A detached structure that is clearly incidental and subordinate to the main building or use and that is lesser in height than the main building, conforms to the minimum exterior construction standards for the main building, and is architecturally compatible in design to the principal structure.

A detached structure clearly accessory to a principal use on the same site. Structure shall clearly be incidental and subordinate to the main building or use, is lesser in height and square footage than the main building, and is used for human habitation.

A detached structure that is clearly incidental and subordinate to the main building or use and that is lesser in height/square feet than the main building. Accessory buildings include garages, storage sheds, gazebos, cabanas, storm shelters, and similar structures. An accessory building may be used for hobbies insofar as such activities are an accessory use only and are not offensive by reason of odor, noise, or manner of operation. Residential accessory buildings cannot be used for commercial or business purposes.

A use customarily incidental, appropriately compatible, and subordinate to the principal use of land or building(s) and located upon the same lot therewith.

The use of land for the temporary storage of aggregates, including but not limited to sand and gravel, etc., for sale or use in the production of cement or asphalt.

A premises wherein any alcoholic beverage is manufactured or distilled and stored for future sale to the public or wholesale.

A place providing any beverage containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume, which is capable of use for beverage purposes, either alone or when diluted for sale. For more detail, refer to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, section 1.04 (definitions), as amended.

A business that specializes in the sales and limited service of motorized off-highway vehicles, including but not limited to ATV, UTVs, and golf carts designed to travel on three or four low-pressure or nonpneumatic tires, having a seat designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering control. ATVs are subdivided into two types as designated by the manufacturer:

A check cashing service/payday advance/loan business or a motor vehicle title loan business. This does not include state or federally chartered banks, community development financial institutions, savings and loans, credit unions, or regulated lenders licensed in accordance with chapter 342 of the Texas Finance Code, unless that regulated lender also offers services as a credit service organization or a credit access business under chapter 393 of the Texas Finance Code.

A facility for the dispatch, indoor storage, and provisioning of emergency medical care vehicles.

An enterprise wholly enclosed in a building which is treated acoustically so that noise generated by the enterprise is not perceptible at the boundary property line and including, but not limited to, a bowling alley, gun range, health club, arcade, or billiard parlor.

Refer to section 6600 - temporary use regulations.

An enterprise offering entertainment or games of skill to the general public for a fee or charge wherein any portion of the activity takes place in the open including, but not limited to, a drive-in theater, merry-go-round, golf driving range, archery range, and miniature golf course.

A commercial business establishment including a mobile grooming unit where animals, for a fee, are bathed, clipped, or combed to enhance their aesthetic value, health, or both.

Any lot, building, structure, enclosure, or premises used for commercial purposes wherein one or more dogs and/or cats, 16 weeks of age or older, are kept or maintained for profit, including animal day-care facilities and veterinary clinics/hospitals.

A retail establishment engaged in the selling of works of art, furniture, or other artifacts of an earlier period, with all sales, and storage occurring inside a building.

A retail establishment engaged in the selling of works of art, furniture, or other artifacts of an earlier period, with outside sales and storage of goods.

Retail stores where clothing is sold, such as department stores, dry goods and shoe stores, dress, and millinery shops.

A retail establishment engaged in the rental, service or repair of small or major appliances. The maintenance and rehabilitation of appliances customarily used in the home. This definition includes, but is not limited to washing and drying machines, refrigerators, dishwashers, trash compactors, ovens and ranges, countertop kitchen appliances, vacuum cleaners, and hair dryers.

Nonportable equipment used for domestic functions, including but not limited to washers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, and stoves.

A portable device or instrument used for domestic functions, including but not limited to vacuum cleaners, televisions, toasters, hair dryers, mixers, fans, radios, and food processors.

A pool, spa, special aquatic activity device, public interactive water feature, fountain or venue that may be used for swimming or bathing, or other regulated water body as defined by state aquatic facility regulations.

Any aquatic facility located on private, single-family residential property under the control of the homeowner or tenant, the use of which is limited to members of the homeowner's or tenant's family or invited guests.

Any aquatic facility which is intended to be used by the general public for swimming, bathing or other related purposes and is operated by an owner, lessee, operator, licensee or concessionaire, regardless of whether a fee is charged for use.

Refer to shooting range definition.

An office where persons are recruited for military training and employment; specifically, by the military for service in the United States military branches (e.g. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corp., Navy and Space Force, etc.)

An institution, facility or person that specializes in the collection, display, and distribution of objects of art or science that is open to the public and includes the sale of these objects.

Refer to studio definition.

A facility utilized for the fitting or joining of parts of a mechanism by means of fasteners, nuts and bolts, screws, glue, welding, or other similar technique. Industrial assembly does not include the construction, stamping, or reshaping of any of the component parts.

A building, area, or areas within a building used for the public sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or equipment to the highest bidder. This definition excludes therefrom an auction, the principal purpose of which is the sale of livestock or motor vehicles.

A business that specializes in the sale and/or installation of equipment, devices, accessories, enhancements and modifications, other than those that are offered by the auto manufacturer specifically for that auto model, or that are installed by the auto dealership.

A place where vehicles, operable or inoperable, are offered for sale to persons who bid on the vehicles in competition with each other.

Establishment for the repair and/or painting of motor vehicle bodies but does not include facilities for the sale of fuels, lubricants, or automotive accessories, or for mechanical or electrical repairs.

Retail sales of new automobiles or light load vehicles. This definition may include, as an accessory use/minor part of the business, the sale of used automobiles or light load vehicles.

Retail sales or the offering for sale of used automobiles or light load vehicles. Outdoor display or storage may be permissible in accordance with the respective definitions and use regulations for outside display and outside storage.

A facility which provides automobile-related services such as applying paint protectors, interior and exterior cleaning and polishing as well as installation of after-market accessories such as tinting, auto alarms, spoilers, sunroofs, headlight covers, and similar items. However, engine degreasing or similar automobile cleaning services shall not be included under this definition.

A business that specializes principally in the repair and replacement of auto glass and may include service of tinting auto glass for licensed vehicles.

A facility that provides temporary outdoor storage for wrecked motor vehicles that are usually awaiting insurance adjustment or transport to a repair shop or to be claimed by titleholders or their agents. No vehicle shall be stored at said facility for more than 45 days.

A custom shop with the ability to fabricate new exhaust pipes or replace segments of an existing exhaust system, services for cutting a piece of replacement pipe, bending it and welding it back together to look and function as if it were new off the factory floor; related services may include transmission repairs and/or rebuilding the system for licensed vehicles.

The use of any building or other premises for the display and sale of new or rebuilt parts for automobiles, panel trucks, vans, trailers, or recreation vehicles.

The use of any building or other premises for the display and sale of new or rebuilt parts for automobiles, panel trucks, vans, trailers, or recreation vehicles.

Any lot or tract upon which two or more motor vehicles of any kind, which are incapable of being operated due to condition or lack of license, have been placed for the purpose of obtaining parts for recycling or resale.

Any commercial building or structure, premises or other place used to supply motor fuels (including alternative fuels such as natural gas or hydrogen), lubricants, tires, batteries, and other small accessories to motor vehicles, and where repair work is not done. Automobile maintenance is only permitted in conjunction with a service station. No wrecked vehicle storage permitted.

The storage or impoundment of operable automobiles on a lot or tract for the purpose of holding such vehicles for sale or distribution. The subject lot or tract must be paved in accordance with the city's parking lot paving requirement.

Refer to auto/motor repair, minor or automotive care center definition.

Any legal entity, corporation, partnership, or individual person, either as principal, agent, or employee, in the business of removing, towing, and/or storing wrecked, disabled, or abandoned automobiles or other vehicles by the use of a wrecker or other towing device.

General repair or reconditioning of engines, air-conditioning systems, or transmissions for motorcycles, motor vehicles; wrecker service; collision services, including body, frame, or fender straightening or repair; customizing; vehicle steam cleaning; undercoating and rustproofing; those uses listed under auto repair, minor; and other similar auto related uses.

Minor repair or replacement of parts, tires, tubes, and batteries; diagnostic services; minor motor services such as grease, oil, spark plug, and filter changing; tune-ups; emergency road service; replacement of starters, alternators, hoses, brake parts; automobile washing and polishing; performing state inspections, upholstery work, and making minor repairs necessary to pass said inspection; normal servicing of air-conditioning systems, and other similar minor services for motorcycles or motor vehicles except heavy load vehicles, but not including any operation named under auto repair, major or any other similar use. No retail fuel sales occur on-site. Vehicles which are inoperative or are being repaired may not remain parked outside for a period greater than seventy-two (72) hours.

Rental of automobiles, motorcycles, vans, light trucks, or other light load vehicles, including incidental parking and provisioning of vehicles for rent or lease.

A school established in accordance with Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) regulations in which person(s) are registered to conduct or offer instruction or training in operation of motor vehicles in preparation of an applicant for examination to obtain a learner's license, driving license or professional driving permit, wishing to drive motor vehicles receive instruction in driving motor vehicles.

A self-propelled mechanical vehicle designed for use on streets and highways for the conveyance of goods and people.

A facility used to wash motorcycles, automobiles, or other light load vehicles. Use options for either: full service or self-service.

A facility that fabricates awnings from various material sources, including but not limited to textiles, metal or wood, by processing raw materials into a finished product.

An industry that converts plastic resins into various films, sheets and bags. Final products are used by manufacturers for packing and storing products, by retailers for transporting merchandise and by consumers for household purposes. Industry operators also form, coat or laminate plastic film and sheets into single-wall or multi-wall plastic bags.

An establishment in which a bail bond surety provides bond services as regulated and licensed under the Texas Occupations Code.

A manufacturing facility for the production and distribution of baked goods and confectioneries to retail outlets.

An establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of baked products with on-site consumption but no drive-through.

An establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of baked products for off-site consumption. The products may be prepared either on- or off-site.

A bakery in which there is permitted the production and/or wholesaling of baked goods, but where over-the-counter or other retail dispensing of baked goods shall be prohibited.

An establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue of money, the extension of credit, or facilitating the transmission of funds.

Financial establishment with a facility including provisions for the conduct of banking services directly to the occupants of motor vehicles.

A fixed establishment or place where one or more persons engage in the practice of barbering.

Any establishment where cosmetology services are provided including hair care, nail care, and skin care on a regular basis for compensation.

Per section 5700 bed and breakfast regulations, means a structure that is at least 50 years old or is a designated city historic landmark, and contains no more than ten guest rooms, where short-term lodging, with or without meals, is provided for compensation. Limited social functions such as receptions and private parties, with or without food service, may also be provided. However, this definition shall not permit the operation of a restaurant for customers other than the occupants of the guest rooms and their guests, or the invitees to the reception or private parties. The operator of the inn shall reside on the premises.

Per section 5700 bed and breakfast regulations, an owner-occupied dwelling unit that is at least 50 years old or is a designated city historic landmark, and contains no more than five guest rooms, where short-term lodging, with or without meals, is provided for compensation.

A business specializing in the sale of new bicycles, and the purchase and restoration/repair of used bicycles for resale. In addition, may stock replacement parts for the types of bicycles they sell as well as a variety of safety equipment/accessories such as, but not limited to, helmets, gloves, and reflective gear.

Every device propelled by human power upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels.

A building or portion thereof having within its premises three (3) or more pool tables or billiard tables, or combination thereof, regardless of size, and whether activated manually or by the insertion of a coin, token, or other mechanical device.

A facility used primarily for the conduct of bingo or domino games, open to the public and not in a subsidiary nature to another use.

A dwelling, or part thereof, in which lodging is provided by the owner or operator to more than three boarders.

A retail sales and service use in which marine goods are rented or sold primarily for use on various watercraft. Examples of goods sold include boats, personal watercraft, navigational instruments, marine hardware and paints, nautical publications, nautical clothing, or marine engines.

A structure or series of racks located landward of the ordinary high water mark that provide dry places and easy access for removing and returning boats, kayaks, jet skis, etc., from the water via a lift or hoist. A dry dock may be part of a boat livery or boat yard but shall not be permitted as part of a marina.

A facility (which could include a boat repair garage, boat storage yard) where boats/watercraft are repaired and stored until repairs are completed.

