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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-2499 - Ordinance - 05/10/2001ORDINANCE NO. 2499 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8.10 OF ORDINANCE 1638, THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY ADDING BUFFER STANDARDS 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: That Section 8.10 of Ordinance 1638, the Zoning Ordinance for 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: 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. 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 Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). 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 10th day of May, 2001. ATTEST: CONNIE HOOKS, City Secretary APPROVED: LYNlq'~clL~ANEY, Mayor APPROVED: HAR~.~Attorney vclu ' lcounctlibuffer amendment, doc 5/25/'01 Exhibit A Ordinance. 1638, Section 8.10 is hereby amended to read as follows: Buffers/Screen Fences Applicability Perimeter buffers shall be provided on parcels abutting developed (platted) or developing (in the process of platting) sites in accordance with the standards of this subsection. Relationship to Other Landscaping Standards Landscaping provided to meet the buffer landscaping standards of this section may not be counted towards meeting a project's landscape point requirements. The area of a site dedicated to a perimeter buffer shall not be included in calculating a site's minimum landscape point requirements. 3. Buffer Width Buffer width shall be measured from the property line. The minimum width of required buffers shall be as follows: ,,.~-:' Single-Family N/A N/A N/A Duplex N/^ Fl] Multi-Family 10 [1] N/A [1 OR 2] Commercial 15 [2] 10 [ l ] 5 Industrial 25 [2] 15 [1] 5 1. A solid wooden fence with a minimum height of 6 feet is required to be placed on the common boundary line. 2. A solid EFIS (Exterior Finish Insulation System), masonry or concrete wall with a minimum height of 6 feet and a maximum height of 8 feet shall be placed on the common boundary line. Includes duplexes. 4. Plant Material Unless otherwise expressly stated, a minimum of one (1) 5-gallon shrub at a minimum of 3 feet in height shall be provided per 3 linear feet of landscape buffer. A minimum of one (1) 2-inch caliper canopy tree shall be provided per 25 linear feet of landscape buffer. All landscape planting areas that are not dedicated to trees or shrubs shall be landscaped with grass, ground cover, or other appropriate landscape treatment in accordance with Sec. 11.2.C. Parking Area Screening When off-street parking areas containing 5 or more spaces or service or utility areas serving non-residential uses do not share a common boundary but are visible from and within 200 feet of residential uses, the parking area shall be screened from view. Screening may be accomplished using plantings, berms, structural elements or combinations thereof, and must be three feet above the parking lot elevation. 6. Maintenance All landscaping materials and fences shall be maintained by the owners of the property that was required to install such landscaping materials and fence under this section. Height Any nonresidential structure within 100 feet of a developed residential use or existing single-family structure shall maintain a height equal to the maximum allowable height of the residential district.