(e) Land dedicated for park and recreational purposes shall be of size, character, and location consistent with the standards outlined below: (1) If necessary for optimum park placement, large dedicatory requirements under this section may be accomplished by dedication of two or more separate park sites as long as each size meets the requirements set out in this section. G. Minimum Requirements. Basement. 2. Nonpoint Source Pollution. Any sign not permanently affixed to a building or structure, or not permanently attached to a mobile vehicle. Interior Sign. Wooden decks and walkways (or portions thereof) shall be credited by fifty (50) percent of there [sic] the total square footage. The site plan shall indicate conformance with any applicable provisions of this Code. 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. A line measured a distance specified by this ordinance from the front, rear, and side lot lines on which no building or structure may be erected. P. Specific criteria for considering Administrative Exceptions are provided in Chapter 3. 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. Applications must include all materials determined necessary by the City Administrator. A. Developer. The purpose of this Chapter is to define words with a special meaning relative to the goals and purposes of this Unified Development Code. A historic district includes all property within its boundaries, and may overlay any zoning district. The threshold requirement for a TIA shall be a development or combination of developments that would result in trip generation of more than an average of one thousand (1,000) trips per day based upon the latest edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual. Courtyards may exist between buildings, and buildings may open up to the courtyard; however, the front facade of the building must face the street as described above. The Planning and Zoning Commission will have no authority for final action. 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. 2. No buffers shall be required for property in the Downtown Overlay District although some landscaping and buffering standards may apply per the conditional use permitting process. 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. Mining. 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. HOTEL-MOTEL. F. Applications must be made in a format consistent with requirements determined by the City Administrator. The purpose of the Planned Unit Development District (PUD) is to provide land for uses and developments that promote development that is more sensitive to the natural environment, creates a significantly enhanced natural setting and/or sense of place, or otherwise enhances the standard pattern of development in Liberty Hill. Retail sales, veterinary services, grooming, boarding when totally within a building, of dogs, cats, birds, fish, and similar small animals customarily used as household pets. b. in which at least 35 percent of the gross floor area is devoted to offering merchandise described in above in (2) (a). Agricultural Activity. A grant of relief to a person from the requirements of this Ordinance Code [sic] when specific enforcement would result in unnecessary hardship. Portions of the City of Liberty Hill, as specified on the Official Zoning Map of the City, are hereby divided into the following zoning districts. If, in accordance with the provisions of this Code and 211.006 of the Texas Local Government Code, as amended, changes are made in the district boundaries or other matter portrayed on the Official Zoning Map, such changes shall be entered on the Official Zoning Map, within (15) business days after the amendment has been approved by the City Council and signed by the Mayor. The permitted sum of the area of all individual signs on a Zone Lot shall be computed by applying the formula contained in Table 6-3, Maximum Total Sign Area per Zone Lot by Zoning District, to the Lot frontage, building frontage, or wall area, as appropriate, for the zoning district in which the Lot is located. The use of site for two dwelling units, within a single building, other than a mobile home or modular home. F. One permanent benchmark must be installed and referenced to the North American Datum 1983 and the State Plane Coordinate System (Texas State Plane grid coordinates, Central Zone, Feet). A landscaped area adjoining and part of the landscaped interior[.]. 1. To render advice and guidance, upon reasonable request of any property owner, or its agent, or occupant, on development or new construction or the restoration, alteration or maintenance of any building within the City. Subdivision, Major. The complaint shall also include a description of the property on which the violation occurred and the names and addresses of the parties involved. CONVENIENCE STORAGE. A business or organization being the sole business occupant of a premises. 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. Establishment or places of business primarily engaged in providing sports, entertainment, or recreation for participants or spectators. 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. Vehicle Storage. Every building erected (or moved) and every lot platted for development must conform to the following minimum requirements: A. Approval of Water Quality Controls. Upper story residential is a secondary use to a commercial use, where the commercial use is on the first floor and the upper story is used for residential purposes. In addition to the general criteria for consideration of administrative procedures, the City Administrator shall consider whether the application complies with the following standards: 1. 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. RESOURCE EXTRACTION. Those decisions that are made by the City Administrator. Compatible with the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. I. Preserve and enhance historic areas throughout the City[. G. All findings and conclusions necessary to the permit or appeal decision (crucial findings) shall be based upon reliable evidence. Planning & Development | Liberty Hill, TX Community Water Supply. The City Council of the City of Liberty Hill will act as the BOA until such time as a separate BOA has been created. LAUNDRY SERVICES. The next whole number beyond fifty percent of the members present and voting (e.g., three out of either four or five; four out of either six or seven)[.]