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An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, amending the
Unified Development Code, Passed and Adopted on the 11th Day of March 2003, as
follows: Table 2.01.020 "Summary of Review Authority"; Section 3.07 "Special Use
Permit"; Section 3.08.040 "Administrative Review of Minor and Amending Plats";
Section 3.08.050.1 "Waivers";~ Section 3.08.070 "Final Plat Review"; Section 6.02.040
"Residential Dimensional Standards Interpretation and Exceptions"; Table 6.03.020
"Non -Residential Lot and Dimensional Standards"; Section 6.03.040 "Non -Residential
Lot Dimensions Interpretations and Exceptions"; Section 8.04.010.E "Tree Canopy
Credits"; Section 8.05.020 "Standards"; Section 8.07.030.E "Shared Design Standards
for Gateways"; Section 8.09.020.A "Screening of Mechanical Equipment"; Section
8.10.010 "Standards"; Section 9.03.020.1) "Surface and Maintenance"; Section
10.03.020.0 "Subdivision Entry Signs"; Section 10.06 "Signs Design and Area
Regulations"; Section 11.03.040 "Tree Protection Plan Required"; Section 11.03.050
"Replacement of Protected Trees"; Section 11.03.080 "Heritage Tree Preservation and
Protection"; Section 11.05.010 "General Requirements"; Section 13.01.050
"Subdivision Development Exemption"; Section 13.08.010 "General'; Section 16.04
"Definitions of Uses"; and Section 16.05 "Definitions"; Repealing Conflicting
Ordinances and Resolutions; Including a Severability Clause; and Establishing an
Effective Date.
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Unified Development Code (UDC) on
March 11, 2003; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a Resolution on August 24, 2004
establishing an annual amendment process to the Unified Development Code; and
WHEREAS, the amendment process established has been followed as described;
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WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the list of proposed
amendments at their regular meeting of October 2, 2007 and recommended that the list
be forwarded to the City Council for review; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed the list of proposed amendments at their
regular meeting of November 13, 2007 and directed to staff to begin preparation of the
draft language; and
WHEREAS, public workshops were conducted on October 25, 2007, February 25
and 26, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a Public Hearing
on the draft amendments at their regular meeting of March 4, 2008 and recommended
approval of the amendments to the City Council; and
NOW ORDAINED BY OF s
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT: I
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 the 2030 Comprehensive Plan,
Thoroughfare Plan, and Land Use Element as follows:
Vision Statement 4: Effective Governance
4_1: Efficient, Responsive Government
4.1.B: We have created and enforced innovative, effective, and fair regulatory codes
and development standards to guide growth and improve development quality.
We have streamlined the regulatory process, particularly for desired
development types and locations.
Land Use Goals Policies and Actions:
Goal 1: Promote sound, sustainable, and compact development patterns with
balanced land uses, a variety of housing choices and well -integrated
transportation, public facilities, and open space amenities.
1C: Establish standards appropriate for new residential development pertaining to
lot sizes, open space, buffers, road connectivity, etc.
2A: Remove present inadvertent impediments to infill and re -investment in older,
developed areas.
and further finds that the enactment of this ordinance is not inconsistent or in conflict
with any other 2030 Comprehensive Plan Vision Statement or Goal, Policy, and Action.
SECTION 2. The Unified Development Code is hereby amended as follows to
reflect the annual updates:
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The folloWmi g Table summarizes the decision-making authority of each review body for the
City of Georgetown.
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UDC Text Amendment R <R> <DM>
Zoning Map Amendment(Rezoning) R ( <R> <DM>
Historic District Designation R <R> R <DM>
Special Use Permit R <R> <DM>
Preliminary Plat R R R DM
Final or Minor Plat with Waivers R R R DM
Administrative ;fiction — — —
Administrative Exception(Zoning) DM
Administrative Plat minor or amending plat) DM R A
Final Plat DM R
Site Plan Review DM R A
Temporary Use Permit DM A
Master Sign Plan DM I IA
Construction Plans DM
Stormwater Permit DM
Driveway Permit DM
Sign Permit DM A
Heritage Tree Removal/Pruning Permit DM A
Heritage Tree Protection Priority DM R R A
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Section,
3.0 7.010 Applicability
Special Use Permits allow for City Council approval of uses with unique or widely varying operating
characteristics or unusual site development features, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
this Code. Special Use Permits may be issued only for uses that are generally compatible with other
uses permitted in a Zoning District, but that require individual review of their location, design,
intensity, etc. These uses and the Districts where they may locate are listed in Section 5.01.030.
