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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-0600 - Ordinance - 11/25/1968ORDINANCE NO, 600 AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE LOTS B AND C, SECTION ELEVEN OF THE GLADE, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS A TRACT OF LAND BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EXTENDED NORTHWEST R. O. W. LINE OF SOUTHWEST PARKWAY BEING 400 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE LANGFORD STREET NORTHEAST R. 0. W. LINE -- THENCE NORTHWEST A DISTANCE OF 410 FEET TO IRON ROD FOR CORNER -- THENCE NORTHEAST 260 FEET TO IRON ROD AT WEST CORNER OF LOT 2, BLOCK 1, "GLADE", SECTION TEN -- THENCE SOUTHEAST 200 FEET, TO THE SOUTH CORNER OF LOT 1, BLOCK 12, "THE GLADE" SECTION TEN -- THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LINE OF SAID LOT 1 TO A POINT IN THE WEST R. O. W. LINE OF GLADE STREET -- THENCE ALONG THE EXTENSION OF GLADE STREET SOUTHEAST TO ITS INTER- SECTION WITH SOUTHWEST PARKWAY EXTENDED -- THENCE A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 477 FEET ALONG THE NORTHWEST R. O. W. LINE OF SOUTHWEST PARKWAY TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, FROM DISTRICT NO. 1, FIRST DWELLING HOUSE DISTRICT TO DISTRICT NO. 3, APARTMENT HOUSE DISTRICT. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas: WHEREAS, the City Council has held a public hearing in the City Hall at 7:00 P. M. , November 25, 1968 on the question of rezoning areas within the city limits; AND WHEREAS: The City Council has heard all parties pertaining thereto and having the recommendation of the City Planning and Zoning Commission, has determined the following: To rezone or change the classification of Lots B and C, Section Eleven of the Glade, being more particularly described as a tract of land beginning at a point in the extended Northwest R. O. W. line of Southwest Parkway being 400 feet Northeast of the point of intersection with the Langford Street Northeast R. O. W. line -- thence Northwest a distance of 410 feet to iron rod for corner -- thence Northeast 260 feet to iron rod at West corner of Lot 2, Block 1, "Glade", Section Ten -- thence Southeast 200 feet to the South corner of Lot 1, Block 12, "The Glade" Section Ten -- thence along the Southeast line of said Lot 1 to a point in the West R. O. W. line of Glade Street thence along the extension of Glade Street Southeast to its intersection with Southwest Parkway extended -- thence a distance of approximately 477 feet along the Northwest 11.0.W. line of Southwest Parkway to the place of beginning, from District No. 1, First Dwelling House District to District No. 3, Apartment House District. PASSED AND APPROVED this 25th day of November, 1968. ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED: Mayor 4014 e' 1 I .kC8 01524 AN ORDINANCE SETTING FORTH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PLATS OF SUB- DIVISIONS WITHIN AND ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION AND PRESCRIBING CONDITIONS PRECEDENT REGARDING PUBLIC UTILITIES AND STREETS FOR ADMISSION OF ADJACENT TERRITORY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: Section I - GENERAL A. INTRODUCTION The subdivision of land is a major factor in the process of sound community growth and ultimately becomes a public responsibility in that roads and streets must be maintained and various public services customary to urban areas must be provided. The welfare of the entire community is thereby affected in many important respects. Therefore it is to the interest of the public, the developer and the future owners that subdivisions be conceived, designed and developed in accordance with sound rules and proper minimum standards. It is the intent of these regulations to encourage the growth of the City of College Station in an orderly manner. B. SCOPE AND PURPOSE 1. From and after the date of its adoption this ordinance shall govern all subdivisions of land within the corporate limits of the City of College Station and within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city as established by the Municipal Annexation Act (Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. Avt. 970a). Such distance is extended to one (1) mile from the corporate limits surrounding the City of College Station. If by law such distances are changed, this ordinance shall apply to and be in conformity with the distances so approved by law or any amendments thereto. 2. The provisions set forth in this ordinance are intended to provide for harmonious development of the area, and are deemed to be the minimum requirements adopted by the City Council for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare. 3. This ordinance shall not apply to any lot or lots forming a part of a sub- division created and recorded prior to the effective date of this ordinance, except for purposes of re -platting or further subdividing thereof. C. DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this ordinance, certain words as used herein are defined as follows: 1. Planning and Zoning Commission or Commission: The duly appointed Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of College Station appointed by the City Council. 2. Developer: Where ever this term appears in the ordinance it shall mean the person, partnership, firm, association, corporation, and/or any officer, agent, employee, servant, and trustee thereof, who is subdividing a piece of land within the intent, scope, and purview of this ordinance. The singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular. 3. Plat: The map, drawing or chart on which a developer's plan of a subdivision is presented and which he submits for approval and intends to record in final form. 4. Replat: The map, drawing or chart on which developer's plan of subdividing any part of a block of a previously platted subdivision, addition, tract, or parcel of land which does not change the location of any street line or original subdivision boundary line. 5. Master Plan: Refers to the comprehensive plan of the City as included in the Brazos Area Plan previously adopted in principal by the City Council. Such other Master plan of the city as may be adopted in the future shall serve in conjunction with the Brazos Area Plan. 6. Street Width: Street width means the shortest horizontal distance between the lines which delineate the right-of-way of a street. 7. Building Line: Building line means a line beyond which buildings must be set back from the street line. 8. Shall or May: As used herein, the word "shall" is mandatory, the word "may" permissive. 9. Subdivision: A subdivision is the division of any lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more parts, lots or sites, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, division of ownership or building development. This definition also includes the resubdivision of land or lots which are part of a previously recorded subdivision. Divisions of land for agricultural purposes, and where 110 building construction is involved, in parcels of five (5) acres or more shall not be included within this definition, unless any such subdivision of five (5) acres or more includes the planning or development of a new street or access easement. An addition is a subdivision as is defined herein. 10. Streets, Alleys, Easements: (a) The term "street" means a way for vehicular traffic, whether designated a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, alley, place or however otherwise designated. (b) Arterial streets and highways are those which are used pri- marily for fast or heavy traffic, (c) Collector streets are those which carry traffic from minor streets to the major system of arterial streets and highways, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation within such a development. 015 (d) Minor streets are those which are used primarily for access to the abutting properties. (e) Alleys are minor ways which are used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or the side of properties otherwise abutting on a street. (f) Easements are minor ways which are dedicated for the purpose of extending existing or planned utilities. Section II - PROCEDURE AND PLAT REQUIREMENTS The procedure for review and approval of a subdivision plat consists of three (3) separate steps, The Developer shall first have a Pre -Submission Conference with the Planning and Zoning Commission. The second step is the preparation and submission to the Planning and Zoning Commission of a Preliminary Plat of the proposed subdivision. The third step is the preparation and submission to the commission of a Final Plat together with required certificates and proposed construction plans. This final plat becomes the instrument to be recorded in the office of the County Clerk when duly signed by the chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission and approved by the City Council and signed by the Mayor. The developer may submit a Master Preliminary Plat of the entire area he proposes to subdivide over a period of time, such plat to have an accurate boundary survey showing closure within permissable limits and all topography. After approval of this Master Preliminary Plat, he may proceed to submit Final Plats in accordance with the Master Preliminary Plat, by units as the development proceeds. Each unit must be adjacent to the preceding unit and any unit must contain two (2) or more acres of land. A. PRE -SUBMISSION CONFERENCE Prior to the submission of the preliminary plat the Developer shall meet informally with the Planning and Zoning Commission to discuss the proposed plat and its conformity to the Master Plan of the city and its relationship to surrounding property, streets, etc. B. PRELIMINARY PLAT 1. At least ten (10) days prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered, the developer shall submit to the Planning and Zoning Commission five (5) copies of a preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision drawn to a scale of not less than one inch to two hundred (200) feet. 2. The plat shall meet the minimum standards of design and the general requirements for the construction of public improvements as set forth in Section III and shall include the following information insofar as possible: (a) The proposed subdivision name and location, the name and address of the owner or owners, and the name of the designer of the plat who shall be a licensed civil engineer, or surveyor duly registered as a licensed public land surveyor in the State of Texas. sz7 (b) Date, approximate north point, and graphic scale, (c) The location of existing and platted property lines, streets, buildings, water courses, railroads, sewers, bridges, culverts, drain pipes, water mains, and any public utility easements, the present zoning classification, if any, both on the land to be subdivided and on the adjoining land; and the names of adjoining property owners or subdivisions. (d) Plans for proposed utility layouts, (sanitary sewers, water, gas and electricity) showing feasible connections to the existing or any proposed utility systems. When such connections are not practicable,, any proposed water supply and/or sewage disposal system must be approved by the State Health Department and the City Health Committee. (e) The names, locations, widths, and other dimensions of proposed streets, alleys, easements, parks and other open spaces, reservations, lot lines, building lines, and utilities. (f) Topographical information approximately equivalent to two (2) foot contour lines, (g) The acreage of the land to be subdivided. (h) Location sketch map showing relationship of subdivision site to area. 3. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall render a decision on the preliminary plat within thirty (30) days after its submission to the Planning and Zoning Commission unless such time is extended by agreement of the Developer or his agent, Such decision may consist of approval, disapproval or conditional approval. Conditional approval shall be considered to be approval subject to conformity with conditions pre- scribed by the Planning and Zoning Commission, but shall be deemed to be a dis- approval of such plat until such conditions are met . All objections made to the preliminary plat, or conditions imposed, shall be furnished to the developer in writing, If no decision is rendered by the Planning and Zoning Commission within the thirty (30) day period described above or such longer period as may have been agreed upon, the preliminary plat, as submitted, shall be deemed to be approved. 4. The approval of the preliminary plat by the Planning and Zoning Commission will not constitute acceptance of the final plat, but will be deemed only as expression of approval of the arrangement and approximate size of streets, lots and blocks. 5. Upon approval of the plat by the Planning and Zoning Commission, one copy shall be returned to the developer with any notations at the time of approval or disapproval and the specific changes, if any, required. Two copies retained in the office of the City Engineer and two copies retained by the Planning and Zoning Commission. 6. The approval of the preliminary plat shall lapse unless a final plat based thereon is submitted within six (6) months from the date of such approval, unless an extension of time is applied for and granted by the Planning and Zoning Commission. C. FINAL PLAT 1. The final plat shall conform substantially to the preliminary plat as approved, and, if desired by the developer, it may constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plat which he proposes to record and develop at the time, provided that such portion conforms to all requirements of these regulations. 2. Five (5) prints of the final plat together with a reproducible tracing shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission by the developer at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered. Such final plat shall be acted upon within the same time and subject to the same conditions as in the case of a pre- liminary plat as set out above, except for the requirement as to City Council approval as set out in Section IL 3. After approval of a Preliminary Plat by the Planning and Zoning Commission, a Final Plat shall be filed in the office of the City Engineer. Such plat shall have all changes and alterations made on it that were shown on the previously submitted Preliminary Plat. Final Plats shall be drawn on sheets 24" X 36" and to a scale of 100 feet to an inch or larger. Where more than one sheet is required, an index sheet 24" X 36" shall be filed showing the entire subdivision of this index sheet. The Final Plat shall show the following information: (a) The date, scale, true north point and subdivision title. (b) The names of adjoining subdivisions or the names of the adjoining property owners, together with the respective plat or deed reference, (c) The length of all straight lines, deflection angles, radii, arcs and central angles of all curves shall be given along the property lines of each street or tabulated on the same sheet showing all curve data with its symbol. All dimensions along the lines of each lot with the angles of intersection which they make with each other shall be indicated. (d) All dimensions shall be expressed in feet and decimals of a foot to the nearest one hundredth (100th) of a foot. All angles shall be expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds when necessary to give errors of closures of all blocks and outside boundary lines not to exceed one foot in 7000 feet. (e) The lines and names of all proposed streets, and the lines of other ways or easements to be dedicated for public use. (f) Where lots are set aside or planned for business use, adequate off street parking must be provided and an additional building setback line as may be required by the Planning and Zoning Commission. (g) The location of building lines on both front and side streets must be shown. (h) The description and location of all permanent survey monuments and control points. (1) Suitable primary control points to which all dimensions, bearing and similar data shall be referred. (j) The certificate of the licensed civil engineer who designed the streets, utilities and drainage structures, and the licensed surveyor who surveyed, mapped and monumented the land shall be placed on the face or backof the map. (k) A certificate of ownership and of dedication of all streets, alleys and playgrounds to public use forever, signed and acknowledged before a Notary Public by the owner of the land, and lienholder, if any, to appear on the face or back of the map, containing a complete and accurate description of the land sub- divided and the streets dedicated. (1) A certificate by the Mayor showing City Council approval. 4. The Final Plat shall be submitted within six (6) months after prior approval of the preliminary plat; otherwise, approval of the preliminary plat shall become null and void except where a Master Preliminary Plat has been approved and fractional Final Plats are being submitted. Section III - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM STANDARDS OF DESIGN A. COMMUNITY ASSETS: In all subdivisions due regard shall be shown for all natural features such as large trees, water courses, historical spots, and similar community assets which, if preserved, will add attractiveness and value to the property. B. SUITABILITY OF THE LAND: The Planning and Zoning Commission shall not approve the subdivision of land if from adequate investigations conducted by all public agencies concerned, it has been deter- mined that in the best interest of the public the site is not suitable for platting and development purposes of the kind proposed. Land subject to flooding and land deemed to be topographically unsuitable