HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 10172 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 10172
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council August 7, 2018
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*a SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT TO
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CLARIFY SINGLE FAMILY ANTI-MONOTONY STANDARDS
The purpose of the proposed Zoning Ordinance text amendment is to clarify items that may be
considered a change of fagade elevation to comply with single family anti-monotony standards.
The City Council adopted the current anti-monotony standards in 2006, which prohibit the "same
elevation" within a six-lot pattern. The ordinance does not specify items to be considered for an
elevation change, or the number of different items required. Builders have argued, for example,
that simply mirroring the same elevation or changing fagade materials and the shape of a window
is sufficient given the ordinance wording.
The proposed text amendment would do the following:
1 . Require sufficiently differentiated elevations in a six-lot pattern, and define different
elevations as a change in the number of stories, or change in garage orientation, or
changes in three of the following fagade elements:
a. Change in 50% of front roofline (e.g. gable to hip roof)
b. Change in roof pitch (e.g. 6/12 pitch to 8/12 pitch)
c. Inclusion or exclusion of a front porch or front entry structure
d. Difference in number of dormers
e. Change in number of front facing garage bay doors
f. Garages recessed or projected by a minimum increment of four feet
g. Change in exterior materials of 50% or more of the front fagade
h. Addition of a bay window
i. Difference in number of windows
2. Provide examples of the six-lot pattern with different street configurations, and clarify that
houses on alternating lots cannot have the same fagade elevation.
Staff has shared the draft ordinance with the Development Advisory Committee, the Greater Fort
Worth Builders Association, and the City's third-party companies who submit the majority of
residential building permits. Staff has incorporated all comments received to date. The anticipated
public hearing schedule for the proposed amendment would be:
Zoning Commission August 8, 2018
City Council September 11 , 2018
If you have any questions, please contact Jocelyn Murphy, Planning Manager, at 817-392-6226.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS