D. The BOA review process will be required for any permit or application that requires final action from the BOA, as described in this Code. The minimum repairs needed to correct previously identified violations of local health, safety, or sanitary codes, and alterations to historic structures which that [sic] do not preclude their continued designation as historic structures are not considered substantial improvements. BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES. A portion of a subdivision or tract of land having frontage on a street or road which that [sic] is intended for development and which meets the requirements as a legal building site per this Ordinance Code [sic]. Fuel Service Station. Recharge Zone. The effect of this Section as more specifically set forth herein, is: 1. 4. Where complete separation of pedestrian and vehicles is not feasible, potential hazards shall be minimized by using landscaping, bollards, special paving, lighting and other similar means to clearly delineate pedestrian areas. In other words, maximum impervious cover applies to an entire development, whereas maximum lot coverage applies to individual lots. Establishment or places of business engaged in the preparation and retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, including taverns, bars[,] cocktail lounges, and similar uses other than a restaurant as that term is defined herein. For ex., a 15-foot setback could be adjusted by +/- 1.5 feet. However, sign area shall not include any sign structures that are esthetically pleasing. B. The City Administrator may call upon officials of the City, including the City Engineer, City Building Inspector, or other appropriate City employees, to furnish him with such information or assistance as he may deem necessary for compliance with and enforcement of this Code. COMMERCIAL RECREATION. Infiltration. Typical uses include winery, sheet metal shop, welding shop and machine shop. 2. Plans for the improvements required by this Chapter shall be prepared and approved in accordance with the provisions contained herein and certified for accuracy and completeness by a registered professional engineer licensed by the State of Texas. Comprehensive Plan. The vertical location of the existing ground surface prior to excavating or filling. A sign (made of any material) that is tacked, nailed, posted, pasted, glued or otherwise attached to trees, poles, stakes, fences or other objects, with the subject matter appearing thereon not being applicable to the use of the premises upon which such sign is located. Waste. Creating no new or residual parcels not conforming to the requirements of these regulations and related ordinances. APPLICATION & CHECKLIST - Liberty Hill, TX E. A stormwater permit approved by the City is condition[ed] upon approval of all applicable related permits required from the Texas Environmental Quality Commission (TECQ), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or any other state or federal agency being issued by that agency. A written statement or certificate issued by the City Administrator (or his designee) authorizing buildings, structures, or uses in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance Code [sic]. A development project that includes two or more types of uses. Health Officer. Upon completion of installation and construction of all required improvements, the landowner or developer may seek acceptance of all public improvements by the City by submitting the required number of copies of as-built plans and a one- (1-) year maintenance bond as specified in the terms and conditions above. A statement that the City Attorney and City Council or its designee shall review progress pursuant to the consent agreement at least once every twelve (12) months to determine if there has been demonstrated good faith compliance with the terms of the consent agreement. A landscaped area adjoining and part of the landscaped interior[.]. Uses conducted in open or partially enclosed or screened facilities. Compliance with any additional site plan approval criteria required under Chapter 5 [6] of this Code, or any additional approval criteria for overlay districts, or any site plan approval criteria adopted as part of a neighborhood or special area plan. Document. Q. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall forward its recommendation to the City Council, which is responsible for final action on the Variance request. Any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure (less land value) either: (a) before the improvement or repair is started; or (b) if the structure has incurred substantial damage and been restored, before the damage occurred. C. Statutory Vested Rights. MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE FACILITIES. Subdivision Preliminary Plan. In such cases, the portable building must be located at a minimum distance of three (3) feet from the property line. A private access road, drive, or lane to an individual residence, which is contained within the lot or parcel and is not intended to serve any other lot or parcel of land. Public Utility. B. The next whole number beyond a specified percent greater than fifty percent (e.g., two-thirds or three-fourths). EATING ESTABLISHMENTS. A property tax exemption obtained pursuant to Property Tax Code of the State of Texas shall constitute prima facie evidence of religious assembly use. BUSINESS OR TRADE SCHOOL. The Gross Floor Area minus the area of stairwells, elevator shafts, equipment rooms, interior vehicular parking or loading, areas devoted exclusively to storage; and minus all floors below the first floor level, except when these used for human habitation or service to the public. H. Develop a Downtown District Sign Ordinance. Chapters 211 and 212 of the Texas Local Government Code together with the general police powers of municipalities