Socorro, NM Zoning Ordinance

Socorro City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VIII

Zoning Districts

§ 250-8.1 Purpose; types of uses.

General districts are residential, commercial, light industrial, historic, and agricultural zoning districts in the City. This Article VIII outlines the intended purpose of each general district and states the permitted, special and conditional uses for each district.

Permitted use defined. A permitted use is a use which is listed as permitted by right in a zoning district. Nonspecified uses which are similar to those specified are also permitted by right, except as otherwise restricted within this chapter.

Conditional use defined. A conditional use is a use that is considered compatible to a permitted use and is described as conditional in specific zones. A conditional use permit requires review and approval by the Commission to determine if the use is desirable or essential to the public welfare, safety, health, morals or convenience of the residents in that zone. The City may impose standards for development of conditional uses to ensure the uses will not adversely affect the public or surrounding property owners. See § 250-5.2 for procedures governing conditional use permits.

Special use defined. A special use is a use which is of an unusual or unique character and which may be offensive or incompatible in some cases within a zoning district. A special use requires review and approval by the City Council, after recommendation by the Commission, to determine impacts on the surrounding area. The City may impose standards for development of special uses to ensure the uses will not adversely affect the public or surrounding property owners. See § 250-5.5 for procedures governing special use permits.

§ 250-8.2 R-1 Single Family, Low Density Residential District.

Purpose. The R-1 District is intended to accommodate detached single-family dwelling units and to maintain and protect a low-density residential character of development. Accessory uses which are incidental to and customarily found with the R-1 District are also permitted.

Development requirements. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in R-1 Districts:

(1)

Accessory buildings, subject to the provisions of Article IX.

(2)

Construction yards or buildings (temporary). Such yard or building shall be removed upon completion of construction or within three years from the date of the permit, whichever is sooner. Construction yards and buildings shall be maintained in a neat and orderly fashion, and open yards shall be enclosed by a fence five feet in height. However, there shall be no fence or wall more than three feet in total height above street-curb level located within 30 feet of a street intersection.

(3)

Detached single-family dwellings.

(4)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(5)

Greenhouses (noncommercial), garden sheds, and tool sheds. When detached from the main dwelling, such structures are subject to the provisions of Article IX regarding accessory buildings.

(6)

Home occupations, subject to the provisions of § 250-5.3.

(7)

Manufactured homes, subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(8)

Public parks, playgrounds, ballfields or tennis courts.

(9)

Kennels (private residential).

(10)

Servant quarters. Living quarters for domestic servants, not to exceed two individuals, shall be permitted as an accessory use.

(11)

Storage of recreational vehicles. Storage of personal recreational vehicles, boats, trailers or similar uses shall be limited to a maximum of one per dwelling unit in the side yard, with no limit in the rear yard, separated at least five feet from the property line.

(12)

Swimming pools (private); permitted only when a protective fence or wall conforming to the requirements of § 250-13.6C of this chapter is provided around the yard, lot or pool area. The pool shall be no closer than five feet to any property line, and approval from all utilities is required to ensure overhead safety.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(13)

Television and radio towers and all other freestanding towers (public and private use). Towers shall have manufacturer's specification to withstand a wind of 75 miles per hour and shall be constructed to meet Uniform Building Code standards. Towers and dish antennas for the reception of satellite signals shall be permitted only in rear yards.

(14)

Tennis courts (private for residential use).

Conditional uses. The following are conditional uses in the R-1 District:

(1)

Homes for the mentally ill or developmentally disabled, or retired, subject to the requirements of NMSA 1978, § 3-21-1, Paragraph C, as amended. There shall be no more than 10 persons in one home, and parking must be provided in compliance with § 250-12.2E of this chapter.[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

Special uses. The following uses require a public hearing and approval of the City Council after a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Specific conditions and provisions for special uses may be referred to in § 250-5.5.[3]

(1)

Bed-and-breakfast inns.

(2)

Cemeteries; shall provide landscaping, screening and buffering.

(3)

Child-care centers (six or more children).

(4)

Churches.

(5)

Community buildings.

(6)

Golf courses and country clubs.

(7)

Offices in historic structures.

(8)

Schools (public, private, university, junior college, and parochial).

[3]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 250-8.3 R-2 Medium Density Residential District.

Purpose. R-2 District is intended for single- and multifamily dwellings, residential condominiums, townhouses, and apartment units in which a medium-density residential character is protected and maintained. Manufactured housing is permitted in accordance with development standards. Mobile homes are only permitted in mobile home subdivisions, which are only permissible as a special use.

Development requirements. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in R-2 Districts:

(1)

Accessory buildings, subject to the provisions of Article IX.

(2)

Apartments; maximum of four attached units.

(3)

Condominiums (residential); maximum of four attached units.

(4)

Construction yards or buildings (temporary). Such yard or building shall be removed upon completion of construction or within three years from the date of the permit, whichever is sooner. Construction yards and buildings shall be maintained in a neat and orderly fashion, and open yards shall be enclosed by a fence six feet in height. However, there shall be no fence or wall more than three feet in total height above street-curb level located within 30 feet of a street intersection.

(5)

Dwellings; maximum of four attached dwelling units, not to exceed a maximum density of 10 dwelling units per acre.

(6)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(7)

Greenhouses (noncommercial), garden sheds, and tool sheds. When detached from the main dwelling, such structures are subject to the provisions of Article IX regarding accessory buildings.

(8)

Home occupations, subject to the provisions of § 250-5.3.

(9)

Manufactured homes, subject to the provisions stated in Articles XI and XIV.

(10)

Public parks, playgrounds, ball fields, or tennis courts.

(11)

Kennels (private residential).

(12)

Servants quarters (living quarters for domestic servants), not to exceed two individuals, shall be permitted as an accessory use.

(13)

Storage of recreational vehicles. Storage of personal recreational vehicles, boats, trailers, or similar uses shall be limited to a maximum of one per dwelling unit in the side yard, with no limit in the rear yard, separated at least five feet from any property line.

(14)

Swimming pools (private); permitted only when a protective fence or wall conforming to the requirements of § 250-13.6C of this chapter is provided around the yard, lot, or pool area. The pool shall be no closer than five feet to any property line, and approval from all utilities is required to ensure overhead safety.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(15)

Television and radio towers, and all other freestanding towers (public and private use). Towers shall have manufacturer's specifications to withstand a wind of 75 miles per hour and shall be constructed to meet Uniform Building Code standards. Towers and dish antennas for the reception of satellite signals shall be permitted only in rear yards.

(16)

Townhouses; maximum of four attached units.

Conditional uses. The following are conditional uses in the R-2 District:

(1)

Bed-and-breakfast inns.

(2)

Boardinghouses.

(3)

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(1)

Athletic clubs or bathhouses.

(2)

Cemeteries; shall provide landscaping, screening and buffering.

(3)

Child-care centers (six or more children).

(4)

Churches.

(5)

Community buildings, public or private.

(6)

Golf courses and country clubs.

(7)

Mobile home subdivisions.

(8)

Nursing or retirement homes (11 or more residents).

(9)

Offices in historic structures.

(10)

Schools (primary, secondary, and parochial).

(11)

Swimming pools (public and commercial).

(12)

Funeral homes or mortuaries.

(13)

Professional offices (gross floor area of 3,000 square feet or less).

[3]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 250-8.4 R-3 High Density Residential District.

Purpose. The R-3 District is intended to accommodate multiple-family dwelling units and accessory structures and uses. The zone is intended to maintain and protect high-density residential development that is characteristic of apartments, townhouses, condominiums and similar housing. This zone also permits one- and two-family homes and manufactured homes. Mobile homes are permitted, by conditional use, in mobile home parks and subdivisions. Trade services and other uses characteristic of a neighborhood are only permitted as a special use.

Development standards. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in R-3 Districts:

(1)

Accessory buildings, subject to the provisions of Article IX.

(2)

Apartments.

(3)

Bed-and-breakfast inns.

(4)

Boardinghouses.

(5)

Churches.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(6)

Condominiums (residential and professional).

(7)

Child-care centers, nurseries or similar uses. Play areas shall be in accord with state licensing requirements and enclosed with a solid wall or fence five feet in height. Parking shall be provided in compliance with § 250-12.2B of this chapter.[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(8)

Construction yards or buildings (temporary use). Such yard or building shall be removed upon the completion of construction or within three years from the date of the permit, whichever is sooner. Construction yards and buildings shall be maintained in a neat and orderly fashion, and open yards shall be enclosed by a fence five feet in height. However, there shall be no fence or wall more than three feet in total height above street-curb level located within 30 feet of a street intersection.

(9)

Dwellings, single- or multifamily units, apartments, townhouses and condominiums.

(10)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(11)

Greenhouses (noncommercial), garden sheds, and tool sheds. When detached from the main dwelling, such structures are subject to the provisions of Article IX regarding accessory buildings.

(12)

Homes for the mentally ill or developmentally disabled, or retired, subject to state requirements of NMSA 1978, § 3-21-1, Paragraph C, as amended. Parking spaces must be provided, in compliance with § 250-12.2E of this chapter.[3]

[3]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(13)

Home occupations, subject to the provisions of § 250-5.3.

(14)

Manufactured homes, subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(15)

Kennels (private residential).

(16)

Public parks, playgrounds, ball fields, and tennis courts.

(17)

Servants quarters. Living quarters for domestic servants, not to exceed two individuals, shall be permitted as an accessory use.

(18)

Storage of recreational vehicles. Storage of personal recreational vehicles, boats, trailers, or similar uses shall be limited to a maximum of one per dwelling in the side yard, with no limit in the rear yard, separated at least five feet from any property line.

(19)

[4]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(20)

Television and radio towers (public and private use). Towers shall have manufacturer's specifications to withstand a wind of 75 miles per hour and shall be constructed to meet Uniform Building Code standards. Towers and dish antennas for the reception of satellite signals shall be permitted only in rear yards.

(21)

Tennis courts (private for residential use).

(22)

Townhouses (maximum of eight attached units).

Conditional uses. Conditional uses in the R-3 District are as follows:

(1)

Mobile home subdivisions, provided a site plan for the development is approved by the Commission, and the subdivision is approved and in accordance with Chapter 207, Subdivision of Land, of the Socorro City Code and subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(2)

Private clubs or lodges; permitted when used in conjunction with nonprofit organizations such as the Lions Club, Elks Lodge, and the like, and when the development meets the planning criteria of the Commission. Buildings shall not be located within 100 feet of an R-1 or R-2 District. Private clubhouses and game rooms are also permitted when used as a part of an apartment, condominium, or townhouse complex, provided such development meets the planning criteria of the Commission, and provided each building(s) shall not be located within 50 feet of an R-1 or R-2 District.

