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ORDINANCE NO. ?
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
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BUILDING PERMITS; BY WHOM ISSUED; PRESCRIBING
FEES; PRESCRIBING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH
BUILDING PERMITS MAY ISSUE; PRESCRIBING REGU-
LATIONS AS TO SIZE AND TYPE OF C~NSTRUCTION,
USE AND OCCUPANCY, AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS
WITHIN SUCH GENERAL TERMS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS:
SECT! ON 1
BUILDING PERMITS REQUIRED: No person, firm, corporation or
association of persons whatsoever shall from and after the passage
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hereof construct any building of any kind, character or description
within the city limits of North Rich1and Hills, without hav'ng first
obtained a permit from the City Secretary, or his duly authorized
agent, authorizing such construction and after payment of the fees
for the issuance of such permit as hereInafter prescribed.
SECTION 11
RESTR I cn ONS:
1. No building permit shall be issued by the City Secretary,
or his duly authorized agent, for the constructÍlon or placing, and
no person, firm, corporation or association or persons whatsoever
shall construct or place any dwelling, structure or other bui lding
designed or usable as a dwelling, on any lot, tract or parcel of land
unless the lot, tract or parcel of land upon which each such structure
is to be located or is located has been defined, delineated or des-
cribed by a map or plat filed~rrreco~d in the Deed Records of
Tarrant County; provided, however, that this article shall not
prohibit the issuance of a bui lding permit for the construction or
placing of any single structure designed or usable as a dwelling
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located on any tract of land set apart, delineated or defined by a
metes anø bounds description and recorded in the Deed Records of
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J:€ieef'èed ir. t~-e 'Be~tJ -R('61'8ö of Tarrant County prior to the effective
date of this article, and shown on a plat giving an accurate location
of such tract relative to an existing recorded addition or subdivision
when the only structure (with its permitted appurtenances) is located
thereon, faces or fronts upon a regularly establ ished publ ic thorough-
fare.
2. No building permit shall be issued by the City Secretary
or his duly authorized agent for the erection or placing of any
dwelling on a lot,;the width or the street frontage of which has been
decreased from the width or street frontage as originally platted.
3. No bUilding permit shall be issued by the City Secretary
or his duly authorized agent for the erection or placing of any dwell-
ing on the rear portion of any corner lot. For the purpose of this
section, a corner lot is defined as a lot which is situated at the
junction of any two or more streets.
SECTION III
SIZE AND TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION; EXCEPTIONS:
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No building permit shall be issued by the City Secretary
or his duly authorized agent contrary to the following rules and
regulations:
1. The regulations hereinafter contained shall apply to
all lots and blocks within the corporate limits of North Richland
Hills at the date of the adoption of this Ordinance, except that the
same shall not apply to Lot 7, Block 4; Lots 11 through 16 inclusive,
Block 5; and Lots 10 through 13 inclusive, Block 11; which are ex-
cluded from the following restrictions and regulations, and which
said lots may be used for business purposes, and the same may be
again subdivided either for business or for residential purposes, but
if so subdivided such subdivision shall be made fin substantial accord-
ance with the pattern for lots, blocks, streets, building lines and
easements as in the balance of the present city I imits of North
Richland Hills, and if so subdivided for resident~l purposes the
restrictions and regulations hereinafter contained shall apply.
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2. All lots in all blocks, with the exceptions set out in
the next preceding paragraph hereof, shall be residential lots and
no structure shall be erected on any such lot other than one single
family detached dwell ing not exceeding two stories in height and a one
or two car garage and servants house not to exceed one story in height,
and no garage apartment shall be erected thereon.
