La Feria City Zoning Code
§ 12
“LC” LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
A.
PURPOSE
The “LC” District is created to accommodate office uses, office sales uses and certain personal services of a nature that will not have a blighting effect on adjacent residential areas, be suited for shallow depth lots along major streets and not create excessive amounts of traffic. This district is designed for a limited area of the city to protect and encourage a transitional character by permitting a limited group of uses[.]
B.
PERMITTED USES
The uses permitted in the “LC” District include those listed in the “Schedule of Uses” found in Section 18 hereof.
C.
AREA; YARD; HEIGHT; LOT COVERAGE; BUILDING SIZE
The requirements regulating the minimum lot size, minimum yard sizes (front, side and rear), maximum building height, maximum percent of lot coverage by buildings and the minimum size of buildings, as pertains to this district, shall conform with the provisions of the “Schedule of District Regulations” found in Section 4-D and any other applicable regulations as herein provided.
D.
SCREENING REQUIREMENTS
(1)
Except as otherwise provided, a solid fence, wall or hedge must be erected, placed, grown and maintained along a boundary line of any commercial use or district when adjacent to any residentially zoned property to a height of not less than six feet (6') nor more than eight feet (8') above ground level. However, no fence, wall or hedge on a corner lot shall have a height in conflict with the regulations governing visibility at intersections as prescribed in Section 4-C(6) of these regulations. Also, no fence or wall shall be erected or placed in any dedicated easement or right-of-way.
(2)
All storage within one hundred feet (100') of a residential use or district, except for motor vehicles in operable condition, shall be within completely enclosed buildings or effectively screened with a fence, wall or hedge not less than six feet (6') nor more than eight feet (8') in height, provided no storage located within fifty feet (50') of such screening shall exceed the height of such screening.
(3)
When the rear or side property line of a commercial use or district abuts a residential district or use, or when the refuse and trash collection/storage areas are visible from a public thoroughfare, then the garbage, refuse and trash collection/storage areas shall be enclosed on at least three (3) sides, by a dense screening element to adequately screen such area from view of the surrounding area.
E.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Off-street parking requirements shall be in accordance with the parking schedule found Section 23 hereof. No covered parking is specifically required.
F.
ALL COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS TO BE ENCLOSED; EXCEPTIONS
All commercial uses, except for off-street parking and off-street loading facilities[,] shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings unless otherwise indicated in this section. The city commission may grant a permit to businesses for sidewalk sales for a period up to thirty (30) days.
(Ordinance 2008-03 adopted 1/10/08)