In the case of a conflict between two standards, the more restrictive shall apply. 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. Agricultural Land. A building surrounded by an open space on the same lot. B. A use providing consultation, diagnosis, therapeutic, preventative or corrective personal treatment services by doctors, dentists, medical and dental laboratories, physical therapists, optometrists, and similar practitioners of medical and healing arts for humans licensed for such practice by the State of Texas. 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. The area of a horizontal plane bounded by the front, side, and rear lot lines, but not including any area occupied by the waters of a recorded river or stream segment. On any application for approval of a Master or Common Signage Plan, the City Administrator shall either approve the proposed plan if the sign(s) as shown on the plan and the plan itself conforms in every respect with requirements of this Section, or reject the proposed plan if the sign(s) as shown on the plan or the plan itself fails in any way to conform with the requirements of the Section. Lot Line, Front. STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS MANUAL City of AUSTIN, TEXAS Codified through Rule No. Rezoning to the PUD district requires a specific PUD ordinance and a General Development Plan from the property owner. The guarantee shall be in a form and substance approved by the City Administrator, which may include the requirement of a fiscal posting. Newly annexed territory that is part of a lot already annexed or within City Limits will be zoned directly to the zoning designation of the portion of the lot already within the City. Under Canopy Sign. 2. Until such time as the City Administrator has defined the content and form of the site development permit application more specifically in an Administrative Procedures Manual, the application shall consist of the following, demonstrating conformance with applicable provisions in this Code: A. Applicants name, mailing address and contact information. Private Road. G. Waivers. Development or permit applications may generally be considered concurrently. H. Upon submission of an application, the City Administrator will determine whether the application is complete, as described in Chapter 3. A type of building sign that is suspended from the underside of a predominantly horizontal plane surface and is supported by such surface. Unified Development Code Text Amendment. E. Procedures for City Council review and action will be developed and adopted by the Council when appropriate. A single-family dwelling constructed as part of a series of dwellings, all of which are either attached to the adjacent dwelling or dwellings by party walls or are located immediately adjacent thereto with no visible separation. The duration shall be established by the City Administrator at the time of approval of the temporary use permit. A plat or replat or site development permit will not be approved unless adequate parks and recreational requirements are provided, based on the standards specified in this Code. F. Variances from Floodplain or Stormwater Management Regulations. This district is intended to maintain agricultural land until such time as it is appropriate for more intense development. E. General Industrial (I2). Right of Way Permit Requirements. These documents shall clearly indicate the location of all improvements including the location of above-and-below ground utilities. Buffering provides visual screening and spatial separation of two adjoining buildings and areas of intense activity. Health Officer. In such cases, the property owner shall be responsible for the entire initial costs of road improvements, including design costs. Applications for all building permits other than single-family and duplex residential, or site development permits, including the installation of outdoor lighting fixtures for new construction, shall provide proof of compliance with this Code. Cemetery, Crematoria, Mausoleums, Memorial Parks, (Ordinance 14-O-11 adopted 4/14/14; Ordinance 15-O-04 adopted 1/26/15). A sign relating to: a political party, the election of a person to public office, or a matter to be voted upon at an election called by a public body. The City Administrator shall publish public notice at least once in a local newspaper of general circulation within the City at least 15 days in advance of the meeting or hearing. The notice is deemed delivered when deposited in the United States Postal mail, with postage paid to the last known address of the party responsible for such sign. Anything that is built, installed, or established to facilitate or provide a means of transport from one place to another. TOWNHOUSE RESIDENTIAL. Rear Yard. 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. A residential use, structure, or building incidental to the principal permitted or conditionally approved use on a site, whether comprising a portion of the principal structure on the site or located within an accessory structure or building. Property Lines. Such complaint shall state fully the causes and basis thereof and the date on which the violation began or was first observed. The City Administrator shall consider any other conditions that may arise as a result of the temporary use. H. It shall be unlawful to offer and cause to be filed any plan, plat, or replat of land within the City limits or ETJ of Liberty Hill of record with the County Clerk unless the plan, plat or replat bears the endorsement and approval of the City Administrator. STABLES. GPS. Document. The BOA will determine whether the appeal is complete. The City Administrator may establish any additional conditions deemed necessary to ensure land use compatibility and to minimize potential adverse impacts on nearby uses, including, but not limited to, time and frequency of operation, temporary arrangements for parking and traffic circulation, requirements for screening/buffering, and guarantees for site restoration and cleanup following the temporary use. The use of a site for four or more dwellings units intended for separate ownership, together with common area serving all dwelling units. General. B. Map which depicts the minimum special flood hazard area to be regulated by this Ordinance Code [sic] (unless a Floodway Map is available). C. Construction or expansion of a building other than a single-family or duplex residential building, with a floor area expansion