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Borger City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 14

09: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS

Subsection 14.09.101 Rules of Construction

  • (a)
    "Shall," "will," "should," "may," and "must."
    1. (1)
      The words "shall," "must," and "will" are always mandatory.
    2. (2)
      The words "should" and "may" are discretionary.
  • (b)
    Representative of the City.  Any office referred to in this ULDO by title means the person employed or appointed by the City in that position, or their duly authorized representative, and includes any person designated to perform the duties of such office.
  • (c)
    Customary Usage.  Definitions not expressly prescribed in this ULDO are to be construed in accordance with customary usage in municipal planning and engineering practices.
  • (d)
    Most Recent Version.  All references to other county, state, or federal regulations in this ULDO refer to the most current version and citation for those regulations, unless expressly indicated otherwise.  If the referenced regulations have been repealed and not replaced by other regulations, requirements for compliance are no longer in effect.
  • (e)
    Tense and Number.  Words in the present tense include the future and vice-versa.  Words in the singular number include the plural number and vice-versa.
  • (f)
    Building and Structure.  The word "structure" includes the word "building.” 
  • (g)
    District.  The word “district” means zoning district.
  • (h)
    City.  The word "City" means Borger, Texas. 
  • (i)

    Gender.  If a feminine term is used, the masculine also applies and vice-versa. 

  • (j)

    Conjunctions.

    1. (1)

      And.  The word “and” shall be construed to include all connected items in a series or set of conditions or provisions. 

    2. (2)

      Or.  The word “or” shall be construed to include one or more of the items in a series or set of conditions or provisions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

  • (k)

    Lists.  The use of terms such as “including,” “such as,” or similar language is intended to provide examples, not to be exhaustive lists of all possibilities unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. 

  • (l)

    Rounding.  If any regulatory formula in this ULDO results in a non-whole number of an indivisible object or feature (for example, a bufferyard requiring 3.33 trees or a parking lot requiring 20.75 spaces), then the non-whole number shall be rounded down or up to the next lowest or highest whole number (in this case, the buffer case, 3 and in the parking lot case, 21).

  • (m)

    Days.  All references to “days” are deemed calendar days unless expressly indicated otherwise.  The time in which an act shall be completed is computed by excluding the first day and including the last day.  In computing working days, if applicable, Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays observed by the City are excluded.  A day concludes at the close of business for the Planning and Development Department, and any materials received after that time will be deemed to have been received the following day.

  • (n)

    Illustrations, Tables, and Text. 

    1. (1)

      Text.  The text material of this ULDO controls over tables and illustrations in cases of inconsistency.  Likewise, tables control over illustrations. 

    2. (2)

      Graphics.  Illustrations and photographs in this ULDO are provided for illustrative purposes only.  

  • (o)

    Defined and Undefined Terms.  Terms defined in Section 14.09.200, Definitions, are those having a special meaning relative to the purposes of this ULDO.  All words not defined in such Section shall be given their usual and customary meanings, according to the Director of Planning and Development, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. 

    • Effective on: 8/9/2022

    Z
    Effective on: 8/9/2022

    Abandoned Sign
    Abandoned Sign means a sign which no longer identifies or advertises a bona fide business, lessor, service, owner, product, or activity, and/or for which no legal owner can be found.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Access Sign
    Access Sign means a freestanding on-premise sign located at the entry or exit of a vehicle use area that may or may not give exit or entry directions or facility information.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Accessory Building
    Accessory Building means in a residential district, a subordinate building, attached or detached and used for a purpose customarily incidental to the main structure such as private garage for automobile storage, tool house, lath or greenhouse as a hobby (no business), home workshop, children’s playhouse, storage house or garden shelter, but not involving the conduct of a business.  In nonresidential districts any use incidental or subordinate to the primary use and housed in a separate building or structure.  In no instance shall the use of the detached subordinate building be contrary to the land uses permitted in the zoning district in which said building is located.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)
    Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) means a secondary dwelling unit that is either located in a separate accessory building on the same lot as the principal dwelling unit or as a separate, independent unit within the principal building.  The ADU provides a complete, independent living space with facilities for cooking, eating, sanitation, and sleeping. 

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Accessory Use
    Accessory Use means a use subordinate to and incidental to the primary use of the main building or to the primary use of the premises.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    ADA
    ADA means the Americans with Disabilities Act. 

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    A
    Adult Arcade means a business which offers its customers in one or more viewing booths motion or still pictures characterized by exposure of specified anatomical areas.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Adult Bookstore/Film/Video Store
    Adult Bookstore/Film/Video Store means a business in which a substantial portion of its stock in trade consists of books, videos, tapes, cassettes, photographs, slides, magazines, and other periodicals which are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on specific sexual activities, specified anatomical areas, or both.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Adult Business
    Adult Business means any business activity which offers the opportunity to view specified sexual activity, or view or touch for entertainment specified anatomical areas.  Such definition further includes but is not limited to adult arcade, adult bookstore/film/video store, adult cabaret, adult lounge, adult motel or hotel, adult retail store, adult theater, and topless business establishments.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Adult Cabaret
    Adult Cabaret means a business which offers to customers live performances characterized by exposure of specified anatomical areas.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Adult Day Care Center
    Adult Day Care Center means a facility that provides services under an adult day care program on a daily or regular basis, but not overnight, to four or more elderly or handicapped persons who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the owner of the facility.  Adult day care centers shall be licensed by the Texas Department of Human Services and/or any other state or federal agency with jurisdiction.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Adult Lounge
    Adult Lounge means an adult cabaret which serves alcoholic beverages.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    A
    Adult Motel or Hotel means a business which offers its customers a sleeping room or sitting room for a period of timeless than 10 hours and provides motion picture or still picture entertainment characterized by an emphasis on specific sexual activities, specified anatomical areas, or both.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Adult Retail Store
    Adult Retail Store means a business in which a substantial portion of the stock in trade consists of items or products other than printed matter characterized by an emphasis on specified sexual activities, specified anatomical areas, or both.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Adult Theater
    Adult Theater means a business with a capacity of more than five persons which offers customers motion or still pictures or live entertainment or performances characterized by exposure of specified anatomical areas.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    A
    Agricultural and Animal Related Use Category means a use category that contains uses related to the commercial production, storage, processing, marketing, distribution or export of floricultural, horticultural, or viticultural crops, and the small-scale keeping and treatment of animals.  

    Uses in this use category include: community garden; floriculture, horticulture, row and field crops, viticulture, or orchard; kennel; plant nursery, greenhouse, and landscaping business; stable, private and noncommercial; veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office; barn, silo, stable (private) or other agricultural storage; buildings associated with agricultural uses being pursued on site; greenhouse; minor utilities; parking and storage of operable farm vehicles and farm machinery; and roadside stand.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Airport
    Airport means any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and take-off of aircraft, including all necessary facilities for the housing and maintenance of aircraft.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Alley
    Alley means a minor public right-of-way, not intended to provide the primary means of access to abutting lots, which is used primarily for installation of public utilities, solid waste collection, and for vehicular access to the back or sides of properties otherwise abutting on a street.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Alluvial Fan Flooding
    Alluvial Fan Flooding means flooding occurring on the surface of an alluvial fan or similar landform which originates at the apex and characterized by high velocity flows; active processes of erosion, sediment transport, deposition, and unpredictable flow paths.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Amusement Redemption Machine
    Amusement Redemption Machine means, in accordance with TLGC 234.131, any electronic, electromechanical, or mechanical contrivance designed, made, and adopted for bona fide amusement purposes that rewards the player exclusively with noncash merchandise, prizes, toys, or novelties, or a representation of value redeemable for those items, with a wholesale value available from a single play of the game or device in an amount not more than 10 times the amount charged to play the game or device once or five dollars, whichever amount is less.  A coin-operated amusement machine designed primarily for children is not an amusement redemption machine.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Animal Slaughterhouse or Packaging Plant
    Animal Slaughterhouse or Packaging Plant means a building or structure where livestock is slaughtered and prepared for distribution to butcher shops or retail sales establishments such as grocery stores.  A slaughterhouse is designed to accommodate the confinement and slaughtering of live animals and may include packing, treating, storage, or sale of the product on the premises.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Apex
    Apex means a point on an alluvial fan or similar landform below which the flow path of the major stream that formed the fan becomes unpredictable and alluvial fan flooding can occur.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    A
    Area of Shallow Flooding means a designated AO, AH, or VO zone on a community's flood insurance rate map (FIRM) with a one percent or greater annual chance of flooding to an average depth of one to three feet where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable, and where velocity flow maybe evident.  Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    A
    Area of Special Flood Hazard means the land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year.  The area may be designated as zone A on the flood hazard boundary map (FHBM). After detailed ratemaking has been completed in preparation for publication of the FIRM, zone A usually is refined into zones A, AE, AH, AO, A1-99, VO, V1-30, VE, and V.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Assisted Living Facility
    Assisted Living Facility means a facility that provides meals and assistance with daily activities such as dressing, grooming, and bathing for the elderly or adults who are unable to manage these activities themselves.  This definition does not include a nursing home or similar institutions with professionally trained technical staff devoted primarily to the care of the chronically ill or the incurable. 

