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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-3194 - Ordinance - 07/23/2009ORDINANCE NO 3194 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12, "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE ", SECTION 5.5 "PLANNED DISTRICTS (P -MUD AND PDD) ", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS AS SET OUT BELOW' PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: PART 1: That Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance ", Section 5.5, "Planned Districts (P -MUD and PDD)," 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: Should any part of this ordinance be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the holding shall not affect the remaining sections or portion of sections or provisions of this ordinance. PART 3: That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter 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) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). Each day such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate offense. Said Ordinance, being a penal ordinance, becomes effective ten (10) days after its date of passage by the City Council, as provided by Section 35 of the Charter of the City of College Station. PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 23` day of July, 2009. APPROVED: Mayor ATTEST: � City Secretary APPROVED: Ci Attorne Y ORDINANCE NO. 3194 Exhibit "A" PAGE 2 That Chapter 12, "Unified Development Ordinance," Section 5.5 "Planned Districts (P -MUD and PDD)," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended by amending sub - Section 5.5.0 to read as follows: C. Planned Development District (PDD) The purpose of the Planned Development District is to promote and encourage innovative development that is sensitive to surrounding land uses and to the natural environment. If this necessitates varying from certain standards, the proposed development should demonstrate community benefits. The PDD is appropriate in areas where the land use plan reflects the specific commercial, residential, or mix of uses proposed in the PDD. A PDD may be used to permit new or innovative concepts in land utilization not permitted by other zoning districts. While greater flexibility is given to allow special conditions or restrictions that would not otherwise allow the development to occur, procedures are established to insure against misuse of increased flexibility.