Tyler City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Sections
- DIVISION A. Legal Framework
- Sec. 10-1. Title
- Sec. 10-2. Legal Authority
- Sec. 10-3. Relationship to Other Laws, Rules, and Requirements
- Sec. 10-4. Creation of Building Site
- Sec. 10-5. Certificate of Occupancy
- Sec. 10-6. Classification of Unlisted Uses
- Sec. 10-7. Applicability
- Sec. 10-8. Purposes and Intents
- Sec. 10-10. Interpretations
- Sec. 10-11. Zoning Map
- Sec. 10-12. Legal Nonconforming Lot
- DIVISION B. Transitional Provisions
ARTICLE II
ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION A. Residential Districts
- DIVISION B. Commercial and Mixed Use Districts
- DIVISION C. Industrial Districts
- DIVISION D. Overlay and Special Purpose Districts
ARTICLE III
USE REGULATIONS
Sections
- DIVISION A. Use Table Overview Business Districtsallowed usesResidential Districtsallowed usesIndustrial Districtsallowed usesAgricultural Districtallowed usesUse Table
- Sec. 10-40. Use Groups
- Sec. 10-41. Use Categories and Standards
- Sec. 10-42. Determination of Use Category
- Sec. 10-43. Permitted Uses
- Sec. 10-44. Planned Uses
- Sec. 10-45. Special Uses
- Sec. 10-46. Temporary Uses
- Sec. 10-47. Prohibited Uses
- Sec. 10-48. Residential District Use Table
- Sec. 10-49. Nonresidential District Use Table
- DIVISION B. Use Category Descriptions
- DIVISION C. Limited and Specific Use Standards
- Sec. 10-60. Manufacturing
- Sec. 10-62. Manufactured Home Parks
- Sec. 10-63. Single-Family Attached and Multi-Family Residential Districts
- Sec. 10-64. Outdoor Sales and Promotional Activities
- Sec. 10-65. Planned Districts
- Sec. 10-66. Townhouses
- Sec. 10-67. Two-Family Residences in R-1C
- Sec. 10-68. Gas Stations
- Sec. 10-69. Wireless Transmission Facilities
- Sec. 10-70. Television Satellite Dish Regulations
- Sec. 10-71. Sexually Oriented Businesses
- Sec. 10-72. Display of Sexually Explicit Materials to Minors
- Sec. 10-73. Day Care Center
- Sec. 10-74. Day Care Home (Children or Adult)
- Sec. 10-75. Home Occupations
- Sec. 10-76. Mobile Food Units and Food Truck Parks
- DIVISION D. Accessory Buildings and Structures
- DIVISION E. Temporary Uses
- DIVISION F. Nonconforming Uses and Structures
- DIVISION G. Chapter Exceptions
- DIVISION H. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Sec. 10-93. Local fee levied on alcoholic beverage permits.
- Sec. 10-94. Certification; compliance with City ordinances.
- Sec. 10-95. Sale of beer prohibited in residential/designated zoning districts.
- Sec. 10-96. Sale of alcoholic beverages near churches, public hospitals, public or private schools, day-care centers or child-care facilities; distance requirements.
- Sec. 10-97. Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages near homeless shelters or substance abuse centers.
- Sec. 10-98. Signs, Banners, and Hours of Operation.
- Sec. 10-99. Enforcement; penalty.