of more than one thousand (1,000) square feet or more requires a site development permit. I. Development includes the process of subdivision. Intermittent Stream. Commercial Off-Street Parking. In addition to the general administrative review criteria in Section 2.03, the City Administrator must determine the following in order to approve the Master Sign Plan: 1. any land used to raise or store trees, shrubs, flowers, and other plants for sale, facilities for the display and sale of those items and/or of gardening supplies, and accessory greenhouses, storage buildings, or customer parking areas. A business or organization being the sole business occupant of a premises. G. Notwithstanding any other provisions of Chapter 4, any legal nonconforming use of property existing as of the date of adoption of this Code that does not conform with the regulations prescribed in the UDC of the City of Liberty Hill, shall be deemed a nonconforming use, subject to the provisions contained in this section. B. Rotating Sign. A written authorization to construct, erect, or alter a structure or building as issued by the City Administrator. A. Applicability. G. 7,500 sq. That there are extraordinary or special conditions affecting the land involved such that strict application of the provisions of this Code will deprive the applicant of a reasonable use of its land. The City or its representatives may inspect any development activity to enforce the provisions of this Code. Minimum Lot Width. This district is appropriate in areas where the Comprehensive Plan reflects the specific uses proposed in the PUD or mixed use as a land category. All open, off-street parking and vehicular use areas shall bear an all-weather geotechnically engineered surface to meet a loading requirement of 75,000 pounds. Such an extension may not be granted after an applicant has requested final action. It is the intent of the Comprehensive Plan and this Code to encourage a mix of uses. This district is further intended to encourage efficient utilization of land, affordable housing opportunities, and open space preservation. In case of a rejection, the City Administrator shall specify in the rejection the sections of the Chapter or applicable plan with which the sign(s) is inconsistent. Waivers of the standards required for plat approval are not considered variances and must be requested from the Planning and Zoning Commission and then the City Council during the plat review process. Renewable Resource. The City Council is responsible for final action on all developments, after determination of compliance and recommendation by the City Administrator. B. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall forward their recommendation to the City Council who is responsible for final action on Comprehensive Plan Amendments. Approvals and permits issued pursuant to this Code shall expire according to the following Table 3-2. Detached Dwelling. The area to be dedicated for the purpose of parkland shall be shown on the conceptual plan, the preliminary plat, and the final plat, and shall be included in the dedication statement. Outdoor lighting shall be designed to provide the minimum lighting necessary to ensure adequate safety, night vision, and comfort, and not create or cause excessive glare onto adjacent properties and public street rights-of-way. 2. 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. During the course of installation and construction of the required improvements, the City Engineer or another designee of the City Administrator shall make periodic inspections of the work to insure that all improvements comply with this Code and other municipal, county and State requirements. The landowner or developer shall provide the City Administrator with a certifiable receipt showing that all taxes have been paid in conjunction with the submittal of an application for final plat approval or site development permit issuance. Subdivision activities and projects must be in compliance with this Code as well as the current (at the time of plat application) version of the Williamson County Subdivision Regulations. A yard extending along a side lot line measured from the front yard to the rear yard. A library, museum, or similarly registered nonprofit organizational use displaying, preserving, and exhibiting objects of community and cultural interest. Automobile or mechanical paint or repair shops; 7. The requirement for assessment of and improvements to the transportation network applies to existing and future transportation networks associated with land development activities, within the City limits and within the Citys extraterritorial jurisdiction. FINANCIAL SERVICES. An individual requesting a variance shall make written application to the City Administrator and pay the required fee[.] A determination whether an application is complete will be made by the City Administrator within fifteen (15) working days of submittal of the application. An open area within a residential development reserved for the exclusive use of residents of the development and their guests. Redevelopment. Average Grade. An agent of the City who inspects building construction for plan/permit compliance. A. Applicability. Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in the retail sale of food (with incidental sale of beer and wine) or household products for home consumption. 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. 2. Transfer Station (or see also Waste Disposal Services). 1.1 Purpose and Scope . If such a resolution is not adopted by the City Council, then the authority of the City Administrator to set aside standard review periods for this exception is no longer valid. C. The City Engineer will review and make either a report or recommendation to the City Administrator, Planning and Zoning Commission or City Council on the following procedures, subject to the terms and conditions set forth for such procedures in this Code: D. The City Engineer shall comply with any specific procedures or technical criteria described in this Code. Junk (or Salvage) Yard. This Section shall apply to all Nonconforming Signs. 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. D. Consent Agreements. Facade Easement. Parking lots shall be designed in accordance with the City of Round Rock Transportation Criteria Manual, as amended. NGVD. Illuminated Sign, External. Development Project Completion. Mobile Home. E. Pavement. Birds that frequent and often swim in water, nest, and raise their young near water, and derive at least part of their food from aquatic plants and animals. 