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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 14473Ui-1Q-G1/~t;) 13 CVU ORDINANCE NO 1' ~ y7 3 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A MORATORIUM ON ACCEPTANCE OF CONCEPT PLANS, PRELIMINARY PLATS,. UNIFIED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SITE PLANS, AND APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDING PERMITS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT PERMITS FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 30 EAST, EAST AND WEST OF THE 1700-2300. BLOCKS OF COOKS LANE, EXCEPT FOR DEVELOPMENT PERMITS CONSISTENT WITH "A-7.5" ONE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING, PENDING CONSIDERATION OF REZONING OF SUCH PROPERTIES, ESTABLISHING AN APPEALS PROCEDURE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the City Council has approved Mayor and Council Communication G-13125 authorizing the City Manager to initiate rezoning of properties located south of Interstate 30 East, east and west of the 1700-2300 blocks of Cooks Lane (the "Property") to "A-7 5" One-Family Residential in conformance with the 2000 Comprehensive Plan, WHEREAS, the Property is more fully described in Attachment "A" and is depicted on the map attached as Attachment "B", WHEREAS, portions of the Property are currently zoned for commercial use, multifamily use, ortwo-family residential use, respectively; WHEREAS, "A-7 5" One-Family Residential allows development of single-family residential dwellings on lots 7,500 square feet in area or larger, churches, schools and other uses as set out in Section 4 603 of the zoning ordinance, but does not allow commercial or multifamily development; WHEREAS, because of the cumulative nature of the City's zoning ordinance, portions of the Property that are currently zoned "C" Medium Density Multifamily, "CR" Low Density Multifamily, or "B" Two-Family can be developed with single family homes on 7,500 square feet or larger lots consistent with the proposed "A-7 5" zoning, WHEREAS, rezoning of the Property to "A-7 5" is scheduled to be considered by the Zoning Commission on February 14, 2001, and could be heard by the City Council on March 13, 2001, WHEREAS, the City Council anticipates that concept plans, preliminary plats, Unified Residential Development site plans, and applications for building permits and other development permits for the development of portions of the Property may be filed during the period in which the rezoning applications are pending, WHEREAS, it is advisable to apply restrictions on acceptance of concept plans, preliminary plats, Unified Residential Development site plans, and applications for building permits and other development permits for development of the Property in a manner inconsistent with the proposed "A-7 5" One-Family Residential zoning for 120 days in order to protect against potential adverse impacts on the health, safety and public welfare and to maintain the status quo pending proposed rezoning of the Property to "A-7 5" One-Family Residential, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AS FOLLOWS SECTION 1 Intent A. It is the intent of this ordinance to limit temporarily, except as otherwise provided herein, the acceptance of concept plans, preliminary plats, Unified Residential Development site plans, and applications for building permits and all other development permits for the Property in order to maintain the status ~ 2 -quo pending consideration of rezoning the Property to "A-7 5" One-Family B C D Residential It is recognized that those portions of the Property that are currently zoned "C" Medium Density Multifamily, "CR" Low Density Multifamily or "B" Two- Family Residential can be developed consistent with "A-7 5" zoning because of the cumulative nature of the zoning ordinance Accordingly, the moratorium does not extend to development of such tracts consistent with "A- 7 5" zoning The intent of this ordinance is to promote the orderly development of the City of Fort Worth and to protect the public health, safety and general welfare of c, the citizens of the City of Fort Worth It is not the intent of this ordinance to deny development rights protected by law Further, it is the intent of the City to address the proposed rezoning of the Property to "A-7 5" One-Family Residential in accordance with the 2000 Comprehensive Plan in an expeditious manner and with due regard for the legal rights of the owners of the Property SECTION 2 Definitions A. B "Building permit" means any building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing or other permit required as a prerequisite for construction or occupancy of a structure "Unified Residential Development site plan" means a site plan for a multifamily development of three or more dwelling units in accordance with Section 6 506 of the zoning ordinance 3 C "Other development permit" means any permit required for development of property, except for concept plans, preliminary plats, Unified Residential Development site plans, building permits, and final plats D "Application" means a concept plan, preliminary plat, Unified Residential Development site plan, application for building permit and application for other development permit. SECTION 3 Limitation~on Acceptance of Applications A. Except as otherwise provided herein, after the effective date of, and extending for the duration of this ordinance, no employee, officer, agent, department or commission of the City shall accept for filing any of the following for the Property (1) Concept plan, (2) Preliminary plat; (3) Unified Residential Development site plan, (4) Application for building permit; or (5) Application for other development permit. B Applications for development of portions of the Property currently zoned "C" Medium Density Multifamily, "CR" Low Density Multifamily or "B" Two-Family Residential in a manner consistent with "A-7 5" One-Family