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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 879 Amending ORD 111 Permit for Erection of Townhomes 26 ORDINA NUl'4BER AN AME~DING ORDINANCE NUMB~~ III TH1 OF WEST UNIVERSITY TO PERMIT THE ERECTION OF TOWJlJfWUSFS AS WI'l'HIN AREA PROVIDI~G REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO SETBACK AND COVERAGE IN rOWNHOUS~ DISTRICT; CONTAINING AND AN EFFECTI~ IT O~DAINED COMMISSION OF OF WFST Place i,romed i the ion thereto of on shall D or be usod s~o 0 . or structurally altered which is arranged or designed to be used for other than one or more of the follm,ing uses, except as otherwise specifically provided in this ordinance. (1) A use that conforms in all respects to the require- ments as to the use, lot size) location of main and accessory buildings, frontage) setbacks and size of main and accessory buildings, in Single-Family Dwelling District I (First Single-Family Dvelling District. (2) Townhouses as hereinafter defined. (3) Accessory buildings as defined in Section 2(3) of ordinance number insofar as such buildings comply with all provisions of Section 24A, that no accessory buildings shall be used as quarters. B. A Townhouse is a structure which is one of a series of units designed and used only for s -family occupancy, ground to sky, with no entrances or to or from adjoining structures, if any. C. One or more townhouses may be located upon a building as that term is hereinafter defined. 27 (1) Building Site is defined as any area of ground in the District having a common ownership and containing a minimum of 000 square feet. (2) On any building site there may be constructed such number of townhouses and accessory buildings as shall comply with the open space and setback require- ments herein specified. D. Forty per cent ( of the area of each building site shall be open space, free and clear of any structure of any kind or character. E. Building site coverage in said Townhouse be as follows: District shall (1) No building or other structure of any kind or character shall be constructed or erected within five (5) feet of the front property line of any building site. (2) No building or structure of any kind or character shall be constructed or erected within five (5) feet of the rear property line, except a wooden fence as hereinafter provided, nor within three (3) feet of any side property line; however, on corner building sites, no building or other structure of any kind shall be constructed or erected within five (5) feet of the rear property line. a wooden fence as hereinafter provided, nor within ten (10) feet of any side street. (3) No building or structure, designed or used for a resi~ dence, shall be located within twenty (20) feet of the rear property line of the building site or lot. (4) All of the existing lots in said Townhouse Dwelling District are declared to, and shall hereafter front on Bissonnet Street and the setback requirements shall be determined in accordance therewith. F. The dimensions of any townhouse erected shall be such as to provide not less than 1,2000 square feet of floor space (living area), and shall be not less than 16 feet in width, measured to include outside walls and one-half of common wall between townhouses. G. The parking of motor vehicles in said District shall be controlled by the following regulations. (1) Two on-property parking spaces shall be provided for each townhouse or place of residence. Each such park- ing space shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet, and shall have means of vehicular 28 access to a street or alley, as well as maneuvering areas, and each parking space shall be clearly out- lined and marked on the ground. (2) Said parking areas shall be paved with an asphaltic or concrete surface, afford adequate drainage and shall have bumper guards where needed. (3) Parking areas shall be used for private passenger automobile parking only, with no sales, dead storage, display, repair work, dismantling or delayed servic- ing of any kind. No mobile homes, with or without wheels, and no trucks or buses shall be parked in any said parking area. (4) The on-property parking area shall be to the rear of the front building line. (5) The driveway or driveways for access to the on-property parking area shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width, provided, however, that such driveway or drive- ways shall be not less than twent (20) feet in width when the driveway distance from a dedicated and accessible public street exceeds one-hundred ten (110) feet. All such driveways shall be paved with an asphaltic or concrete surfacing. The length of the driveway shall not exceed five hundred (500) feet from any parking space to an accessible street. H. Each townhouse or residence shall be constructed fronting upon Bissonnet Street. I. Only the following signs shall be permitted in said Town- house Dwelling District: (1) Signs, for the purpose of identifying the property, not exceeding six (6) square feet in area, placed back of the building line or attached to the wall of the structure, which sign or signs shall not be illuminated. J. If and when any townhouse is constructed on any lot, the owner or owners of such lot shall construct or cause to be constructed and maintained, an opaque fence or wall along the entire width of the lot between the To~~house Dwelling District and the Single-Family Dwelling District immediately adjacent thereto, such fence or wall to be a minimum of six (6) feet in height and a maximum of seven (7) feet in height, from ground level. (1) If, in compliance with the aforesaid provision, the owner of said lot desires to build a wooden fence or wall, said wooden fence or wall may be located and erected on the rear property line of the lot, subject to the rights of the city and all public utilities to egress and ingress to the 29 five-foot (5') easement located on the rear of the lot for the purpose of construction and/or main- tenance of sewer and/or gas lines or poles used for the rendition of public utility services of all kinds to the public generally. (2) in compliance with the aforesaid provision, the owner of a lot desires to erect a masonry wall, such wall shall be located and erected a mlnlmum of five (5) feet from the rear line of the lot. K. If any townhouse should not be adjacent to the utility easement at the rear of the such townhouse shall not be sold or conveyed unless and until the ovmer of the lot grants to the purchaser an utility easement over and across any area between such rear utility easement and the townhouse being sold. L. The maximum height of any structure or building in said Townhouse Dwelling District shall be two and one-half (2 not to exceed thirty-five (35) feet. M. The partition wall or walls between adjoining townhouses shall be of such material and construction to a four (4) hour fire protection, as described and under the National Building Code heretofore the City of West University such wall or walls shall extend from the ground level to the underside of the roof deck. N. In the event that a land area or in excess of 000 square feet is developed or is intended to be developed as one building site in said District, the owner or owners of said bUilding site shall submit a to the City Commission for its the proposed development plan and the proposed location of all improvements, utilities and open areas on said building site. No building permit shall be issued for any improvements in said in those instances where such approval is necessary, unless and until the Building Inspector is presented with a map or with the approval of the C Com- mission endorsed thereon." separate other sion that if invalid, all Section 2. It is the intention of the City Commission that each provision of this ordinance shall be deemed independent of all herein, and it is further the intention of the City Commis- any provision or part thereof of this ordinance be declared other provisions thereof shall remain valid and enforceable. 30 Section ~. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immed- from and after its passage, and approval by the PASSED this the 10th day of October, 1966. Commissioners All APPROVED this the 10th day of October, 1966. Commissioners Voting No: None ATTEST: APPROVED: