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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 86-28 - Zoning R-O Dist Williams DrORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING ITS ZONING ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING DISTRICTS, REGULATIONS, AND�-RESTRICTIONS THEREIN TO CREATE A NEW DISTRICT TO BE TITLED R4 RESIDENTIAL OFFICE; DECLARING THE PURPOSE AND INTENT OF SAID DISTRICT; PROVIDING THE CRITERIA FOR REZONING TO R-0; ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS IN SAID R4 DISTRICT AS TO ALLOWED USES, IMPERVIOUS COVER, BUILDING STRUCTURE, SIDEWALKS, DRIVEWAYS, PARKING, TREES, BUFFERS, SIGNS, ACCESSORY USES, LIGHTING, DRAINAGE, SET BACKS, AND A REQUIRED SITE PLAN; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, desires to promote the public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the community; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that traffic conditions and related circumstances along Williams Drive have changed significantly since the establishment of predominantly single -family -residential land use along Williams Drive between IH -35 and Power Road; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that the conversion of existing residential structures, in conformance with appropriate site development standards, to low intensity office use is an acceptable alternative to continued single-family residential use along said portion of Williams Drive; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that the transition in land use along Williams Drive has the potential to adversely impact adjacent residences and to reduce the traffic carrying capacity of Williams Drive if appropriate site development standards are not met; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS. 14 That Chapter One, Section 1.202 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Georgetown is hereby amended to read as follows. 1.202 The Three types of districts are further divided into the following districts, R -S Single -Family District R -M Multiple -Family District R -P Residential Planned District R -O Residential Office District C-1 Local Commercial District C -2-A Commercial, First Height District C -2-B Commercial, Second Height District I Industrial District Page 1 of 7 Pages II. That Chapter Two, Section 2.11, district, measured from the Williams Drive of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Georgetown, Texas, is hereby mended to read as follows: one hundred forty (140) feet. I. SECTION 2.11e RESIDENTIAL OFFICE DISTRICT 2.1100 Purposes and Intent for R4 District. It is the desire of the City Council to allow Urough the creation of the R- Residential Office district an orderly transition of land use from residential use to relatively small scale office use of lots and parcels fronting Williams Drive west of Interstate 35 while maintaining a predominantly residential property appearance and building scale. Further, it is the City Council's intention in creating this district to mitigate adverse impacts of this transition from residential use to small scale office use on the remaining residences, and on the traffic carrying capacity of Williams Drive. Finally, this ordinance is not intended to encourage or endorse violation of any restrictive covenants existing along said thoroughfare, 2.1101 Criteria for rezoning to R-0. In order to be considered for rezoning to the Residential O if ce district (hereinafter R4), a lot or parcel must be contiguous to the public right-of-way of that certain street within the City of Georgetown which is designated as Texas FM 2338 and as Williams Street, and which is commonly and herein referred to as Williams Drive. Such lot or parcel must also be located on Williams Drive, west of Interstate Highway 35 and east of Power Road, Every R-0 district must meet at least one of the following three cri teri a. a. Must contain not less than three hundred fifty (350) feet of continuous frontage on one side of Williams Drive; provided, however, that for the purpose of applying this part, frontage may be considered continuous across a street intersection; or b. Must contain three (3) adjacent platted lots having frontage on Williams Drive; or c. Must contain the entire frontage along one side of Williams Drive between any two of the following: intersecting street; school; church; any less restrictive zoning district than R4; public building, utility or institutional facility, or any other physical feature which the Planning & Zoning Commission finds to be an identifiable and sufficient "buffer or edge" to the proposed R4 district in keeping with the purpose and intent of the R4 district. The maximum depth of any R-0 district, measured from the Williams Drive right-of-way, shall be established as follows: a. For any platted lot, the depth of the lot; b. For any unplatted parcel, one hundred forty (140) feet. 2.1102 Permitted Uses. The following use types are permitted within the R-0 District, A. Commercial uses 1. Insurance office; 2. Real estate office; 3. Offices for attorneys, architects, engineers and similar professionals, health care as hereinafter provided; 4. Photographic studio; 5. Mailing and stenographic services; Pana 9 of 7 Panac accountants, except human 6. Travel agency; 7. Investment broker; 8. Business management consultant; B. Civic Uses .:A• 1. Offices of non-profit organizations, such as professional membership organizations, labor unions, civic, social, fraternal, religious and political organizations. 