A movie arcade, adult bookstore, adult cabaret, adult encounter parlor, adult lounge, adult drive-in theater, adult retail store, or any combination thereof, a principal business of which is the offering of a service or the selling, renting or exhibiting of devices or any other items intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to its customers, and which is distinguished by or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, or whose employees or customers appear less than completely and opaquely covered. The term “adult entertainment enterprise” shall not be construed to include:

A privately owned place where an aircraft can land and take off, usually equipped with hangars, facilities for refueling and repair and various accommodations for passengers.

A publicly owned place where an aircraft can land and take off, usually equipped with hangars, facilities for refueling and repair and various accommodations for passengers.

A small, open motor vehicle having a seat and three or more wheels fitted with large, low pressure tires. It is designed chiefly for recreational use over roadless, rugged terrain. The term All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) includes Utility Task Vehicle (UTV).

Any building, room, place or establishment of any nature or kind and by whatever name called, the primary use of which is the operation of coin-operated machines that dispense, or is used or is capable of being used to dispense or afford, amusement, skill, or pleasure or is operated for any purpose, other than for dispensing only, music, or service. For the purpose of this definition, “primary use” means 51% or more of the gross floor area of the portion of the structure being used (not to include any area of a structure being used as storage). The term “Amusement (Video) Arcade”:

An amusement or entertainment enterprise wholly enclosed and operated within a building. This includes, but is not limited to, bowling alleys, skating rinks, health clubs, racquetball clubs, bingo parlors, indoor tennis courts, gymnasiums, swimming pools and nautilus facilities.

An outdoor area or structure, open to the public which provides entertainment or amusement, including but not limited to batting cages, driving range, miniature golf, go-kart tracks, drive-in theaters, water slides and carnivals.

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

An establishment that offers to the general public the service of processing and packaging of red meats, fowl and/or fish provided the facility complies with all state, federal and local health regulations. All processing is conducted indoors with no emission of noxious odors or noise. This definition does not include the slaughtering or boarding of live animals.

See Dwelling, Multi-Family

A group living facility that provides health and living services for persons who because of age, illness or infirmity cannot live independently but do not require continuous nursing care. This type of facility provides personal care services as defined by the State of Texas. Assisted Living is considered to be an intermediate level of care, between retirement homes (independent living) and convalescent/nursing homes (continuous care).

A private field(s) and structure used for sporting events with associated spectator seating, either permanent or temporary.

A public field(s) and structure used for sporting events with associated spectator seating, either permanent or temporary.

The storage or impoundment, on a lot or tract, of operable automobiles, boats, trailers, recreational vehicles and/or trucks.

Storage, leasing or renting of automobiles, motorcycles, and light load vehicles.

An area or structure designed for the parking of motor vehicles.

The use of any building or other premise for the primary inside display and sale of new or used parts for automobiles, panel trucks or vans, trailers, or recreation vehicles.

The use of any land area for the outside display and sale of new or used parts for automobiles, panel trucks or vans, trailers, or recreational vehicles, but not including wrecking yards and junkyards.

General repair or reconditioning of engines, air conditioning systems and transmissions for motor vehicles; wrecker service; collision services, including body, frame or fender straightening or repair; customizing; painting; vehicle steam cleaning; undercoating and rustproofing.

Minor repair or replacement of parts, tires, tubes, and batteries; diagnostic services; minor motor services such as grease, oil, spark plug, and filter changing; tune-ups; emergency road service; replacement of starters, alternators, hoses, brake parts; automobile washing and polishing; performing state inspections and making minor repairs necessary to pass said inspection; normal servicing of air conditioning systems, and other similar minor services for motor vehicles except heavy load vehicles, but not including any operation named under “Automobile Repair, Major” or any other similar use.

The primary sale of new automobiles in a structure or an open lot with secondary sales of used automobiles.

Retail sales or offering for sale of used automobiles or light load vehicles.

The display and sales of automobiles in an enclosed building which are characterized by excellence, age or by an enduring classic value.

Any building, land area or other premises, or portion thereof, used or intended to be used for the retail dispensing or sales of automobile fuels, lubricants, and automobile accessories, including those operations listed under Minor Automobile Repair.

Vehicles which are inoperative or are being repaired may not remain parked outside an Automobile Service Station for a period greater than seven days.

A manufacturing facility for the production and distribution of baked goods and confectioneries.

An establishment for the custody, loan, exchange or issue of money, the extension of credit, and/or facilitating the transmission of funds; to include automated teller machines and check-cashing and loan service agencies.

An establishment that is leased on a temporary basis by individuals or groups who reserve the facilities to accommodate private functions, including, but not limited to - banquets, weddings, anniversaries, receptions, family reunions, business and organizational meetings, homeowners’ association (HOA) events, and other similar functions, to which the general public is not admitted and for which no admission fee is charged. Such establishments may include kitchen facilities for the preparation of food and/or catering of food under a valid health permit, and areas for dancing, dining, and other entertainment activities that customarily occur in association with banquets, weddings, or receptions. This would also include any activities under a valid, approved TABC permit issued by the TABC for an activity/occasion on-site.

A permanent manufacturing facility for the production of concrete or asphalt.

A temporary manufacturing facility for the production of concrete or asphalt during construction of a project, and to be removed when the project is completed.

An establishment that provides personal services including haircuts, perms, color treatments, manicures, pedicures and other personal care services.

A dwelling occupied as a permanent residence by an owner or renter which serves breakfast and in which sleeping accommodations in not more than seven (7) rooms are provided or offered for transient guests for compensation.

A principal building used as a dwelling, occupied as a permanent residence by an owner or agent which serves breakfast and in which sleeping accommodations are provided or offered for occupants for a period of less than thirty (30) consecutive days and rented for compensation.

The area of a dwelling intended as sleeping quarters. The term does not include a kitchen, dining room, bathroom, living room (as an example but not limited to: game room, silting room, media room, multi-use room), utility room, or closet or storage area of a dwelling.

A marine retail sales and service use in which new boats are sold and repaired.

A marine retail sales and service use in which used boats are sold and repaired.

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

An establishment that will engage in the following: 1.) Manufacture, brew, bottle, can, package and label malt liquor, ale, and beer, and; 2.) Sell or offer without charge, on the premise of the Brew Pub, to ultimate consumers for consumption on or off those premises, malt liquor, ale or beer produced by the establishment, in or from a lawful container, to the extent the sales or offers are allowed under the establishment’s other permits or licenses

An area of land and/or structure used for the storage of bulk brick, stone or other masonry products offered for sale.

A facility for the sale of materials, tools, and hardware customarily used in the construction of buildings and other structures, including facilities for storage inside a building.

A facility for the sale of materials, tools, and hardware customarily used in the construction of buildings and other structures, including facilities for storage outside a building and sale of ready-mix concrete from small batching plants, but subject to the following exceptions and/or provisions: [sic]

Facilities for the sale and storage of building and lumber materials.

An area of land and/or structure with machine or hand operated facilities used principally for cleaning, washing, polishing or waxing of passenger and recreational vehicles or other light duty motor vehicles wherein all work is provided by employees of a car wash facility.

An area of land and/or structure with machine or hand operated facilities used principally for cleaning, washing, polishing or waxing of passenger and recreational vehicles or other light duty motor vehicles wherein the customer provides all the services.

A residence located on a premises with a main nonresidential use and occupied only by a caretaker or guard employed on the premises.

Property used for the interring of the dead.

A building for regular assembly for religious worship which is used primarily and designed for such purpose and those accessory activities which are customarily associated therewith, and the place of residence for ministers, priests, nuns or rabbis on the premises (tax exempt as defined by State law). For the purposes of this ordinance, this definition does not apply to bible study and other similar activities which occur in a person’s primary residence.

A building or complex of buildings that house municipal offices and services, and which may include cultural, recreational, athletic, convention or entertainment facilities owned and/or operated by a governmental agency.

A facility primarily utilized by a health professional or unit for providing public health services including emergency services and related facilities such as laboratories, clinics and administrative offices operated in connection therewith. Typical uses would be dentist, doctor or chiropractic professional offices and clinics.

An establishment providing social and dining facilities, as well as alcoholic beverage service to an association of persons, and otherwise falling with [within] the definition of, and permitted under the provisions of, that portion of Title 3, Chapter 32, of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, as the same may be hereafter amended, as it pertains to the operation of private clubs.

An academic institution of higher learning accredited or recognized by the State and offering a program or series of programs of academic study leading to a recognized degree or advanced degree. Including junior and senior colleges, universities, conservatories and seminaries.

Establishments other than personal service shops for the treatment and/or processing of products as a service on a for-profit basis including, but not limited to, newspaper printing, laundry plant, or cleaning and dying plants.

A place where not more than six (6) persons with physical or mental disabilities are provided room and board, as well as supervised care and rehabilitation by not more than two (2) persons. However this use may not be located closer than 1/2 mile from another community care facility.

A building or complex of buildings that house cultural, recreational, athletic, or entertainment facilities owned and/or operated by a governmental agency or private nonprofit agency.

Retail sales of used wearing apparel, furniture or other merchandise. No outdoor sales, display, staging, sorting, storage or drop-off of clothing is permitted.

Retail sales of used wearing apparel, furniture or other merchandise where outdoor sales, display, staging, sorting, storage or drop-off of clothing is permitted.

A facility, which allows for construction related equipment sales inside the structure as the primary use and also allows for the outside display of small construction equipment on-site.

A permitted, temporary building or structure, of either permanent or temporary construction, used as an office in connection with an active development or construction project for supporting temporary supervisory or administrative functions related to development, construction within the active development or construction project. A Construction Field Office shall not be used as a residence and shall not be constructed with sleeping facilities. RVs, motor homes or mobile homes are not permitted or defined as a Construction Field Office. Active is defined as having a FIA or Building Permit issued for the site. Upon abandonment, completion, or lack of activity of the project, such field offices shall be removed at the Chief Building Official’s discretion.

A storage yard or assembly yard for building materials and equipment directly related to a specific construction project and subject to removal at completion of construction.

An electrical/mechanical/plumbing contractor, or similar business whose primary use provides a service by installation of electrical, mechanical or plumbing systems and which may also have limited sales of electrical, mechanical or plumbing supplies or equipment as secondary use incidental to its primary use with no outside storage.

An electrical/mechanical/plumbing or similar business whose primary use provides a service by installation of electrical, mechanical, or plumbing systems and which may also have limited sales of electrical, mechanical or plumbing supplies or equipment as secondary use incidental to its primary use with outside storage.

A health facility used for or customarily occupied by persons recovering from illness or suffering from infirmities of age, and furnished meals or continuing nursing care for compensation.

Any premises where sale of fuels, such as gasoline, bio-fuel, propane, compressed natural gas, ethanol, or electric vehicle charging station, singularly or in combination are sold as a principal use and in connection with the principal use, a convenience store prepackaged food products, household items and other goods commonly associated with the same.

Any premises offering for sale prepackaged food products, household items and other convenience goods commonly associated with the same. Gasoline and/or other petroleum products are not permitted.

A public facility operated by County, State or Federal government, or by a commercial entity under contract to one of these governments utilized for the incarceration of individuals convicted of crimes where these individuals are housed until such time as they have completed their sentences. Such facilities include minimum and maximum security prisons for adults as well as juvenile detention centers for minors.

A private facility operated by a commercial entity that’s primary business venture is to provide for the incarceration of individuals convicted of crimes where these individuals are housed until such time as they have completed their sentences. Such facilities include minimum and maximum security prisons for adults as well as juvenile detention centers for minors.

An establishment open to the general public for entertainment, in particular, dancing.

A commercial institution or place designed for the care of four (4) or more unrelated children during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

A private residence where care, protection, and supervision are provided on a regular schedule, at least twice a week to no more than six (6) children, including children of the adult provider.

A site or building used primarily for the temporary storage and/or distribution of goods, merchandise, supplies. This definition does not include Overnight Delivery (for distribution which is classified elsewhere in this ordinance).

A retail establishment providing a drop-off and pick-up point for customers to leave wearing apparel or other material in need of laundry and dry cleaning, and pick-up of items when laundered and/or dry cleaned.

An industrial facility where fabrics are cleaned with substantially non-aqueous organic solvents on a commercial or wholesale basis.

A custom cleaning shop or pick-up station not exceeding six thousand (6,000) square feet of floor area, including but not limited to dry cleaning plants having no more than one thousand, five hundred (1,500) square feet of floor area for dry cleaning equipment.

A detached dwelling designed with a common vertical wall between units and to be occupied by two families living independently of each other.

An accessory dwelling unit for one family erected in conjunction with a garage. See Accessory Dwelling.

Any dwelling that is not less than 50 years old and that meets the criteria for historically significant structures as established by the Texas State Historic Preservation Office.

Attached dwelling units designed to be occupied by three or more families living independently of one another, exclusive of hotels or motels.

“Zero lot line” developments of Patio Homes or Townhomes allowing two or more dwelling units within a structure. (See Patio Home and Townhome)

A detached dwelling designed to be occupied by not more than one family.

Single-or multi-family dwelling units that are located above a first floor level commercial or retail business, with each dwelling unit occupied by one family.

Same as Patio Home.

Establishments primarily engaged in the sale of medical equipment including incidental storage, maintenance and servicing of such equipment.

An area where outdoor fairs, circuses or exhibitions are held.

One or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption, or not more than four persons not related by blood, marriage, or adoption, occupying a dwelling unit as an individual housekeeping organization.

An area used for growing usual farm products, vegetables, fruits, trees, and grain and for the raising thereon of the usual farm poultry and farm animals such as horses, cattle, and sheep and including the necessary accessory uses for raising, treating, and storing products raised on the premises, but not including the commercial feeding of offal or garbage to swine or other animals and not including any type of agriculture or husbandry specifically prohibited by ordinance or law.

The retail sale of farm produce by individual vendors, for the primary purpose of selling fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, edible seeds, nuts, live plants, flowers, and honey. The sale of any type of meat, fish or poultry, eggs, refrigerated dairy products, canned foods, packaged items and prepared foods such as salsa, pickles, cookies, etc., shall not be included in this definition.

A lot, yard, corral, buildings or other area in which livestock are confined, primarily for the purposes of feeding and growth prior to slaughter and which is specifically designed as a confinement area where the concentration of animals is such that a vegetative cover cannot be maintained with the enclosure. The term does not include areas which are used for raising crops or other vegetation or upon which livestock are allowed to graze.

An establishment for the selling of corn, grain and other foodstuffs for animals and livestock, and including implements and goods related to agricultural processes, but not including farm machinery.

A child-care facility that provides care for not more than 6 children for 24 hours a day.

A child-care facility that provides care for 7 to 12 children for 24 hours a day.

An organized group having a restricted membership and specific purpose related to the welfare of the members such as Elks, Masons, Knights of Columbus, or a labor union.

A service facility providing for the dispensing of fuel or other natural resource(s) to the general public. The facility may be attended or unattended and may offer for sale conventional and/or alternative fuels, such as gasoline, bio-fuel, propane, CNG, ethanol, etc. May also include commercial water sales in areas approved by the City of Granbury.

(See Automobile Service Station)

An outdoor, or partially indoor, covered premise where the main use is the sale of new and used household goods, fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, edible seeds, nuts, live plants, flowers, honey, personal effects, tools, artwork, small household appliances, and similar merchandise, objects, or equipment, in small quantities, in broken stalls, lots or parcels, not in bulk, for the use or consumption by the immediate purchaser. The sale of any type of meat, fish or poultry, eggs and refrigerated dairy products shall not be included in this definition, nor shall any other merchandise or equipment not permitted to be sold by right within a Light Commercial zoning district. The sale or offering of live animals is also prohibited under this definition. The term general market shall not be deemed to include wholesale sales establishments, personal service establishments or rental service establishments, but shall be deemed to include food service establishments, retail service establishments, and auction establishments.

A child-care facility that provides care for more than 12 children for 24 hours a day, including facilities known as children’s homes, halfway houses, residential treatment centers, emergency shelters, and therapeutic camps.

A golf cart sales use in which new/used golf carts are displayed and/or sold.

General repair or reconditioning of golf carts both new and used.

An area of twenty (20) acres or more improved with trees, greens, fairways, hazards, and which may include a clubhouse, dining room, tennis courts and similar recreational or service uses available only to members and their guests.

An area of twenty (20) acres or more improved with trees, greens, fairways, hazards, and which may include a clubhouse, dining room, tennis courts and similar recreational or service uses which is privately owned but open to the public for a fee and operated as a commercial venture.

A home for not more than six persons who have demonstrated a tendency toward alcoholism, drug abuse, antisocial or criminal conduct, together with not more than two persons providing supervision and other services to such persons, all of which live together as a single housekeeping unit.

A facility where members or non-members use equipment or space for the purpose of physical exercise.

An area of land or water or a structural surface which is used, or intended for use, for the landing and taking off of helicopters, and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use for heliport buildings and other heliport facilities.

A landing pad for occasional landing and taking off of helicopters where no regularly scheduled stops occur. No temporary or permanent storage, refueling, maintenance or repairs shall take place on-site. Helicopters may only be located on the landing pad for start-up, shut-down, passenger loading or unloading and restocking of supplies. Generally, helicopters shall not be located on the landing pad for more than 45 minutes at a time.

An occupation, which is secondary to the primary use of a dwelling as a residence, conducted on residential premises solely by an occupant of the residence[.]

An institution providing health services primarily for human inpatient medical or surgical care for the sick or injured and including related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient departments, training facilities, central services facilities, and staff offices which are an integral part of the facilities.

A facility that provides residence and/or outpatient care, with supervisory personnel, to persons regardless of legal relationship, who have demonstrated a tendency towards mental illness, alcoholism or drug abuse.

Industrial and manufacturing plants including the processing or assembling of parts for production of finished equipment where the process of manufacturing or treatment of materials is such that no dust, odor, gas, smoke or noise is emitted with no outside storage.

Any industrial use whose operation, in the opinion of the Fire Chief, involves a much higher than average risk to public health and safety. There shall be no outside storage.

Industrial and manufacturing plants including the processing or assembling of parts for production of finished equipment where the process of manufacturing or treatment of materials is such that no dust, odor, gas, smoke or noise is emitted and not more than 20% of the lot or tract is used for the open storage of products, materials or equipment.

Any industrial use whose operation, in the opinion of the Fire Chief, involves a much higher than average risk to public health and safety. Outside storage is permitted.

An establishment with indoor pens in which more than four (4) dogs or domesticated animals more than one year old are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained or sold for commercial purposes.

An establishment with outdoor pens in which more than four (4) dogs or domesticated animals more than one year old are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained or sold for commercial purposes.

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

A small, freestanding, one-story structure having a maximum floor area of 350 square feet and used for commercial purposes, such as automatic teller machines or the posting of temporary information and/or posters, notices and announcements. If a kiosk is to be occupied, it shall have a minimum floor area of 25 square feet.

A facility used in the research or testing of items related to the physical well-being of a human being or animal, but not including manufacturing.

A commercial use for the disposal of garbage, rubbish, etc., by burying it under a shallow layer of ground.

A facility where patrons wash, dry or dry clean clothing and other fabrics in machines operated by the patron.

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

A building or open area, other than a right-of-way or public parking area used for the display, sale, rental or storage of heavy machinery, either machines in general or a group of machines which function together as a unit.

A dwelling designed to be transported on its own chassis on the highway in one or more sections by a prime mover and which is constructed with a base section so as to be independently self-supporting and not requiring a permanent foundation for year-round living.

The offering for sale, storage, or display of trailers or manufactured homes (HUD-Code) on a parcel of land but excluding the use of such facilities as dwellings either on a temporary or permanent basis.

A parcel of land not less than five (5) acres nor greater than twenty-five (25) acres which has been designed, improved, or intended to be used or rented for occupancy by one or more mobile homes or trailer houses in designated spaces.

A parcel of land which has been designed, platted, improved, and is intended for the placement of individually owned mobile home units on platted lots which can be purchased outright by the owners of the mobile home units.

(See “Industrial” Categories)

Any place of business in which massage therapy is practiced by a massage therapist, as defined and licensed by State law. “Massage Therapy,” as a health care service, means the manipulation of soft tissue for therapeutic purposes. The term includes, but is not limited to, effleurage (stroking), petrissage (kneading), tapotement (percussion), compression, vibration, friction, nerve strokes, and Swedish gymnastics, either by hand or with mechanical or electrical apparatus for the purpose of body massage. Massage therapy may include the use of oil, salt glows, heat lamps, hot and cold packs, tub, shower or cabinet baths. Equivalent terms for “massage therapy” are massage and therapeutic massage. Massage and “therapeutic” do not include diagnosis, the treatment of illness or disease, or any service or procedure for which a license to practice medicine, chiropractic, physical therapy, or podiatry is required by law.

Property used for the interring of the dead and where bodies are interred above ground in stacked vaults.

A room or group of rooms used for the provision of executive, management, or administrative services for medically related activities.

A duly-licensed establishment primarily engaged in on-site distillation of spirits in quantities not to exceed 75,000 gallons per year. 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. This establishment will also sell or offer without charge, on the premises of the Micro-Distillery, to ultimate consumers for consumption on or off those premises, spirits produced by the establishment, in or from a lawful container, to the extent the sales or offers are allowed under the establishment’s other permits or licenses.

A single-family dwelling in a developing subdivision located on a legal lot of record that is limited to temporary use as a sales office for the subdivision and to provide an example of the dwellings which have been built or which are proposed to be built in the same subdivision.

A retail establishment offering for sale stone monuments produced off-premises.

A place for the storage of human bodies prior to their burial or cremation, or a building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial and the display of the deceased and ceremonies connected therewith before burial or cremation.

A building or group of buildings designed for and occupied as a temporary dwelling place of individuals and providing four or more room units where customary hotel services such as linen, maid service, telephone, and upkeep of furniture is provided.

The display, sale and servicing, including repair work, of motorcycles.

Any area, land, building, structure, and/or facility owned, used, leased, or operated by the City of Granbury, Texas.

An establishment, including a building, part of a building or open space, for the growth, display and/or sale of large plants, shrubs, and trees, and other materials used in indoor or outdoor planting.

A building or complex of buildings used primarily for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry or government, or like activity that may include ancillary services for office workers such as a coffee shop, newspaper or candy stand.

A room or group of rooms used for the provision of executive, management, or administrative services. Typical uses include administrative offices, and services including real estate, insurance, property management, investment, personnel, travel, secretarial services, telephone answering, and business offices of public utilities, organizations and associations, but excluding medical offices.

An establishment with a minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of its total floor area devoted to storage and warehousing, but not accessible to the general public. The remaining area may include retail and wholesale sales areas, sales offices, and display areas for products sold and distributed from the storage and warehousing areas.

A commercial establishment where painting services are performed.

The temporary storage of automobiles on a daily basis for persons traveling together to and from work either through carpools, van-pools, bus-pools or mass transit.

A recreation facility, recreation center, or park owned or operated by a public agency such as a City or School District and available to the general public.

A recreation facility operated for the exclusive use of private residents or neighborhood groups and their guests, and not the general public.

An establishment where money is loaned on the security of personal property pledged in the keeping of the owners (pawnbroker). Retail sales also take place of primarily used items.

A retail establishment offering small animals, fish or birds for sale as pets and where all such creatures are housed within the building.

The process of extracting petroleum from the earth.

An establishment which displays and sells structures capable of being carried and transported to another location, but not including mobile homes.

A small establishment which reproduces, in printed form, individual orders from a business profession, service, industry or government organization and occupies less than 4,000 square feet. A printing company shall be any printing business which operates in a space of 4,000 square feet.

The retail sales of fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants, herbs, or other foodstuffs such as: jams, jellies, pickles, sauce and baked goods located within a building (which meets the architectural and building standards for construction).

A partially enclosed or open-aired structure used for the retail sales and display of fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs or plants. May also involve the accessory sales of other foodstuffs such as: jams, jellies, pickles, sauces or baked goods. May also include wood or other seasonal items for sale.

Any building (except a building used primarily for general office purposes) which is owned, leased, primarily used and/or primarily occupied by the State of Texas, the United States, the City of Granbury, or any subdivision or agency of the State of Texas, the United States or the City of Granbury, or by any public or quasi-public utility.

A measured course where horses are entered in competition against one another or against time, including tracks used only in the training of animals.

A measured course where automobiles compete against one another or against time.

A building or portion of a building used as a place for radio or television broadcasting.

The right-of-way and track used by a railroad, but not including railroad stations, sidings, team tracks, loading facilities, dockyards, or maintenance areas.

A place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, leisure time activities and other customary and usual recreational activities.

A parcel of land reserved for the location of recreational vehicles for recreational, transient lodging including buildings and sites set aside for related recreational purposes.

The primary sale of new recreation vehicles in a structure or on open lot with secondary sales of used recreation vehicles.

Retail sales and/or repair or service of used recreation vehicles.

A facility that is not a wrecking yard and in which recoverable resources, such as newspapers, glassware, and metal cans are collected, stored, flattened, crushed, or bundled, essentially by hand within a completely enclosed building.

An incidental use that serves as a neighborhood drop-off point for temporary storage of recoverable resources. No processing of such items would be allowed. This facility would generally be located in a shopping center parking lot or in other public/quasi-public areas such as in churches and schools.

A facility that is not a junkyard and in which recoverable resources, such as newspapers, magazines, books, and other paper products; glass; metal cans; and other products, are recycled, reprocessed, and treated to return such products to a condition in which they may again be used for production.

An eating establishment where customers are primarily served at tables or self-served and food is consumed on the premises, which may include a drive-through window.

An eating establishment where primarily food or drink is served to customers in motor vehicles or where facilities are provided on the premises which encourage the serving and consumption of food in automobiles on or near the restaurant premises.

An eating establishment primarily for the incidental use of the primary use.

The rendering of retailing or services incidental to the primary use. In the Office District, such uses include a barber or beauty shop, smoke shop, candy counter, restaurant, pharmacy or other incidental activity secondary to the primary office occupancy.

This major group includes retail stores which sell a number of lines of merchandise including but not limited to dry goods, apparel and accessories, florist, furniture and home furnishings, antiques, small wares, small appliances, hardware, and general grocery sales. The stores included in this group are known as department stores, variety stores, general merchandise stores, general stores, etc. and which may include services incidental to the sale of such goods.

A residential complex containing multi-family dwellings designed for and principally occupied by senior citizens. Such facilities may include a congregate meals program in a common dining area, but exclude institutional care such as medical or nursing care, and are distinguished from convalescent, rest or nursing homes as elsewhere defined.

The process of extracting sand, gravel and stone from the earth.

An institution providing health facilities for inpatient medical treatment or treatment and recuperation making use of natural therapeutic agents.

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

Educational activities consisting of a defined curriculum with the purpose of satisfying the state educational requirements and said educational activities being conducted in the home but not necessarily in the home of the student living therein. There shall be no more than six (6) unrelated students not living in the home in which the educational activities are being conducted. The total number of students living in the home in which the activities are being conducted shall not exceed twelve (12) at any given time.

A facility that provides rehabilitation and training operated or sponsored by chartered educational, religious or philanthropic organizations, but excluding uses such as trade schools, which are operated primarily on a commercial basis.

An establishment providing for the care, supervision and protection of children.

A school under the sponsorship of a private agency or corporation or religious agency providing elementary or secondary curriculum, but not including private trade or commercial schools.

Any building or group of buildings with dormitories, dining rooms and other accessory uses for the boarding of students, the use of which meets state requirements for primary, secondary, or higher education and which does not secure the major part of its funding from any governmental agency.

A school having a curriculum generally equivalent to public elementary or secondary schools.

Establishments, other than public or parochial schools, private primary or secondary schools, or colleges, offering training or instruction in a trade and/or an occupation.

A building or group of buildings in a controlled access and fenced area consisting of various sized industrial, compartmentalized and controlled access self-contained units that are leased or owned for the storage of business and household goods or contractor supplies.

An accessory dwelling in a residential district for the sole use and occupancy of a member of the immediate family or a person or persons employed on the premises by the occupant on a full-time basis as domestic help, such as a maid, yard-man, chauffeur, cook or gardener, but not involving the rental of such facilities or the use of separate utility connections.

Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of repair and services to individuals and households, rather than businesses, but excluding automotive equipment repair use types. Typical uses include appliance repair, shoe repair, watch and jewelry repair and repair of musical instruments, seamstress and tailor shops.

A completely enclosed firing range with targets for the supervised discharge of rifles or handguns for practice.

A group of primarily retail and service commercial establishments planned, constructed and managed as a total entity with customer and employee parking provided on-site, provision for goods delivery separated from customer access, provision of aesthetically appropriate design and protection from the elements.

A premises or portion thereof within a building and used for lodging accommodations for occupants for a period of less than thirty (30) consecutive days and rented for compensation.

A residential principal building or portion thereof within the principal building and used for lodging accommodations for occupants for a period of less than thirty 30 consecutive days and rented for compensation.

A service facility which provides for the servicing and repair of small engines, lawnmowers and other lawn related equipment, generators and household appliances, such as washers, dryers, dishwashers.

Any utility, compact or subcompact tractor, and implement tractor attachments used for mowing, landscaping, gardening, clearing, and animal management; used in small areas for small farms, small ranches and residential properties; although not used for large industrialized commercial farming or industrial farming operations. Examples of small utility tractor implement attachments include and are not limited to: disc harrows configurated for low horsepower standard duty; mountable mowers; landscape rakes; hay spears; backhoe; front end loader. This use also includes skid steer equipment.

A stable used for the rental of stall space or for the sale or rental of horses or mules.

An area used solely for the owner’s private purposes for the sale or keeping of horses, mules or ponies, and not kept for remuneration, hire or sale.

A building, part of a building, or land area for the construction or storage of materials, equipment, tools, products, and vehicles.

The sale of merchandise from a temporary facility located on public right-of-way, or private property, within a front or side yard area at disassociated periods of time. Street vending shall include any merchandise which is displayed to be sold in an open, or partially open, facility and is not designated as a seasonal item or is associated with any outside display of merchandise offered for sale by the primary use of the lot or tract on which it is located. This definition shall also include any street vendors regarding food preparation and sales to the general public. Special events sponsored by public and nonprofit agencies are exempt from this definition (but will be required to register or permit with the Health Officer). Permanent Street Vending or street vending outside of this definition is strictly prohibited.

The term for the permit shall be for a period of fourteen consecutive days within a twelve-month period and must include the written consent of the property owner. A site plan or other information may be required by the Chief Building Official upon the review of the temporary permit providing evidence of compliance with parking, access and maneuvering and other site or use related requirements prior to the permit.

A building or portion of a building used as a place of work by professionals including but not limited to dancers, photographers, musicians or artists.

An open air facility containing a number of above-ground, large containers for the bulk storage, in liquid or gas form, of petroleum, butane, propane or other gas products.

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

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

A service and retail establishment for a taxidermist to practice on-site. The service shall include the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals, and offering the products for sale to the general public.

Any premises for the transient housing or parking of motor-driven buses and the loading and unloading of passengers.

An area and building where cargo is stored and where trucks, including tractors and trailer units, load and unload cargo on a regular basis. May include facilities for the temporary storage of loads prior to shipment.

Any premises for the transient housing of trains and the loading and unloading of passengers.

A facility for the storage of baggage and other items in transit.

A building or part of a building devoted to the showing of motion pictures, or for dramatic, musical or live performances.

An open lot with its appurtenant facilities devoted primarily to the showing of motion pictures or theatrical productions on a paid admission basis, which may include patrons seated in automobiles during the theater performance.

The process by which tires are treated with a new tread.

The display and offering for rent of trailers designed to be towed by light load vehicles.

Permanent facilities and structures operated by companies engaged in providing transportation and utility services including but not limited to railroad track rights-of-way, sewage pumping stations, telephone exchanges, transit station turnarounds, water reservoirs and water pumping stations.

A parcel of land reserved for the location of travel trailers for recreational, transient lodging including buildings and sites set aside for related recreational purposes.

The rental of new or used panel trucks, vans, trailers, recreational vehicles or motor-driven buses in operable condition and where no repair work is done.

An establishment providing major and minor repair services to heavy load vehicles.

Area for parking heavy load vehicles.

The display, sale or rental of new or used heavy load vehicles in operable condition.

Any building, land, area, or premise, or portion thereof used for the retail dispensing or sales of fuels, lubricants and accessories commonly utilized by heavy load vehicles, but not including those uses listed under Major Automobile Repair, as applying to heavy load vehicles.

An office used for an individual, association, corporation, or other legal, licensed entity that controls, operates, or directs the operation of one or more tow trucks over a public roadway. A tow truck is defined within the Towing Administrative Rules of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. This definition shall include an area designated for the storage of towed vehicles.

This definition shall be the same as above but shall exclude the allowance for an area designated for the storage of towed vehicles. Company vehicles, including wreckers and tow trucks shall be permitted.

A closely regulated enterprise with a franchise for providing to the public a utility service deemed necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare. Such public services include but are not limited to water pump stations, water storage tanks, sewage treatment plants, gas regulatory stations and electrical substations.

An establishment, including outside pens, where animals and pets are admitted for examination and medical treatment.

An establishment, not including outside pens, where animals and pets are admitted for examination and medical treatment.

The storage of certain types and volumes of materials (as both primary and supplemental warehousing to support the primary) which would constitute a public health and safety concern as determined by local, State and Federal Fire, Building and Health Codes.

A building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials with showroom and office space as secondary uses.

A building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials in a fully enclosed building or area.

A building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials with outside storage facilities.

An establishment that manufactures, bottles, labels, and packages wine to dispense free for consumption on the winery premises or for sale to ultimate consumers for 1.) consumption on the Winery premises, and 2.) unbroken package off-premise consumption.

See Article 9, Wireless Antenna Facilities Regulations.

The reclamation and storage of used products or materials.

Any lot upon which two or more motor vehicles of any kind, which are incapable of being operated due to condition or lack of license, have been placed for the purpose of obtaining parts for recycling or resale.

A radio communication antenna used by a person holding an amateur station license from the Federal Communications Commission.

A device used in communications, which transmits or receives radio signals.

Antenna attached to an existing structure in either of two general forms: (1) roof-mounted, in which antennas are placed on the roofs of buildings, or (2) building-mounted, in which antennas are placed on the sides of buildings. These antennas can also be mounted on structures such as water tanks, billboards, church steeples, electrical transmission towers, etc.

Any structure, monopole, tower, or lattice tower used to support antennas.

The act of locating wireless communications equipment for more than one use on a single antenna facility.

An unmanned, single-story equipment building used to house radio transmitters and related equipment.

A self-supporting antenna facility composed of a single spire used to support communications equipment or other visible items.

An antenna that enables the receipt of television signals transmitted directly from satellites to be viewed on a television monitor. Such antennas are commonly known as a satellite dish, television receive-only antenna, dish antenna, parabolic antenna, or satellite earth station antenna.

An antenna facility that is virtually transparent or invisible to the surrounding neighborhood. Stealth facilities may include totally enclosed antennas, wireless facilities that replicate or duplicate the construction of common structures such as flagpoles, and camouflaged wireless facilities that are constructed to blend into the surrounding environment.

A self-supporting tower having three or four support legs with cross-bracing and the capacity to hold a number and a variety of antennas.

An antenna that enables the receipt of television signals transmitted from broadcast stations.

Any sign which pertains to a time, event or purpose which has expired or is no longer valid; any sign which was erected for or by the owner, occupant or business on a property and is now unrelated to the present use of this property; any sign, except a real estate sign, which is located on property which becomes vacant and unoccupied for a period of three months or more.

The placement on, anchoring of or suspension from any building, pole sign, sidewalk, parkway, driveway, lawn, area or parking area of any goods, wares, merchandise or other advertising object which is, but not limited to, light, inflatable objects, pennants, or flags for the purpose of calling attention to.

The changing of copy of any existing sign shall be deemed an alteration. The changing of movable parts of a sign which are designed for changing, or the repainting of display matter, or the repairing in place shall not be deemed to be alteration.

The presentation of pictorials and graphics, displayed in a progression of frames which give the illusion of motion.

An architectural projection, which provides weather protection, identity or decoration, and is supported by the building to which it is attached. It is composed of a lightweight rigid or retractable skeleton structure over which another cover is attached which may be of fabric or other materials. An awning may be illuminated. Sign text and logos on awnings are included in the wall signage area, but only the area of the sign (not the entire awning area). An “awning” less than 24" (two feet) in depth is not considered a functional awning and therefore is only considered a wall sign and all of the surface area of it is counted as sign area.

A non-porous, flexible inflated device utilized to garner the attention of the general public or as general advertising.

A temporary sign intended to be hung either with or without a frame, possessing characters, letters, illustrations, or ornamentations applied to paper, plastic, or fabric of any kind.

A freestanding digital sign that produces static images changed via computer containing at least 128 square feet of face area and owned by a person who engages in the business of selling the advertising space on that sign. This definition shall not include mechanically changed billboards that rotate advertising by a motor.

A freestanding sign containing at least 128 square feet of face area and owned by a person who engages in the business of selling the advertising space on that sign. The advertising is altered through repainting or recovering.

A sign providing direction or instruction to guide persons to sites where new homes are under construction, usually off-premise.

The officer or other persons with the City of Granbury charged with the administration and enforcement of the Sign Ordinance (Chief Building Official).

An on-site sign which directs attention to, and/or is used to identify a business, profession, organization, institution, commodity, service, activity, entertainment, or other nonresidential use conducted, sold, or offered on the premises where such sign is located, or within the building to which such sign is affixed.

A canopy is a roof-like structure that shelters a drive lane use such as, but not restricted to, a gasoline pump island. A canopy is open on two or more sides and may be supported by either columns or by being attached to the building to which it is an accessory.

A sign that is utilized year-round, but the copy is changed periodically, advertising different specials associated with retail sales.

A monument style sign which is wrapped with rock, brick, masonry or approved masonry-like material. Alternate, accent material to compliment the building or structure surrounding the sign may be utilized but shall not exceed 20% of the material of the sign. The base must be solid, at a minimum the width of the sign cabinet or advertising area. This sign shall provide for no greater than two spaces for advertising for each of the two sides of the monument sign. The sq. footage of landscaping around the sign shall equal or exceed the sq. footage of the total sign area.

A temporary sign identifying individuals or companies involved in the design, construction, wrecking, or improvements of the premises where work is under construction.

A flag or banner that may contain names, initials, logos, insignia or similar items, used to attract attention.

A temporary on-site sign providing identification on information pertaining to residential or commercial development to include the builder, property owner, architect, contractor, engineer, or mortgage and/or project name.

Where structural support or frame members are visibly bent, broken, dented, deteriorated or contain torn sign copy materials and/or paint to such an extent that a danger of injury to persons or property is created, or where the sign or the structure is not in compliance with the building code or ordinances adopted by the City.

Any sign, other than a highway marker or any sign erected and maintained by a public authority, which is erected for the purpose of directing persons to a place, structure or activity not located on the same premises as the sign.

A sign listing the occupants of a building, or group of buildings on the same parcel, and/or identifying the location of and providing directions to any establishment on the same parcel.

A sign composed of a matrix of individual bulbs or lights which are capable of displaying lights in a running or continuous fashion so as to provide transient pictures or information. This definition does not include Gasoline Pricing Sign that is only capable of displaying still frame numerical digits or text.

See Changeable Copy Sign.

To build, construct, attach, hang, place, suspend or affix, and shall also include the painting of the signs on the exterior surface of a building or structure.

A piece of cloth or fabric usually rectangular in shape, of distinctive color and design, used as a symbol, a standard or signal to attract attention. Exemptions to this are patriotic flags, i.e. U.S., State, and City flags.

An illuminated sign on which the artificial source of light is not maintained stationary or constant in intensity and color at all times when such sign is illuminated. For the purpose of this ordinance, any moving illuminated sign affected by intermittent lighting shall be deemed to be a flashing sign.

A support structure which meets all existing wind and load requirements as stated in the City’s ordinances, designed to secure a banner or an interchangeable copy on all sides.

A sign not attached to a building. A freestanding sign may be either a pole (pylon) sign or a monument sign.

An outdoor advertising display with changeable copy or LED numerals that displays the current price of fuel or gasoline for sale. LED gasoline pricing signs may only be located on a freestanding sign or fuel canopy.

The height of any sign shall be measured vertically at 90 degrees from the ground at the base of the sign.

Any sign erected or maintained in violation of this ordinance.

A sign which has characters, letters, figures, or designs illuminated by electric lights, luminous/neon tubes or other means that are specifically placed to draw attention to, or provide nighttime viewing of, the subject matter on the sign face.

Lighting by means of an unshielded light source, (including neon tubing, etc.) which is effectively visible as an external part of the sign.

Lighting by means of a light which is within a sign having translucent background, or silhouetting opaque letters or designs, on which is letters or designs, which are themselves made of translucent material.

Small sign, less than two (2) square feet in surface area, of a noncommercial nature, intended primarily for the convenience of the public. Included are signs designating restrooms, address numbers, hours of operation, entrances to buildings, directions, help wanted, public telephones and so forth. Also included in this group of signs are those designated to guide or direct pedestrians or vehicular traffic to an area or place on the premises of a business building by means of a directory designating names and addresses only.

Living vegetation that has been arranged or manicured in a manner to display a commercial message, including letters or symbols. The vegetation shall be maintained in accordance with Section 8.5.A of this Ordinance.

A sign comprised of a semiconductor device that emits visible light in the form of a picture or message.

See Illuminated Sign.

A “logo” is any design or insignia of an organization, individual, company, or product which is commonly used in advertising to identify that organization, individual, company or product.

All signs and support structures, together with all their supports, braces, guys, and anchors, shall be kept in good repair and in proper state of preservation. The display surfaces of all signs shall be kept neatly painted or posted at all times. No sign will be allowed to become frayed, discolored or torn.

A sign displaying the menu for a drive-up window for a food establishment.