ARTICLE IV
SUBDIVISION DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENTS
Sections
- DIVISION A. Subdivisions
- DIVISION B. Lot and Block Design Standards
- DIVISION C. Gated Development Standards
- DIVISION D. Subdivision Improvement Agreement
- DIVISION E. Participation and Escrow Policies
ARTICLE V
STREETS AND THOROUGHFARES
Sections
- DIVISION A. Master Street Plan
- DIVISION B. Street Design Standards
- Sec. 10-160. General
- Sec. 10-161. Alleys
- Sec. 10-162. Curb and Gutter
- Sec. 10-163. Future Connections
- Sec. 10-164. Traffic Buttons and Markings
- Sec. 10-165. Reserve Strips
- Sec. 10-166. Topography and Arrangement
- Sec. 10-167. Cul-de-Sacs
- Sec. 10-168. Dead End Streets
- Sec. 10-169. Street Names and Signs
- Sec. 10-170. Street Lights
- Sec. 10-171. Pavement
- DIVISION C. Street Connectivity
- Sec. 10-180. Purpose
- Sec. 10-181. Applicability
- Sec. 10-184. Collector Street Connectivity Requirement
- Sec. 10-185. Street Layout
- Sec. 10-186. Circulation
- Sec. 10-187. Required Subdivision Access Points
- Sec. 10-188. Relation to Adjoining Street Systems
- Sec. 10-189. Street Jogs
- Sec. 10-190. Large Lot Subdivision
- Sec. 10-191. Through Traffic
- DIVISION D. Private Streets, Alleys, Ways, and Driveways
- Sec. 10-200. Design and Construction Standards
- Sec. 10-201. Streets Excluded
- Sec. 10-202. Homeowner’s Associations Required
- Sec. 10-203. Private Street Lot and Easement
- Sec. 10-204. Construction and Maintenance Cost
- Sec. 10-205. City Utilities
- Sec. 10-206. Plans and Inspections
- Sec. 10-207. Access Restrictions
- Sec. 10-208. Petition to Convert to Public Streets
- Sec. 10-209. Street Sign Standards
- Sec. 10-210. Streets in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
- Sec. 10-211. Private Driveways
- Sec. 10-212. Interference with Public Facilities
- Sec. 10-213. Unduly Hazardous Location Denials
- Sec. 10-214. Construction Standards and Specifications
- Sec. 10-215. Modifications
- Sec. 10-216. Appeals
- Sec. 10-217. Minor Driveways
- Sec. 10-218. Major Driveways
- DIVISION E. Sidewalks
- Sec. 10-230. General Requirements
- Sec. 10-231. Sidewalk Master Plan
- Sec. 10-232. Changing Sidewalk Width or Grade
- Sec. 10-233. Maintenance of Sidewalks and Pedestrian Areas
- Sec. 10-234. Obstruction of Drainage
- Sec. 10-235. Restoration of Surface
- Sec. 10-236. Barricades and Warning Lights Required
- Sec. 10-237. Required Coverings
- Sec. 10-238. Water Meters
- Sec. 10-239. Gutters
- Sec. 10-240. Compliance with Standard Sidewalk Specifications
- Sec. 10-241. Required Sidewalk License, Bond, and Permit
- Sec. 10-242. Appeal
- Sec. 10-243. Sidewalk Bond
- Sec. 10-244. Sidewalk Permits
- Sec. 10-245. Cancellation of Sidewalk Licenses and Permits
- Sec. 10-246. Barriers and Warning Devices
- Sec. 10-247. Indemnification for Damages
- Sec. 10-248. Work Under City Control; Correcting Defects
- Sec. 10-249. Maintenance or Repair Work
- Sec. 10-250. City Participation in Sidewalk Construction
- Sec. 10-251. City-Initiated Sidewalk Improvements
- Sec. 10-252. Citizen-Initiated Sidewalk Improvements
- Sec. 10-253. Liens Against Abutting Property
- DIVISION F. Right-of-Way or Thoroughfare Closure; Name Change
- DIVISION G. Traffic Impact Analysis
ARTICLE VI
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- DIVISION A. Landscaping and Tree Preservation
- Sec. 10-290. Purpose
- Sec. 10-292. Landscaping Requirements
- Sec. 10-294. Landscape Plan Requirements
- Sec. 10-295. Landscape Area Requirements
- Sec. 10-296. Reduction in Required Landscape Area
- Sec. 10-297. Landscape Location Requirements
- Sec. 10-298. Irrigation Required
- Sec. 10-299. Parking Lot Landscaping
- Sec. 10-300. Landscape Requirements for Nonconforming Uses
- Sec. 10-301. Tree Preservation Requirements
- Sec. 10-302. Pre-Development Restrictions on Land Clearing
- Sec. 10-303. Clearing and Grading Permit Required
- Sec. 10-304. Exceptions and Tree removal without a Permit
- Sec. 10-305. Tree Planting Standards and Specifications
- Sec. 10-306. Tree Preservation for Nonconforming Uses
- Sec. 10-307. Landscaping and Tree Preservation Compliance
- Sec. 10-308. Irrigation Standards
- Sec. 10-309. Valid License Required
- Sec. 10-310. Permit Required
- Sec. 10-311. Backflow Prevention Methods and Devices
- Sec. 10-312. Specific Conditions and Cross-Connection Control
- Sec. 10-313. Water Conservation
- Sec. 10-314. Irrigation Plan Design: Minimum Standards
- Sec. 10-315. Design and Installation: Minimum Requirements
- Sec. 10-316. Completion of Irrigation System Installation
- Sec. 10-317. Maintenance, Alteration, Repair, or Service of Irrigation Systems; Reclaimed Water.