A retail establishment that, as its primary business, engages in the sale, rental, or other charge-for-use of books, magazines, newspapers, greeting cards/stationary, postcards, DVDs, computer software, or any other printed or electronically conveyed information or media, excluding any adult bookstore, and adult theatre.

A commercial enterprise whose output is the bottling of beverages for distribution.

An establishment that devotes more than 50 percent of its gross floor area to bowling lanes, equipment, and playing area, with customary accessory uses such as snack bars.

Materials, tools, and hardware customarily used in the construction of buildings and other structures, including facilities for storage of materials for retail sales outside the main building.

A furniture fabrication facility used to create cabinets or upholster other furniture.

An industry producing confectionery, such as hard candies, gum, candied fruits, fudge, halvah, marshmallows and toffee, as well as breakfast bars. Finished goods are distributed to confectionery and grocery wholesalers and retailers. The industry does not produce chocolates, chocolate confectionery, ice cream or frozen yogurt.

A building or group of buildings containing a plant assembly where food is sealed in air-tight cans, tins or jars for preservation.

A dwelling located on a premises and occupied only by a caretaker or guard employed on the premises.

A premises where timber is fashioned by hand or by the use of light portable machinery or where wood carving, cutting or assembling is conducted.

An establishment in which the principal use is the preparation of food and meals on the premises, and where such food and meals are delivered to another location for consumption.

A facility engaged in the manufacture, sorting, grading, mixing, or storage of concrete, cement, hydrated lime, or a combination of these or similar products, including any apparatus incidental to such activities.

Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including columbaria, crematoria, mausoleums and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with and within the boundaries of such cemetery.

Refer to commissary/commercial kitchen definition.

An official certificate issued by the city through the building official that indicates a building, structure, or use has been constructed or will be used in conformance with the zoning ordinance, building codes, and all other applicable municipal codes; may be referred to as an occupancy permit.

Refer to alternative financial services definition.

An industrial plant that processes chemicals, usually on a large scale, to create new materials via the chemical or biological transformation and or separation of materials.

A business that processes cacao beans and other ingredients into chocolate and chocolate-based candy. Products include chocolate candy bars, boxed chocolates and chocolate-covered nuts.

A business that specializes in both the production of chocolate confections and sells them at the same location; may include artisan chocolate creations. Business may as an ancillary function offer workshops or chocolate tastings to the public for a fee.

The business of selling, displaying for sale or offering for sale to the public, natural Christmas trees during the Christmas holiday season of November and December for a period not to exceed 45 consecutive days in any calendar year.

A facility or area for people to gather together for public worship, religious training, or other religious activities including, but not limited to a church, cathedral, temple, mosque, synagogue, convent, monastery, tabernacle, or other structure, together with its accessory structures, including a parsonage or rectory. This use does not include home meetings or other religious activities conducted in a privately occupied residence. Accessory uses may include meeting rooms and childcare provided for persons while they are attending assembly functions. Schools and other child-care services are not accessory uses and shall require approval as separate principal uses.

A facility designated by the city for the temporary storage or permanent disposal of solid waste, including the city landfill or transfer station.

An area developed or to be developed with any of the following public buildings or uses, including offices, libraries, playgrounds, parks, assembly halls, police stations, fire stations.

A membership organization that holds regular meetings and that may, subject to other regulations controlling such uses, maintain dining facilities, serve alcohol, or engage professional entertainment for the enjoyment of dues paying members and their guests. There are no sleeping facilities. This definition shall not include fraternities or sororities.

A facility or group of offices for one or more physicians, dentists or chiropractors or other licensed practitioners of the healing arts for the examination and treatment of ill and afflicted human outpatients provided that patients are not kept overnight and that no emergency bay exists for the transportation of patients to or from the facility by emergency medical professionals.

An enclosed area, room or building, located within the premises of the establishment, and equipped with the necessary medical facilities and supplies, where workers maybe brought for examination and treatment of their injuries or illnesses in case of emergency, where more elaborate instruments and equipment (such as examining bed, oxygen tank) are made available for the workers, and where the services of a more competent medical staff are provided, who may handle or treat a few simple cases of injuries or illnesses needing short-term confinement, or may refer such cases to hospitals.

