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HomeMy WebLinkAbout677 09-08-1981ORDINANCE NO. 677 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 347, SAME BEING THE ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED PER "PD" PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND "CUD" COMMUNITY UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS AND CREATING A "SPUD" SPECIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AN EFFECTIVE DATE; A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, that Ordinance No. 347, same being the Zoning Code of the City of Euless, Texas, is herewith amended in the following respects: I. Subsection (4) of Section 7 -1111, entitled "Standards for Approval of a Community Unit Development" is amended to erea ter read as follows: (4) The minimum front, side and rear yard, building spacing standards, maximum site coverage, loca- tion, and minimum number of required parking places prescribed for dwelling structures in the district in which the Community Unit Develop- ment is located or which are referred to in the Specific Use Permit shall be observed. II. Section 7 -1104, entitled "Height, Floor Area, Density Parkin and Loading Standards ", is herewitFi amended to be re-entitled and read as follows: Section 7 -1104. Density, Site Coverage, Lot Size, Parking and Loading Requirements. The maximum density, maximum site coverage, minimum lot width, minimum lot depth, minimum lot area, location and minimum number of required off - street parking places and loading requirements for uses proposed shall be established for each Planned Development District, and such standards and require- ments shall comply with or be more restrictive than the standards established for the specified type uses in the particular districts in which they would ordinarily be permitted under the general zoning ordinance. III. Section 7 -1104 re- entitled herein as "Density, Site Coverage, Lot Size, Parking and Loading Requirements" is further amendeJ by the addition of a new Section 7-1104A to be entitled and read as follows: Section 7- 1104A. Special Lot Size Requirements for Special Planned Unit Developments, "SPUD". Uses permitted in the Special Planned Unit Development District, "SPUD ", shall be those residential uses which are in Planned Development Districts provided they conform to all regulations of Section 7 -1100, Planned Development District with the following exceptions: (1) The minimum lot depth, lot width, and lot or site area per dwelling unit or room may be reduced not to exceed twenty -five (25) percent from the standards prescribed for the specified use in the particular districts in which they would ordinarily be permitted, provided permanent community open space sufficient to compensate for the reduced individual lot or site sizes to meet the overall density requirements of the district is incorporated in the development. (2) The nature and method of establishing the perma- nent open space provided in a Special Planned Unit Development, such as park and playground sites that are wider than required, streets and alleys, community center, parkway, golf course or water area shall be subject to approval by the City Council after recommen- dation of the City Planning and Zoning Commission. IV. Section 7 -1105, entitled "Procedure for Establishing Standards" is amended to hereafter read as o ows: Section 7 -1105. Procedure for Establishing Standards. In approving the development plan and the ordinance establishing the Planned Development District, or the Special Planned Unit Development as the case may be, the City Council shall, after recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, specify such maximum density, maximum site coverage, maximum lot size, location and minimum number of off - street parking places, and loading standards within the limits of -2- those specified in the particular districts for the specified uses involved in accordance with provisions of Section 7 -1104 or Section 7 -1104A for Special Planned Unit Development Districts. The City Council shall, after recommendation of the City Planning and Zoning Commission, establish the standards for yards, building spacing, building floor area, building height, access, facade construction, screening walls or land- scaping, parking structures, signs, open space, pe- destrianways, public or private streets and alleys to be observed in the Planned Development District or Special Planned Development District and such standards shall be specified in the ordinance establishing the district and may be more or less restrictive than standards established in the particular districts in which they would ordinarily be permitted under the general zoning ordinance. LTA Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the intention o 7-t he 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. VI. Emergency Clause. By the affirmative vote of four or more of its members, the City Council declares that this is an ordi- nance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property health, and safety, and is an emergency measure within the meaning of Article II, Section 11 of the City Charter; and the requirement that it be read at two meetings, as specified in Section 11, is hereby dispensed with. VII. Penalty for Violation. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $200.00. Each such violation shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be punish- able as such hereunder. -3- VIII. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. PRESENTED AND GIVEN FIRST READING at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the 25th day of August, 1981, by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. GIVEN SECOND READING, PASSED, AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the 8th day of September, 1981, by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions ATTEST: A I Kay r ney, City cr tary APPROVED .AIS TO FORM: ob McFarland, City AjCtorney APPROVED: e -S2/alrw�— Harold D. Samuels, Mayor -4-