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Devine City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 12

- CLASS J INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

Sec. 1. - Use regulation.

In an industrial district, class "J," no building, structure or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, altered or enlarged which is intended or designated [designed] to be used, in whole or in part, for any other than one or more of the following specified uses:

(1)

Any use permitted in a class "H," commercial business district, or class "I," light industrial district.

(2)

Canning and preserving factory.

Cattle pens, sheds and stockyard.

Cotton ginning, compressing, oil mill and storage yard.

Cotton seed products manufacture.

Creamery and dairy products manufacture and processing—wholesale milk distribution.

Chicken hatchery.

Food products manufacture, processing, packing and sales.

Junk yard.

Veterinary hospital.

Wrecking yard.

(3)

Any manufacture or industrial process not heretofore listed and not prohibited by law or ordinance.

(4)

Accessory buildings and uses incident to the above.

Sec. 2. - Height regulations.

No building shall exceed 75 feet in height unless set back from all lot lines one foot for each foot above the herein stated height limit. When building is located adjacent to residential or apartment use district, it shall not exceed 40 feet in height unless it is set back one foot from all required yard limits for each one foot of additional height above 40 feet.

Sec. 3. - Area regulations.

(1)

Front yard.

(a)

No front yard shall be required for business or industrial use. A 20-foot minimum front yard will be required for residential or apartment use.

(2)

Side yard.

(a)

No side yard will be required for business or industrial use. For residential or apartment use, a side yard shall be five feet on all sides, except that a side yard adjacent to a side street shall not be less than ten feet wide.

(3)

Rear yard.

(a)

No rear yard shall be required for commercial use. For residential or apartment use there shall be a rear yard of at least ten feet depth.

(4)

Area of the lot.

(a)

For exclusively residential or apartment use the minimum lot area shall be 9,000 square feet. For uses other than dwelling, permitted in this district, there are no restrictions.

(5)

Width of lot.

(a)

The minimum width of the lot for residential or apartment use shall be 60 feet. For commercial building use, there is no width restriction.

(6)

Depth of lot.

(a)

The minimum depth of lot shall be as set out, or may be set out, by the city planning commission of the City of Devine for the district in which the lot is located, except for class "J," in which no depth requirements are imposed for commercial uses.

(7)

Parking regulations.

(a)

Any business building shall provide off-street facilities for the loading or unloading of merchandise and goods within the building or adjacent to a public alley to facilitate movement of traffic on the streets.