shall not be platted for residential occupancy, nor for such other uses as may increase danger to health, life or property or aggravate erosion or flood hazard. Such land within the plat shall be set aside for such uses as shall not be endangered by periodic or occasional inundation or shall not produce unsatisfactory living conditions. C. PARK AND PUBLIC AREAS: If school sites, parks and other public areas are set out on the official City Master Plan, such sites must then be recognized in the preparation of the proposed subdivision plans, provided the responsible Public Authority immediately takes steps to purchase said land, otherwise, the subdivider may proceed with his subdivision as though selS30 were non-existent. D. LARGE TRACTS OR PARCELS: When land is subdivided into larger parcels than ordinary building lots, such parcels shall be arranged so as to allow for the opening of future streets and logical further resubdivision. E. GROUP HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS: A comprehensive group housing development, including the large scale construction of housing units together with necessary drives and ways of access may be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, although the design of the project does not include standardstreet, lot and subdivision arrangements, if departure from the foregoing standards can be made without destroying their intent and complies with the requirements of any zoning ordinance that may be in effect. F. ZONING OR OTHER REGULATIONS: No final plat of land within the force and effect of an existing zoning ordinance shall be approved unless it conforms with such ordinance. Whenever there is a discrepancy between minimum standards or dimensions noted herein and those contained in zoning regulations, building code, or other official regulations, the highest standard shall apply. G. STREETS, BLOCKS AND LOTS: 1. General: In general, streets and lots shall conform to the pattern already established in the adjacent areas, having due regard for the character of the neighbor- hood, its particular suitability for development for residential purposes, and also taking into consideration the natural topography of the ground, drainage, sanitary sewage facilities, and the proposed lay -out of streets. 2. Access to Lots: Each lot shall be provided with adequate access to an existing or proposed public street by frontage on such street. 3. Street Widths: Minimum width of streets shall be as follows: (a) Right of Way Paving (Back to Back of Curb and Gutter) (1) Minor - 50 feet 31' (2) Collector - 60 feet 36' (3) Arterial - 80 feet 48' (b) All new streets that are continuations of existing streets shall have the same or greater width and the same names. In the event the city requires a paving width greater than thirty-six (36) feet, then the city will pay the cost of such additional paving at a rate comparable to current city street costs and in the event the city 01,531, requires a right-of-way width greater than sixty (60) feet the city will provide the additional right-of-ways required, at a price based on the developer's cost of raw land. 4. Street Names: New streets shall not only be named so as to provide continuity with existing streets but shall be named to prevent conflict with identical or similar names in other parts of the city. 5. Dead End Streets: Dead end streets may be platted where the land adjoins property not subdivided, in which case the streets shall be carried to the boundaries thereof. In the few instances where dead end streets are necessary, a turn around roadway (cul-de-sac) with a minimum curb radius of fifty (50) feet shall be provided. 6. Street Intersections: Acute angles between streets at their intersections are to be avoided. However, when intersecting angles sharper than eighty (80) degrees are deemed advisable, the property line in the small angle of the intersection shall be rounded so as to permit the construction of curbs having a radius of not less than twenty-five (25) feet, without decreasing the normal width of the sidewalk area. 7. Block Lengths and Widths: Streets shall be platted to allow two tiers of lots with an alley or easement between them. Intersection across streets shall not be more than 1, 000 feet apart. Streets shall be platted with appropriate regard to the creeks, wooded areas and other topographical features lending themselves to attractive treatment. 8. Easements and Alleys: (a) Except where alleys of not less than twenty (20) feet in width are provided, easements not less than ten (10) feet in width shall be retained on each side of rear lot lines. Where necessary, easements not less than ten (10) feet in width, on each side of side lots lines, shall be retained for poles, wires, conduits, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, water lines, open drains, gas lines, or other utilities. Such easements may be required across parts of lots other than as described above upon recommendation of the City Engineer. Where the proposed platted area adjoins an unplatted area the full alley or easement width may be required along the rear of lots adjoining the unplatted area. (b) Alleys shall be provided to the rear of all lots used for business purposes, and shall not be provided in residential blocks except where the developer produces evidence satisfactory to the Planning and Zoning Commission of the need for alleys. 9, Lot Arrangement: The side lines of lots shall be approximately at right angles to straight street lines or radial to curved street lines. In general, an arrangement placing adjacent lots at right angles to each other should be avoided. 10. Building Lines: Building lines shall be shown on all lots intended for residential and business usage. The minimum setback line shall be not less than twenty (20) feet from the front property line. Side street lines shall conform with the zoning ordinance. In no case shall it be less than the minimum requirements of any zoning ordinance in effect. 