G-00-05-25-10D2 - 5/25/2000ORDINANCE NO. Or- - CC C J ` i C1 D
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, SECTIONS 3.1103 AND
3.1106, CODE OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS, TO REDEFINE THE LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SITE PLAN CERTIFICATION PROCESS
AND THE INSPECTION PROCESS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS, THAT:
I.
That Chapter 3, Section 3.1103(1)(i), Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
(i)
The certification of an architect or landscape architect registered in the State of
Texas that the plans satisfy the requirements of this section.
II.
That Chapter 3, Section 3.1106, Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
3.1106 INSPECTION
(1) Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, an architect or landscape architect
registered in the State of Texas shall inspect each site and certify by means of the
appropriate city form that the site meets the requirements of this section and conforms to
the approved site plan. If the required landscaping is not yet in place, the developer/owner
shall make fiscal arrangements (by bond, certificate of deposit, or letter of credit)
satisfactory to the city in the amount of two dollars ($2.00) per square foot of required
landscaping not in place to ensure that such required landscaping shall be installed. Any
developer/owner wishing to make such fiscal arrangements must also grant license to the
city to enter upon the land for the purposes of installing the required landscaping in the
event that such landscaping is not in place at the time of the inspection required by the pre
ceding subsection. Such fiscal arrangements shall be released if the required landscaping
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is in place at the time of such inspection. Compliance with this section must be met within
nine (9) months of issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
III.
That this ordinance shall become effective June 1, 2000.
W.
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conflict herewith are expressly repealed.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.
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, and the Act.
Alternative 1.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an
affirmative vote of all the Council members present, the
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requirement for reading this ordinance on two separate days
was dispensed with.
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READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this J day
of 10 -'Li— 2000.
Alternative 2.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day
of , 2000.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of , 2000.
AT - EST :
E LAND, City Secretary
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T A. STLUKA, J'., Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
CITY OF ROUND ROCK
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Bob Bennett, City Manager
FROM: Joe Vining, Director Planning and Community Developme
DATE: May 17, 2000
SUBJECT: Landscape Ordinance Revisions
The Planning Department is recommending that City Council modify two
provisions in the current Landscape Ordinance.
The first recommendation pertains to the site plan submittal specifications
outlined in Section 3.1103 (1) (i). The current ordinance allows landscape site
plans greater than two acres to be certified by either a registered architect or
landscape architect. For properties under two acres, plans may be certified by a
registered architect, landscape architect, engineer or nurseryman. Staff
recommends that all landscape site plans, regardless of the size of the tract, be
certified by either a landscape architect or architect registered in Texas.
Under the existing requirement, staff often receives non-compliant landscape site
plans for properties under two acres. Staff then expends additional time
working with the property owner to reconfigure the plan to make it comply with
city requirements. As with properties greater than two acres, staff expects that
plans developed by either a landscape architect or an architect for properties
under two acres will be of a higher quality than those currently submitted. This
will reduce the amount of staff time required to review the landscape site plan
and improve the quality of citywide landscaping.
The second recommendation pertains to the landscape installation inspection
process outlined in Section 3.1106 (1). Current regulations require the Building
Department to perform an on-site inspection of landscaping prior to the issuance
of a certificate of occupancy to ensure that it complies with the approved
landscape site plan. Due to increases in commercial and industrial development
applications, these requirements are rarely met. Accordingly, staff recommends
that either a landscape architect or architect registered in Texas perform the
landscape installation inspection and certify that it complies with the approved
landscape site plan. This will eliminate the need for the landscape inspection fee,
which is collected with the building permit application, and reduce the amount
of staff time needed to perform the inspection.
DATE: May 19, 2000
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — May 25, 2000
ITEM:
10.D.2. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 3, Sections 3.1103 (1)
(i) and 3.1106 (1), Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition), City of
Round Rock, Texas, the site plan certification process and the
inspection process for landscape requirement. (First Reading)
Staff Resource Person: Joe Vining, Planning Director.
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