F. Lighting. Seasonally Flooded Water Regime. Any sign erected, mounted or displayed prior to the adoption of this subchapter[.]. A sign that is mounted on one or more freestanding poles or other supports so that the bottom edge of the sign face is not in direct contact with a solid base or the ground. Typical uses include sports arenas, racing facilities, and amusement parks. The BOA has the powers and duties of a BOA in accordance with the Texas Local Government Code 211.008. F. Criteria for Administrative Exceptions. Frontage. Any motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer, or watercraft that is inoperative and left unattended on public or private property; or that has remained illegally on public or private property; or that has remained on public or private property and (a) does not display valid registration plates or (b) displays registration plates of another vehicle. Zoning Floating Zone. A Zoning Verification Letter is a letter that indicates to a property owner that a specified use, clearly identified in the application, is permitted within the zoning district. This district is intended to provide for various types of residential development, including conventional single and two-family residences and higher density residences, such as triplexes, townhomes, garden homes, condominiums, and apartments. Should there be a conflict between the Code and the Williamson County Subdivision Regulations, the more stringent criteria will apply: Includes: Comprehensive Plan Consistency Review, Minor Plat, Amending Plat, Replat, Preliminary Plat, Construction Plan, and Final Plat. Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in construction activities and incidental storage on lots other than construction sites as well as the retail or wholesale sale, from the premises, of materials used in the construction of buildings or other structures, but excluding retail sale of paint, fixture and hardware, and those classified as one of the Automotive and Equipment Service use types. C. Amending Plat. This district is intended to provide land for manufacturing and industrial activities with generation of nuisance characteristics greater than activities permitted in the C3 and I1 districts. Building Permits - Nothing in this Code shall require any change in plans, construction, size or designated use of any building, structure or part thereof that has been granted a building permit prior to the effective date of this Code, or any amendment to this Code, provided construction shall begin consistent with the terms and conditions of the building permit and proceed to completion in a timely manner. No submittal of an application may be refused during the extended review period. Standard review periods may be extended by the City Administrator as described below when, in the opinion of the City Administrator, conditions beyond the Citys control exist that prevent the City Administrator, other administrative officials, or any final action authority from effectively reviewing and considering all applications in a timely manner. Exceptions to these requirements include the following: 1. Mixed Use Development. A permanent or temporary sign affixed to a vehicle. Trees that must be moved during a fire prevention operation. 2. COMMUNITY RECREATION. Front Yard. Applications for all building permits other than single-family and duplex residential, or site development permits, including the installation of outdoor lighting fixtures for new construction, shall provide proof of compliance with this Code. C. Reduction of Minimum Residential Lot Width. Campground facilities providing camping and/or parking areas and incidental services for travelers in recreational vehicles or tents. Repair of trucks, tractors, construction equipment, agricultural implements, and similar heavy equipment. A summons or notice to appear in answer to a charge of parking, standing or stopping in violation of this section must specify the location of the fire lane or accessible space in which the violation occurred. The invalidity of any section of this Code in any one or more instances shall not affect or prejudice in any way the validity of this Code in any other instance. Any variance request up to ten (10) percent of any minimum or maximum measurement required by this Code may be treated as an Administrative Exception if the City Administrator agrees to recommend the Administrative Exception. Conservation practices or systems of practices and management measures that control soil loss and reduce water quality degradation caused by nutrients, animal waste, toxicants, and sediment. Detached Dwelling. PDF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS - American Planning Association Front setbacks adjacent to streets in the Downtown Overlay district shall be similar to the nearest existing adjacent principal structure on the same street. The vertical distance measured from the finished grade elevation to the highest point of the underside of the building beams, in the case of a flat roof; to the deck line of a mansard roof; and to the mean level of the under side of rafters between the eaves and the ridge of a gable, hip, or gambrel roof. All new territory hereinafter annexed to the City shall have the Agriculture (AG) zoning district classification. D. All Nonconforming Signs shall be subject to the following provisions: 1. A sign that is freestanding and whose primary purpose is to give directions to parking lots, exits, entrances, drive-through windows or similar locations. 