This district allows medium to high density multiple family dwelling use of the land and is intended to comprise larger tracts of land designed to provide total residential amenities of open space, recreation space and areas of protected off-street parking. This district is intended to be located near high volume thoroughfares due to the traffic generating probability of medium to high-density dwelling units within this district. This district may be coupled with a planned development (PD) suffix to allow for site plan development in those areas that would be appropriate for contemporary design of the structures and their arrangement.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

In the "D" multiple-family district, no building or land shall be used and no buildings shall be hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered, or enlarged, unless otherwise provided in this title, except for one or more of the uses Sections 17.54.022 through 17.54.026.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

Permitted uses, conditional uses, and accessory uses are subject to Chapter 17.20 and Chapter 17.84.

(Ord. No. 1433, § 10, 11-1-2018)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1433, § 10, adopted Nov. 1, 2018, repealed the former § 17.54.022, and enacted a new § 17.54.022 as set out herein. The former § 17.54.022 pertained to permitted uses and derived from Ord. No. 1344, § 1, adopted Oct. 18, 2012.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1433, § 10, adopted Nov. 1, 2018, repealed § 17.54.024, which pertained to conditional uses and derived from Ord. No. 1344, § 1, adopted Oct. 18, 2012 and Ord. No. 1393, § 18, adopted Jan. 21, 2016.

A.

Special exception uses authorized by the board of adjustment under the provisions of Chapter 17.16.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

A.

Compression stations, natural gas.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

In the "D" multiple-family district, the height of the buildings, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards, the minimum lot area, and the minimum floor space per family shall be as follows:

A.

Floor Space: In the "D" multiple-family district the floor space requirements for two, three- or four-family dwellings shall be the same as district "C."

Every other building or portion thereof hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged, shall contain an average of seven hundred square feet and a minimum of five hundred fifty square feet of total floor area, exclusive of garage, porches, breezeways, and exterior storage for each family to be housed in said building.

This minimum total floor area shall not apply to hotels, or apartment hotels where no provision is made for cooking in any individual room, suite, or apartment. It shall not apply to apartment complexes constructed and used exclusively for elderly retirees.

Additionally, in apartment complexes having fiftyor more units, the computation of minimum and average square footage of total floor area may include pro rata of separate recreational rooms or buildings up to ten percent of the required square footage of livable area.

Total floor area required in apartments constructed and used exclusively for elderly citizens shall provide a minimum average of five hundred square feet. Dining room and recreational area are included in computing total floor space average. The minimum apartment size shall be four hundred square feet.

B.

Height: No building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered, or enlarged shall exceed two and one-half stories, nor shall it exceed thirty-five feet within one hundred feet of a property line of "A" zoned, "B" zoned, "BR" zoned, "CR" zoned, or "C" zoned property. Any building in excess of one hundred feet from these property lines shall not exceed three and one-half stories or forty-five feet, provided that the required front, side and rear setback are increased by one foot for each foot of height in excess of thirty-five feet.

C.

Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty-five feet, or the front yard indicated on a City-approved subdivision plat as filed in the Tarrant County plat records, whichever is greater. Corner lots shall have a minimum side yard of fifteen feet on the second front yard, the yard generally parallel to the street with the greatest frontage, unless reversed frontage is approved by the planning director. If a building line shown on a city-approved subdivision plat as filed in the Tarrant County plat records is greater than fifteen feet, then the platted building line shall be required on the second front yard. Garage doors and gates meant for vehicle use shall be located no closer than twenty feet from the right-of-way.

D.

Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty feet.

E.

Side Yard: There shall be a side yard having a width of not less than ten feet on the interior side of corner lots and on both sides of interior lots. When more than one main building is erected on a lot of record, there shall be a separation of at least ten feet between buildings.

F.

Width of Lot: The width of a lot shall be a minimum of seventy-five feet at the building line, provided that where a lot of record and in separate ownership at the time of the passage of the ordinance from which this title derives has less width than herein required, this title shall not prohibit the erection of a one-family dwelling.

G.

Lot Area: In the "D" multiple-family district the lot area for two-, three- or four-family dwellings shall be the same as district "C."

Every other building or portion thereof, hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered, or enlarged, shall provide a lot area of not less than one thousand five hundred square feet per family.

This lot area requirement shall not apply to hotels, apartment hotels, or elderly retirement facilities, where no provision is made for cooking in any individual room, suite or apartment.

H.

Garage Doors: No garage door, over six feet wide, shall be located closer than twenty feet from any property line the garage door faces.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012; Ord. No. 1487, § 11, 2-16-2023)

A.

Architectural Requirements: Principal buildings (including room additions, but excluding sunrooms, porch and patio roofs, dormers, bay windows, chimney caps, carports, accessory buildings and the like) shall comply with the following:

1.

Exterior Materials: The front, side and rear walls shall have minimum masonry coverage of eighty percent of total wall area (including the area for actual doors or windows) in accordance with the definition of masonry construction. Cementitious fiber board (e.g. Hardy Plank®) or EIFS may be used for the remaining twenty percent and for chimneys, dormers and gable ends. Alternate materials and designs may be considered by the planning and zoning commission for meritorious exceptions in accordance with Section 17.84.100.D.

2.

Roof Pitch:

a.

Tile Roof: The roof shall have a minimum predominant pitch of 4:12.

b.

All Other Roof Materials: The roof shall have a minimum predominant pitch of 7:12, unless an alternate design for a meritorious exception is approved by the planning and zoning commission in accordance with Section 17.84.100.D.

B.

Design of building and layout of site shall comply with Section 17.84.140 of this title (CPTED - Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design).

C.

Each complex shall provide bufferyards and landscaping in accordance with Chapter 17.98 of this title.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012; Ord. No. 1398, § 3, 8-18-2016)

All residential use shall provide and maintain a minimum of two hundred square feet of usable open space for each dwelling unit. For the purpose of this title, usable open space is as follows:

Usable open space shall mean outdoor area, excluding parking and other service areas that are utilized for livable and/or related amenity, such as outdoor living, associated recreation and/or landscaping, and which is open and unobstructed from its lowest level to the sky except for roof overhangs and architectural projections. All usable open space, unless hereinafter excepted, shall be accessible to, and usable by, all residents residing on the site. Private courtyards or balconies may constitute usable open space for the purpose of calculating up to thirty percent of the total required usable open space. Usable open space may include areas at the ground level and/or on roof, decks or balconies designed for common use; provided that such areas meet other criteria as hereinafter set forth. The minimum dimension for usable open space at the ground level shall be ten feet and the minimum area shall be one hundred square feet. The minimum dimensions for usable open space located on roofs or decks that are available for common use shall be twenty feet by twenty feet and the minimum area shall be four hundred square feet. At least one-half of the required open space shall be at the ground level.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

A.

Any owner, builder, or developer of a multiple-family condominium or townhouse dwelling complex shall submit to the planning and zoning commission the site and building plan for the proposed development for review. The contents of this site plan shall contain drawings to scale to indicate as needed:

1.

Location of all existing and proposed structures on the subject property and within twenty feet on adjoining property;

2.

Location and screening of outdoor storage of trash receptacles in accordance with the City Design Standards and Criteria;

3.

Landscaping and/or fencing of yards and setback areas and proposed changes;

4.

Design of ingress and egress;

5.

Off-street parking and loading facilities;

6.

Height of all structures;

7.

Proposed uses;

8.

Location, types and heights of all signs and lighting;

9.

Scale drawing with north arrow, all dimensions, all easements, the legal description and zoning of the subject property and all adjacent property, the names, addresses and phone numbers of the property owner, the applicant and the person preparing the site plan; and

10.

Total land area, total building area and building to land ratio, the total floor area per dwelling unit, drainage information, existing and/or proposed fire hydrants, and provisions for external illumination and trash collection.

B.

The purpose of the site plan review is:

1.

To assure compliance with the Zoning Ordinance, while allowing for design flexibility;

2.

To assist in the orderly and harmonious development of the city;

3.

To protect adjacent uses from obstructions to light, air, and visibility;

4.

To provide protection from fire;

5.

To avoid undue concentrations of population and overcrowding of land; and

6.

To facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewage, drainage and other public requirements.

C.

The planning and zoning commission shall, after conducting a public hearing, approve an application for a multiple-family dwelling complex if the proposed development meets all the minimum standards established in this title and other applicable ordinances, and if the commission finds that the proposed development will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the surrounding neighborhood or its occupants, or be substantially or permanently injurious to neighboring property. The commission shall disapprove or conditionally approve any application that fails to meet the above criteria or is in conflict with the comprehensive plan or the adopted growth policies of the city.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)