Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

This is the forum for talk about SMU Football

Moderators: PonyPride, SmooPower

smu diamond m
PonyFans.com Legend
PonyFans.com Legend
Posts: 4951
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:21 pm
Location: High on the Hilltop
Contact:

Re: Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

Post by smu diamond m »

CalallenStang wrote:
RGV Pony wrote:
which would mean when the south endzone becomes enclosed, those stands could be the same height


Possibly. Mockingbird might affect that some. I'm sure there are setback laws that we'll have to be aware of.

The stadium is zoned UC-1. In UP, UC-1 (University Campus, and there are 4 different UC zones on/because of campus):


Code: Select all

                                 UC-1          UC-2       UC-3       UC-4
Minimum Lot Area (s.f)               n/a         5,000      5,000      7,000

Minimum Lot Width (ft.)             n/a         50           50          50

Minimum Lot Depth (ft.)             n/a         100         100         180

Minimum Front Yard (ft.)            25           25           25 (4)     25

Minimum Side Yard (ft.)             15(a)       (4)          (4)          (4)

Minimum Rear Yard (ft.)             5(a)                                12.5

Special Yard Requirements         (4)                                   (4)

Maximum Height (ft.)            120/120     42/55      35/35      35/35
                                  see (3)(a) below                see (3)(a) below
  (Residential/Nonresidential)

(a) For sites adjacent to UC-1 boundary. No yard is required for interior sites.

(3) Development Standards

(a) Special Height Requirement

i. In the UC-1 District, the required front, side, and rear yard setback(s) for a building wall(s) adjacent to the boundary of the UC-1 district shall be increased one foot (1') for each two feet (2') that a building erected on a site adjacent to the district boundary exceeds forty feet (40') in height.

ii. In the UC-3 District, the maximum building height for a building erected on a lot abutting Dublin shall be thirty-five feet (35'), provided, however, that the height of such a building may be increased one foot (1') for each one foot (1') that the front or side yard setback from Dublin is increased, up to a maximum height of forty-two feet (42'). A building erected at a point greater than forty-two feet (42') from the west right-of-way line of Dublin shall have a maximum height of forty-two (42') feet.

(4) Special Yard Requirements

Nothing herein is intended to allow the obstruction of a corner lot sight line as otherwise provided for in the Code of Ordinances.

(5) Other Regulations

(a) Control of Run-Off Water

Chapter 3, Art. 3.100 of the Code of Ordinances, shall apply to those locations in the UC Districts where the run-off water does not enter the storm sewer system maintained by S.M.U. in the original main campus.

Other pertinent info about the Ford Stadium special requirements, Chapter 5, heading (e):
(e) Ford Stadium

i. The following temporary uses shall be permitted in Ford Stadium:

(A) Collegiate activities sponsored and approved by Southern Methodist University;

(B) High school football play-off games;

(C) High school football games other than play-off games provided that such games shall be limited to two days (including nights) per academic year with no more than two games played per day;

(D) Football and soccer youth league events; and

(E) Any event for which no admission is charged and for which fewer than five hundred (500) spectators will be admitted.

ii. Any event the primary purpose of which is to provide musical entertainment over an electronically amplified speaker system shall not be permitted in Ford Stadium.

The entire UP Zoning Ordinance can be found at
http://codes.franklinlegal.net/universitypark-flp/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=frame_default.htm
smu diamond m
PonyFans.com Legend
PonyFans.com Legend
Posts: 4951
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:21 pm
Location: High on the Hilltop
Contact:

Re: Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

Post by smu diamond m »

Note: that bans concert-purpose events.
Sir, shooting-star, sir.
Frosh 2005 (TEN YEARS AGO!?!)
The original Heavy Metal.
User avatar
SMU89
PonyFans.com Super Legend
PonyFans.com Super Legend
Posts: 5216
Joined: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:19 pm
Location: Dallas

Re: Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

Post by SMU89 »

If ever needed, we can apply for a variance.

TCU upgrades look nice. The boxes/suites will be an added source of revenue. Other than that its your basic steal/aluminum seating structure hidden behind by an upgraded facade.
User avatar
CalallenStang
PonyFans.com Super Legend
PonyFans.com Super Legend
Posts: 19359
Joined: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:43 pm
Location: 25 feet from the Hillcrest track

Re: Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

Post by CalallenStang »

Thanks diamond m for looking up that ordinance. I've seen it before but couldn't recall all of the details.
ponyboy
PonyFans.com Super Legend
PonyFans.com Super Legend
Posts: 15134
Joined: Wed Mar 22, 2000 4:01 am
Location: University Park,TX US

Re: Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

Post by ponyboy »

CalallenStang wrote:Thanks diamond m for looking up that ordinance. I've seen it before but couldn't recall all of the details.

