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Anna City Zoning Code

Division 10

Definitions

§ 9.04.080 Generally.

(a) 
Usage and interpretation rules.
For the purpose of this zoning ordinance, certain terms or words are interpreted or defined as follows:
(1) 
Words used in the present tense include the future tense;
(2) 
The singular includes the plural;
(3) 
The word "person" includes a corporation, trust, individual, and/or group of individuals;
(4) 
The term "shall" is always mandatory; and
(5) 
The term "may" is discretionary.
(6) 
A reference to an official includes a designee of that official.
(7) 
When the calculation of a number for a required standard results in a fraction, that fraction is rounded up to the next whole number.
(b) 
Words and terms not expressly defined.
Words and terms not expressly defined in this division are to be construed according to the normally accepted meaning of those words or terms. Where no definition appears, then according to their customary usage in the practice of planning and engineering, as determined by the director.
(Ordinance 1068-2023-08 adopted 8/22/2023)

§ 9.04.081 Land use terms.

The following terms are the land use types that correspond to Table 19: Use Table in division 3.
(1) 
Residential uses.
(A) 
Industrialized home (modular home).
Per the Texas Occupations Code chapter 1202.002:
(i) 
Industrialized housing is a residential structure that is:
a. 
Designed for the occupancy of one family;
b. 
Constructed in one or more modules or constructed using one 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.
(ii) 
Industrialized housing includes the structure's plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
(iii) 
Industrialized housing does not include:
a. 
A residential structure that exceeds four stories or 60 feet in height;
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.
(B) 
Live-work unit.
A live-work unit is a dwelling unit that is also used for work purposes, provided that the "work" component is restricted to the uses of a professional office, artist's workshop, studio, or other similar uses and is located on the street level. The "live" component may be located on the street level (behind the work component) or any other level of the building. The residential unit is occupied by the business owner or manager.
(C) 
Manufactured home.
A structure, constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on-site, is 320 or more square feet, and that 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. All references in this article to manufactured housing or manufactured home(s) shall be references to HUD-code manufactured housing, unless otherwise specified. This use does not include mobile homes.
(D) 
Mobile home.
A structure constructed before June 15, 1976, transportable in one or more sections that, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on-site, is 320 or more square feet, and that 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. Mobile homes shall not be used as dwelling units within the corporate limits of the city. Mobile homes do not include recreational vehicles.
(E) 
Multifamily dwelling.
A dwelling contained in a structure also containing other dwellings in which each unit is attached to another at one or more party walls and at either the floor or the ceiling. This includes apartments and manor-style apartments. This does not include single-family attached dwellings or duplexes.
(F) 
Single-family dwelling, attached.
A dwelling that is part of a structure containing three or more dwellings, each designed and constructed for occupancy by one family, with each dwelling unit attached by a common wall to another, in which each dwelling is located on a separate platted lot.
(G) 
Single-unit or duplex unit park.
A parcel of land or lot under one ownership that has been planned and improved for the placement of multiple detached residential dwelling units that house one or two families for lease or rent.
(H) 
Single-family dwelling, detached.
A single-family dwelling (a building designed exclusively for occupancy by one (1) family) that is not attached to any other dwelling or building by any means, excluding mobile homes and manufactured housing situated on a permanent foundation. Each dwelling is located on a separate platted lot.
(I) 
Townhome unit.
A dwelling that is part of a structure containing three or more dwellings, each designed and constructed for occupancy by one family, with each dwelling unit attached by a common wall to another, in which each dwelling is located on a parcel of land or lot under one ownership.
(J) 
Two-family dwelling (duplex).
A building designed for occupancy by two individuals or families living independently of each other within separate units with a common wall and under one roof in which each dwelling is located on a separate platted lot. This use is also known as a duplex.
(2) 
Lodging/group living uses.
(A) 
Bed and breakfast facility.
An owner-occupied property, other than a hotel or multiple-family dwelling that offers lodging for paying guests and serves meals to these guests and contains one or more guest bedrooms and where facilities for food preparation are not provided in the individual guest bedrooms.
(B) 
Boarding/rooming house.
A building, other than a hotel or multiple-family dwelling, where lodging or meals is provided to persons for compensation, and where facilities for food preparation are not provided in individual rooms.
(C) 
Dormitory.
A building in which housing is provided for individual students under the general supervision or regulation of an accredited college or university and as distinguished from an apartment, hotel, motel, or rooming house. A dormitory may provide apartment units for guests, faculty, or supervisory personnel on a ratio not to exceed one such apartment unit for each 50 students for which the building is designed. Individual rooms or suites of rooms may have cooking facilities. The dormitory may include facilities such as a commissary and/or snack bar, lounge, and study area, dining halls, and accessory kitchen, recreation facilities, and laundry, provided that these facilities are for the benefit and use of the occupants and their guests and not open to the general public.
(D) 
Hotel/motel.
A building containing guest rooms in which lodging is provided, with or without meals, for compensation, and that is open to transient or permanent guests, or both. This use may include restaurants, club rooms, banquet halls, ballrooms, and meeting rooms as accessory uses. A hotel/motel only provides temporary lodging, and does not include multifamily or attached dwelling or any other form of permanent residence. Guests are prohibited from using a guest room or suite as a primary permanent residence.
(E) 
Recreational vehicle park.
Any tract of land under single ownership, where accommodation is provided for a recreational vehicle use.
(3) 
Automotive uses.
(A) 
Auto dealership.
Building(s) and associated open area other than a street or required automobile parking space used for the display or sale of new or preowned automobiles, motorcycles, ATVs, recreational vehicles, light trucks, and trailers, to be displayed and sold on the premises, and where minor repair work and maintenance is done for those vehicles. This use does not allow for the storage of wrecked automobiles or the dismantling of automobiles or the storage of automobile parts or junk on the premises.
(B) 
Auto dealership, used.
Building(s) and associated open area other than a street or required automobile parking space used for the display or sale of used automobiles, motorcycles, ATVs, recreational vehicles, light trucks, and trailers, to be displayed and sold on the premises, and where minor repair work and maintenance is done for those vehicles. This use does not allow for the storage of wrecked automobiles, dismantling automobiles, or storage of automobile parts or junk on the premises.
(C) 
Auto parts sales.
The use of any building or other premises to display and sell new or used parts for automobiles, panel trucks, vans, trailers, or recreational vehicles.
(D) 
Auto repair, heavy.
An establishment that offers mechanical and bodywork on motor vehicles, including straightening of body parts, body repairs, battery rebuilding, painting, welding, short-term storage of automobiles not in operating condition, similar outdoor work on motor vehicles that may involve noise, glare, fumes, smoke, or similar impacts.
(E) 
Auto repair, light.
Minor repair or replacement of parts, tires, tubes, and batteries; diagnostic services; minor motor services such as grease, oil, spark plug, and filter changing; tune-ups; emergency road service; replacement of starters, alternators, hoses, brake parts; automobile washing and polishing; performing state inspections and making minor repairs necessary to pass said inspection; normal servicing of air-conditioning systems, and other similar minor services for light load vehicles.
(F) 
Auto storage.
The storage on a lot or tract of operable automobiles for the purpose of holding such vehicles for sale, distribution, or storage.
(G) 
Carwash.
A facility where the primary or secondary function is washing automobiles, pick-up trucks, and small vans, but not trailers or commercial trucks. This includes both mechanical production line methods or self-service equipment. A carwash may also function as an accessory use to a gas station or other primary use.
(H) 
Truck sales.
Building(s) and associated open area other than a street or required automobile parking space used for the display or sale of primarily new heavy load vehicles, to be displayed and sold on the premises, and where no repair work is done except minor reconditioning of the vehicles to be displayed and sold on the premises, and no dismantling of vehicles for sale or keeping of used vehicle parts or junk on the premises. This use also includes the rental of new or used panel trucks, vans, trailers, recreational vehicles, or motor-driven buses in operable condition and where no repair work is done.
(I) 
Truck stop and repair.
Any premises where heavy load vehicles are serviced, repaired, and/or where maintenance on such vehicles is undertaken and that includes facilities for dispensing fuels and other petroleum products directly into motor vehicles. Such premises may include the incidental sale of accessories or equipment for heavy-load vehicles and similar commercial vehicles, overnight lodging accommodations, and/or restaurant facilities.
(4) 
Commercial uses.
(A) 
Adult entertainment establishment.
Amusement enterprises offering activities and services distinguished or characterized by the depiction or describing of "specified anatomical areas" or "specified sexual activities," as defined in this article. Such uses shall include but not be limited to the following:
(i) 
Adult arcade.
Any place to which the public is permitted or invited wherein coin-operated, slug-operated, or token-operated, or electronically, electrically, or mechanically controlled still or motion picture machines, projectors, or other image-producing devices are maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per machine at any one time and where the images so displayed are distinguished or characterized by the depicting or describing of "specified anatomical areas" or "specified sexual activities" as defined in this section.
(ii) 
Adult bookstore.
A commercial establishment that has devoted a substantial or significant portion of its business to the sale, rental, or any form of consideration of any one or more of the following:
a. 
Books, magazines, periodicals, or other printed matter, photographs, films, motion pictures, videocassettes, videotapes, or other video reproductions, slides, or other visual representations that depict or describe "specified anatomical areas" or "specified sexual activities," as defined in this section; or
b. 
Instruments, devices, or paraphernalia that depict "specified anatomical areas" or "specified sexual activities" or are designed for use in connection with "specified sexual activities."
(iii) 
Adult cabaret.
A nightclub, bar, restaurant, or similar commercial establishment that regularly features:
a. 
Person or persons who appear in a state of nudity; or
b. 
Live performances that are characterized by the exposure of "specified anatomical areas" or by "specified sexual activities," including topless or bottomless dancers, exotic dancers, or strippers; or
c. 
Films, motion pictures, videocassettes, videotapes, or other video reproductions, slides, or other photographic or visual representations that are characterized by the depiction of "specified anatomical areas" or "specified sexual activities" as defined in this section.
(iv) 
Adult motion picture theater.