2.1103 Conditional Uses: The following use types may be allowed, subject to approval permit as provided by Chapter Three, Sections 31.01 et seq. hereof. A. Commercial uses 1. Offices of professional services providing medical, dental, psychological, chiropractic, and other human health care on an out-patient basis, B. Residential Uses 1. One accessory apartment per principle structure, not to exceed 35 percent of the floor area of the principle structure, for special 2.1104 Site Development Standards Each site in the residential office district shall be subject to the following site development regulations. a. Impervious Cover. Total impervious cover shall not exceed 55% of the lot area. b. Principle structure. Buildings in the R-0 district shall maintain a single family detached residential appearance and scale. (i) Building Height. Maximum building height shall be 35' or the maximum building height allowed in the most restrictive adjacent zoning district, whichever is less; provided, however, that no part of any building shall penetrate a "bulk plane" established as follows: beginning ten feet above average grade at each required side and rear building setback 1 ine, and rising one foot for every two feet of additional setback. Buildings shall contain not more than two and one-half stories. (ii) Roof. Roofs shall be hip or gable type, with a minimum pitch of 3:12. Maximum height of any rear eave shall be not greater than 9 feet measured from average grade at the building foundation. Maximum height of any rear gable shall be not greater than 16 feet measured from average grade at the building foundation. Roof material shall not be bright, highly reflective material. A ridge line shall not exceed 60 feet between horizontal or vertical offsets of two feet or more. Roof mount HVAC equipment shall be screened with durable material of a minimum 50% opacity. (iii) Orientation of windows and doors. Second story exterior doors, and second story windows having a sill height less than 6 feet above the finished Page 3 of 7 Pages floor, shall not face an adjoining lot in a zoning district more restrictive than the R4 district. c. Sidewalks. A sidewalk shall be constructed along the entire Williams Drive frontage of the district wherte a `§erviceable sidewalk does not exist. Sidewalks shall be located in the street right-of-way approximately one foot from the property line, shall be connected to any serviceable sidewalk on adjacent property, and shall be designed and constructed in accordance with specifications approved by the Director of Public Works. d. Driveways. Minimum distance between driveways accessing Williams Drive within an R -O district shall be 150 feet. Minimum distance from any driveway to a street right-of-way intersecting Williams Drive shall be 200 feet. Driveways existing at the time of rezoning to R-0 which do not conform to these distance requirements shall not be allowed to remain as non -conforming driveways. Any driveway accessing a street which intersects Williams Drive shall be placed as far as possible from the Williams Drive intersection. Maximum driveway width shall be 24 feet. Curb return radii shall be a min i mum of 15 feet. Driveways shall have an all-weather surface approved by the Director of Public Works. e. Parking. Maintenance of the residential appearance of buildings in the R-0 district is furthered by the retention of front lawns free of vehicle parking. One off-street parking space shall be provided for each 300 square feet of floor area of the principle structure. All off-street parking spaces shall be to the rear of the front yard, regardless of any required yard or building setback. All parking spaces between the projected front and rear building walls shall be screened from view from W i 1 1 i ams Drive by a vegetative screen or fence or wall having a minimum height of 3 feet. Parking spaces on any lot without a principle structure shall be to the rear of a line connecting the fronts of adjacent buildings. All parking spaces shall have an all weather surface, either pervious or impervious, approved by the Director of Public Works. Parking spaces adjacent to required fencing and in conformance with buffer requirements herein shall have curbing or wheel stops sufficient to prevent damage to such fence. f. Trees. Every tree of 36 inch or greater circumference shall be preserved. A tree of 16 inch to 36 inch circumference may be removed, provided that it is replaced on the same lot or an adjacent lot with a tree whose circumference is at least 40% as great as the tree removed, and whose species has similar characteristics of configuration and size at maturity as the tree removed. All trees' circumference shall be measured 4 feet above surrounding grade. No excavation or filling or paving shall be performed within 70% of the area within the drip line of any tree retained or installed to meet the requirements of this part, and 50% of the circumference of the drip line must be free of excavation, filling and impervious paving. Page 4 of 7 Pages g. Buffers. Visual screening shall be installed and maintained along all side and rear property lines adjoining a district more restrictive than the R -O district, in conformance with all other requirements of the Zoning Ordinance regarding fences and walls, except as otherwise provided• herdin. Visual