OR 91-500-A-332 Provide an exclusion for landscape islands and trees within truck courtsAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 91500-A-332
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER
12, COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, SECTION 12-34-8.
SUBSECTION (B)3. TO PROVIDE AN EXCLUSION FOR LANDSCAPE
ISLANDS AND TREES WITHIN TRUCK COURTS; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the landscape requirements contained in Section 12-34-8. Subsection (B)3.
have been interpreted to include truck courts, which are also required to be screened from public
view; and
WHEREAS, truck drivers have found that compliance with said landscape requirements
are a hindrance to maneuverability of the trucks; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it would be in the best interest of the
City to exclude truck courts from such requirements;
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,
be, and the same is, hereby amended by amending the Section 12-34-8. Subsection (B)3. to
provide an exclusion to the landscape requirements for truck courts, which shall read as follows:
"Sec. 12-34-8. Minimum requirements for off-street parking and vehicular
use areas.
(B) Interior landscaping ......
Exclusive of pavement that is exempt from the requirements of
this section and truck courts, interior areas of parking pavement
shall contain planting islands. The total number of planting
islands shall be an amount which is no less than 12 percent of
the total number of non-exempt parking spaces ...... "
SECTION 2. That all 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conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other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 of the Ordinances of the City not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. That should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or
section of this ordinance, or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be adjudged or held to
be void or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said
ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage
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
,2002.
APPROVED: /:
CANDY SHEEISI)~XI~, MAYOR
ATTEST:
LIBBY BALL, ~f SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROBERT E. HAGER,
(REH/cdb 7/25/02)
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