From
Chris Hartmann
Title
TA150602 - Text Amendment - Consider a request for the approval of a Text Amendment establishing Section 6.2.4: Outdoor Dining Areas within Appendix R: Central Business District No. 2 of the Unified Development Code. The proposed ordinance change would enable downtown restaurants to place outdoor seating areas on the public sidewalks that abut Main Street between NW 6th Street and Belt Line Road. The applicant is James Hinderaker, City of Grand Prairie Planning Division. (On June 1, 2015, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0.)
Presenter
Chief City Planner Jim Hinderaker
Recommended Action
Approval
Analysis
At the direction of the City Council Development Committee, staff proposes an amendment the Grand Prairie Municipal Code to establish regulations that would enable downtown restaurants to utilize a portion of the public sidewalk in front of their restaurant as an outdoor dining area. The proposed outdoor dining area for restaurants is limited to those restaurants that are located within Central Business District No. 2 and that direct abut Main Street between NW 6th Street and Belt Line Road.
Body
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AMENDING APPENDIX R: CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT NO. 2 OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 4779, PASSED ON NOVEMBER 20, 1990; ESTABLISHING A PROVISION TO ALLOW A RESTAURANT LOCATED WITHIN A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICT NO 2 TO SETUP AN OUTDOOR DINING AREA ON THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND TO BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON ITS PASSAGE AND APPROVAL.
WHEREAS, Section 1.11.3.1 of the Unified Development Code of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas states: “Amendments to the text of the Unified Development Code shall be initiated only by action of the City Council directing the City Manager to initiate such a request on...
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