OR 91-500-A-105 Amends Off-Street Parking Regulations AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO 91500A105
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING THE
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 31-5,
OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS ALL DISTRICTS, AND
SECTION 31-6, PARKING REQUIREMENTS BASED ON USE, TO
ESTABLISH THE CONFIGURATION AND MINIMUM SIZE OF
REQUIRED PARKING SPACES; BY AMENDING SECTION 33
SCREENING STANDARDS, TO PROVIDE A SCREENWALL AND
LANDSCAPE SCREENING WHERE AN APARTMENT OR NON-
RESIDENTIAL USE ADJOINS A SINGLE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT; BY AMENDING SECTION 34, LANDSCAPING
REGULATIONS, TO CHANGE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR
OFF-STREET PARKING AND VEHICULAR USE AREAS, THE
LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR NONVEHICULAR OPEN SPACE
AND THE DEFINITIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH TREE
PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 42,
SPECIAL DEFINITIONS, CHANGING THE DEFINITION OF A PARKING
SPACE; AND BY AMENDING APPENDIX ILLUSTRATIONS 1, 2, 3, 4 AND
5; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; 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 City Planning and Zoning Commission and the governing body of
the City of Coppell, Texas, in compliance with the laws of the State of Texas and pursuant
to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell, have given requisite notices
by publication and otherwise, and after holding due hearings and affording a full and fair
hearing to all property owners generally, and in the exercise of legislative discretion have
concluded that the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance should be amended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell,
Texas, as heretofore amended, be, and the same is hereby, in part, amended by amending
Section $1-5 to read as follows:
"$1-5 Off-Street Parking Requirements - All Districts
1. In accordance with Appendix Illustrations Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, a parking
space shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet wide and a minimum of nineteen
(19) feet long, with two exceptions. The two exceptions are:
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a. where a parking space heads in to a curb, or other wheel stop, which
adjoins a private sidewalk at least five (5) feet wide, and
b. where a parking space heads in to a curb, or other wheel stop, which
adjoins a landscaped area designed to maintain a minimum clearance
of eight (8) inches above the parking pavement for a distance of at
least two (2) feet beyond where the curb or wheel stop restricts
vehicular forward progress.
If either or both of the conditions described in the preceding subparagraphs
a. and b. exist, a parking space shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet wide and
a minimum of seventeen (17) feet long. However, regarding the conditions
described in the preceding subparagraph b., for each one (1) square foot of
parking space reduction achieved, the minimum interior landscaping
requirements for off-street parking and vehicular use areas of Section 34-1-8,
Paragraph (A), shall be increased by a corresponding one (1) square foot.
2. Parking on private property shall not extend into or overhang public right-of-
way or adjoining property. Where on-site parking is adjacent to sidewalks,
right-of-way, and/or required landscaped areas, all parking, loading spaces,
and vehicle sales areas on private property shall have a vehicle stopping
device installed so as to prevent the wheels of motor vehicles from entering
any required landscaped areas, and to prevent any parked vehicle from
entering or overhanging a public right-of-way, public sidewalk, or any
landscaping over eight (8) inches in height above the parking pavement. An
overwide sidewalk on private property may be permitted so as to allow
encroachment of vehicle overhang while maintaining an unobstructed three
(3) feet minimum sidewalk width.
3. Refuse storage facilities placed in a parking lot shall not be located in a
designated parking or loading space. Each refuse facility shall be maintained
so as to comply with all public health and sanitary regulations. Each refuse
facility shall be located so as to facilitate pickup by refuse collection agencies
and shall be screened according to Section 33-1(6).
SECTION 2. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell,
Texas, as heretofore amended, be, and the same is hereby, in part, amended by amending
the first paragraph of Section 31-6 to read as follows:
"31-6 Parking Requirements Based on Use
In all districts there shall be provided at the time any building or structure is erected
or structurally altered, off-street parking spaces in accordance with the preceding
provisions and in accordance with the following requirements:"
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SECTION 3. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell,
Texas, as heretofore amended, be, and the same is hereby, in part, amended by amending
the first paragraph of Section 33-1 to read as follows:
"33-1 Location of Require0 Screening
1. Where the side, rear, or service side of an apartment, or the side, rear, or
service side of a non-residential use is adjacent to a single-family or two-
family residential district, a screening wall not less than six (6) feet in height
shall be erected separating the use from the adjacent residential district. In
addition, a perimeter landscape area at least ten (10) feet wide shall adjoin
the screening wall. The perimeter landscape area shah contain trees spaced
no less than forty (40) feet apart and include such landscaping as outlined in
Table 1 of Section 34. No screening is required adjacent to a street except as
required in Paragraph 2 in this section. All screening walls shall conform to
33-1.8. All trees and landscape areas shall comply with Sections 34-1-6 and 34-
1-7."
