City Council Of Dallas
August 28, 2002
ORDINANCE NO. 25013
PD# 621 [ Pages 1 thru 5 ]
An ordinance changing the zoning classification on the following
described
property, to wit:
BEING an area generally bounded by Sylvan Avenue/Wycliff Avenue on the
northwest, the meanders of the old channel of the Trinity River on the
north, Interstate 35 on the east, Continental Avenue on the south, and the
Trinity River Floodway on the west,
EXCLUDING the following planned development districts:
Planned Development District No. 339, and
Planned Development District No. 442,
from a CS Commercial Service District, an IR Industrial /Research
District,
an IM Industrial Manufacturing District, and an MU-3 Mixed Use
District to Planned Development District No. 621 (the
Old Trinity and Design District
Special Purpose District); amending CHAPTER 51P,
"DALLAS DEVELOPMENT CODE: PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT REGULATIONS," of the
Dallas City Code, as amended, by creating a new Article 621; establishing use
regulations and development standards for this special purpose district;
providing a penalty not to exceed $2,000; providing a saving clause; providing a
severability clause; and providing an effective date.
WHEREAS, the city plan commission and the city council, in accordance with
the Charter of the City of Dallas, the state law, and the ordinances of the
city, have given the required notices and have held the required public hearings
regarding the rezoning of the property hereinafter described; and
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WHEREAS, the city council finds that it is in the public interest to
establish this special purpose district; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DALLAS:
SECTION 1. That the zoning classification is changed from a CS Commercial
Service District, an IR Industrial/ Research District, an IM Industrial
Manufacturing District, and an M`U-3 Mixed Use District to
Planned
Development District No. 621 (the Old
Trinity and Design District Special Purpose
District) on the property described in Exhibit 621A and shown in Exhibit
621B ("the Property"), which exhibits are attached to and made a part of this
ordinance.
SECTION 2. That CHAPTER 51P, "DALLAS DEVELOPMENT CODE: PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT REGULATIONS," of the Dallas City Code, as amended, is
amended by adding a new Article 621 to read as follows:
"ARTICLE 621" Planned Development
# 621
Old Trinity and Design District Special Purpose District
SEC. 51P-621.101.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY.
PD 621 was established by
Ordinance No. 25013, passed by the Dallas City
Council on August 28, 2002.
SEC. 51P-621.102. PROPERTY LOCATION AND SIZE.
(a) PD 621 is established on property generally
bounded by Sylvan
Avenue/Wycliff Avenue on the northwest, the meanders of the old channel of
the Trinity River on the north, Interstate 35 on the east, Continental Avenue
on the south, and the Trinity River Floodway on the west. The size of PD 621 is
approximately 410 acres.
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SEC. 51P-621.102.1
CREATION OF SUBDISTRICTS
(a) Name. This special purpose district is to be known as the
Old Trinity and Design District Special Purpose
District.
(b) Creation of subdistricts.
(1) This special purpose district is divided into two subdistricts.
Exhibit
621A describes the boundaries of each subdistrict. The map labeled Exhibit
621B shows the boundaries of each subdistrict. In case of a conflict, the verbal
description in Exhibit 621A controls over the map in Exhibit 621B.
(2) Subdistrict 1 is a transit-oriented, mixed-use zoning district
for the
development of combinations of medium-density residential, retail,
and
office uses. Development should encourage residential, retail, office,
and lodging uses in compatible combinations within walking distance of DART
light-rail stations; conserve energy; provide for efficient traffic circulation;
conserve land; minimize vehicular travel; encourage both day-time and night-time
activity; encourage use of mass transit; increase pedestrian activity; and
encourage bicycle usage. Subdistrict 1 retains the potential for limited
industrial and warehouse uses.
(3) Subdistrict 2 is for MU-3 Mixed Use District uses, bus or rail
transit vehicle maintenance or storage facility uses, and commercial bus station
and terminal uses.
SEC. 51P-621.103. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS.
(a) Unless otherwise stated, the definitions in Chapter 51A apply to this
article. The following definitions apply to this special purpose district:
(1) BUS OR RAIL TRANSIT VEHICLE MAINTENANCE OR STORAGE
FACILITY means a facility for the maintenance, repair, or storage of bus,
rail, or other transit vehicles, including the following accessory uses: dorm
rooms for drivers, vehicle paint and body shop, vehicle washing, vehicle fueling
facilities, sanitary hoppers, oil storage, package express services, bus charter
sales, offices, training facilities, vehicle storage, vehicle sales, and
communication antennas.
