HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 23225-06-2018 ORDINANCE NO. 23225-06-2018
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, BEING ORDINANCE NO. 17154, CODIFIED AS
CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,BY AMENDING
ARTICLE VI, "SUBDIVISION DESIGN STANDARDS"; AMENDING SECTION
31-1019 TO ADD SUBSECTION (G) COLLECTOR NETWORK PLANNING;
AMENDING SECTION 31-102, "STREETS AND BLOCK ARRANGEMENT," TO
AMEND PROVISIONS FOR INTERCONNECTIVITY OF NEIGHBORHOODS;
AND SECTION 31-106, "STREET DESIGN STANDARDS," TO ADD
REFERENCE TO "CITY OF FORT WORTH ACCESS MANAGEMENT
POLICY" AND REVISE TABLE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on September 12, 2006, the City Council of Fort Worth adopted
Ordinance Number 17154 which combined the Subdivision Regulations of Chapter 31 of
the City Code and the Plan Commission Rules and Regulations into one revised subdivision
ordinance adopted by the City Council as Appendix C. "Subdivision Ordinance" to the
City Code; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2007, the City Council adopted Ordinance Number
17851 which repealed the contents of Chapter 31 "Subdivision Regulations,"replaced with
the contents of Appendix C, "Subdivision Ordinance" and repealed Appendix C; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth has adopted five strategic
goals; and
WHEREAS, amongst the City Council's adopted strategic goals is a desire to
improve mobility and air quality and to promote orderly and sustainable development; and
WHEREAS, in support of orderly and sustainable development, access
management of rights-of-way also has an overall positive economic impact on businesses
in access-controlled corridors; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments provide for and manage access to land
development, while preserving the regional flow of traffic in terms of safety, capacity, and
speed; and
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WHEREAS, said changes to the Subdivision Ordinance will apply to new
applications; and
WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission has reviewed the above proposed
amendments and recommends amending the Subdivision Ordinance as proposed.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1.
Article V,"Subdivision General Standards"; Section 31-81,"Generally"of Chapter
31,"the Subdivision Ordinance"of the City of Fort Worth,is amended to revise Subsection
(b)(5), "Incorporation of adopted design standards and policy manuals to add "e. Access
Management Policy"to read as follows:
SEC. 31-81 GENERALLY.
(b) These subdivision regulations shall be administered in accordance with the
following:
(5) Incorporation of adopted design standards and policy manuals.
e. Access Management Policy. The city's Access Management Policy is
incorporated by reference as if fully set forth in these regulations.
SECTION 2.
Article VI, "Subdivision Design Standards"; Section 31-101, "Access" of Chapter
31, "the Subdivision Ordinance" of the City of Fort Worth, is amended to add subsection
(g)to add collector network planning and figures, to read as follows:
Sec. 31-101 ACCESS.
(g) Collector network planning. All new preliminary plats shall show a collector
network consistent with these requirements. Final minor plats contained within or adjacent
to the planned or existing collector network shall connect with the collector network.
• Collector design is a careful balance between providing direct connectivity and
attracting no more traffic than is appropriate. The primary means of achieving this balance
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is through proper subdivision network layout design, which considers each internal
roadway's tributary area (the streets and homes that feed it), the daily number of vehicle
trips generated by a typical home,and the resulting expected daily traffic on the key internal
streets.
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Collector streets shall provide continuous access between thoroughfares, but
long-distance through traffic. The definition of long distance varies with
context; figure 4 indicates the target trip length and upper-limit traffic volumes for each
context.
• Collector streets serve both residential and non-residential land-uses. However,
they shall be planned and designed to discourage non-residential (i.e. commercial,
industrial)traffic intrusion into residential areas.
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Figure 4
Residential areas
A.With fronting B. No fronting C.Non-residential I
single-family single-family
mixed-use areas
homes* homes
Typical trip length <'/z mile < lmile up to 2 miles
Upper limit daily traffic 2,000 5,000 10,000
volume(both directions)
Applicable design features to Curvilinear design;
promote these characteristics
Roundabouts; Curvilinear design;
traffic-calming discontinuities
roundabouts
(see text) treatments
On-street parking Required Allowed but not Allowed but not
required required
*Collectors without fronting homes are preferred.
(1) Collectors shall only terminate at an intersection with a thoroughfare or another
collector except when the collector is a stub, that when ultimately finished will make this
connection.
(2) Collector streets shall connect to thoroughfares at full median opening locations in
accordance with the requirements of the Access Management Manual where feasible. The
connection shall also be made at a location suitable for a future traffic signal installation.
