An enclosed accessory structure with a roof, used or intended for supporting or sheltering a use or, when permitted as an accessory dwelling unit, for occupancy.

An accessory building permitted as a habitable space to serve those individuals residing in the principal structure. An accessory dwelling unit can be attached or detached inasmuch as it fully complies with the regulations that pertain to its design and use.

A subordinate structure located on the lot, the use of which is clearly incidental to and associated with the principal structure.

A subordinate use that is located on the same lot as the principal use and is incidental to and associated with the principal use.

The Director of Development Services, or his or her designee, designated by the City Manager to administer the regulations and provisions of this Chapter.

A facility that provides services under an adult day care program on a daily or regular basis, but not overnight, to four (4) 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 must be licensed by the Texas Department of Human Services.

Any use of land or water designed to facilitate and provide support for agricultural uses.

Any area of land designed and set aside for the landing and take-off of an airplane and utilized in the interest of the public for such purposes.

A business whose revenue (60 percent or above of gross sales) comes from the sale of beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and which requires a license under Texas state regulations.

The use of a site for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for which the use receives more than 50 percent of its gross revenue on a quarterly basis from the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption.

An alley is a passageway that provides access to the rear or side of property. Alleys are intended for use at very low vehicular speeds and provide alternative locations for garbage collection and dry utilities.

See Texas Administrative Code, title 25, part 1, chapter 135, subchapter A, rule 135.2, Definitions. See also “Medical clinic.”

A recreational facility, including, but not limited to, clubhouse, swimming pool, and play area, operated for the exclusive use of private residents or neighborhood groups and their guests, and not the general public.

An establishment where domestic animals are bathed, clipped, or combed for the purpose of enhancing their appearance or health, and for which a fee is charged, but not including overnight boarding of animals.

A use in which large animals such as horses, goats, and livestock are admitted for examination and medical treatment. This use does not include medical care for small animals such as dogs, cats, and birds.

A use in which household pets, such as dogs, cats, and birds are admitted for examination and medical treatment. The use does not include medical care for large animals or livestock.

A building, or portion thereof, which is designed to contain three (3) or more independent dwelling units, for individuals and/or families living independently of each other.

A place in which a colony or colonies of bees are kept; for example, in a stand or shed for beehives, or a bee house containing a number of beehives.

Spires, belfries, cupolas, water tanks, ventilators, chimneys or other appurtenances usually required to be placed above the roof level and not intended for human occupancy.

An area contiguous to a street or plaza that is open and unobstructed and accessible to the public at all times. Arcades may include building columns, landscaping, statuary and fountains. Arcades do not include off-street loading/unloading areas, driveways or parking areas.

A specially designed outdoor space for the safe discharge of archery. This use does not include the discharge of rifles, shotguns, pistols and other firearms.

Laminated or dimensional shingles composed of a heavy fiberglass mat base and ceramic-coated mineral granules that are tightly embedded in carefully refined, water-resistant asphalt.

The use of a site for the display, production and/or sale of artwork.

An institution which provides food and shelter to four (4) or more elderly persons or adults who are unrelated to the proprietor of the establishment, as well as personal care services or administration of medication. These may also provide assistance with or supervision of the administration of medication or skilled nursing services. These facilities must be licensed by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services and further defined in Texas Health and Safety Code, chapter 247, Assisted Living Facilities.

A building or place arranged, designed, used or intended to be used for the purpose of providing general repair and servicing of all types of motor vehicles. Such repair or servicing may include reconditioning of engines, air conditioning systems and transmissions; wrecker service; collision services, including body, frame or fender straightening or repair; painting, undercoating and rust-proofing; replacement or repair of brakes, shock absorbers, tires, batteries, mufflers, or upholstery; and other similar services.

Any repair that does not require the removal of the engine head or pan, engine transmission, or differential, incidental body work, rebuilding or reconditioning of engines, framework, welding, and major painting service. Examples of minor services include, but are not limited to, the changing of fluids, tires, batteries, shock absorbers, mufflers, brakes, lights, wipers and tinting.

Includes the rental of new or used vehicles licensed under the Texas Motor Vehicle Registration Act.

Includes the sale of new or used vehicles licensed under the Texas Motor Vehicle Registration Act. New or used automotive sales requires the registration of the business with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

A roof-like structure of canvas or sheetmetal extending over a doorway, from the top of a window, over a deck, etc., in order to provide protection. Vinyl or plastic awnings are prohibited.

The use of a site for the provision of financial and banking services.

An owner-occupied residence, classified as a nonresidential use for the purpose of site development, with up to five (5) bedrooms available for overnight guests. A bed-and-breakfast shall not include restaurants, banquet facilities, or similar services.

See Texas Administrative Code, title 25, part 1, chapter 137, subchapter A, rule 137.2, Definitions. See also “Hospital services.”

