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Amarillo City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

DISTRICT REGULATIONS3

Footnotes:
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State Law reference— District regulations authorized, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 211.005.


Sec. 4-10-81. - Compliance required.

All land and Structures thereon shall be used in compliance with the Zoning Regulations prescribed for the Zoning District in which such land is located.

(Code 1960, § 26-7)

Sec. 4-10-82. - Use of land and buildings.

No land shall hereafter be used and no Structure or appurtenance shall hereafter be erected, altered, converted or modified for other than those uses specified for the District in which it is located as set forth by the following Schedule of Uses:

A. Legend for Interpreting Schedule of Use

Designates use permitted in district indicated.
Designates use prohibited in district indicated.
S Indicates use may be approved as Specific Use Permit

 

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Type Use
SIC CODE
Agricultural District
Residential District-1
Residential District-2
Residential District-3
Moderate Density District
Moderate Density District
Multiple Family District-1
Multiple Family District-2
Manufactured Home District
Office District-1
Office District-2
Neighborhood Service District
General Retail District
Light Commercial District
Central Business District
Heavy Commercial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
Planned Development District
B - PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL USES
One-Family Housing Unit (Detached) (1) 9999
One-Family Housing Unit (Attached) (2) 9999
Two-Family Housing Unit (3) 9999
Multiple-Family Housing (4) 6513
Group Living Quarters (5) 7021
7041
Bed and Breakfast Inn (5a) 7011
Hotel or Motel (6) 7011
Hotel or Motel With Associated Uses (7) 7011
Manufactured Home (Type A) (8a) 9999 S S S
Manufactured Home (Type B) (8b) 9999 S S S S S S
Manufactured Home (Type C) (8c) 9999
Industrialized Housing (8d)
Manufactured Home Park (9) 6515
Manufactured Home Subdivision (10) 9999
Recreational Vehicle Park (11) 7033

 

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Type Use
SIC CODE
Agricultural District
Residential District-1
Residential District-2
Residential District-3
Moderate Density District-1
Moderate Density District-2
Multiple Family District-1
Multiple Family District-2
Manufactured Home District
Office District-1
Office District-2
Neighborhood Service District
General Retail District
Light Commercial District
Central Business District
Heavy Commercial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
Planned Development District
C - ACCESSORY AND INCIDENTAL USES
Accessory Building (12a & 12b) 9999
Carport (12c) 3448 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Farm Accessory Building (13) 9999
Home Occupation (14) 9999
Off-Street Parking Incidental to Main Use (15) 9999
Servants or Caretakers Quarters (16) 9999
Swimming Pool (Private) (17) 9999
Temporary Field Office or Construction Office (18) 1500

 

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Type Use
SIC CODE
Agricultural District
Residential District-1
Residential District-2
Residential District-3
Moderate Density District-1
Moderate Density District-2
Multiple Family District-1
Multiple Family District-2
Manufactured Home District
Office District-1
Office District-2
Neighborhood Service District
General Retail District
Light Commercial District
Central Business District
Heavy Commercial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
Planned Development District
D - UTILITY AND SERVICE USES
Electrical Substation (19) 4911 S S S S S S S S
Electrical Energy Generating Plant or Wind Generator 4911 S S
Electrical Transmission Line 4911
Fire Station 9224
Gas Line and Regulating Station 4923
Local Utility Line (20) 4939
Public Building Shop or Yard of Local, State, or Federal Agency (21) 9199 S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Public Building, Office of Local, State, or Federal Agency (22) 9100 S S S S S S S S S S
Radio, Television or Microwave Station (23) 4832
4833
S S S S S S S S S S S S
Radio or Television Transmitting Station 4832
4833
S
Sewage Pumping Station 4952
Sewage Treatment Plant 4952 S S S
Communication and Broadcast Towers (24) 4812
Utility Shops or Storage Yards or Buildings (Private) 4900 S S
Water Standpipe or Elevated Water Storage 4941
Water Reservoir, Well, or Pumping Station 4941
Water Treatment Plant 4941 S S

 

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Type Use
SIC CODE
Agricultural District
Residential District-1
Residential District-2
Residential District-3
Moderate Density District-1
Moderate Density District-2
Multiple Family District-1
Multiple Family District-2
Manufactured Home District
Office District-1
Office District-2
Neighborhood Service District
General Retail District
Light Commercial District
Central Business District
Heavy Commercial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
Planned Development District
E - RECREATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT USES
Adult Business (24a) 8999
Topless Establishment (24b)
Amusement, Commercial (Indoor) (25) 7900 S
Shooting Ranges (Indoor) (25a) S S S S S
Amusement, Commercial (Outdoor) (26) 7900 S
Carnival or Circus (Temporary) 7999
Country Club (Private) (27) 7997 S S S S S S S S
Dance Hall or Night Club (28) 7911 S
Day Camp For Children (29) 7999
Drag Strip or Commercial Racing 7948 S
Go-Cart Track 7999 S S
Golf Course (Commercial) (30) 7992 S S
Park or Playground (Public) (31) 7992
7999
Playfield or Stadium (Public) 7941
7999
Riding Club (33) 7997 S
Rodeo Grounds 7999 S S
Roller or Ice Skating Rink 7999 S S
Sports Club Other Than Listed 7997 S S S S
Swim or Tennis Club 7997 S S S S S S S S S S S
Swimming Pool (Commercial (34) 7999 S S
Theater or Playhouse in Building 7832
7922
S S S
Theater (Drive-In) 7833 S
Zoo (Private) (35) 8422 S S
Zoo (Public) (36) 8422 S S

 

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Type Use
SIC CODE
Agricultural District
Residential District-1
Residential District-2
Residential District-3
Moderate Density District-1
Moderate Density District-2
Multiple Family District-1
Multiple Family District-2
Manufactured Home District
Office District-1
Office District-2
Neighborhood Service District
General Retail District
Light Commercial District
Central Business District
Heavy Commercial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
Planned Development District
F - EDUCATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL USES
Art Gallery or Museum (37) 8412
Cemetery or Mausoleum 6553 S S S S S S S S S S
Church or Rectory (38) 8661
College or University (39) 8221 S S S S S S S
Community Center (Public) (40) 8322
Criminal Justice Halfway House (40a) 8361 S S S
Day Care Center (41) 8322
8351
S S
Family Day Care Home (42) 8322
8351
Public or Denominational Day Care (43) 8322
8351
Family Care Facility for Children (44) 8361 S S S S S S
Group Care Facility for Children (45) 8361 S S S S
Fairgrounds or Exhibition Area 7999 S
Fraternity, Sorority, or Membership Association (46) 8641 S S S S
Institution of Religious, Charitable, or Philanthropic Nature 8641 S S S S S S S S S S S
Halfway House (48) 8361
Hospital (49) 8060
Library (Public) 8231 S S S S S
School, Business (53) 8244 S
School, Commercial Trade (54) 8249
School, Private, Elementary, or Secondary (55) 8211 S S
School, Public or Denominational (56) 8211
Shelter (56a) 8361

 

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Type Use
SIC CODE
Agricultural District
Residential District-1
Residential District-2
Residential District-3
Moderate Density District-1
Moderate Density District-2
Multiple Family District-1
Multiple Family District-2
Manufactured Home District
Office District-1
Office District-2
Neighborhood Service District
General Retail District
Light Commercial District
Central Business District
Heavy Commercial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
Planned Development District
G - TRANSPORTATION RELATED USES
Airport or Landing Field (57) 4581 S
Bus Station or Terminal 4173
Hauling or Storage Company 4214
Helicopter Base (58) 4581
Heliport (59) 4581 S S
Helistop (60) 4581 S S S
Motor Freight Terminal 4231
Railroad Freight Terminal 4013
Railroad Passenger Station 4013
Railroad Track or Right-of-Way (61) 4010
Railroad Team Track (62) 4010
Railroad Yard or Roundhouse 4013
Parking Lot or Structure
(Commercial Auto)
(63) 7521 S S
Parking Lot, Truck/Truck Stop (64) 5541
7521

 

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Type Use
SIC CODE
Agricultural District
Residential District-1
Residential District-2
Residential District-3
Moderate Density District-1
Moderate Density District-2
Multiple Family District-1
Multiple Family District-2
Manufactured Home District
Office District-1
Office District-2
Neighborhood Service District
General Retail District
Light Commercial District
Central Business District
Heavy Commercial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
Planned Development District
H - AUTOMOBILE SERVICE USES
Auto Glass, Muffler, or Seat Cover Shop 7533
7536
S
Auto Laundry 7542
Auto Parts and Accessory Sales (Indoors) 5531
Auto Parts and Accessory Sales
(Outdoor Display)
5531
Auto Painting or Body Rebuilding Shop 7532
Automobile Repair Garage 7538
Auto Storage or Auto Auction 4226
5012
Service Station or Auto Tune-up Shop (65) 5541
7549
Limited Self-Service Gasoline or Fuel Service Station (66) 5541
New or Used Auto Sales & Rental, In Structure 5511
5521
New or Used Auto Sales & Rental, Outdoor Lot 5511
5521
New or Used Heavy Machinery Sales with Associated Storage or Repair 5080
Motorcycle or Scooter Sales and Repair 5571
7699
Steam Cleaning of Vehicles or Machinery 7542
Tire Retreading or Capping 7534

