This Unified Development Code of
the City of Buda, Texas shall be known as, and may be cited and referred
to as, the "UDC".
(Ordinance
2017-13 adopted 10/2/2017)
These regulations are adopted pursuant
to the authority granted by the U.S. Constitution, the Texas Constitution,
and the laws of the State of Texas, specifically Chapters 211 and
212 of the Texas Local Government Code.
(Ordinance
2017-13 adopted 10/2/2017)
The purpose of this UDC is to unify
the City’s development regulations into a single document to
reduce repetition and conflict among various ordinances. Additionally,
this UDC is intended to implement the City of Buda Comprehensive Plan,
Downtown Master Plan, Transportation Master Plan, Parks, Recreation,
Trails and Open Space Master Plan, and other City-adopted master plans.
(Ordinance
2017-13 adopted 10/2/2017)
The effective date of this UDC, adopted
as Ordinance Number 2017-13, shall be October 2, 2017.
(Ordinance
2017-13 adopted 10/2/2017)
A.
Zoning Violations. Any person, firm,
or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects, or refuses
to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions
of Section 2. Zoning Regulations shall be fined not more than two
thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each violation. Each day (or part
of a day) that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute
a separate offense.
B.
Subdivision and Other Violations.
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects,
or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of
the provisions of Section 3. Subdivision Regulations and Development
Standards or Section 4. Supplemental Development Regulations shall
be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation.
Each day (or part of a day) that a violation is permitted to exist
shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance
2017-13 adopted 10/2/2017)
A.
Technical Manuals as Supplement to
UDC. This UDC references several technical manuals, particularly the
Engineering Criteria Manual, which are maintained separately from
the UDC. Technical manuals apply to all development in the City limits
and ETJ. These documents are adopted by reference, as may be amended
from time to time by the City.
B.
Adoption of Engineering Criteria
Manual. The following City of Austin Criteria Manuals, as may be amended
from time to time, are hereby adopted as the Engineering Criteria
Manual for the City of Buda:
C.
References Within the Engineering
Criteria Manual. All references within technical manuals referenced
in this Section to the City of Austin, including its departments,
boards or divisions shall be the same departments, boards or divisions
within the City of Buda. Where such departments, boards or divisions
do not exist within the City, such references shall be construed to
mean the City Engineer or other representative authorized by the City
Manager to perform such functions for the City.
D.
Conflict with the UDC. In any case
in which the Engineering Criteria Manual conflicts with this UDC,
the provisions of the UDC shall prevail.
E.
Authority to Interpret, Develop and
Update Engineering Criteria Manual. The City Engineer is deligated
the authority to interpret, develop and review updates to the Engineering
Criteria Manual in the course of performing the position’s official
duties as necessary to carry out the intent of the UDC. To allow local
input, a public hearing shall be conducted before the Planning and
Zoning Commission before any updates are administratively enacted
by the City Engineer.
F.
Availability. Copies of the Engineering
Criteria Manual shall be made available by the City of Buda for public
inspection.
(Ordinance
2017-13 adopted 10/2/2017)
In the event any section, paragraph,
subdivision, clause, phrase, provision, sentence, or part of this
ordinance or the application of the same to any person or circumstance
shall for any reason be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional
by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect, impair,
or invalidate this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision hereof
other than the part declared to be invalid or unconstitutional; and
the City Council of the City of Buda, Texas, declares that it would
have passed each and every part of the same notwithstanding the omission
of any such part thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional,
or whether there be one or more parts.
(Ordinance
2017-13 adopted 10/2/2017)