SECTION 4. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell,
Texas, as heretofore amended, be, and the same is hereby, in part, amended by amending
Section 34-1-8 to read as follows:
"34-1-8 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR OFF-STREET PARKING
AND VEHICULAR USE AREAS.
With two exceptions, open off-street surface parking, loading and
vehicular use areas, including driveways, shall be landscaped according
to the criteria outlined in paragraphs B and C of this section. The
exceptions are explained in paragraph A.
(A) Areas Exempt from Landscaping Requirements. An area used for
vehicular movement, parking, loading or storage shall be exempt from
the provisions of paragraphs B and C of this section when:
The area has restricted access and effective screening.
a. Restricted access shall consist of denial to the public of parking
privileges through limiting the number of driveway entrances
and placing either physical barriers there or signage to indicate
that the area is for private use only.
b. Effective screening shall consist of buildings located on the
building lot and walls located either on the building lot or
adjacent to it. Buildings and walls shall be sufficiently high to
obstruct the view of a person standing on the ground of
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adjacent property or adjacent public street right-of-way. The
view through driveway entrances, however, shall be permitted.
Any such area of restricted access, surrounded on all sides by one or more
masonry walls at least six (6) feet high used separately or in combination with
one or more buildings, shall qualify for this exemption.
2. The area is located on or within a building.
(B) Interior Landscaping. A minimum of ten (10) percent of the gross non-
exempt area utilized for off-street parking and loading shall be devoted
to living landscaping which includes grass, ground cover, plants, shrubs
and trees. Gross area is to be measured from the edge of the parking,
loading and/or driveway pavement and shall include all adjacent
sidewalks. In addition:
1. Interior landscape areas shall be protected from vehicular
encroachment through appropriate wheel stops or curbs.
2. There shall be a minimum of one (1) tree planted for each four
hundred (400) square feet or fraction thereof of required
interior landscape area.
3. Exclusive of pavement that is exempt from the requirements of
this Section, interior areas of parking pavement shall contain
planting islands. The total number of planting islands shall be
an amount which is no less than twelve percent (12%) of the
total number of non-exempt parking spaces. Planting islands
shall be located at each terminus of each single row of parking
and, when a single row of parking contains more than fifteen
(15) parking spaces, at intervals between each terminus. The
intervals shall be such that planting islands within a single row
of parking shall be separated by no more than fifteen (15)
parking spaces and by no less than five (5) parking spaces.
Planting islands shall contain at least one (1) tree. In addition,
planting islands shall be landscaped with shrubs, lawn, ground
cover and other appropriate material not to exceed three (3)
feet in height. Such planting islands shall have a minimum area
of one hundred fifty (150) square feet and a minimum width of
nine (9) feet. In double rows of parking a planting island
required for one row may be combined with a planting island
required for another row, in which case the minimum area shall
be three hundred (300) square feet and the minimum width
shall be nine (9) feet.
(C) Perimeter Landscaping. All off-street parking, loading and vehicular
use areas, including driveway pavement, shall be screened from all
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abutting properties and/or public rights-of-way by a wall, fence, hedge,
berm or other durable landscape barrier. Plants and materials used in
living barriers shall be at least thirty (30) inches in height at the time
of planting and shall be of a type and species that will attain a
minimum height of three (3) feet one (1) year after planting. Any
landscape barrier not containing live plants or trees shall be a
minimum of three (3) feet in height at time of installation. In addition:
1. Loading areas and loading docks shall be governed by
paragraph 31-3-4 of Section 31. All other off-street vehicular
use areas, including driveway pavement and parking, shall be
separated from public street right-of-way by a perimeter
landscape area of at least fifteen (15) feet in width. A landscape
screen or barrier shall be installed in the perimeter landscape
area and the remainder shall be landscaped with at least grass
or other ground cover. Necessary accessways from the public
street right-of-way shall be permitted through all such
landscaping. The maximum width for accessways shall be: fifty
(50) feet for non-residential two-way movements; thirty (30)
feet for residential two-way movements; twenty (20) feet for
non-residential one-way movement.
