HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-3131 - Ordinance - 11/05/2008ORDINANCE NO. 3131
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, "SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS ", 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: That Chapter 9, "Subdivision Regulations ", Section 3 "Definitions ", Section 5
"Variances ", Section 6 -13 "Master Development Plan', and Section 13 "Special
Conditions in Area of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction', 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: 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 provi-
sions 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 5th day of November, 2008.
APPROVED:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Secretary
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ORDINANCE NO. 3131
EXH BIT "A"
Part I
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That Chapter 9, "Subdivision Regulations ", Section 3, "Definitions ", of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended by deleting the definition of "Master Development
Plan' from the Section.
Part II
That Chapter 9, "Subdivision Regulations ", Section 5 -C, "Variance from Water Flow Requirements ", of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended by amending said
subsection to read as follows:
"5 -C Variance from Water Flow Requirements
It is specifically intended and hereby provided that the various provisions of Section 5,
"Variances ", shall not apply to fire flow provisions set out in Sections 8 -0, 12 -P.4 and 13 -E."
Part III
That Chapter 9, "Subdivision Regulations ", Section 5, "Variances ", of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended by adding subsection 5 -D to read as follows:
"5 -D Variance from Lot Size
It is specifically intended and hereby provided that the various provisions of Section 5,
"Variances ", shall not apply to lot size provisions set out in Section 13 -C."
Part IV
That Chapter 9, "Subdivision Regulations ", Section 6 -13, "Master Development Plan', of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended by deleting said subsection in its
entirety.
Part V
That Chapter 9, "Subdivision Regulations ", Section 13, "Special Conditions in Area of Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction', of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended by
amending said Section to read as follows:
" 13 -A. General
The requirements of Section 12, Rural Residential Subdivision Regulations, shall apply to
subdivisions in the area of extraterritorial jurisdiction, with the following modifications:
(Ordinance No. 2404 of August 12, 1999)
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13 -B. Streets
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Streets shall be in conformity with the requirements of Section 12 -I, except that the rural
sections, as defined in the Bryan /College Station Unified Design Guidelines and the
Bryan/College Station Unified Technical Specifications shall be used. The minimum right -of-
way width shall be seventy feet (70% and if a thoroughfare, as shown on the City's or County's
Thoroughfare Plan, crosses or forms a boundary of the subdivision, a rural collector section shall
be required.
13 -C. Lot Size
The minimum lot size shall be one (1) acre.
13 -D . Lot Width
The minimum lot width shall be one - hundred feet (100').
13 -E. Water Supply
Water for all ETJ subdivisions shall be as provided by the City Standards. The requirements will
include the fire flow requirements as provided by the International Fire Code and the
Bryan/College Station Unified Design Guidelines and the Bryan /College Station Unified
Technical Specifications and all applicable state and federal requirements.
(Ordinance No. 2740 of August 9, 2004)
13 -F. Sanitary Sewers
The sanitary sewer system shall comply with requirements of the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality and the Brazos County Health Department
13 -G. Drainage
Drainage may be by surface channels.
13 -H. Street Lights
Street lights are not required.
13 -I. Electric Service
Electric service will not be supplied by the City.
(Ordinance No. 690 of July 15, 1970 as amended by Ordinance Nos. 729, 899, 983, 984, 985, 997 and 1066)
13 -J. Citv Participation
The City will not participate in the cost of the subdivision or utilities outside the City limits,
including garbage collection and street maintenance except for utilities dedicated to the City of
College Station with a Development Agreement. Such utility service shall be in accordance with
City Council Resolution #2 -9- 2006 -13.04 (as amended) Regarding the Extension of Water and
Sewer Utility Services to Properties within the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)."
(Ordinance No. 2883 of April 13, 2006)"