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HORT~ RICHLÞ~ID HILLS ZŒJING ORDINANr,B OF 1958
A~T ORDINA}TCE ESTABLISHDTG A zmTPTG C'O? T1' TIS S rG:';, F.ST-^.BLIS}-IING ZŒH:TG REGULATIONS
Aì'TD DISTRICT S IN ACCORD J':;CE 17ITE ll. C OMPREH~'TS rVE ZŒJ DTG PLA"T HERE;~Y ADOPTED, TO
PTi;GTJIL~E LOCATIOFS AND USE OF BUILDIITGS, STPUCTURES A~m L.AND FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY,
RESID:F1.TCE OR OTHF;R PURPOSES, REGUl,ATDTG THE FrEIGHT, NUJ'1BER OF STORIES, SIZE 01:<'
PUILDETGS AND OTHER STRUCTUPJ'i;S, THE PRECENTAGE OF LOT -:!."A.T ;JAY SF. OCCUPIED, THE
SIZE OF YkfillS, COURTS AND OTEER OPEN SPACES, THE DENSITY OF POPULATION, .Al.TD AFORE-
SAm PURPOSES DI'iTIDDTG THE MtrnCIPALITY mTO DISTRICTS OF SUCH HUMBER, SHAPE AED
A..RE.\ AS Hl~Y SF. DEEMED BEST SUITED TO Cð..RRY OUT Tfl:J<:SE REGULATla:'TS, A.~TI)'iITEIN SUCH
DISTRICTS RBGULLTnG A~ID RESTRTCTI1\TG T!-IE EJ!?.ECTION, COYSTRUCTION, EECOYSTRUCrrOH,
ALTERATION, REPAIR OR USE OF BUILDnTGS, STRUCTURES OR L_Aj\ID, ESTA"LISRING A Z)1>JI1ITG
BOARD OF ADJUST~Œ?-TT, PRESCRIBI~TG PENALTIBS FOR r:9:F. 1rIOLA1'ION OF ITS PROVISIONS"
PROVIDING FOR ITS ENFORCE~E~TT, PRO\TIDn7G TTIAr THIS ORDULAJTCE SHALL CONTROL IN CASE
OF COEFLICT WITH J\.NY OTHER BRDHTANCES, ¡.IT}) REPEA.LING ORDDTfl,NCES "TOS. 13, 14 and 23.
BE IT OPDAETED ?Y TT{P' r,ITY CotT~TCIL OF TEE CITY OF ?ORTH RIC~-rLA"TD HILLS, TEXAS:
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PURPOSE
The zoninG regulations and districts as herein established, h~~e been m~de in
accordance with a comprehensi7e plan for the purpose of promoting hel'\lth" sr.fety"
morals" and the gener8l welfare of the community. They have been designed to lessen
congestion in the streets; to secure sÐfety from fire, p8....'Ylic and other dpngers; to
provide adequate light and nir; to ['revent the overcrowding of lP.nd; to avoid undue
ccncentra.tion ßf population; to facilibtte the adequ?te provision of tr!"l1sportation,
water, sewerRe;e, parks and otÌ'..or public re:::J.uireT'lents. They h9.""e been mecì.e wi.th reason-(
!"ble consideration, among other thin¿s, of tne chgr~cter of the district and its ~
peculiar suitrbility for the particular uses and;, ith a view of conserving the value
of build i:tlg wd encourpsinE; the :mst ?T'pre,priate use of land throughout the comBlJ!lity.
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ART I CLE II
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This ordin!"nce shall be bown the "The City of ~Torth Richland Hills Zoning
Ordimulce of 1952".
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ÞJ!THORITY OF COŒJC:;:L TO PASS ZOY1:'TG ORDINA~TCES;
.WOPT IOlT OF ST ATF. LAW
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T'''l8 followj.rrg lNords sh8.11, for the rUrPOAE> of 1:;J..¡.is ::or(1;"""''''C8, ~HlTe the '1leanjne;
indic e,ted:
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1. GF.?'BRt.T.LY: 7[ords w:;er1 5,.. ::"!é' "-'.,...esel1t tense in.clude Vw future; words in
sinr"ul a1" nu:n.1)er i:1.clude the plurn} ~lc'l '.'lord Sill 0'18 i,lurp.l in.ol ude the si::¿;ul '1r;
word ''build in:,; " includes the 'word "structure", the 'Nord "shall" ia !nandr.>tory and
director;y.
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2. LOT: A tract of leItd defined, delb.ested or descdbed b;:,r a r.lap or r1<>t
c,s the seme is shovlYl upon sœh map or pI a.t as recorded in the Deed Records of' Tarra.nt
County" Texas.
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3. ACCES.SORY 3UILDHTG: A build ing subordinate to the me.in building on a
lot !"nd used for pUryOS8S usually arrd customarily incidental to those of the main
bu il ding.
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4. fJJLEY: Þ. vra"'.l w""ich 8.ffords onl~' e. secondary mea..'1S of access to the
ab1..ltt i~.:lg propert:r.
e 5. AP.ART~:E"'T: A household unit i:!l a tenement or apartment house, designed,
used" or stdtaole for occup fu'1Cy for one or more pe rs ons.
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6. .~}\RT?~TT ~OUSE: A building or portion thereof, designed or arranged for
occUpa..'1C~' as a reside:1.ce b;YGhree or 1'10':'8 families liviYl:':; independently of one ffil-
other.
7. BASET,'éSirT: .A story :'artly underzround ha7ing at least one-half of its
height !wove the average 18"'101 of the adjoininc; ground. .A basement shall 1)e count-
ed as a story if subdivided and used for dwelliClg or business purposes.
8. STRUCTUR\L þ]JTFPAT I8IJS: .l\.)....'1Y change in an;yr slJ.pportbg ;'YlC:nber of a building
such as a bee.ring we.ll, colm:ul, p2.rtitioll, beem or girder, or any ch!mge in the pitch
or heiGht of the roof.
9. STRUC'l''JRE: &.'1.;I thine cO:'1structed or ere~ed" the use of which requires
perms_nent loc!'l.tion Œl tJ:.e grou::ld or attached to somet1:J.ine; having a fixed 10c8.tion
on the ground.
10. USES" ~:OH-CœTFORHr~G: kf;.-:,r building or land lawfull;y occupied by use
which does root conform with br:e use reguletions of the district in which it is
s i tU9.ted.
11. USE, ACCESSORY: A use usually and customarily incident to the principal
use and :::lot otherwise.
12. USED C~~ SALES AREA: ~'1. open area other than street" alley, or place,
used for the display end sale of used automobiles and where no repair work is done
except the necessary reconditionine; of the c:;',rs to be displ "l-:,"ed end sold on the
pre"!lises.
13. VISIOY CLEARANCE: A spacê left open and unobstructed by fences, struc-
tures, shrubs" trees, or other pÞnt life along streets at the corner infront of a
building line of lots contiquous to intersecting streets.
14. YARD: },n open sp!?ce on the same lot with 9 buildine;, unoccupied end un-
obstructed by EL'1Y portion of: 8. structuY'e trom the ground upwards.
15. YÞJ~D, FRONT: þ,n open unoccupied srace on the sa~e lot with ~ buildine;"
between the building 9nd the street line of the lot.
16. Y.^....PD, PE¡'ill: A sp£'ce, ur.occupieð excert by p. buildinG of' 9,ccessory use
as hereinB.fter defined, extendb.¿; th'? ful1 width of the lot bet1'!een 8. line project-
ed a.lO:!le; the rear wall of I!. buildin::::;, and the rear lot line.
17. YAED, SIDE: }'.,.Yl open, unoccupi8d s['?ce on the S£,J]le lot with a building,
betweer. the bt"'.ildir.(j 9Dd t1:.e side EYle of: the lot "'nd extendine; throu¡::h from the
street or from the froYlt Jrard to the rear Jrard or to the rear lot line.
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All terms not hereinabove defined sh~ll
usual acceptation Ðnd me9Ylin¿ as used in
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Zœ:ING CŒ\tHISSION
be interpreted and construed
COffi.,:,on parJ.<¡nce.
Section 1. Creation; ComJ:~osition; Term. There is hereby created a zoning
cO!11J11ission of the city to be composed of three (3) members appointed by the ma;yor
and confirmed b~l vote of the city connci1. Members shall ser,re for a period of
three (3) years, and the term for e~ch shall expire i~m.ediately following each
a..>mual election of members of the city council.'lhe'1 this ordine.nce takes effect
the mayor shall appoint one member to serve l~nti1 t!1e next such t:u~nual election of
city councilmen, and one who shr>.ll s"'rve until the second ell'1ual election of city
councilmen following the adoption of this ordin~mcè, and one who shall serve until
the third annual election of C'ity councilmen following the e.doptiol1 of this ordi-
nance. As the term of each expires it wi1l be the duty of the mayor to appoint,
confirmed '.J;y 9, msjorit-:," vote of the city council, one new member of the zoning
commission followinG each annual election to serve for 1'\. full term of three years.
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Section 2. Meetings; rules of procedure; records; quorum. The members of
the zoning commission shall, Irithin a reasonable time after their appointment,
meet, organize and elect their officers, and shall hold meetings regule.rly' at least
once in each month, and shall designate the time ~~d place of such meetin~s. The
zoning commission shall adopt its own rules of procedure and keep a record of its
proceedings. Two members of the commission shall constitute e. quoru!!'! for the trans-
action of business.
Section 3. Compensation; expenses. The members of the zoning commission
sha.ll ser'Te without compensatioY' and whene'rer it is deemed necessary by the commission
to incur any expenses in performing the duties assibned to such commission, an esti-
mate of such propos8d expenses shall be submitted to the city council, ~~d no debts
of anJr kind or chare.cter shl'.ll be me.de or iY'curred by the zoning commission or any-
one acting for such co~mission unless such expenditures have been specifically author-
ized by the city council prior to the ti!!'!e such obliGations 8.re incurred.