01532 11. Corner Lots: Corner lots shall be sufficiently wider and larger to permit the additional side yard requirements for minimum setbacklines as outlined above. 12. Lot Size: In general the minimum width of interior residential lots shall be fifty (50) feet and corner residential lots shall be sixty (60) feet. Lots, which, in the opinion of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall properly be devoted to business property, may have smaller width. Lots in general shall not be less than 125 feet in depth. All interior residential lots shall contain not less than 6, 000 square feet of area, corner lots not less than 7, 500 square feet. 13. Street Monuments and Property Markers: Concrete monuments, eight (8) inches in diameter by thirty-six (36) inches long, shall be placed at all block corners, all points of curve, all points of deflection from a tangent, and at all corners of boundary lines of a subdivision. The exact intersection point of the monument shall be marked by a reinforcing iron bar one-half (1/2) inch in diameter embedded at least twelve (12) inches in the monument. The top of the monument shall be placed flush with the existing ground. 14. Variations and Modifications: Where the developer can show that a provision of these standards would cause unnecessary hardship if strictly adhered to, and where, because of topographical or other conditions peculiar to the site, in the opinion of the Planning and Zoning Commission a departure may be made without destroying the intent of such provisions, the City Council may authorize a variance. Any variance thus authorized is to be stated in writing in the minutes of the City Council with the reasoning on which the departure was justified set forth, and such variance must be authorized by an affirmative vote of not less than four (4) members of the City Council. H. UTILITIES: 1. General: The developer shall be required to construct all street,storm sewers, sanitary sewers, lift station, water mains, fire mains, culverts, bridges and other appurtenances necessary to adequately serve the area to be subdivided along the lines and grades approved by the City Engineer of the City of College Station and all work done shall be in strict accordance with the specifications in use by the City of College Station for the particular utility concerned and approved by the City Council. There will be no participation by the City of College Station in the cost of any of the underground utility lines or drainage facilities within the subdivision except in the event of the requirement for oversize lines to serve land areas and improvements beyond the subdivision in question, or to serve other subdivisions. Each installation of this character and the terms and extent of City participation will be considered individually upon the merits of each facility and the conditions involved. 2. Ownership: All utilities constructed shall upon completion and acceptance by the City of College Station become the property of the City of College Station. 3. Installation: After grading is completed and approved and before any base is applied, all of the underground work - water mains, gas mains, etc. , and all service connections shall be installed completely and approved throughout h length of the road and across the flat section. All driveways for houses to be built Uaeloper shall be cut and drained. 4. Street Lights: (a) Street lights shall be installed and erected in accordance with standards prescribed by the City of College Station. (b) Street lighting facilities including brackets and fixtures ready to connect to the City's street light system shall be provided to the limits of the proposed development to provide a light at each street intersection, 5. Fire Plugs: Fire plugs shall be placed in water mains so that no piece of property shall be more than 500 feet from a plug. T. STREET IMPROVEMENTS: 1. General: The developer will be required to construct at his own expense standard concrete curb and gutters along all streets. All street pavement shall be either concrete or flexible base pavement to line, grade and specifications as approved by the City Council and recommended by the City Engineer. 2. Alley Pavements: All alleys in commercial areas shall be paved in the manner prescribed in I (1) above. 3. Street Signs: All street signs shall be furnished and installed by the City of College Station. 4. Construction Cleanup: After the streets and alleys are completed in a subdivision, debris construction materials of any nature shall not be placed in the streets and alleys. Before final inspection of buildings and houses may be approved the streets and alleys shall be swept clean of any dirt, debris and foreign material. 5. Performance Bond: Before the construction of any streets, alleys, curbs, water lines, sewer lines or utilities as hereinbefore set out, the developer shall submit a performance and payment bond by a corporate surety licensed to do business in Texas and containing a one year maintenance guarantee. J. REFUSAL OF DEDICATION: If any such plan, plat or replat is disapproved by the City Planning and Zoning Commission such disapproval may be appealed directly to the City Council. Section IV - REPEALING CLAUSE Ordinance No. 210 and all ordinances or resolutions or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict. Section V - SEVERABILITY CLAUSE If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, void or invalid, the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby, it being the intent of t ouncil in adopting this Ordinance, that no portion hereof, or provision or regulation con- tained herein, shall become inoperative or fail by reason of the unconstitutionality or invalidity of any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or provision of this Ordinance. Passed and approved this the ATT EST: City Secretary day of , 1967 A. D. APPROVED: Mayor 01535