OR 91500-A-793 Accessory Structure Regulations COPPELL ORDINANCE PG 1 OF 5 TM135295
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 91500-A-793
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, BY AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS HERETOFORE AMENDING
CHAPTER 12 ‘ZONING’, ARTICLE 35 “ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
REGULATIONS’, BY AMENDING SECTION 12-35-1 TO REMOVE AND
DELETE EXCEPTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-35-2 ‘SINGLE
FAMILY AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES’ BY REPEALING IT
IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REPLACING IT WITH NEW SECTION 12-35-2
‘ONE AND TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES’, BY AMENDING
SECTION 12-35-3 ‘IN-GROUND AND ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING
POOLS AND SPAS’ BY REPEALING IT IN ITS ENTIRETY AND
REPLACING IT WITH NEW SECTION 12-35-3 ‘IN-GROUND AND
ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS’; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas has determined that it is the
City’s best interest to update sections of Article 35 Accessory structures regulations.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, be, and the same
is hereby amended by amending Chapter 12 ‘Zoning’, Article 35 “Accessory Structures
Regulation”, by amending Section 12-35-1 ‘Non-residential and multi-family residential uses’ to
remove and delete exception to herein after read as follows:
“CHAPTER 12 – ZONING
ARTICLE 1. ENACTING CLAUSE
. . . . .
ARTICLE 35. – ACCESSORY STRUCTURES REGULATIONS
Sec. 12-35-1. - Non-residential and multi-family residential uses
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 section 12-35-3 of this article shall govern the location of
swimming pools and spas accessory to non-residential and multi-family residential uses.”
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SECTION 2. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, be, and the same
is hereby amended by amending Chapter 12 ‘Zoning’, Article 35 “Accessory Structures
Regulation”, by repealing Section 12-35-2 ‘Single family and two-family residential uses’ in its
entirety and replacing it with new Section 12-35-2 ‘One and two-family residential uses’ to herein
after read as follows:
“CHAPTER 12 – ZONING
ARTICLE 1. ENACTING CLAUSE
. . . . .
ARTICLE 35. – ACCESSORY STRUCTURES REGULATIONS
Sec. 12-35-1. - Non-residential and multi-family residential uses
. . . .
Sec. 12-35-2. – One and two-family residential uses.
A. General
(1) Buildings and structures accessory to one- and two-family dwellings shall have
no sleeping areas, shall not be constructed to be occupiable as a residence or
dwelling unit, shall not be used for commercial purposes, shall not be rented,
and shall not be otherwise occupied as a residence or sleeping area.
(2) Enclosed structures accessory to swimming pools (such as pool cabanas) may
have one ¾ bathroom (toilet, sink, and shower), and enclosed structures
utilized as a workshop may have one ½ bathroom (toilet and sink). All other
enclosed accessory structures are limited to one utility sink or a ¾ bath. They
cannot have both, and they cannot contain a cooking area.
(3) Accessory buildings and/or structures shall not be located in a required front
yard. With the exception of swimming pools and spas, the regulations detailed
in paragraphs A, B, and C. below shall govern buildings and structures
accessory to one- and two-family dwellings.
(4) Where multiple accessory structures exist on the same site, the combined sum
of all accessory structures shall be used to determine the regulations applicable
to size. The regulations detailed in 12-35-3 of this article shall govern the
location of swimming pools and spas accessory to one- and two-family
dwellings.
B. Height. Accessory buildings that are less than 150 square feet in area shall observe
the following regulations:
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(1) Maximum height - Twelve feet as measured from the lowest portion of adjacent
grade plane to the highest portion of the structure.
(2) Minimum setbacks from property line:
(a) Rear:
i. Three feet from the rear property line when adjacent to an alley
measured from property line to vertical posts or exterior wall
and no more than an 18” overhang from posts or exterior wall
to edge of roof.
ii. Five feet from the rear property line when adjacent to another
property, measured from property line to vertical posts or
exterior wall and no more than an 18” overhang from posts or
exterior wall to edge of roof.
iii. Ten feet from the rear property line when adjacent to a street,
measured from property line to vertical posts or exterior wall
and no more than an 18” overhang from posts or exterior wall
to edge of roof.
