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Levelland City Zoning Code

§ 9.507

Multi-1 Duplex District.

(a) 
Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to provide for residential areas of slightly higher densities and for double occupancy of residential buildings in areas compatible with the SF-1 districts.
(b) 
General Provisions.
(1) 
No more than one duplex shall be permitted per lot.
(2) 
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.
(c) 
Permitted Uses.
(1) 
Any use unconditionally permitted in the "SF-1" District.
(2) 
Duplexes constructed on the dwelling site.
(d) 
Conditional Uses.
The following uses may be permitted when approved by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
(1) 
Any use conditionally permitted in the "SF-1" District.
(e) 
Yard Requirements.
(1) 
Front Yard.
The minimum front yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet.
(2) 
Side Yard.
There shall be a minimum side yard of five (5) feet on each side of any structure. Overhanging roof eaves and fireplaces may extend as much as twenty-four (24) inches into a side yard.
(f) 
Lot Width.
The minimum lot width of any lot shall be seventy-five feet.
(g) 
Lot Area.
(1) 
The minimum area for any lot with a single family dwelling shall be six thousand (6,000) square feet.
(2) 
The minimum area for any lot with a duplex dwelling unit shall be seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet.
(h) 
Off-Street Parking.
(1) 
Single Family Dwellings.
Two (2) parking spaces required.
(2) 
Duplexes.
Two (2) parking spaces required for each dwelling unit.
(3) 
All Other Uses.
The same as required for that use or a similar type use found elsewhere in this article.
(i) 
Signs.
The following signs shall be permitted:
(1) 
One nameplate for occupants of each residential unit.
(2) 
Traffic and official public signs.
(3) 
Temporary signs as permitted in Section 9.309 of the city code.
(4) 
Signs for churches, public buildings and semi-public buildings, religious, educational or philanthropic institutions or lodges, fraternities, sororities, hospitals, clinics, nonprofit clubs, and other nonprofit organizations lawfully located within a Multi-1 zoning district that meet the following criteria:
(A) 
One (1) freestanding, monument or illuminated sign with a maximum of forty-eight (48) square feet in message area and a maximum height of the lesser of sixteen (16) feet or the height of the building on which the sign is located. Electronic signs are permitted so long they do not cause a glare or brightness to a degree that it constitutes a hazard or creates a nuisance by interfering with the reasonable enjoyment of neighboring property by a person of ordinary sensibilities.
(Ordinance 635, sec. 7, adopted 11/17/81; Ordinance 1043 adopted 9/9/19)