Ordinance No. 10,915ORDINANCE NO. 10,915
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, GRANTING GRACEMONT HOUSE, INC., A VARIANCE FROM
SECTION 126-386(B) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, TO REDUCE THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FROM THE
REQUIRED 2.25 PARKING SPACES PER DWELLING UNIT TO 1.57
PARKING SPACES PER DWELLING UNIT; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS
RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
WHEREAS, Gracemont House is an income controlled federal funded project for elderly
and disabled residents; and
WHEREAS, Gracemont House, Inc., has requested a variance from subsection (b) of
Section 126-386 "Site Standards" of the Code of Ordinances, Baytown, Texas, to reduce the
parking requirements from the required 2.25 parking spaces per dwelling unit to 1.57 parking
spaces per dwelling unit; and
WHEREAS, the requested variance, if granted, will reduce the number of required
parking spaces from 32 to 22; and
WHEREAS, subsection (c)(3) of Section 126-386 "Site Standards" of the Code of
Ordinances, Baytown, Texas, allows the City Council, upon recommendation by the Planning
and Zoning Commission, to adjust the parking requirements for controlled income and rent
housing to fit demonstrated demand in similar projects; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission considered this request at its meeting
held on June 18, 2008, and unanimously recommended approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the parking requirements should be adjusted
based upon the demonstrated demand of similar projects; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: The findings contained in the preamble hereof are declared to be true and
correct and are hereby adopted.
Section 2: The following variance to the Code of Ordinances, Baytown, Texas, is
hereby granted to Gracemont House, Inc., for its property described in a plat entitled Gracemont
House and approved by the Baytown Planning and Zoning Commission on June 18, 2008:
On-site parking shall be provided for residential development
designated for rental occupancy at the rate of 1.57 spaces per
dwelling unit.
Section 3: The variance granted in Section 2 hereof shall expire if Gracemont House,
Inc., does not obtain a building permit for the property for which the variance is granted within
180 days from the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 4: Nothing herein shall be construed as to authorize any other variance,
exception, or deviation from Chapter 126 of the Code of Ordinances, Baytown, Texas.
Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED, by the affirmative voj^f the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 10th day of July, 2008.
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ATTEST:
STEPHEN H. DONCARLOS, Mayor
KAY/litE DARNELL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ^ *\,
RAMIREZ, SR., (^Attorney
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