1. No freestanding yard
light shall be over 6 feet high.
2. Residential lighting
for security purposes is permitted in all
residential districts provided the following requirements are met:
a. No building mounted
light shall be above the average eave height.
b. No light shall cast over 0.25 lumens of light beyond the property
line.
(k) Parking
1 A minimum 2-car garage and 2-car driveway must be built and retained
over the life of the structure. No additional carports or pads shall
be allowed.
2. No parking shall be
allowed except on the paved parking space. Under no circumstance
shall vehicles block trails, sidewalks or other pedestrian ways.
3. Each standard off-street
surface parking space size shall be in accordance with the International
Building Code. (Currently 9' x 20')
4. All driveways and
approaches to required parking spaces shall be similarly paved.
5. No parking space,
garage or other automobile storage space, on or off street, shall
be used for the storage of any heavy load vehicle. (see City Code
for definitions).
6. Building plans shall
provide for entrance/exit drive(s) designed and located to minimize
traffic congestion or conflict.
7. No parking shall be
permitted on grass, landscaped or other impervious surface other
than designated on street areas abutting a curb, approved parking
lots, and residential driveways.
8. No boats or marine
craft, aircraft, recreational vehicles, trailers, campers, or similar
vehicles and equipment are to be parked or stored on paved or unpaved
surfaces in the front or on the side of any dwelling, including
public streets. No vehicle of any size is allowed on the property
at any time that contains hazardous materials.
(I) Storage and loading
1. Open storage of materials other than those for, short term, personal
use or consumption i.e. firewood, gardening materials, etc, are
prohibited.
2. All open storage must
be located behind the primary structure and screened from public
view.
3. No motorized vehicle
other than autos, personal trucks, and motorcycles are to be stored
on the premises. No heavy load vehicles, boats or marine craft,
aircraft, recreational vehicles, trailers, campers, or similar vehicles
and equipment are to be parked or stored on paved or unpaved surfaces
in the front or on the side of any dwelling, including public streets.
No vehicle of any size is allowed on the property at any time that
contains hazardous materials.
4. During construction,
construction materials shall be unloaded and stored in marshalling
areas, designated on plans, adequate for entry, maneuvering and
backing such that all materials are stored within the requirements
for setbacks and visibility stated for buildings and other structures
in this code.
5. All materials stored
during construction shall be done without blocking streets.
Section 303.3
Building Standards
(a) Minimum Dwelling
Unit Area - 1,200 square feet
(b) Maximum Height:
- Two and one-half (21/2)
stories for the main building.
- Overall height must be less than thirty-five feet (35').
- One (1) story for accessory buildings without garages.
- Other (see Section 43)
(c) Minimum roof slopes
of 5:12 pitch.
(d) Materials: For the
purpose of this section the following definitions shall apply:
- Masonry construction
shall include all construction of stone, cultured stone, clay brick,
and limited plaster finishes: Plaster (stucco) shall have a minimum
overall thickness of one-half (1/2") inch.
- Concrete fiberboard shall mean "hardi plank" or like
material, primed and painted.
- Glass other than mirrored, reflective or extremely dark.
- Garage doors shall mean raised panel doors.
- Windows shall mean divided light windows with baked on painted
aluminum. No mill finished aluminum is allowed.
- Burglar bars are not allowed.
- Ancillary projections shall include gutter vents and utility boxes
Mechanical equipment shall include air conditioning, heating pool
filters, communications devices and other similar appurtenances
to internal systems.
- All other definitions shall be the same as code.
(e) All front facades
facing a public street and the first floor of interior and exterior
side facades shall be 100% masonry construction except for gables,
soffits, windows, doors, and trims. Stucco may be used only on 50%
or less of any facade are required to be masonry.
(f) All eaves, soffits,
and other non-masonry veneers shall be of concrete fiberboard, primed
and painted.
(g) Ancillary projections must match the color of the veneer that
they are mounted on and if vertical be located on the rear facade.
(h) If interior side
yard setbacks are less than 10 feet, side yard swales shall be installed
on common side lot lines or the closest exterior roofline to an
adjacent property shall be storm guttered if the general slope of
the roof falls toward the neighboring property, (This shall follow
the process set out for SFA zoning and patio homes - see illustration
9 of the City of Bastrop Code).
(i) Mechanical equipment
may not be located on the roof, in a wall or window mounted and
must be located along the rear facade and shall be fully screened
from public view. Mechanical equipment cannot be located in side
yards.
(j) To prevent the spread
of fire, no adjacent buildings shall have gables or walls above
the first level that are closer than 20 feet apart.
Section 304 Other areas
(a) Parks, Public Spaces and Trails (See Public Space Plan)
(b) Public buildings
1. Parking for all non-residential
uses shall conform to standards set forth in Section 38, Off-Street
Parking and Loading Requirements.
2. All non residential buildings shall conform to the standards
of the Hx-C.
