ORD 2008-16TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2008-16 P&Z
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 2000-06 P&Z OF THE TOWN, THE SAME BEING THE
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND AMENDING THE OFFICIAL
ZONING MAP OF THE TOWN BY CHANGING THE ZONING ON CERTAIN
TRACTS OF LAND DESCRIBED AS A TOTAL OF 12.2643 ACRES OF LAND
LOCATED GENERALLY TO THE NORTH OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS
PROPERTY, EAST OF THE FUTURE NEIGHBORHOOD 8 OF THE
HIGHLANDS OF TROPHY CLUB, SOUTH OF TROPHY CLUB PARK AT
GRAPEVINE LAKE AND THE FUTURE NEIGHBORHOOD 7 OF THE
HIGHLANDS AT TROPHY CLUB, AND WEST OF THE TOWN'S EASTERN
CITY LIMIT WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROPERTY; AND BEING
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A", A COPY OF WHICH
IS ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN FROM ITS
CURRENT ZONING OF "R-15" SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO PD
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NO. 29, TO BE KNOWN AS CHURCHILL
DOWNS; PROVIDING THAT SUCH TRACT OF LAND SHALL BE USED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
ZONING ORDINANCE AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE ORDINANCES OF
THE TOWN; PROVIDING THAT THE ZONING MAP SHALL REFLECT THE
PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NO. 29 ZONING DISTRICT FOR THE
SUBJECT PROPERTY; PROVIDING AND INCORPORATING EXHIBIT "B",
ENTITLED "SUBDIVISION PLAN — CHURCHILL DOWNS'; PROVIDING
AND INCORPORATING EXHIBIT "C" ENTITLED "DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS'; ESTABLISHING A PROJECT LOCATION; PROVIDING A
PURPOSE AND INTENT; ESTABLISHING APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR THE INCORPORATION OF PREMISES; PROVIDING FINDINGS;
PROVIDING REZONING; PROVIDING APPLICABLE REGULATIONS;
PROVIDING FOR A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT; PROVIDING A
CUMULATIVE REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS;
PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED
THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE
AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY
DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS OR CONTINUES;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND
ENROLLMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (ZCA-08-013)
WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club (hereinafter referred to as "Town") is a Home
Rule Municipality acting under its Charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI,
Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Texas Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the owner of the tracts of land (hereinafter referred to as "Land"),
collectively described as a 12.2643 acre tract of land consisting of 35 lots zoned R-15 Single
Family Residential, such land being more specifically described in Exhibit "A", a copy of which
is attached hereto and incorporated herein, filed an application with the Town Planning &
Zoning Commission requesting a change in zoning of the Land into PD Planned Development
No. 29, Churchill Downs (hereinafter referred to as "PD -29"). Such application further
requested an amendment to the official Zoning District Map of the Town in accordance with
Ordinance No. 2000-06 P&Z of the Town (the "Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, all legal notices, requirements and conditions having been complied with,
the case to rezone the Land came before the Planning and Zoning Commission; and
WHEREAS, after public notices were given in compliance with State law and public
hearings were conducted, and after considering the information submitted at those public
hearings and all other relevant information and materials, the Planning and Zoning Commission
of the Town has recommended to the Town Council the adoption of the amendments to
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 2000-06 P&Z as set forth in this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, after complying with all legal notices, requirements, and conditions, a
public hearing was held before Town Council at which the Town Council considered, among
other things, proposed density, the character of the land and its suitability for particular uses,
with a view of encouraging the most appropriate use of land in the Town, and does hereby find
that the rezoning approved hereby accomplishes such objectives; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has determined that the proposed standards provide
appropriate regulatory requirements to control future residential and non-residential
developments in accordance with the Town's Comprehensive Land Use Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has determined that there is a necessity for the change in
zoning and that the proposed change is consistent with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
INCORPORATION OF PREMISES
The above and foregoing premises are true and correct and are incorporated herein and
made a part hereof for all purposes.
SECTION 2.