Special uses. The following uses require a public hearing and approval of the City Council after a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Provisions for special use permits are stated in § 250-5.5 of this chapter.[5]

(1)

Amusement parks.

(2)

Athletic clubs or bathhouses.

(3)

Barber and beauty shops.

(4)

Cemeteries; shall provide landscaping, screening, and buffering.

(5)

Community buildings, public or private.

(6)

Convenience stores of 3,000 square feet or less.

(7)

DVD and video game rentals and sales.

(8)

Funeral homes or mortuaries.

(9)

Gas pumps (accessory to a grocery or convenience store).

(10)

Golf courses and country clubs.

(11)

Grocery stores of 3,000 square feet or less.

(12)

Halfway houses and quasi-institutional houses.

(13)

Hospitals or overnight clinics.

(14)

Kennels, commercial.

(15)

Mobile home parks.

(16)

Professional offices in historic structures.

(17)

Professional offices: offices which provide health services such as medical, chiropractic, or dental and certain professional offices which have a low traffic volume such as attorneys or accountants, provided such offices maintain the residential character of the neighborhood and zoning where they are located.

(18)

Recreational vehicle parks.

(19)

Roller skating rinks.

(20)

Schools (public, private, or parochial).

(21)

Swimming pools (public or commercial).

[5]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 250-8.5 R-4 General Residential District.

Purpose. The R-4 District is intended to accommodate single- as well as multiple-family dwelling units and accessory structures and uses. The zone is intended to maintain and protect varied residential development. This zone permits mobile home parks and subdivisions. Trade services and other uses characteristic of a neighborhood are only permitted as a special use.

Development standards. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in R-4 Districts:

(1)

Accessory buildings, subject to the provisions of Article IX.

(2)

Apartments.

(3)

Bed-and-breakfast inns.

(4)

Boardinghouses.

(5)

Churches.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(6)

Condominiums (residential and professional).

(7)

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(8)

(9)

Dwellings: single- or multifamily units, apartments, townhouses and condominiums.

(10)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(11)

Greenhouses (noncommercial), garden sheds, and tool sheds. When detached from the main dwelling, such structures are subject to the provisions of Article IX regarding accessory buildings.

(12)

[3]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(13)

Home occupations, subject to the provisions of § 250-5.3.

(14)

Manufactured homes, subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(15)

Mobile homes, subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(16)

Mobile home subdivisions, provided a site plan for the development is approved by the Commission, and the subdivision is in accordance with Chapter 207, Subdivision of Land, of the Socorro City Code, and subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(17)

Mobile home parks, provided a site plan for the development is approved by the Commission and subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(18)

Kennels (private residential).

(19)

Private clubs or lodges; permitted when used in conjunction with nonprofit organizations such as the Lions Club, Elks Lodge, and the like. Buildings shall not be located within 100 feet of an R-1 or R-2 District. Private clubhouses and game rooms are also permitted when used as a part of an apartment, condominium, or townhouse complex, provided such building(s) shall not be located within 50 feet of an R-1 or R-2 District.

(20)

Public parks, playgrounds, ball fields and tennis courts.

(21)

Servants quarters. Living quarters for domestic servants, not to exceed two individuals, shall be permitted as an accessory use.

(22)

(23)

[4]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(24)

(25)

Tennis courts (private for residential use).

(26)

Townhouses (maximum of eight attached units).

(1)

Amusement parks.

(2)

Athletic clubs and bathhouses.

(3)

Barber and beauty shops.

(4)

Cemeteries; shall provide landscaping, screening, and buffering.

(5)

Community buildings, public or private.

(6)

Convenience stores of 3,000 square feet or less.

(7)

DVD and video game rentals and sales.

(8)

Gas pumps (accessory to a grocery or convenience store).

(9)

Golf courses and country clubs.

(10)

Grocery stores of 3,000 square feet or less.

(11)

Halfway houses and quasi-institutional houses.

(12)

Hospitals or overnight clinics.

(13)

Kennels, commercial.

(14)

Offices in historic structures.

(15)

Offices which provide health services such as medical, chiropractic, or dental and certain professional offices which have a low traffic volume such as attorneys or accountants, provided such offices maintain the residential character of the neighborhood and zoning where they are located.

(16)

Recreational vehicle parks.

(17)

Roller skating rinks.

(18)

Schools (public, private, or parochial).

(19)

Swimming pools (public or commercial).

[5]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 250-8.6 C-1 Light Commercial District.

Purpose. The C-1 District is intended to accommodate limited retail and service establishments as a convenience to nearby residential neighborhoods. This zone is designed to be compatible and consistent with the needs and character of a residential neighborhood. Uses such as the sale, service, and repair of motor vehicles, engines, and mobile homes; gasoline service stations and body shops; dancing establishments; the wholesaling and warehousing of merchandise; pet shops; and similar uses are not permitted in the C-1 District. Uses which exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area per business require a special use permit after public hearing of the Commission in order to ensure that the size of the business does not create undue traffic congestion, noise, or other problems that would be detrimental to the residential character of the surrounding neighborhood.

Development requirements. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in a C-1 District, provided the gross floor area of each business does not exceed 3,000 square feet. Uses exceeding 3,000 square feet of gross floor area may be considered for approval by the City Council as a special use permit after a public hearing before the Commission held in accordance with Article VII of this chapter.

(1)

Permitted uses, no conditions.

	Apartments
	Arts and crafts studios
	Bakeries
	Barber shops
	Beauty parlors
	Bicycle sales and service
	Bookstores and stationery shops
	Cigarette and cigar shops
	Clinics (excluding animal clinics)
	Coffee shops and snack bars
	Community buildings (publicly or privately owned)
	Condominiums
	Convenience stores
	Cosmetologist shops
	Delicatessens
	Dressmaking shops
	Dry cleaning and steam cleaning (receiving store)
	DVD and video game rentals and sales
	Florist shops
	Gift shops
	Grocery stores
	Household appliances
	Hobby shops
	Knit and yarn shops
	Laundries (self-service)
	Lessons (art, dance, music and the like)
	Libraries
	Meat and seafood markets
	Messenger services
	Newspaper distribution offices
	Offices, professional and business
	Photographic studios
	Post offices
	Prescription shops
	Private clubs or lodges
	Public parks or playgrounds
	Real estate offices
	Repair shops
	Residences
	Restaurants
	Shoe repair shops
	Tailor shops
	Townhouses
	Variety stores (neighborhood only)

(2)

Permitted uses, with conditions. The following uses are permitted in accordance with stated conditions:

(a)

Child-care centers, nurseries or similar uses. Play areas shall be in accord with state licensing requirements and enclosed by a solid wall or fence five feet in height. Parking shall be provided in compliance with § 250-12.2B of this chapter.

(b)

Construction yards or buildings (temporary use). Such yard or building shall be removed upon the completion of construction or within three years from the date of the permit, whichever is sooner. Construction yards and buildings shall be maintained in a neat and orderly fashion, and open yards shall be enclosed by a fence of five feet in height. However, there shall be no fence or wall more than three feet in total height above street-curb level located within 30 feet of a street intersection.

(c)

Churches, only when located on an arterial or collector street designated on the City Street Plan.

(d)

Christmas tree sales, temporary and not prior to November 15, provided lots are cleaned and unsold trees are removed by December 31.

(e)

Firewood sales; maximum of 10 cords per business stored on site.

(f)

Retail sales of special merchandise. Retail sales, except as otherwise stated, shall be limited to stores that specialize in a particular type of merchandise, such as clothing, records, shoes, home appliances, or other similar convenience goods to serve nearby residential neighborhoods.

(g)

Shopping centers (less than two acres), provided a site plan for the entire development is approved.

(h)

Storage, incidental to primary use. Storage shall be permitted only for merchandise incidental to the primary use of the business. Such storage shall be totally enclosed within the building of primary use, and at least 10% of the gross floor area shall be used for retail sales or service. Exterior or open storage is prohibited.

(i)

Swimming pools; permitted only when a protective fence or wall conforming to the requirements of § 250-13.6C of this chapter is provided around the yard, lot, or pool area. The pool shall be no closer than five feet to any property line, and approval from all utilities is required to ensure overhead safety.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(j)

Television and radio towers and all other freestanding towers (public and private use). Towers shall have manufacturer's specifications to withstand a wind of 75 miles per hour and shall be constructed to meet Uniform Building Code standards.

Special uses. The following uses require a public hearing and approval of the City Council after a recommendation by the Commission. Provisions for special use permits are stated in § 250-5.5 of this chapter.

(1)

Auto washing establishments.

(2)

Gas pumps (accessory to a grocery or convenience store).

(3)

Grocery or convenience stores (gross floor area exceeding 3,000 square feet).[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(4)

Golf courses and country clubs.

(5)

Halfway houses and quasi-institutional uses.

(6)

Hospitals and overnight clinics.

(7)

Institutions, public, educational, religious and philanthropic.

(8)

Package liquor.

(9)

Recreational vehicle parks.

(10)

Schools (public, private, and parochial).

(11)

Shopping centers (limited to a maximum of five acres).

(12)

Mobile home parks.

§ 250-8.7 C-2 General Commercial District.

The intent of the C-2 District is to provide for certain commercial/retail uses which serve both transient and local trade. The district is intended for areas surrounding major arterial or collector streets where a wide range of automobile-related service facilities, convenience goods and personal services are desirable and appropriate as a land use.

