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Lamesa City Zoning Code

Division 2

Districts

§ 14.03.051 Zoning districts.

(a) 
Division into districts.
In order to restrict and regulate the different land uses the city is divided into different classes of districts designations as:
“R-1” District: Single-family residences, garden homes
“R-2” District: Two-family residence (duplex)
“R-3” District: Apartment district, multifamily dwellings
“M-1” Manufactured home district
“M-2” Manufactured home park, recreational vehicle park
“C-1” Local retail district
“I-1” Light industry district
“I-2” Heavy industry district
“PD” Planned development district
(b) 
Use of land.
A person may use the land or building in each of the above classified districts in the city only for the purposes described. Any other use of land or building in district or districts is unlawful and in violation of this article. A person may not erect, reconstruct, enlarge, structurally alter or move a building or structure unless it conforms to the regulations for the district in which the building or structure is located.
(c) 
Zoning map.
The boundaries of each district are shown upon the map, which accompanies (on file in secretary’s office) and is made a part of this article and is designated as the “zoning map.” The zoning map and all markings, notations, references and other information shown on the zoning map are part of this article.
(d) 
One building on one lot.
If a person erects, enlarges or structurally alters a building, he may locate no more than one main building on one lot, except as may be otherwise provided by this article.
(e) 
Annexed property.
All territory hereafter annexed to the City of Lamesa is subject to the restrictions of an R-1 District until otherwise changed by an amendment to the article.
(Ordinance O-01-15 adopted 1/20/15; Ordinance O-1-18, sec. 3, adopted 2/20/17)

§ 14.03.052 Regulations for “R-1” districts.

In the “R-1” district, there may be any of the following:
(1) 
One-family dwellings.
(2) 
Garden homes.
(3) 
Public parks, playgrounds, etc.
(4) 
Customary home occupations (with specific use permit).
(5) 
Churches.
(6) 
Public schools and educational institutions.
(7) 
Accessory buildings (garages, storage buildings, servant’s quarters).
(8) 
Boarding or lodging houses. May include:
(A) 
A foster care type residential facility as defined in section 242.002(6) of the Health and Safety Code that:
(i) 
Provides room and board to fewer than five persons who:
a. 
Are not related within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity to the proprietor; and
b. 
Because of their physical or mental limitations, or both, require a level of care and service suitable to their needs that contributes to their health, comfort and welfare; and
(ii) 
Is not required to be licensed by the state[.]
(B) 
An establishment that furnishes, in addition to food, shelter, and laundry, only baths and massages and is not required to be licensed by the state.
(9) 
Fire stations, police stations, pumping stations, lake, water supply reservoir, filter bed, water tank, tower, or bridges.
(10) 
Electrical facilities and electrical energy facilities, transformers, relay and substations, poles, wires, and electrical transmission and distribution appurtenances, but not including office buildings or storage facilities.
(Ordinance O-01-15 adopted 1/20/15)

§ 14.03.053 Regulations for “R-2” districts.

In the “R-2” district, there may also be:
(1) 
Two-family dwellings (duplexes).
(2) 
Nonprofit religious, educational institutions.
(3) 
Clubs, lodges, and fraternities, where the chief activity is not a business.
(4) 
Accessory buildings incidental to above uses.
(Ordinance O-01-15 adopted 1/20/15)

§ 14.03.054 Regulations for “R-3” districts.

In the “R-3” district there may also be:
(1) 
Apartment houses.
(2) 
Multifamily dwellings.
(3) 
Hospitals and clinics (other than hospitals and clinics of a veterinarian).
(4) 
Libraries and museums.
(5) 
Mortuary.
(6) 
Parking lots.
(7) 
Nursing homes. May include:
(A) 
A convalescent and nursing home institution as defined in section 242.002 of the Texas Health and Safety Code.
(B) 
A continuing care facility as defined in section 246.002 of the Texas Health and Safety Code.
(C) 
An assisted living facility as defined in section 247.002 of the Texas Health and Safety Code.
(D) 
A special care facility as defined in section 248.002 of the Texas Health and Safety Code.
(8) 
Modular homes.
(9) 
Manufactured buildings.
(10) 
Accessory buildings incidental to the above uses.
(Ordinance O-27-19 adopted 12/17/19)

§ 14.03.055 Regulations for “M-1” district.

In the “M-1” district there may also be:
(1) 
HUD code manufactured homes.
(2) 
Manufactured homes.
(3) 
Mobile homes.
(4) 
Containerized housing units.
(5) 
Accessory buildings incidental to the above uses.
(Ordinance O-27-19 adopted 12/17/19)

§ 14.03.056 Regulations for “M-2” district.

In the “M-2” district there may also be:
(1) 
Manufactured home parks.
(2) 
Mobile home parks.
(3) 
Recreational vehicle parks.
(4) 
Accessory buildings incidental to the above uses.
(Ordinance O-01-15 adopted 1/20/15)

§ 14.03.057 Regulations for “C-1” district.

