HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 16925-05-2006ORDINANCE NO 16925-OS-2006
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 ARTICLE 5 `RESIDENTIAL DESIGN
STANDARDS" OF CHAPTER 6 `DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TO ADD A
NEW SECTION FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS,
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE,
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE,
PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS rt is the desire of the Crty Council to protect the future viability of
residential property and neighborhoods through proper design and development
standards, and,
WHEREAS, the long term viability of a neighborhood is dependent upon
adequate development standards, and,
WHEREAS, the City Council created a special commission made up of
developers, neighborhood associations, citizens, architects and non-profit interests to
evaluate amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to support long term sustamabilrty and
benefit of residential neighborhoods to the City and,
WHEREAS, this committee made recommendations regarding single family
development standards, architectural features and improved neighborhood identity and
WHEREAS, rt is advisable to amend the Zoning Ordinance to incorporate those
recommendations morder to protect the future viability of residential property
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AS FOLLOWS-
SECTION 1.
Chapter 6, `Development Standards" of Article 5 `Residential Design
Standards" of Ordinance No 13896, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fort Worth, is
hereby amended to add a new section for single family residential designs standards to
read as follows:
6.507 Single Family Residential Design Standards
Any single family residential constructed on property platted or replatted
into three or more lots after May 31 2006 shall be required to conform to
the following architectural requirements.
A. Same elevation shall not be permitted withui a six lot pattern, an
adjacent lot or on a lot directly across the street as depicted in
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B Exterior walls shall consist of a minunum of 50% masonry
Exposures to a minor arterial or wider street shall required 100%
masonry construction except where such building face is obscured
by a mimmum six (6) foot masonry wall. `Masonry" shall include
brick, stone, cementitious fiber concrete products or stucco
Similar products made from such materials and /or durable
recycled material shall be allowed as approved by the Building
Official.
C No attached garage facing a public or private street may project
greater than eight (8) feet m front of the front wall of the house in
all Single-Family Districts.
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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 in duect 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 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
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 in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 4.
Any person, firm, or corporation, who violates, disobeys, oiruts, 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 City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to
any and all violations of the provisions of Ordinances No 3011 13896 and any other
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ordinances affecting zoning which have accrued at the tune of the effective date of this
ordinance, and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and
cruninal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be
affected by this ordinance but maybe prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 6.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby duected 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.
SECTION 7
All other provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the City 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
APPRO D AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
By./~ w ~l,(~~ GC'MG`
Assistant ty Attorney
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