Yeah, that was some fun reading. :shock:
User avatar
EmeraldCityPony
All-American
All-American
Posts: 578
Joined: Mon Sep 23, 2002 3:01 am
Location: Seattle, WA

Re: Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

Post by EmeraldCityPony »

I took a closer look at those pictures and noticed something familiar. Looks like they still haven't fixed that...

Image
It's a crappy job but someone's gotta do it.
User avatar
Frog Barrister
Junior Varsity
Junior Varsity
Posts: 117
Joined: Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:06 pm

Re: Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

Post by Frog Barrister »

SMU89 wrote:If ever needed, we can apply for a variance.

TCU upgrades look nice. The boxes/suites will be an added source of revenue. Other than that its your basic steal/aluminum seating structure hidden behind by an upgraded facade.



I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be all individual seating. No more aluminum benches.
User avatar
Dooby
PonyFans.com Legend
PonyFans.com Legend
Posts: 3005
Joined: Tue Jan 15, 2002 4:01 am
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA

Re: Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

Post by Dooby »

Maybe I am crazy, but I like benches at football games. I am fine with a seat at the AAC, but the seats at Texas Stadium and even Jerry World bug me.
At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
User avatar
that's great raplh
PonyFans.com Super Legend
PonyFans.com Super Legend
Posts: 6362
Joined: Mon Aug 25, 2003 3:01 am
Location: bottom of a sewer

Re: Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

Post by that's great raplh »

Should be fun
Image

muffie benson perella

169 black horseshoes - Green Party Activist - I am the Greetest!

Now selling Hope at a price slightly higher than free...
User avatar
Junior
PonyFans.com Super Legend
PonyFans.com Super Legend
Posts: 11513
Joined: Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:56 am
Location: Dallas, TX

Re: Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

Post by Junior »

I'd probably go.
Derail the Frogs!
User avatar
CalallenStang
PonyFans.com Super Legend
PonyFans.com Super Legend
Posts: 19359
Joined: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:43 pm
Location: 25 feet from the Hillcrest track

Re: Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

Post by CalallenStang »

ponyboy wrote:
CalallenStang wrote:Thanks diamond m for looking up that ordinance. I've seen it before but couldn't recall all of the details.

Yeah, that was some fun reading. :shock:


I study real estate, so I find it interesting 8)
smu diamond m
PonyFans.com Legend
PonyFans.com Legend
Posts: 4951
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:21 pm
Location: High on the Hilltop
Contact:

Re: Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

Post by smu diamond m »

SMU89 wrote:If ever needed, we can apply for a variance.

TCU upgrades look nice. The boxes/suites will be an added source of revenue. Other than that its your basic steal/aluminum seating structure hidden behind by an upgraded facade.

The thing is... SMU already is a variance. We have a dedicated (4, actually) zoning class. In a place like UPTx, it's a little more difficult than in some other places (e.g. Pleasant Grove). It's really the NIMBY principle all over again.

Ford might be a justifiable exemption to the P&Z. But that just depends on whether anybody on the P&Z board has any reason to be slight the Uni. Right now, Ford is no more important than the dorms when it comes to construction...
Stallion
PonyFans.com Super Legend
PonyFans.com Super Legend
Posts: 44302
Joined: Tue Dec 19, 2000 4:01 am
Location: Dallas,Texas,USA

Re: Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

Post by Stallion »

What if we trade the variance for a MILLION free tickets to the George Bush Library-
"With a quarter of a tank of gas, we can get everything we need right here in DFW." -SMU Head Coach Chad Morris

When momentum starts rolling downhill in recruiting-WATCH OUT.
EastStang
PonyFans.com Super Legend
PonyFans.com Super Legend
Posts: 12690
Joined: Fri Feb 15, 2002 4:01 am

Re: Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

Post by EastStang »

Actually don't laugh. In Colonial Williamsburg, William and Mary and CW have a deal that William and Mary Students get free admission to all CW exhibits and CW patrons (and residents) get free tours of the Wren Building (which dates back to the colonial period). Funny thing is that W&M would do that anyway for recruiting purposes. Wait til tourists descend on SMU. At W&M, they'd wander into classrooms and ask "is this a class?" "Can I take a picture?" Or ask a student walking across campus, "are you a student?" "can I take your picture?" The standard answer was always, "Sure, although we charge a $5 posing fee here at William and Mary - its a rule".
UNC better keep that Ram away from Peruna
User avatar
RGV Pony
PonyFans.com Super Legend
PonyFans.com Super Legend
Posts: 17269
Joined: Sat Dec 27, 2003 4:01 am
Location: Dallas

Re: Rumor: SMU Will Host The Armed Forces Bowl

Post by RGV Pony »

watch how many people take a picture of the 'football stadium named after another President'
Post Reply