F. Promote awareness and implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for purposes of water quality and land conservation. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CIVIC USE TYPES. (d) The minimum amount of land required to be dedicated as parkland shall be 8% of the total subdivision acreage proposed for residential use, excluding acreage within the 100-year floodplain. Typical uses include bowling alleys, billiard parlors, ice and roller skating rinks, penny arcades, electronic video games, and indoor racquetball courts. C. Nonconforming Signs that do not comply with the City Construction Code shall be subject to enforcement under the Construction Code, as well as this Section. Not capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished. C. Computation of Height. Certificates more than three (3) years old may be made available in conformance with the Public Information Act. Planned Development or Planned Unit Development (PUD). 2. 1. D. A decision to revoke a variance or special use permit shall be effective immediately. Any such prohibition must be prospective and shall not apply to a mobile home previously legally permitted and used or occupied as a residential dwelling within the city. The subdivider may file a Construction Plan, and upon approval of the Construction Plan by the City Administrator or his designee, proceed with construction of streets, alleys, sidewalks, and utilities that the subdivider is required to install. (e) Land dedicated for park and recreational purposes shall be of size, character, and location consistent with the standards outlined below: (1) If necessary for optimum park placement, large dedicatory requirements under this section may be accomplished by dedication of two or more separate park sites as long as each size meets the requirements set out in this section. On a corner lot in any district, nothing shall be erected, placed, or planted or allowed to grow in such a manner so as to materially impair vehicle drivers vision at intersections, within a triangle defined by the property lines and a line joining two points located twenty-five (25) feet back from the property lines intersection; except that fences, walls, and/or hedges may be permitted provided that such fences, walls, and/or hedges do not impair vision from three (3) feet to six (6) feet above the curbline elevation. 5. 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. Conditions and proposed decisions regarding rezoning shall be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Design Guidelines | the City of Liberty Official Website! See Section 3.07.05 for further information on PUD applications and applicability. The careful and planned removal of trees, shrubs, and plants using specific standards and protection measures under an approved forest conservation plan. Abandoned Sign. Establishment or places of business primarily engaged in providing sports, entertainment, or recreation for participants or spectators. 1. Lot Depth. G. The City Engineer is responsible for final action on Construction Plans. Ordinance 2019-07, Establishment of Standards for Placement of Small Wireless Facilities; Ordinance 2019-08, Liberty Budget Ordinance FY 2019 - 2020 . A. Policy- and Legislative-Related Applications and Permits. This Code shall apply to all matters pertaining to the use and development of land within the jurisdiction described in Section 1.04 above. A tract of land designated on a subdivision plat for future development, or not designated for any specific purpose, that has not been evaluated for compliance with the requirements of this Ordinance Code [sic] for adequate facilities or zoning requirements and is, therefore, not useable as a legal building site. No final plat may be considered or approved unless the preliminary plat for the same land has been approved. The termination of, or termination of an interest in, an easement, right-of-way, or public dedication of land. Compliance with Other Regulations. Density, Residential. Open Space. LIQUOR SALES. B. All lots must be numbered consecutively within each block. Other requirements. G. Approval Criteria. Traffic Circulation. No building permit issued under the provisions of this Code for signs shall be considered valid unless signed by the City Administrator. Such extension of time shall be reported to the City Council and recorded in the minutes. Outdoor lighting shall be designed to provide the minimum lighting necessary to ensure adequate safety, night vision, and comfort, and not create or cause excessive glare onto adjacent properties and public street rights-of-way. The City may refuse to authorize or make utility connections on the grounds set forth in Tex. Side setbacks shall reflect the context of the most adjacent similar use. Moving Message Board. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUSINESS OFFICES. C. The landowner or developer of a site development shall post fiscal surety, as provided below, to assure completion of all construction required under this Code following issuance of the site development permit. A type of multifamily housing. Waste. This district is intended for facilities providing governmental, religious, educational, healthcare or social services, and public infrastructure facilities such as water plants, pump stations, wastewater treatment plants, lift stations and other such utility facilities. Equipment Sales. An incorporated city may prohibit the installation of a mobile home for use or occupancy as a residential dwelling within its corporate limits. The City of Liberty Hills Comprehensive Plan, as adopted and as amended and periodically updated, is the policy guide for the development of the Unified Development Code. 1. C. Public Conveniences and Litter Control. Lot design standards within the Liberty Hill City limits are categorized by Zoning District. An increase in the number of units per acre not to exceed 120% of the Maximum Development Density (e.g., Maximum Density Bonus in Medium Density Residential is 4.8 units per acre). B. A minor plat is any plat for five or fewer lots and that does not require any dedication of land to the City of Liberty Hill. The subdivider may elect to post fiscal surety and assurance of construction as provided in Chapter 6, in which case the surety of assurance shall be filed with the City, together with a request that the plat be filed for record. Agriculture. A tentative drawing made by a licensed surveyor or registered engineer for inspection purposes only, showing the entire tract of land for which subdivision is sought. C. Reduction of Minimum Residential Lot Width. B. The projected wastewater discharge of a proposed development shall not exceed the proposed capacity of the proposed developments wastewater system. G. The City Administrator shall schedule the hearing of the appeal at the earliest regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council that will allow compliance with the requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act. However, these lot standards shall apply to areas previously outside the City limits after they are incorporated and then . Board of Adjustment (BOA). 