A commercial establishment where, for any form of consideration, films, motion pictures, videocassettes or tapes, slides, or similar photographic reproductions are regularly shown that are characterized by the depiction or description of "specified anatomical areas" or "specified sexual activities" as defined in this section.
(v) 
Adult theater.
A theater, concert hall, auditorium, or similar commercial establishment that regularly features persons who appear in a state of nudity or live performances that are characterized by the depiction or description of "specified anatomical areas" or "specified sexual activities" as defined in this section.
(vi) 
Sexually oriented business.
An adult entertainment establishment.
(vii) 
Nude modeling studio.
Any place where a person who appears in a state of nudity, or displays any "specified anatomical area" is provided to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed, or similarly depicted by other persons who pay money or any form of consideration.
(viii) 
Massage parlor.
Any place where, for any form of consideration, massage, alcohol rubs, administration of fomentations, electric or magnetic treatments, or any other treatment or manipulation of the human body occurs as part of or in connection with any "specified sexual activity," or where any person providing such treatment, manipulation, or service related thereto exposes any "specified anatomical area."
(B) 
Artist studio.
The workshop of an artist, writer, craftsperson, or photographer, but not a place where members of the public come to receive instruction on a more than incidental basis or to sit for photographic portraits.
(C) 
Bar (75% sales from alcohol).
An establishment that serves alcoholic beverages by the drink for on-site consumption and that derive seventy-five (75) percent or more of the gross revenue from the on-premises sale of alcoholic beverages.
(D) 
Brewpub/wine bar.
A restaurant or other facility that manufactures alcoholic beverages including but not limited to beer, wine, or liquor for either on-premises or off-premises retail and wholesale and consumption in quantities not considered industrial or large-scale production as determined by the city manager or designee. The business must hold one of the following licenses or permits from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission: Winery Permit (G) or Brewpub License (BP).
(E) 
Building, materials, and landscaping store.
The sale of new building and landscaping materials and supplies with related sales for hardware, carpet, plants, electrical and plumbing supplies all of which are either oriented to a retail customer or contractor or wholesale customer. Outdoor storage and retail sales are incidental.
(F) 
Cannabidiol (CBD) shop.
Cannabidiol (CBD) shop and smoking-related shops and uses include the following:
(i) 
Cannabidiol (CBD) shop.
An establishment for which more than 50% of sales are derived from the retail sale of products related to or derived from CBD (cannabidiol) oil or hemp. This includes, but is not limited to, oils, vitamins, supplements, food, personal care, and garments.
(ii) 
Cigar lounge.
An establishment that may sell food or beverages for on-site consumption, allows smoking by customers, and is cigar-themed and focused, as evidenced by the following: (1) clearly states in its name and marketing that it is a "cigar bar" or "cigar lounge," (2) derives at least 33% of its gross revenue from the on-site sale of cigars and cigar products, (3) maintains an on-site walk-in humidor for the intent of resale of cigar products, (4) posts outdoor signage notifying the public that entry will result in exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke, and (5) provides an independent ventilation system and must be separated from any adjoining nonsmoking areas by an impermeable wall and ceiling. For the purposes of this subsection and subsection (4)(F)(iii), below, "cigar(s)" means a roll of tobacco which is wrapped in leaf tobacco, or wrapped in a substance that contains tobacco, and which does not include any separate filter as part of its design. For the purposes of this subsection and subsection (4)(F)(iii), below, "cigar product(s)" means products directly associated with cigars, and excludes all types of cigarettes (tobacco or otherwise), cigarillos, electronic smoking devices, vapes or vaping liquids, pipes, hookahs (or other shared pipes), or any smoking products which do not contain tobacco (e.g., those containing cloves, hemp, or other tobacco analog/substitute). The term "cigar products" also includes cigar-related accessory items such as cigar cutters and humidor boxes commonly associated with the smoking of cigars, but excludes any item designed or marketed for the purpose of repackaging the contents of any smoking product, including a tobacco cigar, into another form or device for ignition, aerosolization, other means of use (e.g., glass pipes which could be used to smoke tobacco removed from a cigar). Items such as apparel, memorabilia or artwork do not constitute cigar products.
(iii) 
Cigar shop.
An establishment for which more than 90% of sales are derived from the retail sale of cigar products in which cigars are sold, stored, and/or consumed, except that the term "cigar shop" does not include a cigar lounge.
(iv) 
Smoke shop.
An establishment that sells tobacco, cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, vaping products, hookah products, nicotine-enriched products, and/or associated paraphernalia, products and devices primarily for the purpose of smoking or vaping in various forms. These establishments sometimes provide an on-site contained area with a separate ventilation system for the purpose of smoking within the associated structure. Smoke shops do not include: (1) establishments engaged in the sale of tobacco products and/or smoking equipment as an incidental part of a variety of retail sales such as gas stations, convenience stores, or drug stores; (2) cigar shops; or (3) cigar lounges.
(G) 
Commercial amusement, indoor.
A place where entertainment activities occur completely within an enclosed structure for a fee, including but not limited to bowling alleys, arcades, skating rinks, escape rooms, pool halls, video, and pinball parlors.
(H) 
Commercial amusement, outdoor.
A place where entertainment activities occur outdoors for a fee, including but not limited to miniature golf, batting cages, water slides, driving ranges, and go-cart tracks.
(I) 
Convenience store.
A retail store that sells everyday goods and services that may include, without limitation, ready-to-eat food products, groceries, over-the-counter drugs, and sundries.
(J) 
Convenience store, fuel pumps.
A retail store that sells everyday goods and services that may include, without limitation, ready-to-eat food products, groceries, over-the-counter drugs, and sundries. This use includes the sales of fuel for automobile refueling.
(K) 
Feed and farm supply.
An establishment for the selling of foodstuffs for animals and including implements and goods related to agricultural processes but not including farm machinery.
(L) 
Financial institution.
An establishment where the primary occupation is financial services such as banking, savings and loans, loan offices, and check cashing and currency exchange outlets. It does not include financial services that typically occur in an office or storefront, such as investment companies, loan companies, credit and mortgage, insurance services, or brokerage firms), which are classified under "office," below. Alternative financial services like cash advances are listed under "pawn shop/pay day loans" below.
(M) 
Food preparation and sales.
A place for preparing, cooking, baking, and selling of products on the premises.
(N) 
Food truck park.
An area designated for mobile vendors (e.g., food trucks) to park and sell food, beverages, and other retail items or services to patrons. This use may include any necessary electrical outlets, seating/dining areas, restroom facilities, and trash receptacles needed for the food trucks' daily operations.
(O) 
Greenhouse or nursery.
A facility, structure, or area, often artificially heated and/or cooled, used as a location for cultivating plants that are used by the grower and not sold as a commercial activity. This use also includes where trees or plants are raised and/or sold, including related storage of equipment for landscape contracting and like instances.
(P) 
Grocery store.
A store primarily engaged in retailing a general line of food products, such as canned and frozen foods; fresh fruits and vegetables; and fresh and prepared meats, fish, and poultry.
(Q) 
Heavy equipment sales and rental.
The sales and maintenance of heavy machinery. This includes establishments primarily engaged in sales, renting, or servicing machinery and equipment for use in business, agricultural, or industrial operations. These establishments typically cater to a business clientele and do not generally operate a retail-like or store-front facility. "Heavy machinery" includes office equipment, machinery tools, construction equipment, farm implements, excavation equipment, or transportation equipment.
(R) 
(Reserved)
(S) 
Kennel.
A facility licensed to house dogs, cats, or other household pets and/or where grooming, breeding, boarding, or training or selling of animals is conducted as business.
(T) 
Mixed-use development.
The development of a tract of land or building or structure with two or more different uses such as but not limited to residential, office, retail, public, or entertainment, in a compact urban form. A mixed-use development may include a mixed-use building. A mixed-use building is a building with any of the following floor space configurations:
(i) 
Any general retail, office, or restaurant use on the ground floor, and residential dwelling units above the ground floor or behind the nonresidential floor area.
(ii) 
The floor space above the ground floor may be occupied by nonresidential floor area in addition to dwelling units.
(U) 
Office.
An office for professionals, such as lawyers, architects, financiers, engineers, artists, musicians, designers, teachers, accountants, and others who, through training, are qualified to perform services of a professional nature and where no storage or sale of merchandise exists, except as accessory to the professional services.
(V) 
Pawn shop/pay day loans.
An establishment where money is loaned on the security of personal property pledged in the keeping of the owner (pawnbroker). This includes short-term cash loan businesses (also known as payday loans), most commonly based on a borrower's personal check held for future deposit or on electronic access to the borrower's bank account.
(W) 
Personal services.
Shops and establishments primarily engaged in providing services generally involving the care of the person or such person's apparel, or rendering services to business establishments such as laundry or dry-cleaning retail outlets, portrait/photographic studios, beauty salons, massage spas, barber shops, employment service, or mailing or copy shops.
(X) 
Portable building sales.
An establishment that displays and sells structures that are capable of being carried and transported to another location, not including mobile homes or manufactured housing.
(Y) 
Postal services.
A local branch of the United States Postal Service or private commercial venture engaged in the distribution of mail and incidental services. This includes those establishments that reproduce printed or photographic impressions, including but not limited to the process of composition, binding, plate making, microform, type casting, presswork, and printmaking.
(Z) 
Private club.
An establishment providing social and dining facilities, as well as alcoholic beverage service, to an association of persons, and otherwise falling within the definition of, and permitted under the provisions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, as the same may be hereafter amended, and as it pertains to the operation of private clubs.
(AA) 
Restaurant.
An establishment where food and drink are prepared, sold to customers, and may be consumed on the premises.
(BB) 
Retail store.
A shop or store that, as its primary business, sells merchandise to the public. Examples include drugstores and discount department stores, and stores that sell apparel, home improvement/furnishings, toys, electronics, or sporting goods.
(CC) 
Radio/television studio.
A land use that broadcasts amplitude modulation or frequency modulation audio signals for general public reception.
(DD) 
Shopping center.