Section 4. Filling Vacancies. In case of vacancies in the membership of the
zoning cormnission caused by death, resiGna.tion or any other cause, such vacancies
shall be filled by the city council for the unexpired term.
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Section 5. Duties as to creation of districts. The xoning commission shall
procure informe.tion and make recommenda.tions to the city council rebting to the
creation of zoning districts as rrovided in Articles 1011a to 1011j of Revised
Civil Statutes, which a.uthorizes cities ~~d incorporated villages to pass zoning
regulations.
The zoning commission shall act as an advisory board to the city council re-
lating to the crestian of zoning districts as the com.."'!lission );lay deem "beneficial
fcL'1d to the interest of the city.
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Section 1. A map of sc:.1e sufficiently large to cleQrl;;r :tndicate the zoning
boundaries of the city of North Richland Rïa.1s shall be prepared.
Section 2. This map shall be prese~~ted to the City Council for action se-
parately from the zoning ordinance itself. Council action on both the zoning ordi-
nance 9.nd the zoning map sh9.ll be treated as separate ordinances at the time of
their enactment, but followinc pass8Ge of both, l'lap and ordinoo. ce shall both be
considered IRrt and IÐ reel of "The North Richland Hills Zoning Ordinance of 1858."
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Sect ion 3. This mFtp shell be kept in the office of the Cit;-;, Secretary where
it she.ll be open to public inspection.
Sec':;ion 4. .All chpl1ces on !!!lendment of the zoninG boundaries 1'I.Y'd/or ordinance
must be placed 1).~Jon the 1:'.ep ';iÌthin 15 da;y's after their enactment.
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ARTICLE VII
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Section 1. The City of North Rich1a"1d :rrills is here'ty divided into the follow-
ing classes of districts:
"A" Residence Districts
''13 II Residence Districts
"e" Residence Districts
LocAl Retail, Looe.l Bt'siness Districts
Industrial Districts
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Section 2. Except as hereinafter pro'Tided:
a. Iro building sh91l 1)e ccnstrl1cted, erected, converted, enlar::-ed,
reconstructed, or structurally al ter8c~.. nor shall [,:1./ building -,:'7' J "nd be U3·8r'.
-;,>i::-. ,'.VS clot compl:r with all of the district ro[ul<Jtiüns esteblished by trÜs
ordinellce for the district hi which the bq:i.l:ìÜ~~ or l?nd is locc'.ted.
1:). ITo lot 8.rea shall be so reduced 01' diminished that tte ~rl3rds or
other open spe.ces sh[cll be smallor than prescribed b~r this ordinance, nor sh8.11
thE: lot ?.rea rer rA::"il~ ~8 rpduced il1. "':'-Y !!'.['Yl:,er except ir. cQ1,forYr1it~r with the
ore<:,. re:::;ule.tions her,3]_Y' est8.blished for the district in which such J::,uilrJ:!~E is
loco.ted.
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c. ?To ;,{?xd or other o~eYl sp"ce provided about f111;y b'.,U¿iDl: far the
purpose of cCYê};-l;yhlS ':vi ch the lroviz 10:13 of t:-:ese rer:ulf·t ~.ons snell be cons ide red
as providinG a ;yard or o~"Gn spece fOl~ f'.D;)T other 1:n'.Îld i.-:.::: :~or shall 8 Y8.rd or open
space on a...'1. e.djoinirl¡; propert;Jí be considered as rroviding "" yard or open space on
a lot wherein 8 "t'.:ilding is to be erected.
d. EvarJ," bvilding here:?fter erected or str1.1.cturRll;y e.ltered sha.ll be
located on a lot as herein defined and in no c!:,.se shall there shall 'Je 10ceted on
¡', lot as herein defined and in no cs-se shall there be Illore thlm one l1'1}'.i'l l:,uilð.inC
u.::d its accessory buildings on one lot.
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"A" '?EsmEiTcE DISTRICTS
Section 1. The ree:ulations scot earth LYJ. trds sectic~l ~re the rl.istrict regu.l a-
t ions in the "Þ." Res idence Districts.
Section 2. Uses. A building "'.ay l)e eredted. altered. or used. and land or
a lot 1'18.;)' be us,o;d. provided it confor,I1s to ..II other req"ire1nents of this ordinance.
for any of the following purposes and for no other:
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a. One-fa.rrtil;'l detr.ched dvm1line;, with ?'lÍnimum of 1200 square feet of living
sp Rce under roof.
b. Church.
c. School, elementar;)' and hiCh; institl)tion of' hicher learnin::;.
d. ;'.'ÍuseuIlls. liarar:!r. park. rlaygrou.nd. or comJ11unit;r center ovmed end orere.ced
OJr the City of :LTorth Ricl-J1?.nd Hills.
e. Golf course. except minature course.
f. Count!J' Club.
g. Temporary buildings accessory to new construction. provided such are
razed within thirty da;ys after substantial completion of such new construc-
tion to which they are necesssrJTJ or f<>lling completion of new construc-
tion. within sixty days of start of such temporary construction.
h. Fire Station.
i. Onl::r the following accessDry buildinGs <>,nd uses:
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(1) One private one. two or three C2r garage when located not closer to
the front property line than the ree.r line of the dwell in€:. and no less
th8.n fifteen feet be.ck from any other street line. ::lor less than five
feet from each other propery,y ljne. or locQted in a compartment as an
integral part of the I1lain building.
(2) SerV8...'1.ts qu'-'rters or other accessory buildings. provided that the;)r
be located not closer to the front lot line than the rear line of the
dwelling. at least 15 feet frow an;)T side propert;¡r 1 ine adj ecent to a
street, s.nd at leest 5 feet from any other property line.
(3) Servants quarters ml'ì.Y hElve as naximum 500 square feet of floor space
and no more. but may 'be 1 ess; ~nn provided further that a.1l servants
quarters shall be equipred with ~ll s~~itary facilities.
(4) All accessory buildin~s sh~ll conform to the same gener~l types of
construction and of the Sqme types of m~terials <!nd :rercent~ges of mater-
ials of the outside or exposed surffaces, as -the main:, structure.
(5) Nothing herein shall authorize or be construed to permit occupancy
or use of any accessory buildi~s as a pm ce of abode or dwelling by a~-
one other than a bona fide serve.nt e,ctually then regularly employed by
Ghe occupant of the '!lain structure on sl'.ch lot or l8...'1.d.
(6) The uses customaril;y incident to I":ny of the above uses when s itue.ted
in the s~Jne dwelling and not involving the conduct of e. business.
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Section 3. Height Regule:tions. The height limit shall be two stories but not
exceeding thirty-five feet for a dwelling.
Section 4. Area Ree;nll'ltions.
a. Front Yard: There shall be a front yarò having a depth of not less than
25 feet from the property line.
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b. Side Yard: There shall be a side yard on each s ide of a building having
a width of rrot less t!1.e.n five feet~ except side ;yards adjacent to a street
which must h~ve a width not less than 15 feet~ provided that a chimney not
!'lore than ten feet in width 'M.;y extend into the required side ya.rd for a
distance of not more than two feet~ and an unenclosed end uncovered porch
may be extended into such side yetrd to within five feet of the s ide lot
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c. Rear Yard: There shall be a rep.r yard havin¡:: a depth of not less than
25 feet.
Section 5. Intensity of Uses.
a. Every lot must have an area of at least lO~OOO square feet.
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"B" RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
Section 1. The regul!".tions set forth in this section are the distr~ct regula-
t ions in the ''B'' Res idence Districts.
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Section 2. Uses. A building may be erected~ altered or used and land or a
lot ma.y be used for arr:,r of the following purposes 'lid for C""o other:
e.. A use permitted in "A" Residence Districts, except the.t any sirrgle-f~ilJr
dwelling must have a. minimum of 1000 squ!",re feet of livine; spe.cs under one
roof twO-fa.1Jlily dvvelline;s a rrdnhmn of 1200 squpe feet of living space
under one roofj provided no COJ!IT'lOn livirrg floor space, conveniences or
fe.cilities ~.re invol yed or used.
b. Only the following accessory buildirrgs end uses:
(1) For a single fp,mily unit, one private or two car gan'ge, a.nd e. two-
family unit must h9o"e at lee.st a two-car ge.r"!ge, loceted not closer to
the front lot line t!1.an the reBr l:irre of the dwelliè1g~ and not less th,-,.!l
15 feet back from a:c.y other street lirre nor less tha.n five feet from any
other properjiy line, or loc'lted in a comp,-,.rtment as 8....'1. integral pe.rt of
tþe main building.
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(2) SerVäè1ts querters having rro ~ore thä!J. a maximum of 500 square feet,
or other accàssory buildings, providinc that they be loc~ted not closer
to the front lot liè1e thaè1 the rear line o~ the dwelling, at leäst 15
feet from ~ny property lihe adjacent to a street and at least five feet
from any other proDer+;~r lirre. Serve.nts q~J'1rters shall be provided with
all sanitp"ry f,:,cilities.
(3) Uothin¡:; herein shall au.thorize or be construed to permit occupanc;y
or the use of any accessory building as a place of abode or dwellin¡:; by
anyone other than e. bona fide serv~mt actus.ll:>, thean regularly employed
l,y the occupant of the main structure on such lot or le.nd.
c. The uses custoT'l8.rily incident to A.YJY of the 9bov-e uses when situated in
the same dwelling and not involving the cOè1duct of a. business.
d. Every use not hereby specifica.lly authorized ~nd permitted is expressly
prohibited in liB" Residence Districts.
Section 3. Height Regulations. The height limit shall be two stories~ but
rtot exceeding thirty-five feet for a dwelliè1C.
Section 4. Area Regulatiorrs.
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a. Front Yard: There shäll oe a front ;yard having a depth of not less then
25 feet from the property line.
b. Side Yard: There shall be a side yard on each side of a building having
a width of not less tha~ five feet, except side yards adjacent to a street
which must have 8. width of not less than 15 feet; provided that a chimney
not more thar.. ten feet wide may be exter'ded into the side yard not more
than two feet and an uè1covered 0ren porch to within five feet of the side
lot line.
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c. Reel' Ynrd: There shall be a rear ;}rard hø.ving 8. depth of not less thfm
20 feet.
Section 5. Intensity of Use. Every lot must have an area of at least 9000
square feet.
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"c" RESIDK·JCE DISTRICTS
Sect ion 1.
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The regulations setf'orth in t~is section are the district re¡:;ule-
Residenoe Districts.
Section 2. Uses. A building !'lEi;}r be erected, p.l tered, or us ed, and Ie. nd or a
lot rn.aJr be used for any of the following purposes and for no other.
a. .~y use permitted in an;}" of the foregoing districts, except th!".t 1"rry
sinrle-famil;}" dwelling must h11,re q ¡rd!lirrn.l1'1 of 850 square feet of I jYing
space under one roof, two-fa~ily dwellinGs a !'linimum of 1100 square feet
of living space under one roof, and 8. minimum of an r>dditional 250 square
feet for each add:it:i_onal f!',mil;}r unit.
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b. Hospitals pnd clinics, excepting tubercular and veterinary hospitals and
clinics, ffild those for alcoholic, norcotic, insane and feeble-minded patients.
c . Institutions of a philanthro-pic >;.ature other thl'\.!l ;,en?l or correctional
institutio!ls.
d. Libra.ries.
e. Multiple dwellings, apartment houses and group houses, not including,
however, tourist or trailer cmnps, courts or ladges.
f. Private clubs, fraternities, sororities, lodges, excepting those whose
chief activities are services customa.rily carried on I:!.S 13 bl1.siness.
g. Accessory buildings fu~d uses customarity incident to any of the above
uses are permitted wte!l not involvine; the conduct of a business.
h. Signs as accessory uses are per:?litte'l provided they shall be placed flat
against, alons, and on the frorrt of the building and provided also that the
are8, of the s isn does not exceed eight s'lu8.re feet, nor project Elore than
12 inches from the 'NaIl of' the buildin!';.
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Section 3. Heisht Regulations. The heiCht lic::H shell be t'vo stories, 'hut
r,ot exceedin[ 35 feet for '1. dwellin~ or an Rp~,rt;:¡e':1t house, 8.nd for other 1Tlain
buildic.L3:s the height limit sh8.11 be +~hree stories, but not to exceeò SO feet. .:.ìny Ii
dv.'ellin[';, npartnent house or ot}'cr b1.1ildinc# or "'ortioC' of A >t,:i.ldLl,0'" n:-:>;J' be 81'8ct-
ed ')"(-'-,"3 S'~Ql1 1.:i..",~:+;s 5:" set ',::::c1-:: froT!'. ..,1.) c,::reet lil1'ê's ~.:1d rccl1dred Y8rd liè',PS 8';'8
foot ':or 88.0h -:-;,'0 foct Of~'~S :13~.3ht i"'r('l~~e such limits, out in PO 8vent shnl1 the
reir-'"1t of ?J':' 0uildiY'P' eyceedsecr,~Y',~:T_('i;e feot.
Section 4. 1.re'-" Rer','~...,L,;.ons.
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25 f~·"'·L, '""'.less '?s;1 or moreai' tLo frcn;~~'~e in the block 1'1nd on ~1-Et'3; òe
0:' the street on ',vhi0'~ ~" h1ilc1i:2.::: :'.0 ')ehl~ erected or a.ltered :i.::; :iJ,o"'rored
wi S", buildinGs :_''cd.I1L: rm averase front yard with a vl'riation of not more
thf2.1 six feet# in "I/'iC1-1 c:se 2."10 l~\1Ül'Ünc; aLall project beJo:::ld ti2.8 a.verage
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interpreted to per:'"1it 9. frol::c yard of Ie ss th::,.Yl. 20 feet frOl'l t]:18 front
pro-perty 11'113, _~or to rec.;yire 8. front ya.rd of ::;ore the.n 35 feet.
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b. Side Yard: There shall be a side yard on each side of ~ buildi~Z hRving
8. width of not less th?.!1 fi;te feet. Provided that e. chh:t11.ey not ::1ore than
then feot '.lide JYlE\)' be extellded :into the s1 de ;JTnrd l"lot :'18re th~m two feet
::.nd uncovered open "9orcl1 tosithinbllree feet of the s 050. lot line.
c. ReÐ.Y' Yrtrd: There shall be a rear y~rd having a depth of "'·ot 1ess thr:m 20
feet.
Section 5. Inte!"lSity of USG. Every lot must h~we &.'1 I'.rea of !It le<1.st 8000 feet.
Section 6. Parking Ree;ulations. ~"l}wre fl"'. s.:t'3.rtment house is erected, either by
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new 'J:)nstrl)('~j.on or 1:,~r stn1ctural Q.lt8r::-tion or oonversiorl upon A. lot or lots
tè~ere snpl1 b8 rrovided I'f'Jr1:in,; s[ec;e in '~~'Ie '~3iD building or il1 P~l r.cc:pssor;:l
l)t<i.ldiYl[ or in 9 pl;\rkin¿:; 18t occupied 1:;~¡-k- ~"in build::'.lv .__.:.Iicifnt to s.ccom-
T;!Odate one lClotor vehiGle for e".c~h dwell i::;.C UlÜt in the I"rqrtr""'rt honsel provi,'led
nov;oTrer, tl18t not -:J.~YO thB.~l 3q:r. Ol~ tIlE; r'3~~r :"~~,T'"d E:P)T lYo ~_l.~cð for Sl)CÌl pur:!?ose.
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Sect:..o::'l 1. T1"e r8gu1.~ltic:js set'0,·t}, :in ":.~:is sectio':1 PTe t1-,P rEstrict
re.:;ul,,·f;iOY1S i:n tc,e Loo<:l Ret~i1 1ooc['1 BusiClASS Distri.ct.
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Uses. A ':>uj.ldir.¿:; mo..~r be erec-spd "ltF'red or used ".::d l"'!ld or
for 'IT.;j" of the fol10winc: ~":rposes ,,~_.4 "':)Y' l'èO ot~ler.
['va ';"::''l.:l llse permitted j_n .a~1~/ of t1:.e fCrA[o1~~.: rl'.,I.rell i~("f 0istr~cts.
b. J:,.:~; 01fic:e studio.
c. Restp~r~mt O~ ~~?P.
(1. Ret~til r-ressinc, dyinG ~.l;'::'l clee':''lL1b shors.
e. Eospitals ~Lld 81.::'..:"8S.
f'. Retail or TNholesrÜe store berbcr shar ":;e".llt;y r "1rlo1' snd other shors
for custom work or tl~.e "lal:::'n~ of ?rticlr:-s to be sold f.t ret::il on the
premises; J:,rev.'.è.ed tb ~.t ClO secorld-h9.lld Y!'.8rchpndise store or yard will
~B permitted in this district.
g. Auto s:J.les vlhere the major business is r;he ".ispl!'.;y 8.:1.d sf"le of new auto-
mobiles by an aut~~ori:::ed dealer "1'::1d rer?ir shop ,,:ld s tor:'.so f«cilities
shall be purel:{ i'1cirle!:t9.1; rro,.rided"urther t1y.t the 9.re~'. "J10wed for
the repe.ir (".~d storeze of cexs sh?11 rlot ':-8 ne8rAr th[,L 20 feet fr0111 the
fror:t line or: ~:l,c 1:'LdUir.¿;. Used CfX lots ire crJn~unction with t~le ~."ove
new ?uto~obi1.p dORlar's business Rre per~itt8d.
h. Bak:er~T.t 19urldr~l" ci~8.r m,nnufacturin.¿:.t c~lnl"]~.r r'l·?nUf'4fJtl:r:t::.~, -jfl/hA:':J. emplo:r-
icS less t:~0.l1 10 ~0r80::'lS on the ?rAnises.
j. 1:1otels anrì J1otels except, however thet DO tr~dJ¡er c?mp sh!"ll be pernlitted.
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1"!ortu!:'.ry creenhous8 or nurser:/ office.
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Public storace s~rnge with ninor rer~irs only rerMitted.
1. Retail ice deliver;)" st"tion i~Ðsolir.e fil1in¿::; st "'.t ion.
m. Theater, moviLg picture show.
n. ;,{holesale offices and Sl'Jl~l:rle rooms.
o. Job printin[; nel'1s:\8.per printinc nnd art l'rinting.
p. Any use not included in any class specifically set out above provided
such use is not :èoxious or offensive by rSBson of th6'f8mission of odor~
dust gas ftunes Cloise or 'ribr"tions; provided furt~.er that no kind of
!Y!8.TIufacturb.[; tre~.teent sha11 be per;'litted in this èistrict oth,:;r than th.e
marwfe.cture or treatnent of products clearly incident1?1 to the conduct of
a retail business conducted on the premises.
Section 3. .All business fnd commercia.I structures shall be constn;:cted of fire-
proof TlJ.':".ter:i els .
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Section 4. Area Regu1~Ltions.
8.. All Drea regul<1tions of lie II Residence Districts shdl ~.rply to such build-
ings as are used for dwellin[: purposes.
b. No yard space sh~ll be re1uired for non-residence builfinEs.
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Section 5. Intensit;y of use.
a. All ree;ubtions regp.rding intensit;y of use of "e" Resi,:Ience Districts
shall 8prl;y to such lots upon which buildinGs design.ed for dwellinEs
shf'll be built.
b. JlYon-residence buildi:"le;s m'l;)' be l',bced on lots of any size except in
connect ion with pF1rkine; rcbul ~,-t ions as required by Section 6 of this
Article.
Section 6. Parking Regul~tions.
a. All business properties shal~ be provided with an off the street parking
a.rea sufficient to park one vehicle for ea.ch 100 squa.re feet of floor
spe.ce~ exclusive of such AfÍoor sp~we I".s is useò solely for stor!!'i.ge, P-Hm-
ufacturing or purposes not requiring customer access.
b. In "ddition to the ~bo\[e meYltiOYled perking a.rea, off the street parking
area shall be provided sufficient to p~rk one vehicle for each two em-
ployees of the b~~iness.
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Section 1. The regulations set forth in this section are the district reg-
ulations for industrial Districts.
Section 2. Uses. A buildiYle; or 8. lot or 11'.Yld ml'l~r be '.sed
be erected for any of the f'ollowine; purI'oses ¡md for r:.o other.
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b. Building materials ~ stora.ge yarà~ l¡..mber yard.
c. CO!:1merciAl 8musemec¡t rPTks~ swi1;'::'1Ìng pools~ driving r~nGes, p.rcherJ"
ranges, miniature golf courses.
d. ~iding ac~demy.
e. Yeterine.ry hospital.
f. Manufacture or industry of Em~r l:ind rrovided that such use is not '1oxious
or offensive by reason of the emission of dust. smoke, g8S~ noise, odor
or vibretion.
Sect5_on 3. All business e.nd commercial structures 8hl:'.11 be constructed of
fireproof materials.
Section 4. }Je~ Regulation.
a. All area regulations of "e" Residence Districts shell apply to such
buildinzs as are used for dwelling purposes.
b. No y~rd spe.ce shall be required for non-residentie.l buildings.
Section 5. Intensity of use.
a. All area r'3[;ulPltions of "e" Residence Districts ree;arding intensity of
use she.ll apply to such lots upon which buildings designed for dwelling
shall be built.
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parkin£: re;:;ulc,_tions required bJ" ,Section 6 of this !".rticle.
Section 6. Parking regulations.
a. All business or j_ndustrial properties shall be provided with an off
street p ro-king ~trea sufficient to p8crk one vehicle for each 100 square
feet of floor space, exclusi'le of such floor sp9ce I"S is used siblely for
storl'l,ge~ mantlfqcturing, or purposes not requiring customer access.
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b. In addition to the pc'r,ove Mentioned parkins !'Ire!'", 1m off street parkine;
area shr..ll be provided sufficient to :;<!.rk one vehiclo for e8;:-:11. two
employees of the business.
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SPECIAL REGULATIŒ~S PERTAIHInG TO ALL DISTRICTS
Section 1. I'Il'Uluf8cture, 5",le or storage of any f'.nd all products, commodi-
ties or property, den:::;erous to public sP.fety by raaSon of their fire, explosion,
or health, hazards or toxic characteristics, is expressly prohibited within the
citJr lir.1its of North Richla..'1d Hills.
Section 2. The plats £'0r 8.11 proposed new developments and/or any sub-
divisions to and/or in the city of North Richl"Uld Hills shall be approved by the
City Council before any improvements to such areas shall be st arted. The City
Council may at the time of its <1Dl1roval ple.ce such deìTelopments in such zoning
cle.ssificetions as the council sh9ll decide. In the !'\.bsence of a.ction by the City
Council, all newly Ð.nnexed areas to the city of North RichltJ.nd Hills shall automati-
cally be classified as "A" Residence Districts u::::.til such classific~tions shall be
che-!lged accordin~ to the provisions of this ordin9.nce.
Section 3. Vision Clearance. A vis ion clearelice in front of buildings, at
and near street corners shall be preserved within a tri~ngul ",r e.rea beginning at
a point on the curb line at the s ide of each corner lot, which point is the inter-
section of the curb line with the buildirr~ line projected from the front of the
buildiY'_G at the rÐ?r of the required front ;Yl1rd of e~ch corn.er 9nd t hence from SA. id
corner along the intersection curb to a point 150 feet 8nd thence by a straight
line to the point of beEin~in~. Within such trianculqr area no structure, shrubs
or rl~nt life other than threes shl'.11 be permitted to exceed two feet in height, and
I:'J:lJr trees within such ar0.... shQ11 h!'.ve :'10 brl1liches, lse.ves or other growth (ex-
cept tree trunks) nearer to the ground thp..u six feet and such trees shall be at
leest 15 feet apart.
Section 4. All ne?¡ly dev-eloped arGÐ.S shall be hid out so as to pro-
vide public thorou~hfares correspoftding to the existing thoroughfares of the
city of Eorth Richland Hills, and/or to the thoroue;hfares pI an.è1ed 1:,',/ the cit.'l
of North Richland ~Iills. Such thoroughfares s:uÜI h"'ve <J. minimum width of
50 feet, includine; 10 feot on each side of the actual street for the purpose
of sidewal!-::s 8!ld pe.rkY18.~rs. In 9.11 new plf1tted r(:;side':1.ti",l "rÉhs, tl18 street
3hftll 1:::e provided with ste.ndp.rd c0Dstruction 00'1.Crete curl's f\11d gutters and
paved to a minimu~ width of 30 feet in the following ffil:'nner: The surfece to
the roadbed shall be filled with gravel, compacted to 6-inches minimum. The
compact gravel area shall be covered with the minimum of It" of hot mix asphaltic
concrete compacted. The paved street shall be contoured with a center crown of
not less than 4-inches to ¡ermit adequate drainage. The developer or his con-
tractor shall provide a bond with good and sufficient surety running to the use
of and for the benefit of the city of North Richland Hills, in an amount equal to
2Q% of the contraot price of the oonstruction, exoepting therefrom curbs and
gutters, oonditioned that said developer or the contractor will maintain the
paved portion of the street in a good state of repair and maintenanoe for a
period of 2-years from the date of oompletion of construction. The maximum
length or width of any blook shall be 900 feet. Wider thoroughfare areas shall
be provided wherever major boulevards shall be planned by the city of North
Riohland Hills or Tarrant County or the State of Texas. Such areas shall conform
to the standards set for those boulevards.
~ Section 5. Adequate provisions must be made in the plats and plans for all
newly developed areas for sites, structures, oonneotions, passageways, or other
items essential to the public safety and welfare. Examples of such items are:
proper and adequate drainage, fire hydrants, fire lanes, sites for fire or police
stations. Speoifioally, it shall be the duty of the developer to provide such
fire hydrants and hose connections as the City Council shall reoommend, and to
provide easements or alleyways and/or parkways for public utilities, as the City
Counoil may require.
Seotion 6. No trailer, basement, tent, shack, garage, barn, or other build-
ing shall at any time be used as a residence or ocoupied as living quarters, tem-
porar,y or permanent, nor shall any structure of a temporar,y character be used as
a residence or for living quarters.
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Seotion 7. All struotures designed as plaoes of public assembly (as il-
lustrated.py ohurohes, libraries, sohoold, publio reoreation halls, civio oenter,
eto.) shall be of masonry oonstruotion and fireproof.
Seotion 8. Churches shall provide an off the street parking area or lot of
suffioient size to provide for the parking of one automobile for each 100 square
eet of the sanctuary all inclusive. All other places of public assembly shall
provide an off the street parking area or lot of sufficient size to provide for
the parking of two automobiles for eaoh 100 square feet of such building.
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~ NON-CONFORMI~USES
Section 1. Any lawful use of property existing on the date of adoption of
this ordinance by the City Council that does not oonform to the regulations pres-
oribed herein shall be deemed non-oonforming use, and may be continued subjeot
to such regulations as to the maintenanoe of premises and conditions of operations
as may, in the judgment of the Board of Adjustment, be reasonably required for the
protection of adjacent properties.
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Section 2. A non-oonforming use may be extended through an existing build-
ing, provided no structural alterations exoept those required by law or ordinance
shall be made therein.
Section 3. A non-oonforming use, if changed to a OOnforming use, may not
thereafter be ohanged back to any non-oonforming use. If a non-oonforming use
is discontinued for a period exoeeding six months, such non-oonforming use shall
be deemed to have been abandoned and any future use thereof shall oonform to the
tems of this ordinanoe.
Seotion 4. The lawful looation and maintenanoe of oommercial signs and bill-
boards existing at the time of the passage of this ordinanoe may be oontinued, al-
though such use does not conform with the provisions hereof; provided, however,
that no structural alterations are made thereto, and provided further that all
suoh non-conforming signs and billboards, and their supporting members shall be
completely removed by their owners not later than three years from the date of
the passage of this ordinance.
Section 5. The foregoing provisions shall also apply to non-oonforming uses
in districts hereafter ohanged and to land and buildings hereafter annexed to the
City.
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COMPLETION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS
Nothing herein cont ained shall be construed to require any change in the
plans, construction or designed use of a building actually and lawfully under
construction at the time of the adoption of this ordinance, and which entire
building shall be completed within six months from the date of the passage of
this ordinance.
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Section 1. There shall be a Board of Adjustment consisting of five membens,
eaoh appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. Initial membership
of the Board of Adjustment shall oonsist of three members appointed for two year
tenns and two members appointed for one year terms. Thereafter all members of
the Board of Adjustment shall be appotnted for two year terms. The Board of Ad-
justment shall eleot its own chairman who shall selve a one year term in the same
manner as presoribed heretofore. Meetings of the Board of Adjustment shall be call-
ed by the Chairman whenever necessar,y to oarry out the presoribed duties of that
board. The Board of Adjustment shall have the power granted and controlled by the
provisions of Artiole lOllg of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes of Texas, Seotion
7{Chapter 283, of the Acts of 1927, of the Fortieth Legislature of Texas, to-
gether with amendments thereto.
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~ and welfare will be substant1aIly served and the appropriate use of neighboring
property will not be substantially or permanently injured, the Board of Adjustment,
to relieve or prevent undue hardships, m~ in a specific case after a public hear-
ing, held after notice thereof has been published at least twice in the official
publication, the first of whioh notices shall be published not less than five,
nor more than 15 days prior to such hearing and subject to appropriate conditions
and safeguards, authorize special exceptions to the regulations herein established
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a. May permit the location in any district of a state of municipal building,
Public Utility Plent, sewerage disposal or treatment plant, municipal
waste dump, within the spirit of this ordinance and its purposes, and
under such safeguards, regulations and restrictions as will promote the
public peace, safety, comfort, morals, health and general welfare.
b. Permit the extension of a building or use into a more restricted district
immediately adjacent thereto, but not more than 50-feet beyond the boundary
line of the district in which such building or use is authorized by the
Zoning Ordinance of this city.
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c. Permit in any distriot such modification of the requirements of these
regulations as the Board of Adjustment may deem neoessary to secure an
appropriate development of a lot where adjaoent to suoh lot on two or
more sides there are buildings that do not conform to these regulations.
d. Permit such modifications of the yard or open spaoe or lot width regula-
tions as may be neoessary to secure an appropriate improvement of a parcel
of land where such parcel was separately owned at the time of the passage
of this ordinance and is of such restricted area that it cannot be appropriate-
ly owned at the time of the passage of this ordinanoe and is of such restrict-
ed area that it cannot be appropriately improved without such modifications.
e. Permit erection of an addition the same height of an existing building where
such addition is essential to the completion of an appropriate unit.
f. Issue or require the issuanoe of a certificate of occupancy and compliance
when and if, but only when and if, the City Secretary has improperly or
illegally neglected or refused to issue suoh certifioate as herein provided.
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g. Permit the reconstruction of a building, the issue of which does not con-
form to tñe provisions of this ordinance, which building has been destroýed
to nor more than 75% of its reasonable value by fire, explosion, act of God,
or public ene~, if, but only if, the Board of Adjustment finds such restora-
tion will not be contrary to the public interest and that unnecessary hard-
ship would otherwise be suffered by the owner, and that substantial justioe
will be done by continuing the non-conforming use.
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CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND COMPLAINCE
Section 1. No building hereafter erected or struoturally altered shall be
used, occupied or changed in use and no vacant land shall be occupied, except tax
for agricultural uses until a oertificate of occupancy and compliance shall have
been issued by the City Secretary stating that the building or proposed use of the
building or vacant land complies with the provisions of these regulations.
Section 2. Certifice.tes of occupancy and compliance shall be applied for at
least three days before proposed occupancy of vacant land .x.i% ~ wmœœr;-~T .~
~.~~;mœ1~œ._1 and coincident with the application for a building permit for
erection of a building or alteration of the whole or part of a building. It is hereby
made the mandatory duty of the City Secretary to issue a certificate within three
days after the applioation has been made, providing such use is in oonformity with
the provisions of these regulations.
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Seotion 3. A record of all certificates shall be knept on file in the offioe
of the City Secretary available for inspeotion by the public.
Seotion 4. No building permit shall be issued before applioation has been made
for the oertifioate of oooupanoy and compliance.
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INTERPRETAT ION, PURPOSE AND CONFLICT
Section 1. In interpreting and applying the provisions of this ordinanoe,
they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of public
health, safety, oonvenienoe, oomfort and general welfare.
Seotion 2. It is not intended by this ordinanoe to interfere with, abrogate, or
annul any easements, oovenants or other agreements between parties, provided, however,
that where this ordinanoe tmposes a greater restriotion upon the use of buildings or
land, or upon height of buildings, or requires larger open spaoes than are tmposed or
required by other ordinances, rules, regulations or by easements, oovenants or agree-
ments, the provisions of this ordinanoe shall govern.
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The Boatd of Adjustment may from time to time propose amendmentS3, supplements, or
ohanges to the boundaries or the regulations herein established.
a. Suoh ohanges may ori~inate from within the Board of Adjustment itself, or
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b. Petitions to ohange zoning boundaries may be made by property owners to the
Board of Adjustment. The Board of Adjustment must aot upon suoh petitions witi.in 30
days.
o. All changes in this ordinance or in zoning boundaries must be made after
public hearing and in open meeting of the Board of Adjustment. Notice of suoh
hearing and said proposed change shall be given at least 15 days in advance of
such hearing by publication in an official paper, or a paper of general oirculR-
tion in the city of North Richland Hills.
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d. Property owners, within the areas prescribed in the next succeeding para-
graph, may present their views to the Board of Adjustment during the open meeting.
The deoision of the Board shall be a simple majority decision of the members pre-
sent. A quorum shall consist of three members. It is the duty of the Board to
present its proposed change along with such arguments pro and con, which may be
pertinent, to the City Counoil at its next regular meeting.
e. All ohanges in the ordinance and/or the zoning boundaries shall be approved
by the City Council in accordance with the general laws governing amendment of the city
ordinanoes, and with Articles 10lle and 1011f, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas.
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PooifTS
Seotion 1. The City Sec~et~ shall issue a building per.mit only after all
sections of this ordinance have been oomplied with.
Section 2. The fee for a building permit shall be as presently established by
ordinance of the City Council, or from time to time hereafter.
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VALIDITY
Should any seotion, olause or provision of this ordinanoe be deolared invalid
or held unconsitutional or be ineffective for any reason, the same shall not affect
the validity or effeotiveness of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision
hereof other than the part so decided to be invalid, ineffective or unoonstitutional.
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Seotion 1.
this ordinanoe.
It shall be the duty of the City Seoretary to enforce and administer
Seotion 2. Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects
or refuses to comply with, or who nesists the enforcements of any of the provisions
of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilt~' of a misdemeanor and upon oonviotion
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shall be fined not less than five ($5.00) dollars nor more than two hundred ($200.00)
dollars for each offense.
Section 3. Eaoh day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute
a separate offense.
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CONFLICTS RESOLVED; REPEALS
Ordinanoes Nos. 13, 14 and 23 are hereby repealed. To the extent that Ordinanoe
No. 9 requiring building permits may be in confliot with the provisions of this ord-
inance, then this ordinance shall gover~.
INTRODUCED, PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ~.µ( day of ?h~~, 1958,
after hearings held upon due notice, all as provide by Article~Ïla, etfseq.,
Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925.
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NORTH RICHLAND HilLS ZONING ORDINANCE OF 1957
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A ZONING COMMISSION, ESTABLISHING ZONING
REGULATIONS AND DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
PLAN HEREBY ADOPTED, TO REGULATE LOCATIONS AND USE OF BUILDINGS,
STRUCTURES AND LAND FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY, RESIDENCE OR OTHER PURPOSES,
REGULATING THE HEIGHT, NUMBER OF STORIES, SIZE OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER
STRUCTURES, THE PERCENTAGE OF LOT THAT MAY BE OCCUPJED, THE SIZE OF
YARDS, COURTS AND OTHER OPEN SPACES, THE DENSITY OF POPULATION, AND
AFORESAID PURPOSES DEVIDING THE MUNICIPALITY INTO DISTRICTS OF SUCH
NUMBER, SHAPE AND AREA AS MAY BE DEEMED BEST SUITED TO CARRY OUT
THESE REGULATIONS, AND WITHIN SUCH DISTRICTS REGULATING AND RESTRICT-
ING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REPAIR
OR USE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES OR LAND, ESTABLISHING A ZONING BOARD
OF ADJUSTMENT, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF ITS PRO-
VISIONS, PROVIDING FOR ITS ENFORCEMENT, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL CONTROL IN CASE OF CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER ORDINANCES, AND
REPEALING ORDINANCES NOS. 13, 14 AND 2~.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY T'f CITY,COU~F THE CITY DF NORTH RICHlAND
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PUR POSE
re uJations and districts as herein estabJ ished,
have been mad in accordance with a comprehensive plan for the
purpose of omotinghealth, safety, morals, and the general welfare
of the community. They have been designed to lessen congesti.n in
the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers;
to provide adequate) ight and air; to prevent the overcrowding of
land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to faciJ itate the
adequate provisíon of transportation, water, sewerage, parks and
other publ ic requirements. They have been made with reasonable
consideration, among other things, of the character of the district
and its pecul iar suitabil ity for the particular uses and with a
view of conserving the value of building and encouraging the most
appropriate use of land thro~ghout the community.
ART ICLE I I
TITLE
This ordinance shall be known as "The City of North Richland
Hills Zoning Ordinace of )957."
ART I ClE I I I
AUTHORITY OF COUNCIL TO PASS ZONING ORDINANCES;
ADOPTION OF STATE LAW
All of the powers granted by Chapter 283, page 424, of the
General and Special Laws of the 40th Legislature of Texas, known as
House Bill No. 87, author2ing incorporated cities and towns to pass
zoning regulations is hereby adopted.
ARTICLE IV
DEF I N IT IONS
The following words shall, for the purpose of this ordinance,
have the meaning indicated:
I. GENERALLY: Words used in the present tense include the
future; words in the singular number include the plural and words
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in the plural include the singular; the word "building" inc1udes
the word 1\structure,1I the word Hshalll1 is mandatory and not directory.
2. LOT: A tract of land defined, del ineated or described by
a map or plat as the same is show upon such map or plat as recorded
in the Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas.
3. ACCESSORY BUILDING: A building subordinate to the main
building on a lot and used for purposes customarily incidental to
those of the main building.
4. ALLEY: A way which affords only a secondary means of access
to the abutting property.
5. APARTMENT: A household unit in a tenement or apartment
house, destgned, used, or suitable for occupancy for one or more
persons.
6. APARTMENT HOUSE: A building or portion thereof, designed
or arranged for occupancy as a residence by three or more famil ies
1 iving independently of one another.
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used for
BASEMENT: A story partly underground having at least
of its height above the average level of the adjoining
A basement shall be counted as a story if subdivided and
dwell ing or business purposes.
8. STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS: Any change in any supporting member
of a building such as a bearing wall, column, partition, beam or
girder, or any change in the pitch or height of the roof.
9. STRUCTURE: Any thing constructed or erected, the use of which
requires permanent location on the ground or attached to something
having a fixed location on the ground.
10. USES, NON-CONFORMING: Any building or land lawfully occu-
pied by use which does not conform with the use regulations of the
district in which it is situated.
11. USE, ACCESSORY: A use customarily incident to the principal
use.
12. USED CAR SALES AREA: An open area other than street, alley
or place, used for the display and sale of used automobiles and
where no repair work is done except the necessary reconditioning of
the cars to be displayed and sold on the premises.
13. VIStON CLEARANCE: A space left open and unobstructed by
fences, structures, shrubs, trees, or other plant I ife along streets
at the corner in front of a building 1 ine of lots contiguous to
intersecting streets.
14. YARD: An open space on the same lot with a building, un-
occupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the
ground upwards.
15. YARD FRONT: An open unoccupied space on the same lot with
a b u i 1 din 9 , b, t we en the b u i I din g and the s t r e e t 1 i n e 0 f the lot.
16. YARD, REAR: A space, unoccupied except by a building of
accessory use as hereinafter, extending the full width of the lot
between a I ine projected along the rear wall of a building, and the
rear lot 1 i ne.
17. YARD, SIDE: An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with
a building, between the building and the side) ine of the lot and
extending through from the street or from the front yard to the rear
yard or to the rear Jot line.
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ARTICLE V
ZONING COMMISSION
Section 1. Creation; Composition; Term. There is hereby
created a zoning commission of the city to be composed of three (3)
members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by vote of the city
counc i l. Members sha II serve for a per i od of three (3) years, and
the term for each shall expire immediately following each annual
election of members of the city council. When this ordinance takes
effect the mayor shall appoint one member to serve until the next
such annual election of city councilmen, and one who shall serve
until the second annual election of city councilmen following the
adoption of this ordinance, and one who shall serve until the third
annual election of city councilmen following the adoption of this
ordinance. As the term of each expires it will be the duty of the
mayor to appoint, confirmed by a majority vote of the city council,
one new member of the zoning commission following each annual election
to serve for a full term of three (3) years.
Section 2. Meetings; rules of procedure; records; quoru~.The
members of the zoning commission snall, wÎthin a reasonable time
after their appointment, meet, organize and elect their officers, and
shall hold meetings regularly at least once in each month, and shall
designate the time and place of suchmeetings. The zoning commission
shall adopt its own rules of procedure and keep a record of its pro-
ceedings. Two members of the commission shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business.
Section 3. Compensation" expenses. The members of the zoning
commission shall serve without compensation and whenever it is deemed
necessary by the commission to incur any expenses in performing the
dut ies assigned to such commission, an estimate of such proposed
expenses shall be submitted to the city council and no debts of any
kind or character shall be made or incurred by the zoning commission
or anyone acting for such commission unless such expenditures have
been specifically authorized by the city council prior to the time
such obl igations are incurred.
Section 4. FiJI ing Vacanci~s. In case of vacancies in the
membership of the zoning commission caused by death, resignation or
any other cause, such vacancies shaJl be filled by the city council
for the unexpired term.
Section 5. Duties as to creation of districts. The zoning
commission shall procure information and make recommendations to the
city council relating to the creation of zoning districts as provided
in Articles lOlla to l~llj of Revised Civil Statutes, which authorizes
cities and incorporated villages to pass zoning regulations.
The zoning commission shall act as an advisory board to the city
council relating to the creation of zoning districts as the commission
may deem beneficial and to the interest of the city.
ARTICLE VI
ZONING MAP
Section l. A map of scale sufficiently large to clearly indicate
the zoning boundaries of the City of North RichJand Hills shall be
prepared.
Section 2. This map shall be presented to the City Council for
action separately from the zoning ordinance itself. Council action
on both the zoning ordinance and the zoning map shall be treated
as separate ordinance at the time of their enactment but following
passage of both, map and ordinance shall both be considered part
and parcel of liThe North Richland Hills Zoning Ordinance of 1957.\1
Section 3. This map shall be kept in the office of the City
Secretary where it shall be open to publ ic inspection.
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Section 4. Al I changes on amendment of the zoning boundaries
and/or ordinance must be placed upon the map within 15 days after
their enactment.
ART I CLE V II
CLASSIFICATION OF DISTRICTS
Section I. The City of North Richland Hills is hereby divided
into the following classes of districts:
"A" Residence Districts
"S" Residence Districts ~
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Local Retail, Local Business Districts
Industrial Districts
Section 2. Except as hereinafter provided:
a. No building shall be c6nstructed, erected, converted,
enlarged, reconstructed, or structural1y altered, nor shal) any
building or land be used which does not comply with all of the
district regulations establ ished by this ordinance for the district
in which the building or land is located.
b. No lot area shal) be so reduced or diminished that
the yards or other open spaces shall be smal1er than prescribed by
this ordinance, nor shall the lot area per family be reduced in any
manner except in conformity with the area regulations herein estab-
lished for the district in which such building is located.
c. No yard or other open space provided about any build-
ing for the purpose ofcompJying with the provisions of these regula-
tions shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any
other building nor sha) I a yard or open space on an adjoining pro-
perty be considered as providing a yard or open space on a lot
wherein a building is to be erected.
d. Every building hereafter erected or structurally
altered shall be located on a Jot as herein defined and in no case
shalJ there be more than one main building and its accessory build-
i ngs on one 1 at.
ART I CLE V I I I
"All RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
Section J. The regulations set forth in this section are
district regulation in the "A" Residence Districts.
Section 2. Uses. A building may be erected, alte
and land or a lotïm.ãÿ be used for any of the follow·
for no other:
a. One-family detached dwell ing, with minimum of 1200
square feet of ) iving space under roof.
b . C h u r c h K i" S · (1' d b~ r i\ 1-2 it' I M S lJ.v c....~
c. School, elementary and high; institution of higher
1earning.
d. Museums, I ibrary, park, playground, or community
center owned and operated by the City of North
Richland Hills.
e. Golf course, except minature course.
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provided such are razed within thirty days after
substantial completion of such new construction to
which they are necessary, or fail ing completion of
new construction within sixty days of start of such
temporary construction.
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j. Only the following accessory buildings and uses:
(1) One pr~vate, one or two car, garage when located
not closer to the front 1 ine than the rear} ine of
the dwelling, and no less than fifteen feet back from
any other street I ine, nor less than ~i.e.e..Lfrom
each property 1 ine, or located in a compartment as
an integral part of the main bui1ding.
(2) Servants quarters or other accessory buildings
provided that they be located not closer to the front
lot 1 ine than the rear 1 ine of the dwell ing, at least
15 feet from any side~oP}[ty J ine adjacent to a
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~, construed to permit occupancy or use of any accessory
1._ ~building as a place of abode or dwell ing by anyone
t,¡r'0 other than a bona fide servant actual1y then regularly
employed by the occupant of the main structure on such
10t, estate or land.
(4) the uses customarily incident to any of the above
uses when situated in the same dwell ing and not involv-
ing the conduct of a business.
Section 3. Height Regulations. The height limit shall be two
stories but not exceeding thirty-five feet for a dwell ing.
Seétion 4. Area Regulations.
a. Front yard: There shall be a ,front yard having a
depth of not less than 25 feet. fflrþ\l/v ?V'l>pr'..A:j :I~J'"
b. Sid~ Yard: There shal1 be a side yard on each side
of a building having a width of not Jess than ten feet, except s.ide
yards adjacent to a street which must leave a width not less than
15 feet provided that a chimney not more than ten feet in width:: may
extend into the required side yard for a distance of not more than
2 feet, and an unenclosed and uncovered porch may be extended into
the side yard to within 5 feet of the side lot line.
c. Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard having a depth
of not less than twenty-five feet.
Section 5. Intensity of Uses.
a. Every lot must have an area of at least 10,000 square
feet.
ARTICLE IX
"s" RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
Section I. The regulations set forth in this section are the
district regulations in the liB" Residence Districts.
Section 2. Uses. A building may be erected, altered or used
and land or a lot may be used for any of the following purposes and
for no other:
a. A use permitted in "A" Residence Districts, except
that any single-family dwell ing must have a
minimum of 850 square feet of living space under
roof, two-family dwel I ings a minimum of l200 square
feet of ) i v i ng space under one roof. pno\J! 'O~.L u'!:> ~~
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Only the following accessory buildings and uses:
(1) One pr i vete, CQ~wo car {' ::~;~~~ ;;;....;ti ocated
not closer to the front lot line than the rear line
of the twell ing, and no less than 15 fee~ back from
any other street 1 ine nor Jess than t~~ feet from
any other property 1 ine, or located in a compartment
as an integraJ part of the main building.
(2) Servants quarters or other accessory buildings
providing that they be located not closer to the front
Jot 1 ine than the rear 1 ine of the dwelJ ing, at least
)5 feet from any property I ine adjacent to a street
or at least 3 feet from any other property J ine.
. ~3J However, nothing herein shal) authorize or be
construed to permit occupancy or the use of any
accessory building as a place of abode or dwell ing by
anyone other than a bona fide servant actually then
regularly employed by the occupant of the main struc-
ture on such lot, estate or Jand.
c. The uses customarily incident to any of the above uses
when situated in the same dwell ing and not involving the conduct of
a business.
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d. Every use not hereby specifically authorized and per-
mitted is expressly prohibited in liB" Residence Districts.
Section 3. Hei~ht Regulations. The height limit shall be two
stories, but not exceeding thirty-five feet for a dwelling.
Section 4. Area Regulations.
a. Front Yard; There shaJl be a front yard having a
depth of not less than 25 feet.
b. Side Yard: There shall be a side yard on each side of
a building having a width of not less than 5 feet except side
yards adjacent to a street which must leave a width not less than
15 feet. Provided that a chimney not more than 10 feet wide may be
extended into the side yard not more than 2 feet and an uncovered open
porch to within 5 feet of the side lot line.
c. Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard having a depth
of not less than 20 feet.
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"c" RES IOENC~I STR I CTS
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Section 1. The regulations sEtt forth in this section are the
district regulations in the IIC" Residence Districts.
Section 2. Uses. A buiJding may be erected, altered, or used
and land or a lot maybe used for any of the following purposes and
for no other.
a. Any use permitted in any of the foregoing districts,
except that any single-family dwell ing must have a minimum of 850 square
feet of 1 i v i ng space .under one rood" two fam i 1 y dwe) J i ngs ami n ¡mum
of l~OO square feet under one roof, and a minimum of an additional
~50 square feet for each additional family unit.
b. Hospitals and cl inics, excepting tubercular and
veterinary hospitals and cl inics, and those for alcobol ic, narcotic,
insane and feeble minded patients.
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penal or correctional institutions.
d. Libraries
e. Multiple dwell ings, apartment houses and group houses,
not including, however, tourist or trailer camps, courts or lodges.
f. Private clubs, fraternities, sororities, lodges,
excepting those whose chief act'ivities are services customarily
carried on as a business.
g. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to
any of the above uses are permitted when not involving the conduct
of a business, including a private storage garage.
\~_ h. Signs as accessory uses are permitted providing they
\,~shall be placed flat against, along, and on the front of the buil:Jing
and provided also that the area of the sign does not exceed 8 square
feet, nor project more than 12 inches from the wall of the building.
Section 3. H~ight Regulations. The height limit shal I be two
stories, but not exceeding thirty-five feet for a dwell ing or an
apartment house, and for other main buildings the height I imit shall
be three stor1"ìies, but not to exceed fifty feet. Any dweJ 1 ing,
apattment house or other building, or portion of a building, may be
erected above such I imits if set back from al I street I ines and
required yard 1 ines one foot for each two feet of its height above
such limits, but in no event shall the height of any building exceed
seventy-five feet.
Section 4. Area Regulations.
a. Front Yard: There shall be a front yard having a depth
of not less than 25 feet unless 25% or more of the frontage in the
block and on that side of the street on which a building is being
erected, or altered, is improved with buildings having an average
front yard with a var iat ion of not more than 6 feet, in wh ich case
no building shall project beyond the average front yard 1 ine so
establ ished. This regulation, however, shall not be interpreted
to permit a front yard of less than 20 feet, nor to require a front
yard of more than 35 feet.
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of a building
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3 feet of the
Side Yard: There shall be a side yard on each side
having a width of not less than 5 feet. Provided that
more than ten feet wide may be extended into the side
than two feet and an uncovered open porch to within
sa i d lot line.
c. Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard having a depth
of not less than 20 feet.
Section 5. Intensity of Use. Every lot must have an area of
at least 8000 square feet.
Section 6. Parking Regulations. Where an apartment house IS
erected, either by new construction or by structural alteration or
conversion, upon a lot, there shall be provided parking space in
the main building or in an accessory building or in a parking lot
occupied by the main building, sufficient to. accommodate one motor
vehicle for each dwel1 ing unit in the apartment house, provided,
however, that not more than thirty per cent of the rear yard may
be used for such purpose.
ART ICLE X I
LOCAL RETAIL~ LOCAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS
Section l. The regulations set forth in this se~tion are the
district regulations in the Local Retail, Local Business Districts.
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and land or 10t m~e used for any of the fo110wing purposes and for
no other.
a. Any use permitted in any of the foregoing dwell ing
districts.
b. Bank, office, studio.
c. Restaurant or cafe.
d. RetaiJ pressing, dyeing and cleaning shops.
e. Retail store, barber shop, beauty par10r, and other
shops for custom work or the making of art iClesa sold at retail
on the premises; provided, that no "second hand good" store or yard
will be permitted in.this district. N\¡;~c-\~"'i::.'$~
f. Auto sa1es (where the major business is the display
and sa1e of new automobi1es by an authorized deaJer and repair shop
and storage facil itles sha1J be pureJy incidenta1, provided further
that the area alJowed for the repair and storage of cars shall not
be nearer than twenty (20) feet from the froni J ine of the building.
Used car Jots in conjunction with the above new type automobile
dealer1s business are permitted.
g. Bakery, laundry, cigar manufacturing, candy manufacturing,
when employing less than 6 persons on the premises.
h. HoteJs and moteJs, except, however, that no trailer
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i. Mortuary, greenhouse, or nursery office.
j. PubJ ic storage garage, with minor repairs,only,permitted.
k. Retail ice delivery station, gasoline filling station.
I. Theater, moving picture show.
m. Wholesale office and sample room.
n. Job printing, newspaper printing and art printing.
o. Any use not included in any other class, provided-
such use is not noxious or offensive by reason of the emission of
odor, dust, gas fumes, noise or vibration, provided further that
no kind of manufacturing treatment sha11 be permitted in this dis-
trict other than the manufacture or treatment of products clearly
incidental to the conduct of a retail business conducted on the premises.
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buiJdings as are used for dwe11 ing purposes.
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Residence Districts shal1 app1y to such lots upon which buildings
designed for dweJlings shall be built.
b. Non-residence buildings may be placed on lots of any
size except as in regard to the f01lowing parking regulations.
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a. All business properties shal) be provided with off the
street parking area sufficient to park one vehicle for each )00
square feet of floor space, exclusive of such floor space as is
used sole)y for storage, manufacturing or purposes not requiring
customer access.
b. In addition to the above mentioned parking area, off
the street parking area shall be provided sufficient to park one (1 J
vehicle for each two employees of the business.
ART' CLE X I ,
INDUSTRIAL
Section I. The regulations set forth in this section are the
district regulations for Industrial Districts.
Section 2. Uses. A building or a Jot or land may be used
and a bui1ding maÿõë erected for any of the following purposes
and for no other.
a. Any use permitted in any of the foregoing Districts.
b. Building materials, størage yard, lumber yard.
c. Commercial amusement parks, swimming pools, driving
ranges, archery ranges, miniature golf courses.
d. Riding academy.
e. Veterinary hospital.
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use is not noxious or offensive by reason of the emission of dust, .
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Area, Regulat ion.
a. A)) area regulations of tiC" Residence Districts shall
apply to such buildings as are used for dwell ing purposes.
b. No yard space shall be required for non-resident
buildings.
Section 4. Intensity of use.
a. All regulations regarding intensity of use of "Ctl
Residence Districts shall apply to such lots upon which buildings
designed for dwellings shall be built.
b. Non-residence buildings may be placed on lots of any
size except as in regard to the following parking regulations.
Section 5. Parking regulations.
$. All business properties shal I be provided with off
the street parking area sufficient to park one vehicle for each 100
square feet of floor space, exclusive of such floor space as is
used solely for storage, manufacturing, or purposes not requiring
customer access.
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the street parking area shall be provided sufficiently to park one
vehicle for each two employees of the business.
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SPECIAL REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ALL DISTRICTS
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Section}. Manufacture, sale or storage of any and al} products,
commodities or property, dangerous to publ ic safety by reason of
their fire, explosion, or health, hazards or toxic characteristics
is expressly prohibited within the city limits of North Richland Hillsoi.
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~ Å~ any subdivisions to and/or in the City of North Richland Hills shall
~1: ~~"l~;, b approved by the City Counci~ before ~ny improvement~ to su~h_
~P,...tl areas shal I be started. The CIty Councl I may at the time of Its
j;~,r:Ji!.',< approval ~lace such d~velopments in such zoning ~lassificatic;>ns as
ß the council shall decide. In the absence of action by the City
~ Council, all newly annexed areas to the City of North Richland Hills
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m such classifications shall be changed according to the provisions
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Section 3. Vision Clearance. A vision clearance in front of
buildings, at and' near slr'eet corners shall be preserved within a
triangular area beginning at a point on the curb I ine at the side
of each corner Jot, which point is the intersection of the curb
1 ine with the building I ine projected from the front of the building
at the rear of the required front yard of each corner and thence
from said corner along the intersection curb to a point 150 feet
and thence by a straight I ine to the point of beginning. Within such
triangular area no structure, shrubs or plant I ife other than trees
shall be permitted to exceed two feet in height and any trees within
such area shall have no branches, leaves or other growth (except
tree trunks) nearer to the ground than six feet and such trees"
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Sect ion 4. Al I newly developed areas shal ~e laid out so as to
provide publ ic thoroughfares corresponding toÆhe existing thorough-
fares of the City of North Richland Hil)s, and/or to the thorough-
fares planned by the City of North Richland Hills. Such thorough-
fares shall have a minimum width of 50 feet, including 10 feet on
each side of the actual street for the purpose of sidewalks and L'~f\
parkways. In al I new platted res ident ial ereas, the street shall ~{
be provided with standard construction concrete curbs and gutters~
and paved to a minimum width of 30 feet in the following 'manner:
The surface to the roadbed shall be filled with gravel, compacted
to 6 inches mi~' m. The compact gravel area shall be covered with
the m i rU.l{tU1Jl."o.f of hot mix aspha I tic concrete compac ted. The
paved street s 1 be contoured with a center crown of not less than
4 inches to permit adequate drai~age. The developer or his contractor
shall provide a bon~w1th good and sufficient surety running to the
use of and for the benefit of the City of North Richland Hills, in
an amount equal to twenty (20%) per cent of the contract price of
the construction, excepting therefrom curbs and gutters, conditioned
that said develðper or tbe contractor will maintain the paved portion
of the street in a good state of repair and maintenance for a period
of two years from the date of completion of construction. The
maximum length or width of any block shall be 900 feet. Wider
thoroughfare areas shall be pr,ovided wherever major boulevards shaJ I 1.
be planned by the City of North Richland Hills~arrant County or__----- ·
the State of Texas. Such areas shall conform to the standards~t
for those boulevards.
