entirety
to read per the attached Exhibit "A".
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.
µ� µ 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 5th day of May , 1998.
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APPROVED:
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William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
Lin Huff
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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John F. Boyle, Jr.
,�,�, City Attorney
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Section 19. R-MH Manufactured Home District Regulations
h,,r� PURPOSE: The R-MH Manufactured Home District is established to provide adequate
space for manufactured home subdivision development. This district recognizes the
manufactured home as a specific form of housing.
USES GENERALLY: In an R-MH Manufactured Home District no land shall be used and
no building shall be erected or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
A. PRINCIPAL USES: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses for
tracts of land not less than ten (10) acres in area: Single-family manufactured
homes situated in a manufactured home subdivision.
B. ACCESSORY USES: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses of
a manufactured home subdivision:
1. Manufactured home plo# rental office.
2. Common swimming pool no nearer than one hundred twenty (120) feet to
any residentially zoned district.
°° 3. Laundry room for the use of residents.
�r� 4. Screened garbage storage on a concrete pad, no nearer than fifty (50) feet
to any residentially zoned district, and not within the front setback.
5. Toilet and shower facilities.
6. Community or recreation building.
7. One storage building per lot one hundred twenty (120) square feet or less,
and having no plumbing.
8. Communication equipment meeting the requirements of Chapter 7, Article
XII of the Grapevine Code of Ordinance.
1Nhen any of the foregoing permitted accessory uses are detached from the principal
single-family dwelling, said uses shall be located not less than forty-five (45) feet from the
front lot line, twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way, and six (6) feet from rear and
side lot lines.
� C. PARKING REGULATIONS: Provisions for the parking of automobiles shall be
permitted as an accessory use to any principal permitted use provided that such
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shall not be located on a required front yard. Off-street parking shall be provided ,
in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and other applicable Ordinances
of the City.
D. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be required.
1. Depth of front setback, feet........................... 30
2. Depth of rear setback, feet............................ 25
3. Width of side yard, feet..................................15
4. MANUFACTURED HOME: Only one single-family manufactured home shall
be permitted on each lot or lot of record or each plot within a manufactured
home subdivision. Each lot of record within a manufactured home
subdivision shall contain a minimum of, square feet..........................5,000
5. Minimum square footage per dwelling unit, square feet........................600
E. HEIGHT REGULATIONS: The following height regulations shall be observed:
1. PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE: 1 story not to exceed 15 feet.
� N 2. ACCESSORY STRUCTURE: 1 story not to exceed 15 feet, except storage
buildings which shall not exceed 10 feet in height.
F. OTHER REQUIREMENTS: All underpinning shall be of brick, stone, or other
masonry or material of equal characteristics or comparable and matching material
to exterior siding of the manufactured home with the necessary vents, screens,
and/or openings, and shall be installed within forty (40) days after emplacement of
the manufactured home.
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