Encourage opportunities for development innovation tailored to a particular site, that while clearly furthering the goals of the comprehensive plan, could not explicitly be established by generally applicable standards or guidelines;

Allow mixed-use development, which offers a greater variety in type, design and layout of buildings;

Encourage land conservation and more efficient use of open space; and

Permit modification of certain controls in a manner so as to produce large area development arranged to better serve community needs.

Setbacks for building structures;

Public street access;

Vehicular traffic, circulation, connections and parking;

Screening or buffer zones;

Hours of operation;

Activities or uses permitted on the property;

Building or structure heights;

Landscaping;

Maximum lot coverage, impervious percentages;

Pedestrian circulation;

Signs;

Mitigation of noise, fumes, odors, vibration or airborne particles;

Exterior lighting;

Exterior construction materials;

Special fire protection;

Outside storage and display of merchandise;

Refuse and waste storage;

Lot size and dimensions;

Accessory buildings;

Other information shown on the site plan; and

Conformance to city ordinances.

Provide access to necessary services offered by vehicle service and repair businesses and retail convenience stores from all areas of the city;

Allow such businesses to be appropriately mingled with other non-residential uses;

Ensure location and design standards compatible with surrounding property, particularly the scale and intensity of surrounding commercial uses;

Minimize the potential negative impact that such businesses may have on surrounding property and neighborhoods; and

Recognize that the design and scale of such businesses can determine how well this use fits in with surrounding uses.

An a vehicle service or repair business and retail convenience store shall have a minimum front lot line on the primary right-of-way of 120 feet and a minimum lot area of 12,000 square feet.

All buildings shall be set back 40 feet from all right-of-way lines and all canopies shall be set back 15 feet from all right-of-way lines.

Buffer fence or wall, if required under this article.

Light or glare shall not spill onto adjacent property or rights-of-way. All light fixtures shall be either recessed into a canopy, or if they protrude, shall have a box that shields the bulb from direct view. A light fixture that protrudes from the bottom of a canopy shall have a box completely surrounding the bulb and the lens shall be flush with the box. Protruding bulbs and lenses are prohibited.

All driving, parking, storage and service areas shall be paved and curbed.

All gasoline pump islands or electric charging facilities shall be set back at least 30 feet from right-of-way line.

No more than two pump islands with a maximum of four pumping stations per island shall be located on the site.

No outdoor storage of any kind is permitted on the site.

All a vehicle service or repair business and retail convenience store are subject to special site enhanced screening conditions to appropriately screen adjacent property from parking, pump islands, or service bays. This site screening shall be specific to the context of the site and may involve landscape treatment, walls, or other elements in accordance with Article 7, Buffering, Landscaping, and Tree Preservation. A site plan showing screening must be submitted and approved as a condition of building permit approval.

All buildings shall have a maximum set back of no more than 40 feet from all right-of-way lines or shall comply with the setback established for the zone in which the use is located, whichever is less. Any area between the building and the right-of-way shall only be used for landscape features and driveways;

All buildings shall have a primary entrance facing the street, directly connected to the public sidewalk;

At least 60% of all street-frontages on the lot shall be occupied by the building. On corner lots, the street frontage on the secondary street may be occupied by the building on as little as 50% of that frontage, provided that the 60% requirement is met when both frontages are combined;

All buildings shall have at least 50% clear glazing on any street facing ground level. Glazing on windows and doors shall count towards this requirement;

No more than two service bays shall be located on the site. Service bays shall not face the primary street frontage of the building;

All vehicles shall be stored in an enclosed area and all vehicle repairs shall occur in an enclosed area.

A home occupation is a business that is customarily carried on in a home by the resident;

Provide opportunities for residents to earn income and operate businesses from their home;

Allow businesses that do not adversely impact the residential character of neighborhoods;

Ensure that the ongoing operations of home occupations are not visible or detrimental to adjacent residents and property owners.

Home occupations are permitted in all districts where single family residences are permitted and conforming to the special conditions of this section and any applicable laws or ordinances.

Any home occupancy operation, which, whether by requirement of any law or regulation or for any other reason, requires a full and complete separation from the living area of the main building, including working in the front or back yard of the residence, shall not be construed as a home occupation within the meaning of the ordinance and be prohibited.

The home occupation shall be an accessory use, incidental to the primary use of the premises for residential purposes.

Reserved.

Only one employee other than the occupants of the residence may be employed on-site at any one time. This shall not include the coordination or supervision of employees who do not regularly visit the house for purposes related to the business.

Hours of operation shall be limited to 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for outdoor activities.

Outdoor activities are not allowed, unless, the activities are screened from neighboring property and public rights-of-way.

No exterior storage of material, equipment, vehicles, and/or supplies used in conjunction with the home occupation.

The home occupation shall not produce offensive noises, vibrations, smoke, dust, odors, heat or glare beyond the property lines.

A home occupation shall not serve as an office or storage facility for a vehicle fleet operation in which fleet vehicles visit the site.

No major alterations to the property or exterior of the dwelling unit shall be allowed that changes the residential character of the home.

No repair or servicing of vehicles, internal combustion engines, large equipment or large appliances shall be allowed, unless fully contained in a closed garage out of sight of other residences, and the garage shall comply to the current International Fire Code and International Building Codes as adopted by the city.

No storage of hazardous materials for business purposes shall be allowed on the premises or any dangerous situation as determined by the Fire Chief, or contained as per the International Fire Code as adopted by the city.

Merchandise shall not be offered or displayed for sale on the premises. Sales incidental to a service shall be allowed, and orders previously made by telephone or at a sales party may be filled on the premises.

No traffic shall be generated by a home occupation in greater volumes than normally expected in a residential neighborhood, and any need for parking must be accommodated within the off-street parking, provided for the residence (i.e. the driveway or garage) and along the street frontage of the lot.

Any person who shall cause or permit the operation of a home occupation within the city without first having obtained a valid permit, or who violates any part of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than $25 not more than $500.00, with each day of continuing violation constituting a separate offense punishable by the imposition of a separate fine. A violation of this section is a strict liability offense which does not require proof of a culpable mental state as a necessary element of the offense.

Upon the trial for an offense under this section, proof that an assumed name certificate was filed with the appropriate authority, and the person charged is operating the business at the residence under the assumed name; or a certificate of formation was filed, or a registration submitted, for a business organization with the Texas Secretary of State, and the person charged is operating the business at the residence; or a sales tax and/or use tax permit from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has been issued, and the person charged is operating the business covered by the permit at the residence; shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption the person charged is operating a home occupation within the meaning of this Code. Nothing contained herein shall ever be construed as prohibiting proof of an offense by direct evidence or other means.

Any accessory structures shall only have a half bath;

Full kitchens are prohibited;

Any accessory structure proposed for home occupation shall not be larger than 625 square feet; and

Any utilities for an accessory structure shall run through the principal structure.

To ensure that parking and temporary storage of vehicles, trailers, boats and recreational vehicles is not detrimental to the neighborhood character and adjacent residents or property owners.

To set forth restrictions on the parking of vehicles, boats, trailers, recreational vehicles in residentially zoned areas of the city.

To provide exceptions for these restrictions and to provide penalties for the violation of this section.

It shall be unlawful for any person owning, leasing or having control of any boat, trailer, or recreational vehicle, to store or to allow same to be stored, at any time in the front yard of a dwelling within the limits of the city or within the city. Nonmotorized boats transported affixed to or in a motor vehicle and not on a trailer are exempted from the regulations of this article.

Vehicles, boats, trailer or recreational vehicles may be stored in a side yard provided that: i) no part of the boat, trailer or recreational vehicle shall extend further than the front line of the house; and, ii) it is stored on a permanently maintained parking area constructed of:

No more than one boat, trailer or recreational vehicle per dwelling shall be permitted.

In no case shall any vehicle used for the sole or partial purpose of hauling explosives, gasoline or liquefied petroleum products be permitted in any residential zoning district.

No hauling trailer, utility trailer, boat, boat trailer, or recreational vehicle shall be parked or stored in any street, or upon the right-of-way.

A recreational vehicle shall not be occupied permanently while it is parked or stored in any permitted area. However, temporary occupancy shall be allowed and may not exceed seven (7) cumulative days per year. During a period of temporary occupancy, generators shall not be used. Residents must notify Balcones Heights Police Dispatch giving the date and time of occupancy, license plate number of recreational vehicle, last date of temporary occupancy, and any other information requested, by the city. Any extended period of time must be approved by city administrator.

A junked vehicle (as defined in chapter 94 of the Code of Ordinances and by state law) shall not be permitted to be parked or stored on or near lots with dwelling units, or on streets or within right-of-way.

No vehicle of any type may be parked on the grass at any time.

No Oversized Vehicles shall be parked or stored:

A resident may park a boat, trailer or recreational vehicle in the front or side yard on a paved surface of a residence for a period not to exceed three (3) days or 72 hours for the purpose of loading, unloading, or performing maintenance.

If the resident intends to utilize the exception in subsection (4)(a), the resident shall notify the Balcones Heights Police Dispatch giving the date and time of arrival, license plate number of the boat, trailer or recreational vehicle, departure date of such vehicle and any other additional information required by the city.

A vehicle other than an Oversized Vehicle may be parked off of an approved surface for purposes of loading or unloading or washing of vehicles not to exceed four (4) hours.

Boats, vehicles, trailers or recreational vehicles owned or operated by a public entity shall not be subject to this section except they shall park on an approved surface.

Shall allow parking in an approved surface or roadway of an oversized vehicle owned by a public entity or critical communication infrastructure provider whose operator is subject to after-hours emergency response call-out and who has obtained a variance from the city administrator or his or her designees. The vehicle’s GVWR cannot exceed 18,000 pounds and no exemptions shall be granted for semi-truck parking in residential zoning districts.

Allow for personal storage services to be mixed with other compatible commercial uses;

Ensure that such storage facilities are located appropriately in order to minimize the impact on adjacent property;

Recognize that the design and scale of such storage facilities can determine how well this use fits in with surrounding uses.

All one-way drive aisles shall provide for one ten-foot wide travel lane. Traffic direction and parking shall be designated by signs or painting.

All two-way drive aisles shall provide for one ten-foot wide parking lane and two 12-foot wide travel lanes.

Two parking spaces, to be located at the project office for use of clients, shall be provided for the manager’s quarters plus one additional space for every 25 storage cubicles.

Completing the temporary portable storage unit permit application;

Presenting an active permit for that property if the portable on-demand storage unit is to be used for the storage of building materials;

Payment of a permit fee as established in the fee schedule set forth in this code; and

Obtaining written approval of the permit by the building official, or designee.

Completing the temporary portable storage unit permit application;

Presenting an active permit for that property if the portable on-demand storage unit is to be used for the storage of building materials;

Payment of a permit fee as established in the fee schedule set forth in this code; and

Obtaining written approval of the permit by the Building Official or designee.