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Awning
    Awning means a shelter projecting from and supported by the exterior wall of a building constructed of nonrigid materials on a supporting framework (compare “marquee”).

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Awning Sign
    Awning Sign means a sign painted on, printed on, or attached flat against the surface of an awning.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Bank and Credit Union
    Bank and Credit Union means any of the class of business in a freestanding building, kiosk, or automated teller machine that provides financial services and the transmission of funds.  Typical accessory uses may include automatic teller machines, drive-through service, offices, and parking.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Banner Sign
    Banner Sign means a sign made of fabric or any nonrigid material with no enclosing framework.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Bar, Tavern, and Lounge
    Bar, Tavern, and Lounge means an eating and drinking establishment providing or dispensing by the drink for on-site consumption fermented malt beverages, and/or malt, special malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors, and in which the gross receipts of food products is less than 60 percent of the entire gross receipts of such establishment.  A bar, tavern, or lounge may include the provision of live entertainment and/or dancing; however, shall not include any adult business entertainment.  Accessory uses may include the manufacture of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption and/or retail sales.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Base Flood
    Base Flood means the flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.

    Effective on: 10/17/2021

    Basement
    Basement means any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Batch Plant
    Batch Plant means the production of concrete or asphalt that uses a manufacturing process involving the mixing of a number of materials.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Bed And Breakfast Inn
    Bed And Breakfast Inn means tourist lodging services within rooms of the property owner's principal residence or one separate guest house within a single property served by a single water meter and electrical meter and subject to the limitations of home occupation.  To qualify as a bed and breakfast, the owner shall provide proof of collection and payment of state and local hotel/motel occupancy tax to the City upon request.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    B
    Billboard means a poster panel, painted bulletin, or other advertising devices which promotes and advertises commodities or services not offered on the premises on which such sign is located.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Block
    Block means an area enclosed by streets and occupied by or intended for buildings; or if said word is used as a term of measurement, it shall mean the distance along a side of a street between the nearest two streets which intersect said street on the said side. 

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    B
    Board of Adjustment (BOA) means the City of Borger's Zoning Board of Adjustment as provided for in Subsection 14.05.103.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Boarding House
    Boarding House means a building other than a hotel, where lodging and meals for four or more persons are served for compensation.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Boat and Recreational Vehicle Outdoor Storage
    Boat and Recreational Vehicle Outdoor Storage means a facility where boats and other watercraft and vehicles including, but not limited to, travel trailers, fifth wheels, or motor homes are stored outdoors. 

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Building Materials Sales
    Building Materials Sales means the sale and/or storage of building materials where a minimum of 60 percent of the building materials are new products which have not previously been used in the construction of, or as a part of, any structure.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Building
    Building means any structure built for the support, shelter and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or movable property of any kind.  When subdivided in a manner sufficient to prevent the spread of fire each portion so divided may be deemed a separate building.  Building includes the word “structure.”

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    B
    Building Official means the person legally designated the inspection authority by the City to determine building code compliance and other similar compliance issues, or his or her authorized representative.  See Subsection 14.05.105.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Building Permit
    Building Permit means an official permit issued by the City to allow a person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish any structure.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Building Setback Line
    Building Setback Line means the line parallel to the street right-of-way line designating the minimum distance from the street right-of-way line that a structure may be erected.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    C
    C means the Commercial zoning district. 

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Campground with Overnight Accommodations
    Campground with Overnight Accommodations means a facility that may be designed for temporary (maximum of seven nights) use by travel trailers, recreation vehicles, or tents.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Canopy
    Canopy means a framed accessory structure or exterior architectural feature which is attached to and supported from a wall or held up by its own supports, which provides shelter from the elements to persons, vehicles, or property.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Canopy Sign
    Canopy Sign means any sign painted, printed, attached, or otherwise applied to the surface of an attached or freestanding canopy.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Carbon Black Manufacturing
    Carbon Black Manufacturing means an establishment that is primarily engaged in manufacturing carbon black, bone black, and lamp black. 

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Car Wash
    Car Wash means a facility for the washing or cleaning of vehicles.  A car wash may be:

    • a single unit type with a single bay or a group of single bays with each bay to accommodate one vehicle only where a person uses a high-pressure hose to wash the vehicle by hand;
    • an automated single unit type that has a single bay to accommodate one vehicle at a time; or,
    • a tunnel unit type that allows washing of multiple vehicles in a tandem arrangement while moving through the structure.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Cemetery, Columbarium, Mausoleum, and Memorial Park
    Cemetery, Columbarium, Mausoleum, and Memorial Park means land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead, whether human or animal, including crematoriums, columbarium, mausoleums, and other buildings where funeral services may be held.  This definition includes funeral homes and/or mortuaries.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    C
    Certificate of Occupancy means an official certificate issued by the Building Inspector for the use of a building, structure, or land when it is determined by him that the building complies with all applicable City codes, ordinances, and regulations.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Check Cashing Business
    Check Cashing Business means a person or business that for compensation engages, in whole or in part, in the business of cashing checks, warrants, drafts, money orders, or other commercial paper serving the same purpose.  “Check cashing business” does not include a state or federally chartered bank, savings association, credit union, or industrial loan company.  “Check cashing business” also does not include a retail seller engaged primarily in the business of selling consumer goods, including consumables, to retail buyers that cash checks or issue money orders for a minimum flat fee as a service that is incidental to its main purpose or business.  The term “currency exchange” expressly includes businesses known as “check cashing” facilities.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Child Day Care Center or Pre-School
    Child Day Care Center or Pre-School means a child-care facility that provides care at a location other than the residence of the director, owner, or operator of the child-care facility for seven or more children under 14 years of age for less than 24 hours a day, but at least two hours a day, three or more days a week.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    C
    Civic Use Category contains uses including buildings, structures, or facilities to provide a service to the public. Accessory uses may include limited retail, concessions, parking, and maintenance facilities.

    Uses in this use category include: community, senior, or youth center; lodge or civic club; library, museum, or gallery; public assembly facility; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: assembly hall; associated office and storage; associated retail sales area related to principal use; athletic facilities; auditorium or theater; before- and after-school day care; classrooms; concession; day care; dormitory; food preparation and dining facility; laboratory; library; medical clinic; minor utilities; pre-school; and recreation facility.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    C-MU
    C-MU means the Corridor-Mixed Use zoning district. 

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    College and University
    College and University means an institution established for educational purposes and offering a curriculum similar to the public schools or an accredited college or university but excluding trade and commercial schools.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Commission
    Commission means the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City.  See Subsection 14.05.102.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Community Garden
    Community Garden means a private or public facility for the cultivation of fruit, flowers, vegetables, or ornamental plants by more than one person or family.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Community Home for Persons with Disabilities
    Community Home for Persons with Disabilities means a community-based residential home containing not more than six disabled persons with two supervisory personnel which meets the requirements of the Community Homes for the Disabled Persons Location Act, Texas Human Resources Code Chapter 123, as amended. 

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    C
    Community, Senior, or Youth Center means a public building to be used as a place of meeting, recreation, or social activity and not operated for profit.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Comprehensive Plan
    Comprehensive Plan means a periodically updated series of documents that unifies all elements and aspects of city planning.  This plan reflects the best judgment of the staff, Planning and Zoning Commission, and City Council and sets a policy for zoning and subdivision decisions.  This plan indicates the general locations recommended for various land uses, transportation routes, public buildings, streets, parks, and other public and private developments and improvements.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Council
    Council means members of the Borger City Council. See Subsection 14.05.101.

    Effective on: 10/17/2021

    Country Club (Private) with Golf Course
    Country Club (Private) with Golf Course means an area containing a golf course, and clubhouse and associated uses available only to private specific membership.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Critical Root Zone
    Critical Root Zone means a circular region measured outward from a tree trunk representing the essential area of the roots that shall be maintained in order for the tree’s survival.  The critical root zone is one foot of radius from the center of the tree trunk for every inch of tree diameter at four feet above grade.  For example, a tree that is 24 inches in diameter at four feet above grade would have a critical root zone with a radius of 24 feet. 

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Curb Line
    Curb Line means an imaginary line drawn along and parallel to the outermost part or back of the curb and gutter on either side of a public street; or, if there is no curb and gutter, along and parallel to the outermost portion of the paved street; or, if there is no paved street, along and parallel to the outermost edge of the traveled portion of the street.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    DA
    DA means the Downtown Area Zoning District. 

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Day Care Use Category
    Day Care Use Category contains public and civic uses providing care, protection, and supervision for at least 17 children or adults on a regular basis away from their primary residence.  Care is typically provided to a given individual for fewer than 18 hours each day, although the facility may be open 24 hours each day.

    Uses in this use category include: adult day care center; child day care center; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; food preparation and dining facility; minor utilities; and recreation facility

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    dBA
    dBA means decibels.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Development
    Development means any manmade change in improved and unimproved real estate, including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations, or storage of equipment or materials.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Director
    Director means the Director of Planning and Development or a designee, or the individual designated by the City Manager to administer the regulations and provisions of this ULDO.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Directory Sign
    Directory Sign means an outdoor sign listing and identifying the occupants within retail centers, industrial centers, office complexes, institutional campuses (for example, medical center, hospital, etc.), and other multi-tenant, mixed-use, or nonresidential sites.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    District
    District means a section of the City for which the regulations governing the area, height, or use of the land and buildings are uniform.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Duplex
    Duplex means a type of building that is located on its own lot and is used by two families.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Dwelling Unit
    Dwelling Unit means a building or portion of a building which is arranged, occupied, or intended to be occupied as living quarters and includes facilities for food preparation and sleeping.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Dwelling, Apartment
    Dwelling, Apartment means a room or suite of rooms in a building that is occupied as a home or residence of three or more families.    

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Dwelling, Multiplex
    Dwelling, Multiplex means a multi-family building type that is designed to resemble a large single-family home. Units may have either private or shared access and may be arranged in a variety of configurations, including back-to-back, side-to-side, or over-under. 

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Dwelling, Single-Family Attached
    Dwelling, Single-Family Attached means a type of residential building that is located on its own lot, shares a common wall with another dwelling, and is used by a single-family. 

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Dwelling, Single-Family Detached
    Dwelling, Single-Family Detached means a type of residential building that is located on its own lot, is not attached to any other dwelling, is used by a single family, and does not meet the definition of a qualified manufactured home. 

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    D
    Dwelling, Two-Family means a detached building having separate accommodations for and occupied by not more than two families, or by two families and not more than four boarders and lodgers.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Easement
    Easement means a right held by the City or its franchised utility companies to be used for access, drainage or the placement of utilities such as water, gas, sewer, telephone, cable television and electrical lines or other facilities.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    E
    Educational Facilities Use Category contains public and civic uses including schools at the elementary, middle, or high school level that provide basic academic education.  This category also includes colleges and other institutions of higher learning that offer courses of general or specialized study leading to a degree usually in a campus setting. 

    Uses in this use category include: college and university; school, public and private; school, vocational, and trade;  and, any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include:  assembly hall; associated office and storage; athletic facilities; auditorium or theater; Before- and after-school daycare; concession; dormitory; food preparation and dining facility; laboratory; library; medical clinic; minor utilities; and recreation facility

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Eight Liner Machine
    Eight Liner Machine means an electronic device, resembling a slot machine, on which a person wins by matching symbols in one of eight lines, three horizontal, three vertical, and two diagonal.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Electrical Sign
    Electrical Sign means a sign or sign structure in which electrical wiring, connections, or fixtures are used.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    EMC
    EMC means electronic message center.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Engineer
    Engineer means a person duly authorized under the provisions of The Texas Engineering Practice Act, [V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, chapter 1001], as heretofore or hereafter amended, to practice the profession of engineering.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Entertainment, Indoor Use Category
    Entertainment, Indoor Use Category means a category of commercial uses containing, varying in size, providing daily or regularly scheduled recreation-oriented activities in an indoor setting.

    Uses in this use category include: archery / firearms range (indoor); axe throwing lounge; bar, tavern, and lounge; bingo hall; body art service; bowling center; brewpub; conference and convention center; dance club or dance hall; fitness gym; gymnastic, dance, or martial arts facility; microbrewery or micro-distillery; movie or other theater; pool hall; skateboard or trampoline park; skating rink; swimming pool (public); tennis or racquetball facility; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; associated retail sales related to the primary use; concession; food preparation and dining facility; minor utilities; and swimming pool, indoor.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Entertainment, Outdoor Use Category
    Entertainment, Outdoor Use Category means a category of commercial uses providing daily or regularly scheduled recreation-oriented activities in an outdoor setting.

    Uses in this use category include: amphitheater; amusement park; campground; fairgrounds; farmers market (outdoor); golf course, golf driving range, or mini-golf course; marina; paintball facility; race track (vehicle); RV park; skateboard park; stadium, running track, or ball field; tennis and/or swim club; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; associated retail sales related to the primary use; concession; food preparation and dining area; minor utilities; and single attached dwelling unit for caretaker.

    This use category does not include Swimming Pool (Public).

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)
    Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) means the contiguous unincorporated area not incorporated in any other city, within one mile of the corporate limits of the City of Borger. 

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Facade
    Facade means the entire building front including the parapet.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Family
    Family means a collective number of individuals domiciled together in one dwelling unit whose relationship is of a continuing nontransient domestic character and who are cooking and living as a single nonprofit housekeeping unit.  This definition shall not include any society, club, fraternity, sorority, association, lodge, organization, or group of students or other individuals whose domestic relationship is of a transitory or seasonal nature or for an anticipated limited duration of a school term or other determinable period.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    FAR
    FAR means floor area ratio.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Farmers Market
    Farmers Market means an outdoor market open to the public, operated by a governmental agency, a nonprofit corporation, or one or more producers where at least 75 percent of the displayed inventory of the products sold is farm products.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Feed Store
    Feed Store means a business establishment that offers primarily feed, grain, hay, and supplies for animal husbandry activities.  Inventory may be stored outside if adequately screened or shielded from view and does not pose a health hazard as a place for vermin and mosquitoes and complies with the requirements of the Fire Code.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)
    Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) means the official map of a community, on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.

    Effective on: 10/17/2021

    Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
    Flood Insurance Study (FIS) means the official report provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  The report contains flood profiles, the water surface elevation of the base flood, as well as the flood boundary-floodway map.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    F
    Flood or Flooding means the general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from: (1) the overflow of inland or tidal waters; or, (2) the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    F
    Floodplain or Flood Prone Area means any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source (see definition of flooding).