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. B. Up to 40% of trees under 19" in diameter can be removed. New lighting technologies have produced lights that are extremely powerful, and these types of lights may be improperly installed so that they create problems of excessive glare, light trespass, and higher energy use. Spoil Pile. 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. B. 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 prior to the time of final plat approval or site development permit issuance and shall be filed of record with the plat or permit. C. The BOA shall have the authority to authorize an adjustment of up to ten (10) percent of any numerical standard. A person to whom development rights are transferred and all persons who have any lien, security interest, or other interest with respect to development rights held by the transferee. 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. The duration shall be established by the City Administrator at the time of approval of the temporary use permit. 2. Subdivision activities and projects must be in compliance with this Code as well as the current (at the time of plat application) version of the Williamson County Subdivision Regulations. Impervious surfaces on a lot include buildings, driveways, garages, porches, patios, private walks, accessory buildings, and any other impervious surfaces constructed on the lot. Approvals and permits issued pursuant to this Code shall expire according to the following Table 3-2. Any one of the types of landfills regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), including but not limited to municipal solid waste, industrial rubble, and land clearing debris landfills. Liberty Hill Comprehensive Plan Update 2040. Receiving Parcel. A dwelling that is entirely surrounded by open space on the same lot. H. Upon submission of an application, the City Administrator will determine whether the application is complete, as described in Chapter 3. C. The expiration date for a Permit subject to section 4.16 of this Chapter for any eligible Permit as set forth in section 4.16. This district is intended to provide for conventional detached single-family dwellings at a density not exceeding one dwelling unit per acre. PET SERVICES. 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. A Notice of Public Hearing shall be sent by the City through U.S. mail to owners of record of real property within 200 feet of the parcel under consideration and within the City Limits of Liberty Hill, as determined by the most recent tax rolls from the Williamson Central Appraisal District. Prior to taking civil action, the City shall notify the defendant of the provisions of the Code that are being violated. Minimum side setbacks may be waived for one side for zero lot line residential subdivisions (one side of each lot shall adhere to the minimum setback requirements in such case), C. Minimum side yard and back yard and lot area requirements may be modified using PUD in a mixed-use development. 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. Fixed Projection Sign. If any regulation in an overlay zoning district requires a development standard different than the base zoning district standards, the more restrictive standard shall apply. Lots fronting on two or more Streets are allowed the permitted sign area for each Street Frontage, with signs facing a maximum of two Streets. Any device or representation that is used to visually communicate its subject to others. A business or organization being the sole business occupant of a premises. No sign may hereafter be erected, moved, added to, or structurally altered within the City or the ETJ without a permit issued by the City Administrator in conformity with the provisions of this Section and Section 6.12 of this Code. DETENTION SERVICES. All of the land use categories listed in the following use table (Table 4-2, Permitted Uses by Zoning District) are defined and described in Appendix A. D. Approval Criteria. In this case, the final plat will be approved and filed with the County Clerk. The regulations and restrictions of the Parks and Recreation Board for the City of Liberty Hill will be pursuant to the provisions of applicable statutory requirements of the State of Texas and of the enabling ordinance establishing the Parks and Recreation Board. Facade. Table 3-4: Summary of Required Public Hearings, Appeal of Denial of Building Permit (sign-related). The process of developing land which that [sic] is or has been developed. 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. The prevention of soil movement by any of various vegetative and/or structural means of soil movement. A nonbranched woody plant, less than twenty-four (24) inches in height and having a diameter of less than one-half (1/2) inch measured at two (2) inches above the root collar. 