3. The ground floor enclosed area,of each and all dwell ings
erected on the lots hereinafter named, exclusive of open porches,
breezeways and garages, shall not be less than 1100 square feet in the
case of one-story structures. In the event that a one and one-half
story dwelling structure is erected on any lot in this paragraph
described, the lower floor shall have a minimum of 2/3rds of the
required floor space of a one story structure. All such dwell ings
shall be constructed of masonry, masonry veneer or stucco to the
extent of at least 25% of the area of Its exterior walls. Such lots
are as follows:
All lots in Block
All lot sin Bloc k 8
Lots 1 and Lots 11 through 18 (both inclusive
in Block 2
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erected on the lots hereinafter named, exclusive, of open porches,
breezeways and agrages, shall not be less than 1200 square feet, in
case of one-story structures. In case of one and one-half or two-story
structure is erected on a lot, the lower floor shall have a minimum
of two-thirds of the required floor space for a one-story structureo
Each and all of such dwell ings shall be constructed of masonry,
masonry veneer or stucco, to the extent of at least fifty per cent
of the area of its exterior walls, which lots are as follows:
Lots 2 through 10, (both inclusive) Block 2
Lots through 8 (both Inclusive), Block 7
Lots 12 through 18 (both inclusive), Block 7
Lots 1 through 8 (both inclusive), Block 9
Lots 9, 10 and 11 in Block 7
Lots 9, 10 and 11 i n Block 9
Lots 10, 11, I 2 and 13 in Block 13
The ground floor enclosed area of each and all dwellings,
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Lots 12 through 19 (both inclusive), Block 9
Lots through 9 (both inclusive), Block 13
Lots through 6 (both inclusive), Block 4
Lots through 10 (both inclusive), Block 5
All lots in Block 3
All lots in Block 6
All lots in Block 10
Lots 1 through 9 (both inclusive), Block 1 1
All lots i n Block 12.
5. A septic tank of 500 gallons capacity, with a distri-
buting box, shall be installed for each dwelling erected in said
Addition. The effiuént shall be discharged from septic tank by use
of field t i 1 e 4 inches in diameter and shall be laid with 1/4 inch
open joint, laid In lateral trench dug to a grade for a fa 11 of no
more than 1 inch to 100 lineal feet of tile line. All trenches in
disposal field shall have a width at bottom of not less than 18
inches. Filters material shall be crushed stone or washed gravel
screened to 1~1/2 inches and shall completely encase the tile. It
sha 11 be requfired that a septic tank for one bath shall contain 12
yards of rock, and in the case of a one-half or two bath residence the
septic tank shall contain 16 yards of rock.
Septic tanks installed for dwellings having one bathroom shall
have a minimum of 200 lineal feet of drain tile for disposal of
effluent. Septic tanks installed for dwellings having one and one-
half baths or more shall have a minimum of 250 lineal feet of drain
tile for disposal of effluent.
6. No purchaser or owner shall re-subdivide any residential
lot.
7. Out buildings permitted under sub-paragraph 2 of this
Section shall conform to the requirements of sub-paragraph 3 of this
Section, and all buildings, including out buildings, shall be painted
with not less than three coats of paint.
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8. No servant's house, garage or other out-building shall
be erected on any lot prior to the erection of the dwelling thereon,
and provided further, that no servant's house shall exceed 400 square
feet in its ground floor area.
9. All business structures permissable under the provisions
hereof shall be constructed of masonry or masonry veneer to the
extent of at least 90%, and under plans and specifications first
fixed by the City Council, and which shall provide for the placing
of such structures as to permit of off-street parking. Off-street
parking is used herein as defined to mean parking other than in
areas of the street included within parallel 1 ines drawn along the
curbing on each side of the street.
SECTION IV
USE AND OCCUPANCY: All persons shall be required to conform
to the following rules and regulations with reference to use and
occupancy of all lots within the present city limits of North Richland
Hills:
1. All lots with the exception of the lots hereinabove
described which may be used for þusiness purposes, shall be for
residential purposes only, and no business or profession shall be
carried on in any such dwell ing located on any such lot.
2. No lot and no structure thereon shall ever at any time
be used, nor shall such use be permitted for the operation of any
night club~,liquor stores; pool halls; cafes or other establishments
where beer is sold, 1 iquor is allowed to be consumed or dancing is
allowed; bowl ing alleys; skating rinks; carnivals; dance halls;
domino parlors; gaming rooms; Qambl ing halls; and shooting galleries.
This prohibition is intended to apply to all lots, whether restricted
to business or residential purposes.
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3. No building shall be located nearer to the front lot
1 ine or nearer to the side street 1 ine than the building set-back
I ines, shown on plat attached to the original dedications of "NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS ADDITION," as on file in the office of the County Clerk
of Tarrant County Texas.
