city of liberty hill design standards

I. Automobile or mechanical paint or repair shops; 7. If a sign requiring a permit under the provision of this Chapter is to be placed, constructed, erected, or modified on a lot either within the City limits or the Citys extraterritorial jurisdiction, the owner of the Lot shall secure a sign permit prior to the construction, placement, erection, or modification of such a sign in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.12.05.F [6.12.05.E] below. A sign that advertises or solicits support for a nonprofit community use, public use or social institution. The federal government, the State, a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State, or any of their units, or an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, Manager, fiduciary, or representative of any kind, or any partnership, firm, association, public or private corporation, or any of their affiliates, or any other entity. A facility supporting maintenance, repair, vehicular or equipment servicing, material storage, and similar activities, including corporation yards, equipment service centers, and similar uses having characteristics of commercial services or contracting or industrial activities. It does not include any space with a dimension of less than ten (10) feet in any direction or an area of less than one hundred (100) square feet. Each and every day that the violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such. Development Without Permit. It also includes, but is not limited to, the activities of feeding, housing, and maintaining of animals such as cattle, dairy cows, sheep, goats, hogs, horses, and poultry and handling their by-products. The City Secretary shall receive the proposed amendments within the sixty (60) days preceding September 1st and shall refer the proposed amendments to the Planning and Zoning Commission by October 1st of each year. Table 4-4 identifies the standards for lots within each zoning district that have been identified in Section 4.05. E. Any hardwood tree 19" [in] diameter or larger shall require Planning and Zoning Commission Approval before removing. Clear cutting of any sort (by hand, chainsaw, machine or other means) of trees greater than nineteen (19) inches in diameter measured four (4) feet from ground level from a residential or commercial property shall be prohibited. Uses Permitted By Right (P): indicates that a use is allowed by right. F. Variance. These uses may locate in districts as indicated under special conditions. Mutual access easements may be required during the platting process to limit the number of curb cuts along Major and Minor Arterials. Agricultural use types include the on-site production of plant and animal products by agricultural methods. Any permanent roof-like structure projecting beyond a building or extending from a facade, along and projecting beyond the wall of the building, generally designed and constructed to provide protection from the weather. No Development or permit application may be considered if there is pending subdivision activity for the same tract of land, except for administrative determinations. The following are prohibited as Home Occupations: 1. This section provides a methodology for the registration of permits, and permit applications, with the City Administrator so that a determination can be made as to whether the permit, or permit application is one that would afford a project with the vested rights as provided in Chapter 245 and 43.002 of the Texas Local Government Code. However, the paint must completely cover the sign face or message portion of the structure. COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACILITIES. Zoning Verification Letter. Adult Lounge means an adult cabaret that serves alcoholic beverages. The landowners or developers engineer shall provide the City an estimate of the total cost of all uncompleted or unaccepted improvements as may be required by this Code; and the estimate shall be acceptable to the City Administrator or his designee; and. The Board will make its decision based on this Code and the information presented to the BOA by the applicant and the City Administrator or other administrative official. The guarantee shall be in a form and substance approved by the City Administrator, which may include the requirement of a fiscal posting. It is a violation of the Chapter to allow a covered message to bleed or show through the paint or covering. All structures and the site as a whole shall meet all applicable building Code, zoning district, and fire Code standards and shall be promptly removed upon the cessation of the use or event. As defined by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. A. The removal of single, scattered, mature trees or other trees from uneven-aged stands by frequent and periodic cutting operations. This district is appropriate in areas where the Comprehensive Plan reflects the specific uses proposed in the PUD or mixed use as a land category. 4. Best practices in the planning and land development professions. Each Zoning District has a maximum number of units per acre that can be placed on a tract. 