Freeport City Zoning Code
155.200 GENERAL
PROVISIONS
§ 155.202 EFFECTIVE DATE
The effective date of this Chapter is the date at which the City Council fully completes the process of adopting both the text of this Chapter and the Official Zoning Map.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
§ 155.203 TRANSITIONAL STANDARDS
(A)
Development Approvals Predating Code’s Effective Date.
- (1)This Chapter does not prevent the City from:
- (a)Adopting or enforcing building codes; or
- (b)Prohibiting the use of building materials that have been proven to be inherently dangerous.
- (2)It is the City’s intent to respect existing zoning and land development approvals. Approved development may be carried out within the scope of the development approval, including applicable standards in effect at the time of approval, provided that the approval was valid and has not lapsed per §155.1006, Inactive Applications.
(B)
Pending Applications.
- (1)Each application for development approval shall be evaluated only by the zoning regulations and adopted ordinances in effect at the time that each complete application is submitted.
- (2)Applications that are not pursued with due diligence may expire pursuant to §155.1006, Inactive Applications.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
§ 155.204 CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
(A)
Public Restrictions. The following provisions apply to laws adopted by a federal, state, or local legislative body.
- (1)Where this Chapter conflicts with another local, state, or federal law, whichever the Administrator finds imposes the more stringent restrictions controls. Where the Administrator finds conflicting provisions to be equally stringent, then the provision more recently adopted controls.
- (2)Where the text of this Chapter conflicts with its tables or illustrative material, the text controls.
- (3)Where a table of this Chapter conflicts with an illustration, the table controls.
(B)
Private Restrictions. The City does not interpret or enforce private restrictions, including, but not limited to, deed restrictions, covenants, or easements, unless it is a party to them. If the City is a party to private restrictions, and such restrictions conflict with this Chapter, then the more stringent restrictions control.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
§ 155.205 SEVERABILTY
Generally. If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any provision of this Chapter to be illegal or invalid, the remainder of this Chapter shall remain in full force without being affected by the judgment.
As-Applied. If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any application of a provision of this Chapter to a particular structure, land, or water to be illegal or invalid "as-applied", such judgment shall not be applicable to any other structure, land, or water not specifically included in the judgment.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
§ 155.206 FEES AND CHARGES.
(A)
Generally. The City Council shall establish a schedule of fees, charges, and expenses, and a collection procedure for permits, applications, appeals, and other matters pertaining to this Chapter.
(B)
Master Fee Schedule. The City Secretary, their deputies, and/or assistants shall calculate and collect the fees in accordance with the Master Fee Schedule. The Master Fee Schedule shall be on file in the office of the City Hall.
(C)
Payment in Full Required. No permit, amendment, certificate, or variance shall be issued unless or until such costs, charges, fees or expenses have been paid in full, nor shall any action be taken or public hearing be held unless or until preliminary charges and fees have been paid in full.
(D)
Fee Regardless of Action. Unless noted otherwise with this Chapter, fees shall be charged on all applications, regardless of whether the application is approved or denied.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
§ 155.207 MEASUREMENTS
Table 155.207-1, Measurements, below, provides the method of measurement for the standards in this Chapter.
Table 155.207-1 Measurements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Measurement | Methodology | Illustration |
| Building Coverage | The sum of all areas of a lot covered by any roofed structure, but not paved areas, such as patios. |  |
| Gross Density | The number of dwelling units divided by gross acres. |
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| Gross Floor Area | The total area of all the floors of a building, including intermediately floored tiers, mezzanines, etc., as measured from the exterior surfaces of the outside walls of the building. Single-family residential garages are not included in this calculation. |  |
| Height | Buildings: The vertical distance from the grade level of that portion of a parcel covered by the building to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, or the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the average height between eaves and the ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof. |  |
| Walls or Fences: The vertical distance from the grade level of that portion of a parcel immediately abutting a wall or fence to the highest point of the wall or fence. |  | |
| Sloping Ground: Where a building, wall, or fence is located on sloping ground, the lower point of measurement is the average grade across a 40-foot horizontal span. | ||
| Lot Area | The total horizontal area included within property lines. |  |
| Lot Width | For an interior parcel, the horizontal distance between the side property lines, measured at the required front setback line.
For a cul-de-sac parcel, the horizontal distance between the side property lines measured at the front setback line. | 
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| Setback | The horizontal distance of a required open space at grade between the outer wall of a building or structure and the adjoining property lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward.
Front and Rear: The front and rear setback lines span the entire width of the property.
Sides: The interior side and street side setback lines extend from the required front setback line to the required rear setback line. |  |
Table 155.207-1 Measurements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Measurement | Methodology | Illustration |
| Building Coverage | The sum of all areas of a lot covered by any roofed structure, but not paved areas, such as patios. | |
| Gross Density | The number of dwelling units divided by gross acres. |
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| Gross Floor Area | The total area of all the floors of a building, including intermediately floored tiers, mezzanines, etc., as measured from the exterior surfaces of the outside walls of the building. Single-family residential garages are not included in this calculation. | |
| Height | Buildings: The vertical distance from the grade level of that portion of a parcel covered by the building to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, or the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the average height between eaves and the ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof. | |
| Walls or Fences: The vertical distance from the grade level of that portion of a parcel immediately abutting a wall or fence to the highest point of the wall or fence. | | |
| Sloping Ground: Where a building, wall, or fence is located on sloping ground, the lower point of measurement is the average grade across a 40-foot horizontal span. | ||
| Lot Area | The total horizontal area included within property lines. | |
| Lot Width | For an interior parcel, the horizontal distance between the side property lines, measured at the required front setback line.
For a cul-de-sac parcel, the horizontal distance between the side property lines measured at the front setback line. |
|
| Setback | The horizontal distance of a required open space at grade between the outer wall of a building or structure and the adjoining property lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward.
Front and Rear: The front and rear setback lines span the entire width of the property.
Sides: The interior side and street side setback lines extend from the required front setback line to the required rear setback line. | |
Table 155.207-1 Measurements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Measurement | Methodology | Illustration |
| Building Coverage | The sum of all areas of a lot covered by any roofed structure, but not paved areas, such as patios. | |
| Gross Density | The number of dwelling units divided by gross acres. |
|
| Gross Floor Area | The total area of all the floors of a building, including intermediately floored tiers, mezzanines, etc., as measured from the exterior surfaces of the outside walls of the building. Single-family residential garages are not included in this calculation. | |
| Height | Buildings: The vertical distance from the grade level of that portion of a parcel covered by the building to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, or the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the average height between eaves and the ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof. | |
| Walls or Fences: The vertical distance from the grade level of that portion of a parcel immediately abutting a wall or fence to the highest point of the wall or fence. | | |
| Sloping Ground: Where a building, wall, or fence is located on sloping ground, the lower point of measurement is the average grade across a 40-foot horizontal span. | ||
| Lot Area | The total horizontal area included within property lines. | |
| Lot Width | For an interior parcel, the horizontal distance between the side property lines, measured at the required front setback line.
For a cul-de-sac parcel, the horizontal distance between the side property lines measured at the front setback line. |
|
| Setback | The horizontal distance of a required open space at grade between the outer wall of a building or structure and the adjoining property lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward.
Front and Rear: The front and rear setback lines span the entire width of the property.
Sides: The interior side and street side setback lines extend from the required front setback line to the required rear setback line. | |
Table 155.207-1 Measurements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Measurement | Methodology | Illustration |
| Building Coverage | The sum of all areas of a lot covered by any roofed structure, but not paved areas, such as patios. | |
| Gross Density | The number of dwelling units divided by gross acres. |
|
| Gross Floor Area | The total area of all the floors of a building, including intermediately floored tiers, mezzanines, etc., as measured from the exterior surfaces of the outside walls of the building. Single-family residential garages are not included in this calculation. | |
| Height | Buildings: The vertical distance from the grade level of that portion of a parcel covered by the building to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, or the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the average height between eaves and the ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof. | |
| Walls or Fences: The vertical distance from the grade level of that portion of a parcel immediately abutting a wall or fence to the highest point of the wall or fence. | | |
| Sloping Ground: Where a building, wall, or fence is located on sloping ground, the lower point of measurement is the average grade across a 40-foot horizontal span. | ||
| Lot Area | The total horizontal area included within property lines. | |
| Lot Width | For an interior parcel, the horizontal distance between the side property lines, measured at the required front setback line.
For a cul-de-sac parcel, the horizontal distance between the side property lines measured at the front setback line. |
|
| Setback | The horizontal distance of a required open space at grade between the outer wall of a building or structure and the adjoining property lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward.
Front and Rear: The front and rear setback lines span the entire width of the property.
Sides: The interior side and street side setback lines extend from the required front setback line to the required rear setback line. | |
Effective on: 1/10/2022
ACCESSORY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE
ACCESSORY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE means a structure that is subordinate to the principal building, which serves a purpose that is customarily and clearly associated with the principal use. Examples of accessory buildings include storage sheds, gazebos, detached carports, and detached residential garages. The term does not include structured parking.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT means a type of residential land use that is accessory to a primary residential land use.
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ACCESSORY USE
ACCESSORY USE means a use subordinate to the principal use of a building or a lot and serves a purpose customarily incidental to the principal use.
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ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT. See Adult-Oriented Businesses.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES means an establishment as defined in Chapter 123 of the City's Code of Ordinances.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL SERVICES
AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL SERVICES means a category of uses that contains nonresidential uses primarily related to the raising of animals and the secondary enterprises associated with agricultural production. Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: animal hospital, pound or shelter (parking requirement does not include outdoor kennels); farm equipment sales, service, repairs, feed store; field crops, horticulture, nursery, truck gardening, but not including retail sales on the premises; livestock feeding yards or pens, greenhouse (non-retail)
Effective on: 1/10/2022
ALLEY
ALLEY means a public or private way affording only secondary means of access to abutting property.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
APARTMENT
APARTMENT means a room or suite of rooms in an apartment house arranged, designed or occupied as a residence by a single family, individual or group of individuals.
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APARTMENT HOUSE
APARTMENT HOUSE means any multiple-family dwelling or building or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied as three or more apartments or which is occupied as the home or residence of three or more families living independently of each other and maintaining separate cooking facilities.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY means a facility that provides meals and assistance with daily activities, such as dressing, grooming, and bathing, for the elderly or adults who are unable to manage these activities themselves. This definition does not include nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, or similar institutions with professionally trained technical staff devoted primarily to the care of the chronically ill or the incurable.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
ASPHALT/CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT
ASPHALT/CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT means a temporary light manufacturing facility used for the production of asphalt or concrete, or asphalt or concrete products, used in building or construction of a specific site or project, and includes facilities for the administration and management of the business, the stockpiling of bulk materials used in the production process or of finished products manufactured on the premises and the storage and maintenance of required equipment, but does not include the retail sale of finished asphalt or concrete products.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
ATHLETIC FIELD, COMMERCIAL
ATHLETIC FIELD, COMMERCIAL means a sport playing field, that is not owned or operated by the City, used primarily for organized sports for schools, professional sports, sanctioned league play, etc.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORY AND SUPPLY STORE
AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORY AND SUPPLY STORE means retail sales of automobile and motorcycle related parts and accessories without installation on-site.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
AUTOMOBILE PARKING LOT OR GARAGE
AUTOMOBILE PARKING LOT OR GARAGE means an open area or structure not accessory with any particular use, surfaced with dust free materials, designed and used for the parking of vehicles that is operated as a business enterprise with a service charge or fee being paid to the owner or operator of the parking structure or lot.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
AUTOMOBILE WASH
AUTOMOBILE WASH means any area or business using self-service, in-bay automatic, or conveyor equipment for cleaning and washing motor or other vehicle types, whether as a part of another business operation (e.g., as an accessory use to an automobile fueling or charging station, automobile sales, rental, and service) or as a stand-alone operation, of any type, on a commercial basis.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
BAIT STORE
BAIT STORE means a retail establishment that sells both live and frozen bait as well as clothing related to fishing activities. This definition includes Bait Store Clothing and Shrimp, Bait-live sales.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
BANK OR CREDIT UNION
BANK OR CREDIT UNION means an establishment that is engaged in the business as a bank or credit union and is federally chartered or state chartered.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
BAR OR TAVERN
BAR OR TAVERN means a building where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises and where food may or may not be served or sold.
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BARGE AND BOAT MANUFACTURING AND REPAIR
BARGE AND BOAT MANUFACTURING AND REPAIR means any establishment where the primary services offered are the manufacturing, repair, or painting of large boats, barges, or other large watercraft.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
BLOOD or PLASMA CENTER
BLOOD or PLASMA CENTER means a facility for the donation or sale by individual donors of blood, blood plasma, and other blood products.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
BOARDING HOUSE
BOARDING HOUSE means a building other than a hotel, where lodging and meals for five or more persons are served for compensation. This definition includes Rooming House.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
BOAT AND MARINE RELATED PARTS, RETAIL AND WHOLESALE SALES, TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING
BOAT AND MARINE RELATED PARTS, RETAIL AND WHOLESALE SALES, TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING means a facility that sells parts related to boats, marinas, or other watercraft to retail establishments or the general public. This definition also includes the transportation and handling of the parts.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
BOAT LAUNCHING
BOAT LAUNCHING means an area with a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. This definition includes slips, slipways, boat ramps, and boat deployers.
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BOAT, FISHING CHARTER
BOAT, FISHING CHARTER means any facility with a head boat, party boat, party fishing boat, charter fishing boat, tour boat, excursion boat, or sightseeing boat, which are for temporary charter, rent or hire for recreational purposes all shall be construed to mean they are charter boats.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
BOAT RENTAL, LEASING AND SALES
BOAT RENTAL, LEASING AND SALES means any premises on which three or more used or new boats, or other watercraft are offered for sale, rental, or lease during any calendar year, and which may include the sale of marine supplies or outboard motors and repair service conducted as accessory uses.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
BOAT REPAIR
BOAT REPAIR means any establishment where the primary services offered are the repair or painting of boats, or other small watercraft.
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BOAT OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE OUTDOOR STORAGE
BOAT OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE OUTDOOR STORAGE means a facility where boats and other watercraft are stored outdoors.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
BODY ART SERVICES
BODY ART SERVICES means an establishment that has been licensed by the proper regulatory authority for the primary purpose of practicing body piercing or tattooing. This definition does not include clothing accessory or jewelry stores that offer ear piercing to customers.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
BOWLING CENTER
BOWLING CENTER means an establishment containing long narrow tracks used in bowling and similar games.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
BREWPUB
BREWPUB means an establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of prepared food for consumption, which includes the brewing of beer as an accessory use. The brewing operation processes the ingredients to make beer and ale by mashing, cooking, and fermenting. The brewing operation does not include the production of any other alcoholic beverage.
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BUILDING
BUILDING means any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, used or intended to be used for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or property. When such a structure is divided into separate parts by one or more unpierced walls extending from the ground up, each part is deemed a separate building.
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BUILDING COVERAGE
BUILDING COVERAGE means the area of a lot covered by any roofed structure, but not paved areas, such as patios.
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BUILDING LINE
BUILDING LINE means a line parallel or approximately parallel to a lot line or street line and beyond which buildings may not be erected.
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BUILDING OFFICIAL
BUILDING OFFICIAL means the Chief Building Inspector.
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BUILDING OR DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTOR
BUILDING OR DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTOR means facilities for building, heating, plumbing, or electrical contractors, and related storage facilities. The site may include an unenclosed portion upon which a contractor maintains an area used to store equipment and other materials customarily used in the trade carried on by the contractor. This definition excludes temporary contractor storage associated with the site of an on-going construction project.
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BUILDING, PRINCIPAL
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL means a building in which is conducted the principal use of the site on which it is located. In any residential district any and all dwellings shall be deemed to be main buildings on the site on which they are located.
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BULK STORAGE
BULK STORAGE means the warehousing of large quantities of goods, including, but not limited to, cold storage plants, and storage of household goods, equipment, general freight, and nonflammable liquids.
This definition excludes bulk storage of explosive or hazardous materials.
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BUS STATION or TERMINAL
BUS STATION or TERMINAL means a facility that serves as a point of arrival or departure for passengers of commercial busses, including any ticket sales areas, reception areas, bus parking and/or refueling areas, and accessory retail sales. Bus Stations or Terminals shall not include the storage, cleaning, or repair of buses.
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CAMPER
CAMPER means a mobile living unit designed to be mounted upon and conveyed by another vehicle.
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CAMPGROUND
CAMPGROUND means a facility that may be designed for temporary (usually one night) use by travel trailers, recreation vehicles, or tents. A campground with overnight accommodations shall limit the stay of guests to seven days and shall supply toilet and bathing facilities for the guests as essential characteristics.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
CEMETERY, COLUMBARIUM, MAUSOLEUM, OR MEMORIAL PARK
CEMETERY, COLUMBARIUM, MAUSOLEUM, OR MEMORIAL PARK means uses intended for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes or to commemorate the dead without burial taking place on-site.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND COMPLIANCE means a document issued by the Building Official or the Administrator authorizing buildings, structures or used consistent with the terms of this chapter and for the purpose of carrying out and enforcing its provisions.
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CHIROPRACTOR
CHIROPRACTOR means a practitioner of the system of integrative medicine based on the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of misalignments of the joints who is licensed by the State.
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CITY
CITY means the city of Freeport, in Brazoria County, Texas.
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CIVIC
CIVIC means a category of uses containing uses that provide services to the general public related to recreation, fellowship, worship, health, education, and transportation. Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: Ambulance service; Bus station; Club or Lodge; gallery or museum; Post Office; Public park, playground or playfield; School commercial or trade, when not involving any danger of fire or explosion or offensive noise, vibration, dust, odor, glare, heat or other objectionable influences; School, commercial or trade. Other uses in this category include: Adult Day Care; Aquarium; Community, Senior, or Youth Center; Museum or Gallery; or Pre-School or Child Day Care Center
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COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, or VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, or VOCATIONAL SCHOOL means a community college, college, university, seminary, vocational/technical school, trade school, language school, business school, training center, beauty school, culinary school, and comparable advanced or continuing education facilities. The phrase does not include fitness centers, sports instruction, swimming instruction, or martial arts instruction.
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COMMON AREA
COMMON AREA Refer to Park, Playground, and Common Open Space.
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CONSTRUCTION BUILDING/SITE OFFICE
CONSTRUCTION BUILDING/SITE OFFICE means a stick-built or modular building that is used as an administrative office for construction related activities occurring on the same lot under an active building permit.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
CONSTRUCTION DUMPSTER
CONSTRUCTION DUMPSTER means a large trash or recycling receptacle located on private property (i.e., outside the public right-of-way) which is used to collect construction debris and other development related materials for transport off-site.
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CONSTRUCTION YARD
CONSTRUCTION YARD means a temporary fenced enclosure used for the storage and maintenance of contractor supplies and operational equipment used for and located on the same lot of an active building permit.
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COTTAGE
COTTAGE means a small single-family detached dwelling unit that is intended for small lots in specified zoning districts.
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CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY mean an establishment providing housing and care for individuals legally confined for violations of law.
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COURT
COURT means an open, unoccupied and unobstructed space, other than a yard, on the same lot with a building or group of buildings.
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CURRENCY EXCHANGE (CHECK CASHING BUSINESS)
CURRENCY EXCHANGE (CHECK CASHING BUSINESS) means a person or business that for compensation engages, in whole or in part, in the business of cashing checks, warrants, drafts, money orders, or other commercial paper serving the same purpose. “Check cashing facility” does not include a state or federally chartered bank, savings association, credit union, or industrial loan company. “Check cashing facility” also does not include a retail seller engaged primarily in the business of selling consumer goods, including consumables, to retail buyers that cash checks or issue money orders for a minimum flat fee not exceeding 2 dollars as a service that is incidental to its main purpose or business. The term “currency exchange” expressly includes businesses known as “check cashing” facilities.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
DAY CARE FACILITY
DAY CARE FACILITY means a child-care facility that provides care at a location other than the residence of the director, owner, or operator of the child-care facility for seven or more children under 14 years of age for less than 24 hours a day, but at least two hours a day, three or more days a week. State Law Reference: Texas Human Resources Code, Chapter 42
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DENSITY
DENSITY mean the maximum number of family units permitted on a lot.
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DETACHED
DETACHED means any building, accessory building or structure that is not physically attached to any other building or structure by any means.
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DISTRICT or ZONING DISTRICT
DISTRICT or ZONING DISTRICT means a portion of the territory of the city within which certain uniform regulations and requirements or various combinations thereof apply under the provisions of this chapter.
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DOCKING AND SERVICE FACILITIES FOR COMMERCIAL VESSELS
DOCKING AND SERVICE FACILITIES FOR COMMERCIAL VESSELS means an establishment that provides services or the space to attach any commercial vessel to any wharf, pier, mooring, gangway or floating dock structure.
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DOCKING AND SERVICE FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL AND PLEASURE BOATS
DOCKING AND SERVICE FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL AND PLEASURE BOATS means an establishment that provides services or the space to attach recreational and pleasure boats to any wharf, pier, mooring, gangway or floating dock structure.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
DOWNTOWN LOFT
DOWNTOWN LOFT means a residential use located on the second floor of a building in the Downtown zoning district where the first floor of the building is used for non-residential purposes. This use also includes live-works units and senior housing.
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DUPLEX
DUPLEX means a building designed as a single structure, containing two separate living units, each of which is designed to be occupied as a separate permanent residence for one family, and each of which has its own primary outside entrance. Duplexes may be configured side-by-side or over-and-under.
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DWELLING
DWELLING means any building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively as the residence or sleeping place of one or more persons, but not including a tent, trailer or mobile home.
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DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY
DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY means a building or portion thereof designed for or used by three or more families or housekeeping units. Such a use typically takes place in an Apartment.
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DWELLING UNIT or UNIT
DWELLING UNIT or UNIT means one room, or a suite of two or more rooms, designed for or used by one family for living and sleeping purposes and having only one kitchen or kitchenette.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
ENTERTAINMENT, INDOOR
ENTERTAINMENT, INDOOR means a category of commercial uses containing, varying in size, providing daily or regularly scheduled recreation-oriented activities in an indoor setting. Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: auditorium, arena, coliseum, or theater; bowling alley; dance hall, commercial; dance hall, commercial; indoor air rifle ranges that comply with national rifle association guidelines; lounges serving alcoholic beverages; physical culture and health studios; skating rink, commercial; studio for professional work or for teaching any form of fine arts, photography, music, drama, etc.; swimming pool commercial. Other uses in this category include: Archery / Firearms Range (Indoor); Axe throwing lounge; Bingo hall; Convention center; Dance Club or Dance Hall; Fitness Gym; Gymnastic, Dance, or Martial Arts Facility; Movie or Other Theater; Pool hall; Skating rink; Tennis or Racquetball Facility
Effective on: 1/10/2022
ENTERTAINMENT, OUTDOOR
ENTERTAINMENT, OUTDOOR means a category of commercial uses providing daily or regularly scheduled recreation-oriented activities in an outdoor setting. Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: baseball park, commercial; golf course, but not including commercial golf games, or amusement; golf course, commercially operated driving ranges, pitch and putt courses, miniature golf or other commercial amusement; swimming pool commercial; theater, drive-in; and baseball park. Other uses in this category include: Amphitheater; Amusement Park; Campground without Overnight Accommodation; Fairgrounds; or Mini-Golf Course; Paintball Facility; Race Track (Vehicle); Skateboard Park; Stadium, Running Track, Sports Park or Ball Field
Effective on: 1/10/2022
FAMILY
FAMILY means a person living alone or two or more persons living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit, and in which not more than four individuals are unrelated by blood.
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FARMERS MARKET
FARMERS MARKET means an outdoor market open to the public, operated by a governmental agency, a nonprofit corporation, or one or more producers where at least 75 percent of the displayed inventory of the products sold in each farmers market is farm products or value-added farm products.
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FLOOR AREA
FLOOR AREA means the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building or buildings, measured from the center lines of exterior walls or from the center line of walls separating two buildings in square feet.
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FOOD OR GROCERY STORE
FOOD OR GROCERY STORE means an establishment engaged in the sale of primarily food, but could also include goods, merchandise or services, to the general public and sometimes offering for retail sale prepackaged food products, household items and other goods commonly associated with the same. Excludes eating and drinking places.
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FUEL SALES (RETAIL)
FUEL SALES (RETAIL) means a place where vehicular fuel, stored only in underground tanks, is offered for sale to the public or where charging stations are made available for the charging of vehicles.
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FUNERAL HOME OR MORTUARY SERVICES
FUNERAL HOME OR MORTUARY SERVICES means a facility used primarily for human funeral services, which may contain space and facilities for embalming, preparation of the dead for burial, casket storage, and undertaking services.
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GOLF COURSE
GOLF COURSE means an outdoor area designed for playing the game of golf and improved with tees, greens, fairways, and hazards. A golf course may include a Country Club or other clubhouse, a driving range, putting greens, and shelters as accessory uses.
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GOVERNMENT / NON-PROFIT PARKING LOT or MAINTENANCE AREA
GOVERNMENT / NON-PROFIT PARKING LOT or MAINTENANCE AREA means a stand-alone parking lot or maintenance area of a governmental agency or non-profit organization that provides indirect services such as parking and vehicle and facility maintenance to a government or non-profit entity.
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GOVERNMENT SERVICES (ADMINISTRATIVE, EDUCATION, POSTAL, SAFETY)
GOVERNMENT SERVICES (ADMINISTRATIVE, EDUCATION, POSTAL, SAFETY) means facilities focused on the provision of a public service that are public in nature and serve a wide range of needs and patrons. This definition includes, but is not limited to, police stations, fire stations, emergency medical service stations, botanical gardens, libraries, post offices, and government-owned animal shelters.
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GRADE, EXISTING
GRADE, EXISTING means the average level of the original surface of the ground adjacent to the exterior walls of the building.
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GROUP LIVING
GROUP LIVING means a category of uses containing uses with residential occupancy of a dwelling by a means other than found in Household Living typically providing communal kitchen/dining facilities. Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: rooming, and/or boarding house.
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HEAVY INDUSTRIAL
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL means a category of commercial uses engaged in the manufacturing, assembly or processing of chemicals, animal products and metals; the activities of which are likely to have characteristics that discourage adjacency to residential uses. Factory production and industrial yards are located here. Sales to the general public are rare. Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: Asphalt or asphalt products, manufacturing and processing; Batching or mixing plant, Portland cement, concrete, mortar or plaster, commercial; Chemicals or petrochemicals, including but not limited to: acids, acetylene, aniline dyes, ammonia, ammonium sulfate, bleaching compounds, carbide, caustic soda, soda ash, cellulose, chlorine, carbon black or bone black, cleaning or polishing preparations, creosote, exterminating agents, hydrogen, oxygen, industrial alcohol, sugar, potash, plastic materials, synthetic resins or synthetic yarns, manufacturing, refining or processing; Coal, coke, charcoal or tar products, including gas, processing; Explosives or fireworks, manufacturing or storage; Fertilizers, active, manufacturing and processing, storage, transportation and handling; Fertilizers, inert, manufacturing and processing; Gases or flammable liquids, processing involving; Hair, felt or feathers, bulk processing, washing, curing or dyeing; Heavy equipment, storage, repair and sales, earth moving Incineration, distillation or reduction of garbage, offal or dead animals, fat rendering; Insecticides, fungicides, disinfectants or related industrial or household chemical compounds, manufacturing or processing; Jute, hemp, sisal or oakum products; Leather, hair or fur, tanning, curing, finishing or dyeing; Livestock feeding yards or pens; Meat, poultry or fish, slaughtering, processing or preparation for packing; Metal alloys or foil, including solder, pewter, brass, bronze and tin, aluminum, lead or gold foil, manufacturing or processing; Metal, metal ores or metal products, reduction, refining, processing; Oil well supplies and machinery sales; Paint, enamel, lacquer, turpentine or varnish, manufacturing; Petroleum or petroleum products, refining; Plastic or rubber products, manufacturing; Production of casting or foundry products; Soaps, detergents or perfumes, manufacturing; Tires, recapping or vulcanizing shop; Wood products, fiber or lumber, manufacturing and processing; Wool, scouring, pulling and processing, manufacturing involving; Wool, scouring, pulling and processing, manufacturing involving.
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HELIPORT
HELIPORT means any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and take-off of aircraft and utilized, or to be utilized, in the interest of the public for such purposes.
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HOME OCCUPATION
HOME OCCUPATION means any occupation that is carried out within the home or within a structure which is an accessory to the home.
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HOSPITAL
HOSPITAL means an institution that is licensed by the State or operated by an agency of the government to provide medical, surgical, psychiatric or emergency medical services to sick or injured persons, primarily on an in-patient basis. The term "hospital" shall not include skilled nursing facilities.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
HOTEL
HOTEL means a building occupied as the more or less temporary abiding place of individuals who are lodged with or without meals, in which as a rule the rooms are occupied for hire, and in which there are more than 12 sleeping rooms, a public room for the accommodation of more than 12 guests and a general kitchen.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
HOUSEHOLD LIVING
HOUSEHOLD LIVING means a category of uses containing residential occupancy of a dwelling unit by a household on a month-to-month or longer basis in structures with self-contained dwelling units including kitchens. Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: apartment house or housing project; duplex (two-family dwelling); manufactured homes; single-family dwelling unit; townhouse.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
HUD-CODE MANUFACTURED HOME
HUD-CODE MANUFACTURED HOME means 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 and 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on 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. The term does not include a travel trailer.
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JUNK
JUNK means all worn-out and discarded material, in general, including but not limited to old iron, steel, brass, tin, lead, copper and other base metals; old cordage, ropes, rags, fibers and fabrics; old rubber; old bottles or other glass; bones; waste paper and other waste or discarded material whether or not such objects might be prepared to be used again in some form; junked vehicles as defined in Freeport's Code of Ordinance, Chapter 94, Junked Motor Vehicles and Texas Transportation Code Chapter 683, Abandoned Motor Vehicles; and any or all or any pieces or parts of any of the foregoing.
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JUNK YARD
JUNK YARD Refer to Salvage Yard.
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KENNEL
KENNEL means any premises on which four or more dogs, six months or older, are kept for the purposes of boarding or breeding. This term includes privately-owned animal shelters.
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LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL means a category of commercial uses containing uses engaged in the manufacturing, assembly or processing of industrial, business or consumer goods; usually from basic finished inputs such as metal, stone, glass, plastic, or rubber. Contractors and building maintenance services and similar uses perform services off-site. Few customers, especially the general public, come to the site. Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: advertising displays manufacture; bookbinding; books, binding, other than hand binding; bottling works, for all beverages; brooms or brushes; cabinet or carpentry shop; carpets manufacture and cleaning; ceramics, stone, glass, marble and porcelain products; construction, equipment sales, service, rental and repair; contractors or construction offices, shops and yards; dry cleaning, package plant, or pickup station; electrical appliances, equipment assembly, supplies or similar products including electrical machinery; exterminator; food locker plant for consumer use; food products, not including meat products or fish products, the slaughtering and/or preparation thereof; furniture and upholstery; glass and cutting shop; ice vending establishment; ice, dry or natural; laboratory, research or testing; laundry plant; laundry, package plant, pickup station or self-service; linen or uniform supply, or diaper service; machine tools, including metal lathes, metal presses, metal stamping machines, woodworking machines or similar products; machinery, miscellaneous, including repairs; machines, business, including typewriter, accounting machines, calculators, card-counting equipment or similar products; manufacturing of baked goods, candy, delicatessen foods and ice cream; mattresses, including rebuilding or renovating; mirror silvering; monument sales and incidental processing; musical instruments, including pianos or organs; newspaper distribution station; orthopedic or medical appliances, including artificial limbs, braces, supports, stretchers or similar products; paper products, including envelopes, stationery, bags, boxes, shipping containers, bulk goods, tubes, wallpaper printing or similar products; pharmaceutical products; printing or publishing including engraving or photoengraving; soaps, detergents or perfumes; manufacturing; sporting or athletic equipment; steel products, miscellaneous fabrication or assembly; textiles, spinning, weaving, manufacturing, dyeing, bleaching, printing, knit goods, yard, thread or cordage; tools or hardware, including bolts, nuts, screws, doorknobs, drills, hand tools or cutlery, hinges, house hardware, locks, non-ferrous metal castings, plumbing appliances or similar products; toys and novelty products; vehicles, children’s, including bicycles, scooters, wagons, baby carriages or similar vehicles; venetian blinds, window shades or awnings; water distillation.
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LIMITED USE
LIQUOR STORE
LIQUOR STORE Refer to Package Liquor.
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LOT
LOT means a platted parcel of land intended to be separately owned, developed, and otherwise used as a unit.
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LOT, AREA OF
LOT, AREA OF means the area of the lot shall be the net area of the lot and shall not include portions of streets and alleys.
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LOT, CORNER
LOT, CORNER means a lot located at the intersection of and abutting two or more streets. On a corner lot the front yard fronts on the same street as the immediately adjacent property. A lot located at the intersection of a street and an alley would not be considered a corner lot for the purposes of this Chapter.
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LOT DEPTH
LOT DEPTH mean the mean horizontal distance between the front lot line and rear lot line of a zoning lot.
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LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE. See LOT, THROUGH.
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LOT, THROUGH
LOT, THROUGH means a lot having a pair of opposite property lines along two or more public streets, and that is not a corner lot. Also referred to as a "double frontage lot".
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LOT LINE
LOT LINE means a boundary of a lot.
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LOT LINE, FRONT
LOT LINE, FRONT means the street right-of-way line at the front of a lot.
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LOT LINE, REAR
LOT LINE, REAR means the lot line opposite and most distant from the front.
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LOT LINE, SIDE
LOT LINE, SIDE means a lot line which is not a front lot line or rear lot line. A side lot line separating a lot from a thoroughfare other than an alley is an exterior side lot line as opposed to an interior side lot line.
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LUMBERYARD
LUMBERYARD means a retail establishment that sells items including, but not limited to, lumber, brick, tile, cement, insulation, and roofing materials. Secondary sale of items such as heating and plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, paint, glass, hardware, and wallpaper may take place.
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MANUFACTURED HOUSING
MANUFACTURED HOUSING means a HUD-code manufactured home.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
MARINA
MARINA means a dock or basin providing secure moorings for pleasure boats and often offering supplies, repair and other facilities.
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MARINA RELATED BUSINESS
MARINA RELATED BUSINESS means any business which primarily provides goods and services to any customer of any -marina.
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MARINE FUELING FOR BARGES AND VESSELS
MARINE FUELING FOR BARGES AND VESSELS means a facility at which marine fuels and other marine related products for barges and other large watercraft vessels are sold.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
MARINE NET MANUFACTURING, REPAIR, AND SALES
MARINE NET MANUFACTURING, REPAIR, AND SALES means a facility that manufactures, repairs, or sells nets used for fishing or other marine related activities.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
MARINE SERVICE STATION FOR RECREATIONAL AND PLEASURE BOATS
MARINE SERVICE STATION FOR RECREATIONAL AND PLEASURE BOATS means a facility at which marine fuels and other marine related products are sold at retail to the general public.
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MAY
MAY means the act referred to is permissive.
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MEDICAL CLINIC OR OFFICE
MEDICAL CLINIC OR OFFICE means a use where medical, dental, psychiatric, psychological, chiropractic and/or and other outpatient services are performed.
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MEDICAL FACILITIES
MEDICAL FACILITIES means a category of uses containing public and civic uses providing medical or surgical care to patients. Some uses may offer overnight care. Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: clinic or office, medical; drug stores; hospital, general, not including animal, laboratory, medical or dental. Other uses in this category include: Blood or Plasma Center; Hospice Center; Hospital; Medical or Dental Laboratory
Effective on: 1/10/2022
MICROBREWERY
MICROBREWERY means an establishment engaged in on-site brewing of beer and sales of beer by the glass for on-premise consumption. These establishments are primarily used for the production of beer and ale and may include retail and food service as an accessory use. The brewing operation processes the ingredients to make beer and ale by mashing, cooking, and fermenting. The brewing operation does not include the production of any other alcoholic beverage.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
MICRO-DISTILLERY
MICRO-DISTILLERY means an establishment primarily engaged in on-site distillation of spirits and may include retail and food service as an accessory use. The distillery operation processes the ingredients to make spirits by mashing, cooking, and fermenting. The micro-distillery operation does not include the production of any other alcoholic beverage.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
MINI-WAREHOUSE
MINI-WAREHOUSE means a structure containing separate storage spaces, which may be of various sizes, leased or rented on an individual basis.
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MOBILE HOME
MOBILE HOME means 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 and 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. The term does not include a travel trailer.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
MOBILE HOME PARK
MOBILE HOME PARK means any lot upon which are located one or more mobile homes, occupied for dwelling purposes, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodation.
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MODULAR COMPONENT
MODULAR COMPONENT means a structural part of housing or building constructed at a location other than the building site in a manner that prevents the construction from being adequately inspected for code compliance at the building site without damage or removal and reconstruction of a part of the housing or building.
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MODEL HOMES AND ON-SITE REAL ESTATE OFFICES
MODEL HOMES AND ON-SITE REAL ESTATE OFFICES means a dwelling unit temporarily used as a sales office for on-site sales of individual units in a residential subdivision or condominium development under construction.
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Model homes are used to display the layout and finishes of other dwelling units that are or will be available for sale within a subdivision or condominium development.
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Sales offices can be located in a model home, condominium unit, or in a separate modular unit located on-site in the subdivision or condominium development.
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MODULAR OR INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING
MODULAR OR INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING means a commercial structure that is constructed in one or more modules or constructed using one or more modular components built at a location other than the commercial site and is designed to be used as a commercial building when the module or the modular component is transported to the commercial site and erected or installed; but excluding a commercial structure that exceeds three stories or 49 feet in height as measured from the finished grade elevation at the building entrance to the peak of the roof or a commercial building or structure that is installed in a manner other than on a permanent foundation and is either not open to the public or less than 1,500 square feet in total area and used other than as a school or a place of religious worship.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
MOTEL
MOTEL means a building or group of buildings, including either separate units or a row or rows of units which (a) contain living or sleeping accommodations primarily for transient occupancy and (b) having individual entrances.
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MOTOR FREIGHT OR TRUCK TERMINAL
MOTOR FREIGHT OR TRUCK TERMINAL means a building or area in which freight brought by truck is assembled or stored for shipping in interstate and intrastate commerce by truck.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
NEW HUD-CODE MANUFACTURED HOME
NEW HUD-CODE MANUFACTURED HOME means one which is newly manufactured and not a used HUD-code manufactured home.
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NURSERY OR GREENHOUSE
NURSERY OR GREENHOUSE means an establishment primarily engaged on the propagation of horticultural specialties, such as flowers, shrubs and trees, intended for ornamental or landscaping purposes.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
OFFICE
OFFICE means a category of commercial uses containing activities conducted in an office setting and generally focusing on business, professional, or financial services. Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: bank, loan company; loan office – payday; office, any type; radio, television or recording studio. Other uses in this category include: Accounting, Advertising, Architecture, Bill Collection, Charitable Organization, Consulting, Counseling, Data Processing, Design, Engineering, Investment or Brokerage, Law, Real Estate or Insurance, Sales, Temporary Employment, or Travel; Bank or Credit Union (without drive-through); TV or Radio Studio
Effective on: 1/10/2022
OIL FIELD SUPPLIES, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, AND HANDLING
OIL FIELD SUPPLIES, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, AND HANDLING means a facility used for the storage, transportation, and handling of supplies for the oil field operations.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
OPEN SPACE
OPEN SPACE means any open piece of land that is undeveloped (has no buildings or other built structures) and is accessible to the public. Open Space can include: greenspace (land that is partly or completely covered with grass, trees, shrubs or other vegetation).
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OTHER AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL SERVICES
OTHER AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL SERVICES means land uses that are contained in the definition for the agricultural and animal services use category, but they are not individually listed in Table 155.401-1, Permitted Uses by District. These uses include, but aren't limited to farm equipment sales, service, repairs, feed store, field crops, horticulture, and truck gardening. The uses do not include retail sales on the premises or livestock feeding yards or pens.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
OTHER CIVIC USES
OTHER CIVIC USES means land uses that are contained in the definition for the civic use category, but they are not individually listed in Table 155.401-1, Permitted Uses by District. These uses include, but aren't limited to clubs, lodges, galleries, museums, aquariums, adult daycares, youth centers, senior centers, and community centers.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES
OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES means land uses that are contained in the definition for the medical facilities use category, but they are not individually listed in Table 155.401-1, Permitted Uses by District. These uses include, but aren't limited to drug stores, blood or plasma centers, hospice centers, medical or dental laboratories.
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OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE
OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE means land uses that are contained in the definition for the social service use category, but they are not individually listed in Table 155.401-1, Permitted Uses by District. These uses include, but aren't limited to uses that primarily provide treatment of those with psychiatric, alcohol, or drug problems, transient housing related to social service programs, and housing for individuals legally confined.
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OTHER INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT USES
OTHER INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT USES means land uses that are contained in the definition for the indoor entertainment use category, but they are not individually listed in Table 155.401-1, Permitted Uses by District. These uses include, but aren't limited to auditoriums, arenas, coliseums, theaters, dance halls or dance clubs, indoor air rifle ranges that comply with national rifle association guidelines, lounges serving alcoholic beverages, physical culture and health studios, fitness gym, tennis or racquetball facilities (indoor), skating rinks (commercial), studios for professional work or for teaching any form of fine arts, photography, music, drama, etc., swimming pools (commercial), archery / firearms ranges (Indoor), axe throwing lounges, bingo halls, convention centers, gymnastic, dance, or martial arts facilities, movie or other theater or pool halls.
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OTHER OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT USES
OTHER OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT USES means land uses that are contained in the definition for the outdoor entertainment use category, but they are not individually listed in Table 155.401-1, Permitted Uses by District. These uses include, but aren't limited driving ranges, pitch and putt courses, miniature golf or other commercial amusement, swimming pools (commercial), drive-in theatres, amphitheaters, amusement parks, campground without overnight accommodations, fairgrounds, paintball Facilities, race tracks (vehicle), skateboard parks.
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OTHER OFFICE USES
OTHER OFFICE USES means land uses that are contained in the definition for the office use category, but they are not individually listed in Table 155.401-1, Permitted Uses by District. These uses include, but aren't limited to offices (any type), radio, television or recording studios, offices used for accounting, advertising, architecture, bill collection, charitable organization, consulting, counseling, data processing, design, engineering, investment or brokerage, law, real estate, insurance, sales, temporary employment, travel, and TV or radio studios.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
OTHER SALES-ORIENTED USES
OTHER SALES-ORIENTED USES means land uses that are contained in the definition for the sales-oriented uses in the retail repair, sales, and service use category, but they are not individually listed in Table 155.401-1, Permitted Uses by District. These uses include, but aren't limited to selling, leasing or renting animal feed, antiques, appliances, art, art supplies, automobile and motorcycle parts and accessories, bicycles, books, building supplies, cameras, carpet and floor coverings, clothing, collectibles, computers, convenience goods, crafts, electronic equipment, electronic and mixed media, fabric, flowers, furniture, garden supplies, gifts or novelties, hardware, home improvement supplies, household products, jewelry, luggage, medical supplies, musical instruments, office supplies, pets, pet supplies, pharmaceuticals, photographic supplies, picture frames, plants, postal supplies (non-governmental), printed materials, school or teacher supplies, second-hand goods indoors, seeds, souvenirs, shoes, sporting goods, stationery, tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and related products, and toys.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
OTHER VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICE USE
OTHER VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICE USE means land uses that are contained in the definition for the vehicle sales and service use category, but they are not individually listed in Table 155.401-1, Permitted Uses by District. These uses include, but aren't limited to sales of mobile homes, manufactured homes, portable buildings ore trailers, rental or storage of buses, trucks, boats, or taxis storage, tire and upholstery service for trucks or trailers.
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OTHER HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES
OTHER HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES means land uses that are contained in the definition for the heavy industrial use category, but they are not individually listed in Table 155.401-1, Permitted Uses by District. These uses include, but aren't limited to asphalt or asphalt products, manufacturing and processing; Batching or mixing plant, Portland cement, concrete, mortar or plaster, commercial; Chemicals or petrochemicals, including but not limited to: acids, acetylene, aniline dyes, ammonia, ammonium sulfate, bleaching compounds, carbide, caustic soda, soda ash, cellulose, chlorine, carbon black or bone black, cleaning or polishing preparations, creosote, exterminating agents, hydrogen, oxygen, industrial alcohol, sugar, potash, plastic materials, synthetic resins or synthetic yarns, manufacturing, refining or processing; Coal, coke, charcoal or tar products, including gas, processing; Explosives or fireworks, manufacturing or storage; Fertilizers, active, manufacturing and processing, storage, transportation and handling; Fertilizers, inert, manufacturing and processing; Gases or flammable liquids, processing involving; Hair, felt or feathers, bulk processing, washing, curing or dyeing; Heavy equipment, storage, repair and sales, earth moving Incineration, distillation or reduction of garbage, offal or dead animals, fat rendering; Insecticides, fungicides, disinfectants or related industrial or household chemical compounds, manufacturing or processing; Jute, hemp, sisal or oakum products; Leather, hair or fur, tanning, curing, finishing or dyeing; Livestock feeding yards or pens; Meat, poultry or fish, slaughtering, processing or preparation for packing; Metal alloys or foil, including solder, pewter, brass, bronze and tin, aluminum, lead or gold foil, manufacturing or processing; Metal, metal ores or metal products, reduction, refining, processing; Oil well supplies and machinery sales; Paint, enamel, lacquer, turpentine or varnish, manufacturing; Petroleum or petroleum products, refining; Plastic or rubber products, manufacturing; Production of casting or foundry products; Soaps, detergents or perfumes, manufacturing; Tires, recapping or vulcanizing shop; Wood products, fiber or lumber, manufacturing and processing; Wool, scouring, pulling and processing, manufacturing involving; Wool, scouring, pulling and processing, manufacturing involving.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
OTHER LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES
OTHER LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES means land uses that are contained in the definition for the light industrial use category, but they are not individually listed in Table 155.401-1, Permitted Uses by District. These uses include, but aren't limited to advertising displays manufacture; bookbinding; books, binding, other than hand binding; bottling works, for all beverages; brooms or brushes; cabinet or carpentry shop; carpets manufacture and cleaning; ceramics, stone, glass, marble and porcelain products; construction, equipment sales, service, rental and repair; dry cleaning, package plant, or pickup station; electrical appliances, equipment assembly, supplies or similar products including electrical machinery; exterminator; food locker plant for consumer use; food products, not including meat products or fish products, the slaughtering and/or preparation thereof; furniture and upholstery; glass and cutting shop; ice vending establishment; ice, dry or natural; laundry plant; laundry, package plant, pickup station or self-service; linen or uniform supply, or diaper service; machine tools, including metal lathes, metal presses, metal stamping machines, woodworking machines or similar products; machinery, miscellaneous, including repairs; machines, business, including typewriter, accounting machines, calculators, card-counting equipment or similar products; manufacturing of baked goods, candy, delicatessen foods and ice cream; mattresses, including rebuilding or renovating; mirror silvering; monument sales and incidental processing; musical instruments, including pianos or organs; newspaper distribution station; orthopedic or medical appliances, including artificial limbs, braces, supports, stretchers or similar products; paper products, including envelopes, stationery, bags, boxes, shipping containers, bulk goods, tubes, wallpaper printing or similar products; pharmaceutical products; printing or publishing including engraving or photoengraving; soaps, detergents or perfumes; manufacturing; sporting or athletic equipment; steel products, miscellaneous fabrication or assembly; textiles, spinning, weaving, manufacturing, dyeing, bleaching, printing, knit goods, yard, thread or cordage; tools or hardware, including bolts, nuts, screws, doorknobs, drills, hand tools or cutlery, hinges, house hardware, locks, non-ferrous metal castings, plumbing appliances or similar products; toys and novelty products; vehicles, children’s, including bicycles, scooters, wagons, baby carriages or similar vehicles; venetian blinds, window shades or awnings; water distillation.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
OTHER WAREHOUSING AND FREIGHT MOVEMENT USES
OTHER WAREHOUSING AND FREIGHT MOVEMENT USES means land uses that are contained in the definition for the warehousing and freight movement use category, but they are not individually listed in Table 155.401-1, Permitted Uses by District. These uses include, but aren't limited to old storage plant; Food Processing, Packing, and Distribution; Outdoor Storage Yard; Truck, Tractor, Trailer, or Bus Storage, Parking Yard, Lot, or Garage.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
OTHER WASTE RELATED SERVICE USES
OTHER WASTE RELATED SERVICE USES means land uses that are contained in the definition for the waste related services use category, but they are not individually listed in Table 155.401-1, Permitted Uses by District. These uses include, but aren't limited to junk handling or storage.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS
OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS means a category of commercial uses containing uses with bedroom and bathroom units arranged for short-term stays of less than 30 days for rent or lease.
Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: Hotel; Motel; RV Park.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
PACKAGE LIQUOR
PACKAGE LIQUOR means any retail establishment at which liquor, as defined in Chapter One of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, is offered for sale for off premises consumption.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
PARK, PLAYGROUND, and COMMON OPEN SPACE
PARK, PLAYGROUND, and COMMON OPEN SPACE means an area typically open to the general public and reserved for recreational, educational, or scenic purposes. This definition includes uses such as but not limited to a dog park, and a nature preserve or trail. The term may include structural improvements devoted to maintenance of the park, playground, or common open space, small-scale recreation, walkways, picnic areas, and other amenities.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
PARKING LOT
PARKING LOT means private property adjacent to and usable for vehicular parking by the customers of any business the entrance to which fronts on such parking area.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
PAWNBROKER
PAWNBROKER means a person engaged in the business of:
(A) lending money on the security of pledged goods; or
(B) purchasing goods on condition that the goods may be redeemed or repurchased by the seller for a fixed price within a fixed period.
State Law Reference: Texas Finance Code Sec. 371.003.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
PAWNSHOP
PAWNSHOP means a location at which or premises in which a pawnbroker regularly conducts business. State Law Reference: Texas Finance Code Sec. 371.003.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
PAYDAY LOAN BUSINESS
PAYDAY LOAN BUSINESS means an establishment that engages in the business of offering payday loans. A “payday loan” is a loan transaction where a post-dated check or other check that the parties agree will be held for a period of time before presentment for payment or deposit is accepted as collateral for the loan.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
PERMANENT FOUNDATION
PERMANENT FOUNDATION means a foundation having the following characteristics:
- (A)The foundation and all related construction complies with the requirements of the mandatory building code adopted under the Texas Industrial Building and Housing Program;
- (B)The foundation system is capable of transmitting all design loads imposed by or upon the foundation and the attached structure into soil or bedrock without failure;
- (C)The structure is attached without the towing hitch, axles, brakes, wheels and other parts of the chassis that only operate during transportation;
- (D)Ventilation and decay details are provided in accordance with the requirements of such code.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
PERMITTED USE
PERMITTED USE means a land use that is permitted by right, subject only to standards that apply to all permitted uses. Table 155.401-1, Permitted Uses by District, indicates which uses are permitted uses in which zoning districts.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
PERSON
PERSON means a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company or corporation as well as an individual.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
PORTABLE STORAGE UNIT
PORTABLE STORAGE UNIT means an enclosed storage container less than 20 feet in length that may be used to transport goods, but may then also be stationary on a single site for any period of time before or after transport. This definition includes truck containers, with or without the chassis attached to it; moving vans; portable on demand (POD) moving containers; pre-assembled storage structures; and shipping containers.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY FACILITY
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY FACILITY means an establishment where people assemble for civic, educational, religious, philosophical or cultural purposes. Typical uses include assembly, meeting, event or exhibition hall; church, mosque, synagogue, or temple; club or lodge; community center; philanthropic institution; and senior or youth center.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE means a vehicular type unit primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational camping or travel use that either has its own motive power or is mounted on or towed by another vehicle and requiring no special permit by the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation. The basic entities are travel trailers, camping trailers, truck campers and motor homes. A recreational vehicle is not a mobile home as defined above for purposes of this chapter.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK means a unified development of 40 or more recreational vehicle spaces arranged on a tract of land.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
REPAIR OF SCIENTIFIC or PROFESSIONAL INSTRUMENTS
REPAIR OF SCIENTIFIC or PROFESSIONAL INSTRUMENTS means an establishment that repairs medical, optical, and scientific instruments, software, electronic components, optical equipment, and precision instruments.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
REPAIR-ORIENTED USES
REPAIR-ORIENTED USES means a subset of uses in the retail repair, sales, and service category of uses that is primarily engaged in the provision of repair services to individuals and households rather than other businesses, but excluding vehicle and commercial repair services. Uses include, but are not limited to stores offering repair of retail consumer goods such as appliances, bicycles, clocks, electronics, furniture, jewelry, locks and keys, musical instruments, office equipment, shoes, and watches. This definition also includes other uses that the Administrator interprets to be functionally similar to a use in this use type. Repair-oriented uses do not include those repair services listed in the vehicle sales and service use category.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
RESEARCH, TESTING, AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
RESEARCH, TESTING, AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY means a facility that for scientific research, investigation, testing, development, or experimentation, but not facilities for the manufacture or sale of products, except as incidental to the main purpose of the laboratory.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
RESTAURANT
RESTAURANT means a category of commercial uses containing establishments that prepare and sell food for on-premises or off-premises consumption. This use type may or may not include the accessory sale of alcohol for on-premises consumption. This use type may or may not also include the accessory sale of alcohol for off-premises consumption. Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: Bakery retail; Candy, nut, confectionery store; Caterer; Eating place, enclosed; Eating place providing auto service. Other uses in this category including: Candy or Ice Cream Shop; Catering Establishment; Coffee Shop; Food Delivery; Restaurant, Sit-Down.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
RESTAURANT, DINE-IN
RESTAURANT, DINE-IN means a restaurant within which the primary use is prepared food offered for sale and consumption within the structure or in a designated and permitted outdoor area. The use may also include carry-out service but cannot include a drive-in or drive-through.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
R
RESTAURANT, DRIVE-IN OR DRIVE-THROUGH means a restaurant located either within a retail center, or situated in a stand-alone structure, that contains a drive-in or drive-through facility and customarily serves food in disposable containers.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
RETAIL REPAIR, SALES, and SERVICE
RETAIL REPAIR, SALES, and SERVICE means a category of commercial uses containing establishments or individuals involved in the sale, lease, or rental of new or used products, or providing personal services or repair services to the general public. Refer to the definitions for repair-oriented, sales-oriented, and service-oriented uses.
Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: barber shop or beauty parlor; book store or lending library commercial; camera or photographic supplies store; clothing including formal wear and costumes; department store; floor covering sales retail; food or grocery store retail; fur shop or hat shop; funeral home or mortuary; gift, novelty shop; hardware store and small tool rental, but not including sales of lumber or industrial hardware; hobby shop or supply store; jewelry store; laundry - pickup or self services; locksmith or key shop; music store, phonograph records retail sales; optical goods, optician, optometrist; orthopedic or medical shoe or appliance store and repair; paint and wallpaper store or decorators shop; pet shop; photographic, studio or store and photo processing; plumbing fixture sales retail; rental, repair or servicing of articles whose sale is permitted in the same district, unless more specifically listed elsewhere; second hand store or rummage shop; sewing machine sales retail; shoe repair shop or store; sporting goods store; stationery store; tailor shop seamstress, altering and repairing of wearing apparel; toy stores; watch repair; taxidermist; veterinarian, indoor soundproof kennels only; barber and beauty shop equipment and specialties, sales; firearms, ammunition, and hunting supplies, in combination, sales; liquor store, by specific use permit only; tattoo parlors; sporting or athletic equipment; telephone answering service; telephone exchange, garage, shop or service; art, supply store; antique store; business machines, sales/service; florist shop or greenhouse (retail); furniture, appliance and custom upholstery; rental, repair or servicing of articles whose sale is permitted in the same district, unless more specifically listed elsewhere; pawnshop; machine tools, sales, service, rental and repair; sign shop.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SALES-ORIENTED USES
SALES-ORIENTED USES means a subset of uses in the retail repair, sales, and service category of uses that is engaged in selling goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods. Sales-oriented uses include selling, leasing or renting consumer, home, and business goods including, but not limited to alcoholic beverages, animal feed, antiques, appliances, art, art supplies, automobile and motorcycle parts and accessories, baked goods (retail), bicycles, books, building supplies, cameras, carpet and floor coverings, clothing, collectibles, computers, convenience goods, crafts, electronic equipment, electronic and mixed media, fabric, flowers, furniture, garden supplies, gifts or novelties, groceries, hardware, home improvement supplies, household products, jewelry, luggage, medical supplies, musical instruments, office supplies, pawned items, pets, pet supplies, pharmaceuticals, photographic supplies, picture frames, plants, postal supplies (non-governmental), printed materials, produce, school or teacher supplies, second-hand goods indoors, seeds, souvenirs, shoes, sporting goods, stationery, tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and related products, and toys. This definition also includes other uses that the Administrator interprets to be functionally similar to a use in this use type.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SALVAGE YARD
SALVAGE YARD means a place or a business that owns junk and/or salvage and is operated to store, buy, or sell said junk and/or salvage. Typically all or part of the junk and/or storage is stored outdoors.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY or MIDDLE
SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY or MIDDLE means an educational establishment for children between kindergarten and 8th grade. This definition includes both public or private schools.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SCHOOL, HIGH
SCHOOL, HIGH means an educational establishment with a curriculum that is primarily focused on educating persons in grades 9 -12.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SEAFOOD HANDLING, SHIPPING, AND SALES
SEAFOOD HANDLING, SHIPPING, AND SALES means an establishment where seafood is handled, processed, and sold for human consumption.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SEASONAL SALES
SEASONAL SALES means the temporary outdoor sale of merchandise from private property that permit either temporary seasonal retail sales or outdoor display or sale of goods related to a holiday event (e.g., sale of holiday trees or Fourth of July fireworks, etc.), particular seasonal activity (e.g., sale of pumpkins in the Fall), or other similar merchandise or other articles of arts and crafts related to the seasonal sales activity.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SELF-SERVICE STORAGE
SELF-SERVICE STORAGE means a category of commercial uses containing facilities providing separate storage areas for personal or business use designed to allow private access by the tenant for storing or removing personal property. Uses in this category include Boat or Recreational Vehicle Outdoor Storage and Mini-Warehouse.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SERVICE-ORIENTED USES
SERVICE-ORIENTED USES means a subset of uses in the Retail Repair, Sales, and Service category of uses that provides non-medical services that are generally needed on a recurring basis, and generally require one-to-one interaction between the proprietor or employee and the customer in order to provide the service. Service-oriented uses include, but aren't limited to taxidermists, veterinarians (small animals and indoor soundproof kennels only), barber shops, beauty, skin, tanning or nail salons, tattoo parlors, telephone answering services, dry cleaning and pressing establishments, laundromats, licensed massage therapist services, optician or optometrist, photocopy, blueprint, and quick-sign services, postal services (non-governmental), psychics or mediums, and tailors. This definition also includes other uses that the Administrator interprets to be functionally similar to a use in this use type.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SETBACK LINE
SETBACK LINE means that line which is parallel to and the minimum allowable horizontal distance from a given point or line of reference, such as a lot line, to the minimum required building line.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS. An adult bookstore, adult theater, adult video store or other sexually oriented business as those terms are defined in Chapter 243 of the Tex. Local Government code, and the decisions of the appellate courts having jurisdiction over the territory in which the city is located, and in Chapter 123 of this code. A commercial establishment may have other business purposes that are not a sexually oriented business or related to a sexually oriented business. Such other business purposes will not serve to exempt such commercial establishments from being categorized as a SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS so long as one of its business purposes is a sexually oriented business.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SHALL
SHALL means the act referred to is mandatory.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SHORT-TERM RENTAL
SHORT-TERM RENTAL means any residence that is rented to an occupant for a term of fewer than 28 days. This definition does not include motels or hotels.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SIDEWALK SALES
SIDEWALK SALES means a temporary, special outdoor sale conducted on public or private sidewalks immediately adjacent and contiguous to commercial establishments; provided, the merchandise being sold is consistent with the merchandise of the adjacent and contiguous business.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING means a building or structure containing only one dwelling unit that is not attached by a common wall to another dwelling unit.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY means an institution that is licensed by the State to provide in-patient services for persons needing regular medical attention and bed care services on a 24 basis, but excluding hospitals.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SOCIAL SERVICE
SOCIAL SERVICE means a category of uses containing uses that primarily provide treatment of those with psychiatric, alcohol, or drug problems; transient housing related to social service programs; and housing for individuals legally confined.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SPACE, RV or MOBILE HOME
SPACE, RV or MOBILE HOME means a plot of ground within a mobile home park or a recreational vehicle park designated for the accommodation of one mobile home or one recreational vehicle, respectively, together with such open space as is required by §155.402, Limited Use Standards.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SPECIAL EVENT
SPECIAL EVENT means any planned special event or gathering held on private property, regardless of whether a fee is charged, which invites the general public to an identifiable place and at a specified time and is likely to generate visitors sufficient in quantity to obstruct, delay, or interfere with the safe and orderly movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Public special events could include outdoor gatherings; auctions; art sales; outdoor festivals, concerts, or parades; auctions; carnivals; circuses; outdoor meetings; special athletic activities (e.g., running races), and special entertainment at commercial properties, etc.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SPECIFIC USE
STORY
STORY means the portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the ceiling next above it.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
STREET
STREET means any thoroughfare other than an alley.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
STREET LINE
STREET LINE means a dividing line between a street and an abutting lot, tract or parcel of land.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
STRUCTURE
STRUCTURE Refer to Building.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
SWIMMING POOL (PUBLIC)
SWIMMING POOL (PUBLIC) means a water-filled enclosure or splash pad constructed for use by the general public for swimming or wading, swimming, or water-oriented recreation, including those operated as a business and those constructed and maintained by the City or County.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
TEMPORARY USE
TEMPORARY USE means a land use that is permitted subject to standards, including duration and operational standards, outlined in §155.404, Temporary Use Standards. Table 155.401-1, Permitted Uses by District, indicates which uses are permitted as temporary uses in which zoning districts.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
TOWNHOUSE
TOWNHOUSE means a single-family attached dwelling unit, with a single unit going from ground to roof and with individual outside access.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
TRAVEL TRAILER
TRAVEL TRAILER means a vehicular type unit primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational camping or travel use that either has its own motive power or is mounted on or towed by another vehicle. The basic entities are recreational vehicles, camping trailers, truck campers and motor homes but it does not include a manufactured home as herein defined.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
USED or OCCUPIED
USED or OCCUPIED means include the words intended, designed or arranged to be used or occupied.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
USED HUD-CODE MANUFACTURED HOME
USED HUD-CODE MANUFACTURED HOME means one which has been previously owned by a person or entity other than the manufacturer thereof or its authorized representative.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
UTILITIES
UTILITIES means a category of uses containing major or minor infrastructure that serves a site, a development, or the City at-large. Major Utilities include public or private infrastructure serving the general community, that may or may not be maintained or regulated by a public or municipal entity and possibly having on-site personnel. Minor Utilities include public or private infrastructure serving a limited area with no on-site personnel.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
VEHICLE BODY REPAIR
VEHICLE BODY REPAIR means any establishment where the primary services offered are the repair, painting, or refinishing of the body, fender, or frame of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, recreational vehicles, tractors, construction equipment, agricultural implements, and similar vehicles or equipment.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
VEHICLE REPAIR, HEAVY
VEHICLE REPAIR, HEAVY means the general repair, rebuilding, or reconditioning of engines, motor vehicles, or trailers, including body work, framework, welding, and major painting service.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
VEHICLE REPAIR, LIGHT
VEHICLE REPAIR, LIGHT means an establishment that is primarily engaged in, but not limited to, one or more of the following activities: diagnostic service and tune-ups; installation or repair of air-conditioners, brakes, carburetors, electrical systems, fuel systems, generators, starters, and radiators; lubricating service; wheel alignment; the installation or repair of automotive glass; and the installation or repair of exhaust systems.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICE
VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICE means a category of commercial uses containing establishments related to direct sales of and service to passenger vehicles, light, medium, and heavy trucks and equipment, and other motor vehicles such as motorcycles, boats, and recreational vehicles.
Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: automobile, accessory and supply store; automobile laundry; automobile service station; automobile parking lot or garage; automobile repair, body work painting; motorcycle sales, building or repair, bus and truck storage, but not including tire recapping; automobile laundry; automobile, glass, including parts, installation and repair, motorcycles, muffler, new or used; automobile, or rebuilding of engines; boats, rental or taxi storage; automobile sales, repair, repair, repairs and sales; mobile home sales automobiles, sales, seat cover, servicing, storage and service; trailer sales or rental (for use with private passenger automobiles); vehicle, tire and upholstery service, trucks or trailers. Vehicle sales and services also include uses that the Administrator interprets to be functionally similar to a use in this use type.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
VEHICLE SALES, RENTAL, AND LEASING
VEHICLE SALES, RENTAL, AND LEASING means any premises on which three or more used or new cars, trailers, trucks, or other vehicles are offered for sale, rental, or lease during any calendar year.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
VESSEL
VESSEL means any boat, ship, barge, or craft which floats upon water whether self-propelled or not.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
VETERINARY CLINIC
VETERINARY CLINIC means an animal hospital or clinic that provides medical care for small animals or pets, including, but not limited to: dogs, cats, birds, and the like. This definition does not include the veterinary hospital use.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
VETERINARY HOSPITAL
VETERINARY HOSPITAL means an animal hospital or clinic that provides medical care for large or livestock animals, including, but not limited to: horses, cows, bison, deer, llamas, alpacas, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and pigs. This definition does not include the veterinary clinic use.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
WAREHOUSING AND FREIGHT MOVEMENT
WAREHOUSING AND FREIGHT MOVEMENT means a category of commercial uses containing establishments involved in the storage or movement of goods for themselves, other firms, or individual consumers. Goods are generally delivered to recipients with little on-site sales activity to customers. Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: cold storage plant; freight depot or terminal, railroad and/or truck; lumber yard (parking does not include lumber sheds); pipe storage enclosed; storage of goods or merchandise, used in, produced by or normally carried in stock in conjunction with permitted uses in the applicable district regulations; warehousing establishment other than accessory to permitted retail use; wholesale office with storage limited to samples. Other uses in this category include: Food Processing, Packing, and Distribution; Outdoor Storage Yard; Truck, Tractor, Trailer, or Bus Storage, Parking Yard, Lot, or Garage
Effective on: 1/10/2022
WASTE RELATED SERVICE
WASTE RELATED SERVICE means a category of commercial uses containing establishments that receive solid or liquid wastes from others for treatment or transfer to another location and uses that manufacture or produce goods or energy from the large-scale composting of organic material. Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: junk handling or storage.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
WATERFRONT
WATERFRONT means a category of commercial uses establishments related to activities around marinas, boats, docks, and other commercial uses typically concentrated along waterfronts. This use category includes: Bait Store; Barge and Boat Manufacture and Repair; Boat rental, leasing and sales; Boat, fishing charter; Boat & marine related parts; retail and wholesale sales, transportation and handling; Boat repair; Boat launching; Docking and service facilities for recreational and pleasure boats; Docking & service facilities for commercial vessels; Marine fueling for Barges and Vessels; Marine fueling for recreational and pleasure boats; Marine net; manufacture, repair & sale; Oil field supplies; storage, transportation & handling; and Seafood; handling, shipping and sales
Effective on: 1/10/2022
WHOLESALE TRADE
WHOLESALE TRADE means a category of commercial uses containing establishments involved in the sale, lease, or rent of products to industrial, institutional or commercial enterprises only. The uses emphasize on-site sales or order-taking and often include display areas. The business may or may not be open to the general public. Products may be picked up on-site or delivered to the customer. Uses in this use category include, but aren't limited to: bakery wholesale; wholesale establishments of other types, including storage, but excluding processing, manufacturing and like preparation of products for wholesale or retail sale. Other uses in this category include: Fuel Sales and Storage (Bulk); Mail-Order Business; Sale or Rental of Machinery and Equipment; Wholesale or Auction of Food, Clothing, Auto Parts, or Hardware.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
YARD
YARD means an open, unoccupied space other than a court, on the lot in which a building is situated and which is unobstructed from the ground to the sky.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
YARD, FRONT
YARD, FRONT means the yard between the front building line and the front lot line. If there is no building on the lot, it means the yard between the front setback to the front lot line. For lots on the waterfront, the front yard is the side that faces the street and the rear yard is the side facing the water.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
YARD, REQUIRED FRONT
YARD, REQUIRED FRONT means the open space extending the full width of a lot between the front lot line and the front setback line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except as specified elsewhere in this Chapter.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
YARD, REAR
YARD, REAR means the yard between the rear setback and the rear lot line. For lots on the waterfront, the rear yard is the side facing the water and the front yard is the side facing the street.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
YARD, REQUIRED REAR
YARD, REQUIRED REAR means the open space extending the full width of the lot between the rear lot line and the rear setback line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except as specified elsewhere in this Chapter.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
YARD, SIDE
YARD, SIDE means the yard between the side building line and the side lot line.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
YARD, REQUIRED SIDE
YARD, REQUIRED SIDE means the open space extending from the minimum front yard setback line to the minimum rear yard setback line between the side yard setback line and the nearest side lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except as specified elsewhere in this chapter.
Effective on: 1/10/2022
ZONING MAP, OFFICIAL
ZONING MAP, OFFICIAL means the zoning map or maps of the City attested together with all amendments subsequently adopted.
Effective on: 1/10/2022