- Sec. 10-318. Advertisement Requirements; Contracts; Warranties
- Sec. 10-319. Irrigations Inspectors; Enforcement; Penalties
- DIVISION B. Bufferyards
- DIVISION C. Fences and Walls
- DIVISION D. Screening
- DIVISION E. Off-Street Parking and Loading
- Sec. 10-350. Purpose
- Sec. 10-351. General Requirements
- Sec. 10-352. Retroactive Compliance Not Required
- Sec. 10-353. Access to Adjacent Parking Areas
- Sec. 10-354. Ownership or Control
- Sec. 10-355. Proper Use of Required Parking Space
- Sec. 10-356. Parking Plan and Installation Required
- Sec. 10-357. Parking Space Design Requirements
- Sec. 10-358. Angled Parking
- Sec. 10-359. Joint Use Parking Agreement
- Sec. 10-360. Off-Street Parking Requirements
- Sec. 10-361. Off-Site Parking Allowance
- Sec. 10-362. Shared Parking Arrangements
- Sec. 10-363. Recreational Vehicle Parking & Storage
- Sec. 10-364. Commercial Vehicle Parking in Residential Areas
- DIVISION F. Accessible Parking Requirements
- DIVISION G. Parking Design and Construction Standards
- Sec. 10-380. Surfacing
- Sec. 10-381. Separation from Public Right-of-Way
- Sec. 10-382. Lighting
- Sec. 10-383. Clearance
- Sec. 10-384. Residential Parking Design
- Sec. 10-385. Multifamily and Nonresidential Parking Design
- Sec. 10-386. Parking Requirements for Private Centers
- Sec. 10-387. Off-Street Loading Requirements
- Sec. 10-388. Loading Docks Adjacent to Residential Areas
- Sec. 10-389. Drive-Through Stacking Requirements
- DIVISION H. Sign and Billboard Regulations
- Sec. 10-400. Purpose
- Sec. 10-401. General Sign Regulations
- Sec. 10-402. Exempt Signs
- Sec. 10-403. Prohibited Signs
- Sec. 10-404. Sign Measurements
- Sec. 10-405. Sign Lighting
- Sec. 10-406. Sign Construction and Maintenance Standards
- Sec. 10-407. Abandoned Signs
- Sec. 10-408. Sign Standards in Residential Districts
- Sec. 10-409. Sign Standards in Nonresidential Districts
- Sec. 10-410. Master Signage Plans
- Sec. 10-411. Flags
- Sec. 10-412. Window Signs
- Sec. 10-413. Freestanding Joint Use Signs
- Sec. 10-414. Awning Signs
- Sec. 10-415. Electronic Message Center Signs
- Sec. 10-416. Temporary Signs and Holiday Decorations
- Sec. 10-417. Political Signs
- Sec. 10-418. Sign Code Enforcement
- Sec. 10-419. Projected Image Signs in DBAC
- Sec. 10-430. Billboards
- DIVISION J. Outdoor Lighting
- DIVISION K. Outdoor Sales, Storage, and Display
- Sec. 10-450. General Requirements
- Sec. 10-451. Commercial Establishments
- Sec. 10-452. Temporary Outdoor Sales
- Sec. 10-453. Tents
- Sec. 10-454. Outdoor Transient Vendors (including Mobile Food Vendors)
- Sec. 10-455. Garage Sales
- Sec. 10-456. Outdoor Display and Storage Prohibited
- Sec. 10-457. Portable Storage Units
- Sec. 10-458 Outdoor Vending Machines.
