A tank listed in accordance with UL 2085 consisting of a primary tank provided with protection from physical damage and fire-resistive protection from a high-intensity liquid pool fire exposure. The tank may provide protection elements as a unit or may be an assembly of components, or a combination thereof.

Means of approaching or nearing; includes a right of passage to and from an adjacent street.

In a service, commercial, business, or industrial district, a subordinate building attached or detached, and used for a purpose customarily incidental to the main structure. No accessory structure shall be allowed without a principal structure and shall be located on the same lot as the principal structure.

A subordinate building detached, and used for a purpose customarily incidental to the main use including, but not limited to, a private garage for automobile storage, tool house, gazebo, greenhouse as a hobby (not for business), home workshop, children’s playhouse, storage house, and a garden shelter, and said building shall in no way involve the conducting of a business.

An establishment or manufacturing facility which produces one or more components for aircrafts.

An area improved for the landing or takeoff of aircraft, approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for operation as an airport.

An establishment which offers to its patrons a variety of alcoholic beverages packaged for consumption away from the premises.

An establishment which offers to its patrons alcoholic beverages or mixed alcoholic beverages for consumption on-site in opened containers or vessels.

A minor way which is used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or side of properties.

An establishment which provides ambulatory transport of persons, to or from a medical facility for a fee.

A facility providing game equipment for entertainment and amusement as its primary source of income. Games contained in the facility may include coin-operated machines utilizing balls, pins, and baskets, video equipment, and pinball. Other equipment may include skill games such as pool, billiards, bowling, shuffleboard, darts, and batting cages. Any combination of these games may be used in the facility. Games of wagering, sweepstakes, and chance that may be categorized as gambling are prohibited and not included in this use.

An amusement enterprise offering entertainment or games of skill to the general public for a fee or charge wherein any portion of the activity takes place in the open which includes but is not limited to a miniature golf course, go-cart track, bumper boats, roller coasters, paint ball courses, and other associated amusement type rides. This shall include water parks, amusement parks, carnivals, etc.

An establishment that offers to the general public the service of animal grooming for domestic pets. No boarding or medical care is provided.

All goods, materials, articles, or merchandise at least one hundred (100) years of age which derive value from age.

An establishment offering for sale items such as glass, china, furniture, or similar furnishing and decorations which have value and significance as a result of age or design with no outside display or storage.

A room or group of rooms used as a dwelling for one (1) family unit with cooking and restroom facilities therein located in a building where other family dwelling units are located.

Any building, or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied as three or more families living independently of each other maintaining separate cooking and restroom facilities.

An establishment that offers individual alteration, repair, or creation of clothing and apparel to the public.

A shop specializing in repair of household appliances including but not limited to stoves, refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, televisions, and freezers. This use shall not permit outside display or storage of appliances or appliance parts.

An establishment offering for sale new or refurbished household appliances including but not limited to stoves, refrigerators, washing machines, clothes dryers, televisions, and freezers that shall not permit outside storage or display.

An establishment exhibiting articles or [of] art, which are for sale, such as paintings, sculptures, etc.

An establishment offering for sale those items commonly associated with hobbies, including display areas for hobbies. This shall include but is not limited to art supplies, ceramics, sewing supplies, craft supplies, plaster working supplies, scrapbooking items, flower arranging items, etc.

A facility which mixes asphalt or cement with various aggregates and water in large quantities.

A building and associated facilities for lease, rent or hire dedicated to social or recreational activities without the serving of alcohol.

A facility for the assembly of equipment including automobiles, trucks, farm machinery, railroad cars, engines, and appliances from components fabricated for the most part in other locations.

An athletic field or stadium owned and operated privately, including a baseball field, golf course, football field, or stadium which may be lighted for night-time play.

An athletic field or stadium owned and operated by a public agency for the general public, including a baseball field, soccer field, golf course, football field, or stadium which may be lighted for night-time play.

An establishment which produces bakery goods and various confectionery items, such as rolls, bread, cakes, etc., for direct sale to the consumer.

A manufacturing facility for either baked goods or candy with the purpose of selling the products at off-site retail locations.

An establishment for receiving or lending money, various other financial services may be offered, usually regulated by the Federal Reserve Board, insured by FDIC.

A place where spirituous, vinous, malt or other alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on-premises; provided however, that incidental holding areas within restaurants for customers awaiting seating and in which alcoholic beverages are served shall not be construed to be “bars” so long as such holding area or areas do not exceed 25% of the total square footage of the restaurant, excluding kitchen areas, and the gross sales for alcoholic beverages within the restaurant excluding such holding areas do not exceed 20% of the gross receipts of the restaurant; and, further, provided that restaurants which derive 20% or less of their gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages shall not be construed to be “bars.”

An establishment which provides personal services including haircuts, perms, color treatments, manicures, pedicures, and other personal beauty services staffed by licensed persons.

A private, commercial enterprise offering outdoor batting cages to the general public for a fee or charge.

An establishment, operated by a licensed nonprofit organization, which offers a specific game of chance, commonly known at [as] bingo or lotto, in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random. Establishment and operators must meet all regulations as required by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

A tract of land bounding by streets, or by a combination of streets and public parks, cemeteries, railroad right-of-way, airport boundaries, bulkheads, or shore lines where no bulkheads have been established, or corporate boundary lines of the city. In cases where the platting is incomplete or disconnected, the zoning administrator shall determine the outline of the block.

The zoning board of adjustment of the City of Forest Hill, Texas.

An open area or lot used for the display or sale of boats; includes building which may display boats and contain, therein, an area where boats are serviced; no parts or damaged merchandise awaiting installation or repair, respectively, shall be visible on the premises.

An establishment where books, magazines, periodicals, or newspapers are sold. This is to not include adult books, adult magazines, etc., as defined in the SOB ordinance [article 5.14].

A facility for the bottling of products for off-site retail sales.

A facility housing a series of wooden lanes on which a hard ball is rolled down in an effort to knock down wooden pins, usually having facilities for food or drink. Should this use include the selling of alcoholic beverages, then a specific use permit shall be required.

A covered passage one story in height and six (6) feet or more in width connecting a main structure and an accessory building. A breezeway shall be considered an accessory building.

An area of land together with specified planting and/or structures thereon, which may be required between land uses of different intensities to eliminate or minimize conflicts between such uses.

To erect, convert, enlarge, reconstruct, restore, or alter a building or structure.

Any structure built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, chattels or removable property of any kind and which is affixed to the land. This term does not include fences, but does include swimming pools.

The gross area covered by the building or buildings placed on a lot.

Those regulations adopted in chapter 4 of the Forest Hill Code of Ordinances.

A setback line from a public or private street. See “Setback line.”

A contractor’s facility specializing in construction repair or remodeling.

A facility for the production of building materials which include fiberglass, wallboard, shingles, etc.

An establishment which distributes or sells building materials, such as hardware, plumbing material, electrical material, lumber, fencing wire, bricks, cement cinderblocks, landscaping stones, and other materials used in the building trade. All outside storage shall be enclosed with a solid screening device.

The city manager of the city or the person otherwise duly designated to act in such capacity for the city.

An instrument in writing signed by an enforcing officer authorizing described construction on a particular lot.

A facility that provides for regularly scheduled transit services, passenger lounges, ticketing, and customer parking.

A room or group of rooms where the general administration and affairs of a business are carried on, but where no retail transactions are conducted.

A shop for the assembly of cabinetry for domestic use.

Wires conducting television signals for charge to subscribers.

A commercial eating establishment where snacks or meals are vended for consumption primarily on the premises. This definition is intended to include establishments with delivery offered to automobiles away from the main building.

An area that is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients using recreational vehicles, tents, or other temporary dwellings for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes. The use may also include cooking facilities, bathhouses, and recreation areas. This does not include a manufactured housing community.

An establishment which offers for sale various confectionery items.

A commercial operation which washes, waxes, buffers, or launders cars or other automotive equipment. Must have proper drainage inlets as required by the city’s building official or designee.

A residence located on a premise with a main nonresidential or residential use occupied only by an employee of the principal use, and serviced through the same utility meters or connections as the principal use to which it is accessory. Manufactured homes are not permitted for this use.

A standardized, reusable vessel that is or appears to be: Originally, specifically or formerly designed for or used in the packing, shipping, movement or transportation of freight, goods or commodities, and/or designed for or capable of being mounted or moved on a rail car, and/or designed for or capable of being mounted on a chassis or bogie for movement by truck trailer or loaded on a ship. Shall not be allowed more than two (2) months in a residential district.

A traveling amusement show featuring exhibits and rides or varied performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals.

An establishment which cleans commercial and residential carpets and rugs on-site.

An establishment which manufactures commercial and residential carpets and rugs.

An establishment which offers for sale commercial and residential carpets and rugs.

A facility where food is prepared in large quantities to be transported to, served, and consumed at an off-site location.

A manufacturing facility and process for making cement, hydrated lime, and byproducts, including storage of product and raw materials.

An area or structure designed to contain the remains of humans or animals for permanent interment.

A written instrument signed by the building official authorizing a described use at a described location.

A place or space used by an accountant who has successfully completed all five (5) parts of the state CPA examination, has met all background checks, and is licensed by the state.

A building or facility that is used for the mixing or blending of various chemicals both liquid and powder chemicals in order to produce various cleaning products for distribution. No outside storage of chemicals either raw or blended shall be allowed.

A facility that provides care or supervision for children who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the owner or operator of the facility for less than twenty-four (24) hours a day for more than twelve (12) children under the age of fourteen (14), whether or not the facility is operated for profit or charges for the services it offers.

The use of a single-family home for the purpose of caring for more than three but not exceeding 12 children, other than the caregiver’s own children.

A place or space used by one who uses a method of treating disease by manipulation of the joints of the body, especially the spinal column.

A manufacturing facility that produces chlorine or other chemicals.

An area enclosed or not enclosed used for only a short time each year for the sales of Christmas trees. This is not to include the recycling of Christmas trees.

Any structure used principally as a place wherein persons regularly assemble for public worship, including sanctuaries, chapels and cathedrals and on-site buildings adjacent thereto for such accessory uses as parsonages, friaries, convents, fellowship halls, rectories, Sunday schools, nursery services, and recreation facilities, but not including primary and/or secondary educational facilities. An on-site, nonprofit child-care center or facility (as defined herein) directly owned and directly operated by the church or religious organization that owns and operates the primary on-site structure(s) shall be considered an accessory use. A child-care center or facility open to the public for profit and/or not directly operated by the church or religious organization that owns and operates the primary on-site structure(s) shall not be considered an accessory use.

The City of Forest Hill, Texas.

The legislative body of the City of Forest Hill.

The city manager, or the person or contracted firm otherwise duly designated to administer the provisions of this article.

That person holding the office of city manager under the terms of the Forest Hill charter.

The Forest Hill city secretary as designated by the city manager.

An establishment which accepts articles of clothing for the purpose of freeing these articles of dirt and other impurities; process may be done at establishment or sent away for processing.

An establishment which provides machines for a fee to individuals for the purpose of freeing articles of clothing of dirt and other impurities, often referred to as “laundromats.”

An industrial laundry or cleaning plant doing cleaning or laundry for off-premises service outlets and retail establishments.

An industrial facility for the assembly of clothing or wearing apparel.

An establishment where clothing, wearing apparel, shoes, belts, and accessories are sold to the general public. This is to include dress shops, bridal boutiques, and other similar uses. This use does not include shoe cobbling.

A restaurant where coffee and light refreshments are served.

A street which carries traffic from local streets to the system of major streets, including the principal entrance streets or streets into a subdivision development and streets designed primarily to provide traffic circulation within or between one or more subdivisions.

A building or structure used for the temporary parking of automobiles for a fee not to include trucks over two (2) tons, truck trailers, utility trailers, and mobile recreational vehicles. The term “temporary” shall not allow for overnight parking.

A lot devoted to the temporary parking of automobiles for a fee not to include trucks over two (2) tons, truck trailers, utility trailers, and mobile recreational vehicles. The term “temporary” shall not allow for overnight parking.

A recreational facility, privately owned, which offers that [the] opportunity to swim for a specified fee.

The planning and zoning commission of the City of Forest Hill, Texas.

A building dedicated to social or recreational activities dedicated to promoting the health, safety, morals, or general welfare of its patrons.

An establishment where computers are sold or repaired.

A business such as an electrician, mechanic, or plumber whose primary use provides a service by installing electrical, mechanical, or plumbing systems; which also may have limited sales of electrical, mechanical, or plumbing supplies or equipment as a secondary use incidental to its primary use. No outside storage permitted.

An area located on the same lot or separate lot as the principal use, used for outside storage of construction equipment, including vehicles and construction material. All outside storage shall be hidden by screening fence.

A building or structure used for or customarily occupied by persons recovering from illness or suffering from infirmities of age.

A neighborhood store offering limited amounts of consumer goods, and permitting automotive fuel sales. This use includes small neighborhood grocery stores and drugstores whose purpose is to serve the immediate neighborhood, as distinguished from large chain stores and being in the tradition of “the small mom and pop grocery store.” This use shall not include the servicing of vehicles.

A place of religious training of recognized religious [religions], including the on-site housing of ministers, rabbis, priests, nuns and similar staff persons.

A small commercial printing shop which sells on-site most of the items printed, along with associated items.

A lot abutting upon two (2) or more streets at their intersection.

An establishment where trained personnel apply microinjections of pigment to the dermal layer of skin such that facial cosmetics are applied on a permanent basis. This does not include a tattoo parlor.

A place where one can go to discuss problems, be given advisement, and plan resolutions, often in a clinical atmosphere.

An area containing a golf course and a clubhouse and available only to private specific membership. Such a club may contain adjunct facilities such as a private club (only in conformance with these regulations and applicable state statutes), dining room, swimming pool, tennis courts, and similar recreational or service activities.

An open, unoccupied space bounded on more than one side by the walls of a building or buildings and used as a primary means of access to all or any part of said buildings. For the purpose hereof, an alcove or entranceway less than twenty feet (20') in depth shall not be considered a court.

An indoor facility specializing in the selling of antiques, handicrafts, and other new retail items, including plants, books, and trinkets. Handicrafts shall be defined as items that are made completely by hand or by using simple tools that may include woodcrafts, scrapbooking materials, jewelry, canvas works, crocheted materials, knitted materials, embroidered items, pottery, dolls, baskets, glass items, metal items, etc. Antiques shall be defined as goods, materials, articles, or merchandise at least one hundred (100) years of age which derive value from age and/or furniture, made or manufactured in a former period, such as an eighteenth century roll-top desk. This definition shall not be construed as allowing secondhand retail sales or the rental of booths or space to additional vendors not being the applicant of the certificate of occupancy. This definition may include the selling of consignment items.

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

A commercial plant for the storage and processing of milk and milk products.

Any building or space used primarily for the purpose of dancing. This can include the serving of refreshments but does not include serving or consuming alcoholic beverages.

A facility and activity conducted on a temporary basis for the organized recreation and instruction of children including, but not limited to, outdoor activities in conformance with state regulations and license provisions.

An agency at which six or more disabled or elderly adults not related to the proprietor, are left for care for a part of the 24 hours of the day.

The measure of the degree to which land is filled with residential units designed to accommodate a family group. Measurement excludes public or private streets in calculating density per acre.

A facility for the fabrication of dental appliances such as crowns, bridges, braces, etc.

A place or space used by one whose profession is the care and repair of teeth.

A large store offering a variety of comparison and consumer goods at a retail price and shall not include the selling of used or consignment items.

The legal or beneficial owner of a lot or parcel of land proposed for inclusion in a development including the holder of an option or contract to purchase.

“Development” shall mean the construction of one or more new buildings or structures on one or more building lots, the location of an existing building or [on] another building lot, or the use of open land for a new use. “To develop” shall mean to create a development.

The exhibition of goods, wares or merchandise for retail sale, rental or lease for a period of time not in excess of one (1) business day.

A building or group of buildings with storage space which is used for the storage of merchandise, goods, and wares which are intended to be distributed to other retail or wholesale establishments.

A zoning district under this article.

Any structure in an institution in which students are housed.

A shop offering custom-made draperies and other sewn goods and hand or machine woven goods for sale.

