city of liberty hill design standards

Street Direction. 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. 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. Party Responsible. Communication Tower. Application by the property owner of the affected property or its authorized agent. The issuance of any permit, certificate or approval in accordance with the standards and requirements of this Code shall not relieve the recipient of such permit, certificate or approval from the responsibility of complying with all other applicable requirements of any other municipality, special district, state or federal agency having jurisdiction over the structures or land uses for which the permit, certificate or approval was issued. G. The City Engineer is responsible for final action on Construction Plans. Repair of automobiles[,] noncommercial trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, recreational vehicles, or boats, including the sale, installation, and servicing of equipment and parts. CLUB OR LODGE. The City Administrator shall have the authority to make all written interpretations of this Code. Review and Approval. Principles for computing sign area and sign height are contained in Section 6.12.04 below. Land-Based Aquaculture. A. 3. There must be a rough proportionality between the traffic impacts created by a new development and requirements placed on the property owner or applicant for new development to dedicate and improve off-site, abutting and internal street rights-of-way to City standards. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall forward its recommendation to the City Council, which is responsible for final action on the Variance request. Development or permit applications may generally be considered concurrently. A type of Fiscal Surety that can be used to guarantee site improvements. Subdivision, Major. Additionally, as provided in subsection (g) of this section, this section shall not apply to the types of ordinances, or other governmental action, enumerated in VTCA Local Government Code 245.004 or exempt from the requirements of Local Government Code 43.002. B. Transferor. The purpose of this district is [to] provide for development of quality multiple-family living including two-family residences and higher density residences, such as triplexes, town homes, garden homes, condominiums, and apartments in a moderately dense setting, at a density of 10 units per acre. Impracticable. 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. A person to whom development rights are transferred and all persons who have any lien, security interest, or other interest with respect to development rights held by the transferee. Typical conditions may include an excessive number of applications received by the City during a certain period of time, inadequate staff time due to temporary limitations of personnel resources or lack of availability of a required professional staff member such as the City Engineer. A permit issued, or to be issued, by the City Administrator, authorizing work on a historic resource within a designated historic district or landmark. B. The property owner shall be responsible for maintaining any vehicular use area in good condition and free of refuse, debris, and vehicles that have not been driven for two weeks or longer, and all landscaping in a healthy and growing condition, replacing it when necessary as specified in the approved site development permit. A lot situated at the intersection of two (2) or more streets. Low Density Residential (SF1). B. Applications submitted to the City for consideration of a permit for construction. Any one of the types of landfills regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), including but not limited to municipal solid waste, industrial rubble, and land clearing debris landfills. Building Height. Blocks shall be laid out to provide effective connectivity within and among subdivisions and neighborhoods. L. Recordation. Action Following Preliminary Plat Approval. An application for Consent Agreement Approval may be approved subject to compliance with requirements of a Consent Agreement. 1. A Bed and Breakfast is generally a smaller lodging facility than a hotel. 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. A. A. Applicability. Downtown Commercial/Retail (C2). (h) When an area is required to be dedicated, the city may require a cash payment in lieu of dedication or parkland. An administrative exception may only be requested by the City Administrator. The City Administrator may also act upon violations that otherwise become known during the normal performance of his/her duties. In such cases, the portable building must be located at a minimum distance of three (3) feet from the property line. At a minimum the file should contain all certificates issued for a three-calendar year period and should be reviewed annually to remove certificates more than three (3) years old. Any facilities owned and maintained in common by the inhabitants of the development, including, but not limited to, drives, water systems, sewer systems, parking areas, open space, club houses, amenities, and developed recreation areas. All of the land use categories listed in the following use table (Table 4-2, Permitted Uses by Zoning District) are defined and described in Appendix A. CULTURAL SERVICES. When the City Council determines there is a failure to comply with any term, condition, or requirement that was a condition of the approval of a variance or special use permit, the City Council may direct the City Administrator, City Attorney, or another agent or official to suspend the variance or special use permit pending compliance with the terms, conditions, or requirements under which the variance or special use permit was approved. The purpose or activity for which the land or building thereon is designed, arranged or intended, or for which it is occupied or maintained. A summons or notice to appear in answer to a charge of parking, standing or stopping in violation of this section must specify the location of the fire lane or accessible space in which the violation occurred. The scoping meeting may occur during any required preapplication conference, but may also be scheduled after an initial preapplication meeting. If the Comprehensive Plan is amended, the Code should also be amended if found to be necessary or advisable by the Planning and Zoning Commission. 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. 