A group of primarily retail and service commercial establishments planned, constructed, and managed as a total entity with customer and employee parking provided on-site, provision for goods delivery separated from customer access, provision of aesthetically appropriate design and protection from the elements.
(EE) 
Tasting room.
A retail establishment associated with a brewery, brewpub, distillery, or winery for the sale of beer, wine, or liquors.
(FF) 
Taxidermist.
A facility engaged in the preserving of an animal's body via mounting or stuffing for the purpose of display or study.
(GG) 
Theater.
A structure that is open to the public and is used for dramatic, operatic, musical, motion picture, or other performance or entertainment-related activities, where admission is charged per performance or event, and where there is no audience participation other than as spectators. Such establishments may include incidental services such as food and beverage sales and other concessions.
(HH) 
Veterinarian facility.
Any facility maintained by or for the use of a licensed veterinarian to diagnose, treat, or prevent animal diseases and injuries. This use includes any necessary overnight care, medical treatment, and monitoring services for any boarded animal.
(5) 
Recreation uses.
(A) 
Amphitheater.
An open area with its appurtenant facilities devoted primarily to the showing of motion picture or theatrical productions on a paid admission basis to patrons.
(B) 
Athletic field, public.
An athletic field or stadium owned and operated by a public agency for the general public including a baseball field, golf course, football field, or stadium that may be lit for nighttime play. This use does not include professional sporting stadiums.
(C) 
Athletic field, private.
An athletic field or stadium owned and operated by a private agency or corporation for paying patrons including a baseball field, golf course, arena, football field, or stadium that may be lit for nighttime play. This use includes those uses associated with professional sporting stadiums, arenas, and venues.
(D) 
Community center, public.
A building or buildings dedicated to social and/or recreational activities, serving the city or a neighborhood and owned and operated by the city or by a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the health, safety, morals, or general welfare of the city.
(E) 
Community center, private.
A building or buildings dedicated to social and/or recreational activities serving residents of a subdivision or development that is operated by an association or incorporated group for their use and benefit; not to be a commercial, for-profit business.
(F) 
Country club.
Land and buildings customarily containing a golf course and a clubhouse and available only to specific private membership; such a club may contain adjunct facilities such as a private club, dining room, swimming pool, tennis courts, and similar recreational or service facilities.
(G) 
Golf course.
An area with improved with trees, greens, fairways, hazards for the sport of golf, and that may include clubhouses.
(H) 
Health club.
An establishment that provides exercise facilities such as running, jogging, aerobics, weightlifting, indoor/outdoor sports courts, and swimming, as well as locker rooms, showers, and saunas. Uses would typically include racquetball and handball courts, tennis courts, weightlifting and exercise equipment facilities, exercise areas, swimming pools and spas, martial arts, classrooms and/or practice areas, gymnasiums and running or jogging tracks. This shall not include municipal or privately owned, access-only recreation buildings.
(I) 
Racetrack.
A facility used for the racing of motor-driven vehicles and/or animals.
(J) 
Sport shooting range.
A business establishment, private club, or association that operates an area for the discharge or other use of firearms for silhouette, skeet, trap, black powder, target, self-defense, or similar recreational shooting.
(K) 
Park.
An open recreation facility or park owned and operated by a public agency and available to the general public. A park may be privately owned.
(L) 
Swimming pool.
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.
(6) 
Public/institutional uses.
(A) 
Cemetery.
Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including mausoleums and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with and within the boundaries of such cemetery.
(B) 
Civic center.
A building or complex of buildings that houses municipal offices and services and that may include cultural, recreational, athletic, convention and/or entertainment facilities owned and/or operated by a governmental agency.
(C) 
Civic club or lodge.
A facility or area for a special purpose organization or for the sharing of sports, arts, literature, politics, or other similar interests, but not primarily for profit or to render a service that is customarily carried on as a business, excluding religious land uses.
(D) 
College or university.
An institution established for educational purposes offering courses of study beyond the secondary education level, but excluding trade and commercial schools.
(E) 
Correctional facility.
A facility that is generally designed for the confinement, correction, and rehabilitation of adult and/or juvenile offenders sentenced by a court.
(F) 
Fairgrounds.
An area or space either outside or within a building for the display of topic-specific goods or information. This use includes outdoor fairs, exhibitions, rodeos, and circuses.
(G) 
Public library, museum, or art gallery.
An institution for the collection, display, and distribution of objects of art, science, or library sciences and that are sponsored by a public or quasi-public agency that is open to the general public.
(H) 
Religious land use.
A structure or group of structures intended for regular gatherings of people to attend, participate in or conduct religious services and other related activities and associated accessory uses. Associated accessory uses may include religious instruction classrooms, church offices, counseling programs, private school, youth programs, parking, child and adult daycare facilities, summer camps, recreational facilities, caretaker's quarters, food bank, thrift shop, sales of religious items, and cemeteries.
(I) 
School.
A public or private educational facility offering instruction at the elementary, junior, and/or senior high school levels in the branches of learning and study required to be taught in the schools of the state.
(J) 
Technical school.
A nonacademic establishment such as a trade school, where instruction is offered in secretarial, computer and data processing, drafting, electronic repair including radio/TV repair, commercial art, allied health care, real estate, banking, restaurant operation, or similar trades, or vocational training such as automobile body and engine repair, construction equipment operation, building trades, truck driving, and mechanical and electrical equipment/appliance repair.
(7) 
Industrial uses.
(A) 
Brewery/distillery.
The production of beer, wine and/or liquor at industrial quantities and internal large-scale commercial distribution.
(B) 
Commercial cleaning facility.
An industrial facility where fabrics are cleaned with substantially nonaqueous organic solvents.
(C) 
Commercial kitchen.
A place for preparing, cooking, or baking of products primarily intended for off-premises distribution.
(D) 
Contractor's shop and storage yard.
The offices and/or storage facilities for a specialized trade related to construction, electric, glass, painting and decorating, welding, water well drilling, sign making, or similar items. This use includes storage yards (for equipment, materials [including sand, road-building aggregate or lumber], supplies and/or vehicles owned or rented by the establishment), roofing and sheet metal, fabrication of cabinetry and related millwork and carpentry, elevator maintenance and service, and Venetian blind and metal awning fabrication and cleaning. Incidental sales of materials are included within this definition.
(E) 
Industrial and manufacturing, heavy.
The manufacturing, processing, and storing of paper, chemicals, plastics, rubber, cosmetics, drugs, nonmetallic mineral products (such as concrete and concrete products, glass), primary metals, acetylene, cement, lime, gypsum or plaster-of-Paris, chlorine, corrosive acid or fertilizer, insecticides, disinfectants, poisons, explosives, paint, lacquer, varnish, petroleum products, coal products, plastic and synthetic resins, electrical equipment, appliances, batteries, and machinery. This group also includes asphalt mixing plants, concrete mixing plants, smelting, animal slaughtering, oil refining, and explosives facilities.
(F) 
Industrial and manufacturing, light.
Manufacturing of products, from extracted, raw, recycled, or secondary materials, including bulk storage and handling of those products and materials, or crushing, treating, washing, and/or processing of materials. This includes similar establishments, and businesses of a similar and no more objectionable character. It also includes incidental finishing and storage. Goods or products manufactured or processed on-site may be sold at retail or wholesale on or off the premises. This does not include any activity listed under industrial and manufacturing, heavy. Examples of general manufacturing include the manufacture or production of the following goods or products: apparel (including clothing, shoes, dressmaking); boats and transportation equipment; brooms; caskets; communication or computation equipment; dairy products; die-cut paperboard and cardboard; drugs, medicines, pharmaceutical; electrical equipment or machinery; farm machinery; fasteners and buttons; feed and grain; food/baking (including coffee roasting, creameries, ice cream, ice, frozen food, confectionery, and beverage); fruit and vegetable processing, canning and storage; gaskets; glass products made of purchased glass; household appliances; industrial controls; leather and allied products; lithographic and printing processes (including printing plants as defined below); mattresses; medical equipment and supplies; medicines; mill work and similar woodwork; mobile homes; musical instruments; novelties; office supplies; optical goods; photographic equipment; prefabricated and modular housing and components; printing and print supplies (including printing plants); 3-D printing, radio and TV receiving sets; sanitary paper products; scientific and precision instruments; service industry machines; signs; textiles (including dyeing, laundry bags, canvas products, dry goods, hosiery, millinery); tobacco products; toys, sporting and athletic goods; and watches and clocks. "A "printing plant" means a facility devoted to printing or bookbinding, including related large-scale storage and transshipment.
(G) 
Industrial park.
A large tract of land that has been planned, developed, and operated as an integrated facility for a number of individual industrial uses, with special attention to circulation, parking, utility needs, aesthetics, and compatibility.
(H) 
Research and development.
A facility (such as a laboratory) for general research, scientific research, development and/or training where assembly, integration, and testing of products in a completely enclosed building is incidental to the principal use of scientific research, development, and training.
(I) 
Salvage yard.
Any building, structure, or open area used for the dismantling or wrecking of any type of used vehicles or the storage, sale, or dumping of dismounted or wrecked vehicles or their parts and accessories, including any farm vehicles or farm machinery or parts thereof, stored in the open and not being restored to operating condition, including the commercial salvaging, storage, and scraping of any other goods, articles, or merchandise. This use also includes areas in which waste or scrap materials are bought, sold, exchanged, stored, packed, disassembled, or handled, including but not limited to scrap iron and other metals, paper, rags, rubber tires, and bottles.
(J) 
Self-storage (mini-warehouse).
A facility used for storage of goods and/or materials with separate access to individual storage units by persons renting the individual units.
(K) 
Warehouse, distribution, and wholesale.
A facility or area for the storage of goods, and the sale of goods to other firms for resale, including activities involving significant storage and movement of products or equipment. This use does not involve manufacturing or production. Examples include:
(i) 
Carting;
(ii) 
Cold storage;
(iii) 
Distribution facilities (as defined below):
a. 
A "distribution facility" means the intake of goods and merchandise, individually or in bulk, the short-term holding or storage of such goods or merchandise, and/or the breaking up into lots or parcels and subsequent shipment off-site of such goods and merchandise. Distribution may be provided to an entity with an identity of interest in the distribution facility or to businesses and individuals unrelated to the distributor. The term "distribution facility" also includes a transshipment facility for the temporary holding, storage, and shipment of goods or vehicles;
(iv) 
Dry goods wholesale;
(v) 
Express crating;
(vi) 
Hauling;
(vii) 
Feed locker plants;
(viii) 
Fulfillment centers that combine storage with call centers;
(ix) 
Hardware storage;
(x) 
Merchant wholesalers (such as restaurant supply sales);
(xi) 
Warehouse or produce/fruit/food storage and wholesale structures;
(xii) 
Wholesale sale of paper supplies, shoes, sporting goods, professional and commercial equipment and supplies, and otherwise preparing goods for transportation.
(L) 
Wholesale showroom facility.
An establishment that primarily consists of sales offices and sample display areas for products and/or services delivered or performed off-premises. Catalog and telephone sales facilities are appropriate. Retail sales of products associated with the primary products and/or services are permitted. Warehousing facilities shall maintain a minimum of 75% of its total floor area devoted to storage and warehousing not accessible to the public.
(8) 
Caretaking uses.
(A) 
Adult day services.
A facility that offers services and activities to senior citizens, including but not limited to counseling, assistance with daily tasks, exercise, transportation, and social activities. Such facilities do not include overnight stays.
(B) 
Assisted living facility.
Per the Texas Health and Safety Code, section 247.002, "assisted living facility" means an establishment that:
(i) 
Furnishes, in one or more facilities, food and shelter to four or more persons who are unrelated to the proprietor of the establishment;
(ii) 
Provides:
a. 
Personal care services; or
b. 
Administration of medication by a person licensed or otherwise authorized in this state to administer the medication;
(iii) 
May provide assistance with or supervision of the administration of medication; and
(iv) 
May provide skilled nursing services for the following limited purposes:
a. 
Coordination of resident care with outside home and community support services agencies and other health care professionals;
b. 
Provision or delegation of personal care services and medication administration as described by this subdivision;
c. 
Assessment of residents to determine the care required; and
d. 
For periods of time as established by department rule, delivery of temporary skilled nursing treatment for a minor illness, injury, or emergency.
(C) 
Chemical dependency facility.
Per the Texas Health and Safety Code, section 464.001:
(i) 
"Chemical dependency" means:
a. 
Abuse of alcohol or a controlled substance;
b. 
Psychological or physical dependence on alcohol or a controlled substance; or
c. 
Addiction to alcohol or a controlled substance.
(ii) 
"Facility" means:
a. 
A public or private hospital;
b. 
A detoxification facility;
c. 
A primary care facility;
d. 
An intensive care facility;
e. 
A long-term care facility;
f. 
An outpatient care facility;
g. 
A community mental health center;
h. 
A health maintenance organization;
i. 
A recovery center;
j. 
A halfway house;
k. 
An ambulatory care facility; or
l. 
Any other facility that offers or purports to offer treatment.
(D) 
Child-care facility, children's home.
A business for the care of children at a location other than a caretaker's residence for more than 24 hours a day. See chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code.
(E) 
Child-care facility, daycare.
An establishment providing care for seven (7) or more children for less than twenty-four (24) hours a day at a location other than the permit holder's home. A state license is required. Also includes similar terms such as nursery and child-care center. See chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code.
(F) 
Child-care home (≤6 children).
A private residence where state-licensed care, protection, and supervision are provided, for a fee, at least twice a week to no more than six (6) children at one time, including children of the adult provider, for less than twenty-four (24) hours per day. See chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code.
(G) 
Child-care home (≥7 Children).
A private residence where state-licensed care, protection, and supervision are provided, for a fee, at least twice a week to no more than twelve (12) children at one time, including children of the adult provider, for less than twenty-four (24) hours per day. See chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code.
(H) 
Community home for persons with disabilities.
A residence for not more than six (6) persons with disabilities and two (2) supervisors. Such entity must be licensed and comply with chapter 123 of the Human Resources Code. Per section 123.002, a "person with a disability"" means a person whose ability to care for himself or herself, perform manual tasks, learn, work, walk, see, hear, speak, or breathe is substantially limited because the person has:
(i) 
An orthopedic, visual, speech, or hearing impairment;
(ii) 
Alzheimer's disease;
(iii) 
Pre-senile dementia;
(iv) 
Cerebral palsy;
(v) 
Epilepsy;
(vi) 
Muscular dystrophy;
(vii) 
Multiple sclerosis;
(viii) 
Cancer;
(ix) 
Heart disease;
(x) 
Diabetes;
(xi) 
Autism; or
(xii) 
Mental illness.
Per section 123.003, "The use and operation of a community home that meets the qualifications imposed under this chapter is a use by right that is authorized in any district zoned as residential."
(I) 
Funeral services.
An establishment used primarily for human funeral services, which may or may not include facilities on the premises for embalming and performing of autopsies or other surgical procedures. Examples include funeral homes, mortuaries, crematoriums, or columbaria.
(J) 
Halfway house.
A licensed home for inmates on release from more restrictive custodial confinement or initially placed in lieu of such more restrictive custodial confinement, wherein supervision, rehabilitation, and counseling are provided to mainstream residents back into society, enabling them to live independently.
(K) 
Medical care facility.
A facility, whether or not licensed or required to be licensed by the state, by or in which facilities are maintained, furnished, conducted, operated, or offered to prevent, diagnose, or treat human disease, pain, injury, deformity, or physical condition, whether medical or surgical, of two or more nonrelated mentally or physically sick or injured persons; or for the care of two or more nonrelated persons requiring or receiving medical, surgical, or nursing attention or service as acute, chronic, convalescent, aged, or physically disabled. This use includes an intermediate care facility, mental facility, outpatient surgery center, birthing facility, diagnostic imaging facility, radiation therapy facility, dialysis facility, medical/physical rehabilitation and trauma unit, or related institution or facility that offers treatment on an outpatient basis. This use may be operated for profit or nonprofit, privately owned, or operated by a local government unit. This use includes any hospital, defined as any licensed and state-accredited health care institution with an organized medical and professional staff and with inpatient beds available around-the-clock, whose primary function is to provide inpatient medical, nursing, and other health-related services to patients for both surgical and nonsurgical conditions and that usually provides some outpatient services (such as emergency care).
(L) 
Medical office.
A public or private, profit or nonprofit facility, office, suite for the reception and treatment of outpatient persons physically or mentally ill, injured, handicapped, or otherwise in need of physical or mental diagnosis, treatment, care, or similar service where licensed medical, dental, and other health care professionals conduct outpatient services. No overnight patients shall be kept on the premises. This use typically includes physician and dental offices.
(9) 
Transportation uses.
(A) 
Airport.
A place where an aircraft can land and take off, usually equipped with hangars, facilities for refueling and repair, and various accommodations for passengers and/or freight.
(B) 
Bus terminal.
Any premises for the transient housing or parking of motor-driven buses and the loading and unloading of passengers.
(C) 
Parking facility.
An area for parking light or heavy load vehicles.
(D) 
Railroad station.
Any premises for the transient parking of trains and the loading and unloading of passengers.
(E) 
Railroad team track and right-of-way.
A facility/place for the loading and unloading of materials on trains.
(F) 
Transit station.
An area or facility where people wait for transportation services.
(G) 
Truck or motor freight terminal.
A building or area in which freight brought by motor truck is assembled and/or stored for shipping by motor truck.
(10) 
Infrastructure uses.
(A) 
Electrical substation.
A subsidiary station in which electric current is transformed.
(B) 
Gas metering station.
A facility at which natural gas flows are regulated and recorded.
(C) 
Gas metering station with odorizer.
A facility at which natural gas flows are regulated and recorded that may use a device to odorize gas at the facility.
(D) 
Governmental service yard.
An area for the servicing and storing vehicles or other property of a governmental agency.
(E) 
Power plant.
An industrial facility using solar, wind, water, electric, or other sources to generate electric power.
(F) 
Radio, TV, or microwave operations, amateur.
The transmission and retransmission of radio, electromagnetic, or microwave signals for private or personal use and not for the purpose of operating a business and/or for financial gain.
(G) 
Radio, TV, or microwave operations, commercial.
The transmission and retransmission of radio, electromagnetic, or microwave signals primarily for the purpose of operating a business and/or financial gain.
(H) 
Recycling facility.
A facility used for the collection and/or processing of recyclable material. Processing means the preparation of material for efficient shipment by such means as baling, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing, mechanical sorting, or cleaning. Such a facility, if entirely enclosed within a building or buildings, shall be considered a warehouse.
(I) 
Solid waste facility/landfill.
A facility where nonhazardous wastes are taken from collection vehicles, temporarily stored, and ultimately relocated to a permanent disposal site. This includes any facility, incinerator, landfill, materials recovery facility, municipal solid waste landfill, private or public solid waste management facility, recovered materials processing facility, sanitary landfill, or solid waste management facility.
(J) 
Solid waste transfer station.
A facility and/or premises at which solid waste is temporarily deposited prior to ultimate removal to a permanent solid waste storage site.
(K) 
Telephone exchange.
A switching or transmitting station owned by a public utility but not including business offices, storage, or repair shops or yards.
(L) 
Utility shop.
The pole yard, maintenance yard, and/or administrative offices of a municipality or franchised utility.
(11) 
Agriculture uses.
(A) 
Agriculture.
The use of land for the production of plants and animals useful to humans, including, to a variable extent, the preparation of these products for human use and their disposal by marketing or otherwise, and includes horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, forestry, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee, hatcheries, and any and all forms of farm products and farm production. This includes accessory uses for treating or storing farm products and equipment.
(B) 
Agritainment.
Events and activities that allow for recreation, entertainment, and tourism that is in conjunction with on-going agricultural activities on-site (examples include corn mazes, hayrides, and petting zoos).
(C) 
Feedlot.
An area or facility primarily engaged in feeding animals. These animals are kept for the products they produce or for eventual sale.
(D) 
Stable, commercial.
