In Commercial District "C", buildings, structures or premises may be erected or structurally altered and arranged or designed to be used for one or more of the following uses:

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Retail shops;

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Restaurants, cafes, and cafeterias which do not serve, sell, or distribute alcoholic beverages; and restaurants, cafes, and cafeterias which serve alcoholic beverages to customers in conjunction with the sale of food prepared and served by the restaurant or cafe, and which do not have designated areas or seating for the service, sale, distribution, or consumption of alcoholic beverages; provided, however, designated areas or seating for the service and consumption of alcoholic beverages by restaurant or cafe customers awaiting the availability of seating for the service of food prepared and served by the restaurant or cafe are permitted. Alcoholic beverage shall have the definition contained in the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, as amended.(Ordinance 194)

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Professional and business offices and clinics; and

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Any use permitted by this Ordinance in Dwelling District "A".

Uses expressly prohibited in Commercial District "C" are:

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Retail shops performing vehicular and heavy machinery repair; shops that require outside bulk storage; convenience retail food stores; pornography shops and massage parlors;

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Drive-in and/or drive-through restaurants, cafes and/or cafeterias;

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Drive-in and/or drive through facilities connected with or part of a professional and business office or clinic:

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Storage, handling, processing or manufacturing of any material which is dangerous by reason of explosive, inflammable. radioactive, or other dangerous qualities;

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Manufacturing, commercial or industrial activity which is harmful to adjoining residents or property by reason of the emission or creation of odors, dust, fumes, gas, smoke, noise or air-borne particles that may be harmful to life, health or property;

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Storage, processing or dealing in scrap iron, junk, scrap paper, rags or automobile wrecking yards;

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Multi-family dwellings, hotels or motels.

Any pre-existing commercial uses other than those permitted uses listed above are non-conforming uses and are governed by Section Eight of this Ordinance.

The following building restrictions shall be complied with in the erection of any building or structure in Commercial District "C":

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No building or structure, designed or arranged to be used for any commercial, trade, business or professional use, shall be erected within thirty (30) feet of Dwelling District "A" as described in this Ordinance.

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All buildings shall be Set back thirty (30) feet from the front property lines, except where buildings and structures front on a Major Thoroughfare as defined in Section Three and then they shall be Set back forty (40) feet from the front property line and face on the Major Thoroughfare; provided, further, that any building shall be Set back a minimum of fifty (50) feet from I-10 or any public access road adjacent to I-10. (Ordinance 2011-05 adopted 2-15-11)

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All buildings shall have a Setback of ten (10) feet from side and rear property lines. (Ordinance 128)

No building or structure shall exceed thirty-nine (39) feet in height exclusive of such appurtenances as antennae, water cooling towers and mechanical equipment enclosures which shall not exceed a ten (10) foot height above the roof and be located no closer than ten (10) feet to the building's external wall.

No building or structure, designed or arranged to be used for any commercial, trade, business or professional use, shall be created or used upon any tract of land situated in Commercial District "C" and directly adjoining any portion of Dwelling District "A" until and unless a solid wall, made with masonry or wood material and being not less than eight feet (8') in height at all points shall have been erected along the entire property line between the lot of land upon which such building or structure is to be erected and such Dwelling District "A". Such wall shall be properly maintained by the commercial property owner(s) at all times. A building permit shall be required for such construction and accompanied by a fee as set forth in the City Fee Schedule. (Ordinance 231)

(Ordinance 2006-29 adopted 11-14-06)

All outdoor lighting shall be located, screened or shielded so that adjacent residential Lots or structures are not directly illuminated.

Points of ingress and egress for the site shall be so laid out as to minimize possible conflicts with traffic on adjacent Major Thoroughfares.

is located in Commercial District "C", the building limitations and restrictions for such use which apply in Dwelling District "A" shall likewise apply to that use in Commercial District "C".

All of the above provisions are enforceable through those criminal and civil procedures set forth in Section Two.

Those lawful uses of land or structures existing at the time of the Effective date of this Ordinance which are rendered non-conforming by this Ordinance's passage may be continued as a non-conforming use under the provisions of Section Eight.

Reference to Section Three should be made for the definition of certain terms in the above provisions and the definition as set out in Section Three shall be controlling.