Aurora, TX Zoning Ordinance

APPENDIX 1. APPROVED USES - ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
	LR	C1	C2	IL	IH	R-1	R-2	R-3	R-4	R-MH	R-MF
Agricultural/Ranch Uses
Farm/Ranch/Orchard/Urban Farming	P	P	P	P		P	P	P	P
Farmer's Market	S	S	P	P	P	S	S	S	S	S	S
Rodeo Ground, Arena (Public)		P	S	P
Stable, Private		P	S	P		P	P	P	P	P	P
Stable, Public		S	S	S
Government/Institutional
Athletic Field or Stadium		S	P	P	P
Cemetery or Mausoleum						S
Community Center	P	P	P			S	S	S	S	S
Hospital/Medical Offices	S	S	S	P	P
Museum or Art Gallery	P	P	P
School (Trade or Business)		S	S	P	P
Commercial Uses
Animal Shelter				S	S
Antique Shop	P	P	P	P	P
Apparel or Clothing Store	P	P	P	P	P
Appliance Repair Shop		P	P	P	P
Appliance Store (Retail)	S	P	P	P	P
Arcade	S	S	P
Art Supply Store	P	P	P	P	P
Athletic or Fitness Club	P	P	P	P	P
Auto Paint and Body Shop			S	P	P
Auto Parts Store	P	P	P	P	P
Auto Rental		S	P	P	P
Auto Repair-Shop		S	S	P	P
Auto or Boat Sales Lot			S	P	P
Bakery (Retail)	P	P	P
Bank or Financial Institution	P	P	P
Barber or Beauty Shop	P	P	P	P
Boat or RV Storage				P	P
Book Store	P	P	P
Bowling Alley		S	P
Building Materials/Lumber Yard		P	P	P	P
Business Office	P	P	P	P	P
Cabinet Shop				P	P
Car Wash		S	S	P	P
Child Care Center or Facility	P	P	P			S	S	S	S	S	S
Computer Store (Retail/Service)	P	P	P	P	P
Convenience Store	S	P	P
Dental Clinic or Office	S	P	P
Electrical Sales and Service			P	P	P
Electronics Store (Retail)	P	P	P
Feed Store			P	P	P
Florist Shop	P	P	P
Flea Market (Inside)			P	P	P
Flea Market (Outside)			S	P	P
Furniture Store (Retail)		P	P	P	P
Game Hall		S	S
Gift or Novelty Shop	P	P	P
Golf Course						S	S	S	S	S	S
Grocery Store	S	P	P	P	P
Gunsmith Shop			P	P	P
Hardware Store	S	P	P	P	P
Heating/AC Sales and Service			P	P	P
Heavy Equipment Sales			S	P	P
Hobby Shop	P	P	P	P	P
Hotel or Motel		S	S
Jewelry Store	P	P	P
Kennel		S	S	P	P	S	S	S	S	S	S
Laboratory, Medical or Dental		S	S	P	P
Laundry or Dry Cleaners	P	P	P	P
Lawnmower Sales and Service		P	P	P	P
Liquor Store	S	S	S	P	P
LPG/CNG Dispensing Station				S	S
Locksmith Shop		P	P	P	P
Marine Equipment Sales/Repair			P	P	P
Manufactured Home Sales Lot					P
Massage Establishment			S
Meat, Poultry and Fish Market	S	P	P
Micro Brewery	S	S	S	P	P
Mini-warehouse/Self-Storage Facility		S	S	P	P
Monument Sales	S	S	S	P	P
Mortuary or Funeral Home	S	S	P
Motorcycle Sales			P	P	P
Movie Theater (Drive-In)		S	S	P	P
Movie Theater (Indoor)	S	P	P
Musical Instrument Store	P	P	P
Nightclub or Dance Hall	S	S	S
Office Supply Store	P	P	P
Optical Clinic or Office	P	P	P
Parking Lot (Commercial, For Fee)				S	S
Pawnshop			S	S	S
Pet Care Facility (no overnight boarding)	P	P	P	P	P
Pet Shop	S	P	P
Pharmacy or Drug Store	P	P	P
Photography Studio	P	P	P
Plant Nursery	P	P	P	P	P
Plumbing Sales and Service			P	P	P
Private Club (Serving Alcohol)	S	S	S
Professional Offices	P	P	P	P
Recreational Vehicle Sales				P	P
Restaurant or Cafe	P	P	P	S	S
Restaurant (Drive-In/Drive Thru)	P	P	P
Secondhand Store		S	S	S
Service Station/Auto		S	P	P	P
Sexually Oriented Business					S
Shooting Range (Indoor)			S	P	P
Sign Shop		S	P	P	P
Skating Rink		P	P	P	P
Snow Cone Stand	S	S	S
Sporting Goods Store	S	P	P
Tack Store	P	P	P
Tailor or Seamstress Shop	P	P	P
Tanning Salon		P	P
Tattoo Shop			S
Taxidermist			S	P	P
Tire Sales, Repair and Installation			P	P	P
Title and Abstract Office	P	P	P
Tool and Equipment Rental		P	P	P
Trailer Sales and Rental			P	P	P
Travel Agency	P	P	P
Tractor Trailer Rental		S	S	P	P
Tractor Trailer Repair			S	P	P
Tractor Trailer Sales			S	P	P
Tractor Trailer Wash		S	S	P	P
Upholstery Shop		P	P	P	P
Vehicle Storage Facility				P	P
Vehicular Racing Facility				S	S
Veterinary Clinic w/out kennels	P	P	P	P	P
Veterinary Hospital	P	P	P	P	P
Wrecker/Towing Service				P	P
Washateria Laundry (Self-Service)		P	P	P	P
Winery	S	S	P
Industrial Uses
Asphalt Batching Plant (Temporary)				S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Concrete Batching Plant (Temporary)				S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Contractor Yard (Outside Storage)				S	S
Distillery	S	S	S	P	P
Machine Shop				S	P
Monument Works				P	P
Temporary Construction Office				P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Vehicle Conversion Facility				P	P
Warehouse				P	P
Welding Shop/Foundry				P	P
Residential Uses
Accessory Apartments						P	P	P	P		P
Accessory Buildings						P	P	P	P	P	P
Apartment/Condominium (3 or More Units)											P
Assisted Living Facility	S	S	S							P
Bed and Breakfast						S	S	S	S		P
Dwelling, One-Family Attached						P	P	P	P		P
Dwelling, One-Family Detached						P	P	P	P		P
Dwelling, Two-Family Detached									P		P
Family Day Care Home						P	P	P	P		P
Home Occupations						P	P	P	P	P	P
Manufactured Home, Designated										P
Manufactured Home Park									S	S
Nursing or Rest Home										P
Playground Developed in Conjunction with School, Park or Community Clubhouse						P	P	P	P	P	P
Private Swimming Pools						P	P	P	P	P	P
Recreational Club						P	P	P	P		P
Senior Housing											P
Other Uses
Churches	S	S	S	S	S		S	S	S	S	S
Clubs or Fraternal Societies	S	S	S				S	S	S		S
Cultural Institutions							P	P	P		P
Micro- and Macro-Antennas	S	S	S	S	S		S	S	S	S	S
Public Parks							P	P	P	P	P
Recreational Vehicle Parks											S
Schools							P	P	P		P
Special Events Including Concerts, Tournaments and Competitions, Fairs, Festivals and Similar Public Gatherings		S	S				S	S	S	S	S
Wind Generator Turbine		S	S	S	S		S	S	S	S	S