(3)Collectors shall align across thoroughfares rather than forming offset intersections(to
promote safe, efficient traffic flow on the thoroughfare). The City Plan Commission may
grant a waiver if analysis determines that applying this approach will encourage cut-
through traffic and/or undesirably long trips on a specific collector. Figure 4 indicates the
typical trip lengths.
(4) At jurisdictional boundaries, collector planning and design must coordinate with
the adjacent jurisdiction to maximize the ability to meet Fort Worth's policies and needs
while supporting the adjacent jurisdiction's policies and needs.
(5) Design features shall encourage speeds of 25 mph or less and provide visual cues to
drivers that the street is not intended for long-distance trips.
(6) If a subdivision network layout alone is insufficient to achieve the characteristics
above, especially on collectors fronted by homes, special design approaches shall be
incorporated. Traffic engineering studies can predict or estimate the effects of many of
the design approaches described below, especially the effects on traffic volumes. If these
measures are not sufficient to achieve the desired characteristics, then larger building
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setbacks and/or landscaping along the street shall be considered to buffer residences
fronting on higher-volume collector streets. Design features to discourage speeding and
long-distance trips:
• Curvilinear street design: Curvilinear design reduces speeds, gives the road a
meandering feel, and supplies a visual cue (if curvature is visible from intersections) that
speeds are lower and unsuitable for cut-through traffic.
• Neighborhood entry features: For residential collectors that have fronting homes
and that cross thoroughfares, neighborhood entry features—including treed entry medians
and entry signage — send visual cues that the street is intended for neither through traffic
nor desirable for that purpose.
• Traffic calming measures: These measures are most appropriate on residential
collectors with fronting homes. They can include such items as on-street parking,
roundabouts, mini-roundabouts, chicanes, and raised crosswalks.
Iscourage
Discontinuities: The design approaches listed above are generally sufficient to
cut-through traffic and promote desirable collector function. For cases in which
these measures are deemed through analysis to be inadequate, discontinuities (Figure 5)
may be considered. Discontinuities generally make thoroughfare access unnecessarily
difficult for local travelers. Therefore, the discontinuity treatments described below shall
only be considered if the above design approaches are shown, via traffic engineering
analysis, to be unable to provide volume and trip-length limits appropriate to their context
as described in figure 4.
o L-shaped collectors: This approach discourages cut-through traffic with a collector
that connects intersecting thoroughfares rather than parallel thoroughfares.
o Offset thoroughfare crossing: This approach puts a jog in the collector where it
intersects the thoroughfare. This approach decreases pedestrian access and comfort
and increases the number of intersections on the thoroughfare.
o Internal offset: This approach puts a jog in between the thoroughfares connected by
the collector.
o Internal gap: This approach creates deliberately circuitous navigation through the
neighborhood.
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Figure 5: Discontinuities
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(7) Collector streets shall be spaced according to figure 6, subject to consistency with the
Access Management Policy, unless natural or man-made features pose constraints. When
planning and designing a collector layout:
• Avoid steep slopes and otherwise unsuitable topography
• Minimize impact to the built environment
• Minimize wetland and floodplain impacts(i.e., identify 90-degree stream crossings
at the narrowest point possible), critical watershed areas, and stream crossings
• Avoid railroad crossings and bisecting parks
• Minimize impacts to utilities (e.g., gas wells)
(8) The City Plan Commission may grant waivers to these requirements only upon finding
that the development is constrained by topographic features,existing development,or other
impassible features. The City Traffic Engineer or designee may administratively modify
the spacing requirements within 10%or 100 feet(whichever is less) where it is impractical
to meet the standards.
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Figure 6
Dwelling Access Desired Maximum Spacing
Land Use Units/Acre Function between Collector Intersections
along a Thoroughfare(feet)
Rural <2 N.A. N.A.
Residential Suburban 2-4 High 1,500—3,000
Urban >4 High 750- 1,500
Non-Residential and Mixed-Use n.a. Medium 750-1,500
SECTION 3.
Article VI, "Subdivision Design Standards"; Section 31-102, "Streets and Block
Arrangements" of Chapter 31, "the Subdivision Ordinance" of the City of Fort Worth, is
amended to revise subsection(b)(2), "Interconnectivity of neighborhoods"to add a figure
and to read as follows:
See. 31-102 STREETS AND BLOCKS ARRANGEMENTS.
