Lot Coverage. In this case, the City Administrator shall report this action in writing to the City Council and place the modified Conditional Use Permit directly on the City Council agenda for action at the Councils next meeting. For developments planning to utilize on-site treatment systems, please consult the Williamson County rules for On-site treatment standards. The City Council shall make a final decision on any variance request from floodplain or stormwater management regulations. In many cases, the total number of units that can be placed on a site, after considering the land area needed to accommodate infrastructure and environmental factors (right-of-way, drainage, floodplains, steep slopes, impervious cover limitations, minimum lot size standards, yard setbacks, and maximum lot coverage) will be less than the amount based simply on the maximum development density. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUSINESS OFFICES. 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. Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including columbariums, crematoriums, mausoleums, and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with and within the boundary of such cemetery. Buffer. D. The Planning and Zoning Commission review process will be required for any permit or application that requires review and recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Commission, as described in this Code. Nonpoint Source Pollution. 2. The subdivider shall pay the record filing fee and the City shall file the final plat with the County Clerk. Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District. The threshold requirement for a TIA shall be a development or combination of developments that would result in trip generation of more than an average of one thousand (1,000) trips per day based upon the latest edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual. Permitted Sign. The unincorporated area that is contiguous to the corporate boundaries of the municipality and that is located within one-half mile of those boundaries (in the case of a municipality with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants). If, within fourteen (14) days, the responsible party fails to contact the City Administrator in writing, bring the sign into conformance with this Code, or apply for a permit for the sign, the City Administrator shall have the sign removed or impounded without further notice, and/or shall fine the owner on a daily basis as set forth within this Code. Use of Property. When a vehicle is towed, the owner shall be liable for the wrecker and the storage fees in addition to the fine for the violation of this Code section. In order to provide a method by which human error (e.g., miscalculations) may be corrected, administrative exceptions or adjustments may be permitted. D. The City Engineer will approve any Construction Plan that is submitted and sufficiently shows compliance with any city-approved or adopted design or construction criteria manuals, or in the absence of city approved or adopted design requirements, standard engineering practices. Typical uses include wholesale plant nurseries and greenhouses. Existing ordinances. The cutting and removal of trees for personal use, generally restricted to clearing of fewer than ten (10) trees on a site. COMMUNICATION SERVICES. Such an extension may not be granted after an applicant has requested final action. To ensure the long term maintenance of installed stormwater management systems a, Procedure for Public Improvement Plan Submittal, Covenant to Maintain Storm Water Management System, Erosion and Sediment Control Manual (long download - 4.6 MB), Process - Petition for Dedication of Public Easements, Process - Petition for Vacation of ROW and Disclaimer of Utility Easements, Petition - Disclaimer of Utility Easement, Design Criteria & Technical Specifications. The City Administrator or his/her designee shall have the authority to issue a sign violation notice and shall be empowered to enter upon the premises of any person within the City or its extraterritorial jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing the provisions herein. Offsets. Any sign located, or proposed to be located, at any place other than upon the property of the business or other activity identified on such a sign. All Nonconforming Signs shall be brought into compliance with this chapter in accordance with the provisions of this Section. Dwelling, Multiple-family (also multifamily). The Planning and Zoning Commission makes a recommendation to the City Council, based upon its findings that: A. A region measured outward from the trunk of the tree representing the essential area of the roots that must be conserved or preserved for the trees livelihood. C. Where appropriate, a letter from each respective utility service provider (when such utility is not provided by the City of Liberty Hill) which states that all requirements have been met, is sufficient in meeting the intent of this section. Drive through (also Drive-up Access). 4. 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. Harmonious with the public interest. Table 3-4: Summary of Required Public Hearings, Appeal of Denial of Building Permit (sign-related). For example, a variance might be justified because of topographic, or other special conditions unique to the property and development involved, while it would not be justified due to inconvenience or financial disadvantage. D. Limitations. 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. Covered porch lighting on residences provided that each external light fixture does not exceed one hundred and fifty (150) watts (2220 lumens). C. Exception for lots already partially within City Limits. Surveys and plats submitted for review and Flood Elevation Certificates are required to be referenced to NGVD. No yard for one lot shall be considered a yard for another lot as well, except in planned developments. Any transmission line or electric generating station; or water, sewer, electric, gas, telephone, and television or data cable service line. Floor Area, Gross. The temporary use shall not endanger or be materially detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, or injurious to property or improvements in the immediate vicinity of the temporary use, given the nature of the activity, its location on the site, and its relationship to parking and access points. Arterial. Automotive Repair Services. General. 