Item 14 - 480-YYYY
Ord. No. 480-YYYY Page 1
M E M O R A N D U M
December 28, 2018
To: Planning and Zoning Commission
From: Ken Baker, AICP – Senior Director of Planning & Development Services
Subject: Ordinance No. 480-YYYY, Proposed Amendments to the City of
Southlake Zoning Ordinance, as amended
Action
Requested: Conduct a public hearing and consider approval of the proposed
Ordinance No. 480-YYYY.
Background
Information: The purpose of this item is to discuss proposed amendments to
Ordinance No. 480, as amended, Sections 44 (Board of Adjustments) and
Sections 34 (Accessory Uses) that will provide flexibility for residential
accessory building setbacks, coverages, and family/domestic employee
quarters.
More specifically, the amendments will allow setback reductions for
accessory building setbacks in residential districts by Special Exception
Use (currently requires approval of a variance); allow an accessory
building forward of the principal building by Special Exception Use
(currently requires approval of a variance or SUP); exempt detached
garages (1,000 sf maximum) and detached family/domestic employee
quarters from the maximum permitted accessory structure area (currently
requires approval of SEU if over the permitted aggregate or cumulative
area); and, remove specific floor area maximum for family/domestic
employee quarters (currently has a maximum of 1,000 sf in SF-30 and
2,000 sf in all other permitted residential districts).
Link to SPIN Report
Link to PowerPoint Presentation
Ord. No. 480-YYYY Page 2
Amendment Proposals
Ordinance 480, Section 44.12
1. Domestic employee or family quarters for residents employed on the premises or family
members of the owner of the premises shall not be rented or otherwise used as a separate
domicile provided the gross inhabitable square footage of the floor area shall not exceed two
thousand (2,000) square feet except that the gross inhabitable floor area in SF-30 zoning
shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet that the quarters are accessory to and
subordinate to the principal single family use and structure. Such quarters may be housed
within the principal residential dwelling, above a residential garage, or be part of an
accessory building on the same premises, and shall comply with minimum standards for
light, health, safety and occupancy in conformance with other applicable City Codes and
Ordinances. If the quarters exist as a separate accessory building to the principal dwelling,
such quarters must be located at a distance of at least thirty (30) feet behind the principal
dwelling, or not be visible from the street; in addition, such quarters must share a common
street access with the principal dwelling shall not be counted toward the sum total of
accessory building area, but shall be counted toward the maximum permitted lot coverage.
All utilities must be on the same meter as the principal dwelling. A separate septic system
from the principal dwelling is required if the quarters are housed other than in the principal
dwelling.; Permitted in AG, RE-5, RE-7, RCS, SF-1A, SF-1B, SF-2, SF-30, DT* CONCEPT
PLAN REQUIRED; * Shall apply only to approved single-family residential uses in the DT
zone.
6. Reduction in the required setback from property lines for an accessory building or structure.
Permitted in AG, MF-1, SF-1A, SF-1B, SF-2, RE-5, RE-7, SF-30, SF-20A, SF-20B, MH, R-
PUD, TZD, ECZ; PLOT PLAN, ELEVATIONS, AND RENDERINGS REQUIRED
7. Accessory buildings located in the front yard. Permitted in AG, SF-1A, SF-1B, SF-2, RE-5,
RE-7, PLOT PLAN, ELEVATIONS, AND RENDERINGS REQUIRED
Ordinance 480, Section 34.1
e. Private residential garages, carports and related storage buildings and greenhouses
accessory to permitted residential uses. Private residential garages not exceeding 1,000
square feet in area, singularly or cumulatively, and are not part of the main building, shall
not be counted toward the sum total of accessory building area, but shall be counted toward
the maximum permitted lot coverage. Permitted in AG, RE-5, RE-7, RCS, SF-1A, SF-1B,
SF-2, SF-30, SF-20A, SF-20B, MF-1, MF-2, MH, DT*, TZD*, EC*; * Shall apply only to
approved single-family residential uses in the DT, TZD, and EC zones
Ordinance 480, Section 45.1 (43)
43. Accessory buildings located in the front yard. Permitted in SF-1A, SF-1B, RE-5 and RE-7
PLOT PLAN REQUIRED