In the “C-1” district there may also be:
(1) 
Auto sales–repair.
(2) 
Auto service station–minor repairs.
(3) 
Bank.
(4) 
Barber shop–beauty shop.
(5) 
Bakeries–bottling works.
(6) 
Beer and liquor sales (when legal).
(7) 
Bowling alley.
(8) 
Business or commercial school–dancing or music studio.
(9) 
Building materials–storage.
(10) 
Bus station.
(11) 
Cleaning-pressing shop.
(12) 
Cemetery.
(13) 
Children’s nursery or kindergarten; including a day-care center and a group day-care home as defined by law.
(14) 
Catering establishment.
(15) 
Cold storage plant.
(16) 
Drugstore.
(17) 
Dry goods store.
(18) 
Dentist.
(19) 
Department stores.
(20) 
Electric shop.
(21) 
Florist shop.
(22) 
Feed store–no manufacturing.
(23) 
Fabric shop.
(24) 
Farm equipment.
(25) 
Furniture dealer.
(26) 
Grocery store.
(27) 
Garage storage and repair.
(28) 
Gift shop.
(29) 
Glass shop–plate, window, auto, etc.
(30) 
Hotels and motels.
(31) 
Hardware stores.
(32) 
Insurance agents.
(33) 
Irrigation system and equipment.
(34) 
Jewelers.
(35) 
Laundry–dry cleaning.
(36) 
Locker plants.
(37) 
Lumberyards.
(38) 
Monument sales.
(39) 
Music dealers.
(40) 
Office buildings.
(41) 
Office supplies.
(42) 
Optometrist.
(43) 
Paint store.
(44) 
Pet shop.
(45) 
Photography studio.
(46) 
Plumbing shop.
(47) 
Printing shop.
(48) 
Restaurant, cafe.
(49) 
Retail store.
(50) 
Retail ice.
(51) 
Studio–artist, dancing, music.
(52) 
Sales–showroom.
(53) 
Shoe repair shop.
(54) 
Secondhand store (entirely inside building).
(55) 
Theaters–no drive-in.
(56) 
TV-radio sales and repair shop–TV cable company.
(57) 
Tire sales and repair shop.
(58) 
Trailer sales and service.
(59) 
Taxicabs.
(60) 
Telegraph.
(61) 
Telephone company.
(62) 
Trading stamp company.
(63) 
Used auto sales.
(64) 
Upholsterers.
(65) 
Variety stores.
(66) 
Washateria and self-serve laundry.
(67) 
Welding equipment (sales).
(68) 
Wrecker service as defined in section 4.08.001 of this code.
(69) 
Cabinet or carpenter shop.
(70) 
Contractors - plant and storage.
(71) 
Sales, repair, and fabrication of gin fans and processing equipment for agricultural products.
(72) 
Renal storage or mini-warehouse rental units, including recreational vehicles and boat storage units.
(Ordinance O-01-15 adopted 1/20/15)

§ 14.03.058 Regulations for “I-1” districts.

In the “I-1” district, there may also be:
(1) 
Ice manufacture.
(2) 
Sash and door manufacture.
(3) 
Storage warehouses.
(4) 
Wholesale houses.
(5) 
Clothing manufacture.
(6) 
Hatchery.
(7) 
Public kennel.
(8) 
Mattress manufacture.
(9) 
Prefab house manufacture.
(10) 
Produce market.
(11) 
Roofing manufacturing shop.
(12) 
Drive-in theaters.
(Ordinance O-01-15 adopted 1/20/15)

§ 14.03.059 Regulations for “I-2” districts–Additional uses permitted.

In the “I-2” district, there may also be:
(1) 
Blacksmith shop.
(2) 
Machine shop.
(3) 
Planning mill.
(4) 
Welding shop.
(5) 
Asphalt storage.
(6) 
Brick-tile manufacture.
(7) 
Canning plant.
(8) 
Central mix plant–concrete or paving materials.
(9) 
Concrete block plant.
(10) 
Cheese manufacture.
(11) 
Coal yard.
(12) 
Cotton gins.
(13) 
Cotton storage.
(14) 
Dairy products manufacture.
(15) 
Disinfectants and insecticide manufacture and storage.
(16) 
Freight terminal.
(17) 
Grain elevator.
(18) 
Livestock loading pens.
(19) 
Monument manufacture.
(20) 
Oil reclamation plant.
(21) 
Oil well equipment service and supplies.
(22) 
Pharmaceutical manufacture.
(23) 
Petroleum-bulk storage.
(24) 
Paper products manufacture.
(25) 
Railroad shops.
(26) 
Steel prefab and storage.
(27) 
Vegetable packing plant.
(28) 
Warehouse–cotton.
(29) 
Fertilizer–storage and blending.
(Ordinance O-01-15 adopted 1/20/15)

§ 14.03.060 Same–Prohibited uses; uses for which approval required.

(a) 
Regulations.
In the “I-2” district, there may be any use except:
(1) 
Building for residential use and mobile homes, and manufactured homes except quarters for caretakers and similar personnel;
(2) 
Junkyards, salvage and scrap operations, and automobile wrecking yards as defined in section 396.001(1) of the Texas Transportation Code, not surrounded by a solid fence at least six feet high located within building lines.
(b) 
Approval required.
A person shall obtain separate council approval before a building or occupancy permit is issued for:
(1) 
Acid manufacture.
(2) 
Cement, lime, gypsum, or plaster of paris manufacturing.
(3) 
Distillation of bone.
(4) 
Explosives manufacturing or storage.
(5) 
Fat rendering.
(6) 
Fertilizer manufacturing.
(7) 
Gas manufacturing.
(8) 
Garbage, offal, or dead animals, reductions or dumping.
(9) 
Glue manufacturing.
(10) 
Petroleum, or its products, refining.
(11) 
Smelting of tin, copper, zinc or iron ores.
(12) 
Stockyards or slaughter of animals.
(c) 
Inspection.
Before granting separate approval, the council shall refer applications to the chief of the fire department and the commission for study and investigation, and report within thirty (30) days to the council.
(Ordinance O-01-15 adopted 1/20/15)