The Downtown District (DT) is established to accommodate existing developments and to promote new development in an area which traditionally provided for various types of general retail, office, business and service uses while encouraging secondary residential uses on the upper floors of buildings.

(Code 2014, § 46-478; Ord. No. 629, § 01.16.001, 12-1-2006)

The permitted uses for the Downtown District (DT) are as follows:

      (1)   Banks, savings and loans or credit unions.

      (2)   Child care, Class B.

      (3)   Child care, Class C.

      (4)   Commercial amusement (indoor).

      (5)   Dance studio.

      (6)   Department store (discount/variety).

      (7)   Essential municipal uses.

      (8)   Fitness center.

      (9)   General office use (professional, administrative, etc.).

      (10)   Government (federal, state, county) owned structures, facilities, and uses.

      (11)   Hospital.

      (12)   Kiosk.

      (13)   Laundromat (self-service washateria).

      (14)   Loft apartments.

      (15)   Medical clinics.

      (16)   Motel/hotel.

      (17)   Museum/art gallery.

      (18)   Nightclub or tavern (5,000 square feet or less).

      (19)   Personal service shop or custom personal services.

      (20)   Photography studio.

      (21)   Place of worship.

      (22)   Radio or television broadcasting studio (without tower).

      (23)   Restaurant, cafeteria.

      (24)   Retail, general.

      (25)   Schools.

      (26)   Studio.

      (27)   Temporary structures for uses incidental to construction work on the premises, which said buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of construction work.

      (28)   Theater (indoor).

      (29)   Veterinary services (no outside runs or pens).

(Code 2014, § 46-479; Ord. No. 629, § 01.16.002, 12-1-2006)

The conditional uses for the Downtown District (DT) are as follows:

      (1)   College or university.

      (2)   Condominiums.

      (3)   Municipal services support facilities.

      (4)   Nightclub or tavern (greater than 5,000 square feet).

      (5)   Police station.

      (6)   Rooftop heliport or helistop.

      (7)   Townhouses.

(Code 2014, § 46-480; Ord. No. 629, § 01.16.003, 12-1-2006)

In the Downtown District (DT), a minimum of 75 percent of all facades must be built up to the property line.

(Code 2014, § 46-481; Ord. No. 629, § 01.16.004, 12-1-2006)

The Downtown District (DT) is exempt from off-street parking regulations.

(Code 2014, § 46-482; Ord. No. 629, § 01.16.005, 12-1-2006)

The building regulations for the Downtown District (DT) are as follows:

      (1)   Building permits within the downtown zoning district will not be issued prior to the review and approval by the city manager or his designee, to ensure that new construction and/or additions to existing structures are in keeping with the significant architectural, historic, or cultural elements of the district.

      (2)   No person or entity shall remove or demolish any structure unless approved by the city manager with an appeal to the planning and zoning commission and then to city council.

(Code 2014, § 46-483; Ord. No. 629, § 01.16.006, 12-1-2006)

The regulations specific to the Downtown District (DT) are as follows:

      (1)   Outside storage is prohibited.

      (2)   Establishments selling alcoholic beverages shall not be located within:

         a.   300 feet of a public or private school, place of worship, or a public hospital;

         b.   1,000 feet of a public school, if the city council receives a request from the board of trustees of a school district under V.T.C.A., Education Code § 38.007; or

         c.   1,000 feet of a private school if the city council receives a request from the governing body of the private school.

      (3)   Temporary structures including, but not limited to, recreational vehicles, travel trailers, manufactured homes, or mobile homes will not be permitted in the Downtown District (DT).

      (4)   Wireless telecommunications facilities shall be allowed only as provided for in article XXV of this chapter.

      (5)   The following regulations are to control contamination of the air, water, or the environment and to safeguard the health, safety, and general welfare of the public. No machine, process or procedure shall be employed on any property in the city, in which:

         a.   Emission of smoke, dust, noxious, toxic, or lethal gasses are detectable beyond the perimeter of the property;

         b.   Vibration is discernible beyond the property line; or

         c.   Materials are stored or accumulated in such a way that they may be carried by rainwater in natural drainage channels beyond the limits of the property, which are noxious, toxic, radioactive, or contain oil or grease.

(Code 2014, § 46-484; Ord. No. 629, § 01.16.007, 12-1-2006)

The landscaping regulations for the Downtown District (DT) are as provided in article XX of this chapter for landscaping regulations.

(Code 2014, § 46-485; Ord. No. 629, § 01.16.008, 12-1-2006)

The applicable sign regulations for the Downtown District (DT) are as provided in sections 34-116 and 34-117.