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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 10231
January 29, 2019
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
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SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT FOR LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL HEIGHT AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT BUFFERS
Staff is proposing a Zoning Ordinance text amendment to increase maximum height in I Light
Industrial zoning and to improve buffer standards for Light, Medium and Heavy Industrial zoning
adjacent to A One Family or B Two Family districts.
The Comic Development Strategic Plan encourages the expansion of industrial uses for
job growth and increased tax base. Current height and horsepower limits in I Light Industrial
zoning do not reflect current technology used in operating certain industrial and warehouse uses.
In addition, the City Council has recently approved large industrial zoning districts with PD
Planned Development zoning in order to add standards to protect adjacent single family
residential districts. This amendment would provide these protections citywide so that industrial
development can compatibly occur next to A and B districts.
The proposed amendment would:
1. Increase maximum building height in I Light Industrial from 45 feet to 55 feet;
2. Delete 50 horsepower maximum in I Light industrial;
3. Provide buffer standards when I, J, and K industrial districts are adjacent to A and B districts:
a. Bufferyard expands from 5 feet to 20 feet to create a vegetated screen, except when the
industrial lot is 500 feet or less in depth;
b. Storage or dumpsters screened if visible from A or B zoned property;
c. Exterior portions and/or facades of buildings use earth tone colors;
d. Exterior entrances adjacent to and facing an A or B district shall consist of storefront glass,
canopies and architectural features;
e. Any outdoor lighting adjacent to an A or B district shall not trespass onto the residential
property and light fixtures shall not exceed 20 ft. in height; and
f. No illuminated signage shall face an A or B district.
Staff briefed the Development Advisory Committee (DAC) in August 2018 and then worked
through details with industrial property owners. DAC endorsed the final proposal in December
2018. The anticipated public hearing schedule for the proposed amendment would be:
Zoning Commission February 13, 2019
City Council March 5, 2019
Ifyou 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