. This does not yet factor lot standards found in Table 5.1 [4-4]. To approve an application for an administrative exception, the Board of Adjustment must determine that the following criteria are met: 1. 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. B. Lot, Zoning. 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. No building permit issued under the provisions of this Code for signs shall be considered valid unless signed by the City Administrator. The action will be abated upon request of either party for mediation if appealed within 10 days. PDF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS - American Planning Association GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF RESIDENTIAL USE TYPES. Map which depicts the minimum special flood hazard area to be regulated by this Ordinance Code [sic] (unless a Floodway Map is available). Railroad yards, equipment servicing facilities, and terminal facilities. Flat Sign. Establishments or places of business engaged in retail sale for consumption off the premises of alcoholic beverages. B. Works of art that do not include a Commercial Message; 4. E. Pavement. B. Submission Requirements. After final inspection, the City Administrator shall notify the landowner or developer and the City Attorney in writing as to its acceptance or rejection. Infiltration. Abandoned Vehicle. Rezoning to the PUD district requires a specific PUD ordinance and a General Development Plan from the property owner. Alley. Zoning Floating Zone. Fiscal surety can be in the form of a line of credit or Assurance of Bonds. 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. The manufactured housing base district is a residential district intended to allow HUD-code manufactured housing on subdivided, individually-owned lots, at a maximum density of 6.7 units per acre (minimum lot size 6,500 sf). Lot sizes outside the City limits are also restricted by on-site wastewater treatment standards. Exceptions to this review period are as follows: A. 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. The purpose of the City Engineers review is to ensure conformance to City policies and standards. B. Facilities provided by an establishment or place of business for the purpose of allowing a customer or patron to transact business, whether it be pick-up, drop-off, ordering, or service, from a motor vehicle. A. Preliminary Plats are required for land being divided into separate parcels, plats with six or more lots, and any plats that require a dedication of land to the City. Landing fields, aircraft parking and service facilities, and related facilities for operation, service, fueling, repair, storage, charter, sales, and rental or [of] aircraft, and including activities directly associated with the operation and maintenance of airport facilities and the provision of safety and security. D. A decision to revoke a variance or special use permit shall be effective immediately. 5. For the purposes of this Ordinance Code [sic], noxious plants include: poison ivy, poison oak, kudzu and other plants that cause harm either because they are capable of causing harm to humans and animals by chemical reaction or are nonnative invasive species which that [sic] overwhelm native species and determined to be undesirable by the county or the state. F. Copy of approved TxDoT Driveway permit, if applicable. 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. Dwelling Unit. A permanent or temporary sign affixed to a vehicle. 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. This agreement includes the location and width of proposed streets, lots, blocks, floodplains, and easements. 4. The unincorporated area that is contiguous to the corporate boundaries of the municipality and that is located within one-half mile of those boundaries (in the case of a municipality with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants). Signs shall be allowed on private property in the City or its extraterritorial jurisdiction in accordance with, and only in accordance with, Table 6-3 [6-2], Permitted Signs by Type and Zoning District. If the letter A appears for a sign type in a column, such sign is allowed without prior permit approval in the zoning districts represented by that column. A. Applicability. Submission requirements for the preliminary plat will be established by the City Administrator, and will include basic engineering information necessary for the Planning and Zoning Commission to render an informed recommendation and for the City Council to render an informed decision (Detailed engineering information will be required for the Final Plat). 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. Provision of a comprehensive transportation system for bicycle, pedestrian and vehicular traffic that is connected and integrated with existing development. 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. Pedestrian Separation. - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. The use of a site for two or more townhouse dwelling units, constructed with common or abutting walls each located on a separate ground parcel within the total development site, together with common area serving all dwelling units. A. A self-illuminated or externally illuminated sign or sign structure in which electric wiring, connections and/or fixtures are used, as part of the sign, to provide illumination. The City assumes no project design or engineering responsibility. The continuation of any of the above violations is a distinct offense, and each day such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense. Build-to Line. E. Continuing or Repeat Violations. Granting of a variance in one case does not set a precedent for a subsequent case. A determination whether an application is complete will be made by the City Administrator within fifteen (15) working days of submittal of the application. No sign permit of any kind shall be issued for an existing or proposed sign unless such sign is consistent with the requirements of this Section (including those protecting existing signs) in every respect and with the Master or Common Signage Plan in effect for the property, if applicable. In the sixty (60) day period prior to September 1st of each year, any person may provide a request for amendment to the Code to the City Secretary. Annual Update Requests shall serve a legitimate purpose. No portable storage building shall be erected in any required setback area; provided, however, that a portable storage building on a single-family residential lot may be excluded from this requirement if the City Administrator or his designee determines that the portable building does not require a building permit and that a minimum unobstructed setback distance of five (5) feet is maintained between the primary residential building and the portable building. 