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)