Development standards. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in the C-2 District:

(1)

Permitted uses–no conditions:[1]

	Accountant office
	Advertising services
	Animal hospitals and clinics
	Arts and crafts studios
	Auditoriums
	Automobile parking lots
	Auto and camper sales, service and rental
	Automotive equipment and rental
	Bakeries
	Banking and financial institutions
	Barber shops and beauty parlors
	Bathhouses or spas
	Bicycle sales and service
	Boat storage, sales and service
	Bookstores and stationery shops
	Building and other construction-contractor; office only
	Business service establishments
	Butcher shops and meat sales
	Catering
	Chiropractic offices
	Clinics
	Clothing stores and apparel shops
	Coffee shops
	Columbariums
	Community centers or public office buildings
	Condominiums
	Convenience stores
	Convention or exhibition halls
	Country clubs
	Dance halls or music academies
	Dentist offices
	Department shops
	Dressmaking shops
	Drugstores
	Dry cleaning and steam cleaning
	DVD and video game rentals and sales
	Electrical shops and electricians
	Farm machinery
	Farm and ranch products and supplies
	Fast food sales, including drive-in sales
	Firewood sales
	Florist shops
	Food stores
	Frozen food lockers
	Funeral homes, mortuaries (including crematorium)
	Furniture and home furnishing sales
	Gasoline pumps
	Gift shops
	Glass cutting and finishing
	Golf courses
	Grocery stores
	Gymnasiums
	Hardware stores
	Heavy equipment sales
	Hobby shops
	Hospital or overnight clinics
	Hotels and motels
	Household appliance sales, service and repair
	Insurance services
	Institutions, public and quasi-public
	Jewelry manufacturing
	Jewelry stores
	Laboratories (medical, dental, or engineering)
	Laundries (self-service)
	Law offices
	Lessons (art, music, dance, and the like)
	Liquor store-taverns, and package sales
	Lumber and construction
	Materials
	Medical centers
	Microwave radio relay structures
	Mining and mineral evacuation offices
	Motion-picture theaters
	Motorcycle sales and service
	Newspaper establishments, including distribution offices
	Newsstands
	Nursing, convalescent or retirement homes
	Paint sales
	Parking garages
	Pharmacies
	Physicians offices
	Printing shops
	Pet shops or grooming parlors
	Photographic studios and supply stores
	Plant nurseries
	Plumbing and heating shops
	Pool and billiard rooms
	Post offices
	Printing and publishing
	Private clubs or lodges
	Public parks, playgrounds and recreational
	Radio, television, music stores
	Real estate services
	Radio and television broadcasting studios
	Restaurants
	Retail sales
	Roofing and sheet metal shops
	Shoe repair
	Show and sales rooms for business products
	Skating rinks
	Sporting goods stores
	Steam cleaning establishments
	Tailoring
	Taverns and cocktail lounges
	Taxicab transportation
	Telephone exchange stations
	Telegraph and messenger services
	Tire sales and service
	Title and abstracting services
	Townhouses
	Travel agencies
	Upholstery shops
	Variety stores
	Warehouse and storage
	Watch and clock sales and repair

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(2)

Permitted uses—with conditions. The following C-2 District uses are permitted in accordance with stated conditions and upon approval by the Commission:[2]

(a)

Adult entertainment use. Uses such as adult bookstores, adult movie theaters, adult magazine racks, and other adult entertainment as defined in Article XVI of this chapter shall be permitted, provided such use is located a minimum of 300 feet from a property line of any: a) school; b) church; c) public park or recreation facility; and d) residential zoning district. There shall be no public display of adult pictures or materials which are visible outside the building. In addition, display of adult picture or materials within a grocery store or bookstore or other retail or wholesale store shall also be concealed from public view.

(b)

Amusement park or enterprise, subject to any other provisions and requirements of the City Code. Temporary amusement enterprises are prohibited within 300 feet of any residential zoning district. Permanent amusement enterprises are prohibited within 500 feet of any residential zoning district.

(c)

Automobile body and repair shop; not permitted within 100 feet of any residential district.

(d)

Automobile washing establishment, subject to approval of site and related plans provided for each stall.

(e)

Bank drive-up windows. Stacking lanes of a length for the maximum projected traffic with a width of 12 feet for each drive-up must be provided and designed to ensure that no bank traffic backs onto the street giving access. Banks must be located on collector or arterial streets as shown on the City Street Plan.

(f)

Bowling alleys, subject to approval of site and related plans. Bowling alleys are prohibited within 300 feet of any residential zoning district.

(g)

Bus or motor freight terminals, only when located on an arterial street as designated on the City Street Plan.

(h)

(i)

Christmas tree sales, temporary and not prior to November 15, provided lots are cleaned and unsold trees are removed by December 31.

(j)

Churches, only when located on an arterial or collector street as designated on the City Street Plan.

(k)

Construction or contractor's yards. Yard shall be maintained in a neat and orderly fashion and enclosed by a fence at least six feet in height, except that the height shall be limited to three feet above the street-curb level located within 30 feet of a street intersection.

(l)

Drive-in theaters, subject to approval of site and related plans.

(m)

Furniture assembly (accessory use); permitted only as an incidental or accessory use to retail sales. The maximum floor area for assembly shall not exceed 3,000 square feet and not exceed 30% of the total gross floor area. Welding is permitted only in conjunction with repair and shall not be used for the purpose of heavy equipment assembly.

(n)

Miniature golf courses, subject to approval of site and related plans; not permitted within 100 feet of any residential district.

(o)

Mini storage units. Units shall not be used for commercial sales of products, merchandise, service or repair.

(p)

Schools (public, private or trade). Sites shall be located on an arterial or collector street as shown on the City Street Plan.

(q)

Shopping centers, provided site, drainage, and related plans for the entire development are approved.

(r)

Storage of wrecked or dismantled vehicles and parts (accessory use). The storage of wrecked and dismantled vehicles and parts thereof shall be permitted only as an incidental accessory use to a vehicle repair establishment or a body shop:

[1]

Storage shall be within an enclosed building or within a site-obscuring fence at least six feet in height.

[2]

Vehicles and parts stored at the exterior of the building shall be owned by customers of the business and such storage shall be only for the purpose of repair and return to customers.

[3]

Exterior storage of vehicles shall not remain on the premises for a period exceeding three months.

[4]

There shall be a maximum of five wrecked vehicles stored at the building exterior during any one time.

[5]

Exterior storage shall be a minimum of 100 feet from a residential zoning district.

(s)

Swimming pools; permitted only when a protective fence or wall conforming to the requirements of § 250-13.6C of this chapter is provided around the yard, lot or pool area. The pool shall be no closer than five feet to any property line, and approval from all utilities is required to ensure overhead safety.

(t)

Television and radio towers and all other freestanding towers (public and private uses). Towers shall have manufacturer's specifications to withstand a wind of 75 miles per hour and shall be constructed to meet Uniform Building Code standards.

(u)

Welding (accessory use). Welding shall be permitted only as an incidental or accessory use necessary for the repair of vehicles or equipment permitted in the C-2 District. Welding uses shall be approved by the Fire Department and shall be in accord with any other provisions of the City Code.

(v)

Wrecker services, in accord with the storage of wrecked vehicle provisions of Subsection C(2)(r) above.

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

Special uses. The following uses require a public hearing and approval of the City Council after recommendation by the Commission:

[Amended 2-7-2005]

	Apartments (ten-unit minimum) and townhouses (R-3 District development standards apply)
	Concrete sales and ready mix
	Correctional facilities and institutions
	Flea markets
	Heavy equipment repair and service
	Kennels (commercial)
	Mobile home parks or subdivisions
	Racetracks
	Recreational vehicle parks
	Stadiums: baseball, football, soccer or track
	Recycling purchase centers
	Transient vendors
	Welding shops

§ 250-8.8 M-1 Light Industrial District.

Purpose. The M-1 District is intended to accommodate a wide variety of light manufacturing, commercial, processing, storage, packaging, compounding, and wholesaling and distribution operations with no limitations on size. Such uses shall be constructed and operated to ensure that there is no excessive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, or other particulate matter, toxic or noxious matter, humidity, heat, or glare, at or beyond any lot line of the parcel on which it is located. "Excessive" is defined as a degree exceeding that caused in their customary manner of operation by users permitted in the M-1 District, a degree injurious to the public health, safety, welfare or to a degree in which it is a nuisance by reason of excessiveness. Residential uses shall not be permitted except for a resident watchman, caretaker or proprietor of a commercial use.

Development requirements. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in the M-1 District, no conditions:

	Animal hospitals and clinics
	Arts and crafts studios
	Assembly of electronic or mechanical parts and equipment
	Auditoriums
	Automobile repair or body shops
	Auto and camper sales, service, and rental
	Automotive equipment
	Banking and financial institutions
	Barber shops and beauty parlors
	Bathhouses
	Bicycle sales and service
	Boat storage, sales and service
	Bowling alleys
	Bus terminals
	Business service establishments
	Butcher shops and meat sales
	Clothing manufacture
	Coffee shops
	Commercial or trade schools
	Community or public offices
	Concrete sales and ready mix
	Convention or exhibition halls
	Department stores
	Drugstores
	Dry cleaning and steam cleaning
	Electrical shops and electricians
	Fabrication shops
	Farm machinery
	Farm and ranch products and supplies
	Firewood sales and storage
	Food stores
	Freight houses or truck terminals
	Freight warehouses and docks
	Frozen food lockers
	Funeral homes, mortuaries (including crematorium)
	Furniture and home furnishings
	Gasoline stations
	Glass cutting and finishing
	Golf courses
	Grocery stores
	Gymnasiums
	Hardware stores
	Heavy equipment sales, service and repair
	Hotels and motels
	Household appliance sales, service and repair
	Laboratories
	Laboratories (medical, dental or engineering)
	Law offices
	Lessons (art, music, dance, and the like)
	Liquor store-taverns and package sales
	Lumber and construction
	Manufacturing of consumer goods such as appliances, batteries, furniture, garments, tires, blocks and similar products
	Materials
	Medical centers
	Microwave radio relay structures
	Metal work and machine shops
	Miniature golf courses
	Mining and mineral excavation offices
	Motion-picture theaters
	Motorcycle sales, service and repair
	Motor fright terminals
	Newspaper establishments, including distribution office
	Packaging of food products, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and toiletries
	Paint sales
	Pet shops
	Photographic studios and supply stores
	Plant nurseries
	Plumbing and heating shops
	Pool and billiard rooms
	Printing and publishing
	Printing shops
	Processing and compounding of bakery goods, candy or food products
	Public parks, playgrounds and recreational
	Radio and television broadcasting studios
	Restaurants
	Retail sales
	Roofing and sheet metal shops
	Shoe repair
	Show and sales rooms for business products
	Skating rinks
	Steam cleaning establishments
	Storage of products: merchandise, domestic goods and raw materials
	Taverns and cocktail lounges
	Taxicab transportation
	Telephone exchange stations
	Telegraph and messenger services
	Upholstery shops
	Warehousing and storage
	Warehousing or wholesale distribution of goods
	Watch and clock sales and repair
	Welding shops

Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted in accordance with stated conditions and approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission:[1]

(1)

Adult entertainment uses. Uses such as adult bookstores, adult movie theaters, adult magazine racks, and adult entertainment, as defined in Article XVI of this chapter, shall be permitted, provided such use is located a minimum of 300 feet from a property line of any: a) school; b) church; c) public park or recreational facility; and d) residential zoning district. There shall be no public display visible outside of the building. In addition, display of adult pictures or materials within a grocery store, bookstore, or other retail or wholesale store shall also be concealed from public view.

(2)

Amusement parks or enterprises, subject to other provisions and requirements of the City Code. Permanent amusement enterprises are prohibited within 500 feet of any residential zoning district. Temporary amusement enterprises are prohibited within 300 feet of a residential zoning district.

(3)

Automobile washing establishments, subject to approval of site and related plans provided for each stall.

(4)

Bank drive-up windows. Stacking lane(s) length adequate for maximum projected traffic with a width of 12 feet for each drive-up window must be designed to ensure that no bank traffic backs onto the street giving access. Banks must be located on a collector or arterial street as shown on the City Street Plan.

