The following regulations shall apply to the R-1 Single-Family Dwelling District. (Ord. 95-04-04, 4-4-1995)

A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:

One mobile home or one travel trailer when exclusively used as the primary residential structure if the subject property is within the Multipurpose Area, as defined in Section 9-5-2 (B).

One single-family dwelling per lot.

Churches (except temporary revival).

Farms, nurseries, truck gardens and greenhouses; provided, no sales office is maintained.

Municipal buildings, nonprofit libraries or museums, police and fire stations.

Public parks, playgrounds, golf courses (except miniature golf), public recreation and community buildings.

Schools, public or private, having a curriculum equal to public elementary, high school or institution of higher learning.

Signs in accordance to Section 9-4-12 (A) Residential Districts.

Accessory buildings and accessory uses, customarily incidental to the above uses (not involving the conduct of a business) when located on the same lot, including a private garage for one or more cars, bona fide servants’ quarters not for rent or used for commercial purposes. (Ord. 95-04-04, 4-4-1995; amd. Ord. 61-09-22, 9-6-2022; Ord. 67-10-22, 10-4-2022; Ord. 160-02-25, 2-24-2025)

No building shall exceed two (2) stories or twenty five feet (25') in height. (Ord. 95-04-04, 4-4-1995)

   A.   Front Yard: There shall be a front yard along the front line of the lot. The minimum depth of such front yard shall be twenty five feet (25').

   B.   Side Yards: There shall be a side yard on each side of building of not less than five feet (5').

   C.   Rear Yard: The depth of the rear yard shall be at least fifteen feet (15'). (Ord. 95-04-04, 4-4-1995)

Every lot or tract of land shall have an area of not less than six thousand two hundred fifty (6,250) square feet and an average width of not less than fifty feet (50'); except that if a lot or tract should have less area or width than is herein required and its boundary lines along their entire length should touch lands under other ownership on January 1, 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)

   A building or premises shall be used for the following only after a permit is issued for such use:

   A dependent travel trailer for temporary residency of medically/emotionally afflicted family member(s) related to the primary resident(s) which shall be subject to:

      1.   City Staff to monitor the health care need at the site, which may be on-or-about every 6 months, to assure that the vigilant need by the primary resident’s household is still evident - such reports to be made part of the applicants’ CUP file;

      2.   The travel trailer shall be only for temporary residency, and shall not ever be used to generate any type of rental fee and/or service value of the occupants;

      3.   This CUP shall not ever be transferable to any new property owner;

      4.   Applicable building permits, plus other incidental permits, shall be required according to protocol;

      5.   No renewed approval of such a CUP shall ever be beyond two (2) years to thus assure continual monitoring by the City in a public hearing setting;

      6.   A 6' buffer (wood framed fence may be required to obscure the travel trailer from area single family homes; dependent on neighborhood circumstances;

      7.   If determined that the usage is no longer needed, the travel trailer shall either be removed from the property within 30-calendar days’ written notice by the City or be entirely de-activated from utility connections and simply be ‘stored’ on the premises; and/or

      8.   other reasonable measures may be imposed during the public hearing process to assure gentle assimilation into the residential neighborhood.

   A family-oriented events facility with predominantly outdoor activity stations. Such a CUP must be on a minimum sized tract of 1.5 acres; only have access to an arterial type street; must not have live music; must be buffered to residential adjoiners; must have sufficient off-street parking areas; shall not have operable hours after 9:00 pm; and there shall be no selling of alcoholic refreshments at any time. The maximum occupancy capacity will be determined by the City’s Fire Marshal.

   Bed and Breakfast Facility; such an approved conditional use shall have the pre-clearance from the City’s Building Inspector and Fire Marshal as to safety and overall Code compliance; each available B&B room shall require 1 unobstructed paved parking space. A business license shall be issued prior to an approved CUP and shall be required prior to any B&B occupancy. An instrument shall be recorded citing the City of Alamo’s approval and the conditions of approval which shall include that such conditional uses are not transferable to new owners, heirs, and/or assigns.

   Home occupations.

   Parking facilities for nonresidential uses.

   Centers that provides basic, social, daily living and learning services to people with disabilities, special needs (physical, emotional, etc.), or similar conditions to magnify independent living abilities; such use(s) must have its primary access to a collector street classification or of higher intensity; must be a minimum one and a half (1.5) acres in size, must be certified/cleared by the appropriate State of Texas agency for such services to receive the required city business license; and have paved off-street parking to be compliant to typical day-care parking regulations found in Section 10-3-6 (A). Also, any CUP may be required to provide additional fire hydrant(s), pave perimeter five foot (5') sidewalks, provide minimum six foot (6') fence buffering, and meet the most prevailing building/fire codes. Finally, landscaping for such a use will be one (1) shade tree (seven feet (7') tall at three inch (3") caliper) for every thirty feet (30') of street frontage inclusive of corner lot frontage; and any signage must comply with prevailing regulations for residential districts as found in Section 9-4-12 (A).

   Temporary Religious RV Residency on Church Premises for Charitable Purposes. An approved CUP will impose the following requirements:

         1.   No more than 2 RV spaces may be permitted - such spaces shall be within a paved area; and,

         2.   The placement of RV residency shall not cause a reduction of available paved parking spaces for the church’s main assembly during regular worship services; and,

         3.   Such RV use shall not be contingent, directly or indirectly, as rentable property or premises for a short-term lease; and,

         4.   The primary purpose of the RV’s occupants are purely charitable; and,

         5.   The CUP approved for RV residency may be approved for 1 year or lengthier intervals subject to random monitoring by the City of Alamo; however, each RV resident/tenant shall not be more than 3 months each - any lengthier stay per tenant will require the approval of the City Manager, based on unique relief circumstances that may warrant a higher measure of sensitive consideration by the City; and,

         6.   Other reasonable requirements imposed by the City based on the property’s special circumstances. (Ord. 95-04-04, 4-4-1995; amd. Ord. 13-08-18, 8-7-2018; Ord. 22-04-23, 4-4-2023; Ord. 40-08-23, 8-1-2023; Ord. 75-1-24, 1-2-2024; Ord. 133-10-2024, 10-1-2024; Ord. 158-02-25, 2-24-2025; Ord. 176-05-25, 5-6-2025)