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ORDINANCE NO. 6983
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 27 "SUBDIVISIONS," ARTICLE
III "OTHER DEVELOPMENTS," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY
OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, BY REPEALING SECTION 27 -35 "OTHER
DEVELOPMENTS," AND ADDING SECTION 27 -35 "LARGE LOT ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT" AND SECTION 27 -36 "OTHER DEVELOPMENTS ";
PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That,Chapter 27 "Subdivisions," Article III "Other
Developments," Section 27 -35 "Other Developments," of the Code of
Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby repealed and Section
27 -35 "Large Lot Estate Development," is hereby added to read as
follows:
ARTICLE III. OTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
Sec. 27 -35. Large Lot Estate Development.
Large lots with wide frontage result in less drainage and
traffic demands than single - family residential developments
consisting of small lots with narrow frontages and widths.
Therefore, the facility requirements and public impacts of the
larger, "estate- type" developments are less intensive. Such
developments are desirable for the community to attract and
encourage development and should not have to conform to the
same standards which apply to the more intense developments.
Residential developments undertaken pursuant to this section
shall conform to the provisions outlined below and are
considered exempt from conflicting provisions specified
elsewhere in this chapter of the Code of Ordinances.
(a) Definitions.
Large Lot Residential Estate Development is defined as a
subdivision in which the minimum lot size is one acre and
the minimum street frontage for any lot is 60 feet with
a minimum lot width of 120 feet at the building setback
line.
(b) Lot Standards.
a. Minimum Lot Area:
1) When a municipal
shall be one (1)
2) If no municipal
shall be one and
sewer system is provided,
acre.
sewer system is provided,
one -half (1.5) acres.
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b. Setback Requirements:
• 1) Front Yard: 40 feet
2) Rear Yard: 20 feet
3) Side Yard: 10 feet
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C. Minimum Street Frontage: 60 feet
d. Minimum Lot Width: 120 feet to be measured at the
building setback line
(c) Street Standards.
Streets can be constructed using either asphalt or
concrete as provided herein.
a. Right -of -Way
The street right -of -way shall be a minimum of 60
feet
b. Asphalt streets shall be constructed as described
below:
1. Width: 22 feet of paved HMAC surface
2. Shoulders: 4 feet on each side paved with an
asphaltic chip seal
3. The pavement and shoulders shall both have an
eight inch ( 8") flexible base and a six inch
(611) lime stabilized subgrade. The HMAC
surface shall be one and one -half inches
(1.511) thick.
c. Concrete streets shall be constructed as described
below:
1. Width: 22 feet of pave surface
2. Shoulders: no shoulders required on. concrete
streets
3. The concrete pavement shall be a minimum six
inches (611) thick with a six inch (611) lime
stabilized subgrade that extends one foot (11)
beyond the edge of the pavement. The concrete
pavement shall be constructed in accordance
with specifications for such pavement provided
for in Article VII of Chapter 27 of the Code
of Ordinances. The outer three feet (31) of
each side of the pavement shall have the steel
reinforcement paced on twelve inch (1211)
centers.
d. Roadside Ditches.
Roadside ditches may be used for drainage if
constructed as follows:
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a. Maximum side slopes: 3:1
b. Maximum depth: 5 feet measured from the crown
of the finished pavement.
S. Extension of Utilities.
If municipal water or sewer utilities of sufficient
capacity are available within 2,000 feet of the
proposed site, the developer shall be required to
extend the utilities to the site and make them
available to every lot in the development.
Section 2: That Chapter 27 "Subdivisions," Article III "Other
Developments," Section 27 -36 "Other Developments," of the Code of
Ordinances, City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby added to read as
follows:
Sec. 27 -36. Other Developments.
With the rapid changes that occur in development ideas
and layouts, it is impossible to write regulations to cover
every conceivable development. The planning commission, upon
recommendation of the Director of Planning and /or the City
Engineer, is empowered to determine the specific requirements
for each development that does not logically fall in an
existing category. The planning commission may adjust the
requirements for lot size, street construction, individual
metering and sidewalks in developments that are proposed which
do not fit existing categories. In approving developments
under this section, the commission should determine that:
(1)
The proposed use is
appropriate and
reasonable for the
area;
(2)
Approval will not
be detrimental
to public health,
safety, and welfare;
(3)
That the effect of
the development
will not prevent
orderly subdivision
of other land in
the vicinity; and
(4)
That the development will not cause the city to be
required to provide
city services at
a level above that
required in other subdivisions.
Section 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided
however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such
inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be
cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the subject
matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 4: If any provisions, section, exception, subsection,
paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the
application of same to any person or set of circumstances, shall
for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such
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invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining
provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons
or sets of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this
ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from
and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown this the 14th day of April,
1994.
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PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor
ATTEST:
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EILEEN P. L City Clerk
eZ ACIO RAMIRE , SR., ty Attorney
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