Section 305.0 Hx-C
The Hx-C zoning district utilizes the C-1 zoning district and regulates
all Commercial and Multi-family uses within the PD zoning district.
Section 305.1 Uses
Three zones are identified
in the HxC-PD. Zone "H" refers to a "High
Intensity Zone", Zone "M" refers
to a "Medium Intensity Zone", and Zone "L"
refers to a "Low Intensity Zone".
The uses are allocated
to high, medium and low intensity categories. High intensity uses
are suitable fronting State Highway 71 and include uses typically
found in C-1 and C-2. Medium intensity uses are appropriate along
all thoroughfares and collectors in the Hx-C district to within
300 feet of the LCRA easement. Low intensity uses are uses allowed
within a 300' deep zone and abutting residential properties within
the Hx-R district.
Zone "H"
uses are appropriate for highway adjacency and have no compatibility
with single family uses. Zone "M" uses
are higher intensity uses that are not compatible with single family
uses, but may be somewhat compatible if greater setbacks (300) are
provided from the single family. Zone "L"
uses are generally compatible when placed adjacent to single family
uses. All uses in the lists below may be located in Zone "H".
All uses allowed in Zone "L" are allowed in Zone "H"
and "M". Several uses are listed in "Uses and activities
expressly disallowed", which are disallowed by the Hunter's
Crossing Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions (CCRs).
The letter "L" shown after the use in the lists below
indicates the only uses allowed in Zone "L" and also allowed
in Zones "M" and "H". The letter "M"
shown after the use in the lists below indicates the uses not allowed
in Zone "L" but allowed in Zones "M" and "H".
The letter "H" shown after the use in the lists below
indicates uses not allowed in Zones "L" or "M".
The Letter "C" after any use listed requires a conditional
use permit for the lowest zone allowed. Note that commercial uses
adjacent to single family uses will require screening and setbacks.
The following uses are allowed by right in these categories:
Residential Uses
Multi-family, Apartments
and Condominiums (up to 25 units/acre) - L, C
Bed & Breakfast Inns - L
Recreation and
Entertainment Uses
Amusement Arcade - M
Amusement Commercial (Indoor) - M
Amusement Commercial (Outdoor) - M, C
Day Camp for Children - L, C
Golf Driving Range (Commercial) - M, C
Health Club (Private)- L
Park or Playground (Private, noncommercial) - L
Roller or Ice Rink - L, C
Swim, Tennis or Handball Court - L
Theater, Cinema or Playhouse - M
Brew Pub - M
Educational,
Institutional and Special Uses
Art Gallery or Museum
- L
Assisted Living Facility - L
Childcare Facility Within a Church - L
Childcare Facility / Day Care Facility - L
Church, Rectory or Temple - L
College or University - L
Community Center - L
Continuing Care Retirement Community L
Convent or Monastery - L
Defensive Driving School - L
Driving School - L
Fraternal Organization, Lodge, Union Hall or Civic Club - M Hospital
(acute care and chronic care) - M
Institution of a Religious, Charitable or Philanthropic nature L
Kindergarten or Nursery School (private)- L
Retirement Housing for the Elderly - L
Schools -Defensive Driving School, Driving School, Private elementary,
Private Secondary, Business, Commercial Trade, Federally funded
Preschool, Public or Parochial - L
Skilled Nursing Facility - L
Transportation Related Uses
Bus Station or Terminal
- H, C
Parking Lot or Structured Parking Lot - H, C
Tractor Sales (indoor sales only) - H, C
Automobile Related Uses
Auto Accessory Installation
(minor) - M
Auto Financing and Leasing - M
Auto Glass, Seat Cover, Upholstery, and Muffler shop - M, C
Auto Car Wash - M, C
Auto Parts and Accessory Sales (indoor) - M
Auto Rental - M, C
Auto Repair, Major and Minor - M, C
Auto Service Station (with service bays and no convenience shopping)
H
Boat Sales - M, C
Motorcycle Sales/Repair - M, C
New and Used Auto Sales (note used cars can only be sold in conjunction
with a new car dealership, no stand-alone used-car sales. - M, C
Tire Dealership - M, C
Office and Professional
Accountant or Bookkeeping
Office - L
Architect's Office - L
Armed Services Recruiting - L Brokerage Firm - L
Dental Clinic, Lab or Office - L
Financial Institutions, Automatic Teller Machines, and Drive-through
Banking - L
Medical Clinic, Lab or Office - L
Minor Medical Emergency Clinic - L
Mortgage & Loan Agency (does not include pawn shop or bail bonding
agency)- L
Offices, General Business and Professional - L Optician or Optometrist
- L
Real Estate Office - L
Retail Uses
Antique Shop (indoor
