A subordinate use or building customarily incident to and located on the same lot with the main use or building, provided the floor area shall not exceed 1,000 square feet and the height shall not exceed one story when the subordinate building is incidental to a residential use.

Subordinate, detached structure, which has facilities for preparation, sanitation, and sleeping quarters, located on the rear or side of same lots as the main structure. Intended use for habitat for persons (limit two) or employed or non-paying guest. Not for rent, nor to be used as a separate domicile for non-family members. Structure cannot be used for any retail or commercial purpose.

General identification sign per building entrance such as a nameplate, street number or occupant identification sign.

A facility authorized by the State to provide care or supervision for five or more persons 18 years of age or older who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the owner or operator of the facility, whether or not the facility is operated for profit or charges for the services it offers.

A public right-of-way 20 feet or less wide which has been dedicated or deeded for public use and affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property.

An establishment that provides services related to animals, with all care conducted within a completely enclosed building, provided that noise or odors created by activities within the building are not perceptible beyond the property line, and that no animals are kept outside the building at any time. Overnight boarding of animals is permitted unless expressly prohibited by the zoning ordinance. Such services may include but are not limited to veterinarian clinic and services, grooming, cleaning and similar. This may include the retail sale of pets or pet food and supplies.

An animal care services use which provides outdoor services or activities that may be perceptible (such as by either sight or smell or noise) beyond the property line, such as dog runs or outdoor yards for small animals.

Telecommunications transmitting and/or receiving device.

Any structure, mast, pole, tripod, or tower used for supporting an antenna or antennas. An antenna support structure includes any monopole antenna structure or lattice antenna structure.

A store that sells works of art, pieces of furniture, or decorative objects all of which were made at an earlier period and according to various customs and laws.

A residential setting that provides either routine general protective oversight or assistance with activities necessary for independent living to mentally or physically limited persons. Assisted living facilities may be equipped with a full kitchen in each living unit and may or may not also offer communal dining.

An institution (or a distinct part of an institution) which is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing care and related services for residents who require medical or nursing care, or rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of injured, disabled, or sick persons, and is not primarily for the care and treatment of mental diseases. Nursing facilities offer the highest intensity level of long term care and are characterized primarily by the need for twenty-four-hour nursing care. Skilled nursing facilities do not contain full kitchens in the living units and residents are served meals in their rooms or a communal dining facility.

** No outdoor sound systems of live music allowed without a special use permit. Any indoor use (less than 2,000 square-feet in size) in which 75% or more of its gross revenue is derived from the on-premises sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. Brewpubs are included in this use. A tavern use may include, in addition to the provision of alcohol, food services and/or live entertainment as an accessory use. Outdoor or patio seating is permitted.

A bar with more than 2,000 square feet of building area excluding kitchen, restrooms and storage areas. A nightclub use may include, in addition to the provision of alcohol, a dance hall, food services, and/or live entertainment as an accessory use.

**Outdoor sound systems of live music allowed without a special use permit. Any outdoor use (less than 2,000 square-feet in size) in which 75% or more of its gross revenue is derived from the on-premises sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. A bar use may include, in addition to the provision of alcohol, food services and/or live entertainment as an accessory use. Some limited indoor areas or interior seating is permitted.

The face area of a bus bench. Considered a permanent sign.

A mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation.

A method of visually shielding and/or obscuring one abutting or nearby structure or use from another by a barrier or device constructed of metal, wood, brick, stone, block, or suitable material, singly or in combination.

A structure designed, built or occupied as a shelter or roofed enclosure for persons, animals or property. For the purpose of this definition, “roof” shall include an awning or other similar coverings, whether or not permanent in nature.

Memorial sign, tablet or cornerstone, manes or [name of] building and date of erection, when consisting of a cut masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other noncombustible material, and included as an internal part of the building construction.

A person or organization legally permitted by the State of Texas to provide child care for 13 or more children (ages 0-13 years) for a fee.

A person or organization legally permitted by the State of Texas to provide child care for up to 12 children (ages 0-13 years) for a fee.

A person or organization legally permitted by the State of Texas to provide child care for up to six children (ages 0-13 years) for a fee.

Any place of worship including any church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or other building or facility primarily engaged in religious worship. The term CHURCH does not include uses such as schools, recreational facilities, day care or child care facilities, kindergartens, dormitories or other facilities for temporary or permanent residences which are connected or related to the church, the principal buildings on the site, or located on the same site, even if the curriculum or services offered as part of such use includes religious services and/or training.