FINDINGS
After due deliberations and consideration of the recommendation of the Planning and
Zoning Commission and the information and other materials received at the public hearing, the
Town Council has concluded that the adoption of this Ordinance and amendment is consistent
with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and general zoning of the Town and in the best interests
of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, and of the public health, safety and welfare.
SECTION 3.
REZONING
A CZO Amended Ordinance No. 2000-06 P&Z of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, the same
being the Town's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, is hereby amended in the following
particulars, and all other articles, chapters, sections, paragraphs, sentences, phrases and
words are not amended but are hereby ratified and affirmed:
1. Rezoning: The zoning on the Land, more particularly described in Exhibit "A",
attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby changed from "R-15" Single
Family Residential to PD Planned Development District No. 29, consisting of
approximately 12.2643 acres of land, for use in accordance with the requirements of
this Ordinance and all other applicable ordinances, rules, and regulations of the
Town. Requirements of this Ordinance are more specifically described and set forth
in Exhibits "A", `B", and "C", which are attached hereto and incorporated herein for
all purposes, and shall apply to all 12.2643 acres of PD Planned Development No. 29
unless otherwise specified in such Exhibits. In the event of any ambiguities or
conflicts between the written word in the Development Standards of this Ordinance
and the illustrations provided in the Exhibits to this Ordinance, the Development
Standards of this Ordinance shall control.
a. Development Standards: The development standards for this PD Planned
Development are attached hereto as Exhibit "C", "Development Standards", and
are incorporated herein as if copied in their entirety. Such standards and
regulations include, but are not limited to, purpose and intent, applicability,
roadway standards, accessory strictures, screening and fences, landscape
standards, off-street parking requirements, residential architectural standards,
building materials, garages, signage in residential areas, and franchise utilities.
Such Development Standards shall be adhered to in carrying out the
development of the land in accordance with this Ordinance, and shall
individually and collectively constitute conditions precedent to the granting of
any building permit or Certificate of Occupancy for all structures within PD
Planned Development No. 29.
SECTION 4.
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS
In all respects the Land shall be subject to the applicable regulations contained in the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable and pertinent ordinances and
regulations of the Town.
SECTION 5.
ZONING MAP
The Planning and Zoning Coordinator is hereby directed to mark and indicate on the
official Zoning District Map of the Town the zoning change herein made.
SECTION 6.
CUMULATIVE REPEALER
That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other Ordinances and shall not repeal any of
the provisions of such Ordinances except for those instances where there are direct conflicts with
the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 7.
SAVINGS
All rights and remedies of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, are expressly saved as to any
and all violations of the provisions of any other Ordinance affecting regulations governing and
regulating the zoning, platting, and subdivision of land which have secured at the time of the
effective date of this Ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both
civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such Ordinances same shall not be
affected by this Ordinance but may be prosecuted rmtil final disposition by the courts.
SECTION 8.
SEVERABILITY
If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this Ordinance or
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of
competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance, and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions
of this Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 9.
PENALTY
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this Ordinance, and any
person violating or failing to comply with any provision hereof shall be fined, upon conviction, in
an amount not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), and a separate offense shall be
deemed committed each day or part of a day dining or on which a violation occurs or continues.
SECTION 10.
PUBLICATION
The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to publish the Caption,
Penalty and Effective Date of this Ordinance as required by Section 52.011 of the Texas Local
Government Code and Town Charter.
SECTION 11.
ENGROSSMENT & ENROLLMENT
The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to engross and enroll
this Ordinance in accordance with the Home Rule Charter of the Town and by filing this
Ordinance in the ordinance records of the Town.
SECTION 12.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its date of adoption and publication
as provided by law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas,
this 7th day of July, 2008.
