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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance No. 95-04�� • • __ . . . ' • , � ' • r''� '� � ' ' • '• . : � � . . . ORDINANCE NO. 95-4 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX C OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY CODE, SAME BEING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ORDINANCE NO. 84-15, AS AMENDED, ORIGINALLY PASSED AND APPROVED THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1984, AND BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY ADDING TO SECTION 7 THEREOF A NEW SUBSECTION R; PROVIDING FOR AN ENTRYWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT TO PRESERVE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CITY ALONG ARTERIAL STREET ENTRYWAYS INTO THE CITY; PROVIDING THAT SUCH ENTRYWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT SHALL NOT REVOKE EXISTING UNDERLYING ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS BUT RATHER BE IN ADDITION TO SUCH CLASSIFICATIONS; PROVIDING BOUNDARIES OF SUCH ENTRYWAY OVERLAY DISTRICTS; ESTABLISHING AREA AND HEIGHT REGULATIONS; ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SIGNS, SCREENING, AND LANDSCAPING; PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES; PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2, 000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITYe * * * * * BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, STATE OF TEXAS: Section 1. Appendix C of the Friendswood City Code, same being City of Friendswood, Texas, Ordinance No. 84-15, as amended, originally passed and approved the 19th day of November, 1984, and being the Zoning Ordinance of the City, is hereby amended by adding to Section 7 thereof a new Subsection R to provide as follows: 01R. Entryway Overlay Districts. lo General Purpose and Description. The Entryway Overlay District ("EOD") is intended to preserve the physical characteristics of the City of F�iendswood along its entryways by promoting the safety, welfare, convenience, and enjoyment of travel along these entryways; ensuring that signage is clear and appropriate to prevent needless clutter in appearance; providing for unified and orderly development; and promoting and aiding economic growth. The establishment of an EOD does not repeal the underlying zoning classification of property to which the EOD applies. The requirements of the EOD are in addition to the requirements of the underlying zoning district. In the event of conflict between the F1ND\ENTRY WAY.O RD\071796 . ' • •.� �• � ' /'� �� . • ' • � . �. � ,� ' ' ' , requirements of the EOD and the underlying zoning classification, the requirement of the EOD shall apply. 2 . Permitted Uses. Permitted uses in the EODs shall be determined by the underling zoning districts. 3 . Boundaries. Those areas designated as EODs shall extend a minimum distance of two hundred feet (200' ) from the street right-of-way or the rear of the property having frontage, whichever is lesse 4e Area and Height Rectulations. Height of buildings and structures shall in no case exceed two (2) stories or thirty-f ive f eet (3 5' ) o Area regulations shall also be determined by the underlying districts, except that all front setbacks must be a minimum of thirty feet (30' ) . 5. Sign Requlations. Signs shall be permitted within the EODs according to the Sign Ordinance of the City of Friendswood. However, only monument style signs shall be permitted in the landscape/buffer area (see paragraph 8) . A twenty-five (25) square foot reader board may be incorporated into the monument sign, in addition to the allowable fifty (50) square feet, but no portable signs will be permitted on site if a reader board exists. Monument style signs should also be compatible with the architectural style of the building(s) located on siteo 6. Screenina. The following uses shall be screened to a height sufficient to completely screen the use from view at ground level: a. all outside storage; b. industrial activities; c. off-street loading areas; d< refuse storage areas, dumpsters, and all related activities; e. aid conditioning and heating equipment; fo microwave and satellite antennas; and g. detention ponds*e An opaque screen composed of berms**, walls, fences, vegetation, or a combination of these materials between the property line and the development shall be used; however, in no case shall any of the above mentioned activities be closer to the street than the thirty (30) foot setback linee *If detention ponds are part of the landscaping plan, screening would not be necessary. FWD\ENTRYWAY.ORD\071796 -Z- . ' . � ^ ''"1 � ' '• . �. � . , . � **Berms used for any type of screening will be limited to a height of three feet (3' ) and must be landscaped. 7. Utilities. All on-site utilities shall be located underground, at owner's �expense, unless required by the utility company to be otherwise located. This requirement does not apply to electrical transmission or distribution lines. 8o Landscapinqe The minimum requirements for areas within the EOD are as followse a. Properties with frontage along the entryway shall provide a minimum ten (10) foot wide landscape buffer along the entire length of the lote b. One tree shall be required for every twenty- five feet (25') , or portion thereof, of frontage. For example, a lot sixty-five feet (65') wide would require three trees. One- half of the required trees must have a minimum caliper of four inches (4") ; the remaining one-half must have a minimum caliper of two inches (2") . c. All other landscaping requirements in other sections of the ordinance must also be satisfied. d. All parking areas adjacent to the buffer zone shall be screened with architectural and/or landscape materials. Shrubs used to screen parking areas should be a minimum height of two feet (2 ' ) . 9. Architectural Elements. a. Commercial: 1. The design of retaining walls and other architectural elements used to screen outdoor storage areas, dumpsters, vehicles, etc. , shall incorporate harmonious colors, materials, and textures so as to be compatible with the design and architecture of the main building on the lot. 2. Structures within the EOD shall be of a construction compatible with the characteristics and heritage of the City FWD\ENTRYWAY.ORD\071796 �3- � . � . � ' ; ' ' . . . ' � . � � �"` � ' . . . of Friendswood. Exterior walls must be masonry or wood. b. Residential: 1. Residential development not facing the entryway (i.e. subdivisions, etc. ) shall be required to install an opaque screening wall no closer than five feet (5' ) from the street right-of-wayo Said wall shall be a minimum of six feet (6') in height. 2 . Trees shall be planted adjacent to the wall on the entryway side at intervals of twenty-five feet (25' ) , with one-half having a minimum caliper of four inches (4") and one-half having a minimum caliper of two inches (2") . 1t Section 2e Any person who shall violate any provision of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $2, 000. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. Section 3 . In the event any clause, pY�rase, provision, sentence, or part of this Ordinance or the application of the same to any person or circumstance shall for any reason be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect, impair, or invalidate this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision hereof other than the part declared to be invalid or unconstitutional; and the City Council of the City of Friendswood, Texas, declares that it would have passed each and every part of the same notwithstanding the omission of any such part thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional, whether there be one or more partss PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this lOth day of July , 1995. FWD\ENTRYWAY.ORD\071796 -4- . . '�. � � ' . � . ^ ' ' , . . . 1 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on second and final reading this 24th day of July , 1995. � �, n �' y Evely B. Ne an Mayor ATTEST: , F D loris Mc e zi , RMC City Secretary � FWD\ENTRYWAY.ORD\071796 �'rJ-