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    F
    Floodproofing means any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary facilities, structures and their contents.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    F
    Floodway (Regulatory Floodway) means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that shall be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Freestanding Sign
    Freestanding Sign means a sign supported upon the ground by poles or braces and not attached to any building.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Frontage, Lot
    Frontage, Lot means the length of a lot adjacent to a street between two adjacent property lines of lots.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Frontage, Street
    Frontage, Street means the length of all property on one side of a street lying between two intersecting streets measured along the right-of-way line, or if the street is a dead-end or cul-de-sac, the length of all property abutting on one side between an intersecting street and the end of the dead-end street or cul-de-sac street.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Frontage, Building
    Frontage, Building means the length of an outside building wall along or on a public right-of-way.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Ft.
    Ft. means feet.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Fuel Sales (Retail)
    Fuel Sales (Retail) means a place where vehicular fuel, stored only in underground tanks, is offered for sale to the public or where charging stations are made available for the charging of vehicles.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Fuel Sales and Storage (Bulk)
    Fuel Sales and Storage (Bulk) means a facility, including above-ground tanks, for the storage, handling, and selling of fuels and from which fuels are sold at wholesale or distributed to retail stations or for private use.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Funeral Services
    Funeral Services means a business that provides ceremonies, processions, and memorial services held in connection with the burial or cremation of the dead, as well as memorial services held in connection with the death of any person.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Game Room
    Game Room in accordance with TLCG 234.131, means a for-profit business located in a building or place that contains six or more amusement redemption machines or electronic, electromechanical, or mechanical contrivances that, for consideration, afford a player the opportunity to obtain a prize or thing of value, the award of which is determined solely or partially by chance, regardless of whether the contrivance is designed, made, or adopted solely for bona fide amusement purposes.  Game rooms often feature eight liner machines, which have the appearance of electronic slot machines. 

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Gas Well
    Gas Well means any well drilled for the production of gas or classified as a gas well under the Texas Natural Resources Code 

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Ghost Signs
    Ghost Signs means a hand-painted advertising sign that has been preserved on an exterior building wall for an extended period of time. 

    Effective on: 10/17/2021

    Government Facilities Use Category
    Government Facilities Use Category contains public and civic uses including offices, storage, maintenance, and other facilities for the operation of local, state, or federal government.

    Uses in this use category include: publicly-owned and operated detention center, jail or prison, publicly-owned and operated; emergency services, police or fire station; library; post office; utility office; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.     

    Typical accessory uses include: associated helicopter landing facility; associated storage; day care for children of employees; dormitory; fleet maintenance; food preparation and dining facility; fueling facility; medical clinic for employees or inmates; meeting space; minor utilities; and recreation facility

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Government Sign
    Government Sign means any temporary or permanent sign erected and maintained by the city, county, state, or federal government for traffic direction or for designation of or direction to any school, hospital, historical site, or public service, property, or facility.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    GR
    GR means the General Residential zoning district. 

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Greenhouse, Nursery
    Greenhouse, Nursery means a principal or accessory use primarily engaged in the propagation (for personal use or for sale at retail or wholesale) of horticultural items, such as flowers, shrubs, and trees, intended for ornamental, food, or landscaping purposes. 

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Groundcover
    Groundcover means plants of species that will not generally reach a height of more than two feet, installed in such a manner as to form a continuous cover over the ground.  Groundcover includes sod, ornamental grasses, shrubs, mulch, or perennial or seasonal plantings.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Group Home
    Group Home means a residential dwelling occupied as a residence by persons who would otherwise not meet the definition of family.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    G
    Group Living Use Category means a category of uses containing uses with residential occupancy of a dwelling by a means other than found in household living typically providing communal kitchen/dining facilities.

    Uses in this use category include: assisted living facility or nursing home; boarding house; community home for disabled persons; group home; and other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to meet the characteristics of this use category.  

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office; facilities for treatment of sickness, injuries or surgical care; food preparation and dining facility; greenhouse or nursery (noncommercial); minor utilities; pool house; private community center; swimming pool; recreational facility; and other miscellaneous household amenities.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Hanging Sign
    Hanging Sign means a sign that is suspended over a walkway or a sidewalk, street, or other public right-of-way.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Highest Adjacent Grade
    Highest Adjacent Grade means the highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Historic Structure
    Historic Structure means any structure that is:

    1. (a)
      Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of the Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register of Historic Places;
    2. (b)
      Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district;
    3. (c)
      Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary; or,
    4. (d)
      Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either:
      1. (1)
        By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary; or,
      2. (2)
        Directly by the Secretary in states without approved programs.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Home Occupations
    Home Occupations means any occupation that is carried out within the home or within a structure that is an accessory to the home.

    Effective on: 10/17/2021

    H
    Hotel or Motel means a building or group of buildings designed and occupied as a temporary habitation for individuals.  To be classified as a hotel or motel, an establishment shall contain a minimum of six individual guest rooms or units and shall furnish customary hotel services such as linen, maid service, telephone, use and upkeep of furniture.  This definition excludes establishments that meet the definition of Bed and Breakfast Inn.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Household Living Use Category
    Household Living Use Category means a category of uses containing residential occupancy of a dwelling unit by a household on a month-to-month or longer basis in structures with self-contained dwelling units including kitchens.

    Uses in this use category include: accessory dwelling unit; apartment; dwelling, single-family detached; dwelling, single-family attached; duplex; live-work unit; multiplex; manufactured home park; manufactured home; upper-story dwelling unit; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: adult or child care home; carriage house; day care, family; domestic storage; minor utilities; garage, attached or detached; home occupation; leasing office for manufactured home park or apartment complex; model home with sales office in model home; pool house; private community center; short-term rental, host occupied; swimming pool (private); and other miscellaneous household amenities.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    HUD
    HUD means the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    IH
    IH means the Industrial - Heavy zoning district. 

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    IL
    IL means the Industrial - Light zoning district. 

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    I
    Industrial, Heavy Use Category contains uses engaged in the manufacturing, assembly or processing of chemicals, animal products and metals, the activities of which are likely to have characteristics that discourage adjacency to residential uses.  Factory production and industrial yards are located here. Sales to the general public are rare.

    Uses in this use category include: asphalt or concrete batching plant; concrete products manufacture; salvage or scrap metal yard; any manufacturing, industrial or storage process not prohibited by law, railroad team track, freight depot and docks, heavy machinery sales and storage or repair (new or used); and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; associated retail sales related to the primary use; day care for children of employees; fleet maintenance; food preparation and dining facility; fueling facility; medical clinic for employees; meeting space; minor utilities; recreation facility; and single attached residential unit for caretaker

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Industrial, Light Use Category
    Industrial, Light Use Category means a category of commercial uses containing uses engaged in the manufacturing, assembly or processing of industrial, business or consumer goods; usually from basic finished inputs such as metal, stone, glass, plastic, or rubber.  Contractors and building maintenance services and similar uses perform services off-site. Few customers, especially the general public, come to the site.

    Uses in this use category include: bakery and confectionery commercial wholesale or bottling works, cabinet or upholstery shop, job printing, laundry plant (commercial), newspaper printing, plumbing, electrical, or heating and air conditioning shop, scientific and research laboratories, storage and repair of new or used furniture and/or appliances inside a building, welding or machine shop, light manufacturing processes, contractors shop and storage yard, milk depot, dairy or ice cream plant, heavy machinery sales and storage or repair (new or used); and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; associated retail sales related to the primary use; associated showroom; day care for children of employees; minor utilities; fleet maintenance; food preparation and dining facility; fueling facility; medical clinic for employees; meeting space; recreation facility; single attached residential unit for caretaker; and wholesale and/or retail sales.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Institutions of Religious, Charitable, or Philanthropic Nature
    Institutions of Religious, Charitable, or Philanthropic Nature means institutions sponsored or operated by organizations established for religious or philanthropic purposes including orphans' homes, aged homes, training and educational facilities, meeting establishments, and places of residence.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    ITE
    ITE means Institute of Traffic Engineers

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Kennel
    Kennel means any premises on which four or more dogs, six months or older, are kept.  This term includes privately-owned animal shelters.  

