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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 12665ORDINANCE NO. 02 ~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 12628, WHICH AMENDED THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, BEING ORDINANCE NO. 3011, AS AMENDED, CODIFIED AS APPENDIX "A" OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1986), AS AMENDED, CONCERNING ZONING AND DESIGN OF MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS, AMENDING SECTION 16A OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE TO CORRECTLY IDENTIFY AN EXHIBIT TO SECTION 16A; AMENDING SECTION 2-H, "'PD' PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT" TO PROVIDE FOR "PD" PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING FOR MIXED RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL USES AND FOR MULTI-FAMILY USES IN OR ADJACENT TO CERTAIN DEFINED EMPLOYMENT AREAS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No 12628 on August 13, 1996, amending Sections 1, 8, 8A, 8B, 16, 16A, 17, 18 and 19 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance concerning zoning and development of multi-family dwellings, WHEREAS, the amendments adopted by the City Council were proposed by a multi-family task force appointed by the Council, after conducting public meetings and soliciting public comment and were recommended for approval by the Zoning Commission on August 1, 1996, WHEREAS, the ordinance considered by the City Council at its August 13, 1996 meeting included proposed amendments to Section 2-H, "'PD" Planned Development District", providing for "PD" Planned Development zoning for mixed residential and nonresidential uses and for multi-family uses in defined areas in or adjacent to designated employment districts, -1- h k WHEREAS, the City Council continued consideration of the proposed amendments to Section 2-H of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to September 3, 1996 to allow the task force to receive additional public input and to consider such proposed amendments further; WHEREAS, the task force considered and suggested revisions to the proposed Planned Development provisions at its August 21, 1996 meeting, WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend Section 11 of Ordinance No 12628 to correctly identify an exhibit to the ordinance, consisting of a diagram of examples of building orientations, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT ORDINANCE NO. 12628 BE AMENDED TO AMEND SECTION 11 AND TO ADD PROVISIONS CONCERNING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ZONING, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1 Section 11 of Ordinance No 12628, which amended Section 16A, "Unified Residential Development Provisions", of Ordinance No 3011, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fort Worth, is hereby amended to identify the diagram of building orientations attached thereto as Exhibit "16A (1)" A copy of such diagram is attached hereto as Exhibit "16A(1)" SECTION 2. Section 2-H, "PD" Planned Development District", of Ordinance No 3011, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fort Worth, as amended, is hereby -2- amended to add a new Subsection 1.21 requiring that mixed use residential and nonresidential developments be zoned "'PD' Planned Development District" and a new Subsection 1.22 allowing multi-family residential development in certain designated areas in or adjacent to designated employment centers, to read as follows 21 Apartments and/or multi-family dwellings, as part of a mixed use structure or project, subject to compliance with parking requirements set out in Section 16A and provision of a site plan containing the requirements set out in paragraph C and showing the density of units per acre, building height and separation, and open space The Zoning Commission may not recommend to the City Council that the site plan be waived The applicant shall also submit a service impact analysis to address impact on sewer and water service, traffic, storm drainage, nearby recreational amenities and residential land uses within '/a mile As part of the City's early notification program for registered neighborhood associations, notice of the proposed zoning change shall be sent to all registered neighborhoods within ~/a mile of the property on which the Planned Development is proposed. 22 Multi-family dwellings in designated areas in or adjacent to employment centers An employment center is a distinct cluster of economic activities that employ at least 30,000 people, have interrelated or complementary land uses and can be identified 'by distinct geographic boundaries Employment centers may include one large employer or a conglomeration of employers The following areas are in or adjacent to employment centers and are eligible for Planned Development zoning for multi-family dwellings 1 The area adjacent to the Central Business District/Downtown, as described as "Tier 2" on Exhibit "2-H(1)" attached and incorporated by reference, and 2 Areas in and adjacent to the Southside Medical District, as described on Exhibit "2-H(2)" attached and incorporated by reference Such multi-family dwellings shall be subject to compliance with parking requirements set out in Section 16A and provision of a site plan containing the requirements set out in paragraph C and showing the density of units per acre, building height and separation, and open space The Zoning Commission may not recommend to the City Council that the site plan be waived The applicant shall also submit a service impact analysis to address impact on sewer and water service, traffic, storm drainage, nearby recreational amenities and residential land uses within '/4 mile As part of the City's early notification program for registered neighborhood associations, notice of the proposed zoning -3- change shall be sent to all registered neighborhoods within ~/a mile of the property on which the Planned Development is proposed SECTION 3 All recitals contained in Ordinance No 12628 are adopted and incorporated herein by reference as though fully set out. SECTION 4. All provisions of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance not expressly repealed or amended shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 5 ' 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 conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 6 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 -4- SECTION 7 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 8 All rights and remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of Ordinance No 3011 or 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 ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts SECTION 9. 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 in the official newspaper of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as authorized by Section 52 013, Texas Local Government Code SECTION 10 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and " publication. as required by law, and it is so ordained -5- APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY; Ass s ant City Attorney Date ~"'~° S, 19 `~~ '_i' ADOPTED ~ 3 19 p ~. EFFECTIVE -6- ., Exhibit " 2-H(1)" ~...~ ,. a _.,. /'+ N ~. N -~.. ._. .~ .~ S X W Exhibit "16A(1)" O z w FACE II-- __ II FACE 50 f'~'7 0 z w 2 0' ENp w 50' U w ua. 3 0~ LL COURTYARD UI LL 5 0~ 30' w w c.> ~, w LL Building Separafiions (1, 2 & 3 Story) .,.,_9 ..