Z-97-08-14-12A - 8/14/1997AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, SECTION 11.317,
CODE OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS, BY PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN CHANGES TO BUILDING
HEIGHT AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDING FOR A
SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
OR RESOLUTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS, THAT:
ORDINANCE NO.
I.
Chapter 11, §11.317, Code of Ordinances, City of Round Rock,
Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
11.317 HEIGHT AND PLACEMENT REOUIREMENTS
(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Chapter, no building shall be erected or
maintained within the required setbacks listed in subsection (7), below, and no building
shall be erected or maintained which exceeds the height limit listed in subsection (7),
below.
(2) A special nor front setback shall be provided across the full width of any garage which
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Editor's Note - See Height and Placement Requirement Table on following page.
In District I-1 except as otherwise provided herein, no structure shall exceed in height the
width of the street on which it faces plus the depth of the front setback provided. All
dimensions listed below are in feet. For all lots platted prior to February 14, 1983,
subsection 11.304 (7) and (9) shall govern yard and setback requirements.
Zoning Front Setback
Height and Placement Requirement
(in feet)
District Normal Special Normal
SF -1 25 10 5
SF -2 25 10 5
TF 25 10 5
MF 2542m 10t,
C -1 25 N/A 01
C -2 25 N/A 0,
4 25 N/A A
1 -1 25 N/A Oi
1 -2 150 N/A 25
Side Setback
Special
50
50
50
50
10'!
101
104
10'1
101
10q
10')
101
Rear Setback
Normal Y Special
5
5
5
0'
0'
0'
50
50
50
50
50
Except where fire safety requirements specify minimum setbacks.
Twenty -five (25) feet for one (1) story buildings plus ten (10) additional feet for each story
thereafter.
Height
Limit
30
30
30
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1 Story
Varies
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II.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof.
3.
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 , 1997.
Alternative 2.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
1997.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of , 1997.
ATTEST:
JOANNE LAND, City Secretary
CHARLES CULPEPPER, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
4.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, SECTION 11.317,
CODE OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS, BY PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN CHANGES TO BUILDING
HEIGHT AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDING FOR A
SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
OR RESOLUTIONS.
ORDINANCE NO. z. 1 -og- i - ) pc rl
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS, THAT:
Chapter 11, §11.317, Code of Ordinances, City of Round Rock,
Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
11.317 HEIGHT AND PLACEMENT REOUIREMENTS
(1)
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Chapter, no building shall be erected or
maintained within the required setbacks listed in subsection (7), below, and no building
shall be erected or maintained which exceeds the height limit listed in subsection (7),
below.
(2) A normal front setback shall be provided across the full width of any garage which opens
for vehicular access to a public street.
(3) A special front setback shall be provided for dwelling units which have either:
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(a) A side loading garage, meaning a garage which opens to an interior side lot line
or a side street; or
(b) A rear loading garage, meaning a garage which opens to a rear lot line.
(4) A ten (10') foot setback shall be provided along all side lot lines which parallel a public
street, except that a twenty-five (25') foot setback shall be provided along all side lot lines
which abut any highway frontage roads.
(5) A special side setback of fifty (50') feet shall be provided m Districts zoned MF, C -1, C-
2, I -1 and I -2 along all side lot lines which adjoin property zoned District SF -1, SF -2, or
TF, and a special rear setback of fifty (50') feet shall be provided in Districts zoned MF,
C -1, C -2,and I -1 along the rear lot lines which adjoin property zoned District SF -1, SF -2
or TF.
(6) In District I -1 except as otherwise provided herein, no structure shall exceed in height the
width of the street on which it faces plus the depth of the front setback provided. All
SF -1
SF -2
TF
MF
C -1
C -2
C -3
I -1
1 -2
dimensions listed below are in feet. For all lots platted prior to February 14, 1983,
subsection 11.304 (7) and (9) shall govern yard and setback requirements.
(7) Height and Placement Requirement Table
Zoning
District Normal
Height and Placement Requirement
(in feet)
Front Setback
25
25
25
25(2)(5)
25
25
25
25
150
Special
10
10
10
lOs
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Normal
5
5
5
20s
01
01
01
01
25
Side Setback Rear Setback
Special
N/A
N/A
N/A
50
50
50
N/A
50
50
2.
Sidestreet
1 0 °
104
10
10°
Normal ° Special
5
5
5
20
0'
0'
0'
0'
50
N/A
N/A
N/A
50
50
50
N/A
50
N/A
Height
Limit
30
30
30
30
60'
1 Story
60
Varies
2 Stories
Except where fire safety requirements specify minimum setbacks.
Twenty-five (25) feet for one (1) story buildings plus ten (10) additional feet for each story
thereafter.
Buildings located on properties abutting Interstate Highway 35 frontage roads may be up to ninety
feet (90') in height.
A 25 foot (25') setback shall be provided along all side lot lines which abut any highway frontage
road
This requirement may be waived by Site Plan Approval.
N/A Not applicable.
II.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof.
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 ) 411 day
, 1997.
Alternative 2.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
, 1997.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of , 1997.
ATTEST:
CHARLES CULP$$•PER, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
3.
Exhibit A
11.317 HEIGHT AND PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS (Proposed)
Unchanged: (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, no building
shall be erected or maintained within the required setbacks listed
below and no building shall be erected or maintained which exceeds
the height limit specified below.
Revised: (2) A normal front setback shall be provided across the full width of
any garage which opens for vehicular access to a public street.
Revised: (3) A special front setback shall be provided for dwelling units which
have either:
(a) A side loading garage, meaning a garage which opens to an
interior side lot line; or
(b) A rear loading garage, meaning a garage which opens to a rear
lot line.
Expanded: (4) A 10 foot side setback shall be provided along all side lot lines
which adjoin a public street except that along all side lot lines which
adjoin a highway frontage road a 25 foot setback shall be provided.
Reworded: (5) A special setback of 50 feet shall be provided in districts MF, C -1, C-
2, I -1 and I -2 along all side lot lines which adjoin property zoned
district SF -1, SF -2, or TF, and a special rear setback of 50 feet shall be
provided in districts MF, C -1, C -2, I -1 and I -2 along all rear lot lines
which adjoin property zoned district SF -1, SF -2, or TF.
Unchanged: (6) In district I -1 except as otherwise provided herein, no structure
shall exceed in height the width of the street on which it faces plus the depth of the
front setback provided. All dimensions listed below are in feet. For all lots platted
prior to February 14,1983, subsection 11.304(7) and (9) shall govern yard and setback
requirements
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Zoning
District
SF -1
SF -2
TF
MF
C -1
C -2
C -3
1 -1
1 -2
Height and Placement Requirement (Proposed)
(in feet)
Front Setback
Normal
25
25
25
25(2)(5)
25
25
25
25
150
Special
10
10
10
10
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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Normal
5
5
5
20
0
0
0
01
25
Changes noted in the above proposal:
Exhibit B
Side Setback
Special
N/A
N/A
N/A
50
50
50
N/A
50
50
Sidestreet
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Rear Setback
Normal Special
5
5
5
0
0
0'
0
50
N/A
N/A
N/A
50
50
50
I N/A
50
50
Height
Limit
30
30
30
30
60
1 Story
60
Varies
2 Stories
Except where fire safety requirements specify minimum setbacks.
2 Twenty -five (25) feet for one (1) story buildings plus ten (10) additional feet for each story thereafter.
3 Buildings located on properties abutting Interstate Highway 35 frontage roads may be up to ninety feet
(90') in height.
4 Along all side lines which adjoin a highway frontage road a 25 foot (25') setback shall be provided.
5 This requirement may be waived by Site Plan Approval.
N/A Not applicable.
1) A new column has been added for "sidestreet."
2) A new horizontal entry has been added for District C -3
3) A "Not Applicable (N/ A)" designation is now used at several table sites.
4) The normal and special columns under front setback have been reversed.
5) Numbers have replaced asterisks to designate footnotes.
6) Footnote "3" has been added to the District C -1 Height Limit to allow for 90 feet of
height along I -35.
7) Footnote "4" has been added to sidestreet (side setback) to establish a 25 foot setback
along highway frontage roads.
8) Footnote "5" has been added at several sites to indicate a possible waiver by Site
Plan Approval.
9) The District I -2 Special Side Setback now shows the number "50 ", which is correct.
10) The District I -2 Height Limit now shows "Two Stories," which is correct.
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DATE: August 12,1997
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting, August 14,1997
Item: 12.A. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 11 of the City of
Round Rock Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition) Section
11.317, Height and Placement Requirements. (First Reading)
Staff Resource Person: Joe Vining
Staff Recommendation: Approval
On July 16,1997 the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended in favor of
amending Section 11.317 to allow changes as shown in presentation exhibits A &
B.
Summary:
This proposal expands the existing narrative in Section 11.317 of the Zoning
Ordinance by including a total of six written policies in place of the original
three, and by adding certain new information to the table. The proposed written
policies are contained in presentation Exhibit A and the proposed replacement
HEIGHT AND PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS table is contained in
presentation Exhibit B.
In regard to setbacks, the terms "normal" and "special" have been reversed in
proposed policies (2) and (3) as shown in Exhibit A; this change more accurately
reflects the actual use of these terms in relation to the front setback. Accordingly,
these two columns have also now been reversed in the table contained in Exhibit
B. In addition, the policy contained in item (4) of Exhibit A has been expanded to
include a new 25 foot sidestreet setback applicable to highway frontage roads,
and relatedly the table in Exhibit B has been expanded to include a new column
for sidestreet setback. Also, the policy statement contained in item (5), Exhibit A,
has been reworded for clarity. Notably, the policies included in items (1) and (6)
of Exhibit A are unchanged.
In regard to height, the only change appears in Exhibit B where the C -1 height is
proposed to be footnoted to allow 90 feet of height for properties that abut
Interstate Highway 35.