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Library, Museum, and Gallery
    Library, Museum, and Gallery means an institution for the collection, display, and distribution of books, objects of art or science, and which is sponsored by a public or quasi-public agency, and which facilities are open to the general public.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Live-Work Unit
    Live-Work Unit means a building or portion of a building that combines a dwelling unit with an integrated workspace that is principally used by one or more of the residents of the dwelling unit.  The workspace is secondary or accessory to the primary residential use. 

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Lot Lines
    Lot Lines means the lines designated on a plat as being the boundaries of a lot.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Lot
    Lot means the contiguous area of land under one ownership having access to a street, or other public access, either occupied or to be occupied, by a building or building group together with accessory buildings and used together with such yards and other open spaces as are required by this ULDO, which parcel of land is designated as a separate and distinct tract with boundaries and is identified by a tract, lot number, or symbol in a duly approved subdivision plat of record.

    Effective on: 10/17/2021

    L
    Lot of Record means a lot which is part of a subdivision, the plat of which has been recorded in the office of the County Clerk or a parcel of land, the deed for which is recorded in the office of the County Clerk prior to the adoption of this Chapter.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Lowest Floor
    Lowest Floor means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a basement area not considered a building's lowest floor, provided that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable no elevation design requirement of 44 CFR 60.3 of the National Flood Insurance Program regulations.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Main
    Main means a water or wastewater (sewer) line designed and installed to collect sewage from or distribute water to lateral or service lines.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Manufactured Home
    Manufactured Home means a structure constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, transportable in one or more sections, built on a permanent chassis, and designed to be used as a dwelling with permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.  The term does not include a recreational vehicle as defined by 24 C.F.R. section 3282.8(g).

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Manufactured Home (Standalone)
    Manufactured Home (Standalone) means a manufactured home that is not part of a manufactured home subdivision or a manufactured home park. 

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Manufactured Home, Mobile Home, Portable Building, and Trailer Sales or Rental
    Manufactured Home, Mobile Home, Portable Building, and Trailer Sales or Rental means a facility where manufactured homes, mobile homes, portable buildings, or trailers are offered for sale or rental. 

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    M
    Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Marquee
    Marquee means a permanent canopy, awning, or roof-like structure of rigid materials supported by and extending from the facade of a building.  A marquee is considered to be part of the building.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Marquee Sign
    Marquee Sign means any sign attached to or supported by a marquee structure.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Max.
    Max. means maximum.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Mean Sea Level
    Mean Sea Level means for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 or other datum to which base flood elevations shown on a community's flood insurance rate map are referenced.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    M
    Medical Facilities Use Category means a category of uses containing public and civic uses providing medical or surgical care to patients.  Some uses may offer overnight care.

    Uses in this use category include: acupuncture clinic; blood or plasma center; chiropractor; drug, alcohol or psychiatric treatment center, out-patient; hospice center; hospital; medical or dental clinic; and other uses

    Typical accessory uses include: associated helicopter landing facility; associated office and storage; associated retail sales area related to the primary use; classrooms; day care for children of employees or patients; dormitory; fleet maintenance; food preparation and dining facility; minor utilities; place of worship; pharmacy; and recreation facility.

    This use category does not include veterinary clinic or veterinary hospital.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Medical or Dental Clinic
    Medical or Dental Clinic means a use where medical, dental, psychiatric, psychological, chiropractic, and/or and other outpatient services are performed.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Menu Board Sign
    Menu Board Sign means a sign erected in conjunction with a use that incorporates a drive-through or drive-in generally used to provide service or product options and pricing for customers in a vehicle or on foot.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Micro-Manufacturing
    Micro-Manufacturing means the retail or business-to-business production of artisan goods that are produced in small quantities using small hand tools or light machinery including, but not limited to, 3-D printers or computer numerical control routers.  

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Min.
    Min. means minimum.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Mixed-Use
    Mixed-Use means a structure or land use that has both residential and nonresidential elements in the same building or within the same development. 

    Effective on: 10/17/2021

    Mobile Home
    Mobile Home means a structure that was constructed before June 15, 1976; transportable in one or more sections, and in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length; or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Monument Sign
    Monument Sign means a freestanding sign supported primarily by an internal structural framework or integrated into the landscaping or other solid structural features other than support poles​​​.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    MR
    MR means the Multi-family Zoning District. 

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Nameplate
    Nameplate means an accessory sign which in a residential area does not exceed two square feet in area on a single side and which is used only to identify the name and address of the owner or occupant of a premises, and which is not illuminated in a flashing or intermittent manner.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    New Construction
    New Construction means for the purposes of determining insurance rates, structures for which the start of construction commenced on or after the effective date of an initial FIRM or after December 31, 1974, whichever is later, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.  For floodplain management purposes, “new construction” means structures for which the start of construction commenced on or after the effective date of a floodplain management regulation adopted by a community and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    N
    Non-Steel Storage Container means a portable or moveable, weather-resistant receptacle designed and used for the storage or shipment of household goods, wares, valuables, or merchandise (typically known as PODS, MODS, etc.).

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Nonconforming Signs
    Nonconforming Signs means signs legally existing on or before February 5, 2008, the adoption date of Ordinance O-001-08, Signs, but which do not conform to the provisions of this Article.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Nonconforming Use
    Nonconforming Use means a building, structure or use of land lawfully occupied at the time of the effective date of this Article or amendments thereto, and which does not conform to the use regulations of the district in which itis situated.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Nonresidential
    Nonresidential means a structure or use that has no residential element.

    Effective on: 10/17/2021

    Nursing Home
    Nursing Home means a home for the aged, chronically ill, or incurable persons who are unable to care for themselves and in which three or more persons not of the immediate family are kept or provided with food and shelter or care for compensation; but not including a hospital, medical clinic, or other similar institutions devoted primarily to the diagnosis and treatment of the sick or injured.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Occupancy
    Occupancy means the portion of a building or premises owned, leased, rented, or otherwise occupied for a given use.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Off-Premises Sign
    Off-Premises Sign means a sign advertising an establishment, merchandise, service, or entertainment, which is not sold, produced, manufactured, or furnished at the property on which the sign is located (for example, billboards or outdoor advertising).

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Office Use Category
    Office Use Category means a category of commercial uses containing activities conducted in an office setting and generally focusing on business, professional, or financial services.

    Uses in this use category include: offices or agencies for services such as: accounting, advertising, architecture, bill collection, charitable organization, consulting, counseling, currency exchange (check cashing), data processing, design, engineering, investment or brokerage, law, real estate or insurance, sales, payday loans, temporary employment, or travel; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated storage; daycare for children of employees; medical clinic for employees; minor utilities; food preparation and dining facility for employees; recreation facility for employees; and private telecommunication or transmission tower.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    On-Premises Sign
    On-Premises Sign means a sign which pertains to the use of the premises on which it is located.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Open Space
    Open Space means that portion of a development that is permeable and remains open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky.  Open space specifically excludes parking areas, whether permeable or impermeable.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Outdoor Storage
    Outdoor Storage means the storage of products or goods that have a large size, mass, or volume that occur on-site for more than 24 hours.  Typical items include, but are not limited to, heavy equipment, freight or commercial motor vehicles, trailers, construction materials, and raw, processed, or packaged materials including any products on pallets, in shipping containers, or in crates. 

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Outdoor Storage Yard
    Outdoor Storage Yard means a place or a business that stores products or goods outdoors for themselves, other firms, or individual consumers.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Overnight Accommodations Use Category
    Overnight Accommodations Use Category means a category of commercial uses containing uses with bedroom and bathroom units arranged for short-term stays of less than 30 days for rent or lease.

    Uses in this use category include: bed and breakfast; hotel; motel; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; meeting space; minor utilities; recreational facility; restaurant; and swimming pool (public).