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. H. Responsibility for Final Action. New lighting technologies have produced lights that are extremely powerful, and these types of lights may be improperly installed so that they create problems of excessive glare, light trespass, and higher energy use. A transferor parcel may be less than all of a lot owned by an original transferor. City approvals, including but not limited to building, repair, plumbing, or electrical permits, shall not be issued by the City for any structure on a lot in a subdivision or on a parcel for which a final plat or site development permit has not been approved and filed for record. The use of a site for three or more dwelling units, within one or more buildings. The duration shall be established by the City Administrator at the time of approval of the temporary use permit. Such requirements must be sufficient to permit the Administrator to effectively review the application and for the final approving authority to render an informed decision. Any ordinance that concerns the development of real property and is adopted after the adoption of this Code, which incorporates this section into the Code, may specifically state whether it is the type of ordinance that is exempted by 245.004. Annual Update Requests shall serve a legitimate purpose. C. The City Administrator will report the action requiring the extended review period to the City Council at the next regular City Council meeting. Sanitary sewer system including utility easements, sanitary sewer lines, manholes, and lift stations. The accessory use shall be subordinate in area, extent or purpose to the primary use; C. The accessory use shall contribute to the comfort, convenience or necessity of the primary use; D. The accessory use shall be located within the same zoning district as the primary use; and/or. 1. The purposes of regulating the placement and specifications of signs within the Citys jurisdictional area are as follows: A. When in conflict, the more restrictive standard shall apply. Compliance with the general development plan and development agreement or ordinance governing the parcel of land to which the site plan is related. Hospital Services (Limited). The build-to line shall be measured from an exterior wall to the property line such that the accuracy of the building placement shall be within a foot, as authorized. Any base zoning district in the downtown overlay can be conditionally upzoned to C-2, following the procedures and criteria for a conditional use permit. in the City of Morgan Hill. Residential lots with frontage on an arterial street shall also have frontage on a local street so that such lot(s) have vehicular access to a local street and not only to an arterial. To meet with potential applicants in preapplication conferences as described in this Code; 4. Finished Grade. B. Subdivision-Related Applications and Permits. D. Responsibility for Final Action. However, overly bright lighting emitted from a structure will be subject to this Code if it is determined by the City Administrator that it creates a nuisance or a safety hazard as defined in the References section of this Code. Abandoned Vehicle. Adult Service Business means an adult encounter parlor, adult retreat, nude modeling studio, or a commercial enterprise that holds itself out to be primarily in the business of offering a service that is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas. Whenever the proposed developments share of the costs of a thoroughfare or traffic-control improvement needed to mitigate traffic generated by the development is less than one hundred percent (100%), the City in its sole discretion may do the following: A. participate in the excess costs; or. To the maximum extent feasible, pedestrians shall be separated from vehicles and bicycles. The average depth of any lot shall not exceed four times the average width of the lot. Typical uses include funeral homes or mortuaries. Common law vested rights shall be acknowledged by the City Council or its designee after consultation with the City Attorney if the applicant for common law vested rights does not demonstrate entitlement to statutory vested rights as provided in subsection C, below. A. Also, a strip of land used, or intended to be used, wholly or in part, by said governmental entity. The ETJ increases as population increases. D. The City Council membership and bylaws have been established by Texas Local Government Code. Any application for subdivision approval or subdivision improvements, zoning or zoning change, or site development in accordance with this Code must comply with these standards. B. Development is staged in a manner that can be accommodated by the timely provision of public utilities, facilities and services. Maximum Impervious Cover = (% Coverage Allowed) X (Net Site Area). Selective Clearing. The approval criteria are the Central City Fundamental Design Guidelines and applicable Subdistrict or Historic District Design Guidelines, depending on the geography. Typical uses include new and used car dealerships, motorcycle dealerships, and boat, trailer, and recreational vehicle dealerships. Development Without Permit. 5. This Code shall become effective and be in full force and effect immediately following its passage and approval by the City Council, as duly attested by the Mayor and City Secretary. Design Standards - City of West Liberty Not capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished. Variance requests shall by [be] reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission. E. Develop incentives for improving and maintaining historic structures. D. A decision to revoke a variance or special use permit shall be effective immediately. Section 212.012 (Vernon 1988 & Supp. The applicant has been actively and diligently attempting to pursue and complete development of the project that is the subject of the vested rights; and. A description of all development approvals, permits, or other local or State approvals needed for the proposed development; vii. Substantial Damage. The space located off of a public road, designed, intended, used or required to park one passenger vehicle. Fuel Service Station. Adult-Oriented Business means, but is not limited to, an adult arcade, adult bookstore, adult cabaret, adult lounge, adult novelty shop, adult service business, or adult theater. C. The BOA shall have the authority to authorize an adjustment of up to ten (10) percent of any numerical standard. Site Development | Liberty Hill, TX Net Yield. However, all final decisions concerning participation in costs and completion of improvements that may be specified in a traffic impact analysis, capital improvements plan, or mitigation plan as required in this section shall be made by the City Council and reviewed in advance by the Planning and Zoning Commission. A written authorization to construct, erect, or alter a structure or building as issued by the City Administrator. Boarding, breeding or raising of horses not owned by the occupants of the premises or riding of horses by other than the occupants of the premises or their nonpaying guests. In such case, the city council shall determine fair market value upon consideration of both appraisals. Building coverage is measured from the faces of the walls, not the eaves of the roof. This section provides a methodology for the registration of permits, and permit applications, with the City Administrator so that a determination can be made as to whether the permit, or permit application is one that would afford a project with the vested rights as provided in Chapter 245 and 43.002 of the Texas Local Government Code. 