3. The documents shall include a certification from a licensed Professional Engineer that all construction required by this code was performed in compliance with the standards and specifications required of this code. Health Officer for Williamson County. The weighted sound pressure level obtained by the use of the sound level meter and frequency-weighting network, as specified in the American National Standards Institute specifications. Pole Sign. This section applies to general compliance issues related to development within the City of Liberty Hill. Application by the property owner of the affected property or its authorized agent. Retail sales, veterinary services, grooming, boarding when totally within a building, of dogs, cats, birds, fish, and similar small animals customarily used as household pets. 11. B. D. Geometric Design. Agricultural use types include the on-site production of plant and animal products by agricultural methods. The applicant would suffer a hardship in the absence of a variance that is not the result of the applicants own negligence; and, 2. The covered, painted over message must not show through the paint. 4. The City Administrator may waive the requirement for installations of a bench mark for subdivisions smaller than 50 acres when at least two benchmarks are located within one-half mile of the proposed subdivision boundaries. A. Premises. Block. F. Application must be made in a format consistent with requirements determined by the City Administrator. Lot Depth. A slope of over fifteen percent (15%) grade or greater incline, which is characterized by increased runoff, erosion and sediment hazards for slopes. The City may require additional land and improvements for rights-of-way for adjacent thoroughfares where necessary to achieve adequacy of the road network and where such additional land and improvements are proportional to the traffic impacts generated by the proposed development, depending on factors such as the impact of the development on the thoroughfare, the timing of development in relation to need for the thoroughfare, and the likelihood that adjoining property will develop in a timely manner. P&Z discusses comp plan, updates ordinances. An unfinished enclosure constructed of flood resistant materials used solely for parking of vehicles, storage, or building access in an area other than a basement is not the lowest floor, as long as it is supplied with water equalizing vents. Notice of suspension or revocation of a variance or special use permit shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the permit holder of the variance or special use permit. Site. Riparian Habitat. A. Applicability. Sign area shall include all lettering, wording, and accompanying designs and symbols, together with the background on which they are displayed, any frame around the sign and cutouts or extensions. All day care facilities shall meet the minimum state requirements for such facilities and shall be registered with the State of Texas. A facility supporting maintenance, repair, vehicular or equipment servicing, material storage, and similar activities, including corporation yards, equipment service centers, and similar uses having characteristics of commercial services or contracting or industrial activities. A deposit of materials of any kind placed by artificial means. D. Signs and Attention-Attracting Devices. (TECQ). The period must have a time limit, not to exceed ninety (90) days. The City Administrator shall place the appeal on the next agenda of the City Council and the City Council shall hold a hearing on the appeal and make its ruling within thirty (30) days from the date the hearing is held by the City Council. Excavation. Accessory Dwelling Unit. The Planning and Zoning Commissions authority extends to and includes review and recommendation of the following: 8. A. The purpose for such registration and determination is to assist City Staff in their review of the applicability of Chapter 245 or 43.002 to a particular project. Part of a building between any floor and the floor next above, and if there be no floor above, then the ceiling above. Also, a strip of land used, or intended to be used, wholly or in part, by said governmental entity. If the City Administrator determines the Administrative Plat does not meet the approval criteria, the applicant may request that the application be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its review and for its recommendation to City Council, which will take final action. A. Submission requirements for the final plat will be developed by the City Administrator. Provision of a gross site area as well-designed and appropriately improved open space. Yards include the required setbacks and open space for individual lots. A. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of repair services to individuals and households rather than firms, but excluding Automotive and Equipment Service use types. During the course of installation and construction of the required improvements, the City Engineer or another designee of the City Administrator shall make periodic inspections of the work to insure that all improvements comply with this Code and other municipal, county and State requirements. Adult-Oriented Business means, but is not limited to, an adult arcade, adult bookstore, adult cabaret, adult lounge, adult novelty shop, adult service business, or adult theater. A street which, in addition to providing access to properties abutting thereon, carries traffic to an activity center or higher classification street. KENNELS. E. Accessory uses located in residential districts shall not be used for commercial purposes other than authorized and legitimate Home Occupations. Specific procedures and criteria for considering appeals of administrative decisions are provided in Chapter 3. Action on Plan. Flat Sign. R161-22.13, enacted November 7, 2022. The City Engineer may at his professional discretion (and approval by City Council) issue a waiver to this requirement. See also: Building Height. Applications must include all materials determined necessary by the City Administrator. Doctor, dentist, veterinarian or other medically related office; or. If this is the case, the City Administrator shall reject the applicants proposed written interpretation and refer the applicant to the appropriate section of the Code. Trees that must be moved because of right-of-way expansion; or. A binding Site Plan for the Conditional Use Permit must be approved by the City Council in order to approve issuance of a Conditional Use Permit.