ZONING PERMITTED USES
Land use classifications are listed on the vertical axis. Zoning districts are listed on the horizontal axis.
P	If the symbol "P" appears in the box at the intersection of the column and row, the use is permitted, subject to the general requirements and performance standards required in that zoning district.
S	If the symbol "S" appears in the box at the intersection of the column and row, the use is permitted subject to the special permit provisions
(BLANK BOX)	If no symbol appears in the box at the intersection of the column and the row, the use is prohibited in that zoning district

APPENDIX 2. LOT DIMENSIONS AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
Residential Zoning Dimensional Standards:
Zoning Class	Minimum Lot Size (Square Feet)	Maximum Density (Dwelling Unit/Lot)	Minimum Lot Width	Setback Minimums			Maximum Building Height
Zoning Class	Minimum Lot Size (Square Feet)	Maximum Density (Dwelling Unit/Lot)	Minimum Lot Width	Front	Side	Rear	Maximum Building Height
R-1	43,560	1	135	25	15	15	45
R-2	21,780	1	100	25	10	15	45
R-3	10,890	1	75	25	10	15	45
R-4	6,000	1	60	25	5	15	45
R-MF	2750/Unit	N/A	18	25	5	15	45
R-MH	Minimum parcel: 5 Acres	N/A	Single-Wide: 35 Double-Wide: 40	25	5	15	35

Determining Setback Measurements

Setbacks in all Residential Zones (except R-MF) shall be measured as follows:

ACCESSORY STRUCTURES - MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
Accessory Structures
All Accessory Structures shall be located behind the front edge of the Primary Structure
Zoning Class	Setback Minimum
Zoning Class	Non-Primary Front	Side	Rear
R-1	20	10	10
R-2	20	5	5
R-3	20	5	5
R-4	20	5	5
R-MF	20	5	5
R-MH	20	5	5

Determining Setbacks for Accessory Structures shall be as follows:

COMMERCIAL ZONING SETBACKS
	C-1	C-2	C-3/C-4
Rear setback	20 ft.	10 ft.	25 ft.
Front setback	0 ft.*	10 ft.*	20 ft.*
Side setback	0/10 ft.**	0/10 ft.**	0/10 ft.**
Maximum building height	45 ft.	45 ft.	45 ft.

*When adjacent to Highway 114 or FM 718, the front setback shall be 100' from the center of the state roadway.

**Where construction types and the International Building Code allow, the side yard setback in any commercial zone may be zero; provided, however, that the setback between a building and a right-of-way will not be less than ten feet.

INDUSTRIAL ZONING SETBACKS
	I-H	I-L/I-O
Permitted lot coverage	N/A	N/A
Front setback	20	15
From centerline of state roadway	100	100
Rear setback	Per IBC/IFC Standards
Rear setback if adjacent to residential zone	20	30
Side setback	Per IBC/IFC Standards
Side setback if adjacent to residential zone	20	30
Corner lot side yard setback to street line	20	15
Height limit	45	45

Industrial Setback may be reduced through the approval of a conditional use permit.

Industrial Building height may be increased through the approval of a conditional use permit.

Once the required right-of-way for planned improvements has been acquired through dedication, setbacks shall be consistent with the setback requirements listed above.

(Ordinance 2025-62 adopted 3/24/2025)