These uses may locate in Districts as indicated under special conditions described in a Special Use
Permit recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission and approved by the City Council. No
such use shall commence without prior approval of a Special Use Permit. A Special Use Permit
includes a Conceptual Site Plan and, after approval, serves as the Conceptual Site Plan necessary for
the basis of the final Site Plan which shall be reduired prior to obtaining any additional permits. The
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provisions of this Section related to Special Use Permits are adopted pursuant to Texas Local
Government Code Chapter 211 and the City Charter.
3.07.030 Approval Criteria
A. A Conceptual Site Plan for the Special Use Permit must be approved by the City Council in
order to approve issuance of a Special Use Permit.
B. The Conceptual Site Plan must be reviewed by the Director for compliance with this Code,
in accordance with the review criteria in
minimum, the following existing and
Sections
proposed
3.03.040.D and 3.09.02.8 include, at a
features: drivewa Ts, parking areas
entrance(s), trees, landscaping,
buffering,
screening,
fences, buildings and other structures,
outdoor refuse containers easements, sidewalks, street(s)names and locations, lighting,
suns, floodplain limit (general).
nrehminary
olan for
utilities. concent drainap-e, and site and
building dimensions.
C. In addition to the criteria for zoning changes in Section 3.06.020, the City Council may
approve an application for a Special Use Permit where it reasonably determines that there
will be no significant negative impact upon residents of surrounding property or upon the
general public. The City Council may consider the following criteria in its review:
1. The proposed special use is not detrimental to the health, welfare, and safety of the
surrounding neighborhood or its occupants.
2. The proposed Conceptual Site Plan, circulation plan, and design are harmonious with the
character of the surrounding area.
3. The proposed use does not negatively impact existing uses in the area and in the City
through impacts on public infrastructure such as roads, parking facilities and water and
sewer systems, and on public services such as police and fire protection and solid waste
collection, and d1e ability of existing infrastructure and services to adequately provide
services.
4. The proposed use does not negatively impact existing uses in the area and in the City
through the creation of noise, glare, fumes, dust, smoke, vibration, fire hazard, or other
injurious or noxious impact.
3.07.040 Changes to Submitted Site Plan
Any modification to an approved Conceptual Site Plan that was filed as part of a Special Use Permit
shall cause the Special Use Permit to be reviewed under paragraphs A and B below. Modified
Conceptual Site Plans must be resubmitted to the Director for consideration.
A. The Director may determine that the modification to the Conceptual Site Plan does not
change the basis for Special Use Permit approval and issue an approval of the modified
Special Use Permit.
B. If the Director determines that the modifications to the Conceptual Site Plan change the
basis for the initial Special Use Permit approval, the modified permit shall follow the normal
review process for a Special Use Permit.
3.07.050 Expiration
A Special Use Permit shall expire 12 months from the date of Council approval, unless:
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A. A complete Building Permit application has been submitted or, if no Building Permit is
required, a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued.
B. In case of projects where more than one building or phase is to be built, the applicant mai-
submit a series of Building Permit applications. The first application must be submitted
within 12 months from the date Conceptual Site Plan approval is granted. Each subsequent
application must be submitted within 12 months from the date of issuance of a Certificate of
Occupancy by the Building Official for the previous phase of the development.
C. A lapse of a period greater than the periods set forth above causes the related approvals or
permits to expire and be of no further force and effect. Any further action shall require a
new application and approval.
Section 3.08 Subdivision of Land
3.08.040 Administrative Review of i and Amending
A. Applicability
Minor Plats and Amending Pplats may be approved as Administrative Plats by the Director of
Planning and Development in accordance with this Section.
1. Minor Plat
a. A Minor Plat is any plat consisting of four or fewer lots fronting on an existing
street and not requiretraera-ting the creation of any new street or the extension of
municipal facilities.
b. Any plat that requires a waiver from subdivision design and improvement standards
of this Unified Development Code, any utility dedication or any dedication of land
shall not be processed as a Minor Plat be processed in accordance with Section
3.08.040(C)(3).
