HomeMy WebLinkAbout28397-03-2026 - City Council - OrdinanceMarch 31, 2026 Ordinance Ordinance No. 28397-03-2026
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ORDINANCE NO. 28397-03-2026
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE,
ORDINANCE NO. 21653, AS AMENDED, SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE
REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE LOCATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS,
STRUCTURES, AND LAND FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY, RESIDENCE OR OTHER
PURPOSES, THE HEIGHT, NUMBER OF STORIES AND SIZE OF BUILDINGS AND
OTHER STRUCTURES, THE SIZE OF YARDS AND OTHER OPEN SPACES, OFF-
STREET PARKING AND LOADING, AND THE DENSITY OF POPULATION, AND
FOR SUCH PURPOSES DIVIDING THE MUNICIPALITY INTO DISTRICTS OF SUCH
NUMBER, SHAPE AND AREA AS MAY BE DEEMED BEST SUITED TO CARRY OUT
THESE REGULATIONS AND SHOWING SUCH DISTRICTS AND THE BOUNDARIES
THEREOF UPON "DISTRICT MAPS"; PROVIDING FOR INTERPRETATION,
PURPOSE AND CONFLICT; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH:
SECTION 1.
ZC-26-014 8640 Bryson Lane 2.50 ac.
Zoning Change:
From: “A-43” One-Family Residential
To: “E” Neighborhood Commercial
Description:
Miller-Nixon Addition, Block 1, Lot 1
ZC-26-023 411 N Main Street (the “TXU/TESCO Power Plant”) 0.96 ac.
Zoning Change:
From: “PI-UL-2” Panther Island Core Zone
To: “PI-UL-2/HSE” Panther Island Core Zone/Highly Significant Endangered Overlay
Description:
Texas Elec Co Fort Worth Plant Site Tract A2 (the “TXU/TESCO Power Plant”)
ZC-26-024 2117 NW 24
th Street 0.58 acres
Zoning Change:
From: “A-5/HC” One-Family Residential/Historical Cultural
To: “A-5” One-Family Residential
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Description:
Rosen Heights Second Filing, Block 9, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
ZC-26-025 117 W Weatherford Street 0.072 ac.
Zoning Change:
From: “H” Central Business District
To: “H/DD” Central Business District/Demolition Delay Overlay
Description:
Fort Worth Original Town, Block 7, Lot 4A
ZC-26-026 107 Houston Street/201 W. Belknap Street 0.16 ac
Zoning Change:
From: “H/DD” Central Business District/Demolition Delay Overlay
To: “H” Central Business District
Description:
Fort Worth Original Town Block 5 Lot 1 2 3 & 1/2 Closed Alley
SECTION 2.
That the zoning regulations and districts, as herein established, have been made in accordance with
the comprehensive plan for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals and general welfare
of the community. They have been designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety
from fire, panic, flood and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent
overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate the adequate
provisions of transportation, water, sewerage, parks and other public requirements. They have
been made after full and complete public hearing with reasonable consideration, among other
things, of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for the particular uses and with a
view of conserving the value of a building and encouraging the most appropriate use of land
throughout the community.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the City of Fort Worth affecting
zoning and shall not repeal any of the provisions of such ordinances, except in those instances
where provisions of such ordinances are in direct conflict with the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 4.
That all rights or remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all
violations of Ordinance Nos. 3011, 13896, 21653 or any amendments thereto that have accrued at
the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and as to such accrued violations, and all pending
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litigation, both civil or criminal, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted
until final disposition by the courts.
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 void, ineffective or unconstitutional by the valid
judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such voidness, ineffectiveness or
unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or
sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without
the incorporation herein of any such void, ineffective or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section.
SECTION 6.
That 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 is
permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 7.
That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas is hereby directed to publish this ordinance
for two (2) days in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by
V.T.C.A. Local Government Code Subsection 52.013.
SECTION 8.
That this ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication as required by law.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Christopher Austria, Assistant City Attorney Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary
Adopted: March 31, 2026
Effective: May 22, 2026