(b)(2) Interconnectivity of neighborhoods. Fragmented street systems impede
emergency access and increase the number and length of individual trips. New residential
subdivisions shall be designed to coordinate with existing, proposed, and anticipated
streets. Local and collector streets shall be extended to the tract boundary to provide future
connection with adjoining un-platted lands. In instances where the street stub-out would
traverse an adjacent 100-year floodplain,the spacing of the street crossings shall not exceed
one-half mile. Where the street crossing is in a public park,the design of the crossing shall
provide for pedestrian/bicycle access under the street, unless the depth of the creek below
the roadway makes such a grade separation infeasible., Subdivisions shall be designed to
connect to adjacent existing stub-out streets as provided on an approved preliminary or
final plat. Subdivisions shall be designed to discourage the use of local streets by non-local
traffic while maintaining the connectivity with the surrounding system of roadways. This
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can be accomplished using modified grid systems, T-intersections, roadway jogs, or other
appropriate traffic calming or roadway design measures.
Figure 7:Street Connectivity
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• Walking,bicycling,transit use impeded Local trips shortened
• Local trips on major roads increased Multimodal mobility improved
• Properties cannot be developed • Local mobility enhanced
properly Internal site access opportunities increased
SECTION 4.
Article VI, "Subdivision Design Standards"; Section 31-103, "Lot Types and
Design"of Chapter 31, "the Subdivision Ordinance"of the City of Fort Worth,is amended
to revise subsections (b) "Residential lot arrangements" to amend "4. Alternative lot
platting arrangements: double frontage residential lots (a.k.a. reverse frontage lots)" to
revise the language in item "c. Arterial street (primary) lot frontage" and add "5.
Residential corner lots"to read as follows:
See. 31-103 LOT TYPES AND DESIGN.
(b) Residential lot arrangements
(4) Alternative lot platting arrangements: double frontage residential lots (a.k.a.
reverse frontage lots). Double frontage residential lots may only be platted providing such
lots have their primary frontage onto a residential street or collector street and their
opposite (secondary non-access) frontage abutting an arterial street. Such lots shall be
platted, screened and landscaped in accordance with the following requirements:
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c. Arterial street (primary) lot frontage. Direct residential driveway access to
individual one-family and two-family dwellings shall not be allowed on any arterial. The
City Plan Commission may grant a waiver if such lots are a minimum of 150 feet in width
or greater at the building setback line and contain a circular access drive with approval by
the City Traffic Engineer and egress per TPW design requirements.
(5)Residential corner lots. Residential corner lots adjacent to arterials shall obtain access
from the collector or local street, and access shall be placed as far from the arterial
intersection as possible to achieve the maximum available corner clearance.
SECTION 5.
Article VI, "Subdivision Design Standards"; Section 31-106, "Street Design
Standards" of Chapter 31, "the Subdivision Ordinance" of the City of Fort Worth, is
amended to revise subsection A. Street Types, (7) Collector Street (C) to revise language
in "a. Service" item 3 to refer to Section 31-101(g), revise the language in "b. Average
daily traffic volumes" from 8,000 to 10,000 and amend the "Table of Geometric Street
Design Standards,"to revise the language in items 11, 16, 23, 24, 25 and the legend in the
table, to read as follows:
Sec. 31-106 STREET DESIGN STANDARDS
(7) Collector street(C).
a.Service.
1. The collector street system differs from the arterial systems in that facilities on
the collector system may penetrate neighborhoods, distributing trips from the arterials
through the neighborhood area to the ultimate destination such as a park, elementary, or
middle school, which may be on a residential street or a collector street. Conversely, the
collector Street also collects traffic from residential streets in the neighborhood and
channels it into the arterial systems. In some cases, due to the design of the overall street
system, a minor amount of through traffic may be carried on some collector streets.
2. The collector provides for both land access service and local traffic movements
within residential neighborhoods, commercial areas and industrial areas.
3. Street layout shall provide for collector streets in areas between arterial streets.
See Section 3 1-101 (g)
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b.Average daily traffic volumes. Average traffic volumes on collector streets should
not exceed 5,000 vehicles per day in residential areas, and 510,000 vehicles per day in
commercial or industrial areas.
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b. Table of Geometric Street Design Standards
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Legend: Referenced abbreviations include
TWLTL-Two-way-left-turn lane;BB-Traffic Engineering Design Standards and Policy Guidelines(aka Brown Book);MTP-Master Thoroughfare Plan;AASHTO-
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials;AM—Access Management;and Sub Code-Subdivision Ordinance
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SECTION 6.
