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Home My WebLink AboutIR 9501 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9501 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council July 17, 2012 `�` Page 1 of 3 r SUBJECT: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR rF RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY, ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, AND FOOD TRUCK PARKS The purpose of this Informal Report is to provide information concerning proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. The intent of these changes is to improve the development process by reducing the need for zoning changes or variances. The amendments would do the following: 1) Remove certain requirements when a nonresidential use is located adjacent to a nonresidential use within a residential zoning district; 2) Modify and reorganize the standards for accessory uses; and 3) Add mobile food truck parks as a use, allow them by right in certain districts, and provide a special exception option in other districts. Residential District Adiacency The Zoning Ordinance has numerous protections for residential uses, particularly one and two- family residential zoning districts, in order to mitigate potential impacts from adjacent nonresidential uses. These protections are unnecessary when the property within the residential district is not used for residential and will not be used for residential in the future. The proposed amendments include: 1) Remove the off-street parking requirement for nonresidential uses adjacent to one- or two- family districts when the one- or two-family zoned property within 250 feet is used as a utility easement, right-of-way, waterway, railroad or other nonresidential utility use. 2) Add waterways and right-of-way at least 300 feet in width to those uses that exempt a nonresidential use from being required to provide supplemental setbacks and landscaped bufferyards adjacent to residential districts. 3) Specify that the 1,000 foot rule requiring a zoning change to "PD" Planned Development for a hotel will not include proposed hotels adjacent to residentially zoned property that is used as a utility easement, right-of-way, waterway, railroad or other nonresidential utility use. 4) Specify that the side and rear yard regulations for Unified Residential Developments (multifamily) will not apply when the adjacent one or two-family zoned property is used as a utility easement, right-of-way, waterway, railroad or other nonresidential utility use, or is separated by a right-of-way of at least 300 feet in width. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9501 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council July 17, 2012 `�` Page 2 of 3 r SUBJECT: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR rF RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY, ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, AND FOOD TRUCK PARKS Accessory Regulations The following amendments are proposed to clarify the regulations for residential and nonresidential accessory uses and to reduce the number of variances that are consistently granted by the Board of Adjustment. 1) Clarify types of accessory uses and the standards applied to accessory structures. 2) Increase the maximum height of non-habitable accessory structures (e.g. sheds) from 8 to 10 feet. 3) Provide new regulations for temporary storage structures and dumpsters in one- and two- family residential districts. 4) Allow two garages on residential lots of '/ acre or larger rather than one. 5) Create new regulations for commercial accessory structures. These include requirements for dumpsters on concrete pads and definition of a security residence for a business. 6) Move regulations for accessory structures in "AG" Agricultural and Unified Residential Developments (multifamily) to the applicable sections and remove the obsolete regulations for satellite dish antennae. Mobile Vendor Food Truck Park Regulations The Zoning Ordinance does not currently provide for mobile vendor food truck parks as a use. The recent establishment of food truck parks was accommodated by multiple variances from the Board of Adjustment. The proposed amendment would permit food truck parks by right in districts allowing industrial uses, and permit them by special exception in districts allowing general commercial uses. The following regulations would apply: 1) A site plan shall be provided for administrative review. 2) One on-premise detached sign is permitted at the entrance. Each mobile vending unit may have attached signage. One temporary sandwich board sign is permitted per mobile vending unit to be displayed within 10 feet of the unit and within the boundaries of the food truck park. One temporary sign or banner is permitted per park. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9501 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council July 17, 2012 `�` Page 3 of 3 r SUBJECT: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR rF RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY, ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, AND FOOD TRUCK PARKS 3) The mobile vendor/food truck park must be located at least 1,000 feet from a one- or two- family residential zoning district, or the owner must obtain a special exception. 4) A minimum of 2 spaces per vendor/truck shall be required if the mobile vendor/food truck park is located within 250 feet of a one- or two-family residential district. The Development Advisory Committee received a briefing on the proposed residential adjacency amendments on May 21. The Zoning Commission will receive a briefing on July 11 for all the proposed amendments. The public hearing for the Zoning Commission would be held August 8, with the public hearing for the City Council on September 11. If you have any questions, please contact Jocelyn Murphy, Planning Manager, Planning and Development, at 817-392-6226. Tom Higgins City Manager ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS