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ORDINANCE NO. 2016
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE
NUMBER 1874, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, REGARDING THE
LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, after appropriate notice and public hearing, the following recommendation is submitted to the City Council of the City
of North Richland Hills, Texas, by the Planning and Zoning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, has forwarded a recommendation to
the City Council for amendment of Ordinance No. 1874, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, by changing the said ordinance as set
forth herein.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
1.
THAT, Article 9, Section 900 F. Landscaping Credits, be hereby amended to read as follows:
F. Landscaping Credits Credit for trees and shrubs is intended to encourage the enhancement of the lot through additional
landscaping elements. As an alternative to the required fifteen percent (15%) total landscaped area, landscape credits may be
utilized to reduce the total amount of land area dedicated for landscaping purposes. However, in no instance shall the credits
reduce the total amount oflandscaping on a lot to less than seven and one-half percent (7Y2 %) of the total land area. Credits
are allowed for existing or newly planted trees and shrubs, and only if the feature is maintained as a permanent element of
the Landscape Plan.
All landscaped areas, including shrubs and trees which received landscaping credits, shall be properly maintained. If any
plant material dies, such material shall be subject to replacement as specified in Section 900, subsection G.
Credits are allowed as follows:
1. Credit for Shrubs: Credit shall be allowed according to Table 9-A. Any plant type or species may be used in the
landscaping plan. However, landscaping credit shall be allowed only for those shrubs contained in Table 9-B.
Table 9-A
Equivalent Landscape Area for Shrubs
Height of Shrubs Above
Finished Grade, When Planted
Equivalent Landscaped
Area Credits (square feet)
1 '
2'
3'
4'
5' and above
10 sq. ft.
15 sq. ft.
20 sq. ft.
25 sq. ft.
30 sq. ft.
Table 9-B
Recommended Plant List for Shrubs
Common Name
Botanical Name
Rhododendron
Buxus microphylla 'Japonica'
Azaleas
Boxwood
Cherry Laurel
Crape Myrtle
Dogwood
Dwarf Buford Holly
Dwarf Chinese Holly
Dwarf Yaupon Holly
EIaeagnus
Flowering Quince
Forsythia
Forsythia
Golden Raintree
Japanese Barberry
Japanese Black Pine
Japanese Ligustrum
Nandina
Pampas Grass
Photinia
Possumhaw Holly
Purpleleaf Plum
Red Cedar
Sea Green Juniper
Spiraea 'Bridal Wreath'
Sumac
Tamarix Juniper
Texas Sage
Texas Sophora
Yaupon Holly
Prunus caroliniana
Lagerstroemia indica
Cornus florida
Hex cornuta 'Bufordii nana'
Hex cornuta 'Rotunda'
Hex vomitoria 'nana'
Elaeagnus pungens
Chanomeles 'Texas Scarlet'
Forsythia intermedia
Forsythia intermedia 'Lynwood Gold'
Koelreuteria paniculata
Berberis thunbergi
Pinus thunbergi
Ligustrum lucidum
N andina domestica
Cordateria Selloana
Photinia Fraseri
Hex decidua
Prunus cerasifera
Juniperus virginiana
Juniperus Chinensis 'Sea Green'
Spiraea prunifolia
Rhus typhina
Juniperus sabina 'Tamariscfolia'
Leucophyllum futescens compacta
Sophora affmis
Hex vomitoria
2. Credit for Trees: Credit shall be allowed according to Table 9-C. Any plant type or species may be used in the
landscaping plan. However, landscaping credit shall be allowed only for those trees contained in Table 9-D.
Table 9-C
Equivalent Landscape Area for Trees
Caliper of Trees at 12-inches
Above Grade. When Planted
Equivalent Landscaped
Area Credits (square feet)
1"
2"
3"
4"
5"
6" and above
200 sq. ft.
400 sq. ft.
600 sq. ft.
800 sq. ft.
1,000 sq. ft.
1,200 sq. ft.
Table 9-D
Recommended Plant List for Trees
Common Name
Bald Cypress
Bradford Pear
Bur Oak
Cedar Elm
Cedar Elm
Chinese Pistachio
Chinese Tallow
Botanical Name
Taxodium distichum
Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'
Quercus macrocarpa
Ulmus crassifloia
Ulmus crassifolia
Pistacia chinensis
Sapium sebiferum
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Chinquapin Oak
Crabapple
Deodar Cedar
Ginkgo
Green Ash
Honeylocust
Lacebark Elm
Live Oak
Mesquite
Pecan
Pond Cypress
Post Oak
Red Cedar
Red Oak
Redbud
Silver Maple
Southern Magnolia
Sweetgum
Sycamore
Texas Red Oak
Weeping Willow
White Ash
Quercus muehlengergi
Malus
Cedrus deodara
Ginkgo biloba
Fraxinus pennsylvania
Gladitsia triancanthos
Ulmus parvifolia
Quercus virginiana
Prosopis glandulosa
Carya illinoensis
Taxodium ascendens
Wuercus glaucoides
Juniperus virginiana
Quercus Shumardii
Cercis canadensis
Acer saccharinum
Magnolia grandiflora
Liquidambar styraciflua
Platanus occidentalis
Quercus texana
Salix babylonica
Fraxinus americana
2.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the section, 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 invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this
ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such
invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
3.
SAVINGS CLAUSE. That Ordinance Number 1874, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance ofthe City of North Richland Hills,
Texas, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance.
4.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force from and after its passage.
APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THIS 22nd DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1994.
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PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 24th DAY OF OCTOBER 1994.
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City of North Richland Hills, Texas
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Attorney for the City
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