The greater downtown zoning districts shall include all areas within the boundaries of the following:

Starting at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Wichita River Trail, heading east following the north side of the Wichita River Trail to intersection of the Wichita River Trail and the BNSF railroad;

Continuing south following the west side of the BNSF railroad to the intersection of BNSF railroad and Ohio Avenue to the intersection of Ohio Avenue and 6th Street;

Continuing east along 6th Street to the intersection of 6th Street and the alley to the intersection of 7th Street and La Salle;

Continuing east along 7th Street to the intersection of 7th Street and the west side of the BNSF railroad;

Continuing south along the west side of the BNSF railroad to the intersection of the BNSF railroad and Spur 447 Overpass;

Continuing southeast along the northern side of Spur 447 Overpass as it transitions into Kell Boulevard to the intersection of Kell Boulevard and east side of Central East Freeway;

Continuing north along the east side of Central East Freeway as it transitions into Broad Street to the intersection of Broad Street and the Wichita River Trail.

In the downtown zoning districts, if a building, structure or parcel of land becomes vacant, ceases operations and remains unoccupied for a period of one (1) year or more in the greater downtown core, then all nonconforming rights shall be deemed to be permanently abandoned. The use of the premises/structure/land parcel(s) shall be in conformance with the uses outlined in the downtown use table, as adopted in the city code, for the identified special downtown zoning districts (section 3750 - CBD, GC-D, RDD-D and LI-D). section 6146 (nonconforming uses) outlines an appeal mechanism through filing an application for a conditional use permit (section 7200) with the planning and zoning commission specifically stating the reasons for which the applicant believes the nonconforming use status should be extended beyond the one (1) year expiration time frame.

It is recognized that new types of land use will arise in the future, and forms of land use not presently anticipated may seek to locate in the downtown core of the City of Wichita Falls. In order to provide for such changes and contingencies, a determination as to the appropriate classification of any new or unlisted form of land use in the Downtown Use Table shall be done through the rezone/amendment application process. Interested persons may submit the rezone/amendment application and associated fees to be processed by the Wichita Falls Planning Division staff with a recommendation regarding appropriateness of the proposed land use provided to the Planning and Zoning Commission for their consideration. The Planning and Zoning Commission will consider the application merits and render a recommendation (approve or disapprove) for City Council's final review and determination.