city of liberty hill design standards
If the City Administrator determines that the modifications to the site plan changes the basis for the initial Conditional Use Permit approval, the modified permit shall follow the regular review process for a regularly submitted Conditional Use Permit. The total area of all floors of a building measured to the outside surfaces of the exterior walls. Preservation of a Substantial Property Right. Construction plans must be submitted to the City Engineer for all existing or proposed streets, sidewalks, drainage and utility improvements, water quality controls, park improvements, and any other infrastructure or public improvements that are required or proposed to be constructed, reconstructed, improved, or modified to serve the development. Existing on-premises advertising may be replaced with like size and structure, not to exceed the square footage and height of the original sign. Lot, Corner. A habitat that is strongly influenced by water and which that [sic] occurs adjacent to streams and/or wetlands. The subdividers professional engineer certifying the plans is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the documents and the soundness of the designs as submitted for review and actual construction. The overburden and reject materials as piled or deposited during surface mining. S. Prior to filing an appeal with a competent court of record, any party to an appeal may request that alternative resolution of the dispute be attempted. 3. PDF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS - American Planning Association This Chapter identifies minimum standards for areas both within the City limits and the ETJ. A permanent or temporary sign affixed to a vehicle. Appointments will be made on the recommendation of the Mayor and a vote of approval by the City Council. C. That the proposed use and site development, together with any modifications applicable thereto, will be completely compatible with existing or permitted uses in the vicinity. These include water, wastewater, stormwater drainage, roads, and open space resources. C. Williamson County is responsible for final action. The City Administrator may include additional information about the uses and standards required for a development to proceed, however, and such additional information does not constitute permission to proceed with development. 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. 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. Offices, administrative, clerical or public contract services that deal directly with the citizen, together with incidental storage and maintenance of necessary vehicles. Amending Plat. 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. Sign Permits (number/letter change). This district is intended to provide for small-scale, limited impact retail and office business uses that are compatible with low and medium density residential neighborhoods. 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. B. Fuel Service Station. 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 sign that advertises or solicits support for a nonprofit community use, public use or social institution. Minimum Lot Width. A. If the City Administrator determines that the work or site is in compliance, he may authorize the work to proceed in writing. E. The City Administrator is responsible for final action. 3. Reductions of buffer width more than fifty percent (50%) shall not be considered without written approval from the adjoining property owners, and only upon written approval by the City Council. Transferee. Those decisions that are made by the City Administrator. 2. Any transmission line or electric generating station; or water, sewer, electric, gas, telephone, and television or data cable service line. E. If the conditions causing the delay are not resolved, the process may be repeated. If the City Administrator determines the Administrative Plat does not meet the approval criteria, the applicant may request that the application be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its review and for its recommendation to City Council, which will take final action. B. After each application receives final action, the next consecutive application in the Code process will be reviewed for completeness pursuant to the appropriate process. These signs must be removed within seven days after the property is sold or leased; 3. Within ten (10) days after a final decision is made by the authority authorized to make the final determination under the requirements of this Code, a copy of the written decision will be sent to the applicant. C. Computation of Height. Nonpoint source pollution is not generally corrected by end-of-pipe treatment, but rather, by changes in land management practices. 2. Liberty, South Carolina, is a city of 3,200 people, located in Pickens County in the northwestern corner of the state. The direction any street or road travels the longest in distance (i.e., north-south or east-west). The purpose of this Chapter is to establish application procedures, internal review procedures, public notice and hearing procedures, and review criteria for the processing of applications and actions that affect the development and use of property subject to the jurisdiction of the City of Liberty Hill. The permit will not be approved unless the lot has direct access to an improved public street, private street, or an approved public way, and connected by improved public street to an improved public thoroughfare. The City Council shall make a final decision on any variance request from floodplain or stormwater management regulations. Curbcuts and ramps shall be located at convenient, safe locations for the physically disabled, for bicyclists and for pedestrians pushing strollers or carts. E. Replatting a portion of a recorded lot is not permitted. Spoil Pile. Approval Criteria. B. The City Council will appoint a City Engineer to function as described in this Code. A building permit or temporary certificate of occupancy may be required before any structure to be used in conjunction with the temporary use is constructed or modified. Failure to comply with Consent Agreement. If the City Council finds, after notice and hearing, that a significant violation of an approved site plan has occurred, the Council may revoke its approval of such site plan. Canopy trees are trees that occupy the uppermost layer in a forest. The construction or substantial alteration of