A permanent ground sign which is wrapped with rock, brick, masonry or approved masonry-like material. Alternate, accent material to compliment the building or structure may be utilized surrounding the sign but shall not exceed 20% of the material of the sign. The base must be solid, at a minimum the width of the sign cabinet or advertising area. This sign shall provide for no greater than two spaces for advertising for each of the two sides of the monument sign.

See Portable Sign.

A monument style sign which is wrapped with rock, brick, masonry or approved masonry-like material. Alternate, accent material to compliment the building or structure may be utilized but shall not exceed 20% of the material of the sign. The base must be solid, at a minimum the width of the sign cabinet or advertising area. This sign shall provide for no less than three spaces for advertising (one for each tenant) for each of the sides of the monument sign, not to exceed the number of tenants in the structure. The sq. footage of landscaping around the sign shall equal or exceed the sq. footage of the total sign area.

A graphic displayed on the exterior of a building generally for the purposes of decoration or artistic expression, including, but not limited to painting, fresco, or mosaic.

Non-illuminating wall signs, not over one (1) square foot in area, displaying the name and profession of the occupant of the building.

A sign for purpose of announcing the opening of a new business including, but not limited, to signs announcing ““Coming Soon” or “Now Open.”

Any sign lawfully constructed which fails to conform to the provisions of this article [Article 7].

The term “off-premise sign” means a sign which is issued [used] or intended to be used to attract attention to activities, commodities, services or other endeavors not offered on the premise on which the sign is located.

The term “on-premise sign” means a sign which promotes or advertises activities, commodities, services, or endeavors which are offered on the premise on which such sign is located.

All forms of temporary advertising permitted by this Ordinance including but not limited to banners, pennants, balloons, flags or rigid signs for those uses or facilities requiring outdoor display of vehicles or equipment for rent or sale such as automobile, ATV, golf cart and boat dealerships. Prohibited signs listed in Section 7.2.F of this Ordinance are not included in this definition.

A wind device usually made of a lightweight plastic, fabric or other material whether or not containing a message of any kind, usually triangular in shape and attached to a common cord. This definition also includes streamers attached to a common cord.

A freestanding sign supported by a pole or poles having no guys or braces to the ground or to any other structure.

As defined in the Texas Election Code, as amended, title 15, chapter 259, subsection 259.001(e).

Those signs that are not firmly attached to the ground, a building, or other structure, and those that can be easily moved or carried about and reused numerous times at different locations; includes signs mounted on trailers and sandwich board signs.

A sign that projects from a building or wall to which it is affixed, by more than twelve (12) inches.

See Pole Sign

A changeable copy sign with strips attached to the face of the sign to hold removable display letters and numerals for the purpose of identifying products sold or services provided by the related business tenant on the same premise.

A temporary sign announcing the sale of real estate on parcels in excess of one acre.

A temporary sign pertaining to the sale, lease or rental of real property.

A temporary real estate sign announcing the construction of residential development.

A sign erected upon or above a roof or parapet of a building or structure.

Every sign, name, number, identification, description, announcement, declaration, demonstration, device, display, flag, banner, pennant, illustration, logo, balloon, streamer, valance, advertising display, poster, light or insignia, affixed directly or indirectly to or upon any building, window, door or outdoor structure, calling attention to any object, product, service, place, or activity.

Calculation means the area of the sign to be computed by drawing a line or lines around the sign in such a way as to form a rectangle oriented horizontally. The sum square footage of these figures shall be considered as the total area of the sign face. A sign face may be single-sided or double-sided, as with a typical pole sign; however, to calculate the area of a multi-sided sign, the sum of all sides of the sign shall not exceed twice the area specified for sign face.

The rectangle used to calculate the sign area.

A sign made of any material when such sign is tacked, nailed, posted, pasted, glued or otherwise attached to trees, poles, fences, or other objects, and the advertising matter appearing thereon is not applicable to the use of the premises upon which such sign is located.

The display mode where each word is spelled cut [out] until the entire message [appears].

Any sign constructed of cloth, canvas, plastic, light fabric, wallboard or other material with or without frames intended to be displayed for a limited period of time only.

Temporary signs for special events are permitted and can be placed in or over State rights-of-way within the City of Granbury and its ETJ. All signs referred to in this section must meet Texas Department of Transportation, (TXDOT) requirements and must be permitted by TXDOT and be in accordance with the Policy & Requirements for Community Special Event Signs including Banners as administered by the City of Granbury.

The approved permit issued by TXDOT must be submitted to, reviewed and accepted by the City of Granbury before any signs are installed. Only temporary signs promoting events which are hosted by or benefitting groups or organizations that are 501(c) charitable organizations, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service, will be permitted.

The events must be community related. “Community related” shall mean an event that will be held in Granbury and/or the Hood County community at large and that will benefit an organization that operates in or provides a service to the citizenry of Granbury and Hood County. Any private for-profit venture or event would be prohibited to apply for these signs by this definition. A private person(s) or business(s) may donate to the nonprofit host for the community event, and that contributor’s logo and/or name may be used on signs for the event. Font used to identify sponsors must be a smaller font than that conveying the name of the event and may not dominate a sign. An applicant may choose to hire a private contractor to install the signs. Private contractors placing signs must be insured. If the applicant desires to have City crews install the sign, the applicant seeking the sign permit shall be required to pay installation fees as established by the fee schedule as adopted and amended by the Granbury City Council.

Any sign attached to a trailer, skid, or similar mobile structure, where the primary use of such structure is to provide a base for such sign or constitute the sign itself.

Any sign of a lightweight fabric or similar material that is mounted to a pole in a vertical fashion secured at top and bottom of banner.

The area of the wall from the finished floor elevation (or top of foundation) to the top of the parapet wall or to the bottom of the eave, whichever is highest. This wall area is as shown on the architectural elevation of the wall including glass area and recessed wall areas.

The sign wall area calculation for multistory buildings shall be based upon the height of the first story (including any mezzanine level).

The wall determined to be the primary signage wall, subject to its incorporating either the major entrance or the common street address.

The wall of a building which is determined to be of secondary importance to the single business or establishment occupying the premises, and only facing onto a street, right-of-way or parking lot.

A sign which is attached or affixed to the wall of a building or is an integral part of the wall of a building with the exposed face of the sign in a plane parallel to and not extending more than twelve (12) inches from said wall. A wall sign shall not extend above the wall/parapet to which the sign is attached. For the purpose of this section, awnings, canopy fascias, and mansards extending along a building side shall be considered a part of the wall. The roof (including mansard and fake mansard roofs) and roof area are not included in the wall area.

A temporary sign pertaining to the sale or property displayed on weekends only.

A sign attached to, placed upon or painted on the window or door of a building which is intended for public viewing from the exterior of such building.

An establishment or commercial enterprise having [as] ten percent (10%) or more of its stock in trade videos, tapes, cassettes, photographs, books, magazines or other periodicals, or combination thereof, which are distinguished by a predominant emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.

An establishment whose portion of business is the offering to customers of live entertainment which is intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to customers, including but not limited to dancing, posing, modeling, or acting, and which is distinguished by or characterized by a predominant emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.

A drive-in theater used for presenting motion picture film, videocassettes, cable television, or any other such visual media distinguished or characterized by a predominant emphasis or matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.

An establishment where customers either congregate, associate, or consort with employees who engage in specified sexual activities with or in the presence of such customers, or who display specified anatomical areas in the presence of such customers with the intent of providing sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to such customer.

An adult “cabaret” as defined above which is permitted or licensed pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Code where alcoholic beverage may be served or sold.

An establishment or commercial enterprise which has an enclosed building with a capacity of more than five (5) persons and is used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by a predominant emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by patrons.

A retail establishment in which:

A film or videotape viewing device or booth subject to these provisions is defined as:

Any of the following that are exposed or less than completely opaquely covered:

A fixture that allows no emission above a horizontal plane through the fixture.

The assembly that holds the lamp in a lighting system. It includes the elements designed to give light output control, such as a reflector (mirror) or refractor (lens), the ballast, housing and attachment parts.

A unit of illuminant amounting to one lumen per square foot.

A luminary constructed or shielded in such a manner that all light emitted by the luminary either directly from the lamp or indirectly from the luminary, is projected below the horizontal plane through the luminary’s lowest light-emitting part as determined by photometric test or certified by the manufacturer.

Direct lighting emitted from a luminary that causes reduced vision or temporary blindness.

Also known as tungsten-halogen, is a specialized type of incandescent lamp which has a significantly hotter filament than conventional incandescent lights. Rather than filling the bulb with an inert gas, the halogen bulbs use a highly reactive element. The resulting reaction produces a significantly brighter light and at extremely high temperatures.

A high intensity discharge lamp where radiation is produced from sodium vapor at relatively high partial pressures (100 tore). HPS is essentially point source light.

A line horizontal to the lowest point on the fixture from which light is emitted.

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.

Any lamp that produces light by heating a filament through use of an electric current.

A device (such as a lamp) which produces visible energy as distinguished from devices or bodies which reflect or transmit light such as a luminary.

Light from an artificial light source that is intruding into an area where it is not wanted or does not belong.

A discharge lamp where the light is produced by radiation from sodium vapor at a relatively low partial pressure (about 0.001 tore). LPS is a “tube source” monochromatic light.

The physical quantity corresponding to the brightness of a surface (e.g. lamp, luminary, sky, or reflecting material) in a specified direction. It is the luminous intensity of an area of the surface divided by that area. The unit is a candela per square meter.

A device or fixture containing a light source and means for directing and controlling the distribution of light from the source.

A high intensity discharge lamp where light is produced by radiation from mercury vapor.

A high intensity discharge lamp where light is produced by radiation from metal halide vapor.

Lighting that is not required to ensure the security, safety and the general welfare of the public and the premises.

Shielding so that the lower edge of the shield is at or below the centerline of the light source or lamp so as to minimize light transmission above the horizontal plane, or at least 90% of the emitted light projects below the horizontal plane as evidenced by the manufacturer’s photometry data.

Quantitative measurements of light levels and distribution.

Any apparatus capable of projecting a beam or beams of light for the purpose of attracting attention to a commercial establishment. Searchlights (skylights) are prohibited in the City of Granbury, except by written permission received either from the Granbury City Council or for a temporary event or festival.

A physical structure intended to restrict emitted light.

Light emitted by the lighting installation that falls outside the boundaries of the property on which the installation is sited.

Represents the measurement of light measured horizontal to the ground and three feet from the ground at the point of greatest intensity between light sources.

Represents the measurement of light measured horizontal to the ground and three feet from the ground at the point of least intensity between light sources. Minimum values are also the measurements taken for inside structure measurements or in areas of generally uniform coverage such as canopies, ball fields, tennis courts, etc.

All technical industry words or phrases related to the Drilling and production of Gas Wells not specifically defined shall have the meanings customarily attributable thereto by prudent Operators in the Gas industry. For the purposes of this section [Article 14], the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

“Abandonment” as defined by the Railroad Commission and includes the plugging of the Well and restoration of the Drill Site as required by this section [Article 14].

A person to whom a permit or certificate for the Drilling, operation and production of a Well, or the installation or operation of a pipeline, is issued under this section [Article 14], including, but not limited to, his or her heirs, legal representatives, successors or assigns.

Those facilities that compress natural gas after production-related activities occur.

The area used for Drilling, completing, or reworking a Well.

Any digging or boring of a New Well to develop or produce Gas or to inject gas, water, or any other fluid or substance into the earth.

Means and includes the re-entry of an abandoned Well. Drilling does not mean or include the re-entry of a Well that has not been abandoned.

An area under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers where scientific, ecological, cultural or aesthetic features have been identified by the Corps of Engineers.

Geologic or geophysical activities, including, but not limited to, surveying and seismic Exploration, related to the search for Gas or other subsurface hydrocarbons.

Gas or natural Gas, as such terms are used in the rules, regulations, or forms of the Railroad Commission.

Any Well drilled for the production of Gas or classified as a Gas Well by the Texas Natural Resources Code or the Railroad Commission.

An independent qualified Gas consultant familiar with and educated in the Gas industry who has been retained by the City.

A permit applied for and issued or denied pursuant to this section [Article 14] authorizing the Drilling, production, and operation of one or more Gas Wells.

The site where the gathering lines for all the Wells converge.

The hazardous materials management plan and hazardous materials inventory statements required by the Fire Code.

A New Well bore or new hole established at the ground surface and shall not include the reworking of an existing Well that has not been abandoned unless the reworking involves Drilling to a deeper total depth.

The area used for development and production of Gas and all related operational activities after Drilling activities are complete.

For each Well, the person listed on the Railroad Commission Form W-1 or Form P-4 for a Gas Well, that is, or will be, actually in charge and in control of Drilling, maintaining, operating, pumping or controlling any Well including, without limitation, a unit Operator. If the Operator, as defined herein, for any Gas Well is not the lessee of any premises affected by the provisions of this section [Article 14], then such lessee shall also be deemed to be an Operator. In the event that there is no Gas lease relating to any premises affected by this section [Article 14], the owner of the fee mineral estate in the premises shall be deemed the Operator.

A map indicating all gathering line easements. The easements must be located separately from other utility easements.

The Railroad Commission of Texas.

A written agreement obligating the Operator to repair damage, excluding ordinary wear and tear, if any, to public streets, including, but not limited to, bridges, caused by the Operator or its employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or representatives in the performance of Drilling or production of any Gas Wells authorized by the City.

A hole or bore to any horizon, formation, or strata for the purpose of producing Gas or other hydrocarbons.

That portion of a building site exclusive of the required yard areas on which a structure or building improvements may be erected and including the actual structure, driveway, parking lot, pool and other construction as shown on a site plan.

The actual foundation area of a building and a reasonable area around the foundation necessary for construction and grade transitions.

The removal of all trees or a significant majority of the trees within an area.

Engineering or architectural drawings which have been prepared by an authorized individual and approved by the authorized authority, that describe in detail by measurements and specifications the method and manner in which a building, structure, utility, street or physical alteration to land or structure is to be accomplished.

Any self-supporting woody perennial plant which will attain a trunk diameter of three inches (3") DBH and normally attains an overall height of at least fifteen (15) feet at maturity, usually with one (1) main stem or trunk and many branches. It may appear to have stems or trunks as in several varieties of oaks.