A facility that manufactures burial caskets, cases and vaults intended to contain dead bodies during and after burial or until cremation. Consumers often purchase these items from funeral homes, but in some cases, may also purchase directly from the manufacturer.

Any machine or device of any kind or character which is operated by coins, tokens, slugs, bills, credit or debit cards, for the purpose of dispensing or affording amusement, skill, pleasure, or redemption as allowed by state law. This definition shall include, but not be limited to, arcade games, video arcade games, pinball machines, and billiard tables with or without coin operation. This definition does not include service coin-operated machines such as pay toilets and pay telephones, food or beverage vending machines, or an amusement machine designed primarily for the entertainment of a child.

A facility that primarily stores, for a fee, any legally-allowed temperature controlled substance that prevents that substance from decaying due to short-shelf life or not adhering to laws and regulations that apply to that item.

An accredited academic institution of higher learning recognized by the state and covering a program or series of programs of academic study.

An establishment where clothing, linens, rags, rugs, or other articles are washed for remuneration by the employee(s) or agent(s) of the establishment in addition, but not limited to, industrial laundries providing services for commercial and industrial businesses not located on the same site and linen services that launder on premises.

A building/facility utilized as a fully equipped commercial kitchen with rental space(s) where food service operators can prepare and store their food.

A building or complex of buildings that house cultural, recreational, athletic, or entertainment facilities owned or operated by a governmental or nonprofit agency.

A building to be used as a place of meeting, cultural, recreation, or social activity for people living in the same community and not operated for profit and in which neither alcoholic beverages or meals are normally dispensed or consumed.

Document(s) adopted by the city that consist of graphic and textual policies which govern the future development of the city and which consist of various components governing specific geographic areas, functions, and services of the city.

A large public building designed for the performance of concerts. The building may have stage fixed or removable seating.

A form of real property interest with portions of the property designated for separate ownership or occupancy. Typically, office condominiums are office spaces in a structure together with an undivided ownership interest in the land or other parts of the structure and the remainder of the real property designated for common use. Common areas are co-owned by all the residents and a board usually oversees landscaping and other maintenance issues. They are often created as part of a mixed-use renovation in the downtown core.

A form of real property ownership providing for individual ownership of space (dwelling units) in a structure together with an individual interest in the land or other parts of the structure in common with other owners.

A kind of resale shop, typically retail, that acts as a seller's agent, rather than purchasing used goods; the business accepts items for sale, often clothing or furniture, and agrees to pay the seller a percentage of the proceeds if and when the goods sell. Consignment stores charge a fee or commission on the sale in exchange for stocking, displaying and selling the goods.

A room or group of rooms used for conducting business affairs with the public that does not utilize any outdoor storage of materials, equipment or vehicles or authorize any outdoor sales.

Yards with outdoor storage of equipment and material used by contractors.

A facility that provides nursing services, bed care and inpatient services for persons requiring regular medical attention, but excluding a facility providing surgical or emergency medical services. Excludes a facility providing care for alcoholism, drug addiction, mental disease, or communicable disease.

A small retail store engaged in selling groceries and retail sales of non-food items or prepared foods, hot and cold beverages, packaged beverages, or a combination of these items. Drive-through or drive-up services are prohibited. Gasoline sales, outside storage, or outside display uses are prohibited unless specifically identified and approved under the conditional use permit process (section 7200).

A facility designed to accommodate 500 or more persons and used for conventions, conferences, seminars, product displays, recreation activities, and entertainment functions, along with accessory functions including temporary outdoor displays, and food and beverage preparation and service for on-premises consumption.

An establishment that reproduces, in printed or graphic form, individual orders from an individual, business, profession, service, industry, or governmental organization and occupies less than four thousand (4,000) square feet. Reproduced materials may include trophies and awards, engraved items, binding services for books or magazines, or publishing.

A building used for incarceration of prisoners.

A land area and buildings which may include a golf course, clubhouse, dining room, swimming pool, tennis courts, and similar recreational or service uses available only to members and their guests.

