HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-3961 - Ordinance - 11/20/2017 ORDINANCE NO. 2017-3961
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A, "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
ORDINANCE," ARTICLE 1 "GENERAL PROVISIONS," SECTION 1.6,
"RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN," OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,TEXAS, BY AMENDING THE
SECTION TO RECOGNIZE LOCATIONAL FLEXIBILITY TO ENSURE
CONSISTENCY AMONG VARIOUS CITY MASTER PLAN COMPONENTS AND
CLARIFY THAT PLAN DEPICTIONS MAY BE UPDATED AS DEVELOPMENT
OCCURS; 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 1, "General
Provisions," Section 1.6, "Relationship to the Comprehensive Plan," 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.
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PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 20th day of November, 2017.
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Exhibit A
That Appendix A, "Unified Development Ordinance," Article 1, "General Provisions," Section
1.6, "Relationship to the Comprehensive Plan," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College
Station, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 12-1.6. Relationship to the Comprehensive Plan
A. It is intended that this UDO implement the City's planning policies as adopted as part of the
City's Comprehensive Plan, as amended and periodically updated.
B. The City's Comprehensive Plan, and any associated plans or studies adopted by the City
Council, shall be required prior to, or concurrent with, permitting development which would
conflict with such plan.
C. The alignments of proposed thoroughfares, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and other linear
public facilities and infrastructure described and/or depicted as part of the City's
Comprehensive Plan and associated master plans or studies are generalized locations that are
subject to modifications to fit local conditions, budget constraints, and right-of-way and
easement availability that warrant further refinement as development occurs. Alignments
approved by the Administrator that are within one thousand (1,000) feet of the alignment
described and/or shown on the adopted plan documents will not require an ordinance
amendment to the associated plan. The Administrator may update Geographical Information
Systems (GIS) map layers and other representations within the aforementioned discretion to
reflect existing, approved or studied conditions as development occurs."