File #: 24-6155    Version: 1 Name: Ordinance - Public Hearing and First and Final Reading on an Ordinance Amending Title XV of the Mansfield, Texas Code of Ordinances, Entitled “Land Usage”, Section 155.012 by Adding a Definition of Memory Care Facility and Subsection 155.054(B) to Revise
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 8/19/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/26/2024 Final action: 8/26/2024
Title: Ordinance - Public Hearing and First and Final Reading on an Ordinance Amending Title XV of the Mansfield, Texas Code of Ordinances, Entitled “Land Usage”, Section 155.012 by Adding a Definition of Memory Care Facility and Subsection 155.054(B) to Revise Permitted Use Table E to Establish Memory Care Facility as a Permitted Use in the C-2, C-3, and PD Districts; Providing for the Repeal of all Ordinances in Conflict; Providing for a Severability Clause; Providing a Penalty of Fine Not to Exceed the Sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for Each Offense; and Providing for an Effective Date (OA#24-008)
Sponsors: Arty Wheaton-Rodriguez
Attachments: 1. Ordinance
Title
Ordinance - Public Hearing and First and Final Reading on an Ordinance Amending Title XV of the Mansfield, Texas Code of Ordinances, Entitled “Land Usage”, Section 155.012 by Adding a Definition of Memory Care Facility and Subsection 155.054(B) to Revise Permitted Use Table E to Establish Memory Care Facility as a Permitted Use in the C-2, C-3, and PD Districts; Providing for the Repeal of all Ordinances in Conflict; Providing for a Severability Clause; Providing a Penalty of Fine Not to Exceed the Sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for Each Offense; and Providing for an Effective Date (OA#24-008)

Requested Action
To consider the draft text amendments

Recommendation
The Planning and Zoning Commission met on August 19, 2024, and voted 4 to 1 (with two absences) to recommend approval of the text amendments as presented.

Vote:

Ayes: 4 - Mainer, Axen, Moses, and Thompson
Nays: 1 - Bennett
Absent: 2 - Goodwin and Shaw

The Department of Planning and Development Services recommends approval of the text amendments as presented.

Description/History
In response to the increased demand for memory care services, the Department of Planning and Development Services proposed two (2) amendments to the Mansfield Zoning Ordinance: (i) definition for memory care facilities and (ii) zoning districts where the use would be permitted by-right. The amendment is intended to resolve any confusion with the existing medical uses currently listed in the Permitted Use Table by recognizing memory care facilities as a separate use.

Towards that end, Section 155.012 of the Mansfield Zoning Ordinance entitled, “Definitions”, is proposed to be amended to insert a new definition for “Memory Care Facility” to read as follows:

“MEMORY CARE FACILITY. A facility meeting all applicable Federal, State, and local certificate, licensure, and regulatory requirements and that provides long-term specialized residential care for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms ...

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