 

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Type Use
SIC CODE
Agricultural District
Residential District-1
Residential District-2
Residential District-3
Moderate Density District-1
Moderate Density District-2
Multiple Family District-1
Multiple Family District-2
Manufactured Home District
Office District-1
Office District-2
Neighborhood Service District
General Retail District
Light Commercial District
Central Business District
Heavy Commercial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
Planned Development District
I - RETAIL AND RELATED SERVICE USES
Antique Shop (67) 5932
Art Supply Store 5999
Bakery or Confectionery Shop (Retail) 5441
5461
Bank or Savings and Loan Association 6020
6030
Barber or Beauty Shop 7231
7241
S
Book, Video, or Stationery Shop 5942
7841
Camera Shop 5946
Catering Service 5812
Cleaning Shop or Laundry (Limited Area) (68) 7211
7212
Cleaning or Laundry Self Services Shop (69) 7215
Clinic, Medical or Dental 8011
8021
Custom Personal Service Shop (70) 5699 S
Department Store or Discount Store 5311
Drug Store or Pharmacy 5912 S
Florist Shop 5992 S
Food and Beverage Sale Store 5411-
5499
Furniture, Carpet or Appliance Store 5712
5722
Garden Shop and Plant Sales 5261 S
Handcraft and Objects, Sales 5999
Hardware Store or Hobby Shop 5251
5945
Instant Printing or Photocopy Shop (71) 7334

 

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Type Use
SIC CODE
Agricultural District
Residential District-1
Residential District-2
Residential District-3
Moderate Density District-1
Moderate Density District-2
Multiple Family District-1
Multiple Family District-2
Manufactured Home District
Office District-1
Office District-2
Neighborhood Service District
General Retail District
Light Commercial District
Central Business District
Heavy Commercial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
Planned Development District
I - RETAIL AND RELATED SERVICE USES
Key Shop 7699
Laboratory, Medical or Dental 8071
8072
S S
Liquor Store (72) 5921
Mobile Food Unit (96) 5610
Mobile Ice-Cream/Frozen (97) 5610
Medical Appliances-Fitting, Sales, or Rentals 7352 S
Morgue, Mortuary, or Ambulance Service 4119
7261
S
Offices, General Business or Professional 6500
8700
Optical Shop or Laboratory 5995 S
Palm Reader 7299
Pawn Shop 5932
Pet Grooming 0762
Pet Shop, Small Animals, Birds and Fish 5999
Repair of Appliances-T.V., Radio, and Similar Equipment 7622
Restaurant and Cafeteria
(Not Drive-in Type)
(73) 5812 S S
Restaurant or Eating Establishment
(Drive-in Service)
(73) 5812
Retail Shop, Apparel, Gift Accessory and Similar Items 5399
5600
Studio Decorator and Display of Art Objects 7389
8412
Studio Health, Reducing, or Similar Service 7991
Studio Photographer, Artist, Music, Drama, or Dance 7221
7911
S
Tattoo Shop 7299
Tavern, Lounge, or Private Club (74) 5813
Tool and Light Vehicle Retail and Sales
(Not Heavy Machinery)
7359
7514
Travel Bureau or Consultant 4724
Variety Store or Other Retail Outlet Store 5331
5339

 

J - RESERVED

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Type Use
SIC CODE
Agricultural District
Residential District-1
Residential District-2
Residential District-3
Moderate Density District-1
Moderate Density District-2
Multiple Family District-1
Multiple Family District-2
Manufactured Home District
Office District-1
Office District-2
Neighborhood Service District
General Retail District
Light Commercial District
Central Business District
Heavy Commercial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
Planned Development District
K - AGRICULTURAL TYPE USES
Animal Clinic or Hospital (No Outside Pens) 0742 S
Animal Clinic, Hospital (Outside Pens), or Kennel (75) 0741
0752
Animal Feeding Lot 0211 S
Animal Pound (Public or Private) 0752 S
Farm or Ranch (76) 0191
0291
Greenhouse or Plant Nursery 0181
5261
Livestock Auction (77) 5154 S S
Hatchery, Poultry 0254 S
Horse Lot (Commercial) (78) 0272
Horse Lot (Private) (79) 0272
Stable (Private) (80) 0752
7999
Veterinarian Office Only (No Hospital) (81) 0742

 

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Type Use
SIC CODE
Agricultural District
Residential District-1
Residential District-2
Residential District-3
Moderate Density District-1
Moderate Density District-2
Multiple Family District-1
Multiple Family District-2
Manufactured Home District
Office District-1
Office District-2
Neighborhood Service District
General Retail District
Light Commercial District
Central Business District
Heavy Commercial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
Planned Development District
L - COMMERCIAL TYPE USES
Bakery, Wholesale 5149
Cabinet and Upholstery Shop 5712
5714
Cleaning, Dyeing or Laundry Plant 7218
Contractor Storage or Equipment Yard 1521
1799
Flea Market (Screened) (82) 5932
Flea Market (Unscreened) (82) 5932
Laboratory Manufacturing (83) 8731
Laboratory, Scientific or Research 8731-
8734
S S
Light Fabrication and Assembly Processes (84) 2311-
2399
Lithographic or Print Shop 2752-
2759
S
Maintenance and Repair Service for Buildings 1542
7349
Milk Depot, Dairy or Ice Cream Plant 2020
5143
Mini-Storage Warehouse (85) 4225
Mobile Home Sales or Rental 5271
New Building Material Sales and/or Storage (86) 5031
5211
Outdoor Storage (Screened) (87) 4226
5093
Outdoor Storage (Unscreened) (88) 4226
5093
Paint Shop 7532
Pest Control Service 7342
Petroleum Products Storage and Wholesale 5171
5172
Plumbing Shop 1711
Portable Building Sales 5211
Secondhand Merchandise Dealers or Storage (Screened) (89) 5932
Secondhand Merchandise Dealers or Storage (Unscreened) (89) 5932
Sign Manufacturing Shop 3993
Storage Warehouse 4225
Taxidermist 7699
Used Building Material sales and/or Storage (Unscreened) (90) 5093
5211
Welding or Machine Shop 3599
7692
Wholesale Office, Storage, or Sales Facilities 5000-
5199

 

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Type Use
SIC CODE
Agricultural District
Residential District-1
Residential District-2
Residential District-3
Moderate Density District-1
Moderate Density District-2
Multiple Family District-1
Multiple Family District-2
Manufactured Home District
Office District-1
Office District-2
Neighborhood Service District
General Retail District
Light Commercial District
Central Business District
Heavy Commercial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
Planned Development District
M - Natural Resource Storage and extraction
Caliche Pit and Storage Area 1422
1459
S S
Mining and Storage of Mining Waste 1000-
1499
S
Petroleum Collecting and Storage Facilities 1381-
1389
S S S S S
Petroleum or Gas Well 1300-
1381
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Sand or Gravel Extraction or Storage 1442 S S
Topsoil Earth or Stone Extraction or Storage 1411-
1429
S S
Topsoil Earth or Stone (Temporary) (91) 1411-
1429

 

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Type Use
SIC CODE
Agricultural District
Residential District-1
Residential District-2
Residential District-3
Moderate Density District-1
Moderate Density District-2
Multiple Family District-1
Multiple Family District-2
Manufactured Home District
Office District-1
Office District-2
Neighborhood Service District
General Retail District
Light Commercial District
Central Business District
Heavy Commercial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
Planned Development District
N - SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
Asphalt or Concrete Batching Plant 2591
3531
Temporary Batching Plants Permitted By Resolution Of City Council
In The "A" Through "I-1" Districts
S S
Brick Kiln or Tile Plant 3251
3253
S
Cement or Hydrated Lime Plant 3273
3274
S
Dump or Sanitary Fill Area 4953 S
Hazardous Waste Collection, Processing or Disposal (91a) 4953
Junk or Salvage Yard (92) 5093
7389
Recycling Collection Facility (93) 5093 S S S
Receiving Center for Recyclable Items (93a) 5093
Slaughter House or Meat Packing Plant 2011 S
Smelter or Refinery 2911
3330

 

