S-06-06-22-9C2 - 6/22/2006ORDINANCE NO. v' DLQ10!c Q --1 C L.'
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, SECTIONS 8.106, 8.404,
AND 8.415, CODE OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "LOT;"
TO ESTABLISH ACCESS REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND STREET
FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS
CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND
RESOLUTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS:
I.
Chapter 8, Section 8.106(32), Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
8.106 DEFINITIONS
(32) Lot shall mean a parcel of land shown on a Final Plat of record and having frontage upon
(i) a public street and shown on a Final Plat of record, or (ii) an alternate public access to
a public street through an approved planned unit development zoning district, as provided
for in Chapter 11.
II.
Chapter 8, Section 8.404, Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition),
City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to add subsection (10)
to read as follows:
8.404 STREETS
(10) Access
(a) Except as provided below, a lot shall be provided with public access to an existing
or proposed public street.
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(b) A lot without public access to a public street shall have an alternate public access
to a public street through an approved planned unit development zoning district
only for non-residential uses, which shall include provisions for such alternate
public access, as provided for in Chapter 11.
III.
Chapter 8, Section 8.415(5), Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
8.415 LOTS
(5) Lot Width
Lot widths shall be determined according to the requirements of Chapter 11 of this Code.
IV.
Chapter 8, Section 8.415, Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition),
City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to add subsection (7)
to read as follows:
8.415 LOTS
(7) Lot Street Frontage
(a) The lot street frontage for a single-family residential lot abutting a right-of-way
shall be no less than twenty-five feet (25').
(b) The lot street frontage for a non-residential or residential lot other than a single-
family lot abutting a right-of-way shall be no less than fifty feet (50').
V.
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conflict herewith are expressly repealed.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.
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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.
Qm,et ad ga1d.)^nd
READ and APPROVED4on first reading this the Qvn rday of
, 2006.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of , 2006.
&4 J me GeAw
R
, Mayor P€o-rEm
City of Round Rock, Texas
CHRISTINE R. MARTINEZ, City Secretary
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IKEA / ENDEAVOR
DATE: June 16, 2006
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting - June 22, 2006
ITEM: 9.C.2. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Subdivisions, of the
Round Rock Code of Ordinances to establish street access
requirements and amend street frontage requirements. (First
Reading)
Department: Planning and Community Development Department
Staff Person: Jim Stendebach, Director
Justification:
The development of large retail shopping centers often includes shared access. This shared
access often is the only physical access to individual lots. The current Subdivision Ordinance
requires lot frontage on a public street, which results in the need for awkward flag lots that
provide legal access only.
The proposed amendments to the Subdivision Ordinance contain provisions allowing non-
residential lots to be platted along alternate public access that is privately owned and
maintained instead of along a public street, thus eliminating the need for flag lots. This
provides greater flexibility in situations where a public street may not be appropriate or
practical to provide access. Alternate public access may be permitted through an approved
planned unit development zoning district for non-residential uses as provided for in Chapter
11, Zoning.
This set of amendments also includes new provisions to confirm street frontage requirements
for single family Tots and to establish street frontage requirements for non-residential lots and
residential lots other than single family. Staff proposes the following requirements:
• The lot street frontage for a single-family residential lot shall be no less than twenty-five
feet (25').
• The lot street frontage for a non-residential lot or a residential lot other than single family
shall be no less than fifty feet (50').
Funding:
Cost: N/A
Source of funds: N/A
Outside Resources: N/A
Background Information:
These provisions will accommodate the proposed alternate access in the IKEA/Endeavor
developments.
Public Comment: None required.