(5)

Body shops. Buildings shall be located a minimum of 300 feet from a residential district boundary and shall have Fire Department approval.

(6)

Construction or contractor's yards. The yard shall be maintained in a neat and orderly fashion and enclosed by a fence a minimum of six feet in height. However, there shall be no fence or wall more than three feet in height within 30 feet of a street intersection.

(7)

Drive-in theaters, subject to approval of site and related plans.

(8)

Dwellings, accessory use for a proprietor, resident watchman or caretaker only, provided such use shall be a single-family dwelling located on the same property as the business.

(9)

Flea markets, subject to other requirements of the City Code.

(10)

Open or exterior storage and display of merchandise and materials. Storage or display of materials on the exterior of a building shall be completely enclosed by a fence or wall of solid construction, no less than six feet in height, except for mobile homes, cars, trucks, or motorcycles.

(11)

Paint shops, mixing, treatment and spraying. The building shall be located 100 feet from any residential zoning district and shall have Fire Department approval.

(12)

Storage of wrecked or dismantled vehicles and parts thereof. The storage of wrecked and dismantled vehicles and parts thereof shall be permitted only as an incidental or accessory use to a vehicle repair establishment or body shop permitted in the M-1 District. Such use shall be in accordance with the following requirements:

(a)

Storage shall be within an enclosed building or within a site-obscuring fence at least six feet in height.

(b)

Vehicles and parts stored at the exterior of a building shall be owned by customers of the business and such storage shall be only for the purpose of repair and return to customers.

(c)

Exterior storage of vehicles shall not remain on the premises for a period exceeding three months.

(d)

There shall be a maximum of 20 wrecked vehicles stored at the building exterior during any one time.

(e)

Exterior storage shall be a minimum of 100 feet from a residential zoning district.

(13)

Swimming pools; permitted only when a protective fence or wall conforming to the requirements of § 250-13.6C of this chapter is provided around the yard, lot or pool area. The pool shall be five feet from any property line, and approval from all utilities is required to ensure overhead safety.

(14)

Television and radio towers and all other freestanding towers (public or private uses). Towers shall have manufacturer's specifications to withstand a wind of 75 miles per hour and shall be constructed to meet Uniform Building Code standards.

(15)

Wrecker services, provided vehicle storage conforms to Subsection D(12) above.

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

Special uses. The following uses require a public hearing and approval of the City Council after recommendation by the Commission:

(1)

Asphalt material production plants.

(2)

Kennels, commercial.

(3)

Stables.

(4)

Commercial sand and gravel pits.

(5)

Slaughter or packing houses.

(6)

Racetracks.

(7)

Recreational vehicle parks.

(8)

Junkyards.

(9)

Petroleum or liquefied petroleum gas bulk plants.

(10)

Metal or other used materials, sales, recycling, or purchase centers.

(11)

Mobile home parks.

§ 250-8.9 RR Rural Residential District.

Purpose. The RR District is a low-density semi-rural residential zone comprised primarily of single-family site-built homes, manufactured housing units, and mobile homes.

Development standards. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in RR Districts:

(1)

Detached single-family dwellings.

(2)

Manufactured housing and mobile homes on individual lots or parcels tied down and skirted according to the provisions in Article XI of this chapter.

(3)

Guest dwellings or accessory living quarters.

(4)

All types of horticulture.

(5)

4-H and FFA animal raising in accordance with other applicable regulations.

(6)

Keeping of small animals and fowl in accordance with other applicable regulations.

(7)

Keeping of large animals in accordance with other applicable regulations.

(8)

Recreational courts, including, but not limited to, tennis and other similar uses.

(9)

Home occupations, subject to § 250-5.3.

(10)

Produce stands for agricultural products.

(11)

Greenhouses (commercial or noncommercial), garden sheds, and tool sheds. When detached from the main dwellings, such structures are subject to the provisions of Article IX regarding accessory buildings.

(12)

Private swimming pools five feet from property lines and surrounded by a fence or wall conforming to the requirements of § 250-13.6C of this chapter.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(13)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(14)

Recreational vehicles. Storage of personal recreational vehicles, boats, trailers, or similar uses shall be limited to a maximum of one per dwelling unit in the front or side yard, with no limit in the rear yard, separated at least five feet from any property line.

(15)

Television and radio towers and all other freestanding towers (public or private). Towers shall have manufacturer's specifications to withstand a wind of 75 miles per hour and shall be constructed to meet Uniform Building Code standards.

(16)

Windmills, subject to the same construction standards as television and radio towers.

(17)

The sale of agricultural and farm products, nursery stock, poultry, rabbits, chinchillas, fish, frogs, earthworms, and bees.

Special uses: The following uses require a public hearing and approval of the City Council:

(1)

Boardinghouses and rest homes.

(2)

Cemeteries.

(3)

Child-care centers (six or more children).

(4)

Churches.[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(5)

Community and publicly owned recreational centers, clubhouses, and similarly used buildings and structures open to the public.

(6)

Mobile home parks.

(7)

Mobile home subdivisions.

(8)

Recreational vehicle parks.

(9)

Schools (primary, secondary, private, and parochial).

(10)

Veterinary facilities.

§ 250-8.10 RA Rural Agriculture District.

Purpose. The RA District is intended to protect, stabilize, and enhance the development of agricultural resources and to prohibit development which would detract from the unique open and rural characteristics of the district. Low-density single-family dwellings, including mobile homes, are permitted along with typical farming, ranching, and related activities.

Development standards. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in RA Districts:

(1)

Detached single-family dwellings.

(2)

Manufactured housing and mobile homes on individual lots or parcels tied down and skirted according to the provisions in Article XI of this chapter.

(3)

Guest dwellings or accessory living quarters.

(4)

All types of horticulture.

(5)

4-H and FFA animal raising in accordance with other applicable regulations.

(6)

Keeping of small animals and fowl in accordance with applicable regulations.

(7)

Keeping of large animals in accordance with other applicable regulations.

(8)

Recreational courts, including but not limited to tennis and other similar uses.

(9)

Home occupations, subject to § 250-5.3.

(10)

Produce stands for agricultural products.

(11)

(12)

Private swimming pools five feet from property lines and surrounded by a fence or wall conforming to the requirements of § 250-13.6C of this chapter.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(13)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(14)

(15)

(16)

Windmills, subject to the same construction standards as television and radio towers.

(17)

The sale of agricultural and farm products, nursery stock, poultry, rabbits, chinchillas, fish, frogs, earthworms and bees.

Special uses. The following uses require a public hearing and approval of the City Council:

(1)

Boardinghouses and rest homes.

(2)

Cemeteries.

(3)

Child-care centers (six or more children).

(4)

Churches.[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(5)

Schools (primary, secondary, private, and parochial).

(6)

Veterinary facilities.

Socorro City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VIII

Zoning Districts

§ 250-8.1 Purpose; types of uses.

§ 250-8.2 R-1 Single Family, Low Density Residential District.

Development requirements. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in R-1 Districts:

(1)

Accessory buildings, subject to the provisions of Article IX.

(2)

(3)

Detached single-family dwellings.

(4)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(5)

Greenhouses (noncommercial), garden sheds, and tool sheds. When detached from the main dwelling, such structures are subject to the provisions of Article IX regarding accessory buildings.

(6)

Home occupations, subject to the provisions of § 250-5.3.

(7)

Manufactured homes, subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(8)

Public parks, playgrounds, ballfields or tennis courts.

(9)

Kennels (private residential).

(10)

Servant quarters. Living quarters for domestic servants, not to exceed two individuals, shall be permitted as an accessory use.

(11)

(12)

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(13)

(14)

Tennis courts (private for residential use).

Conditional uses. The following are conditional uses in the R-1 District:

(1)

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(1)

Bed-and-breakfast inns.

(2)

Cemeteries; shall provide landscaping, screening and buffering.

(3)

Child-care centers (six or more children).

(4)

Churches.

(5)

Community buildings.

(6)

Golf courses and country clubs.

(7)

Offices in historic structures.

(8)

Schools (public, private, university, junior college, and parochial).

[3]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 250-8.3 R-2 Medium Density Residential District.

Development requirements. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in R-2 Districts:

(1)

Accessory buildings, subject to the provisions of Article IX.

(2)

Apartments; maximum of four attached units.

(3)

Condominiums (residential); maximum of four attached units.

(4)

Construction yards or buildings (temporary). Such yard or building shall be removed upon completion of construction or within three years from the date of the permit, whichever is sooner. Construction yards and buildings shall be maintained in a neat and orderly fashion, and open yards shall be enclosed by a fence six feet in height. However, there shall be no fence or wall more than three feet in total height above street-curb level located within 30 feet of a street intersection.

(5)

Dwellings; maximum of four attached dwelling units, not to exceed a maximum density of 10 dwelling units per acre.

(6)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(7)

Greenhouses (noncommercial), garden sheds, and tool sheds. When detached from the main dwelling, such structures are subject to the provisions of Article IX regarding accessory buildings.

(8)

Home occupations, subject to the provisions of § 250-5.3.

(9)

Manufactured homes, subject to the provisions stated in Articles XI and XIV.

(10)

Public parks, playgrounds, ball fields, or tennis courts.

(11)

Kennels (private residential).

(12)

Servants quarters (living quarters for domestic servants), not to exceed two individuals, shall be permitted as an accessory use.

(13)

(14)

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(15)

(16)

Townhouses; maximum of four attached units.

Conditional uses. The following are conditional uses in the R-2 District:

(1)

Bed-and-breakfast inns.

(2)

Boardinghouses.

(3)

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(1)

Athletic clubs or bathhouses.

(2)

Cemeteries; shall provide landscaping, screening and buffering.

(3)

Child-care centers (six or more children).

(4)

Churches.

(5)

Community buildings, public or private.

(6)

Golf courses and country clubs.

(7)

Mobile home subdivisions.

(8)

Nursing or retirement homes (11 or more residents).

(9)

Offices in historic structures.

(10)

Schools (primary, secondary, and parochial).

(11)

Swimming pools (public and commercial).

(12)

Funeral homes or mortuaries.

(13)

Professional offices (gross floor area of 3,000 square feet or less).

[3]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 250-8.4 R-3 High Density Residential District.

Development standards. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in R-3 Districts:

(1)

Accessory buildings, subject to the provisions of Article IX.

(2)

Apartments.

(3)

Bed-and-breakfast inns.

(4)

Boardinghouses.

(5)

Churches.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(6)

Condominiums (residential and professional).

(7)

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(8)

(9)

Dwellings, single- or multifamily units, apartments, townhouses and condominiums.

(10)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(11)

Greenhouses (noncommercial), garden sheds, and tool sheds. When detached from the main dwelling, such structures are subject to the provisions of Article IX regarding accessory buildings.

(12)

[3]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(13)

Home occupations, subject to the provisions of § 250-5.3.