sales only) - L
Appliance Sales and Rental - M
Art Supply - L
Automated Laundromat (not commercial laundry) - M
Bakery and Confectionery Shop (retail) - L
Barber Shop / Hair Salon - L
Book or Stationary Shop or Newsstand (no adult or X-rated content)
- L
Cell phone / Pager sales (indoor) - L
Computer Sales - L
Consignment Store (no outdoor display) - M
Convenience Stores with Food & Beverage, Gasoline and (beer
& wine sales if legally allowed by law) L
Copy Shop - L
Coffee Shop - L
Custom Personal Service Shop (no modeling studios, or unregistered
massage studios) - L
Discount or Department Store - M
Donut Shop - L
Drapery, Needlework, or Weaving Shop - L
Dry Cleaning & Laundry (retail) - L
Drug Store or Pharmacy - L
Florist Shop - L
Food Store - M
Funeral Home or Mortuary - M, C
Furniture Store, Home and Office Furnishings and Appliances - M
Handcraft Shop or Art Objects Sales - L
Hardware Shop or Store - M
Hobby Shop - L
Household Appliance Service or Repair - M
Ice Cream or Yogurt Sales - L
Internet Cafe (Internet access rental)- L
Key & Safe Shop - L
Laundromat (self service) - L
Medical Appliances, Fitting, Sales or Rental - L
Off-premise Sales Office - M
Oxygen Bar H, M, C
Pet Shop and Grooming - L
Restaurant - Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Drive-through, Drive-in,
Cafeteria - M Restaurant - Indoor dining only, no drive-through
part of a retail center- L Restaurant/eating place (carry out service
only) -L
Retail Shops - Apparel, Gifts, Accessories and Similar Items - L
Security Systems Installation Company - M
Silk Screening Studio or Tee Shirt Shop - M
Studio for Decorator, Artist or Photographer - M
Studio for Health and Reducing or Similar Service - M
Studio for Music, Dance or Drama L
Temporary Outdoor Retail Sales for Commercial or Fundraising Promotion
- M Tool and Light Equipment Rental (indoor only) - M
Travel Agent, Bureau or Travel Consultant - L
Trophy Sales and Engraving - L
Vacuum Cleaner Sales and Repair - M
Variety Store or Similar Retail Outlet - M
Veterinarian Hospital or Office (indoor pens only) - M
Wallpaper, Flooring & Carpet Sales - M
Commercial Type Uses
Ambulance Service - M
Commercial or Wholesale Bakery or Confectioner - M, C
Book Binding (over 10,000 s.f.) - M, C
Clothing Manufacturer - M, C
Drapery or Furniture Upholstery Shop - M, C
Furniture Manufacturing or Reconditioning - M, C
Heating and Air-Conditioning Sales - M
Hotels (no room limit) - M
Laboratory Equipment Manufacturing (Indoor only) - M, C
Laboratory, Scientific or Research - M, C
Light Manufacturing and Assembly (indoor only) - M, C
Lithograph and Print Shop - M, C
Maintenance and Repair Service for Buildings - M, C
Motels (no room limit) - M (see Motels/ Hotels less than 75 rooms
below)
Motels/ Hotels (less than 75 rooms) - L
Office Showroom (no outdoor storage) L, C
Office Warehouse (no outdoor storage) - M, C
Plumbing Shop (no outdoor storage) - M, C
Printing Company - M, C
Taxidermist - M
Beer, Wine and
Liquor Sales
Sale of Wine and Beer
(with food sales more than 50% gross income) - L
Sale of Hard Liquor with Permit (with food sales more than 50% gross
income) - M
Package Liquor Sales - H
Beer & Wine Sales from Grocery or Convenience Store - L, C
Industrial Uses
Light Manufacturing or
Industrial Use (indoor only) - M, C
Low Risk Industrial Manufacturing (indoor only) - M, C
Mini Warehouse - M, C
Accessory &
Incidental Uses
Caretaker's or Guard's
Residence - M
Swimming Pool (Private)- L
Tennis Courts, Public or Private (lighted or unlit) - M
Utility, Service
and Other Uses
Antenna Transmission
for TV, Cellular, Radio, Microwave (Commercial)- L, C Co-Generation
Electric Plant - M, C
Electric Substation - L, C
Satellite Dishes (Commercial) (See screening requirements in Site
Plan Section)- L
Local Utility Lines and Public Utility Easements - L
Municipal Buildings - Fire Station, Police Substation, Public Health
- L
Telephone Business Office, Switching or Relay Station, Transmitting
Station - L, C Water Reservoir, Stand Pipe or Pumping Station -
L
Water Treatment Plant - L
Sewage Pumping Station / Lift Station - L
Section 305.13 Prohibited Uses
The following uses are prohibited in the Hunter's Crossing PD district.
Building Materials, Hardware,
or Home Improvement Centers (Indoor) Garden Shop, Greenhouse or
Plant Nursery (retail sales only)
Sexually Oriented Businesses, including but not limited to: Gentlemen's
Clubs, Strip Clubs, Modeling Studios, Unlicensed Massage Parlors
or Studios, Book or Magazine Stores that sell pornographic or sexually
explicit printed materials or electronic media or sex objects.
