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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 9295~~} {. ORDINANCE NO. ~z ~~ i ?+~ .~:. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 3011, AS AMENDED, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, CODIFIED AS APPENDIX "A" OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1964), AS AMENDED, BY REDEFINING ROW HOUSES AND TOWNHOUSES AND REQUIRING THEM TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON SEPA- RATELY PLATTED LOTS; CREATING A NEW R-2 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT PERMITTING THE LOCATION OF ROW HOUSES, TOWNHOUSES AND OTHER ONE AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS THEREIN; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICA- TION IN PAMPHLET FORM; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND EN- ROLLMENT; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWS- PAPER; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 1, "Definitions", of Ordinance No. 3011, as amended, is hereby amended by revising the following definitions to read as follows: "DWELLING, MULTIPLE: A building or portion thereof, used or designed as a residence for three (3) or more families as separate housekeeping units, including apartments and apartment hotels. "TOWNHOUSE (sometimes referred to as row house): ,A single-family dwelling constructed as part of a series of dwellings, all of which are either attached to the adja- cent dwelling or dwellings by party walls or are located immediately adjacent thereto with no visible separation between walls or roof, and each dwelling being located on a separately platted lot. SECTION 2. That Ordinance No. 3011, as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new Section 4B, "'R-2' Residential District", to read as follows: "SECTION 4B, 'R-2' RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT It is the purpose of the 'R-2' Residential District to provide a specific zone for the development of row houses and townhouses and of cluster homes on unique patterned lots clustered around a common access road or cul-de-sac. "A. Use Regulations: In the 'R-2' Residential District, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered {or enlarged, except for one or more of the following uses: ,. .- ... w~.y. .~ 'f'' ~f ~ ?~ 1. Any use permitted in the 'R-1' Residential Dis- trict; 2. Row houses and townhouses; 3. Special exception uses when authorized by the Board of Adjustment under the provisions of Section 20; 4. Accessory uses and buildings. "B. A driveway or walk shall not provide access for uses in Districts 'C-R' through 'K' when placed upon pri- vate property in the 'R-2' District. "C. Height and Area Regulations All developments in the 'R-2' Residential District must conform to the development regulations appli- cable in the 'R-1' Residential District except as provided below. Under this provision, townhouses, row houses or the clustering of residential units may be permitted where such units cluster around a common access road or cul-de-sac and provided that such development shall conform to the following regulations: 1. Such properties are platted showing any of the following: a. Public Streets; b. Private Streets and private access; c. Private open space and open space ease- ments; d. Utility easements; e. Public Parks; f. Pedestrian walkways and bicycle trails; g. Lot, block and addition name. 2. Open Space: The open space, exclusive of paved areas, parking spaces and patios, must be not less than 15g of the total lot area.. 3. Provisions, such as a homeowner's association shall be instituted to provide maintenance for all common open space. 4. Height: Maximum thirty-five (35) feet. 5. Side Yard: Minimum of five (5) feet adjacent to any public street; except at the intersection of two public streets, the setback on both streets shall be ten (10) feet. 6. Ten (10) foot minimum building separation. 7. Minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces re- quired per dwelling unit. -2 - 1 e ~" ~~ y ~ ~ . 8. Maximum number of dwelling units per acre on average shall be twelve (12) units. 9. Each dwelling unit must be located on a sepa- rately platted lot. 10. No more than ten (10) dwelling units may be attached in any one building. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ord- nances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1964), as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitu- tional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 5. Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 6. All rights and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of Ordinance No. 3011, as amended or any other ordinances affecting -3- _' . ~,'`b ^~u F+ ., _ .. .~„~, w;.~. t n ~i, ~~ ~ ~, ~ zoning which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending liti- gation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. SECTION 7. The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby authorized to publish this ordinance in pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and the operative provisions of this ordinance as so published shall be admissible in evidence in all courts without further proof than the production thereof, as pro- vided in Chapter XXV, Section 3, of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. SECTION 8. The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption and Sections 1, 2, 5 and 10 in the minutes of the City Council and by filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City. SECTION 9. The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby directed to publish the caption and Sections 1, 2, 5 and 10 of this ordinance for two (2) days in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by Art. 1176b-1, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. SECTION 10. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained. A ROVED P,S TO F~ AND LEGALITY: 1 City Attorney Date: (.-~5 -~5 ADOPTED: ~- ~S-g OS EFFECTIVE : \ - o`~~- p S -4-