HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 18904-11-2009ORDINANCE NO 18904-11 2009
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, BEING
ORDINANCE NUMBER 13896, CODIFIED AS APPENDIX A OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1986), TO AMEND
ALL SECTIONS IN ARTICLE 9 `COMMERICAL DISTRICTS
OF CHAPTER 4 `DISTRICT REGULATIONS TO ADD
LANGUAGE REGULATING THE TYPE OF EXTERIOR METAL
CLADDING ON METAL BUILDINGS AND TO REQUIRE THAT
ALL METAL BUILDINGS HAVE A MINIMUM OF TWO
ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS FOR EACH BUILDING
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A PENALTY
CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in 2008 the City Council requested that staff address exterior metal
siding standards in response to concerns raised by council members and citizens
regarding corrugated and non-architectural metal and exposed fasteners being used on
commercial buildings, and
WHEREAS, in response to the concerns, staff met numerous times with the
Development Advisory Committee and metal cladding contractors in order to evaluate
appropriate standards for metal siding m commercial zoning districts m the criy and
WHEREAS, based on research and the responses from both the Development
Advisory Committee and metal cladding contractors, staff is recommending revising the
Zoning Ordinance to add requirements regarding metal cladding and architectural
features, and
WHEREAS, rt is advisable to amend the Zoning Ordinance to include minimum
standards for metal siding m commercial districts,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1
All subsections D `Other Development Standards" of Sections 4 900 through
4 909 of Article 9 `Commercial Distracts" Chapter 4 `District Regulations" of Ordinance
No 13896 the Zoning Ordinance of the Crty of Fort Worth, is hereby amended to add a
new paragraph, numbered appropriately following the last paragraph in each subsection,
regarding the regulation of metal buildings to read as follows
Metal Buildings. The exterior metal walls of the front and any sides of a
building facing a public street that will be constructed with metal cladding
as the pnsmary siding material shall not be constructed with exposed
fasteners on more than fifty (50%) percent of the building. All buildings
with metal siding shall have at least two extensor architectural features for
articulation, such as front porches, gables, awnings, or other exterior
siding materials. Extensor metal siding shall not be considered an
architectural feature. These provisions shall not apply to Large Retail
Stores.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the
Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions
of this ordinance are m direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such
Code, m which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 3.
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
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unconstitutional by the valid judgment or 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 m this ordmance of any such unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
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
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 5.
All rights and remedies of the Crty of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to
any and all violations of the provisions of Ordinances No 3011 13896 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 ordmance but 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
the caption, penalty clause and effective date of this ordinance for two (2) days m 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 7
All other provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the Crty of Fort Worth not herein
amended shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 8.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication as required by law
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
By~ ~ ~,, ~
Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED November 3, 2009
EFFECTIVE ~~ ~ "
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