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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 08/37 Amending Section 21-100ORDINANCE NO. ~g~37 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 21-100 (4) TO ADD SUBSECTION (e) TO PROVIDE FRONT ARTICULATION INCENTIVES IN SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICTS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of University Park and the City Council of the City of University Park, in compliance with the laws of the State of Texas with reference to the granting of zoning classifications and changes, have given the requisite notices by publication and otherwise, and have held due hearings and have afforded a full and fair hearing to all property owners generally, and City Council of the City of University Park is of the opinion and finds that said zoning changes should be granted and that the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance should be amended; Now, Therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS: SECTION L That Section 21-100 (4) (e) of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of University Park, Texas, is hereby amended to add subsection (e) read as follows: "21-100 Single-Family Dwelling Districts (4) Special Yard Reyuirements (e) Front Articulation Incentives i. To provide incentives for articulation on the front fa~ade of single-family homes on lots sixty feet (60') or less in width, a design based upon the illustrations shown below may be used as an alternative to the Front Yard and Rear Yard requirements of this section: L In Alternative 1(see illustration below): a. Area B must be larger than Area A; b. Area C cannot exceed Area B; c. Area B must be behind the Front Building Line; d. No front fa~ade wall plane shall exceed 60% of the entire front farade width; e. All other side massing and roof requirements shall apply; and, f. When an extension into the required rear yard is a result of the use of this alternative, the 42% vertical side wall length in excess of twelve feet six inches (12' 6") and the vertical wall surfaces exceeding twelve feet six inches (12' 6") located closer than 40 feet to the rear property line, may be reduced only to achieve the extension, not to exceed 3', into the required rear yard. (Refer to Section 21-100 (3) (a}) 2. In Alternative 2A (see illustration below): a. Area B must be at least 50 % of Area A; b. Area B must be behind the Front Building Line; c. No front fa~ade wall plane width shall exceed 60% of the entire front fa~ade width; and, d. All other side massing and roof requirements shall apply. 3. In alternative 2B (see illustration below): a. Area B must be at least 50 % of Area A; b. Area B must be behind the Front Building Line; c. No front fa~ade wall plane width shall exceed 60% of the entire front farade width; and, d. All other side massing and roof requirements shall apply. Alternative #1 Proposed Front Articulation Incentive Lots 60' (feet) or less in width ~----- ------ -~- Property I Line ~ I I I Rear Setback I C ~ I ~Une ~ 3' Feet Max. ~ ----- - - ~ I I - - - - - - - L - - - - - - I I I 60°h of ' I ~ Facade Width ~ Maximum ~ I Average Front i I ' ~Setback ------ ~ r ----- B ~ A I I 2' Feet Maximum f I ' I 25 Feet Minimum __ _____ Sidewalk _ ____ _J__ Area 'B' must be larger than Area 'A' Area'C' cannot exceed Area'B' Area 'B' must be behind the Front Building Line No front facade wall plane shall exceed a distance greater than 60% of the entire front facade width. All other side massing and roof requirements appiy. When the extension into the rear yard is a result of this facade articulation incentive, the 42% side wall length requirement and the 40'-foot rear setback requirement may be reduced only to achieve the 3'-foot extension into the rear yard. Date May 21, 2008 Alternative #2A Proposed Front Articulation Incentive Lots 60' (feet) or less in width ----------~- Property ~ I Line ~ ~ I ~ Rear Setback I Line ~ I - - - - - -' - - - - - - - - - - - - ~- - - - - - - r- i , ~ i ' so~,a or I ~ Facade Width I ~ I Maximum ~ I Average Front ~ B ~ ~Setback I ~ - - - - - r - r - - 1' foot Setback -T-~ A I Minimum ~ 2' Feet Maximum 25' Feet Minimum I I I '__._______ ____-J_' Sidewalk Area'B' must be at least 50% of Area'A' Area 'B' must be behind the Front Building Line No front facade wall plane shall exceed a distance greater than 60% of the entire front facade width. All other side massing and roof requirements appiy. Date May 21, 2008 Alternative #2B Proposed Front Articulation Incentive Lots 60' (feet) or less in width ---i- PropeRy ~--------- Line ~ I ~ RearSetback I Line I ~ I - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 I i 60°h of ~ Facade Width I Maximum I ~ I ~ I Average Front ~ B B I ~Setback ~ I _ -r - 1' foot Setback ~ p1 I 2' Feet Maximum Minimum ~ ~ I 25' Feet Minimum I ~~~~~~~~ _~~~_~J~_ Sidewalk Area 'B' must be at least 50% of Area 'A' Area 'B' must be behind the Front Building Line No front facade wall plane shall exceed a distance greater than 60% of the entire front facade width. Ail other side massing and roof requirements apply. Date May 21, 2008 « SECTION 2. All ordinances of the City of University Park in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. Should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this ordinance, or the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, as amended hereby, be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, and shall not affect the validity of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance as a whole. SECTION 4. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, as amended hereby, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in the municipal court of the City of University Park, Texas, shall be punished by a fine to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense, and each and every day such violation shall continue shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense. SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide. DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on the lst day of July 2008. APPROVED: ES H. HOL E III, YOR ATTEST: BRANDY VOG CITY SEC TARY ` A PROVED AS TO FORM• ~ ~ '~ , ~ ~ ' ~~ CITY ATTORNEY