HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021/10/19-Attachments-IR 21-10698 - Text Amendment.Zoning Ordinance to Revise.Near Soutside Design StandardsINFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
No. 21-10698
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council October 19, 2021
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$ SUBJECT: PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE
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Staff is proposing Zoning Ordinance text amendments for the Near Southside Design Standards
and Guidelines, as requested by Near Southside, Inc. The purpose of the amendments is to add
flexibility to the current code, maintain high standards of design, and to update exhibits and
references. Changes are being recommended to the design standards in the Streets and Public
Spaces, Building Location and Orientation, Building Height, and Architectural Standards sections
of the code. Specifically, the amendments are as follows:
1) Limit the height of shrubs in the street tree/furniture zone to 36 inches to allow clear
visibility from the street.
2) Adjust rear setback requirement from 3 feet to 0 feet, mirroring current front and side
setback requirements.
3) Adjust the rules for building height to permit structures that project no greater than 10 feet
above roof height and do not occupy more than 25% of the roof area. This is to support
greater flexibility in rooftop uses, such as terraces and patios.
4) Adjust rules and visual guidance for commercial ground floor transparency to improve
visibility to the inside of the building. Visibility to the inside of the building means that the
area inside the building within 8 feet from the surface of the window glass at pedestrian
eye level is at least 75 percent open to perpendicular view.
5) Adjust mobile food court review such that up to two (2) mobile food truck vendors may
locate on a parcel without being subject to the mobile vending food court ordinance.
The anticipated schedule for the text amendment is as follows:
• Urban Design Commission Public Hearing — October 21
• Zoning Commission Public Hearing— November 10
• City Council Public Hearing — December 14
If you have any questions, please contact Daniel Leal, Assistant Director in Development Services,
at 817-392-6214, or Jamie DeAngelo, Senior Planner in Development Services, at 817-392-8574.
David Cooke
City Manager
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS