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ORDINANCE NO. 0-2016-3780
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 46, CODE OF ORDINANCES
(2010 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, TO CREATE NEW
ZONING DISTRICT SF -D (SINGLE-FAMILY - DOWNTOWN), BY
ADDING SECTION 46-136.1 AND AMENDING SECTION 46-160; 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,
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That Chapter 46, Code of Ordinances (2010 Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas,
is hereby amended by adding a new Section 46-136.1, which shall read as follows:
Sec. 46-136.1 - SF -D (Single-family - downtown) district.
(a) Purpose. To establish and preserve areas of land use primarily devoted to low density
residential development. This district provides for traditional residential development and
includes standards to reinforce the scale and design of an established residential
neighborhood with numerous historic structures.
(b) Permitted uses.
(1) The following uses are permitted by right:
;Use
Supplementary Standard
Park, community
None
;Park, linear/linkage
I None
,Park, neighborhood
I None
'Place of worship
None
'Single-family detached home
( None
(2) The following uses are permitted with conditions:
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'!.Use
Supplementary Standard
Bed and breakfast
46-160(e)(2)
(Day care (in home) for six or fewer children
46-160(i)(1)
Group home
46-160(m)
,School, elementary
46-160(bb)(1)
'School, middle
46-160(bb)(2)
'Self -enclosed monopole
46-160(k)(k)
'Utilities, minor
46-160(hh)
'Utilities, intermediate
46-160(hh)
Wireless transmission facilities, stealth
46-160(kk)
(c) Density and development standards. All development within the SF -D (single-family -
downtown) district shall conform to the density, development, and special standards described
below.
(1) Density and development standards.
'Description
Requirement
(Minimum lot area
�--4,356 sq. ft.
'Minimum lot width
None
;Minimum width of principal building
None
;Minimum setback from street (ROW)
contextual.')
,Minimum garage door setback from street (ROW)
25 ft./15 ft.(2)
,Minimum rear setback
5 ft.
'Minimum side setback
5 ft.
'Minimum setback for accessory building
5 ft. (3)
:Maximum height of principal building
2.5 stories (4)
:Maximum height of accessory building
15 ft.
:Maximum lot coverage for buildings
60 percent
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;Maximum height of fence within front street yard
3 ft. non -wrought iron (5)
6 ft. wrought iron
Maximum height of fence outside front street yard
F 6 ft. or 8 ft.(5)
Front setback shall be the same as adjacent buildings +/- 5 feet. If the two setbacks on either side of
.the subject property are greater than 10 feet different from one another, the owner of the subject property
,may choose which adjacent property to use to establish the contextual setback.
(2) All portions of a garage and garage doors shall be set back a minimum of 5 feet from the front
'elevation of the main structure.
(3) Accessory buildings or structures are prohibited in any street yard_
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(4) Floor to floor heights shall be the same as adjacent structures in a block. j
(5) Fences may be up to eight (8) feet in height to accommodate topographical changes, as approved by
the zoning administrator.
(2) Setback requirements.
a. All required setbacks shall be free from all encroachments, including accessory
buildings or structures, eaves, roof overhangs, box windows and
fireplaces/chimneys. Air conditioning units and other ground mounted mechanical
equipment are exempt from this requirement.
b. Structures shall not encroach into any public utility easements
(3) Parking requirements.
a. Parking and access shall be permitted only on improved surfaces.
b. On-site parking is not required for single-family dwelling units, but is required for
the following uses:
1. A bed and breakfast shall provide one on-site parking space for each
guest room.
2. Other uses shall provide on-site parking in accordance with Sec. 46-196.
C. Garages shall not be required. When a garage is constructed, it shall be
complementary in materials and design to the primary structure on the lot.
d. Where an alley exists and is clear of man-made obstructions, new garages shall
be oriented toward the alley. If no alley exists, new garages shall be oriented
toward an available secondary frontage. If the garage is oriented toward the
secondary frontage, the facade that faces the primary frontage shall include
articulation such as windows.
e. A driveway constructed to access a new garage shall be no wider than 18 feet
within the setback, and no wider than the garage at any point.
f. The garage doors facing a public street shall not exceed 18 feet in width.
g. On-site parking placement.
1. Where access is available from an alley or secondary frontage,
parking shall be located at the rear of the property behind the principal
structure.
2. If a property has an existing driveway, it may be utilized to meet any
on-site parking requirement but may not be expanded in the street
yard to accommodate additional parking. Slight modifications may be
made to the existing driveway to access additional parking located at
the rear of the structure. A driveway shall be no wider than 18 feet
within the required front or side setback.
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(d) SF -D district design standards.