- Sec. 10-459 Donation Containers
ARTICLE VII
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
Sections
- DIVISION A. Drainage and Water Utility Improvements
- DIVISION B. Low Impact Development Alternative
- DIVISION C. Water Facilities
- DIVISION D. Public and Private Utilities
- DIVISION E. Erosion and Sedimentation Control
- Sec. 10-520. Findings of Fact and Purpose
- Sec. 10-522. Methods of Reducing Erosion and Sedimentation Losses
- Sec. 10-523. Establishment of Clearing and Grading Permit
- Sec. 10-524. Compliance with Clearing and Grading Permit
- Sec. 10-525. Abrogation and Greater Restrictions; Interpretation
- Sec. 10-526. Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
- Sec. 10-527. Clearing and Grading Permit Required
- Sec. 10-528. Policies for Issuance
- Sec. 10-529. Clearing and Grading Permit Requirements
- Sec. 10-530. Exemptions
- Sec. 10-531. Revocation or Suspension
- Sec. 10-532. Compliance
- DIVISION F. Control of Post Construction Stormwater Runoff
- Sec. 10-537. General Provisions
- Sec. 10-538. Definitions
- Sec. 10-539. Stormwater Management Plan Requirements
- Sec. 10-540. Waivers to Stormwater Management Requirements
- Sec. 10-541. General Performance Criteria for Stormwater Management
- Sec. 10-542. Basic Stormwater Management Design Criteria
- Sec. 10-543. Requirements for Stormwater Management Plan Approval
- Sec. 10-544. Maintenance and Repair of Stormwater Facilities
- Sec. 10-545. Enforcement and Penalties
- DIVISION G. Floodplain Regulations
- Sec. 10-550. Statutory Authorization
- Sec. 10-551. Findings of Fact
- Sec. 10-552. Statement of Purpose
- Sec. 10-553. Methods of Reducing Flood Losses
- Sec. 10-554. Definitions
- Sec. 10-555. Lands to Which this Division Applies
- Sec. 10-556. Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood Hazard
- Sec. 10-557. Establishment of Floodplain Development Permit
- Sec. 10-558. Compliance
- Sec. 10-559. Abrogation and Greater Restrictions
- Sec. 10-560. Interpretations
- Sec. 10-561. Warning and Disclaimer of Liability
- Sec. 10-562. Designation of Floodplain Administrator
- Sec. 10-563. Duties and Responsibilities of Floodplain Administrator
- Sec. 10-564. Permit Procedures
- Sec. 10-565. Variance Procedures
- Sec. 10-566. General Standards for Flood Hazard Reduction
- Sec. 10-567. Specific Standards for Flood Hazard Reduction
- Sec. 10-568. Standards for Subdivision Proposals
- Sec. 10-569. Floodways
- Sec. 10-570. City's Participation in Flood Control
- Sec. 10-571 Severability
- Sec. 10-572 Penalties for Non Compliance
ARTICLE VIII
DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL PROCEDURES
Sections
- DIVISION A. General/Common Procedures
- Sec. 10-580. Form of Application
- Sec. 10-581. Preapplication Consultations
- Sec. 10-582. Application Processing Cycles
- Sec. 10-583. Application Filing Fees
- Sec. 10-584. Application Completeness, Accuracy, and Sufficiency
- Sec. 10-585. Public Hearings
- Sec. 10-586. Public Hearing Notices
- Sec. 10-587. Burden of Proof or Persuasion
- Sec. 10-588. Conditions of Approval
- Sec. 10-589. Vested Rights
- Sec. 10-590. Review Authority
- DIVISION B. Development Code Text Amendments
- DIVISION C. Zoning Map Amendments (Rezoning)
- Sec. 10-610. Authority to File
- Sec. 10-611. Applications for Planned District Rezonings
- Sec. 10-612. Notice of Hearing
- Sec. 10-613. Review and Report - Planning Director
- Sec. 10-614. Hearing and Recommendation - Planning and Zoning Commission
- Sec. 10-615. Appeals
- Sec. 10-616. Council Action
- Sec. 10-617. Review and Approval Criteria
- Sec. 10-618. Review and Approval Criteria for Planned District Rezoning
- Sec. 10-619. Reconsideration
- Sec. 10-620. Amendment of Site Development Plans
- DIVISION. D. Subdivisions
- Sec. 10-630. General
- Sec. 10-631. Preliminary Plat
- Sec. 10-632. Standards for Approval
- Sec. 10-633. Approval Procedure
- Sec. 10-634. Amendments to Preliminary Plat
- Sec. 10-635. Final Plat
- Sec. 10-636. Replatting
- Sec. 10-637. Amending Plats
- Sec. 10-638. Plat Vacation
- Sec. 10-639. Waivers and Modifications of Subdivision Design/Improvement Standards
- Sec. 10-640. Pre-plat agreements authorized.
