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ORDINANCE NO. 21271-06-2014
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING f
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, BEING
ORDINANCE NO. 138969 AS AMENDED, CODIFIED AS
APPENDIX "A" OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TO AMEND ARTICLE 4 "SIGNS" OF CHAPTER 6,
"DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS" AMENDING SECTION 6.402 a
"SCENIC PRESERVATION AREAS AND CORRIDORS" TO ADD ,
THE CHISHOLM TRAIL PARKWAY TO SCENIC
PRESERVATION CORRIDORS ESTABLISHED; AND DELETE
REFERENCE TO SH 121 FROM FUTURE SCENIC CORRIDORS;
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. I
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WHEREAS, the designation of certain areas as scenic, cultural, architectural and
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historic areas in which the location, erection and maintenance of off-premise (billboard)
signs are prohibited will serve to protect natural surroundings, preserve views of the
downtown area and areas of cultural, architectural and historic significance, protect
neighborhood character, reduce blight and visual distraction and promote traffic safety;
and
WHEREAS, on August 15, 1996 the Fort Worth City Council approved j
Ordinance No. 12088 which designated areas of the City of Fort Worth as scenic, cultural
or architectural areas wherein the location, erection and maintenance of off-premise signs
is prohibited; and I
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WHEREAS, it was the intent of the City Council upon adoption of Ordinance No.
12088 that the future alignment of SH 121 be designated as a scenic preservation corridor
upon determination of the final alignment of such highway, after notice and hearing in
accordance with Appendix A, Chapter 3, Article 5 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth;
and '
WHEREAS, SH 121 (Chisholm Trail Parkway) opened in May 2014 and it is
staff's recommendation to designate the Chisholm Trail Parkway as a freeway scenic
corridor;
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
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SECTION 1.
Section 6.402, "Scenic Preservation Areas and Corridors," of Chapter 6 I
"Development Standards," Article 4 "Signs" of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended f
to revise subsection 2, "Freeway scenic corridors" to add the Chisholm Trail Parkway
and to revise subsection 3, "Future scenic corridors" to remove reference to SH 121 and
renumber,to read as follows:
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6.402. Scenic Preservation Areas and Corridors. f
C. Scenic preservation corridors established. In addition to the areas established
above, the following scenic preservation corridors are designated based on their scenic,
cultural, architectural or historic character. (see Chapter 3, Article 5 and section 6.413.B): j
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2. Freeway scenic corridors. Freeway scenic preservation corridors shall be I
measured 660 feet from each side of the public right-of-way of the following
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a. I-35 W (North Freeway) from 28t` Street exit south to the centerline of the I
Trinity River. I
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b. I-30 (East Freeway) from downtown east to Loop 820 East.
c. U.S. Hwy 287 (Martin Luther King Freeway) from downtown southeast to
Village Creek Road.
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d. Loop 820 West (Jim Wright Freeway) from .25 miles north to .25 miles south i
of Lake Worth(100 year floodplain, 600 feet elevation above sea level).
e. Loop 820 East from .25 miles north of the first bridge abutment north of
Mosier Lake to the southerly boundary of the 100 year floodplain of the West
Fork of the Trinity River (approximately 150 feet)
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£ S.H. 121 (Chisholm Trail Parkway) from I-30 downtown to the southerly !
boundary of the city limits. i
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3. Future scenic corridors.
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a. It is the intent of this section that in the event Jacksboro Highway (U.S. f
Hwy. 199) is widened, the width of the scenic corridor along Jacksboro
Highway shall be increased to 660 feet wide from each side of the final
alignment of the public right-of-way, after notice and hearing in accordance
with Section 2.102.
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SECTION 2. I
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This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the
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Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions
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of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provision of such ordinances and such
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Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby I
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repealed.
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SECTION 3.
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It is hereby declared to be the intention of the city Council that sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and, if any
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phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, li
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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 I
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City Council without the incorporation of this ordinance of any such unconstitutional
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phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
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SECTION 4.
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 j
ordinance shall be fined not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00) for each
offense. Each day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. f
SECTION 5.
All rights and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to i
any and all violations of the provisions of Ordinance No. 13896 which have accrued at
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the time of the effective date of this ordinance and, as to such accrued violations and all
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pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such
ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance buy may be prosecuted until
final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 6.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby directed to publish
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the caption, penalty clause and effective date of this ordinance for two (2) days in the
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official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by Section 52.013,
Texas Local Government Code.
SECTION 7.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication as required by law.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Melinda Ramos, Assistant City Attorney IMLY y e , y ec etary
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ADOPTED: June 3, 2014 `
EFFECTIVE: sZ4
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