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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE1N0. 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, TEXAS, BY REVISING SECTION 7A, "D-HR1" MULTI-FAMILY
HIGH RISE DISTRICT REGARDING YARD SETBACKS; BY REVISING
SECTION 7B, "D-HR2" MULTI-FAMILY HIGH RISE DISTRICT RE-
GARDING YARD SETBACKS; BY REVISING SECTION 16A, "UNIFIED
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS", REGARDING HEIGHT AND
YARD REGULATIONS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FORM;
PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Ordinance No. 3011, as amended, be amended by revising
Paragraph B, "Height and Area Regulations", of Section 7A, "D-H R1"
Multi-Family High Rise District, to read as follows:
"B. Height and Area Regulations:
1. Except for residential uses, those uses speci-
fied in Paragraph A above shall conform to the
following regulations:
a) Hei ht: Maximum of one hundred forty-four
144 feet, except in accordance with the
provisions of Section 18.A.1.
b) Front Yard: Minimum of twenty (20) feet.
c) Rear Yard: Minimum of five (5) feet.
d) Side Yard:
(1) Interior Lot: Minimum of five (5)
feet.
(2) Corner Lot: Minimum of ten (10) feet
adjacent to side street unless front
yard setback required.
e) Notwithstanding anything contained herein
to the contrary, no portion of a building
over thirty-five feet in height shall be
located closer than one-half (1/2) of its
height from the nearest property line of
any property zoned 'A' One-Family, 'A-R'
Residential, 'B' Two-Family or 'R-1'
Residential; further, all buildings over
thirty-five (35) feet in height shall be
set back a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet
from all property lines.
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f) Width of Lot: Minimum of fifty (50) feet.
g) Lot Area: Minimum of five thousand (5000)
square feet.
h) Lot Coverage: Maximum of 0.50 or fifty (50)
percent.
2. Multi-Family Residential Development shall con-
form to the provisions outlined in Section 16A -
Unified Residential Development Provisions.
3. One and two family dwelling units must comply
with the regulations of the 'A' One-Family,
'A-R' Residential, 'B' Two-Family or 'R-1'
Residential districts or the Unified Residential
Development provisions in Section 16A."
SECTION 2.
That Ordinance No. 3011, as amended, be amended by revising
Paragraph B, "Height and Area Regulations", of Section 7B, "D-HR2"
Multi-Family High Rise District, to read as follows:
"B. Height and Area Regulations;
1. Except for residential uses, those uses speci-
fied in Paragraph A above shall conform to the
following regulations:
a) Height: Maximum of two hundred forty (240)
feet, except in accordance with the provi-
sions of Section 18.A.1.
b) Front Yard: Minimum of twenty (20) feet.
c) Rear Yard: Minimum of five (5) feet.
d) Side Yard:
(1) Interior Lot: Minimum of five (5)
feet.
(2) Corner Lot: Minimum of ten (10) feet
adjacent to side street unless front
yard setback required.
e) Notwithstanding anything contained herein
to the contrary, no portion of a building
over thirty-five feet in height shall be
located closer than one-half (1/2) of its
height from the nearest property line of
any property zoned 'A' One-Family, 'A-R'
Residential, 'B' Two-Family or 'R-1'
Residential; further, all buildings over
thirty-five (35) feet in height shall be
set back a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet
from all property lines.
f) Width of Lot: Minimum of fifty (50) feet.
g) Lot Area: Minimum of five thousand (5000)
square feet.
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h) Lot Coverage: Maximum of 0.50 or fifty (50)
percent.
2. Multi-Family Residential Development shall
conform to the provisions outlined in
Section 16A - Unified Residential Development
Provisions.
3. One and two family dwelling units must comply
with the regulations of the 'A' One-Family,
'A-R' Residential, 'B' Two-Family or 'R-1'
Residential districts or the Unified Residential
Development provisions of Section 16A."
SECTION 3.
That Ordinance No. 3011, as amended, be amended by revising
Paragraph D.l., "Height and Yard Regulations", of Section 16A,
"Unified Residential Development Provisions", to read as follows:
"1. Height and Yard Regulations:
a) Height: The maximum permitted height for
buildings or structures in any Unified
Residential Development shall be in accor-
dance with Table 1 of this section, except
as limited by other applicable codes and
ordinances.
b) Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of
not less than ten (10) feet on any portion
of the site which has frontage on a public
street. The required front yard cannot be
paved, except for necessary driveways and
must remain as open space. ~
c) Side Yard: No minimum requirements except:
(i) There shall be a side yard of not less
than ten (10) feet on any side which
fronts on a public street;
(ii) Structures shall meet the following
setbacks on any side which is adja-
cent to properties zoned 'A', 'A-R',
'B' or 'R-1':
(1) Twenty-five (25) foot setback
with greenbelt and a screening
fence placed upon the property
line; or
(2) Forty-seven (47) foot setback
with one tier of parking (18')
fence clearance space (3'), all
with a screening fence located on
the property line.
Paved driveways are permitted in the side
yard.
d) Rear Yard: Same as side yard. Paved drive-
ways are permitted in the rear yard.
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e) Notwithstanding anything contained herein
to the contrary, no portion of a building
over thirty-five ,feet in height shall be
located closer than one-half (1/2) of its
height from the nearest property line of
any property zoned 'A' One-Family, 'A-R'
Residential, 'B' Two-Family or 'R-1'
Residential; further, in the 'D-HR1' and
'D-HR2' districts, all buildings over
thirty-five (35) feet in height shall be
set back a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet
from all property lines.
Paved driveways are permitted in any set-
back area in excess of the minimum front
yard requirements of this ordinance.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordi-
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 5.
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 6.
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 and such Code shall be fined
not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each offense.
Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a
separate offense.
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SECTION 7.
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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 or any other ordinances affecting yard setbacks
which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordi-
nance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litiga-
tion, 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 8.
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 9.
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, 3, 6 and 11 in the minutes of the City Council and by
filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City.
SECTION 10.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby
directed to publish the caption and Sections 1, 2, 3, 6 and 11 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.
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SECTION 11.
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.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
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ADOPTED: ~~(~-~
EFFECTIVE:
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