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Aransas Pass City Zoning Code

SECTION 11

SC.- SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT

11-220.- SC Shopping Center District.

(a)

Uses permitted. Any use indicated as permitted in this district on the Use Schedule [Section] 10-200.

(b)

Lot area requirements.

A. Residential Uses
1. Minimum Lot Area: a. Seven thousand (7,000) square feet of lot area for a single-family detached residence
b. Three thousand (3,000) square feet of lot area for each duplex unit
c. Two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of lot area for each single-family attached unit
d. One thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of lot area for each apartment unit
e. Except that a lot having less area which was an official "lot of record" prior to the adoption of this ordinance may be used for a one-family dwelling and no lot existing at the time of passage of this ordinance shall be reduced in area below the minimum requirement.
2. Minimum Lot Depth: One hundred (100) Feet
3. Minimum Lot Width: a. Sixty (60) feet for single-family detached, duplex or apartment development
b. Twenty-five (25) feet for single-family attached
4. Minimum Front Yard: Twenty-five (25) Feet
5. Minimum Side Yard: a. Ten percent (10%) of the width of the lot but not less than five (5) feet, however, no side yard in excess of ten (10) feet shall be required for single-family detached residential or duplex uses.
b. Fifteen (15) feet for apartment and non-residential uses.
c. No requirements for single-family attached residential uses except as noted in [subsection] 11-220(e)(2).
6. Minimum Rear Yard: a. Twenty-five (25) feet
7.  Maximum Lot Coverage: Sixty percent (60%) of lot area
8.  Maximum Floor Area Ratio: No requirements
9. Minimum Floor Space Required a. Any single family use built in this district shall conform to the requirements specified in Section 11-150(b), subsections (b)9, 10, and 11 respectively.
b. Any duplex (dual family) use built in this district shall conform to the requirements specified in Section 11-170, subsections (b)9, 10, and 11 respectively.
B. Non-Residential Uses:
1. Minimum Lot Area: No requirements
2. Minimum Lot Depth No requirements
3. Minimum Lot Width: No requirements
4. Minimum Front Yard: Sixty (60) Feet
5. Minimum Side Yard: None required except as noted in [subsection] 11-220(e)(2)—11-220(e)(2)e.
6. Minimum Rear Yard: Twenty (20) Feet
7. Maximum Lot Coverage: Sixty percent (60%) of lot area
8. Maximum Floor Area Ratio: 1:1

 

(c)

Height limitations. 2½ standard stories.

(d)

Off-street parking and loading. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided according to the parking schedule [Section] 12-200.

(e)

Special requirements.

