Eagle Lake City Zoning Code
§ 14.01.009
District R-1, single-family residential district.
R-1 district description.
The R-1 district is primarily intended for single-family detached dwellings and related religious, educational and recreational facilities that provide the basic elements of a balanced and attractive neighborhood. These areas are intended to be separated and protected from the encroachment of land use activities which do not perform a function necessary to sustain the residential environment, internal stability, attractiveness, order, efficiency and security. The maintenance of property values is encouraged through the provision of adequate light, air and open space for dwellings and related facilities and through consideration of the proper functional relationship of various land use elements.
R-1 district use regulations.
A building or premises in the R-1 district shall be used only for the following purposes:
One-family dwellings.
Churches and other places of worship.
Real estate sales offices during the development of residential subdivisions not to exceed two (2) years. Display residential houses with sales offices, provided that if such display houses are not moved within a period of one year, specific permission must be obtained from the city council for such display houses to remain on their locations.
Accessory buildings and uses, customarily incident to the above uses and located on the same lot, not involving the conduct of a business with such accessory building and use being as defined in this chapter.
Home occupations in the R-1 district shall be subject to the following standards, or, if the standards cannot be met, the grant of a special use overlay may be requested:
The residential dwelling unit shall not be modified in appearance;
No more than one (1) person who does not reside in the residence may be employed by the business;
The use is limited to office or service businesses, and may not involve vehicle service or repair, a bed and breakfast, or any type of child care facility;
The business shall be operated in accordance with all applicable laws and permitting requirements;
The business shall be owned and operated by a person who resides in the dwelling unit;
The business activity shall not occupy more than 20 percent of the gross floor area of the principal residential building;
All business operations and storage shall be contained within the residential building;
No display of merchandise shall be visible from the exterior; and
The home occupation shall not create or cause any perceptible noise, odor, smoke, electrical interference, or vibrations that constitute a public nuisance.
Group homes subject to Texas Human Resources Code, section 123.001 et seq., are permitted provided they conform to all standards of this section, state law, and the exterior of the home is compatible with surrounding residential structures.
R-1 district area regulations.
Size of yards.
Front yard.
In the R-1 district, there shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than twenty (20) feet. Where lots have double frontage, running through from one street to another, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.
Side yard.
There shall be a side yard on each side of the lot having a width of not less than five (5) feet. A two-family dwelling shall have a side yard on each side of the lot of not less than ten feet. A side yard adjacent to a side street shall not be less than twenty (20) feet.
Rear yard.
There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than ten (10) feet.
Size of lot.
Lot area.
No building to be used as a one-family dwelling shall be constructed on any lot of less than 5,000 square feet.
Lot width.
The width of a lot for a single-family dwelling shall not be less than fifty (50) feet.
Lot depth.
The average depth of the lot shall not be less than one hundred (100) feet, except that a corner lot for use of a one-family dwelling having a minimum width of not less than eighty (80) feet may have an average depth of less than one hundred (100) feet provided that the minimum depth is no less than eighty-eight (88) feet.
Where a lot having less area, width and/or depth than is required in this subsection was created legally existed and existed in separate ownership on the effective date of this chapter the regulations in this subsection shall not prohibit the erection of a one-family dwelling on the lot, upon granting of a variance/special exception from the board of adjustment.
Parking regulations.
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided on dust-free, hard surfaces, in such numbers as necessary to accommodate regular traffic, including disabled parking spaces:
Single-family dwelling units shall have a minimum of two off-street parking spaces.
Real estate sales offices, three (3) parking spaces plus one (1) additional parking space for each four hundred square feet of floor area over one thousand square feet.
Group homes, one space for each bedroom, plus one additional parking space for each employee.
Disabled parking spaces shall be provided as required by the Texas Accessibility Standards, and shall be in addition to the required parking outlined above.
(Ordinance 2016-002 adopted 4/26/16)