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Type Use
SIC CODE
Agricultural District
Residential District-1
Residential District-2
Residential District-3
Moderate Density District-1
Moderate Density District-2
Multiple Family District-1
Multiple Family District-2
Manufactured Home District
Office District-1
Office District-2
Neighborhood Service District
General Retail District
Light Commercial District
Central Business District
Heavy Commercial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
Planned Development District
O - GENERAL MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL USES
Landfill (Nonputrescible Material) (94) 4953 S S
Sanitary Landfill (95) 4953 S S
Light Manufacturing or Industrial Uses as Defined By Section 4-10-292, Performance Standards for Light Industrial Uses Div. D
Heavy Manufacturing or Industrial Uses as Defined By Section 4-10-293, Performance Standards For Heavy Industrial Uses Div. D

 

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Type Use
SIC CODE
Agricultural District
Residential District-1
Residential District-2
Residential District-3
Moderate Density District-1
Moderate Density District-2
Multiple Family District-1
Multiple Family District-2
Manufactured Home District
Office District-1
Office District-2
Neighborhood Service District
General Retail District
Light Commercial District
Central Business District
Heavy Commercial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
Planned Development District
P - ALCOHOL SALE RELATED USES
On-Premise Primary Use Sales and Service: (23a) S
On-Premise Incidental Use Sales and Service by Restaurant: (23b)
On-Premise Incidental Use Sales and Service by Non-Restaurant: (23c) S
Off-Premise Alcoholic Beverage Sales (23d)
Temporary Sales: On or Off Premise (23e)

 

(Code 1960, § 26-8; Ord. No. 5687, § 1, 6-23-87; Ord. No. 5697, § 1, 8-4-87; Ord. No. 5713, § 1, 9-29-87; Ord. No. 5723, § 1, 11-24-87; Ord. No. 5813, § 1, 7-11-89; Ord. No. 5828, § 1, 9-26-89; Ord. No. 5862, § 1, 6-12-90; Ord. No. 5986, § 1, 12-1-92; Ord. No. 6214, § 1, 2-6-96; Ord. No. 6268, § 1(H)—(J), 12-24-96; Ord. No. 6350, § 1, 6-23-98; Ord. No. 6405, 3-23-99; Ord. No. 6513, § 1, 2-6-2001; Ord. No. 6514, §§ 2, 3, 2-6-2001; Ord. No. 6568, § 3, 11-27-2001; Ord. No. 6600 § 5, 6-11-2002; Ord. No. 6681, § 1, 9-30-2003; Ord. No. 6699, § 4, 11-25-2003; Ord. No. 6708, § 1, 1-27-2004; Ord. No. 6712, § 1, 2-24-2004; Ord. No. 6892, § 2, 1-24-2006; Ord. No. 6904, § 1, 2-21-2006; Ord. No. 7201, § 4, 12-15-2009; Ord. No. 7658, § 2, 3-14-2017; Ord. No. 7724, § 2, 3-27-2018; Ord. No. 8115, § 8, 2-13-2024; Ord. No. 8217, § 4, 9-23-2025)

Sec. 4-10-83. - Special definitions and explanations noted in use regulations.

(a)

The following definitions and explanatory notes supplement, restrict and define the meaning and intent of the use regulations as set forth in the Schedule of Uses in the preceding section:

(1)

One-Family Housing Unit, Detached: A Housing Unit designed and constructed for Occupancy by only one (1) Family and located on a separate building Tract or Platted Lot and having no physical connection to a Building located on any other Lot or Tract.

(2)

One-Family Housing Unit, Attached (Townhouse): A One-Family Housing Unit which is joined to another One-Family Housing Unit at one (1) or more sides and is located on an individually Platted Lot.

(3)

Two-Family Housing Unit: A single Structure containing two (2) connected Housing Units.

(4)

Multiple-Family Housing Unit (Apartment): Any Building or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased or let to be occupied as three (3) or more Housing Units or Apartments or which is occupied as a home or place of Residence by three (3) or more Families living in independent Housing Units.

(5)

Group Living Quarters: A housing facility that provides residence to five (5) or more individuals unrelated by blood, marriage, or adoption. Group living quarters include such land uses as boarding or rooming house, dormitory, convent or monastery (without a Church on-site), a nursing home, hospice, or residence for the aged, residential facilities for Fraternities, Sororities or Membership Associations, and any other residential facility where the number of occupants per housing unit exceeds the Amarillo zoning ordinance definition of Family.

(5a)

Bed and Breakfast Inn: A Housing Unit with fewer than six (6) individual guest rooms where short-term lodging and meals are provided for compensation.

(6)

Hotel or Motel: A Building or group of Buildings designed and occupied as a temporary habitation for individuals. To be classified as a Hotel or Motel, an establishment shall contain a minimum of six (6) individual guest-rooms or units and shall furnish customary Hotel services such as linen, maid service, telephone, use and upkeep of furniture.

(7)

Hotel or Motel with Associated Uses: A Hotel or Motel as defined in paragraph (a)(6) and including a dance hall, Nightclub, tavern, lounge and/or private club as associated uses on the same Premises.

(8)

Mobile Home: A Structure that was constructed before June 15, 1976, transportable in one (1) or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight (8) body feet or more in width, forty (40) body feet or more in length, or when erected on site is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet in area and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems. Mobile Homes shall be skirted. This definition does not include a Recreational Vehicle.

(8a)

Manufactured Home (Type A): A Structure constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), transportable in one (1) or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight (8) body feet or more in width or forty (40) body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems. Manufactured Homes shall be Skirted. This definition does not include a Recreational Vehicle.

(8b)

Manufactured Home (Type B): A Manufactured Home meeting the definition of "Manufactured Home (Type A)" in (8a) above which was manufactured six (6) years or less prior to the year of installation and shall meet the site requirements set forth in Section 4-10-87 for Manufactured Home (Type B).

(8c)

Manufactured Home (Type C): A new Manufactured Home meeting the definition of "Manufactured Home (Type A)" in (8a) above which shall meet the site requirements set forth in Section 4-10-87 for Manufactured Home (Type C). For the purposes of this section, a new Manufactured Home is defined as having never been occupied for any reason including as a sales office, temporary Residence or for commercial use, having never been involved in an accident, having never received weather-related damage that at any time has affected its structural integrity, and having no visible signs of damage.

(8d)

Industrialized Housing: A residential structure that is:

a.

Designed for the occupancy of one (1) or more families;

b.

Constructed in one (1) or more modules or constructed using one (1) or more modular components built at a location other than the permanent site; and

c.

Designed to be used as a permanent residential structure when the module or the modular component is transported to the permanent site and erected or installed on a permanent foundation system.

Industrialized housing includes the structure's plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems. Industrialized housing does not include:

a.

A residential structure that exceeds three (3) stories in height or forty-nine (49) feet as measured from the finished grade elevation at the building entrance to the peak of the roof;

b.

Housing constructed of a sectional or panelized system that does not use a modular component; or

c.

A ready-built home constructed in a manner in which the entire living area is contained in a single unit or section at a temporary location for the purpose of selling and moving the home to another location.

(9)

Manufactured Home Park: A unified development of three (3) or more Manufactured Home spaces arranged on a Tract of land under private ownership.

(10)

Manufactured Home Subdivision: A unified Development of Manufactured Home sites or Platted Lots which have been divided for the purpose of individual ownership, and which is governed by the provisions of the Subdivision regulations of the City.

(11)

Recreational Vehicle Park: A unified Development under private ownership designed primarily for transient service on which Recreational Vehicles are parked, situated or used for the purpose of supplying to the public a temporary parking space for such vehicles meeting all the requirements of chapter 4-7 of the Amarillo Code of Ordinances.

(12)

a.

Residential Accessory Building: A Detached Building subordinate to the Main Residential Building on a Lot which is used for a purpose customarily incidental to the Main Residential Building such as a Private Garage, toolhouse, greenhouse, home workshop, children's playhouse, storehouse or garden shelter. (Where one (1) or more walls of an Accessory Building are part of a wall or walls of the Main Residential Building or where an Accessory Building is attached to the Main Residential Building by a roof, the Accessory Building shall be considered as part of the Main Residential Building.)

b.

Nonresidential Accessory Building: A detached Building subordinate to the Main Building on the Lot which is used for a purpose customarily incidental to the Main Building. In no instance shall the use of the detached subordinate Building be contrary to the land uses permitted in the Zoning District in which the Building is located.

c.

Carport: A roofed structure that may be enclosed on not more than three (3) sides and is allowed in all zoning districts when able to meet appropriate Setback requirements for a Main Building or Accessory Building. A specific use permit may be granted if not able to meet setbacks for Main Building or Accessory Building and will be subject to special regulations as set forth in Section 4-10-193 for Carports. Vehicular access to a Carport may not have attached an overhead, sliding or swinging, door or gate.

