Alamo City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 22

LAND USE TABLES

10-22-1: AGRICULTURAL USES:

Agricultural Uses

R-1

SH/R- 1

SH/R-M H

MD R

R-2

R-1 T

R-M H

C-1

CID

Farms, No Sales Offices

Greenhouses, No Sales Offices

Nurseries, No Sales Offices

Truck Gardens, No Sales Offices

P	=	Permitted
CUP	=	Conditional Use Permit
Q	=	Permitted, provided additional requirements are met, see ‘Permitted Use’ section of the chapter for the specific zone for more details
Blank	=	not Permitted

(Ord. 228-03-26, 3-3-2026)

10-22-2: CIVIC AND INSTITUTIONAL USES:

Civic & Institutional Uses

R-1

SH/R- 1

SH/R-M H

MD R

R-2

R-1 T

R-M H

C-1

CID

Churches

Club

CUP

Community Buildings

Libraries

Municipal Buildings

Public or Semipublic Buildings

Religious, Educational, or Philanthropic Institutions

RV Residency, Temporary Religious

CUP

Schools, Private; Elementary

Schools, Private; High School

Schools, Private; Higher Learning

Schools, Public; Elementary

Schools, Public; High School

Schools, Public; Higher Learning

Social Service Center

CUP

Permitted

CUP

Conditional Use Permit

Permitted, provided additional requirements are met, see ‘Permitted Use’ section of the chapter for the specific zone for more details

Blank

not Permitted

(Ord. 228-03-26, 3-3-2026)

10-22-3: COMMERCIAL USES:

Civic & Institutional Uses

R-1

SH/R- 1

SH/R-M H

MD R

R-2

R-1 T

R-M H

C-1

CID

Accessory Buildings & Uses; Non-Residential

Alcoholic Sales, On-Site

CUP

Animal Hospital

Automobile Repair Garage

Automobile Sales & Accompanying Facilities

Banks

Bars & Nightclubs

CUP

Billiard or Pool Hall

Car Wash

Clinic

Commercial Facilities, Mobile Home Park

Dance Hall

Flea markets

CUP

Garage, Public

Gas Stations or Retail

CUP

Heavy Equipment Sales/Lease

Home Occupation

CUP

Hospitals

Hotel

Ice Retail Distributing Stations; No Manufacturing

Insurance

Job Printing

Laundries

Laundromats

Loan Companies

Lodge Halls

Medical Offices, Non-Specialized

Mobile Food Vendor(s)

CUP

Mortuaries

Movies, Cinema, and/or Performing Arts Center

Neighborhood Bars

CUP

Outdoor Sales

Parking Lots, Surface; Non-Residential

Parking Structure, Non-Residential

CUP

Personal Services

Plant Cleaning & Pressing

Radio Repair/Sales Shop

Radio Studies

Real Estate Offices

Recycling Facility

CUP

Restaurants

Retail, Consumption

Retail, Other

Retail, Stores/Shops

Skating Rink

Storage Facility, individually leased/ rented

Vendor Markets

CUP

Wrecker Services

CUP

Permitted

CUP

Conditional Use Permit

Permitted, provided additional requirements are met, see ‘Permitted Use’ section of the chapter for the specific zone for more details

Blank

not Permitted

(Ord. 228-03-26, 3-3-2026; amd. Ord. 251-05-26, 5-19-2026)

10-22-4: INDUSTRIAL USES:

Civic & Institutional Uses

R-1

SH/R- 1

SH/R-M H

MD R

R-2

R-1 T

R-M H

C-1

CID

Acid, Fertilizer, or Glue Manufacturing

Animal Slaughter

CUP

Bone Distillation

Cement or Lime Manufacturing

Cotton Gins

Explosive Manufacturing

CUP

Fat Rendering

Gasoline/Petroleum Wholesale Storage

Grain Elevators

Industrial Land Use, Non- Hazardous

Junkyards or Automobile Wrecking Yards

CUP

Petroleum Refinery

Stockyards

CUP

P	=	Permitted
CUP	=	Conditional Use Permit
Q	=	Permitted, provided additional requirements are met, see ‘Permitted Use’ section of the chapter for the specific zone for more details
Blank	=	not Permitted

(Ord. 228-03-26, 3-3-2026)

10-22-5: RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE USES:

Civic & Institutional Uses

R-1

SH/R- 1

SH/R-M H

MD R

R-2

R-1 T

R-M H

C-1

CID

Detention Ponds

Golf Courses

Mini Golf

Playgrounds

Public Parks

Recreation, Private

Recreation, Public

P	=	Permitted
CUP	=	Conditional Use Permit
Q	=	Permitted, provided additional requirements are met, see ‘Permitted Use’ section of the chapter for the specific zone for more details
Blank	=	not Permitted

(Ord. 228-03-26, 3-3-2026)

10-22-6: RESIDENTIAL USES:

Civic & Institutional Uses

R-1

SH/R- 1

SH/R-M H

MD R

R-2

R-1 T

R-M H

C-1

CID

Accessory Buildings & Uses; Mobile Home Park

Accessory Buildings & Uses; Residential

Accessory Portable Building

Bed & Breakfast

CUP

Boarding, Lodging, & Rooming Houses

Community House

CUP

Condominiums

CUP

Family-Oriented Outdoor Events

CUP

Mobile Home, Park/Development

Mobile Home, Single

Multifamily Dwelling, Apartment

Multifamily Dwelling, Duplex

Multifamily Dwelling, Fourplex

Multifamiiy Dwelling, Townhouse

Multifamily Dwelling, Triplex

Parking Lots, Surface; Residential

CUP

Parking Structure, Residential

CUP

Open Carport

Single Family Dwelling

CUP

Single Family Dwelling; Existing before April 1, 1995

Single Family Dwelling; Senior

Travel Trailer, Single

Travel Trailer, Temporary

CUP

Permitted

CUP

Conditional Use Permit

Permitted, provided additional requirements are met, see ‘Permitted Use’ section of the chapter for the specific zone for more details

Blank

not Permitted

(Ord. 228-03-26, 3-3-2026)

10-22-7: SIGNS:

Civic & Institutional Uses

R-1

SH/R- 1

SH/R-M H

MD R

R-2

R-1 T

R-M H

C-1

CID

Accessory Signs

Q 2

Animated Signs

Banner Signs

Q 2

Bench Signs

Q 2

Billboard Signs

Canopy Signs

Q 2

Changeable Copy Sign

Construction Sign

Directory Sign

Ground Pole Sign

Ground/Tenant Sign

Q 2

Home Occupation Signs

Q 2

Illuminated Signs

Marquee Signs

Q 2

Off-Premise Signs

Political Signs

Q 2

Portable Signs

Q 2

Projecting Signs

Q 2

Real Estate Signs

Q 2

Roof Signs

Q 2

Senior Development, On- Premise Signs

Street Banner Signs

Subdivision Signs

Temporary Signs

Wall Signs

Q 2

1 = E1 = Expressway Corridor regulations apply for properties within 600ft of 1-2, see Chapter 9-4-12(D)

2 = Unique Downtown regulations apply

P	=	Permitted
CUP	=	Conditional Use Permit
Q	=	Permitted, provided additional requirements are met, see ‘Permitted Use’ section of the chapter for the specific zone for more details
Blank	=	not Permitted

(Ord. 228-03-26, 3-3-2026)