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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 1794 1 ORDINANCE NO. 1794 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1080, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, REGARDING SIDE YARD REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMANENT TYPE ACCESSORY BUILDINGS IN THE R-1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, R-1-S SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, AND R-2 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of North Richland Hills has forwarded a recommendation to the City Council for amendment of Ordinance No. 1080, 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, Section 5.5.3 be hereby amended to read as follows: 5.5.3 Building line requirements: (b) Minimum side building line: There shall be a side building line of not less than ten feet on one side of every lot and not less than six feet on the other side of every lot, except for corner lots. Any corner lot shall have a side building line adjacent to a side street of at least 20 feet and not less than six feet on the other side of the lot. See Section 24.7.2 D for side yard requirements for permanent type accessory buildings. 2. THAT, Section 4.5.3 be hereby amended to read as follows: 4.5.3 Building line requirements: (b) Minimum side building line: There shall be a side building line of not less than ten feet on one side of every lot and not less than six feet on the other side of every lot, except for corner lots. Any corner lot shall have a side building line adjacent to a side street of at least 20 feet and not less than six feet on the other side of the lot. See Section 24.7.2 D for side yard requirements for permanent type accessory buildings. 3. THAT, Section 7A.5.3 be hereby amended to read as follows: 7A.5.3 Building line requirements: (b) Minimum side building line: There shall be a side building line of not less than ten feet on one side of every lot and not less than six feet on the other side of every lot, except for corner lots. Any corner lot shall have a side building line adjacent to a side street of at least 20 feet and not less than six feet on the other side of the lot. See Section 24.7.2 D for side yard requirements for permanent type accessory buildings. 2 4. THAT, Section 24.7.2 be hereby amended to read as follows: 24.7.2 PERMANENT TYPE ACCESSORY BUILDINGS Accessory buildings placed on a permanent type foundation shall be allowed in any residential district or in the AG - Agricultural District and comply with the following requirements: A. HEIGHT - Maximum of fifteen (15') feet. B. AREA - The total area of all permanent type accessory buildings shall not occupy more than thirty (30) percent of the Rear Yard Open Space area. C. NUMBER ALLOWED - Two (2) per lot. D. BUILDING LINE REQUIREMENTS - Permanent type accessory buildings shall comply with the minimum building line setback requirements of the Zoning District, except for the following provisions. (1) Permanent type accessory buildings shall be allowed on interior lots in the R-1, R-1-S, and R-2 Districts with a minimum side yard building line of six (6') feet, provided that the accessory building be situated thirty (30') feet behind the front building line. (2) Permanent type accessory buildings shall be allowed on corner lots in the R-1, R-1-S, or R-2 District and, when situated adjacent to a side street on a corner lot, the accessory building shall comply with the minimum side yard requirements of the Zoning District. Permanent type accessory buildings shall be allowed on corner lots in the R-1, R-1-S, or R-2 District with a minimum side yard building line of six (6) feet, provided that it be situated thirty (30') feet behind the front building line and be situated on a side yard having an adjacent lot. (3) Any structural attachment between the permanent type accessory building and the main structure shall not exceed six (6) feet in width or be enclosed in such a manner as to contain a controlled climate environment. E. REAR YARD OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT - Permanent type accessory buildings shall have no effect on the Rear Yard Open Space requirement of the District. F. MASONRY REQUIREMENT - All permanent accessory buildings containing two hundred (200) square feet, or more, in area shall comply with the masonry requirements of the District. G. EASEMENTS - No permanent accessory building shall be located within or encroach upon any utility or drainage easement. H. USE - An accessory building shall not be used for a business or dwelling purpose. 5. 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 6. SAVINGS CLAUSE. That Ordinance 1080, The Zoning Ordinance of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION T PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 13th DAY OF APRIL, 1992. ~'-~IJ~.~ MAvORn. / ATTEST: nIA~. ~. ~~.S EC./ Y ~~_.. ----- o· ~ ATTORNEY FOR THE CI , r ..,.... ..., LEGAL AFFIDAVIT ,'~t~""IÇ,··.o ~'~ð'ßnêilfì-òf th; City of North R ichland Hills will conduct a Pub- lic Hearing at 7:30 P.M. on Äpril 13, 1992 at the City Hall, 7301 Northeast Loop 820, to consdier proposed amendments to Zoning Ordinance #1080 regarding sid' yard requirements f uccessory buildi ngs ¡ R-l, R, -S ê! \d R-i zoning ¡J,strícts, 1 "is is' case PZ 92-08. THE STATE OF TEXAS: COUNTY OF TARRANT Tom·myBrown Mayor , ~~m Before me, the undersigned authority on this day personally ap- peared MARG I E LANGLEY known to me to be a credible person, who first being sworn, deposed and upon her oath said: That she is the c'L.A.R. of the MID CITIES NEWS , a newspa- per which has been regularly and continuously published and of general circulation in the City/Town of N. RICHLAND HILLS , for a period of, ,more than one year next preceding the first publication of the attached LEGAL AD and that he caused said notice to be published in said newspaper on the following date(s). 3>-~-9~ That the attached is a true and correct copy of said notice as ... published on said date(s) in said NEWSPAPER ~ ) -rY\~-rKCVy.~ to and subscribed before me, this the ~ ...t..day of Vt"'\A,...J.- Sworn 19 tf ~ ..r-k \'\\t \.- \\Y~)'{~ '\ Notary Public, \"---iARRANT County, Texas