A structure housing horses that are boarded or rented to the public or any stable other than a private stable, but not including a sale barn, auction, or similar trading activity. Accessory uses are permitted and include but are not limited to offices, storage areas, caretaker's quarters, educating and training in equitation, and caring for, breeding, or training horses associated with the stable use.
(12) 
Accessory uses.
(A) 
Accessory building.
An accessory building or use is one that:
(i) 
Is subordinate to and serves a principal building or principal use; and
(ii) 
Is subordinate in area, extent, or purpose to the principal building or principal use served; and
(iii) 
Contributes to the comfort, convenience, and necessity of occupants of the principal building or principal use served; and
(iv) 
Is located on the same building lot as the principal use served. If connected to the principal building, an open-air structure with three or fewer walls is not considered a building addition to the main building.
(B) 
Accessory dwelling unit.
An additional dwelling unit integrated within a single-family dwelling, or located in a detached accessory building, such as carriage houses or agricultural-type outbuildings, located on the same lot as single-family dwellings. This use also includes similar uses like servant's quarters and guard residences.
(C) 
Barndominium.
An accessory structure that includes living space and barn space on an agricultural property. This definition does not include barns detached from the living space operating as a separate structure.
(D) 
Carport.
A structure open on a minimum of three sides designed or used to shelter vehicles, not to exceed 24 feet on its longest dimension.
(E) 
Donation collection bin.
An accessory structure where clothes, goods, products, and other items are placed for donation and are subsequently delivered to a charitable organization for public consumption.
(F) 
Fuel pump.
A stand-alone fuel dispenser that has one (1) or more nozzles or sets of nozzles, which in turn are separately connected to a distinct system that records the fuel pumped by a single vehicle and the corresponding payment owed for that fuel.
(G) 
Home occupation.
An occupation, profession, domestic craft, or economic enterprise that is customarily conducted in a "residential dwelling" as hereinafter defined, subject to compliance with each of the conditions established in division 3.
(H) 
Garage.
A detached accessory building or portion of the main building for the parking or temporary storage of automobiles of the occupants of the premises; if occupied by vehicles of others, it is a storage space.
(I) 
Outdoor dining.
An outdoor accessory space reserved for customers at a restaurant, which may be uncovered or covered by a canopy, awning, or similar design feature.
(J) 
Outdoor display
The outside arrangement of goods, materials, products, or other equipment on a lot for consumer sales.
(K) 
Outdoor storage.
The outside keeping of goods, materials, products, containers, or other equipment on a lot.
(L) 
Retail ice and dispensed water sales.
Establishment offering automated retail sale of bagged or bulk ice, and dispensed water through a coin-operated machine enclosed in a masonry structure; ice is frozen and bagged on-site.
(M) 
Service bay.
An opening in a wall or building, whether with or without bay doors, which is designed to allow vehicle access.
(N) 
Stable, private.
An accessory use designated for quartering horses on private property.
(O) 
Swimming pool, private.
A swimming pool on private property for the use of the property owner, including family and guests.
(P) 
Wind energy conversion system.
A wind-driven turbine (whether roof or tower mounted), and associated control or conversion electronics for the purpose of providing electrical power to a privately owned lot or parcel. These systems are considered accessory uses in all zoning districts.
(13) 
Temporary uses.
(A) 
Batching plant.
A temporary manufacturing facility for the production of concrete or asphalt during construction of a project and to be removed when the project is completed.
(B) 
Construction yard.
A storage yard or assembly yard for building materials and equipment directly related to a construction project and subject to removal at the completion of construction and subject to the same restrictions as field office.
(C) 
Farmers market.
A site or an area where space is rented to individual vendors who sell agricultural or horticultural goods. Vendors may also include specialty food producers selling baked goods, candies, chocolates, jams, jellies, spices, condiments, cheeses, eggs, milk, honey, meats, fish, pasta, and the like, but this definition does not include the sale of arts and crafts products, or any other item as specified in the "flea market" definition.
(D) 
Field or sales office.
A building or structure, of either permanent or temporary construction, used in connection with a development or construction project for display purposes or for housing temporary supervisory or administrative functions related to development, construction or the sale of real estate properties within the active development or construction project. Permits for "temporary buildings" shall be issued for a period of time not to exceed 18 months. Extensions may be granted only by the city council. Upon due notice and hearing by and before the city council, any such permits granted may be revoked if the city council finds the use of the building or structure is contrary to the intent of this article or results in increased noise, traffic, or other conditions considered to be a nuisance or hazard.
(E) 
Flea market.
A site where space inside or outside a building is rented to vendors on a short-term basis for the sale of merchandise. The principal sales shall include new and used household goods, personal effects, tools, artwork, small household appliances, and similar merchandise, objects, or equipment in small quantities. The term "flea market" shall not be deemed to include wholesale sales establishments or rental services establishments, but shall be deemed to include personal services establishments, food services establishments, retail sales establishments, and auction establishments.
(F) 
Itinerant vendor.
Any person, whether principal or agent, who engages in a temporary or transient business, either in one locality or in traveling from place to place, selling goods, wares, merchandise, and/or services and who, for the purpose of carrying on such business, hires, leases or occupies land for the exhibition and sale of such goods, wares, merchandise, and/or services.
(G) 
Seasonal roadside stand.
Any structure or land used by the property owner, their family, or tenants to sell agricultural or horticultural produce, livestock, or merchandise principally produced on that farm, that is clearly an accessory use of the premises and does not change its character. This may also include the sale of produce grown on other farms and accessory products.
(Ordinance 1068-2023-08 adopted 8/22/2023; Ordinance 1142-2025-04 adopted 4/8/2025)

§ 9.04.082 Key terms.

(a) 
A terms.
Administrative official.
The officer or other designated authority charged with administering and enforcing this zoning ordinance, or their duly authorized representative.
Alley.
A public minor way, which is used primarily for secondary vehicular service access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street or highway.
Amenity.
Specific items for multifamily development that provide opportunities for residents to participate in on-site leisure or recreational activities.
Anna Code.
The Anna City Code of Ordinances.
Applicant.
See property owner or developer.
Application.
A written request for approval required by this zoning ordinance.
Average maintained horizontal illuminance.
The density of light flux in an outdoor area or areas calculated:
(1) 
On a horizontal plane at ground level;
(2) 
As an average flux density over the surface of the outdoor area or areas; and
(3) 
Applying a light loss factor calculated by methods prescribed by the lighting handbook of the Illuminating Engineering Society or any successor publication; with calculations made by, or on the basis of lighting plans other information provided by, manufacturers or suppliers of outdoor light fixtures and made in a manner consistent with the lighting handbook of the Illuminating Engineering Society or any successor publication.
Awning.
A roof-like cover that can be removed that projects from the wall of a building.
(b) 
B terms.
Balcony.
An elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building and enclosed by a railing or parapet.
Block.
That property abutting on one side of the street and lying between the nearest intersecting or intercepting streets or nearest intersecting or intercepting street and railroad right-of-way, waterway, or other barrier to or gap in the continuity of development along such street.
Board of adjustment.
The City of Anna's appointed board of adjustment.
Building.
Any structure built for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, chattels, or movable property of any kind. When such structure is divided into separate parts by one or more unpierced walls extending from the ground up, each part is deemed a separate building, except as regards minimum side yards.
Building line.
A line parallel or approximately parallel to the street line at a specific distance therefrom marking the minimum distance from the street line that a building may be erected.
Building permit.
A permit issued by the city before a building or structure is started, improved, enlarged, or altered as proof that such action complies with the city's code.
(c) 
C terms.
Caliper.
The diameter of the trunk of a tree measured from breast height. This measurement is typically taken between four (4) to six (6) feet above ground level.
Canopy.
See awning.
Canopy tree.
A large tree that reaches a 25-foot minimum crown spread at maturity.
Carport.
A structure that is open on at least two (2) sides, covered with a roof and constructed specifically for the storage of one or more automobiles; utility room may be included.
Certificate of occupancy.
An official certificate issued by the building inspector that indicates conformance with or approved conditional waiver from the zoning regulations and authorized legal use of the premises for which it is issued.
City.
The City of Anna, Texas, unless otherwise expressly stated.
City council.
The duly elected governing body of the City of Anna, Texas.
City engineer.
A licensed professional engineer, or firm of licensed professional consulting engineers, that has been specifically employed by the city to assist in engineering-related matters. The city manager may assign the duties of the city engineer to another city official whether or not licensed as a professional engineer.
City manager.
The person holding the position of the city's chief executive officer (e.g., city manager), as appointed by the city council.
Class 1 lighting.
All outdoor lighting used for, but not limited to, outdoor sales or eating areas, assembly or repair areas, advertising and other signs, recreational facilities, and other similar applications where color rendition is important to preserve the effectiveness of the activity. Recognized class 1 uses are: outdoor eating and retail food or beverage service areas; outdoor maintenance areas; display lots; assembly areas such as concert or theater amphitheaters.
Class 2 lighting.
All outdoor lighting used for, but not limited to, illumination for walkways, roadways, equipment yards, parking lots, and outdoor security where general illumination for safety or security of the grounds is the primary concern.
Class 3 lighting.
Any outdoor lighting used for decorative effects including, but not limited to, architectural illumination, flag and monument lighting, and illumination of trees, bushes, etc.
Comprehensive plan.
The long-range planning and development policy of the city and adjoining areas as adopted by the city council, including all its revisions and plan elements (including, but not limited to, the future land use plan, thoroughfare plan, parks master plan, etc.). This plan indicates the general locations recommended for various land uses, transportation routes, public and private buildings, streets, parks, water and wastewater facilities, and other public and private developments and improvements. The comprehensive plan is titled the Anna 2050 Comprehensive Plan.
Contiguous.
Lots are contiguous when at least one boundary line or point of one lot touches a boundary line, or lines, or point of another lot.
Corner lot.
A lot that has more than one intersecting street frontage (with the exception of alleys).
Corner side yard.
The yard abutting a street on a corner lot perpendicular to where the primary building entrance is to be located.
Cornices.
The uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting typically of a cymatium, corona, and bed molding.
County.
The department, offices, and services of Collin County, Texas.
County clerk.
The person holding the office of county clerk where they are responsible for local elections and maintaining public records. This term shall also include any designee of the county clerk.
Covered parking.
Any type of structure that provides cover over the length of a vehicle and shall be at least 10 feet wide and 20 feet deep. This includes carports, car garages, and any other structure that may cover a vehicle.
Crown spread.
The average horizontal width of the tree's crown taken from dripline to dripline.
Cul-de-sac.
A street having only one outlet to another street, and that terminates on the opposite end by a vehicular turnaround or "bulb." The length of a cul-de-sac is to be measured from the intersection center point of the adjoining through street to the midpoint of the cul-de-sac bulb.
Cutoff light fixture.
A luminaire light distribution where no more than 25 candela per 1,000 lamp lumens is emitted above the horizontal.
(d) 
D terms.
DBH.
The abbreviation for diameter at breast height that measures the caliper of a tree.
Decision-making body.
The person or body responsible for acting on a development application.
Density.
The ratio of dwelling units per gross acre of platted area being developed.
Developer.
The owner of land proposed to be developed as a residential or nonresidential subdivision, or the owner's authorized representative. The developer may as be referred to as an applicant.
Development.
Any activity that requires the submission of a subdivision plat or the securing of a building permit.
Directly visible.
Allowing a direct line-of-sight to the light source or lamp.
Director.
A person hired or designated by the city manager to supervise or oversee the city's development services department, and to exercise the authority of the director. This includes the director's designee.
Dormer.
An opening in a sloping roof, the framing of which projects out to form a vertical wall suitable for windows or other openings.
Downspout.
A pipe for carrying rainwater down from the roof's horizontal gutters.
Downtown arterial.
A street classification identified in the city's master thoroughfare plan intended to primarily serve Downtown Anna. This street classification is reserved for State Highway 5/Powell Parkway.
Downtown type A street.
A street classification identified in the Anna Downtown Plan intended to primarily serve the Downtown Anna area.
Downtown type B street.
A street classification identified in the Anna Downtown Plan intended to primarily serve the Downtown Anna area.
Downtown type C street.
A street classification identified in the Anna Downtown Plan intended to primarily serve the Downtown Anna area.
Downtown type D street.
A street classification identified in the Anna Downtown Plan intended to primarily serve the Downtown Anna area.
Dwelling unit.
A room or a group of rooms including cooking accommodations, occupied by one family, and in which not more than two persons, other than members of the family, are lodged or boarded for compensation at any one time.
(e) 
E terms.
Easement.
Any area within, on, over, and/or under real property in which the city (and/or another entity, such as a franchised utility) has an interest involving a right of use of the property and/or right to exclude uses of the property-such as requiring removal of all or any part of any buildings, fences, trees, shrubs, or other improvements or uses that interfere with the lawful purpose of the holder of the easement-including but not limited to those required for provision of sidewalks, utility services, or access to property or equipment owned and/or maintained by the city.
Elevation.
See facade.
Extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).
The area of land lying outside and adjacent to the corporate limits of the city over which the city has legal control as set forth in chapter 42 of the Texas Local Government Code.
(f) 
F terms.
Facade.
The exterior of a building.
Family.
One or more persons, related by blood, marriage, or adoption, occupying a dwelling unit as a single, nonprofit housekeeping unit, but not including a group occupying a hotel, boardinghouse, club, dormitory, fraternity or sorority house.
Fence.
A permanent barrier that is not a screening device but offers privacy between uses. Fences are typically located on residential lots and are wood constructed. All fences shall comply with the requirements established in section 9.04.046(d).
Fenestration.
The design, proportioning, and disposition of windows and other exterior openings of a building.
Flat roof.
A roof laid horizontally at an angle of less than 10 degrees.
Floodlamp.
A specific form of lamp designed to direct its output in a specific direction (a beam) with a reflector formed from the glass envelope of the lamp itself, and with a diffusing glass envelope.
Floodplain.
The land adjoining the channel of a river, stream, or watercourse that has been or may be covered by floodwater. Any land covered by the water of a 100-year frequency storm is considered in the floodplain and must comply with the engineering criteria found in the subdivision regulations and other relevant regulations of the city.
Floodway.
Area regulated by federal, state, or local requirements to provide for discharge for the base flow, so that the cumulative increase in water surface elevation is no more than a designated amount within the 100-year floodplain. A river, channel, or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height. Normally, the floodway will include the stream channel and that portion of the adjacent land areas required to pass the base flood (100-year flood) discharge without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation at any point more than one foot above that of the pre-floodway condition, including those designated on the flood insurance rate map.
Footcandle.
One lumen per square foot. Unit of illuminance. It is the luminous flux per unit area in the Imperial system. One footcandle equals approximately 10 (10.76) lux.
Front yard.
A yard across the full width of the lot extending from the front line of the primary building to the front property line.
Frontage.
All the property abutting on one side of a street between intersecting or intercepting streets, or between a street and a right-of-way, waterway, end of a dead-end street, or village boundary measured along the street line. An intercepting street shall determine only the boundary of the frontage on the side of the street which it intercepts. Where a lot abuts more than one street, the planning and zoning commission shall determine the frontage for purposes of this article.
Frontage buildout.
The percentage of the building facade that shall be located within the build-to zone (BTZ), calculated by the width of the building facade, not lot width. Build-to percentage is further defined as:
(1) 
Facade articulation elements, such as window or wall recesses and projections, shall be considered to meet any required build-to percentage.
(2) 
Public open spaces and outdoor dining areas that are between a building facade and a frontage and are no more than an average of 24 inches above or below grade of adjacent sidewalk are counted as meeting the build-to percentage.
(3) 
Common or private open spaces of residential development bounded on three sides by a building and no more than an average of 24 inches above or below grade of adjacent sidewalk are counted as meeting the build-to percentage.
Full cutoff light fixture.
A luminaire with light distribution such that no light is emitted above the horizontal.
(g) 
G terms.
Gable roof.
A roof with two slopes - front and rear - joining at a single ridge line parallel to the entrance facade.
Gambrel roof.
A ridged roof with two slopes at each side, the lower slopes being steeper than the upper slopes.
Garbage, trash, or refuse container.
A container used for, but not limited to, receiving garbage designed and intended to be lifted by forks or other device mounted on a vehicle and the contents emptied into that part of the vehicle designed to receive the same.
Glare.
The sensation produced by a bright source within the visual field that is sufficiently brighter than the level to which the eyes are adapted to cause annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual performance and visibility; blinding light. The magnitude of glare depends on such factors as the size, position, brightness of the source, and on the brightness level to which the eyes are adapted.
Grade.
When used as a reference point in measuring height of a building, the "grade" shall be the average elevation of the finished ground at the exterior walls of the primary building.
(h) 
H terms.
Height.
The vertical distance from the top of the building or structure's foundation to either the highest point of that building or highest point of any permanent part of that structure other than the building. Height, where not regulated in feet, is regulated by stories. A story is equal to fourteen (14) feet measured vertically for purposes of measuring structures (see Figure 18: Height Measurement).
Figure 18: Height Measurement
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Highway.
A street classification identified in the city's master thoroughfare plan reserved for streets that have consistent speeds of 55 mph or more and have, or are planned to have, frontage streets for access.
Hip roof.
A roof with four sloped sides. The sides meet at a ridge at the center of the roof. Two of the sides are trapezoidal in shape, while the remaining two sides are triangular, and thus meet the ridge at its end-point.
Homeowners association.
A formal nonprofit organization operating under recorded land agreements through which:
(1) 
Each lot and/or property owner in a specific area is automatically a member; and
(2) 
Each lot or property interest is automatically subject to a charge for a proportionate share of the expense for the organization's activities, such as the maintenance of common property; and
(3) 
The charge, if unpaid, becomes a lien against the nonpaying member's property.
This term is synonymous with property owners association.
(i) 
I terms.
IESNA.
The acronym for the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).
Illuminance.
The amount of light falling onto a unit area of surface (luminous flux per unit area), measured in lumens per square meter (lux) or lumens per square foot (footcandles).
Installed.
The attachment, or assembly fixed in place, connected to a power source, of any outdoor light fixture.
Internal landscape area.
The remaining property exclusive of the street yard and required landscape buffers.
Intersection visibility triangle.
The triangular-shaped area at the intersection of two streets that must be kept clear to ensure visibility at the intersection.
(j) 
J terms.
Junk.
Those materials and products of older scrap copper; brass; rope; rags; batteries; paper; trash; rubber; debris; waste; junked, dismantled, scrapped or wrecked motor vehicle or associated parts; iron; steel; or other old or scrap materials.
(k) 
K terms.
Key lot.
An interior lot, one side of which is contiguous, or separated only by an alley, to the rear line of a corner lot.
(l) 
L terms.
Landscape plan.
An independent plan that is a part of the site plan process that shows a site's required landscaping.
Light trespass.
Light falling where it is not wanted or needed, typically across property boundaries.
Lighting zones.
The four lighting zones are based on the zoning districts or overlays established by the zoning ordinance.
Loading space.
An off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building or contiguous to a group of buildings for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials, and which abuts upon a street, alley, or other appropriate means of access.
Local street.
A street classification identified in the city's master thoroughfare plan intended to provide users with a high amount of access. All streets that are not identified in the Anna 2045 Master Thoroughfare Plan are considered local streets. A local street typically has a design of 31 feet of pavement width that allows one lane in each direction and parking on both sides of the street.
Lot.
A divided or undivided tract or parcel of land having frontage on a public or private street, and which is, or which may in the future be, offered for sale, conveyance, transfer or improvement; which is designated as a distinct and separate tract; and which is identified by a tract or lot number or symbol in a duly approved subdivision plat which has been properly filed of record at the county.
Lot coverage.
The percentage of the total area of a lot occupied by the base (first story or floor) of buildings located on the lot.
Lot depth.
The distance between the front lot line and the rear lot line.
Lot of record.