B.
Approval Criteria
A minor
or amending plat shall be approved if it meets all of the criteria below.
2.
The application is complete and the information contained within the application is
correct and sufficient enough to allow adequate review and final action.
2.
The plat meets or exceeds the requirements of this Unified Development Code and any,
applicable state lain.
3.
The plat is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and any other adopted plans
as they relate to:
a. The City's current and future streets, sidewalks, alleys, parks, playgrounds, and
public utility facilities; and
b. The extension improvement, or widening of City roads, taking into account access
to and extension of sewer and water maims and the instrumentality of public utilities.
4.
The plat meets any subdivision design and improvement standards adopted by the City
pursuant to Texas LGC S.. 212.002 or Texas LGC § 212.044, governing plats and
subdivision of land within the City's jurisdiction to promote the health, safety, morals, or
general welfare of the City and the safe, orderly, and healthful development of the City.
3.
The tract of land subject to the application is adequately served by public improvements
and infrastructure, or will be adequately served upon completion by the applicant of
required improvements.
6.
For Minor Plats only, a waiver of the standards
in Chapters
6 through
10
may
be
requested during consideration of a Minor Plat. justification for such waiver shall be
submitted
with the plat application and the need for the waiver demonstrated to the
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Council's satisfaction. The waiver may be approved, approved with conditions, or
disapproved after consideration of the following factors:
a. That thegranting of the waiver \xU not be detrimental to the public health, safety,
or welfare, or injurious to other property in the area, or to the Citv in administering
this Code; and
b. That the granting of the waiver would not substantiallv conflict with the
Comprehensive Plan and the purposes of this Code.
C. Responsibility for Final Action
1, Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Director of Planning and Development
Services is responsible for final action on Administrative Plats.
2. The Director may, for any reason, elect to present the plat to the City Council for
approval.
3. The Director may not deny Administrative Plats; any plat that does not meet the
approval criteria above shall be forwarded to the City Council for final action. The
Director may not grant waiver requests for Minor Plats. Waiver request for Minor Plats
shall be presented to the Council for final action.
4. Upon completion of construction, the subdivider shall deliver to the City a one-year
guarantee of worlumanship and materials as provided in Section 13.08.
5. The construction documents are authority to proceed with the construction of streets
and utilities when duly signed by the Development Engineer.
3.08.050 Preliminary flat Review
I. `waivers
A waiver of the standards in Chapters 6 through 10 may be requested during consideration of a
Preliminary Plat. Justification for such waiver shall be submitted with the plat application and
the need for the waiver demonstrated to the Council's satisfaction. The waiver may be
approved, approved with conditions, or disapproved after consideration of the following factors:
1. That the granting of the waiver will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or
welfare, or injurious to other property in the area, or to the City in administering this
Geode;
2. That the conditions that create the need for the waiver do not generally apply to other
property in the vicinity;
3. That application of a provision of this Code will render subdivision of land impossible,
or
4. That the granting of the waiver would not substantially conflict with the Comprehensive
Plan and the purposes of this Ceode.
3.08.070 Final Plat Review
G. Waivers
A waiver of the standards in Chapters 6 throug-h 10 may be requested_ durinv, consideration of
Final
Plat.
However, the
Director
has no
authority
to grant
waivers.
Such
waiver requests
shall
be processed by separate application through
the Planning
and Zoning
Commission for approval
prior to final approval of the Final Plat. Justification for
such waiver
shall
be submitted
with
the
plat application and the need for the
waiver demonstrated to
the Planning and Zoning
Commission's satisfaction. The waiver
may be approved_.ap)roved
with conditions,
or
disapproved after consideration of the following factors:
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1.
That the
granting of the
waiver will
not
be detrimental
to the
public
health,
Perimeter
safety or
welfare
or injurious to other property
in the area or to the
Citrin administering
this
Code:
2,
That the
conditions that create
the need for the waiver do
not generally
apply
to other
property
in the vicinity:
3,
That application
of a provision
of this Code will render subdivision
of
land
impossible,
or
4.
That the
granting of the waiver
would not substantially conflict
with
the
Comprehensive
Plan and
the12urposes of this Code.