Mayor
Effective Date: Hog
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Town of Trophy Club, Texas
APPROVED TO AS FORM:
Town Attorney
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
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SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
AMENDMENT TO
ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 2000-06 P&Z
FOR
A 12.2643 ACRE TRACT
KNOWN AS
TROPHY CLUB, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS
Exhibit A
— Legal Description
Exhibit B
— Subdivision Plan
Exhibit C
— PD Development Standards
EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
CHURCHILL DOWNS
Description of a 12.2643 acre tract of land situated in the M. Medlin Survey, Abstract
No. 832, Denton County, Texas and being all of Churchill Downs, an addition to the
Town of Trophy Club, Denton County, Texas according to the plat thereof recorded in
Cabinet X, Page 812, Plat Records, Denton County, Texas; said 12.2643 acre tract
being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING, at a PK Nail in asphalt set at the northwest corner of said 2.00 acre tract;
said point also being the northeast corner of a tract of land conveyed to John A.
Coleman, Jr. by deed recorded in Volume 539, Page 24, Deed Records, Denton
County, Texas; said point also being on the south right-of-way line of Marshall Creek
Road (a public right-of-way);
THENCE, North 89 degrees 44 minutes 40 seconds East, with the common line of said
12.2643 acre tract and the south right-of-way line, a distance of 1410.47 feet to a 5/8 -
inch iron rod with "GSES, INC., RPLS 4804" cap set at the northeast corner of said
12.2643 acre tract; said point also being on the east line of Tract E-405, conveyed to
the United States of America (Corps of Engineers);
THENCE, with the common line of said 12.2643 acre tract and Tract E-405, the
following metes and bounds;
South 20 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds East, leaving the said south right-of-way
line of Marshall Creek Road, at a distance of 23.00 feet pass a found Corps of
Engineers concrete monument, continuing, in all, a distance of 379.80 feet to a
Corps of Engineers concrete monument found at the southeast corner of said
12.2643 acre tract;
South 89 degrees 57 minutes 16 seconds West, a distance of 1349.97 feet to a
Corps of Engineers concrete monument found for corner;
South 55 degrees 20 minutes 12 seconds West, a distance of 238.39 feet to a 5/8 -
inch iron rod with "GSES, INC., RPLS 4804" cap set at the southwest corner of
said 12.2643 acre tract; said point also being the southeast corner of said
Coleman tract;
THENCE, North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West, with the east line of said
Coleman tract, a distance of 485.14 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING;
CONTAINING, 534,231 square feet or 12.2643 acre tract of land, more or less.
EXHIBIT B
SUBDIVISION PLAN
CHURCHILL DOWNS
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DEVELOPMENTSTANDARDS
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
CHURCHILL DOWNS
A. GENERAL PURPOSE: The purpose of this PD Ordinance is to allow single family
detached dwellings on lots of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet together
with allowed incidental and accessory uses, in order to provide a viable and compatible
neighborhood for the Town of Trophy Club.
Churchill Downs is a private, gated, residential neighborhood near Lake Grapevine,
located near the entrance of Trophy Club Park. The existing topography and site lines of
the streets are integrated into a unified residential plan.
The purpose of the PD Ordinance guidelines is to establish a framework for development
which provides for the protection of the project character. Enforcement of the design
guidelines will insure the protection of the design intent and will optimize property
values.
B. USES: In "Churchill Downs" no land shall be used and no building shall be installed,
erected for or converted to any use other than as hereinafter provided.
1. Permitted Uses: The following uses shall be permitted as principle uses:
a. Single Family Detached Dwellings.
b. Private Roadways constructed to Town standards.
c. Private Utilities.
d. Public Utilities, including storm sewer.
2. Accessory Uses: Accessory uses shall be permitted in accordance with the
regulations provided in Town of Trophy Club Code of Ordinances, Chapter 13 —
Zoning, Article V — Supplementary District Regulations.
3. Limitation of Uses:
a. All applicable ordinances of the Town of Trophy Club shall govern any
uses allowed unless otherwise expressed herein.
b. Any use not expressly permitted, or allowed by permit, or as provided by this
district, is prohibited.