(14)

Manufactured homes, subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(15)

Kennels (private residential).

(16)

Public parks, playgrounds, ball fields, and tennis courts.

(17)

Servants quarters. Living quarters for domestic servants, not to exceed two individuals, shall be permitted as an accessory use.

(18)

(19)

[4]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(20)

(21)

Tennis courts (private for residential use).

(22)

Townhouses (maximum of eight attached units).

Conditional uses. Conditional uses in the R-3 District are as follows:

Amusement parks.

Athletic clubs or bathhouses.

(3)

Barber and beauty shops.

(4)

Cemeteries; shall provide landscaping, screening, and buffering.

(5)

Community buildings, public or private.

(6)

Convenience stores of 3,000 square feet or less.

(7)

DVD and video game rentals and sales.

(8)

Funeral homes or mortuaries.

(9)

Gas pumps (accessory to a grocery or convenience store).

(10)

Golf courses and country clubs.

(11)

Grocery stores of 3,000 square feet or less.

(12)

Halfway houses and quasi-institutional houses.

(13)

Hospitals or overnight clinics.

(14)

Kennels, commercial.

(15)

Mobile home parks.

(16)

Professional offices in historic structures.

(17)

(18)

Recreational vehicle parks.

(19)

Roller skating rinks.

(20)

Schools (public, private, or parochial).

(21)

Swimming pools (public or commercial).

[5]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 250-8.5 R-4 General Residential District.

Development standards. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in R-4 Districts:

(1)

Accessory buildings, subject to the provisions of Article IX.

(2)

Apartments.

(3)

Bed-and-breakfast inns.

(4)

Boardinghouses.

(5)

Churches.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(6)

Condominiums (residential and professional).

(7)

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(8)

(9)

Dwellings: single- or multifamily units, apartments, townhouses and condominiums.

(10)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(11)

Greenhouses (noncommercial), garden sheds, and tool sheds. When detached from the main dwelling, such structures are subject to the provisions of Article IX regarding accessory buildings.

(12)

[3]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(13)

Home occupations, subject to the provisions of § 250-5.3.

(14)

Manufactured homes, subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(15)

Mobile homes, subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(16)

(17)

Mobile home parks, provided a site plan for the development is approved by the Commission and subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(18)

Kennels (private residential).

(19)

(20)

Public parks, playgrounds, ball fields and tennis courts.

(21)

Servants quarters. Living quarters for domestic servants, not to exceed two individuals, shall be permitted as an accessory use.

(22)

(23)

[4]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(24)

(25)

Tennis courts (private for residential use).

(26)

Townhouses (maximum of eight attached units).

(1)

Amusement parks.

(2)

Athletic clubs and bathhouses.

(3)

Barber and beauty shops.

(4)

Cemeteries; shall provide landscaping, screening, and buffering.

(5)

Community buildings, public or private.

(6)

Convenience stores of 3,000 square feet or less.

(7)

DVD and video game rentals and sales.

(8)

Gas pumps (accessory to a grocery or convenience store).

(9)

Golf courses and country clubs.

(10)

Grocery stores of 3,000 square feet or less.

(11)

Halfway houses and quasi-institutional houses.

(12)

Hospitals or overnight clinics.

(13)

Kennels, commercial.

(14)

Offices in historic structures.

(15)

(16)

Recreational vehicle parks.

(17)

Roller skating rinks.

(18)

Schools (public, private, or parochial).

(19)

Swimming pools (public or commercial).

[5]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 250-8.6 C-1 Light Commercial District.

Development requirements. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

(1)

Permitted uses, no conditions.

	Apartments
	Arts and crafts studios
	Bakeries
	Barber shops
	Beauty parlors
	Bicycle sales and service
	Bookstores and stationery shops
	Cigarette and cigar shops
	Clinics (excluding animal clinics)
	Coffee shops and snack bars
	Community buildings (publicly or privately owned)
	Condominiums
	Convenience stores
	Cosmetologist shops
	Delicatessens
	Dressmaking shops
	Dry cleaning and steam cleaning (receiving store)
	DVD and video game rentals and sales
	Florist shops
	Gift shops
	Grocery stores
	Household appliances
	Hobby shops
	Knit and yarn shops
	Laundries (self-service)
	Lessons (art, dance, music and the like)
	Libraries
	Meat and seafood markets
	Messenger services
	Newspaper distribution offices
	Offices, professional and business
	Photographic studios
	Post offices
	Prescription shops
	Private clubs or lodges
	Public parks or playgrounds
	Real estate offices
	Repair shops
	Residences
	Restaurants
	Shoe repair shops
	Tailor shops
	Townhouses
	Variety stores (neighborhood only)

(2)

Permitted uses, with conditions. The following uses are permitted in accordance with stated conditions:

(a)

(b)

Construction yards or buildings (temporary use). Such yard or building shall be removed upon the completion of construction or within three years from the date of the permit, whichever is sooner. Construction yards and buildings shall be maintained in a neat and orderly fashion, and open yards shall be enclosed by a fence of five feet in height. However, there shall be no fence or wall more than three feet in total height above street-curb level located within 30 feet of a street intersection.

(c)

Churches, only when located on an arterial or collector street designated on the City Street Plan.

(d)

Christmas tree sales, temporary and not prior to November 15, provided lots are cleaned and unsold trees are removed by December 31.

(e)

Firewood sales; maximum of 10 cords per business stored on site.

(f)

(g)

Shopping centers (less than two acres), provided a site plan for the entire development is approved.

(h)

(i)

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(j)

(1)

Auto washing establishments.

(2)

Gas pumps (accessory to a grocery or convenience store).

(3)

Grocery or convenience stores (gross floor area exceeding 3,000 square feet).[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(4)

Golf courses and country clubs.

(5)

Halfway houses and quasi-institutional uses.

(6)

Hospitals and overnight clinics.

(7)

Institutions, public, educational, religious and philanthropic.

(8)

Package liquor.

(9)

Recreational vehicle parks.

(10)

Schools (public, private, and parochial).

(11)

Shopping centers (limited to a maximum of five acres).

(12)

Mobile home parks.

§ 250-8.7 C-2 General Commercial District.

Development standards. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in the C-2 District:

(1)

Permitted uses–no conditions:[1]

	Accountant office
	Advertising services
	Animal hospitals and clinics
	Arts and crafts studios
	Auditoriums
	Automobile parking lots
	Auto and camper sales, service and rental
	Automotive equipment and rental
	Bakeries
	Banking and financial institutions
	Barber shops and beauty parlors
	Bathhouses or spas
	Bicycle sales and service
	Boat storage, sales and service
	Bookstores and stationery shops
	Building and other construction-contractor; office only
	Business service establishments
	Butcher shops and meat sales
	Catering
	Chiropractic offices
	Clinics
	Clothing stores and apparel shops
	Coffee shops
	Columbariums
	Community centers or public office buildings
	Condominiums
	Convenience stores
	Convention or exhibition halls
	Country clubs
	Dance halls or music academies
	Dentist offices
	Department shops
	Dressmaking shops
	Drugstores
	Dry cleaning and steam cleaning
	DVD and video game rentals and sales
	Electrical shops and electricians
	Farm machinery
	Farm and ranch products and supplies
	Fast food sales, including drive-in sales
	Firewood sales
	Florist shops
	Food stores
	Frozen food lockers
	Funeral homes, mortuaries (including crematorium)
	Furniture and home furnishing sales
	Gasoline pumps
	Gift shops
	Glass cutting and finishing
	Golf courses
	Grocery stores
	Gymnasiums
	Hardware stores
	Heavy equipment sales
	Hobby shops
	Hospital or overnight clinics
	Hotels and motels
	Household appliance sales, service and repair
	Insurance services
	Institutions, public and quasi-public
	Jewelry manufacturing
	Jewelry stores
	Laboratories (medical, dental, or engineering)
	Laundries (self-service)
	Law offices
	Lessons (art, music, dance, and the like)
	Liquor store-taverns, and package sales
	Lumber and construction
	Materials
	Medical centers
	Microwave radio relay structures
	Mining and mineral evacuation offices
	Motion-picture theaters
	Motorcycle sales and service
	Newspaper establishments, including distribution offices
	Newsstands
	Nursing, convalescent or retirement homes
	Paint sales
	Parking garages
	Pharmacies
	Physicians offices
	Printing shops
	Pet shops or grooming parlors
	Photographic studios and supply stores
	Plant nurseries
	Plumbing and heating shops
	Pool and billiard rooms
	Post offices
	Printing and publishing
	Private clubs or lodges
	Public parks, playgrounds and recreational
	Radio, television, music stores
	Real estate services
	Radio and television broadcasting studios
	Restaurants
	Retail sales
	Roofing and sheet metal shops
	Shoe repair
	Show and sales rooms for business products
	Skating rinks
	Sporting goods stores
	Steam cleaning establishments
	Tailoring
	Taverns and cocktail lounges
	Taxicab transportation
	Telephone exchange stations
	Telegraph and messenger services
	Tire sales and service
	Title and abstracting services
	Townhouses
	Travel agencies
	Upholstery shops
	Variety stores
	Warehouse and storage
	Watch and clock sales and repair

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(2)

Permitted uses—with conditions. The following C-2 District uses are permitted in accordance with stated conditions and upon approval by the Commission:[2]

(a)

(b)

(c)

Automobile body and repair shop; not permitted within 100 feet of any residential district.

(d)

Automobile washing establishment, subject to approval of site and related plans provided for each stall.

(e)

(f)

Bowling alleys, subject to approval of site and related plans. Bowling alleys are prohibited within 300 feet of any residential zoning district.

(g)

Bus or motor freight terminals, only when located on an arterial street as designated on the City Street Plan.

(h)

(i)

Christmas tree sales, temporary and not prior to November 15, provided lots are cleaned and unsold trees are removed by December 31.

(j)

Churches, only when located on an arterial or collector street as designated on the City Street Plan.

(k)

(l)

Drive-in theaters, subject to approval of site and related plans.

(m)

(n)

Miniature golf courses, subject to approval of site and related plans; not permitted within 100 feet of any residential district.

(o)

Mini storage units. Units shall not be used for commercial sales of products, merchandise, service or repair.

(p)

Schools (public, private or trade). Sites shall be located on an arterial or collector street as shown on the City Street Plan.

(q)

Shopping centers, provided site, drainage, and related plans for the entire development are approved.

(r)

[1]

Storage shall be within an enclosed building or within a site-obscuring fence at least six feet in height.

[2]

Vehicles and parts stored at the exterior of the building shall be owned by customers of the business and such storage shall be only for the purpose of repair and return to customers.

[3]

Exterior storage of vehicles shall not remain on the premises for a period exceeding three months.

[4]

There shall be a maximum of five wrecked vehicles stored at the building exterior during any one time.

