Whitesboro City Zoning Code
SPECIAL PARKING
AREA REGULATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
§ 154.070 STORAGE AND PARKING OF TRAILERS AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
Commercial vehicles and trailers of all types, including travel, camping, hauling, motor homes and mobile homes shall not be parked or stored on any lot occupied by a dwelling or on any lot in any residential district except in accordance with the following provisions:
(A) Not more than one commercial vehicle, which does not exceed one and one-half tons rated capacity, shall be permitted; and in no case shall a commercial vehicle used for hauling explosives, gasoline or other liquefied petroleum products be permitted.
(B) A camping or travel trailer or motor home shall not be occupied either temporarily or permanently while it is parked or stored in any area within the incorporated limits except in a trailer court authorized under the ordinances of the city.
(Ord. 927, passed 4-12-05) Penalty, see § 154.999
§ 154.071 OPEN SPACES.
(A) An open space or lot area required for an existing building or structure shall not be counted as open space for any other building or structure.
(B) Open eaves, cornices, window sills, and belt courses may project into any required yard distance not to exceed two feet. Open uncovered porches may project into a front or rear yard a distance not to exceed five feet. Fences, walls and hedges in residential districts may be erected in any required yard, or along the edge of any yard, provided that no fence, wall or hedge located in front of the front building line shall exceed three feet in height, and no other wall or fence shall exceed eight feet in height.
(C) Where the dedicated street right-of-way is less than 50 feet, the front yard depth shall be determined by measuring 50 feet back from the center line of the street easement.
(D) No dwelling shall be erected on a lot which does not abut on at least one street, at least 50 feet in width, for at least 35 feet. A street shall form the direct and primary means of ingress and egress for all dwelling units. Alleys, where they exist, shall form only a secondary means of ingress and egress. Accessory buildings which are not part of the main building may be built in the rear yard.
(E) No minimum lot sizes are prescribed for commercial and industrial uses. It is the intent of this chapter that lots of sufficient size be used by any business or industry to provide adequate parking, unloading and loading space required for operation of the enterprise.
(F) On any corner lot on which a front and side yard is required, no wall, fence, sign, structure or any plant growth which obstructs sight lines at elevations between two feet, six inches and six feet above any portion of the crown of the adjacent roadway shall be maintained in a triangle formed by measuring from the point of intersection of the front and exterior side lot lines a distance of 30 feet along the front and side lot lines and connecting the points so established to form a right triangle on the area of the lot adjacent to the street intersection, 15 feet along the back and side lot lines and connecting the points so established to form a right triangle on the area of the lot adjacent to the street and alley intersection, seven and one-half feet along the back lot lines and all driveways connecting the points so established to form a right triangle on the area of the lot adjacent to the alley and driveway intersections.
(G) No accessory building shall be constructed upon a lot until the construction of the main building has been actually commenced, and no accessory building shall be used unless the main building on the lot is also being used.
(H) Whenever one or more residential, institutional, commercial or industrial buildings are proposed to be located in a cluster or grouping which has different arrangement, orientation or other site planning variation from that of other building, structures or uses in the area or on adjacent properties, the architectural design, location, orientation, service and parking areas of such buildings shall be planned so as not to adversely affect the use of adjacent or other properties in the area, as determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(I) An ornamental fence exceeding six feet in height shall have a ratio of solid portion to open portion not in excess of one to four.
(Ord. 927, passed 4-12-05; Am. Ord. 1200, passed 11-1-22) Penalty, see § 154.999
§ 154.072 VISION CLEARANCE.
On any corner lot on which front and side yards are required, no wall, fence, structure, sign, tree, shrub or hedge may be maintained as to cause danger to traffic by obstructing the view and when topography prevents a clear view, this bank shall be removed.
(Ord. 927, passed 4-12-05) Penalty, see § 154.999
§ 154.073 BUILDING LINES.
(A) The front building line of the main building hereafter constructed in residence districts, or altered in such manner as to change the position of such front building line, shall be located the distance required from the front lot line as may be required in the residential district in which such dwellings are located.
(B) Open porches of dwellings may extend into the front yard a distance of ten feet from the main line of the building. Cornices and eaves of the main building may project not more than three feet into the front yard.
(Ord. 927, passed 4-12-05) Penalty, see § 154.999
§ 154.074 LOT AREA.
On any lot separately owned on the date this chapter becomes effective, a single family dwelling may be erected even though such lot has less area than required by these qualifications.
(Ord. 927, passed 4-12-05)
§ 154.075 LOCATION OF DWELLINGS AND BUILDINGS.
Only one main building for single family, with permitted accessory buildings, may be located upon a lot or unplatted tract. Every dwelling shall face or front upon a street or officially approved place, other than an alley, which means of access shall have a minimum width of 35 feet. Where a lot or tract of land is used for commercial or industrial purposes, more than one main building may be located upon the lot but only when such buildings conform to all the open space, parking and density requirements applicable to the uses and district, when all such main buildings face upon a street or officially approved place, other than an alley.
(Ord. 927, passed 4-12-05) Penalty, see § 154.999