A parcel of land within a subdivision that is bounded by streets, open spaces, boundaries of water and/or the exterior boundary of the subdivision.

A street with separated travel lanes including a landscaped area between each street section. Boulevards are differentiated from parkways in that they typically have a narrower separated section.

An establishment containing one (1) or more broadcast studios for over-the-air cable, or satellite delivery of radio or television programs.

The line at which construction of a building facade is to occur on a lot, running parallel to the front property line without setback, and thus ensuring a uniform building facade line on the street.

Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.

The total area enclosed by a line formed by the outside surface of all walls at the foundation line.

The vertical distance from the highest point on a structure to the average ground level of the grade where the walls or other structural elements intersect the ground.

A tract of land which, at the time of filing for a building permit, is intended by its owner or developer to be used, developed or built upon as a unit, under single ownership or control. It shall front upon a dedicated street.

The Building Official for the City or his or her designee.

The line within a property defining the minimum horizontal distance between a building and the adjacent street line.

Any central location or premises for the transient housing or parking of motor-driven buses or automobiles for the purposes of loading, unloading, and transporting passengers.

A porch or walkway with a roof supported by columns, often leading to the entrance of the building.

An on-site dwelling within a permitted principal use where the person, or family, resides as a live-in property manager, security guard, or caretaker for the principal use.

A roofed structure that is constructed specifically for the storage of one (1) or more vehicles which is not enclosed or walled on any side.

A facility where a customer can have a motorcycle, automobile, or light load vehicle washed in exchange for financial consideration.

Land used or dedicated for the burial of the dead.

A staggered roadway around tree groupings, at the end of a parking lane, or other feature, intended to slow traffic speed.

A place designed solely for the care of children belonging to employees of the primary use.

The City of Cedar Park, Texas, a home rule charter City.

The City Council of the City of Cedar Park, Texas.

A building, or a portion of a building, together with the grounds and related facilities, primarily used by an association of persons for periodic meetings to promote special purpose activities such as education, literature, science, government, social services, or civic improvements, and includes lodges, fraternal organizations and social clubs.

The codes and ordinances, which may be amended from time to time, of the City of Cedar Park.

A collector street provides mobility between areas of a district and is designed to insure a calm, safe street that enhances the livability and preserves the character of neighborhoods. Collector streets have a more residential character than main streets.

A community college, college, university, vocational, technical or trade schools, language school, business school, training center, beauty school, culinary school, and comparable advanced or continuing education facilities. The phrase does not include fitness centers, sports instruction, swimming instruction, or martial arts instruction.

A parking lot used for the temporary parking of automobiles for a fee.

A commercial facility providing services consisting of the on-site preparation and storage of food and food utensils to be delivered and served to and consumed by customers off the premises. This use can include retail sales as an accessory use. This term does not include the storage, rental, or supplying of party, banquet or event equipment, furnishings, or fixtures.

The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Cedar Park.

Privately or publicly owned land used for the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, plants, flowers, or herbs by multiple users. Community gardens may be divided into separate plots for cultivation by one (1) or more individuals or may be farmed collectively by members of the group and may include common areas maintained or used by group members.

An entity protected by the Texas Community Homes for Disabled Persons Act (Texas Human Resources Code, chapter 123, Community Homes for Persons with Disabilities); including:

A hard, strong building material made by mixing a cementing material ([such] as portland cement) and a mineral aggregate (such as sand and gravel) with sufficient water to cause the cement to set and bind the entire mass.

A hollow concrete masonry unit made from portland cement and suitable aggregates such as sand, gravely crushed stone, bituminous or anthracite cinders, burned clay or shale, pumice, volcanic scoria, air-cooled or expanded blast furnace slags, with or without the inclusion of other materials.

A use where cement, mortar, or asphalt is manufactured.

A form of real property ownership with portions of the real property designated for separate ownership or occupancy, and the remainder of the real property designated for common ownership or occupancy solely by the owners of those portions. Real property is a condominium only if one (1) or more of the common elements are directly owned in undivided interests by the unit owners. Real property is not a condominium if all of the common elements are owned by a legal entity separate from the unit owners, such as a corporation, even if the separate legal entity is owned by the unit owners.

Commercial use that sells, displays, or stockpiles large-scale intensive outdoor operations and contracting equipment, machinery, and other materials.

A building, part of a building, or land area for the construction or storage (inside or out) of materials, tools, products, and vehicle fleets.

Marijuana, hashish, cocaine, methamphetamine, any other “controlled substance,” “controlled substance analogue,” “synthetic controlled substance,” or substance or chemical that mimics the effect of THC such as synthetic cannabinoids or other controlled substances, or any other substance that violates federal, state, or local law, and is adapted to that purpose by virtue of a distinctive feature or combination of features associated with drug paraphernalia.