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. See Rules of Measurement. All land generally to the west and upstream of the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone that provides drainage into the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. Typical uses include motion picture theaters, meeting halls, and dance halls. A dwelling that is joined to another dwelling at one or more sides by a party wall or walls. Seasonally Flooded Water Regime. Any person who opposes, obstructs, or resists any City official or any person authorized by the City Council in the discharge of his or her duties as provided by this Code shall be in violation of this Code and may be prosecuted for a Class C misdemeanor. 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. E. Width to Depth Ratio. MEDICAL OFFICES. B. 6. - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. K. The City Administrator may establish procedures for administrative review necessary to ensure compliance with this Code and state law. The fact that property may be utilized more profitably should a variance be granted may not be considered grounds for a variance. The direction any street or road travels the longest in distance (i.e., north-south or east-west). Covered sign faces must be of a material or substance that renders the resulting sign face completely blank, opaque, and resistant to deterioration. Nonconforming Sign. Modifications of the application during a public hearing may be made if assurances can be given by the applicant that the changes will be made. Railroad yards, equipment servicing facilities, and terminal facilities. Floodway Map. These submission items must also include development standards which shall address: uses, density, lot area, lot width, lot depth, yard depths and widths, setback requirements, building height, building elevations, building articulation, parking, access, streets and circulation, screening, landscaping, accessory buildings, signs, lighting, project phasing or scheduling, management associations, restrictive covenants and other restrictions, fiscal surety for completion of construction of improvements, cost participation agreements, and other requirements the City Council may deem appropriate. Ingress/Egress Sign. Those plant communities that develop in the absence of human activities. Preserve and protect waterways and floodplains. Temporary uses, as identified in Chapter 4, are required to obtain a temporary use permit from the City Administrator. To allow certain signs that are small, unobtrusive, and incidental to the principal use of the respective Lots on which they are located, subject to the substantive requirements of this Section, but without requirements for permits; 3. Rules for setback averaging are shown in the diagrams. A basement is a story if its ceiling is five (5) feet or more above the finished grade, or if it is used for business purposes, or if it contains any dwelling units other than one (1) dwelling unit for the caretaker of the premises. Any stable for the housing of horses or mules, operated for remuneration, hire, sale, or stabling, or any stable, not related to the ordinary operation of a farm. The City Council is responsible for final action on all developments, after determination of compliance and recommendation by the City Administrator. Establishments primarily engaged in research of an industrial or scientific nature but excluding product testing. D. In making a written interpretation, the City Administrator may consider, but is not limited to the following: 1. Home Occupation Types. These signs may not be erected prior to approval of a site plan and must be removed within seven days after the completion of the project; 8. When an appeal is taken to the Board of Adjustment, the City Administrators or other administrative officials action is presumed to be valid. The use of land for the production and primary processing of food and fibers for sale, including cultivating, dairying, horticulture, pasturing, floriculture, silviculture, viticulture, animal and poultry husbandry, and such incidental accessory facilities as greenhouses and nurseries, provided that the operation of such accessory facilities shall be clearly secondary to normal agricultural activities. A development concept which encourages and permits variations in residential developments by allowing deviation in lot size, type of dwelling, lot coverage and open space from that which is normally required in the applicable zoning district. Subdivision. The criteria for determining conditions under this permit are described in Section 4.10. Freestanding signs may have more than one section, one of which may be changeable. A. Water system including utility easements, water distribution lines, fire hydrants, valves, pumps, and water towers in conformance with the terms and regulations of the provider of said utility; C. Sanitary sewer system including utility easements, sanitary sewer lines, manholes, and lift stations in conformance with the terms and regulations of the provider of said utility; D. Drainage system including drainage easements, channels, storm sewer lines and inlets, basins, control structures, and landscaping; G. Utilities for electric and telephone service and associated utility easements installed in conformance with the terms and regulations of the provider of said utility; H. Gas, cable television and other telecommunications service and associated utility easements, when provided, installed in conformance with the terms and regulations of the provider of said utility. If the City Council determines there is a failure to comply with any term, condition, or requirement made a condition of the variance or special use permit, the City Council may revoke the variance or special use permit or take such action as it considers necessary to ensure compliance. Grading. Some of these procedures may be followed concurrently, while some procedures require pre-approval of other procedures. The regulations and restrictions of the Parks and Recreation Board for the City of Liberty Hill will be pursuant to the provisions of applicable statutory requirements of the State of Texas and of the enabling ordinance establishing the Parks and Recreation Board.

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city of liberty hill design standards