HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2020-O0011 - Amending Chapter 40 - Minimum Yard Requirements - 02/11/2020 First Reading Second Reading
January 28,2020 February 11, 2020
Item No. 7.1 Item No. 8.7
ORDINANCE NO. 2020-00011
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 40 "ZONING" OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, BY AMENDING THE
MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS FOR THE R-2 TWO-FAMILY ZONING
DISTRICT; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A CONSISTENCY IN APPLICATION CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas (The
"Commission"), during its meeting on January 02, 2020, found that it is in the best interest of the
citizens of Lubbock to amend the minimum yard requirements within the R-2 Two-Family zoning
district within Chapter 40 of the code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock (the"Code"); and
WHEREAS, the Commission recommends that the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas
(the"Council")amend Chapter 40 of the City of Lubbock Code of ordinances as amended below;
and
WHEREAS,the Council finds and determines that it is necessary and proper in the interest of the
health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Lubbock to amend Chapter 40 of the City
of Lubbock Code of Ordinances by amending the minimum yard requirements within the R-2
Two-Family zoning district, NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1.THAT Section 40.03.0326 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock,Texas
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 40.03.326 Yard requirements
(a) The minimwn yard requirements shall be as set forth in Table 40.03.326.
Yard (Minimum building setback
distance from property line)
Front yard 1 20'
Rear yard2 15'
Side yard (Interior) 5'
Side yard (Street facing)3 5'
I. For lots fronting on cul-de-sacs,the minimum front yard shall be five garage shall have a front setback ofat
least twenty(20)feet.
2. A one story wing or extension may be built to within eighteen inches(I8")ol'the rear lot line.However,if access to a garage or
one-story carport is from the alley or an access easement,the minimum setback shall be twenty(20)feet for garages,or five
(5)feet f or one story carports not having solid side walls.Setbacks shall be measured from the property line il'from an alley
and/or from the casement line il'from an access easement.
3. In no case shall a,,ara a fronting onto a street be within twenty(20)feet ol'thc street property line.
SECTION 2. THAT violation of any provision of this Ordinance shall be deemed a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not to exceed Two=Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($2,000.00) as provided in
Section 40.01.006 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Lubbock.
SECTION 3. THAT should any paragraph, section, 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 4. THAT the intent of this Ordinance is to apply consistent changes to any portion of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock that is or may be affected by the changes provided
herein. This Ordinance is also intended to apply consistent changes to any Ordinance that has been
approved by the City Council of the City of Lubbock that is or may be affected by the changes
provided herein. If this Ordinance has omitted any portion of the Code of Ordinances or any other
Ordinance that should otherwise be affected by the changes provided herein, such omission is
inadvertent and unintentional, and, upon the effective date of this Ordinance, any such omitted
portion of the Code of Ordinances or other Ordinance shall be interpreted in such a manner as to
comply with the changes provided herein.
SECTION S. THAT the City Secretary of the City of Lubbock, Texas, is hereby authorized and
directed to cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative means
of publication provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this 28th day of January , 2020.
Passed by the City Council on second reading this 11 th day of_ Feb i t , 2020.
DANIEL M. POPE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Reb cca Garza, City Secr
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,APPROVED'., S—T-O:INTENT:
Bryan Is irector of Planning
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Lli Leisure, Assistant City Attorney
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