APPENDIX 1. APPROVED USES - ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
	LR	C1	C2	IL	IH	R-1	R-2	R-3	R-4	R-MH	R-MF
Agricultural/Ranch Uses
Farm/Ranch/Orchard/Urban Farming	P	P	P	P		P	P	P	P
Farmer's Market	S	S	P	P	P	S	S	S	S	S	S
Rodeo Ground, Arena (Public)		P	S	P
Stable, Private		P	S	P		P	P	P	P	P	P
Stable, Public		S	S	S
Government/Institutional
Athletic Field or Stadium		S	P	P	P
Cemetery or Mausoleum						S
Community Center	P	P	P			S	S	S	S	S
Hospital/Medical Offices	S	S	S	P	P
Museum or Art Gallery	P	P	P
School (Trade or Business)		S	S	P	P
Commercial Uses
Animal Shelter				S	S
Antique Shop	P	P	P	P	P
Apparel or Clothing Store	P	P	P	P	P
Appliance Repair Shop		P	P	P	P
Appliance Store (Retail)	S	P	P	P	P
Arcade	S	S	P
Art Supply Store	P	P	P	P	P
Athletic or Fitness Club	P	P	P	P	P
Auto Paint and Body Shop			S	P	P
Auto Parts Store	P	P	P	P	P
Auto Rental		S	P	P	P
Auto Repair-Shop		S	S	P	P
Auto or Boat Sales Lot			S	P	P
Bakery (Retail)	P	P	P
Bank or Financial Institution	P	P	P
Barber or Beauty Shop	P	P	P	P
Boat or RV Storage				P	P
Book Store	P	P	P
Bowling Alley		S	P
Building Materials/Lumber Yard		P	P	P	P
Business Office	P	P	P	P	P
Cabinet Shop				P	P
Car Wash		S	S	P	P
Child Care Center or Facility	P	P	P			S	S	S	S	S	S
Computer Store (Retail/Service)	P	P	P	P	P
Convenience Store	S	P	P
Dental Clinic or Office	S	P	P
Electrical Sales and Service			P	P	P
Electronics Store (Retail)	P	P	P
Feed Store			P	P	P
Florist Shop	P	P	P
Flea Market (Inside)			P	P	P
Flea Market (Outside)			S	P	P
Furniture Store (Retail)		P	P	P	P
Game Hall		S	S
Gift or Novelty Shop	P	P	P
Golf Course						S	S	S	S	S	S
Grocery Store	S	P	P	P	P
Gunsmith Shop			P	P	P
Hardware Store	S	P	P	P	P
Heating/AC Sales and Service			P	P	P
Heavy Equipment Sales			S	P	P
Hobby Shop	P	P	P	P	P
Hotel or Motel		S	S
Jewelry Store	P	P	P
Kennel		S	S	P	P	S	S	S	S	S	S
Laboratory, Medical or Dental		S	S	P	P
Laundry or Dry Cleaners	P	P	P	P
Lawnmower Sales and Service		P	P	P	P
Liquor Store	S	S	S	P	P
LPG/CNG Dispensing Station				S	S
Locksmith Shop		P	P	P	P
Marine Equipment Sales/Repair			P	P	P
Manufactured Home Sales Lot					P
Massage Establishment			S
Meat, Poultry and Fish Market	S	P	P
Micro Brewery	S	S	S	P	P
Mini-warehouse/Self-Storage Facility		S	S	P	P
Monument Sales	S	S	S	P	P
Mortuary or Funeral Home	S	S	P
Motorcycle Sales			P	P	P
Movie Theater (Drive-In)		S	S	P	P
Movie Theater (Indoor)	S	P	P
Musical Instrument Store	P	P	P
Nightclub or Dance Hall	S	S	S
Office Supply Store	P	P	P
Optical Clinic or Office	P	P	P
Parking Lot (Commercial, For Fee)				S	S
Pawnshop			S	S	S
Pet Care Facility (no overnight boarding)	P	P	P	P	P
Pet Shop	S	P	P
Pharmacy or Drug Store	P	P	P
Photography Studio	P	P	P
Plant Nursery	P	P	P	P	P
Plumbing Sales and Service			P	P	P
Private Club (Serving Alcohol)	S	S	S
Professional Offices	P	P	P	P
Recreational Vehicle Sales				P	P
Restaurant or Cafe	P	P	P	S	S
Restaurant (Drive-In/Drive Thru)	P	P	P
Secondhand Store		S	S	S
Service Station/Auto		S	P	P	P
Sexually Oriented Business					S
Shooting Range (Indoor)			S	P	P
Sign Shop		S	P	P	P
Skating Rink		P	P	P	P
Snow Cone Stand	S	S	S
Sporting Goods Store	S	P	P
Tack Store	P	P	P
Tailor or Seamstress Shop	P	P	P
Tanning Salon		P	P
Tattoo Shop			S
Taxidermist			S	P	P
Tire Sales, Repair and Installation			P	P	P
Title and Abstract Office	P	P	P
Tool and Equipment Rental		P	P	P
Trailer Sales and Rental			P	P	P
Travel Agency	P	P	P
Tractor Trailer Rental		S	S	P	P
Tractor Trailer Repair			S	P	P
Tractor Trailer Sales			S	P	P
Tractor Trailer Wash		S	S	P	P
Upholstery Shop		P	P	P	P
Vehicle Storage Facility				P	P
Vehicular Racing Facility				S	S
Veterinary Clinic w/out kennels	P	P	P	P	P
Veterinary Hospital	P	P	P	P	P
Wrecker/Towing Service				P	P
Washateria Laundry (Self-Service)		P	P	P	P
Winery	S	S	P
Industrial Uses
Asphalt Batching Plant (Temporary)				S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Concrete Batching Plant (Temporary)				S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Contractor Yard (Outside Storage)				S	S
Distillery	S	S	S	P	P
Machine Shop				S	P
Monument Works				P	P
Temporary Construction Office				P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Vehicle Conversion Facility				P	P
Warehouse				P	P
Welding Shop/Foundry				P	P
Residential Uses
Accessory Apartments						P	P	P	P		P
Accessory Buildings						P	P	P	P	P	P
Apartment/Condominium (3 or More Units)											P
Assisted Living Facility	S	S	S							P
Bed and Breakfast						S	S	S	S		P
Dwelling, One-Family Attached						P	P	P	P		P
Dwelling, One-Family Detached						P	P	P	P		P
Dwelling, Two-Family Detached									P		P
Family Day Care Home						P	P	P	P		P
Home Occupations						P	P	P	P	P	P
Manufactured Home, Designated										P
Manufactured Home Park									S	S
Nursing or Rest Home										P
Playground Developed in Conjunction with School, Park or Community Clubhouse						P	P	P	P	P	P
Private Swimming Pools						P	P	P	P	P	P
Recreational Club						P	P	P	P		P
Senior Housing											P
Other Uses
Churches	S	S	S	S	S		S	S	S	S	S
Clubs or Fraternal Societies	S	S	S				S	S	S		S
Cultural Institutions							P	P	P		P
Micro- and Macro-Antennas	S	S	S	S	S		S	S	S	S	S
Public Parks							P	P	P	P	P
Recreational Vehicle Parks											S
Schools							P	P	P		P
Special Events Including Concerts, Tournaments and Competitions, Fairs, Festivals and Similar Public Gatherings		S	S				S	S	S	S	S
Wind Generator Turbine		S	S	S	S		S	S	S	S	S