open lands, or agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, or transportation facilities or structures including any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate, including, but not limited to buildings and other structures, dredging, fill, grading, paving, clearing, excavation, dumping, extraction, or storage of equipment or materials. Any proposal for new or changed use, or for new construction, alteration, or enlargement of any structure, that is subject to the provisions of this Ordinance Code [sic]. Where a subdivision contains sewers, sewage treatment facilities, water supply systems, water quality protection facilities, streets and other transportation related improvements, parks and grounds held in common, park and recreation improvements, drainage easements and/or drainage improvements, landscape improvements or other physical facilities necessary or desirable for the welfare of the area, or that are of common use or benefit which are not or cannot be satisfactorily maintained by an existing public agency, provision shall be made, which is acceptable to the City Council, for the proper and continuous operation, maintenance, and supervision of such facilities. Class 4: Commercial activities with higher vehicle activities, including but not limited to vehicle repair, service stations, drive-up window restaurants and banks, car washes, hotels and motels, shopping centers, funeral homes, schools, and child care centers. B. 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. Farm Plan. The minimum site development and site design standards apply to areas both within the City limits and the ETJ. 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. Failure to appeal within ten (10) days shall cause the final action to be contractually agreed to and the action will become final and unappealable. A sign installed on an arm, mast or spar that is also not permanently fastened to an adjacent wall or an upright pole. D. Downtown development should be clean, under any scenario. 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. H. Upon submission of an application, the City Administrator will determine whether the application is complete, as described in Chapter 3. (g) If a subdivider is unable to meet the standards set out in subsections (d) and (e) above, resort may be had to one or more of the following alternatives: (1) Dedication by the subdivider of a unique area of natural beauty or an area possessing unique natural features or biologically valuable qualities; (2) The combination of two or more required dedications to form a single, viable park area; (3) Land dedication that would expand existing parks or recreation facilities; and/or. D. Effect of Council Approval. B. Plat note stating: Building setbacks shall be in accordance with Chapter 4, Zoning and Lot Design Standards, City of Liberty Hill Unified Development Code. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COMMERCIAL USE TYPES. The action will be abated upon request of either party for mediation if appealed within 10 days. Applicants may file multiple applications for nonconcurrent actions/approvals. Any Nonconforming Sign that has been destroyed or damaged to the extent that the cost of repairing the sign is more than 50 percent of the cost of erecting a new sign shall be removed or shall be brought into compliance with this Chapter within six months from receipt of an order from the City Administrator. 3. More detailed information regarding Vested Rights and Nonconforming uses can be found in Chapter 4. Initial Default Zoning. COMMUNICATION SERVICES. Recharge Zone. Establishments primarily engaged in research of an industrial or scientific nature but excluding product testing. Traffic-control signs on private property, such as stop, yield, and similar signs, the face of which meet Department of Transportation standards and that contain no Commercial Message of any sort; 6. No. Establishments engaged in undertaking services such as preparing the human dead for burial and arranging and managing funerals. 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. Land-Based Aquaculture. 3. 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. Watershed. Applications must include all materials determined necessary by the City Administrator. Corners of all lots, block corners, street right-of-way P.C.s and P.T.s shall be marked with corner markers. Development is required to provide a higher level of amenity to its users or residents than would be required under the normal standards of this code. A summons or notice may be issued by any police officer or code enforcement officer employed by the City of Liberty Hill, an employee designated by the Fire Marshal, or an employee of the City authorized to issue tickets for parking violations. The City Council may consider criteria it deems relevant and important in taking final action on the amendment, but shall generally determine that the amendment promotes the health, safety, or general welfare of the City and the safe, orderly, and healthful development of the City. Offices or private firms or organizations which are primarily used for the provision of executive, management, or administrative services. 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. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall refer the Annual Update Requests to the City Council with recommendations for amendments to the Code by December 1st of each year. Also see grade elevation and grade-related terms. Comprehensive Plan. C. Responsibility for Final Action. 7. B. 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. In addition, cross-access easements may be required between adjacent lots to encourage a secondary circulation system. Developable Land (or Area). 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. E. Any hardwood tree 19" [in] diameter or larger shall require Planning and Zoning Commission Approval before removing. Day. A condominium is not a type of structure per se, but rather a form of ownership. During these periods, all applications being considered are subject to the extended review period. A written authorization to construct, erect, or alter a structure or building as issued by the City Administrator. F. The City Council shall serve as the final action authority for all development-related applications listed in Section 2.03.07(B) above, and as indicated throughout this Code. New developments or improvements of existing developments should consult the City of Liberty Hill for compliance. 