HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-3930 - Ordinance - 09/11/2017ORDINANCE NO. 2017-3930
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A, "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
ORDINANCE," ARTICLE 8, "SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS," SECTION 8.3.I.2,
"UTILITY EASEMENTS," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1: That Appendix A, "Unified Development Ordinance," Article 8, "subdivision
regulations", Section 8.3.I.2, "Utility Easements," of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A" attached
hereto and made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2: If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstances
is held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality does not
affect other provisions or application of this Ordinance or the Code of Ordinances
of the City of College Station, Texas, that can be given effect without the invalid
or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this
Ordinance are severable.
PART 3: That any person, corporation, organization, government, governmental subdivision
or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association and any other legal
entity violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less
than twenty five dollars ($25.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a violation of fire safety, zoning, or
public health and sanitation ordinances, other than the dumping of refuse. Each day
such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate
offense.
PART 4: This Ordinance is a penal ordinance and becomes effective ten (10) days after its
date of passage by the City Council, as provided by City of College Station Charter
Section 35.
ORDINANCE NO. 2017-3930
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 1111' day of September, 2017.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2017-3930
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That Appendix A, "Unified Development Ordinance," Article 8, "Subdivision Regulations,"
Section 8.3.I.2, "Utility Easements," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station,
Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
442. Utility Easements.
a. Except as expressly provided for otherwise in this UDO, each block that does not
contain an alley shall have a utility easement at the rear of all lots. The rear utility
easements shall be twenty (20) feet in width, taken ten (10) feet from each lot where
the rear of the lots abut each other, and shall be continuous for the entire length of
a block. These easements shall be parallel as closely as possible to the street line
frontage of the block. Where the proposed subdivision adjoins an unplatted area or
future phase of the subdivision, the City Engineer may require a twenty -foot wide
easement along the rear of lots.
b. Notwithstanding provisions to the contrary elsewhere in this UDO, the City
Engineer has the discretion to approve alternate easement locations for any
subdivision based on the proposed lot configuration, proposed location of utilities,
or the depth of existing, proposed or anticipated utilities. The City Engineer may
also require additional utility easements or additional easement width for any
subdivision based on the location, number, size, configuration or depth of existing,
proposed or anticipated utilities.
C. Buildings, signs, masonry walls, and other vertical structures that require a building
permit are not permitted within utility easements. Landowners may place a fence
in utility easements if unlocked gates are provided to allow free movement of
excavating machines, maintenance equipment, and personnel throughout the full
length of the easement."