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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 1700 ORDINANCE NO. 1700 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AMENDING ORDINANCE 1080, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, TO ESTABLISH REAR YEAR REQUIREMENTS AND A REAR YARD OPEN SPACE IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES; 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 adding to or 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 4.5.3 be hereby amended to insert the following: R-1 SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT 4.5.3 Building Line Requirements: (c) Minimum rear building line: No residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed nearer than ten (10') feet to the rear property line and no residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed within any easement area. For accessory building standards see Section XXIV. (d) Rear yard open space area: A minimum of twenty percent of the total lot area shall be reserved as an open space in the rear portion of every yard. The open space shall extend from one side property line to another side property line, abutting the rear property line, and not protruding beyond the two most extreme corners of the main structure. No part of the residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed so as to occupy any portion of the open space rear yard. 2. THAT, Section 5.5.3 be hereby amended to insert the following: Ordinance No. 1700 Page 2 5.5.3 (c) (d) R-2 SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT Building Line Requirements: Minimum rear building line: No residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed nearer than ten (10') feet to the rear property line. No residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed within any easement area. For accessory building standards see Section XXIV. Rear yard open space area: A minimum of twenty percent of the total lot area shall be reserved as an open space in the rear portion of every yard. The open space shall extend from one side property line to another side property line, abutting the rear property line, and not protruding beyond the two most extreme corners of the main structure. No part of the residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed so as to occupy any portion of the open space rear yard. 3. THAT, Section 6.5.3 be hereby amended to insert the following: 6.5.3 (c) (d) R-3 SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT Building Line Requirements: Minimum rear building line: No residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed nearer than ten (10') feet to the rear property line. No residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed within any easement area. For accessory building standards see Section XXIV. Rear yard open space area: A minimum of twenty percent of the total lot area shall be reserved as an open space in the rear portion of every yard. The open space shall extend from one side property line to another side property line, abutting the rear property line, and not protruding beyond the two most extreme corners of the main structure. No part of the residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed so as to occupy any portion of the open space rear yard. Ordinance No. 1700 Page 3 4. THAT, Section 7.5.3 be hereby amended to insert the following: 7.5.3 (c) (d) R-4-SD SEPARATE OWNERSHIP DUPLEX DISTRICT Building Line Requirements: Minimum rear building line: No residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed nearer than ten (10') feet to the rear property line. No residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed within any easement area. For accessory building standards see Section XXIV. Rear yard open space area: A minimum of twenty percent of the total lot area shall be reserved as an open space in the rear portion of every yard. The open space shall extend from one side property line to another side property line, abutting the rear property line, and not protruding beyond the two most extreme corners of the main structure. No part of the residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed so as to occupy any portion of the open space rear yard. 5. THAT, Section 7a.5.3 be hereby amended to insert the following: 7a.5.3 (c) (d) R-I-S SPECIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT Building Line Requirements: Minimum rear building line: No residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed nearer than ten (10') feet to the rear property line. No residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed within any easement area. For accessory building standards see Section XXIV. Rear yard open space area: A minimum of twenty percent of the total lot area shall be reserved as an open space in the rear portion of every yard. The open space shall extend from one side property line to another side property line, abutting the rear property line, and not protruding beyond the two most extreme corners of the main structure. No part of the residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed so as to occupy any portion of the open space rear yard. Ordinance No. 1700 Page 4 6. THAT, Section 9.4.4 be hereby amended to insert the following: 9.4.4 (c) (d) R-6- T TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT Building Line Requirements: Minimum rear building line: No residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed nearer than ten (10') feet to the rear property line. No residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed within any easement area. For accessory building standards see Section XXIV. Rear yard open space area: A minimum of twenty percent of the total lot area shall be reserved as an open space in the rear portion of every yard. The open space shall extend from one side property line to another side property line, abutting the rear property line, and not protruding beyond the two most extreme corners of the main structure. No part of the residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed so as to occupy any portion of the open space rear yard. 7. THAT, Section 9A.5.4 be hereby amended to insert the following: 9A.5.4 (c) (d) R-8 DETACHED ZERO LOT LINE RESIDENCE Building Line Requirements: Minimum rear building line: No residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed nearer than ten (10') feet to the rear property line. No residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed within any easement area. For accessory building standards see Section XXIV. Rear yard open space area: A minimum of twenty percent of the total lot area shall be reserved as an open space in the rear portion of every yard. The open space shall extend from one side property line to another side property line, abutting the rear property line, and not protruding beyond the Ordinance No. 1700 Page 5 two most extreme corners of the main structure. No part of the residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed so as to occupy any portion of the open space rear yard. 8. THAT, Section 23.3.4 be hereby amended to insert the following: AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT 23.3 .4 Building Line Requirements: (c) Minimum rear building line: No residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed nearer than ten (10') feet to the rear property line. No residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed within any easement area. For accessory building standards see Section XXIV. (d) Rear yard open space area: A minimum of twenty percent of the total lot area shall be reserved as an open space in the rear portion of every yard. The open space shall extend from one side property line to another side property line, abutting the rear property line, and not protruding beyond the two most extreme corners of the main structure. No part of the residential building and/or dwelling unit may be constructed so as to occupy any portion of the open space rear yard. 9. 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. r Ordinance No. 1700 Page 6 10. 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. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by the North Richland Hills Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THIS 8TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1990. CHAlZ~ ~ PLANNING AND ZO~ COMMISSION ~~~~ SECRETARY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1990 ŒRI ~'-\W l)a{;~J~- MAYOR PRO TEM '- ATTEST: nú t'0UZZij £~ JáiY SECRETARY .. .. PU8L1C HEA.ING The City Councl of the City of No""' AfchtaAd Hills will cend\Iet à Pub- lic Hearing at 1:30 P.M. on December 10, 1990 at the City Hall, 7301 North- east Loop 820, to consid- er proposed amendments to Ordi- nance #1080 (Zoning Or- 'dlnance) regarding rear building line regulations In Residential Zones. TCM'ftfÐ\I Brown .... . MCVt....,. PUB: 11/231tO LEGAL AFFIDAVIT THE STATE OF TEXAS: COUNTY OF ATTACH LEGAL COPY HERE Before me, the undersigned authority on this day personally ap- peared P.L. LAMONT known to me to be a credible person, who first being sworn, deposed and upon her oath said: That she is the CLAR of the MID CITIES NEW, a newspa- per which has been regularly and continuously published and of general circulation in the City/Town of N. RICHLAND HIL~~or a period of more than one year next preceding the first publication of the attached and that he caused said notice to be published in said newspaper on the following date(s). LEGAL That the attached is a true and correct copy of said notice as published on said date(s) in said (jI15'J:J ~> -~fU)~~ Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the ~ day of ~ 19~ ~" O¡,l~~~ N otar'~ublic, County, Texas