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. A statement indicating that the omission of a limitation or restriction shall not relieve the Applicant of the necessity of complying with all applicable local, state and federal laws; x. Grading does not include plowing, disking and cultivating for lawn establishment or renovation. All new roadways shall be built in accordance with any the Transportation Plan Element of the City of Liberty Hill Comprehensive Plan, the Citys thoroughfare plan as may be adopted by the City Council, and any TxDot standards that may apply. Floodway Fringe. The City Administrator has the following powers to make final action and review and reporting duties regarding this Code: A. A. Applicability. I. Comprehensive Utility Plan. CONDOMINIUM RESIDENTIAL. E. Change of use: Whenever a land use changes, any nonconforming sign must be modified or removed so as to be in full compliance with these sign regulations. Each variance request will be judged on its own merit based on subparagraph (b) [B] below. F. Complaints Regarding Violations. The Comprehensive Plan reflects Liberty Hills long-term plan for growth and development. Each buildable residential lot has a Maximum Lot Cover, expressed as a percentage, which represents the maximum percent of impervious surface area allowed on a lot within each particular Zoning District. Yards. Appropriately regulated, and properly installed, outdoor lighting will contribute to the safety and welfare of the residents, and will help preserve the historic and rural character of the City in keeping with the desired objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. Also means, potable or nonpotable water from dripping or leaking pipes, valves, plumbing or fixtures, or seep water, rain water or stormwater entering in sewer lateral lines on private property through cracks, pipe joints, openings or other defects in the lateral line[.]. Dwelling units share a common outside access. A use engaged in the loaning of money on the security of property pledged in the keeping of the pawnbroker, and the incidental sale of such property. 6. B. aggregate the costs of improving multiple thoroughfares or intersections identified in the TIA, and require improvements to only some of the thoroughfares or intersections affected by the development. The plan provides for signs that meet the size and height limitations, location requirements, and other applicable requirements of Chapter 6 of this Code. Park land in accordance with parkland dedication requirements. The first application must be submitted within twelve (18) [sic] months from the date site plan approval is granted. A site plan will be approved and a site development permit issued if the development is in compliance with the general criteria for approval of administrative review procedures, the requirements of Chapter 5 [6] of this Code (Site Development Standards) and the following additional criteria: 1. (3) At least 50% of the dedicated parkland shall be level, well-drained, and suitable for use as an open playfield. Light fixtures provided for any off-street parking area adjacent to a residential use or residentially zoned lot shall shield the source of light from sight and prevent the spillover of direct light onto the residential use, while still providing security to motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. A. The base flood elevation plus one foot. Prior to taking civil action, the City shall notify the defendant of the provisions of the Code that are being violated. A structure constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight (8) feet or more in width or forty (40) body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is three hundred and twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems. Existing Sign. 6.12.07 Abandoned signs and supporting structures. City of Liberty Hill PPC Rating is a split 5/5Y classification. The use of a site for residential occupancy of living accommodations by groups of more than six persons not defined as a family, on a weekly or longer basis. Typical uses include automotive wrecking yards, junkyards or salvage yards. Blocks shall be laid out to provide effective connectivity within and among subdivisions and neighborhoods. The purpose of this section is to provide guidance for annual updates to the Code in order to modify procedures and standards for workability and administrative efficiency, eliminate unnecessary development costs, and to update the procedures and standards to reflect changes in the law or the state of the art in land use planning and urban design. D. Compliance with these requirements shall be administered by the City Administrator or his designee. D. The BOA review process will be required for any permit or application that requires final action from the BOA, as described in this Code. Any sign that revolves around one or more fixed axis. The provisions of this section apply to any Permit if as of the first anniversary of the effective date of Chapter 245 of the Texas Local Government Code: A. the permit does not have an expiration date; and. For the purposes of these regulations, a minor plat subdivision is defined as a subdivision: Involving not more than five (5) lots fronting on an existing approved street; and, Not involving any new street or prospectively requiring any new street for access to interior property; and, Not requiring extension of public sewage or water lines to serve properties at the rear; and. Is clearly incidental and secondary to the principal use of the dwelling; 3. The City will inspect the work as it progresses, and upon completion and final acceptance by the City, and upon written request of the subdivider, the final plat may be approved and filed of record with the County Clerk; or. Two or more persons occupying a dwelling unit and using common cooking facilities, provided that unless all members are related by blood or marriage, or legal adoption, no such shall contain more than four (4) nonrelated persons. C. Preserve significant archaeological sites throughout Liberty Hill. Other Property. 