A retail establishment that sells primarily food products, household items, newspapers and magazines, candy, and beverages, and a limited amount of freshly prepared foods such as sandwiches and salads.

A business where specialty beer or wine is produced in limited quantities with on-site consumption and/or tasting, as regulated by the State of Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

A credit access business has the meaning given the term in V.T.C.A., Finance Code section 393.601(2).

A location containing a properly installed and licensed, certified apparatus intended for the use of cremation.

A street having but one (1) outlet to another street, and terminating on the opposite end by a vehicular turnaround.

A facility housing a collection of computer servers and associated components, such as telecommunication, storage and backup systems that supply information to a single or multiple end users off-site. Facilities typically require large amounts of electricity, strict temperature control and security, and will generally have few employees present on-site.

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 (7) or more children under 14 years of age for less than 24 hours a day, but at least two (2) hours a day, three (3) or more days a week.

A street other than a cul-de-sac, with only one (1) outlet.

The wholesale, retail sale and/or transfer or delivery of merchandise directly to a customer or customer’s agent for a business operation away from seller’s residence.

The wholesale, retail sale, and/or transfer or delivery of merchandise directly to a customer or customer’s agent for a business operation from seller’s residence.

A use that is interrupted or in which there is a break in continuity regardless of the intent of the owner or operator.

The maximum amount of motion in any direction as determined by a three (3) component simultaneous measuring system.

A zoning district which is a part of the City of Cedar Park, Texas.

Recognized domestic breeds of dogs and/or cats, birds, fish, gerbils, hamsters, nonpoisonous reptiles, and pot-bellied pigs. This definition excludes dangerous wild animals.

An outdoor area equipped with distance markers, clubs, balls, and tees for practicing long-distance golf drives.

A store where the primary business is the filling and sale of prescription drugs, medical devices and supplies, and non-prescription medicines.

There are two (2) types of duplexes:

A dwelling unit for one (1) family that is located on a separate, privately owned lot or tract with private yards on each side of the dwelling. Single-family dwellings may also be located on condominium-owned property, surrounded by limited common elements for use by residents of the single-family homes within the condominium development, which serve the same purpose as a private yard.

Shades of brown, yellow and green suggestive of natural earth tones.

For purposes of this Chapter, those electrical lines operated at normal voltages of 60,000 volts or more. Other lines, including lateral utility/service lines (meaning those lines that emanate from feeder lines and are used for distribution to smaller areas of consumers) are to be placed underground in the interior of all residential subdivisions.

A building providing a fully enclosed space on all sides by walls and with a full roof.

See Texas Administrative Code, title 25, part 1, chapter 117, subchapter A, rule 117.2, Definitions. See also “Medical clinics.”

A residential neighborhood that existed as of the effective date of this Chapter.

A facility consisting of multi-purpose rooms, outdoor courtyards, or recreational facilities used for hosting social gatherings such as weddings, parties, galas, receptions, and dances.

The use of a site for in-site extraction of surface or subsurface mineral products or natural resources. This use includes quarries, borrow pits, sand or gravel operations, oil or gas extraction, and mining operations.

The portion of any exterior elevation on the building extending from grade to the top of the parapet, wall or eaves and extending the entire length of the building.

One (1) or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption, or a group not to exceed eight (8) persons not all related by blood or marriage, adoption or guardianship, occupying a dwelling unit and living as a single housekeeping unit.

A home that provides regular care in the caretaker’s own residence for not more than six (6) children under 14 years of age, excluding children who are related to the caretaker, and that provides care after school hours for not more than six (6) additional elementary school-age children, but the total number of children, including children who are related to the caretaker, does not exceed 12 at any given time. The term does not include a home that provides care exclusively for any number of children who are related to the caretaker.

Land devoted to the following uses:

The design and placement of windows.

A nearly horizontal roof pitched for water drainage only. Refer to picture below.

A site where space is rented to vendors on a short-term basis for the sale of merchandise. The principal sales shall include new and used household goods, personal effects, tools, artwork, small household appliances, and similar merchandise, objects, or equipment in small quantities.

The ratio of a building’s gross floor area to the area of the lot on which the building is located.

The transformation of raw ingredients, by physical or chemical [means]: into food, or of food into other forms. The term includes the combination of raw food ingredients into a form that can be prepared and used by a consumer. Food processing typically involves activities such as mincing and macerating, liquefaction, emulsification, and cooking (such as boiling, broiling, frying, or grilling); pickling, pasteurization, and many other kinds of preservation; and canning or other packaging. Food processing does not include the harvesting, storage, or transportation of cultivated agricultural products.

The foretelling of the future in exchange for financial or other valuable consideration.

See Texas Administrative Code, title 25, part 1, chapter 131, subchapter A, rule 131.2. Definitions. See also “Medical clinics.”

