A.

Usage and interpretation rules. For the purpose of this zoning ordinance, certain terms or words herein shall be interpreted or defined as follows:

1.

Words used in the present tense include the future tense;

2.

The singular includes the plural;

3.

The word "person" includes a corporation, trust, individual, and/or group of individuals;

4.

The term "shall" is always mandatory; and

5.

The term "may" is discretionary.

B.

Words and terms not expressly defined. Words and terms not expressly defined herein are to be construed according to the normally accepted meaning of such words or terms or, where no definition appears, then according to their customary usage in the practice of planning and engineering, as determined by the director of planning.

Accessory building. In a residential district, a subordinate building, attached or detached and used for a purpose customarily incidental to the primary structure such as private garage for automobile storage, a carport, tool house, lath or greenhouse as a hobby (no business), home workshop, children's playhouse, storage house or garden shelter, but not involving the conduct of a business.

In a nonresidential district, a building or space used for the direct support and as an integral part of a primary business or industrial use such as a storage room or warehouse connected with a retail use. Where there are two uses on the same property, the accessory structure shall be the one which occupies less than 50 percent of the floor area or land area.

Accessory dwelling unit. A dwelling unit, that is attached or detached from the primary on-site structure, is used as a residence, is incidental to the primary structure, and is not involved in the conduct of a business.

Adjacent grade. The natural grade of the ground surface prior to construction.

Agricultural, commercial crops. An area used for the growing of farm products, vegetables, fruits, flowers, trees and/or grain and including the necessary accessory structures or uses for raising, treating and storing products raised on the premises.

Agricultural, commercial fishery. An area devoted to the cultivation of fish and other seafood for commercial sale and including the necessary accessory structures or uses for raising fish on the premises.

Agricultural, commercial livestock. An area used for the raising of the poultry and livestock animals such as horses, cattle, and sheep and including the necessary accessory structures or uses for raising, and housing animals raised on the premises.

Agricultural, commercial livestock sales. An area used for the sale of poultry and livestock animals such as horses, cattle, and sheep.

Airport, heliport or landing field. An area improved for the landing or take-off of aircraft subject to approval by the city or county for operation as an aircraft landing facility.

Alcohol production, macro. A facility, over 15,000 square feet, where beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages are brewed, fermented, or distilled for distribution and which possess the appropriate licenses from the state.

Alcohol production, micro. A facility, 15,000 square feet or smaller, where beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages are brewed, fermented, or distilled for distribution and consumption, and which possess the brewpub (BP) license from the state. This facility may also prepare and sell food for immediate consumption on-site and is typically independently owned.

Amusement redemption machine. Any electronic, electromechanical, or mechanical contrivance designed, made, and adopted for bona fide amusement purposes that rewards the player exclusively with non-cash merchandise, prizes, toys, or novelties, or a representation of value redeemable for those items, that have a wholesale value available from a single play of the game or device of not more than ten times the amount charged to play the game or device once, or $5.00, whichever amount is less as defined in chapter 22, article XI, game rooms and gaming machines, of this Code.

Amusement, commercial (indoor). An amusement enterprise wholly enclosed in a building including, but not limited to, a bowling alley or billiard parlor.

Amusement, commercial (outdoor). An amusement enterprise offering entertainment or games of skill to the general public for a fee or charge wherein any portion of the activity takes place in the open including, but not limited to an autocross, drag strip racing, commercial auto racing, golf driving range, archery range and miniature golf course.

Amusement, game room. A "game room" means a building, facility, or other place that contains amusement redemption machines of any number as defined in chapter 22, article XI, game rooms and gaming machines, of this Code.

Animal services (veterinarian, grooming, boarding), no outside pen. Facility entirely indoors in which dogs, cats, or other domestic animals are accepted for medical treatment, grooming, bathing, boarding, or other treatment for which payment is received.

Animal services (veterinarian, grooming, boarding), with outside pens. Facility with a fenced yard or outside kennels in which dogs, cats, or other domestic animals are accepted for medical treatment, grooming, bathing, boarding, or other treatment for which payment is received.

Antenna support structure. The following are antenna support structures:

a.

Monopole antenna structure. A self-supporting pole type structure with no guy wire support, tapering from base to top and so designed to support fixtures which hold one or more antennas and related equipment for wireless telecommunication transmission.

b.

Lattice antenna structure. A steel lattice, self-supporting structure with no guy wire support, so designed to support fixtures which hold one or more antennas and related equipment for wireless communication transmission.

c.

Guyed lattice antenna structure. A steel lattice, guy wire supported structure, so designed to support fixtures which hold one or more antennas and related equipment for wireless communication transmission.

Assisted living facility. An establishment that:

a.

Furnishes, in one or more facilities, food and shelter to four or more persons who are unrelated to the proprietor of the establishment;

b.

Provides:

i.

Personal care services; or

ii.

Administration of medication by a person licensed or otherwise authorized in this state to administer the medication;

c.

May provide assistance with or supervision of the administration of medication; and

d.

May provide skilled nursing services for the following limited purposes:

i.

Coordination of resident care with outside home and community support services agencies and other health care professionals;

ii.

Provision or delegation of personal care services and medication administration as described by this subdivision;

iii.

Assessment of residents to determine the care required; and

iv.

For periods of time as established by department rule, delivery of temporary skilled nursing treatment for a minor illness, injury, or emergency.

(V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 247.002).

Athletic field or stadium. An athletic field or stadium, owned and operated by a public or private agency for the general public or for private use.

Auto storage or wrecker service. The outdoor storage of one or more disabled motor vehicles or the business of towing disabled motor vehicles. This use shall specifically exclude wrecking or salvaging of motor vehicles.

Autocross. Non-speed driving skill contests such as, but not limited to, autocrosses, slaloms, gymkhanas and field trials for automobiles only and run on short courses that emphasize car handling and agility rather than speed or power and do not involve passing situations.

Automobile auction. A business primarily engaged in the sale of automobiles by an auctioneer who is either the agent for the owner of such property or is in fact the owner thereof.

Automobile parts sales. The use of any building or other premises for the primary inside or outdoor display and sale of new or used parts for automobiles, panel trucks or vans, trailers, or recreation vehicles.

Automobile rental. A business establishment that provides for the renting of passenger automobiles on a short-term basis (differentiated from leasing, which is on a long-term basis). This may also involve the incidental storage of the automobiles being rented.

Automobile repair, major. General repair or reconditioning of engines, air conditioning systems and transmissions for motor vehicles; collision repair services including body, frame or fender straightening or repair; customizing; painting; vehicle steam cleaning; undercoating and rust proofing; also includes those uses listed under automobile repair, minor.

Automobile repair, minor. Minor repair or replacement of parts, tires, tubes and batteries; diagnostic services; minor maintenance services such as grease, oil, spark plug and filter changing; tune-ups; muffler repair, emergency road service; replacement of starters, alternators, hoses and brake parts; automobile washing and polishing; performing state inspections and making minor repairs necessary to pass said inspection; normal servicing of air-conditioning systems; window tinting; inspection services, diagnostics; and other similar minor services for motor vehicles except heavy load vehicles, but not including any operation named under automobile repair, major, wrecker/towing services, or any other similar use. May include the retail sale of auto parts.

Automobile sales and repair. Retail sales of new automobiles or light load vehicles, including, as a minor part of the business, the sales of used automobiles or light load vehicles. Such use includes the outdoor display/storage of vehicles that are available for sale.

Bar/tavern. An establishment that serves alcoholic beverages by the drink for on-site consumption and that derive 75 percent or more of the gross revenue from the on-premises sale of alcoholic beverages.

Batch plant, permanent. A permanent manufacturing facility for the production of asphalt or concrete and associated facilities.

Batch plant, temporary. A temporary manufacturing facility for the production of asphalt or concrete and associated facilities.

Bed and breakfast (≤ 5 rooms). A residential structure in which lodging and a complimentary breakfast is offered to paying guests. This use shall have at least two but not more than five guest rooms.

Bed and breakfast (≥ 6 rooms). A residential structure in which lodging and a complimentary breakfast is offered to paying guests. This use shall have at least six but not more than ten guest rooms.

Block. An area enclosed by streets and occupied by or intended for buildings; or if said word is used as a term of measurement, it shall mean the distance along a side of a street between the nearest two streets which intersect said street.

Block face. The portion of a block that abuts a street.

Board. Board of adjustment of the city as provided for in section 5.04, board of adjustment.

Buffer. A strip of land located between a structure and a side or rear property line intended to separate and partially obstruct the view of two adjacent land uses or properties from one another to mitigate the impacts of noise, light, or other nuisance. A buffer area may include any required screening for the site including open spaces, landscaped areas, fences, walls, berms, or any combination thereof.

Building. Any enclosed structure having walls and a roof built for the support or shelter of persons, animals, chattels or movable property of any kind. When subdivided in a manner sufficient to prevent the spread of fire, each portion so subdivided may be deemed a separate building.

Building line. A line parallel or approximately parallel to the property line at a specified distance therefrom establishing the minimum distance from the property line that a building may be erected.

Building material sales (indoors). A retail establishment for the sale of building materials such as lumber, hardwood, stone, brick, or similar materials.

Building material yard and construction office (temporary). Portable building or temporary building used as a field office for a real estate development or construction project.

Building official. The building inspector or administrative official charged with the responsibility of issuing permits and enforcing the zoning and building ordinances or the official's designee.

Cabinet shop. A shop or small plant for the custom fabrication, repair or renovation of furniture, mattresses and related household items wherein no heavy machinery or heavy manufacturing processes are used.

Caliper. The measure of the diameter of a tree at 18 inches above grade.

Car wash, full service. Washing, waxing or cleaning of automobiles or light duty trucks where the owner of the vehicle does not actually wash the vehicle. The owner either leaves the vehicle or comes back to retrieve it later, or the owner waits in a designated area while employees of the car wash facility vacuum, wash, dry, wax and/or detail the vehicle for a fee.

Car wash, self-service. Washing, waxing or cleaning of automobiles or light duty trucks where the owner of the vehicle causes the vehicle to become washed. One type of unattended car wash facility utilizes automated self-service (drive-through/rollover) wash bays and apparatus in which the vehicle owner inserts money or tokens into a machine, drives the vehicle into the wash bay, and waits in the vehicle while it is being washed. The other type of unattended facility is comprised of wand-type self-service (open) wash bays in which the vehicle owner drives the vehicle into the wash bay, gets out of the vehicle, and hand washes the vehicle with a wand-type apparatus by depositing coins or tokens into a machine.

Caretaker's/guard's residence. A permanent residence, secondary and accessory to an existing primary dwelling for persons employed principally on-site for purposes of care and protection of persons, property, plants, animals, equipment, or other circumstances on site or on contiguous lots under the same ownership.

Carnival or circus (temporary). A temporary outdoor amusement center involving assemblages of more than 300 people on a site where there may or may not be an admission charge, and which may include such activities as rides, entertainment, games, booths, food services and sales, exhibitions, and animal displays.

Cement or hydrated lime plant. A plant engaged in in the processing of cement and/or hydrated lime.

Cemetery or mausoleum. A place used for interment of human or animal remains or cremated remains, including a burial park for earth interments, a mausoleum for vault or crypt interments, a columbarium for cinerary interments, or a combination thereof.

Certificate of occupancy. An official certificate issued by the city through the building official that indicates conformance with or approved conditional waiver from the zoning ordinance and authorizes that the building/property may be used and occupied as intended by the application for a building permit.

Child care facility, daycare. A business for the care of children at a location other than a caretaker's residence for less than 24 hours a day. See V.T.C.A., Human Resources Code ch. 42.

Child care home, large (≥ 7 children). A private residence where state licensed care, protection, and supervision are provided, for a fee, at least twice a week to no more than 12 children at one time, including children of the adult provider, for less than 24 hours per day, and in accordance with the requirements of Texas Administrative Code tit. 40.

Child care home, small (≤ 6 children). A private residence where state licensed care, protection, and supervision are provided, for a fee, at least twice a week to no more than six children at one time, including children of the adult provider, for less than 24 hours per day, and in accordance with the requirements of Texas Administrative Code tit. 40.

City. The City of Port Arthur, Texas.

City council. The governing and legislative body of the City of Port Arthur, Texas.

City manager. The chief administrative and executive officer of the City of Port Arthur, Texas.

City secretary. The city secretary of the City of Port Arthur, Texas.

Civic club or lodge (nonfraternal). A facility that serves as a private meeting place. A building and grounds owned and operated by a private party for cultural, social and recreational events or activities. It will not allow for a temporary or seasonal place to stay and may not be considered an inn; shall not be used for shelter or rooming.

Class A tree. A tree as identified in table 4-2, class A tree.

Class B tree. A tree as identified in table 4-3, class B trees.