1. A sign that is freestanding and whose primary purpose is to give directions to parking lots, exits, entrances, drive-through windows or similar locations. In such cases, the portable building must be located at a minimum distance of three (3) feet from the property line. In the case of a request of a Demolition of a Historical Site, the Front Facade of said historic building may remain after demolition as an easement to protect the facade in perpetuity. Side yard setbacks are measured from the side lot line with no vertical obstructions within the setback. Lot Width. The notice is deemed delivered when deposited in the United States Postal mail, with postage paid to the last known address of the party responsible for such sign. Nonresidential Development uses Maximum Impervious Cover only. Means, for the purposes of a forestation, reforestation, or payment of fees-in-lieu into a fund: A) the release of the development bond, if required; B) acceptance of the projects streets, utilities, and public services by the responsible Department(s); or C) designation by the City Council (Planning and Zoning Commission) that a development project has been completed, or a particular stage of a staged development project, including a planned unit development, has been completed. Streets including alleys, bridges and street lighting, rights-of-way, sidewalks, signalization. Approved zoning changes shall be entered on the Official Zoning Map by the City Administrator and each change shall be identified on the Map with the date and number of the Ordinance making the change. A library, museum, or similarly registered nonprofit organizational use displaying, preserving, and exhibiting objects of community and cultural interest. G. Maintenance. B. Publicly owned and operated parks, playgrounds, recreation facilities, and open spaces. Outdoor Sports and Recreation. The vertical distance measured from the finished grade elevation to the highest point of the underside of the building beams, in the case of a flat roof; to the deck line of a mansard roof; and to the mean level of the under side of rafters between the eaves and the ridge of a gable, hip, or gambrel roof. Liberty Lake City Hall 22710 East Country Vista Drive Liberty Lake, WA 99019 Phone: 509-755-6700. Notice of suspension or revocation of a variance or special use permit shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the permit holder of the variance or special use permit. Until such time as the City Administrator has defined the content and form of the site development permit application more specifically in an Administrative Procedures Manual, the application shall consist of the following, demonstrating conformance with applicable provisions in this Code: A. Applicants name, mailing address and contact information. Applies to a Certificate of Design Compliance. B. Computation of Area of Multifaceted Signs. This Code does not apply to interior lighting. Establishment or places of business engaged in the preparation and retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, including taverns, bars[,] cocktail lounges, and similar uses other than a restaurant as that term is defined herein. Typical uses include quarries, borrow pits, sand and gravel operations, oil and gas extraction, and mining operations. Any future development permits must comply with the final approved development ordinance. No final plat may be considered or approved unless the preliminary plat for the same land has been approved. The permit will not be approved unless the lot has direct access to an improved public street, private street, or an approved public way, and connected by improved public street to an improved public thoroughfare. The next whole number beyond fifty percent of all members authorized to vote, including those not present or present but not voting. 2. Development Project Completion. An enclosed building where recyclable materials separated from other waste materials, including, but not limited to, scrap metals, paper, textiles, glass, and plastics, are received for the purpose of processing for upgrading, particle size reduction, volume reduction, removal of undesired materials, baling, packing, disassembly, handling, or storage. Typical uses include wholesale plant nurseries and greenhouses. No Person shall alter an abandoned sign or supporting structure without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City Administrator. That the development encourage walking and biking, enhance transit service opportunities, and improve traffic safety through promoting low speed, cautious driving while fully accommodating the needs of pedestrians and bicyclists. A private residence where eight (8) or fewer children receive care and supervision for periods of less than 24 hours per day. These Standards establish uniform requirements to promote the public safety, welfare, convenience, aesthetics and economical maintenanceof public and private improvements. Typical uses include funeral homes or mortuaries. The decision of the City Council shall be final. Mining. C. A development for which an approval or permit has been issued pursuant to this Code shall be considered to be in process as set forth below: D. A complete building permit application has been submitted or, if no building permit is required, a certificate of occupancy has been issued. Comprehensive Plan. If there are two separate residential developments, side yard setbacks between the two developments shall still apply. Predominantly spectator uses conducted within an enclosed building. Any sign that transmits light through its face or any part thereof[.]