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Devine City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 6

- CLASS D TWO-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT

Sec. 1. - Use regulation.

In a class "D," two-family residence district, 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)

[Foregoing permitted uses.] Any use permitted in class "A," "B" and "C," single-family residential districts, subject to applicable regulations.

(2)

Two-family residence.

(3)

Child nursery, kindergarten [or] museum.

(4)

Accessory building. Including a private garage and servants' quarters, when located not less than 80 feet from the front line, nor less than five feet from any other line, nor less than three feet from either side line.

(5)

Incidental uses. Uses, customarily incident to any of the following uses, when situated in the same dwelling and not involving the conduct of a business, including customary home occupations, when engaged in by the occupants of the dwellings; such as dressmaker, the office of a physician, surgeon, dentist, musician or artist, when used as his or her private dwelling. Said incidental use, however, shall never be permitted as a principal use, but only as secondary use, when indispensably necessary to the enjoyment of the premises for any of the uses permitted by this section and actually made of the premises, but not otherwise.

(6)

Signs. No window displays; no name plate exceeding one square foot in area; no temporary bulletin board or sign board exceeding 12 square feet in area appertaining to the lease, hire or sale, or construction of a building or premises; no display advertising sign, ground or elevated; nor advertising sign of any other character shall be permitted in any "D" district, except churches, whose signs shall not exceed 18 square feet in area and be located in front yard behind the building line.

(7)

Temporary buildings. Temporary buildings may be used only for construction purposes or field office for the sale of real estate of the immediate addition; such temporary construction buildings must be removed immediately upon completion or abandonment of construction and the field office must be removed immediately upon request of the city inspector.

Sec. 2. - Height regulation.

No building shall exceed 45 feet or 2½ stories in height.

Sec. 3. - Area regulation.

(1)

Front yard.

(a)

There shall be a front yard having a minimum depth of 20 feet; provided that, if a building line has been established by two or more buildings on one side of the street in one block, this line shall establish the depth of the front yard.

If a building line has been established by ordinance or by two or more buildings for a distance of a block on the same side of a street, this line shall establish the minimum depth of the front yard.

(b)

Where lots have doubled frontage running from one street to the other, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

(2)

Side yard.

(a)

There shall be a side yard on each side of the lot not less than five feet, except that the side yard adjacent to a side street shall not be less than ten feet in width.

(3)

Rear yard.

(a)

There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than ten feet.

(4)

Lot area.

(a)

Minimum area of the lot shall be 9,000 square feet.

(5)

Width of the lot.

(a)

The minimum width of the lot shall be 60 feet.

(6)

Depth of lot.

(a)

The minimum depth of lot shall be as set out, or may be set out, by the city planning and zoning commission of the City of Devine for an area in which the lot is located.

(7)

Parking regulations.

(a)

Parking space shall be provided on the lot to accommodate two motor cars for each dwelling unit. A driveway leading to the garage may be used for such purpose.