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Galveston City Zoning Code

Division 2.200

Uses by District

SEC. 2.201 - PERMITTED, RESTRICTED, AND SPECIFIC USES

A.

Symbols in Uses Table. The following symbols are used in Table 2.201 to indicate whether a particular use is permitted, limited, permitted by specific use review, or prohibited within each zoning district:

1.

"P" indicates a Permitted Use where the use is permitted as a matter of right.

2.

"L" indicates a Limited Use that is subject-to-review by the Development Services Director for compliance.

3.

"S" indicates a Specific Use that is allowed only upon the granting of a specific use permit as provided in Section 13.203, Specific Use Permit. The Planning Commission and then the City Council review specific use permit applications.

4.

"-"indicates a prohibited use.

Within the R-3, the uses identified as Permitted (P) or Limited (L) in the Commercial Land Uses section of the following Table are applicable to corner store locations identified in Article 3, R-3 zone.

Table 2.201
Permitted Uses: Agricultural and Residential Uses
P = permitted use; L = limited use; S = specific use review; "-" = prohibited use
Zoning District
Agricultural Land UseR-0R-1R-2R-3MFUNNSTNCCBRES/RECLIHIUse Standard
Agricultural Support — — — — — — — — — — — L L
Agriculture/Urban Farming — L — — P P L P P P P P P LIMITED
Commercial Stable — — — — — — — — — — — P P
Residential Stable — — L — L — S P — — P — — LIMITED
Veterinarian, Large Animal — — — — — — — — — — — P P
Residential Land UsesR-0R-1R-2R-3MFUNNSTNCCBRES/RECLIHIUse Standard
Accessory Dwelling Unit L L L L L L L L L L — — — LIMITED
Bed and Breakfast — — — L L L L P P P L — — LIMITED
Boarding House, Dormitory, Fraternity or Sorority — — — — P L L P P P P P — LIMITED
Child Care Facility, Residential (Day Care) — — L L P L L L P P P — — LIMITED
Community Garden — L L L L L L L P L P P P LIMITED
Cottage Food Production P P P P P P P P P P P P P STATE LAW
Home Based Business — — — — P L L P P P P P P LIMITED
Home Based Occupation L P P L P P P P P P P P P
Hospital House Establishment — — — — L L L P P P P P — LIMITED
Live-Work Unit — — — — P L L P P P P P P LIMITED
Condominium — — — — P L L P P L P — — LIMITED
Duplex — L L L P P P P P P P — —
Multi-Family Residential — — — — P L L P P L P — — LIMITED
Recreation, Outdoor—private L L L L L L L L L L
Personal Care Homes (DADS) P P P P P P P P P P P P P STATE LAW
Short Term Rental Residential Dwelling — P P L P P P P P P P P P
Single-Family Detached P P — P P P P P P L P — — LIMITED
Townhouse — — P — P P P P P P P — —

 

Table 2.201
Permitted Uses: Commercial Uses
P = permitted use; L = limited use; S = specific use review; "-" = prohibited use
Zoning District
Commercial Land UsesR-0R-1R-2R-3MFUNNSTNCCBRES/RECLIHIUse Standard
Adult Day Care — — — — P L L P P P P P — LIMITED
Adult Use (SOB) — — — — — — — — S — — S S SUP
Alcoholic Beverage Sales, Liquor Store or Package — — — — P S — P P P P P P SUP
Arena/Stadium — — — — — L — — P P P P P
Auto Fueling Station — — — — — — — P L L L L P LIMITED
Auto Service Station — — — — — — — P L L L L P LIMITED
Bar — — — — — S — P L L L P P LIMITED/SUP
Boat Repair Facility — — — — — — — — L — — P P
Boat Sales or Rental — — — — — — L — L — L L P LIMITED
Cat Café — — — — — — L — L L L P P LIMITED
Child Care Facility, Day Care (Commercial) — — — — P L L P P P P — — LIMITED
Cleaning/laundry pick-up station — — — P P L L P P P P P P LIMITED
Cleaning/laundry-mat self service — — — — P L L P P P P P P LIMITED
College/University/Vo-Tech — — — — P P P P P P P P P
Commercial Amusement, Indoor — — — — — L L L L L L L P LIMITED
Commercial Amusement, Outdoor — — — — — — — L L L L P P LIMITED
Commercial Lodging (Hotel) — — — — — S — L L P L L P SUP
Commercial Warehousing and Logistics — — — — — — — — — — — P P
Correctional or Rehabilitation Facility — — — — — — — — S — — S S SUP
Credit Access Business — — — — — — — — L — — — —
Electric Vehicle Charging Station — — — — — — — P L L L L P LIMITED
Family Care Facility — — — — — S — — S S S P P SUP
Flea Market — — — — — — — — L L L L L LIMITED
Golf Carts, Sales, or Rental — — — — — — — — L L L P P LIMITED
Golf Carts, Service — — — — — — — — L L L P P LIMITED
Heavy Vehicle, Manufactured Home, Watercraft or Aircraft Sales or Rental — — — — — — — — — — L L L LIMITED
Homeless Shelter — — — — — — — — S S S P P SUP
Hospital — — — — — — — P P P P P —
Kennel — — — — — — — — L — L L P LIMITED
Library — — P — P P P P P P P P P
Medical Clinic/Office/Lab — — — P P L L P P P P P — Permitted (P)
Fine Arts Instruction L L P P P P P P P P P P P
Nursery or Greenhouse, Retail — — — P — — P — P P P P P
Nursing/Convalescent Home — — S — L L L P P P P P P LIMITED/SUP
Office — — — — — L L L P L L L L LIMITED
Outdoor Storage — — — — — — — — L — L L L LIMITED
Parking Lot, Commercial Surface Parking Area — — — — — — — — — — — L L LIMITED
Parking Structure or Lot Incidental to Main Use — — — — P L L P L P L P P LIMITED
Parking Structure — Mixed Use — — — — L L L L L L L L — LIMITED
Passenger Motor Vehicle Sales or Rental — — — — — — — — L L — P P LIMITED
Pawn Shop — — — — — — — — L L — L — LIMITED
Personal Fitness — — — P L L L L P P P P — LIMITED
Pet Grooming Services — — — P — L L P P P P — — LIMITED
Place of Private Assembly — — — L S S S P P P P P P SUP
Place of Public Assembly — — L P L L L P P P P P P LIMITED
Private Club — — — — S S S P P P P P — SUP
Professional Services, Instruction/Counseling — — — P L L L P P P P P P LIMITED
Public Safety Facility — — — — P P P P P P P P P
Recreation Indoor — L L — L L L P P P P P P LIMITED
Recreation Outdoor — L L L L L L P P P P P P LIMITED
Recycling Center — — — — L L — L L — L P P LIMITED
Restaurant, Drive-In/Through — — — — — — — — L — P P P LIMITED
Restaurant, No Drive-In/Through — — — P L L L P P P P P P LIMITED
Retail — Big Box — — — — — — — L L — L L L LIMITED
Retail — Commercial — — — P — P P P P P P P P
RV Park — — — — — — — — L — L — — LIMITED
Self Storage — — — — L — — — L L — P P LIMITED
School: Private — — L L L L L P P P P — — LIMITED
School: Public P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Shooting Range — — — — — — — — P P P P P
Short-Term Rental Residential Dwelling — P P L P P P P P P P — —
Small Scaled Food and Beverage Production — — — — L — L L P L L P P LIMITED
Substance Abuse Facility — — — — — — — — S S — — — SUP
Vape Shop — — — — — — L — L L L P P LIMITED
Vehicle Wash — — — — — — — P L P L P P LIMITED
Vending Kiosk/ATM — — — — L L L L L L L P P LIMITED
Veterinarian, Small Animal — — — — — — L P P P P P P
Wholesale — — — — — — — — L L P P P LIMITED

 

Table 2.201
Permitted Uses: Industrial, Public/Private Uses
P = permitted use; L = limited use; S = specific use review; "-" = prohibited use
Zoning District
Industrial Land UseR-0R-1R-2R-3MFUNNSTNCCBRES/RECLIHIUse Standard
Automotive Wrecking and Salvage Yard; Junkyard; Recycling Business — — — — — — — — — — — P P
Excavation L L L L L L L L L L L L L LIMITED
Heavy Industry — — — — — — — — — — — — L LIMITED
Light Industry — — — L — — — — — — — L L LIMITED
Mining/Extraction — — — — — — — — — — — P P
Research and Testing Laboratory — — — — — — — — P P P P P
Parking and/or Multimodal Transportation Facility — — — — — — — — L L L P P
Power Generation — — — — — — — — — — — P P
Public Utility Facility, Neighborhood L L P L P P P P P P P P P LIMITED
Towing Service Facility — — — — — — — — — — — L L LIMITED/SUP
Uses involving Radioactive Material, not including uses related to diagnosis and treatment of illness; and, construction applications; and, academia and scientific research — — — — — — — — — — — — S
Public/Private Land UseR-0R-1R-2R-3MFUNNSTNCCBRES/RECLIHIUse Standard
Airport — — — — — — — — — — — P —
Airplane Hangar — — — — — — — — — — — P —
Cemetery — — S — S — S S S S S S S SUP
Heliport — — — — — — — — — — — — P LIMITED
Helistop — — — — — — — — L — L L P LIMITED
Marina — — S — S — — P P P P P P SUP
Public Utility Plant — — S — S S S — P P P P P SUP
Rail Yard — — — — — — — — — — — P P
Port and Harbor Facilities — — — — — — — — — — P P P
Wireless Telecommunication Facility — — S S S S S S S S S S P SUP w/Standards

 

(Ord. No. 18-037, § 2, 6-21-18; Ord. No. 18-062, § 2, 9-13-18; Ord. No. 18-071, § 4, 12-13-18; Ord. No. 18-072, § 2, 12-13-18; Ord. No. 19-015, § 2, 2-28-19; Ord. No. 19-033, § 2, 6-27-19; Ord. No. 20-002, § 2, 1-23-20; Ord. No. 22-006, § 3, 2-24-22; Ord. No. 22-024, § 3, 5-26-22; Ord. No. 22-054, § 2, 10-27-22; Ord. No. 23-026, § 2, 4-27-23; Ord. No. 24-002, §§ 2, 3, 1-25-24; Ord. No. 24-009, § 2, 2-22-24; Ord. No. 24-022, § 2, 4-25-24; Ord. No. 24-023, § 2, 4-25-24; Ord. No. 24-048, § 2, 8-22-24)

SEC. 2.202 - PROHIBITED USES IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS

A.

Specific Prohibitions.

1.

All uses that are prohibited by local ordinance or require the use or sale of materials that are prohibited by local ordinance.

2.

Wireless Telecommunication Facilities and Towers between Broadway Boulevard and Harborside Drive, from 27 th Street to 51 st Street.

3.

All uses that are prohibited by state law or require the use or sale of materials that are prohibited by state law.

4.

Intensive agricultures defined by Article 14, Definitions.

5.

Uses involving radioactive (nuclear) materials and waste including disposal facilities and decommissioning services require a Specific Use Permit. Land uses related to diagnosis and treatment of illness, construction application, and academic and scientific research are excluded from this provision.

(Ord. No. 18-037, § 2, 6-21-18)