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ORDINANCE NO. 2816
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, "SUBDIVISIONS", OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING
CERTAIN SECTIONS AS SET OUT BELOW; 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:
PART 2:
PART 3:
That Chapter 9, "Subdivisions", 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.
That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be void or
unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining
provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and
effect.
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 on November 1, 2005, as
provided by Section 34 of the Charter of the City of College Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 28th day of
July
,2005.
APPROVED:
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT "A"
That Chapter 9, "Subdivisions", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas,
is hereby amended as follows:
1.
By amending SECTION 8: "General Requirements and Minimum Standards of
Design" by deleting the current paragraph 8-F "Standards", and adding a new
paragraph 8-F "Standards" to read as follows.
"All construction on streets, alleys, or easements shall be designed and
constructed in accordance with the Bryan/College Station Unified Design
Guidelines and the Bryan/College Station Unified Technical Specifications and all
applicable state and federal requirements. Where there is a conflict of standards,
the more stringent standard as determined by the City Manager, or his designee,
shall apply. The City shall accept for public use only streets, alleys, water and
sewer main extensions that comply with these standards for construction."
2.
By amending SECTION 8: "General Requirements and Minimum Standards of
Design" by deleting the current paragraph 8-G.10 "Geometric Standards, Street
Design Criteria", and Table 1 "Street Design Criteria" and adding a new
paragraph 8-G.10 "Geometric Standards, Street Design Criteria" to read as
follows.
"Design criteria for urban and rural streets and alleys are contained in the
Bryan/College Station Unified Design Guidelines and the Bryan/College Station
Unified Technical Specifications."
3.
By amending SECTION 8: "General Requirements and Minimum Standards of
Design" by deleting the current paragraph 8-H.2, and adding a new paragraph 8-
H.2 to read as follows.
"Alleys shall generally be parallel to the street and shall be paved. The right-of-
way for alleys shall be dedicated to the public."
4.
By amending SECTION 8: "General Requirements and Minimum Standards of
Design" by deleting the current paragraph 8-H.5.
1.
By amending SECTION 12: "Rural Residential Subdivision Regulations" by
deleting the current paragraph 12-1.11 "Geometric and Pavement Standards", and
adding a new paragraph 12-I.118-F "Geometric and Pavement Standards", to read
as follows.
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"Design criteria for urban and rural streets and alleys are contained in the
Bryan/College Station Unified Design Guidelines and the Bryan/College Station
Unified Technical Specifications."
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