(13)

Farm Accessory Building: A Structure, other than a Housing Unit, on a farm as herein defined, for the housing, protection or storage of the usual farm equipment, animals and crops.

(14)

Home Occupation: A Home Occupation is an occupation carried on in the home by a member of the occupant's Family, without the employment of additional persons and without offering any commodity for sale to the general public on the Premises, and without the keeping of stock for trade, and without the storage of supplies and equipment, and with only the use of a nameplate to identify the occupation. The occupation must not create unreasonable noise or other unreasonable conditions to abutting residential property, such as emission of odors, increased traffic, parking or generation of light or smoke.

(15)

Off-street Parking Incidental to Main Use: Off-Street Parking spaces provided in accordance with requirements specified by this chapter and located on the Lot or Tract occupied by the main use, on an immediately adjacent Lot or Tract, or on an immediately adjacent Lot or Tract across an Alley or a Street and located within the same Zoning District as the main use or a Zoning District which would permit the establishment of the main use or a Commercial Parking Lot or Structure.

(16)

Servant's or Caretaker's Quarters: A detached secondary Housing Unit located on a Lot with a Main Residential Structure and used as living quarters for persons employed on the Premises only and not for rent or use as a separate Housing Unit by persons other than those employed on the Premises, or their immediate Family.

(16a)

Shooting Ranges (Indoor): An area enclosed at which a handgun, rifle, or other firearm is discharged at a target, designed to prevent a projectile fired from a firearm at a target from going beyond the boundaries of the area, by use of a backstop or other barrier that is designed to completely stop the projectile or prevent a potentially dangerous ricochet.

(17)

Swimming Pool (Private): A swimming pool constructed for the exclusive private use of the residents of a one-family, two-family or multiple-family Housing Unit and fenced in accordance with the regulations of the City.

(18)

Temporary Field or Construction Office: A Structure or shelter, subject to removal by order of the Building Official, used in connection with a Development or building project for housing on the site of temporary administrative and supervisory functions and for sheltering employees and equipment.

(19)

Electrical Substation: An electrical facility consisting of transformers and associated equipment having a primary purpose of reducing the transmission voltage of a bulk electrical power source greater than thirty-three thousand (33,000) volts (33 KV) for distribution to specific areas within the City. Where applicable, an electrical substation shall meet the requirements set forth in section 4-10-294 of this chapter.

(20)

Local Utility Line: The facilities provided by a municipality or a franchised utility company for the distribution or collection of gas, water, surface drainage water, sewage, electric power or telephone service.

(21)

Public Building, Shop or Yard of Local, State or Federal Agency: Facilities such as maintenance yards or shops required by branches of local, State or federal government for service to an area such as Highway Department yard, City service center or experiment station.

(22)

Public Building, Office of Local, State or Federal Agency: Office facilities required by branches of local, State or federal government.

(23a)

On-Premise Primary Use Sales and Service: Sales of alcoholic beverages, and establishments holding permits under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, as a primary use for consumption on the premises where sold or served. The term "primary use" being defined as having alcohol sales that are in excess of fifty (50) percent of the gross sales receipts of the establishment.

(23b)

On-Premise Incidental Use Sales and Service by Restaurant: Sales of alcoholic beverages, and service of alcoholic beverages in restaurants holding permits under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, as an incidental use for consumption on the premises where sold or served. The term "incidental use" being defined as having alcohol sales that are no more than fifty (50) percent of the gross sales receipts of the establishment.

(23c)

On-Premise Incidental Use Sales and Service by Non-Restaurant: Sales of alcoholic beverages, and service of alcoholic beverages in establishments other than restaurants holding permits under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, as an incidental use for consumption on the premises where sold or served. The term "incidental use" being defined as having alcohol sales that are no more than fifty (50) percent of the gross sales receipts of the establishment.

(23d)

Off-Premise Alcoholic Beverage Sales: Sales of alcoholic beverages in lawful containers for off-premise consumption.

(23e)

Temporary Sales of Alcoholic Beverages: Sales of alcoholic beverages not exceeding seventeen (17) percent alcohol by volume for consumption on or off the premises, subject to all applicable Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code regulations. License may be issued for a period of not more than four (4) days as approved by the City Secretary and Chief of Police, and must comply with the Amarillo Municipal Code of Ordinances, Chapter 10-3, Article IV and Chapter 16-3, Article VI, if applicable.

(24)

Communication and Broadcast Towers: Structures supporting antennas for transmitting or receiving any portion of the radio spectrum, but excluding noncommercial antenna installations for home use of radio or television.

(24a)

Adult Business: Any business activity which offers the opportunity to view Specified Sexual Activity or view, or touch, for entertainment, Specified Anatomical Areas. Such definition further includes but is not limited to Adult Arcade, Adult Bookstore/Film Store, Adult Cabaret, Adult Lounge, Adult Motel or Hotel, Adult Retail Store, and an Adult Theater.

(24b)

Topless Establishments: Any business activity which offers the opportunity (whether as a single activity or in conjunction with any other business activity) to view male or female naked breasts or breasts that are partially clothed in a manner that leaves uncovered or visible through less than opaque clothing any portion of the breast below the areola, and where the genial areas and anus are covered by a g-string or other opaque covering.

Note— Ord. No. 6681, § 3, adopted Sept. 30, 2003 states "Any premises that is already used as a Topless Establishment on the date of first reading of this ordinance, and which does not comply with the location requirement of this ordinance, may continue in operation as a non-conforming use until any of the following events occurs:"

(a)

Cessation of doing business as a Topless Establishment for a continuous period of 180 days or more; or,

(b)

A change in (i) the ownership of the real estate upon which the Topless Establishment is located or (ii) the tenant which operates a Topless Establishment on the premises, either or both of which occurs after September 30, 2007, or

(c)

Destruction of the Topless Establishment by fire, the elements, or other causes that exceeds fifty (50) percent of the Structure's value as shown of the current tax rolls."

(25)

Amusement, Commercial (Indoors): An amusement enterprise wholly enclosed in a Building which is treated acoustically so that noise generated by the enterprise is not audible at the Bounding Property Line and including, but not limited to, a bowling alley or billiard parlor. In industrial areas, commercial amusements shall be subject to the same sound Performance Standards as industrial uses.

(26)

Amusement, Commercial (Outdoors): Any amusement enterprise offering entertainment or games of skill to the general public for a fee or charge wherein any portion of the activity takes place in the open, including but not limited to, a golf driving range, archery range and miniature golf course.

(27)

Country Club (Private): An area of twenty (20) acres or more containing a golf course, a clubhouse and associated uses available only to private specific membership.

(28)

Dance Hall or Nightclub: An establishment offering to the general public facilities for dancing and entertainment for a fee and subject to licensing and regulation by the City.

(29)

Day Camp: A facility arranged and conducted for the organized recreation and instruction including outdoor activities on a daytime basis.

(30)

Golf Course (Commercial): A golf course, privately owned but open to the public for a fee and operated as a commercial venture.

(31)

Park or Playground (Public): A recreation facility or park owned or operated by a public agency such as the Municipal Park Department or school board and available to the general public; or the temporary or seasonal use of open land as a play area or recreation area which is authorized or approved by the City.

(32)

Playfield or Stadium (Public): An athletic field or Stadium owned or operated by a public agency for the general public, including a baseball field, golf course, football field or Stadium.

(33)

Riding Club: A paddock, clubhouse and stable for quartering, training and riding horses; the facilities of which are restricted to a specific membership and not available to the general public.

(34)

Swimming Pool (Commercial): A swimming pool with accessory facilities, not part of the municipal or public recreational system and not a private swim club, but where the facilities are available to the general public for a fee.

(35)

Zoo (Private): A facility housing and displaying live animals, reptiles or birds, privately owned and operated for a fee or for the promotion of some other enterprises.

(36)

Zoo (Public): A zoo or similar facility owned and operated by a governmental unit or a nonprofit zoological society where live animals, birds and reptiles are housed and displayed.

(37)

Art Gallery or Museum: An institution for the collection, display and distribution of objects of art or science, and which is sponsored by a public or quasi-public agency and which facility is open to the general public.

(38)

Church or Rectory: A place of worship and religious training of recognized religions including the on-site housing of ministers, rabbis, priests, nuns and similar staff personnel.

(39)

College or University: An academic institution of higher learning, accredited or recognized by the State and offering a program or series of programs of academic study.

(40)

Community Center (Public): A Building and grounds owned and operated by a governmental body for the social or recreational uses, health or welfare of the community served.

