Lufkin City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
DISTRICTS AND DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
§ 1 DISTRICTS.
The City of Lufkin is hereby divided into seventeen (17) types of districts. These shall be known as:
“AG” | Agricultural District |
“RL” | Residential Large Single-Family Dwelling |
“RM” | Residential Medium Single-Family Dwelling |
“RS” | Residential Small Single-Family Dwelling |
“ARO” | Adaptive Reuse Overlay District |
“MD” | Manufactured Dwelling District |
“D” | Duplex Dwelling District |
“A” | Apartment Dwelling District |
“MH” | Manufactured Homes Park District |
“PUD” | Planned Unit Development District |
“RPO” | Restrictive Professional Office District |
“NR” | Neighborhood Retail District |
“O” | Office District |
“LB” | Local Business District |
“CB” | Central Business District |
“C” | Commercial District |
“LM” | Light Manufacturing District |
“HM” | Heavy Manufacturing District |
No land shall be used for and no building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than provided in the regulations prescribed for the district in which it is located, except as hereinafter provided. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be used, occupied or changed in use until a Certificate of Occupancy and Compliance shall have been issued by the Building Official stating that the building or proposed use of a building or premises complies with the building laws and the provisions of these regulations. A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Official.
It is recognized that new types of land use will develop and that forms of land use not anticipated will seek to locate in the City of Lufkin. In such circumstances, a determination as to the appropriate classification of any new or unlisted form of land use shall be made as follows:
All questions concerning the classification of any new or unlisted uses shall be referred to the Director of Planning for a determination as to the zoning classification into which such use should be placed. The Director of Planning shall consider the nature and character of the proposed use and its compatibility and similarity with the uses permitted in the various districts and determine the zoning district or districts within which such use should be permitted.
The Board of Adjustments and Appeals is authorized to hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any decision or determination regarding the classification of a new or unlisted use or regulation thereof by the Director of Planning.
The Director of Planning shall, furthermore, transmit to the Planning and Zoning Commission any recommendation for addition of any new or heretofore unlisted use to this Ordinance. Addition of any use to any classification shall be by amendment to this Ordinance.
A revised “Schedule of Permitted Uses” which includes all additions made to the uses permitted in the several zoning classifications shall be published as needed.
(Ordinance 3368 adopted 2/10/1999, as revised through 10/19/2010)
§ 2 BOUNDARIES.
The boundaries of these districts are indicated upon the Zoning Map of the City of Lufkin which is on file in the Planning Department and made a part of this ordinance, the same as if copied in full herein. Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various districts, as shown on the map accompanying and made a part of this ordinance, the following rules apply:
The district boundaries are street, alley and property lines unless otherwise shown, and where the districts designated on the map accompanying and made a part of this ordinance are bounded approximately by street, alley, or property lines; the street, alley or property lines shall be construed to be the boundary of the district.
Where the district boundaries are otherwise indicated, and where the property has been or may hereafter be divided into blocks and lots, the district boundaries shall be construed to be property lines, and where the districts designated on the map accompanying and made a part of this ordinance are bounded approximately by lot lines, the lot lines shall be construed to be the boundary of the districts unless the boundaries are otherwise indicated on the map.
In unsubdivided property, the district boundary lines on the map accompanying and made part of this ordinance shall be determined by use of the scale appearing on the map.
In case of a district boundary line dividing a platted lot into two parts, the district boundary line shall be construed to be the property line nearest the less restrictive district.
Whenever any street, alley or other public way is vacated by official action of the City Council, the zoning district adjoining each side of such street, alley or public way shall be automatically extended to the center of such vacancy and all area included in the vacancy shall then and henceforth be subject to all regulations of the extended districts.
(Ordinance 3368 adopted 2/10/1999, as revised through 10/19/2010)
§ 3 ANNEXATION HOLDING ZONE.
All land annexed into the jurisdiction of the City of Lufkin shall be zoned in the Agricultural zone. The Agricultural zone shall serve as the default zone for all land annexed after the passage of this ordinance in June, 2008 though application may be made by the owner for rezoning of the property after completion of annexation.
(Ordinance 3368 adopted 2/10/1999, as revised through 10/19/2010)