20. 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. A. Applicability. Land carried on the Williamson County Appraisal District tax rolls as agricultural land, or which is used for the purpose of conducting agricultural activities. J. The penalties in this section shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies the City may have. The purpose of this Chapter is to define words with a special meaning relative to the goals and purposes of this Unified Development Code. The decision of the city council shall be final. Do not create disturbing or offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odor, heat, glare, unhealthy or unsightly condition, traffic, or parking problem; B. The entire system of sewage collection, treatment, and disposal. A dwelling that is joined to another dwelling at one or more sides by a party wall or walls. TRANSPORTATION TERMINAL. D. The Planning and Zoning Commission review process will be required for any permit or application that requires review and recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Commission, as described in this Code. That the variance is necessary for the preservation of a substantial property right of the applicant. 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. Floodway Map. lot area per living unit in MH2 districts and minimum 15' side separation between homes. Subdivisions and plats of land shall be reviewed using the criteria specified or referenced in State Law. E. Continuing or Repeat Violations. 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. Govt. A legal description of the subject property and the names of the legal and equitable owners; ii. D. New development must occur in a fiscally responsible manner for the City. B. Seedling. If a permit is administratively denied the property owner may appeal to a committee composed of the Mayor, Mayor Pro tem, and City Administrator. A sign which is attached directly to the ground or is supported by a sign structure that is placed on or anchored in the ground and is independent from any building or other structure. I. The provisions of this Code shall be interpreted and applied as the minimum requirements for the promotion of public health, safety, and general welfare. The request for amendment shall be labeled an Annual Update Request and shall include a summary of the proposed changes, the reason for the proposed changes, and suggested text amendments. 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. The stop order or restraining order stopping development must indicate the reason for stopping the activity. Adjacent. 4. Construction on single-family or duplex lots in existing subdivisions with average lot sizes greater than one-half (1/2) acre or twenty-one thousand seven hundred and eighty (21,780) square feet do not require a site development permit. Preexisting. Adult Arcade means a movie arcade, game arcade, or other business that primarily offers still or motion pictures or games that emphasize specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas. Typical uses include janitorial, landscape maintenance, or window cleaning services. Facade Easement. In order to grant a variance from the provisions of this section, the City Council must find that: 1. Buffering is intended to protect the character and stability of residential areas, to conserve the value of land and buildings of the properties and neighborhoods adjacent to nonresidential developments, and to enhance the visual and aesthetic image of the City of Liberty Hill. AGRICULTURAL SALES AND SERVICES. Development Standards. 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. I. xi. Compliance with Other Regulations. Principles for computing sign area and sign height are contained in Section 6.12.04 below. The landowner or developer shall complete all such improvements specified or referenced in the subdivision plat or site development permit and the construction plans for the same, within one (1) year from the date of final plat approval or site development permit issuance unless granted an extension by the City. The subdivider may obtain a Letter of Regulatory Compliance from the City Administrator prior to commencing work on any development, and may be required to do so by the City as part of an application for another procedure. No variance shall be granted unless the City Council finds all of the following: 1. If the letter P appears for a sign type in a column, such sign is allowed only with prior permit approval in the zoning districts represented by that column. Buffer. Other temporary uses approved by the City Council (festivals, carnivals, fairs, night-time construction). In addition to the criteria for zoning changes found in Section 2.5 [sic], the City Council may approve an application for a Conditional Use Permit where it reasonably determines that there will be no significant negative impact upon residents of surrounding property or upon the general public. B. If the City Administrator fails to establish review periods for each procedure, the default review period will be ninety (90) days unless State law imposes a shorter period, in which event the shorter period will prevail. After Hours Utility Emergencies 319-627-2247 A general restaurant may include live entertainment with amplified sound. Williamson County is the responsible entity for review and approval of applications for on-site wastewater treatment. Any sign erected at a private residence identifying its address or the residents name. ft min. 1. All terms and conditions of site development permit approval must be met at the time of development. Standards are mandatory when they are only enforceable within the city limits of Liberty Hill. 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. These uses may locate in districts as indicated under special conditions. A. Typical uses include liquor stores, bottle shops, or any licensed sale of liquor beer or wine for off-site consumption. All such terms shall be considered interchangeable. City of Round Rock Design and Construction Standards. F. Public/Community Facility (P). The minimum distance, extending across the full width of the lot, between the property line and the nearest exterior wall or structure. Typical uses include stockyards and animal sales in auction yards. G. The City Administrator may extend the expiration date of any permit one time for a period not to exceed one (1) year in length.