HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 91-66 ORDINANCE NO. 9/- (o ell
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30,
SECTIONS 30-4 (b) and 30-31(c) OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Chapter 30, Section 30-4 (b) of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be, and the same is hereby,
amended to change the definition of "Landscaping" as follows:
"Section 30-4•
"Landscaping: Material such as, but not
limited to, grass, ground covers, shrubs,
vines, hedges, or trees. Landscaped open
spaces and landscaped edges shall be
landscaping. "
Section 2 .
That Chapter 30, Section 30-31(c) , of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be, and the same is hereby,
amended as follows:
"Section 30-31.
" (c) Off-street parking landscaping:
" (1) The owner, tenant and/or agent of
an off-street parking area for any use
shall be required to provide minimum
total landscaped open spaces equal to
not less than two hundred (200) square
feet for parking lots less than or equal
to four thousand (4000) square feet in
area, not less than five percent (5%)
landscaped open spaces for parking lots
greater than four thousand (4000) square
feet and up to seventy-five (75)
vehicles, not less than seven and one-
half percent (7.5%) landscaped open
spaces for parking lots of seventy-six
(76) vehicles to one hundred fifty (150
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vehicles, and not less than ten percent
(10%) landscaped open spaces for parking
lots greater than one hundred fifty (15 0)
vehicles. The parking area shall be
based on the total area of all the
parking spaces and drives in and serving
the parking area. A landscaped open
space shall be no less than six (6) feet
wide and shall be located within the
parking lot as an island or as a
peninsula in order to be applied towards
the landscape requirements of this
section.
" (2) A minimum of one (1) tree shall be
planted and maintained for each two-
hundred and fifty (2 5 0) square feet or
portion thereof of landscaped open space
area. Such trees shall be a minimum of
six (6) feet in height immediately upon
planting and have a two (2) inch caliper
measured eighteen (18) inches from the
ground. No parking space shall be
located further than one hundred (100)
feet from the trunk of any tree within
a landscaped open space. Credit may be
received for preservation of existing
trees as follows: for each existing tree
between two (2) to four (4) inches in
caliber, a tree credit of one (1) for
one (1) is allowed; for each existing
tree between four (4) and twelve (12)
inches in caliber, a tree credit of two
(2) for one (1) is allowed, and for each
existing tree over twelve (12) inches in
caliber, a tree credit of three (3) for
one (1) is allowed.
11 (3) A landscaping edge or buffer shall
be required along each side of a parking
lot that faces towards a public right-
of-way. The landscaping edge shall be
for the parking lot's entire length.
The landscaping edge shall be no less
than six (6) feet wide and may use up to
three (3) feet of the public right-of-
way, if unused and available at time of
permitting. The landscaping edge shall
contain no less than one (1) tree for
each twenty-five (25) lineal feet or
fraction thereof of the edge. Each tree
shall be either an existing tree or a
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new tree at least six (6) feet in height
and two (2) inches in caliper measured
eighteen (18) inches from the ground.
A screen no less than three (3) feet high
comprised of a wall, solid fence, berm,
or plant material shall be provided along
the entire length of the landscaping
edge, if any part of the landscaping edge
is within ten (10) feet of the right-
of-way line. The three (3) foot high
screen shall not be on the right-of-way
and shall not be required across
driveways, within three (3) feet of a
driveway or restrict a driver's line of
sight of approaching vehicles as
determined by the City Traffic Engineer.
11 (4) An increase in the size of an
existing parking lot by twenty-five
percent (25%) in the number of parking
spaces or more shall require the entire
parking lot, in addition to the twenty-
five percent (25%) expansion, to be
brought into compliance with this section
(c) If
Section 3 .
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to a
particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various
portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 4 .
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
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Section 5.
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of
the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the Ztt day of _ _, 1991.
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