ZONING PERMITTED USES
Land use classifications are listed on the vertical axis. Zoning districts are listed on the horizontal axis.
P	If the symbol "P" appears in the box at the intersection of the column and row, the use is permitted, subject to the general requirements and performance standards required in that zoning district.
S	If the symbol "S" appears in the box at the intersection of the column and row, the use is permitted subject to the special permit provisions
(BLANK BOX)	If no symbol appears in the box at the intersection of the column and the row, the use is prohibited in that zoning district

APPENDIX 2. LOT DIMENSIONS AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
Residential Zoning Dimensional Standards:
Zoning Class	Minimum Lot Size (Square Feet)	Maximum Density (Dwelling Unit/Lot)	Minimum Lot Width	Setback Minimums			Maximum Building Height
Zoning Class	Minimum Lot Size (Square Feet)	Maximum Density (Dwelling Unit/Lot)	Minimum Lot Width	Front	Side	Rear	Maximum Building Height
R-1	43,560	1	135	25	15	15	45
R-2	21,780	1	100	25	10	15	45
R-3	10,890	1	75	25	10	15	45
R-4	6,000	1	60	25	5	15	45
R-MF	2750/Unit	N/A	18	25	5	15	45
R-MH	Minimum parcel: 5 Acres	N/A	Single-Wide: 35 Double-Wide: 40	25	5	15	35

Determining Setback Measurements

Setbacks in all Residential Zones (except R-MF) shall be measured as follows:

ACCESSORY STRUCTURES - MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
Accessory Structures
All Accessory Structures shall be located behind the front edge of the Primary Structure
Zoning Class	Setback Minimum
Zoning Class	Non-Primary Front	Side	Rear
R-1	20	10	10
R-2	20	5	5
R-3	20	5	5
R-4	20	5	5
R-MF	20	5	5
R-MH	20	5	5

Determining Setbacks for Accessory Structures shall be as follows:

COMMERCIAL ZONING SETBACKS
	C-1	C-2	C-3/C-4
Rear setback	20 ft.	10 ft.	25 ft.
Front setback	0 ft.*	10 ft.*	20 ft.*
Side setback	0/10 ft.**	0/10 ft.**	0/10 ft.**
Maximum building height	45 ft.	45 ft.	45 ft.

*When adjacent to Highway 114 or FM 718, the front setback shall be 100' from the center of the state roadway.

INDUSTRIAL ZONING SETBACKS
	I-H	I-L/I-O
Permitted lot coverage	N/A	N/A
Front setback	20	15
From centerline of state roadway	100	100
Rear setback	Per IBC/IFC Standards
Rear setback if adjacent to residential zone	20	30
Side setback	Per IBC/IFC Standards
Side setback if adjacent to residential zone	20	30
Corner lot side yard setback to street line	20	15
Height limit	45	45

Industrial Setback may be reduced through the approval of a conditional use permit.

Industrial Building height may be increased through the approval of a conditional use permit.

Once the required right-of-way for planned improvements has been acquired through dedication, setbacks shall be consistent with the setback requirements listed above.

(Ordinance 2025-62 adopted 3/24/2025)

APPENDIX 1. APPROVED USES - ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
	LR	C1	C2	IL	IH	R-1	R-2	R-3	R-4	R-MH	R-MF
Agricultural/Ranch Uses
Farm/Ranch/Orchard/Urban Farming	P	P	P	P		P	P	P	P
Farmer's Market	S	S	P	P	P	S	S	S	S	S	S
Rodeo Ground, Arena (Public)		P	S	P
Stable, Private		P	S	P		P	P	P	P	P	P
Stable, Public		S	S	S
Government/Institutional
Athletic Field or Stadium		S	P	P	P
Cemetery or Mausoleum						S
Community Center	P	P	P			S	S	S	S	S
Hospital/Medical Offices	S	S	S	P	P
Museum or Art Gallery	P	P	P
School (Trade or Business)		S	S	P	P
Commercial Uses
Animal Shelter				S	S
Antique Shop	P	P	P	P	P
Apparel or Clothing Store	P	P	P	P	P
Appliance Repair Shop		P	P	P	P
Appliance Store (Retail)	S	P	P	P	P
Arcade	S	S	P
Art Supply Store	P	P	P	P	P
Athletic or Fitness Club	P	P	P	P	P
Auto Paint and Body Shop			S	P	P
Auto Parts Store	P	P	P	P	P
Auto Rental		S	P	P	P
Auto Repair-Shop		S	S	P	P
Auto or Boat Sales Lot			S	P	P
Bakery (Retail)	P	P	P
Bank or Financial Institution	P	P	P
Barber or Beauty Shop	P	P	P	P
Boat or RV Storage				P	P
Book Store	P	P	P
Bowling Alley		S	P
Building Materials/Lumber Yard		P	P	P	P
Business Office	P	P	P	P	P
Cabinet Shop				P	P
Car Wash		S	S	P	P
Child Care Center or Facility	P	P	P			S	S	S	S	S	S
Computer Store (Retail/Service)	P	P	P	P	P
Convenience Store	S	P	P
Dental Clinic or Office	S	P	P
Electrical Sales and Service			P	P	P
Electronics Store (Retail)	P	P	P
Feed Store			P	P	P
Florist Shop	P	P	P
Flea Market (Inside)			P	P	P
Flea Market (Outside)			S	P	P
Furniture Store (Retail)		P	P	P	P
Game Hall		S	S
Gift or Novelty Shop	P	P	P
Golf Course						S	S	S	S	S	S
Grocery Store	S	P	P	P	P
Gunsmith Shop			P	P	P
Hardware Store	S	P	P	P	P
Heating/AC Sales and Service			P	P	P
Heavy Equipment Sales			S	P	P
Hobby Shop	P	P	P	P	P
Hotel or Motel		S	S
Jewelry Store	P	P	P
Kennel		S	S	P	P	S	S	S	S	S	S
Laboratory, Medical or Dental		S	S	P	P
Laundry or Dry Cleaners	P	P	P	P
Lawnmower Sales and Service		P	P	P	P
Liquor Store	S	S	S	P	P
LPG/CNG Dispensing Station				S	S
Locksmith Shop		P	P	P	P
Marine Equipment Sales/Repair			P	P	P
Manufactured Home Sales Lot					P
Massage Establishment			S
Meat, Poultry and Fish Market	S	P	P
Micro Brewery	S	S	S	P	P
Mini-warehouse/Self-Storage Facility		S	S	P	P
Monument Sales	S	S	S	P	P
