Bryan ISD Zoning Map and Related Documents

Exhibit “B”:
Proposed Planned Development – Business District (PD-B)
Section 1: General Purpose and Description

The intent of this development plan is to guide planning of land use and physical development on the subject
property. This PD-B District development plan shall direct the design, implementation, and growth of a
sustainable auxiliary educational campus environment that meets the needs of the Bryan Independent
School District and the City of Bryan, and allows for orderly and cohesive development within the District.
This development plan is also intended to set forth guidelines, which will promote aesthetic objectives such
as protection of natural features and visual resources, and the use of quality materials to create and maintain
harmony throughout the District and the North Harvey Mitchell Parkway (FM 2818) corridor.
Section 2: Definitions
When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future; and words used
in the plural number include the singular. Definitions not expressly prescribed herein are to be determined
according to definitions found in the Zoning Ordinance, and failing that, customary usage based on the
latest edition of Merriam-Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary.
In this specific context, the term Auxiliary Educational Campus (referred to as Campus herein) shall refer
to the grounds and the buildings situated thereon, which are intended to house facilities that provide support
to students, faculty or staff of a public school district.
Section 3: Land Uses
This District provides for two different planning areas and two conservation districts, depicted in “Exhibit
A”, designed to provide for an orderly transition of land uses and development standards. Uses permitted
in each of these areas are listed below, any use not identified by these Development Regulations shall be
assumed to be prohibited.
1. The following land uses shall be permitted by right in General Office District (Area I):
 General office use;
 Food preparation and distribution;
 Warehouse and storage;
 Technology and network operation support;
 Schools;
 Accessory or incidental uses to the main use;
 Accessory structures;
 Temporary structures for uses incidental to construction work on the premises;
 Private on-site drainage detention;
 Regional drainage detention; and
 Essential municipal uses.
2. The following land uses shall be additionally permitted by right in Transportation and Logistics
District (Area II):
 School District Transit Garage (Bus Barn);
 Parking lot (nonpaid for nonresidential use);
 Fueling point (nonpaid for noncommercial use);
 Private recycling center of commercial and light industrial waste including tires, batteries and
motor oil;
 Vehicle repair and maintenance;
 Lawn and Landscape Maintenance (Grounds Building);
 Private on-site drainage detention;
 Regional drainage detention; and
 Essential municipal uses.
Section 4: Physical Development

The following standards are intended to guide site and building design in this District in order to create
and maintain a human-scale environment, preserve existing water systems and promote placemaking
through the use of design and construction methods.
This District provides for two different planning areas and two natural buffer areas, depicted in “Exhibit
A”, designed to provide for an orderly transition of land uses and development standards. Development
standards for these areas are further described below:
1. Physical development of office projects in this District shall comply with the development
standards and limitation of the City of Bryan Code of Ordinances that generally apply to properties
zoned Office District (C-1), subject to any modifications specified herein.
2. The following additional physical development standards shall also apply:
a) On all lots created by means of a subdivision plat in accordance with Chapter 110 of the
Bryan Code of Ordinances, no minimum building setbacks shall be required from interior
lot lines; however, separation requirements mandated by the applicable building and fire
code will still apply.
b) All facades facing and located within 200 feet of the right-of-way or within 100 feet of a
residential zoning district shall be constructed with at least 50 percent of each facade
covered by masonry/brick construction or architectural metal paneling. This regulation
does not include temporary structures for uses incidental to construction work on the
premises, which said buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of
construction work.
c) Approved Exterior Material List (Limitations subject to paragraphs 2b and 2d)

