Mercedes City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 9
CLASS “C” APARTMENT DISTRICT
§ 1 Use regulations.
In a Class “C” Apartment District no building, structure, or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, altered or enlarged which is intended or designated to be used in whole or in part for any other than one or more of the following specified uses:
(1)
Any use permitted in a Class “B” Two-Family Resident [Residence] District;
(2)
Multiple-family dwellings provided same shall be a single structure under one roof;
(3)
Apartment buildings and hotels in which rooms or apartments are rented to resident guests in which, however, no retail businesses are permitted;
(4)
Accessory buildings included [including] storage garage for use of guest only; servant’s quarters, not for rent but for use of servants employed on the premises, when located not less than sixty (60) feet from the front lot line and not less than ten (10) feet from the other line or lines;
(5)
Temporary buildings to be used for construction purposes only and which shall be removed on completion of construction or its abandonment; field office for sale of real estate, which shall be removed on order of the building inspector of the City of Mercedes, Texas;
(6)
Hospitals and clinics;
(7)
Bulletin board and signs, illuminated or otherwise, for use of churches and schools not exceeding nine (9) sq. ft. in area when attached to a building or erected in the front yard behind the building line; temporary signs not to exceed two hundred eighty-eight (288) sq. in. pertaining to the sale or rental of property are permitted but shall be removed by the agent or owner immediately upon the sale or rental of the property; a nameplate giving name and occupation of the occupant is permitted, provided it is attached to the building flatwise and does not exceed one hundred forty-four (144) sq. in. in area;
(8)
[Deleted by Ordinance 82-36]
(Ordinance 26 adopted 5/13/57; Ordinance 82-36, sec. 1, adopted 11/16/82)
§ 2 Height regulation.
No building shall exceed seventy-five (75) feet in height unless it is set back from all property lines one foot horizontally for each two (2) feet of height beginning above such seventy-five (75) feet.
(Ordinance 26 adopted 5/13/57)
§ 3 Area regulation.
(1)
Front yard.
(a)
There shall be a front yard having a minimum depth of not less than thirty (30) feet. Provided, that if a building line has been established by ordinance or by one (1) or more buildings on one side of the street in same block this line shall establish the depth of the front yard.
(b)
Where lots have double frontage, running through from one street to another, the required front yard shall be provided on both sides.
(2)
Side yard.
There shall be a side yard on both sides of the lot, it shall not be less than seven (7) feet wide on the east and south side and not less than three (3) feet wide on the north and west side. A minimum ten-foot (10') side yard setback shall be imposed on all corner side yards of all ‘corner lot’ properties in all zoning districts.
The above does not preclude any corner side yard setbacks that may be required through the recorded plat process. |
(3)
Rear yard.
There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty (20) feet.
Rear Yard Building Setback for Accessory Buildings: 4' or the easement boundary, whichever is greater.
(4)
Area of the lot.
The minimum area of the lot shall be eight thousand four hundred (8,400) sq. ft., however, a lot having an area less than eight thousand four hundred (8,400) sq. ft. that was on record prior to the effective date of this ordinance may be used for any uses permitted in this article.
(5)
Width of the lot.
The minimum width of the lot shall be sixty (60) feet.
(6)
Parking regulations.
Parking space shall be provided on the lot to accommodate one motor car for each dwelling unit, except that for efficiency apartment[s] only three-fourths (3/4) parking space shall be required for each.
(Ordinance 26 adopted 5/13/57; Ordinance 2017-05 adopted 8/29/17; Ordinance 2020-10 adopted 7/21/20; Ordinance 2020-16 adopted 11/3/20)