An un-air-conditioned roofed structure attached to the front of a house, which may include ramps for handicapped access.

A yard extending across the full width of a site that lies between the front lot line and the front line of a building or if there is no principal building, between the front lot line and the required front setback line. A through lot shall have a front yard on each of the opposing streets.

A building used primarily for human funeral services. Such building may contain space and facilities for embalming, preparation of the dead for burial, casket storage, and undertaking services.

A roof type that consists of two roof sections sloping in opposite directions and placed such that the highest, horizontal edges meet to form the roof ridge. Refer to picture below.

A symmetrical two-sided roof with two slopes on each side. The upper slope is positioned at a shallow angle, while the lower slope is steep. Refer to picture below.

Any building, land area, or other premises that sells gas and/or diesel fuels primarily to passenger vehicles, with or without the following accessory uses: sales of lubricants, tires, accessories or supplies, minor repairing of automobiles.

A narrowed threshold at a road intersection, with an optional median, intended to slow traffic speed.

See the Texas Administrative Code, title 25, part 1, chapter 133, subchapter A, rule 133.2, Definitions. See also “Hospital services.”

The direct light emitting from a luminaire that causes reduced vision or momentary blindness.

A location owned, operated, or occupied by a governmental agency that functions as a service yard that may have outdoor operations, [and] outdoor storage of materials and equipment, to provide governmental services to the public.

Government owned and operated institutions or facilities including but not limited to a library, museum, park, playground, recreational center, jail or correctional facility, police, fire or utility facilities.

A relatively short linear park providing pedestrian connections and pedestrian access, which is not designed for vehicular use.

The roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane. It may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems.

Any building where most of the gross floor area is devoted to the sale of food products for home preparation and consumption, but may also offer prepared food for on- or off-site consumption, retail personal and household items, and a pharmacy. As an accessory use, the grocery may also have gasoline pumps.

The total floor area of a building, both above and below ground. Gross building area is measured from the exterior faces of a building or structure. Gross building area does not include roofed porches, exterior balconies, or other similar areas, unless they are enclosed by walls that are more than 42 inches in height for 50 percent or more of their perimeter.

The sum of the gross horizontal areas of all floors of a building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating two (2) buildings. Gross floor area does not include basements when at least one-half the floor-to-ceiling height is below grade, accessory parking (i.e. parking that is available on- or off-site that is not part of the use’s minimum parking standard), attic space having a floor-to-ceiling height less than seven (7) feet, exterior balconies, uncovered steps, or inner courts.

A facility where members or non-members use equipment or space for the purpose of physical exercise.

Any retail establishment open to the public that presents, displays, or offers for sale paraphernalia, items, equipment, or products commonly used, intended to be used, or commonly known to be used, for the ingestion, inhalation, preparation, or injection of illegal substances, to include any device which has been fabricated, constructed, altered, adjusted, or marked especially for use in the smoking or ingestion of a controlled substance, notwithstanding that it might also be possible to use the device for some other purpose.

An area of land or water or a structural surface which is used for the landing and take-off of helicopters, and any appurtenant areas which are used for fueling, maintenance, repairs, storage, buildings, and other heliport facilities.

Roof type where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Refer to picture below.

A business, profession, occupation, or trade conducted for gain or support entirely within a residential building, or a structure accessory thereto, which is incidental and secondary to the use of such building for dwelling purposes and which does not change the essential residential character of such building.

A grouping of single-use buildings, both residential and nonresidential, within one (1) cohesive development.

An institution providing primary health services, psychiatric services, and medical or surgical care to persons primarily on an inpatient basis. The use differs from medical clinics in that it may require stays for longer than 24 hours. Includes the following land uses: cancer center; birthing center; general hospital; private psychiatric hospital; niche hospital; special hospital; and trauma facilities.

A facility offering transient lodging accommodations to the general public and which may include additional facilities and services, such as restaurants, meeting rooms, entertainment, personal services, and recreational facilities.

A building with tiers of seats for spectators used for sporting, performances, lectures, or other recreational or cultural events. Accessory uses or activities subordinate in area, extent, and purpose to the principal use, which are customarily established in conjunction with the operation are permitted, including accessory sales of alcoholic beverages, accessory food services and accessory sales.

Uses that provide commercial amusement indoors, except sexually oriented uses, including, but not limited to:

Factory-built housing certified as meeting the state building code as applicable to modular housing. Once certified by the state, modular homes are subject to the same codes and regulations as conventional site-built homes.

The overnight boarding of either small or large animals by a facility licensed by the State of Texas.

An area of land or an excavation in which wastes are placed for permanent disposal. For the purposes of this Code, the word “landfill” does not include clean debris, e.g., dirt, trees, rocks, etc.

A facility where patrons wash and/or dry clothing and other fabrics in machines operated by the patron (self-serve washers/dryers).