Indoor uses found to provide focal points for community interaction and foster participation in community or social activities. Such uses may include banquet halls, conference or convention facilities, libraries, museums, senior centers, fraternal organizations and other institutional users. Instruction, training, and /or food service (catered) may occur as an incidental use. This use does not include uses by institutions that are appropriately classified by another use (e.g., blood bank, which is a clinic use).

A community use that, in part or in whole, occurs outdoors. Such uses may include, but are not limited to parks and public spaces.

An entity which complies with Tex. Human Resources Code §§123.005 through 123.008, and which is:

A store containing items that are being sold for other individuals (not donations).

The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines.

The mean horizontal distance between the rear line of a building (excluding accessory buildings) and the rear lot line.

A section of the city for which the regulations governing building area, height and usage are uniform.

A detached dwelling designed for and occupied exclusively as the residence of not more than two families, each living as an independent housekeeping unit.

(See RESIDENCE).

A building occupied exclusively for residential purposes providing complete independent living facilities for one or more persons including permanent provisions or equipment for cooking, eating, living, sleeping and sanitation.

Any indoor facility or establishment for which the primary use is the production or provision of entertainment or recreational opportunities for paying customers. Accessory to this use are the sale of personal services, as well as, on-site child care, the preparation and on-site sale of food and drink products for consumption of patrons. These include, but are not limited to, arenas, auditoriums, movie theaters, performance theaters, bowling alleys, gymnasium, and athletic clubs. (These do not include nightclubs or bars.)

Any entertainment venue that includes outdoor facilities or the occurrence of entertainment or recreation outdoors. These include, but are not limited to amphitheaters, outdoor music venues, miniature golf course, outdoor batting cages, athletic fields, and swimming facilities (such as those affiliated with a gymnasium and athletic clubs).

The front or main face of a building.

All parts of a sign that are not a support. Supports shall not be considered when calculating the sign FACE AREA, unless the support itself is part of a logo, or serves in some function in addition to being a support.

Any number of individuals, related to one another by blood, marriage or adoption, living together as a single housekeeping unit.

A barrier or screening device constructed of wood, metal, stone, block, brick or other materials, singly or in combination.

A federal or state chartered bank, savings and loan, credit union, or other financial institution that provides retail banking services to individuals and businesses. These uses do not include check cashing, pay-day loan agents or similar service not regulated by federal or state charter.

A person or business that for compensation engages in the business of cashing checks, warrants, drafts, money orders, or other commercial paper serving the same purpose. The term CHECK CASHING FACILITY does not include a state or federally chartered bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or industrial loan company.

An establishment providing loans to individuals in exchange for personal checks as collateral.

A business or establishment that lends money to persons or businesses, which is not considered federal or state-chartered banks, savings and loans, credit union or similar regulated Banks. Such establishments may provide signature loans or other collateral-back loans to customers. Pawn shops are not considered under this use.

A sign having flashing lights, but not including traffic or warning signs.

Shall include every restaurant, café, cafeteria, coffee shop, sandwich shop, snack bar, supper club, soda fountain, soft drink or ice cream parlor, luncheonette, or other similar establishment, which offers food or beverages for purchase and consumption on or off the premises. Permits catering of food products off premises. Outdoor amplified sound system or live music not permitted.

Shall include every restaurant, café, cafeteria, coffee shop, sandwich shop, snack bar, supper club, soda fountain, soft drink or ice cream parlor, luncheonette, or other similar establishment, which offers food or beverages for purchase and consumption on or off the premises. Permits catering of food products off premises.

A facility used for the carrying on of any trade or business where the primary purpose is the preparation of food for sale by distribution or catering and the food is for consumption away from the premises.

An open, unoccupied space between the building and the street line of the lot.

Glasswork; glass set or made to be set in frames.

The area calculated by taking the outside dimensions of a building at each floor level, excluding basements and attics.

The measurement of a building taken from the average natural ground level or the street grade, whichever is higher, to the highest point of the roof’s surface, if a flat surface. If the roof is not a flat surface, to the deck line of mansard roofs, or to the mean height level between eaves and ridge for hip or gable roofs. Chimneys, cooling towers, broadcasting or receiving towers, ornamental cupolas, domes or spires, elevator bulkheads, penthouses, tanks, water towers and parapet walls not exceeding four feet in height, shall not be used in height calculations.

An office building having a minimum of four stories or 45 feet tall.

An occupation, which is secondary to the primary use of a dwelling as a residence, conducted on residential premises by the occupant of the residence. Home occupations shall be subject to the conditions set forth in Sec. 153.5.2.2 of the Zoning Ordinance.

A business engaged in the provision of indoors sports, entertainment, or similar recreation opportunities for participants or spectators. Examples of uses include roller skating rinks, ice/hockey rink, dance studio, movie theaters, or fitness clubs.