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Section 5. Adequate provisions must be made in the plats and
plans for al I newly developed areas for sites, structures, connections,
passageways, or other items essent iaJ to the publ ic safety and
welfare. Examples of such items are: proper and adequate drainage,
fire hydrants, fire lanes, sites for fire or pol ice stations.
Specifical1y, it shall be the duty of the developer to provide such ~,
fire hydrants and hose connections as the City Counci~ shall-~Ð~ ~
recommend, and to provide easements or alleyways and/or parkways for
public utilities, as the City Council may require.
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Section 6. No trailer,~s~~ tent, shack, garage, barn,
or other building shall at a~atillll:: e used as a residence Q>r
occupied as I iving quarters, temporary or permanent, nor shall any
structure of a temporary character be used as a residence or for
living quarters.
ARTICLE XIV
NON-CONFORMING USES
Section I. Any lawful use of property existing on the date of
adoption of this ordinance by the City Council that does not conform
to the r~gulations prescribed herein shall be deemed non-conforming
use, and may be continued subject to such regulations as to the
maintenance of premises and conditions of operations as may, in the
judgment of the Board of Adjustment, be reasonably required for the
protection of adjacent properties.
Section 2. A non-conforming use may be extended through an
existing building, provided no structural alterations except those
required by law or ordinance shall be made therein.
Section 3. A non-conforming use, if changed to a conforming~
use, may not thereafter be~anged back to any non-conforming use.
If a non-conforming use is discontinued for a period exceeding six
months, such non-conforming use shall be deemed to have been aban-
doned and any future use thereof shall conform to the terms of this.
ordinance.
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(signs and billboards existing at the time of the passage of this
ordinance may be continued, although such use does not conform with
the provisions hereof, provided, however, that no structural alter-
ations are made thereto, and provided further, that all such non-
conforming signs and billboards, and their supporting members shall
be completely removed by their owners not later than three years
from the date of the passage of this ordinance.
Section 5. The foregoing provisions shall also apply to non-
conforming uses in districts hereafter changed and to land and
buildings hereafter annexed to the City.
ARTICLE XV
COMPLETION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to require any
change in the plans, construction or designed use of a building
actually and lawfully under construction at the time of the adoption
of this ordinance, and which entire building shall be completed
within six months from the date of the passage of this ordinance.
ARTICLE XVI
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Section 1. There shall be a Board of Adjustment consisting of
five members, each appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City
Council. Initial membership of the Board of Adjustment shall con-
sist of three members appointed for two years terms and two members
appointed for one year terms. Thereafter all members of the Board
of Adjustment shall be appointed for two year terms. The Board of
Adjustment shall elect its own chairman who shall serve a one year
term in the same manner as prescribed heretofore. Meetings of the
Board of Adjustment shall be called by the Chairman whenever necessary
to carry out the prescribed duties of that board. The Board of
Adjustment shall have the power granted and controlled by the pro-
visions of Article 10llg of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes of
Texas, Section 7, Chapter 283, of the Acts of 1927 of the Fortieth
Legislature of Texas, together with amendments thereto.
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Section 2. Special Exceptions. When in its judgment the publ ic
convenience and welfare will be substantially served and the appro-
priate use of neighboring property will not be substantially or
permanently injured, the Board of Adjustment, to reI ieve or prevent
undue hardships, may in a specific case after a publ ic hearing, held
after notice thereof has been pub I ished at least twice in the official
publ ication, the first of which notices shall be pub I ished not less
than 5, nor more than 15 days prior to such hearing and subject to
appropriate conditions and safeguards, authorize special exceptions
to the regulat ions here in establ ished as fol lows:
a. May permit the location in any district of a state or
municipal building, Pub I ic Uti I ity Plant, sewerage disposal or
treatment plant, municipal waste dump, within the spirit of this
ordinance and its purposes, and under such safeguards, regulations
and restrictions as will promote the publ ic peace, safety, comfort,
morals, health and general welfare.
b. Permit the extension of a building or use into a more
restricted district immediately adjacent thereto, but not more tban
50 feet beyond the boundary line of the district in which such build-
ing or use is authorized by the Zoning Ordinance of this city.
c. Permit in any district such modification of the re-
quirements of these regulations as the Board of Adjustment may deem
necessary to secure an appropriate development of a lot where adja-
cent to such lot on two or more sides there are buildings that do
not conform to these regulations..
d. Permit such modifications of the yard or open space or
lot width regulations as may be necessary to secure an appropriate
improvement of a parcel of land where such parcel was separately
owned at the time of the passage of this ordinance and is of such
restricted area that it cannot be appropriately improved without
such modifications.
e. Permit erection of an addition the same height of an
exist ing building where such addition is essential to the completion
of an appropriate unit.
f. Issue or require the issuance of a certificate of
occupancy and compJ iance when and if, but only when and if, the
City Secretary has improperly or illegally neglected or refused to
issue such certificate as herein provided.
g. Permit the reconstruction of a building, the issue of
which does not conform to the provisions of this ordinance, which
building has been destroyed to not more than 75% of its reasonable
value by fire, explosion, act of God, or pub) ic enemy, if, but only,
if, the Board of Adjustment finds such restoration will not be
contrary to the publ ic interest and that unnecessary hardship would
otherwise be suffered by the owner, and that substantial justice
will be done by continuing the non-conforming use.
ART ICLE XV II
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND COMPLIANCE
Section 1. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered
shall be used, occupied or changed in use and no vacant land shall
be occupied, except for agricultural uses until a certificate of
occupancy and compl iance shalt have been issued by the City Secretary
stating that the building or proposed use of the building or vacant
land comp} ies with the provisions of these regulations.
Section 2. Certificates of occupancy and compl iance shall be
appl ied for at least three days before proposed occupancy of vacant
land and coincident with the appl ication for a building permit for
erection of a building or alteration of the whole or part of a build-
ing. It is hereby made the mandatory duty of the City Secretary to
issue a certificate within three days after the appl ¡cation has been
made, provi~ing such use is in co~rmity with the provisions of
these régu}at Ions. 'l+cw1
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Section 3. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file
in the office of the City Secretary available for inspection by the
publ ic.
Section 4. No building permit shall be issued before appl ication
has been made for the certificate of occupancy and compl iance.
ART I CL E X V I I I
INTERPRETATION. PURPOSE AND CONFLICT
Section 1. In interpreting and applying the provisions of this
ordinance, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the
promotion of pub1 ic safety, health, convenience, comfort, prosperity
or general welfare.
Section 2. It is not intended by this ordinance to interfere
or abrogate, or annul any easements, covenants or other agreements
between parties, provided, however, that where this ordinance imposes
a greater restriction upon the use of buildings or land, or upon
height of buildings, or requires larger open spaces than are imposed
or required by other ordinances, rules, regulations or by easements,
covenants or agreements, the provisions of this ordinance shall govern.
ARTICLE XIX"
CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS
The 80ard of Adjustment may from time to time propose amendments,
supplements, or changes to the boundaries or the regulations herein
establ ished.
a. Such changes may originate from within the Board of
Ad jus t me n tit s elf, 0 r
b. Petitions to change zoning boundaries may be made by
property owners to the Board of Adjustment. The Board of Adjustment
must act upon such petitions within thirty days.
c. All changes in this ordinance or in zoning boundaries
must be made after pUblic hearing and in opeß meeting of the Board
of Adjustment. Notice of such said hearing and said proposed change
shall be given at least 15 days in a~vance of such hearing by publ ica-
t ion in an official paper, or a paper of general circulation in the
City of North Richland Hills.
d. Property owners, within the areas prescribed in the
next succeeding paragraph, may present their views to the Board of
Adjustment during the open meeting. The decision of the Board shall
be a simple majority decision of the members present. A quorum
s h a I I con s i s t 0 f t h r e e me m b e r s . It i s the d u t Y 0 f the Boa r d t 0
present its proposed change along with such arguments pro and con,
which may be pertinent, to the City Council at its next regular meeting.
~ e. All changes in the ordinance and/or the zoning boundaries
shall be approved by the City Council in accordance with the general·
laws governing amendment of the city ordinance, and with Argicles
10lle and 1011f, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas.
ARTICLE XX
PERMITS
Section I. The City Secretary shall issue a building permit
only after all sections of this ordinance have been compl ied with.
Section 2. The fee for a building permit shall be as establ ished
by ordinance of the City Council, from time to time.
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ART ICLE XX I
VALIDITY
Should any section, clause or provision of this ordinance be
declared inval id or held unconstitutional or be ineffective for any
reason, the same shall not affect the val idity or effectiveness of
this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision hereof other
than the part so decided to be in va I id, ineffective or unconstitutional.
ART ICLE XX I I
ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
Section I. It shall be the duty of the City Secretary to
enforce and administer this ordinance.
Section 2. Any person, firm or corporation who violates, dis-
obeys, omits, neglects or r~fuses to comply with, or who resists the
enforcements of any of the provisions of this ordinance, shal I be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined
not less than five ($5.00) dollars nor more than fifty (550.00)
dollars for each offense.
Section 3. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist
shall constitute a-separate offense.
ART I CLE XX I I I
CONFLICTS RESOLVED; REPEALS
Ordinances Nos. l3, l4 and 23 are hereby repealed. To the
extent that Ordinance No.9 requiring building permits may be in
confJ ict with the provisions of this ordinance, then this ordinance
shall govern.
INTRODUCED, PASSED, APPROVED AND
, 1957, after
all as provided by Artìcles lOlla, et
of Texas, 1925.
ADOPTED this day of
hearings held upon due notice,
seq, Revised Civil Statutes
ATTEST:
MAYOR
C I I Y St.C~EI ÀRY