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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 8814-1985 - Amending Ch. 29 Of The Code Of Ordinances, Entitled "Zoning" - 08/22/1985LJM:cl I I· First Reading August 22, 1985 Agenda Item #18 Second Reading September 12, 1985 Agenda Item #14 ORDINANCE NO. 8814 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 29 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF LUBBOCK, ENTITLED "ZONINGn, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 29-13.1 TO BE KNOWN AS "GO", GARDEN OFFICE DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH DISTRICT; BY AMENDING SECTION 29-4, ENTITLED "DISTRICTS", TO ADD THE NEW "GO" GARDEN OFFICE DISTRICT; BY AMENDING SECTION 29-5, ENTITLED "ZONING MAPS", TO ADD THE NEW "GO" GARDEN OFFICE DISTRICT WITH A DESIGNATED COLOR; BY AMENDING SECTION 29-26, ENTITLED "SIGNS" TO ADD THE NEW "GO" GARDEN OFFICE DISTRICT TO SUBSECTION (h), ENTITLED "SIGNS PERMITTED IN "A-1", "A-2" AND "AM" DISTRICTS"; AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 1-4 OF THE CITY CODE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance as hereinafter made has been duly presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its recommendation which was received by the City Council and, after due consideration, the City Council finds that it would be expedient and in the interest of the public health, morals and general welfare to so amend said zoning ordinance; and WHEREAS, all conditions precedent required by law for a valid amend- ment to the zoning ordinance had been fully complied with, as well as the publication of notice in compliance with Section 29-29 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock, Texas and Article 1011d, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, and such notice was duly published in the Lubbock Avalanche- Journal more than (15) days prior to the date of the public hearing before the City Council on such proposed amendment, and the public hearing according to said notice was duly held in the City Council Room, City Hall, Lubbock, Texas, at which time persons appeared in support of the proposal; and, after said hearing, it was by the City Council determined that it would be in the public interest, that the zoning ordinance be amended in the matter hereinafter set forth in the body of this ordinance and this ordinance having been introduced prior to first reading hereof; NOW THEREFORE: SECTION 1. THAT Section 29-4 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock, Texas, is hereby amended by inserting, between "AM Apartment - Medical District" and "CA Commercial -Apartment District," the following: "GO Garden Office District" SECTION 2. THAT Section 29-5(2) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock, Texas, is hereby amended by inserting between "AM Medium blue" and "CA Cerise," the following: "GO Dark blue" SECTION 3. THAT Section 29-26(h) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock, Texas, is hereby amended by adding the "GO" district as follows: "(h) [Signs permitted in "A-1", "A-2", "AM" and "GO" Districts.] The following signs shall be permitted in the "A-1 ••, "A-2", "AM" and "GO" Districts:" None of the subsections appearing under (h) shall be affected by this amendment. SECTION 4. THAT the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock, Texas, is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 29-13.1, which said section reads as follows: "Sec. 29-13.1. "GO" Garden Office District. (a) Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide for quality garden office development through proper planning and design. The regulations are intended to produce an attractive environment which will insure the compatibility between offices and adjacent uses and promote a stable environment between residential