. That granting the administrative exception will be generally consistent with the purposes and intent of this Code. Sale or rental of trucks, tractors, construction equipment, agricultural implements, manufactured homes, and similar heavy equipment, including storage, maintenance, and servicing. Buffer. Floodway Fringe. This agreement includes the location and width of proposed streets, lots, blocks, floodplains, and easements. The City shall not sell or supply water, gas, electricity or sewerage within a subdivision for which a final plat has not been approved and filed for record, or parcel or lot for which a site development permit has not been issued, nor in which the standards contained herein have not been complied with in full. B. Off-street Loading Facilities. Rezoning of newly annexed territory may begin upon completion of annexation of the area, while staying within guidelines set forth by the State. Historic Landmark. Plat note stating: Sidewalks shall be constructed in accordance with Chapter 5, Subdivisions & Public Improvements, City of Liberty Hill Unified Development Code. B. Chapter 6, Site Development, has additional standards that pertain to both residential and nonresidential lots. Uses conducted in open or partially enclosed or screened facilities. Guarantee of Performance. The standards in this district will allow continued, conforming use for existing uses as defined in the Zoning Use Table, and encourage new development in a compact, pedestrian-oriented environment. Provision of fuel, lubricants, parts and accessories, and incidental services to motor vehicles. Only the same like, or better quality material as that being replaced shall be used as a face on or in the abandoned sign. Repair of automobiles[,] noncommercial trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, recreational vehicles, or boats, including the sale, installation, and servicing of equipment and parts. Setbacks from the Main Street right-of-way may be allowed if outdoor cafe-style seating or other intentional public, pedestrian-oriented space is to be provided and is approved by the City. Vehicular access shall be provided in such manner as to protect the safety of persons using such access or traveling in the public street from which such access is obtained. Zoning Overlay District. The City Council may not grant a variance when the effect of the variance would be any of the following: 1. A. Nonconforming Use. The purpose of this district is to provide for development of quality multiple-family living in a moderately dense setting, at a density not to exceed 10 units per acre. Any plat that complies with Texas Local Government Code 212.014, as amended, which is generally submitted to replat a subdivision or part of a subdivision without vacation of the original plat. Except for lots which are provided access from an approved cul-de-sac, all subdivisions must have at least two means of vehicular access or approach on a paved public right-of-way. Build-to Line. During the course of providing for improvements, the City shall cooperate with the developer in the use of its governmental powers to assist in the timely and cost effective implementation of improvements. A. Grade Elevation. Any facilities owned and maintained in common by the inhabitants of the development, including, but not limited to, drives, water systems, sewer systems, parking areas, open space, club houses, amenities, and developed recreation areas. (f) All land proposed for dedication as parkland that is located in a floodplain area shall: (1) Be easily accessible and have adequate street frontage; (2) Have any alteration of its natural character and that of its waterway approved by the parks board and city; (3) Be at least 100 feet in width, or of a width acceptable to the parks board and the city; (4) Have a configuration and topography suitable for placement of facilities such as playgrounds, picnic facilities, and open playfields. Typical uses include stockyards and animal sales in auction yards. The adopted City of Liberty Hill Drainage Master Plan. B. A. Such requirements must be sufficient to permit the Administrator to effectively review the application and for the final approving authority to render an informed decision. The standards and provisions of this Code shall be interpreted as the minimum requirements necessary for any person to comply with the Code. A person commits an offense if the person intentionally alters, defaces, injures, knocks down, or removes or attempts to do so, any sign designating a fire lane which has been erected under the terms of this Code section. 5. Fuel Service Station. B. 4. 3. The City Council or other review authority holding the public hearing may approve or recommend action on the application subject to the suggested changes being made and incorporated into the new application. This district is further intended to encourage efficient utilization of land, affordable housing opportunities, open space preservation, and traditional neighborhood development, through pedestrian-friendly, suitable residential neighborhoods, protected from incompatible uses and with necessary facilities and services. Birds that frequent and often swim in water, nest, and raise their young near water, and derive at least part of their food from aquatic plants and animals. Any radio, television or communication antenna or tower for uplink, downlink, relay, broadcast or reception of communication signals, but not including either mobile transmitters and receivers or any such facilities with a transmission power of less than seven (7) watts. N. Chapter 245 of Texas Local Government Code adopted. Residential lots on cul-de-sacs and eyebrows may have a reduced minimum lot width at the front property line, as follows: Table 4-3: Reduction of Minimum Residential Lot Width, Cul-de-Sac and Eyebrow Minimum Lot Frontage(ft). Applicants Actions. Applicants requesting a variance or anticipating voluntary annexation or any discretionary decision by the City are advised that compliance with these guidelines may be a factor in receiving a favorable recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council. Do not allow new off-premises signs. Lot Depth. A transferor parcel may be less than all of a lot owned by an