    This use category does not include the short-term rental use.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Parapet
    Parapet means the extension of a false front or wall above a roofline.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Parks and Open Areas Use Category
    Parks and Open Areas Use Category contains public and civic uses focusing on natural areas consisting mostly of vegetation, passive or active outdoor recreation areas, community gardens, and having few structures.

    Uses in this use category include: cemetery or mausoleum; dog park, publicly-owned; park or playground; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; associated retail sales area related to the primary use; boat launch; concession; dining area; minor utilities; and recreation facility.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    P
    Passenger Terminal Use Category contains public and civic or commercial facilities for the takeoff and landing of airplanes and helicopters, and terminals for taxi, rail, or bus service. 

    Uses in this use category include: airport, heliport or landing field; railroad or bus passenger station; transfer storage and baggage terminal; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; associated retail sales area related to the primary use; concession; fleet maintenance; freight handling area; fueling facility; and minor utilities.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Payday Loan Business
    Payday Loan Business means an establishment that engages in the business of offering payday loans.  A “payday loan” is a loan transaction where a post-dated check or other checks that the parties agree will be held for a period of time before presentment for payment or deposit is accepted as collateral for the loan.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    PI
    PI means the Public/Institutional Zoning District. 

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Planning and Zoning Commission
    Planning and Zoning Commission means the Planning and Zoning Commission.  See Subsection 14.05.102.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Portable Sign
    Portable Sign means any sign designed or constructed to be easily moved from one location to another and not permanently affixed to the ground or to a structure or building, including signs mounted upon or designed to be mounted upon a trailer, bench, wheeled carrier, or other nonmotorized mobile structure.  This definition includes portable signs with the wheels removed, trailer signs, and signs on benches.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Projecting Sign
    Projecting Sign means a sign, other than a flat wall sign, which is attached to and projects from a building wall or other structure not specifically designed to support the sign.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Public Assembly Facility
    Public Assembly Facility means an institution of religious or philanthropic nature.  This use includes fraternal organizations, non-profit clubs and lodges, and places of worship.  This use does not include residential buildings or conference and convention centers, which are in the Indoor Entertainment use category.  In addition, this use does not include establishments that require a club membership solely for the purpose of purchasing alcoholic beverages, as articulated in Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, Chapter 32. Private Club Registration Permit.  Such use is considered a bar, tavern, or lounge for the purposes of this ULDO.  

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Public Right-of-Way (ROW)
    Public Right-of-Way (ROW) means, in accordance with TLGC 284.002, the area on, below, or above a public roadway, highway, street, public sidewalk, alley, waterway, or utility easement in which the city has an interest.  The term does not include private easements or the airwaves above a public right-of-way with regard to wireless telecommunications. 

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Pylon or Pole Sign
    Pylon or Pole Sign means a freestanding sign that is supported by a pole or otherwise affixed to the ground and is not attached to a building.  A “pylon or pole sign” does not include a flag mounted on a flagpole.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    RE
    RE means the Rural and Estate zoning district. 

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Recreational Vehicle
    Recreational Vehicle means a vehicular portable structure, built on a single chassis, that is self-propelled or permanently towable behind an accessory vehicle and is not primarily designed for use as a permanent dwelling, but as temporary living quarters for recreational camping, travel, or seasonal use.  This definition includes campers, motor homes, fifth wheels and travel trailers, but does not include manufactured homes. 

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Recreational Vehicle Park
    Recreational Vehicle Park means any site, lot, field, or tract of land upon which two or more occupied recreational vehicles are situated, either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and includes any building, structure, tent, vehicle, or enclosure used or intended for use as part of the equipment of such mobile home park.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Recycling Collection Facility
    Recycling Collection Facility means a facility designed to collect, sort and package by manual or mechanical processes, recyclable items for transport to a reprocessing plant. 

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Repair-Oriented Use Category
    Repair-Oriented Use Category means a subset of uses in the retail repair, sales, and service category of uses ​​​that is primarily engaged in the provision of repair services to individuals and households rather than other businesses, but excluding vehicle and commercial repair services.

    Repair-oriented examples:

    Store offering repair of retail consumer goods excluding those repair services listed in the vehicle sales and service use type, and including, but not limited to: appliances, bicycles, clocks, electronics, furniture, jewelry, locks and keys, musical instruments, office equipment, shoes, and watches.

    This definition also includes any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; concession; day care for children of employees; food preparation and dining area; minor utilities; and single attached dwelling unit for caretaker.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    R
    Resource Extraction Use Category means the removal or recovery by any means whatsoever of sand, gravel, soil, rock, minerals, mineral substances, or organic substances, other than vegetation, from water or land on or beneath the surface thereof, exposed or submerged.

    Uses in this use category include: sand, gravel or stone extraction; petroleum well, line, or storage; petroleum products storage and wholesale; oil field equipment, service, sales and/or storage; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Restaurant Use Category
    Restaurant Use Category means a category of commercial uses containing establishments that prepare and sell food for on-premises or off-premises consumption. This use type may or may not include the accessory sale of alcohol for on-premises consumption. This use type may or may not also include the accessory sale of alcohol for off-premises consumption (such as Package Liquor Sales).

    Uses in this use category include: Candy or ice cream shop; Catering establishment; Coffee shop; Food delivery; Restaurant, sit-down; Restaurant, drive-in or drive-through; and any other uses that the Director interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    The restaurant use category does not include Bar or Tavern, Brewpub, or Microbrewery uses.

    Typical accessory uses include: Associated office and storage; Drive-through facility; Minor utilities; Overnight animal boarding; Outdoor dining area; and Recreational facility.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Roof Sign
    Roof Sign means any sign erected over or on the roof of a building (compare “wall sign”).

    Effective on: 10/17/2021

    Roofline
    Roofline means the top edge of a roof or building parapet, whichever is higher, excluding any cupolas, pylons, chimneys, or minor projections.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    S
    Sales-Oriented Use Category means a subset of uses in the retail, repair, and sales category of uses that is 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.

    Sales-oriented examples:

    Selling, leasing or renting consumer, home, and business goods including, but not limited to: alcoholic beverages; animal feed; antiques; appliances; art; art supplies; automobile and motorcycle parts and accessories; baked goods (retail); bicycles; books; building supplies; cameras; carpet and floor coverings; clothing; collectibles; computers; convenience goods; crafts; electronic equipment; electronic and mixed media; fabric; flowers; furniture; garden supplies; gifts or novelties; groceries; hardware; home improvement supplies; household products; jewelry; luggage; medical supplies; musical instruments; office supplies; pawned items; pawnshop, pets, pet supplies; pharmaceuticals; photographic supplies; picture frames; plants; postal supplies (non-governmental); printed materials; produce; school or teacher supplies; second-hand goods indoors; seeds; souvenirs; shoes; sporting goods; stationery; tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and related products; and toys.

    This definition also includes any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; concession; day care for children of employees; food preparation and dining area; minor utilities; and single attached dwelling unit for caretaker.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    SC
    SC means the Suburban Commercial Zoning District. 

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    School, Vocational and Trade
    School, Vocational and Trade means a facility where training is provided in a particular trade, craft, or skills.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    S
    Service-Oriented Use Category means a subset of uses in the retail repair, and service category of uses that provides non-medical services that are generally needed on a recurring basis, and generally require one-to-one interaction between the proprietor or employee and the customer in order to provide the service. 

    Service-oriented examples:

    animal grooming; barbershop or beauty, nail, skin care, or tanning salon; dry cleaning and pressing establishment; funeral home or mortuary; kennel; laundromat; massage establishment; music, art, or photographic studio or classroom; optician or optometrist; photocopy, blueprint, and quick-sign service; postal services (non-governmental); psychic or medium; tailor; taxidermist; and  veterinarian (small animal).