i. Masonry, including brick, natural stone, cast stone, and concrete masonry units
(CMU).
ii. Corrugated pre-engineered metal building wall and roof panels.
iii. Architectural metal wall and soffit panels.
iv. Black vinyl-coated metal chain-link fencing, with or without slats (screening
required when adjacent to Leonard Road (FM 1688) or North Harvey Mitchell
Parkway (FM 2818)).
v. Black ornamental metal fencing.
d) Vehicle bays and rolling doors, as well as all materials, products, or equipment which are
stored outside of a fully-enclosed building must be entirely screened from public view.
This includes but is not limited to, outdoor storage, service and equipment areas, solid
waste dumpsters, above-ground fuel storage tanks, campus-use electric vehicles (golf
carts), heating or cooling equipment (located on rooftops or at grade), equipment
loading/unloading areas and bus parking. Applicable areas shall be screened from parking
and pedestrian areas and adjacent properties by a solid visual barrier not less than six feet
in height. Loading and unloading areas for people are not required to be screened, nor are
rooftop exhaust stacks that exceed the six-foot visual barrier requirement. Barriers shall
consist of:
i. Approved brick or brick-clad concrete masonry unit (CMU) fence with cast stone
or painted aluminum caps;
ii. Approved evergreen trees, berms or other landscaping, planted such that the items
intended to be screened remain so throughout the year;
iii. Architectural treatments which are compatible with the surrounding building
architecture. The screening of rooftop equipment may include the use of parapet
walls and the encasement of partition screens.
iv. Chain-link fencing with wood, metal, or plastic slats shall not be considered as an
acceptable means of creating a visual barrier, but shall be an allowable material
when not visible from the Leonard Road (FM 1688) and/or North Harvey Mitchell
Parkway (FM 2818) right-of-way.
e) Prior to the recordation of a final plat for this District, 80-feet of right-of-way for the
extension of Viva Road, a major collector, will be dedicated to the City of Bryan in
accordance with the Thoroughfare Plan.
i. At the time of development, and as agreed upon by the City Engineer, only
the pavement width required for the current scale of development shall be
constructed. However, the pavement shall be constructed to City standards and
accepted by the City of Bryan prior to the release of a building permit.
f) Internal drives shall be constructed to City standards and specifications. The minimum
standards for this surface shall consist of four inches of limestone base with a one-course
seal coat.
g) No public sidewalks shall be required along Leonard Road (FM 1688) or North Harvey
Mitchell Parkway (FM 2818).
h) Signage within this District shall be, at a minimum, as listed below. All other sign
regulations of the Bryan Code of Ordinances for properties zoned C-2 District shall apply
unless specifically modified by the following:
i. Freestanding signage:
1. One freestanding sign at the intersection of North Harvey Mitchell
Parkway (FM 2818) and Leonard Road (FM 1688) with a maximum height
of 25 feet and a maximum area of 200 square feet;
2. One freestanding sign at the Campus entrance on Leonard Road (FM
1688) with a maximum height of eight (8) feet and a maximum area of 80
square feet.
3. Directional signs to be a maximum area of 20 square feet.
ii. Electronic message board:
1. One of the aforementioned signs may incorporate an electronic message
board with a maximum sign area of 80 square feet.
iii. Building/wall signage:
1. Building/wall signage shall be allowed on the exterior walls of each
building, provided the cumulative sign area of all signs on a building shall
not exceed 30 percent of the building façade with the main entrance to that
building.
i) Landscaping shall be provided in order to create and maintain a healthy environment,

provide visual interest, reduce the impact between light industrial and office uses on site,
obscure the view of parking and storage and provide protection from soil erosion.
ii. Existing trees located within the District at least eight-inches in diameter
measured at DBH (diameter breast height), in good health and not of an invasive
species, shall be assigned a value of 100 square feet per caliper inch, or 800
square feet, whichever is greater.
1. Any existing trees claimed for landscape credit must be barricaded in
accordance with City standards prior to any construction or earthwork
occurring on site.
j) No physical development shall be permitted within Conservation Area A or B. Existing

trees within these Conservation Areas may be claimed for landscape credit

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Exhibit “B”:

Proposed Planned Development – Business District (PD-B)

Section 1: General Purpose and Description

Section 4: Physical Development

2. The following additional physical development standards shall also apply:

c) Approved Exterior Material List (Limitations subject to paragraphs 2b and 2d)

i) Landscaping shall be provided in order to create and maintain a healthy environment,

j) No physical development shall be permitted within Conservation Area A or B. Existing

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