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10-33-08-Ordinance-Amending the Subdivision Regulations Platting and Improvements-10/06/2008ORDINANCE 10-33-08 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES SECTION 5 "GENERAL PLAT REQUIREMENTS" AND SECTION 6 "IMPROVEMENTS", AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY ADDING ESTATE RESIDENTIAL STREET CLASSIFICATION TO SECTION 5. PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Sanger, Texas, has considered an amendment to the Subdivision Ordinance and reported a recommendation to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas, has considered the proposed amendment at an open meeting, with proper notice posted; Now Therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS: Section 1. That the amended sections of the Subdivision Ordinance are generally described as follows, with the additional text being underlined: SECTION 5: GENERAL PLAT REQUIREMENTS All requirements pertaining to lot size, yard size, dwelling size, lot coverage, height, parking, loading and screening contained in the current zoning ordinance of the city shall be adhered to for development under this ordinance. 6.01— Streets H. The street minimum right-of-way widths and centerline radius shall be in accordance with the city's thoroughfare plan and shall conform to the following: Code Type of Street Minimum Right -of- Minimum Intersection Way Width Centerline Radii FW Freeway 200 feet Varies varies P4U Principal Arterial Four 100 feet 150' 1,000 feet Lane Undivided P31J Principal Arterial Three 75 feet 85' 1,000 feet Lane Undivided M4U Minor Arterial Four Lane 80 feet 90, 1,000 feet Undivided C2U Collector Two Lane 60 feet 75' 500 feet Undivided R2U Residential/Local Two 50 feet 7U 250 feet Lane Undivided REU Residential/Estate Two 60 feet 75' 260 feet Lane Undivided Streets shall be classified according to the following: 1. Arterial (Principal, Minor): The main function of arterial is to carry traffic from one urban area to another. The thoroughfare system serves the major activity centers of urbanized areas. An arterial is used for longer urban trips and carries a high portion of the total traffic with a minimum of mileage. 2. Collector. Carries traffic from local streets to Arterial. Also may serve local facilities such as schools, churches [sic]. Uses served would include medium and high density residential, limited commercial facilities, elementary schools, some small offices and as direct access within industrial parks. Collector streets also carry heavy traffic to major commercial and industrial facilities from thoroughfare. Uses would include office parks, industrial parks, and community level commercial facilities. 3. Residential/Local: Carries traffic from residential and commercial areas to collector streets and interconnects individual sites. Local streets carry light traffic volumes and trips are of a short duration. 4. ResidentiaUEstate: Carries traffic from rural nesidenBa/ areas to collector streets and interconnects individual sites. Local streets cane li4ht traffic volumes and trips are of a short duration. This type of street section can only be utilized in riesid wda/ subdivisions of lots at least 9'/: acres in size. SECTION 6: IMPROVEMENTS 6.02 - Street Paving — Concrete B. Pavement Thickness Requirements (1) Residential/Local Street, Residential/Estate Street and Alley Construction The subdivider shall, at his own cost and expense, pay for constructing all residential streets and alleys within his subdivision and one-half (112) of all existing and/or proposed perimeter streets. Monies for the construction of the one-half (1/2) street shall be placed in an escrow account if the construction of the street is to be deferred to a later date. A six inch (9) thickness of three thousand (3,000) p.s.i. reinforced concrete pavement on a compacted sub -base shall be required. Said six inch (6) thickness will be acceptable without performing additional soils investigation or design calculations. All steel reinforcing shall be deformed No. 3 bars on twenty-four inch (24') centers both ways. Where the plasticity index of the soil is twelve (12) or greater, stabilization of the sub - grade, six inches (6) thick with six percent (6%) hydrated lime by weight, shall be required. Compaction of the lime stabilized sub -grade shall be according to the Standard Specifications, Division 4, Item 4.6., (Section] 4.6.4(d). Any proposed pavement section of lesser thickness or aftemate materials shall be fully documented by the design engineer to substantiate the fact that such alternate will provide an equivalent capacdy for the pavement noted above and must be approved by the city. C. Paving Width Requirements (1) ResidentiallLocal Streets, ResidentiallEstate Streets, Collector Street, and Alleys. Residential/Local street paving shall be a minimum of thirty-one feet (31') in width, measured between the faces of curbs. ResidentiaUEstate street paving shall be a minimum of twenty-eight feet (289 in width, measured from edge to edge of pavement. Collector Street paving shall be a minimum of forty feet (40') in width, measured between the faces of the curbs. (2) Thoroughfares. The following minimum pavement widths are set by this ordinance for the construction of thoroughfares as follows: 6.03 - Street Paving — Concrete Concrete sidewalks shall be constructed on both sides of streets and thoroughfares, except in industrial areas and along Residential/Estate streets, by the subdivider. 6.04 - Drainage and Stone Sewer Improvements General: Drainage facilities shall be provided and constructed by the developer in accordance with all City standards and the following basic requirements. If development utilizes Residential/Estate Street section and is located within the ETJ of the City of Sanger at the time improvements are constructed, the develouees engineer shall follow the current Denton County Subdivision Rules and Regulations as outlined in Section Vill — Chapter IV Titled "Drainage-Desian". Section 2 All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed. Section 3 It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases and words of this Ordinance are severable and, if any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section. Section 4 Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense, and each and every day such offense shall continue shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense. Section 5 This ordinance will take effect immediately from and after its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide. DULY PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas, on this 6t' day of October, 2008. ,% ' aI;IARPROVED: M v;Jee 41 ATTEST: City Secretarys% ;TE : ;\,.5. ',•\ r