(40a)

Criminal Justice Halfway House: A Residential facility operated to house individuals who have been in confinement for a criminal conviction or are placed in a regulated living environment as part of the disposition of a criminal allegation on the condition that the individuals must live within such facility for a specified period of time as a requirement of parole or probation from a county, State or federal judicial system.

(41)

Day Care Center: An establishment where more than six (6) people are housed for care or training during the day or portion thereof.

(42)

Family Day Care Home: A Housing Unit operated by a person (caregiver), where such caregiver houses people not to exceed six (6) in number, excluding the caregiver's own dependents, for care or training or both during ten (10) hours or less per day. The caregiver may house up to three (3) additional people for not more than three (3) hours per day.

(43)

Public or Denominational Day Care Center: A nonprofit public or religious agency, including but not limited to churches, schools and colleges, where people are housed for care or training during the day or a portion thereof.

(44)

Family Care Facility for Children: A facility which provides room, board, care and supervision to four (4) through six (6) children, exclusive of a Family unit of individuals related by blood, marriage or adoption, on a twenty-four-hour-a-day basis. Such Family Care Facility for Children must be licensed or supervised by the State of Texas and shall be limited to foster homes and homes for the temporary placement of children for evaluation.

(45)

Group Care Facility for Children: A facility which provides room, board, care and supervision to seven (7) or more children, exclusive of a Family unit of individuals related by blood, marriage or adoption, on a twenty-four-hour-a-day basis. Such Group Care Facility for Children must be licensed or supervised by the State of Texas and shall be limited to foster homes and homes for the temporary placement of children for evaluation.

(46)

Fraternity, Sorority or Membership Association: Meeting places for social organizations or associations to which entrance is permitted to members only and their invited guests and specifically excluding private clubs licensed by the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission.

(47)

Reserved.

(48)

Halfway House: A residential facility for persons who are receiving therapy and counseling from support staff who are present at all times the residents are present, for one (1) or more of the following purposes:

a.

To help residents recuperate from the effects of drugs or alcohol addiction;

b.

To help homeless persons or families achieve independence and obtain permanent housing;

c.

To help persons with family or school adjustment problems that require specialized attention and care in order to achieve personal independence; or

d.

To provide temporary shelter for persons who are victims of domestic abuse.

(49)

Hospital: A medical facility or institution for diagnosing, treating, caring for persons or for medical and surgical treatment to persons, including acute medical care, chronic medical care on a prolonged or permanent basis, mental health center, and resident or outpatient treatment to alcoholic, narcotic or psychiatric patients.

(50)—(52) Reserved.

(53)

School, Business: A business organized to operate for a profit and offering instruction and training in a service or art such as secretarial school, barber college, beauty school or commercial art school, but not including manual trade schools.

(54)

School, Commercial Trade: A business organized to operate for a profit and offering instruction and training in a trade such as welding, brick laying, machinery operation and similar trades.

(55)

School, Private Elementary or Secondary: A school having a curriculum generally equivalent to public elementary or secondary schools, but not including trade or commercial schools.

(56)

School, Public or Denominational: A school under the sponsorship of a public or religious agency having a curriculum generally equivalent to public elementary or secondary schools, but not including trade or commercial schools.

(56a)

Shelter: An organization providing temporary (three (3) days or less) boarding or lodging or both on its premises primarily to indigent, needy, homeless or transient persons.

(57)

Airport or Landing Field: A landing facility for aircraft which must contain a minimum of one hundred sixty (160) acres and be approved by the City as an aircraft landing facility.

(58)

Helicopter Base: A landing and terminal facility for rotary wing aircraft, including facilities for fueling, servicing and maintaining such craft and subject to approval by the City.

(59)

Heliport: A landing facility for rotary wing aircraft not exceeding a gross weight of twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) pounds subject to regularly scheduled use; but not including fueling or servicing facilities for such craft and subject to approval by the City.

(60)

Helistop: A landing pad for occasional and infrequent use by rotary wing aircraft not exceeding a gross weight of six thousand (6,000) pounds and not for regularly scheduled stops and subject to approval by the City.

(61)

Railroad Track and Right-of-Way: Not including railroad stations, sidings, team tracks, loading facilities, docks, yards or maintenance areas.

(62)

Railroad Team Track: A spur for sporting and unloading or loading box cars or other railroad cars.

(63)

Parking Lot or Structure, Commercial (Auto): An area or Structure devoted to the parking or storage of automobiles for a fee. Such definition may include, in the case of a Parking Structure only, a facility for servicing of automobiles provided such facility is primarily an internal function for use only by automobiles occupying the Structure and creates no special problems of ingress and egress.

(64)

Parking Lot, Truck: Facility for parking or storage of currently licensed trucks.

(65)

Service Station or Automobile Tune-Up Shop: An establishment for the retail sale of petroleum products, automobile accessories and/or minor automobile tune-up, muffler installation incidental to the primary use, oil change or other lubricative services in which all services provided and all storage, supplies, parts, equipment and accessories are indoors. This definition shall not include any major automotive repairs or service (engine and transmission exchange or overhauls, etc.) or other uses designated in section 4-10-82(H), Automobile Service Uses, of this chapter.

(66)

Limited Self-Service Gasoline or Fuel Service Station: An establishment for the retail sale of petroleum products only (not including automobile accessories, service or repair) on a customer self-service basis and limited to a maximum of three (3) individual dispensing outlets at any separate station or on any Lot or Tract.

(67)

Antique Shop: An establishment offering for sale within a Building articles such as glass, china, furniture or similar furnishings and decorations which have value and significance as a result of age, design or sentiment.

(68)

Cleaning Shop or Laundry (Limited Area): A custom cleaning shop not exceeding six thousand (6,000) square feet of Floor Area.

(69)

Cleaning or Laundry Self-Service Shop: To be of the customer self-service type and not a commercial laundry or cleaning plant.

(70)

Custom Personal Service: Tailor, dressmaker, shoe shop or similar shop offering personalized apparel service.

(71)

Instant Printing or Photocopy Shop: A facility for the retail sale of reproduction copies, provided the copies are processed directly from an original document. This definition shall not include any plant or facility for commercial reproduction of materials or drawings on a job order or bulk basis utilizing a lithographic printing process.

(72)

Liquor Store: A facility whose primary purpose is for the sale of beer, wine or liquor not for on-premises consumption. It may also sell soft drinks and some food items.

(73)

Restaurant: Any eating or drinking establishment where the preparation and serving of food is the primary business of such establishment. The term "primary Business" means that the gross receipts from the sale of food are equal to or exceed fifty (50) percent of the entire gross receipts of such establishment.

(74)

Tavern, Lounge or Private Club: A Tavern or Lounge shall mean an establishment, the primary activity of which is the sale and consumption on the Premises of beer, wine or other liquors and where food service, if any, is secondary to the sale of beer, wine and other liquors. Private Club shall mean any organization or association of persons including fraternal and veteran organizations and all organizations required to be licensed by the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission.

(75)

Kennel: Any place where five (5) or more dogs, cats or any combination thereof, over the age of four (4) months, are raised, trained, boarded, harbored or kept. Veterinary clinics, animal hospitals and governmental animal shelters are specifically excluded.

(76)

Farm, Ranch, Garden or Orchard: An area of five (5) acres or more which is used for growing of usual farm products, vegetables, fruits, trees and grain and for the raising thereon of the usual farm poultry and farm animals such as horses, cattle and sheep and including the necessary Accessory Uses for raising, treating and storing products raised on the Premises, but not including the commercial feeding of offal and garbage to swine and other animals and not including any type of agriculture or husbandry specifically prohibited by ordinance or law, and not including commercial riding stables.

(77)

Livestock Auction: Barns, pens and sheds for the temporary holding and sale of livestock.

(78)

Horse Lot (Commercial): An area used exclusively for quartering horses (the term "horses" shall include all equine animals) for the purposes of boarding or rental to the public and containing a stable which provides at least one hundred (100) square feet for each horse quartered.

(79)

Horse Lot (Private): An enclosed area unobstructed by any cross fences used exclusively for quartering horses (the term "horses" shall include all equine animals) and containing at least ten thousand (10,000) square feet for the first one (1) to four (4) horses and two thousand (2,000) square feet for each horse thereafter with a limit of eight (8) horses per acre; provided, however, the area requirement, as set out above, shall not apply to a horse lot (private) located in A, HC, I-1 or I-2 Zoning Districts. Any area used for the keeping of horses under this chapter shall be fenced and shall exclude any area required as minimum Front Yard specified in the Zoning Ordinance of the City.

(80)

Stable (Private): Any Structure located within a horse lot (private) which is used for the sheltering, quartering and feeding of Animals.

