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Levelland City Zoning Code

§ 9.513

B-3 Central Business District.

(a) 
Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to provide for the commercial, financial and governmental focal paint of the city. The principal difference in this district and General Business District is that buildings may be built to the front property line and it is impractical to require off-street parking spaces for each business on its own lot.
(b) 
General Provisions.
(1) 
No use shall be permitted which is or would reasonably be injurious to the neighborhood residents or which would interfere with the safety or the reasonable use and enjoyment of their property by reason of the emission of dust, smoke, odor, glare, noise, vibration, trash, junk, water spray, or by reason of any condition which would amount to a public nuisance at common law.
(2) 
All businesses shall be conducted entirely within a building. Outside storage of any type shall be prohibited except in conjunction with the on premises sale or rental of motor vehicles, trailers, fully constructed portable buildings, plants, plant material, garden and yard equipment, and construction supplies.
(3) 
When proposed development in this district is adjacent to any residentially zoned district, on either side or to the rear, even if separated by an alley, a six (6) feet solid screening fence or an equivalent landscape screen shall be installed and permanently maintained on the development lot along the adjacent property line. A solid wall of a building, when permitted to be located on the property line, shall constitute adequate screening.
(c) 
Permitted Uses.
Any uses conditionally or unconditionally permitted in any of the residential districts or in the B-1 District or the B-2 District, except for mobile home subdivisions and mobile home parks.
(d) 
Conditional Uses.
(1) 
Mobile Home Subdivisions.
(2) 
Mobile Home Parks.
(3) 
Brewpub.
(4) 
Bulk Storage of Wine.
(5) 
Winery so long as it is consistent with the light manufacturing requirements outlined in this section.
(6) 
Light manufacturing so long as all manufacturing is conducted indoors, limited to 5,000 square feet of dedicated manufacturing space where the manufactured product is offered for retail sale in an attached retail outlet or storefront.
(e) 
Yard Requirements.
(1) 
Front Yard.
The minimum front yard for any lot used for a single family dwelling, two family dwelling or low density multi-family dwellings shall be twenty (20) feet.
(2) 
Front Yard.
The minimum front yard for any lot used for high density multi-family dwellings shall be twenty-five (25) feet.
(3) 
Side Yard.
There shall be no side yard requirement except when the property is adjacent to any Residential Districts, in which case the minimum side yard requirement shall be five (5) feet.
(f) 
Lot Width.
(1) 
The minimum width of any lot used for a single family dwelling, two family dwelling and low density multi-family dwellings shall be fifty (50) feet.
(2) 
The minimum width of any lot used for high density, multifamily dwelling units shall be one hundred (100) feet.
(3) 
There shall be no minimum lot width for any other type of use in this district other than those described above for residential uses.
(g) 
Lot Area.
(1) 
The minimum area for any lot with a single family dwelling shall be five thousand (5,000) feet.
(2) 
The minimum area for any lot with duplexes, two family dwelling units or multi-family units shall be 6,000 square feet.
(3) 
The minimum lot area for multi-family dwelling units using the high density residential district floor area ratio shall be 10,000 square feet.
(4) 
There shall be no minimum lot area requirement for any other type of use in this district other than those described above for residential uses.
(h) 
Off Street Parking.
There shall be no off-street parking requirements in the district unless the lot is being used for a residential purpose in which case the parking space requirements of the residential districts shall be followed.
(i) 
Alley Screening.
As described in General Provision, subsection (b)(3)
(j) 
Signs.
The following signs shall be permitted:
(1) 
Attached permanent signs not exceeding the maximum sign message area for businesses.
(2) 
Temporary signs as permitted in Section 9.309 of the of the city code including temporary signs on sidewalks during business hours that meet the criteria of Section 9.306(b)(2) of the city code.
(Ordinance 635, secs. 12–13, adopted 11/17/81; Ordinance 697 adopted 2/19/85; Ordinance 999 adopted 1/18/16; Ordinance 1043 adopted 9/9/19)