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. The number of dwelling units allowed per the base zoning district multiplied by the total site acreage. Fence. An area of land bounded by streets, or by a combination of streets and public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, banks of waterways, or municipal boundary lines. G. Any plat that requires a waiver from Subdivision Design and Improvement Standards, any utility dedication, or any dedication of land must be reviewed as a preliminary plat by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Pavement Cut Policy. H. A preliminary or final plat, Conditional Use permit, zoning map amendment, or variance request will not be recommended for approval until the application is complete and the information contained within the application is sufficient and correct so as to allow adequate review and a decision on a recommendation by the appropriate review authority. H. Abandoned signs may be painted in order to blank the face. 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]. 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. P&Z discusses comp plan, updates ordinances | News | lhindependent.com A special district that is placed over the base zoning area which imposes additional restrictions. 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. The applicant has sufficiently and legally established any other factor that may demonstrate vested rights under State or Federal law. In no case shall building height exceed 35 feet in the Downtown Overlay District. D. Where, due to topographic conditions, permanent structures, or other conditions, the view is obstructed between any two adjacent monuments, intermediate monuments shall be set as to assure a clear view between adjacent monuments. One of a group of attached, single-family dwellings that are designed as single structures, with each dwelling unit separated by firewalls, fire separations, or similar party walls. Transferor. 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). No buffers shall be required for property in the Downtown Overlay District although some landscaping and buffering standards may apply per the conditional use permitting process. Development Without Permit. A. E. The PUD development ordinance, as modified and approved by the City Council, becomes, in effect, a modification to the regulations and standards of this Code that apply only to the area of land described by the PUD development ordinance. C. The City Council shall, if requested in writing by the permit holder, hold a public hearing no later than forty-five (45) days after notification is sent to the permit holder of the variance or special use permit of its intent to suspend. 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. GROUP RESIDENTIAL. 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. Off-street Loading Facilities. PAWN SHOP SERVICES. C. Development-Related Applications and Permits. The Board of Adjustment (and/or City Council) must approve, in a public hearing, any alternative resolution of the appeal that involves a minimal change in development standards of this Code and consistent with all legal requirements. Simultaneous Submission of Related Applications. The following procedures shall govern the application for, and issuance of, all sign permits under this Section, and the submission and review of Common Signage Plans and Master Signage. C. Once consideration of an application has continued past the standard review period and is eligible for final action upon request of the applicant, the applicant may request in writing a final action decision from the final action authority. Hours: Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: Closed Front setbacks adjacent to streets in the Downtown Overlay district shall be similar to the nearest existing adjacent principal structure on the same street. Ashes, discarded wood, abandoned, discarded, or unused objects or equipment such as furniture, appliances, cans, or containers; garbage or refuse of any kind, whether liquid or solid; or any accumulation of any foul, decaying, or putrescent substances. Nonresidential subdivisions and residential subdivision of four or fewer single-family lots shall not be subject to the parkland dedication requirements of this section. Efficiency Unit. This section applies to general compliance issues related to development within the City of Liberty Hill. [Gross Density = Gross Site Area * Maximum Development Density]. Industrial Park. A. Applicability. In such cases, the property owner shall be responsible for the entire initial costs of road improvements, including design costs. F. Safety and convenience of vehicular and pedestrian circulation in the vicinity, including traffic reasonably expected to be generated by the proposed use. A landscaped area adjoining and part of the landscaped interior[.]. CEMETERY. Such reapplication must demonstrate: A. Establishment or places of business primarily engaged in providing informational, instructional, personal improvement and similar services of a nonprofessional nature. 3. B. MEDICAL OFFICES. MAJOR UTILITY FACILITIES. The Planning Department provides comprehensive land use services, both to the public and to the City, in support of the preservation, assistance and regulation of development in the City of Liberty Hill and its Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). Any person who violates any provision of this Code or any order issued under the authority of this Code, or who causes or permits any such violation, or who fails to perform any act required under this Code, or who performs any prohibited act or takes any action contrary to the final plats or site plans approved by the City Council, or who fails to take any action required by such approved plat or site plan, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). Community Service Signs. A street which, in addition to providing access to properties abutting thereon, carries traffic to an activity center or higher classification street. Rezoning of newly annexed territory may begin upon completion of annexation of the area, while staying within guidelines set forth by the State. A. The Planning and Zoning Commission may conduct workshops to informally discuss the Annual Update Requests with interested neighborhoods, developers, homebuilders, design professionals, and other stakeholders in the development process. Land-Based Aquaculture. Any sign affixed to a wall of a building in a nonparallel manner. 5. All time requirements are guidelines, and do not require final action within a specified period of time. GIS Maps & Data - Williamson County, Texas

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