HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 23930-11-2019 ORDINANCE NO. 23930-11-2019
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, BEING ORDINANCE NO. 21653, AS
AMENDED,CODIFIED AS APPENDIX"A" OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 6, "DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS," ARTICLE 2 "OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING",
OF SECTION 6.201 "OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS" TO
EXCEPT HISTORICALLY DESIGNATED PROPERTIES FROM OFF-
STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, minimum parking requirements often run counter to the purpose and intent of
historic preservation,which is to protect and enhance historic structures, sites,and districts to promote
the economic,cultural, educational, and general welfare of the public;
WHEREAS, the City Council has recognized that, through the adoption of the Historic
Preservation Ordinance, preserving the historical, cultural, and archeological heritage of the City is
necessary because changes increasingly threaten to destroy buildings, structures, and areas having
important historical, cultural, architectural, archeological, and community values, which, when
damaged or destroyed,cannot be replaced;
WHEREAS, off-street parking requirements often run counter to the above-stated
purposes of preservation because, in many cases, minimum parking requirements cannot be met
without making significant alterations and changes to the historic structures and sites that the City
seeks to protect; and
WHEREAS, because minimum off-street parking requirements have an adverse effect on
the preservation of historic structures and areas, City Council desires to eliminate minimum
parking requirements for properties that are locally designated as historic and cultural landmark
(HC)or highly significant endangered(HSE)or listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
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SECTION 1.
Chapter 6, "Development Standards", Article 2, "Off Street Parking and Loading", Section 6.201
"Off Street Parking Requirements"of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fort Worth is amended
to add Subsection 6.201(b)(3) to except historic properties from the minimum off-street parking
requirements and reads as follows:
"6.201 Off Street Parking Requirements
(b). Required Off Street Parking
(3) Exception. Properties designated as historic and cultural landmark
or highly significant endangered or listed on the National Register
of Historic Places are not subject to the required off-street parking
requirements set forth in this Section 6.201.
SECTION 2.
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 3.
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 4.
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($2,000.00)for each offense. Each day that a violation
exists shall constitute a separate offense.
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SECTION 5.
All rights and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,are expressly saved as to any and
all violations of the provisions of Ordinances No. 3011, 13896, 21653 and any other ordinances
affecting zoning that 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 6.
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 7.
All other provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fort Worth not herein amended
shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 8.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication as required by law.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAI,
By:
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Sr. Assistant City rney City Secretary
ADOPTED:November 12, 2019 ..
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