2. Net Site Area includes only the portions of a site that lie in an uplands zone and have not been designated for wastewater irrigation. NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN REVIEW STANDARDS FOR LIBERTY HILL AT STONEHILL VILLAGE Nutter Enterprises, Ltd., an Ohio limited liability company ("Developer") adopts this First Amendment and Restatement of the Neighborhood Design Review Standards for Liberty Hill at Stonehill Village (the "Neighborhood DRS") effective as of August 1,2020. Any questions regarding the Design Criteria and Technical Specifications, public works projects, or this process should be directed to the Engineering Division at 816.439.4500. Administrative decisions. Covered porch lighting on residences provided that each external light fixture does not exceed one hundred and fifty (150) watts (2220 lumens). Ingress/Egress Sign. Parking of motor vehicles on a temporary basis within a privately owned off-street parking facility, other than accessory to a principal use. A. Flood Protection Elevation (FPE). Prior to submission of an application, a preapplication conference between the applicant and the City Administrator is recommended. 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. An applicant who has paid the appropriate fee pursuant to submission of an application, but who chooses to withdraw such application prior to the formal written notification of completeness or incompleteness, shall be entitled to a refund of fifty (50) percent of the total amount paid upon written request to the City. a. that primarily offers books, magazines, films or videotapes, periodicals, or other printed or pictorial materials that emphasize specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas; and. Residential Energy Code Forms; . FINAL . Any sign located, or proposed to be located, at any place other than upon the property of the business or other activity identified on such a sign. Site Plan Review Site Development Permit. Merchandise displays shall not be considered window signs. Monument Sign. If the accessory structure is greater than two hundred (200) square feet in area or eight (8) feet in height, then it shall be set back one (1) additional foot from the property line for each one (1) foot in height up to the minimum setback for a primary structure. The City Administrator shall advise the City Attorney of the claim, and the City Attorney shall make a determination of the validity of the claim within twenty (20) days of its receipt by the City; provided, however, that the twenty (20) day period shall not begin to run until all requisite information to support the claim has been submitted. Any person who violates any provision of this Code or any order issued under the authority of this Code, or who causes or permits any such violation, or who fails to perform any act required under this Code, or who performs any prohibited act or takes any action contrary to the final plats or site plans approved by the City Council, or who fails to take any action required by such approved plat or site plan, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). A type of building sign that is suspended from the underside of a predominantly horizontal plane surface and is supported by such surface. 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. It is conveyed to waterways through natural processes, such as rainfall, storm runoff, or groundwater seepage rather than by deliberate discharge. Maximum Development Density. Any sign painted on, applied to, projected upon or within the exterior or interior of a building glass area, including doors, or located within five feet of the interior of a building glass area, including doors, whose identification, message, symbol, insignia, visual representation, logo type, or any other form of information can be read from off premises or from the public right-of-way. Permits for such use and occupancy must be granted by an incorporated city for the replacement of a mobile home within its corporate limits with a HUD-Code manufactured home. (Texas Revised Civil Statues, Article 5221 f(4A)). 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. D. Signs Exempt from Regulation. Automobile or mechanical paint or repair shops; 7. 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. Typical uses include hay, feed and grain stores, and tree service firms. The square foot area enclosed by the perimeter of the sign. How do I sign up to be a vendor at Liberty Hill's festivals? Ordinance 2019-07, Establishment of Standards for Placement of Small Wireless Facilities; Ordinance 2019-08, Liberty Budget Ordinance FY 2019 - 2020 . A sign with two faces that are usually, but not necessarily, parallel. A library, museum, or similarly registered nonprofit organizational use displaying, preserving, and exhibiting objects of community and cultural interest. The instantaneous difference between the actual pressure and the average or barometric pressure at a given point in space as produced by sound energy. If no alternative resolution of the dispute can be agreed to by both parties, or if a party is not participating in good faith, the mediator may declare an impasse. (2) The dedicated parkland shall provide a minimum of 200 feet of frontage on a dedicated public street or of a width acceptable to the parks board and the city. C. Modifications to nonconforming lighting fixtures shall also comply with this Chapter. 