ORD 1261 04/23/2019"City of Choice"
ORDINANCE NO. 1261
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF CIBOLO UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION
1.12 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE DEFINITIONS AND ARTICLE 19
GENERAL SUBDIVISION STANDARDS, SECTION 19.4 BLOCK DESIGN
BY REQUIRING ALL LOTS LESS THAN SIXTY (60) FEET TO REQUIRE
VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM AN ALLEY; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ANY OTHER CODE PROVISIONS,
ORDINANCES, PARTS OF ORDINANCES, AND OTHER PROVISIONS
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND ADOPTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, any proposed streets being built in new subdivisions must be interconnected and
must connect with adjacent streets external to the subdivision in order to provide multiple routes
for pedestrian and vehicle trips from and within the subdivision; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative that subdivision access must provide roadways that remain open to
the public and provide community -wide access as part of an overall connected street network ; and
WHEREAS, Fire Department and emergency first responders must have free access on all public
streets including new streets in subdivisions; and
WHEREAS, after notice of public hearings in the manner prescribed by law and publication as
required by the Code of Ordinances and the City Of Cibolo Unified Development Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council having duly considered
the requirements of the City Of Cibolo Unified Development Code and state law; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council contends that the Code
amendments included within this Ordinance promote the health, safety, and welfare of its
residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CIBOLO, TEXAS THAT:
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SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Portions of Article 1 General Provisions, Section 1.12 Unified
Development Code Definitions and Article 19 General Subdivision Standards, Section 19.4 Block
Design, of the Cibolo Unified Development Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1.12 Unified Development Code Definitions
Alley
A minor public right-of-way not intended to serve as the primary access to lots; but rather as
a secondary means of vehicular service access to the back or sides of properties that abut a
street unless required per Section 19.4 of this Code.
See. 19.4 Block Design.
A. All lots less than sixty (60) feet in width platted after the effective date of this
provision are required to take vehicular access from an alley. Alley design and
construction shall conform to all requirements of this UDC, the Cibolo Design and
Construction Manual.
B The length, width and shape of blocks will be determined with due regard to:
1. Provision of adequate building sites suitable to the special needs of
the type of use contemplated (note that the Planning and Zoning
Commission may require that the block and lot size bear reasonable
relation to the planned use of the land);
2. Zoning requirements as to lot sizes and dimensions; and
3. Need for convenient access, circulation, control and safety of street
traffic
C. In general, intersecting streets shall be used to determine the block lengths and
widths, and shall be provided at such intervals as to serve cross traffic adequately,
and to meet existing streets or customary subdivision practices.
D. A deviation from the standards of this section may be considered in cases where
physical barriers, property ownership or adjacent existing subdivisions create
conditions where it is appropriate. The length may be increased or decreased to
meet the existing conditions having due regard for connecting streets, circulation
of traffic and public safety.
E. In general, block lengths along minor or secondary streets shall not exceed 1,400
feet or be less than 500 feet. Along arterial streets, blocks shall not exceed 1,800
feet or be less than 900 feet. For a residential subdivision, block length shall be
that distance measured along the centerline of the street from the intersection
CenterPoint of one through street to the intersecting CenterPoint of another
through street, or to the mid -point of a cul-de-sac.
F. Blocks shall be numbered consecutively within the subdivision and/or sections
of an overall plat.
SECTION 2. REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
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SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or illegal, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining sections of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it
would have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause, or phrase thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases
be declared void; and that in lieu of each clause or provision of this Ordinance that is invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable there be added as a part of the Ordinance a clause or provision as similar
in terms to such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable clause or provision as may be possible, legal,
valid, and enforceable.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. The Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon the vote
and approval of the City Council.
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY
O
Peggy Cimies
MAYOR
osh Boyl
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Frank J. Garza
CITY ATTORNEY
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