Substantial improvement occurs when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of the building commences. A building permit or temporary certificate of occupancy may be required before any structure to be used in conjunction with the temporary use is constructed or modified. Historic Landmark. A dwelling unit consisting of 1 principal room exclusive of bathroom, kitchen, hallway, closets, or dining alcove directly off the principal room providing such dining alcove does not exceed 125 sq. Acquisition of new rights-of-way for off-site, abutting and internal streets to support new development is necessary and desirable. Establishment or places of business primarily engaged in providing informational, instructional, personal improvement and similar services of a nonprofessional nature. Q. The notice will contain the time and place of such public meeting or hearing and a description of the agenda items that may be considered or reviewed. 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. This agreement includes the location and width of proposed streets, lots, blocks, floodplains, and easements. Rezoning to and development under the PUD district will be permitted only if the development ordinance and general development plan meet the following criteria: 1. B. D. In making a written interpretation, the City Administrator may consider, but is not limited to the following: 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COMMERCIAL USE TYPES. Class 5: Heavy industrial uses, heavy manufacturing, truck terminals, mobile home sales, vehicle sales, vehicle storage and salvage, heavy equipment sales, facilities involving outdoor storage and outdoor commercial recreation establishments. A building with walls on all sides, where items are stored for a fee. I. Rezoning of newly annexed territory may begin upon completion of annexation of the area, while staying within guidelines set forth by the State. Home Occupation Types. 5. A person who is the applicants father, mother, son, daughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, or granddaughter. In granting a variance, the City Council shall first review the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and then shall prescribe only conditions that it deems not prejudicial to the public interest. Preserve and protect surface and groundwater resources and hydrologically-active areas. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (formerly Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission TNRCC). 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. The length of all the property fronting on one side of a street between the two nearest intersecting streets, measured along the line of the street; or if dead-ended, then all of the property abutting on one side between an intersection street and dead end of the same. A. Policy- and Legislative-Related Applications and Permits. These standards are understood to be the minimum acceptable and more rigorous standards may be required depending on the nature of the development. Plat, Final. On a corner lot, the front lot line is defined as that lot line which contains the narrowest of all street frontages abutting a public street or public/private right-of-way. The prevention of soil movement by any of various vegetative and/or structural means of soil movement. 2. 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. RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY. Base Flood (Elevation)(BFE). Document. Any application submitted simultaneously with other applications is subject to approval of all other related applications that are prerequisite(s) to consideration of another application in the development process. All development activities permitted by the action being appealed, or any subsequent approval, must stop upon appeal, and remain inactive until the appeal is resolved. A summons or notice to appear in answer to a charge of parking, standing or stopping in violation of this section shall be issued on the official form prescribed by the City of Liberty Hill. Administrative decisions. A sign that is mounted on one or more freestanding poles or other supports so that the bottom edge of the sign face is not in direct contact with a solid base or the ground. The following section contains definitions applicable to this ordinance. The City Administrator, City Inspector [or] other City official duly authorized by the City Council may order all work, including site clearing or other site preparation, stopped on any site where a significant violation of this Code or a subdivision plat or approved site plan is found. Sidewalk or Sandwich Sign. A facility for loading, unloading, and interchange of passengers, baggage, and incidental freight or package express between modes or [of] transportation, including bus terminals, railroad stations, airport terminals, and public transit facilities. Marquee Sign. In addition to any other remedy provided in this Code or any other ordinance of this City and cumulative thereof, the City shall have the power by resolution of the City Council to cause any of the work or improvements required to be completed by the owner or applicant under the provisions of this Code to be undertaken by the City on the account of the owner of the property on which work or improvements are done; and the City shall cause the expense thereof to be assessed upon the real estate or lot upon which such expense is incurred and/or shall place a lien on said property. Payment of a fine shall be considered admission of a violation for the purposes of a repeat violation. Is clearly incidental