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PENALTYi * AND ESTABLISHING
DATE,
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas,
including particularly the Local Government Code, Chapter 212, Municipal regulation of
Subdivisions and Property Development; and in accordance with the Charter of the City of
Georgetown, Texas, hereinafter referred to as "City ", the City is authorized to develop
regulations for the subdivision and development of land in the territorial jurisdiction of the
City, including the corporate limits, extraterritorial jurisdiction and other areas as permitted
by law; and
WHEREAS, on February 9, 1988, by approval of Ordinance 088-0061 the City did
adopt "Subdivision Regulations of the City of Georgetown, " hereinafter referred to as
'Regulations; " and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 088-0061, Section 4 provides for the annual review of the
Regulations and the consideration of revisions thereto by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 92-2, adopted
date of the Regulations to May 1, 1992; and
on February 11,1992, did extend the effective
WHEREAS, the Subdivision Regulations Advisory Committee, appointed by motion
of the City Council on October 22 and November 12, 1991, has reviewed the effect of the
Regulations and has recommended to the City Council certain revisions to the Regulations;
and
WHEREAS, on March 3, 1992, the Georgetown Planning and Zoning Commission
conducted a public hearing on the revisions proposed by the Subdivision Regulations
Advisory Committee and recommended approval of the revisions to the City Council.
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SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance
are hereby found and declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference
herein and expressly made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim. The City Council hereby
finds that this ordinance implements Growth and Physical Development Policy 2 of the
Century Plan - Policy Plan Element which states: 'The City's regulatory actions will
efficiently and effectively implement the Policy Statements and provide the opportunity to
seek change with reasonable effort and expense ", and further finds that the enactment of
this ordinance is not inconsistent or in conflict with any other Century Plan Policies, as
required by Section 2.03 of the Administrative Chapter of the Policy Plan,
SECTION 2. The attached Exhibit "A", relating to "1992 Sunset Revisions to the
Georgetown Subdivision Regulations " is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of
Georgetown, Texas.
SECTION 3. The application and enforcement of the Regulations is hereby extended
to February 28, 1993, such that, unless subsequent action extends the application and
enforcement of the Regulations, they shall expire on said date.
SECTION 4. All ordinances and resolutions, or parts of ordinances and resolutions,
in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed, and are no longer of any force and
effect.
SECTION 5. 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 6. Any person(s) or firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this ordinance, or shall fail to comply therewith, shall be deemed guilty of a Class C
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable. Each day a violation shall
continue shall be deemed to be a separate offense to the maximum fine allowed by State
law for Class C misdemeanors.
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
(10) ten days on and after publication in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of
the City of Georgetown.
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PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on the 24th day of March, 1992.
PASSED AND APPROVED on Second Reading on the LL day of,
1992. It
ATTEST:
E E fv
Elizabeth Gray
City Secretary
AS TO FORM:
Marianne Lai
City Attorney
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THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN.
W.H. CONNOR
Mayor
MEMORANDUM April 13, 1992
TO: American Participants, 1992 International Management Exchange Program
FROM: Ross Hoff
Assistant Director, Office of Member Services
SUBJ: Reno conference housing
The April 20 issue of the ICMA Newsletter will contain a form that ICMA members
can use to reserve a hotel room in Reno, Nevada, for the ICMA annual conference in
September.
ICMA has set aside a block of rooms for your Exchange Program counterparts from
abroad at Bally's Hotel Resort, a very large property that will be the conference
headquarters hotel and the one where most conference attendees will be staying. If
you would also like to reserve one of the rooms in this block, to ensure that you get a
room in Bally's and to give yourself a better chance of being in close proximity to
your exchange partner, please return the April 20 Newsletter housing form to me
at ICMA and not to the Housing Bureau indicated on the form.
If you do not wish to claim one of the rooms set aside at Bally's for the Exchange
Program, send your housing form directly to the; -Housing Bureau, which will process
your request on an equal basis with those received from other ICMA members. In
either event, you will be responsible for paying for your own accommodations.
Whether or not you decide to reserve a room from the Exchange Program block at
Bally's, please let me know your decision by June 15 so that we can release any extra
rooms in the block. If you have questions, please give me a call at (202) 962-3646.
1992 Sunset Revisions
to the Georgetown Subdivision Regulations
new text is underlined
deleted text is struck through
italicized text is used for informational purposes only
unmodified passages appear in normal type and may include
existing text to remain unmodified
all revisions are subject to review by the City Attorney
16010 Subject Developments (application of regulations)
"... " to indicate additional
A. The provisions of these subdivision regulations, including design standards and
improvement requirements, shall apply to the following forms of land subdivision and
development activity:
7. Any Development which is intended to occupy a single tract, lot, site or parcel
where:
d. paving, seal coating or other ground surfacing application will result in a
total area of impervious cover greater than 5,000 square feet, where no
attendant structure is built.
24034 General Information (preliminary plats)
A. Identification and location of proposed uses and reservations (as listed in Section 34020)
for all lots within the subdivision, and also indicating existing and proposed zoning
classifications for each use (when applicable) and the Century Plan land intensity designation.
Proposed residential densities, commercial intensity (floor area ratios), and percentage of
impervious coverage shall be noted. The following statement shall also be included: The
provisions of the Century Plan -Development Plan shall also govern this project.
26034 General Information (final plats)
D. Identification and location ... for each use (when applicable). Residential densities,
commercial intensity, Century Plan land intensity designation, and the percentage of
impervious coverage shall be noted. The following statement shall also be included: The
provisions of the Century Plan -Development Plan shall also govern this project.
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27040 Content (detailed development plan)
The detailed development plan shall include:
B. For all proposed development not included in "A" above:
19. The following maintenance note: The subdivider or subsequent owners of the
landscaped property, or the manager or agent of the owner, shall be responsible for
the maintenance of all landscape areas. Said areas shall be maintained so as to
present a healthy, neat and orderly appearance at all times and shall be kept free of
refuse and debris. All planted areas shall be provided with a readily available water
suvply and watered as necessary to ensure continuous healthy growth and
development. Maintenance shall include the replacement of all dead plant material if
that material was used to meet the requirements of the Subdivision Regulations,
29022 Procedure (amended plats)
D. The Director shall require the following note on the amended plat: This subdivision is
subject to all general notes and restrictions appearing on the plat of , Lot(s) , recorded
at Cabinet , Slide of the Plat Records of Williamson County, Texas.
29033 Content (short form subdivisions)
D. The Director shall require the following note on the final plat: This subdivision is
subject to all general notes and restrictions appearing on the plat of , Lot(s) , recorded
at Cabinet , Slide of the Plat Records of Williamson County, Texas,
31010 Urban Design Principles (design standards)
F. When any modification, alteration, addition, or demolition of a structure or change in use
or occupancy occurs on an existing developed site it may not be possible to meet all the
standards addressed by these regulations. The specific circumstances of each such case must
be reviewed in an effort to maximize compliance with these regulations and ensure
appropriate subdivision design
Table 33030 Design Standards for Streets (transportation design standards)
This table shall be changed to Table 33030-A, with corresponding changes to the references
to this table in Sections 33030 and 33043.
The first line of this table, Recommended Spacing (miles), shall be deleted.
The heading on the vertical axis of this table which currently reads Access Separation will be
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changed to Driveway Access Separation,
33030.0 Street Intersections (roadway spacing standards)
4. Table 33030-B shall be used to determine the minimum Waging of intersections between
roadways of the same functional classification and roadways of different functional
classifications. These standards shall apply to intersections between existing and proposed
new roadways and between two new, roadways.
Table 33030-B Minimum Spacing of Roadway Intersections (in miles)
PROPOSED
ROADWAY
EXISTING ROADWAY
Freeway
Major Arterial
Minor Arterial
Collector
Local
Freeway
2
1
5
NA
NA
Major Arterial
1
1
1/2
1/2
NA
Minor Arterial
5
1/2
1/2
1/2
NA
Collector
NA
1/4
1/2
1/4
As needed
Local
NA
NA
T�NLA
As needed
As needed
NA = Intersection not allowed
33030 Streets and Alleys (transportation design standards)
U. Street Lighting. Street lighting shall be designed for installation in accordance with
adepted Gity the following standards.
