Ovilla, TX Zoning Ordinance

Ovilla City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 2

Permitted Uses

§ 11 Permitted Use Table.

Land Use Table Legend.

The following Table 11.A presents the zoning district classifications and the permitted uses within those classifications. Uses are listed as being “Permitted”, permitted by “Specific Use Permit”, and prohibited uses as signified by blank cells. Conditions are provided in Section 12, Special Conditions for Listed Uses.

P	Permitted Use
S	Specific Use Permit
	Prohibited Use

ZONING DISTRICTS
R-C	Residential Conservation
R-E	Single Family Residential
R-22	Single Family Residential
R-15	Single Family Residential
R-D	Two Family Duplex
MF	Multifamily Residential
MH	HUD Manufactured Housing Res.
CR	Restricted Commercial
CG	General Commercial
I	Industrial
PD	Planned Development

11.2

Uses Permitted.

Any use not expressly authorized and permitted herein is expressly prohibited.

11.3

Land Use Table.

P = Permitted Use, S = Specific Use Permit, Blank = Prohibited Use

Table 11.A City of Ovilla Land Use Table
Residential							Land Use Descriptions	Nonresidential			Conditions
R-C	R-E	R-22	R-15	R-D	MF	MH		CR	CG	I
Residential Uses
P	P						Agricultural Use	S	S	S	b, h
					P		Apartment		S		d, g
					P		Boarding House	P	P		a
P	P	S	S	S			Caretaker, Guard or Servant Residence or Garage Apartment	S	S	P	b, p
							Dwelling, Guesthouse
	P				P		Convent, Rectory, Monastery	P	P
					P		Dwelling, Assisted Living Facility		P		a
						P	Dwelling, HUD-Code Manufactured Home
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Dwelling, Industrialized Housing
							Dwelling, Mobile Home
					P		Dwelling, Multifamily				a, g
				P	P	P	Dwelling, Single Family Attached
P	P	P	P	P		P	Dwelling, Single Family Detached	P
				P	P		Dwelling, Two Family
	S	S	S	P	P	P	Group Home for the Disabled or Disadvantaged
						P	Manufactured Housing Park or Subdivision
Public, Civic & Utility Uses
							Airport, Public/Private			P	t
P	P						Animal Pound, Shelter	S	S	P	a, g, h, i
					S		Assembly Hall	S	P	P	b, g
S	S	S	S	S	S	S	Athletic Field and Play Field, Public	P	P	P	a, g
							Cemetery, Mausoleum, Crematorium	P	P	P
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Community Center	P	P	P	g
							Electrical Generating Station	P	P	P	a
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Electrical Transmission Line	P	P	P
							Garage, Public	P	P	P	g
							Gas Regulator Station	P	P	P	a
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Golf course, Public	P	P	P	g
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Governmental Administration Facility	P	P	P	g
					P		Library	P	P	P	g
							Lodge, Fraternal, Sorority & Clubs	P	P	P	g
							Museum	P	P	P	g
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Park	P	P	P	g
					P		Philanthropic and/or Charitable Use	P	P	P	g
							Public Maintenance Building, Storage Yard		P	P	c
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Public Safety Facility, Police & Fire	P	P	P	g
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Public Utility	P	P	P
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Religious Institution	P	P	P	a, g
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Telephone Exchange, Switching or Relay	P	P	P
Educational Uses
							School, Business College		P	P	a, g
							School, College or University		P	P	a, g
							School, Commercial Instruction		P	P	g
							School, Commercial Trade		P	P	g
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	School, Home
S	S	S	S	S	S	S	School, Home Day				b
							School, Institution, Rehabilitation & Training Center	P	P	P	g
					P		School, Nursery	P	P	P	g
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	School, Primary or Secondary	P	P	P	a, g
							School, Vocational	P	P	P	a, g
Amusement & Entertainment Uses
							Amusement Center, Indoor		P	P	g
							Amusement Center, Outdoor		S	P	a, g, q
							Athletic Field & Play Field, Commercial		P	P	a, g
							Auditorium	P	P	P	g
							Camp Ground & Related Facilities			P	a, g
S	S				S		Country Club	P	P	P	a, g
S	S	S	S				Golf Course, Driving Range(golf course only for residential)		P	P	g
							Golf Course, Miniature		P	P	g
S	S	S	S		S		Golf Course, Private	P	P	P	a, g
							Go Cart Track and Other Vehicular Track or Facility				a, g, q
							Gymnasium		P	P	g
							Private Club	P	P	P	a, e, g
P	S						Recreational Ranch or Farm			P	g, h
							Rodeo Ground/Fair Ground		S	P	b, g, h
							Skating Rink, Indoor		P	P	g, h
S							Stable, Commercial			S	b, g, h
P	P	S					Stable, Private			S	b, g, h
							Swimming Pool, Commercial	P	P	P	g
							Shooting Range, Indoor		P	P	a
							Shooting Range, Outdoor
							Theater, Indoor Motion Picture	P	P	P	a, g
							Water Park, Commercial		S	P	a, g
							Winery	P	P	P
Medical Uses
					S		Clinic	P	P	P	a, g
					S		Hospital	P	P	P	a, g
							Laboratory, Medical and/or Dental	S	P	P	g
							Medical, Dental & Optical Retail Sales	P	P	P	g
							Medical, Dental Office	P	P	P	g
							Medical Equipment Sales, Rental, & Leasing Service	P	P	P	g
					P		Nursing Home	P	P		a, g
							Optician Shop	P	P	P	g
S							Veterinary Hospital with Outside Pens		S	P	a, g, i, s
S							Veterinary Hospital without Outside Pens	S	P	P	b, g
S							Veterinarian Office, Small Animal Practice	S	P	P	b, g
S							Veterinarian Office, Large Animal Practice		S	P	a, g, h, i
Automotive Uses
							Auto Auction
							Auto Car Wash	S	P	P	b, g
							Auto Impound Lot/Wrecker Business			S	b, c, g
							Auto Paint & Body Shop		P	P	g, l
							Auto Parts & Accessory Sales	P	P	P	g
							Auto Rental (Car & Truck)	S	P	P	b, g, m
							Auto Repair Garage	S	P	P	b, g, l
							Auto Sales, New & Used	P	P	P	b, g, m
							Auto Service Station	P	P	P	a, g
							Bus, Train, & Taxi Station or Terminal		P	P	a, g
							Farm Machinery & Implement Sales & Service		P	P	a, g, l, m
							Garage, Repair	S	P	P	a, g, l
							Heliport			P	a, g
							Helistop		S	P	b, g
							Motor Freight Terminal		S	P	b, g
							Park and Ride Lots	P	P	P
							Parking Lot, Commercial (Auto)		S	P	b, g
							Parking Lot, Commercial (Truck)			P	a, g
							Recreational vehicle storage (commercial)	P	P	P	a, c, g, m
Professional Uses
							Bank, Bank with Drive-Through, Savings and Loan Association, Financial Institution	P	P	P	g
							Office, Business	P	P	P	g
							Office, Professional	P	P	P	g
							Office, Real Estate Development Tract or Field Office	P	P	P	g
Commercial, Retail & Service Uses
							Ambulance Service	P	P	P	g
S	S						Animal Grooming	S	P	P	b, g
							Antique Shop	P	P	P	g
							Apparel Alteration and Repair or Tailor Shop	P	P	P	g
							Appliance Repair, Household	P	P	P	g
							Art Gallery	P	P	P	g
							Arts, Crafts, and Hobby Shop	P	P	P	g
							Auction House, Indoor		S	P	b, c, g
							Bakery, Retail Confectionery	P	P	P	g
							Bakery, Wholesale Candy		P	P	g
							Barber Shop, Beauty Salon, other Personal Shop	P	P	P	g
S	S	S	S	S			Bed & Breakfast Facility	P	P	P	a
							Building Material Sales		S	P	b, c, g
							Cabinet &/or Upholstery Shop		S	P	g
							Catering Service	S	P	P	b, g
							Collectibles Shop	P	P	P	g
							Contractor, no Outside Storage Permitted		S	P	b, g
							Contractor, Outside Storage Permitted		S	P	a, c, g, m
							Contractor Storage or Equipment Yard		S	P	a, c, g, m
							Convenience Store, with or without Fuel Sales	P	P	P	a, g
							Copy Shop	P	P	P	b, g
							Cosmetic Tattoo Establishment	P	P	P	a, g
					P		Day Care Center, Adult	P	P	P	g
					P	P	Day Care Center, Child	P	P	P	g
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Day Care, in the Home				j
							Department Store	P	P	P	a, g
							Exterminating Service		S	P	b, g
							Factory Outlet, Retail or Wholesale Store		S	P	b, g
S							Farmers Market, Outdoor	S	P	P
							Flea Market
							Funeral Home, Mortuary	P	P	P	b, g
							Furniture, Fixture & Appliance Store	P	P	P	g
							Gift Shop	P	P	P	g
S							Greenhouse or Plant Nursery	S	P	P	a, c, g
							Grocery Store	P	P	P	a, g
							Hardware Store	P	P	P	b, c, g
							Health Club, Recreation Facility	S	P	P	a, g
							Hobby Studio, Private	P	P	P	g
							Hotel, Motel	P	P	P	a, g
							Kennel		S	P	b, g, i
							Landscape Service	S	P	P	a, c, g
							Laundry, Dry Cleaning Full Service	S	S	P	g
							Laundry, Dry Cleaning Pickup & Receiving Station	P	P	P	g
							Laundry, Dry Cleaning Self Service	S	P	P	b, g
							Lithography or Print Shop	S	P	P	g
							Locksmith Shop	P	P	P	g
							Machinery Sales or Repair			P	a, c, g, m
							Manufactured or Industrialized Home Sales or Rental			P	a, c, g, m
							Meat Market	S	P	P	a, g
							Music Store	P	P	P	g
							Office Machine Sales & Service	P	P	P	g
							Office Supply Store	P	P	P	g
							Pawn Shop			P	g
							Pet Shop		P	P	g
							Pharmacy	P	P	P	g
							Photographic Equipment Sales & Service	P	P	P	g
							Photographic Service	P	P	P	g
							Radio, Television Studio		P	P	a, g, n, o
							Recycling Collection Center		S	P	a, c, g
							Rental Store	S	P	P	a, g
							Rental Yard, Commercial & Heavy Equipment			S	b, c, g, m
							Restaurant	S	S	S	b, g
							Restaurant, Drive-in / Drive-thru	S	S	S	b, g
							Restaurant, Refreshment Stand (Temporary or Seasonal)	S	S	S	b, g
							Sexually Oriented Business		S	S	r
							Shoe Repair	P	P	P	g
							Sign Shop, Painted or Silk-screened		P	P	g
							Studio	P	P	P	g
							Stone Monument Sales		S	P	a, c, g
							Tattoo Parlor/Body Piercing Studio
							Taxidermist Studio		S	P	g
							Taxidermist Shop		S	P	a, g
							Tobacco Shop	P	P	P	g
							Video / Game Rental	P	P	P	b, g
							Watch &/or Jewelry Sales & Repair	P	P	P	g
Manufacturing & Industrial Uses
							Assembly Plant			P	a, c, g
							Bottling Works			P	a, g
							Building Materials Manufacturing			P	a, c, g
							Dairy Processing
							Electronics Manufacturing			P	a, g
							Laundry, Dry Cleaning & Dyeing Plant			P	a, g
							Machine Shop			P	a, g
							Manufacturing Facility (Light)			P	a, c, g
							Meat Product Processing
							Mini-warehouse	S	P	P	a, g
							Pharmaceutical Plant			P	a, g
							Plastic Products Manufacturing			P	a, c, g
							Radio Transmission or Receiving Facility				(As regulated by Section 37)
							Salvage Yard
							Stockyard
							Storage and Warehousing Establishment			P	a, c, g, k
							Storage Yard			P	a, c, g, k
							Textile Manufacturing			P	a, g
							Warehousing, Freight Office and/or Storage			P	a, c, g, k
							Welding or Machine Shop			P	a, c, g
Accessory Uses
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Accessory building	P	P	P	a, p
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Attached Carport, Residential
							Christmas tree sales	P	P	P	f
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Home Occupation
					P		Temporary Construction Building	P	P	P	d
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Utility buildings and structures	P	P	P

