HomeMy WebLinkAbout1633 03-23-2004ORDINANCE NO. 1633
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 84 "UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, ARTICLE VII "LANDSCAPING,
FENCES, WALLS, SCREENING AND OUTDOOR STORAGE
REQUIREMENTS ", SECTION 84 -336 "SCREENING
REQUIREMENTS ", SUBSECTION (b) "TYPES OF SCREENING
(IN GENERAL) ", SUBSECTION (4) "MASONRY WALL ", TO ADD
CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL MASONRY WALLS; AND
AMENDING SUBSECTION (d) "SCREENING REQUIRED
BETWEEN USES AND DISSIMILAR DISTRICTS', TABLE 7 -A
"MINIMUM SCREENING BETWEEN USES AND DISTRICTS" TO
REQUIRE A MASONRY WALL TO BE CONSTRUCTED
BETWEEN ONE- AND TWO- FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENTS AND PUBLIC RIGHTS -OF -WAY; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE
AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, finds and determines that the
public health, safety and welfare would be best served by requiring masonry walls between one -
and two- family residential developments and public rights -of -way; and
WHEREAS, the Euless City Council further finds and determines that certain additional
technical requirements are necessary in the construction of any masonry walls within the city; and
WHEREAS, the following ordinance provisions will accomplish these public purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EULESS,TEXAS:
SECTION 1
THAT Chapter 84 "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE" of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Euless, Texas, Article VII "LANDSCAPING, FENCES, WALLS, SCREENING AND
OUTDOOR STORAGE REQUIREMENTS', Section 84-336 "SCREENING REQUIREMENTS ",
Subsection (4) "MASONRY WALL ", be hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
Sec. 84 -336. Screening requirements.
(4) Masonry wall. A masonry fence or wall shall be constructed
with the finish side out and of any of the following materials:
native stone, brick, precast concrete panels with decorative
finish or decorative masonry unit. In no case shall more
than 25 percent of the area of the wall be erected with
common smooth faced masonry units. Masonry wall panels
must be engineered with structural concrete footings. Steel
lintels shall be required for thin wall construction. Brick
detailing shall be added to the top of a masonry wall to
produce a change in texture and plane, and offsets shall be
created in the wall to provide visual variety. Masonry
columns must be installed at a maximum of 30 feet on
centers, shall be taller than the rest of the wall, and shall
have decorative caps.
SECTION 2
THAT Chapter 84 "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE" of the Code of the Ordinances of
the City of Euless, Texas, Article VII "LANDSCAPING, FENCES, WALLS, SCREENING AND
OUTDOOR STORAGE REQUIREMENTS ", Section 84-336 "SCREENING REQUIREMENTS ",
Subsection (d) SCREENING REQUIRED BETWEEN USES AND DISSIMILAR DISTRICTS',
Table 7 -A "MINIMUM SCREENING BETWEEN USES AND DISTRICTS' be hereby to read in its
entirety as follows:
Table 7 -A. Minimum Screening Between Uses and Districts
Ordinance No. 1633, Page 2 of 3
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Ordinance No. 1633, Page 2 of 3
a = Five -foot landscape strip with six feet tall evergreen hedge (as per subsection (b)(1)).
b = Six -foot high fence, wood or chain link with slats (as per subsection (b)(2)).
c = Six -foot high ribbed metal panels (as per subsection (b)(3)).
d = Masonry wall or fence (constructed as per Subsection (b)(4)) of not less than 6 feet nor
more than 8 feet in height.
SECTION 3
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council of
the City of Euless 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, or 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.
SECTION 4
SAVINGS CLAUSE. Chapter 84 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, as
amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance.
SECTION 5
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas.
PRESENTED AND PASSED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING at a regular
meeting of the Euless City Council on the 23rd day of March, 2004, by a vote of 6 ayes,
0 nays, and 0_ abstentions.
APPROVED:
Mary Lib Safeh, Mayor
ATTEST:
Swan Crim, CM C, City Secretary
Ordinance No. 1633, Page 3 of 3