A structure or lot where discarded or salvaged materials are bought, sold, exchanged, baled, packed, stored, accumulated, disassembled, or handled. This definition shall not include properly licensed establishments for the sale, purchase, or storage, of usable second-hand goods. Nor shall it apply to the processing of used, discarded, or salvaged materials as part of heavy manufacturing operations.

A private residence, several rooms of which are set aside for overnight guests whose paid accommodations include breakfast.

A business (other than a bed and breakfast) where lodging and/or meals are provided, where no cooking or dining facilities are provided in individual rooms, and where an owner or manager resides on the premises.

A building or group of buildings designed for and occupied as a temporary dwelling place. Access to guest rooms shall be restricted exclusively to interior corridors, that shall be accessed via the main lobby of the building or entryways individually equipped with some form of security controlled access system. Customary hotel services such as linen, maid service, telephone, and other guest amenities are provided and may also contain various personal service shops.

A building or group of buildings designed for and occupied as a temporary dwelling place, each of which has a separate outside entrance leading directly to rooms from the outside of the building, with garage or parking space conveniently located to each unit, and which is designed, used or intended to be used primarily for the accommodation of automobile transients. A LIMITED SERVICE HOTEL is not classified as a full service hotel.

An undivided tract or parcel of land identified by a tract or lot number in a duly approved subdivision plat, which has been properly filed of record, and having frontage on a public street.

The lines bounding a lot as defined above.

A facility or area for producing goods without the use of chemical processing of materials. Light manufacturing activities include but are not limited to the following activities:

A facility or area for generally mass producing goods usually for sale to wholesalers or other industrial or manufacturing uses. A heavy manufacturing use is one which employs the following or similar types of processes:

A facility or area for activities or products which have the potential to be dangerous, extremely obnoxious, or cause substantial environmental impacts on or beyond the boundaries of the property on which the activity or use is conducted. High impact uses include but are not limited to the following activities:

A building or group of buildings designed for the use of and occupied and used by physicians and dentists and others engaged professionally in such healing arts for humans as are recognized by the laws of the state, and including the installation and use of therapeutic equipment, x-ray equipment or laboratories, chemical, biochemical, and biological laboratories used as direct accessories to the medical-dental profession; dental laboratories, including facilities for the making of dentures on prescription; pharmacies, limited to the retail dispensing of pharmaceutical and sick-room supplies (but not room or orthopedic equipment).

A Clinic that operates or serves patients in excess of 12 consecutive hours per day at least three days per week.

A facility or area for providing health services primarily for human in-patient medical or surgical care for the sick or injured and including related facilities such as laboratories, out-patient departments, training facilities, central services facilities, and staff offices that are an integral part of the facilities. But not including those specializing in treatment of nervous or mental disorders or drug or alcohol abuse.

Tangible products for sale or rent.

An establishment used for the preparation of deceased humans and ceremonies prior to burial or cremation.

An off-street, ground-level open area for motor vehicle parking that is operated as a business enterprise by charging the public a fee and is not reserved or required to accommodate occupants, clients, customers, or employees of a particular establishment or premises. A “parking lot” does not include an area used exclusively for the display of motor vehicles for sale as part of an automobile dealership.

A structure, two stories or greater, for motor vehicle parking that is operated as a business enterprise by charging the public a fee and is not reserved or required to accommodate occupants, clients, customers, or employees of a particular establishment or premises. A “parking lot” does not include an area used exclusively for the display of motor vehicles for sale as part of an automobile dealership.

The provision of a service within a building enclosure for any type of motorized vehicle, including but not limited to maintenance, repair, rebuilding or inspection of motor vehicles or parts thereof, oil and lubrication services, tire repair and/or installation, cleaning or detailing, or installation of any component such as stereos or car alarms. This category also includes all types of car washes, including self-cleaning and drive-through. This category also includes gas stations with service and/or car washes. Retail gasoline and/or convenience stores (without car wash or repair services), body repair and painting are not included in this category.

A development that includes multiple separate buildings on one legally platted lot.

Any building or portion thereof used for the purpose of providing up to four separate dwelling units which may share means of egress and other essential facilities.

Any building or portion thereof used for the purpose of providing five or more separate dwelling units which may share means of egress and other essential facilities.

A building which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment to the zoning ordinance but which now fails by reason of the adoption, revision or amendment.

A lot which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment to the zoning ordinance but which now fails by reason of the adoption, revision or amendment.

A sign which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment to the zoning ordinance but which now fails by reason of the adoption, revision or amendment.

A use which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment to the zoning ordinance but which now fails by reason of the adoption, revision or amendment.

A structure or portion of a structure used primarily for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry, or government, or like activity, including such activities as providing day-to-day office administrative services, financial management, billing, record keeping, personnel administration and logistics and which that may include ancillary services for office workers such as a day care center, dry cleaner, salon, restaurant, coffee shop, newspaper or candy stand.

A building occupied by a profession and offering professional services to clients, customers, or patrons which may involve occasional on-site contact with clients, customers or patrons. Examples include architect, accountant, real estate, engineer, lawyer, or other similar professions.

Wrought iron fencing, made from tube steel.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing services involving the care of a person or his or her apparel, including but not limited to: tailors, clothing rental, photographic studios, beauty shops, barber shops, shoe repair, salons, spas, permanent cosmetics, dance studios, and tanning parlors.

An establishment that produces an indelible mark or figure on the human body by scarring or inserting a pigment under the skin using needles, scalpels, or other related equipment. The term does not include the application of permanent cosmetics.

A business which provides large-scale cleaning of clothes and fabrics for one or more off-site retail dry cleaners or other private establishment.

A permanent sign mounted on or otherwise affixed to the side of a building and projecting generally perpendicular to the surface on which it is mounted. Examples of typical applications include under a canopy or beside a door.

Shall have the meanings as described in Tex. Health and Safety Code §343.011, as amended, and those nuisances described in the code of ordinances for the city.

A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription, or condemnation and used or intended to be used, wholly or in part; a public street, alley, walkway, drain or public utility line.

A detached house with common walls between the units, designed for and occupied exclusively as the residence of not more than four (4) families, and each living as an independent housekeeping unit.

An open, unoccupied space, extending the full width of the lot, between the back facade of a main building to the rear lot line. In this instance, accessory buildings shall not be considered.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing services involving the care of a person’s personal property, including but not limited to: furniture repair, upholstering, lawnmower repair, appliance repair and electronics repair.

A building occupied exclusively for dwelling purposes providing complete independent living facilities for one or more persons including permanent provisions or equipment for cooking, eating, living, sleeping and sanitation.

Establishments engaged in selling goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods. Characteristics of retail trade establishments are:

Retail trade establishment which regularly displays some or its entire products outdoors (with or without screening) for public viewing and sales. Examples include vehicle sales lots, home improvement centers, landscaping material stores and nurseries.

A retail outlet supplying groceries and travel products (convenience stores may also provide gasoline, diesel sales and a car wash).

A business engaged in cleaning clothes, fabrics, or upholstery on-site either by drop-off and pick-up by customers or through delivery services. May be an accessory use in offices or multi-family buildings.

An establishment to the general public providing self-service machines on the premises for the purpose of washing or drying laundry.

Shops for custom work or the making of articles to be sold at retail on the premises when the making is conducted inside the building.

Any location where an operator rents stalls, units, sections, spaces, booths or other operator designated areas which are utilized by tenants for the purpose of selling, buying, bartering or trading new, used or secondhand articles or tangible personal property.

Any person, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of managing or owning a flea market.

A business engaged primarily in the retail sale of food and food products for home consumption, but may also include the accessory sales of household products, health clinic services, plants, pharmacy products, photographic processing, gasoline sales and car wash.

Any retail establishment having a substantial or significant portion of its stock in trade in or which has as its main purpose the offering for sale paraphernalia or items designed or marketed for use with tobacco products.

A “pawnshop,” as defined by Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. art. 5069-51.02, which has been licensed to transact business by the Consumer Credit Commissioner under the Texas Pawnshop Act (Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. art. 5069-51.01 et seq.).

The right of passage acquired for or by the public through dedication, purchase or condemnation and intended to provide pedestrian and vehicular access to abutting lots, tracts or areas which may also be used for utilities and to provide for drainageways.

A profit or not for profit entity providing instruction and training in a office, clerical, managerial, sales, information technology, administrative skills or similar trades.

An institution or place for instruction or education, such as kindergarten, elementary, middle or junior high school, high school that is not directly and primarily funded by taxes.

An institution or place for instruction or education, serving as a degree-granting university or college.

A tax-supported institution or place for instruction or education, such as kindergarten, elementary, middle or junior high school, high school or college.

A profit or not for profit entity providing instruction and training in a skilled trade such as mechanics, carpentry, plumbing, service, construction, industrial or other skill related to assembling, processing, manufacturing, repair, as well as beauty schools, barber college, beautician school.

The open, unoccupied space between a building and the side lot line, the space extending from the front lot line to the rear lot line, and on both sides of the building. In this instance, accessory buildings shall not be considered. Any lot line not deemed a front or rear line shall be deemed a side lot line.

A detached dwelling designed for and occupied by one family.

A development plan, drawn to scale, showing uses and structures proposed for a parcel of land required by this code. This includes, but is not limited to, existing and proposed conditions of the lot and major landscaping figures, the location of all existing and proposed buildings, lot lines, streets, driveways, parking spaces, walkways, means of ingress and egress, drainage facilities, utility service, landscaping, structures and signs, lighting, screening devices and other information that may be reasonably required in order to make an informed determination as opposed to a subdivision plan which relates to the layout of lots and parcels, platting of lots and parcels and the provision of public facilities necessary to build a subdivision.

[Reference §153.2.2.1(4)]

The date the building permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The actual start means either the first placement of permanent construction or a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets, and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for basement, footings, piers or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.

The keeping, in an unroofed area of any goods, materials, or merchandise in the same place for more than 24 hours.

A facility or area which enclosed storage space, divided into separate compartments, is provided for use by individuals to store personal items or by businesses to store materials for operation of a business establishment at another location.

That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or, if there be no floor above it, the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.

A story having a maximum height of not more than eight feet, covering a floor area of not more than 35% of the floor on the first story below.

A strip of land comprising the entire paved area at a minimum 20 feet wide between the face of curbs and gutters and within the right-of-way, intended for use as a means of vehicular and pedestrian circulation to provide access to more than one (1) lot.

A roadway which collects traffic from local streets and connects within major/minor arterial streets. Collectors are Balcones Heights Rd, Gentleman, and Dewhurst.

A dividing line between a lot, tract, or parcel of land and a contiguous street.

A designated principal traffic thoroughfare more or less continuous across the City, which is intended to connect remote parts of the City or areas adjacent thereto, and act as principal connecting street with State and Federal highways. Major Arterials are Fredericksburg Rd., Crossroads Blvd, North Crossroads Blvd, Via Crossroads, and Babcock. Minor Arterials are Hillcrest Dr., Balcones North, and Spencer Ln.

Any street right-of-way not dedicated to public use.

Any roadway for use of vehicular traffic dedicated to public use and/or owned, controlled and maintained by the City, a County, or the State.

The shortest horizontal distance between the lines which delineate the street.

An area of a lot which lies between the street right-of-way line and the actual front wall line of the building, as such building wall line extends from the outward corners of the building, parallel to the street, until such imaginary extensions of such front building wall lines intersect the side property lines. In determining the actual building wall of the building for the purposes of this definition, steps and unenclosed porches shall be excluded, but such building wall line shall follow and include the irregular indentations of the building.

Any change in the supporting member of a building, such as load bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.

Anything constructed or erected which requires location on the ground. Utility poles, signs, fences and walls used as fences shall not be considered as STRUCTURES.

Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its prior condition would equal or exceed fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before damage occurred.

Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before "start of construction" of the improvement. This includes structures which have incurred "substantial damage," regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include either:

Antennae, supporting structure, related equipment and buildings.

A group of attached dwelling units meeting the townhouse residence definition, except that they are on a single lot.

A dwelling unit attached to a series of other dwelling units by not more than two vertical party walls, and where each unit maintains an individual entrance from the exterior of the building and is on its own lot.

A fixed location where passengers interchange from on route or vehicle to another. The amenities at this facility would include but not be limited to shelters, seating, lighting and posted route/schedule information.

A detached house with common walls between the units, designed for and occupied exclusively as the residence of not more than three families, and each living as an independent housekeeping unit.

The triangular sight area from the corner of converging streets to a distance of 25 feet along each street with the triangle completed by drawing a line through the property from both 25 foot points on the converging streets.

A business where a major portion of the floor area is used for storage of goods, products, or parts for distribution at bulk retail or wholesale, or where the storage is a service provided for a fee.

Establishments primarily engaged in selling merchandise to other businesses, wholesalers and/or contractors; or acting as agents or brokers and buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such individuals or companies. These establishments sale, display and/or store all of its products for sale or rent in an enclosed structure.

Wholesale trade establishment that displays some or all of its products for sale or rent (with or without screening) outdoors. Examples include businesses that sell materials to building or trade contractors, such as lumber yards or equipment rental facilities.

The mean horizontal distance between a sidewall of a building and the sideline of the lot.

A permanent sign applied to a window of a building, but intended to be viewed and read from the exterior of the building.

The primary property and outparcels bounded by IH-410 to the North, North Crossroads to the East, Crossroads Blvd. to the South, and Fredericksburg Road to the West, but not including the property owned by Target Corporation.

Any area of the City for which the zoning regulations governing the use of land and buildings, the height of buildings, the size of lots and the intensity of use are uniform pursuant to this Zoning Code.