C. BUILDING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS: No application for a building permit for the
construction of any structure shall be approved unless a plat, meeting all requirements of
the Town of Trophy Club has been approved by the Town Council and recorded in the
official records of Denton County, Texas.
D. HEIGHT REGULATIONS: Except as provided by Town of Trophy Club Code of
Ordinances, Chapter 13 — Zoning, Article V—Supplementary District Regulations,
Section 5.04, Height Limits, no building shall exceed forty (40') feet or two and one-half
(2-1/2) stories in height.
E. AREA REGULATIONS: The following minimum standards shall be measured from
property lines:
1. Lot Size: Lots for any permitted single family use shall have a minimum area
of ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
2. Minimum Open Space: All areas not devoted to buildings or paving shall be
devoted to turf or landscaping.
3. Maximum Building Coverage: The combined first floor area covered by all
principal and accessory buildings or strictures shall not exceed forty-five (45%)
percent of the total lot area. Swimming pools and spas are not included in
determining maximum building coverage.
4. Minimum Living Area Square Footage of a Dwelling Unit: The minimum square
footage of a dwelling unit, exclusive of garages, breezeways and porches, shall be at
least 3,000 square feet.
5. Depth of Front Yard: 25 feet minimum.
6. Depth of Rear Yard: 15 feet minimum.
7. Width of Side Yard (on each side): 7 feet minimum.
8. Width of Side Yard Adjacent to Side Street: 10 feet minimum.
9. Width of Lot: 80 feet minimum.
10. Depth of Lot: 100 feet minimum.
F. GARAGES:
1. Every residence must have an attached 3 -car garage; two must be side entry and one
can face the street if the one -car garage is setback at least 50 -ft. from the street. Every
garage must have a minimum interior dimension of ten and one-half (10-1/2) feet (side
to side) by twenty-two (22) feet (front to back) per vehicle space.
2. No Driveways allowed on Derby Way.
3. Garage Doors must be cedar.
G. CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS:
1. The exterior surface of all residential dwellings shall be constructed of glass,
stucco, stone, rock, brick or similar applications approved by the Town of Trophy
Chub. It is specifically required that the exterior wall area of each residence located
within Churchill Downs will have not less than ninety-five (95%) percent of masonry
and stone coverage. Any portion of the exterior masonry that is not directly supported
by the masonry brick ledge must have engineered stamped drawings.
2. Three hundred (300) pound, forty (40) year warranty, composition roofing is the
minimum standard of quality for roofing material to be used in the properties.
3. No above ground -level swimming pools shall be installed on any Lot. In -ground
swimming pools are allowed in the side or rear yards; side yard in -ground pools must
be completely screened from the street by the primary dwelling structure or by stone
or masonry wall.
4. Time of Completion. The following shall be completed not later than one hundred
eighty (180) days following the commencement of construction. For the purposes
hereof, the term "commencement of construction" shall be deemed to mean the date on
which the building permit is issued by the Town of Trophy Club. All exterior
construction of the primary residential stricture, garage, porches, and any other
appurtenances or appendages of every kind and character on any Lot including
landscaping and irrigation and all interior construction (including, but not limited to,
all electrical outlets in place and operational, all plumbing fixtures installed and
operational, all cabinet work, all interior wall, ceilings, and doors shall be covered by
paint, wallpaper, paneling, or the like, and all floors covered by wood, carpet, tile or
similar floor covering or stained concrete).
5. No projections of any type visible from the street shall be placed or permitted to
remain above the roof of any residential building with the exception of chimneys, vent
stacks and lightning rods.
H. DRIVEWAYS AND FLATWORK: All driveways, sidewalks and walkways shall be
constructed of exposed aggregate or stained concrete with stone trim; stone trim must
match primary dwelling. Sidewalks must be 4 -ft. wide.