and commercial uses. When proposed garden office development is adjacent to any resi- dentially zoned property, design standards and site planning shall provide for maximum compatibility with the adjacent residential zoning districts. (b) General Provisions. (1) All uses within this district shall be general and pro- fessional office uses. (2) No residential use shall be permitted. (3) No use shall otherwise be permitted which is or would reasonably be injurious to the occupants of the adjacent premises or area or which would interfere with the reasonable use and enjoyment of their property by reason of the emission of dust, smoke, odor, glare, noise, vibration, trash, junk, water spray, or by reason of any condition which would amount to a public nuisance at common law. -2- 'I (4) When proposed development in this district is adjacent to any residential zoned district, on either side or to the rear, even if separated by a street or alley, a six (6) foot solid screening fence of wood or masonry construction shall be in- stalled and permanently maintained on the development lot along the adjacent property line unless specifically eliminated by a site plan approved by the Planning Commission. A solid wall of a building, when permitted to be located on the property line, shall constitute adequate screening. (5) All business shall be conducted entirely within a building. Outside storage and/or display of any type shall be prohibited. (6) Site Plan Requirement. No construction permit shall be issued for construction within the garden office zone district until a site plan as required by this section has been approved. The proponent shall provide the site plan as defined in this section. (7) Signs shall be permitted within the provisions of Section 29-26 of this code. (c) Permitted Uses (1) Offices, general and professional. No retail sales of merchandise shall be allowed. (2) Oil and gas wells (subject to conditions of Chapter 14, Article VI, Oil and Gas Drilling, of this code). (d) Conditional Uses. None. (e) Yard Requirements. (1) Front Yard. The minimum front yard on any lot line adjacent to a street shall be forty-three (43) feet when parking is proposed in front of the structure. When side or rear parking is approved, the minimum front yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet. This section shall not be construed so as to permit obstruction of any nature or corner lots within the visibility triangle as defined in Section 29-30(b)(6)i.2. (2) Rear and side yard. There shall be no rear or side yard requirement. Except the minimum rear and/or side yard shall be ten (10) feet for any two-story structure if the property is adjacent to any R-1 or R-2 zoned property, even if separated by an alley. -3- ,, I I (f) Lot width. There shall be no minimum lot width. (g) Lot area. There shall be no lot area requirements. (h) Lot coverage. There shall be no lot coverage requirements. (i) floor area ratio. There shall be no floor area ratio require- ment. (j) Height limit. There shall be a maximum height limit of two (2) stories, not exceeding a total height of twenty-four (24) feet. When adjacent to any R-1 or R-2 zone district, even if separated by an alley, no windows shall be permitted above ten (10) feet on the building sides facing such residential districts, unless separated by a street. (k) Off-street parking. (1) Office uses shall provide one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of net leasable floor area. (2) Provisions. a. Any lighting of drives or parking areas shall be so designed as not to cause any glare on any other residential or apartment zoned area in the vicinity. b. Plans for off-street parking areas shall be submitted to be checked and approved as to number of spaces, !access, and ingress and egress by the City Traffic Enginee~ under the