An open, unobstructed space, bounded on more than two sides by the walls of a building. An inner court is entirely surrounded by the exterior walls of a building. An outer court has one side open to a street, alley, yard, or other permanent open space.

Refer to hobby/handicraft store definition.

An entity that collects credit information and provides credit reports and other information regarding a person's creditworthiness and payment history, and includes a "reporting agency" as defined in the Fair Trading Act.

A furnace or establishment for the incineration of corpses.

A business, other than those defined elsewhere, that provides services but not goods. This definition includes, but is not limited to tailoring, dressmaking, shoe shining or repair, needlework or weaving shop, barber or hairdresser establishments, and beauty shops, including associated incidental services or accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided.

Any premises where packaged dairy and dairy-related products are sold or distributed to wholesale customers.

A place of assembly, open to the public and operated for profit, where dances parties, receptions, and other gatherings are held. Dance halls may provide live entertainment, may serve alcoholic beverages, and may serve catered meals provided the owner or operator holds the appropriate licenses and permits.

Facility used primarily for the storage, management, processing, and transmission of digital data, which houses computer or network equipment, systems, servers, appliances, and other associated components related to digital data storage and operations.

Same as "day-care center, limited," but not limited to a maximum of six individuals.

A facility or use of a building or portion thereof that provides care for less than 24 hours a day for six or fewer individuals. Care for an additional six individuals may be provided if the facility qualifies as a registered family home or group day-care home as permitted by the Texas Department of Human Resources. This term includes nursery schools, preschools, day-care centers for children or adults and similar uses but excludes public and private primary and/or secondary educational facilities. (Note: If facility is operated as a home occupation, see section 5100 - home occupations regulations for additional restrictions.)

To cease or discontinue a use or activity, excluding temporary or short-term interruptions to a use or activity during periods of restoring, remodeling, maintaining, or otherwise improving a facility, or normal, seasonal cessation of a use, or other temporary cessation resulting from a change of use.

A facility used for receiving, temporary storage, and distribution of goods according to orders as they're received for delivery to the ultimate customer at remote locations.

A building intended or used principally for sleeping accommodations where such building is related to a college or university or other academic or public institution.

Business engaged in the preparation and retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises. Uses such as billiard parlors, dance halls, nightclubs, or live music venues may be included in this category if alcohol sales exceed forty-nine (49) percent of the gross revenue.

An establishment where customers are able to order and purchase goods or services from their motor vehicles via a drive-through lane or service window, whether operated from a separate structure or as part of the main building.

A facility for the collection; delivery; or pickup of clothing and laundry to be processed, altered, cleaned, dyed, or pressed utilizing liquid solvents of all classes at an off-site location.

A facility for the collection; delivery; pickup; or on-premises processing, alterations, cleaning, dyeing, pressing of clothing and laundry utilizing liquid solvents of all classes.

A residential unit other than a mobile home providing complete, independent living facilities for one family, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, and cooking.

A building containing two dwelling units joined at one or more sides by a party wall, roof or abutting separate walls, each having a single front entrance and being otherwise indistinguishable from a one-family dwelling in exterior appearance.

A building containing three or more dwelling units on a single lot. The term includes cooperative apartments and the like. For the purpose of these regulations, regardless of how rental units are equipped, any multifamily dwelling in which units are available for rental periods less than one week shall be considered a hotel, motel or bed and breakfast inn.

A structure that has two (2) or more single-family dwelling units erected in a row as a single building on adjoining lots, each unit separated from the adjoining unit(s) by a fire wall.

A dwelling designed and constructed for occupancy by one family and located on a lot or separate building tract.

A dwelling which is located on a lot where the building limit line on one side is zero. (See section 5200 - zero lot line regulations.)

Refer to restaurant definition.

A building or any portion thereof, which is lawfully used in whole or in part for public or private education, including but not limited to a child-care center, college or university, kindergarten school, or public or parochial primary or secondary school.

A public or private parking space that is served by battery charging station equipment that has as its primary purpose the transfer of electric energy by conductive or inductive means to a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle; includes an electric vehicle charging station equipped with level 1 or 2 charging equipment.

