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ORDINANCE NO.
1810
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AMENDING
ORDINANCE 1080, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE,
REGARDING THE MASONRY REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURES; 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 24.2.1 be hereby amended to read as follows:
24.2.1 CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS REQUIRED TO HAVE PERCENTAGE OF
BRICK OR MASONRY
A. All multifamily, quadruplex, duplex, and single family
residential dwellings and all permanent structures (as defined in
Section 24. 7) on a residential lot shall have exterior walls
consisting of at least seventy-five percent brick, stone, or if
approved by the City Council, other masonry or materials of equal
characteristics.
For the purposes of this requirement the exterior wall shall be
defined as that exposed portion of the building from the
foundation up to the ceiling line of the first floor of the
building.
B. An exemption to the masonry requirement shall apply to existing
residential structures, including all permanent structures, which
do not meet the masonry requirement. Any enlargement of an
existing residential structure, includlng all permanent
structures, shall provide an amount of masonry which matches the
adjacent surfaces of the existing structure.
C. Masonry tilt wall residential homes shall be allowed only in
Single Family Residential Planned-Development Districts. Planned
Development Districts construction of tllt wall residences shall
be considered only in areas where at least ten contiguous lots
are so zoned. For the purposes of this section, any public
street, alley or thoroughfare shall not prevent the lots from
being considered contiguous. The application for Planned
Development, provided by this section, shall include a specific
plan for each structure including its position on the lot and the
size of each proposed structure. No structure less than 1,400
square feet shall be considered. The application shall be
processed as all other zoning or rezoning applications. In
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processin~ buildin~ permits and inspections in the above PD zone,
the Buildlng Officlal shall require soil tests showing that soil
conditions are suitable for thlS type of tilt wall construction.
The suitability, after soil testlng, shall be certified by a
Registered Professional Engineer as to each lot. The Building
Official shall require concrete tests be made for each house
using three cylinders for each 25 yards of concrete. Before the
final inspection, a statement from a Registered Professional
Engineer shall be submitted to the City stating that the
structure has been constructed in accordance with the plans and
sJ?ecifications. The exterior of the home shall have a stucco
flnish and the roof shall be concrete tile or roof with similar
weight. The entire exterior surface of the home shall be sealed
wi th a silicone water proof sealer or synthetic equal to the
silicone, and applied per the manufactured recommendations.
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 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.
4.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage.
APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THIS UL DAY OF May
1992.
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CHAIRMAN , /
PLANNING ðTD ZONING COMMISSION
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PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 8TH
1992.
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DAY OF JUNE
ATTEST:
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T¡.Cltv Council of the
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sider the passage of an
ordinance a",endlng the
Zoltlng Ordln,ance of the
Cire gard./ng the ma-
so y requlrtments for
ex tlngresldentlal
b Ings. The Heerlng
wi" be held on June 8,
1~, at 7:30 p.m. In the
co, nell Chembers, 7301
N thust Loop 820,
N th Rlehlend Hills,
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authority on this day personally ap- .
LEGAL AFFIDAVIT
THE STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF TARRANT
Before me, the undersigned
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 C I TI ES 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).
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That the attached is a true and correct copy of said notice as
Sworn
NEWSPA, PER ¡l,
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If L'^^rŒ-A:-M'
to and subscribed before me, this the~~)-day of 1lltr
published on said date(s) in said
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TARRANT County, Texas