In the "HC" highway corridor district, no buildings or land shall be used and no buildings shall be hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered, or enlarged, unless otherwise provided in this title, except for one or more of the uses in Sections 17.66.022 through 17.66.026.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

Permitted uses, conditional uses, and accessory uses are subject to Chapter 17.20 and Chapter 17.84.

(Ord. No. 1433, § 14, 11-1-2018)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1433, § 14, adopted Nov. 1, 2018, repealed the former § 17.66.022, and enacted a new § 17.66.022 as set out herein. The former § 17.66.022 pertained to permitted uses and derived from Ord. No. 1344, § 1, adopted Oct. 18, 2012.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1433, § 14, adopted Nov. 1, 2018, repealed § 17.66.024, which pertained to conditional uses and derived from Ord. No. 1344, § 1, adopted Oct. 18, 2012.

A.

Special exception uses when authorized by the board of adjustment under the provision of Chapter 17.16

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

In the "HC" highway corridor district, the height of the buildings, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards, the minimum floor space of buildings shall be as follows:

A.

Floor Space: No limit on floor space for shops, stores, or businesses except as specified herein.

B.

Height: No building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered, or enlarged shall exceed two and one-half stories, nor shall it exceed thirty-five feet within one hundred feet of a property line of "A" zoned, "B" zoned, "BR" zoned, "CR" zoned, "C" zoned or "D" zoned property. Any building in excess of one hundred feet from these property lines shall not exceed the maximum height envelope described in Section 17.84.050.

C.

Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty-five feet or the front yard indicated on a City-approved subdivision plat as filed in the Tarrant County plat records, whichever is greater. Corner lots shall have a minimum side yard of twenty-five feet on the second front yard, the yard generally parallel to the street with the greatest frontage, unless reversed frontage is approved by the planning director. Frontage on third streets shall be considered as second front yards. If a building line shown on a city-approved subdivision plat as filed in the Tarrant County plat records is greater than twenty-five feet, then the platted building line shall be required on the second front yard.

D.

Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard of not less than ten feet except where the "HC" highway corridor district abuts a residential district there shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty feet.

E.

Side Yard: Where a lot abuts upon the side of a residentially-zoned lot, there shall be a side yard of not less than twenty-five feet otherwise a side yard of ten feet shall be required. In a unified commercial development, interior side yards setbacks may be waived upon approval of the planning and zoning commission at the time of platting or site plan approval.

F.

Width of Lot: The width of a lot with highway frontage shall be a minimum of one hundred fifty feet at the building line; however, the minimum separation of drive approaches shall not be less than three hundred feet. Lots less than three hundred feet in width shall provide for common access with an adjacent lot. Pad sites without direct highway drive approach access, or when such access is provided as part of a larger development, shall have a minimum width of one hundred feet. Provided that where a lot of record and in separate ownership at the time of the passage of the ordinance from which this title derives has less width as herein required, this title shall not prohibit its use for commercial purposes.

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)

A.

Landscaping and bufferyards shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 17.98 of this title.

B.

Any lighting visible from outside the site shall be designed to reflect away from adjacent residential districts and shall not interfere with traffic safety. No noise, odor, or vibration shall be emitted such that it constitutes a nuisance by substantially exceeding the general level of noise, odor or vibration emitted by uses adjacent to or immediately surrounding the site. Such comparisons shall be made at the boundaries of the site.

C.

Outdoor storage of trash receptacles shall be at the side or rear of the site and shall be fully enclosed in accordance with the City Design Standards and Criteria.

D.

Architectural Requirements: Any nonresidential building must comply with the architectural requirements in Section 17.84.100.

E.

Design of building and layout of site shall comply with Section 17.84.140 of this Ordinance (CPTED - Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design).

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012)