Any vehicle that operates, either partially or exclusively, on electrical energy from the grid, or an off-board source, that is stored on-board for motive purpose. Electric vehicle includes:

An electrical energy generating facility that generates electrical power from sources other than wind or solar for the purpose of providing electricity to the electrical distribution system or transmission grid.

Purposes of switching or modifying its characteristics to meet the needs of the general public, provided that in residence districts an electric substation shall not include rotating equipment, storage of materials, trucks or repair facilities, housing of repair crews, or office or place of business.

An assemblage of equipment and appurtenant facilities designed for voltage transformation, or voltage control of electricity in amounts of 115,000 volts or more.

The supply of goods or services or both, including digital products over digital or electronic network.

A retail shop that specializes in selling various types of home/office electronics, computers, home appliances, audio-visual equipment, software and other accessories.

A facility for the manufacture elevators for humans, freight and other transportation applications; also includes the manufacturing of escalators and moving sidewalks.

A facility that is structurally separate and distinct from a hospital and which receives an individual and provides emergency care. Emergency care is defined as health care services provided in a freestanding emergency medical care facility to evaluate and stabilize a medical condition of a recent onset and severity, including severe pain, psychiatric disturbances, or symptoms of substance abuse, that would lead a prudent layperson possessing an average knowledge of medicine and health to believe that the person's condition, sickness, or injury is of such a nature that failure to get immediate medical care could result in:

Establishments engaged in the sale of tools, construction equipment, agricultural equipment, or similar industrial equipment.

The service of eradicating or attempting to eradicate vermin infestations from a building or structure, or the area surrounding a building or structure, and includes activities to inspect, detect, or prevent vermin infestation of a building or structure.

An area wherein buildings, structures, and land are used for the exhibition of livestock, farm products, rodeo events, etc.

An area used for growing usual farm products, vegetables, fruits, trees, and grain and for the raising thereon of the usual farm animals such as horses, cattle, and sheep and including the necessary accessory uses for raising, treating, and storing products raised on the premises, but not including the commercial feeding of offal or garbage to swine or other animals and not including any type of agriculture or husbandry specifically prohibited by ordinance or law.

An outdoor or partially indoor premises open to the public where a recurring assembly of farmers or their representatives or related vendors sell the food and/or food related products that they produced locally or regionally directly to consumers. Additional provisions outlined in chapter 94 - article V - municipal produce market.

An establishment for the selling of corn, grain, and other food stuffs for animals and livestock, and including implements and goods related to agricultural processes, but not including farm machinery.

An outdoor or partially indoor premises where the main use is the sale of new and used household goods, personal effects, tools, artwork, small household appliances, and similar merchandise, objects, or equipment, in small quantities, in broken stalls, lots, or parcels, not in bulk, for the use or consumption by the immediate purchaser in a building, open air, or partly enclosed booths or stalls not within a wholly enclosed building. The term flea market includes custom personal service shops, food services establishments, retail services establishments, and auction establishments. This definition does not include wholesale sales establishments, rental services establishments, retail sidewalk sales, garage sales, or arts and crafts shows or sales held by nonprofit organizations.

A retail business whose principal activity is the selling of flowers, live plants or other ancillary items related to the display or planting for such plants which are not grown on site and conducting business within an enclosed building.

An established lot or parcel of land with facilities allowing two or more mobile food establishments to be parked on the property for the purpose of vending on that property. For additional regulations refer to sections 5925–5977 - outdoor food courts.

Includes wholesalers that buy, stock and sell food processing equipment to food manufacturers. These wholesalers do not sell products to the public, but they may deal in new or used food processing equipment.

A facility used for the preparation, processing, or canning and packaging of food products. Sales of products may be permitted as an incidental use, not to exceed ten (10) percent of all business.

A vehicle mounted, self or otherwise propelled, self-contained food service operation, designed to be readily moveable (including, but not limited to catering trucks, trailers, push carts, and roadside vendors) and used to store, prepare, display, serve or sell food in accordance with the Texas Food Establishment Rules. Mobile units must completely retain their mobility at all times. A mobile food establishment does not mean a stand or a booth but a roadside food vendor and pushcart may be licensed. All MFEs shall operate from a central preparation facility or commissary kitchen which must be an approved retail food establishment where food is prepared, stored and wrapped.