Table 33030-C Street Lighting Standards
DUAL LANE
URBAN HIGHWAY
INTERSTATE
SINGLE LANE
LOCAL
COMMERCIAL
AND RAMPS
RESIDENTIAL
Spacing
J.
300 feet
200 feet
320 feet
180 feet
Mounting height
25 feet
25 feet
25 feet
25 feet
Fixture Overhang
48 inches
24 inches
24 inches
48 inches
Lamm
20OW HPS
15OW HPS
15OW HPS
150W HPS
Average maintained
footcandles
0_6
0_6
0_4
0_9
Minimum maintained
0.24
0.27
0.07
0.55
footcandles
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Average to minimum
uniformity
2.5:1
2.22:1
5.7:1
1.63:1
1. Street lights shall meet the Waging requirements on each side of the street and
shall be placed in an alternating fashion such that a light is constructed at half the
required spacing on at least one side of the street.
2. The
spacing
requirement may
be modified if warranted
by the
subdivision
layouts
terrain,
or the
location of existing
utility o1�eS.
3. On rural streets lighting will be provided at each street intersection and, when
directed by the City, at 640 foot intervals. Lighting on these roadways must be
provided by the government entity responsible for construction and maintenance of the
roadway.
Note that Sections 25030J requires the details of street lighting to be included on the
construction plans and Section 41020.A requires the subdivider to provide street lighting in
conformance with these regulations.
33051 General Design Standards (off-street parking)
Staff was directed to draft standards to allow off-street parking in required front yards under
prescribed conditions. After reviewing several ordinances and planning texts it seems better
to require these requests to be allowed only after public review. Therefore, no new
standards are recommended.
Table 33052 Parking Requirements
In order to clarify the conflict with the Zoning Ordinance, the following note will apply to the
line
CHURCHES AND PUBLIC USES
1 space/3 seats**
**This standard applies to all new church -related construction, on both existing and
new sites, and supersedes the Zoning Ordinance requirements for church and public
assembly
33055 Handicapped Facilities (off-street parking regulations)
Exclusive of one, two and three family residences, in each parking facility, a portion of the
total parking spaces shall be specifically designed, located, and reserved for vehicles licensed
by the State for use by the handicapped, according to the following schedule and additional
requirements:
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Replace the existing table with the following:
Total Spaces Minimum # of Handicapped Spaces R uired
1-25 1
26-50 2
51-75 3
76-100 4
101-150 5
151-200 6
201-300 7
301-400 8
401-500 9
501-14000 2% of total
1,001 and over 20 plus 1 per 100 over
1,000
A.
Ten percent
of
the total spaces for outpatient units
at
medical
care facilities shall
be
accessible to
the
handicapped.
B. Twenty percent of the total spaces for medical care facilities specifically for the
treatment of the mobility impaired i.e., physical/occupational units) shall be
accessible to the handicapped.
33057 Design Standards (off-street parking regulations)
B. The following basic dimensions shall be observed for parking spaces and loading spaces:
2. Each parking space designated for use by the handicapped shall consist of a
rectangular area not less than +24 13 feet wide (including an 8 feet wide parking stall
and a 5 feet wide access aislel by 20 feet long, with a vertical clearance of 73 8 feet
above the handicapped accessible parking spaces and alona at least one vehicle access
route to such spaces from the site entrance(s) and exit(s), shall be located .. .
handicapped persons. One of every eight handicapped accessible spaces shall consist
of a rectangular area not less than 16 feet wide (including an 8 feet wide parking stall
and an 8 feet wide access aisle) in order to be accessible to vans. Parking spaces for
the handicapped shall be signed and restricted for use by the handicapped only. Van
accessible spaces shall be sinned accordingly. Two handicapped accessible parking
spaces may share the same access aisle.
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C. Parking facility design. Minimum parking facility design .... upon recommendation of
the Director.
1. All parking facilities shall include the following design considerations to ensure
accessibility to the handicapped:
a.