Head shops or Stores that sell drug paraphernalia
Reproductive Services
Distillery or Distilling Operation, (however brew pubs are allowed)
Mobile Home Park or Trailer Park
Recreational Vehicle Park
Mobile Home Sales
RV Sales
Flea Market
Saloon, Cocktail Lounge, or Night Club (however brew pubs are allowed)
Hazardous Substance users or generators (see definitions)
Section 305.2
Streets
The following requirements apply to streets abutting or crossing
the Hx-C. Internal vehicular circulation across the major drainage
channel and trail shall be accomplished by constructing public or
private circulator streets.
(a) Commercial Streetscape
- Thoroughfares
1. Street intersections
shall be no closer than 1,200 feet.
2. Access. - No direct access to individual residential lots or
minor commercial (less than 60,000 square feet) uses will be allowed
from a thoroughfare. Commercial uses over 60,000 square feet of
commercial building space and frontage over 200 linear feet may
have one access drive and one service drive from each thoroughfare.
Such drive shall be located no closer than 300 feet from an intersection
or other drive. Lots platted along thoroughfares shall utilize access
off of circulator streets or via joint access agreements.
3. Pedestrian - Curvilinear sidewalks between curb and building
setback. Sidewalks leading from public walk to business entrance
must be provided. (See illustration 302.1b, Page 10)
4. Landscape - Subdivision standard street landscaping shall include
one large scale shade tree and three ornamental trees per 110',
each side of street, with turf and meandering sidewalks. Landscaped
beds shall be provided at all drives and intersections.
5. Fencing - No
fencing is allowed between the back of curb of a public street and
the property line or along the public ROW line outside of the exterior
side yard building setback in the commercial areas of the Hx-C PD.
Screening of dumpsters shall be 100% masonry. Masonry walls shall
match the architecture of the building they serve. Dumpsters shall
be located to the rear of the primary structure unless it can be
demonstrated that service to rear areas is not attainable. Screening
of service areas that can be viewed from public rights-of-way shall
be screened by a solid wood, six foot high fence with stone columns
located on 100 foot intervals and at ends and corners of the fence
enclosure.
6. Miscellaneous structures
- No structures shall be allowed between the back of curb of a public
street and the property line or along the public ROW line. For sites
that do not have a clear backside, accessory buildings shall be
located where visibility from thoroughfares is minimal.
7. Signs - no signs of
any kind are allowed between the back of curb of a public street
and the property line.
8. Lighting - Street
lighting shall be provided as per City Code and the Bluebonnet Electric
Cooperative, Inc., and site approved development plans.
(b) Commercial Streetscape
- Collectors
1. Street intersections
with collectors shall be no closer than 750 feet and shall extend
existing streets (if applicable).
2. Access - No direct
access to individual residential lots or minor commercial uses will
be allowed from a collector. Commercial uses over 60,000 square
feet of commercial building space and frontage over 200
linear feet may have one access drive and one service drive from
each
thoroughfare. Such drive shall be located no closer than 300 feet
from an intersection or other drive. Lots platted along collectors
shall utilize access off of circulator streets or via joint access
agreements.
3. Pedestrian - curvilinear
sidewalks between curb and building setback shall be provided. (see
illustration 302.1b, Page 10) Sidewalks must lead from public walks
to business entrances as required by the Texas Accessibility Act.
4. Landscape - Subdivision standard street landscaping shall include
one large scale shade tree and three ornamental trees per 110' with
turf and meandering sidewalks. Landscaped beds shall be provided
at all drives and intersections.
5. Fencing - No fencing
is allowed between the back of curb of a public street and the property
line or along the public ROW line outside of the exterior side yard
building setback in the commercial areas of the Hx-C PD. Screening
of dumpsters shall be 100% masonry. Masonry walls shall match the
architecture of the building they serve. Dumpsters shall be located
to the rear of the primary structure unless it can be demonstrated
that service to rear areas is not attainable. Screening of service
areas that can be viewed from public rights-of-way shall be screened
by a solid wood, six foot high fence with stone columns located
on 100 foot intervals and at ends and corners of the fence enclosure.
6. Miscellaneous structures
- No structures shall be allowed between the back of curb of a public
street and the property line or along the public ROW line. For sites
that do not have a clear backside, accessory buildings shall be
located where visibility from thoroughfares is minimal.
7. Signs - no signs of
any kind are allowed between curb and property line.
8. Lighting - Street
lighting shall be provided as per City Code and the Bluebonnet Electric
Cooperative, Inc., and site approved development plans.
(c) Commercial Streetscapes
- Circulators, Shopping Street
1. Drives on commercial
circulators shall be located no closer than 50 feet from an intersection
or drive as measured from curb return. Commercial lots platted along
collectors are required to utilize joint use access and parking
agreements and are encouraged to utilize joint use service drives.
