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.
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ATTEST:
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