HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-4467 - Ordinance - 09/14/2023ORDINANCE NO. 2023-4467
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A “UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
ORDINANCE,” ARTICLE 5.2 “RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT DIMENSIONAL
STANDARDS,” ARTICLE 7.3 “OFF-STREET PARKING STANDARDS,” AND
ARTICLE 7.4 “ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION,” OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, REGARDING
PARKING AND ACCESS STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MH MIDDLE
HOUSING ZONING DISTRICT; 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 5.2 “Residential
Zoning District Dimensional Standards,” Article 7.3 “Off-Street Parking
Standards,” and Article 7.4 “Access Management and Circulation,” of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit
“A,” Exhibit “B,” and Exhibit “C,” 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 14th day of September, 2023.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
_____________________________ _____________________________
City Secretary Mayor
APPROVED:
_______________________________
City Attorney
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Exhibit A
That Appendix A “Unified Development Ordinance,” Article 5.2.B “Middle Housing Product
Types and Dimensional Standards Table,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College
Station, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
B. MH Middle Housing Product Types and Dimensional Standards Table.
The following table establishes dimensional standards that shall be applied within the MH Middle Housing
zoning district unless otherwise identified in this UDO.
MH Middle Housing Product Types and Dimensional Standards
KEY: SF = square feet
Product
Type
Live-Work Townhouse Reduced
Setback
Single-
Family
Single-
Family
Courtyard
Houses
Split-Lot
Duplex
Duplex Small
Multiplex
Medium
Multiplex
Min. Lot
Area per
Dwelling
Unit
2,250 SF 2,250 SF 2,250 SF 3,200 SF 4,000 SF 2,250 SF 2,250 SF 1,500 SF 800 SF
Min. Lot
Width
25' 25' 25' 40' 40' 25' 50’ 60' (a) 80'
Min. Lot
Depth
90' 90' 90' 80' 80' 90' 90' 100' 100'
Max.
Number of
Attached
Units
N/A 6 N/A N/A N/A 2 2 4 12
Min. Front
Setback
15' (b) 15' (b) 15' (b) 15' (b) 5' 15' (b) 15' (b) 15' (b) 15' (b)
Max. Front
Setback
25' 25' 25' 25' 15' 25' 25' 25' 25'
Min. Side
Setback
5' 5' 5' (c) 5' 5' 5' 5' 10' 10'
Min. Side
Street
Setback
5' 5' 5' 5' 15' (b) 5' 5' 5' 5'
Min.
Setback
between
Structures
10' 10' 10' 10' 10' 10' 10' 10' 20'
Min. Rear
Setback (d)
(e)
40' 40' 40' 40' 20' 40' 40' 40' 40'
Max.
Impervious
Cover
55% (g) 55% (g) 55% (g) 55% (g) 55% (g) 55% (g) 55% (g) (f) (f)
Max. Height
(h) (i) (j)
35' 35' 35' 35' 35' 35' 35' 35' 35'
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Min.
Number of
Stories
2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2
Max.
Dwelling
Units/Acre
(Subdivision
Gross)
16 16 16 12 16 20 20 24 24
Parking Front/Rear
(k)
Front/Rear
(k)
Front/Rear
(k)
Front/Rear/
Side (k)
Rear Front/
Rear (k)
Front/
Rear (k)
Rear Rear
Notes:
(a) For small multiplex products, lot width may be reduced to thirty (30) feet if the building is two (2)
stories or taller.
(b) The Administrator may decrease the minimum setback to less than fifteen (15) feet, but not less than
five (5) feet, with an administrative adjustment if there are no utility or right-of-way constraints.
(c) For zero lot line development, refer to the Lots Subsection of the General Requirements and Minimum
Standards of Design for Subdivisions within the City Limits Section of Article 8, Subdivision Design and
Improvements of this UDO.
(d) The rear setback shall be increased by the width of the required landscaping buffer when abutting
Suburban Residential, Estate Residential, or Rural land uses as depicted in the Comprehensive Plan
Future Land Use & Character Map.
(e) The rear setback can be reduced to twenty (20) feet if abutting an alley or front or side parking is
provided.
(f) Maximum impervious cover shall be determined by an engineered drainage analysis performed in
conjunction with the Drainage Section of the Bryan/College Station Unified Design Guidelines and
approved by the City Engineer or their designee.
(g) Additional impervious cover may be allowed as determined by an engineered drainage analysis
performed in conjunction with the Drainage Section of the Bryan/College Station Unified Design
Guidelines and approved by the City Engineer or their designee.
(h) Public, civic, and institutional structures shall have a maximum building height of fifty (50) feet in this
district.
(i) Refer to the Easterwood Field Airport Zoning Ordinance regarding height limitations.
(j) Shall abide by the Low-Density Residential Height Protection Subsection in the General Provisions
Section of Article 7, General Development Standards of this UDO.
(k) Front parking shall be allowed only when four (4) or fewer parking spaces are required on the lot.
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Exhibit B
That Appendix A “Unified Development Ordinance,” Article 7.3.C. “Dimensions, Access, and
Location,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended by
amending Subsections 5 and 6, to read as follows:
C. Dimensions, Access, and Location.
5. In the MH Middle Housing zoning district, single-family, duplexes, townhouses, and live-work units may
locate parking in front of the structure as long as four (4) or fewer parking spaces are required, and the
parking area does not exceed a size equivalent of fifty (50) percent of the front area as described
above.
6. In the MH Middle Housing zoning district, courtyard houses and multiplexes shall locate parking
between the rear plane of the primary structure and the rear property line.
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Exhibit C
That Appendix A “Unified Development Ordinance,” Article 7.4.B.1.e “Shared Driveways,” of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
e. Shared Driveways.
The Development Engineer may require a shared driveway at the time of platting, development,
or redevelopment of the affected lots.
When MH Middle Housing lots take access from a public street to provide rear parking, one (1)
driveway shall be allowed for every two (2) lots, unless a rear alley is provided. The Administrator
may approve up to three (3) lots to take access from a single driveway for rear parking if a shared
access easement is provided. See the example diagram below:
MH Middle Housing Shared Driveways