A local street provides access within a neighborhood. Local streets form the framework and compose the majority of streets within a district and shape the identity and character of a neighborhood.

A parcel of land which is designated as a separate tract, and which is identified by a tract or lot number or symbol on a subdivision plat approved in the manner required by chapter 212 of the Local Government Code which has been properly filed of record, and which is, or in the future may be, offered for sale, conveyance, transfer, or improvement.

A lot situated at the intersection of two (2) streets.

The mean horizontal distance between the front lot line and the rear lot line of a lot.

That boundary of a building lot which is also the line of an existing or dedicated street. Upon corner lots, either street line may be selected as the front lot line provided a front and rear yard are established adjacent and opposite, respectively to the front lot line.

The boundary of a lot which is the most distant from and is, or is most nearly parallel to the front lot line.

The boundary of a lot which is neither a front lot line nor a rear lot line.

The width of a lot at the building line.

An area of land designated as a lot on a subdivision plat duly recorded with the County Clerk; or an area of land held in ownership described by metes and bounds upon a deed recorded or registered with the County Clerk.

An area and structures used for the storage, distribution, and sale of finished or rough-cut lumber and lumber products.

A main street provides mobility between areas of a district and is designed to insure a calm, safe street that enhances the livability and preserves the character of neighborhoods. Main streets have a more urban character than collector streets.

A roof type having two slopes on every side, the lower slope being considerably steeper than the upper. The same roof profile is displayed on all sides. Refer to picture below.

A structure:

The sale of trailers or manufactured homes on a parcel of land but excluding the use of such facilities as dwellings either on a temporary or permanent basis.

The industrial processing and manufacturing of materials or products predominately from extracted or raw materials unless materials are classified as hazardous by the Fire Marshal.

Manufacturing of finished products or parts, predominantly from previously prepared materials, including fabrication, assembly, and packaging of such products, and incidental storage, sales and distribution of such products, but excluding basic industrial processing.

A rock that will polish and that is composed mainly of calcite or dolomite or, rarely, serpentine.

Massage therapy performed by an unlicensed practitioner.

For purposes of this Chapter, mechanical equipment includes all equipment, including but not limited to utility huts, condensers, air ducts, meters, roof equipment, etc. that are located on the site and/or are attached to the exterior of the building.

The use of the site for the provision of medical, psychiatric, or surgical services on an outpatient basis. These facilities can be differentiated from a medical office in that such facilities would be primarily open to and operated for the general, walk-in public, and would not normally require an appointment. This use includes ambulatory surgical centers (ASC); end-stage renal disease facility (dialysis); outpatient services; and freestanding emergency medical care facility.

The use of the site for the consultation, diagnosis, therapeutic, preventative, or corrective personal treatment by doctors, dentists, or similar practitioners of medical and healing arts for humans, medical or dental laboratories. These facilities can be differentiated from a medical clinic in that such facilities primarily operate on an appointment basis, are generally not open to the general walk-in public, and offer specialized services or attention.

80 percent or higher reflectivity of glazed, treated or manufactured glass.

A building that contains at least one (1) floor devoted to allowed nonresidential uses and at least one (1) devoted to allowed residential uses.

The use of a site by two (2) or more semi-stationary mobile food establishments.

A structure:

A dwelling in a developing subdivision located on a legal lot of record that is limited to temporary use as a sales office for the subdivision and to provide an example of the dwellings which have been built or which are proposed to be built in the same subdivision.

A building, place, or institution devoted to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value.

Waterways, wetlands, and native landscape areas, which are intended to be preserved in their natural state.

A staggered roadway at an intersection or other point intended to slow traffic speed.

The area within the platted limits of a lot that is available for development. For the purpose of calculating residential density, net acreage shall not include the following: right-of-way, parkland and open space, detention and land used for nonresidential purposes.

See Texas Administrative Code, title 25, part 1, chapter 133, subchapter A, rule 133.2, Definitions. See also “Hospital services.”

Building that was lawfully constructed prior to the effective date of this Chapter, or amendment hereto, that does not conform to the standards found within Article 11.03, Development and Design Standards, that is applicable to the same type of building in the district in which the building is located.

Lots that were lawfully created before the effective date of this Chapter, or amendments hereto, but which no longer comply with the minimum lot width, frontage, depth, or area requirements of this Chapter, as stated in Article 11.03, Development and Design Standards.

A structure other than a building that was lawfully constructed prior to the effective date of this Chapter, or amendment hereto, that does not conform to the standards that are applicable to the same type of structure in the district in which the structure is located.

A use that does not conform to the use regulations of this Chapter, but that was lawfully established under the regulations in force at the beginning of operation and has not ceased, as defined herein, since that time.

A medical transfer service for the transportation of individuals to or from a medical facility, nursing home, or residence under circumstances which do not constitute an emergency, in which the use of lights and sirens is prohibited, except when in the course of transport, said transport becomes an emergency, per chapter 546 of the Texas Transportation Code.

An enterprise that conducts the sale of plants grown on and/or off the premises. The term also includes, as an accessory use, the sale of a limited selection of items, such as soil, planters, pruners, mulch, lawn or patio furniture, and garden accessories that are directly related to the care and maintenance of landscapes and gardens.

The growing, cultivation, storage, and sale of garden plants, flowers, trees and shrubs to landscapers, developers, builders, and retail nurseries.

An institution which provides food and shelter to four (4) or more persons who are unrelated to the proprietor of the establishment; as well as minor treatment under the direction and supervision of a physician licensed by the Texas Medical Board, or other services that meet some need beyond the basic provision of food, shelter, and laundry. These are licensed by the Texas Board of Human Services and further defined in chapter 242 of the Texas Health and Safety Code.

A site used for the provision of executive, management, administrative, professional, or consulting services.

An establishment with a maximum of 75 percent of its total floor area devoted to storage and warehousing, but not accessible to the general public. The remaining area may include retail and wholesale sale areas, sales offices, and display areas for products sold and distributed from the storage and warehousing areas. This use does not include processing, manufacturing or fabrication conducted on-site, but may include the light assembly of merchandise.

Vehicular parking outside the street right-of-way that has adequate drives, aisles, and turning and maneuvering areas for access and usability.

Vehicular parking contained on the street pavement (public and private streets) located outside the primary travel way, which spaces shall be designated and located parallel or at an angle to the street centerline.

An attached or detached, fully enclosed structure that is built to house one (1) full-size automobile.

An open air facility or building with tiers of seats for spectators used for sporting, performances, lectures, or other recreational or cultural events. Accessory uses or activities subordinate in area, extent, and purpose to the principal use, which are customarily established in conjunction with the operation are permitted, including accessory sales of alcoholic beverages, accessory food services and accessory sales.

Uses that provide large scale, regional commercial amusement outdoors, as defined herein, including, but not limited to:

Uses that provide commercial amusement outdoors, on a local, neighborhood scale, as defined herein, including, but not limited to:

An open outdoor eating and gathering area which may be covered, but must remain open on at least three (3) sides.

Public or private parks, golf courses, swimming pools, ball fields, tennis courts, and other such uses providing recreational opportunities for a neighborhood or the community at-large. This use is not intended for commercial purposes.

Outdoor park facilities designed for passive recreational activities such as walking trails and child playground equipment.

The storage of inventory or the storage of materials that are or are not for sale or lease. This definition shall not mean sample merchandise or goods on display; however, at no time shall any salvage or construction material be considered as merchandise or goods on display. Merchandise located within a pole barn is excluded from this definition.

An operation that stores, displays, and sells products in the outdoors. This use includes trucks, trailers, portable buildings, and fleet storage.

See Texas Administrative Code, title 25, part 1, chapter 133, subchapter A, rule 133.2, Definitions. See also “Medical clinics.”

A person, corporation, partnership, or legal entity, which is the legal or equitable owner of land.

A specially designed outdoor space in which players eliminate opponents from play by hitting them with dye-filled breakable, oil and gelatin balls or pellets, usually shot from a carbon dioxide or compressed air (nitrogen) powered “paintball” marker.

The portion of a wall that extends above the roofline.

An open space, available for recreation with landscaping consisting of paths and trails, open lawn, trees, open shelters, recreational facilities, [and] public or private open space improvements, including swimming pools, sports fields, courts and amenity centers.

A structure designed to accommodate vehicular parking spaces that are fully or partially enclosed or located on the deck surface of a building. The phrase includes freestanding parking structures, deck parking, and parking pedestals under buildings.

An open space, available for recreation with landscaping consisting of paths and trails, open lawn, trees, open shelters, recreational facilities, and public or private open space improvements including but not limited to swimming pools, sports fields, courts, and amenity centers.

An open space that does not significantly alter the natural environment and that functions either as a nature preserve or to facilitate passive recreational opportunities.

A street with a separated travel lanes including a landscaped area between each street section. Parkways are differentiated from boulevards in that they typically have a wider separated section.

An establishment where money is loaned on the security of personal property pledged in the keeping of the owners (pawnbroker); and the retail sales of items purchased also takes place.

Means a natural person, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, and also includes a firm, partnership or corporation, or their successors or assigns or the agent of any of the aforesaid.

The use of a site for the provision of periodically needed services of a personal nature. This use includes beauty and/or barber shops, hairdressers, manicurists, seamstress or tailor services, shoe repair shops, dry cleaning and/or laundering drop-off/pick-up station services, handicraft or hobby instruction, weight loss centers, photography studios, driving schools, spas, full-service beauty salons with permanent makeup, licensed massage therapy and ear piercing.

