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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 10235
February 5, 2019
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
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SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT FOR MU-1
AND MU-2 MIXED USE DISTRICTS
Staff is proposing a Zoning Ordinance text amendment for MU-1 Low Intensity Mixed-Use and
MU-2 High Intensity Mixed-Use zoning classifications, as recommended by the Mixed-Use Zoning
Advisory Group (MUZAG). In March 2018, MUZAG reconvened to review development standards
for UR Urban Residential, MU-1 Low Intensity Mixed-Use, and MU-2 High Intensity Mixed-Use
and to make recommendations for appropriate changes. The City Council approved the first
round of MUZAG recommendations for UR zoning in August 2018. MUZAG and staff are
recommending changes for MU-1 and MU-2 as described below.
1) Office and Hotel Height in MU-2. Allow a maximum height of 10 stories in MU-2 by right for
single-use office and hotel projects. Limit office and hotel height to 5 stories where the building
is within 250 feet of A or B residential districts with existing one or two family dwellings.
2) Applicability of MU Standards in Building Reuse. Sidewalks and street trees will be required
for more intense uses and all increases in usable area. Applicability of other MU requirements
will vary based on the level of expansion to the structure footprint or usable area: less than
15%, 15-30%, and greater than 30% expansion. These changes include projects that may not
expand the building but add outdoor patios and rooftop decks to increase usable space.
3) Clarify Parking for Residential Uses in MU. Adjust the wording to clarify that residential uses
in mixed-use buildings shall comply with the parking requirements listed in the residential
parking table.
4) Allow Microbrewery, Microdistillery and Brewpub Uses in MU-2.
Microdistillery and Brewpub the form-based district use tables to allow the uses in
the MU-2 zoning district by right.
The anticipated public hearing schedule for the proposed amendment would be:
Urban Design Commission February 21, 2019
Zoning Commission March 6, 2019
City Council April 2, 2019
If you have any questions, please contact Dana Burghdoff, Assistant Director, Planning and
Development, at 817-392-8018.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS