The Town of Hickory Creek, Texas may hereby be divided into the following classes of Districts:

Single family districts of one acre and less:

SF-2 One-Family Residential (detached)

SF-3 One-Family Residential (detached

TH-1 One-Family Residential (attached), Townhouse Lots

Single family districts of one acre or more:

SF-1 One-Family Residential (detached)

GMH Garth Mobile Home Single Family Residential

Single family districts of five acres or more:

SF-5AC One-Family Residential (detached) on five acre or larger lots

Apartment districts:

MF-1 Apartment

Commercial districts:

C-1 Commercial

C-2 Commercial

Light industrial districts:

LI-1 Industrial

Other districts:

U-1 Utility

MHD Modular Home District

PD Planned Development

CL Club

MHP Mobile Home Park

PB-1 Professional Buildings

MU-1 Mixed Use Suburban District

MU-2 Mixed Use Regional District

(Ord. 2008-04-615, § 3.02, 4/15/08)

(Ord. No. 2019-02-810, § 3.01, 2-26-2019)

The boundaries of the Districts, if existing, are indicated upon the Zoning Map of the Town of Hickory Creek, Texas, which is on file in the office of the Town Secretary, and made a part of this ordinance.

Except as hereinafter provided:

(1)

No building shall be constructed, erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, or structurally altered, nor shall any building or land be used which does not comply with all of the district regulations established by this ordinance for the district in which the building or land is located.

(2)

No lot area shall be so reduced or diminished that the yards or other open spaces shall be smaller than prescribed by this ordinance nor shall the lot area per family be reduced in any manner except in conformity with the area regulations herein established for the district in which such lot is located.

(3)

No yard or other open space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of these regulations shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building nor shall the yard or open space on an adjoining property be considered as providing a yard or open space on a lot wherein a building is to be located.

(4)

Except as herein provided, every building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot as herein defined and in no case shall there be more than one main building and its accessory buildings on the lot.

(5)

In every building, each room used for living or sleeping purposes shall not have less than one window opening directly upon a street or alley, or upon a rear yard, front yard, side yard or court located upon the same lot and conforming to the requirements prescribed herein.

(6)

In every dwelling unit, the density of occupation shall be regulated in accordance with those rules set forth in the International Property Maintenance Code as amended.

(7)

With prior approval from the Town Council and Planning and Zoning Commission, down zoning shall be allowed for any land use or district unless specifically excepted under a particular district.

(8)

Except as otherwise provided herein, the exterior walls of all main buildings shall be of Standard Masonry Construction as defined in article III, section 1, (88).

(9)

Except as otherwise provided herein, all accessory buildings must comply with front and side yard setbacks as provided in each respective zoning district, as described in article IV, section 1.

(10)

Except as otherwise provided herein, accessory buildings larger than 120 square feet shall maintain a rear setback equal to or greater than the side setback as provided for in each respective zoning district. At no time shall any accessory building be located any closer than 18 inches to the rear property line in any zoning district.

(11)

Prior to the issuance of any permit by the Building Official, the owner of the property must be in compliance with all Town ordinances and building regulations, and current on all fees, including, but not limited to court fines, privileged liens, and local taxes, on all property owned or operated within the corporate limits of the Town of Hickory Creek.

(12)

Except as otherwise provided in the Code of Ordinances, agricultural uses, as defined herein, shall be allowed in all zoning districts except SF-2, SF-3, TH-1 and MF-1. The slaughter of animals or processing of any animal product shall be prohibited in all zoning districts within the Town of Hickory Creek.

(13)

In all residential zoning districts, individual lots for development must have at least one direct access to a publicly dedicated street. The minimum width of the street frontage shall be 30 feet.

(Ord. 86-10-114; Ord. 87-06-123; Ord. 99-02-446, 2/16/99; Ord. 2008-02-610, 2/19/08; Ord. 2008-04-615, § 3.03, 4/15/08)

(Ord. No. 2018-03-791, § 3.01, 3-20-2018; Ord. No. 2018-04-793, § 1, 4-17-2018)