1. Exterior wall finish.
a. Permitted exterior wall materials include wood siding (novelty, tongue and
groove, shiplap, or equivalent), stone (such as rough -faced limestone), brick, and
lapped fiber cement siding that is smooth and without a drop in the panel (not
cottage lap).
b. Stone and masonry bonding patterns, size, and color shall be similar to existing
structures in the district. Limestone shall have an ashlar pattern, and other stone
shall be installed in uniform patterns and shapes.
C. Exterior insulation and finishing systems (EIFS), concrete tilt -wall, concrete block,
artificial brick, simulated stone, and synthetic wood shingles are prohibited.
d. Accessory structures less than 150 square feet are exempt from exterior wall
finish requirements.
e. Day-Glo, luminescent, neon, or similar types of color finishes are prohibited.
2. Height, massing and placement requirements. For explanation of measurements,
computations, and exceptions, see section 46-163.
a. Front facades of the primary structure shall be parallel to the street.
b. The scale of a new building or addition shall reflect the scale of adjacent
buildings.
C. The scale and placement of facade elements such as doors, windows, porches,
columns, and other architectural features shall be similar to surrounding
buildings.
3. Additions to the primary structure on a lot. Additions shall be compatible and
secondary in size, design, proportion, and detail to the primary residential structure on
a lot.
4. Roofs.
a. Roof pitch shall be a minimum of 4:12.
b. Synthetic wood shingles or synthetic clay tile roofs are prohibited.
5. Lot fencing.
a. Fences shall be constructed of the following materials: brick, stone, wrought iron,
or wood. Other decorative masonry materials, reinforced concrete, or wrought
iron equivalents may be approved by the zoning administrator.
b. Fence posts shall be constructed of wood, rust -resistant metal parts, concrete -
based masonry or concrete pillars.
C. Fence posts and fence panels for non -wood fences shall be capped.
d. All fences shall provide a finished face to all public rights-of-way.
e. Fences shall not conflict with sight triangles at street intersections or obstruct
views from adjacent driveways.
6. Fence requirements and maintenance.
a. These regulations shall apply only to fences that:
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1) face a public street, a public park, a public recreation facility, a school, a
library, or a government office; or
2) are adjacent to a public drainage facility and are visible from a public
street.
b. Fences are not required in the SF -D district. However, the owners of fences
subject to this section shall maintain fences in a safe condition and in good
repair, with all components free from deterioration, dilapidation, rot, rust,
loosening, or leaning. Fences shall be able to withstand the wind load for which
they were designed. In addition, the following regulations shall apply:
1) A fence shall not be out of vertical alignment more than one (1) foot from
the vertical measured at the top of the fence, with the exception of
fencing measuring four (4) feet or less in height, which vertical alignment
shall not be more than six (6) inches from the vertical measured at the
top of the fence.
2) A fence shall not have any broken, loose, damaged or rotted
components having a combined total area of twenty (20) square feet or
more, said area being calculated over any 50 contiguous linear foot
section of fence.
3) A fence shall not have any missing posts, panels, or pickets.
4) Painted fence components shall be regularly maintained to prevent
rusting, peeling, or blistering surfaces.
5) If the city determines a fence is unsafe, dilapidated or a public nuisance,
or otherwise in violation of this chapter, it shall be repaired, replaced or
demolished within 60 days upon first notification of non-compliance.
Repairs shall be made with materials comparable in composition, color,
size, shape and quality to the original fence. Products not intended to be
used as fencing are prohibited from being used in the repair of a fence.
6. Mechanical equipment and trash receptacles for non-residential uses.
a. Roof -mounted equipment shall be set back from the edges of roofs and screened
so as not to be visible from public view.
b. No mechanical or service areas shall be placed in the street yard.
C. Trash receptacles shall be screened from the street and pedestrian areas with
fencing or appropriate height landscaping.
That Chapter 46, Section 46-160, subsection (e)(2), Code of Ordinances (2010
Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 46-160. - Supplementary use standards.
(e) Bed and breakfast.
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153 (2) A bed and breakfast located in aathe SF -2 or SF -D district shall be subject to the
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155 a. A bed and breakfast located in an SF -2 district shall be in the downtown
156 development area.
157 b. The operator of the bed and breakfast shall be a full-time resident of the dwelling
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159 C. A maximum of four guest rooms shall be provided in any one bed and breakfast
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165 A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are
166 expressly repealed.
167 B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not
168 invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
169 C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date,
17o hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted
171 and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during
172 which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and
173 formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
174 Government Code, as amended.
175 Alternative 1.
176 By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative vote of all the
177 Council members present, the requirement for reading this ordinance on two separate
178 days was dispensed with.
179 READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this ;2-�—day of
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181 Alternative 2.
182 READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
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184 READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day of
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188 ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor
189 City of Round Rock, Texas
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191 ATTEST:
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194 SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
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