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Italy City Zoning Code

§ 18 “CH

COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY DISTRICT.

18.1 
General Purpose and Description:
The “CH” Commercial Highway District is intended to provide for a variety of office, retail, and service uses, for the purpose of creating a mixture of land uses along Interstate Highway 35 and along State Highway 77.
18.2 
Permitted Uses:
All uses as may be permitted under provisions of Section 21, Specific Use Permits, Subsection 21.9-B.
18.3 
Height Regulations:
A. 
Maximum Height:
1. 
One hundred forty feet (140'), but shall not exceed sixty feet (60') on any portion of a site within one hundred feet (100') of property zoned or developed as MF-1, 2F or SF
2. 
Permitted Residential -
Multiple-family constructed according to MF-1 Standards
18.4 
Area Regulations:
A. 
Size of Yards:
1. 
Minimum Front Yard -
Thirty feet (30')
2. 
Minimum Side Yard -
Twenty feet (20')
3. 
Minimum Rear Yard -
Twenty feet (20')
B. 
Size of Lot:
1. 
Minimum Lot Area -
Seven thousand, two hundred (7,200) square feet
2. 
Minimum Lot Width -
Sixty feet (60')
3. 
Minimum Lot Depth -
One hundred twenty feet (120')
C. 
Maximum Lot Coverage:
Fifty percent (50%)
D. 
Parking Regulations:
As established by Section 22, Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.
E. 
Other Regulations:
As established in Sections 23, 24, and 25
18.5 
Type of Exterior Construction:
All sides of structures adjacent to a public street shall be eighty percent (80%) masonry exterior exclusive of doors and windows. Glass or stucco may be considered in place of masonry. Wood exterior elevations may be approved for restaurants and retail structures by appeal to the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council of Italy, Texas. Sides of buildings not adjacent to a public street shall be fifty percent (50%) glass or masonry.
(Ordinance 090112, sec. 4, adopted 1/22/09)