    This definition also includes any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; concession; day care for children of employees; food preparation and dining area; minor utilities; and single attached dwelling unit for caretaker.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Self-Service Storage Facility
    Self-Service Storage Facility means a building or group of buildings under common management and control that are used for the storage of personal property or records, where individual owners or tenants control individual storage spaces (previously defined as "Mini-Storage Facility")

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    S
    Self-Service Storage Use Category means a category of commercial uses containing facilities providing separate storage areas for personal or business use designed to allow private access by the tenant for storing or removing personal property.

    Uses in this use category include: boat or recreational vehicle outdoor storage; self-service storage facility; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; minor utilities; moving vehicle rental; and single attached caretaker's quarters.

    This definition does not include bulk storage or bulk storage of explosive or hazardous materials.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    S
    Shipping or Cargo Container means generally, an all steel container with strength to withstand shipment, storage, and handling.  Such containers include reusable steel boxes, freight containers and bulk shipping containers; originally a standardized reusable vessel that was designed for and used in the parking, shipping, movement, transportation or storage of freight, goods or commodities; generally capable of being mounted or moved on a rail car, truck trailer or loaded on a ship.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Shopping Center
    Shopping Center means a building plot developed or ultimately to be developed with three or more stores, shops, or commercial enterprises, and which has shared parking facilities or spaces.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Sign
    Sign means any words, numbers, figures, devices, designs, trademarks, or other symbols visible from a public street, that attracts attention to or makes information known (such as an opinion, individual, firm, profession, business, commodity, or service).  Signs include its structural supports designed for display.  

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Sign Copy
    Sign Copy means the wording on a sign surface in either permanent or removable letter form.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Sign Face
    Sign Face means the area of a sign on which the copy is placed.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Snipe Sign
    Snipe Sign means a temporary sign or poster affixed to a tree, fence, pole, and the like.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Social Service Use Category
    Social Service Use Category means a category of uses containing uses that primarily provide treatment of those with psychiatric, alcohol, or drug problems; transient housing related to social service programs; and housing for individuals legally confined.

    Uses in this use category include: correctional facility; domestic abuse or transient shelter; drug, alcohol, or psychiatric treatment center, in-patient; group home for the physically disabled, mentally disabled, or emotionally disturbed that are not considered single-family residences (7 or more residents); halfway house; soup kitchen; transient lodging or shelter for the homeless; sober living home; sober living facility; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category..

    This use category does not include nursing home or assisted living facility.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; classrooms; daycare for children of employees or clients; dormitory; food preparation and dining facility; library; meeting space; minor utilities; and recreation facility.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Specified Anatomical Areas
    Specified Anatomical Areas means less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttock; human genitals in a discernable erect state, even if completely and opaquely covered; or any combination of the aforementioned.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Specified Sexual Activities
    Specified Sexual Activities means depiction of male genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal; female genitals; acts of masturbation, sexual intercourse, oral copulation, sodomy, bestiality; touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock, anus; or any combination of the aforementioned.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Sq. Ft.
    Sq. Ft.  means square feet. 

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Story
    Story means the height between the successive floors of a building or from the top floor to the roof.  The standard height for a story is 11 feet, 6 inches.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Street
    Street means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way, other than an alley, publicly maintained when any part of it is opened to the use of the public for vehicular traffic.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Street, Arterial
    Street, Arterial means a principal traffic artery, more or less continuous across the City, which connects remote parts of the City or areas adjacent thereto and acts as a principal connecting street with state and federal highway, and includes each street designated as a primary or secondary arterial street.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Street, Collector
    Street, Collector means a street which carries traffic from local streets to arterial streets or highways, including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation in such a development.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    S
    Street, Cul-De-Sac or Court means a dead-end street providing a turnaround for vehicles.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Street, Dead-End
    Street, Dead-End means a street other than a cul-de-sac, with only one outlet.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Street, Local
    Street, Local means a street which is primarily to serve traffic within a neighborhood, and which may or may not traverse through several residential districts.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Street, Marginal Access
    Street, Marginal Access means a local street which is parallel and adjacent to an arterial street or highway, and which provides access to abutting property and protection from through traffic.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Street, Width
    Street, Width means the shortest horizontal distance between the lines which delineate the right-of-way of a street.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Street Yard Tree
    Street Yard Tree means a tree planted between the principal building on a lot and the right-of-way.

    Effective on: 10/17/2021

    Structure
    Structure see definition for Building.

    Effective on: 10/17/2021

    Studio (Arts, Crafts, or Recording)
    Studio (Arts, Crafts, or Recording) means a place designed to be used both as a dwelling place and a place of work by an artist, artisan, or craftsperson, including persons engaging in the application, teaching, or performance of fine arts such as, but not limited to, drawing, vocal or instrumental music, painting, sculpture, and writing.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    SU
    SU means the Semi-Urban Residential zoning district. 

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Subdivider
    Subdivider means any person or agent thereof, dividing or proposing to divide land so as to constitute a subdivision as that term is defined herein, in any event, the term “subdivider” shall be restricted to include only the owner, equitable owner, or authorized agent of such owner or equitable owner, of land sought to be subdivided.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Subdivision Entry Sign
    Subdivision Entry Sign means a freestanding or wall sign identifying a recognized subdivision, condominium complex, or residential development.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Subdivision
    Subdivision means a division of any tract of land situated within the corporate limits, or the ETJ in two or more parts.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Substantial Damage
    Substantial Damage means damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure touts before-damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Substantial Improvement
    Substantial Improvement means any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent 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:

    (1) Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary conditions; or,

    (2) Any alteration of a historic structure, provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure’s continued designation as a historic structure.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Surveyor
    Surveyor means a licensed state land surveyor, or a registered professional land surveyor as authorized by state statutes to practice the profession of surveying in Texas.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    TCEQ
    TCEQ means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Temporary Sign
    Temporary Sign means any sign constructed of cloth, canvas, light fabric, cardboard, wallboard, plastic, metal, or other light materials, not to exceed six square feet in size and not intended for long-term use.  A portable sign shall not be considered a temporary sign.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Thoroughfare
    Thoroughfare means same as street.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    TLGC
    TLGC means Texas Local Government Code.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Tobacco or Smoke Shop
    Tobacco or Smoke Shop means an establishment dedicated to the retail sale of tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco paraphernalia as its primary source of income. A grocery store or similar retail use that sells tobacco products or tobacco paraphernalia as an ancillary sale is not included in this definition.

    (Ord. # O-002-24, 02/20/2024)

    Effective on: 3/12/2024

    Tobacco Paraphernalia
    Tobacco Paraphernalia means any equipment, device, or instrument that is primarily designed or manufactured for the smoking, chewing, absorbing, dissolving, inhaling, snorting, sniffing, or ingesting by any other means into the body of tobacco, tobacco products, or other controlled substances as defined in Texas Health and Safety Code. Items or devices classified as tobacco paraphernalia include, but are not limited to, the following: pipes, punctured metal bowls, bongs, water bongs, electric pipes, e-cigarettes, e-cigarette juice, buzz bombs, vaporizers, hookahs, and devices for holding burning material. Lighters and matches are excluded from the definition of tobacco paraphernalia.

    (Ord. # O-002-24, 02/20/2024)

    Effective on: 3/12/2024

    Tobacco Product
    Tobacco Product means any product in leaf, flake, plug, liquid (such as e-cigarette liquid), or any other form, containing nicotine or tetrahydrocannabinol derived from the tobacco or hemp plant, or otherwise derived, which is intended to enable human consumption of the tobacco or nicotine in the product, whether smoked, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed, or ingested by any other means. For the purposes of this UDC, this term excludes any product that has been specifically approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco/smoking cessation product or for other medical purposes, where such product is marketed and sold solely for such an approved purpose.

