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ORDINANCE 2531
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY REVISING ARTICLE 7
COMMUNICATION TOWERS AND TELEVISION RECEIVERS,
SECTION 730 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, SECTION 735 SPACING
AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS, SECTION 740 VISUAL
IMPACTS, SECTION 745 SHARED USE, PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, after appropriate notice and public hearing, 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 by
changing said Zoning Ordinance as set forth herein; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS:
1.
THAT, Article 7 COMMUNICATIONS TOWERS AND TELEVISION RECEIVERS,
Section 730. General Requirements, Paragraph C. is hereby amended to insert the
following:
Section 730. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
A. ..
B. ..
C. "All buildings or cabinets shall be constructed of brick or solid concrete with
exposed aggregate exterior surfaces, except for those with less than twenty-
five (25) square feet of gross floor area. Equipment buildings shall not be
used for offices, vehicle storage or other outdoor storage."
Section 735 Spacing and Development Requirements, Paragraph A. Maximum Height
and Setback, Paragraph B. Spacing and Paragraph F., is hereby amended to insert the
following:
Section 735 SPACING AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
"A. Maximum Height and Setback - No communications tower shall exceed
130 feet in height. All applicants for communications towers greater than
65 feet in height shall be required to pay additional application fees to the
City of North Richland Hills for the purpose of employing an independent
outside consultant as designated by city staff to review the special use
permit and all documentation of need for a communications tower.
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B. Spacing - All communications towers constructed shall conform to the
Communication Tower Buffer Zone Map (Figure 7.1). An antenna
mounted on an existing communications tower or on any alternative tower
structure shall be exempt from buffer requirements."
"F. Masonry Screening Walls - All ground areas containing equipment
cabinets or buildings shall be required to be screened on all sides by a 6
(six) foot masonry wall."
Section 740 Visual Impacts introduction and Paragraph C is hereby amended to insert
the following:
Section 740 VISUAL IMPACTS
"Communications towers and any equipment building and related structures shall, to the
extent possible, use materials, colors, textures, screening, and landscaping that will
blend and stealth the tower and related facilities to the natural setting and built
environment. "
A.
B.
"C. All towers shall be of monopole construction unless the City Council
approves an alternate design. Disquising or stealthing towers with natural or
manmade features such as landscape features, clock towers, steeples, etc. is
encouraged."
Section 745 Shared Use introduction paragraph is hereby amended to insert the
following:
Section 745 SHARED USE
"All new towers shall be designed to structurally accommodate the maximum number of
additional users technically practicable. Adequate ground area is required to be
provided for equipment cabinets and buildings to accommodate the maximum number
of additional users."
A. . .
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
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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 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.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS~ DAY OFJ ~001.
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Ordinance No. 2531 Adopted By City Council July 23, 2001
Prepared for: Community Development
Prepared by: City of NRH Information Services - GIS Division
Revision Date: July 7, 2001
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