Residential are not subject to the moratorium C The Development Director, building official, or other city official responsible under city regulations for reviewing an application, as defined herein, for the Property shall determine whether the application is subject to the moratorium 4 Acceptance of an application for the limited purpose of such review shall not constitute filing or acceptance of the application In the event the official determines an application is subject to the moratorium, the official shall take no further action on the application and shall return the application, together with any proffered application fee, to the applicant with the notification that the application will not be accepted for filing or further processing for the duration of this ordinance and any extension thereof SECTION 4. Term of Ordinance Unless extended by the City Council, this ordinance shall continue in effect until May 9, 2001, at 11 59 p m , or until the City Council terminates the moratorium, whichever occurs first. SECTION 5 AEpeals A. If the Development Director, building official, or other city official refuses to accept an application, the applicant may appeal the decision to the City Council The appeal shall be in writing and shall be transmitted to the Office of the City Attorney within ten days after receipt of notification that the application will not be accepted for filing B The appeal shall be considered by the City Council within 20 days after the appeal is received in the Office of the City Attorney, unless the applicant requests a later hearing The City Council shall not release the applicant from the requirements of this ordinance, unless the applicant first presents credible evidence from which the City Council can reasonably conclude application of this ordinance to the applicant would be likely to deprive the applicant of 5 rights protected by law C The City Council may take the following actions on an appeal (1) deny the appeal, in which case the application shall not be accepted, or (2) grant the appeal, and direct the Development Director to accept the application for filing and processing D In no event shall acceptance of an application guarantee that the City will issue the permit, unless the application is in compliance with all applicable codes, laws and regulations SECTION 6 Not Applicable to Pending Applications This ordinance does not apply to applications that have been accepted by the City before the enactment of this ordinance Such applications shall be processed in accordance with applicable policies and procedures and shall not be affected by the enactment of this ordinance , SECTION 7 Cumulative Effect 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 direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event such conflicting provisions of such ordinances and Code are hereby suspended for the period during which this ordinance is in effect. SECTION 8. Severability 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 6 1 any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared void, ineffective or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such voidness, ineffectiveness or 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 herein of any such void, ineffective or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section SECTION 9 Effective Date This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ~.~Q-211 (~ Assistant City Attorney ADOPTED ..... J ~~ Q 2 00 l EFFECTIVE ~ aw-~ 9 2 °~ 1 ' 7 ATTACHMENT "A" COOKS LANE PROPERTIES PROPOSED FOR REZONING FROM "E","ER","PD-E","PD-ER","E","C","CR" AND "B" TO "A-7.5" n.l"11"11T1/'-B~ Ri nr.KS i nTS_ (7R TRACTS /'1V VI I IVIY Burton Place Addition ~~~- ~ -- - -' - -- Lots 26-35 Cookes Meadow Addition Block D, Lots 47-61, 63 Block F, Lots 3, 45 and 46 Block G, Lots 1-11,12-14, 19-22, 24-29B, 30 Block I Lots 2-14 60-64 Rame R.R. Surve A-1341 Tracts 30 31 and 31A Eastbrook Addition Block 1 Lots 5 6 7 Block 9 Lot 14 Gerr Mack Addition Block 1 Lot 1 H. R. O'.Neal Subdivision Block 1 Lot 1 Johnson Enoch S. Surve- A-853 Tracts 2A06 3 Madden, C P Survey A-1012 Tracts 1, 1 L, 1 M, 1 N, 1 P, 1 P 1, 1 Q, 1R 1S Y ATTACHMENT "B" Current Zoning of Properties Proposed for Rezoning to "A-7.5" One Family District ~ ,. ~____. ~~~ J i ~ ~~~ K , i ~~ _~ ,, ,~ ,~ ,~. n ~.,,._ B ~~ ,K -~~~ 5 - ~+ C ! 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The attached ordinance would enact a 120-day moratorium on the acceptance of concept plans, preliminary plats, Unified Residential Development site plans, and applications for building permits or other permits for development of the property, in order to maintain the status quo pending consideration of rezoning of the property Applications to develop portions of the property that are currently zoned for multi-family or two-family uses in a manner consistent with "A-7 5" zoning would be exempt from the moratorium In addition, the attached ordinance exempts applications for development permits filed before enactment of the moratorium The ordinance also provides for a right to appeal refusal to accept a development application to the City Council City of Fort Worth, ~'exas ~I~A~a~ ~n~l ~unc;l am~t~n~cA~ian L. (: DATE 1/9/01 REFERENCE NUMBER G-13126 LOG NAME 220RD PAGE 2 of 2 SUBJECT ADOPTION OF MORATORIUM ON ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 30 EAST, EAST AND WEST OF THE 1700-2300 BLOCKS OF COOKS LANE FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Finance Director certifies that this action will have no material effect on City funds RG k Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) APPROVED Ramon Guajardo 6140 n ~'~`/ CoU C~~ Originating Department Head: v ~!I V~~~~ 3~V~~ C 3V ad ~ JAN 9 2001 Fernando Costa 8042 (from) f l ` ' ~ Additional Information Contact: ~ g~i.. 2u.MJ l Cite Secr~torq~ of the Citq of Fort Worth Texas Marcella Olson 7631 , ~'~dOpf~d t~re~ltial2.cta -~i~a 1 ~~/73