Cleaning, dry cleaners pick-up and drop-off. An establishment providing cleaning and pressing service for garments where the work is done on the premises in a building area not exceeding 4,000 square feet in area or where garments are collected and distributed for cleaning or pressing service at an off-premises facility.

Cluster development. A residential subdivision where dwelling units are concentrated to redistribute the residential density of the development for the purpose of preserving drainage areas and natural vegetation as provided in subsection 4.12.C, residential cluster development option.

College or university. An academic institution of higher learning, accredited or recognized by the state and offering a program or series of programs of academic study.

Commercial truck parking, storage or repair. A building and outdoor area used for parking storage and/or repair of commercial trucks. This use is not intended for the storage of passenger vehicles.

Commercial, general. Commercial establishments 25,000 square feet or greater that are engaged in commercial activity not elsewhere classified.

Commercial, neighborhood. Commercial establishments under 25,000 square feet that are engaged in commercial activity not elsewhere classified.

Community home for persons with disabilities. A "community home" is a residence operated by an entity for not more than six persons with disabilities and two supervisors. Such entity must be licensed and comply with V.T.C.A., Human Resources Code ch. 123. A "person with a disability" means a person whose ability to care for himself or herself, perform manual tasks, learn, work, walk, see, hear, speak, or breathe is substantially limited because the person has:

a.

An orthopedic, visual, speech, or hearing impairment;

b.

Alzheimer's disease;

c.

Pre-senile dementia;

d.

Cerebral palsy;

e.

Epilepsy;

f.

Muscular dystrophy;

g.

Multiple sclerosis;

h.

Cancer;

i.

Heart disease;

j.

Diabetes;

k.

Autism; or

l.

Mental illness.

(V.T.C.A., Human Resources Code § 123.002).

Community residential facility. One or more structures located on a lot or lots that are adjacent or in close proximity to provide housing, supervision, counseling, personal, social, and work adjustment training, and other programs to:

a.

Releasees who are required by a parole panel as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision to serve a period in a community residential facility; and

b.

Releasees whose parole or mandatory supervision has been continued or modified under [V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code §] 508.283 and on whom sanctions have been imposed under that section.

(V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 508.119).

Comprehensive plan. The Comprehensive Plan of the City of Port Arthur.

Contractor storage or equipment yard (outdoor). A building, part of a building, or land area for the construction or storage of materials, equipment, tools, products, and vehicles.

Convent or monastery. A building or group of buildings designed to provide group housing for persons under religious vows or orders.

Country club (private). A club organized and operated by a private organization primarily for social and outdoor recreation purposes, including incidental accessory uses and structures.

Critical root zone. A circular region measured outward from the tree trunk to the drip line representing the area of roots that must be maintained or protected for the tree's survival.

Daylight hours. The period of time between one-half hour before official sunrise through one-half hour after official sunset according to local time.

Diameter at breast height (DBH). The diameter of a tree trunk in inches measured at four and one-half feet above the grade.

Director of planning. The head of the department of planning appointed by the city manager and designated in the city Charter to serve as the regular technical advisor to the planning and zoning commission.

Disabled motor vehicle. Any automobile, truck or similar motor driven vehicle which meets one or more of the following criteria:

a.

Is incapable for a period exceeding ten days of being self-propelled upon the public streets of the city.

b.

Does not have a current license plate or plates, or is not owned under a dealer's general distinguishing number, or is not operated under a master dealer's license plate or a dealer's or buyer's temporary cardboard tag.

c.

Does not have current motor vehicle inspection certificate or is not owned under a dealer's general distinguishing number, or is not operated under a master dealer's license plate or a dealer's or buyer's temporary cardboard tag.

District. A section of the city for which the regulations governing the height, area or use of the land and buildings are uniform.

Dormitory. A building intended or used principally for sleeping accommodations where such building is related to an educational or public institution, including religious institutions.

Drip line. A vertical line extending from the outermost edge of the tree canopy or shrub branch to the ground.

Figure 7-1. Drip Line

Drive-thru window. An accessory use typically associated with restaurants, banks, pharmacies, and other uses to accommodate drive-up traffic.

Dry boat storage. A commercial facility where boats and watercraft are stored on dry ground, in an enclosed facility, or by some other means other than floating in water.

Dwelling unit. A building or portion of a building which is arranged, occupied, or intended to be occupied as living quarters and including facilities for food preparation and sleeping.

Easement. The legal grant of right-of-use to an area of designated private property, utilized by other private users, or public corporations and also made to entities providing public services such as gas, electricity, and telephone.

Electrical energy generating plant. An electrical power generation facility that, regardless of fuel or energy source, is operated by a public utility or independent power producer and whose primary function is the provision of electricity to the electrical distribution system or transmission grid.

Electrical substation. Equipment for purposes other than generation or utilization, through which electric energy in bulk is passed for the purposes of switching or modifying its characteristics to meet the needs of the general public, provided that in residence districts an electric substation shall not include rotating equipment, storage of materials, trucks or repair facilities, housing of repair crews, or office or place of business.

Electrical transmission line. An electric line used for the bulk transmission of electricity between generating or receiving plants and major subdivisions or delivery points, having a voltage rating greater than 12,500 volts.

Equipment for sale or rental (outside). Indoor and/or outside storage of farm equipment, boats, motorcycles, trailers, and similar implements for sale or rental.

Event center. A multi-purpose facility intended for the purpose hosting special events such as weddings, receptions, parties, meetings, and other group gatherings.

Exhibition area or fairgrounds. An area where outdoor fairs, circuses, or exhibitions are held. An area where activities including but not limited to: agricultural related office buildings, animal shows and judging, community meeting or recreational buildings and uses, concerts, food booths and stands, games, rides, rodeos, sales and auctions, storage, theaters. Such county fairs, exhibitions, and shows do not include racetracks or motorized contests of speed.

Family or household unit. One or more persons who inhabit a single dwelling unit, as a single housekeeping unit, that is:

a.

Traditionally characterized by matrimonial or parent-child relationship, provided that all such persons are related by blood, marriage, adoption, fosterage, or guardianship and no more than two unrelated inhabitants are included in the housekeeping unit; or

b.

Predominantly characterized by voluntary associational, communal relationships, provided no more than eight inhabitants are included in the housekeeping unit.

Fee schedule. The official fee schedule maintained by the city containing the applicable fees for various permits, penalties, and applications.

Financial institution with drive-thru. A banking establishment, open to the public, for the deposit, custody, loan, exchange or issue of money, the extension of credit, and facilitating the transmission of funds excluding pawnshops, check cashing businesses, payday advance/loan businesses, car title loan businesses and bail bonds with drive-thru facilities. This use classification includes ATMs accessory to the financial institution.

Financial institution without drive-thru. A banking establishment, open to the public, for the deposit, custody, loan, exchange or issue of money, the extension of credit, and facilitating the transmission of funds excluding pawnshops, check cashing businesses, payday advance/loan businesses, car title loan businesses and bail bonds without drive-thru facilities. This use classification includes ATMs accessory to the financial institution.

Fire code. The adopted fire code of the city.

Floor area. The total square feet of floor space within the outside dimensions of a building including each floor level, but excluding cellars, carports, or garages.

Franchised private utility. A utility such as one distributing heat, chilled water, closed circuit television or similar service and requiring a franchise to operate in the city.

Fraternity or sorority. A house occupied by a college or university fraternity or sorority containing sleeping rooms, bathrooms, common rooms, and a central kitchen and dining area maintained exclusively for members of the fraternity and their guests or visitors.

Funeral home. A place for the storage of human bodies prior to their burial or cremation, which may also be used for the preparation of the deceased for burial and the display of the deceased and ceremonies and services connected with.

Funeral home, crematory (accessory). A place for the preparation and cremation of human or animal bodies. Only permitted as an accessory to a funeral home.

Garage apartment. A dwelling unit located within a residential garage.

Garage/rummage/yard sale. Any sale entitled "garage sale," "rummage sale," yard sale," or any similar casual sale of tangible personal property where miscellaneous used items commonly associated with residential use are sold. Garage sales shall not be for the sale of primarily a single commodity.

Gas line and regulating station. An underground transmission pipeline for natural gas at low or domestic distribution pressures. High pressure gas lines shall be classed as petroleum products lines.

Gas pump (accessory). Any facility, equipment, or fixture, including a canopy, used for retail dispensing of motor vehicle fuels primarily to passenger vehicles.

Gas station. An establishment where gasoline or oil, grease and minor accessories are sold or dispensed to the retail motor vehicle trade and where motor vehicles may receive minor repairs or maintenance services. Major auto or truck repair is not permitted. Maintenance of trucks larger than pickup trucks shall be limited to tire repair only.

Golf course (private). A golf course, privately owned but open to the public for a fee and operated as a commercial venture.

Golf course (public). A golf course with related facilities owned by the city or county and operated by the city or county directly or through a franchise agreement.

Grain elevator and storage. A storage area or structure where grain products are temporarily stored for transferal to trucks, train cars, or other forms of transportation.

Grocery, convenience store. A retail establishment that sells food and other consumable and non-consumable products for off-premises use or consumption that is 6,000 square feet or less.

Grocery, market. A retail establishment primarily selling prepackaged and perishable food as well as other convenience and household goods that is 6,000—30,000 square feet.

Grocery, supermarket. A retail establishment primarily selling prepackaged and perishable food as well as other convenience and household goods that is greater than 30,000 square feet.

Heavy machinery and tool shop. A building or open area, other than a right-of-way or public parking area used for the display, sale, rental or storage of heavy machinery, either machines in general or a group of machines which function together as a unit.

Height. The vertical distance of a building measured from the average established grade at the right-of-way line or from the average natural front yard ground level, whichever is higher, to:

(1)

The highest point of the roof's surface if a flat surface;

(2)

To the deck line of mansard roofs; or

(3)

To the mean height level between eaves and ridge for hip and gable roofs, and, in any event, excluding chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, penthouses, tanks, water towers, radio towers, ornamental cupolas, domes or spires and parapet walls not exceeding ten feet in height.

If the street grade has not been officially established, the average front yard shall be used for a base level.

Historical landmark commission. The Historical Landmark Commission of the City of Port Arthur.

Home occupation. An occupation, which is an accessory use to the primary use of a dwelling as a residence, conducted on residential premises by the occupant of the residence.

Homeless shelter. A facility providing temporary housing to indigent, needy, homeless, or transient persons; may also provide ancillary services such as counseling, vocational training, etc.

Hospital. An institution used or designed for the housing or treatment of sick or injured patients where they are given medical or surgical treatment intended to restore them to health, and that is licensed by the state. This definition does not include rooms in any residential dwelling, hotel, or apartment hotel not ordinarily intended to be occupied by said persons.

Hotel. A building or group of buildings used as a temporary dwelling place for individuals in exchange for financial consideration where customary hotel services such as linen, housekeeping service, and telephone are provided. Hotel room units are accessed through doorways into an internal hallway, courtyard, or lobby. Financial consideration for hotel room units is generally calculated on a nightly basis.

Household appliance service/repair. The maintenance and rehabilitation of appliances customarily used in the home including, but not limited to, washing and drying machines, refrigerators, dishwashers, trash compactors, ovens and ranges, countertop kitchen appliances, vacuum cleaners, and hair dryers. Such establishment shall not involve the use of equipment which generates noise, odor, or electrical frequencies so as to interfere with the use and enjoyment of adjacent property.

HUD-Code manufactured home. A HUD-Code manufactured home will display a red certification label on the exterior of each transportable section. A HUD-Code manufactured home means a structure:

a.

Constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;

b.

Built on a permanent chassis;

c.

Designed for use as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when the structure is connected to the required utilities;

d.

Transportable in one or more sections;

e.

In the traveling mode, at least eight body feet in width or at least 40 body feet in length or, when erected on site, at least 320 square feet;

f.

Includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems of the home; and

g.

Does not include a recreational vehicle as defined by 24 C.F.R. Section 3282.8(g).

(V.T.C.A., Occupations Code § 1201.003(12)).

Industrialized housing (modular home).

a.

Industrialized housing is a residential structure that is:

i.

Designed for the occupancy of one or more families;

ii.

Constructed in one or more modules or constructed using one or more modular components built at a location other than the permanent site; and

iii.

Designed to be used as a permanent residential structure when the module or the modular component is transported to the permanent site and erected or installed on a permanent foundation system.

b.

Industrialized housing includes the structure's plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems.

c.

Industrialized housing does not include:

i.

A residential structure that exceeds four stories or 60 feet in height;

ii.

Housing constructed of a sectional or panelized system that does not use a modular component; or

iii.

A ready-built home constructed in a manner in which the entire living area is contained in a single unit or section at a temporary location for the purpose of selling and moving the home to another location

(V.T.C.A., Occupations Code § 1202.002).

Landscape. Any combination of turf/grass/ground cover, shrubs, and trees. Landscaping must be installed in a sound manner and in accordance with accepted standards of the nursery industry.

Landscape berm. Landscaped earthen hill of three feet height or greater.

Figure 7-2. Landscape Berm

Landscape island. A curbed landscaped area in a parking lot that is surrounded on all sides by parking spaces.

Figure 7-3. Landscape Island

Landscape median. A curbed landscaped area in a parking lot that separates parking aisles.

Figure 7-4. Landscape Median

Landscape peninsula. A curbed landscaped area that protrudes into parking aisles and adjoins other non-parking open space.

Figure 7-5. Landscape Peninsula

Landscape plan. The landscape plan application as maintained by the city with required items for a landscape plan to be accepted for review submission.

Laundromat, self-service. A facility where patrons wash and dry clothing and other fabrics in machines operated by the patron.

Laundry cleaning plant. A facility for the cleaning of clothing, linen, and other textiles through a special process involving the use of solvents.

Library. A public, nonprofit facility in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials such as but not limited to books, manuscripts, computers, recordings, or films are kept for use by or loaning to patrons of the facility, but are not normally offered for sale.

Long-term acute care facility/rehabilitation hospital. A facility that is licensed by the state and devoted to patients with various neurological, musculoskeletal, orthopedic and other medical conditions following stabilization of their acute medical conditions. The acute care may include physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and such and is designed to improve the patient's independence so they may return to their home.

Lot. A physically undivided tract or parcel of land having frontage on a public street or other approved facility and which is, or in the future may be offered for sale, transfer, conveyance or improvement; which is designated as a distinct and separate tract; and which is identified by a tract or lot number or symbol in a duly approved subdivision plat which has been properly recorded.

Lot area. The area of the lot shall be the gross area of the lot and shall not include portions of streets and alleys.

Lot coverage. The percentage of the total area of a lot occupied by the base (first story or floor) of buildings located on the lot or the area determined as the maximum cross-sectional area of a building.

Lot depth. The mean distance between the front and rear lot lines.

Lot lines. The lines bounding a lot as defined herein. Also referred to as property line.

Lot width. The width of a lot at the building line.

Main building. The building on a lot which are occupied by the primary use.

Manufactured home park. Also referred to as "mobile home park." A "mobile home park" means a parcel of land under single ownership which as been planned and improved for the placement of a manufactured home, accessory uses and service facilities as allowed by the zoning ordinance of the city as defined in chapter 58, manufactured homes, mobile homes, recreational vehicles and parks.

Manufactured home sales/rental. An outdoor area used for the display, sales and/or rental of manufactured homes and associated facilities.

Manufacturing, heavy. A manufacturing facility, not elsewhere classified, engaged in manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, packaging or other industrial processing of products primarily from extracted or raw materials or the bulk storage and handling of such products and materials, or an industrial establishment having potential to produce limited smoke, noise, dust, glare, odors or vibration beyond its property line. Examples include manufacture or assembly of machinery, metals, equipment, instruments, vehicles, appliances, communications equipment, and computer or electronic equipment.

Manufacturing, light. A manufacturing facility, not elsewhere classified, engaged in the processing, manufacturing, compounding, assembling, packaging, treatment, or fabrication of materials and products, from previously manufactured materials. Such use is capable operating entirely within a building in such a manner as to control the external effects of the manufacturing process, such as smoke, noise, odor, etc. Examples include manufacturing of clothing, food, furniture, glass, ceramics, and production of plastic bags.

Marina storage, sales and service. A facility for anchoring, storing and servicing boats and including sales and display of boats.

Mayor. The Mayor of the City of Port Arthur, Texas.

Medical or dental clinic. A facility for a group of one or more physicians for the examination and treatment of ill and afflicted human out-patients provided that patients are not kept overnight except under emergency conditions.

Mining and storage of mining waste. All, or any part of, the process involved in the mining of minerals on mined lands by removing overburden and mining directly from the mineral deposits, open-pit mining of minerals naturally exposed, mining by the auger method, dredging and quarrying, or surface work incident to an underground mine. Surface mining operations include in-place distillation or retorting or leaching, the production and disposal of mining waste, prospecting and exploratory activities, borrow pitting, streambed skimming, and segregation and stockpiling of mined materials (and recovery of same).

Mini-warehouse/self-storage. An enclosed permanent facility which provides storage space to the general public on a for-hire basis. Mini-warehouses and self-storage areas may also include vehicle storage for recreational vehicles, boats, and other vehicles. No other business or service may be allowed to operate out of a rented storage space.

Mixed use development. A development or portion of a development that includes a mixture of residential and nonresidential uses in a configuration where a majority of the buildings are two or more stories tall and pedestrian oriented.

Mobile home. A structure:

a.

Constructed before June 15, 1976;

b.

Built on a permanent chassis;

c.

Designed for use as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when the structure is connected to the required utilities;

d.

Transportable in one or more sections;

e.

In the traveling mode, at least eight body feet in width or at least 40 body feet in length or, when erected on site, at least 320 square feet; and

f.

Includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems of the home.

(V.T.C.A., Occupations Code § 1201.003(20)).

Model home. A dwelling unit temporarily used for display purposes as an example of dwelling units available or to be available for sale or rental in a particular subdivision or other residential development approved by the city. Model homes may also incorporate sales or rental offices for dwellings within the development.

Motel. A building or group of buildings used as a temporary dwelling place for individuals in exchange for financial consideration where customary hotel services such as linen, housekeeping service, and telephone are provided. Each motel room unit has direct access to the outside. Financial consideration for motel room units is generally calculated on a nightly basis.

Multiple-family dwelling. A residential building designed for occupancy by three or more families, with the number of families not to exceed the number of dwelling units. The residential building contains dwelling units that are designed to be occupied by families living independently of one another, exclusive of hotels or motels.

Multiple-family dwelling—condominium. A residential building designed for occupancy by three or more families, with the number of families not to exceed the number of dwelling units. The residential building contains dwelling units that are designed to be occupied by families living independently of one another, exclusive of hotels or motels.

Museum or art gallery. A public or private building serving as a repository for a collection of natural, scientific, artistic, or literary objects of interest, and designed to be used for viewing, with or without an admission charge, and that may include the sale of goods and novelties as an accessory use.

Nonresidential zoning district. A zoning district designated for commercial type uses such as wholesale, retail, personal services, office, industrial, or similar uses. These zoning districts are not intended to accommodate residential dwellings. Nonresidential zoning districts are established in section 2.01, zoning districts established.

Nursery, retail. A facility for the growing, display, or sale of plant stock, seeds or other horticulture items. This use may include raising plants outdoors or in greenhouses for sale either as food or for use in landscaping.

Nursery, wholesale. A facility that engages in the wholesale of flowers, shrubs, trees, and other plant and gardening supplies. Limited small-scale hand assembly and packaging is permitted as part of this use.

Nursing and personal care facility. A facility providing primarily in-patient health care, personal care, or rehabilitative services over a long period of time to persons who are chronically ill, aged or disabled and who need ongoing health supervision but not hospitalization. (Also referred to as long-term care facility or skilled nursing facility).

Occupancy. The use or intended use of the land or buildings by proprietors or tenants.

Odor threshold. The concentration of odorous matter in the atmosphere necessary to be perceptible to the olfactory nerve of a normal person. Determination of the odor threshold is prescribed by ASTM D-1391-57, standard method for measuring odor in atmosphere.

Off-street parking. An enclosed or unenclosed concrete or asphalt surfaced area, not on a public street or alley, together with an all-weather surfaced driveway connecting the area with a street or alley permitting free ingress and egress to the street or alley. Any parking partially on and adjacent to a public street shall not be classified as off-street parking in computing the parking area requirements of any use.

Open space. Area included in any side, rear or front yard or any unoccupied space on the lot that is open and unobstructed to the sky except for the ordinary projections of cornices, eaves, porches and plant material.

Outdoor display. The display of finished products and services outside of a building or structure. Such use is accessory to a related primary use.

Outdoor storage. The storage of any material for a period greater than 24 hours, including items for sale, lease, processing, and repair (including vehicles) not in an enclosed building.

Outdoor storage (temporary). The storage of any material for a period greater than 24 hours, for the purpose of storing items for sale, processing or construction for no longer than three months not in an enclosed building. Examples of such uses include seasonal sales or construction.

Overlay zoning district. A district established by ordinance to prescribe special regulations to be applied to a site in combination with the underlying or base zoning district. Overlay zoning districts are established in section 2.01, zoning districts established.

Package store. A retail establishment primarily engaged in selling beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages. Establishments may specialize in a particular type of alcoholic beverage.

Parking lot or structure, passenger motor vehicle. An area or structure devoted to the temporary parking of passenger motor vehicles.

Particulate matter. Finely divided solid or liquid matter, other than water, which is released into the atmosphere.

Party or entertainment event. A social gathering taking place on a commercial or residential property involving music, dancing, or other forms of entertainment where guests are invited, or tickets are available for purchase, for an event at a specified time and place.

Patio home. A detached, single family unit typically situated on a reduced-size lot that orients outdoor activity within rear or side yard patio areas for better use of the site for outdoor living space.

Pawn shop. A location at which or premises in which a pawnbroker regularly conducts business as defined by V.T.C.A., Finance Code ch. 371.

Payday loans, check cashing, and bail bonds. Establishment engaged in actions as defined by V.T.C.A., Finance Code ch. 393.

PD concept plan. A map depicting the development plan for the area of a PD planned development district.

PD design statement. A written report outlining the development plan for the area of a PD planned development district.

PD master plan. Comprised of the PD concept plan and PD design statement.

Permeable surface. A surface that presents an opportunity for precipitation to infiltrate into the ground.

Petroleum or gas well. A hole or bore drilled to any horizon, formation, or strata for the purpose of producing or storing petroleum or natural gas.

Petroleum or petroleum products pipeline. Transportation facilities for the conveyance of: crude petroleum; refined petroleum products such as gasoline and fuel oils; natural gas; mixed, manufactured, or liquified petroleum gas; or the pipeline transmission of other commodities.

Petroleum storage and collecting facilities. The storage of chemicals, petroleum products and other materials in above-ground containers for subsequent resale to distributors or retail dealers or outlets.

Philanthropic institutions. Institutions sponsored or operated by organizations established for philanthropic purposes, including orphans' homes, aged homes, training and educational facilities, meeting establishments, and places of residence.

Place of worship. A building for regular assembly for religious public worship that is used primarily for and designed for such purpose such as a church, synagogue, mosque or similar, along with accessory activities that are customarily associated therewith, such as a place of residence for ministers, priests, nuns or rabbis on the premises, and that is tax exempt as defined by state law.

Planned development. Land, under unified control, to be planned and developed using a common master zoning plan, containing one or more uses and appurtenant common areas. See section 6.06, planned developments.

Planning and zoning commission. The commission designated in the city Charter as the planning commission and appointed by the city council which is authorized to recommend changes in the zoning ordinance.

Planting strip. The area between the curb and sidewalk, two curbs, a curb and fence, or a sidewalk and fence.

Plumbing and/or heating and cooling shop. Establishments primarily engaged in retails sales of plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning equipment, including storage for ordinary repair, but without warehouse facilities or materials for contracting work.

Print shop. An establishment that primarily reproduces, in printed form, individual orders from a business, profession, service, industry or government organization. Off-set, letter press, and duplicating equipment are used, but no rotary presses or linotype equipment are used. Related services might include faxing, digitizing, graphic reproducing, report assembling, and small-scale binding.

Private garage. An accessory building housing vehicles owned and used by occupants of the primary building; if occupied by vehicles of others, it is a storage space.

Professional office, local. An establishment for the conduct of a variety of businesses in an office setting completely enclosed within a structure less than or equal to 20,000 square feet.

Professional office, regional. An establishment for the conduct of a variety of businesses in an office setting completely enclosed within a structure greater than 20,000 square feet.

Public facility, use, or utility. Any facility owned and operated by the city for the purpose of providing municipal services to residents and businesses. Municipal uses may include, but are not limited to: city hall, police station, fire station, library, parks, water treatment plant, sanitary sewer treatment plant, lift stations, drainage structures, roadways, streetlights, traffic signals, and other similar municipal uses. This term also includes any facility or property owned by the county, the state, and other similar governmental entities and used for a public purpose.

Public park, playground or community center. A recreational facility or park owned and operated by a public agency such as the city or the school district, and available to the general public.

Railroad related use. The occupation and use of land, buildings, and structures for purposes directly connected with rail transportation of articles, goods, and passengers, including such facilities as tracks, sidings, signal devices and structures, shops and yards for maintenance and storage of rail machinery, loading platforms, and passenger and freight terminals, but excluding freight terminals and yards, and similar facilities, which are maintained and operated by the owning railroad or by a lessee for the purposes auxiliary to rail transportation, or by a lessee for the purposes auxiliary to rail transportation; provided, however, that the operation of such facilities as a hobby or as part of an amusement business shall not be considered a railroad use.

Recreational vehicle (RV). A vehicular type unit, not exceeding eight feet in width, initially designed by the manufacturer as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use, which has its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle.

A vehicle that is:

a.

Built on a single chassis;

b.

Four hundred square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projections;

c.

Self propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck; and

d.

Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.

(24 C.F.R. Section 3282.8(g)).

Recreational vehicle (RV) park. A parcel of land under single ownership upon which two or more recreational vehicles sites are located, established or maintained for occupancy by recreational vehicles of the general public as temporary living quarters for recreation or vacation purposes.

Residence. Same as dwelling; also when used with district and area of residential regulations.

Residential zoning district. A zoning district designated for uses intended to be used as a residence or relating to residences. This zoning district is not intended for nonresidential uses, however, certain nonresidential uses that support residential uses may also be considered appropriate in a residential zoning district. Residential zoning districts are established in section 2.01, zoning districts established.

Restaurant (with drive-thru service). An establishment that prepares and sells food and beverages for immediate consumption, including cafes, coffee shops, sandwich shops, ice cream parlors, take-out, and similar uses. Drive-thru window and/or curb service is provided.

Restaurant (without drive-thru service). An establishment that prepares and sells food and beverages for immediate consumption, including cafes, coffee shops, sandwich shops, ice cream parlors, take-out, and similar uses. No drive-thru window or curb service is provided.

Retail, local. Retail establishments under 25,000 square feet, engaged in the sale of a variety of products not elsewhere classified.

Retail, regional. A retail establishment 25,000 square feet or greater, selling a variety of goods, which are arranged into departments.

Right-of-way. A parcel of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street or alley. A right-of-way may be used for other facilities and utilities, such as sidewalks, railroad crossings, electrical communication, oil or gas, water or sanitary or storm sewer facilities, or for any other use. The use of right-of-way shall also include parkways and medians outside of pavement.

Right-of-way line. A dividing line between a lot, tract or parcel of land and a contiguous street.

Riparian buffer. A vegetated buffer strip along a watercourse that filters stormwater and provides wildlife habitat.

Rock quarry, sand, gravel or earth excavation. The process of altering the natural (grade) elevation by cutting or filling the earth, or any activity by which soil or rock is cut, dug, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced, or relocated.

Salon, barbershop, or spa. Establishments primarily engaged in providing services generally involved in the care of the person including, but not limited to, barber and beauty shops, tanning salons, nail salon, and health spas. Common services provided in such establishments may include haircuts, and coloring, waxing, threading, massage, permanent makeup, etc.

Sanitary landfill. A permanent facility either publicly or privately-owned and operated for the purpose of disposing solid waste. Must be certified and licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services and must abide by all current and applicable department standards.

Satellite dish. A parabolic dish antenna including its structural supports, used for reception of various satellite television programming signals.

School, elementary or junior high. A school under the sponsorship of a public or private organization, which provides primary school curricula. The school shall be accredited by the state to provide academic instruction for the elementary or junior level.

School, high school. A school under the sponsorship of a public or private organization, which provides secondary school curricula. The school shall be accredited by the state to provide academic instruction for the senior level.

School, trade or vocational. A business organized to operate for a profit and offering instruction and training in a service or art such as a secretarial school, barber college, beauty school, commercial art school, welding, brick laying, machinery operation and similar trades.

Scientific and research laboratory. An enclosed facility for research including laboratories, experimental equipment and operations involving compounding or testing of materials or equipment.

Setback. The minimum distance by which any building or structure must be separated from a street right-of-way or lot line.

Sexually oriented business. A sex parlor, nude studio, modeling studio, love parlor, adult bookstore, adult movie theater, adult video arcade, adult video store, adult motel or other commercial enterprise the primary business of which is the offering of a service or the selling, renting or exhibiting of devices or any other items intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to the customer.

Shell and similar pit and strip mining. The mining of natural mineral deposits by removing the overburden lying above such deposits and mining directly from the deposits exposed. The term includes but is not limited to such practices as open-cut mining, open-pit mining, strip mining, quarrying, and dredging.

Shipbuilding and heavy marine construction. Establishments primarily engaged in building and repairing ships, barges, and lighters, whether self-propelled or towed by other craft and other similar uses that involve heavy construction.

Shooting range. A business establishment, private club, or association that operates an area for the discharge or other use of firearms for silhouette, skeet, trap, black powder, target, self-defense, or similar recreational shooting.

Short-term rentals. A dwelling that is leased or rented in whole or in part (a room, for example) for less than 30 days, which is sometimes referred to as a "vacation rental." This term does not include a bed and breakfast (≤ 5 rooms), bed and breakfast (≥ 6 rooms), hotel, or motel.

Shrub. A woody plant of low or medium height, usually multi-stemmed.

Single family attached—townhome. A one-family dwelling in a row of at least three such units in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit, each unit is separated from any other unit by one or more vertical, common, fire-resistant walls, and each unit is on a single lot of land intended for sale or lease.

Single family attached—two-family dwelling. A single structure designed and constructed with two dwelling units under a single roof for occupancy by two families.

Single family dwelling. A single detached structure on an individual lot designed and constructed for occupancy by one family.

Site plan. A line drawing to engineering scale meeting the requirements of section 6.05, site plan, of this zoning ordinance.

Slaughter house or meat packing plant. A facility for the slaughtering and processing of animals and the refining of their byproducts.

Smoke. The visible discharge of particulate matter from a chimney, vent, exhaust or combustion process.

Special zoning district. A zoning district that is established to address special land circumstances and allow for unique developments or uses that would not typically be accommodated in a residential zoning district or nonresidential zoning district. Special zoning districts are established in section 2.01, zoning districts established.

Specific use permit. A zoning amendment to allow a designated use at a designated location. An approval for a specific use that has been determined to be more intense or to have a potentially greater impact than a use permitted-by-right within the same zoning district.

Spoil area. A land surface or water area, not under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program, where material from dredging, channel sweeping, and other marine sediment and material is deposited.

Stable (private). An accessory building for quartering horses and maintained in compliance with Ordinance No. 71-33, regulating the keeping of livestock in the city.

Storage/warehousing. A building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials.

Story. The height between the successive floors of a building or from the top floor to the roof.

Street. Any thoroughfare or public driveway, other than an alley, and more than 30 feet in right-of-way width, which has been dedicated or deeded to the public for public.