Any structure and premises specifically designed for the preparation and dispensing of food and meals for consumption in a vehicle parked on the premises with delivery of food to customers in cars away from the main building.

A facility offering convenience items to consumers without the requirement of the consumer leaving their vehicle.

An establishment offering over-the-counter and prescription drugs and allied products for retail sale.

A state-approved area for disposal of nonhazardous waste materials in conformance with the permit and associated regulations.

A building or a portion thereof designed or used exclusively for residential occupancy, including single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings and multiple-family dwellings, but not including hotels or motels.

A facility intended to provide dwelling units for occupancy by persons requiring the level of care and support defined by the State of Texas as “supervised living.”

A dwelling which is joined to another dwelling at one or more sides by a partial wall or walls.

A dwelling which is entirely surrounded by open space on its building lot.

A building or portion of a building which is arranged, occupied, or intended to be occupied as living quarters for one family and including facilities for food preparation and sleeping.

A structure, constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on-site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems.

A structure that was constructed before June 15, 1976, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on-site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems.

A residential building containing three or more dwelling units, with the number of families in residence not exceeding the number of dwelling units provided.

A dwelling which is joined to another dwelling at one or more sides by a party wall or abutting separate wall and which is designed for occupancy by one family and is located on a separate lot delineated by front, side, and rear lot lines.

A dwelling designed and constructed as a freestanding structure for occupancy by one family and located on a lot and having no physical connection to a building located on any other lot.

Residential dwelling, on a single platted lot having separate accommodations for and occupied as, or to be occupied as, a dwelling for only two (2) families.

A facility for the off-site laundering, bleaching, dyeing, of bulk commercial clothing.

Authorization by a property owner of the use by another, including the city and/or public agencies, for a specified purpose, of any designated portion of his property. A “surface” easement describes an easement for which the authorization of use includes activities which occur at or above ground level and which inhibit the use of such property for any other above-ground use.

A facility which produces electrical parts, such as plugs, switches, and electronic parts, such a capacitors, circuit boards, transistors, etc., also produces electrical equipment such as power tools, etc., and electronic equipment such as computers, video games, etc.

A facility designed to convert electrical current from other energy sources for consumption by dwellings and other structures.

An establishment selling electrical supplies and parts and/or providing the servicing and installation of electrical equipment and fixtures with no outside storage being allowed.

A high voltage line used to transmit electrical current to or between electrical substations or long distances and customarily associated with towers.

A business establishment for which more than fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor area is dedicate to the storage, mixing, display, and/or retail sale of electronic cigarette devices, vaporizer devices, nicotine-enriched solutions, and/or liquid products that are manufactured for use with e-cigarettes or vaporizer devices.

A facility for the production of printed circuit boards, microchips, and other electronic parts which may be assembled on-site into end products such as computers, televisions, radios, and communication equipment.

A retail facility which offers for purchase electronics that may include but is not limited to televisions, surround sound systems, stereo systems, and similar items.

A facility whose primary trade is to deposit a coating of metal over an object, usually another piece of metal, by process of electrolysis.

A business that serves as an agent to a number of employers, offering employment usually for a fee.

See “Zoning administrator.”

A place or space for one registered in some branch of engineering, to include the planning, designing, construction, or management of machinery, roads, bridges, etc.

Any building containing six or more guest rooms intended or designed to be used, or which are used, rented, or hired out to be occupied or which are occupied for sleeping purposes for guests and contain kitchen facilities for food preparation including but not limited to such facilities as refrigerators, stoves, and ovens.

A business providing extermination services for household pests, including insects and rodents.

An establishment that offers goods and products to the public that is obtained direct from the manufacturer at prices that reflect savings due to the reduced cost of said direct distribution.

An outdoor area for public gathering including fairs, celebrations, carnivals, circuses, or like events.

Any number of related persons or not more than five (5) unrelated persons living as a single housekeeping unit.

An area of two (2) or more acres which is used for the primary purpose of growing of usual farm products, vegetables, fruits, trees, and grain. And for the raising of the usual farm poultry and farm animals such as horses, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and including the necessary accessory uses for raising, treating, and storing products raised on-premises, but not including the commercial feeding of offal and garbage to swine and other animals. This shall not include any type of agriculture or husbandry specifically prohibited by ordinance or law.

An enclosed area designed for sales and repair of farm machinery and equipment.

Two (2) or more stands or stalls that are owned, leased, or rented for the display or vending of fruit, vegetables, and other garden or farm crops.

A commercial establishment which sells animal feed; feeding troughs; animal cages, pens, and gates; fencing materials; pesticides; seeds; and other gardening farming, and ranching supplies.

A commercial establishment which sells animal feed, feeding troughs, animal cages, pens, and gates, fencing materials, pesticides, seeds, and other gardening farming, and ranching supplies, but also the selling of baby chicks, rabbits, guinea pigs, and other similar small or domesticated animals may be permitted.

An area of one (1) acre or more that is used for the sale of firewood whether the wood was produced on the premises or not.

A private, commercial enterprise serving a limited membership and tenancy with specific fee requirements, with facilities for exercise, swimming, playing tennis or handball, racquetball, squash or other court games.

An indoor facility containing a collection of two (2) or more stalls, booths, tables or other similar arrangements, used by individual vendors where inexpensive, new, or secondhand goods are sold, displayed, bartered. Absolutely no outside sales shall be allowed.

An outdoor facility containing a collection of two (2) or more stalls, booths, tables or other similar arrangements, used by individual vendors where inexpensive, new, or secondhand goods are sold, displayed, bartered.

That portion of the floodplain which may be filled and/or altered so as to permit the construction of improvements provided such alterations and/or filling is approved by the city public works department, and any state of federal agency which may have jurisdiction thereof.

That area outside of the floodway which may be inundated with floodwater with an average frequency of occurrence in the order of once in one hundred years, normally referred to as the intermediate regional flood by the U.S. Corps of Engineers.

The channel of a stream and those portions of the floodplain adjoining the channel that are required to carry and discharge floodwaters.

That sum total of areas of all floors as calculated from measurements to outside walls.

An establishment which may or may not grow flowers, but sells flowers, usually in arrangement form, to the consumer.

A retail establishment offering food and beverage products for sale to the general public generally for consumption off the premises. This shall not include alcoholic beverages.

A storage or repair and maintenance area for a franchised utility.

The location of a society or association organized for the pursuit of a common objective by working together in some manner.

An organization of a social nature associated with a recognized academic institution which may provide housing for its membership.

A property or building in which freight is brought by common carriers during and is stored for interstate or intrastate shipment by motor truck, including the necessary warehouse space for storage of transitory freight.

A property or building in which freight is brought by common carriers during and is stored for interstate or intrastate shipment by rail, including the necessary warehouse space for storage of transitory freight.

An exterior yard between an adjacent street and the entrance side of a principal structure on a lot.

A building or part thereof used for human funeral services. Such building may contain space and facilities for cremation facilities, embalming, and the performance of other services used in preparation of the dead for burial; the performance of autopsies and other surgical procedures; the storage of caskets, funeral urns, and other related supplies; and the storage of funeral vehicles. Where a funeral home is permitted, a funeral chapel shall also be permitted.

An establishment used for the manufacturing of household or commercial furniture. This shall not include the manufacturing of appliances.

An establishment for the repair of household furniture; this should not include the repair of household appliances nor shall this use include the selling of furniture nor shall this use allow for outside storage.

An establishment offering for sale new or refurbished household or commercial furniture and shall not permit outside storage or display.

A for-profit business located in a building or place that contains six (6) or more:

Any building or structure used for housing more than one commercial motor vehicle, or where any vehicles are kept for remuneration or hire.

An establishment offering for sale tools for the garden, insecticides (pest controls), fertilizer, mowers, seeds, lawn equipment, such as lounges, chairs, side tables, etc. Some items may be displayed in front of establishment outside during business hours.

The main line through which passes natural gas or other gases, for use in heating, cooking, etc., and the facility which measures the amount of gas that passes through a specific part of the line.

A place or area of business which sells food to the consumer for off-premises consumption, often referred to as a grocery store or supermarket. All health permit requirements must be met.

A place or area of business which sells gifts, greeting cards, souvenirs, and associated products for sale.

An area of land designed in such a way as to present a challenge on which to play a game in which a small resilient ball is struck by long-handled clubs into a successive number of holes which are marked by flags which is privately owned but is open to the public for a fee.

An establishment offering areas for driving of golf balls including “pitch and putt” facilities.

A building or structure owned, operated, or occupied by a governmental agency to provide a governmental service to the public.

The lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground between the exterior wall of a building and a point five (5) feet distance from said wall, or the lowest point of elevation of the finished surface between the exterior wall of a building and the property line if it is less than five (5) feet distance from said wall. In case walls are parallel to and within five (5) feet of a public sidewalk, alley, or other public way, the grade shall be the elevation of the sidewalk, alley, or public way.

An establishment operated for commercial purposes, offering plants grown on-premises and off-premises and associated products for sale for use in connection with home gardening activities.

A retail store primarily engaged in the retail sales of all sorts of canned goods, dry goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, and fresh and prepared meats, fish, and poultry.

The total square footage of the building, including offices, restrooms, storage area, etc.

Receipts from all retail sales from all business conducted on the premises and shall be deemed to include the sales price received of goods, including gasoline, sold on consignment without deduction for any amount due the consignor.

A dwelling shared by disabled persons, including resident staff, who live together as a single housekeeping unit and in a long-term, family-like environment in which staff persons provide care, education, and participation in community activities for the residents, with the primary goal of enabling the resident to live as independently as possible in order to reach their maximum potential. As used herein, the term “disabled” shall mean having (1) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the person’s major life activities so that such person is incapable of living independently; (2) a record of having such an impairment; or (3) being regarded as having such an impairment. However, “disabled” shall not include current illegal use of or addiction to controlled substance, nor shall it include any person whose residency in the home would constitute a direct threat to the health and safety of other individuals. The term “group home for the disabled” shall not include alcoholism or drug treatment center, work release facilities for convicts or ex-convicts, or other housing facilities serving as an alternative to incarceration. Said facility shall meet all regulations and standards as defined in the Texas Boarding House Model Standards and shall pass an annual inspection to be performed by the Forest Hill fire marshal and building official.

A specialized facility designed for firearms practice.

A facility used for the repairs, modifications, designs, or building of firearms.

A building or room used for physical education and sports, which may be equipped with gymnastic or other sports-related equipment and that may have seating in which spectators may view sports activities.

A residential facility providing shelter, supervision and residential rehabilitative services for persons who have been inmates of any county, state or federal correctional institution and released and require a group setting to facilitate the transition to a functional member of society. Said facility shall meet all regulations and standards as defined in the Texas Boarding House Model Standards and shall pass an annual inspection to be performed by the Forest Hill fire marshal and building official.

A shop offering handmade arts and crafts items, objects, handicraft supplies, and associated products for sale.

An establishment offering for sale household hardware including but not limited to hand tools, power tools, keys, plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, paint supplies, and lawn and garden products to the general public.

A company engaged in local, unregulated hauling of freight and materials providing short-term or long-term storage of associated freight.

An indoor facility including uses such as game courts, exercise equipment, locker rooms, Jacuzzi, and/or sauna and pro shop, gymnasiums, private clubs (athletic, health, or recreational), reducing salons, and weight control establishments. Also may offer classes for exercise, dance, self-defense, and martial arts.

A public or private, profit or nonprofit facility for the reception and treatment of outpatient persons physically or mentally ill, injured, handicapped, or otherwise in need of physical or mental diagnosis, treatment, care, or similar service.

An establishment offering for sale such items as construction graders, earth movers, backhoes, heavy duty trucks (dirt moving), having on-premises facilities for repair of same.

The vertical distance from the grade to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof or the deck line of a mansard roof or to the average height of a highest gable of a pitch or hip roof.

A landing facility for rotary wing aircraft, subject to regularly scheduled use which may include fueling or servicing facilities for such craft.

An accessory activity area used by the occupants of the premises purely for personal enjoyment, amusement, recreation, or cultivation of artistic talents with no sales being permitted.

A residential facility licensed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services that regularly provides care in the caretaker’s own residence for seven (7) to twelve (12) children under the age of fourteen (14) years of age, excluding the caretaker’s own children.

An establishment which provides electronic products to the consumer which are designed for residential use as opposed to commercial.

A home where elderly people are provided with lodging and meals without nursing care being a primary function.

An occupation conducted in a dwelling unit, provided that:

An establishment that sells, assembles, or repairs products and machines used in the practice of horizontal drilling. This use shall allow for outside storage of operable machines or other heavy equipment on an improved surface and shall not allow for outside storage of parts, tools, supplies, or inoperable machinery.

An institution specializing in giving clinical, temporary, and emergency services of a medical or surgical nature to human patients and injured persons, and licensed by state law to provide facilities and services in surgery, obstetrics, and general medical practice including related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient departments, training facilities, central services facilities, and staff offices that are an integral part of the facilities. Hospitals may include supportive retail and personal service uses operated by or under the control of the hospital primarily for the convenience of patients, staff, and visitors.

An institution where sick or injured patients are given medical or surgical treatment intended to restore them to health which is licensed by the State of Texas.

An institution where those persons suffering from illness, injury, alcoholism, narcotics dependency, psychiatric disorder, or deficiency of age are given care and treatment on an outpatient or resident basis and which is licensed by the State of Texas.

An establishment which provides lodging to be rented or leased, and may provide on-premise dining or entertainment facilities.

An establishment where a food made of cream or milk, sweetened, flavored, and frozen is served to the consumer.

A garage, parking lot or other type of facility used exclusively for the temporary parking and storage of impounded operable or inoperable motor vehicles for a period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days. All unenclosed facilities must be paved with an all-weather surface. An impounded vehicle storage facility must be a licensed vehicle storage facility pursuant to V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, chapter 2303. An impounded vehicle storage facility does not include a junkyard or an automotive wrecking and salvage yard pursuant to V.T.C.A., Transportation Code section 396.001. Vehicles may not be salvaged, dismantled or repaired at the facility. Entire facility must be screened from public view.

A business that offers to the public various types of insurance, may be one company or a combination of several.

A measure of the magnitude and negative impact of the land use on neighboring land uses as determined by the permissible uses. “More intensive district” shall mean one with more permitted uses, progressing from the first district listed in section 9.02.041 to the last district listed (the most intensive) and section 9.02.041 progressing from the first district listed to the last district listed. Special purpose districts shall not be considered either more or less intensive than any other district. The term “more restrictive district” shall be synonymous with the term “less intensive district” and the term “less restrictive district” shall be synonymous with the term “more intensive district.”

An establishment specializing in the selling, designing, repairing, or the manufacturing of jewelry.

An establishment utilizing letter press, duplicating equipment, but not rotary presses or linotype equipment.

Any building, lot or premises on or in which five (5) or more dogs are kept, at least eight (8) weeks of age, or any building, lot or premises where dogs or cats are housed or accepted for boarding, for which remuneration is received, having outside runs. This term does not include a veterinary clinic or a facility where animals are trained to fight.

Any building, lot or premises on or in which five (5) or more dogs are kept, at least eight (8) weeks of age, or any building, lot or premises where dogs or cats are housed or accepted for boarding, for which remuneration is received, without having outside runs. This term does not include a veterinary clinic or a facility where animals are trained to fight.

A freestanding structure upon which temporary information and/or posters, notices, and announcements are posted, or a freestanding building with one or more open sides from which commercial activities are conducted.

A facility with materials and scientific and technological equipment designed for scientific experimentation, examination, evaluation, and documentation for medical and other technologies. Or a laboratory for the preparation of medical and dental appliances, radiological preparations, chemical analysis and similar activities to be used in the treatment of or research about humans.

A facility for scientific laboratory analysis of natural resources, medical resources, and manufactured materials. The scientific analysis is generally performed for an outside customer, to support the work of that customer. This category includes environmental laboratories for the analysis of air, water, and soil; medical or veterinary laboratories for the analysis of blood, tissue, or other human medical or animal products. Forensic laboratories for analysis of evidence in support of law enforcement agencies would also be included in this category.

An establishment which sells live plants, flowers, shrubs, trees, grass, rock arrangements of other live and inanimate objects for the purpose of adorning or improving land, providing the service of landscaping by same.

Adorned or improved by contouring land and placing thereon live plants, flowers, shrubs, grass, or an arrangement of rock or other decorative material. Grasses and ground covers alone shall not constitute adequate landscaping. All landscaping shall be maintained in such a way as to not allow for dead or dying vegetation. A defense to this definition may be allowed for drought conditions.

A facility offering retail sales and/or services, whether occupied by one (1) or multiple tenants, that is comprised of more than fifty thousand (50,000) square feet of floor area, which includes gross floor area, outdoor storage areas, and any outside area that provides associated services to the public, including, without limitation, outdoor merchandise display.

A building or place where clothes and linens are washed and thoroughly dried and pressed by the use of washing, drying, and ironing machines for fee basis and shall include the term “cleaners,” and “dry cleaners.”

A retail establishment providing facilities for customers to launder or dry clean wearing apparel or other materials.

A commercial establishment which sells leather materials and supplies or leather goods.

See “Intensity class.”

See “Intensity class.”

Buildings or structures open for the general public, for which a fee may or may not be charged for the use of book and other media collections.

A facility used for subassembly, or assembly of subassemblies for industrial purposes, generally not emitting noise, odor, dust, or other hazards.

An establishment which offers replacement parts for lighting fixtures as well as offering complete lighting units to the public.

A large commercial printing shop with multiple presses and capabilities.

A utility such as one distributing heat, chilled water, closed circuit television or similar service and requiring a franchise to operate in the city.

A shop that specializes in making, selling, and repairing keys, locks, and associated materials.

An association of persons meeting regularly for their mutual benefit or for the promotion of some common purpose, supported jointly through payment of membership dues, all members having the right to vote on policies and business.

A parcel of land whose boundaries are designed on a plat recorded under the provisions of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, chapter 212.

A building lot situated at the intersection of two streets, the interior angle of such intersection not exceeding one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees.

A building lot not a corner lot which adjoins two streets which are opposite each other and which are parallel or within forty-five (45) degrees of being parallel to each other. For a double frontage lot, front yards will be required along both streets.

A building lot other than a corner lot.

An area of land designated as a lot on a plat of a subdivision recorded pursuant to statute with the county clerk of Tarrant County, Texas.

A shop that manufactures metal products through the use of presses, stamps, and dyes.

A facility for the storage, repair, outside sales, or rental of heavy machinery or equipment.

A guarantee of facilities of work to insure the correction of any failures of any improvements required pursuant to city regulations, or to maintain same.

Those streets within the city with right-of-way of eighty (80) feet or greater.

A unified development of local manufactured home spaces arranged on a large tract or lot under single ownership, meeting all requirements of this article, and designed to accommodate manufactured homes for either a temporary or permanent duration.

An area devoted to outside sales of HUD-code manufactured homes or industrialized housing. For off-premise residential use only.

A facility used for sub-assembly or assembly of sub-assemblies for industrial purposes, and may conduct manufacturing that does not emit noise, odor, dust, or other hazards.

Any building, room, place, or establishment, other than a regularly licensed hospital, where manipulated massage or manipulated exercises are practiced upon the human body by anyone not a duly licensed physician, osteopath, chiropractor or a registered nurse or a doctor whether with or without the use of mechanical, therapeutic or bathing devices. This term shall not include duly licensed beauty parlors or barber shops or a place wherein registered physical therapists treat only patients recommended by a licensed physician and operate only under such physician’s direction. This term shall not include massage establishments as defined in the sexually oriented business ordinance [article 5.14].

The act of kneading, rubbing, stroking or other such touching as performed by duly licensed medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, chiropractors, registered physical therapists, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses at the direction or under the prescription of a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy when such treatment is administered or prescribed in the professional course of treatment of a patient for a bona fide medical or mental infirmity, or massage therapist registered by the State of Texas Department of State Health Services. This term includes massage authorized by the state in establishments licensed by the state as beauty shops and barber shops staffed by licensed barbers and beauticians.

The word “may” is permissive.

A retail facility that offers meat, fish, and poultry products for sale to the public and shall include the sale of meat and meat products to restaurants, hotels, clubs, and other similar establishments when such sale is conducted as part of the retail business on the premises.

An establishment selling air conditioning and heating supplies and parts and/or providing the repair and installation of air conditioning or heating units with no outside storage being allowed. This use shall not include the mechanical service of vehicles.

An establishment specializing in the sales and rental of medical appliances.

A laboratory facility which conducts medical analysis on various body fluids and tissue samples, whose results are reported to the referring physician.

Offices for one or more physicians, surgeons, or dentists engaged in treating the sick or injured, but not including rooms for the abiding of patients.

An establishment offering prescriptions and over-the-counter medical products for sale.

A structure and grounds for the training and temporary housing of mentally handicapped persons together with housing for staff engaged in such training or care of such persons at the facility.

An establishment that constructs, fabricates, or manufactures metal items.

A building or group of buildings in a controlled-access and fenced compound that contains varying sizes of individual, compartmentalized, and controlled-access stalls or lockers for the dead storage of a customer’s goods or wares. The rented space shall be for private use only. No outside storage, sales, service, or repair activities other than the rental of dead storage of units will be permitted on the premises.

A movable food facility that is subject to the regulations in article 5.05 of the city ordinances, relating to temporary, portable businesses.

A “modular home” is a factory-built dwelling unit, attached or detached, which is wholly or partially constructed away from its building site or lot and moved to a building lot where it is affixed or situated as a permanent building. A modular home is a residential use. A mobile home shall not be construed to be a modular home.

A facility primarily engaged in the manufacture and/or repair of stamping dies, plastic injection molds, or patterns for the casting industry. This facility shall not engage in production machining, fabrication, or other more intense machining uses.

Manufacturing of monuments including sales and storage facilities.

See “Intensity class.”

See “Intensity class.”

An establishment which engages in financing purchases of real property where a deed to the property is held as security.

A building or group of buildings containing individual living or sleeping units specifically designed as temporary quarters for transient guests and may include provisions for meals and personal service. To be classified as a motel or hotel an establishment shall contain a minimum of six individual guest rooms or units and may furnish customary services such as linen, maid service, telephone, use and upkeep of furniture.

An area designed for sales of motorcycles and a screened enclosed area for the repair of motorcycles, with outside storage allowed but no outside engine testing or riding, except in street legal equipment.

Complex structures with multiple movie theaters, each theater capable of providing performances independent of the others in the complex. Structurally, theaters in a cineplex are grouped in a manner that allows them to share box or ticket offices, parking facilities, lobby areas, restrooms, concession stands, signs and marquee displays, and other service and maintenance facilities.

A structure or use designed to serve a public purpose of the municipality not defined elsewhere. This shall include but is not limited to a city hall, fire station, police station, and public works facilities.

An institution for the collection, display, and distribution of objects of art or science which is sponsored by or owned and operated by the city, a public or quasi-public agency, and which facility is open to the general public.

An establishment offering music, musical instruments, and other related items for sale to the general public. Such establishment may offer repair services of musical instruments.

A system of regulators used by franchised natural gas distributors to lower pressures in gas mains prior to delivery into local service mains for consumption by local customers.

A facility which uses off-set presses for production or publication of daily or weekly news, opinions, advertisements, etc.

An establishment operated as a place of entertainment, characterized by any of the following as a principal use of the establishment: (1) live, recorded or televised entertainment, including but not limited to performances by magicians, musicians or comedians; (2) dancing; (3) any combination of (1) and (2). This shall include the serving of alcoholic beverages.

A structure used for or occupied by persons recovering from illness or suffering from the infirmities of old age, including developments containing convalescent or nursing facilities.

Utilization of property.

An office in which chattels or goods, wares, or merchandise are not commercially displayed, created, sold, or exchanged.

Offices for the provision of business and professional services, not including retail sales or production.

A shop specializing in the sale and repair of office machinery.

A store that specializes in office supplies.

Any single hole or bore to any horizon, formation, or strata, for the purposes of producing gas, oil, liquid hydrocarbon, brine water or sulphur water, or for use as an injection well for secondary recovery, disposal, or production of gas or other hydrocarbons from the earth.

Land not occupied by buildings, signs or other structures. This may include buffer areas, recreational areas, required setback from street right-of-way and property lines, enclosed open space intended for the private use of a dwelling, and other uses which are not occupied by any non-recreational uses or structures. Open space where required shall be maintained in perpetuity so that its uses and enjoyment as open space may not be diminished or destroyed.

Offices for one or more physicians engaged in treating the eyes.

A place or space for one who makes or sells eyeglasses and other instruments for the eyes.

A shop for the storage, mixing and sale of a full line of retail paint supplies.

An establishment of business whose primary trade is applying by mechanical means lacquers, paints, coatings, enamels, etc., and which mixes its own pigments, etc.

An establishment which manufactures, repairs, or constructs pallets for resale.

An establishment devoted to the making of paper.

An open recreation facility or park owned and operated by a public agency such as the city or the school district and available to the general public for neighborhood use.

An off-street area for the driving, parking, display, or storage of motor vehicles other than motor vehicles stored in an automobile storage lot.

An institution of learning, indoctrinated by the particular religious beliefs of the sponsor, not supported by tax dollars, but by private donations and by student enrollment fees.

A shop specializing in making small loans against personal property or buying used personal goods from individuals for resale.

A use specifically allowed in one or more of the various districts without the necessity of obtaining a specific use permit. This term does not include conditional uses.

A natural person, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, a firm, partnership or corporation, its or their successors or assigns; or the agent of any of the aforesaid.

A building designed and built to be movable rather than permanently located on said property. Said building shall not be on the premises longer than 6 months and property owner must first obtain a permit.

An establishment which offers the service of bathing and/or trimming the fur of domestic animals.

An establishment offering small animals for sale, with associated goods and services.

An establishment or business having for sale pet food, grooming aids, etc., and having for sale, pets which live in water, along with plants which grow in or on water.

A facility, open, fenced area containing large tanks for containing various grades of petroleum products, i.e., kerosene, gasoline, butane, etc., for sale to wholesalers. Must meet all requirements of the current Uniform Fire Code Manual and/or railroad commission.

A facility for the production of drugs for medicine.

An establishment offering prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals and other associated products for sale to the public.

Any organization operating under a nonprofit charter, the activities of which are devoted exclusively to benevolent purposes.

A shop that specializes in the sale and repair of photographic equipment.

An establishment offering drop-off of film for processing, pickup of developed photographs, and related services.

Any place of business where photographic posing for portraits takes place. This shall not to include the sale of pornographic material or pornographic photography.

A place or space for one who treats disease, injury, etc., by physical means, such as by massage, exercise, infrared lights, etc.

A place or space where a doctor of medicine (D.O. or M.D.) practices his profession.

An establishment which offers the service of picture framing and shall include the sale, manufacture, or customization of frames.

An establishment which grows and sells plants, flowers, shrubs, grass and other items typically used as and associated with outdoor landscaping or houseplants.

A facility for the production of molded products constructed out of plastic, fiberglass, or other composite material.

A plan of a subdivision of land creating building lots or tracts and showing all essential dimensions and other information essential to comply with the subdivision standards of the city and subject to approval by the planning and zoning commission. Reference to a plat in this article means an official plat of record which has been approved by the planning and zoning commission and filed in the plat records of Tarrant County.

An athletic field or stadium owned and operated by a public agency for the general public including a baseball field, soccer field, golf course, football field or stadium which may be lighted for night-time play.

An establishment selling plumbing supplies and parts and/or providing the repair and installation of plumbing and fixtures with no outside storage being allowed.

A place where people gather for the purpose of playing cue sports such as pool, snooker, or billiards without the service of alcoholic beverages. Facility may include other games such as darts, foosball, or video games, etc. Games of wagering and chance, including 8-liners, categorized as gambling are prohibited and not included in this use.

A place where people gather for the purpose of playing cue sports such as pool, snooker, or billiards with the service of alcoholic beverages. Facility may include other games such as darts, foosball, or video games, etc. Games of wagering and chance, including 8-liners, categorized as gambling are prohibited and not included in this use.

A facility that is considered part of the postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission, or delivery of mail.

An establishment utilizing letter press, duplicating equipment, rotary presses or linotype equipment to produce in printed form orders for its clients or customers.

An establishment in which convicted criminals are physically confined and housed while serving their sentence.

Facilities where food, beverages, including alcoholic beverages, entertainment, or meeting space is provided to specific membership only.

A school that is not administered by the local, state, or national government and is funded in whole or in part by charging the student tuition.

A place or space used by one who deals with that pertaining to the mind or the science of the mind.

Any building or facility either, owned or leased by local, state, or federal governments. This shall include facilities such as maintenance yards and shops.

A facility designed to provide public protection from dangers of fire and crime, including civil defense, operational centers, police and fire stations, and training facilities.

A public institution of learning supported by taxes.

A place or space used by one whose business it is to calculate areas of land and locate the boundary lines for parcels of land.

A closely regulated enterprise with a franchise for providing to the public a utility service deemed necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare.

An indoor or outdoor facility for the playing of racquetball.

Structure, supporting antennae and/or commercial satellite antennae dishes for transmitting or receiving any portion of the radio spectrum, but excluding noncommercial antennae installations for home use of radio or television.

A facility designed to create and broadcast original source programming, or relay commercial programming from another source, including taped or prerecorded materials for any part of the radio spectrum for commercial consumption.

An area and structure designed to service as a ticketing and boarding facility for passenger trains.

The road laid with parallel steel rails along which cars are drawn by locomotives and the area designated by the railroad over which the rails (and trains) pass and the land to a specified footage on either side.

A facility in which real estate agents offer for sale real property, i.e., land, buildings, businesses, and residences, usually under contract to the owner of said property.

An office in which the business of buying, selling, or renting land, buildings, or housing is conducted.

An interior yard extending along the full length of the rear lot line and defined by a line along and parallel to the rear lot line.

A facility for sound recording and mixing.

A property that is designed, arranged or used for the purpose of parking recreational vehicles for temporary living quarters for recreational, travel or vacation purposes. This use shall not include the renting of spaces to be used as a permanent living quarters.

An establishment offering recreational vehicles, including watercraft, for rent to the general public. Said facility may display, store, and maintain said vehicles on-site solely for the purpose of renting said vehicles. No short- or long-term habitation of any recreational vehicle, including watercraft, is permitted on the site. In addition, no manufacture or repair, with the exception of light maintenance, occurs on the site.

An establishment which displays for sale a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling, self-propelled or towed behind a motor vehicle. This use may include the servicing or repairing of said vehicles or structures. No outside storage of dismantled recreational vehicles, parts, appliances, seats, and the like shall be allowed.

A facility or location which, upon payment of a fee, provides for the parking and storage of recreational vehicles.

A facility designed to collect, sort, and package, by either manual or mechanical processes, recyclable items for transport to a processing plant.

A facility used to process used materials into new products to prevent the waste of potentially useful materials.

A facility whose primary purpose is to provide residential and/or outpatient care, with supervisory personnel, to persons regardless of legal relationship, who have been involved in the criminal justice system or related program including parole or probation as authorized by the criminal justice system, and have demonstrated a tendency toward alcoholism, drug abuse, mental illness, or antisocial or criminal conduct.

A facility which provides residence and/or outpatient care, with supervisory personnel, to persons regardless of legal relationship, who have demonstrated a tendency toward mental illness.

A facility which provides residential and/or outpatient care, with supervisory personnel to persons regardless of legal relationship who have demonstrated a tendency toward alcoholism and/or drug abuse.

An establishment which offers an array of items such as appliances, furniture, stereo equipment, etc., at a stated price for a fixed interval, stored inside a building.

An establishment that provides heavy equipment or construction products for rent to contractors or the general public to be used off-site. The storage of rental equipment or goods may occur either within the limits of the primary structure, or it may be displayed and stored outside of the primary structure. Areas reserved for repairs and maintenance of all equipment or goods must be within the primary structure.

An establishment serving food to the general public in designated dining areas, but does not include drive-in establishments where food is delivered to or eaten in automobiles. This use does not include the serving or selling of alcoholic beverages.

Any place or premises used for sale, dispensing, or serving of food, refreshments, or beverages in automobiles, including those establishments where customers may serve themselves and may eat or drink the food, refreshments, or beverages on the premises.

Any place or premises used for sale, dispensing, or serving of food, refreshments, or beverages from a temporary or permanent building on a temporary or seasonal basis. This food facility is subject to the regulations in article 5.05 of the city ordinances, relating to temporary, portable businesses.

An establishment serving food to the general public in designated dining areas and may serve alcoholic beverages to the patron.

A business establishment for which more than fifty percent (50%) of sales are based on the retail sale of products related to or derived from CBD oil (cannabidiol) or hemp or for which more than fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor area is dedicated to the retail sale of such products. CBD and hemp-based products include but are not limited to, oils, vitamins, tinctures, supplements, food, personal care items, and garments.

Small specialty retail shops such as dress shops or gift shops serving specific neighborhood areas as differentiated from department stores or discount stores having community-wide service importance.

An unmanned water or ice vending kiosk that filters city water on-site and is dispensed via a coin-operated device to drive-up customers who may or may not provide their own containers.

An outdoor entertainment area providing an arena for rodeo activities, including grandstands and bleachers for the viewing public, storage pens, and facilities for the caring and presentation of livestock, and open area for exhibits and carnival activities. Property must be an area of one (1) or more acres.

An organized commercial enterprise featuring either roller or ice skating with locations either indoors or outdoors.

A dwelling that may or may not be occupied by the owner who provides lodging for not more than twelve persons for a fee for a period of time pursuant to previous arrangements. Said dwelling shall not be used in conjunction with a group home for the disabled, halfway house, or transitional living for addicts.

The total square footage of the sales floor only. This does not include the square footage of the offices or storage area, but does include the restroom area.

The area and facilities for the extraction and storage of natural sands and gravels in conformance with applicable local, state and federal laws.

A business organized to operate for a profit and offering instruction and training in a service or art such as secretarial school, barber college, beauty school, or commercial art school, but not including manual trade schools.

An academic institution of higher learning, accredited, or recognized by the state, and offering a program or series of programs of academic study leading to a recognized degree or advanced degree. This shall include but is not limited to junior and senior colleges, universities, conservatories and seminaries.

A facility that instructs and trains students in the arts, such as of music, dance, gymnastics, or martial arts, and is primarily operated on a commercial basis.

A business organized to operate for a profit and offering instruction and training in a trade such as welding, brick laying, machinery operation, and similar manual trades.

Educational activities consisting of a defined curriculum with the purpose of satisfying the state educational requirements and said educational activities being conducted in the home of a student living in the home. Said educational activities shall be considered to be a part of the housekeeping activities of a family.

A premise upon which recyclables are brought, sold, exchanged, stored, packed, disassembled or handled, limited to ferrous and non-ferrous scrap iron and other metals.

A screening wall shall be of solid wood fencing, brick or masonry structure, at a minimum height of six (6) feet, but not more than eight (8) feet, except as otherwise noted in this article.

An establishment specializing in the sale of previously used materials, goods, and merchandise which do not derive a value as a result of their age.

The line which marks the setback distance from the property line and establishes the minimum required front, side, or rear yard space of a building plot.

Referred to commonly as sewage lift station, sewage accumulates in either an open wet well or a closed dry well in low areas of collection system where it is pumped by use of large pump into a sewer force main opposite the force of gravity until it reaches a gravity feed line commonly referred to as a “lift station.”

A massage parlor, nude studio, modeling studio, love parlor, adult bookstore, adult movie theater, adult video arcade, adult movie arcade, adult video store, or an adult motel. This definition shall also include retail facilities that exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total display area square footage including wall footage of the store with the offering for sell, rent, or exhibiting of devices or any other items that are anatomically correct.

The word “shall” is mandatory and not discretionary.

An establishment offering footwear to the consumer and/or having a repair facility on-site to re-heel, patch, re-sew, etc., footwear.

An indoor facility specializing in the practice of firearms.

An outdoor facility specializing in the practice of firearms.

A residential premises, or portion thereof, used for lodging accommodations to occupants for a period of less than thirty (30) consecutive days. The definition of short-term rentals does not include a bed and breakfast or hotel/motel.

A word, number, figure, device, design or trademark by which anything is made known, as used to designate an individual, firm, profession, business, or a commodity and which is visible from any public street.

An establishment specializing in the manufacturing of signs.

A retail business offering signs and banners for sale.

Shall relate to mostly outside businesses with little or no inside accommodations. Site area shall be the total square footage of the business site which would include any office, restroom, sales area, etc.

A scale drawing showing the use of the land including, but not limited to, locations of buildings, drives, sidewalks, parking areas, drainage facilities, landscaping and structures to be constructed in relation to boundaries.

A facility for the repair of small engines such items as lawn mowers, chainsaws, lawn edgers and go-carts. No outside storage of dismantled machinery, parts, or engines shall be allowed. All outside storage of machinery shall be properly screened with a screening fence.

An establishment for the purpose of supplying limited specialty items, such as collectible items, coins, currency, memorabilia, stamps, etc.

An establishment offering for sale to the general public items used for sport or exercise.

An accessory building used by the residents of the premises for sheltering and quartering of horses, cows, or other domestic livestock that belongs only to the property owner and for which no fee is charged for stabling of livestock.

An area of one (1) acre or more that is used for the sheltering and quartering of horses for which a fee or charge is made for the stabling of said animals with the total number or horses and/or cattle being no more than one (1) head of livestock per one (1) acre of land.

An establishment where writing materials, such as paper and envelopes, etc., are sold.

A retail establishment offering for sale stone monuments produced off-premises, excluding cutting of slabs.

A facility that is constructed such that large quantities of products or goods may be stored for extended periods of time. Said facility may be equipped with loading ramps and docks that facilitate the loading and off-loading of semi-trailer vehicles.

Facilities to store any equipment, machinery, building materials, or commodities, including raw, semi-finished, and finished materials outside at ground level. This use shall provide a screening fence surrounding all outside storage.

That portion of a building between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there is not floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above.

Any thoroughfare or public space not less than sixteen feet (16') in width which has been dedicated or deeded for vehicular use.

Anything constructed, the use of which requires permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having a permanent location on the ground.

A facility for the teaching of fine arts such as dance, cheerleading, baton twirling and gymnastics, but not including a gymnasium, except that small gymnasiums for the purpose of gymnastics instruction are permitted.

A recreational facility used for swimming which is used by the owners, employees, or residents of the property and their guests.

A recreational facility used for swimming which is open to the public for which a membership is required or a fee or charge is made for the use of the facility.

A commercial establishment which sells horse equipment such as saddles, bridles, blankets, riding accoutrements, etc.

An establishment which employs one or more persons skilled in making, repairing, or altering clothes.

Any business that uses artificial lighting systems to produce a tan on an individual’s body. This use specifically excludes spas, gymnasiums, athletic clubs, health clubs, and any exercise equipment.

An establishment whose principal business activity, either in terms of operation or as held out to the public, is the practice of one or more of the following. (1) placing of designs, letters, figures, symbols, or other marks upon or under the skin of any person, using ink or other substances that result in the permanent coloration of the skin, by means of the use of needles or other instruments designed to contact or puncture the skin; (2) creation of an opening in the body of a person for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration.

An establishment offering the services of taxidermy or offering for sale to the public the products produced by a taxidermist.

A facility that transmits and/or receives electromagnetic signals for the purpose of transmitting analog or digital voice or data communications. It includes antennas, microwave dishes, horns and other types of equipment for the transmission or receipt of such signals, telecommunication towers or monopoles, or similar structures supporting said equipment, equipment buildings, shelters or cabinets, and other accessory development. Includes personal wireless services as defined in the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, and as subsequently amended, but shall not include the following: federally-licensed amateur radio stations and facilities used exclusively for receive-only antennas.

A facility for the exchange, switching, relaying, or transmission of telephone services, not including public office facilities, storage, or repair facilities.

An office of the franchised telephone company for distribution of services, including conducting usual business transactions.

A temporary use of a portable building, trailer, or model home during construction of development of a subdivision, building, streets, or utilities. Not to exceed one year without a specific use permit.

A concrete or clay court which is used for the playing of tennis by the owners, employees, or residents of the property and their guests.

A concrete or clay court which is used for the playing of tennis by the general public and for which membership is required or a fee or charge is made for the use of the facility.

Includes knitting, weaving, printing, and finishing of textiles and fibers into fabric goods.

A facility designed to house either a cinema, film or live theater production.

An outdoor facility designed to provide patrons with viewing of a cinema or filmed entertainment usually from their private automobiles for a fee.

An establishment whose primary enterprise is vulcanizing a strip of rubber on the outer surface of various sized worn tires to produce a sufficiently treaded product.

A business establishment for which more than fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor area is dedicated to the display and retail sale of tobacco products such as cigars, pipe tobacco, and/or cigarettes and tobacco accessories such as lighters, matches, cigarette holders, and devices used to preserve tobacco, cigars or cigarettes, and other tobacco-related products which are merely incidental to the sale of tobacco products.

An area and facilities for extraction and storage of natural soils and stone in conformance with applicable local, state and federal laws.

An office that offers services to patrons as a broker for airline, train or other transportation and lodging organizations.

Establishments engaged in the short-term rental or extended-term leasing of trucks with a rated capacity of one (1) ton or more according to manufacturer’s classification or licensed registered weight, truck tractors or semi-trailers. No rental trucks or trailers shall be located in any multi-use/multi-tenant shopping center.

An enclosed facility designed for the repair and maintenance of trucks with a rated capacity of one (1) ton or more according to manufacturer’s classification or licensed registered weight, truck tractors, or semi-trailers, with outside storage of vehicles in state of repair allowed but not to exceed fourteen (14) days and with no outside repair or maintenance conducted. This shall not include paint or body work. This is to not include outside storage of any auto parts or components including but not limited to engines, transmissions, brakes and brake drums, drive shafts, tires, starters, vehicle chassis, doors, seats, hoods, fenders, side panels, etc.

An open area or lot used for the display or sale of mechanically operable trucks with a rated capacity of one (1) ton or more according to manufacturer’s classification or licensed registered weight, truck tractors, or semi-trailers. No repair work or inoperable vehicles are allowed on the property.

A commercial operation which washes, waxes, buffers, or launders trucks with a rated capacity of one (1) ton or more according to manufacturer’s classification or licensed registered weight, truck tractors, or semi-trailers. Must have proper drainage inlets as required by the city’s building official or designee.

An indoor facility whose function is to provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers. This use shall not allow for the upholstery work in vehicles.

A legal modification of the district provisions, such as yard, lot width and yard depth, signs, setback, off-street parking and loading regulations, height, access and screening granted due to the peculiar conditions existing within a single piece of property.

A smaller version of the department store with predominantly consumer goods and shall not include the selling of used or consignment items.

An establishment whose business is to repair or replace brakes in motor vehicles and where parts generally are not sold without installation services. Vehicles shall not be left more than twenty-four (24) hours and no outside storage of parts or vehicles are allowed.

An establishment whose business is to only repair and install devices for silencing noises from vehicle engines, may sell these devices without the installation service.

An automotive shop with a primary purpose of repairing and painting the outside surfaces of automobiles, trucks, and vans, and repairing and replacing the upholstery of such vehicles.

A shop with a primary function of selling new and used parts and accessories for automobiles, small trucks and vans with no outside storage of any kind. This is not to include auto salvaging or the selling of tires.

An establishment primarily engaged in the short-term rental or extended-term leasing of automobiles and trucks, not including truck tractors or semi-trailers.

An enclosed facility designed for the repair and maintenance of automobiles, small trucks and vans, with outside storage of vehicles in state of repair allowed but not to exceed fourteen (14) days and with no outside repair or maintenance conducted. This use shall not include paint or body work. This is to not include outside storage of any auto parts or components including but not limited to engines, transmissions, brakes and brake drums, drive shafts, tires, starters, vehicle chassis, doors, seats, hoods, fenders, side panels, etc.

An open area or lot used for the display of new automobiles, trucks, and vans. Included with this use may be a service area for automobiles.

An open area or lot used for the display or sale of mechanically operable used automobiles, trucks, and vans. No repair work or inoperable vehicles are allowed on the property and may not be located within five hundred (500) feet of another used vehicle sales lot.

A salvage yard, automotive wrecking yard, and automotive graveyard shall mean any lot or tract of land upon which three (3) or more discarded, abandoned, junked, wrecked, dismantled, worn-out, or ruined motor vehicles (including autos, trucks, tractor-trailers, and buses), motor vehicle parts, boats, travel trailers, trailers, and/or recreational vehicles are either: (1) kept, stored, bought, sold, recycled, or otherwise placed; or (2) disassembled, dismantled, stripped, scrapped, recycled, or cut up. Shall require a screening fence so that no vehicles or vehicle parts may be seen from a public or private area.

An establishment for the routine maintenance of automobiles, trucks, and vans including auto tune-up, oil change or other maintenance services, in which all services provided and all storage, supplies, parts, and equipment are indoors. Service stations shall include automobile inspection services, but shall not include areas where heavy automobile maintenance activities such as engine overhauls, automobile painting, and body fender work are conducted. No vehicle shall be left on-site for more than twenty-four (24) hours.

An off-street area (not open for customers to drive into or through), for the storage of inoperable and/or unlicensed motor vehicles. This shall not include the salvaging of vehicle or vehicle parts. Shall require a complete screening fence surrounding storage area.

An establishment primarily engaged in the selling and installing of new or used wheels and tires in which all services provided and all storage, supplies, parts, and equipment are kept indoors. No vehicle shall be left on-site for more than twenty-four (24) hours. No outside storage or display of tires or wheels shall be allowed.

An establishment whose business is to repair or replace transmissions in vehicles and where parts generally are not sold without installation service. Vehicles shall not be left overnight for more than fourteen (14) days and no outside storage of parts, transmissions, or dismantled vehicles.

An indoor facility whose function is to provide vehicle seats with padding, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers. This use is to not allow for the outside storage of vehicles, parts, or seats.

An establishment whose primary trade is towing vehicles which are disabled, or designated as towable by law enforcement officials, without an outside storage area for towed vehicles and shall not allow for the salvaging of vehicles.

An establishment whose primary trade is towing vehicles which are disabled or designated as towable by law enforcement officials, with an outside storage area to the establishment for towed vehicles which is secured from public viewing by fencing and shall not allow for the salvaging of vehicles.

A track or course laid out or designed for competitive racing of self-propelled vehicles whether or not required to be registered or licensed under the laws of the State of Texas. Vehicles may not be salvaged, dismantled or repaired except for adjustments as may be required to effectively compete.

A retail store offering for sale to the public veterinarian supplies.

The offices of a doctor of veterinary medicine with on-site treatment of large domestic animals, which may consist of livestock and/or other farm animals and may include outside treatment pens, shelters, or barns.

The offices of a doctor of veterinary medicine with on-site treatment of small domestic animals, which consist primarily of household pets and animals that are not sheltered in pens or barns.

A commercial establishment that provides as a service a library of video movies, DVDs, and video games which may be rented on a short-term basis and returned for reuse. Shall not include the rental of sexually oriented videos or DVDs in accordance with the sexually oriented business ordinance [article 5.14].

A use engaged in storage, wholesale sales, and distribution of manufactured products, supplies, and equipment, but excluding bulk storage of materials that are flammable or explosive or that create hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions.

Origin of water distribution system, pumping and/or production of water into system, rates of flow and quantities measured.

A tank or similar structure used to contain water for public use, including elevated, ground, and underground locations.

A facility which processes raw water through sedimentation, filtration, etc., and chemical disinfection into potable water for sale distribution to the user.

A facility for the fabrication or sculptural process that joins metal materials by melting, which may include forging.

The word “will” is mandatory and not discretionary.

Spaces on the lot which are open and unobstructed to the sky by any structures except as herein provided.

The city manager of the city or the person otherwise duly designated to administer the provisions of this article.

A facility housing and displaying live animals, reptiles, or birds, privately owned and operated for a fee or for the promotion of some other enterprise.

A publicly owned zoo or similar facility owned and operated by the city or a nonprofit zoological society where live animals, birds, and reptiles are domiciled and displayed.