A building, facility, room or portion thereof used for regular organized religious assembly and worship. Parsonages, rectories, and buildings providing classroom space for religious education shall be considered part of the permitted principal use. The term place of worship also includes the following accessory uses, which occur on the grounds of the place of worship: principal or secondary educational facilities, offices, community recreational facilities, and day care facilities.

A linear portion of land of public street right-of-way lying between the street pavement curb and the sidewalk, which is reserved for the purpose of landscaping and installation of street trees.

A children’s play area, including related amenities, that is designed for group use.

An open air structure having at least four (4) posts/poles to support a roof canopy for purposes of providing covered storage/livestock shelter.

A building constructed off-site and placed on a single site for a period of time to temporarily house the operations of a business until permanent facilities are constructed and/or renovated.

A building constructed off-site and placed at an educational, governmental or religious facility or site for a period of time to temporarily house a classroom(s) and/or other operations until permanent facilities are constructed and/or renovated.

A container that may be used to transport goods, but may then also be stationary on a single site for a period of time before or after transport.

A small entrance porch.

Any facility that is engaged in the recovery of energy or power from solid waste, biomass, or other technologies.

The front door to an establishment intended as the primary customer access point. The area of an entrance shall include the area on either side of the door for a distance of at least 10 feet.

See section 11.03.152(B)(1), Permitted Exterior Building Materials.

A building in which is conducted the principal use(s) of the lot on which it is located or, in a group development, of the building site on which it is located.

The primary use of a residential lot on which the dwelling is located.

An establishment which reproduces, in printed form, individual orders from a business, profession, service, industry or government organization.

A minor private access way, either two-way or one-way, located within development areas and providing vehicular and other access to public streets.

Open space that is owned and maintained by a property owners’ association or by an individual property owner.

See Texas Administrative Code, title 25, part 1, chapter 134, subchapter A, rule 134.2, Definitions. See also “Hospital services.”

A privately owned accredited institution that provides full-time instruction for students from kindergarten to 12th grade.

Any work of art or design created by an artist and sited in a public place.

Open space that is owned and maintained by the City or by a property owners’ association, including land that is dedicated for parkland.

An public institution that provides full-time instruction for students from kindergarten to 12th grade.

A park that includes temporary overnight parking for licensed motor vehicle that can be towed, hauled, or driven. Permitted vehicles include travel trailers, self-propelled motor homes, and camping trailers.

Any building or structure used for the sale of a vehicle designed and/or used for living or sleeping and/or recreational purposes and equipped with wheels to facilitate movement from place to place, and automobiles when used for living or sleeping purposes and including pick-up coaches (campers), motorized homes, boats, travel trailers, and camping trailers not meeting the specifications required for a manufactured home.

The use of a site for collection, transfer, or processing of recyclable materials. Recyclable materials include glass, paper, plastic, cans, or other source-separated, nonperishable materials. This use excludes bulk or single-feed reverse vending machines.

Modification of an existing developed lot/parcel that will require a building permit.

A business that engages in research, or research and development, of innovative ideas in technology intensive fields, and may include light assembly of merchandise. Examples include computer software, information technology, communications systems transportation, and multi-media.

The use of a site for the preparation and retail sale of food and beverages for on-premises consumption, including the on-premises sale of alcoholic beverages as an accessory use (must be less than 60 percent of gross sales). The use does not include drive-in or drive-through facilities.

A restaurant which:

The sale of merchandise in small quantities directly to the ultimate consumer.

Land dedicated or reserved for streets, utilities, or other public facilities.

A one-way circular traffic rotary intersection, which reduces the need for traffic lights, allowing up to four (4) streets to converge at a single point and at acute angles, and which are intended to move traffic through an intersection in a smooth and orderly fashion while lessening traffic delays.

A yard, lot or place, covered or uncovered, outdoors or in an enclosed building, containing salvage or junk, upon which occurs one (1) or more acts of buying, storage, dismantling, processing, recycling, selling, or offering for sale any such salvage, in whole units or by parts, for a business or a commercial purpose, whether or not the proceeds from such act or acts are to be used for charity.

Materials that are not counted as primary materials and are used in a secondary capacity for building treatment, as referenced in section 11.03.152(B)(2), Secondary Materials.

A support use to the principal, permitted use that remains incidental to the principal use, both in building square footage and, when applicable, in gross sales. A space that utilizes 90 percent of its space for the primary, permitted use purposes, can use the balance for the secondary use.

A structure containing separate storage spaces, which may be of various sizes, leased or rented on an individual basis which may have interior and/or exterior access. This use also includes outdoor RV and boat storage.

Any area for loading docks, outdoor storage (other than an outdoor display, sales, and storage area), trash collection or compaction, truck parking, or other similar functions.