and secondary to the principal use of the dwelling; 3. Administrator. The actual start of construction is the placement of slab or footings, piles, columns, or actual placement of a manufactured home. Gross Site Area. PARK AND OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION SERVICES. Development applications. H. Develop a Downtown District Sign Ordinance. Any questions regarding the Design Criteria and Technical Specifications, public works projects, or this process should be directed to the Engineering Division at 816.439.4500. A bar preventing one from making an allegation or a denial that contradicts what one has previously stated as the truth. In other words, maximum impervious cover applies to an entire development, whereas maximum lot coverage applies to individual lots. The impervious cover standards are essential in order to manage or avoid the adverse problems of excessive quantity and degraded quality of urban stormwater runoff, increased erosion of downstream channels and waterways, reduced interception and absorption of rainfall and runoff by the soil and vegetative cover, increased reradiating of excessive heat from large pavement surfaces, and other related problems that can arise as a result of intensive urban development. The Planning and Zoning Commission may establish conditions for approval, including, but not limited to: G. street improvements and dedications. B. Review and Approval. It is the intent of this Code that parks and recreational facilities are located and constructed to provide adequate capacity and functionality to the residents they serve and provide safe, healthy recreational opportunities to the community. The subdivider may obtain a Letter of Regulatory Compliance from the City Administrator prior to commencing work on any development, and may be required to do so by the City as part of an application for another procedure. Criteria for Approval. If there are two separate residential developments, side yard setbacks between the two developments shall still apply. 3. Any Nonconforming Sign that has been destroyed or damaged to the extent that the cost of repairing the sign is more than 50 percent of the cost of erecting a new sign shall be removed or shall be brought into compliance with this Chapter within six months from receipt of an order from the City Administrator. A written statement or certificate issued by the City Administrator (or his designee) authorizing buildings, structures, or uses in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance Code [sic]. In the event the City Administrator requests additional information for consideration of an application, the applicant shall be notified in writing within the required time period of specifically what information must be submitted in order to complete the review of the application. Except where otherwise provided therein, the maximum fine for violating any provision of this Code, or any ordinance, rule or police regulation that governs fire safety, zoning or public health and sanitation, including dumping of refuse, shall not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00); for all other violations, the maximum fine shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00); provided, however, that no penalty shall be greater or less than the penalty provided for the same or a similar offense under the laws of the state. All residential developments will be required to comply with these standards and requirements. A special or exclusive type of planned industrial area designed and equipped to accommodate a community of industries, providing them with all necessary facilities and services in attractive surroundings among compatible neighbors. A. 1. A self-illuminated or externally illuminated sign or sign structure in which electric wiring, connections and/or fixtures are used, as part of the sign, to provide illumination. This section contains standards on lot size, minimum setback requirements, and maximum building heights in order to provide for a variety of housing and land development patterns and to meet the diverse needs of the current and future residents of Liberty Hill, all in a manner consistent with the goals and objectives set forth in the Comprehensive Plan. A site development permit will not be approved unless the parcel on which the development is proposed is a legal lot, duly recorded in the County Deed Records. Simple majority. Traffic Circulation. Postal Facilities. Final plats are technically complete versions of an already approved preliminary plat. Code of Ordinances (see below for uncodified ordinances related to development), Resolution 2023-R-003 Public Improvement District Policies, City of Round Rock Design and Construction Standards, Liberty Hill Comprehensive Plan Update 2040. A residential use, structure, or building incidental to the principal permitted or conditionally approved use on a site, whether comprising a portion of the principal structure on the site or located within an accessory structure or building. F. Lighting. When the City Council determines there is a failure to comply with any term, condition, or requirement that was a condition of the approval of a variance or special use permit, the City Council may direct the City Administrator, City Attorney, or another agent or official to suspend the variance or special use permit pending compliance with the terms, conditions, or requirements under which the variance or special use permit was approved. Property that touches or is directly across a street from the subject property. 