These regulations and controls shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Ordinance" of the Town.

The purpose of this ordinance is to prevent ill effects of urbanization by providing for the orderly, safe and healthful development of the area within the Town and within the area surrounding the Town and to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the community.

These regulations are adopted under the authority granted by the laws of the State of Texas and particularly as contained in The Texas Local Government Code Chapters 211 (Municipal Zoning Authority) and Chapter 212 (Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development).

No person shall create a subdivision of land within the corporate limits of the Town or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction thereof without complying with the provisions of these regulations. All plats and subdivisions of any such land shall conform to the rules and regulations set forth herein.

The Town shall have extraterritorial jurisdiction concerning land not within the corporate limits as cited by the Texas Local Government Code chapter 42 (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipalities).

To ensure that development of land and subdivisions shall be of such nature, shape and location that utilization will not impair the general welfare and to ensure against the dangers of fires, floods, erosion, landslides or other such menaces;

to provide proper utilities and services for adequate drainage, water supply and disposal of sanitary and industrial waste;

to provide streets that ensure safe, convenient and functional systems for vehicular and pedestrian circulation;

to furnish adequate sites, convenient to schools, parks, playgrounds, beaches and other community services, respecting topography and existing vegetation so that the natural beauty of the land shall be preserved;

to provide adequate light and air;

to prevent the overcrowding of land;

to avoid undue concentration of population;

to facilitate the adequate provisions of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; and

to ensure that all subdivision and land development relates directly to the adopted Town Plan (Comprehensive Plan).

All property not specifically zoned otherwise by city ordinance within the Town is zoned R-2000-1/2 Residential. All property to be platted or subdivided properties shall be R-2000 Residential, unless the owner applies for and is granted by the Town Council a change in zoning by Ordinance specific to that property. Subdivision and platting of the property shall comply with the Zoning District regulations on the property, and shall be platted or subdivided in accordance with the Town’s subdivision ordinance and regulations. No other subdivisions will be recognized by the Town. Prior to the consideration of the plat by the Town Planning and Zoning Commission and the Town Council, the Town Engineer will check the plat and make recommendations, all in accordance with the Texas Local Government Code chapter 212 (Municipal Regulation of Subdivisions and Property Development) and the Subdivision Regulations of the Town.

It shall be unlawful for any owner, or agent of any owner, to lay out, subdivide or plat any land into lots, blocks and streets within the Town which has not been laid off, subdivided and platted according to these regulations and the rules of the Town Zoning Commission.

No officer or employee of the Town shall perform, or cause to be performed, any work upon any street or in any addition or subdivision of the Town, unless all requirements of these regulations have been complied with by the owner of said addition or subdivision.

The Town hereby defines its policy to be that the Town will take all legal action available to the Town to prosecute illegal subdivisions, and/or any unlawful construction in the Town. No permits shall be issued, nor improvements begun, until approval has been given of any required plats, rezoning, and permits.

No construction of new buildings, structural alterations to existing buildings nor additions to existing buildings shall begin until a building permit has been issued by the Town of Shady Shores, Texas. Such permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the construction site until the construction is complete and final inspections have been made.

All "single-family" zoning districts may only have one residence per lot, unless a conditional use permit is applied for, and granted, by the Town Council. A violation of any condition of the permit may result in termination of the permit by the town council, or a violation of this zoning ordinance by the municipal court, or both.