HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2003-03 - New UDC*RDINANCE NO. Aor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS SETTING A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
WITH THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION AND THE
CITY COUNCIL AND PRESCRIBING THE TYPE OF NOTICE
TO BE GIVEN OF SUCH JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AND THE POSSIBLE
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF A NEW "UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE" ("UDC") TO REPLACE THE
EXISTING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SUBDIVISIONS,
ZONING, AND SIGN REGULATION; REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, for approximately one year, the City of Georgetown's Development
Services Department has been working on a draft "Unified Development Code" or
"UDC" that will revise and replace the City's existing subdivision, zoning, and sign
regulations; and
WHEREAS, numerous town hall meetings and workshops have been held in order to
receive input and comments from all parties who may be affected by the adoption of the
UDC; and
WHEREAS, Sections 211.006(c) and 211.007(d) of the Texas Local Government Code
allows a City Council to adopt an ordinance streamlining the public hearing process and
specifying the type of notice to be provided for the time and place of a public hearing to
be held jointly by the City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to have a joint public hearing with the Planning &
Zoning Commission and to prescribe the type of notice to be provided of the public
hearing..
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THEY CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the authority granted in Sections 211.006(c) and 211.007(d) of
the Texas Local Government Code, the City Council of the City of Georgetown hereby
prescribes that a joint meeting of the City Council and the Planning & Zoning
Commission shall be held on January 30, 2003 at 6:00 p.m. at Benold Middle School,
3407 Northwest Blvd., Georgetown, Texas for the purpose of holding a joint public
hearing to consider public comments on and possible adoption of the UDC.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to authority granted in Sections 211.006(c) and 211.007(d) of the
Texas Local Government Code, the City Council of the City of Georgetown hereby
Ordinance No.
Notice of Joint Public Hearing for UDC
prescribes that the type of notice to be given of the joint public hearing shall be published
and mailed notice as specified in Section 3 of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. The public notice of the joint public hearing prescribed by this Ordinance
shall be (1) published in the Williamson County Sun fifteen (15) or more calendar days
prior to the date of the joint public hearing, and (2) mailed to each owner of property
within the city limits, as detennined by the most recent municipal tax roll of the
Williamson County Tax Appraisal District, before the tenth (10t'') day before the date of
the joint public hearing, and the notice shall be considered to be properly served by its
deposit in the United States mail. A copy of the notice to be mailed is attached hereto as
"Attachment A" and incorporated herein by reference for all purposes as if set forth in
full.
SECTION 4. This ordinance was adopted by at least a 2/3 vote (i.e., approval by at least
5 members) as required by Sections 211.006(c) and 211.007(d) of the Texas Local
Government Code,
SECTION 5. All ordinances that are in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be,
and the same are hereby, repealed and all other ordinances of the City not in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or
circumstance, shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions, or
application thereof, of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision
or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be
severable.
SECTION 7. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this ordinance and the City Secretary
to attest. This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect in
accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Georgetown.
PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on the 111h day of December, 2002.
PASSED AND APPROVED on Second Reading on the 14"' day of January 2003.
ATTEST:
Sandra D. Lee, City S
APP OVED AS TO FORM:
Patricia E. Carts, Brown & Carls, LLP, City Attorney
Ordinance No. � 03
Notice of Joint Public Hearing for UDC
THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN
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City of Georgetown
Joint Public Hearing on the Unified Development Code
The Georgetown City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Joint Public Hearing
on the Proposed Unified Development Code (UDC)
Date & Time:
Thursday, January 30, 2003 at 6:00 p.m.
Location:
Benold Middle School Cafeteria
3407 Northwest Boulevard
Georgetown, Texas
As a property owner within the City you are advised of the joint public hearing and opportunity to comment on the
proposed Unified Development Code. If adopted, the Unified Development Code will replace the City's existing Zoning,
Subdivision, and Sign Regulations. A copy of the proposed Unified Development Code will be available for public review
at the Division of Planning and Development Services and the Georgetown Public library before the hearing. It is also
available on the City's website at: www.georgetown.org/city/
If the UDC is adopted by the City Council, the City's existing zoning districts will be renamed but the existing zoning
district boundaries will not change. Some new zoning and overlay districts will be added. In addition, some uses and
design standards within some of the existing zoning classifications will also change. The charts below illustrate some of
the proposed changes in zoning classifications and in allowable uses from the existing regulations.
EXISTING CODE
PROPOSED,
CODE,
UDC Distric,. t Name
Typical
Land Uses
Allowed,
Previous District Name
Previous
;Typical Land Uses
Allowed
A
Agriculture
Agriculture, Detached
Single-family
A
Agriculture
Agriculture, Detached
Single-family
RE
Residential Estate
Detached Single Family
R -E
Residential Estate
Detached Single Family
R -S
Single Family
Detached Single Family
RS
Residential Single -Family
Detached Single Family
RS
Residential Single -Family
Detached Single Family
RHD
Residential High Density
Manufactured Homes
MH
Manufactured Homes
Manufactured Homes
RMH
Residential Manufactured Home
Manufactured Homes
RM -1
Multifamily
Duplex & Triplex
TF
Two Family
Attached Single Family,
Duplex
MF
Multifamily
Apartments
RM -2
Dense Multifamily
Apartments
CA
Local Commercial
Retail Sales, Repair
Shops, Banks, Motels
C-1
Local Commercial
Office, Retail Sales,
Personal Service Uses
C-2
A/B
Commercial
(within the Downtown Overlay)
Retail Sales, Auto Sales &
Repair, Farm Equipment
Sales, Restaurants
C-2
Downtown Commercial
Retail Sales, Offices,
Restaurants, Personal
Service Uses
C-3
General Commercial
Retail Sales, Auto Sales
and Service, Restaurants
C-2
A/B
Commercial
(outside the Downtown Overlay)
Retail Sales, Auto Sales &
Repair, Farm Equipment
Sales, Restaurants
RM -3
Office and Service Use
Office Buildings,
Apartments
OF
Office
Office Buildings
Auto Service, Heavy &
Light Industrial,
Warehouse & Freight
I
Industrial
Any use except residential
FNIndustrial
Planned Unit Development
Single & Multi -family
Residential, Shopping
Centers, Business Parks
R -P
Residential Planned
Single and Multi -family
Residential
Williams Drive Special Plan
Office & Service Uses
R -O
Residential Office
Office
New
District
1 Overlay
Names
General
Description of
Purpose:
RL
Residential
Limited
Single-family Residential
on minimum lot sizes of 10,000 square feet
TH
Townhouse
Townhouse and Two-family Residential
C -N
Neighborhood
Commercial
Intended for retail sales and service business serving nearby residential areas
BP
Business Park
Location for office, research, and light industrial uses
_VP
Courthouse View
Overlay
Protection of views of the Williamson County Courthouse from various
places within the City
- _G_F
Gateway Overlay
Standards to enhance the entry corridors at the City Limits
These lists are not meant to be an exhaustive description of all permitted uses within the given zoning districts, or a complete
description of all of the changes contemplated by the UDC. For reviewing the proposed UDC and to get more detailed
information on zoning classifications, allowed uses, and other regulatory changes, please visit the Division of Planning and
Development Services at 904 S. Main Street or visit the City's website at: www.georgetown.org/city!
Planning & Development Services
City of Georgetown
P.O. Box 1458
Georgetown, TX 78627-1458
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