Article VI, "Subdivision Design Standards"; Section 31-106, "Street Design
Standards" of Chapter 31, "the Subdivision Ordinance" of the City of Fort Worth, is
amended to amend subsection (c) "General Street Design Standards" to revise item "(17)
Horizontal residential street alignment standards"to renumber the figure and all remaining
figures in subsection (c), revise "(18) Limited local residential and urban local residential
and collector street intersection spacing intervals with higher order streets"to delete certain
language and replace with reference to the "City of Fort Worth Access Management
Policy"and deleting Figure 9 and revise item(19)"Median spacing and location"to delete
certain language and add reference to "City of Fort Worth Access Management Policy",to
read as follows:
Sec. 31-106 STREET DESIGN STANDARDS
(c) General street design standards.
(17)Horizontal residential street alignment standards.
a. Ninety-degree directional alignment change. A 90-degree (+/- five degrees) bend
or elbow in a horizontal alignment change of an urban local residential street shall have an
interior acute angle right-of-way radius of not less than 25 feet.
b. Sixty to 89-degree directional alignment change. A continuous street with a
horizontal alignment bend having an acute angle between 60 and 89 degrees, measured at
the centerline intersection of the bend, shall have a centerline radius of not less than 50
feet. For reasons of safe traffic flow and safe site distances, horizontal alignment changes
less than 60 degrees are prohibited.
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(18) Limited local residential and urban local residential and collector street
intersection spacing intervals with higher order streets. Public and private local streets
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and collector streets shall be designed consistent with the City of Fort Worth Access
Management Policy.
(19)Median spacing and location. Proposed median openings along arterial streets may
only be shown on preliminary plats consistent with the City of Fort Worth Access
Management Policy. The location and design of all median openings shall be approved by
TPW.
SECTION 7.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code
of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (2015), 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 8.
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
unconstitutional 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 9.
All rights and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to
any and all violations of the provisions of Code of the City of Fort Worth which have
accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance and, as to such accrued violations
and all pending litigation, 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 10.
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 Two Thousand Dollars($2000.00)for each offense. Each day
that a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.
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SECTION 11.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby directed to publish
the caption, penalty clause and effective date of this ordinance for two (2) days in the
official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth,Texas,as authorized by Section 52.013,Texas
Local Government Code.
SECTION 12.
This ordinance shall take effect on August 1,2018.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Melinda Ramos Mary Kayser
Senior Assistant City Attorney City Secretary
ADOPTED: June 5,2018
EFFECTIVE: August 1, 2018
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
,COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 6/6/2018 - Ordinance No. 23225-06-2
DATE: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 REFERENCE NO.: **G-19287
LOG NAME: 06COLLECTORACCESSMANAGEMENT
SUBJECT:
Adopt Ordinance Amending Chapter 31 of the Subdivision Ordinance, Article VI, Addressing Collector
Network Planning and Adopt Access Management Policy (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached ordinance amending the Subdivision Ordinance to address Collector Network
Planning; and
2. Adopt a policy on Access Management, in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, Master
Thoroughfare Plan, Walk Fort Worth Plan, and Bike Fort Worth Plan.
DISCUSSION:
In 2014, the City Council authorized a professional services contract with HDR, Inc. to complete an update
of the Master Thoroughfare Plan (MTP), to develop and recommend access management guidelines, and
to perform other transportation planning tasks intended to support the new MTP (M&C C-26883). The
updated MTP was adopted in May of 2016, after which time staff and the consultant team began
developing a draft access management and collector street network policy. The proposed access
management policy is contained in a standalone document, while collector network planning has been
incorporated into the Subdivision Ordinance.
The purpose of the Subdivision Ordinance text amendment regarding collector network planning is to
ensure the establishment of a network of collector streets as necessary to support the thoroughfare
network, advance the complete streets vision, and enhance connectivity and mobility. The proposed text
amendment includes provisions related to applicability, design, street spacing, mitigation of cut-through
traffic, and administrative and City Plan Commission waivers.
Access management is the coordinated planning, regulation, and design of access to and from roadways,
with the goal of improving the safety and operation of the City's street network. An effective access
management program can reduce crashes, increase roadway capacity, and reduce travel time delay. The
proposed Access Management policy includes requirements for driveway, intersection, street, and
median-opening spacings, auxiliary turn lanes, and joint- and cross-access. The policy also provides
guidance on application to legal non-conforming access, and provides an administrative review process
and flexibility for constrained development sites.
Staff has coordinated with multiple stakeholder groups during the development of the proposed policies,
including the Development Advisory Committee, the Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth, and the
Greater Fort Worth Builders Association. The Infrastructure and Transportation Committee was briefed in
February 2018 and the City Plan Commission unanimously recommended approval to the City Council at
their March meeting.
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This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that approval of these recommendations will have no material effect on
City funds.
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CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Jay Chapa (6122)
Originating Department Head: Randle Harwood (6101)
Additional Information Contact: Katherine Beck (7918)
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