Except as hereinafter specifically provided, all land in these districts shall be used only for the purposes permitted in the zone in which it is located, and all buildings shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered only for a use permitted in the district in which the building is located.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

See Chapter 17.06 for permitted uses in these zones.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

All construction shall conform to the International Building Codes, 2009 as relates to buildings, plumbing, gas and electrical wiring as approved by the town council.

R1: Residential District: No building shall be erected or permitted on any residential building lot nearer than twenty-five (25) feet from the front lot line to the main dwelling, nor nearer than ten (10) feet to any side lot line, nor nearer than twenty (20) feet to any side street line.

R2: Residential District 2: No buildings shall be erected or permitted on any residential building lot nearer than ten (10) feet from the front lot line to the main dwelling, nor nearer than ten (10) feet from the rear of the lot to the main dwelling.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

No obnoxious or offensive trade or activity, including the keeping or treating for private profit of persons afflicted with tuberculosis or any other infectious disease, shall be conducted upon any lot, nor shall anything be done thereon which may become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

No trailer, mobile home, camper, recreational vehicle, basement, tent, shack, garage, barn or other outbuildings shall, at any time, be used on any lot or tract of the areas restricted by this title, as a residence, temporarily or permanently, nor shall any residence of a temporary nature be erected or permitted on any lot of the areas restricted by this title. Construction trailers will be allowed only during construction in progress.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

No structure shall be moved on to or erected on any lot or building site unless it shall conform to and be in harmony with construction and materials used in existing structures in the area or tract.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

No fence, wall, hedge or shrub planting which obstructs sight lines at an elevation between two (2) and six (6) feet above the roadway or street shall be placed or permitted to remain on any corner lot within the triangular area formed by the street property lines and a line connecting them at points twenty-five (25) feet from the intersection of the street line or in case of a rounded corner, from the intersection of the street property lines extended. No trees shall be permitted to remain within such distances of such intersection, unless the foliage line is maintained at sufficient height to prevent obstruction of sight lines.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

No individual sewage disposal system shall be permitted on any lot where service is available from the town's municipal sewerage system. Where service is not available from the town's municipal sewerage system, no individual sewage disposal system shall be permitted on any lot unless such system is designed, located and constructed in accordance with the requirements, standards and recommendations of the state and/or county sanitary authorities. Approval of such system as installed shall be obtained from such authority before it is used, and evidence of such approval shall be presented to the town building inspector.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

Within the designated areas for all future subdivisions or platted areas, all street rights-of-way shall not be less than fifty (50) feet wide from property line to property line and all streets shall be made as extensions of existing streets.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

When any part of the town is subdivided, right-of-way will be established through the subdivisions for streets to conform with existing streets and no building shall be constructed on any land which will be on a line which will block the extension of an existing street.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

No commercial or advertising signs shall be permitted or displayed except name plates not exceeding one (1) square foot in area containing name or occupation of a professional person, and except a sign not exceeding eight (8) square feet in area pertaining to the lease, hire or sale of a building or premise which shall be temporary.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

The minimum area for a lot shall be four thousand (4,000) square feet for a one-family dwelling and a multi-family dwelling.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015; Ord. No. 2020-34-0713 , § 2, 7-13-2020)

The keeping of domestic livestock will not be permitted within the urbanized area of the town.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

All yards may be used for access, service, on-site parking, landscaping or other open use, except that the ten (10) feet abutting any front or side street shall be landscaped in an aesthetic and attractive manner. This landscaping may be accomplished by the use of greenery, trees, grass and shrubs, or by the use of such materials as crushed stone, cactus, lava rock or similar materials. A solid masonry wall of not less than four (4) feet nor more than six (6) feet in height shall be built along all property lines of that portion of the property which is being used in the erection of any residence except along front property lines or where a lower height of wall is required to permit visibility at corners, intersections and driveways, or alongside street property lines in which case the fence or wall must be located behind the required landscaping.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015)

The zoning ordinance for the town of Anthony, Texas, is hereby amended to permit the Anthony Town Council to receive and consider applications for recommending the granting of a variance of current construction setbacks related to the construction of car ports upon residential property.

The town council, upon good cause, may recommend to the town council the formal approval of a variance to allow the construction of a twenty (20) by twenty (20) car port with a concrete slab surface to be constructed within two (2) feet of the property boundary.

( Ord. No. 121415-507 , 12-14-2015; Ord. No. 2020-31-0427 , § 2, 4-27-2020)