original transferor. A strip or area of land, identified on a site plan or in a zoning ordinance, established to separate one type of land use from another land use. Such uses are subject to all other applicable regulations of this Code. Words and phrases used in this Section shall have the meanings set forth in the Reference section of this Code. The owner of any premises on which there is displayed or maintained an abandoned sign or abandoned supporting structure shall comply with the following requirements: 1. The area of a horizontal plane bounded by the front, side, and rear lot lines, but not including any area occupied by the waters of a recorded river or stream segment. The Park zoning district covers publicly and privately-owned parks facilities. The purpose of this section is to regulate outdoor lighting in order to reduce or prevent light pollution in the City. Meet the minimum lot requirements of at least one type of lot described in this Chapter; B. Equipment Sales. B. G. Seasonal decorations with lights in place no longer than sixty (60) days. The use of a site for two or more townhouse dwelling units, constructed with common or abutting walls each located on a separate ground parcel within the total development site, together with common area serving all dwelling units. No permit purporting to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this Code shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use that it authorizes is lawful and conforms to the requirements of this Code or a variance or modification granted pursuant to this Code. An open area outside of a building adjoining and directly accessible to a dwelling unit, reserved for the exclusive use of residents of the dwelling unit and their guests. 7. A sign erected parallel to, attached within six inches of, and supported throughout its length by the facade of a building. 3. A public or private right-of-way which that [sic] affords a primary means of vehicular access to abutting property, whether designated as a street, avenue, highway, road, boulevard, lane throughway, or however otherwise designated, but does not include driveways to buildings. Responsibility of Subdividers Engineer. Political Sign. Private Road. A roof-like structure of a permanent nature which may be freestanding or projected from a wall of a building or its supports. Existing usage will be allowed to continue unless the usage changes. Should Chapter 245 be repealed by the Legislature it shall remain effective as part of this Code for one year from the date of such repeal. Service will only be reconnected, at the users expense, after the user has ceased the violation and satisfactorily demonstrated and established his ability to comply with this Code. Washing and cleaning of automobiles and related light equipment. Educational institutions of higher learning which offer a course of study designed to culminate in the issuance of a degree as defined by the Education Code of the State of Texas. After each application receives final action, the next consecutive application in the Code process will be reviewed for completeness pursuant to the appropriate process. While greater flexibility is given to allow special conditions or restrictions that would not otherwise allow the development to occur, procedures are established to insure against misuse of increased flexibility. However, the absence of such a statement shall not be determinative as to whether the ordinance is or is not exempted. A plant community whose species are adapted to the diverse and varying environmental conditions that occur along the boundary that separates aquatic and terrestrial areas. E. The Parks and Recreation Board serves as an Advisory group to the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council. Boarding, breeding or raising of horses not owned by the occupants of the premises or riding of horses by other than the occupants of the premises or their nonpaying guests. The use of site for two dwelling units, within a single building, other than a mobile home or modular home. On-Premises Sign. H. Exemption from vested rights. Rotating Sign. A person with freehold, possessor, or contractual interest in land proposed for development. Construction plans must be submitted to the City Engineer for all existing or proposed streets, sidewalks, drainage and utility improvements, water quality controls, park improvements, and any other infrastructure or public improvements that are required or proposed to be constructed, reconstructed, improved, or modified to serve the development. Class 2: Offices (3 stories or less), churches, schools, public facilities including playgrounds, ball fields, community swimming pools, and similar facilities, day care facilities. A variance, therefore, permits construction or development in a manner otherwise prohibited by this Ordinance Code [sic]. The penalties in this section shall be cumulative and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies the City may have or pursue. Appeal of an administrative decision may be initiated by any person aggrieved by the administrative decision, in compliance with 211.010 of the Texas Local Government Code. Where an existing thoroughfare that does not meet the Citys right-of-way or design standards abuts a proposed new development, the City may require the property owner to dedicate the right-of-way for a standard thoroughfare width, and to improve the street according to the dimensions and specifications in this Code, depending on factors such as the impact of the development on the thoroughfare, the timing of development in relation to need for the thoroughfare, and the likelihood that adjoining property will develop in a timely manner. A permanent structure used for the display and sale of locally produced agricultural products. 