A setback extending the full width of a lot between the street lot line and the front building line.

A setback extending the full width of the lot in the area between the rear lot line and the rear building line.

A setback extending the full length of the lot in the area between a side lot line and a side building line.

A setback extending the full width of a lot between the street lot line and a side building line.

See Cedar Park Code of Ordinances, Chapter 4, Article 4.07.

A roof type having a single-sloping plane and no hips, ridges or valleys. Refer to picture below.

A lot created for the purpose of a dwelling to be constructed along or near an interior side lot line with a yard created on the opposite side of the lot.

The cumulative total area of contiguous land containing the same zoning designation.

A small solar collector designed to be incorporated onto the roof of a residential or nonresidential building. Solar panels for purpose of this Chapter are considered as an optional, associated use to any building.

See the Texas Administrative Code, title 25, part 1, chapter 133, subchapter A, rule 133.2, Definitions. See also “Hospital services.”

A business establishment, private club, or association that operates an area for the discharge or other use of firearms for silhouette, skeet, trap, black powder, target, self-defense, or similar recreational shooting.

The first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns or any work beyond the stage of excavation or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation.

Rock selected or processed by shaping, cutting, or sizing for building or other use.

A land use whereby stone is cut or carved.

Any public thoroughfare or space more than 20 feet in width which has been dedicated or otherwise established for use as a public roadway.

The built and planned elements of a street, which define its character.

The portion of the street between the face of curbs.

Anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on the ground or attached or resting on something having a fixed location on the ground.

A water-filled enclosure, permanently constructed or portable, having a depth of more than 18 inches below the level of the surrounding land, or an above-surface pool, having a depth of more than 30 inches designed, used, and maintained for swimming and bathing.

The workshop of a tattoo artist and/or a facility where the piercing of body parts, other than ears, is performed for the purposes of allowing the insertion of jewelry.

A building for the purpose of temporary office space during construction of new permanent office structures.

A dumpster set up temporarily to use for garbage during a construction project.

A storage yard for construction supplies, materials, or equipment for temporary use during a construction project.

A road narrowed at a tree grouping, at the end of a parking lane, or other feature intended to slow traffic speed.

The regulations and development standards set forth herein, which are applicable to the Cedar Park Town Center.

A single-family attached dwelling with three (3) to no more than six (6) units, with each single unit extending from the ground to the roof and with each unit having individual outside access.

Street design elements intended to slow the speed of vehicular traffic. Traffic calming measures may include, but are not limited to, the following terms: chicane, gateway, neckdown, roundabout, and throttle.

An area designated for public transportation pick-up and drop-off.

The use of a site for the provision of a facility for the loading, unloading, or interchange of passengers, baggage, or incidental freight or package express between modes of transportation, when located in conjunction with the offices, dispatching facilities, garage, maintenance and services facilities that are directly associated with the principal use, which includes public transit facilities, shipping and freight services, and private or public taxicab or shuttle services and facilities.

See the Texas Administrative Code, title 25, part 1, chapter 157, subchapter A, rule 157.2, Definitions. See also “Hospital services.”

An attached or detached, fully enclosed structure that is built to house two (2) full-size automobiles.

An interest in land granted to the City, to the public generally, and/or to a private utility corporation, for installing or maintaining utilities across, over or under private land, together with the right to enter thereon with machinery and vehicles necessary for maintenance of said utilities.

The use of a site for the provision of public and/or private utility services that are necessary to support the development in the area and involve only minor structures and small buildings including, but not limited to lift stations, telephone switching centers, service extensions or similar facilities.

The use of a site for the provision of generating plants, electrical switching facilities or primary substations, or similar facilities.

A structure and/or site vacated for at least 90 days without an active renovation/rehabilitation building permit for either the site or structures.

Any unattended self-service devices that, upon the insertion of coins, tokens, or consumer credit cards will dispense merchandise, banking services or other things of value. A vending kiosk may be portable or permanently installed.

Nonstructural facing of brick, concrete, stone, tile, or other similar material attached to a backing for the purpose of ornamentation, protection or insulation.

A building that combines different uses in the same building. Residential uses are prohibited on the ground floor.

The use of a site for the provision of wholesaling, storage, warehouse services, or handling of materials and equipment. The use includes wholesale distributors, storage warehouses, and moving or storage firms.

Wireless telecommunication facilities mounted onto a building.

An unstaffed facility operating for the transmission and reception of low-power radio signals consisting of an equipment shelter or cabinet, a support structure, antennas or other similar equipment.

A wrecker service that includes the temporary storage or impoundment of primarily operable or repairable motor vehicles and in which the owner or operator has an active licensed franchise agreement with the City of Cedar Park police department for wrecker rotation.

An open space, on the same building lot with a building, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided.