HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3931 ORDINANCE NO. 3931
ZONING CASE ZC25-0144
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, AND
THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
BY REZONING 2.001 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 8912 EDEN
ROAD FROM AG (AGRICULTURAL) TO RE-1 (RESIDENTIAL
ESTATE); PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; ESTABLISHING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR
SAVINGS; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills, Texas is a home-rule municipality located
in Tarrant County, Texas acting under its charter adopted by the electorate
pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of
the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of North Richland Hills regulates and
restricts the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade,
industry, residence, and other purposes, and provides for the establishment
of zoning districts of such number, shape, and area as may be best suited
to carry out these regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously passed an ordinance adopting the
Vision2030 Land Use Plan as the primary document on which to base all
zoning, platting, and other land use decisions; and
WHEREAS, the Vision2030 Land Use Plan map provides guidance for future
development in conformance with the adopted Vision2030 Land Use Plan;
and
WHEREAS, the owner of the property containing approximately 2.001 acres of land
located at 8912 Eden Road (the "Property") has filed an application to
rezone the Property from its present classification of AG (Agricultural) to
RE-1 (Residential Estate); and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of North Richland Hills,
Texas, held a public hearing on October 2, 2025, and the City Council of
the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, held a public hearing on October 27,
2025, with respect to the zoning change described herein; and
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WHEREAS, the City has complied with all requirements of Chapter 211 of the Local
Government Code, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of North Richland Hills,
and all other laws dealing with notice, publication, and procedural
requirements for rezoning the Property; and
WHEREAS, upon review of the application, and after such public hearing, the City
Council finds that granting the request herein furthers the purpose of zoning
as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance of the City of North Richland Hills and
that the zoning change should be granted, subject to the conditions imposed
herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The Zoning Ordinance of the City of North Richland Hills is hereby
amended by rezoning from AG (Agricultural) to RE-1 (Residential Estate)
2.001 acres of property described as Tracts 1 F and 1 K, Oziah Rumfield
Survey, Abstract 1365, commonly referred to as 8912 Eden Road, as
described and shown on Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated
for all purposes.
SECTION 2: That the official zoning map of the City of North Richland Hills is amended
and the Director of Planning is directed to revise the official zoning map to
reflect the approved RE-1 (Residential Estate) zoning, as set forth above.
SECTION 3: The use of the property described above shall be subject to all applicable
regulations contained in the Building and Land Use Regulations and all
other applicable and pertinent ordinances of the City of North Richland
Hills.
SECTION 4:' The zoning district as herein established has been made in accordance
with a comprehensive plan for the purpose of promoting the health, safety,
morals, and general welfare of the community.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of
the Code of Ordinances, City of North Richland Hills, Texas, as amended,
except when the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the
provisions of such ordinances and such code, in which event the
conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such code are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 6: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the
sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance
are severable, and if any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase
of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment
or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality
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shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance, since the same would have been
enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this Ordinance of
any such unconstitutional section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase.
SECTION 7: Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of the Zoning
Ordinance and the zoning map of the City of North Richland Hills as
amended hereby shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon final
conviction thereof fined in an amount not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00). Each day any such violation shall be allowed to continue shall
constitute a separate violation and is punishable hereunder.
SECTION 8: All rights and remedies of the City of North Richland Hills are expressly
saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of any ordinances
governing zoning that have accrued at the time of the effective date of this
Ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation,
both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such
ordinances, same shall not be affected by this Ordinance but may be
prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 9: The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause the
publication of the descriptive caption and penalty clause of this Ordinance
as required by law, if applicable.
SECTION 10: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon publication as
required by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this 27th day of October, 2025.
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
J ck McCarty, Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Bradley . Anderle, City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Cori Reaume
Director of Planning
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Exhibit A—Property Description—Ordinance No. 3931—Page 1 of 1
Zoning Case ZC25-0144
Tracts 1F and 1K,Oziah Rumfield Survey,Abstract 1040
8912 Eden Road, North Richland Hills,Texas
BEING a 2.001 acre tract of land situated in the Oziah Rumfield Survey, Abstract No 1365, Tarrant County,
Texas, being all that certain tract of land described in deed to James Stewart and wife, Kelly Stewart, as
recorded in Instrument Number D225117225,Official Public Records,Tarrant County,Texas,and being more
particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at a 1/2-inch iron rod found for the northwest corner of said Stewart tract and the northeast corner
of that certain tract of land described in deed to Ricky Jordan and wife, Susan Marie Jordan, as recorded in
Volume 10244, Page 430,Official Records,Tarrant County,Texas;
THENCE South 89°49'00"East, passing a'h-inch iron rod found at a distance of 234.91 feet and continuing a
total distance of 469.91 feet alongthe north line of said Stewart tract to a 1/2-inch iron rod found at the northeast
corner of said Stewart tract;
THENCE South 00°55'00"East along the east line of said Stewart tract,passing the most southerly northwest
corner of Lot 13,Block 2, Flamingo Estates Addition,Section II,an addition to the City of North Richland Hills,
Tarrant County, Texas, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 388-179, Page 100, Plat Records,
Tarrant County,Texas,at a distance of 10.55 feet and continuing along the common line of said Stewart tract
and said Flamingo Estates Addition a total distance of 185.36 feet to a' -inch iron rod found at the southeast
corner of said Stewart tract and the southwest corner of said Flamingo Estates Addition,said iron rod being on
the north line of Lot 9R, Block 2, Flamingo Estates Addition, an addition to the City of North Richland Hills,
Tarrant County,Texas,according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 388-168, Page 41,said Plat Records;
THENCE North 89°49'00"West passing a 1/2-inch iron rod found at a distance of 235.00 feet and continuing a
total distance of 470.61 feet along the south line of said Stewart tract to a 1/2-inch iron rod found at the
southwest corner of said Stewart tract, the southeast corner of aforesaid Jordan tract, and the northwest
corner of that certain tract of land described in deed to Philip Blakeman and Jillian A. Blakeman,as recorded
in Instrument No.D222041911,aforesaid Official Public Records;
THENCE North 00°42"00"West,a distance of 185.36 feet along the common line of said Stewart and Jordan
tracts to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 87,151 square feet or 2.001 acres of land,more or less.