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Eagle Pass City Zoning Code

Sec. 7.3

"R-5" garden home district.

The following regulations shall apply to the "R-5" Garden Home district:

A.

Use regulations: A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1)

Any use permitted in the "R-1" one-family dwelling district or the "R-2" second one-family dwelling district.

B.

Height regulations: No building shall exceed two and one-half (2½) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height.

C.

Yard regulations:

(1)

Front yard. There shall be a front yard along the front line of the lot. The minimum depth of such front yard shall be ten (10) feet. No structures will be permitted in the front yard setback area.

(2)

Side yards. There shall be a minimum separation between buildings of ten (10) feet for public safety purposes. Only one (1) side yard setback will be required in order to maximize lot usage.

(3)

Rear yard. The depth of the rear yard shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet.

(4)

Depth of lot. The lot shall have a minimum depth of one hundred (100) feet.

D.

Intensity of use: Except as hereinafter provided, all dwellings hereafter erected, enlarged, relocated or reconstructed, shall be located on lots containing the following areas:

(1)

A lot on which there is erected a single-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than four thousand and five hundred (4,500) square feet and an average width of not less than forty-five (45) feet.

E.

Parking regulations: Off-street parking shall be provided on a basis of two (2) concrete surfaced off-street parking spaces per dwelling. Other standards contained in section 12.1, Parking Requirements shall also apply.

F.

Additional use, height, and area regulations:

(1)

Additional use, height, and area regulations and exceptions are found in section 12 herein.

(Ord. No. 2020-01, § 1, 1-7-2020)