PURPOSE: The purpose of the "CN", Neighborhood Commercial District is to provide locations for the development of planned retail shopping and service facilities which are located and designed expressly to serve the needs of adjacent residential neighborhoods. "CN", Neighborhood Commercial Districts are intended for retail commercial uses which have a neighborhood orientation and which supply necessities requiring frequent purchase with a minimum of consumer travel. Such facility should not be so large or so broad in scope of services as to attract substantial amounts of trade from outside the neighborhood.

USES GENERALLY: In a "CN", Neighborhood Commercial District no land shall be used and no building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.

A.

Permitted uses: The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses.

1.

Planned neighborhood shopping centers.

2.

Any use permitted in the "P-O", Professional Office District provided that the total floor area devoted to office use does not exceed 30 percent of total floor area permitted on the lot.

3.

Any use permitted in the "LB", Limited Business District.

4.

Day nursery and kindergarten.

5.

Convenience stores.

6.

Retail sales of second hand goods in an enclosed building provided the space does not exceed 3,000 square feet in area.

B.

Secondary uses: The following uses shall be permitted as secondary uses provided that such use shall be located not less than 20 feet from any street right-of-way.

1.

Swimming pool no nearer than 120 feet to any residentially zoned district.

2.

Mechanical equipment located within 120-feet of any residentially zoned district must meet the standards established for noise regulation as stated in Section 55, Performance Standards.

3.

Screened garbage storage on a concrete pad no nearer than 50 feet to a residentially zoned district and not located between the front of the building and any street right-of-way.

4.

Off-street parking to serve permitted uses provided that any off-street parking or vehicular use area within 60 feet of a residentially zoned district shall be separated from said lot by a blind fence, berm, wall or landscaping at least six feet high.

5.

Signs advertising uses on the premises in accordance with Section 60 of this ordinance.

C.

Conditional uses: The following uses may be permitted provided they meet the provisions of, and a conditional use permit is issued pursuant to, Section 48 of this ordinance.

1.

Alcoholic beverage sales provided a special permit is issued in accordance with Section 42.B. of this ordinance.

2.

Automotive parts and supplies stores located within a planned shopping center.

3.

Automotive parts and supplies completely in an enclosed building.

4.

Drive-in or drive-through restaurants.

5.

Gasoline service station.

6.

Private clubs and service organizations.

7.

Veterinarian including veterinary hospitals where small animals are kept overnight.

8.

Planned commercial centers.

9.

Any individual retail store, office, personal service establishment, restaurants, or other uses provided for in Section 24.A. with a floor area open to the public, including display, service and sales, greater than 9,500 square feet.

10.

Assisted living facilities.

11.

Any use allowed within this district with drive-in or drive-through service.

12.

Inns.

13.

Outside display and sales of merchandise.

14.

Call centers.

15.

Public institutions and nonprofit institutions of any educational, religious or cultural type, including private and charter schools, but excluding corrective institutions and hospitals.

16.

Retail sales of secondhand goods in an enclosed building where the size of the space exceeds 3,000 square feet in area.

17.

Any use allowed within this district with outdoor speakers.

D.

Limitation on uses:

1.

The "CN", Neighborhood Commercial District is intended for neighborhood scale shopping and service facilities and the total retail or commercial shopping floor area on any lot or parcel shall not exceed 100,000 square feet. No individual retail store, office, personal service establishment, restaurant or other uses provided for in Section 24.A. shall have a floor area open to the public including display, service and sales, greater than 9,500 square feet.

2.

The maximum size of any "CN", Neighborhood Commercial District shall not exceed 12 acres in size.

3.

The hours of operation for uses provided for in Section 24.C.10 shall be limited to between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. unless specifically provided for in the conditional use permit.

E.

Plan requirements: No application for a building permit for construction of a principal building shall be approved unless:

1.

A plat, meeting all requirements of the City of Grapevine has been approved by the City Council and recorded in the official records of Tarrant County.

2.

A site plan, meeting the requirements of Section 47, has been approved.

3.

A landscape plan, meeting the requirements of Section 53, has been approved.

F.

Density requirements: The following bulk and intensity of use requirements shall apply:

1.

Maximum density: 0.20 floor area ratio.

2.

Minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet.

3.

Minimum open space: 20 percent of the total lot area shall be devoted to nonvehicular open space. (Nonvehicular open space is any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading, storage or vehicular use.) Planned commercial centers permitted as a conditional use shall meet the requirements of Section 24.N.3.

a.

Landscaping in excess of the required minimum open space that is located in the rear yard of the site shall not be used to meet the minimum open space requirements for the site.

4.

Minimum district size: one (1) acre.

5.

Maximum district size: 12 acres.

6.

Maximum impervious surface: 80 percent of the total lot area. The combined area occupied by all main and secondary structures, parking, storage, loading and other paved areas.

G.

Area regulations: The following minimum standards shall be required:

1.

Minimum lot width: 125 feet.

2.

Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.

3.

Minimum front yard: 25 feet, which shall be utilized as a landscaped setback area. Front yards shall not be used for any building, structures, fence, wall or storage area, except that signs may be permitted in this area. Front yards shall be landscaped with grass, shrubbery, vines, or trees and no part shall be paved or surfaced except for minimum access, driveways and sidewalks in accordance with Section 53 of this ordinance.

4.

Minimum side yards: 10 feet, every lot shall have two side yards. Planned commercial centers permitted as a conditional use shall meet the requirements of Section 24.N.1.

5.

Minimum rear yard: 25 feet. Planned commercial centers permitted as a conditional use shall meet the requirements of Section 24.N.1.

6.

Minimum distance between buildings: 20 feet, between detached principal or secondary buildings on the same lot.

H.

Buffer area regulations: Whenever a "CN", Neighborhood Commercial District abuts a residential district, an appropriate buffer and screen shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Sections 24(M)4. and 53 of this ordinance. In addition, no building or structure shall be located nearer to any residentially zoned property than a distance equal to one and one-half times the height of such building or structure.

I.

Maximum building height: The following maximum height regulations shall be observed.

1.

Principal structure: 30 feet, except buildings located adjacent to an R-20, R-12.5, or R-7.5 Residential district shall not exceed one (1) floor level and twenty-five (25) feet in height.

2.

Secondary structure: 15 feet.

J.

Landscaping requirements: Landscaping shall be required in accordance with Section 53 of this ordinance.

K.

Off-street parking: Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Sections 56 and 58 and shall be landscaped in accordance with Section 53 of this ordinance.

L.

Off-street loading: Off-street loading shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Sections 57 and 58 of this ordinance.

M.

Design requirements: The following design requirements shall apply in the "CN", Neighborhood Commercial District:

1.

No outdoor storage, except for refuse disposal, shall be permitted. Refuse disposal areas shall be landscaped and screened from view.

2.

Mechanical and electrical equipment, including air conditioning units, shall be designed, installed and operated to minimize noise impact on surrounding property. All such equipment shall be screened from public view.

3.

Lighting shall be designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential area.

4.

Whenever a "CN", Neighborhood Commercial District is adjacent to any residentially zoned district, a buffer strip, at least 20 feet in width shall be provided between the two districts. A wall, fence or berm shall be erected to effectively screen the "CN", Neighborhood Commercial District from the residential area. No streets, alley, vehicular storage or use shall be permitted in the required buffer strip.

5.

The masonry requirements of Section 54 shall be met.

6.

Additional buffering, screening, fencing and landscaping: The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the City Council may require additional buffering, screening, fencing and landscaping requirements on any zone change, conditional use or special use case or concept plan in addition to or in lieu of buffering, screening fencing or landscaping requirements set out specifically in each use district when the nature and character of surrounding or adjacent property dictate a need to require such methods in order to protect such property and to further provide protection for the general health, welfare and morals of the community in general.

N.

Planned commercial center design requirements: Each lot or parcel of land created within a planned commercial center shall comply with the following requirements.

1.

Minimum yard requirements of planned commercial centers: The front yard requirements contained in Section 24.G.3 shall be applicable to each lot or parcel of land within a planned commercial center. A minimum ten-foot side and a minimum 25-foot rear yard shall be required around the outside perimeter of the planned commercial center. Minimum side and rear yard requirements of interior lots may be required if deemed necessary by City Council in order to meet the provisions of Section 48.

2.

Landscaping requirements of planned commercial centers: The minimum landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2(b) shall be applicable around the outside perimeter of a planned commercial center. For interior lots the minimum landscaping requirements of Section 53.H.2(b) may be required if deemed necessary by the City Council in order to meet the provisions of Section 48.

3.

Minimum open space requirements of planned commercial centers: At least 20 percent of the total site area of the planned commercial center shall be devoted to nonvehicular open space. (Nonvehicular open space is any area not devoted to buildings, parking, loading, storage or vehicular use.)

4.

Building elevations of proposed structures shall be submitted with the site plan required by Section 48.D.7.

(Ord. No. 84-16, § 2(A), 4-9-84; Ord. No. 85-22, § 3(A), 5-21-85; Ord. No. 87-40, § 1(B)—(D), 7-21-87; Ord. No. 87-90, § 1(A), 12-15-87; Ord. No. 88-08, § 1, 1-19-88; Ord. No. 90-42, § 1(B), 7-17-90; Ord. No. 91-47, § 1A., B., 8-6-91; Ord. No. 92-75, § 1J., 11-17-92; Ord. No. 93-47, § 1(C), 8-16-93; Ord. No. 99-50, § 1A, 3-23-99; Ord. No. 2000-76, § 2, 7-18-00; Ord. No. 2001-34, § 1(Exh. C), 4-17-01; Ord. No. 2001-90, § 1B, 11-20-01; Ord. No. 2002-56, § 1B, 7-16-02; Ord. No. 2003-19, § 1B, 3-18-03; Ord. No. 2005-14, § 1A, 2-15-05; Ord. No. 2007-55, § 1.L, 9-18-07; Ord. No. 2008-34, § 1.C, 6-23-08; Ord. No. 2008-72, § 1A, 11-18-08; Ord. No. 2009-04, § 1.C, 1-20-09; Ord. No. 2011-27, § 1.G, 6-21-11; Ord. No. 2023-094, § 19, 11-21-23; Ord. No. 2024-111, § 25, 12-17-24)