Temporary uses, as identified in Chapter 4, are required to obtain a temporary use permit from the City Administrator. The following zoning districts are identified for the purpose of these tables: Table 6-2 Permitted Signs by Zoning District, * (A) Allowed without permit (P) Permit required (-) Prohibited. Street Direction. C. Any other specific procedure or legislative action that requires City Council action as specified in this Code, or required by state or federal law. These signs must be removed within seven days after the property is sold or leased; 3. This district is intended to control and guide the development of commercial uses in downtown Liberty Hill. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. C. General Commercial/Retail (C3). These documents shall clearly indicate the location of all improvements including the location of above-and-below ground utilities. The maps, drawings, and specifications indicating the proposed location and design of improvements to be installed in a subdivision/site plan. G. The Board of Adjustment is responsible for final action. G. The City Engineer is responsible for final action on Construction Plans. Covered sign faces must be of a material or substance that renders the resulting sign face completely blank, opaque, and resistant to deterioration. The City Council, at time of site plan approval, may reduce buffer widths and required plantings by up to fifty percent (50%) if the site plan indicates berming, alternate landscaping, walls, opaque fence or topographic features, which will meet or exceed the buffer yard objectives of this section and are designed to complement adjacent properties. A condition where landforms or biological communities, or both, have developed by natural process in the absence of human intervention. During said period City Council shall take action it deems necessary to provide municipal protection for ongoing projects from the adverse impact of unanticipated subsequent regulations. Density, Residential. Recommendations regarding Comprehensive Plan amendments may be by [sic] made by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Adjustment of Numerical Standard. 4. A strip of land having vegetation that provides habitat and a safe passageway for wildlife. A. Applicability. Plat note stating: Building setbacks shall be in accordance with Chapter 4, Zoning and Lot Design Standards, City of Liberty Hill Unified Development Code. C. Final Plat Application Requirements. Develop Land. C. Violation by Act or Omission. This district is intended for areas containing HUD-code manufactured home units arranged either on a large tract, usually under single ownership and designed to accommodate multiple manufactured home units, or on subdivided lots that are individually owned. Preexisting. F. A violation of this code provision and a request for a nonconforming designation or request for relief under this designation shall not create an estoppel of the trial of any lawsuit which may be filed in any court. Storage services primarily for personal effects and household goods within enclosed storage areas having individual access, but excluding uses such as workshops, hobby shops, manufacturing, or commercial activity. At a minimum the file should contain all certificates issued for a three-calendar year period and should be reviewed annually to remove certificates more than three (3) years old. The final grade or elevation of the ground surface conforming to the proposed design. The City may refuse to authorize or make utility connections on the grounds set forth in Tex. SCOPE The Design Standards as hereinafter specified shall be used as the basis of design for all development within the jurisdiction of the City of Morgan Hill. A plat or replat will not be approved unless the proposed lot(s) have direct access to an improved public street, private street, or an approved public way, and connected by improved public street to an improved public thoroughfare. Density Bonus. A variance, therefore, permits construction or development in a manner otherwise prohibited by this Ordinance Code [sic]. L. Recordation. Agriculture. Lot Width. Landscape. When a TIA is required, the type and scope of the study shall be determined during a scoping meeting with the City Administrator or his designee. The use authorized herein as a conforming use may not be changed to another use not authorized by the use regulations in the zoning district where the premises are located. The City Council of the City of Liberty Hill will act as the BOA until such time as a separate BOA has been created. The length of all the property fronting on one side of a street between the two nearest intersecting streets, measured along the line of the street; or if dead-ended, then all of the property abutting on one side between an intersection street and dead end of the same. Lot design standards within the Liberty Hill City limits are categorized by Zoning District. Do not allow new off-premises signs. A dwelling that is manufactured in two or more modules at a location other than the home site and which is designed as residence when the modules are transported to the home site, and the modules are joined together and installed on a permanent foundation system in accordance with the appropriate Code requirements. To extend physically a nonconforming use of land. The character of these developments is rural, protected from incompatible uses and with adequate facilities and services. Residential Land Use Report Future Development Projects Under Review Resolution 2023-R-003 Public Improvement District Policies Recent Resolution Regarding Public Improvement Districts (PID) City of Round Rock Design and Construction Standards View All Contact Us 512-548-5519 Pay Online Utility Billing Multiuse Sign. C. Statutory Vested Rights. Abandoned Vehicle. Notice of the decision by the City Council shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested to the permit holder of the variance or the special use permit. An outdoor facility or enclosed building that receives municipal solid waste and/or rubble from collection vehicles and reloads the materials into trailers or other containers for the purpose of transporting it to a processing or final disposal facility. S. Prior to filing an appeal with a competent court of record, any party to an appeal may request that alternative resolution of the dispute be attempted. The applicant must ensure that the application for a stormwater permit was prepared or reviewed and approved in writing by a licensed professional engineer prior to submission to the City. An application shall not be considered as officially submitted or filed until it is determined to be complete as specified below. 