(81)

Veterinarian's Office Only (no hospital): A facility for the prevention, treatment, minor surgery, cure or alleviation of disease and/or injury in Animals, specifically Domestic Animals, with all care provided on an outpatient treatment basis only. No overnight boarding of Animals shall be allowed.

(82)

Flea Market: A collection or group of outdoor stalls, booths, tables or other similar arrangement, used by individual vendors, for the display and sale of various items of new or used personal property.

(83)

Laboratory, Manufacturing: Operations involving the compounding of products such as perfumes, pharmaceutical and the development and assembly of instruments and similar items.

(84)

Light Fabrication and Assembly Processes: Including the manufacture of clothing, jewelry, trimming decorations and any similar item not involving the generation of noise, odor, vibration, dust or hazard.

(85)

Mini-Storage Warehouse: A unified Development of leasable self-storage units built on the site, each unit not to exceed three hundred (300) square feet in Floor Area. No outside storage, no storage of explosives, flammable materials or materials emitting noxious odors shall be allowed.

(86)

New Building Materials Sales and/or Storage (Unscreened): The sale and/or storage of Building materials where a minimum of sixty (60) percent of the Building materials are new products which have not previously been used in the construction of, or as a part of, any Structure.

(87)

Outdoor Storage (Screened): The storage of any equipment or commodity, either as a primary use of land or as an Accessory Use, in an outdoor area which is enclosed by a fence, wall or other visual barrier which complies with the specifications of section 4-10-268. Where either this designation of an open storage activity or another designation might apply, the more restrictive shall govern.

(88)

Outdoor Storage (Unscreened): Storage outdoors not set forth in section 4-10-82, Uses of Land and Building, where the open storage use is designated as being allowed. This definition is not intended to regulate the storage of vehicles or equipment for the principal activity of an auto storage, auto auction, new or used auto sales (outdoor lot); new or used heavy machinery sales with associated storage and repair; motorcycle or scooter sales and repair; tool and light vehicle rental and sales; petroleum products, storage and wholesale; milk depot dairy or ice cream plant; maintenance and repair service for Buildings; Mobile Home/Manufactured Home sales or rental; bus station or terminal; hauling or storage company or similar transportation use; new building material sales and storage; contractors' storage or equipment yard; wholesale office, storage and sales facility; parking lots for personal, commercial or government vehicles; or any establishment having facilities for processing iron, steel or nonferrous scrap and whose principal product is scrap iron and steel or nonferrous scrap for sale for remelting purposes, which is located in the A, GR, LC, CB, HC, I-1 and PD Zoning Districts. It also does not include the incidental outdoor display of commodities for retail sale where the use is permitted by section 4-10-82 in a GR General Retail District. Where either this designation of an open storage activity or another designation might apply, the more restrictive shall govern.

(89)

Secondhand Merchandise Dealers or Storage: The keeping, handling, storage or use of furniture, appliances and/or other merchandise or goods for sale or display. "Secondhand merchandise" is defined as an item which has previously been sold at the wholesale or retail level or previously used by an individual or business. Except in an I-2 Zoning District, any outdoor storage or display of such merchandise shall require visual screening to the standards set out in section 4-10-268 of this chapter.

(90)

Used Building Materials Sales and/or Storage (Unscreened): The sale and/or storage of Building materials where a minimum of forty (40) percent of the Building materials are used products which have previously been used in the construction of, or as a part of, any Structure.

(91)

Topsoil, Earth or Stone Storage (Temporary): The temporary storage of topsoil, earth, masonry or stone is an allowed use, provided that a permit shall first be obtained from the City Director of Public Works. Such permit shall provide for location, duration, fencing and leveling of material and maintenance of the site and shall require immediate removal for violation of any of the provisions of the permit.

(91a)

Hazardous Waste Collection, Processing, or Disposal: An indoor facility or operation to collect, process, or dispose of Hazardous Waste materials. In order to be considered as a Planned Development, the proposed site must be located on property zoned LC or HC District at the time of submission of an application for Planned Development review.

(92)

Junk or Salvage Yard: Any land or Building where metals, plumbing materials, appliances, vehicles, vehicle parts, rags or paper, machinery or similar items or material are kept, salvaged, stored, dismantled and/or offered for sale as whole units, as salvaged parts or as processed materials.

(93)

Recycling Collection Facility: A facility designed to collect, sort and package, by manual or mechanical processes, recyclable items for transport to a reprocessing plant. The facility must be operated indoors with no outdoor storage or collection bins, except when located in an I-2 District. The term "recyclable item" shall mean a waste product which can be reprocessed and used again as raw material in the manufacturing of same or similar products and is not attached or combined with products containing other materials. The term "mechanical processes" shall mean sorting and packaging by machinery in which the composition of the item remains constant but the shape of the product is altered.

(93a)

Receiving Center for Recyclable Items: An enclosed facility not exceeding three hundred twenty (320) square feet in Floor Area designed to receive recyclable items for transport to a Recycling Collection Facility and which also complies with the following requirements:

a.

All operations of the receiving center such as collection, weighing, and storage shall be contained within the facility by manned attendant during business hours or automated within a fully enclosed Structure.

b.

No Outdoor Storage is allowed.

c.

Centers utilizing trailers or other mobile equipment must provide solid brick veneer fencing of the undercarriage when it can be viewed from a street. Exterior lighting shall be provided to illuminate both sides of the required fencing.

d.

All signage shall be attached to the facility and total Sign area shall not exceed eighty (80) square feet.

e.

Daily maintenance of the site and facility to remove trash and debris and spraying for pest control and odor on a weekly basis is required.

f.

The location of the facility shall be limited to a paved Lot containing a permanent Structure(s) and shall meet all Yard Setback requirements for a Main Building. Placement of the facility on such a Lot must be located:

1.

At the side of an existing Structure(s) which does not have Street frontage;

2.

A site not allowing compliance with subsection f.1 above may be located between the side of an existing Structure(s) and a Street;

3.

Should neither condition in subsection f.1 or f.2 exist, the facility may then be located between the front of an existing Structure(s) and a Street.

g.

Any noise produced by its operation shall not exceed seventy-eight (78) db at ten (10) feet from the facility.

h.

When placed on an existing parking lot, it shall not create a deficit in minimum off-street parking spaces.

(94)

Landfill (Nonputrescible Material): A designated Tract of land upon which material and man-made inert solid material is disposed of in accordance with the standards established by the Texas Board of Health. The material which may be disposed of shall be limited to soil, rock, dirt, sand, gravel, concrete, brush, lumber and construction or demolition wastes. Any other nonputrescible material not listed above must be approved by the City Director of Public Works prior to dumping. No putrescible solid waste shall be disposed of in the landfill. The landfill site must be approved by the City Director of Public Works.

(95)

Sanitary Landfill: A designated area of land upon which solid waste and other material are disposed of in accordance with standards established by the Texas Board of Health. Sanitary landfill site must be approved by the City Director of Public Works.

(96)

Mobile Food Unit: A vehicle-mounted, self or otherwise propelled, self-contained food service operation designed to be readily moveable (including catering trucks, trailers, push cards, and roadside vendors) and used to store, prepare, display, service, or sell food. An MFU must completely retain its mobility at all times. An MFU does not include a stand or a booth. A roadside vendor is classified as an MFU. MFUs do not include restaurant delivery and catering vehicles or preordered home delivery services. MFUs must be licensed and meet the presentation standards contained in section 4-10-295 of this Code.

(97)

Mobile Ice-Cream/Frozen Dessert Vehicle: A Mobile Food Unit that serves exclusively prepackaged frozen dessert products. Mobile Ice-Cream/Frozen Dessert Vehicles must be licensed and meet the presentation standards contained in section 4-10-295 of this Code.

(Code 1960, § 26-9; Ord. No. 5723, § 2, 11-24-87; Ord. No. 5828, § 2, 9-26-89; Ord. No. 5862, § 1, 6-12-90; Ord. No. 5986, § 1, 12-1-92; Ord. No. 6101, § 1(A), 9-27-94; Ord. No. 6214, § 1, 2-6-96; Ord. No. 6268, § 1(K), 12-24-96; Ord. No. 6350, § 1, 6-23-98; Ord. No. 6405, § 1, 3-23-99; Ord. No. 6514, § 1, 2-6-2001; Ord. No. 6568, § 4, 11-27-2001; Ord. No. 6681, § 1, 9-30-2003; Ord. No. 6699, § 4, 11-25-2003; Ord. No. 6708, § 2, 1-27-2004; Ord. No. 6904, § 1, 2-21-2006; Ord. No. 7724, § 3, 3-27-2018; Ord. No. 8115, § 9, 2-13-2024)

Sec. 4-10-84. - Classification of new and unlisted uses.