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B. Required Yards (Setbacks)
1. In General
a, No structure that is taller than eight feet in height and has a roof structure that
completely or partially blocks the view to the sky shall be located within the required
setback area unless specifically allowed elsewhere in this Code.
b, No part of a yard, or other open space required in connection with any building,
parcel, or use for the purpose of complying with this unified Development Code,
shall be included for anv other building, building plot, or use as part of a yard or
open space.
c. A ten -foot side setback must be provided along all side lot lines that parallel a public
street, except as follows:
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AX/lien the side lot line abuts a highway frontage road the setback shall be 25
feet; or
ii. AmT garage or carport facing the side street must be set back not less than 20
feet.
4. Side Yard Setback Reductions on Narrow Corner Lots
a. `Xlhere the front, interior side and rear setbacks of the underlying Zoning District
reduce the buildable width of a corner lot to less than 40 feet, the Director shall be
authorized to reduce the required front setback on the longer street side as much as
necessary to increase the buildable width to 40 feet. In the event the street sides of
such lot are of equal length, the reduction shall be made on the side which lies on
the shorter side of the block.
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Table 6.03.020: Non -Residential Lot and Dimensional Standards
*Far properties over the Edwards Aquifer please refer to Section 11.02.
**For projects in the Downtown Overlay District impervious coverage maybe increased to 95% subject to
approval by the Historic and Architectural Review Commission.
***For projects in the Downtown Overlay District please see Section 4.06.020(.1).
****For properties in the extra -territorial jurisdiction of the City see Section 11.02 for Impervious Cover Limitations.
6.03.040 Non -Residential Lot Dimensions Interpretations and Exceptions
B. Requires Yards (Setbacks)
5. Features Allowed Within Required Yards
a. The following features may be located within a required yard:
vi. Landscape features.
vii. Fences and walls.
viii. Driveways.
ix. Sidewalks.
X* Minor utilities.
xi. Whenever possible, mechanical equipment such as air conditioning units, pool
pumps and similar equipment should be located in a rear yard.
xii. Sills, belt courses, cornices, buttresses, chimneys, flues, eaves and other
architectural features may extend up to 18 inches into any required yard.
xiii.On-site parking serving contiguous commercial uses may be located within
required side and rear yards.
b. None of the features above (except lant materials) shall extend into a
public utility easement without approval of a License to Encroach into the
easement.
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8.04.010 Tree Canopy Area
B. Tree Canopy Credits The following may count towards meeting the Tree Canopy
requirements:
1. All existing trees from the -prelerred plant lists and others as a�roved by the Urban Forester that
are retained and all planted trees.
2. All street trees planted within the adjacent right of way.
3. Overlay- District trees, street trees within the property line, and parking lot trees.
4. Surveyed square footage of anv Heritage Tree canopy.
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E. Tree and Utility Conflicts When there is a conflict between the location of reauired street
trees and overhead utility fines the Director may a12 rove alternative tree locations, spacing
and/or species, but not reduction in the number of required trees.
Section 8.07 - .: Ulstrict Landscap
8.07.030 Standards
B. Shared Design Standards for Gateways
6. Tree and Utility Conflicts When there is a conflict between the location of required
street trees and overhead utility lines, the Director may approve alternative tree
locations, spacing and/or species but not reduction in the number of required trees.
A. All mechanical equipment (e.g. air handling equipment, compressors, duct work,
transformers and elevator equipment) shall be screened from view at geatind lextzel-from all public
r�hts-of-wav and adjoining roperties.
A. Requirements:
1. Replacement trees must be a minimum of 4 inches in caliper.
2. All replacement trees
must be
of the same species
or comparable alternative and the
same size at maturity
as the trees removed.
3. All replacement trees
must be
located on the same
lot, adjacent lot or within the same
subdivision.
Replacement Tree Calculation:
Total caliper inches
of trees
removed X
20% 509i_
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inclies to be replaced
replflmeement
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Section 9.03 Parking Space and Parking Lot Design
9.03.020 Parking Space and Parking Lot Design
D. Surface and Maintenance
All required parking, drive aisles, and entrances shall be paved areas, as approved b�: the
Development Engineer. All designated fire lanes shall be paved.according to the typical street
cross sections for local street design in the City of Georgetown Construction Specifications and
Details, and kept in a dust -free condition at all times.
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10.03.020 Provisionally Exempt Signs
The signs listed below may be erected without a sign permit provided that standards of this Section
shall be met.
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10.06.060 Subdivision Entry Signs
Subdivision entn7 signs are allowed at the primary entrance into a subdivision, subject to the
following standards:
A. Subdivision entre- signs are allowed at one (1) primary entrance unless the subdivision has
entrances on two different major arterials in such case an entrance sign may be placed on each
of the major arterial roadways.
B, Subdivision
entre- signs must
be
Monument
Signs,
subject
to
the
definition
of
this
Code,
and
mar contain
a maxunum of 40 square
feet per sign
face
with a
maximum height
of six 6 feet.
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C. Subdivision entre signs must be constructed of stone, brick or other masonry materialsi
compatible with surrounding development.
D. Subdivision entry signs must be setback a minimum of five (5) feet from the property line
outside of the required sight triangle [,Sec. 12.03.0500,}(1)1 and located outside of any drainage
easement.
E. Subdivision entry signs must provide a landscaped area equal to twice the area of the sign face
providing one 1), five (5) gallon shrub for every ten (10) square feet of landscaped area.
1. Irrigation must be provided consistent with the standards of Section 8.07(0).
2. The owners and subsequent owners of the landscaped property shall be responsible for
the maintenance of the landscaped area.
Section Preservation of Natural Features and Trees
11.03.040 Tree Protection Plan Required
At or before Site Plan or Stormwater Permit review and prior to the removal of any trees, the
applicant shall submit a tree protection plan, which shall graphically identify protected trees and
significant stands of trees and identify those being preserved and those being removed.
11.03.050 Replacement of Protected Trees
All removal of protected trees or significant stands of trees shall be replaced. Calculation of rerraaxsxe
replacetrees shall be 20 38 -percent of the total caliper inches of trees removed with a 4 0 pereent
All replacement trees must be of the same species
or comparable alternative and the same size at maturity as the tree or trees removed. All replacement
trees must be located on the same lot, adjacent lot or within the same subdivision. The City
encourages the use native materials for tree replacement as listed in the City of Georgetown
Preferred Plant list located in the UDC Development Manual. Each replacement tree shall be a
minimum of four -inch (4") caliper measured four and one-half feet (4.5� above the natural grade.
The preservation of existing trees, a minimum of four -inch (4") caliper measured four and one-half
feet (4.5') above the natural grade, shall be credited towards the 20 -50 percent replacement provision
on a one to one basis. Credited trees must be an approved species identified on the City Tree
Canopy Tree List, Table 8:0?.30 A 8.04.020 or the City of Georgetown Preferred Plan List.
11.03.080 Heritage Tree Preservation and Protection
K. Heritage Tree Protection Priorities
The Citv values its Heritage Trees and therefore Heritage Tree protection may take priority over
conflicting
UDC development requirements,
including
but not limited to
setbacks,
lot design
standards,
building height limits,
sidewalks
lighting,
signage, landscaping,
parking
design and
numbers,
parkland dedication,
gateway overlay
requirements,
fencing,
dumpster locations
drainage criteria, connectivity,
driveway separations,
utilit<T extension,
utility location, and
impervious
coverage. If there
is a conflict between Heritage Tree protection
and other
provisions
of this Code, the applicant
may
request an alternative standard or design.
Public
health and
safery shall be maintained with all
proposed
designs.
After consultation with the Urban Forester, an alternative standard or design that gives priority
to Heritage Tree protection may be approved the Planning Director for administrative
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applications the Planning and Zoning Commission for applications under its review and the
Historic and Architecture Review Commission for Certificate of Design Compliance
applications. Appeal of a Heritage Tree protection priority decision by anv of these approval
authorities may be to the City Council. This appea�duired within 30 days of the approval
authority's action.