terms of this district and the city's driveway 'regu- lations. (1) Site plan defined. Site plans submitted under the provisions of this section shall include the following information: (1) Developer's Name and Project Title. (2) North arrow and scale used. (3) All property lines. (4) All streets, alleys and easements, both existing and proposed. (5) Dimensions of buildings and structures. -4- I I' (6) Elevation drawing of proposed structures,including archi- tectural character and materials. (7) Building height and setback from adjacent right-of-way lines. (8) Proposed ingress and egress to property, traffic flow and control, and access for emergency vehicles. (9) Off-street parking and loading areas. (10) Location and description of all utilities, existing and proposed. (11) Type, dimension, and character of proposed screening and buffering. (12) Location and design of signs, existing and proposed. (13) Outdoor lighting. (14) Landscape plan for the development lot and parkway, in- cluding irrigation system. (m) Site Plan Review Process. Prior to issuance of a construction permit, a site plan shall be submitted to the Codes Administrator which contains each item noted at 29-13.1(1). The Code Administrator or designated representative shall determine that the proposed development meets the letter and intent of this section by review of the site plan. Should a difference of opinion about compliance arise between a proponent and Codes Administration, the site plan shall be placed on the next available agenda of the Planning Commission as "other business" for resolution. (n) Landscaping requirements. (1) Ten percent of the total development lot area shall be landscaped and permanently maintained. Interior courtyards shall be excluded from the required ten percent. Landscaped areas shall be located on the development tract for maximum enhancement of the property and shall be visible from adjacent streets. Any landscaping placed within the visibility triangle of a corner lot must be in compliance with Section 29-30(b)(6)i.2. of this Zoning Ordinance. -5- (2) The parkway areas shall be landscaped and permanently maintained. This shall be in addition to the landscaping required above. Any landscaping placed in the parkway must be in compliance with Section 29-30(b)(6)i.3. of this Zoning Ordi- nance. (3) All landscaped areas (on the development tract and adjacent parkway) shall have an irrigation system or immediate avail- ability of water capable of sustaining plant materials. SECTION 5. THAT violation of any provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars as provided in Section 1-4 of the City Code. SECTION 6. THAT should any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby. SECTION 7. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method provided by law. AND IT IS SO ORDERED. Passed by City Council on first reading this 22nd day of August . , 1985. Passed by City Council on second reading thisl2th day of september1985. ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: -6- THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LUBBOCK M·2320-R12 Before me Doratbr Ru&&ell a Notary Public in and for Lubbock County, Texas on this day personally appeared Twill Auf 111 • Account Manaa!e r of the Southwestern Newspa- pers Corporation, publishers of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Morning, Evening and Sunday, who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that said newspaper has been published continuously for more than fifty-two weeks prior to the first insertion of this Lel!a I Notice -------------No. 683068 at Lubbock County, Texas and the attached print- ed copy of the Lel!al Not lee is a true copy of the original and was printed in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on the following dates: SePtember 14 r 2j' 1985 531 ward• @76t per word = $403,56 Account Manal!er LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Southwestern Newspapers Corporation Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23 day of SePtember 19___8S_ I \> LEGAL. NO'TlCE , ortDI8M!ceaos AN ORDINANCE ABANDCNIIIG ·AND CLosi .. Q A PORTION OF A_ IG-FOOT At.U!Y LOCA:J'ED lN FORM 58 BLOcK I, J"IIOMONT ADCit• • TION, :TO THE CITY. OF LUB- BOCK, LUBBOCK · COUNTY, ·TEXAS.