HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 24-1872INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
No. 24-1872
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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
August 6, 2024
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SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO ADD SCHOOLS TO
1,000-FOOT DISTANCE REQUIREMENT FOR HOTELS
In response to a request from Councilmember Charles Lauersdorf and residents, staff is
recommending a Zoning Ordinance text amendment to add a distance requirement for new hotels
near schools. Currently, the Zoning Ordinance requires a Planned Development District for the
land use "hotel, motel, or inn" to be located within 1,000 feet of any one- or two-family residential
district. Schools are often located in residential districts but are also allowed in almost all other
zoning districts.
Section 5.116 of the Zoning Ordinance would be amended to include the following:
Require a Planned Development District for a new hotel, motel, or inn to be located within
1,000 feet of any public or private, primary or secondary education facility up through and
including the twelfth grade.
2. Exempt the H Central Business District, mixed -use and all form -based districts where
hotels are allowed from the 1,000-foot distance requirement. Currently, only the MU-2 High
Intensity Mixed -Use District is exempted.
If the proposed text amendment is approved, then existing hotels/motels/inns within 1,000 feet of
schools would become nonconforming unless they are subject to one of the exemptions. On July
26t", staff sent letters to those hotels that could be impacted. Staff will send a second letter
notifying them of the public hearing dates.
The tentative public hearing dates for consideration of the text amendment are August 14t" for the
Zoning Commission and August 27t" for City Council.
Related to this text amendment, Councilmember Lauersdorf has requested staff to prepare a
Council -initiated rezoning of industrially -zoned property located south of Basswood Boulevard,
between Sandshell Boulevard and the Interstate 35W Frontage Road. An Informal Report and
resolution will be presented on subsequent City Council meeting agendas.
For any questions, please contact LaShondra Stringfellow, Assistant Director of Development
Services, at 817-392-6214.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER
FORT WORTH, TEXAS