This commerce zoning district is intended to provide for the development of commercial uses, office parks, restricted light industry, and their related facilities. Appropriate standards for the varied uses are designed to assure compatibility with other acceptable uses. It is not the intent of these regulations to allow the construction or development of residential uses within this district and those residential uses existing at the time of the adoption of the zoning ordinance from which this title derives and its zoning district map may continue but shall be classified as non-conforming uses. All proposed uses shall be accompanied by a development site plan.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

In the "G" commerce district, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered, or enlarged, unless otherwise provided in this title, except for one or more of the following uses and subject to conformance with development site plan standards specified in Sections 17.64.022 through 17.64.026 below.

(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, § 13, 11-1-2018)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1433, § 13, adopted Nov. 1, 2018, repealed the former § 17.64.022, and enacted a new § 17.64.022 as set out herein. The former § 17.64.022 pertained to permitted uses and derived from Ord. No. 1344, § 1, adopted Oct. 18, 2012.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1433, § 13, adopted Nov. 1, 2018, repealed § 17.64.024, which pertained to conditional uses and derived from Ord. No. 1344, § 1, adopted Oct. 18, 2012.

A.

Special exception uses when authorized by the board of adjustment under the provision of Chapter 17.16

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

In the "G" commerce district, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards, the minimum lot area, and the minimum floor area ratio of buildings shall be as follows:

A.

Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty-five feet. In the case of lots fronting on more than one street, front yards will be required on all fronts. If a building line shown on a city-approved subdivision plat as filed in the Tarrant County plat records is greater than twenty-five feet, then the platted building line shall be required for the front yard.

B.

Side Yard: There shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet. Where a lot abuts residentially-zoned property, there shall be a side yard of not less than thirty feet. In a unified commercial development, interior side yards setbacks may be waived upon approval of the planning and zoning commission at the time of platting or site plan approval.

C.

Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard of not less than ten feet except where the "G" commerce district abuts a residential district there shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty feet.

D.

Lot Area Regulations: There shall be a minimum lot area of not less than thirty-five thousand square feet. In addition, there shall be a minimum lot width of one hundred fifty feet and lot depth of not less than two hundred feet.

E.

Floor Area Ratio: All buildings shown on the required site plan shall have maximum lot coverage of not more than fifty percent of the site. The building(s) shall not have a floor area ratio greater than 1.5, unless specifically approved by the planning and zoning commission.

F.

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, "C" zoned or "D" zoned property. Any building in excess of one hundred feet from these property lines shall not exceed the maximum height envelope described in Section 17.84.050.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Section, the following restrictions shall apply to this district:

A.

Any lighting visible from outside the site shall be designed to reflect away from adjacent residential districts and shall not interfere with traffic safety. No light source shall exceed four-tenths of a foot-candle when measured at the nearest property line adjacent to a residential district. No noise, odor, or vibration shall be emitted so that it constitutes a nuisance which substantially exceeds the general level of noise, odor or vibrations emitted by uses adjacent to or immediately surrounding the site. Such comparisons shall be made at the boundaries of the site.

B.

Outdoor storage of trash receptacles shall be at the side or rear of the site and shall be fully enclosed in accordance with the City Design Standards and Criteria.

C.

Landscaping and bufferyards shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 17.98 of this title.

D.

Architectural Requirements: Any nonresidential building must comply with the architectural requirements in Section 17.84.100.

E.

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

F.

Any manufacturing or storage use that is not conducted within a building completely enclosed on all sides shall be enclosed within a wall or screening fence a minimum of six feet and a maximum of ten feet in height. No exterior storage shall encroach into any required yard.

G.

No loading or storage of material or products shall be permitted in the required front yard.

H.

Notwithstanding the yard regulations for this district, no part of any building or accessory structure shall be located closer than one hundred feet to any "A," "B," "BR," "CR," "C," or "D" residential district boundary.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

A development site plan shall be required for each development application. The site plan shall be submitted to the planning director for approval and shall contain the following information:

A.

A scale drawing showing the boundary of the tract and topography with a contour interval of not less than two-foot intervals, and drainage information.

B.

A site plan showing the location of each building and the minimum distance between buildings and between buildings and the property lines, street line and/or alley line shall be submitted. The plan shall include all dimensions, all easements, the legal description and zoning of the subject property and all adjacent property.

C.

A plan indicating the arrangement and provision of hard-surface off-street parking, off-street loading, outside storage areas, method and location of storage area screening and points of entry from adjoining thoroughfares.

D.

A table showing net land area, ratio of building area and outside storage areas to net land area.

E.

A table of performance standards of the characteristics of the activities to be conducted on the site, if required by the planning director.

F.

Scale, north arrow, and names and addresses of owners and/or developers with name(s) and address(es) of those responsible for preparation of the development plan.

G.

Existing and proposed fire hydrants, sign information, and provisions for external illumination and trash collection.

H.

For development projects influenced by or containing major drainage ways or containing areas flood prone by definition of the city engineer, preliminary drainage plan shall become a part of the development site plan. this requirement may be waived only by the recommendation of the city engineer.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

The planning director shall review the development site plan for conformance with applicable ordinances, regulations and codes. The planning director, in consultation with other city officials, shall also review and evaluate the site plans for fire and safety concerns, traffic circulation, drainage, environmental constraints and impacts, landscaping, amenities and adequacy of buffers. If the proposed site plan conforms to applicable requirements and, in the opinion of the planning director, provides adequate design features to reasonably mitigate adverse effects, the planning director shall approve the site plan. An applicant may appeal a denial of site plan approval to the planning and zoning commission for reconsideration at its next available agenda. Adjacent landowners potentially affected by the appeal shall be notified in writing of the consideration by the commission prior to the meeting.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)