(2) CANOPY TREE means a species of tree that normally bears crown
foliage no lower than six feet above ground upon maturity.
(3)DUMPSTER means a movable container holding two cubic yards or
more of garbage.
(4) FACADE means any separate face of a building that is visible
from
a street, alley, or railbed.
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(5) MAJOR MODIFICATION means reconstruction, alteration, or
renovation of an original building that exceeds 50 percent of the value of the
original building assessed by the Dallas Central Appraisal District or any
increase in the floor area of an original building if the expansion is over 50
percent for nonresidential projects, over 65 percent for mixed use projects, and
over 75 percent for residential projects.
(6) MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT means any building, room, place, or
establishment, other than a regularly licensed hospital, where manipulated
massage or manipulated exercises are practiced upon the human body by anyone not
a duly licensed physician or chiropractor whether with or without the use of
mechanical, therapeutic, or bathing devices, and includes Turkish bathhouses.
This term does not include, however, duly licensed beauty parlors or barbershops
or a place wherein registered physical therapists treat only patients
recommended by a licensed physician and operated only under such physician's
direction.
"MASSAGE" means any process consisting of kneading, rubbing, or
otherwise manipulating the skin of the body of a human being, either with the
hand or by means of electrical instruments or apparatus, or other special
apparatus, but does not include massage by duly licensed physicians and
chiropractors, and registered physical therapists who treat only patients
recommended by a licensed physician and who operate only under such physician's
direction, nor massage of the face practiced by beauty parlors or
barbershops duly licensed under the penal code of the state.
(7) MEANDERS OF THE OLD TRINITY RIVER CHANNEL means the old
Trinity River channel within this special purpose district, as shown on the map
labeled Exhibit 621 .
(8) MIXED USE PROJECT means a development, on a single building
site, that contains more than one use.
(9) NEW CONSTRUCTION means construction of a main structure that
is not an original building.
(10) OPENING means a door, window similar architectural feature
through which light or solid, passageway, or any other objects may pass.
(11) ORIGINAL BUILDING means a structure existing on the date of
the establishment of this special purpose district, but does not include a
structure that has undergone a major modification.
(12) OUTSIDE SEATING means the area between an omitted wall line
and the structural wall when the area is used solely for seating of patrons.
(13) PIERCING SALON means a facility in which body piercing is
performed. BODY PIERCING means the creation of an opening in an
individual's body, other than in an individual's earlobe, to insert jewelry or
another decoration.
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(14) RAILBEDS means the areas shown on the map labeled Exhibit
(15) TATTOO STUDIO means an establishment in which tattooing is
performed. TATTOOING means the practice of producing an indelible mark or
figure on the human body by scarring or inserting a pigment under the skin using
needles, scalpels, or other related equipment.
(16) WALKING DISTANCE means the distance from the nearest point
of a parking lot to the nearest public entrance of a main use, measured
along the most convenient pedestrian walkway.
(b) Unless otherwise stated, all references to articles, divisions, or
sections in this article are to articles, divisions, or sections in Chapter 51A.
(c) This special purpose district is considered to be a mixed use zoning
district.
(d) The following rules apply in interpreting the use regulations in this
article:
(1) The absence of a symbol appearing after a listed use means that the
use is permitted by right.
(2) The symbol [ L ] appearing after a listed use means that the
use is
permitted by right as a limited use only. (For more information regarding
limited uses, see Section 51A-4.218, "Limited Uses.")
(3) The symbol [ SUP ] appearing after a listed use means that the
use is
permitted by specific use permit only.
(4) The symbol [ DIR ] appearing after a listed use means that a
site
plan must be submitted and approved in accordance with the requirements of
Section 51A-4.803, "Site Plan Review." ("DIR" means "development
impact review." For more information regarding development impact
review generally, see Division 51A-4.800, "Development Impact Review.")
(5) The symbol [ RAR ] appearing after a listed use means that, if
the
use has a residential adjacency as defined in Section 51A-4.803, "Site Plan
Review," a site plan must be submitted and approved in accordance with the
requirements of that section. ("RAR" means "residential adjacency
review." For more information regarding residential adjacency review
generally, see Division 51A-4.800, "Development Impact Review.")
SEC. 51P-621.104. CONCEPTUAL PLAN.
There is no conceptual plan for this special purpose district.
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