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11.05.010 General Requirements
It shall be the responsibility of the subdivider to design and construct a system for the collection and
conveyance of all stormwater run-off flowing onto and generated within the subdivision in
accordance with:
A. Any specific or general requirements of these regulations;
B. The Cite of Georgetown Drainage Criteria Manual;
C. Chapter 15.44, Flood Damage Prevention, of the Georgetown Municipal Code;
D. Good engineering practices;
E. City -approved plans, including any regional stormwater plans; awl
F. The principles of stormwater law established by the Texas Water Code- : and
G. The preservation of existing trees.
Section General Provisions
13.01.050 Subdivision Development Exemption
The provisions of this Chapter, exclusive of Section 13.03 ("Monumentation and Control Point
Markers"),shall not apply to residential development processed as a minor plat, or final plat of a
resubdivision of four (4) or fewer lots, when eighrZ� percent of the adjacent lots are developed. The
development shall provide infrastructure improvements to the same, or similar, level as the adjacent
lots. (Ord. 2005-32; 2006-36)
Section 13.08 Subdivision Improvement Guarantees
13.08 .010
E. The subdivider shall require any construction contractors, with whom the subdivider
contracts for furnishing materials and for installation of the improvements required under this
Chapter, to furnish to the city a written guarantee that all
workmanship and materials shall be free of defects for a period of one year from the date of
acceptance by the Development Engineer. A 1 year maintenance bond in the amount of 25% of
the construction cost of all workmanship and materials shall be submitted to the City. This bond
shall follow the formats as shown in the UDC Development Manual.
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Lot3 Frontage. That portion of a lot which abuts a public stree etteh side ef a lot so stbutl ''A&
Lot or Property Lines. A line bounding a lot which divides one lot from another or from a street
or any other public or private space (same as "property- line"):
Lot Line, Front. The lot line that abuts an existing or dedicated street. For corner lots the
front lot line shall be adjacent to the shortest street dimension of the lot. In instances where
the lot is relatively square (lengths differ by no more than 25%), the front lot line ma; lie
adjacent to either street with approval by d1e Planning and Development Director.
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Lot Line Rear. The lot line which is most distant and relatively parallel within 45 degrees
of being paralleL to the front lot line.
Lot Line Side. Anv lot line that is not a front lot line or a rear lot line.
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Lot Line, Street A front rear or side lot line abutting a street.
Site Plan. Conceptual. A concent site layout olan containing sufficient information to_evaluate th_ e
land use and architectural harmony of the proposed development including the compatibility of the
development with nearby areas.
Yard. The area between any lot line and the required setback, Such area
shall be an open space which is unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward,
except as otherwise provided.
Yard, Front. A yard, extending across the full width of a site that lies between the front lot
line and the front line of the principal building, or if there is no principal building between
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Site Plan. Conceptual. A concent site layout olan containing sufficient information to_evaluate th_ e
land use and architectural harmony of the proposed development including the compatibility of the
development with nearby areas.
Yard. The area between any lot line and the required setback, Such area
shall be an open space which is unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward,
except as otherwise provided.
Yard, Front. A yard, extending across the full width of a site that lies between the front lot
line and the front line of the principal building, or if there is no principal building between
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the front lot line and the required front setback line. A through lot shall have a front vard
on each of the opposing streets.
Yard, Rear vard extending across the full width of a site that lies between the rear lot
line and the required rear setback line.
Yard, Side A vard, extending from the front vard to the rear vard, that lies between a side
lot line -and -the required side setback line.
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Yard, Side A vard, extending from the front vard to the rear vard, that lies between a side
lot line -and -the required side setback line.
SECTION 3. Section 16.04 Definitions of Uses and Section 16.05 Definitions
shall be combined to include both sets of definitions and identified as Section 16.04
Definitions.
SECTION 4. 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 5. If any provision of this Ordinance or the UDC, 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 5. This Ordinance shall become effective in accordance with the
provisions of the City Charter.
PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on March 25, 2008.
PASSED AND APPROVED on Second Reading on April 8, 2008.
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SECTION 3. Section 16.04 Definitions of Uses and Section 16.05 Definitions
shall be combined to include both sets of definitions and identified as Section 16.04
Definitions.
SECTION 4. 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 5. If any provision of this Ordinance or the UDC, 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 5. This Ordinance shall become effective in accordance with the
provisions of the City Charter.
PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on March 25, 2008.
PASSED AND APPROVED on Second Reading on April 8, 2008.
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ATTEST:
Sandra D. Lee
City Secretary
Approved as to Form:
THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN
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Patricia E. Carls, Carls, McDonald & Dalrymple, LLP
City Attorney
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