Editor's note:
This Chapter 150 was originally enacted by an ordinance passed on September 17, 1996. Said ordinance was subsequently amended by ordinances passed on: November 4, 1996; January 21, 1997; February 17, 1998; March 3, 1998; July 7, 1998; July 21, 1998; May 18, 1999; June 1, 1999; March 7, 2000; March 6, 2001; March 19, 2002; October 15, 2002; February 18, 2003; January 12, 2005; January 10, 2006; February 7, 2006; March 21, 2006; April 18, 2006; October 17, 2006; February 20, 2007; April 3, 2007; May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008; June 10, 2008; June 24, 2008; January 13, 2009; May 5, 2009; July 7, 2009; September 8, 2009; January 19, 2010; August 17, 2010; November 1, 2011; March 20, 2012; February 19, 2013; March 19, 2013; April 2, 2013; July 16, 2013; October 8, 2013; December 3, 2013; May 6, 2014; May 20, 2014; September 2, 2014; November 11, 2014; December 17, 2014; January 20, 2015; March 25, 2015; July 7, 2015; July 2, 2017; June 5, 2018; August 7, 2018; July 2, 2019; and October 29, 2019. Subsequent amendments to the ordinance passed on October 29, 2019 will be indicated by legislation histories placed at the end of the affected sections.
Section
General Provisions
150.001 Short title
150.002 Purposes
150.003 Authority
150.004 Jurisdiction
150.005 Relationship to Comprehensive Plan
150.006 Definitions
150.007 General rules of construction
150.008 Conflict with private restrictions
150.009 Inconsistent provisions
150.010 Extension of deadlines
150.011 Applicability of land development to City of Sunset Valley
150.012 Grandfathering established by date of initial application
150.013 Exceptions
150.014 Procedure; applicable to all applications and requests for approval
150.015 Deadlines and expiration dates not extended
150.016 Updating submittals; requirements
150.017 No vested rights
150.018 State law primacy
150.019 Application defined
150.020 Fair notice requirements
150.021 Suspension and revocation of permit or license
Zoning Commission
150.030 Zoning Commission created
150.031 Term of office
150.032 Powers and duties
150.033 Organization and rules
Board of Adjustment
150.045 Term of office of prior members of Board of Adjustment
150.046 Membership
150.047 Procedures
150.048 Qualifications for membership
Zoning Procedures
150.060 Public hearings of applications for special use permit zoning variances, zoning changes and zoning amendment and appeals from administrative action
150.061 Joint meetings by the Zoning Commission and the City Council
150.062 Similar applications within six months prohibited
150.063 Application fees
150.064 Amendments
150.065 Suspending issuance of permits and approvals
150.066 Variances
Zoning General Provisions; Enforcement
150.080 Purpose
150.081 The zoned district in general
150.082 Establishment of zoning districts
150.083 Official Zoning Map
150.084 Rules for interpreting district boundaries
150.085 Zoning of newly annexed areas
150.086 Enforcement
Zoning; Land Use
150.100 Determination of permitted uses and structures
150.101 Special uses; authorization required
150.102 General criteria applicable to all special uses and temporary special uses
150.103 Specific criteria applicable to individual special uses and temporary special uses
150.104 General requirements for all special uses and temporary special uses
150.105 Regulations for adjoining districts
150.106 Accessory uses and structures
150.107 Nonconforming legal lots
150.108 Nonconforming uses of land and structures
150.109 Non-complying structures
150.110 Prohibited uses
150.111 Elimination of nuisance factors
150.112 Visibility along streets and at street corners
150.113 Streets
150.114 Signs
150.115 Solid waste containers
150.116 Television dish antennas
150.117 Permit required for certain home occupations in SF, Single Family Residential Districts
SF, Single Family Residential Districts
150.130 Intent of SF, Single Family Residential Districts
150.131 SF, Single Family Residential District permitted uses
150.132 Special uses permitted in SF, Single Family Residential
150.133 Specific standards, SF District
150.134 SF, Single Family Residential District
O, Neighborhood Office
150.145 Intent of O, Neighborhood Office
150.146 O, Neighborhood Office permitted uses
150.147 Special uses permitted in O, Neighborhood Office
150.148 Specific standards, O District
150.149 O, Neighborhood Office District
NC, Neighborhood Commercial
150.160 Intent of NC, Neighborhood Commercial
150.161 NC, Neighborhood Commercial permitted uses
