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Robstown City Zoning Code

§ 8

“B-1” Neighborhood business district.

The following regulations shall apply to the “B-1” Neighborhood Business District::
A. 
Use Regulations:
A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
1. 
Any use permitted in the “R-3” Two-Family and Apartment House district.
2. 
Advertising signs, when the same are attached to a building and advertise only services, articles or products which are offered within the building to which such sign is attached, and provided that such signs shall not extend above the outside walls of such building, nor more than one (1) foot from the face of the walls of such building, nor shall it contain an area of more than twelve (12) square feet. One freestanding sign not to exceed twenty-four (24) feet in height will be allowed in the front yard provided such sign does not exceed thirty (30) square feet in area.
3. 
Automobile parking lots.
4. 
Bakery, employing not more than five (5) persons.
5. 
(a) 
Bank
(b) 
Beauty parlor
(c) 
Barbershop
6. 
Garage (storage only).
7. 
Filling station provided all storage tanks for gasoline shall be below the surface of the ground.
8. 
Laundries, self-service.
9. 
Ice retail distributing station, no manufacture, and capacity not to exceed five (5) tons storage.
10. 
Job printing, provided total mechanical power used in operation of such printing plant shall not exceed five (5) horsepower:
11. 
Lodge halls.
12. 
Mortuaries.
13. 
Offices.
14. 
Radio repair and sales shops.
15. 
Radio studios.
16. 
Real estate office.
17. 
Restaurant, cafes, and cafeterias.
18. 
Stores and shops for the sale of products at retail only.
19. 
Studio (Art, photo, music).
B. 
Height Regulations:
No building shall exceed two and one-half (2-1/2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height.
C. 
Yard Regulations:
1. 
FRONT YARD: There shall be a front yard along the front line of the lot. The minimum depth of such front yard shall be twenty (20) feet.
2. 
SIDE YARDS: For uses permitted in the “R-3” District the side yard regulations for that district shall apply. For additional uses permitted in the “B-1” District no side yards are required except that on a corner lot the side yard on a street side shall be twenty (20) feet. Where a lot is used for any of the commercial purposes permitted in this district and abutting on the side of a lot in an “R-1”, “R-2”, or “R-3” district there shall be a side yard of not less than five (5) feet.
3. 
REAR YARD: For uses permitted in the “R-3” District the rear yard shall be the same as in the “R-3” District. For all other uses a rear yard is not required except when it abuts upon an “R-1”, “R-2”, or “R-3” district in which case there shall be a rear yard of not less than ten (10) feet.
D. 
Intensity of Use:
For uses permitted in the “R-3” District the minimum lot area and minimum lot width shall be the same as in the “R-3” District. There are no minimum lot area or lot width requirements for other uses.
E. 
Parking Regulations:
1. 
The parking regulations for dwellings are the same as those in the “B-3” [R-3] District.
2. 
Where any structure is erected, reconstructed or converted for any of the business or commercial uses permitted in this section, parking spaces shall be provided in the ratio of not less than one (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor space in the building which is used for commercial purposes. Such parking space may be located on the same lot as the building or on an area within three hundred (300) feet of the building. Two (2) or more owners of buildings may join together providing this parking space.
F. 
Additional Use, Height, and Area Regulations:
Additional Use, Height, and Area regulations and exceptions are found in Section 12 herein.
(Ordinance 288 adopted 5/11/59)