Pampa City Zoning Code
§ 8
Area regulations.
Except as hereinafter provided, no building or structure or part thereof shall be erected, altered or converted for any use permitted in the district in which it is located unless it is in conformity with all the minimum regulations herein specified for lot area, lot width, lot depth, lot coverage and front, side and rear yards:
1.
Lot area.
The minimum residential lot area for the various districts shall be in accordance with the following schedule, except that a lot having less area than herein required which was an official “lot of record” prior to the adoption of this ordinance may be used for a one-family dwelling and no lot existing at the time of passage of this ordinance shall be reduced in area below the minimum requirements set forth herein:
In the following zoning districts the minimum lot area for residential use shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Schedule minimum lot areas
Type Use | A | SF-1 | SF-2 | 2F | MF | PD | P | O | NS | R | C | CB | LI | HI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One-Family Dwelling Detached | 2 Acres | 10,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | Residential Uses Not Permitted |
One-Family Dwelling Attached | – | – | – | – | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
Two-Family Dwelling | – | – | 7,000 | 7,000 | – | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | – | |
Multiple-Family Dwelling One to Three Stories | – | – | – | – | 7,500 Minimum and Not Less than 1,500 for Each Dwelling Unit | 7,000 Minimum and Not Less than 1,500 for Each Dwelling Unit | ||||||||
Multiple-Family Dwelling over Three Stories | – | – | – | – | 12,000 Minimum and Not Less than 300 for Each Dwelling Unit | – | – | – | – | 12,000 Minimum and Not Less than 300 for Each Dwelling Unit | ||||
2.
Lot width.
The minimum lot width for lots in the various districts used for residential purposes shall be in accordance with the following schedule, except that a lot having less width than herein required which was an official “lot of record” prior to the adoption of this ordinance may be used as a one-family dwelling and no lot existing at the time of passage of this ordinance shall be reduced in width below the minimum set forth herein:
In the following zoning districts the minimum lot width for residential uses shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
a.
Schedule minimum lot widths - residential districts
Minimum Width of Lot in Feet | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TYPE USE | A | SF-1 | SF-2 | 2F | MF | PD |
One-Family Dwelling Detached | 150 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
One-Family Dwelling Attached | – | – | – | – | 20 | 20 |
Two-Family Dwelling | – | – | – | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Multiple-Family Dwelling | – | – | – | – | 60 | 60 |
b.
Schedule minimum lot widths - nonresidential districts
Minimum Width of Lot in Feet | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TYPE USE | P | O | NS | R | C | CB | LI | HI |
One-Family Dwelling Detached | 60 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 50 | – | None Specified |
One-Family Dwelling Attached | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Two-Family Dwelling | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | – | |
Multiple-Family Dwelling | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
3.
Lot depth.
The minimum lot depth for the various districts shall be in accordance with the following schedule, except that a lot having less depth than herein required which was an official “lot of record” prior to the adoption of this ordinance may be used for a one-family dwelling and no lot existing at the time of passage of this ordinance shall be reduced in depth below the minimum set forth herein:
In the following zoning districts the minimum lot depth for residential uses shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
a.
Schedule of minimum lot depth - residential districts
Minimum Depth of Lot in Feet | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TYPE USE | A | SF-1 | SF-2 | 2F | MF | PD |
Minimum Depth of Lot in Feet for One and Two-Family Residential Uses | 200 | 120 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Minimum Depth of Lot in Feet for Multiple-Family Use | – | – | – | – | 120 | 120 |
b.
Schedule minimum lot widths - nonresidential districts
Minimum Depth of Lot in Feet | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TYPE USE | P | O | NS | R | C | CB | LI | HI |
Minimum Depth of Lot in Feet for One and Two-Family Residential Uses | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | None |
Minimum Depth of Lot in Feet for Multiple-Family Use | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | None | ||
4.
Lot coverage and floor area ratio.
The maximum percentage of any lot area which may hereafter be covered by the main building and all accessory buildings and the maximum ratio of floor area to the total area of the lot or tract on which a building is located shall not exceed the following schedule, except where an existing building at the effective date of this ordinance may have a greater percentage of a lot covered or a higher floor area ratio than herein prescribed, such building shall be considered a conforming use:
In the following zoning districts the maximum building lot coverage and floor area ratio shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
a.
Schedule maximum building coverage - residential districts
TYPE USE | A | SF-1 | SF-2 | 2F | MF | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maximum Percent of Lot Area Which May be Covered by Building in Residential Use | – | – | – | – | 40* | 40* |
*See extra coverage provisions for accessory buildings Section 13-3. |
b.
Schedule maximum coverage and F.A.R. - nonresidential districts
TYPE USE | P | O | NS | R | C | CB | LI | HI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maximum Percent of Lot Area Which May be Covered by Building in Residential Use | 40* | 40* | 40* | 40* | 40* | 40* | 40* | – |
Maximum Floor Area – Lot Area Ratio – Residential or Nonresidential Uses | – | – | – | – | 2:1 | 15:1 | 2:1 | 1:1 |
*See extra coverage provisions for accessory buildings Section 13-3. |
5.
Front yard.
No building, structure or use shall hereafter be located, erected or altered so as to have a smaller front yard than hereinafter required:
In the following zoning districts the minimum required front yard shall be in accordance with the following schedule and no building[,] structure or use shall hereafter be located, erected, or altered so as to have a smaller front yard than hereinafter required:
a.
Schedule minimum front yards - residential districts
TYPE USE | A | SF-1 | SF-2 | 2F | MF | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum Front Yard in Feet Except as Hereinafter Provided | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 See c.-(6) | See c.-(7) |
b.
Schedule minimum front yards - nonresidential districts
TYPE USE | P | O | NS | R | C | CB | LI | HI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum Front Yard in Feet Except as Hereinafter Provided | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | None c.-(8) | None c.-(8) and (9) | None c.-(8) and (9) | None c.-(8) and (9) |
c.
Special front yard regulations.
(1)
Where the frontage on one side of a street between two (2) intersecting streets is divided by two (2) or more zoning districts, the front yard shall comply with the requirements of the most restrictive district for the entire frontage. (See Appendix Illustration 7)
(2)
Where a building line has been established by plat or ordinance approved by the planning and zoning commission or enacted by the city commission and such line requires a greater or lesser front yard setback than is prescribed by this ordinance for the district in which the building line is located, the required front yard shall comply with the building line so established by such ordinance or plat.
(3)
The front yard shall be measured from the property line to the front face of the building, covered porch, covered terrace or attached accessory building. Eaves and roof extensions may project into the required front yard for a distance not to exceed four (4) feet. (See Appendix Illustration 5)
(4)
Where lots have double frontage, running through from one street to another, a required front yard shall be provided on both streets unless a building line for accessory buildings has been established along one frontage on the plat or by ordinance, in which event only one (1) required front yard need be observed. (See Appendix Illustration 6)
(5)
If buildings along the frontage of any street in a residential block have observed an average setback which is greater or lesser in dimension than the minimum front yard established in the district, then the average front yard of all buildings in the block shall establish the minimum front yard, however, this regulation shall not be interpreted as requiring a front yard of more than fifty (50) feet or any building to observe a setback exceeding ten (10) feet greater than that observed on any adjacent lot. (See Appendix Illustration 8)
(6)
In the MF District, a minimum front yard of twenty-five (25) feet shall be required provided that, however, when apartment structures over three (3) stories are approved, in no case shall the distance from the centerline of the street on which a building fronts to the front face of the building be less than one-half (1/2) the height of the building. (See Appendix Illustration 11)
(7)
In the PD district, the following front yards shall be provided:
Commercial or retail development. Sixty (60) feet except drive-in service buildings may have a minimum thirty-foot front yard and gasoline service station pump islands may not be located nearer than eighteen (18) feet to the front property line.
Housing development. Twenty-five (25) feet.
Industrial development. Thirty (30) feet.
Office, medical or other development. Twenty-five (25) feet.
(8)
Gasoline service station pump islands may not be located nearer than eighteen (18) feet to the front property line.
(9)
In the C, CB, LI and HI districts, no front yard is required except that no structure may be erected nearer than thirty (30) feet to the centerline of any street upon which such structure fronts, nor may any building in the aforespecified be erected ahead of any building line established by ordinance.
6.
Side yard.
In the following zoning districts the minimum required side yard shall be in accordance with the following schedule and no building, structure or use shall hereafter be located so as to have a smaller side yard on each side of such building than herein required.
a.
Schedule minimum side yards - residential districts
TYPE USE | A | SF-1 | SF-2 | 2F | MF | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Side Yard Residential Structures Minimum Required Width in Feet | – | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 See c.-(2) (3) (6) for Apartments | See c.-(7) |
b.
In nonresidential districts P, O, NS, R, C, CB, LI AND HI, the side yard for residential uses shall be the same as required in the MF-1 district. No side yard is specified for nonresidential uses except as indicated in c.-(8).
c.
Special side yard regulations
(1)
Every part of a required side yard shall be open and unobstructed except for accessory buildings as permitted herein, and the ordinary projections of window sills, belt courses, cornices and other architectural features projecting not to exceed twelve (12) inches into the required side yard, and roof eaves projecting not to exceed twenty-four (24) inches into the required side yard.
(2)
Multiple-family dwellings not exceeding three (3) stories in height shall provide a minimum side yard of fifteen (15) feet between any building wall containing openings for windows, light and air and any side lot line except that any such building face or wall not exceeding thirty-five (35) feet in width may provide a minimum side yard of ten (10) feet. Where a building wall contains no openings for windows, light or air, a minimum side yard of ten (10) feet shall be provided between such wall and the side lot line. (See Appendix Illustration 9)
(3)
Where apartment buildings or structures are constructed to exceed three (3) stories in height, a side yard equal to one (1) foot for each two (2) feet of building height for all building faces or walls having opening for light, air or access shall be provided, except that such side yard need not exceed fifty (50) feet. In all districts permitting the construction of apartment buildings exceeding three (3) stories in height, a minimum side yard of ten (10) feet shall be required for any building face or wall which contains no openings for windows, light or air. (See Appendix Illustration 11)
(4)
On a corner lot a side yard adjacent to a street for a multiple-family dwelling not exceeding three (3) stories in height shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet and no balcony or porch, or any portion of the building may extend into such required side yard, except that a roof may overhang such side yard not to exceed four (4) feet.
(5)
On a corner lot used for one-family or two-family dwellings, both street exposures shall be treated as front yards on all lots platted after the effective date of this ordinance, except that where one street exposure is designated as a side yard by a building line shown on a plat approved by the planning and zoning commission containing a side yard of ten (10) feet or more, the building line provisions on the plat shall be observed. On lots which were official lots of record prior to the effective date of this ordinance, the minimum side yard adjacent to a side street shall be ten (10) feet. (See Appendix Illustration 4)
(6)
A one-family attached dwelling shall provide a minimum required side yard adjacent to a side street of ten (10) feet and no complex of attached one-family dwellings shall exceed three hundred (300) feet in length. A minimum required side yard of five (5) feet shall be provided at the end of each one-family attached dwelling complex so that the end of any two (2) adjacent building complexes shall be at least ten (10) feet apart. (See Appendix Illustration 12)
(7)
The minimum side yard requirements in a planned development district shall be established on the site plan which shall be made a part of the amending ordinance.
(8)
No side yard is specified for nonresidential use in the O, NS, R, C, CB, LI, and HI districts except where a commercial, retail or industrial or other nonresidential use abuts upon a district boundary line dividing such districts from a residential district in which event a minimum ten-foot side yard shall be provided on the side adjacent to such residential district.
7.
Rear yard.
No building or structure shall hereafter be located, erected or altered to have a rear yard smaller than herein required:
a.
In the A, SF-1, SF-2, 2F, MF, P, O, NS, R, C, or LI districts, no main residential building may be constructed nearer than ten (10) feet to the rear property line. The main residential building and all accessory buildings shall not cover more than fifty (50) percent of that portion of the lot lying to the rear of a line erected joining the midpoint on one side lot line with the midpoint of the opposite side lot line. For accessory building standards, see section 13.
b.
In the O, NS, R, C, CB, LI and HI districts, no rear yard is specified for nonresidential use except where retail, commercial or industrial uses back upon a common district line, whether separated by an alley or not, dividing the district from any of the residential districts listed herein, a minimum rear yard of ten (10) feet shall be provided.
c.
The minimum rear yard in a PD district shall be established on the site plan or by the Amending Ordinance.
d.
Where multiple-family dwellings exceed three (3) stories in height, a rear yard equal to one (1) foot for each two (2) feet of building height shall be provided except that no such rear yard need exceed fifty (50) feet to comply with this provision and except further that in the MF district, no rear yard exceeding ten (10) feet shall be required for buildings exceeding three (3) stories where the rear wall of a residential structure contains no openings or windows for light and air.
(Ordinance 1327, sec. 1, adopted 1/12/99)