Handicapped
accessible
parking
spaces
serving a particular
building
shall
be
located on
the shortest accessible route
of travel to
an accessible entrance.
b. Handicapped accessible parking spaces need not be provided in each lot or
parking structure provided the different location has equivalent or greater
accessibility in terms of distance from an accessible entrance.
c. Handicapped accessible parking spaces may all be provided on one level of
a multi -level parking: structure.
d. At
least one
handicapped
accessible
route must be provided from accessible
parking
spaces to the nearest
handicapped
accessible entrance.
e. The minimum clear width of the handicapped accessible route shall be 36
inches except at doors.
f. If a handicapped accessible route has less than 60 inches clear width, then
passing spaces at least 60 inches by 60 inches must be located at reasonable
intervals not to exceed 200 feet.
g. The floor slope
along
a
handicapped accessible
route shall
not exceed 1:12
with a maximum
rise of
30
inches for any run.
h.
Handicapped
accessible
parking
spaces and access aisles
shall
be
level with
surface slopes
not exceeding
1:50
{2 percent) in all directions.
i. The cross slope of ramps shall not exceed 1:50.
j. It is preferable to provide the handicapped accessible route at the front of
the stalls. The handicapped accessible route should avoid crossing lanes of
vehicular travel. When crossing vehicle travel lanes is necessary, the route of
travel shall be designated and marked as a crosswalk.
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Table 34020 Design Standards for Lots (industrial developments)
USE
AREA
WIDTH
(FT)
DEPTH
(FT)
% MAX
BLDG
IMPERVIOUS
COVERAGE
SETBACKS (FT)
FRNT
REAR
SIDE
C-HI*
1.0
acres
150c
120
20
70
25
20de
20de
I*
0.5
Acres
150
120
50
85
25h
lOd
15d
h No parking shall be allowed in the front yard of industrial uses.
*These standards may be reduced as follows for existing commercial high impact or
industrial subdivisions with the following characteristics: located on major arterials, and at
least 20 acres in size, and at least 40 lots, and at least 90 percent occupied as of jdate of
adoption of ordinance].
USE
AREA
WIDTH
(FT)
DEPTH
(FT)
% MAX
IMPERVIOUS
SETBACKS (FT)
BLDG
COVERAGE
FRNT
REAR
SIDE
C-HI/I
0.25
acres
100
125
70
90
25
10"
10"
' Side and/or rear setbacks may be reduced to no less than five (5) feet if the proposed
development is an addition to an existing structure that already encroaches into the ten
(10) foot setback.
37020 General Requirements aandscaping and buffering)
C. Planting criteria
1. Trees. Trees shall be .... Trees shall have an average mature crown greater
than fifteen (15) feet in diameter. Trees having an average mature crown less than
fifteen (15) feet in diameter may be substituted by grouping the same so as to create
at maturity the equivalent of a fifteen -foot (15) diameter crown if the drip line area is
maintained.
37030 Required Landscape Installation
D. Required plantings. For every 600 square feet of landscape area required by A above,
oft two trees and four shrubs shall be planted.
E. Bufferyards shall be required between all lots and/or parcels. The extent of the required
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buffering within bufferyards is dependent upon the width of the bufferyard and the disparity
between adjacent zoning; districts or uses. The width of the required bufferyard may be
reduced as the intensity of buffering increases. The landscaping required within bufferyards
shall be provided in addition to the required landscaping on the lot as a whole.
2. Determination of Bufferyard Requirements: To determine the type of bufferyard
required between two adjacent parcels, the following procedure shall be followed:
a. Determine whether the proposed use and the adjacent uses are located on
property located inside or outside the City limits.
b. Identify the Zoning Classification or Land Use Class of the proposed use.
by f-efiaffingto Land Use Classes are defined in Table 37030B.
e. Identify the Zoning Classification or Land Use Class of each adjacent use,
b., ng Land Use Classes are defined in Table 37030B.
d. Determine the bufferyard requirements ... by referring to Table 37030A
if both the proposed use and the adjacent use are on prTy within the City
limits or Table 37030B if both the proposed use and the adjacent use are on
property outside the City limits.
