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Alamo City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 13

C COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

10-13-1: PERMITTED/CONDITIONAL USES:

   A.   Permitted Uses:
      A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
      All non-residential uses in the C-1 district
      A grandfathered residential structure is, in effect, a ‘permitted use’ with vested rights and may be permitted to expand its structural boundaries subject to compliance to prevailing section on residential building setbacks or, if evident, the specific building setbacks recorded on its subdivision plat.
      Any retail business; provided that such use is not noxious or offensive by reason of vibrations, smoke, odor, dust, gas or noise. A retail ‘Dollar’ type store shall be strictly compliant with the ‘Commercial Corridor - Restricted Use’ provision declared in Section 10-2-2 .
      Automobile parking lots.
      Automobile repair garage.
      Automobile salesroom and accompanying service facilities.
      Bank.
      Billiard or pool hall.
      Car Wash businesses shall be strictly compliant with the ‘Commercial Corridor - Restricted Use’ provision declared in Section 10-2-2 .
      Cleaning, pressing and dyeing plants.
      Clinic.
      Dance hall and skating rink.
      All filling stations or service stations shall have their storage tanks for gasoline shall be below the surface of the ground.
      Frozen food locker plant.
      Garage, public.
      Heavy equipment sales/lease when the property has frontage to an arterial street or a major thoroughfare.
      Hospitals, and Animal hospitals.
      Hotel.
      Ice retail distributing stations; no manufacturing.
      Job printing.
      Laundries.
      Lodge halls.
      Mortuaries.
      Movie, cinema and/or performing arts theater.
      Outdoor sales; subject to title 3, chapter 11 of this code.
      Radio repair and sales shops.
      Radio studios.
      Retail businesses provided that such use is not noxious or offensive by reason of vibrations, smoke, odor, dust, gas or noise. A retail ‘Dollar’ type store shall be strictly compliant with the ‘Commercial Corridor - Restricted Use’ provisions declared in Section 10-2-2 . It is noted that a ‘Smoke, Tobacco, Vaping or Similar Product-Type Store or Shop’ shall only be permitted pursuant to the restrictions imposed in its Definition in Section 10-2-2 of this Chapter.
      Restaurants.
      Signs in accordance to Section 9-4-12 (C) Commercial and Industrial Districts.
      Storage facility (individually leased/rented units).
      Stores and shops for the sale of products at retail only.
   B.   Conditional Uses 1 :
      A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
      Bars and nightclubs.
      Business recycling facility (prohibited in the commercial corridor) (see Sec. 10-13-8 (A)(8)).
      Businesses, such as restaurants, that desire to sell alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption. Such restaurants may be within 300' of a residence, church, school 1, or publicly owned property.
      Flea markets.
      Mobile food vendor; mobile food court; said uses must comply with Title 3, Chapter 17 regulations, as well as applicable provisions of Title 10, Chapter 13 ‘Conditional Use Permits’ and be strictly compliant with the ‘Commercial Corridor - Restricted Use’ provision declared in Section 10-2-2 .
      Single-family residences; multi-family units or condominiums.
      Vendors Market
      Wrecker services; (See Section 10-13-8 A. 6. on applicable wrecker regulations to abide by).
(Ord. 95- 04-04, 4-4-1995; amd. Ord. 1996-04-16, 4-16-1996; Ord. 15-07-06, 7-18-2006; Ord. 28-11-09, 11-10- 2009; Ord. 03-01-21, - -2021; 04-01-21,1-19-2021; Ord. 14-03-21, 2-16-2021; Ord. 46-09-21, 9-7-2021; Ord. 10-02-22, 2-1-2022; Ord. 62-09-22, 9-6-2022; Ord. 67-10-22,10-4-2022; Ord. 62-11-23,11-6-2023; Ord. 73-1-24,1-2-2024; Ord. 155-12-24,12-17-2024; Ord. 174-04-25,4-15-2025; Ord. 228-03-2026, 3-3-2026; Ord. 251-05-26, 5-19-2026)

10-13-2: HEIGHT REGULATIONS:

No building shall exceed seventy-five feet (75') in height. (Ord. 95-04-04,4-4-1995; amd. Ord. 228-03-2026, 3-3-2026)

10-13-3: BUILDING SETBACK REGULATIONS:

   A.   Front Yard: None required; unless recorded plat note mandates otherwise.
   B.   Side Yards: None required; unless recorded plat note mandates otherwise; also, the minimum corner side yard building setback is ten feet (10'); if building the structure with O’ side setback or hardly any side setback, the prevailing building and fire-safety codes shall be applied.
   C.   Rear Yard: Five-feet (5')
(Ord. 95-04-04,4-4-1995; amd. Ord. 62-11-23,11-6-2023; Ord. 228-03-2026, 3-3-2026)

10-13-4: INTENSITY OF USE:

The minimum lot area is six thousand two hundred fifty (6,250) square feet, the minimum depth is one hundred feet (100') and the minimum average width is fifty feet (50'); except, that if a lot or track should have less area or width than is herein required and its boundary lines along their lengths should touch lands under other ownership on January 15,1981, and shall not have been changed since said date, such parcel of land may be used for a single-family dwelling. (Ord. 95-04-04,4-4-1995; amd. Ord. 228-03-2026, 3-3-2026)