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. 2. Infill will require adherence to be consistent with the stated zoning classification. In the event the City Council fails to make a ruling on the variance within sixty (60) days from the date the application for variance is filed, the application for variance shall be deemed denied. A preliminary plan approval is required prior to final plat approval, except under certain conditions[.]. A side yard on the street side of a corner lot. Failure to do so shall authorize the City to complete the improvements using the fiscal surety provided by the landowner or developer. Monument Sign. Existing ordinances. 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. That the development objectives of the property owner are or will be frustrated. However, applications shall be reviewed and processed in the sequence required pursuant to this Code. Railroad yards, equipment servicing facilities, and terminal facilities. New or additional information is available that was not available at the time of the original application that might reasonably affect the decision-making bodys review of the relevant standards to the proposed development; or, C. A new application is proposed to be submitted that is materially different (e.g., proposes new uses, or a substantial decrease in proposed densities and intensities) from the prior application; or. C. Reduction of Minimum Residential Lot Width. 19. Net floor area shall be used for calculating parking requirements. Floor Area Ratio, (FAR). A facility supporting maintenance, repair, vehicular or equipment servicing, material storage, and similar activities, including corporation yards, equipment service centers, and similar uses having characteristics of commercial services or contracting or industrial activities. 4. K. Security lights of any output that are controlled by a motion sensor switch provided they do not remain illuminated for a duration not to exceed ten to twelve (1012) minutes after activation. No release of any posted fiscal surety shall occur until the City has formally accepted the constructed improvements that are the subject of such surety. E. Vested rights recognition process appeal. Any motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer, or watercraft that is inoperative and left unattended on public or private property; or that has remained illegally on public or private property; or that has remained on public or private property and (a) does not display valid registration plates or (b) displays registration plates of another vehicle. The sum of the area of all building and Lots on the Zone Lot conforms to the maximum permitted sign area as determined by the formula for the zoning district in which the Lot is located. PROFESSIONAL OFFICE. The City Council will appoint a City Engineer to function as described in this Code. The City will maintain an electronic mapping system in National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 elevation. Any sign that revolves around one or more fixed axis. F. Navigation lights (aircraft warning beacons on water towers and wireless transmission facilities), notwithstanding the terms as may be set forth in licensing agreements with the owners/operators of such lights. The purpose or activity for which the land or building thereon is designed, arranged or intended, or for which it is occupied or maintained. Design and construction of infrastructure in the City and ETJ shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established in the most recent versions of the Liberty Hill Comprehensive Plan. A measurement determined by averaging the elevations of the finished ground at all corners and/or other principal points in the perimeter wall of the building. The term does not include a recreation vehicle as that term is defined by 24 C.F.R. B. On-premises signs should have size and height restrictions, and signs in the downtown should be regulated differently from the signs on Hwy 29 and Hwy 183 in order to preserve the small town/quaint village concept of the old town area. Any permanent roof-like structure projecting beyond a building or extending from a facade, along and projecting beyond the wall of the building, generally designed and constructed to provide protection from the weather. A preapplication conference is a meeting between a potential applicant under this Code and the City Administrator or his designee. The City assumes no project design or engineering responsibility. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall forward its recommendation to the City Council, which is responsible for final action on a PUD. Reclamation. A dwelling that is entirely surrounded by open space on the same lot. B. On-site Wastewater permits shall be required from Williamson County for any development that applies for a development permit and wishes to use a septic tank or similar type of on-site wastewater system. Equipment Repair Services. Curbcuts and ramps shall be located at convenient, safe locations for the physically disabled, for bicyclists and for pedestrians pushing strollers or carts. The duration of the temporary use shall be consistent with the intent of the use and compatible with the surrounding land uses. A condition where landforms or biological communities, or both, have developed by natural process in the absence of human intervention. Preserve and enhance historic areas throughout the City[. Such extension of time shall be reported to the City Council and recorded in the minutes. K. Maximum of 8 living units in a row, per building. The application for appeal shall be made in writing and shall contain the applicants factual and/or legal rationale for the appeal. On a corner lot in any district, nothing shall be erected, placed, or planted or allowed to grow in such a manner so as to materially impair vehicle drivers vision at intersections, within a triangle defined by the property lines and a line joining two points located twenty-five (25) feet back from the property lines intersection; except that fences, walls, and/or hedges may be permitted provided that such fences, walls, and/or hedges do not impair vision from three (3) feet to six (6) feet above the curbline elevation. B. The City Council (Council) has the following powers and duties: A. You may come into the Development Services Center at 17575 Peak Avenue and buy