4. No trailer, basement, camp, tent, shack, garage, barn,
or other out-building erected on any such lot shall at any time be
used as a residence, either temporarily or permanently, nor shall any
structure of a temporary character be permitted thereon. No fence
shall be built on any lot extending close to the front or to the side
1 ine of any lot than the building 1 ine as shown on the map and plat
attached to the original dedications of ItNORTH RICHLAND HILLS ADDITION.I!
SECTION V
BUILDING PERMITS: No person, firm, corporation or Association
of persons whatsoever shall, from and after the passage hereof, con-
struct or begin any construction of any kind whatsoever without first
having obtained from the City Secretary or his authorized agent a
building permit authorizing and permitting such construction. No
building permit shall be issued by the City Secretary or his authorized
agent except in conformity with all applicable requirements berein
contained. Any person, firm, corporation or association whatsoever
desiring a building permit shall first present the plans and speci-
fications therefor to the City Secretary or his duly authorized agent
and if the City Secretary or his duly authorized agent shall find
that the plans and specifications conform to the requirements hereof,
such building permit shall be issued.
SECTION VI
FEES: Before the issuance of any building perm.it the appl i-
cant for such permit shall pay to the City Secretary or his duly
authorized agent for the use and benefit of the general revenue fund
of North Richland Hills, such fee as may be appl icable under the
following schedule:
(a) Residential structure having 1100 square feet, but
less than 1200 square feet of floor space in conformity with the
requirements hereof, a fee of $10.00;
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(b) Residential structure having 1200 square feet but less
than 1500 square feet of floor space in accordance with the require-
ments hereof, a fee of $12.50;
(c) Residential structure having 1500 square feet of floor
space in accordance with the requirements hereof, a fee of $15.00;
(d) Any business structure, meeting the requirements herein
contained, having 5000 square feet of floor space or less, a fee of
$50.00; having 5001 square feet but not more than 20,000 square feet
of floor space, a fee of $100.00; having 20,001 square feet of floor
space or more without limitation, a fee of $150.00;
(e) Any construction as an addition to an existing resi-
dence meeting the requirements herein contained, a fee of $7.50;
(f) Any addition to or other construction in connection
with an existing business structure, meeting the requirements herein
contained, having not more than 2000 square feet of floor space,
a fee of $25.00; any such addition or ~onstruction in excess of 2000
square feet of floor space the fee shall be as prescribed in paragraph
V I (d) here i nabove;
(g) Any out-building of any kind meeting the requirements
herein contained, a fee of $7.50.
SECTION VII
INTENT IN ADOPTION: The provisions hereof shall not be
construed to in any way supercede or avoid the restrictions contained
in~he original plats, dedications and the restrictions accompanying
said plats and dedications of "NORTH RICHLAND HILLS ADDITION", except
that where any restriction or requirement herein contained exceeds or
is greater than the restrictions accompanying the aforesáid original
plats or dedications, thenthe requirements, rules, regulations and
restrictions herein contained shall apply. Otherwise the requirements,
rules, regulations and restrictions herein contained shall be con$trued
as running concurrently with and as being cumulative of~he original
plats, dedications and restrictions contained in said original plats,
dedi~ations and restrictions, and nothing herein contained shall be
construed to relieve any person, firm, corporation or association
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whatsoever from complying with all of the restrictions contained in
\..' the restrictions filed with said original plats and dedications which
provided that such restrictions were covenants to run with the land
and binding upon all persons unti 1 the 28th day of June, 1976. Such
limitation of time, however, to have no application to the provisions
of this Ordinance.
SECTION VIII
SEVERABILITY: Should any Section, paragraph, sub-paragraph,
sentence, clause or p~~ase herein contained be declared void by any
court whatsoever, then all remaining portions hereof shall be held
to be in full force and effect,and the Council hereby declares that
they would have adopted all other provisions and parts hereof irres-
pective of any such void or invalid part nevertheless.
SECTION IX
EMERGENCY: The fact that North Rich1and Hills has no bui ld-
ing ordinance of any kind and that such an ordinance with provisions
and requirements as herein contained is necessary and required in
order to secure uniformity and stabilization in the development of
North Richland Hills, and il"l order to carry out a general plan for
the protection, benefit, use and convenience of the residents of North
Rich1and Hills, and of the purchasers of lots or other properties,
creates an imperative public necessity requiring that this Ordinance
be and become effective from and after its passage, and it is so
ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 21st day of June, 1954.
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North Richland Hills
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