2. Street intersections with circulators shall be no closer than
240 feet and no longer than 1200 feet. A pedestrian trail running
perpendicular to the street, bisecting the block can be used between
two streets to establish a new block length. Direct access to individual
minor commercial uses is encouraged from circulator shopping streets.
3. Vehicular and pedestrian interconnectivity - Circulators, public
or private, are intended to provide vehicular and pedestrian routes
between
commercial development areas to minimize the need for patrons, shoppers,
office workers or the general public to use public streets as a
means of accessing one commercial establishment from another in
the Hx-C area. To ensure interconnectivity, a circulator street
shall cross the north-south drainage easement that bisects the two
Hx-C zones in the northwest quadrant of Hunter's Crossing PD.
4. Parking - Shopping
street circulators should be designed to encourage customers to
park and walk between shops and stores. Streets should be designated
as shopping streets for their entire length and designed with angled
or parallel on street parking at the curb. They may utilize medians
with similar parking. (See illustration 305.2c6, Page 30) On street
parking may be no closer than 20 feet to an intersection or drive.
Parking lots on shopping streets shall be either to the side or
rear of the primary structure. (See illustrations 305.2c4, Page
29)
5. Zero lot line
condition - Buildings adjacent to the Shopping Street Circulator
may have common building walls along common property lines. Where
a continuous row of buildings break, the required side yard setback
shall be observed. Within the side yard, pedestrian walkways, patios,
plazas and the like are encouraged. Additionally, at the end of
a grouping of buildings, vehicular driveways may occur. Nowhere
within or at the end of a strip of contiguous buildings may a drive-through
facility be installed. Uses that are not allowed within a contiguous
strip of buildings are "fast-food" establishments and
convenience stores. (See illustration 305.2c5, Page 30)
6. Pedestrian - An 8-foot wide sidewalk should be provided at curb
along these streets.
7. No fencing is
allowed between the back of curb of a public street and the property
line or along the public ROW line outside of the exterior side yard
building setback in the commercial areas of the Hx-C PD.
8. Miscellaneous structures - No accessory buildings shall be located
between curb and property line. No outdoor display or storage areas
shall be allowed within the front setback or in parking areas. To
preserve accessibility, and safety no chairs tables or benches shall
encroach into or along this area without specific approval of the
City Planning Department. (However, alcoves, and setbacks on lots,
extending the sidewalk to accommodate on street sales and dining
are encouraged.)
9. Signs - no signs of
any kind are allowed between curb and property line except for approved
sidewalk signs. (See lot standards signs)
10. Lighting - Street
lighting shall be provided no taller than twelve feet as approved
in site development plans. Lighting can be approved in awnings and
porches overhanging sidewalks on a case by case basis but in no
case may be lower than eight feet above the sidewalk.
(d) Commercial
Streetscapes - Circulators - Standard
1. Circulators not designated
for on street parking should have a landscaped median to slow and
organize traffic.
2. Vehicular and pedestrian interconnectivity - Circulators, public
or private, are intended to provide vehicular and pedestrian routes
between commercial development areas to minimize the need for patrons,
shoppers, office workers or the general public to use public streets
as a means of accessing one commercial establishment from another
in the Hx-C area. To ensure interconnectivity, a circulator street
shall cross the north-south drainage easement that bisects the two
Hx-C zones in the northwest quadrant of Hunter's Crossing PD.
3. Access to buildings
shall be through parking lots. Parking lots shall be built within
the se backs for buildings. Parking aisles shall not directly access
streets but shall have a connecting entry/exit drive.
4. Pedestrian - curvilinear sidewalks shall be provided between
curb and building setback.
5. Fencing - No fencing
is allowed between the back of curb of a public street and the property
line or along the public ROW line outside of the exterior side yard
building setback in the commercial areas of the Hx-C PD.
6. Miscellaneous structures
- No structures shall be allowed between the back of curb of a public
street and the property line or along the public ROW line.
7. Signs - no signs of
any kind are allowed between curb and property line.
8. Lighting - Street
lighting shall be provided as per City Code and the Bluebonnet Electric
Cooperative, Inc., and site approved development plans.
(e) Service drives -
Service drives shall be accessed from internal circulator streets,
and not from thoroughfares and collectors. Service drives and service
areas shall contain all stopping, maneuvering and loading areas
without blocking or encroaching onto streets, sidewalks, parking
or landscape areas.