a binder for $20, or you can download the Design Standards and Standard Details below at no cost. Any funds accepted by the City shall be earmarked for construction of the improvements for which the contribution was made. The penalties in this section shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies the City may have. Furthermore, the financial institution shall be reviewed and approved in advance and the letters of credit or bonds shall conform to forms or criteria approved in advance by the City Council. Spoil Pile. All vehicular use areas in any site development shall be designed to be safe, efficient, convenient and attractive, considering use by all modes of transportation that will access the site including, without limitation, cars, trucks, buses, bicycles, pedestrian, and emergency vehicles. Public Sewerage System. C. Access. SCRAP AND SALVAGE SERVICES. The City Engineer as referenced in this Code is acting as agent for the City Administrator, and shall have the powers specified in this Code only to the extent that the Engineer is expressly delegated those powers by the City Administrator. The Net Yield is the total number of units that can be placed on a site after having factored in (see below) environmental constraints, right-of-way, drainage areas, impervious cover limitations, minimum lot size standards, all setbacks, and maximum lot coverage. Submission requirements for administrative exceptions will be developed by the City Administrator but applications must include an affidavit from the owners or authorized agents of any property abutting the area subject to the administrative exception attesting to the applicants exception. A vertical false front or wall extension above the roof line. 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. Special exceptions are specified deviations from otherwise applicable development standards where development is proposed that would be: 1. Approval of Water Quality Controls. Typical uses include new and used car dealerships, motorcycle dealerships, and boat, trailer, and recreational vehicle dealerships. The Parks and Recreation Board shall be an advisory body to the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council on policies, programs, public and private parks within new developments in Liberty Hills jurisdictional area, and park and recreation facilities that serve the citizens of Liberty Hill. This section provides specific approval criteria for the following policy-related applications: A. Applicability. A. Policy- and Legislative-Related Applications and Permits. New developments or improvements of existing developments should consult the City of Liberty Hill for compliance. If a sign requiring a permit under the provision of this Chapter is to be placed, constructed, erected, or modified on a lot either within the City limits or the Citys extraterritorial jurisdiction, the owner of the Lot shall secure a sign permit prior to the construction, placement, erection, or modification of such a sign in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.12.05.F [6.12.05.E] below. The date of issue of the building permit for any development, including new construction and substantial improvements, provided that the actual start of the construction or improvement was within three hundred and sixty-five (365) days of permit issuance. Excavation. Have direct access to an approved public or private street or street right-of-way, as specified in this Code; C. Provide safe parking and fire and police access; and. Final plat submittal will normally be consolidated with construction plan/development permit submittal. Farm Plan. A plat that complies with Texas Local Government Code 212.016, as amended, which is generally submitted to correct errors and omissions when agreed to by all adjacent property owners. C. If any sign, which conforms to the regulations of the Section, is abandoned, the owner, user, and Persons who benefit from the sign and the owner, operator, and tenants of the property on which the sign is located shall remove it, paint out or cover the message portion of the sign, put a blank face on the sign, or otherwise bring it into compliance with this Section so as to leave the message portion and supporting structure neat and unobtrusive in appearance, within 90 days after receiving written notice from the City Administrator. 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. Not capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished. Nothing herein would prohibit any applicant from the voluntary compliance with any future ordinance, regulation or incentive. to meet the open space requirements of the Ordinance Code [sic]; to provide a well site, to provide a sewerage disposal parcel,) or a tract of land that may meet zoning requirements for area, width, depth, etc., but is not intended for development due to environmental constraints, density restrictions or other legal encumbrances. To provide for the enforcement of the provisions of this Section[.]. Classification of areas as wetlands shall follow the Classification of Wetlands and Deep-water habitats of the United States as published by the U.S. 20. Building Setback Line. Accordingly, it appears that the provision of parks can best be accomplished in conjunction with the platting and development of new residential areas, which increase the need for parkland and whose residents will be direct beneficiaries of the provision of such parkland. B. A dwelling not a mobile home or manufactured home, on its own lot, and designed, arranged, or used exclusively for the use and occupancy of two families living independently of each other. A building, or portion thereof, containing three (3) or more dwelling units. Do not allow new off-premises signs. Chapter 6 contains general standards applicable to all land development, standards applicable only to nonresidential site development, and standards applicable only to residential development. A Soil Conservation and Water Quality Plan prepared by the Soil Conservation District. G. Responsibility for Final Action. Temporary real estate signs (commonly referred to as bandit signs) are permitted Friday, Saturday and Sunday only, and must be removed by Monday morning, per TxDoT regulations. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. B. Architectural control is important, within reason, and should encourage growth by giving protection to investors who are considering investing in commercial development in Liberty Hill.