[5]

Exterior storage shall be a minimum of 100 feet from a residential zoning district.

Wrecker services, in accord with the storage of wrecked vehicle provisions of Subsection C(2)(r) above.

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

Special uses. The following uses require a public hearing and approval of the City Council after recommendation by the Commission:

[Amended 2-7-2005]

	Apartments (ten-unit minimum) and townhouses (R-3 District development standards apply)
	Concrete sales and ready mix
	Correctional facilities and institutions
	Flea markets
	Heavy equipment repair and service
	Kennels (commercial)
	Mobile home parks or subdivisions
	Racetracks
	Recreational vehicle parks
	Stadiums: baseball, football, soccer or track
	Recycling purchase centers
	Transient vendors
	Welding shops

§ 250-8.8 M-1 Light Industrial District.

Development requirements. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in the M-1 District, no conditions:

	Animal hospitals and clinics
	Arts and crafts studios
	Assembly of electronic or mechanical parts and equipment
	Auditoriums
	Automobile repair or body shops
	Auto and camper sales, service, and rental
	Automotive equipment
	Banking and financial institutions
	Barber shops and beauty parlors
	Bathhouses
	Bicycle sales and service
	Boat storage, sales and service
	Bowling alleys
	Bus terminals
	Business service establishments
	Butcher shops and meat sales
	Clothing manufacture
	Coffee shops
	Commercial or trade schools
	Community or public offices
	Concrete sales and ready mix
	Convention or exhibition halls
	Department stores
	Drugstores
	Dry cleaning and steam cleaning
	Electrical shops and electricians
	Fabrication shops
	Farm machinery
	Farm and ranch products and supplies
	Firewood sales and storage
	Food stores
	Freight houses or truck terminals
	Freight warehouses and docks
	Frozen food lockers
	Funeral homes, mortuaries (including crematorium)
	Furniture and home furnishings
	Gasoline stations
	Glass cutting and finishing
	Golf courses
	Grocery stores
	Gymnasiums
	Hardware stores
	Heavy equipment sales, service and repair
	Hotels and motels
	Household appliance sales, service and repair
	Laboratories
	Laboratories (medical, dental or engineering)
	Law offices
	Lessons (art, music, dance, and the like)
	Liquor store-taverns and package sales
	Lumber and construction
	Manufacturing of consumer goods such as appliances, batteries, furniture, garments, tires, blocks and similar products
	Materials
	Medical centers
	Microwave radio relay structures
	Metal work and machine shops
	Miniature golf courses
	Mining and mineral excavation offices
	Motion-picture theaters
	Motorcycle sales, service and repair
	Motor fright terminals
	Newspaper establishments, including distribution office
	Packaging of food products, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and toiletries
	Paint sales
	Pet shops
	Photographic studios and supply stores
	Plant nurseries
	Plumbing and heating shops
	Pool and billiard rooms
	Printing and publishing
	Printing shops
	Processing and compounding of bakery goods, candy or food products
	Public parks, playgrounds and recreational
	Radio and television broadcasting studios
	Restaurants
	Retail sales
	Roofing and sheet metal shops
	Shoe repair
	Show and sales rooms for business products
	Skating rinks
	Steam cleaning establishments
	Storage of products: merchandise, domestic goods and raw materials
	Taverns and cocktail lounges
	Taxicab transportation
	Telephone exchange stations
	Telegraph and messenger services
	Upholstery shops
	Warehousing and storage
	Warehousing or wholesale distribution of goods
	Watch and clock sales and repair
	Welding shops

Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted in accordance with stated conditions and approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission:[1]

(1)

(2)

(3)

Automobile washing establishments, subject to approval of site and related plans provided for each stall.

(4)

(5)

Body shops. Buildings shall be located a minimum of 300 feet from a residential district boundary and shall have Fire Department approval.

(6)

(7)

Drive-in theaters, subject to approval of site and related plans.

(8)

Dwellings, accessory use for a proprietor, resident watchman or caretaker only, provided such use shall be a single-family dwelling located on the same property as the business.

(9)

Flea markets, subject to other requirements of the City Code.

(10)

(11)

Paint shops, mixing, treatment and spraying. The building shall be located 100 feet from any residential zoning district and shall have Fire Department approval.

(12)

(a)

Storage shall be within an enclosed building or within a site-obscuring fence at least six feet in height.

(b)

Vehicles and parts stored at the exterior of a building shall be owned by customers of the business and such storage shall be only for the purpose of repair and return to customers.

(c)

Exterior storage of vehicles shall not remain on the premises for a period exceeding three months.

(d)

There shall be a maximum of 20 wrecked vehicles stored at the building exterior during any one time.

(e)

Exterior storage shall be a minimum of 100 feet from a residential zoning district.

(13)

Swimming pools; permitted only when a protective fence or wall conforming to the requirements of § 250-13.6C of this chapter is provided around the yard, lot or pool area. The pool shall be five feet from any property line, and approval from all utilities is required to ensure overhead safety.

(14)

(15)

Wrecker services, provided vehicle storage conforms to Subsection D(12) above.

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

Special uses. The following uses require a public hearing and approval of the City Council after recommendation by the Commission:

(1)

Asphalt material production plants.

(2)

Kennels, commercial.

(3)

Stables.

(4)

Commercial sand and gravel pits.

(5)

Slaughter or packing houses.

(6)

Racetracks.

(7)

Recreational vehicle parks.

(8)

Junkyards.

(9)

Petroleum or liquefied petroleum gas bulk plants.

(10)

Metal or other used materials, sales, recycling, or purchase centers.

(11)

Mobile home parks.

§ 250-8.9 RR Rural Residential District.

Purpose. The RR District is a low-density semi-rural residential zone comprised primarily of single-family site-built homes, manufactured housing units, and mobile homes.

Development standards. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in RR Districts:

(1)

Detached single-family dwellings.

(2)

Manufactured housing and mobile homes on individual lots or parcels tied down and skirted according to the provisions in Article XI of this chapter.

(3)

Guest dwellings or accessory living quarters.

(4)

All types of horticulture.

(5)

4-H and FFA animal raising in accordance with other applicable regulations.

(6)

Keeping of small animals and fowl in accordance with other applicable regulations.

(7)

Keeping of large animals in accordance with other applicable regulations.

(8)

Recreational courts, including, but not limited to, tennis and other similar uses.

(9)

Home occupations, subject to § 250-5.3.

(10)

Produce stands for agricultural products.

(11)

(12)

Private swimming pools five feet from property lines and surrounded by a fence or wall conforming to the requirements of § 250-13.6C of this chapter.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(13)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(14)

(15)

(16)

Windmills, subject to the same construction standards as television and radio towers.

(17)

The sale of agricultural and farm products, nursery stock, poultry, rabbits, chinchillas, fish, frogs, earthworms, and bees.

Special uses: The following uses require a public hearing and approval of the City Council:

(1)

Boardinghouses and rest homes.

(2)

Cemeteries.

(3)

Child-care centers (six or more children).

(4)

Churches.[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(5)

Community and publicly owned recreational centers, clubhouses, and similarly used buildings and structures open to the public.

(6)

Mobile home parks.

(7)

Mobile home subdivisions.

(8)

Recreational vehicle parks.

(9)

Schools (primary, secondary, private, and parochial).

(10)

Veterinary facilities.

§ 250-8.10 RA Rural Agriculture District.

Development standards. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in RA Districts:

(1)

Detached single-family dwellings.

(2)

Manufactured housing and mobile homes on individual lots or parcels tied down and skirted according to the provisions in Article XI of this chapter.

(3)

Guest dwellings or accessory living quarters.

(4)

All types of horticulture.

(5)

4-H and FFA animal raising in accordance with other applicable regulations.

(6)

Keeping of small animals and fowl in accordance with applicable regulations.

(7)

Keeping of large animals in accordance with other applicable regulations.

(8)

Recreational courts, including but not limited to tennis and other similar uses.

(9)

Home occupations, subject to § 250-5.3.

(10)

Produce stands for agricultural products.

(11)

(12)

Private swimming pools five feet from property lines and surrounded by a fence or wall conforming to the requirements of § 250-13.6C of this chapter.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(13)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(14)

(15)

(16)

Windmills, subject to the same construction standards as television and radio towers.

(17)

The sale of agricultural and farm products, nursery stock, poultry, rabbits, chinchillas, fish, frogs, earthworms and bees.

Special uses. The following uses require a public hearing and approval of the City Council:

(1)

Boardinghouses and rest homes.

(2)

Cemeteries.

(3)

Child-care centers (six or more children).

(4)

Churches.[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(5)

Schools (primary, secondary, private, and parochial).

(6)

Veterinary facilities.

Socorro City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VIII

Zoning Districts

§ 250-8.1 Purpose; types of uses.

§ 250-8.2 R-1 Single Family, Low Density Residential District.

Development requirements. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in R-1 Districts:

(1)

Accessory buildings, subject to the provisions of Article IX.

(2)

(3)

Detached single-family dwellings.

(4)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(5)

Greenhouses (noncommercial), garden sheds, and tool sheds. When detached from the main dwelling, such structures are subject to the provisions of Article IX regarding accessory buildings.

(6)

Home occupations, subject to the provisions of § 250-5.3.

(7)

Manufactured homes, subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(8)

Public parks, playgrounds, ballfields or tennis courts.

(9)

Kennels (private residential).

(10)

Servant quarters. Living quarters for domestic servants, not to exceed two individuals, shall be permitted as an accessory use.

(11)

(12)

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(13)

(14)

Tennis courts (private for residential use).

Conditional uses. The following are conditional uses in the R-1 District:

(1)

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(1)

Bed-and-breakfast inns.

(2)

Cemeteries; shall provide landscaping, screening and buffering.

(3)

Child-care centers (six or more children).

(4)

Churches.

(5)

Community buildings.

(6)

Golf courses and country clubs.

(7)

Offices in historic structures.

(8)

Schools (public, private, university, junior college, and parochial).

[3]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 250-8.3 R-2 Medium Density Residential District.

Development requirements. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in R-2 Districts:

(1)

Accessory buildings, subject to the provisions of Article IX.

(2)

Apartments; maximum of four attached units.

(3)

Condominiums (residential); maximum of four attached units.

(4)

Construction yards or buildings (temporary). Such yard or building shall be removed upon completion of construction or within three years from the date of the permit, whichever is sooner. Construction yards and buildings shall be maintained in a neat and orderly fashion, and open yards shall be enclosed by a fence six feet in height. However, there shall be no fence or wall more than three feet in total height above street-curb level located within 30 feet of a street intersection.

(5)

Dwellings; maximum of four attached dwelling units, not to exceed a maximum density of 10 dwelling units per acre.

(6)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(7)

Greenhouses (noncommercial), garden sheds, and tool sheds. When detached from the main dwelling, such structures are subject to the provisions of Article IX regarding accessory buildings.

(8)

Home occupations, subject to the provisions of § 250-5.3.

(9)

Manufactured homes, subject to the provisions stated in Articles XI and XIV.

(10)

Public parks, playgrounds, ball fields, or tennis courts.

(11)

Kennels (private residential).

(12)

Servants quarters (living quarters for domestic servants), not to exceed two individuals, shall be permitted as an accessory use.

(13)

(14)

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(15)

(16)

Townhouses; maximum of four attached units.

Conditional uses. The following are conditional uses in the R-2 District:

(1)

Bed-and-breakfast inns.

(2)

Boardinghouses.

(3)

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(1)

Athletic clubs or bathhouses.

(2)

Cemeteries; shall provide landscaping, screening and buffering.

(3)

Child-care centers (six or more children).

(4)

Churches.

(5)

Community buildings, public or private.

(6)

Golf courses and country clubs.

(7)

Mobile home subdivisions.

(8)

Nursing or retirement homes (11 or more residents).

(9)

Offices in historic structures.

(10)

Schools (primary, secondary, and parochial).

(11)

Swimming pools (public and commercial).

(12)

Funeral homes or mortuaries.

(13)

Professional offices (gross floor area of 3,000 square feet or less).

[3]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 250-8.4 R-3 High Density Residential District.

Development standards. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in R-3 Districts:

(1)

Accessory buildings, subject to the provisions of Article IX.

(2)

Apartments.

(3)

Bed-and-breakfast inns.

(4)

Boardinghouses.

(5)

Churches.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(6)

Condominiums (residential and professional).

(7)

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(8)

(9)

Dwellings, single- or multifamily units, apartments, townhouses and condominiums.

(10)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(11)

Greenhouses (noncommercial), garden sheds, and tool sheds. When detached from the main dwelling, such structures are subject to the provisions of Article IX regarding accessory buildings.

(12)

[3]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(13)

Home occupations, subject to the provisions of § 250-5.3.

(14)

Manufactured homes, subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(15)

Kennels (private residential).

(16)

Public parks, playgrounds, ball fields, and tennis courts.

(17)

Servants quarters. Living quarters for domestic servants, not to exceed two individuals, shall be permitted as an accessory use.

(18)

(19)

[4]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(20)

(21)

Tennis courts (private for residential use).

(22)

Townhouses (maximum of eight attached units).

Conditional uses. Conditional uses in the R-3 District are as follows:

Amusement parks.

Athletic clubs or bathhouses.

(3)

Barber and beauty shops.

(4)

Cemeteries; shall provide landscaping, screening, and buffering.

(5)

Community buildings, public or private.

(6)

Convenience stores of 3,000 square feet or less.

(7)

DVD and video game rentals and sales.

(8)

Funeral homes or mortuaries.

(9)

Gas pumps (accessory to a grocery or convenience store).

(10)

Golf courses and country clubs.

(11)

Grocery stores of 3,000 square feet or less.

(12)

Halfway houses and quasi-institutional houses.

(13)

Hospitals or overnight clinics.

(14)

Kennels, commercial.

(15)

Mobile home parks.

(16)

Professional offices in historic structures.

(17)

(18)

Recreational vehicle parks.

(19)

Roller skating rinks.

(20)

Schools (public, private, or parochial).

(21)

Swimming pools (public or commercial).

[5]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 250-8.5 R-4 General Residential District.

Development standards. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in R-4 Districts:

(1)

Accessory buildings, subject to the provisions of Article IX.

(2)

Apartments.

(3)

Bed-and-breakfast inns.

(4)

Boardinghouses.

(5)

Churches.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(6)

Condominiums (residential and professional).

(7)

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(8)

(9)

Dwellings: single- or multifamily units, apartments, townhouses and condominiums.

(10)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(11)

Greenhouses (noncommercial), garden sheds, and tool sheds. When detached from the main dwelling, such structures are subject to the provisions of Article IX regarding accessory buildings.

(12)

[3]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(13)

Home occupations, subject to the provisions of § 250-5.3.

(14)

Manufactured homes, subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(15)

Mobile homes, subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(16)

(17)

Mobile home parks, provided a site plan for the development is approved by the Commission and subject to the provisions of Articles XI and XIV.

(18)

Kennels (private residential).

(19)

(20)

Public parks, playgrounds, ball fields and tennis courts.

(21)

Servants quarters. Living quarters for domestic servants, not to exceed two individuals, shall be permitted as an accessory use.

(22)

(23)

[4]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(24)

(25)

Tennis courts (private for residential use).

(26)

Townhouses (maximum of eight attached units).

(1)

Amusement parks.

(2)

Athletic clubs and bathhouses.

(3)

Barber and beauty shops.

(4)

Cemeteries; shall provide landscaping, screening, and buffering.

(5)

Community buildings, public or private.

(6)

Convenience stores of 3,000 square feet or less.

(7)

DVD and video game rentals and sales.

(8)

Gas pumps (accessory to a grocery or convenience store).

(9)

Golf courses and country clubs.

(10)

Grocery stores of 3,000 square feet or less.

(11)

Halfway houses and quasi-institutional houses.

(12)

Hospitals or overnight clinics.

(13)

Kennels, commercial.

(14)

Offices in historic structures.

(15)

(16)

Recreational vehicle parks.

(17)

Roller skating rinks.

(18)

Schools (public, private, or parochial).

(19)

Swimming pools (public or commercial).

[5]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 250-8.6 C-1 Light Commercial District.

Development requirements. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

(1)

Permitted uses, no conditions.

	Apartments
	Arts and crafts studios
	Bakeries
	Barber shops
	Beauty parlors
	Bicycle sales and service
	Bookstores and stationery shops
	Cigarette and cigar shops
	Clinics (excluding animal clinics)
	Coffee shops and snack bars
	Community buildings (publicly or privately owned)
	Condominiums
	Convenience stores
	Cosmetologist shops
	Delicatessens
	Dressmaking shops
	Dry cleaning and steam cleaning (receiving store)
	DVD and video game rentals and sales
	Florist shops
	Gift shops
	Grocery stores
	Household appliances
	Hobby shops
	Knit and yarn shops
	Laundries (self-service)
	Lessons (art, dance, music and the like)
	Libraries
	Meat and seafood markets
	Messenger services
	Newspaper distribution offices
	Offices, professional and business
	Photographic studios
	Post offices
	Prescription shops
	Private clubs or lodges
	Public parks or playgrounds
	Real estate offices
	Repair shops
	Residences
	Restaurants
	Shoe repair shops
	Tailor shops
	Townhouses
	Variety stores (neighborhood only)

(2)

Permitted uses, with conditions. The following uses are permitted in accordance with stated conditions:

(a)

(b)

Construction yards or buildings (temporary use). Such yard or building shall be removed upon the completion of construction or within three years from the date of the permit, whichever is sooner. Construction yards and buildings shall be maintained in a neat and orderly fashion, and open yards shall be enclosed by a fence of five feet in height. However, there shall be no fence or wall more than three feet in total height above street-curb level located within 30 feet of a street intersection.

(c)

Churches, only when located on an arterial or collector street designated on the City Street Plan.

(d)

Christmas tree sales, temporary and not prior to November 15, provided lots are cleaned and unsold trees are removed by December 31.

(e)

Firewood sales; maximum of 10 cords per business stored on site.

(f)

(g)

Shopping centers (less than two acres), provided a site plan for the entire development is approved.

(h)

(i)

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(j)

(1)

Auto washing establishments.

(2)

Gas pumps (accessory to a grocery or convenience store).

(3)

Grocery or convenience stores (gross floor area exceeding 3,000 square feet).[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(4)

Golf courses and country clubs.

(5)

Halfway houses and quasi-institutional uses.

(6)

Hospitals and overnight clinics.

(7)

Institutions, public, educational, religious and philanthropic.

(8)

Package liquor.

(9)

Recreational vehicle parks.

(10)

Schools (public, private, and parochial).

(11)

Shopping centers (limited to a maximum of five acres).

(12)

Mobile home parks.

§ 250-8.7 C-2 General Commercial District.

Development standards. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in the C-2 District:

(1)

Permitted uses–no conditions:[1]

	Accountant office
	Advertising services
	Animal hospitals and clinics
	Arts and crafts studios
	Auditoriums
	Automobile parking lots
	Auto and camper sales, service and rental
	Automotive equipment and rental
	Bakeries
	Banking and financial institutions
	Barber shops and beauty parlors
	Bathhouses or spas
	Bicycle sales and service
	Boat storage, sales and service
	Bookstores and stationery shops
	Building and other construction-contractor; office only
	Business service establishments
	Butcher shops and meat sales
	Catering
	Chiropractic offices
	Clinics
	Clothing stores and apparel shops
	Coffee shops
	Columbariums
	Community centers or public office buildings
	Condominiums
	Convenience stores
	Convention or exhibition halls
	Country clubs
	Dance halls or music academies
	Dentist offices
	Department shops
	Dressmaking shops
	Drugstores
	Dry cleaning and steam cleaning
	DVD and video game rentals and sales
	Electrical shops and electricians
	Farm machinery
	Farm and ranch products and supplies
	Fast food sales, including drive-in sales
	Firewood sales
	Florist shops
	Food stores
	Frozen food lockers
	Funeral homes, mortuaries (including crematorium)
	Furniture and home furnishing sales
	Gasoline pumps
	Gift shops
	Glass cutting and finishing
	Golf courses
	Grocery stores
	Gymnasiums
	Hardware stores
	Heavy equipment sales
	Hobby shops
	Hospital or overnight clinics
	Hotels and motels
	Household appliance sales, service and repair
	Insurance services
	Institutions, public and quasi-public
	Jewelry manufacturing
	Jewelry stores
	Laboratories (medical, dental, or engineering)
	Laundries (self-service)
	Law offices
	Lessons (art, music, dance, and the like)
	Liquor store-taverns, and package sales
	Lumber and construction
	Materials
	Medical centers
	Microwave radio relay structures
	Mining and mineral evacuation offices
	Motion-picture theaters
	Motorcycle sales and service
	Newspaper establishments, including distribution offices
	Newsstands
	Nursing, convalescent or retirement homes
	Paint sales
	Parking garages
	Pharmacies
	Physicians offices
	Printing shops
	Pet shops or grooming parlors
	Photographic studios and supply stores
	Plant nurseries
	Plumbing and heating shops
	Pool and billiard rooms
	Post offices
	Printing and publishing
	Private clubs or lodges
	Public parks, playgrounds and recreational
	Radio, television, music stores
	Real estate services
	Radio and television broadcasting studios
	Restaurants
	Retail sales
	Roofing and sheet metal shops
	Shoe repair
	Show and sales rooms for business products
	Skating rinks
	Sporting goods stores
	Steam cleaning establishments
	Tailoring
	Taverns and cocktail lounges
	Taxicab transportation
	Telephone exchange stations
	Telegraph and messenger services
	Tire sales and service
	Title and abstracting services
	Townhouses
	Travel agencies
	Upholstery shops
	Variety stores
	Warehouse and storage
	Watch and clock sales and repair

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(2)

Permitted uses—with conditions. The following C-2 District uses are permitted in accordance with stated conditions and upon approval by the Commission:[2]

(a)

(b)

(c)

Automobile body and repair shop; not permitted within 100 feet of any residential district.