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. The Planning and Zoning Commissions authority extends to and includes review and recommendation of the following: 8. MANUFACTURED HOME RESIDENTIAL. The City Administrator may determine that the modification to the site plan does not change the basis for Conditional Use Permit approval and issue a temporary approval to the modified Conditional Use Permit. A copy of the agreements providing for the proper and continuous operation, maintenance and supervision of such facilities shall be presented to the City Administrator and approved as to form by the City Attorney at the time of final plat approval or site development permit issuance and shall be filed of record with the plat or permit thereof. Approval Criteria (Administrative Plat). The City Administrator, Building Official, or another designee of the City Council shall not be required to provide notice of intent to suspend or revoke for violations of this Code that cause imminent destruction of property or injury to persons. A Wireless Transmission Facility (WTF) is permitted in accordance with Table 4-4. The continuation of any of the above violations is a distinct offense, and each day such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense. B. Every device, including major parts thereof, in, on, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a transportation facility, except devices moved by human or animal power, or devices used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. The regulations and restrictions of the Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Liberty Hill will be pursuant to the provisions of applicable statutory requirements of the State of Texas. The City will inspect the construction work as it progresses and will make the final inspection to assure compliance with City requirements; and upon completion of construction, the subdivider shall deliver to the City a one (1) year guarantee of workmanship and materials. Any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure (less land value) either: (a) before the improvement or repair is started; or (b) if the structure has incurred substantial damage and been restored, before the damage occurred. Shore-dependent recreation facilities or activities provided by public agencies which that [sic] are available to the general public. Typical uses include quarries, borrow pits, sand and gravel operations, oil and gas extraction, and mining operations. Lot Depth. To the extent it is practicable, monuments should be installed in locations that will prevent disturbance or destruction of the monument by construction activities. The subdivider will pay the record filing fee. 6. Calendar day, unless otherwise specified. A portion of a subdivision or tract of land having frontage on a street or road which that [sic] is intended for development and which meets the requirements as a legal building site per this Ordinance Code [sic]. (i) The amount of cash payment to be made to the city shall be 8% of the fair market value of the land proposed to be subdivided, as determined by a qualified real estate appraiser employed by the city, less a credit for the value of the land actually dedicated for parkland as determined by such real estate appraiser. Projecting Sign. Noxious Matter. The applicant shall present sufficient evidence and have the burden to justify a reversal of the action being appealed. 2. Preexisting. A dormant project, as defined in subsection 4.17.02, above, shall expire on one of the following dates, whichever comes later: A. The scoping meeting may occur during any required preapplication conference, but may also be scheduled after an initial preapplication meeting. To engage in any development, use, construction, remodeling, or other activity of any nature in any way inconsistent with any approved plan, plat, permit, certificate, or other form of authorization granted by the City for such activity. Minor Plat, Final Plat or Amending Plat. H. The City Administrator may waive application requirements when appropriate, but may not require additional submission requirements after an application has been determined to be complete. The City Administrator shall place the appeal on the next agenda of the City Council and the City Council shall hold a hearing on the appeal and make its ruling within thirty (30) days from the date the hearing is held by the City Council. Any accessory use may be permitted provided there is association with a primary use that may be permitted in accordance with Section 4.8 [sic] of this Code. Property that touches or is directly across a street from the subject property. Garden Apartments. A permit issued, or to be issued, by the City Administrator, authorizing work on a historic resource within a designated historic district or landmark. or extensions. A dwelling not a mobile home or manufactured home, on its own lot, and designed, arranged, or used exclusively for the use and occupancy of two families living independently of each other. Adjoining Properties. Some of these procedures may be followed concurrently, while some procedures require pre-approval of other procedures. Sign Area. B. Snipe Sign. The total number of units permitted by the City for a tract of land. Gross Residential Density. The purpose of this section is to regulate outdoor lighting in order to reduce or prevent light pollution in the City. You may come into the Development Services Center at 17575 Peak Avenue and buy a binder for $20, or you can download the Design Standards and Standard Details below at no cost. Impracticable. CONSUMER REPAIR SERVICES. The purpose of the City Engineers review is to ensure conformance to City policies and standards. B. A private access, drive, or lane to more than one residence which that [sic] is contained within the lot or parcel and which is not dedicated to the public. The applicant shall provide a written guarantee that all litter generated by the event or use shall be removed within a reasonable and appropriate timeframe at no expense to the City. A single tract of land located within a block under contiguous ownership that meets the lot requirements for a permitted use as set forth in Chapter 4 and 5 of this Code. No sign or supporting structure that is altered under the provisions of this section shall be made more nonconforming. Material which that [sic] is capable of causing injury to living organisms by chemical reaction or is capable of causing detrimental effects upon the physical or economic well-being of individuals. An inventory of existing trees greater than ten (10) inches [in] diameter measured from four (4) feet above ground level shall be inventoried and identified in the Site Plan. The maps, drawings, and specifications indicating the proposed location and design of improvements to be installed in a subdivision/site plan. A side yard on the street side of a corner lot. Establishments or places of business engaged in retail sale for consumption off the premises of alcoholic beverages. Provision of fuel, lubricants, parts and accessories, and incidental services to motor vehicles.