J. FENCES/ WALLS/ RETAINING WALLS: Retaining walls shall be restricted to
structurally engineered and designed walls constructed or veneered with masonry to
match the residence.
a) Front Yard Fencing. Fencing will be allowed to extend from 10 -ft. back of the front
building line of a dwelling to the side property lines. All fencing shall be cedar or
ornamental iron.
b) Side Yard Fencing. Fencing between Lots may be of wrought iron or clear grade
cedar, cedar slats must be six (6) inches wide and installed vertically, (not
horizontally or diagonally) and is no higher that six (6) feet. Cedar fencing must be
capped.
c) Rear Yard Fencing Facing Trophy Park Dr.: A subdivision wall has been
provided as the rear yard fencing for lots along Trophy Park Drive. Parallel fencing
is prohibited.
d) Perimeter Fencing Facing Corps of Engineers Property. Perimeter fencing facing
Corps of Engineers property shall be constructed of cedar or ornamental iron no
higher than six (6) feet.
K. LANDSCAPING: Landscaping and Sprinkler System. Each Lot on which a
residential dwelling is constructed shall have and contain an underground water sprinkler
system for the purpose of providing sufficient water to all front, side and rear yards.
Each Lot shall be planted with three (3) trees provided; however, any tree used to satisfy
this requirement shall contain at least three and one half (3-%:) caliper inches. Caliper
inches shall be measured twelve (12) inches above final grade adjacent to the trunk of the
tree.
L. UTILITIES: All utilities shall be underground. Electric transformers shall be pad
mounted and located at front of Lots.
M. TRASH RECEPTACLES AND COLLECTION: Each Lot Owner shall make or
cause to be made appropriate arrangements with the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, for
collection and removal of garbage and trash on a regular basis. Each and every Owner
shall observe and comply with any and all regulations or requirements promulgated by
the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, in connection with the storage and removal of trash and
garbage. All Lots shall at all times be kept in a healthful, sanitary and attractive
condition. No Lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for garbage, trash,
junk or other waste matter. All trash, garbage, or waste matter shall be kept in adequate
containers approved by the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, and which shall be maintained
in a clean and sanitary condition. An Owner may place trash on the street curb abutting
his Lot only on those days designated by the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, as trash
collection days. No Lot shall be used for open storage of any materials whatsoever,
except that new building materials used in the construction of improvements erected on
any Lot may be placed upon such Lot at the time construction is commenced and may be
maintained thereon during the time of construction, so long as the construction progresses
without unreasonable delay until completion of the improvements, after which the
materials shall either by removed from the Lot or stored in a suitable enclosure on the
Lot. No garbage, trash, debris, or other waste matter of any kind shall be burned on any
Lot.
N. ANTENNA REGULATIONS: All radio or television aerial wires, towers or antennas
must be installed as required by Town of Trophy Club Regulations, Chapter 13 — Zoning,
Article V — Supplementary District Regulations, Section 5.10 Wireless Antennas &
Antenna Facilities.
O. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND VEHICLES: No temporary structure of any
kind shall be erected or placed upon any Lot. No trailer, mobile, modular or
prefabricated home, tent, shack, barn or any other structure or building, other than the
residence to be built thereon, shall be placed on any Lot, either temporarily or
permanently, and no residence, house, garage or other structure appurtenant thereto shall
be moved upon any Lot from another location, except for a sale, pre -sale or constriction
trailer; provided, however, that the builder reserves the exclusive right to erect, place and
maintain, such facilities upon the Property as in its sole discretion may be necessary or
convenient during the period of and in connection with the sale of Lots, construction and
selling of residences and constructing other improvements of the Properties in
compliance with the regulations of the Town of Trophy Club. Such facilities may
include, but not necessarily be limited to, a temporary office during the period of and in
connection with the constriction and sales operations on the Properties, but in no event
shall the Builder or Developer have such right for a period in excess of that permitted by
the Town of Trophy Club. Any truck, bus, boat, boat trailer, mobile home, campmobile,
camper or any vehicle other than conventional automobile shall, if brought within the
Properties, be stored, placed, or parked within the garage of the appropriate Owner for
not exceeding 48 hours.