(d)

Automobile washing establishment, subject to approval of site and related plans provided for each stall.

(e)

(f)

Bowling alleys, subject to approval of site and related plans. Bowling alleys are prohibited within 300 feet of any residential zoning district.

(g)

Bus or motor freight terminals, only when located on an arterial street as designated on the City Street Plan.

(h)

(i)

Christmas tree sales, temporary and not prior to November 15, provided lots are cleaned and unsold trees are removed by December 31.

(j)

Churches, only when located on an arterial or collector street as designated on the City Street Plan.

(k)

(l)

Drive-in theaters, subject to approval of site and related plans.

(m)

(n)

Miniature golf courses, subject to approval of site and related plans; not permitted within 100 feet of any residential district.

(o)

Mini storage units. Units shall not be used for commercial sales of products, merchandise, service or repair.

(p)

Schools (public, private or trade). Sites shall be located on an arterial or collector street as shown on the City Street Plan.

(q)

Shopping centers, provided site, drainage, and related plans for the entire development are approved.

(r)

[1]

Storage shall be within an enclosed building or within a site-obscuring fence at least six feet in height.

[2]

Vehicles and parts stored at the exterior of the building shall be owned by customers of the business and such storage shall be only for the purpose of repair and return to customers.

[3]

Exterior storage of vehicles shall not remain on the premises for a period exceeding three months.

[4]

There shall be a maximum of five wrecked vehicles stored at the building exterior during any one time.

[5]

Exterior storage shall be a minimum of 100 feet from a residential zoning district.

Wrecker services, in accord with the storage of wrecked vehicle provisions of Subsection C(2)(r) above.

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

Special uses. The following uses require a public hearing and approval of the City Council after recommendation by the Commission:

[Amended 2-7-2005]

	Apartments (ten-unit minimum) and townhouses (R-3 District development standards apply)
	Concrete sales and ready mix
	Correctional facilities and institutions
	Flea markets
	Heavy equipment repair and service
	Kennels (commercial)
	Mobile home parks or subdivisions
	Racetracks
	Recreational vehicle parks
	Stadiums: baseball, football, soccer or track
	Recycling purchase centers
	Transient vendors
	Welding shops

§ 250-8.8 M-1 Light Industrial District.

Development requirements. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in the M-1 District, no conditions:

	Animal hospitals and clinics
	Arts and crafts studios
	Assembly of electronic or mechanical parts and equipment
	Auditoriums
	Automobile repair or body shops
	Auto and camper sales, service, and rental
	Automotive equipment
	Banking and financial institutions
	Barber shops and beauty parlors
	Bathhouses
	Bicycle sales and service
	Boat storage, sales and service
	Bowling alleys
	Bus terminals
	Business service establishments
	Butcher shops and meat sales
	Clothing manufacture
	Coffee shops
	Commercial or trade schools
	Community or public offices
	Concrete sales and ready mix
	Convention or exhibition halls
	Department stores
	Drugstores
	Dry cleaning and steam cleaning
	Electrical shops and electricians
	Fabrication shops
	Farm machinery
	Farm and ranch products and supplies
	Firewood sales and storage
	Food stores
	Freight houses or truck terminals
	Freight warehouses and docks
	Frozen food lockers
	Funeral homes, mortuaries (including crematorium)
	Furniture and home furnishings
	Gasoline stations
	Glass cutting and finishing
	Golf courses
	Grocery stores
	Gymnasiums
	Hardware stores
	Heavy equipment sales, service and repair
	Hotels and motels
	Household appliance sales, service and repair
	Laboratories
	Laboratories (medical, dental or engineering)
	Law offices
	Lessons (art, music, dance, and the like)
	Liquor store-taverns and package sales
	Lumber and construction
	Manufacturing of consumer goods such as appliances, batteries, furniture, garments, tires, blocks and similar products
	Materials
	Medical centers
	Microwave radio relay structures
	Metal work and machine shops
	Miniature golf courses
	Mining and mineral excavation offices
	Motion-picture theaters
	Motorcycle sales, service and repair
	Motor fright terminals
	Newspaper establishments, including distribution office
	Packaging of food products, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and toiletries
	Paint sales
	Pet shops
	Photographic studios and supply stores
	Plant nurseries
	Plumbing and heating shops
	Pool and billiard rooms
	Printing and publishing
	Printing shops
	Processing and compounding of bakery goods, candy or food products
	Public parks, playgrounds and recreational
	Radio and television broadcasting studios
	Restaurants
	Retail sales
	Roofing and sheet metal shops
	Shoe repair
	Show and sales rooms for business products
	Skating rinks
	Steam cleaning establishments
	Storage of products: merchandise, domestic goods and raw materials
	Taverns and cocktail lounges
	Taxicab transportation
	Telephone exchange stations
	Telegraph and messenger services
	Upholstery shops
	Warehousing and storage
	Warehousing or wholesale distribution of goods
	Watch and clock sales and repair
	Welding shops

Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted in accordance with stated conditions and approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission:[1]

(1)

(2)

(3)

Automobile washing establishments, subject to approval of site and related plans provided for each stall.

(4)

(5)

Body shops. Buildings shall be located a minimum of 300 feet from a residential district boundary and shall have Fire Department approval.

(6)

(7)

Drive-in theaters, subject to approval of site and related plans.

(8)

Dwellings, accessory use for a proprietor, resident watchman or caretaker only, provided such use shall be a single-family dwelling located on the same property as the business.

(9)

Flea markets, subject to other requirements of the City Code.

(10)

(11)

Paint shops, mixing, treatment and spraying. The building shall be located 100 feet from any residential zoning district and shall have Fire Department approval.

(12)

(a)

Storage shall be within an enclosed building or within a site-obscuring fence at least six feet in height.

(b)

Vehicles and parts stored at the exterior of a building shall be owned by customers of the business and such storage shall be only for the purpose of repair and return to customers.

(c)

Exterior storage of vehicles shall not remain on the premises for a period exceeding three months.

(d)

There shall be a maximum of 20 wrecked vehicles stored at the building exterior during any one time.

(e)

Exterior storage shall be a minimum of 100 feet from a residential zoning district.

(13)

Swimming pools; permitted only when a protective fence or wall conforming to the requirements of § 250-13.6C of this chapter is provided around the yard, lot or pool area. The pool shall be five feet from any property line, and approval from all utilities is required to ensure overhead safety.

(14)

(15)

Wrecker services, provided vehicle storage conforms to Subsection D(12) above.

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

Special uses. The following uses require a public hearing and approval of the City Council after recommendation by the Commission:

(1)

Asphalt material production plants.

(2)

Kennels, commercial.

(3)

Stables.

(4)

Commercial sand and gravel pits.

(5)

Slaughter or packing houses.

(6)

Racetracks.

(7)

Recreational vehicle parks.

(8)

Junkyards.

(9)

Petroleum or liquefied petroleum gas bulk plants.

(10)

Metal or other used materials, sales, recycling, or purchase centers.

(11)

Mobile home parks.

§ 250-8.9 RR Rural Residential District.

Purpose. The RR District is a low-density semi-rural residential zone comprised primarily of single-family site-built homes, manufactured housing units, and mobile homes.

Development standards. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in RR Districts:

(1)

Detached single-family dwellings.

(2)

Manufactured housing and mobile homes on individual lots or parcels tied down and skirted according to the provisions in Article XI of this chapter.

(3)

Guest dwellings or accessory living quarters.

(4)

All types of horticulture.

(5)

4-H and FFA animal raising in accordance with other applicable regulations.

(6)

Keeping of small animals and fowl in accordance with other applicable regulations.

(7)

Keeping of large animals in accordance with other applicable regulations.

(8)

Recreational courts, including, but not limited to, tennis and other similar uses.

(9)

Home occupations, subject to § 250-5.3.

(10)

Produce stands for agricultural products.

(11)

(12)

Private swimming pools five feet from property lines and surrounded by a fence or wall conforming to the requirements of § 250-13.6C of this chapter.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(13)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(14)

(15)

(16)

Windmills, subject to the same construction standards as television and radio towers.

(17)

The sale of agricultural and farm products, nursery stock, poultry, rabbits, chinchillas, fish, frogs, earthworms, and bees.

Special uses: The following uses require a public hearing and approval of the City Council:

(1)

Boardinghouses and rest homes.

(2)

Cemeteries.

(3)

Child-care centers (six or more children).

(4)

Churches.[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(5)

Community and publicly owned recreational centers, clubhouses, and similarly used buildings and structures open to the public.

(6)

Mobile home parks.

(7)

Mobile home subdivisions.

(8)

Recreational vehicle parks.

(9)

Schools (primary, secondary, private, and parochial).

(10)

Veterinary facilities.

§ 250-8.10 RA Rural Agriculture District.

Development standards. Development standards are provided in Article XIV.

Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted by right in RA Districts:

(1)

Detached single-family dwellings.

(2)

Manufactured housing and mobile homes on individual lots or parcels tied down and skirted according to the provisions in Article XI of this chapter.

(3)

Guest dwellings or accessory living quarters.

(4)

All types of horticulture.

(5)

4-H and FFA animal raising in accordance with other applicable regulations.

(6)

Keeping of small animals and fowl in accordance with applicable regulations.

(7)

Keeping of large animals in accordance with other applicable regulations.

(8)

Recreational courts, including but not limited to tennis and other similar uses.

(9)

Home occupations, subject to § 250-5.3.

(10)

Produce stands for agricultural products.

(11)

(12)

Private swimming pools five feet from property lines and surrounded by a fence or wall conforming to the requirements of § 250-13.6C of this chapter.[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(13)

Garage or yard sales or similar uses. Three sales are permitted in a one-year period at a single address. A sale shall not exceed three consecutive days.

(14)

(15)

(16)

Windmills, subject to the same construction standards as television and radio towers.

(17)

The sale of agricultural and farm products, nursery stock, poultry, rabbits, chinchillas, fish, frogs, earthworms and bees.

Special uses. The following uses require a public hearing and approval of the City Council:

(1)

Boardinghouses and rest homes.

(2)

Cemeteries.

(3)

Child-care centers (six or more children).

(4)

Churches.[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(5)

Schools (primary, secondary, private, and parochial).

(6)

Veterinary facilities.