Section 305 .3
Commercial and Multi-family Developments
Section 305.31 Lot Standards
(a) Ground area coverage
- 65%
(b) Minimum/Maximum Front
Setbacks onto a:
- Commercial Thoroughfares
- 30/90 feet ***
- Commercial Collectors - 25/ 90 feet **"
- Commercial circulators, shopping street - 0/10 feet **'
- Commercial circulators, standard - 20/90 feet
- Service Drives - no requirement
- Adjacent commercial property - no requirement
- Drainage and park features - 25 feet
(c) Minimum/Maximum Rear
Setbacks onto a:
- Commercial Thoroughfares
- not allowed
- Commercial Collectors - not allowed
- Commercial circulators, shopping street - not allowed
- Commercial circulators, standard - not allowed
- Service Drives - no requirement
- Adjacent commercial property - 25 feet
- Drainage and park features - 25 feet
(d) Minimum/maximum Interior
side yard Setbacks along a:
Commercial Thoroughfares - 30/na feet
Commercial Collectors - 10/na feet ***
Commercial circulators, shopping street - 0/10 feet ***
Commercial circulators, standard - 10/90 feet ***
Service Drives - 10/10 feet
Drainage and park features - 25/25 feet
(e) Minimum/Maximum Exterior Side Yard Setbacks on:
Commercial Thoroughfares
- 30/na feet
Commercial Collectors - 25/na feet
Commercial circulators shopping street - 5/na feet
Commercial circulators - standard - 20/na feet
* All setbacks adjoining
a residential lot shall be increased by 10 feet for a single story
structure and 5 additional feet for every story thereafter.
** 50% of a required
setback may include adjacent land within an LCRA transmission easement
or right-of-way
***Maximum setbacks do
not apply for commercial uses larger than 60,000 s.f. in building
area.
(f) Landscape
1. Street yards along thoroughfares shall have a 15 foot minimum
landscape buffer from the property line (that is contiguous with
the thoroughfare right-of-way) as a part of the building setback
coordinated with street landscaping and sidewalks.
2. Street yards along
standard circulators and collectors shall have a 10 foot minimum
landscape buffer from the property line as a part of the building
setback coordinated with street landscaping and sidewalks.
3. Street yards along
circulator shopping streets (when not zero lot line) shall be landscaped
with flower and low shrubbery beds to minimize turf. Planters and
decorative hard scape features may satisfy this requirement. Where
setbacks are developed as public or semi-public spaces (courtyards,
outdoor eating areas) ornamental trees shall be included. Decorative
fencing, visually permeable, or walls less than three feet in height
may define these spaces.
(g) Fence and screening - No perimeter fences shall be allowed in
front yards or interior or exterior side yards. Except for the conditions
as follow: Outside storage and dumpsters shall be located to the
rear of the primary structure unless in can be demonstrated that
service to the rear areas is not attainable. Screening of service
areas and dumpsters is required screening and shall be architecturally
compatible with the associated building. Screening shall be masonry
or provided that subject to City approval, such screening may utilize
the standard development fence prescribed in the "fence detail"
illustration 302.1e contained herein. Where a dumpster is located
within a screened service area, positioned so that it is not visible
from ordinary public view from any street, parking lot, trail, park
property, such dumpster will not be required to have individual
screening.
(h) Internal walkways
- Walks in commercial areas shall be a minimum of 5 feet wide. A
system of walkways shall be provided through parking lots and between
buildings according to the guidelines shown in the illustration
below.
INTERNAL PARKING
LOT WALKWAY
(i) Miscellaneous structures
-accessory structures shall be of like material and appearance as
the primary structure and conform to building setbacks for the lot.
- No accessory buildings
shall be located closer to the front than the rear most corner of
a primary structure. For sites that do not have a clear back side,
accessory buildings shall be located where visibility from thoroughfares
is minimal.
- No permanent outdoor display or storage areas shall be allowed
within any front setback or in parking areas.
- Structures contributing to public amenity, aesthetics and organization
of ancillary equipment or systems (such as grocery carts) are required.
They shall be included in landscape plans along walkways, intersections,
trail heads and parking lots.
(j) Signs
1. Permitted signage:
a. Street signs - Free standing signs in the street yard of a property.
No supports may be over 5x5 (in plan view) in dimension and no base
including landscape shall exceed 3 feet in height. Sign faces may
be internally lit on multi-tenant, pole or monument signs. External
or shadow box lighting is the only permissible illumination of sidewalk
signs.
b. Multiple tenancy signs
- A sign with pole, column or like supports; mounted perpendicular
to the street with no portion closer than 10 feet to the property
line or the outside of any drive measured at the nearest curb return
(allowed in landscaped medians on a case by case basis). Multiple
tenancy signs shall only be allowed at the intersections of circulator
streets with thoroughfares or collectors. Sign faces shall advertise
only the name or logo of establishments along that street. Businesses
with over 60,000 square feet may have individual sign faces of up
to 200 square feet. 250 additional square feet of sign face may
be divided between other businesses along that street but no more
than 50 square feet per business. Multiple tenancy signs may have
sign faces no higher than 35 feet, however, decorative architectural
attachments such as roofs may be permitted to 40'.
c. Individual pole sign
- A two faced sign with pole, column or like supports mounted perpendicular
to the street with no portion closer than 10 feet to the property
line or any drive measured at the nearest curb return. The sign
face must be no lower than 9 feet above grade and no single face
larger than 150 square feet.