empower the City to adopt this Unified Development Code. Administrator. The length of all the property fronting on one side of a street between the two nearest intersecting streets, measured along the line of the street; or if dead-ended, then all of the property abutting on one side between an intersection street and dead end of the same. The impervious cover standards are essential in order to manage or avoid the adverse problems of excessive quantity and degraded quality of urban stormwater runoff, increased erosion of downstream channels and waterways, reduced interception and absorption of rainfall and runoff by the soil and vegetative cover, increased reradiating of excessive heat from large pavement surfaces, and other related problems that can arise as a result of intensive urban development. All new territory hereinafter annexed to the City shall have the Agriculture (AG) zoning district classification. A portion of a roadway designed to allow vehicles to safely decelerate for turns onto intersecting streets or safely accelerate to merge with the prevailing traffic flow. The temporary use shall not impair the normal, safe, and effective operation of a permanent use on the same site. Any property which is annexed into the city is initially classified as AG until a rezoning request is considered (which may be considered concurrently). Any modification to an approved site plan that was filed as part of a Conditional Use Permit shall cause the Conditional Use Permit to become void, regardless of its current status, including any approval previously given by the City Council. It includes a wall, gate, or structure which that [sic] functions to enclose an open space or yard; however, a retaining wall, freestanding sign, or landscape structure is not considered a fence except for that portion which that [sic] functions as a fence. If the City Council finds, on the basis of substantial competent evidence, that the applicant has failed to comply with the terms of the Consent Agreement, the Consent Agreement may be revoked or modified by the City Council after a public hearing which has been noticed by publication, and for which written notice has been expressly provided to the Applicant. Trees that must be moved during a fire prevention operation. The diameter of a tree trunk measured at four feet above the root collar. The City may require the phasing of development, and/or the construction of improvements to maintain adequate fire protection. The City and its agents shall enforce and ensure compliance with the provisions of this Code and shall take necessary and appropriate actions to prevent or cease any violations of the provisions of this Code. The total land area covered by all principal and accessory structures on a site, including projections, shall be considered in determining lot coverage except the following: Eaves projecting less than 2.5 feet from a building. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF AGRICULTURAL USE TYPES. Exception can be granted by the City Administrator if an acceptable replacement plan is provided. Notice shall be required for review of an application as shown in the following table. Any temporary sign, on premises, that may identify the project under construction by providing any of the following information: the project name, address and/or telephone number, the architect, the contractor, the developer, the financing organization, the subcontractor and/or materials vendor. Side Yard, Interior. Each buildable residential lot has a Maximum Lot Cover, expressed as a percentage, which represents the maximum percent of impervious surface area allowed on a lot within each particular Zoning District. In addition to the penalties otherwise provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any provision of this Code or any ordinance, which provision is intended for the protection of the public health, safety or welfare, may be determined to constitute a public nuisance and may be abated by the City as provided by law. Ashes, discarded wood, abandoned, discarded, or unused objects or equipment such as furniture, appliances, cans, or containers; garbage or refuse of any kind, whether liquid or solid; or any accumulation of any foul, decaying, or putrescent substances. The Board of Adjustment (BOA) shall review Variance requests. B. A dwelling that is manufactured in two or more modules at a location other than the home site and which is designed as residence when the modules are transported to the home site, and the modules are joined together and installed on a permanent foundation system in accordance with the appropriate Code requirements. H. Manufactured Housing (MH1). E. Continuing or Repeat Violations. The same as hotel, except it is designed to accommodate any number of guests, the building or buildings are designed primarily to serve tourists traveling by automobile, and ingress and egress to rooms need not be through a lobby or office. 4. An area along or adjacent to a stream or body of water that is capable of storing or conveying floodwaters during a 100-year frequency storm event, or a 100-year flood. Subdivisions and plats of land shall be reviewed using the criteria in this Code and any technical criteria referenced by this Code. 201. A condition where surface water is present for extended periods, especially early in the growing season, and when surface water is absent, the water table is often near the land surface. These documents provide standards for the construction of all infrastructure and the proper plan documentation to submit for approval and permit for the construction of such facilities. Normally, the area is landscaped or kept in open space use. Ordinance 2019-07, Establishment of Standards for Placement of Small Wireless Facilities; Ordinance 2019-08, Liberty Budget Ordinance FY 2019 - 2020 . The preliminary plan