If the proposed use and the adjacent use are separated by the Citv limits
determine the bufferyard requirements for those side and rear lot lines or
portion thereof, on the subject parcel by referring to both Tables 37030A and
37030E as though both properties were either inside the City limits or outside
the Citv limits. The buffervard requirement shall be the most intensive
indicated by this method.
Existing plant material .... of adjoining bufferyards.
The bufferyard requirements (Types A-EF in Table Figure 37030) are
designed .... except that a fence or a Type F bufferyard shall be provided
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Tables 3703Q.A B Bufferyard Requirements
Table 37030A B,uffeaard Requirements Within City Limits
Adiacent Existing Zoning
Zoning of
Proposed
Development
A
R-E
R-S
RM-1
RM-2
RM-3
R-P
R-O
C-1
C-2A
C-2B
I
A
*
E
E
D
C
B
D
B
A
A
A
A
R-E^
*
*
R-g^
*
*
+
E
A
B
C
A
C
D
D
D
D
E
D
A
B
D
B
C
C
C
C
E
D
C
A
D
A
B
B
B
B
E
A
B
C
A
C
D
D
D
D
L
E
D
C
A
D
A
B
B
B
B
E
D
C
C
D
B
A
A
A
A
E
D
C
C
D
B
A
A
A
A
E
E
D
C
C
D
B
A
A
A
A
E
E
D
C
C
D
B
A
A
A
A
*Na bufferyard required
"Bufferyard required as I)er 37030A
Bu, f�eryard requirements within
the
City limits
are based on the following equivalencies
between Zoning Classifications
and
Land Use
Classes.
Zoning
Land Use Class
A
IV
R-E
I
R-S
I
RM-I
II
RM-2
Ili
RM-3
IV
R-P
II
R-O
IV
GI
V
C-2A
V
C-2B
V
I
V
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Table 37030B Bufferyard Requirements Outside the City Limits
This table will be the same as the existing Table 37030 with the following modifications:
The Agricultural land use will be reclassfied as Land Use Class IV.
In order to clarify a potential conflict within the regulations the following note will be added
where Bufferyard "A" is noted at the intersection of Land Use Class V with Adjacent
Existing Land Use Class V: ''"Except as required by 37030.F.
Figure 37030 Bufferyard Requirements
F This shall be a ten (10) feet wide bufferyard which shall include a solid evergreen
hedge, which will attain six (6) feet in height and 95 percent opacity within twenty-
four (24) months after initial installation.
37040 Requirements for Fences
Fences may be constructed in accordance with the following provisions:
C. No fence or other structure more than thirty (30) percent solid or more than three M
feet high shall be located within twenty-five (25) feet of the intersection of any rights of way.
E. The finished side of all fences built to comply with these regulations shall face the
protected use.
60070 Variances (administration)
B. Approval. Approval of any variance shall require ... .
All other variances shall require the ratification of the Council. In granting approval of a
request for variance the Commission shall ensure that the variance is not contrary to the
public interest and, due to special conditions a literal enforcement of the ordinance would
result in unnecessaU hardship, and so that the variance observes the spirit of the ordinance
and ensures that substantial iustice is done. The Commission shall meet these reauirements
by making made findings that:
1-5 as listed remain the same
C. Administrative Approval. The Director may administratively approve requests for
variances for existing_ encroachments into platted building setback areas, provided the
property owner follows the requirements for public notices and posting signs and the
following conditions are met:
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1. The encroaching structure existed as of January 1, 1992;
2.
The
applicant
notifies
each
owner
of property
lying within
two
hundred
(200,)eet
of
any point
or portion
of
the
property
for which
the variance
is r
ue� ested;
3. All property owners adjacent to the property for which the variance is requested
agree m writing to such variance; and
4.
No
property
owners within two
hundred
(200)
feet
of any
point
or
portion of
the
property
for
which the variance is requested
protest in
writing
the proposed
variance.
If these conditions cannot be met, the variance must be considered by the Commission as
described in Sections 60070A and B.
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