2. Ecosystem. A plan, showing dimensions and details for planting in a landscaped area. Excessive glare can be annoying and may cause safety problems. ft. duplex multifamily lots within a high-density urban residential neighborhood (and modify the widths and setbacks), H. Max Lot Coverage = Total amount of impervious cover per lot (including building and impervious areas). A business or organization being the sole business occupant of a premises. The purpose of the Planned Unit Development District (PUD) is to provide land for uses and developments that promote development that is more sensitive to the natural environment, creates a significantly enhanced natural setting and/or sense of place, or otherwise enhances the standard pattern of development in Liberty Hill. A specific use that would not be appropriate generally or without restriction, the granting of which shall be based upon a finding by the Planning and Zoning Commission that certain conditions governing the proposed conditional use as detailed in this Ordinance Code [sic] exist, that the use conforms to the Comprehensive Plan and that it is compatible with the existing neighborhood. They must be reviewed and approved before any final action may be taken by the City Administrator or the developer. The City Administrator shall review all certificates prior to issuance to ensure it clearly indicates the term and conditions (indicated above) required for the continuation of the recognition of the vested rights. MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE FACILITIES. Double-Faced Sign. No such use shall commence without prior approval of a Conditional Use permit. For ex., a 15-foot setback could be adjusted by +/- 1.5 feet. If notice of intent is given, suspension or revocation shall not occur before the time for compliance has expired. Property Lines. The notice must be mailed at least ten (10) days prior to the date set for the public hearing. The standard is measured in decimal numbers, not percentages. D. Building Height Restriction. Day. A sign may be erected, placed, established, painted, created, or maintained in the City only in conformance with the standards, procedures, exemptions, and other requirements of the Section. The grade of the finished ground level at the midpoint of each exterior surface of a sign, or that of a structure to which a sign has been attached. Adult Theater means a business that primarily exhibits motion pictures that emphasize specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas. A grant of relief to a person from the requirements of this Ordinance Code [sic] when specific enforcement would result in unnecessary hardship. Facilities provided by an establishment or place of business for the purpose of allowing a customer or patron to transact business, whether it be pick-up, drop-off, ordering, or service, from a motor vehicle. ____ of the City of Liberty Hill, Texas.. Typical uses include bowling alleys, billiard parlors, ice and roller skating rinks, penny arcades, electronic video games, and indoor racquetball courts. B. Retail sales, veterinary services, grooming, boarding when totally within a building, of dogs, cats, birds, fish, and similar small animals customarily used as household pets. Reject the sign permit if the sign(s) that is the subject of the application fails in any way to conform to requirements of the Section and the applicable Master or Common Signage Plan. Impervious Material. Adult Cabaret means a business that primarily offers live entertainment that emphasizes specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas. Each zoning district also contains lot standards that apply to those lots within the zoning district. A use located in a permanent or temporary building and providing regular organized religious worship and religious education incidental thereto, but excluding private primary or private secondary educational facilities, community recreational facilities, and parking facilities. The standards also serve to implement selected goals and policies identified in the City of Liberty Hills Comprehensive Plan. The landowner or developer shall complete all such improvements specified or referenced in the subdivision plat or site development permit and the construction plans for the same, within one (1) year from the date of final plat approval or site development permit issuance unless granted an extension by the City. Gross Residential Density. Impervious surfaces on a lot include buildings, driveways, garages, porches, patios, private walks, accessory buildings, and any other impervious surfaces constructed on the lot. Adjustment of Numerical Standard. A final plat or replat or site development permit will not be approved unless the land proposed for subdivision or site development is adequately served by essential public facilities and services. Any transmission line or electric generating station; or water, sewer, electric, gas, telephone, and television or data cable service line. Net Site Area is the aggregate of: 100 percent of land with a gradient of 15% or less; 40% of the land with a gradient of more than 15% and not more than 25%; and. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall refer the Annual Update Requests to the City Council with recommendations for amendments to the Code by December 1st of each year. Sale or rental of commonly used goods, and merchandise for personal or household use. 12-2022) This Code of Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current .

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