It is recognized that new types of land use will develop and forms of land use not anticipated may seek to locate in the City. In order to provide for such changes and contingencies, a determination as the appropriate classification of any new or unlisted form of land use shall be made as follows:

(1)

The Planning Department shall refer the question concerning any new or unlisted use to the Planning and Zoning Commission requesting an interpretation as to the zoning classification into which such use should be placed. The referral of the use interpretation question shall be accompanied by a comprehensive statement of facts defining the nature of the use, its SIC description, and whether it involves dwelling activity, sales, processing, type of product, storage, and amount and nature thereof, enclosed or open storage, the amount of noise, odor, fumes, dust, toxic material and vibration likely to be generated.

(2)

The Planning and Zoning Commission shall meet with the interested parties to consider the nature of the proposed use and its compatibility with the uses permitted in the various Districts and determine the Zoning District or Districts within which such use should be permitted.

(3)

The Planning and Zoning Commission shall make recommendations to the City Council as to the classification proposed for any new or unlisted use. The City Council may, by ordinance, make such determination concerning the classification of such use as is determined appropriate.

(Code 1960, § 26-10; Ord. No. 6268, § 1(L), 12-24-96; Ord. No. 7658, § 2, 3-14-2017; Ord. No. 7724, § 3, 3-27-2018)

Sec. 4-10-85. - Specific use permits.

(a)

The City Council, after public hearing and proper notice to all parties affected and after recommendations by the Planning and Zoning Commission, may authorize the issuance of specific use permits for the uses indicated by "S" in the use schedule, section 4-10-82, or for reduced lot widths for single-family detached units as described by 4-10-168(d).

(b)

The Planning and Zoning Commission in considering any application for a specific use permit shall require a Comprehensive Site Plan for the Development, such required Site Plan to be approved and filed as part of the Ordinance prior to the issuance of any Building Permit in a specific use Development. Such required plan and ordinance shall show the following:

(1)

The legal description of the land included in the Site Plan and of the Lot, the name of the owner, Developer and designer;

(2)

The boundary lines of the area included in the Site Plan including angles, dimensions and reference to a section corner, quarter corner or point on a recorded Plat, an arrow pointing north, scale and the Lot Area of the land within the Site Plan;

(3)

Private drives and public Streets showing direction of travel, ingress and egress to property, Street width and inside radii for all curves along with adequate Right-of-way to conform with the Thoroughfare Plan of the City;

(4)

Parking space and driveways conforming to Section 9, Driveways and Parking Lots, of the City of Amarillo's Development Policy Manual;

(5)

Utility locations, Easements and drainage;

(6)

Sidewalks, type, Height and location of Signs, lighting and fencing or screening walls;

(7)

Architectural drawings detailing the exterior design and materials, shape, Height, size and Floor Area of all existing and proposed Structures;

(8)

Proposed use, Lot Coverage and number of Occupants or employees;

(9)

Location of areas of landscaping or planting, yards, Open Space and common areas;

(10)

Other Development and protective requirements considered necessary by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council to create a reasonable transition to and protection for adjacent property.

(c)

The Planning and Zoning Commission shall also require from the applicant an expert evaluation concerning the location, function and characteristics of any Building or use proposed. Such expert evaluation shall be by a licensed real estate appraiser and shall specifically address the effect of the requested specific use permit on adjacent land uses and property values. Such an evaluation is not required, but may be requested, for Carports or reduced lot width single-family detached units as described by 4-10-168(d).

(d)

The City Council may, in the interest of public welfare and to ensure compliance with the purposes of this chapter, establish additional conditions of operation, location, arrangement and construction for any use for which a permit is authorized. In authorizing the location of any of the uses listed in section 4-10-82 as specific use permits, the City Council may impose additional Development standards and safeguards as the conditions and locations indicate important to the welfare and protection of adjacent property from excessive noise, vibration, dust, dirt, smoke, fumes, gas, odor, explosion, glare, offensive view or other undesirable or hazardous conditions. In considering a specific use permit for any use in an O-1, O-2, NS, GR or any Residential Zoning District, special consideration shall be given to possible undesirable characteristics of the use such as outside activities, storage of vehicles, equipment or materials, location and visual effects of loading areas and Building type and appearance inconsistent with the Zoning District.

(e)

The first specific use permit granted shall be shown on the Zoning District Map as S-1 and each subsequent specific use permit granted shall be given the next numerical number. The Director of Planning shall maintain a register on file in his office of all specific use permits granted which shall contain the Site Plan, a copy of the ordinance granting the specific use permit, and all other information concerning the specific use permit. The area or areas which are granted specific use permits are set forth on the Zoning District Map, which is made part of this chapter. The boundaries of a specific use permit area may, from time to time, be altered or adjusted in accordance with the amendment provisions set forth herein.

(Code 1960, § 26-11; Ord. No. 6268, § 1(M), 12-24-96; Ord. No. 6904, § 1, 2-21-2006; Ord. No. 7658, § 2, 3-14-2017; Ord. No. 8217, § 5, 9-23-2025)

Cross reference— Definitions to apply throughout Code, § 1-2-1.

Sec. 4-10-86. - MH Manufactured Home District.

It is recognized that certain areas of the City may be suitable for the development of Manufactured Home Parks and Manufactured Home Subdivisions. It is for these areas that the MH District is designed. The MH District is not intended to be utilized for the placement or location of a single Manufactured Home. Any rezoning application for MH District shall include an area of not less than two (2) acres unless it is immediately adjacent to an existing MH District containing not less than two (2) acres. All Manufactured Home Park Development shall comply with Chapter 4-7.

(Code 1960, § 26-13; Ord. No. 6268, § 1(N), 12-24-96; Ord. No. 6568, § 5, 11-27-2001)

Sec. 4-10-87. - Manufactured home standards.

The purpose of this section is to set forth standards for the placement, and architectural appearance of Manufactured Homes within the City. The intent of this section is to ensure that Manufactured Homes are compatible with other dwellings in residential neighborhoods and meet minimum placement and architectural standards while providing an alternative means of affordable home ownership for the residents of the community.

(1)

Site requirements. Each Manufactured Home placed on an individual lot shall meet the following requirements:

a.

For Specific Use permit approval, a Manufactured Home (Type B) shall have a minimum width of not less than fifteen (15) feet as measured at all points perpendicular to the length of the Manufactured Home. A Manufactured Home (Type C) shall have a minimum width of not less than twenty-eight (28) feet as measured at all points perpendicular to the length of the Manufactured Home.

b.

A Manufactured Home (Type B) is allowed outright in MH, LC, HC, I-1, and I-2, and is allowed only by Specific Use permit in a, R-1, R-2, R-3, MD-1, MD-2, and MF-1 if the Manufactured Home is placed on a minimum fifty (50) foot wide Platted Lot.

c.

A Manufactured Home (Type B and C) shall have a minimum living area of nine hundred (900) square feet.

d.

The main roof of the Manufactured Home (Type B and C) shall not be less than a 3:12 pitch. Roof must be solid deck with shingle or metal roof.

e.

A Manufactured Home (Type B and C) shall be permanently attached or affixed to a permanent foundation system and all portions of the transportation system including wheels, axles, towing apparatus, lighting or other such conditions which are not in integral part of the Structure shall be removed before the Manufactured Home is permanently attached or affixed. The permanent foundation system shall be per State and Federal standards pursuant to Texas Revised Civil Statutes Article 5221f.

f.

A Manufactured Home (Type B and C) shall have concrete or masonry stem walls or fiber cement Skirting;

g.

A Manufactured Home (Type B and C) shall have a stairway set at each exit.

h.

The exterior covering and roof of a Garage or Carport on the same Building site as a Manufactured Home must be of the same material as that of the Manufactured Home.

i.

Off-Street Parking, driveways, Setbacks, Height and bulk shall comply with this Chapter, and sidewalks and other site improvements shall comply with requirements of chapter 4-6, Platting and Subdivision Improvement and Maintenance Ordinance.

(2)

All legally existing occupied Mobile and/or Manufactured Homes located on an individual Lot shall be permitted to remain in place so long as occupied, but may not be replaced with a Manufactured Home unless the replacement Manufactured Home conforms to the requirements of this Zoning Ordinance. Any such existing Mobile and/or Manufactured Home shall be removed when unoccupied for a period in excess of six (6) months.

(3)

The City retains its rights regarding any Mobile or Manufactured Home which is or becomes dilapidated, substandard, unfit for human habitation, and a hazard to the public health, safety, and welfare, pursuant to Chapter 214 of the Texas Local Government Code and other applicable laws.

(Ord. No. 6568, § 6, 11-27-2001; Ord. No. 8217, § 6, 9-23-2025)

Sec. 4-10-88. - Industrialized Housing Standards.

