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ORDINANCE NO. 1800
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1579, THE SUBDIVISION
ORDINANCE, TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF MASONRY OR CONCRETE SCREENING WALLS
ALONG CERTAIN MAJOR THOROUGHFARES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS:
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THAT, ORDINANCE 1579, "THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS", SECTION 1-01, Subsection D, be hereby
amended to insert a new Paragraph 7, to hereafter be and read as
follows:
7. Every newly platted residential or non-residential
subdivision or resubdivision of lots adjacent to a C-4-U
thoroughfare or larger as shown on the prevailing Master
Thoroughfare Plan shall comply with the screening wall
requirements as provided in this section.
7.1 The developer of any lot located in a newly platted
residential subdivision or resubdi vision of existing
residential lots adjacent to a C-4-U thoroughfare or
larger as shown on the prevailing Master Thoroughfare
Plan shall be required to construct a masonry or
concrete screening wall along and adjacent to said
thoroughfare. However, a replat of an existing one lot
residential subdivision on a Collector street is
exempt.
7 . 2 The developer of any lot located in a newly platted
non-residential subdivision or resubdi vision of lots
which have a rear property line adjacent to an C-4-U
thoroughfare or larger as shown on the prevailing
Master Thoroughfare Plan shall be required to construct
a masonry or concrete screening wall along and adjacent
to said thoroughfare.
7.3 The Masonry or concrete screening wall shall be
constructed in a manner consistent with the standards
and specifications contained in the Design Manual for
Public Works/utilities. Any combination of wrought
iron and landscaping at street intersections or
entrances to subdivisions shall be considered as an
acceptable alternate material. Except for landscaping
materials, no masonry or concrete screening wall or its
foundation shall be constructed within the street
right-of-way.
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7.4 Any masonry screening wall constructed within the City
of North Richland Hills not required by Section 7.1 or
7.2 of this Ordinance shall be constructed in a manner
consistent with the standards and specifications
contained in the Design Manual for Public
Works/Utilities.
7 . 5 Unless an alternative maintenance plan is determined
satisfactory to the Planning and Zoning commission, a
maintenance agreement between the City and a Homeowners
Association for the continued maintenance of said
screening wall shall be included with the Final Plat
submittal.
II.
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.
III.
SAVINGS CLAUSE. That Ordinance No. 1579, The Subdivision
Ordinance of the City of North Richland Hills, as amended shall
remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by
this ordinance.
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EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage.
APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING
April 1992.
COMM:¡SION THIS 9th DAY OF
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PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 11th
May , 1992
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