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• ERLAS, the City Council desires to crovide for the
oruefly, safe and healthful uuveloient of the City; and
• LkEA:3, the City Council desires to irotector enhance the
coi..uhunity's ecolo,„ical, dovirooL,eotal and aesthetic
,juaiities; anu
the City Council Uesires to -,A-otect ancl conserve
the value of all j'irol)erties in the City; and
tne City Council desires Lo aid rujulatioo and
control of vehicle and 1.)eUestrian circulation in and out of
L;ari;in, arcs;
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',-;ection 1: file Code of Jruinances of the City of
nuotsville, Te:tas, Chter nuiloinjs", is to be ahienUed
L y tne adoi)tion of a nu'. article V, handsca,,in,_;
1Ze.duirclients, that shall read as follo4s:
Cna,ter f:uiluinjs
Article V. Landscai,inj J:e,.luireLtents
L;ection 3efinition
(a) uiciieter - avera,,e dieter af tile tree iasoreu four
(4) feet above the ground level.
(-)) handscae Deveioin:,ent - Truus, snruc,s, _,round cLver,
vines or jrass installed in L)lantinj areas, havitu a lAinioul,
of Len Sure feet of actual lantaule area and d
inside dili,ension on any sice of 13 inches.
(c) rruu - Phi/ self su.ort1n )ouy OL a s,ecius
that norna11 jrows to an overall 1101 ht of a lfljiIUS of
fifteen 1o) feet.
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Section -51. nandscapinu kuired
(e) o uiluin,j permit snail be issued unless a minimum of
ten Jercent (1') of the buildirpj site not covered by a
builainj or structure is devoted to landscape
(b) On buildinj sites of one (1) acre or more, no buildinj
pernJit shall be issued unless at least einLeen (1U)
diameter iiicnes of trees are provided per acre.
Section 6-52. Landscape i.)evelopment ..Aithin Setback .c.reas
Landscape development area within the setback areas ut
a fJuil(liiiJ si L 6tibil be considered doubled ieii deturinin,j
the minimum re:duirements of Lnis article.
Section . Credit for Trees.
(a) Trees that are newly planted or already established and
jr-o;,iinu shell receive creeit a,jainst: the landscape
re.duirements as follows:
12" or ,jreater diameter - - - 233 it.
5" or „Jr-eater diameter - - - 1U.. 6._d. Lt.
3" or greater diameter - - - 5 s. Lt.
This credit snail be in addition to the plantin,j area in
whicn tae tree is contained.
( b ) No tree shall be considered as a credit unless it is i11
a 'plantin,j area whose least dimension is 1/2 the radius of
tne crown spread or tne tree meesured from the trunk center,
but in no case less than a radius of three feet (3')
measured from tnc tree trunk to tne near edHje of the
landscape
Section 3--54. Trees in Lieu of Off-Street T:erkinj.
Any landscape development in excess of the lfj percent
(130) minimum re.luirement iay Lic credited a,jeinst off-street
parkin,j requirements up to a meximum reduction in off-street
parkin,j of lv; percent (13%)).
Section 6-55. Visibility Triani s and bint Distances.
(c) •,hien a driveay intersects a public ri,jht-oL-way or
when tnc subject propert abuts tire intersection ot two Of
more public ri,jhts-of-way, all landscapin within tnc
trien,jle areas 3i1(iii .)(',.,10■,; (visibility trien,j1e) snail
provide unobstructed cross visibility et a level between
turee and six feet. Trees navin,j over six feet oL clear
trunK with limbs and foila,je trimmed in sucn a manner as to
not extend into the cross visibility area snail be
permitted, provided there is no traffic aLard.
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() 1caii iii1 be i,iaintaihe in such a c:,anner as
to obscure or otherwise interfere with the effectiveness of
an official tratfic sinal or device, or so as to
obstruct or interfere with the view of a driver of
approacni, etterin,j or intersectin traffic or so as to
prevent a traveler on any street frorn obtainin,j a clear view
of approacnin,j vehicles for a distance of 25 feet ulonj the
street.
:Section 5-bS. bowntown Are& l.]xelc,pt.
The provisions of precedin sections of this article
shall not apply to the downtown corcial area (Central
business District).
Section 6-57. Appeals.
Any person alsjrieved by a decision under the precedin,j
sections of this article :day appeal in writiroj as provided
by the Standard buildin,j Coo.
Section :3-5.. Permit
ij-jhts-of-ay 1:eAuired.
for Hrehtovin‘j Trees in Public
/ person coLii,lits an oftehse iL he re,Loves or destroys a
tree in the street ri,jnt-of-way or in any public place
witnout first obtainin, a perLdt.
Section 2. Any Lierson, firpt or corporation violatin any
provision of Li JruiLI 1CL or Lciilin,; to cOly witn an
reuirelaent of this Ordinance will be :_juilty of a
lAiskiekdeanor and sub-ject Lo o fine of up to two nunC,red
dollars upon conviction. 1.ach coy durin:j or upon
wnich said person shall violate or continue violation ot any
provision of tnis urdinance or non-coLtpliance witn any
ruire,dent of this urdinance snail constitute a distinct
and separate offense. The violation of any provision of
this brdinance snail eacn constitute a distinct and separate
offense.
Section 3. if any sooLion, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this Jrcrinance is for any reason held
invalid or unconstitutional, such portion shall oe deenped a
separate, oistinct ano independent provision and such
holuin, snail not affect any ot tne re1kainin5 provisions ot
tnis ordinance.
JLcLiOn 4. breinahces and ,,a1- of Ordinances in
conflict With the provisions o1 this Ordinance are hereby
repealed; Eiroviutiu, howevi, that SUCI1 repeal snail be only
to Lite extent of such inconsistency and in all other
respeuts tills Jrdinance shall be culkulative of other
Ordinances re,julatin and ,,overnin the subject platter
covered oy this rdihance.
Section 5. Tne Cit Secretary is nerub2 directed to cause
the cal;tioh of this Jrdinahc :? to be eublisned dt least one
tilLie within twenty days. the 1.enal 1,rovisions of this
jruinance shall take effect ten uays after the Gate of such
,!JA_ otter oruvisions Qt. ibis Ordinance shall
take effect itediatel'i.
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JAL.IOUSLY kHi\SIN:,; TilIS /6 day oi Aujust,
SECbo,D HEi.,bIofC into
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t(01.2,L) ThIS id day ut
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day of , 19E1.
, 1901.
THE CITY 02 AUTSVJELE
iNutn DeSnaw, City Secretary
APPHJVED h TJ
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Scott bounds, City Attorney
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