G-08-05-08-9B3 - 5/8/2008 ORDINANCE NO. ^,& '-%
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, SECTION 11.114, OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS, ADDING EXPIRATION OF SITE DEVELOPMENT
PERMIT APPLICATIONS, PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE
AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR
RESOLUTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS:
I.
That Chapter 11, Section 11 . 114, of the Code of Ordinances
(1995 Edition) , City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
11.114 FILING OF APPLICATIONS
(2) Expiration of Application
(a) An application shall expire forty-five (45) days after the date the application is filed if:
(i) the applicant fails to provide the documents or other information necessary to
comply with the City's technical requirements relating to the form and content
of the application;
(ii) the City provides the applicant no later than ten (10) business days after the
date the application is filed written notice of the failure that specifies the
necessary documents or other information and the date the application will
expire if the documents or other information is not provided; and
(iii) the applicant fails to provide the specified documents or other information
within the aforesaid forty-five (45) day period.
(b) Except as otherwise provided for in this Code, an application shall expire one hundred
and eighty (180) days after the date the application was filed, provided however, the
Zoning Administrator may grant a one (1) time, one hundred and eighty (180) day
extension for good cause demonstrated by the applicant. A delay soley caused by a
governmental agency shall be considered good cause. For an extension to be granted
the applicant shall provide a written request ten (10) working days prior to expiration
stating the reason for the extension.
II.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
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B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof .
C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that
written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the
meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted and that
such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all
times during which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof
were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as
required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government
Code, as amended.
Alternative 1 .
By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an
affirmative vote of all the Council members present, the
requirement for reading this ordinance on two separate days was
dispensed with.
READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this day
of 2008 .
Alternative 2 .
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
2008 .
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of 2008 .
NY , Mayor
City rfRound Rock, Texas
ATTEST: 43� .(&�
SARA L. WHITE, City Secretary
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DATE: May 2, 2008
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting—May 8, 2008
ITEM: 9133. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 11 of the Round Rock Code of
Ordinances (1995 Edition) to add an expiration for permit applications.
(First Reading)
Department: Planning and Community Development
Staff Person: Jim Stendebach, Planning and Community Development Director
Justification:
The intent of the amendment is to establish a maximum time period applications may remain in
the review process. The goal is to maximize efficiency by focusing staff efforts towards
applications that are actively seeking approval. This goal will be achieved by reclaiming the staff
time spent on non-responsive applications.
The specifics of this amendment are as follows:
• Applications will expire 180 days following the initial application date unless an
extension is requested and granted by the Zoning Administrator.
Funding:
Cost: N/A
Source of funds: N/A
Outside Resources: N/A
Background information:
Significant input was received in the development of this amendment. The proposed language
was reviewed on two occasions by a group of engineers and architects that were suggested by
the Chamber of Commerce and/or have done work on this type of project in the City of Round
Rock. As a result, this staff-initiated amendment was modified to address their comments.
Public Comment:
Public notice was posted and a public hearing was held in accordance with the City of Round
Rock's Zoning Ordinance at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on April 9, 2008. No
comments were received at the hearing.