2. All off-street parking, loading, driveways and vehicular use
areas shall be separated from alley rights-of-way and other
property by a perimeter landscape area as specified below. A
landscape screen or barrier shall be installed in the perimeter
landscape area and the remainder shall be landscaped with at
least grass or other ground cover. Accessways to non-residential
alleys and between lots may be permitted through all perimeter
landscape areas. Maximum width of accessways shall be twenty-
five (25) feet.
a. All off-street parking and loading areas shall be
separated from alley rights-of-way and other property by
a perimeter landscape area of at least ten (10) feet in
width.
b. All driveways and vehicular use areas shall be separated
from alley rights-of-way by a perimeter landscape area
of at least ten (10) feet in width.
c. Except for shared driveways as hereinafter described, all
driveways and vehicular use areas shah be separated
from other property by a perimeter landscape area of at
least ten (10) feet in width. When driveway pavement is
less than twenty-seven (27) feet wide, and at least forty-
five (45) percent of its width is shared by an adjoining
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property owner, a landscape area of at least ten (10) feet
in width shall be provided on each side of the driveway
pavement.
3. Perimeter landscape areas shall contain at least one (1) tree for
each fifty (50) linear feet or fraction thereof of perimeter
landscape area.
4. When other provisions of this ordinance require that a masonry
wall be located on the property line, no additional screening
shall be required; however, sufficient landscaping shall be
provided within a required perimeter landscape area to provide
concealment of wall foundations and to satisfy tree
requirements."
SECTION 5. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Coppell, Texas, as heretofore amended, be, and the same is hereby, in part, amended
by amending Section 34-1-9 to read as follows:
"34-1-9 LANDSCAPING REOUIREMENTS FOR NONVEHICUIA~ OPEN
SPACE.
Non-vehicular open spaces on a developed lot shall provide
landscaping as follows.
(A) In all non-residential zoning districts, there shall be an area
devoted to feature landscaping. The size of that area shall equal
at least fifteen percent (15%) of that portion of the lot not
covered by a building or by buildings. Not less than fifty percent
(50%) of the feature landscaping shall be located in the
required front yard. Landscaping specified by Subsection 34-1-8
shall be in addition to this requirement.
(B) In all residential zoning districts, except single-family districts,
a minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the landscaping shall be
located in the required front yard.
(C) Grass, ground cover, shrubs, and other landscape materials shall
be used to cover all open ground within twenty (20) feet of any
building or paving or other use, such as storage.
(D) All structures shall be treated with landscaping so as to enhance
the appearance of the structure and to screen any detractive or
unsightly appearance.
(E) Trees shall be planted in non-vehicular open space to meet the
following requirements. Existing trees that are preserved on a
developed lot may be credited to satisfy these requirements.
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Percentage of Site Ratio of Trees per Area
in Non-Vehicular Open Space of Non-Vehicular Open Space
Less than 30% 1 tree/2500 sq. ft.
30% to 49 % 1 tree/3000 sq. ft.
50% or more 1 tree/4000 sq. ft."
SECTION 6. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Coppell, Texas, as heretofore amended, be, and the same is hereby, in part, amended
by amending Section 34-2-2 to read as follows:
"34-2-2 DEFINITIONS; The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:
(A) Bnildable Area: That portion of a building lot exclusive of the
yard area as defined by this subsection in paragraph (G) below.
(G) Yard Arco: The front, side and rear yards required by the
zoning district within which the lot is located."
SECTION 7. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Coppell, Texas, as heretofore amended, be, and the same is hereby, in part, amended
by amending Section 42-92 to read as follows:
"42-92 Parking Space. An enclosed or unenclosed all-weather surfaced area
not on a public street or alley, together with an all-weather surfaced
driveway connecting the area with a street or alley permitting free
ingress and egress without encroachment on the street or alley. Any
parking adjacent to a public street wherein the maneuvering is done
on the public street shall not be classified as off-street parking in
computing the parking area requirements for any use."
SECTION 8. That the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Coppell, Texas, as heretofore amended, be, and the same is hereby, in part, amended
by amending Appendix Illustrations 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 as shown on Exhibit "A" attached
hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes.
SECTION 9. That should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase
or section of this ordinance 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 decided to be unconstitutional, illegal or
invalid, and shall not affect the validity of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance as
a whole.
SECTION 10. That all provisions of ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas,
in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby,
repealed, and all other provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance
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shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 11. That an offense committed before the effective date of this
ordinance is governed by the prior law and the provisions of the Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance, as amended, in effect when the offense was committed and the
former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION 12. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions or terms of this ordinance shall be subject to the same penalty as provided
for in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Coppell, as heretofore
amended, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of
Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense; and each and every day such
violation shall continue shah be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 13. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately from
and after its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in
such cases provide.
DUJtY PASSEI~ by the. City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this
the o;z~ ~-~'~day of~fj~-t~.~ _ _ _ ,1995.
APPROVED:
TOM MORTON, MAYOR
ATrEST:
LIND~A GRAU, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
· SMITHfCITY ATTORNEY
(PGS/ct 8/30/95)
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EXHIBIT "A"
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