- Sec. 10-641. Administrative plat authorized
- DIVISION E. Site Development Plan Review
- Sec. 10-650. Applicability
- Sec. 10-651. Waiver of Site Development Plan Requirement
- Sec. 10-652. Application Requirements
- Sec. 10-653. Site Development Plan Approval
- Sec. 10-654. Existing Site Conditions
- Sec. 10-655. Lapse of Site Development Plan Approval
- Sec. 10-656. Administrative Approval of Site Plan Modifications
- DIVISION F. Variances
- DIVISION G. Appeals of Planning Department Administrative Decisions
- DIVISION H. Landscaping and Tree Preservation
- DIVISION I. HISTORIC DISTRICT OVERLAY DESIGNATION
ARTICLE IX
PERMITS
Sections
- DIVISION A. Special Use Permits
- Sec. 10-720. Purpose
- Sec. 10-721. Authority to File
- Sec. 10-722. Application Procedure
- Sec. 10-723. Application and Processing Requirements
- Sec. 10-724. Notice of Hearing
- Sec. 10-725. Planning and Zoning Commission Action
- Sec. 10-726. Review Criteria
- Sec. 10-727. Development Standards and Review Guidelines
- Sec. 10-728. Conditions
- Sec. 10-729. Appeal of a Special Use Permit
- DIVISION B. Temporary Use Permits
- DIVISION C. Development Related Permits.
- Sec. 10-751. Erosion and Sedimentation Control Permit
- Sec. 10-752. Establishment of Development Permit
- Sec. 10-753. Compliance and Development Permit
- Sec. 10-754. Abrogation and greater restrictions; interpretation
- Sec. 10-755. Designation of Administrator
- Sec. 10-756. Grading Permit Required
- Sec. 10-757. Policies for Issuance
- Sec. 10-758. Grading Permit Requirements
- Sec. 10-759. Exemptions
- Sec. 10-760. Revocation or Suspension
- Sec. 10-761. Compliance
- DIVISION D. Sign Permit
ARTICLE X
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- DIVISION A. Review and Approval Bodies
- DIVISION B. Fees
ARTICLE XI
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Sections
- DIVISION A. Designation of Landmarks and Districts
- DIVISION B. Certificate of Appropriateness
- Sec. 10-785. Applicability
- Sec. 10-786. Authority to File
- Sec. 10-787. Notice and Hearing by Historical Preservation Board
- Sec. 10-788. Review Process for Certificates of Appropriateness or Certificats of Demolition
- Sec. 10-789. Certificate of Appropriateness Issuance
- Sec. 10-790. Building Permit Issuance.
- Sec. 10-791. Temporary Emergency Repairs
- Sec. 10-792. Alteration or Demolition of Historic Landmarks
- DIVISION C. Tax Abatement
ARTICLE XII
ANNEXATION
Sections
- DIVISION A. Boundary Extension and Annexation
ARTICLE XIII
DEFINITIONS
Sections
- DIVISION A. Definitions
- DIVISION B. Word Usage and Interpretations