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. That the conditions that create the need for the variance are not the result of the applicants own actions. Mixed Use Development. A. C. Responsibility for Final Action. The applicant has sufficiently and legally established any other factor that may demonstrate vested rights under State or Federal law. In this case, the City Administrator shall report this action in writing to the City Council and place the modified Conditional Use Permit directly on the City Council agenda for action at the Councils next meeting. 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. Intermittent Stream. Increased stormwater runoff attributable to new development must not exceed the capacity of the downstream drainage systems or adversely affect adjoining property. The City Council may, from time to time, on its own motion or on petition, amend, supplement, change, modify, or repeal the regulations, restrictions, and boundaries herein established, or contained in the Comprehensive Plan. Density, Residential. This Section describes the applicability and specific approval criteria for all Administrative Procedures necessary under this Code and applicable to the following: A. A facility for loading, unloading, and interchange of passengers, baggage, and incidental freight or package express between modes or [of] transportation, including bus terminals, railroad stations, airport terminals, and public transit facilities. (a) The provision of adequate parkland for use as parks is necessary for the protection of public health, safety and general welfare of the community. Agricultural Land. 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. Animal hospitals, stables, or kennels; 5. A plat or replat or site development permit will not be approved unless the proposed lot(s) or site developments are served by an approved means of wastewater collection and treatment. All Nonconforming Signs shall be brought into compliance with this chapter in accordance with the provisions of this Section. Guarantee of Performance. Time and Temperature Sign. D. The right to maintain the nonconforming use shall be subject to such regulations as to maintenance of the premises and conditions of operation as may, in the judgment of the City Council, be reasonably required for the protection of adjacent property. C. Land Clearing and Modification. A stream which that [sic] has a period of zero flow for at least one week during most years. C. No change of any nature shall be made on the Official Zoning Map or matter shown thereon except in conformity with procedures set forth in this Code. Is clearly incidental and secondary to the principal use of the dwelling; 3. If the City Administrator finds that it is complete, the application shall then be processed. Any sign that is structurally unsound, has defective parts, or is in need of painting or maintenance. 7. 3. Exception can be granted by the City Administrator if an acceptable replacement plan is provided. Before any development or project can proceed, the City Administrator must be satisfied that the landowner or developer will be in a financial position to install or cause to be installed at his own cost, risk, and expense, all of the improvements required by this Code. Plat note stating: Building setbacks shall be in accordance with Chapter 4, Zoning and Lot Design Standards, City of Liberty Hill Unified Development Code. E. A plat submitted for consideration as a final plat must have an area or signature block for any endorsement and approval by the City Administrator, as required to file the final plat with the county clerk. L. For corner lots, the side yard setback on side facing public right-of-way shall meet the same as front yard setback. In the absence of any provision to the contrary, the subdivider, developer or applicant shall provide the following improvements, as approved in the construction plans, in conformance with the standards, specifications and requirements of this Unified Development Code: A. 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. Transportation Facilities. When a vehicle is towed, the owner shall be liable for the wrecker and the storage fees in addition to the fine for the violation of this Code section. Williamson County shall be the primary platting authority in the Citys ETJ, until such time as the City of Liberty Hill and Williamson County enter into an interlocal agreement which stipulates the division of review authority. Project. 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. 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. Nonconforming Structure. The mediator will coordinate the mediation or other alternative form of resolution with the parties, including the date, time, and place of meetings. 3. They must be reviewed and approved before any final action may be taken by the City Administrator or the developer. Services which are necessary to support principal development and involve only minor structures such as lines and poles which are necessary to support principal development. H. The Board of Adjustment is responsible for final action. A material, that does not allow infiltration. If such conforming use is changed to a use otherwise authorized in said zoning district, then such premises may be used thereafter only for a use authorized in the zoning district where the premises are located. A use providing professional or consulting services in the fields of law, architecture, design engineering, accounting, and similar professions. Design Standards - City of West Liberty Unless otherwise specified, any mention of Engineer refers to the City Engineer. TOWNHOUSE RESIDENTIAL. A grouping of retail business and service uses on a single site with common parking facilities. To enforce all provisions of this Code; 3. Any sign that transmits light through its face or any part thereof[.]. Dwelling units are concentrated in a selected area or selected areas of the development tract in order to provide natural habitat or other open space uses (including agriculture) on the remainder. The floor area ratio requirements, as set forth under each zoning district, shall determine the maximum floor area allowable for the building or buildings (total floor area of both principal and accessory buildings) in direct ratio to the gross area of the zoning area.