The purpose of this section is to set forth standards for the placement and architectural appearance of Industrialized Housing within the City. The intent of this section is to ensure that Industrialized Housing is compatible with surrounding residential dwellings and meet minimum placement and architectural standards, while still providing for an alternative means of affordable housing.

(1)

Industrialized Housing must:

a.

Have a value equal to or greater than the median taxable value for each single-family dwelling located within five hundred (500) feet of the lot on which the industrialized housing is proposed to be located.

b.

Have exterior siding, roofing, roofing pitch, foundation fascia, and fenestration compatible with the single-family dwellings located within five hundred (500) feet of the lot on which the industrialized housing is proposed to be located.

c.

Comply with city building setbacks, side and rear yard offsets, subdivision control, architectural landscaping square footage, and other site requirements.

d.

Be securely fixed to a permanent foundation.

(Ord. No. 6699, § 6, 11-25-2003)

Sec. 4-10-101. - Generally.

It is recognized that it may be desirable that certain areas of the City be developed in accordance with plans prepared and approved in advance of Development. To encourage such planned Developments, administrative and regulatory provisions are provided as set out in this division.

(Code 1960, § 26-12(A))

Sec. 4-10-102. - Areas delineated on map; altering boundaries.

The area or areas which are designated in the PD District are set forth on the Zoning District Map, which is made a part of this chapter. The boundaries of the PD District may be altered or adjusted in accordance with the provisions in section 4-10-23 for amending this chapter.

(Code 1960, § 26-12(B); Ord. No. 6268, § 1(O), 12-24-96)

Sec. 4-10-103. - Types of development.

Whenever any area is requested for consideration as a PD District, the following types of Development may be authorized:

(1)

Shopping center; mini-storage warehouse Development (minimum size, three (3) acres);

(2)

Housing Development (minimum size, two (2) acres);

(3)

Industrial park or district (minimum size, ten (10) acres);

(4)

Medical center or hospital or combination of medical service facilities (minimum size, two (2) acres);

(5)

Recreational Vehicle Parks, Manufactured Home Parks or Manufactured Home Subdivisions (minimum size, two (2) acres);

(6)

Civic center and community center (minimum size, two (2) acres);

(7)

Office center (minimum size, two (2) acres);

(8)

Recreation center (minimum size, two (2) acres);

(9)

Development or redevelopment of areas of historical significance as defined in the Comprehensive Plans of the Planning Department.

(10)

With the exception of industrial park or district, any combination of the Developments listed above or use listed in the Use of Land and Buildings Table under PD District, and having less than the minimum acreage requirements listed in items (1) through (9) above may also be requested for consideration as a PD District if one (1) of the following criteria is met:

a.

The area proposed for rezoning abuts a Zoning District boundary and allows for a use permitted in a contiguous District and provides a visual and land use buffer to the more restrictive adjacent Zoning District or districts;

b.

The area proposed for rezoning has Frontage on a freeway, expressway, section line arterial or other Streets of equal importance to section line arterials (Main Collector Streets which serve and bisect Residential sections shall not be construed as Arterial Streets), and provides a visual and land use buffer to adjacent more restrictive Zoning Districts and developments; or

c.

The proposed use is allowed within the existing Zoning District and the Planned Development is for reasons other than the classification of the use.

d.

The proposed Hazardous Waste Collection, Processing, or Disposal site is presently zoned LC or HC District and the purpose of the planned development is to require standards of operation for such use at the proposed location.

(Code 1960, § 26-12(C); Ord. No. 5986, § 1, 12-1-92; Ord. No. 6268, § 1(P), 12-24-96; Ord. No. 6568, § 7, 11-27-2001)

Sec. 4-10-104. - Comprehensive site plan.

(a)

When placing any area within the PD District in accordance with this division, the City Council shall require a Comprehensive Site Plan for the Development. Such Site Plan shall be approved and filed in the Planning Department as part of the ordinance prior to the issuance of any Building Permit. Such required plan and ordinance shall show the following:

(1)

The legal description of the land included in the Site Plan and of the Lot, with the name of the owner, Developer and designer.

(2)

The boundary lines of the area included in the Site Plan, including angles, dimensions and reference to a section corner, quarter corner or point on a Recorded Plat, an arrow pointing north, scale and the Lot Area of the land included in the Site Plan;

(3)

Private drives and public Streets, showing direction of travel, ingress and egress to property, Street width and inside radii of all curves, along with adequate Right-of-way to conform to the Thoroughfare Plan of the City;

(4)

Parking space and driveways conforming to Section 9, Driveways and Parking Lots, of the City of Amarillo's Development Policy Manual;

(5)

Utility location, Easements and drainage;

(6)

Sidewalks, type, Height and location of Signs, lighting and fencing or screening walls;

(7)

Proposed use, Lot Coverage and number of Occupants or employees;

(8)

For single family development, Lot Area, Lot Width, Lot Depth, Front, Side and Rear Yard Setbacks, community Open Space use, Lot Frontage of community Open Space, Lot Coverage and separation of Buildings shall be shown on the site plan.

(9)

Each individual Lot or Parcel shall have direct vehicular access to a public Street or Alley or to a community drive to be provided and maintained within a community Open Space and thereby connect with a public Street. Where access to Lots or Parcels is to be provided by community Open Space rather than public Streets or Alleys, adequate provisions shall be made for emergency and other service vehicles.

(b)

In addition to the above requirements, the City Council may also require the following:

(1)

Architectural drawings detailing the exterior design and materials, shape, Height, size and Floor Area of all proposed Structures;

(2)

Location of areas of landscaping or planting, Yards, Open Space and common areas;

(3)

Other Development and protective requirements considered necessary to create a reasonable transition to and protection for adjacent property.

(c)

In the case of a single integral Planned Development which provides for permanent community Open Space under the control and jurisdiction of an association of the owners of all property within the Development, all associated legal documents shall be reviewed by the City prior to being filed of record.

(d)

In the case of a Hazardous Waste Collection, Processing, or Disposal facility, the City Council may require the following information in addition to the requirements listed in subsections (a) and (b):

(1)

Copy of the State application and permit;

(2)

Specific information describing which materials will be collected, processed, or disposed of;

(3)

Detailed information related to the methods used to collect, process, or dispose of waste material;

(4)

If waste materials are to be disposed of into the environment, the following studies prepared by a registered professional engineer may be required:

a.

Hazards, potential nuisances, and site safety;

b.

Noise contributions;

c.

Effects on air quality;

d.

Effects on water quality;

e.

Visual quality;

f.

Effects on historical, cultural, archeological resources;

g.

Floodprone data; and

h.

Other site-specific requirements made necessary by the activity's effect upon the environment which might have been omitted above.

(5)

An expert evaluation concerning the location, function, and characteristics of any Building or use proposed. Such expert evaluation shall be by an MAI/SRA appraiser and shall specifically address the effect of the requested Planned Development on adjacent land uses and property values.

(Code 1960, § 26-12(D); Ord. No. 5986, § 1, 12-1-92; Ord. No. 6268, § 1(Q), (R), 12-24-96; Ord. No. 7658, § 2, 3-14-2017)

Sec. 4-10-105. - Conditions precedent to granting certificate of occupancy and compliance.

Each area placed within the PD District under the provisions of this division shall be considered as an amendment to the ordinance as applicable to the property involved. In approving the PD District, the City Council may impose conditions relative to the standards of Development and such conditions shall be complied with before a Certificate of Occupancy and Compliance is issued for the use of land or any Structure which is part of the PD District. Such conditions shall not be construed as conditions precedent to the approval of the amendment, but shall be construed as conditions precedent to the granting of a Certificate of Occupancy and Compliance.

(Code 1960, § 26-12(E); Ord. No. 6268, § 1(S), 12-24-96; Ord. No. 7658, § 2, 3-14-2017)

Sec. 4-10-106. - Waiver of area regulations.

The City Council, after a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission, may grant a waiver to the minimum requirements for Lot Area, Lot Width, Lot Depth, Lot Coverage and Front, Side and Rear Yards included in Article V, Division 2 of this chapter when the overall Development is in keeping with the requirements of this division.

(Code 1960, § 26-12(F); Ord. No. 6268, § 1(T), 12-24-96; Ord. No. 7658, § 2, 3-14-2017)

Sec. 4-10-107. - Numbering of districts; register and file; inclusion on zoning map.

Planned Development (PD) Districts shall be sequentially numbered. The Director of Planning shall maintain a register and file in his office of all PD Districts which shall contain the Site Plan, a copy of the ordinance creating the PD District, and all other information concerning the PD Districts as set forth on the Zoning District Map, which is made a part of this chapter.

(Code 1960, § 26-12(G); Ord. No. 6268, § 1(U), 12-24-96)