HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 25514-05-2022 ORDINANCE NO. 25514-05-2022
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 5, SUPPLEMENTAL USE
STANDARDS," ARTICLE I, "STANDARDS FOR SELECTED USES,"
SECTION 5.108 "CAR WASH" TO CLARIFY DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF CAR WASHES; AMEND
SECTION 4.803 "NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRIT USE TABLE" TO
CLARIFY WHERE CERTAIN TYPES OF CAR WASHES ARE ALLOWED
AND AMEND CHAPTER 9, "DEFINITIONS" TO ADD DEFINITIONS
RELATED TO CAR WASHES; 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, on January 18, 2022 the City Council was presented Informal Report (IR)
No. 22-010, providing information on the current regulations in the Zoning Ordinance related to
self-service and full-service car washes and in which zoning districts the use is allowed, and
WHEREAS, the informal report proposed amendments to add automated-service car
washes to the types of car washes to be regulated; and
WHEREAS,the proposed amendments will also provide definitions for the three types of
car wash facilities, provide in which districts each type of car wash is allowed by right or by
conditional use permit;and provide clarification to supplemental development standards for all car
wash types;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1.
Chapter 5 "Supplemental Use Standards" of Ordinance No. 21653, the Zoning Ordinance
of the City of Fort Worth, is hereby amended to revise Article 1, "Standards for Selected Uses",
Section 5.108 "Car Washes"to read as follows:
Sec. 5.108 CAR WASH.
Car wash facilities shall be limited to the districts designated "CUP" or "P" in the use tables
in Chapter 4, Articles 8 and 12, subject to the following conditions:
(a) All washing facilities shall occur under a roofed area with at least two walls.
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(b) All drying and_vacuuming facilities may be outside the building but shall not be in the front
yard and shall not be closer than 25 feet from any residential district.No car wash dryer shall face
a residential district or use.
(c) The building surfaces shall be faced with masonry, porcelainized steel, baked enamel steel
or other material equal in durability and appearance.
(d) Setback requirements for full-service and automated-service car washes:
1) Full-service car washes are allowed by right in "F" and "G" when the distance from a
residential district or use is greater than 200 feet. A conditional use permit is required
if the distance from a residential district or use is 200 feet or less.
2) Automated-service car washes in "G" are allowed by right when the distance from a
residential district or use is greater than 200 feet. A conditional use permit is required
when the distance from a residential district or use is 200 feet or less.
3) The measurement of the distance between the car wash and the residential use shall
be along the nearest property line of the residential use to the nearest property line of
the car wash, along street lines and a direct line across intersections.
(e) The building shall set back not less than 25 feet from the front property line.
(f) Off-street parking shall be provided on the property in the ratio of not less than three parking
spaces for each washing stall, or five parking spaces for each automobile that may be
accommodated on the washing line within a facility.
(g) All off-street parking areas shall be hard-surfaced and dust-free.
(h) Any lights used to illuminate the area shall be directed downward and away from adjacent
residential properties.
(i) A permanent screening fence or wall not less than six feet in height shall be constructed
along any site property line which abuts a residential district or use.
SECTION 2.
Article 8, "Non-Residential Use Table," Section 4.803, "Non-Residential District Use
Table" of Ordinance No. 21653, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fort Worth, is here by
amended to revise "Vehicle Sales and Service" "Car Wash, full or self-service"to add automated-
service and clarify where each type of car washes, self-service, automated-service and full-service
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is allowed by right, by conditional use permit and when supplemental use standards apply as
depicted in Exhibit A.
SECTION 3.
Chapter 9 "Definitions", Section 9.101 "Defined Terms" of Ordinance No. 21653, the
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fort Worth, is hereby amended to add definitions for"Car Wash"
types to read as follows:
CAR WASH. A facility for the washing or steam cleaning of vehicles as follows:
a) Self-service. Facilities where a vehicle may be manually washed, sprayed, dried or
vacuumed by its owner or operator with equipment provided by the facility. Typically, no
employees will be on-site at the facility.
b) Automated-service. Facilities where a vehicle is driven by the owner or operator through
an automated tunnel for washing and drying but the owner or operator vacuums the vehicle
with equipment provided by the facility. Minimal staff will be on-site at the facility.
c) Full-service. Facilities where operating functions are performed entirely by the facility
with the use of washing, waxing, drying, and vacuuming equipment supplemented with
manual detailing. Employees will be on site at the facility.
SECTION 4.
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 5.
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
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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 6.
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.
SECTION 7.
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 which 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 8.
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.
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SECTION 9.
All other provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fort Worth not herein amended
shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 10.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication as required by law.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Jannette 5.Goodall(May 12,2022 07:06 CDT)
Melinda Ramos, Jannette S. Goodall,
Sr. Assistant City Attorney City Secretary
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ADOPTED: May 10, 2022
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