city of liberty hill design standards

Download PDF file Ladd's Addition Conservation District Design Guidelines (1990) 25.66 MB. Upon initiation of the civil action, the City shall demonstrate that the defendant was actually notified of the provisions of the Code; and that after receiving notice, the defendant committed acts in violation of the Code or failed to take action necessary for compliance with the Code. Illuminated Sign, External. (2) All cash payments shall be used exclusively for the acquisition and/or improvement of parks. A Planned Unit Development District (PUD) is intended to provide a development that is more sensitive to the natural environment, creates an improved sense of place, or otherwise enhances the standard pattern of development in Liberty Hill. No Trespassing, No Hunting, and No Fishing Signs placed by the landowner. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of financial and banking services. 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. B. The following zoning districts are identified for the purpose of these tables: Table 6-2 Permitted Signs by Zoning District, * (A) Allowed without permit (P) Permit required (-) Prohibited. These design criteria and technical specifications are the latest version as adopted by the City Engineer. 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. The total area of all floors of a building measured to the outside surfaces of the exterior walls. A public corporation, company or special district organized to provide a service to the subdivision. (b) The subdividers of all residential subdivision of more than four single-family lots shall be required to provide for the parkland needs of future residents through the clear fee simple dedication of suitable land for park and recreational purposes. The City Council will appoint a City Engineer to function as described in this Code. Finished Grade. The City Engineer is responsible for review and final action on the following plans described in this Code, subject to the specific criteria for the procedure as described in the Code: 2. C. The City Administrator will first determine that the application does not request a written interpretation that is already clear in this Code or that the application could more appropriately be decided through another procedure in this Code. It is a violation of the Chapter to allow a covered message to bleed or show through the paint or covering. Notice of suspension or revocation of a variance or special use permit shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the permit holder of the variance or special use permit. Whenever a violation of this Code occurs, or is alleged to have occurred, any person who witnessed the violation may file a written complaint with the City Secretary or City Administrator. That there is a self-created hardship by the property owner or its agent. A. Included under this use category is townhouse and condominium. Frontage. Sediment. The vertical dimension measured from finished grade to the highest point of the thing being measured. The application must be complete and the information contained within the application must be sufficient and correct enough to allow adequate review and final action. Efficient movement is the primary function of arterial roads; hence private access and frontage should be controlled and limited to high-volume generators of vehicle trips. Manufactured Home, HUD Code. A nonbranched woody plant, less than twenty-four (24) inches in height and having a diameter of less than one-half (1/2) inch measured at two (2) inches above the root collar. 4. The sum of the gross horizontal areas of all floors of the building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls, or from the centerline of walls separating two buildings but excluding areas where the floor to ceiling height is less than six (6) feet. Side Yard, Corner. F. Complaints Regarding Violations. Each day a separate offense. (Supp. Subdivision applications may generally be considered concurrently. (m) Any land that is dedicated as parkland and is disturbed during construction of the subdivision must be restored by the developer to its original condition or better prior to release of fiscal for the subdivision. 1. Open-air storage, distribution and handling of materials and equipment. H. A final plat must be determined to be consistent with a previously-approved preliminary plat. 1.0 OVERVIEW Page 1-2 1.0 OVERVIEW . C. The City Administrator is responsible for final action. RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY. No Vested Rights Determination that is requested as a basis for approval of an Application for Development Approval shall be issued unless the applicant demonstrates entitlement to common law vested rights as provided in subsection B above and demonstrates compliance with the following criteria for statutory vested rights: 1. The summons or notice shall require the appearance of the violator before the Municipal Court of the City and all fines paid by the violator shall be paid to the Municipal Court Clerk. 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. These uses may locate in districts as indicated under special conditions. 3. A master sign plan shall be required for all multiple-tenant buildings, PUDs, and all multibuilding or multioccupant commercial developments before any signs for such development may be erected on the property. 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. The uses permitted on the property, including population densities and/or building intensities and height; iv. Upon completion of installation and construction of all required improvements, the 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 year maintenance bond in an amount as specified at the time of final plat submittal. Canopy Sign. 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. The City Administrator or his/her designee shall have the authority to issue a sign violation notice and shall be empowered to enter upon the premises of any person within the City or its extraterritorial jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing the provisions herein. Generally, parking lots shall be laid out to continue the street/block pattern of the area so that the lots can easily be redeveloped with buildings consistent with the urban design of the surrounding development[.]. The preliminary plan must be approved prior to the final plat approval. The standard review period for any application may be extended one time for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days if a review body or final action authority requests additional studies or information concerning the application. Hours: Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: Closed (TECQ). The City Engineer must be a registered professional engineer, licensed by the State of Texas and competent in the design and review of land development and urban public works. Low Density Residential (SF1). A description of any conditions, terms, restrictions, or other requirements determined to be necessary for the preservation and protection of the public health, safety, or welfare; ix. A change in ownership of a property through inheritance or the probate of an estate. Facilities for the conduct of public safety and emergency services, including police and fire protection services and emergency medical and ambulance services. However when the accessory building is located behind the rear facade of the primary structure, then it may meet the following setback: A. A. Initiation. F. Copy of approved TxDoT Driveway permit, if applicable. 5. Both parties will equally share any costs associated with the alternative dispute resolution process, unless they agree otherwise in writing. 2. Any animated, rotating, fluttering or nonstationary device made of flexible materials designed to attract attention. B. City Engineer This district is intended to provide land for manufacturing and industrial activities with generation of nuisance characteristics greater than activities permitted in the C3 and I1 districts. 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. The City Administrator may approve the temporary use of attention attracting devices that generally conform to the requirements of this Code. 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. Typical uses include automotive wrecking yards, junkyards or salvage yards. Typical uses include wholesale distributors, storage warehouses and moving and storage firms. In other words, maximum impervious cover applies to an entire development, whereas maximum lot coverage applies to individual lots. PROFESSIONAL OFFICE. Accessory buildings on residential lots shall meet all front and side yard requirements for primary structures. Typical uses include driving ranges, miniature golf courses, golf courses, swimming pools, tennis courts, and outdoor racquetball courts. A use engaged in the loaning of money on the security of property pledged in the keeping of the pawnbroker, and the incidental sale of such property.