Structure. Anything constructed or erected that requires location on the ground or attached to something having location on the ground, not including fences or walls used as fences.

Studio, art instruction. A place offering instruction in painting, ceramics, floral design or other similar activity.

Studio, artisan workshop. A building or portion of a building used as a place of work by a photographer, musician or artist.

Studio, radio or television. A building or portion of a building used as a place for radio or television broadcasting and including typical broadcasting equipment.

Tattoo or piercing studio. An establishment or facility in which tattooing and/or body piercing is performed as defined by V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code ch. 146. This does not include the tattooing of permanent makeup.

Tennis or swim club. A private recreational club with restricted membership, usually of less area than a country club, but including a club house and swimming pool, tennis courts and similar recreational facilities, none of which are available to the general public.

Terminal, cargo. A transportation facility in which quantities of goods or container cargo are stored without undergoing any manufacturing processes, transferred to other carriers, or stored outdoors in order to transfer them to other locations.

Terminal, motor freight. An area and building where cargo is stored and where trucks, including tractors and trailer units, load and unload cargo on a regular basis, including facilities for the temporary storage of loads prior to shipment.

Terminal, transportation. A facility that serves primarily as a transfer point for changing from one mode of transportation to another, or for transferring shipped materials from one vehicle to another, with associated storage area.

Theatre, indoor. A building or part of a building devoted to the showing of motion pictures, or for dramatic, musical or live performance.

Theatre, outdoor. An outdoor area used for showing of motion pictures, or for dramatic, musical or live performance or other similar performance.

Thoroughfare. Any thoroughfare or public driveway, other than an alley, and more than 30 feet in right-of-way width, which has been dedicated or deeded to the public for public use.

Tiny house. A dwelling that is less than 400 square feet in floor areas excluding lofts.

Tire sales. A retail establishment engaged in the sale and/or installation of tires for vehicles.

Tobacco or vape shop. A shop that specializes in the sale of tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, electronic vapor devices, hookahs, or other tobacco products.

Toxic and noxious matter. Any solid, liquid or gaseous matter which is present in sufficient quantities to endanger health, safety and comfort of persons in the vicinity or which may cause injury or damage to property.

Unmanned equipment building. An accessory building housing electronic and communication equipment as an associated and permitted part of a wireless communication system.

Urgent care or emergency room. A stand-alone facility, outside of a hospital setting, that provides immediate or emergent medical treatment on a strictly outpatient basis. Patients are generally treated on a walk-in basis and services are not intended for long-term or overnight care.

Utility line. The facilities provided by a municipality or a franchised utility company for the distribution or collection of gas, water, surface drainage water, sewage, electric power or telephone service or cable television including pad and pole-mounted transformers.

Welding or machine shop. A workshop where metal fabrication tools, including, but not limited to, lathes, presses, and mills, are used for making, finishing, or repairing machines or machine parts.

Wharves. Any structure built or maintained for the purpose of providing a berth place for vessels.

Wholesale storage and sales. A warehouse or building where commodities are stored, displayed and offered for sale in quantity; not a retail store or shop.

Wireless communication system. Antenna support structures for mobile and land-based telecommunication facilities, whip antennas, panel antennas, microwave dishes and receive-only satellite dishes, cell enhancers and related equipment for wireless transmission from a sender to one or more receivers, such as for mobile cellular telephones, mobile radio systems facilities, commercial mobile radio service and radio or television (commercial only) broadcasting towers and transmitting stations. This definition is inclusive of the placement of the above-referenced equipment on a monopole tower, a steel lattice tower, guyed steel lattice tower and any communication tower which does or does not utilize guy wire support in addition to existing buildings or other independent support structures. This system shall also allow as one of its components an unmanned equipment shelter.

Workforce housing. A conglomerate of five or more industrial housing units or buildings, or any other movable structure(s) serving as housing exclusively or primarily for construction, industrial, or oilfield related workers and which provide accessory units for one of the following: common restroom/ showering facilities and eating facilities.

Wrecking storage or salvage yard. A yard or building where motor vehicles or parts of motor vehicles, or machinery are stored, dismantled and/or offered for sale in the open as whole units, as salvaged parts or as scrap or processed metal.

Yard. An open space between a building and the adjoining lot line, on the lot in which a building is situated and which is not obstructed from a point 30 inches above the general ground level of the graded lot to the sky, except as provided for roof overhang and similar features and for the usual trees and landscape planting.

Yard, front. An open, unoccupied space on a lot facing a street extending across the front of the lot between the side lot lines and from the front face of the building to the front lot or right-of-way-line with the minimum horizontal distance between the right-of-way-line and the primary building line as specified for the district in which it is located. The front face of the building shall not necessarily be determined by the primary access to the building or any unit therein.

Yard, rear. An open, unoccupied space, except for permitted detached accessory buildings, trees and planting, extending across the rear of a lot from one side lot line to the other side lot line and having a depth between the building and the rear lot line as specified in the district in which the lot is located.

Yard, side. An open, unoccupied space or spaces on one or two sides of a primary building situated between the building and a side line of the lot and extending through from the front yard to the rear yard. Any lot line not the rear line or a front line shall be deemed a side line.

Zoning district map. The official certified map upon which the boundaries of the various zoning districts are drawn and which is an integral part of the zoning ordinance.

Zoning districts.

a.

AG. See AG agricultural district.

b.

LDR. See LDR low density residential district.

c.

MDR. See MDR medium density residential district.

d.

HDR. See HDR high density residential district.

e.

MH. See MH manufactured home district.

f.

NS. See NS neighborhood services district.

g.

CR. See CR commercial retail district.

h.

CG. See CG commercial general district.

i.

MU. See MU mixed use district.

j.

LI. See LI light industrial district.

k.

HI. See HI heavy industrial district.

l.

DT. See DT downtown core district.

m.

PD. See PD planned development district.

n.

OL-1. See OL-1 overlay 1 district (open marsh, type 1).

o.

OL-2. See OL-2 overlay 2 district (open marsh, type 2).

p.

OL-3. See OL-3 overlay 3 district (water exchange pass).

q.

OL-4. See OL-4 overlay 4 district (Chenier Ridge).

r.

OSP. See OSP open space preservation overlay district.

Zoning ordinance. The zoning ordinance of the City of Port Arthur.

Zoo. A publicly owned zoo or similar facility owned and operated by the city, county or nonprofit zoological society where live animals, birds and reptiles are domiciled and displayed.