3. Could not expand node. B. Prior to hearing or deciding an appeal of an administrative decision, the Chairperson of the Board of Adjustment (BOA) may request that the applicant and administrative official agree to mediation or other alternative form of resolution of the dispute prior to a public hearing. Outdoor Sports and Recreation. The average depth of any lot shall not exceed four times the average width of the lot. Setbacks. C. Notwithstanding the above, any garage or carport shall be set back a minimum of ten (10) feet from a right-of-way. The City Administrator shall require sufficient fiscal surety to insure the orderly development within any subdivision or site development in the form of either (1) a performance bond or (2) an irrevocable letter of credit, equal to 110% of the estimated total cost of the improvements not yet completed and/or accepted as complete. No building permit issued under the provisions of this Code for signs shall be considered valid unless signed by the City Administrator. 2. Reimbursement of the Citys agreed share of the costs shall be made as funds become available. Approved Site Plans - Nothing in this Code shall require a change in site plan approved prior to the effective date of this Code, provided a building permit is issued prior to expiration of the site plan, and construction begins consistent with the terms and conditions of the building permit and proceeds to completion in a timely manner. Building setbacks adjacent to Main Street right-of-way in the Downtown Overlay District shall generally be assumed to be zero (0) feet, or built to the right-of-way line and allow for sidewalk widths of ten feet (10'), if the sidewalk is not part of the existing right-of-way. Absolute majority. 1. Other requirements. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF RESIDENTIAL USE TYPES. To promote and protect the safety of persons and property by assuring that signs do not create traffic hazards or impair motorists ability to see pedestrians, other vehicles, obstacles or read traffic signs; B. That there are extraordinary or special conditions affecting the land involved such that strict application of the provisions of this Code will deprive the applicant of a reasonable use of its land. Have direct access to an approved public or private street or street right-of-way, as specified in this Code; C. Provide safe parking and fire and police access; and. Site Development Site Development and Stormwater Permit Building Permit Fee Schedule Drainage and Design Criteria The City of Liberty Hill has adopted the City of Round Rock Design and Construction Standards - see link below. The temporary use shall be compatible in intensity, appearance and operation with surrounding land uses in the area, and it shall not impair the usefulness, enjoyment or value of adjacent property due to the generation of excessive noise, dust, smoke, glare, spillover lighting, or other forms of environmental or visual pollution. COMMUNITY RECREATION. Any combination of trees, ground cover, shrubs, vines, flowers or lawn planted in the ground or in ground level-containers. Lot Area. Specific procedures and criteria for considering appeals of administrative decisions are provided in Chapter 3. E. The City Administrator is responsible for final action. The floor area of structures devoted to bulk storage of materials, including, but not limited to grain elevators and petroleum storage tanks, multilevel storage racks shall be determined on the basis of height in feet, i.e., ten (10) feet in height shall equal one (1) floor. F. Promote awareness and implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for purposes of water quality and land conservation. Fuel Service Station. After the City Administrator has approved the plat, the City Engineer has approved the Construction Plan and the subdivider has either posted fiscal surety and assurance of construction (see Chapter 6) or completed required provision of infrastructure and public improvements, the final plat shall be recorded in the Office of the County Clerk. The area of a sign face (which is also the sign area of a Wall Sign or other sign with only one face) shall be computed by means of the smallest square, circle, rectangle, triangle, or combination thereof, that will encompass the extreme limits of the writing, representation, emblem, or other display, together with any material or color forming an integral part of the background of the display or used to differentiate the sign from the backdrop or structure against which it is placed, but not including any supporting framework, bracing, or decorative fence or wall when such fence or wall otherwise meets Code regulations and is clearly incidental to the display itself. F. The delay of standard review periods may not be implemented as a moratorium. These Standards establish uniform requirements to promote the public safety, welfare, convenience, aesthetics and economical maintenanceof public and private improvements. B. Rezoning from Default Zoning. Provision of a comprehensive transportation system for bicycle, pedestrian and vehicular traffic that is connected and integrated with existing development. Nursery, Commercial and/or Gardening Supplies Sales. The City Administrator may approve the temporary use of attention attracting devices that generally conform to the requirements of this Code. 2. Any tract, lot or parcel of land or combination of tracts, lots or parcels of land, which are in one ownership, or are contiguous and in diverse ownership and where development is to be performed as part of a unit, subdivision, or project as shown on an application.