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Home My WebLink About2020-4150 - Ordinance - 01/23/2020ORDINANCE NO. 2020-4150 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A, “UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE,” ARTICLE 5, “DISTRICT PURPOSE STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS,” SECTION 5.2, “RESIDENTIAL DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS RELATING TO SIDE YARD BUILDING SETBACKS FOR CERTAIN SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICTS; 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 5, “District Purpose Statements and Supplemental Standards,” Section 5.2, “Residential Dimensional Standards,” of the Code of Ordinances of the Cit y 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. 2020-4150 Page 2 of 7 PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 23rd day of January, 2020. ATTEST: APPROVED: _____________________________ _____________________________ City Secretary Mayor APPROVED: _______________________________ City Attorney ORDINANCE NO. 2020-4150 Page 3 of 7 Exhibit A That Appendix A, “Unified Development Ordinance,” Article 5, “District Purpose Statements and Supplemental Standards,” Section 5.2, “Residential Dimensional Standards,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 5 – District Purpose Statements and Supplemental Standards. Section 5.2. F. – Residential Dimensional Standards. The following table establishes dimensional standards that shall be applied within the Residential Zoning Districts, unless otherwise identified in this UDO. Residential Zoning Districts R WE E(N) (P) WRS RS(J) GS(J)( P) T D MHP MF MU Accessory Structures Non-Clustered Residential Zoning Districts Min. Average Lot Area per Dwelling Unit (DU) 3 acres Average 2 acres 1 Acre 20,000 SF 10,000 SF Average 5,000 SF 2,000 SF 3,500 SF >(L) None None Refer to Section 6.5, Accessory Uses(L) Absolute Min. Lot Area per Dwelling Unit (DU) 2 Acres 2 acres 1 Acre 20,000 SF 6,500 SF 5,000 SF 2,000 SF 3,500 SF None None Min. Lot Width None 100 (M) 100' (M) 70' 70' 50' None 35'/DU (E) None None Min. Lot Depth None None None None None 100' None 100' None None Min. Front Setback(H) 50' 30' 30' 25' 25' 25'(D) 25' (D) 25'(D) 15' None ORDINANCE NO. 2020-4150 Page 4 of 7 Max. Front Setback N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 15' (O) Min. Side Setback 20' 10' 10' 7.5' (Q) 7.5' (Q) 7.5' (Q) (A) 7.5'(C) (A)(B) None Min. Side Street Setback 15' 15' 15' 15' 15' 15' 15' 15' 15' None Max. Side Street Setback N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 15' (O) Min. Side Setback between Structures (B) N/A 15' 15' 15' 15' 15' 7.5' 15' 7.5' None Min. Rear Setback(L) 50' 20' 20' 20' 20' 20' 20' 20'(F) 20' 20' Max. Height 35'(G) (K)(L) 35'(G )(K) 35'(G )(K) (L) 35'(G)( K) 35'(G) (K)(L) 2.5 Storie s/35'( G)(K) (L) 35'(G )(K)(L ) 2.5 Stories /35'(G) (K)(L) (G)(L) (G)(L) Minimum Number of Stories N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Stori es Max. Dwelling Units/Acre (Subdivision Gross) 0.33 0.5 1.0 2.0 4.00 8.0 14.0 12.0 10.0 30.0 N/A N/A Min. Dwelling N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 12 N/A ORDINANCE NO. 2020-4150 Page 5 of 7 Units/Acre Clustered Residential Zoning Districts Min. Average Lot Area per Dwelling Unit (DU) N/A 1 Acre 20,00 0 SF Aver age 8,000 SF 8,000 SF Average 3,750 SF (P) N/A N/A N/ A N/A N/A N/A Absolute Min. Lot Area per Dwelling Unit (DU) 1 Acre 10,00 0 SF 8,000 SF 6,500 SF 3,750 SF Min. Lot Width 100' (M) 100'( M) None None None Min. Lot Depth None None None None None Min. Front Setback(H) Refer to Section 8.3.H.4, Cluster Development, Specific District Standards Min. Side Setback Min. Street Side Setback Min. Side Setback between Structures(B ) Min. Rear Setback(L) ORDINANCE NO. 2020-4150 Page 6 of 7 Max. Height 35'(G )(K) 35'(G )(K) 35'(G) (K) 35'(G)(K) 2.5 Storie s/35'( G)(K)( L) Max. Dwelling Units/Acre (Subdivision Gross) 0.5 1.0 2.0 4.00 8.0 Notes : (A) A minimum side setback of seven and one-half (7.5) feet is required for each building or group of contiguous buildings. (B) Lot line construction on interior lots with no side yard or setback is allowed only where the building is covered by fire protection on the site or by dedicated right-of-way or easement. (C) Zero lot line construction of a residence is allowed where property on both sides of a lot line is owned and/or developed simultaneously by single party. Development under lot line construction requires prior approval by the Zoning Official. In no case shall a single-family residence or duplex be built within fifteen (15) feet of another primary structure. See Article 8, Subdivision Design and Improvements, for more information. (D) Minimum front setback may be reduced to fifteen (15) feet when approved rear access is provided, or when side yard or rear yard parking is provided. (E) The minimum lot width for a duplex dwelling may be reduced to thirty (30) feet per dwelling unit when all required off-street parking is provided in the rear or side yard. (F) Minimum rear setback may be reduced to fifteen (15) feet when parking is provided in the front yard or side yard. (G) Shall abide by Section 7.2.H, Height. (H) Reference Section 7.2.D.1.e for lots created by plat prior to July 15, 1970 and designated as Neighborhood Conservation in the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use and Character Map. (I) Reference Section 7.2.D.1.b for lots with approved rear access. (J) For areas within a Single-Family Overlay District, reference the Neighborhood Prevailing Standards Overlay Districts Section in Article 5 or the Ordinance authorizing the rezoning for Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Districts. (K) Public, civic, and institutional structures shall have a maximum building height of fifty (50) feet in these districts. (L) Reference Easterwood Field Airport Zoning Ordinance regarding height limitations. (M) In subdivisions built to rural street standards, lots shall be a minimum of one hundred (100) feet in width. There is no minimum lot width in cluster subdivisions built to urban street standards. ORDINANCE NO. 2020-4150 Page 7 of 7 (N) Estate lots that are part of a subdivision existing on or before September 12, 2013 are not permitted to use Cluster Development Standards without rezoning approval, which incorporates the entire subdivision. (O) For MU zoned properties, maximum side street and front setbacks may be measured from the edge of a public easement when it is in excess of the maximum setback. Maximum setbacks may be increased to up to eighty-five (85) feet to accommodate a parking lot between the structure and the street. Maximum setback requirements may be fulfilled through the use of plazas, outdoor dining, and bicycle parking. (P) Reference Section 8.3.H.4.e when using the cluster option in the Wellborn Community Plan area. (Q) Minimum side setback may be reduced to five (5) feet where property on both sides of a lot line is owned and/or developed simultaneously by a single party. Development under reduced side setbacks requires prior approval by the Zoning Official, and must be established by plat. In no case shall a single-family residence be built within fifteen (15) feet of another primary structure. When reduced side setbacks are approved, sills, belt courses, cornices, buttresses, chimneys, flues, eaves, and other architectural features are prohibited from extending into the required side yard setback.