Mortuary or Funeral Home	S	S	P
Motorcycle Sales			P	P	P
Movie Theater (Drive-In)		S	S	P	P
Movie Theater (Indoor)	S	P	P
Musical Instrument Store	P	P	P
Nightclub or Dance Hall	S	S	S
Office Supply Store	P	P	P
Optical Clinic or Office	P	P	P
Parking Lot (Commercial, For Fee)				S	S
Pawnshop			S	S	S
Pet Care Facility (no overnight boarding)	P	P	P	P	P
Pet Shop	S	P	P
Pharmacy or Drug Store	P	P	P
Photography Studio	P	P	P
Plant Nursery	P	P	P	P	P
Plumbing Sales and Service			P	P	P
Private Club (Serving Alcohol)	S	S	S
Professional Offices	P	P	P	P
Recreational Vehicle Sales				P	P
Restaurant or Cafe	P	P	P	S	S
Restaurant (Drive-In/Drive Thru)	P	P	P
Secondhand Store		S	S	S
Service Station/Auto		S	P	P	P
Sexually Oriented Business					S
Shooting Range (Indoor)			S	P	P
Sign Shop		S	P	P	P
Skating Rink		P	P	P	P
Snow Cone Stand	S	S	S
Sporting Goods Store	S	P	P
Tack Store	P	P	P
Tailor or Seamstress Shop	P	P	P
Tanning Salon		P	P
Tattoo Shop			S
Taxidermist			S	P	P
Tire Sales, Repair and Installation			P	P	P
Title and Abstract Office	P	P	P
Tool and Equipment Rental		P	P	P
Trailer Sales and Rental			P	P	P
Travel Agency	P	P	P
Tractor Trailer Rental		S	S	P	P
Tractor Trailer Repair			S	P	P
Tractor Trailer Sales			S	P	P
Tractor Trailer Wash		S	S	P	P
Upholstery Shop		P	P	P	P
Vehicle Storage Facility				P	P
Vehicular Racing Facility				S	S
Veterinary Clinic w/out kennels	P	P	P	P	P
Veterinary Hospital	P	P	P	P	P
Wrecker/Towing Service				P	P
Washateria Laundry (Self-Service)		P	P	P	P
Winery	S	S	P
Industrial Uses
Asphalt Batching Plant (Temporary)				S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Concrete Batching Plant (Temporary)				S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Contractor Yard (Outside Storage)				S	S
Distillery	S	S	S	P	P
Machine Shop				S	P
Monument Works				P	P
Temporary Construction Office				P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Vehicle Conversion Facility				P	P
Warehouse				P	P
Welding Shop/Foundry				P	P
Residential Uses
Accessory Apartments						P	P	P	P		P
Accessory Buildings						P	P	P	P	P	P
Apartment/Condominium (3 or More Units)											P
Assisted Living Facility	S	S	S							P
Bed and Breakfast						S	S	S	S		P
Dwelling, One-Family Attached						P	P	P	P		P
Dwelling, One-Family Detached						P	P	P	P		P
Dwelling, Two-Family Detached									P		P
Family Day Care Home						P	P	P	P		P
Home Occupations						P	P	P	P	P	P
Manufactured Home, Designated										P
Manufactured Home Park									S	S
Nursing or Rest Home										P
Playground Developed in Conjunction with School, Park or Community Clubhouse						P	P	P	P	P	P
Private Swimming Pools						P	P	P	P	P	P
Recreational Club						P	P	P	P		P
Senior Housing											P
Other Uses
Churches	S	S	S	S	S		S	S	S	S	S
Clubs or Fraternal Societies	S	S	S				S	S	S		S
Cultural Institutions							P	P	P		P
Micro- and Macro-Antennas	S	S	S	S	S		S	S	S	S	S
Public Parks							P	P	P	P	P
Recreational Vehicle Parks											S
Schools							P	P	P		P
Special Events Including Concerts, Tournaments and Competitions, Fairs, Festivals and Similar Public Gatherings		S	S				S	S	S	S	S
Wind Generator Turbine		S	S	S	S		S	S	S	S	S

ZONING PERMITTED USES
Land use classifications are listed on the vertical axis. Zoning districts are listed on the horizontal axis.
P	If the symbol "P" appears in the box at the intersection of the column and row, the use is permitted, subject to the general requirements and performance standards required in that zoning district.
S	If the symbol "S" appears in the box at the intersection of the column and row, the use is permitted subject to the special permit provisions
(BLANK BOX)	If no symbol appears in the box at the intersection of the column and the row, the use is prohibited in that zoning district

APPENDIX 2. LOT DIMENSIONS AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
Residential Zoning Dimensional Standards:
Zoning Class	Minimum Lot Size (Square Feet)	Maximum Density (Dwelling Unit/Lot)	Minimum Lot Width	Setback Minimums			Maximum Building Height
Zoning Class	Minimum Lot Size (Square Feet)	Maximum Density (Dwelling Unit/Lot)	Minimum Lot Width	Front	Side	Rear	Maximum Building Height
R-1	43,560	1	135	25	15	15	45
R-2	21,780	1	100	25	10	15	45
R-3	10,890	1	75	25	10	15	45
R-4	6,000	1	60	25	5	15	45
R-MF	2750/Unit	N/A	18	25	5	15	45
R-MH	Minimum parcel: 5 Acres	N/A	Single-Wide: 35 Double-Wide: 40	25	5	15	35

Determining Setback Measurements

Setbacks in all Residential Zones (except R-MF) shall be measured as follows:

ACCESSORY STRUCTURES - MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
Accessory Structures
All Accessory Structures shall be located behind the front edge of the Primary Structure
Zoning Class	Setback Minimum
Zoning Class	Non-Primary Front	Side	Rear
R-1	20	10	10
R-2	20	5	5
R-3	20	5	5
R-4	20	5	5
R-MF	20	5	5
R-MH	20	5	5

Determining Setbacks for Accessory Structures shall be as follows:

COMMERCIAL ZONING SETBACKS
	C-1	C-2	C-3/C-4
Rear setback	20 ft.	10 ft.	25 ft.
Front setback	0 ft.*	10 ft.*	20 ft.*
Side setback	0/10 ft.**	0/10 ft.**	0/10 ft.**
Maximum building height	45 ft.	45 ft.	45 ft.

*When adjacent to Highway 114 or FM 718, the front setback shall be 100' from the center of the state roadway.

INDUSTRIAL ZONING SETBACKS
	I-H	I-L/I-O
Permitted lot coverage	N/A	N/A
Front setback	20	15
From centerline of state roadway	100	100
Rear setback	Per IBC/IFC Standards
Rear setback if adjacent to residential zone	20	30
Side setback	Per IBC/IFC Standards
Side setback if adjacent to residential zone	20	30
Corner lot side yard setback to street line	20	15
Height limit	45	45

Industrial Setback may be reduced through the approval of a conditional use permit.

Industrial Building height may be increased through the approval of a conditional use permit.

Once the required right-of-way for planned improvements has been acquired through dedication, setbacks shall be consistent with the setback requirements listed above.

(Ordinance 2025-62 adopted 3/24/2025)

Aurora City Zoning Code

SECTION 25

§ 25.1 Appendix 1 and Appendix 2.

Aurora City Zoning Code

SECTION 25

§ 25.1 Appendix 1 and Appendix 2.

Aurora City Zoning Code

SECTION 25

§ 25.1 Appendix 1 and Appendix 2.