Pantego City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 14
06 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS
§ 14.06.005 Purpose and description of residential districts.
(a)
R-1 - One-family residential district.
This district is intended to be composed exclusively of detached one-family dwellings on large to intermediate size lots. The land use in this district will occur in patterns consisting of locally traditional one-family residential neighborhoods. In addition, this district is the proper zoning classification for large areas of undeveloped land appropriate for one-family dwelling use, in order to protect and encourage the development of such areas for such use.
(b)
R-2 - Two-family residential district.
This district is designed for duplex dwellings on moderate size lots as an intermediate classification allowing for a buffer between a neighborhood of exclusively single-family detached dwellings to a higher density of other modes of multifamily living.
(c)
R-3 Multifamily townhouse/condo residential district.
This district is intended to accommodate medium density multifamily and townhouse dwellings of not more than four (4) dwelling units per lot as per the requirements of section 14.06.020 “residential district standards.” This area, setback and parking standards are designed to preserve the residential quality and to provide for a buffer district between lower and higher density residential housing districts.
(d)
R-4 Multifamily apartment residential district.
This district is designed to provide an appropriate buffer district between medium density multifamily and townhouse districts and commercial districts. Within this district there is no maximum number of dwelling units per lot, except as may be required by the requirements of section 14.06.020 “residential district standards.” The regulations of this district are intended to preserve a residential atmosphere without an overcrowding of land.
(Ordinance 17-804 adopted 5/8/17)
§ 14.06.006 Redesignation of R-5 district.
The zoning district maps shall be amended to reflect the change of the district name designation from R-5 to PD (unified area residential development).
(Ordinance 17-804 adopted 5/8/17)
§ 14.06.010 Residential district use regulations.
Land and buildings in residential districts shall be used only for the purposes indicated in table 14.06.010.
Uses are classified as follows:
P | = | Permitted use. |
SU | = | May be approved as a specific use permit. |
(#) | = | Conditional use. |
Table 14.06.010 Residential District Uses | |||||
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Type of Use | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | PRC |
Residential Uses | |||||
1-family residence | P | P | P | P | -- |
2-family residence | -- | P | P | P | -- |
3-family residence | -- | -- | P | P | -- |
4-family residence | -- | -- | P | P | -- |
Residence, 5 or more units | -- | -- | -- | P | -- |
Townhouses/condos | -- | -- | P | P | P |
Home occupations | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | -- |
In-law suite | (2) | -- | |||
Upper story residence | -- | -- | -- | -- | P |
Community Uses | See table 14.07.010 for permitted uses and standards | ||||
Child-care facility | SU | SU | SU | SU | |
Public, community or government building | P | P | P | P | |
Public library | P | P | P | P | |
Public park or playground | P | P | P | P | |
Primary or secondary school, public or private | P | P | P | ||
Utilities | See table 14.07.010 for permitted uses and standards | ||||
Lines, poles, towers, metering and transmission (local) facilities | P | P | P | P | |
Nonlocal utility facilities including lines, poles, towers, metering, substation and transmission (serving other than local needs) | SU | SU | SU | SU | |
Antenna, noncommercial | (3) | (3) | (3) | (3) | |
Antenna, stealth | (4) | (4) | (4) | (4) | |
Other | See table 14.07.010 for permitted uses and standards | ||||
Activities, exhibits or storage and display of goods, wares, merchandise or equipment outside the house, its attached garage, or its accessory building not within the scope of home occupations requirements. | SU | SU | SU | SU | |
Natural gas compression facilities | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) | |
Drilling and production of natural gas and/or oil and activities related thereto. | (6) | (6) | (6) | (6) | |
Extraction of sand, gravel and other raw materials | SU | SU | SU | SU | |
Garage sales | (7) | (7) | (7) | (7) | |
Wind driven energy systems | SU | SU | SU | SU | |
Solar energy systems | (8) | (8) | (8) | (8) | |
(Ordinance 17-804 adopted 5/8/17)
§ 14.06.015 Residential district conditional use standards.
(a)
A use is permitted in the zoning district as indicated in table 14.06.010, if the following conditional development standards or limitations are met.
(1)
Home occupations.
The following standards shall be observed in the operation of all home occupations:
(A)
Other than members of the immediate family occupying such dwelling, no more than one other person may be engaged at the home occupation at any one time.
(B)
Any exhibits or display of goods, wares, merchandise, or equipment when such exhibits or displays are visible from any public street or public right-of-way or from premises the person displaying the goods, wares, or merchandise has no right to occupy, shall require a specific use permit. Retail sales shall meet the permit regulations for garage sales or shall require a specific use permit.
(C)
The home occupation shall not display nor create outside any structure any external evidence of the operation of the home occupation, nor shall there be any exterior alterations which change the character thereof as a dwelling. No on-site advertising or signs of any nature are allowed.
(D)
There shall be no parking of vehicles, other than in the driveway of such premises, or along the curb immediately abutting such premises. Any parking of vehicles must be consistent with town ordinance, particularly chapter 12, “traffic and vehicles.”
(E)
There shall be no storage or parking on the premises or in the streets in the vicinity of the premises of tractor-trailers, semi-trucks, other heavy equipment, or commercial vehicles used in an off-premises business for which the dwelling is being used as a home occupation office except one vehicle of one-ton capacity or less.
(F)
Activities are limited to the enclosed area of the house, its attached garage, or its accessory buildings.
(G)
The home business shall not involve the use of any yard space (outside) for storage or display nor shall activities be conducted outside any structure without a specific use permit.
(H)
Customers are not allowed to conduct business at the home occupation from 8:00 p.m. through 7:00 a.m. with the exception of care of six (6) or fewer children, adults or elderly.
(I)
All home occupations are subject to the nuisance, fire, animal and other applicable chapters of the town’s code of ordinances and to the fire, building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and health codes.
(J)
The operation of beauty culture schools, beauty parlors, barbershops, or lawn mower or other small engine repairs shall not be permitted as a home occupation.
(K)
A use not within the scope of these home occupation provisions shall be subject to the provisions of the nonresidential zones of this article or require a specific use permit.
(L)
Incidental use subject to termination. A home occupation is permitted as an incidental use and is secondary to the use of a dwelling. As such, the planning and zoning commission and town council may at any time amend this article to terminate any or all home occupations without creating nonconforming rights to the continuance of a home occupation.
(2)
In-law suite.
The construction of an in-law suite is permitted in one-family dwellings provided the following requirements are satisfied:
(A)
A maximum of one (1) in-law suite is permitted per detached dwelling.
(B)
An in-law suite shall not be any greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total gross floor area of the dwelling.
(C)
The in-law suite shall be used for housing family members only. No in-law suite shall be rented to nonfamily members nor shall commercial use of the in-law suite be permitted.
(D)
The family member residing in the in-law suite must have direct internal access to the common areas of the main dwelling unit.
(E)
The in-law suite shall not have separate gas and electric utilities.
(F)
The in-law suite shall not be located in any detached accessory building.
(G)
Interior modifications may require review and approval by the building official.
(3)
Antenna, noncommercial.
Antenna and/or antenna support structures shall be attached to a building.
(4)
Antenna, stealth.
(A)
Commercial stealth antennas are permitted by right in the residential districts only as a secondary use when the primary use on the lot is a church, school, or public utility structure.
(B)
The zoning administrator may approve a request to install a stealth antenna when the proposed stealth antenna is of a type that is specifically listed in the definition of antenna, stealth.
(C)
For commercial stealth antenna requests of a type that are not specifically listed in this definition, the planning and zoning commission may determine if a proposed commercial antenna is a stealth antenna or not when considering site plan approval for the proposal.
(5)
Compressor station.
Compressor station regulations shall include all gathering stations and compressor stations which compress natural gas and/or other hydrocarbons and associated byproducts for purposes of transporting such products through a pipeline, and are subject to the requirements in section 14.10.625 “natural gas [and lift] compressor stations.”
(6)
Drilling and production of natural gas and/or oil.
Drilling and production of natural gas and/or oil shall include all activities related thereto, and shall be subject to the requirements in article 4.06 “gas drilling and production.”
(Ordinance 17-804 adopted 5/8/17)
§ 14.06.020 Residential district standards.
(a)
Unless otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this article, the height and area requirements for primary structures in the residential districts shall be as provided in table 14.06.020, below.
(b)
Residential infill projects shall be constructed in similar architectural character to the surrounding residential dwellings and shall incorporate similar setbacks and heights to adjacent properties.
Table 14.06.020 Residential District Standards | |||||||
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District | Max Height (in feet) | Minimum Yard (in feet) | Minimum Lot Size (in sq. ft.) | Minimum Dwelling Unit Size (in sq. ft.) | Maximum Lot Coverage (%) | ||
Front | Side (each yard) | Rear | |||||
R-1 | 35 | 25 | Home: 10 Accessory Structure: 5 | 15 | 10,000 | 1,600 | 40 |
R-2 | 35 | 25 | Abutting R-1: 10 Other: 5 | 10 | 10,000 | 1,200 | 40 |
R-3 | 35 | 25 | Abutting R-1: 10 Corner Lot: 12 TH Interior Lot: 0 Other: 5 | 35 | Detached: 3,500/DU, but not less than 7,000 TH/condo: 2,500/DU | 1 BR: 1,000 2 BR: 1,150 3 BR: 1,300 TH: 1,000 | 60 |
R-4 | 35 | 25 | See R-3 | 35 | Detached: 1,200/DU, but not less than 7,000 | See R-3 | 60 |
Legend: DU = Dwelling unit; BR = Bedroom; TH = Townhouse | |||||||
(Ordinance 17-804 adopted 5/8/17)
§ 14.06.025 Lot coverage illustrations.
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(Ordinance 17-804 adopted 5/8/17)