(b) Side:
i. Three feet, measured from property line to vertical posts or
exterior wall and no more than an 18” overhang from posts or
exterior wall to edge of roof.
ii. Ten feet from a side property line that is adjacent to a side
street measured from property line to vertical posts or exterior
wall and no more than an 18” overhang from posts or exterior
wall to edge of roof.
iii. Ten feet from the primary structure on an adjacent property
measured from property line to vertical posts or exterior wall
and no more than an 18” overhang from posts or exterior wall
to edge of roof.
C. Accessory buildings that are 150 square feet in area or more, shall observe the
following regulations:
(1) Maximum height - 16 feet as measured from the lowest portion of adjacent
grade plane to the highest portion of the structure.
(2) Minimum setbacks from property line:
(a) Rear:
i. Ten feet.
(b) Side:
i. The same as the minimum setback required for the main
structure from a side property measured from property line to
vertical posts or exterior wall and no more than an 18”
overhang from posts or exterior wall to edge of roof.
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ii. Ten feet from the main structure on an adjacent property
measured from property line to vertical posts or exterior wall
and no more than an 18” overhang from posts or exterior wall
to edge of roof.
iii. Fifteen feet from a side property line that is adjacent to a side
street measured from property line to vertical posts or exterior
wall and no more than an 18” overhang from posts or exterior
wall to edge of roof.”
SECTION 3. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, be, and the same
is hereby amended by amending Chapter 12 ‘Zoning’, Article 35 “Accessory Structures
Regulation”, by repealing Section 12-35-3 ‘In-ground and above-ground swimming pools and
spas’ in its entirety and replacing it with new Section 12-35-3 ‘In-ground and above-ground
swimming pools and spas’ to herein after read as follows:
“CHAPTER 12 – ZONING
ARTICLE 1. ENACTING CLAUSE
. . . . .
ARTICLE 35. – ACCESSORY STRUCTURES REGULATIONS
Sec. 12-35-1. - Non-residential and multi-family residential uses
. . . .
Sec. 12-35-3. – In-ground and above-ground swimming pools and spas
A. Maximum height above grade plane: Four feet.
B. Minimum setbacks:
1. Rear:
(a) Five feet from the rear property line to the outside of the pool shell.
(b) The same as the required front yard setback when the rear property
line is adjacent to a street.
2. Side:
(a) Five feet from the side property line to the outside of the pool shell.
C. Distance from the main structure: no less than five feet from the main structure
to the outside of the pool shell.
D. Distance from 100-year flood:
When land has been reclaimed from the 100-year-flood by means of fill dirt
retained by a retaining wall or by the headwall or bulkhead of a lake or pond,
no swimming pool or spa shall be constructed within ten feet of such retaining
wall, headwall or bulkhead, as measured from the outside of the pool liner.
E. Distance between one and two-family residential uses and non-
residential/multi-family residential swimming pools/spas:
When property occupied by non-residential and/or multi-family residential uses
abuts a single-family and/or two-family zoning district, swimming pools and
spas accessory to non-residential and multi-family residential uses shall be
located no closer than 50 feet to the single-family or two-family zoning district,
as measured from the outside of the pool shell."
SECTION 4.That all provisions of the Code 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 shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5.That should any word,phrase,paragraph,section or portion of this ordinance
or of the Code of 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 Code of
Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6.That this ordinance shall take effect on August 9,2023,and after its passage
and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas,this the / day of
JoC , 2023
APPROVED:
WES MAYS, YOR
AT EST:
ASHLEY OW ,CITY SECRETARY
APPROVE S O FO .
ROBERT E. HAGE City Attorney
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