HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 04.12.1976 - SubdivisionRESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS,
APPROVING A VARIANCE, REGARDING ITEMS LISTED AS EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED
HERETO, OF THE REVISED SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AS IT AFFECTS THE URBAN
RENEWAL PLAN.
WHEREAS, on the 14th day of April, 1975, the City Council of the City of Georgetown,
Texas, approved a revised subdivision ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan for the South San Gabriel Project, Tex R-102, had
been previously approved regarding its plans for redevelopment in the Project Area; and
. WHEREAS, certain requirements of the revised subdivision ordinance pertaining to the
following items listed as Exhibit "A" attached hereto, are not considtent with the Urban
Renewal Plan; and
WHEREAS, because of the approval of the Urban Renewal Plan prior to the approval
of the such revised subdivision ordinance, and because the enforcement of the items listed in
Exhibit "A" would cause undue hardship on the Urban Renewal Agency, the Planning and
Zoning Commission of the City of Georgetown has heretofore passed and adopted a Resolution
wherein such Commission approved a variance regarding such items listed in Exhibit "A",
and has recommended similar approval by this Council; now therefore be it
RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, that the following
items of the revised subdivision ordinance listed as Exhibit "A" attached hereto, should not be
strictly enforced to the Urban Renewal Plan, and that a variance is hereby approved.
ADOPTED this 12th day of April, 1976.
Jon C. Doerfler, Mayor
ATTEST:
APPROVED BEFORE ADOPTION:
Joe B. McMaster, City Attorney
EXHIBIT "A"
Section 4 - Procedure
4.01 - Preliminary Plat
2.d. Topographical information with contour lines at two (2) foot intervals.
4.d. The location of building lines, alleys and easements.
5. Key Map. A key map showing relation of subdivision to well-known streets in all
directions to a distance of at least one (1) mile.
4.02 - Final Plat
3.a. The name and property lines of adjoining subdivisions and of the adjacent property
owners, together with the respective plat or deed reference.
Section 5 - Streets
5.02 - Lots
3. Minimum Width. Sixty (60) feet at building line. Radial lots to have a minimum of
fifty 50 feet at the front property line and sixty (60, feet at and for a distance of
thirty (30) feet behind the building line.
4. Minimum Depth. One Hundred (100) feet.
6. Corner Lots. Corner lots with a width of less than seventy-five (75) feet are to
e at five (5) feet wider than average of interior lots in. the block.
Corner Lots with a width of less than eighty-five feet adjacent to a major thorough-
fare are to be at least fifteen (15) feet wider than the average of interior lots in
the block.
9. Lot Facing. b. Double Front. Double front lots are prohibited except when
backing on major thoroughfares.
c. Front Facing. Wherever feasible, each lot should face the front of a similar
lot across the street. In general, an arrangement placing adjacent lots at right
angles to each other should be avoided.
5.07 - Improvements
1. Monuments. Concrete monuments eight (8) inches in diameter and fifteen (15)
inches long shat be placed at all block corners and at all corners of the boundary lines of
a subdivision. The exact intersection point on the monument shall be marked by a rein-
forcing bar one-half (1/2) inch in diameter and twelve (12) inches long embedded in
the concrete monument.
Intermediate property corners, curve points and angle points shall be marked with
a piece of one-half (1/2) inch round reinforcing rod driven flush with the finished ground
level or lower if necessary in order to keep same from being disturbed.