4 District Regulations

4.400 Purpose and Intent

  1. The City of Fort Worth has many unique and distinctive residential neighborhoods and commercial areas which contribute significantly to the overall character and identity of the City but may lack sufficient historical, architectural or cultural significance at the present time to be designated as a historic district.  The City Council recognizes the need to preserve, protect, and enhance the value of these areas and wished to provide a means of conserving the distinctive atmosphere or character of areas by protecting or enhancing their significant architectural or cultural attributes through the establishment of Conservation Districts.
  2. Section 211.003, Texas Local Government Code authorizes the City of Fort Worth to regulate and restrict the construction, alteration, reconstruction, or razing  and of buildings and other structures in “designated places and areas of historic, cultural, or architectural importance and significance.” The Conservation District provides for the establishment of regulations concerning the conservation of existing buildings and new construction and their settings in designated places of architectural or cultural importance and significance.  It is recognized that there are areas in the city where the application of conservation district zoning could assist in the conservation of architectural and cultural attributes and thereby contribute to the stability or stabilization of these areas:
  3. The provisions of this Article are intended:

    a. to protect and strengthen desirable and unique physical features, and design characteristics;

    b. to promote and provide for economic revitalization;

    c. to protect and enhance the livability of the City;

    d. to reduce conflict and prevent blighting caused by incompatible and insensitive development, and to promote new compatible development;

    e. to stabilize or enhance property values;

    f.  to provide residents and property owners with a planning tool for future development;

    g. to encourage and strengthen civic pride; and

    h. to ensure the harmonious, orderly and efficient growth and redevelopment of the City.