screening shall consist of a permanent wall or fence six (6) feet in height. A screen wall shall be constructed of brick or brick -patterned reinforced concrete. A screen fence shall be constructed with posts and runners of pressure treated wood and face boards of redwood, cedar, or pressure treated wood, and may include rock or brick columns constructed on reinforced concrete foundation. Fence runners shall not face adjacent residential property. Evergreen landscape plants are recommended to give visual relief to required screen walls or fences. A minimum five foot landscaped buffer yard shall be maintained within the R4 district adjacent to all required screen walls or fences. h. Signs. Permanent signs in the R-0 district shall be restricted to those advertising the use conducted on the premises. Internally and/or intermittently illuminated signs are prohibited. Temporary or portable commercial signs are prohibited. A maximum of two signs per lot shall be allowed, provided, however, that the total sign area shall be limited to thirty-two (32) square feet per one hundred (100) lineal feet of Williams Drive frontage. All signs shall be installed facing and parallel to Williams Drive. Signs shall be either. (i) attached to the principle structure below the building eaves or (ii) installed on an earth berm a minimum of 20 feet from the Williams Drive right-of-way. Berm signs shall have a height of not more that three (3) feet from average surrounding grade. i. Accessory uses. Accessory uses shall be restricted to those uses which are compatible with the low intensity of Resident Office use and with adjacent residential use. (i) Waste containers shall be screened from view by a structure one foot greater in height than the container and capable of preventing the spread of blowing debris. (ii) Antennas. Antennas shall be prohibited in the front yard. Minimum required setback from any property line shall be equal to the height of the antenna. Antennas shall be similar in color to the principle structure if attached to the principle structure, or shall be screened from view from any street or any adjacent residence. (iii) Accessory buildings and carports shall be of similar construction to the principle structure. j. i_ightinga No exterior lighting source shall cause offensive glare or reflection visible from a street or adjacent property. k. Drainage. Increased run-off resulting from conversion to Residential Office use shall be detained on-site or shall be diverted from adjacent property in conformance with stormwater Page 5 of 7 Pages drainage requirements of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Georgetown. 1. Required yards. Minimum side yard shall be ten feet; Minimum rear yard shall be fifteen feet; Minimum front yard shall be twenty-five feet, provided, however, .that front, ,s:i-de, or rear building setback lines which are shown on an approved and recorded plat and which are more restrictive than those herein shall be observed, and further provided that where adjacent buildings observe a front setback greater than that required herein, any building constructed after the effective date of this ordinance shall maintain a front setback equal to the average of the front setback of adjacent structures. 2.1105 Site Plan Required. An application for rezoning to R-0 Residential Office shall be accompanied by a site plan indicating improvements proposed to conform with the Site Development Standards contained herein. The site plan shall also indicate all existing trees of sixteen (16) inches or greater circumference, and all features, conditions and improvements which do not conform with the Site Development Standards contained herein and which are proposed to continue as non -conforming. Application and site plan shall be submitted on forms provided by and in accordance with guidelines set forth by the Director of Community Development and Planning. No application shall be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission until all application and site plan submittal requirements have been met. 2.1106. Procedures. Except as applications for rezoning to R4 14, "Amendments". of the City procedural requirements of the hereafter amended, provided herein the procedure to District shall be in accordance of Georgetown Zoning Ordinance, City Zoning Ordinance now in II. be followed in with Chapter and such other existence or This Ordinance shall be effective for all property adjacent to Williams Drive west of Interstate 35 and within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, on the date it is read, passed and approved on the second and final reading and signed by the Mayor of the City of Georgetown, Texas, Any property annexed after passage of this Ordinance shall be governed by the provisions of this Ordinance. Iv. All Ordinances, parts of Ordinances, or Resolutions in conflict herewith are expressly repealed. v. If any article, paragraph or part of a paragraph of this Ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction the same shall not invalidate or impair the validity, force or effect of any other article, paragraph or part of a paragraph of this Ordinance. Page 6 of 7 Pages 1986a READ, PASSED, AND APPROVED on first reading this LL day of , �. READ, PASSED, AND APPROVED on second and final reading this day of r s 1986. HT: CABALLERO, PROVED AS TO F UMP & STUMP, C Page 7 of 7 Pages ty Sec y retary ey CITY OF GEORGETOWN BY mayor