Ord 2016-025/revisions to Chapters 4 and 8 of the City’s Land Development Code to incorporate Commercial, Industrial and Public Material Standards

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ORDINANCE NO. 2016-25 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 4, DIVISION 2 AND ASSOCIATED DEFINITIONS IN CHAPTER 8 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO MODIFY THE STANDARDS FOR EXTERIOR BUILDING MATERIALS APPLICABLE TO NON- RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN COMMERCIAL, PUBLIC AND INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RECITALS: 1. City staff has proposed and the Planning and Zoning Commission has considered amendments to the Land Development Code regarding standards for exterior building materials for non- residential buildings in commercial, public and industrial zoning districts. 3. The City Council hereby finds and determines that modifications to such existing exterior building material standards is in the interest of* the public licalth, welfare and safety. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, 'I ERAS: SECTION 1. The Land Development Code is amended as set north below. Added text is indicated by underlining. Deleted text is indicated by strikethroughs. SECTION 2. Chapter 4, Article 4, Division 2, Exterior Construction and Design Requirements, is amended as follows: DIVISION 2: EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS Section 4.4.2.1 Exterior Material Requirements for Buildings (a) Applicuhilit>,. The standards and criteria contained within this section are deemed to be minimum standards and shall apply to all exterior building walls of all new construction and to afterf ions remodeling ° e (if the value of the work is more than 0 of the eufFent value) of multi family residential and nonresidential all new additions to existing buildings within the City. Where alterations, remodeling or repairs result in an expansion of over 50% of the gross floor area of the existing structure, the standards and criteria within this section shall apply to the entire structure. These standards apply to all nonresidential and Industrial buildings within the City, as defined by Chapter 4, Article 2 of the Land Development Code, and to all buildings located within the T5 Zoning District as defined in Subpart C, San Marcos SmartCode.