    (Ord. # O-002-24, 02/20/2024)

    Effective on: 3/12/2024

    Topless Establishments
    Topless Establishments means any business activity which offers the opportunity (whether as a single activity or in conjunction with any other business activity) to view male or female naked breasts or breasts that are partially clothed in a manner that leaves uncovered or visible through less than opaque clothing any portion of the breast below the areola, and where the genital areas and anus are covered by a G-string or other opaque covering.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Tract
    Tract means same as lot.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Transportation Plan
    Transportation Plan means the Master Street Development and Thoroughfare Plan for the City.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    ULDO
    ULDO means this Unified Land Use Code.

    Effective on: 10/17/2021

    Use
    Use means the purpose for which a building, lot, sign, or structure is intended, designed, occupied, or maintained.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    U
    Utilities means a category of uses containing major or minor infrastructure that serves a site, a development, or the City at-large.  Major utilities include public or private infrastructure serving the general community, that may or may not be maintained or regulated by a public or municipal entity and possibly having on-site personnel.  Minor utilities include public or private infrastructure serving a limited area with no on-site personnel.

    Uses in this use category include: electrical substation, electrical transmission line, gas transmission line and metering station, local utility distribution lines, commercial communications tower, sewage pumping station, sewage pumping station, sewage treatment plant, railroad tracks and right-of-way, telephone line and exchange, utility company shops and storage yards, water reservoir, pump station and well, or water treatment plant.

    Typical accessory uses include: Associated office and storage; Fleet maintenance; Minor utilities; and Storage structures.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Utilities, Major
    Utilities, Major means public or private infrastructure serving the general community, that may or may not be maintained or regulated by a public or municipal entity, possibly having on-site personnel.

    Uses in this category include: electrical substation; electric generation plant; solar panel array (large scale); telecommunication tower; water or wastewater treatment plant; and, any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Utilities, Minor
    Utilities, Minor means public or private infrastructure serving a limited area with no on-site personnel.

    Uses in this category include: collocated telecommunication antenna; public or municipally-owned utilities; solar panel array (small scale); stormwater retention or detention facility; telephone exchange; and, any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    V
    Vehicle Sales and Service Use Category means a category of commercial uses containing establishments related to direct sales of and service to passenger vehicles, light, medium, and heavy trucks and equipment, and other motor vehicles such as motorcycles, boats, and recreational vehicles. 

    Uses in this use category include: car wash; fuel sales (retail); rental or sales of manufactured homes, mobile homes, portable buildings, or trailers; truck stop; vehicle repair; vehicle service; vehicle sales, rental, and leasing (including passenger vehicles, motorcycles, trucks, boats and recreational vehicles); and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; car wash; concession; food preparation and dining area; fueling facility; minor utilities; sale of auto parts; and, towing.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Vehicle Sales, Rental, and Leasing
    Vehicle Sales, Rental, and Leasing means any premises on which three or more new or used cars, trailers, trucks, or other vehicles are offered for sale, rental, or lease during any calendar year.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Vehicle Service and Repair
    Vehicle Service and Repair means the replacement of any part or repair of any part that does not require removal of the engine head or pan, engine transmission or differential; incidental body and fender work, minor painting, and upholstering service. The term is limited to passenger automobiles and trucks not in excess of 7,000 pounds gross weight. 

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Vehicle Use Area
    Vehicle Use Area means an unenclosed area used by three or more vehicles of any type, moving or at rest, including, but not limited to, parking lots, loading and unloading areas, stacking lanes, access and circulation drives, driveways, and parking aisles. 

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Veterinary Clinic
    Veterinary Clinic means an animal hospital or clinic that provides medical care for small animals or pets, including, but not limited to: dogs, cats, birds, and the like.

    This definition does not include veterinary hospital use.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Veterinary Hospital
    Veterinary Hospital means an animal hospital or clinic that provides medical care for large or livestock animals, including, but not limited to: horses, cows, bison, deer, llamas, alpacas, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and pigs.

    This definition does not include the veterinary clinic use.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Viewing Booth
    Viewing Booth means an enclosure or partial enclosure which contains any electrical or mechanical device which displays or projects any film, videotape, or photographic reproduction into the viewing area of motion or still pictures characterized by exposure of specified anatomical areas, and which enclosure or partial enclosure is authorized for occupancy by International Building Code standards by no more than five (5) persons.

    Effective on: 6/12/2022

    Wall Sign
    Wall Sign means a sign attached parallel to and extending not more than 12 inches in front of the wall of a building.  This definition includes painted, individual letter, and cabinet signs, and signs on a mansard.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    W
    Warehousing and Storage Use Category contains industrial uses involved in the storage or movement of goods for themselves, other firms, or individual consumers.  Goods are generally delivered to recipients with little on-site sales activity to customers.

    Uses in this use category include: bulk storage, including cold storage plants, household moving and general freight storage, nonflammable liquids, and other retail and wholesale consumer goods sold in person or online; food processing, packing, and distribution; motor freight or truck terminal; outdoor storage yard; truck, tractor, trailer, or bus storage, parking yard, lot, or garage; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; day care for children of employees; fleet maintenance; food preparation and dining facility for employees; fueling facility; medical clinic for employees; meeting space; minor utilities; outdoor storage yard; recreation facility; and single attached residential unit for caretaker.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Waste-Related Use Category
    Waste-Related Use Category contains industrial uses involved in the storage or movement of goods for themselves or other firms.  Goods are generally delivered to other firms or the final consumer with little on-site sales activity to customers.

    Uses in this use category include: animal waste processing; composting facility; landfill; recycling facility; tire recycling or retreading; salvage or scrap metal yard; waste transfer facility; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category. 

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; fleet maintenance; fueling facility; minor utilities; and repackaging and shipment of byproducts.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Waste Transfer Facility
    Waste Transfer Facility means a facility for the temporary storage, transfer, and packing of solid waste from smaller collecting vehicles to larger transport vehicles.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Water Surface Elevation
    Water Surface Elevation means the height, in relation to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (or other datum, where specified), of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of coastal or riverine areas.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    W
    Wholesale Trade Use Category means a category of commercial uses containing establishments involved in the sale, lease, or rent of products to industrial, institutional, or commercial enterprises only.  The uses emphasize on-site sales or order-taking and often include display areas.  The business may or may not be open to the general public.  Products may be picked up on-site or delivered to the customer.

    Uses in this use category include: fuel sales and storage (bulk); mail-order business; sale or rental of machinery, equipment, heavy equipment, building materials, special trade tools, welding supplies, machine parts, electrical supplies, janitorial supplies, restaurant equipment, and store fixtures; wholesale or auction of food, clothing, auto parts, or hardware; and any other uses that the Director of Planning and Development interprets to have the characteristics of this use category.

    Typical accessory uses include: associated office and storage; associated showroom; day care for children of employees; essential utilities; fleet maintenance; food preparation and dining facility; medical clinic for employees; meeting space; minor fabrication; product repair; recreation facility; repackaging of goods; single attached caretaker's quarters; and, warehouse.

    Effective on: 8/16/2021

    Window Sign
    Window Sign means a sign installed inside a window and intended to be viewed from the outside.  Such sign shall be made of wood, paper, paint, or vinyl and not illuminated.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Xeriscape
    Xeriscape means landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental water from irrigation.  Xeriscape species are those listed for Region 5 in the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension publication Xeriscape™: Landscape Water Conservation.

    Effective on: 8/9/2022

    Yard, Front
    Yard, Front means an open, unoccupied space on a lot facing a street extended across the front of the lot between the side lot lines and from the main building to the front lot or street line with the minimum horizontal distance between the street line and the main building line as specified for the district in which it is located.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Yard, Rear
    Yard, Rear means an open, unoccupied space, except for accessory buildings as herein permitted, extending across the rear of a lot from one side lot line to the other side lot line and having a depth between the building and the rear lot line as specified in the district in which the lot is situated.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021

    Yard, Side
    Yard, Side means an open, unoccupied space or spaces on one or two sides of a main building and on the same lot with the building, situated between the building and a sideline of the lot and extending through from the front yard to the rear yard.  Any lot line not the rear line or a front line shall be deemed a sideline.

    Effective on: 5/17/2021