OR 91500-A-659 Accessory Structure
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 91500-A-659
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER
12, ZONING, ARTICLE 35 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES REGULATIONS,
SEC. 12-35-1. NON-RESIDENTIAL AND MULTI-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL USES, AND SEC. 12-35-2. SINGLE-FAMILY AND TWO-
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXCEPTION TO
THE MASONRY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
IN NON-RESIDENTIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTSPROVIDING
;
A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY
CLAUSE OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
($2,000) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Ordinance No. 91500 of the City of Coppell, Texas as heretofore
amended be and the same is hereby amended by amending Article 35. ACCESSORY
STRUCTURES REGULATIONS, Sections 12-35-1 and (B) 12-35-2 to add an exception to the
provisions of said sections which shall hereinafter read as follows:
Sec. 12-35-1. Non-residential and multi-family residential uses
“, which shall read as
follows:
With the exception of swimming pools and spas, each building and structure used
for or accessory to non-residential or multi-family residential purposes shall be
considered a principal building as defined in section 12-42-24. The regulations
detailed in 12-35-3 of this article shall govern the location of swimming pools and
spas accessory to non-residential and multi-family residential uses.
Exception:
Accessory structures permitted under this section may contain
columns, walls and supports of non-masonry materials provided that such
elements are not visible from ground level from the abutting public street.
Sec. 12-35-2. Single-family and two-family residential uses
, which shall read as
follows:
. . . . .
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B. Accessory buildings that are 150 square feet in area, or more, shall
observe the following regulations:
. . . .
1.
. . . . .
2.
3. Materials: When the columns, walls or supports are visible from
the ground level of the abutting public street, then 80 percent of the
exterior walls must be masonry that closely resembles the masonry
used in the main building. For accessory structures 300 square feet
in area or less, posts spaced at least six feet apart and banisters and
railings less than three feet in height shall not be considered
exterior walls and shall not be subject to masonry requirements.
Exception:
Accessory structures permitted under this section may
contain columns, walls and supports of non-masonry materials
provided that such elements are not visible from ground level from
the abutting public street.”
SECTION 2.
That all ordinances and provisions of the 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 shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 3
. That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or portion of this
ordinance, or of the Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be void or unconstitutional, the
same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said ordinance or of the Ordinances,
as amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4.
An offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is governed
by prior law and the provisions of the Ordinances, as amended, in effect when the offense was
committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION 5.
That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance or of the ordinances, as amended hereby, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and,
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upon conviction in the municipal court of the City of Coppell, Texas, shall be subject to a fine not to
exceed the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense; and each and every day said
violation is continued shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after its
passage and publication of the caption as the law and charter in such cases provide.
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DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the 1/
day of /41/Gyyr, ,2014
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A• RE SELBO UNT, MAYOR
AT T:
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HRISTEL PETTIN S, CITY SECU&TARY
APPROV ! AS TO FORM:
ROBERT E. HA J'r', CITY ATTORNEY
(REH/cgo)
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