150.162 Special uses permitted in NC, Neighborhood Commercial
150.163 Specific standards, NC District
150.164 NC, Neighborhood Commercial District
HC, Highway Commercial
150.175 Intent of HC, Highway Commercial
150.176 HC, Highway Commercial permitted uses
150.177 Special uses permitted in HC, Highway Commercial
150.178 Specific standards, HC District
150.179 HC, Highway Commercial District
GUI, Governmental, Utility and Institutional
150.190 Intent of Governmental, Utility and Institutional District
150.191 GUI, Governmental, Utility and Institutional District permitted uses
150.192 Special uses permitted in GUI, Governmental, Utility and Institutional
150.193 Specific standards in GUI District
150.194 GUI, Governmental, Utility and Institutional District
CO, Conditional Overlay Combining District
150.205 CO, Conditional Overlay Combining District intent
150.206 Conditional Overlay Combining District
P, Parkland; G, Greenspace and Preservation; and C, Conservation
150.220 Intent of Parkland District
150.221 Parkland District permitted uses and development standard
150.222 Intent of Greenspace/Preservation District
150.223 Greenspace/Preservation District permitted uses and development standard
150.224 Intent of the Conservation District
150.225 Conservation District permitted uses and development standard
Planned Unit Development
150.235 Planned Unit Development of Single Family Residential zoned land
General Standards for all Zoning Districts
150.245 How to measure lot area, width, depth
150.246 Building setback distances
150.247 Setbacks for accessory structures other than fences, walls, solid waste containers and mailboxes
150.248 Lot coverage
150.249 Height of structure
150.250 Minimum floor area for dwellings
150.251 Construction requirements
150.252 Impervious cover requirements
Subdivision General Provisions
150.265 Authority, applicability of Land Development Code
150.266 Purpose
150.267 Special provisions
150.268 Fiscal security requested
150.269 Variances
150.270 Authority of the City Council
Subdivision Procedures
150.280 Subdivision fair notice
150.281 Preliminary plat and accompanying data
150.282 Final plat
150.283 Standards and specifications
150.284 Vacation of plat or subdivision
150.285 Burden of proof
Platting Requirements
150.295 Monuments
150.296 Alleys
150.297 Utility easements
150.298 Streets
150.299 Blocks
150.300 Crosswalk ways
150.301 Lots
150.302 Sidewalks
150.303 Short form subdivisions
150.304 Parks and other public uses
150.305 Wastewater system installation
150.306 Responsibility for payment of installation costs
150.307 Drainage
150.308 Water system installation
150.309 Regional water quality control facilities for Single Family Residential subdivisions
Watershed Development
150.320 Authority, applicability of Land Development Code
150.321 Purpose
150.322 Permit required
150.323 Variances and administrative approvals
150.324 Exemptions
150.325 Site plan submittals
150.326 Additional requirements for issuance of watershed development permit for deposits of fill unrelated to onsite construction activities
150.327 Single family residential small project requirements
150.328 Critical water quality zone
150.329 Water quality transition zone
150.330 Upland zone
150.331 Building sites
150.332 Impervious cover
150.333 Impervious cover limits for non-commercial, non-residential development
150.334 Standards and specifications; general
150.335 Erosion sedimentation control and construction sequencing; dust control
150.336 Water quality controls
150.337 Additional pollution reduction requirements
150.338 Landscape
150.339 Ecological considerations
150.340 Standards for vegetative buffer water quality controls
150.341 Violations
150.342 Adopting Drainage Criteria Manual
150.343 Drainage; general
150.344 Overland flow
150.345 Drainage facilities
150.346 Design criteria
150.347 Easements
150.348 Roadway drainage
150.349 Maintenance and compliance
Flood Loss Control
150.360 Statutory authorization
150.361 Findings of fact
150.362 Statement of purpose
150.363 Methods of reducing flood losses
150.364 Lands to which this subchapter applies
150.365 Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazard
150.366 Establishment of development permit
150.367 Compliance
150.368 Abrogation and greater restrictions
150.369 Interpretation
150.370 Warning and disclaimer of liability
150.371 Development permit application form, development permit form and development permit exemption certificate
150.372 Establishment of fees
150.373 Designation of the Floodplain Administrator
150.374 Duties and responsibilities of the Administrator
150.375 Permit procedures
150.376 Variance procedures
150.377 General standards for flood hazard reduction
150.378 Specific standards
150.379 Standards for subdivision proposals
150.380 Standards for areas of shallow flooding (AO/AH Zones)
150.381 Floodways
150.382 Nuisance
150.383 Severability
150.384 Compliance required
Building and Construction
150.395 Purpose
150.396 Building and demolition permits required; application
150.397 Permit application
150.398 Permit issuance
150.399 Construction permits in newly annexed areas which have temporary zoning
150.400 Exemptions
150.401 Validity of permits
150.402 Expiration and extension of permits
150.403 Suspension or revocation
150.404 Stop order
150.405 Temporary and permanent certificate of occupancy
150.406 Minimum fees
150.407 Additional fees
150.408 Building Official
150.409 Duties of Building Official
150.410 International Building Code
150.411 International Residential Code for One and Two-Family Dwellings
150.412 International Mechanical Code
150.413 Uniform Plumbing Code
150.414 International Fire Code
150.415 NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC)
150.416 International Energy Conservation Code
150.417 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code
150.418 Vacation of streets and other public ways
150.419 Permit required for any alteration in any street or public way
150.420 Application for permit to alter street
150.421 Performance bond and public liability insurance required
150.422 Approval for closing of streets, barricades, warning lights and watchmen
150.423 Duties upon completion of work
150.424 Certificate of final inspection
150.425 Trench safety systems
150.426 Application for consent by gas corporation, gas utility, electric utility
150.427 Extending utilities under any street or public way
Underground Utility Lines
150.440 Authority
150.441 Purpose
150.442 Variances
150.443 Utility line placement
150.444 Intervening property or intervening right-of-way
150.445 Responsibility for payment of installation costs
150.446 Utility lines
Underground Storage Facilities
150.460 Authority and short title
150.461 Purpose and scope
150.462 Relationship to law and regulations
150.463 Compliance with zoning restrictions
150.464 Compliance with Code required
150.465 Construction permit required
150.466 Storage permit required
150.467 Utilities
150.468 Regulated liquids
150.469 Mixtures
150.470 Applicants
150.471 Contents of application
150.472 Permit approval
150.473 Renewal
150.474 Transfer
150.475 Fees
150.476 Amendment
150.477 Appeal
150.478 Materials management plan required
150.479 Maintenance plan
150.480 Monitoring plan
150.481 Closure plan
150.482 Contingency plan
150.483 Compliance required
150.484 Specifications for underground storage facilities
150.485 Replacement of tanks
150.486 New underground storage facilities
150.487 Existing underground storage facilities
150.488 Conduct of tests
150.489 Out of service facilities; general
150.490 Application for approval
150.491 Soil contamination
150.492 Observation wells
150.493 Tank removal standards
150.494 Prevention of leaks, releases, spills and overspills
150.495 Initial response to leaks or releases
150.496 Reporting of leaks or releases
150.497 Required testing and corrective action
150.498 Corrective action for unknown sources of pollution
150.499 Permit review
150.500 Corrective action by city
150.501 Repairs
150.502 Maintenance of records
150.503 Public records
150.504 Confidential information
150.505 Confidential information procedures
150.506 City inspection
150.507 Right of entry
150.508 Permit modification, suspension and revocation; general
150.509 Noncompliance
150.510 Modification, suspension and revocation of permit
150.511 Violation
150.512 Remedies
150.513 Recovery of costs
Outdoor Lighting
150.525 Purpose
150.526 Lighting zones
150.527 Applicability
150.528 General requirements
150.529 Non-residential lighting zone standards
150.530 Residential lighting zone standards
150.531 Open space lighting zone
150.532 Submission of plans and evidence of compliance
150.533 Variances and alternative compliance
150.534 Administrative guidance
150.535 Definitions
Water and Wastewater
150.545 Rules governing
150.546 Design
150.547 Inspection, certificate of occupancy and appeal
150.548 Permits
150.549 Fees
150.550 Review, permit and enforcement authority delegated to City Administrative Assistant or other designee of the City Council
150.551 Connection requirement
150.552 Waiver
On-Site Sewage Facilities
150.565 Nuisances and abatement of nuisances
150.566 Applications for permits
150.567 Permit for construction or installation of new private on-site sewage facilities
150.568 Authorized systems
150.569 Restrictive covenant and other conditions
150.570 Revocation of permit
150.571 Responding to alarms
150.572 Appeal
150.573 Notice
150.574 Repair of existing systems
150.575 Offenses
Parking
150.585 Parking regulations, in general
150.586 Basic regulations; vehicle parking
150.587 Schedule of off-street parking requirements
150.588 Parking for compact cars
150.589 Handicapped facilities
150.590 Bicycle parking
150.591 Basic regulations; off-street loading
150.592 Schedule of off-street loading requirements
150.593 Design standards
Fire Lanes
150.605 Purpose
150.606 Basic regulations
150.607 Variances
Blasting Permits
150.620 General
150.621 Application for permit
150.622 Approval by city
150.623 Denial of permit which endangers life, health or property
150.624 Comments from adjacent property owners and utilities
150.625 No smoking in vicinity of blasting
150.626 Blasting mat
150.627 Removal of blasting caps, etc.
150.628 License required
150.629 No blasting on holidays and weekends
150.630 Blasting
150.631 Blasting plan
150.632 Safety of persons and property
150.633 Blasting records and responsibility
150.634 Insurance
150.635 Policy
150.636 Permit issuance
150.637 Appeal
Diseased Trees and Oak Wilt Regulations
150.650 Short title
150.651 Purposes
150.652 Declaration of public nuisance
150.653 Duty of owner to remove or control nuisance
150.654 Right of entry by Urban Forester; inspection
150.655 Notice to owner to abate
150.656 Establishing an oak wilt management program
150.657 Cost sharing program
150.658 Tree trimming personnel
150.659 Time to trim and sealing of wounds
150.660 Disinfection equipment
150.661 Handling of firewood
Landscaping Regulations
150.670 Purpose
150.671 Application
150.672 Procedures
150.673 Inspections
150.674 Street yard landscape
150.675 Turf limitations
150.676 Vegetative buffer requirement
150.677 Landscaping in parking areas
150.678 Preservation of natural character
150.679 Water-efficient landscape design
150.680 Water-efficient irrigation design
150.681 Landscape water conservation standards
150.682 Buffering requirements
150.683 Buffering standards
150.684 Minimum requirements for single family residential development
150.685 Landscape material requirements
150.686 Installation and maintenance
150.687 Replacement requirements
150.688 Credit for innovative water management
150.689 Variances and alternative compliance
Sign Regulations
150.700 Purpose and goals
150.701 First Amendment rights
150.702 Enforcement
150.703 Permits, certificates and approval required
150.704 Sign maintenance, repair and removal
150.705 Liability
150.706 Visibility
150.707 Public property
150.708 Application procedures
150.709 Sign application requirements
150.710 Representations by applicant
150.711 Final inspection report
150.712 Permit fees
150.713 Review of signs by city staff
150.714 Approval and inspection required
150.715 Acts prohibited
150.716 Remedies for violations
150.717 Landscaping
150.718 Lighting
150.719 Sign area calculation
150.720 Sign height measurement
150.721 Exempted signs
150.722 Prohibited signs
150.723 Nonconforming signs
150.724 General criteria related to limited exemptions
150.725 Specific criteria related to limited exemptions
150.726 General criteria related to temporary signs requiring a permit
150.727 Specific criteria related to temporary signs requiring a permit
150.728 General requirements related to permanent signs requiring a permit
150.729 Specific requirements related to permanent signs requiring a permit
150.730 Purpose; limitations
150.731 Application
150.732 Fee
150.733 Hearing
150.734 Action on application
150.735 Criteria for approval
150.736 Variance approval time limitation
Moving of Buildings
150.750 Permit required
150.751 Application for permits, fees, deposits
150.752 Application processing
150.753 Issuance of the moving permit
150.754 Execution of move
150.755 Duties and responsibilities; violation; penalty
150.756 Damage to property
150.757 New buildings
Tree and Natural Area Protection
150.770 Purpose
150.771 Sizes and types of protected, heritage and ancestral trees
150.772 Prohibited activities
150.773 Tree removal permitting process
150.774 Action on tree removal permit application
150.775 Tree removal or relocation
150.776 Conflicts with other city policies and regulations
150.777 Critical root zone
150.778 Disturbance to critical root zone (CRZ)
150.779 Crown impacts
150.780 Hazardous activities
150.781 Tree protection plans
150.782 Tree replacement regulations
150.783 Tree fund and tree replacement fee
150.784 Preservation of natural vegetation
150.785 Indiscriminate clearing
150.786 Exceptions
150.787 Administration
150.788 Enforcement
Short-Term Rental Registration Process in Single Family Districts
150.800 Purpose and applicability of short-term rental registration
150.801 Definitions for short-term rentals
150.802 Short-term rental registration requirements
150.803 Inspection required for short-term rental registration
150.804 Restrictions on short-term rentals
150.805 Brochure and safety features for short-term rentals
150.806 Notification of approval of short-term rental
150.807 Registration term, fees, and renewal of short-term rentals
150.808 Inspections; re-inspections; suspension and revocation of short-term rental registration
150.809 Revocation/appeal; violations and penalties
150.810 Fees for short-term rental registration
150.811 Presumption; presentation of documents or affidavit for short-term rental registration
150.999 Penalty
Appendix A: Conceptual site plan requirements for zoning changes, amendments and variances
Appendix B: Site plan requirements for zoning changes, amendments and variances
Appendix C: Hazardous material ratings