must be approved prior to the final plat approval. Map depicting floodways and special flood hazard areas which that [sic] are regulated by this Ordinance Code [sic]. In reliance upon properly issued permits or approvals the applicant made substantial financial commitments or assumed substantial financial obligations within the purview of the activities authorized by said permit or approvals; and, 2. - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. Where the final plat is for property being developed in phases, the required construction plans must include the improvements specified in the general development plan or preliminary plat to serve the phase being platted. Establishments or places of business engaged in sale from the premises of feed, grain, fertilizers, pesticides and similar goods or in the provision of agriculturally related services with incidental storage on lots other than where the service is rendered. M. The City Administrators report may include a recommendation for final action. The use authorized herein as a conforming use may not be changed to another use not authorized by the use regulations in the zoning district where the premises are located. On-Premises Sign. 6. J. The City Administrator is responsible for final action. Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in construction activities and incidental storage on lots other than construction sites as well as the retail or wholesale sale, from the premises, of materials used in the construction of buildings or other structures, but excluding retail sale of paint, fixture and hardware, and those classified as one of the Automotive and Equipment Service use types. No such excavation or development shall be lawful or permitted to proceed without issuance of a site development permit. Townhouse. Approval Criteria (Rezoning). For thoroughfares that currently are or will in the future be located alongside a property boundary, the property owner shall dedicate and improve, as a minimum, one-half of the right-of-way necessary to meet the specification of future thoroughfares contained in the Comprehensive Plan or the City or County Thoroughfare Plan as adopted or amended by the City Council from time to time. 4. A final plat that requires a preliminary plan and concurrent construction plans for streets and infrastructure of the Land Development Code. If an owner, occupant, or other person repeats the same violation, within a five-year period from the date of the initial violation, it shall be considered to be a repeat of the initial violation and shall be subject to additional penalties and remedies. B. The purpose of this Section is to provide an expiration date for Permits, approved prior to this adoption of this Section, which lack an expiration date, as provided in Texas Local Government Code 245.005. Boarding and care services for dogs, cats and similar small animals. L. Duration. A. The federal government, the State, a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State, or any of their units, or an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, Manager, fiduciary, or representative of any kind, or any partnership, firm, association, public or private corporation, or any of their affiliates, or any other entity. All future or ongoing development approvals or permits, including any plat-related approval, shall comply with the PUD general development plan in addition to the Citys Comprehensive Plan. All buildings, roads, parking and driveways, paving, patios, decks, stoops, porches, steps, walkways, piers, or swimming pools constructed on a lot which that [sic] reduce the infiltration capacity of the land or result in increased stormwater runoff. To meet with potential applicants in preapplication conferences as described in this Code; 4. Whenever there appears to be an uncertainty, vagueness, or conflict in the terms of the Code, the Manager, in consultation with the staff, city engineer, or city attorney, as may be appropriate, shall make every effort to interpret the Code in such a way that it fulfills the goals of the Comprehensive Plan and the Code. D. Limitations. Buffer yards shall be located on the side and rear lot lines of a parcel extending to the lot or parcel boundary line. The landowners or developers engineer shall provide the City an estimate of the total cost of all uncompleted or unaccepted improvements as may be required by this Code; and the estimate shall be acceptable to the City Administrator or his designee; and. The City Administrator must make any submission requirements and applicable fee requirements available to the applicant as a part of the Administrative Procedures Manual. G. Approval Criteria. 3. Issue the sign permit, if the sign(s) that is the subject of the application conforms in every respect with the requirements of the Section and of the applicable Master or Common Signage Plan; or. Note Future Land Use Map for those areas that are designated as Mixed Use, Clustered Residential, or Duplex Residential. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall forward its recommendation to the City Council, which is responsible for final action on Zoning Map Amendments. Compatible with surrounding land uses. The Planning and Zoning Commission may establish conditions for approval, including, but not limited to: G. street improvements and dedications. D. A decision to revoke a variance or special use permit shall be effective immediately. The City or its representatives may inspect any development activity to enforce the provisions of this Code. That because of the conditions that create the need for the variance, the application of this Code to the particular piece of property would effectively prohibit or unreasonably restrict the utilization of the property. City Council approval of a PUD also constitutes final approval of the binding PUD development ordinance and PUD general development plan that were attached to the PUD application, as modified by the City Council. This section shall not extend the time of validity for any permit. J. Applicants Actions. These uses and the districts where they may locate are listed in Section 4.09. Prior to hearing or deciding an appeal of an administrative decision, the Chairperson of the Board of Adjustment (BOA) may request that the applicant and administrative official agree to mediation or other alternative form of resolution of the dispute prior to a public hearing. Shore-dependent recreation facilities or activities provided by public agencies which that [sic] are available to the general public. A variance, therefore, permits construction or development in a manner otherwise prohibited by this Ordinance Code [sic]. Rules for setback averaging are shown in the diagrams. County Road. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF RESIDENTIAL USE TYPES. C. Notwithstanding the above, any garage or carport shall be set back a minimum of ten (10) feet from a right-of-way. Any electrical sign having a continuous message flow across its surface by utilizing lights or other electrical impulses that form various words and/or designs, including but not limited to time and temperature signs. All future or ongoing development approvals or permits within the area of the PUD shall comply with the PUD development ordinance in addition to this Code. 4. Typical uses include restaurants, coffee shops, dinner houses, dinner theater, and similar establishments with incidental alcoholic beverage service. The tract of land subject to the application is adequately served by public improvements and infrastructure, or will be adequately served upon completion of required improvements. Context-sensitive design standards and landscaping are required to ensure a quality and enjoyable living environment. Excessive glare can be annoying and may cause safety problems. Provision of a gross site area as well-designed and appropriately improved open space. As a condition of deferring the obligation to dedicate rights-of-way for or to improve thoroughfares, which deferral shall be in the sole discretion of the City, the City shall require the developer to execute a subdivision or site development improvement agreement specifying the amount and timing of the rights-of-way dedication or improvements to thoroughfares, including the posting or depositing of a letter of credit or other fiscal surety, in a form and under terms acceptable to the City, in advance of approval of the development application. All such terms shall be considered interchangeable. Low Density Residential (SF1). Nonconforming Sign. If no structural alterations are made, a nonconforming use of the building may be changed to another nonconforming use of the same or more restricted classification; provided, however, that in the event that a nonconforming use of a building is once changed to a nonconforming use of a more restricted classification, it shall not later be reverted to the former lower or less restricted classification (e.g., from C1 to SF2). A minimum width of six (6) and maximum width of twelve (12) feet shall be required for all walkways and sidewalks which require shared use by pedestrians and bicyclists. Transfer. G. The Board of Adjustment is responsible for final action. F. The delay of standard review periods may not be implemented as a moratorium. A lot situated at the intersection of two (2) or more streets. Up to 40% of trees under 19" in diameter can be removed. Until the Commission has been given final action authority by the City Council, appeals shall be made to City Council. A. Applicability. A private residence where eight (8) or fewer children receive care and supervision for periods of less than 24 hours per day. or extensions. One of a group of attached, single-family dwellings that are designed as single structures, with each dwelling unit separated by firewalls, fire separations, or similar party walls. Uncovered and unenclosed decks, porches, landings, balconies, and stairways (the portion of which is less than thirty [30] inches above grade). Services related to the eradication and control of rodents, insects, and other pests, with incidental storage on lots other than where the service is rendered. Marquee Sign. No yard for one lot shall be considered a yard for another lot as well, except in planned developments. C. The City Administrator is responsible for final action. This section shall not be applicable to any ordinance that concerns the development of real property; as adopted prior to the adoption of this chapter and is exempted by 245.004 from the protection provided by Chapter 245. Maximum Development Density. Failed loading. Plat. The decision of the city council shall be final. Subdivision-related procedures are necessary to establish how individual lots or projects may be developed. I. Provision of a comprehensive transportation system for bicycle, pedestrian and vehicular traffic that is connected and integrated with existing development. MEDICAL OFFICES. Upon review of the application, if the City Administrator finds that the applicant has provided sufficient information to establish that one (1) or more legally sufficient and applicable permit(s) exists on a project, the City Administrator shall issue a certificate to the applicant recognizing vested rights for the project which shall be dated and signed by the City Administrator. Provided, however, the time period may be extended upon the written request of the applicant. The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor, attested to by the City Secretary and bear the Seal of the City of Liberty Hill under the following words: This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map referred to in Section of the Unified Development Code, Ordinance No. They must be reviewed and approved before any final action may be taken by the City Administrator or the developer. The TIA will follow the criteria outlined in the City of Round Rock Transportation Criteria Manual, Section 2, as amended. Sediment. A yard extending along the full length of the rear lot line of the zoned area. B. The entire building wall (including street wall face, parapet, fascia, windows, doors, canopy and roof) on any completed building. A building in which one or more specializing physicians and/or dentists have their offices. Recent Resolution Regarding Public Improvement Districts (PID). Nature-Dominated. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of laundering, dry cleaning or dyeing services other than those classified as Personal Services. 20. A site development permit shall be required for all site developments as described or exempted below: A. An open area outside of a building adjoining and directly accessible to a dwelling unit, reserved for the exclusive use of residents of the dwelling unit and their guests. Plat, Preliminary. Any structure erected or used, or any development that is planned or implemented, contrary to any of the provisions of this Code or to any of the requirements contained in a final plat or site plan approved by the City Council, is hereby declared to be unlawful and shall constitute a violation of this Code. A. Rezoning to the PUD district requires a specific PUD ordinance and a General Development Plan from the property owner. I. 2. P&Z discusses comp plan, updates ordinances | News | lhindependent.com Outparcels may be the subject of a record plat or resubdivision provided the lot(s) created meet all requirements of the Ordinance Code [sic] prior to plat approval. 3. Light fixtures provided for any off-street parking area adjacent to a residential use or residentially zoned lot shall shield the source of light from sight and prevent the spillover of direct light onto the residential use, while still providing security to motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. (2) The owner of the premises upon which the sign is located. An applicant may not appeal the disapproval or denial without effectively establishing that the specific basis for the administrative disapproval or denial was incorrect. Any funds accepted by the City shall be earmarked for construction of the improvements for which the contribution was made. Planning & Development | Liberty Hill, TX - CivicPlus The properties abutting on one side of a street and lying between two nearest intersecting or intercepting streets, or nearest intersecting or intercepting street, nonsubdivided land, watercourse, or municipal boundary. Lot, Zoning. F. Landscaping. The coordinate number and street name assigned to any structure or parcel of land. Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including columbariums, crematoriums, mausoleums, and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with and within the boundary of such cemetery. Downtown Commercial/Retail (C2). Works of art that do not include a Commercial Message; 4. Private Harvesting. Net Site Area is the aggregate of: 100 percent of land with a gradient of 15% or less; 40% of the land with a gradient of more than 15% and not more than 25%; and. In accordance with Texas Local Government Code 211.009, the concurring vote of 75 percent of the members of the board is necessary to: 1. reverse an order, requirement, decision or determination of an administrative official[,], 2. decide in favor of an applicant on a matter on which the board is required to pass under a zoning requirement (Chapter 4 of this Code), or. I. This Code does not apply to interior lighting. The subdivider shall pay the record filing fee. Completeness. The first application must be submitted within twelve (18) [sic] months from the date site plan approval is granted. 1. Typical uses include private social clubs and fraternal organizations. E. Continue a Violation. Site Plan Review Site Development Permit. It is the Citys intent to institute a procedure to assure that mandatory dedications of street rights-of-way and street construction requirements are proportional to the traffic demands created by a new development. Buffering provides visual screening and spatial separation of two adjoining buildings and areas of intense activity. Landscape. 2. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall forward its recommendation to the City Council, which is responsible for final action on the Preliminary Plat. Except as otherwise defined herein, any sign with a valid permit that was erected or displayed prior to the effective date of this subchapter, or any subsequent amendment hereto, and does not conform with one or more of its provisions. C. Computation of Height. Special planning areas are identified in the following Zoning District Table as Overlay Districts. The adopted City of Liberty Hill Utility Plan. A source of water and a distribution system, including treatment and storage facilities, whether publicly or privately owned, serving or providing potable water to multiple lots, dwelling units, businesses or commercial or industrial developments. After approval of an administrative plat, the subdivider shall notify the City Engineer within ten (10) days which of the following construction procedure(s) the subdivider proposes to follow: 1. N. The BOA will review the application, the City Administrators report, conduct a hearing in accordance with the BOAs established procedures and state law, and take final action on the application. Such reapplication must demonstrate: A. (d) The minimum amount of land required to be dedicated as parkland shall be 8% of the total subdivision acreage proposed for residential use, excluding acreage within the 100-year floodplain.
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