6.12.07 Abandoned signs and supporting structures. All improvements reflected on approved site plans must be constructed at the time of development. All City officials and employees with the responsibility or authority to issue a permit, certificate or license are prohibited from issuing a permit or license for any use, building, or purpose that conflicts with any provision of this Code. A. B. A lot other than a corner or reversed corner lot. 201. City approvals, including but not limited to building, repair, plumbing, or electrical permits, shall not be issued by the City for any structure on a lot in a subdivision or on a parcel for which a final plat or site development permit has not been approved and filed for record. Lot Area. Any funds accepted by the City shall be earmarked for construction of the improvements for which the contribution was made. The Planning and Zoning Commission has the powers and duties of a Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance with Texas Local Government Code 211.007 and 371.042, provided, however, that it serve only in an advisory capacity to City Council. All applications for sign permits of any kind and for approval of Master or Common Signage Plan shall be submitted to the City Administrator. Setbacks from the Main Street right-of-way may be allowed if outdoor cafe-style seating or other intentional public, pedestrian-oriented space is to be provided and is approved by the City. GENERAL RETAIL SALES. The total horizontal area included within the lot lines of a site. A lot situated at the intersection of two (2) or more streets. Development Standards. CONSUMER CONVENIENCE SERVICES. Dwelling, Detached. Water service must be sufficient to meet the fire flow requirements of the proposed development, except where a suitable alternative means of fire protection is approved by the City Volunteer Fire Department Chief, or his designee, and the City Engineer. CONSUMER REPAIR SERVICES. Under Canopy Sign. in the City of Morgan Hill. A single-family dwelling constructed as part of a series of dwellings, all of which are either attached to the adjacent dwelling or dwellings by party walls or are located immediately adjacent thereto with no visible separation. One of a group of attached, single-family dwellings that are designed as single structures, with each dwelling unit separated by firewalls, fire separations, or similar party walls. In addition to the general criteria for consideration of administrative procedures, the City Administrator shall consider whether the application complies with the following standards: 1. Other temporary uses approved by the City Council (festivals, carnivals, fairs, night-time construction). The City Council may, from time to time, adopt by resolution specific forms and submission requirements. E. Duplex Residential (TF). F. No tree shall be planted in a public right-of-way without prior authorization from the City Administrator and any other applicable entity (e.g., Williamson County, TxDoT). The provisions of this section apply to any Permit if as of the first anniversary of the effective date of Chapter 245 of the Texas Local Government Code: A. the permit does not have an expiration date; and. During these periods, all applications being considered are subject to the extended review period. A sign relating to: a political party, the election of a person to public office, or a matter to be voted upon at an election called by a public body. E. Site Orientation. When the City Council determines there is a failure to comply with any term, condition, or requirement that was a condition of the approval of a variance or special use permit, the City Council may direct the City Administrator, City Attorney, or another agent or official to suspend the variance or special use permit pending compliance with the terms, conditions, or requirements under which the variance or special use permit was approved. Call (319) 627-2418. A stormwater permit is required prior to any development construction within the City limits to ensure conformance to the stormwater management provisions and other applicable requirements of this Code. A. Applicability. Side yard setbacks are measured from the side lot line with no vertical obstructions within the setback. The City Administrator or his designee shall ordinarily administer and enforce the provisions of this Code. To promote and protect the safety of persons and property by assuring that signs do not create traffic hazards or impair motorists ability to see pedestrians, other vehicles, obstacles or read traffic signs; B. A public record of the disposition shall be made and maintained in the appropriate City records. 2. Failure to do so shall authorize the City to complete the improvements using the fiscal surety provided by the landowner or developer. Inflatable Sign. 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. B. A grouping of retail business and service uses on a single site with common parking facilities. Subdivision means the division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites, or other division of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or of building development provided that this definition of a subdivision shall not include a bona fide division or partition of agricultural land not for development purposes. Buffer yards shall not be located within existing streets or public rights-of-way. Landscaping Plan. Any tract, lot or parcel of land or combination of tracts, lots or parcels of land, which are in one ownership, or are contiguous and in diverse ownership and where development is to be performed as part of a unit, subdivision, or project as shown on an application. (TECQ). (2) The dedicated parkland shall provide a minimum of 200 feet of frontage on a dedicated public street or of a width acceptable to the parks board and the city. Publicly maintained traffic-control devices. Maximum Impervious Cover = (% Coverage Allowed) X (Net Site Area). A. Applicability. Birds that frequent and often swim in water, nest, and raise their young near water, and derive at least part of their food from aquatic plants and animals. Member City Website: www.libertyhilltx.gov Region: 10-Highland Lakes-Austin Area County: Williamson Address: PO Box 1920 Liberty Hill, TX 78642-1920 Phone: (512) 778-5449 Council Date: (2 & 4 M 6:30 P.M.) Year Incorporated: Noxious Matter. Notification of the expiration of regulations shall be provided to the applicant as part of the notification of approval of the development-related permit. It shall be unlawful for any person to begin, continue, or complete any development on any land within the territorial jurisdiction of the City to which the provisions of this Code apply, except in accordance with and upon compliance with the provisions of this Code. C. Legal Lot Verification Letter. These signs may not be posted earlier than three weeks before and must be removed within one day after the event; 10. Renewable Resource. G. Multifamily Residential (MF2). 12-2022) This Code of Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current . Agricultural Land. Land that is unconstrained by such conditions as steep slopes, floodways, floodplains, or adverse soil or water conditions that preclude development, and that does not have a significant environmental resource identified such as wetland, critical environmental features, or critical riparian habitats. A certificate by the City Administrator or his designee that the construction conforms to the plans and specifications and the standards contained in or referred to in this Code must be presented to the City Council by the landowner or developer prior to approval of the final plat. Surface coordinates may be provided, but should include a scale factor and convergence to reflect grid coordinates. C. Responsibility for Final Action. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. Reductions of buffer width more than fifty percent (50%) shall not be considered without written approval from the adjoining property owners, and only upon written approval by the City Council. The growing of horticulture and floricultural specialties, such as flowers, shrubs, or trees intended for ornamental or landscaping purposes, but excluding retail sales. Rezoning to the PUD district requires a specific PUD ordinance and a General Development Plan from the property owner. H. Manufactured Housing (MH1). Consent Agreement shall be signed by the City Attorney, the City Administrator, and the Applicant and shall include the following terms and conditions: i. Any sign located or proposed to be located at any place, if otherwise permitted by this subchapter, within the property boundaries for the business or other activity identified on such sign. This district is appropriate in areas where the Comprehensive Plan reflects the specific uses proposed in the PUD or mixed use as a land category. Demolition by Neglect. No permit purporting to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this Code shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use that it authorizes is lawful and conforms to the requirements of this Code or a variance or modification granted pursuant to this Code. 3. Generally a PUD is understood as a parcel of land or contiguous parcels of land of a size sufficient to create its own environment, controlled by a single landowner or by a group of landowners in common agreement as to control, to be developed as a single entity, the environment of which is compatible with adjacent parcels and the intent of the zoning district or districts in which it is located; the developer or developers may be granted relief from specific land use regulations and design standards, and may be awarded certain premiums in return for assurance of any overall quality of development, including any special feature which that [sic] will be of exceptional benefit to the community as a whole and which that [sic] would not otherwise be required by this Ordinance Code [sic]. Applicants are responsible for developing the PUD Ordinance. Story. Natural Features. Agricultural use types include the on-site production of plant and animal products by agricultural methods. F. Safety and convenience of vehicular and pedestrian circulation in the vicinity, including traffic reasonably expected to be generated by the proposed use. Land Use Compatibility. About Liberty Hill The City of Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County north of the City of Leander. Park land in accordance with parkland dedication requirements. If the accessory building is two hundred (200) square feet or less in area and eight (8) feet or less in height, then it shall be set back a minimum of three (3) feet from the property line. Those plant communities that develop in the absence of human activities. No more than two (2) dwellings units shall be contained within said separation. A credit guarantee that a prospective developer provides to the City of Liberty Hill to provide assurances to the City that the work on the development (particularly infrastructure improvements) will be made according to original plans as approved. The 2010 Census showed the City to have a population of 967 and the 2020 Census estimate showed the population to be 3,346. A preliminary plan approval is required prior to final plat approval, except under certain conditions[.]. If notice of intent is given, suspension or revocation shall not occur before the time for compliance has expired. A structure constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight (8) feet or more in width or forty (40) body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is three hundred and twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems. Any boundary of a lot that is not a front lot line or a side lot line but generally running parallel to, and opposite of, a front lot line. The mediator may invite any person, organization or governmental unit with relevant information to participate in the mediation. Dwelling. The City shall not issue a building permit or certificate of occupancy required by any City ordinance for any land located within the jurisdictional limits to which this Code applies, until and unless the owner of the property, or its agent, is in compliance with the requirements of this Code. Pedestrian, vehicle, water, wastewater and drainage improvements must be extended to the perimeter of a subdivision. Lots have an Impervious Cover limitation that is part of the Max Lot Coverage. A line measured a distance specified by this ordinance from the front, rear, and side lot lines on which no building or structure may be erected. Upper story residential is a secondary use to a commercial use, where the commercial use is on the first floor and the upper story is used for residential purposes. Downtown Commercial/Retail (C2). In such cases, the portable building must be located at a minimum distance of three (3) feet from the property line.