1. Front Yard: Where the frontage on one (1) side of a street between two (2) intersecting streets is divided by two (2) or more zoning districts, the front yard shall comply with the requirements of the district having the deepest front yard for the entire block.
a. Where a building line has been established by plat or ordinance and such line requires a greater front yard setback than is prescribed by this ordinance for the district in which the building line is located, the required front yard shall comply with the building line so established by the other ordinance or plat.
b. Where a building line is shown on a plat recorded with the County Clerk after date of adoption of this ordinance, and such building line provides a front yard of twenty (20) feet or more in depth and is part of a plan for the orderly development of a subdivision either with a uniform or staggered building line, the building line shown on said plat shall be interpreted as establishing the front yard requirements for the lots shown on the plat.
c. The front yard shall be measured from the property line to the front face of the building, covered porch, covered terrace or attached accessory building. Eaves and roof extensions may project into the required front yard for a distance not to exceed four (4) feet.
d. Gasoline service station pump islands may be located within eighteen (18) feet of the front property line, measured to the front face of the island, but no closer than forty (40 feet from the street centerline.
e. Where lots have double frontage, running through from one (1) street to another, a required front yard shall be provided on both streets unless a building line for accessory buildings has been established along one (1) frontage on the plat or by ordinance in which event only one (1) required front yard needs be observed.
f. Where a building is placed on a corner lot with the front facing the length dimension of the lot instead of the width dimension, the setbacks for the newly established yard-designations shall be as follows: the front yard setback shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet, the rear yard setback shall be a minimum of six (6) feet, and both side yard setbacks shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet. (Ord. No. 2022-4379, 2/21/2022)
2. Side Yard On a corner lot, the side yard adjacent to a side street shall not be less than ten (10) feet except as provided for in subsection 11-220(e)(1)e.,f. (Ord. No. 2022-4379, 2/21/2022)
a. Special side yard requirements for garages and carports on corner lots are provided in [subsection] 11-220(f)(6) following. (Ord. No. 2019-4266, 9/16/2019)
b. Detached garages or similar residential accessory buildings shall be located not less than ten (10) feet to the rear of the main building and shall be not less than three (3) feet from the side property line except as noted in [subsection] 11-220(f)(6) following.
c. Every part of a required side yard shall be open and unobstructed except for accessory buildings as permitted herein and the ordinary projections of window sills, belt courses, cornices, roofs and other architectural features projecting not to exceed thirty-six (36) inches into the required side yard.
d. Where apartment buildings are arranged so as to create courts or as parallel buildings and where the long dimension of the building or the main entrances or exits to the building are other than parallel to the front lot line, a side yard shall be provided on each side of such building having a minimum width of fifteen (15) feet. The effect of such side yard shall be that the front or rear faces of all buildings arranged as courts or parallel structures on lots or tracts shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet apart.
e. For non-residential uses, no side yard is specified for interior lots except where a retail use abuts upon a residential district boundary line in which event a minimum ten (10) foot side yard shall be provided on the side adjacent to such residential district and except as provided in [subsection] 11-220(e)(2)a.
3. Rear Yard No dwelling structure may be located nearer than twenty-five (25) feet to the rear property line and such dwelling structure and all accessory buildings shall not cover more than fifty percent (50%) of that portion of the lot lying to the rear of a line erected joining the mid-point on one (1) side lot line with the mid-point of the opposite lot line.
a. Every part of a required rear yard shall be open and unobstructed except for permitted accessory buildings and ordinary projections of window sill, eaves, belt courses, cornices and other architectural features projecting not to exceed four (4) feet into the required rear yard.
4. Height Permitted institutions such as schools and churched including domes, church steeples and spires, may be erected to exceed two and one half (2½) stories when set back from all property lines a distance equal to twice the height of the building.
a. Cooling towers, roof gables, chimneys and vent stacks may extend for an additional height not to exceed a total of thirty-six (36) feet above average grade line around the building.

 

(f)

Accessory building standards. Accessory uses located in the main building or in structures attached to the main building shall observe the same front, side and rear yard requirements as are specified for the main building.

(1)

Detached accessory buildings within the front fifty percent (50%) of the lot shall observe the same front yard as the main building.

(2)

Detached accessory buildings shall not be located nearer than three (3) feet to any interior side lot line.

(3)

Detached accessory buildings on a corner lot shall not be located nearer than ten (10) feet to a side lot line along a side street.

(4)

Detached accessory buildings shall not be located nearer than three (3) feet to any rear lot line.

(5)

Detached accessory building shall not be located nearer than ten (10) feet to a residential structure.

(6)

Automobile storage spaces located in the open or in a main or accessory building so as to face upon or be entered directly from a street or alley, shall not be nearer than twenty (20) feet to the property side lot line adjacent to such street or forty (40) feet from the opposite side of such alley, regardless of any building line platted to a lesser setback and regardless of any other provision of this section.

(7)

No detached accessory building shall be used as a place of habitation unless it is a bona fide guesthouse or servant's quarters as provided for and defined elsewhere in this ordinance.

(8)

Reserved. (Ord. No. 2019-4255.1, 8/19/2019)

(9)

Reserved. (Ord. No. 2019-4255.1, 8/19/2019)

(10)

All accessory buildings in excess of one hundred twenty (120) square feet as defined in Section 10-300 Definition and Explanations shall obtain a WPI-8 through TDI or TWIA certification. (Ord. No. 2019-4255.1, 8/19/2019)

(11)

Reserved. (Ord. No. 2019-4256, 8/19/2019)

(12)

Reserved. (Ord. No. 2019-4256, 8/19/2019)

(13)

All accessory buildings in excess of one hundred twenty (120) square feet as defined in Section 10-300 Definition and Explanations Applicable to Use Schedule shall obtain a WPI-8 through TDI or TWIA certification. (Ord. No. 2019-4256, 8/19/2019)

(14)

Reserved. (Ord. No. 2019-4257, 8/19/2019)