d. Monument sign - A
one or two faced sign no taller than 6 feet and a maximum single
sign face of 40 square feet mounted parallel or perpendicular to
the street, located with no portion closer than 10 feet to the property
line or any drive measured at the nearest curb return
e. Sidewalk signs - Two
faced signs suspended over sidewalks perpendicular to street with
a minimum clearance of 8 feet from sidewalk. No sign shall be over
10 square feet or extend to within 3 feet of the inside of curb.
f. Lots along the following
streets shall conform to these sign standards
· Commercial Thoroughfares
- One individual pole sign (35 feet in height) if not on a joint
tenancy sign
· Commercial Collectors
- One individual pole sign (25 feet in height) if not on a joint
tenancy sign
· Commercial circulators
shopping street - One sidewalk sign
· Commercial circulators
- standard - One monument sign if not on a joint tenancy sign
· Service Drives
- n/a
g. Building signs - Signs
attached to any portion of a primary or secondary structure and
free standing signs intended for directional or service delivery
purposes. See prohibited signs below.
· Sign orientation - All building signs shall be mounted
parallel with the building facade unless approved in a site development
plan.
· Buildings over 60,000 square feet shall be allowed a total
of 200 square feet of sign face for their name or logo on a facade
facing a front street yard and an additional 100 square feet (total
of all facades) of sign face for other signage (drug store, fuel
and oil etc.)
· Buildings less than 60,000 square feet shall have total
sign faces permitted at a rate of one square foot of signage per
linear feet of street yard frontage.
· Neon or lit trim is allowed up to 50 linear feet per establishment
(including window signs).
· A total of 100 square feet of freestanding sign face used
for service and directions (drive-through menus, ATM's) may be allowed
as approved in a site development plan.
· Decorative or art signs are permitted only on a case by
case basis if they contribute significantly to the aesthetic qualities
of the streetscape.
2. Prohibited signs:
a. Bill boards - no billboards shall be erected in the Hx-C either
as street signs or building signs.
b. No signs are allowed
on fences or accessory buildings except as approved in a site development
plan.
c. No signs shall be
allowed on roofs or above parapet walls.
d. No internally lit
panels, awnings or canopies carrying logos are permitted unless
included in the sign face computation.
e. No moving, message,
inflatable or novelty signs are allowed.
f. No banners, flags,
portable signs, yard signs or signs on vehicles of any kind are
allowed within the Hx-C district.
g. No product names or
logos are permitted in windows or on equipment recognizable from
the street. Equipment such as gas pumps is included in the freestanding
sign face under building signs.
(I)
h. No exposed bulbs or lamps shall be used except as allowed in
the site development plan and included in exterior light calculations.
(k) Lighting - All exterior
lighting shall conform to the City of Bastrop code and standards
set forth in development restrictions. All businesses shall dim
or turn off all lit signs after business hours. All exterior lights
shall be operated at %2 of operational levels after hours if intensities
are beyond the code's standard, site average illumination.
(l) Parking - Parking lots with 90 degree parking shall be accessed
from circulator streets via entry/exit drives. Under no circumstance
shall parking aisles be accessed directly from any street. Landscape
for parking lots shall be the same as for buildings fronting thoroughfares,
collectors or standard circulator streets plus:
1) Shade trees shall be planted at the end of all parking rows
2) Every parking space shall be within 60 feet of a large shade
tree, or
2a) Linear landscaped
islands, no less than ten feet wide, with landscaped beds and shade
trees every 60 feet shall be provided every fourth row of a major
parking lot as alternative compliance, to be approved by the Director
of Planning. Approval is based on the evaluation of use, traffic
flows and overall project design. Walkways are encouraged within
the linear islands to facilitate pedestrian movement. (See Large
Parking Lot - Landscape Option below
Section 305.2
Building
a) Ground area coverage
- 65%
b) Height - maximum 3
stories or 36', parapet walls permitted up to 4' above roof.
c) Roof pitches of 2:12
are not classed as slope roofs and shall require a parapet.
d) All commercial and
multi-family buildings over two stories shall have fully automatic
sprinkler systems for fire protection in accordance with NFPA -13
(National Fire Protection Association).
e) Building facades that
can be viewed from public spaces (i.e. Streets, parking lots, parks
and trails, shall have a similar level of finish and fenestration
as the front and sides.
f) Materials
- 100% masonry veneer
· Limit of 50%
for concrete fiber board,
· Tilt wall construction
limited to big box and strip center projects
· No mirrored,
reflective or extremely dark window tints
· CMU Block that
is exposed is limited to fractured face or integral color architectural
block. Common CMU block must have a stucco or masonry veneer. Painted
common block is not allowed.
· Alternative
materials and design may be approved by the Director of Planning
in accordance with guidelines set forth for Section 37.1.