A lot, which is part of a subdivision, the plat of which has been recorded in the office of the county clerk of Collin County, or a parcel of land, the deed for which was recorded in the office of the county clerk, Collin County, prior to January 1, 1986. A lot of record is an official lot having less area, width, or depth than the requirements of this zoning ordinance prior its adoption.
Lot width.
The distance parallel to the front lot line, measured at the front building setback line. Lot width on a curving front lot line means the distance parallel to the tangent of the front lot line at the building setback line. The lot width and the lot frontage may have different lengths on an irregularly shaped lot as they are measured at different points on the lot.
Louver.
A window blind or shutter with horizontal slats angled to let in light and air, but keep out the rain, direct sunshine, and noise.
Lumen.
A unit of luminous flux; used to measure the amount of light emitted by lamps.
Luminaire.
The complete lighting assembly (including the lamp, housing, reflectors, lenses and shields), less the support assembly (pole or mounting bracket); a light fixture. For purposes of determining total light output from a luminaire or light fixture (see under this section, "outdoor light output, total"), lighting assemblies that include multiple unshielded or partially shielded lamps on a single pole or standard shall be considered as a single unit.
Luminous tube.
A glass tube filled with a gas or gas mixture (including neon, argon, mercury, or other gases), usually of small diameter (10–15 millimeter), caused to emit light by the passage of an electric current, and commonly bent into various forms for use as decoration or signs. A neon tube does not include common fluorescent tubes.
Lux.
A unit of illuminance equal to one lumen per square meter. One lux equals approximately 0.1 (0.093) footcandles.
(m) 
M terms.
Major arterial.
A street classification identified in the city's master thoroughfare plan intended to provide mobility to nearby areas outside the city while also providing access to major developments. The typical cross-section is a six-lane divided design within 120 feet of total right-of-way (ROW) width.
Major collector.
A street classification identified in the city's master thoroughfare plan intended to connect neighborhoods to each other with a high amount of access, but a low amount of mobility compared to arterials or highways. A major collector typically has no dwellings fronting on it, and are designed within 80 feet of ROW with a higher travel speed than a minor collector.
Major recreational equipment.
Includes boats and boat trailers, travel trailers, pickup campers, or coaches (designed to be mounted on automotive vehicles), motorized dwellings including motor homes, tent trailers, and the like, and cases or boxes used for transporting recreational equipment, whether occupied by such equipment or not.
Major revisions/amendments.
Any revision(s) that the director determines is not a minor revision. A major revision constitutes a new application submittal.
Mansard roof.
A roof with two slopes on each side, with the lower slope being nearly vertical and the upper slope nearly horizontal.
Mayor.
The elected person who is the presiding officer of all council meetings, is the official head of the city government, and is entitled to vote on all items before the city council, except as otherwise restricted by the city's charter.
Mechanical equipment.
Equipment such as air-conditioning compressors, swimming pool pumps and filters, and similar devices that are intended to provide a performative function for a use, building, or structure.
Minor arterial.
A street classification identified in the city's master thoroughfare plan intended to provide connections between major developments and neighborhoods and are best suited for roads with moderate speeds. The typical cross section is a 4-lane divided design within 90 feet of total ROW width.
Minor collector.
A street classification identified in the city's master thoroughfare plan intended to connect neighborhoods to each other with a high amount of access, but a low amount of mobility compared to arterials or highways. A minor collector typically provides mobility within a neighborhood but does not have houses fronting them, and are designed as a 3-lane undivided roadway within 60 feet of ROW with a lower travel speed than a major collector.
Minor revisions/amendments.
Those revisions that are necessary in light of technical considerations discovered after the decision on the development application, and which do not substantively change the character of the development approval.
Molding.
A decorative strip of wood used for architectural purposes.
Multi-class lighting.
Any outdoor lighting used for more than one purpose, such as security and decoration, such that its use falls under the definition of two or more classes as defined for class 1, 2, and 3 lighting.
(n) 
N terms.
Net acreage.
The total area of the development project.
Network node.
A type of telecommunications facility, also known as small wireless facility.
Nonconforming lot.
A lot that does not conform to the regulations of this zoning ordinance, but that was lawfully established under the regulations in force at the time the lot was established and has been in regular use since that time.
Nonconforming site feature.
A site plan feature, such as landscaping, parking, setbacks, etc., that does not conform to the regulations of this zoning ordinance, but that was lawfully established under the regulations in force at the time the site plan was approved and has been in regular use since that time.
Nonconforming structure.
A building or structure, or portion thereof, that does not conform to the regulations of this zoning ordinance, but that was lawfully constructed under the regulations in force at the time of construction.
Nonconforming use.
A use that does not conform to the use regulations of this zoning ordinance, but that was lawfully established under the regulations in force at the time the use was established and has been in regular use since that time.
Nonconformity.
The collective term for all nonconforming situations.
(o) 
O terms.
Offset.
A specified projection or recession that runs vertically along the entirety of a building wall.
Opaque.
A material does not transmit light from an internal illumination source.
Oriel.
A bay window supported from below by corbels or brackets.
Ornamental tree.
A small tree that reaches a 15-foot minimum crown spread at maturity.
Outdoor light fixture.
An outdoor illuminating device, outdoor lighting or reflective surface, luminous tube, lamp or similar device, permanently installed or portable, used for illumination, decoration, or advertisement. Such devices shall include, but are not limited to lights used for:
(1) 
Parking lot lighting;
(2) 
Roadway lighting;
(3) 
Buildings and structures;
(4) 
Recreational areas;
(5) 
Landscape lighting;
(6) 
Billboards and other signs (advertising or other);
(7) 
Product display area lighting;
(8) 
Building or structure decoration; and
(9) 
Building overhangs and open canopies.
Outdoor light output, total.
The initial total amount of light, measured in lumens, from all lamps used in outdoor light fixtures. The term includes all lights and luminous tubing used for class 1, class 2, class 3, and multi-class lighting, and lights used for external illumination of signs, but does not include lights used to illuminate internally illuminated signs or luminous tubing used in neon signs. For lamp types that vary in their output as they age (such as high-pressure sodium, fluorescent, and metal halide), the initial lamp output, as defined by the manufacturer, is the value to be considered. For determining compliance, total outdoor light output standards, the light emitted from lamps in outdoor light fixtures is to be included in the total output as follows:
(1) 
Outdoor light fixtures installed on poles (such as parking lot luminaires) and light fixtures installed on the sides of buildings or other structures, when not shielded from above by the structure itself as defined in subsections (2), (3), and (4) of this definition, are to be included in the total outdoor light output by simply adding the initial lumen outputs of the lamps;
(2) 
Outdoor light fixtures installed under canopies, buildings (including parking garage decks), overhangs or roof eaves where all parts of the lamp or luminaire are located at least five feet but less than 10 feet from the nearest edge of the canopy or overhang are to be included in the total outdoor light output as though they produced only one-quarter of the lamp's rated initial lumen output;
(3) 
Outdoor light fixtures installed under canopies, buildings (including parking garage decks), overhangs or roof eaves where all parts of the lamp or luminaire are located at least 10 feet but less than 30 feet from the nearest edge of the canopy or overhang are to be included in the total outdoor light output as though they produced only one-tenth of the lamp's rated initial lumen output; and
(4) 
Outdoor light fixtures installed under canopies, buildings (including parking garage decks), overhangs, or roof eaves where all parts of the lamp or luminaire are located 30 or more feet from the nearest edge of the canopy or overhang are not to be included in the total outdoor light output. Such lamps must however conform to the lamp source and shielding requirements of subsection (g) of this section [section 9.04.047(g)].
Outside runs.
Those associated animal facilities that are fenced in and designated as an area where animals run, play, and exercise.
(p) 
P terms.
PAM.
The abbreviation for a pre-application meeting that is optional for application submittal.
Parapet.
A low, protective wall at the edge of a terrace, balcony, or roof, especially that part of an exterior wall, fire wall, or party wall that rises above the roof.
Parking space.
A permanently surfaced area either within a structure or in the open, not on public right-of-way, exclusive of driveways or access drives, for the parking of one vehicle.
Permeable surface.
A surface that does not impede the absorption of water.
Person.
An individual, company, joint stock company, firm, proprietorship, business, corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, copartnership, association, and any other legal entity or their legal representatives, agents or assigns. Notwithstanding any other provision of the code, each and every code provision - including but not limited to every prohibition, requirement, and penalty - applies to both natural persons and corporations, partnerships, and all other legal entities or organizations.
Pitched roof.
A roof that has a slope.
Planned development
(1) 
Land under unified control, including developed as a whole; in a single development operation or a definitely programmed series of development operations, including all lands and buildings; for principal and accessory structures and uses substantially related to the character of the district; according to comprehensive and detailed plans which include not only streets, utilities, and lots or building sites, but also site plans, floor plans, and elevations of all buildings as intended be located, constructed, used, and related to each other, and detailed plans for other uses and improvements on the land as related to the buildings; and with a program for provision, operation and maintenance of such areas, improvements, facilities, and services as will be for common use by some or all of the occupants of the district, but will not be provided, operated, or maintained at general public expense.
(2) 
A concept and a zoning classification that may include, in addition to planned unit development, commercial, shopping center, and industrial uses or combination thereof, which may be intended to serve areas within the district and areas without the district.
Planning and development regulations.
Chapter 9 on the Anna Code of Ordinances.
Planning and zoning commission.
The City of Anna's appointed planning and zoning commission.
Planning department.
The city's department, and related employees, that have been specifically created and maintained by the city to assist in planning and zoning related matters. This term shall also apply to any official city employee in the planning department, including any practicing, professional land planner, administrative support, and/or firm of professional land planners.
Plat.
A preliminary plat of a subdivision, a final plat of a subdivision, a development plat, or an amending plat or replat, as determined by the context.
Plinth.
The usually square slab beneath the base of a column, pier, or pedestal. Also, a continuous, usually projecting course of stones forming the base or foundation of a wall.
Porte-cochere.
A permanent structure that is structurally and aesthetically integrated into a residence, and that is erected over a driveway to allow for the parking of vehicles. Such structure is open on two (2) sides and provides covered, direct access to a primary or secondary entrance to the structure.