P. SIGNS: Developer or Builder may erect and maintain a sign in front of the temporary
sales office as approved by the Planning & Zoning Commission and Town Council. All
other signs are as allowed by Town of Trophy Club Code of Ordinances Sign
Regulations, Chapter 5 — General Land Use, Article IV — Sign Regulations.
Q. EXTERIOR LIGHTING: All exterior street lights shall be installed to the Town of
Trophy Club standards and shall be owned and maintained by the Town.
R. PRIVATE STREETS:
a) Maintenance Cost: Churchill Downs Homeowner's Association is responsible for
the cost of maintenance of private streets. The Town shall have no responsibility for
and shall not pay for any portion of the cost of maintaining a private street. Further,
in the event that repairs to private streets are necessary due to Town's repair,
improvement, or maintenance of public infrastructure, Churchill Down's
Homeowner's Association shall be responsible for such repair to its private streets.
b) Maintenance Standards: Maintenance, amenities, and landscaping of private streets
shall conform to the same standards regulating the maintenance, amenities, and
landscaping of public sheets.
c) Retention of Easements: A utility, drainage, and emergency access easement shall
be retained in private streets by the Town and other utility companies:
(i) Providing rmrestricted use of the property for utilities and their
maintenance;
(ii) Extending easement rights to all utility providers;
(iii) Providing the Town with the right of access for any purpose related to
the exercise of a governmental service or function;
(iv) Permitting the Town to remove any vehicle or obstacle within the Private street
lot that impairs emergency access.
d) Town Assumption of Maintenance: The Town shall be the sole judge of
whether repairs to a private street are needed. If the Homeowner's Association, its
successors, or assigns, fail or refuse to adequately maintain private streets and related
appurtenances, the Town shall have the right, but not the obligation, to assume
temporarily the duty of performing the association's maintenance obligations at any
rime after the expiration of sixty (60) days after receipt by the association, its
successors or assigns of written notice from the Town specifying the nature and
extent of the failure to maintain.
(i) Upon assuming such maintenance obligations, the Town shall have the right to
collect, when they become due, the assessments levied by the Homeowners
Association for the purpose of repairing and maintaining the private streets and
related appurtenances, and if necessary, the Town shall have the right to enforce
the payment of delinquent assessments in the manner set forth in the
association's documents.
(ii) The Town shall also have the right to levy an assessment upon each lot on a pro
rata basis for the cost of such maintenance, which assessment shall constitute an
assessment lien upon the lot against which each assessment is made. Further, in
addition to the process described herein, the Town shall have the right to collect
any and all payments due through any method legally available and to exercise
any and all legal remedies available.
(iii) Under no circumstances, shall the Town be liable to the association or any lot
owner or their respective heirs, successors or assigns for negligent acts or
omissions relating in any manner to maintaining, improving and preserving the
private streets and related appurtenances.
e) Access Restrictions: The entrances to all private streets shall be marked with a sign
stating that it is a private street. Either a guard house or an access control device such
as a gate or cross arm shall provide access to the subdivision by the Town and other
utility service providers with appropriate identification. If the association fails to
maintain reliable access as required by Town to provide public services and required
repairs and maintenance of public infrastructure, the Town shall have the right to
enter the subdivision and remove any gate or device which is a barrier to access at the
sole expense of the association.
f) Restricted Access Entrance Design Standards: Private streets which have access
controlled by a gate, cross arm, or other access control device shall conform to the
following requirements.
(i) The street must have a minimum uninterrupted pavement width of fifteen (15)
feet at the location of the access control device and any deviation in the width
from the Town standards shall receive prior approval of the Town's engineer.
(ii) If an overhead barrier is used, it shall have a minimum height above the
road surface as required by the Fire Code for fire lanes.
(iii) The design of all gates, cross arms and access control devices, including
automatic opening and manual backup systems, shall be approved by the Fire
Department before installation.
S. NON SPECIFIED REGULATIONS: Any regulation not specifically addressed herein
shall be in accordance with the current ordinances of the Town of Trophy Club.