· AND. MORE PARTICU· LARLY ·DESCRIBED IN THE 80DY OF ·THIS OROI~CE; .------------1. DIRECTING THE CITY ENGI-------. NEER TO MARK .THE OFFICIAL 'MAPS. OF THE! CITY OF LUB- BOCK .. ·· TO REFLECT . SAID ABANOONME'NT• AND CLOS-, lNG; P.ROVIDIN.G A SAVINGS CLAUSE;lt.ND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION... . , . , CRQI.NA'NCE NO: au AN ORDINANCE . AMENDING' CHAPTER 2t OF. THE CODE OF ORDINANCE$; · C:ITY OF LIJ8-8QCK, ENTITLED '~ZONING"," BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 29-13.1 TO BE ICNOWM AS "GO " GARDEN OFFICE. DISTRicT; PROVIDING. FOR THE RE· QUIREMENTS OF SUCH DIS.. TRICT; BY AMENDING SEC; TrON :29-4 ENTITLED "DIS· . · -TRICTS.'' TO ADD THE NEW "GO" . GARDEN OI"FICE ' DIS.. • TRICTI BY AMENDING SEC· TION :19-5, ENTITLED "ZONING MAPs;•• TO ADO THE 'NEW "GO" · GARDEN OFFICE DIS.. TRICT W.ITH A DESIGNATED COLORt .BY AMENDING SEC· · TION 29-26, ENTITLED "SIGNS" TO ADD 'THE 11!eW "GO" GAR· ,DEN.OI'FICE OISTIUCTTOSUB-SECTION · : (lol), . ENTITLED .·"SIGHS. PERMITTED IN 'AI.' ·'11.2.' ,'AND . 'A!/1',. OIS"tRICTS''> t ,AMD PROVIDI .. G FOR A PVI; iiALTY AS 'PROVIDED "FOil IN ' SECTION I.C OF THE .(:lTV '1CDDE1 PROVIDING A SAVINGS ~1CLAUSE AND PI'IOVIDING FOR hPUBLICATIOM; ·· · · · j · : ' ' ORDINANCE N0.18J5 . AN ORDI~CE AMENDING (!ZONING ORDINANCE NO. ··:II!IW ,,1AND 'tHE OFFICIAL MAP OF »THE CITY OF LUBBOCK $0 AS iTO MAKE ''tHE WING '!CHANGES: iONE • 1615-, lG.C:HANGE SECT! UXII: ~·2. CITY 01!! :L I..UB-'~IC COIIII't'Y, . TO :·AMEND 'nil!. fiT 1 IIJ8. :· .IEC'r TOCON'DITI RO'lU> .• NO f'OR II. PEIII: .U MO. , ·.~!'IDEO FOR IN. IE.CtJON l.C OF !tHE CITY CODE; PlfbVtOIHG A r.IAVUilGS CLAUSe ANO PROVIO. :: ~NGFOR.PUifliCATiON. . . . . OROII\IANCE NQ.Ifl6 ,AN ORDINANC& AMENDING CHAPTSR lt OF 1'lll! COOE OF -c>ROINANQi$, CITY OF LIJ&. IIOC:K. ENTI:tLED "ZONING.'' ..._ .. L.<._l..A.-""-'\ IIY RENUMBERING SECTION 29-3(Mil; BY ADDING TO SECTION 29-3 DEFINITIONS FOR r'CAR· N PORT.'' "GARD.EN HOME'' AND: "'TOWNHOUSE";BY. · REi'EAL· lNG SECTION. 29-U(c)(l)g WHICH REFERS TO ZERO LOT. L. INE H.OU$ESi BY AMEiDIN.G SECTION 19-U(CH2l TO PRO. VIDE FOR A PERMITTE SPE· CIFIC U$E . DISTRICT ·FOR ·~---~------------1 TOWNHOUSES ·AND GA DEN HOMES: PJlQVIDING FOR. RE· 'QUIREMENTS .··FOR TOWN• HOUSE'S AND GARDEN HOMES: AND B_ Y AMENDING S~ION 2N ENTITI:.ED "R·Z TWO .AMI· LV OI:STI.IICT" TO , . KE TOWNHOUSES AND GARDEN HOMES A PeRMITTED USE JN SUCH DISTRICT~ PROVIDING 'A i SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRO'ljDING A PENALTY AND PROV~DING It FOR PUIILICATION. · I . · ; . . ·ORDINANCE NO.I817 ' :AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER t1 OJ' THE COOE OF 1 ORDINANCES. CITY OF ILUB· BOCK, ENTITLED "ZONING," BY RENUMBERING SECTIPN29· 3l:n'all AND BY ADDINj:l. TO SECTION 19-3 A DEFINITION. FOR "CONSIGNMENT CIL.OTW lNG STORE" I AND BY RENUM-BERING SECTIONS 29-1 29-17(d)(l.S). AND 29-18( cAND ADDING TO SECTIO 29-16 . (d) A PROVISION .THAT A ON· SIGNMENT: CLOTHING S ORE BE '29-27Cd) and ii9-18(Cil A CON· DITIONAL USE IN THE " ·tA," "C-f'' AND . .,C-3" ZONIN DIS.. TRICTS; 'PROVIDING A INGS CLAUSE; PROVIO . PENALTY .'AND PR0\11 lNG· FPR P!JBLICATION. ' : . . · · ·· ORDINANCE N • 1819 V.AN OliliOINANCE CANCELLING ~AUT!10RITY ·· AND APPROVAL :FOR A TRAFFtc .SIGNAL AT .j.llOAO,WAY AN"O AVENUE 0 fAND A'VTHOIUZIIIG THE 'RE· MOVAL OF' p;~Qc TRAFFIC $!Go iNAL A$ AN.OPI!RATIVE T-.AF. .. FICIIGNAL. R·12 . . .,t,'