Section 306 Other
areas
(a) Parks, public spaces
and trails - see public spaces plan
(b) Public buildings
- shall conform to standards set forth for commercial development
APPENDIX
The following items will
be addressed prior to approval of final plats:
1. Provide target square footage for commercial build out expressed
as a floor to area ratio (FAR)
2. Provide details of the final parks and amenity package and its
implementation process.
3. Add information as provided in the original master plan to the
revision and validate that the shift In land use does not effect
the current roadway design.
4. Specify that, where appropriate, vehicle and pedestrian connectors
will be constructed between development areas.
5. Provide a maximum impervious cover limit, as per the drainage
analysis, beyond which additional detention must be provided.
6. Identify the site for a future fire station.
7.Finalize the PID.
HUNTER'S CROSSING - PUBLIC OPEN SPACE PLAN
(see Exhibit `H' for complete park boundary)
The following uses are
planned within the park boundaries:
1. Storm water detention facility
a.Softball Field
bSoccer Field.
c.Wet Pond and Fishing Pier
d. ADA Ramp into bottom of pond
2. Improved Trails
3. Shaded Picnic Table
4. Group Pavilion
5. Sand Volleyball
6. Playscape area
7. 30 Car Parking Lot
Acreage break down of park land use types:
1. Flood plain and active sports recreation 6.34 acres 43.9%
2. Property on steep slope 2.80 acres 19.4%
3. Recreation space, out of flood plain 4.62 acres 32.0%
4. Wet Pond 0.68 acres 4.7%
Recreational
Areas
A softball field and
a soccer field will be constructed, with trickle channels directing
low flows and more constant flows around the sports fields. A ramping
trail system will be installed for ADA access to the ball fields.
Time frame: Fields and
ADA access will be installed in the first phase, by June 2004
A wet pond will be constructed
in the bottom of the storm water detention facility as a further
amenity to the development. Along with the pond, a fishing pier
may be installed to give park users clear access to the wet pond.
Time frame: The wet pond
will be installed by the time 50% of the single family lots in the
development are sold, or June 2005, which ever is earliest.
Improved Trails
A system of trails is proposed around the storm water detention
facility, within the neighborhood development, and within the LCRA,
power-line easement. The trails will link single-family, multifamily,
and commercial development providing pedestrian access to the parks,
retail, and homes, and ultimately the City of Bastrop's overall
hike and bike trail system. (See Exhibit `H' below). The trail will
meander within a 12' wide strip of land adjacent to the drainage
easement. (See the `trail section' below)
Timeframe: Trails will
be installed as adjacent property is under construction.
Shaded Picnic Table
A shaded picnic table is proposed adjacent to the storm water detention
facility. Two additional picnic tables will be installed around
the playscape and under trees that will be planted in the park area
for shade.
Time frame: The Shaded
Picnic Table will be constructed by the time 25% of the single family
lots are sold or by June 2004, which ever is earliest.
Group Pavilion
A group pavilion is proposed near the playscape area and parking
lot. The pavilion will cover a minimum of four picnic tables, and
have a grill, and trash containers for accommodating larger groups.
Close proximity to the parking area allows for easy unloading of
food from vehicles to the pavilion.
Time frame: The Group
Pavilion will be constructed by the time 75% of the single family
lots are sold or by June 2006, which ever is earliest.
Gazebo Seating
A gazebo will be located in the passive park located on the south
side of Buffalo Hunters Drive across from the intersection with
Hunters Crossing Blvd. The gazebo will be decorative in design and
used for seating adjacent to the trail system.
Time frame: The Gazebo
will be constructed by the time 50% of the single family lots are
sold or by June 2005, which ever is earliest.
Sand Volleyball
A sand volleyball court will be provided as support for the group
pavilion for church gathering or family reunion-type activities.
Time frame: The Sand
Volleyball will be constructed by the time 75% of the single family
lots are sold or by June 2006, which ever is earliest.
Playscape Area
A minimum of one playscape for 2-5 year olds and one playscape for
5-12 year olds will be provided. The playscape will have the required
safety surfaces and containment curbs. A minimum of one swing set
will be provided, and a minimum of one handicap, swing seat will
be provided as well. At least three free-standing play apparatuses
will be provided.
Time frame: The Playscape
will be constructed by the time 50% of the single family lots are
sold or by June 2005, which ever is earliest.
Public Use or Semi-Public Uses
At the northwest corner of Hunters Crossing Blvd is a one acre tract
of land that is part of the park land system, but is earmarked for
a possible fire station site. If the site is not used as a fire
station, the property may also be used as a small day-care facility,
to be limited in enrollment, parking and scope. The day care center
shall be a conditional use.
Time frame: None
LEGEND
Total Acreage for
Park Land and Trails
Approximately 17,4 Acres
Exhibit 'H'
Hunters Crossing
Park Land & Trails
April, 2003
