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Seagoville City Zoning Code

Division 4

R-1 Single-Family Dwelling District Regulations

§ 25.02.061 Use restrictions.

In an R-1 Single-Family Dwelling District, no land shall be used and no building shall be erected for or converted to any use other than:
(1) 
A single-family residence.
(2) 
A church or school, public or denominational, having a curriculum equivalent to a public elementary or high school.
(3) 
Public park, playgrounds or neighborhood recreation centers owned and operated by the city.
(4) 
Telephone exchange, provided no public business and no repair or storage facilities are maintained, fire stations, public museums, public libraries, water supply reservoir, water pumping plant, tower or artesian well.
(5) 
Railway right-of-way and tracks, passenger station but not including railroad yards, team tracks or storage yards.
(6) 
Golf course, but not including miniature golf course, driving range or any forms of commercial amusement.
(7) 
Farm, truck garden, normal household pets, orchard or nursery and greenhouse for the growing of plants, shrubs and trees, provided no retail or wholesale business is maintained on the premises.
(8) 
Accessory buildings, including a private garage, bona fide servants’ quarter, not for rent but for the use of servants employed on the premises, when located not less than 60 feet from the front lot line, nor less than five feet from any other street line, nor less than five feet from either side line, provided said accessory building shall not occupy more than 50 percent of the minimum required rear yard in the case of a one-story building or 40 percent in the case of a two-story building. When the accessory building is directly attached to the main building it shall be considered an integral part of the main building. When the accessory building is attached to the main building by a breezeway, the breezeway is considered a part of the accessory building.
(9) 
Temporary buildings to be used for construction purposes only, and which shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of construction work. Field offices for the sale of real estate which shall be removed upon request of the building inspector.
(10) 
Day nursery where not more than four children, not related by blood, are kept at one time.
(Ordinance 483, sec. 1, adopted 2/20/79; Ordinance 16-98, sec. 1, adopted 11/19/98; Ordinance 4-2000, sec. 1, adopted 3/16/00; Ordinance 11-02, sec. 2, adopted 7/18/02; Ordinance 10-04, sec. 1, adopted 6/17/04; Ordinance 05-06, sec. 1, adopted 5/4/06; Ordinance 35-16, sec. 1, adopted 12/19/16; Ordinance 16-2019, sec. 1, adopted 2/25/19)

§ 25.02.062 Height regulations.

No building shall exceed 2-1/2 stories in height.
(Ordinance 483, sec. 1, adopted 2/20/79; Ordinance 16-98, sec. 1, adopted 11/19/98; Ordinance 4-2000, sec. 1, adopted 3/16/00; Ordinance 11-02, sec. 2, adopted 7/18/02; Ordinance 10-04, sec. 1, adopted 6/17/04; Ordinance 05-06, sec. 1, adopted 5/4/06; Ordinance 35-16, sec. 1, adopted 12/19/16; Ordinance 16-2019, sec. 1, adopted 2/25/19)

§ 25.02.063 Area regulations.

(a) 
Front yard.
(1) 
There shall be a front yard having a minimum depth of not less than 30 feet, except [as] hereinafter provided in the division on variances and exceptions [division 27].
(2) 
Where lots have double frontage, running through from one street to another, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.
(b) 
Side yard.
There shall be a side yard on each portion of the lot that is not defined as a front or rear yard. Each side yard shall have a minimum lot width of 6-feet. When a lot has a property line along more than one street right-of-way, each yard along a street shall meet the requirements of a front yard.
(c) 
Rear yard.
There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 20 percent of the depth of the lot, but the required rear yard shall not be greater than 30 feet.
(d) 
Area of the lot.
The minimum area of the lot shall be 9,600 square feet; however, a lot having an area of less than 9,600 square feet that was of record prior to passage of this section may be used for any purpose permitted in this article.
(e) 
Width of the lot.
The minimum width of the lot shall be 80 feet.
(f) 
The above area regulations apply to the R-1 Single-Family Dwelling District and do not apply to lots which may be of 9,600 square feet or larger in other districts.
(g) 
Minimum depth of lot.
The minimum depth of the lot shall be 120 feet.
(h) 
Parking regulations.
Off-street parking space[s] shall be provided on the lot to accommodate two motor cars for each dwelling unit; however, no supporting member of any garage, carport or other automobile storage structure shall be located within the required front yard. Places of public assembly shall provide off-street parking at the ratio of one space for each five seats.
(i) 
Area of dwelling.
The minimum living area of the dwelling shall be 2,200 square feet.
(j) 
Exterior wall materials required.
All exterior side walls and 80 percent of the front and rear exterior walls below the first floor plate line, excluding doors and windows, shall be constructed of masonry materials as described in division 32, Regulations Applicable to all Districts, section 25.02.712, and in accordance with the city building code, as amended, and fire code, as amended.
(k) 
Coverage.
Main and accessory buildings shall not cover more than 40 percent of the lot area.
(l) 
Garage.
Each dwelling unit must provide a two-car garage with a minimum of 400 square feet. Except, however, the city council may grant a special use permit in accordance with division 26 of this article to alter an existing premises occupied or to be occupied by a handicapped person, as defined by Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), 42 USCA § 3601 et seq., as amended, if such modification is necessary to afford such person full enjoyment of said premises.
(Ordinance 483, sec. 1, adopted 2/20/79; Ordinance 16-98, sec. 1, adopted 11/19/98; Ordinance 4-2000, sec. 1, adopted 3/16/00; Ordinance 11-02, sec. 2, adopted 7/18/02; Ordinance 10-04, sec. 1, adopted 6/17/04; Ordinance 05-06, sec. 1, adopted 5/4/06; Ordinance 35-16, sec. 1, adopted 12/19/16; Ordinance 16-2019, sec. 1, adopted 2/25/19)