Primary building.
A building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is situated.
Private street.
A classification of streets that are owned and maintained by a homeowners' association or property owner's association, and which are not dedicated to the public.
Property owner.
Any person or firm, association, syndicate, general or limited partnership, corporation, trust or other legal entity, or any agent thereof, that has sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commence and maintain proceedings to subdivide the same under these subdivision regulations. In any event, the term "property owner" shall be restricted to include only the owner(s) or authorized agent(s) of such owner(s), such as a developer, of land sought to be subdivided.
Public hearing.
A meeting held by the planning and zoning commission, board of adjustment, or city council where action is conducted on an application after public commentary is heard.
Public improvements.
Facilities, infrastructure, and other appurtenances, typically owned and maintained by the city (but not necessarily located upon city-owned property or right-of-way). Public improvements can be located upon public property or upon private property in a public easement. Public improvements serve a public purpose in providing a needed service or commodity, such as wastewater collection and treatment and water storage and distribution, and protect the general health, safety, welfare and convenience of the city's residents, including efficiency in traffic circulation and access for emergency services. The term "public improvements" shall not include facilities or infrastructure of private providers of utility services other than water and wastewater, but shall be deemed to include facilities and infrastructure that the city would normally require of a development but which will be owned and maintained by an entity such as a homeowners' association, as in the case of private streets.
Public view.
A view from any public or city right-of-way or access easement.
(q) 
Q terms.
Quoin.
An external solid angle of a wall, or one of the stones forming such an angle, usually differentiated from the adjoining surfaces by material, texture, color, size, or projection.
(r) 
R terms.
Rear yard.
A yard between the rear property line and the rear line of the primary building and the side property lines.
Recreational vehicle.
A vehicular, portable item that can be transported over the highways and containing living or sleeping accommodations, such structure being designed and actually used as a temporary dwelling during travel for recreation and pleasure purposes, and not exceeding eight feet in width and not exceeding 22 feet in length.
Residential district.
Those zoning districts where residential uses are the primary uses. Residential districts are those designated as SF-20.0, SF-14.5, SF-20.0, SF-12.0, SF-10.5, SF-8.4, SF-7.2, SF-6.0, MD, and MF, unless specified otherwise.
Rezoning.
An amendment to the official zoning map to effect a change in the nature, density, or intensity of uses and development characteristics allowed on a property.
Right-of-way.
A parcel of land occupied, or intended to be occupied, by a street or alley. Where appropriate, "right-of-way" may include other facilities and utilities such as sidewalks; railroad crossings; electrical, communication, oil and gas facilities; water and sanitary and storm sewer facilities; street improvements; and any other special use. The use of right-of-way shall also include parkways and medians outside of the paved portion of the street. The usage of the term "right-of-way" for land platting purposes shall mean that every right-of-way hereafter established and shown on a final plat is to be separate and distinct from the lots or parcels adjoining such right-of-way and shall not be included within the dimensions or areas of such lots or parcels.
Roof.
The external upper covering of a building, including the frame for supporting the roofing.
Roofline.
The height that is defined by the intersection of the roof of the building and the wall of the building; except, for mansard-type roofs, the roofline means the top of the lower slope of the roof. Roofs with parapet walls completely around the building and not exceeding four feet in height may be considered as the roofline.
(s) 
S terms.
Screening device.
A barrier of permanent material of sufficient height and density so that the objects being screened are not visible from any point on the lot line when viewed from the ground level. All screening devices shall comply with the requirements established in section 9.04.046(c).
Searchlight.
A lighting assembly designed to direct the output of a contained lamp in a specific tightly focused direction (a beam) with a reflector located external to the lamp, and with a swiveled or gimbaled mount to allow the assembly to be easily redirected. Searchlights include such lights that are used commonly to sweep the sky for advertisement purposes.
Setback.
A line, generally parallel with and measured from the property line, defining the limits of a yard in which no building, other than accessory buildings nor structure may be located above ground, except as may be provided in this zoning ordinance. See definition of "yard."
Shielding.
When the light emitted from the fixture is projected below a horizontal plane running through the lowest point of the fixture where light is emitted.
Shutters.
Pairs of solid or slatted window coverings, traditionally hinged to the exterior of a building to either side of a window, used to block light or wind from the interior of a building.
Side yard.
A yard between the primary building and the adjacent side property line, and extending entirely from a front yard to the rear yard.
Site plan.
A detailed, scaled drawing of all surface improvements, structures, uses, and utilities proposed for development associated with this zoning ordinance.
Specific use permit.
A permit granted on a discretionary and conditional basis by the city council, which authorizes a land use in a zoning district in which that use is not normally permitted. All requirements of a specific use permit are in addition to and supplement zoning ordinance requirements.
Specified anatomical area.
Less than opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, or pubic hair; or less than opaquely covered perineum, buttock, or anus; or less than opaquely covered female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola.
Specified sexual activities.
Human genitals in a discernible state of sexual stimulation or arousal; or acts or representations of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, sodomy, bestiality, excretory functions, sadism, masochism, lewd exhibition of genitals; or fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region or pubic hair, perineum, buttock or anus, or female breast.
Spot lamp.
A specific form of lamp designed to direct its output in a specific direction (a beam) with a reflector formed from the glass envelope of the lamp itself, and with a clear or nearly clear glass envelope. Spot lamps are those lamps so designated by the manufacturers.
Spot light.
A lighting assembly designed to direct the output of a contained lamp in a specific tightly focused direction (a beam) with a reflector located external to the lamp.
Staff committee.
The committee responsible for providing commentary and insight at pre-application meetings.
Stealth design.
Any telecommunication facility that is designed to blend into the surrounding environment. Examples of stealth facilities may include architecturally screened roof-mounted antennas, building-mounted antennas painted to match the existing structure, antennas integrated into architectural elements, and antenna structures designed to look like another object, such as a light pole, clock towers, bell steeples, or a tree.
Stepback.
A line, generally parallel with and measured from the property line, in which a structure's third or greater story is set back.
Story.
That portion of a building included between the surface of a floor and the surface of a floor next above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the portion of the building between the surface of a floor and the ceiling or roof above it. A basement shall be counted as a story for the purposes of height regulations, if the vertical distance from grade to the ceiling is more than seven feet.
Street.
Part of a right-of-way, whether public or private and however designated, which provides vehicular access to adjacent land and other streets and may include additional facilities for transportation of persons, utilities, drainage, and other street improvements.
Street yard.
The area between the front property line and the minimum front setback line.
Street, downtown arterial.
See downtown arterial.
Street, downtown type A.
See downtown type A street.
Street, downtown type B.
See downtown type B street.
Street, downtown type C.
See downtown type C street.
Street, downtown type D.
See downtown type D street.
Street, highway.
See highway.
Street, local.
See local street.
Street, major arterial.
See major arterial.
Street, major collector.
See major collector.
Street, minor arterial.
See minor arterial.
Street, minor collector.
See minor collector.
Stringcourse.
A horizontal course of brick or stone flush with or projecting beyond the face of a building, often molded to mark a division in the wall.
Structural alteration.
Any change, addition, or modification in construction in the supporting members of a building, such as exterior walls, bearing walls, beams, columns, foundations, girders, floor joists, roof joists, rafters, or trusses.
Subdivision.
A division or redivision of any tract of land situated within the city's corporate limits or its extraterritorial jurisdiction into two or more parts, lots or sites, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, division of ownership, or building development. "Subdivision" includes resubdivisions of land or lots that are part of a previously recorded subdivision.
Submittal.
See application.
Submittal date.
The date when forms, fees, plans, information, and copies have been submitted to the city (or other employee authorized to received applications) for the purposes of meeting requirements for a development application.
(t) 
T terms.
TCEQ.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or any successor agency of the State of Texas.
Temporary lighting.
Lighting which does not conform to the provisions of this section and which will not be used for more than one 30-day period within a calendar year, with one 30-day extension. Temporary lighting is intended for uses that by their nature are of limited duration, for example, holiday decorations, civic events, or construction projects.
Tenant.
A distinct user that occupies a portion of a multi-tenant building, lot, or development, regardless of the legal arrangement allowing occupancy between the owner of the building, lot, or development and the user.
(u) 
U terms.
Uplighting.
Lighting that is directed in such a manner as to shine light rays above the horizontal plane.
Use.
The purpose for which land or a building or structure thereon is designed, arranged, intended, or maintained or for which it is or may be used or occupied. This definition does not alter or affect the definition of nonconforming use.
(v) 
V terms.
Variance.
An adjustment in application of the specific regulations of the zoning regulations to a particular parcel of property which, because of special conditions or circumstances, peculiar to the particular parcel, is necessary to prevent the property from being deprived of rights and privileges enjoyed by other parcels in the same vicinity and zoning district.
Vehicle.
Any automobile, truck, camper, van, trailer, or any device capable of transporting persons or property and shall be considered a "vehicle" in both moving and stationary modes, irrespective of condition.
Visible light reflectance.
The amount of light reflected away by a glass window's film.
(w) 
W terms.
(Reserved).
(x) 
X terms.
Xeriscape.
A type of landscaping design that uses a combination of native plants and grasses, approved hardscapes, and drought-tolerant ground covers and planting materials for the purpose of conserving water and protecting the local environment.
(y) 
Y terms.
Yard.
The open area between building setback lines and lot lines.
(z) 
Z terms.
Zoning district.
A portion of the territory of the city within which certain uniform regulations and requirements or various combinations thereof apply under the provisions of the city's zoning ordinance, as amended.
Zoning map.
The official map of the city upon which the boundaries of the various zoning districts are drawn and which is an integral part of the zoning ordinance, which may also be cited as the official zoning map.
Zoning ordinance.
The City of Anna's zoning regulations as codified in article 9.04 of the Anna Code, as amended, as well as zoning ordinances not codified in this code that zone or rezone particular tracts of property.
(Ordinance 1068-2023-08 adopted 8/22/2023; Ordinance 1170-2025-09 adopted 9/23/2025)