One single-family dwelling per lot, and accessory uses.

Maids' quarters. ("Maids' quarters" means a portion of a dwelling unit, within the same enclosure and not a separate accessory building attached to the primary building, that may contain separate sanitary and/or kitchen facilities which is designed for or used for residential occupancy by an employee of the primary residence.

Public and private directional signs, official signs, political signs or real estate signs.

Portable buildings or storage buildings used as an accessory to the residential use and not for living quarters.

Accessory buildings including a private garage; bona fide 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 (10) feet from any street line.

Temporary building used for construction purposes only, which shall be removed as soon as the construction is completed or abandoned; field office for sale of real estate, which shall be removed on instruction of the building inspector of the City of Mercedes, Texas.

Home occupations are permitted through the issuance of a conditional use permit.

School, public or private, having a curriculum equal to a public elementary, high school, or institution of higher learning, subject to the prior issuance of a conditional use permit by the city commission.

Public parks, playgrounds, golf courses (except miniature golf), public recreation, and community buildings.

Municipal buildings, nonprofit libraries or museums, police and fire stations.

The conditional uses requiring a conditional use permit permitted in the R-1 single-family residential districts are as follows: All uses listed as conditional uses [in] Article 28.

Height: No building shall exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height. Where a structure exceeds the 25-foot height maximum, it shall be set back one additional foot for each foot above 25 feet.

Front Yard:

Side Yard: There shall be a side yard lot not less than five (5) feet. 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.

Rear Yard:

Lot Area: Minimum area of the lot shall be five thousand (5,000) sq. ft.; however, a lot having an area of less than five thousand (5,000) sq. ft. that was on record prior to effective date of this ordinance[1] may be used for any use permitted in this article.

Width of the lot: The minimum width of the lot shall be fifty (50) feet.

Parking Regulations: Parking space shall be provided on the lot to accommodate two motor cars for each dwelling unit. A driveway leading to the garage may be used for such purpose.

Any building erected or land used for other than one or more of the uses specified in this division.

On- and off-premises signs, portable signs except for exempt political signs, animated or illuminated signs.

Any use of property that does not meet the required minimum lot size: front, side or rear yard dimensions; and/or lot width; or exceeds the maximum height, building coverage or density per gross acre.

Broadcast towers and personal wireless service facilities.

Parking of any road tractor, semi-trailer, or truck is prohibited. This restriction applies to both new and existing duplex or fourplex residences, regardless of the subdivision date, the annexation date of the property, or whether parking such vehicles on the property was allowed before the prohibition was enacted by the city commission. In the case of any violation of this subsection, there will be a rebuttable presumption that the property owner or occupant either parked the vehicle or permitted it to be parked on the property.