(Ordinance 2010.013 adopted 6/14/10; Ordinance 2012-005 adopted 8/13/12; Ordinance 2018-22, sec. 1, adopted 10/9/18; Ordinance 2022-18 adopted 11/14/2022)

§ 12 Special Conditions for Listed Uses.

12.1

Description of Land Use Table Conditions and Special Regulations.

The following describe conditions and special regulations for uses listed in the Permitted Use Table. Additional requirements may be added to these herein by the Planning and Zoning Commission or City Council, as deemed necessary, to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Ovilla. No construction or occupancy shall commence for any permitted use until the conditions herein stated or required by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council have been met.

A site plan will be required in accordance with Section 26 Site Plan Requirements.

A site plan, in accordance with Section 26 Site Plan Requirements, will only be required in districts that require a Specific Use Permit.

All storage shall be within completely enclosed buildings or effectively screened with screening not less than six feet nor more than eight feet in height, provided no storage located within 50 feet of such screening shall exceed the maximum height of such screening.

Temporary buildings for construction purposes for a period not to exceed the duration of such construction.

May not be located within 300 feet of any property zoned for a residential use or any property that is occupied by a church, public school, day care or nursing home. The measurement of distance shall be measured as a radius from the edge of the property line.

Permitted on a temporary basis only, in accordance with Section 32 Temporary Uses and Special Events.

All outdoor lighting, including parking lot lighting, shall be directed away from any property zoned or developed for residential uses.

Any proposed stable or barn must be set back 150 feet from the property line. Only animals permitted within the corporate limits by the City Code will be permitted on site.

Pens, outdoor kennels, or animal runs must be located 150 feet from any residentially zoned property.

A copy of the State Certification of licensing or registration as described in Section 42.052 of Chapter 42 - Texas Human Resources Code must be provided to the City.

Shall not be used for the storage of wrecked vehicles or the dismantling of vehicles or the storage of vehicle parts.

All vehicles being stored for repair shall be screened from all public rights-of-way.

All equipment shall be stored and displayed on an all weather surface.

Antenna and towers shall be permitted and regulated in accordance with Section 37 Wireless Communications Facilities.

Public or private radio, television, or telecommunication towers over thirty-five feet (35') in height require a Specific use permit, as provided in Section 27 Specific Use Permit.

Accessory Dwelling / Garage Apartments are limited to a maximum of 500 square feet.

Any business which uses the operation of motor vehicles on site, such as go cart tracks, shall not be located within 500 feet from any residentially zoned property.

As regulated by Ordinance 1992-13.

Requires 50 acres for animal hospital in R-E.

Must comply with Chapter 241 - Texas Local Government Code.

(Ordinance 2010.013 adopted 6/14/10; Ordinance 2018-01, sec. 1(b), adopted 1/8/18)

§ 13 Classification of New and Unlisted Uses.

It is recognized that new types of land use may develop and forms of land use not anticipated herein may seek to locate in the city. In order to provide for such changes and contingencies, a determination as to the appropriate classification of any new or unlisted form of land use shall be made as follows:

13.1

Administrative Official Action.

The administrative official shall refer the question concerning any new or unlisted use to the Planning and Zoning Commission requesting an interpretation as to the proper zoning classification into which such use should be placed. The use interpretation question shall be determined as to the nature of the use and whether it involves dwelling activity, sales, processing; type of product, storage and the amount and nature thereof (i.e., enclosed or open storage); anticipated employment; transportation requirements; the general degree of noise, odor, fumes, dust, toxic material and vibration likely to be generated, if any; and the general requirements for public utilities such as water and sanitary sewer.

13.2

Commission Action.

The Planning and Zoning Commission shall consider the nature and described performance of the proposed use and its compatibility with the uses permitted in the various zoning districts, and determine the zoning district or districts within which such use should be permitted.

13.3

Council Action.

The Planning and Zoning Commission shall transmit its findings and recommendations to the City Council as to the classification proposed for any new or unlisted use. The City Council shall approve the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, or make such other determination concerning the classification of such use as appropriate, based upon its findings of fact, and amend this ordinance to reflect said findings and decisions.