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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 2308 ORDINANCE NO. 2308 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF NORTH RICH LAND HILLS, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1874, THE ZONING REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, AS AMENDED, TO AMEND SITE PLAN APPROVAL REGULATIONS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has determined the need to amend the site plan approval regulations in the Zoning Ordinance; and 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 5, Section 510 SITE PLAN REGULATIONS, be hereby amended to read as follows: Section 510. Site Plan Approval Requirements A. Purpose The purpose of site plan approval is to ensure efficient and safe land development; to provide for compatible uses of land; to ensure compliance with applicable design standards; and to ensure compliance with applicable codes, ordinances and policies of the City of North Richland Hills. B. Site Plan Approval Required Where a site plan is required by these regulations, no building permit shall be issued for any development unless a site plan has been reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approved by the City Council in the manner prescribed herein. C. Site Plan Details Application for site plan approval shall be made on forms provided by the Planning and Zoning Coordinator. Said application shall be submitted with drawings showing the location of the site and all existing and proposed buildings with sufficient information to evaluate impacts on adjacent properties. Site plan drawings shall be prepared at a scale of 1" = 50'. The Planning and Zoning Coordinator may accept an alternate scale provided the scale is adequate to document all physical features. Sheet sizes shall be appropriate for the development being proposed and for inclusion in an agenda packet. The Planning and Zoning Coordinator shall not accept any drawings considered insufficient for public record. Site plan submittals shall at a minimum include the following features: Ord. 2308 1 1. Property boundaries with dimensions and building setback lines. 2. Location of proposed buildings and structures indicating sizes in square feet. 3. Data to show percentage of lot covered with buildings. 4. Elevation drawings of buildings indicating exterior surface materials, building heights, and data showing percentage of masonry exterior surfaces. 5. The location and intensity of exterior lighting facilities. 6. The location of mechanical equipment. 7. Outside storage and I or display areas. 8. Drive-up window locations. 9. Curb cut locations. 10. Parking, loading, and maneuvering areas. 11. Landscaping areas showing sizes of trees and shrubs with calculation table. 12. Location of screening walls and fences with sample elevation and type of materials. 13. Dumpster location with screening as required. 14. Pole or monument signs with elevations with dimensions, areas, and lighting intensity. D. Supplemental requirements City staff may require additional information for specific site plans to determine compliance with city regulations or to fully assess the impact of the proposed development on adjacent properties. Such information may include, but is not limited to, proposed grading and drainage plans, existing and proposed water, sewer, and storm water facilities, flood plain data, traffic analysis, road capacities, market information, economic data for similar developments, and hours of operation. E. Review Procedures The Planning and Zoning Coordinator shall coordinate the review of all site plans with other city departments. All site plan documents should be submitted a minimum of 30 days prior to the date of the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at which approval is being sought. Staff shall review the site plan submittal for compliance with applicable codes and ordinances and provide the applicant with written comments identifying items requiring a response. When the applicant has revised and resubmitted the site plan according to staff comments and furnished written responses to each comment at least 10 days prior to the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at which approval is being sought, the site plan will be placed on the agenda for the next available meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission. F. Waiver The Planning and Zoning Commission may, at the request of the applicant, recommend a waiver of any submittal requirement or staff comment in making its recommendation to the City Council. However, a waiver recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission shall not preclude the City Council from denying the waiver request. G. Recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission No public hearing or property notification of a site plan review is required unless property notification Ord.2308 2 or public hearing is required by a provision of a planned development, special use permit, rezoning request, or by the Texas Local Government Code. Based upon its findings, the Commission may recommend approval, conditional approval, request modifications, or deny approval of the site plan based on evaluation of the site plan review criteria contained in these regulations. When the applicant has modified and resubmitted the site plan in accordance with the recommendation and modifications required of the Planning and Zoning Commission at least 20 days prior to the meeting of the City Council at which approval is being sought, the site plan will be placed on the agenda of the next available meeting of the City Council for consideration. H. Review Criteria for Site Plan Approvals The following criteria shall be used as a guide for evaluating a site plan of a proposed development for compliance with applicable codes, ordinances, and policies of the City of North Richland Hills. 1. The site plan's consistency with the North Richland Hills Comprehensive Plan, Master Thoroughfare Plan, and other planning documents used as a guide for future development of the City which have been approved by the City Council. 2. The site plan's compliance with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. 3. The relationship and impact of the development with respect to adjacent uses. I. Conflicts with Codes or Ordinances Approval of a site plan does not authorize any work in conflict with any codes, ordinances, or policies of the City of North Richland Hills. Any alteration to the site plan resulting from another rule or regulation, or engineering requirement, shall require amendment of the site plan using the procedure provided herein. J. Time Limit on Site Plan Approval Unless (1) a building permit has been approved by the Building Official within eighteen (18) months from the date of final approval of the site plan by the City Council, and (2) a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued within one year of the date of the issuance of the building permit, the site plan approval shall expire, and a re-review and re- approval of the site plan shall be required. Said re-review and re-approval shall be subject to the rules and regulations applicable at the time of re-approval. K. Amendment An approved site plan may be amended in the same manner as the original site plan approval, but subject to the rules and regulations applicable at the time of amendment. 2. APPLICATION FEE. That the application fee for a site plan review when said site plan is not simultaneously submitted with a rezoning request, planned development or special use permit application shall be Two Hundred and Twenty Five Dollars ($225.00). Ord. 2308 3 3. 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. 4. SAVINGS CLAUSE. That Ordinance Number 1874, the Comprehensive 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. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force from and after its passage. APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THIS 14th DAY OF MA Y1998. ?'ìf\AA /J 4 , '" Nv- y, tI. f.::;»f-!JVÞvV Secretary, Planning and Zoning Commission J~~ ;¿~~ Chairman, Plannln9ãñflofft~mmission Ord. 2308 4 PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 8th DAY OF JUNE 1998. \\I\\ilOlllj¡IIII ,,\11 1(('1.'1. ",~ :.''/, f~ ........... ~~~ ~.- ..'~ ;::f ..en ... 'So- ~ .. ~ 'S- ... . , - . ; ~IL ¡ \ ~ A TTEST~~~ r ;~¡~1 "Ó~'ð" fJðL':::: # . ... -- '.', . ·'r_ ~ """ "j ,-~... ..~ "'J ~ ~ --;)(;l:tu¡ . "'" ...,......-. . ..... ..; ~./'/. VOl~' '. " '/ 111'11 . City Secretary I City of North Richland Hills, Texas APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: DE~~~ APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Attor~ty ~ Ord. 2308 f J.¿ ÞI M\yor,~y offlo 5