HomeMy WebLinkAbout07142016 ZPC Agenda Item 3 Amend Section 5-100 and Section 5-101 regarding Building Site Designation as follows:
Section 5-100.-Requirement for building site.
(a)Basic Criteria. Every structure must be located upon a building site meeting all of the following
criteria:
(1)The entire site must be contiguous and under common fee-simple ownership.
(2)The site must consist of one or more whole subdivided lots,excluding only: (i)common use
areas and(ii) areas lost because of public acquisition, adverse possession,discrepancies in
boundaries or similar cause.
(3)Common-use areas are excluded.
(4)The site may not include any area within another building site.
(5)The site must have the minimum dimensions prescribed by Table 5-1 and this Article.
Exception: If, after the 1987 effective date, the Z&PC approves a plan,plat or replat establishing
a building site with smaller dimensions,the smaller dimensions do not violate this Ordinance.
Building Sites containing existing lots platted with smaller dimensions shall comply with the
requirements of this section.
(6)The site must have a common boundary with a street area containing a constructed roadway
approved and accepted by the city,or, in a QMDS,with a private street or other platted accessway.
(b) Certain Exceptions. This section does not apply to: (i) fences,playground equipment or landscaping
structures, or(ii)non-building structures lawfully occupying street areas, easements or similar areas.
Section 5-101.-Designation of building site.
(a) Owner's Action. An owner or an owner's agent may designate a building site by submitting a permit
application,plat,or legal description or other with the required city document to the City Administrative
Official showing a building site meeting the applicable criteria in effect at the time of the designation.
(b)Administrative official's Action. The administrative official shall designate building sites for existing
structures, in accordance with the criteria in effect at the time the structures were built and in accordance
with the apparent intent of the owners,but the administrative official may not combine two or more
subdivided lots into one building site unless: (i)the configuration of the existing structures requires the
combination, or(ii) the owner consents on a form designated by the Administrative Official.
(c)Approved site designation forms shall be filed in the Administrative Official's Office and in the Harris
County Real Property Records when two or more building sites are combined or divided.
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