The process of shoe making for men, women and children. A facility may produce rubber and plastic footwear, protective footwear, house slippers and slipper socks. Operators also manufacture men's or women's footwear designed for casual, formal and work environments. These products also include men's or women's shoes with rubber or plastic soles and leather or vinyl uppers.

A utility such as one distributing heat, chilled water, closed circuit television, or similar service and requiring a franchise to operate in the city.

An organized group having a restricted membership and specific purpose related to the welfare of the members, e.g., Elks, IOOF, Masons, Knights of Columbus, or a labor union.

A facility, dwelling, or area used as a meeting or gathering place and which facility, dwelling, or area maintains sleeping accommodations for its members.

Refer to gasoline sales definition.

A place for the storage of human bodies prior to their burial or cremation, or a building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial and the display of the deceased and ceremonies connected therewith before burial or cremation.

A facility engaged in manufacturing or finishing furniture.

A store that specializes in the sale of furniture, and often appliances and carpeting. Merchandise is generally large and includes storage areas.

Place of business for selling and/or growing flowers, plants, shrubs or trees and similar vegetation, and ancillary nursery products, potting soil, packaged fertilizers, related chemicals, or other nursery goods or landscaping, garden tools and equipment are sold at retail or wholesale and may include outside storage, growing or display of such items.

An industry that includes the sewing, cutting, making, processing, repairing, finishing, assembling, or otherwise preparing any garment or any article of wearing apparel or accessories designed or intended to be worn by any individual, including, but not limited to, clothing, hats, gloves, handbags, hosiery, ties, scarfs, and belts, for sale or resale by any person or any persons contracting to have those operations performed and other operations and practices in the apparel industry as may be identified in regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor Department [sic] and related to the apparel industry workers laws.

A retail establishment selling flammable or combustible liquids used as fuel are stored and dispersed from fixed equipment into fuel tanks of motor vehicles. Such an establishment may offer for sale at retail other convenience items as clearly secondary and may include a freestanding automatic carwash. Does not include any automobile repair services.

Establishments that are retail operations that carry an assortment of merchandise from all the other categories. Such establishments may include but are not limited to department store, discount store, farm store, and similar establishments.

An indoor area equipped with distance markers, clubs, balls, and tees for practicing golf drives and putting, and which may include a snack-bar and pro-shop, but excludes miniature golf courses and "putt-putt" courses.

A building or structure owned, operated, or occupied by a governmental agency at any level (federal, state or municipal) to provide a governmental service to the public.

A business where most of the floor area is devoted to the sale of food products for home preparation and consumption, which typically also offer other home care and personal care products, and which are substantially larger and carry a broader range of merchandise than convenience stores.

A company using, or a facility housing, trucks or other heavy load vehicles that transport goods, equipment and similar products. Includes companies that move residential or commercial belongings.

An establishment that provides exercise facilities such as running, jogging, aerobics, weight lifting, court sports, and swimming, as well as locker rooms, showers, massage rooms, saunas and related accessory uses.

A retail or wholesale establishment engaged in the sales of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment; ancillary use may include minor on-site servicing/repair work.

A building or open area used for the display, sale, rental, or storage of materials, construction equipment, heavy machinery, tractors or similar machines, or a group of machines which function together as a unit.

A small, designated pad, usually with a prepared surface, on a heliport, airport, landing or takeoff area, apron or ramp, or movement area intended to be used for takeoff, landing or parking of helicopters.

A building or part of a building where craft products are offered for sale, and may include a craft workshop.

This term shall mean a place where assisted or supervised living and care services are provided to elderly persons. Meals, lodging, laundry service, and limited nursing care or aid means nurses and other persons providing occasional assistance to the residents and are available on an "as needed" or "on call" basis (but not full-time individual care) for limited individual treatment or personal care assistance. Assisted care shall not mean full-time care provided to persons permanently confined to a bed.

Materials, tools, and hardware customarily used in the construction of buildings and other structures, including facilities for storage of materials for retail sales. Sometimes referenced as a home improvement center.

Use of a portion of a residential structure by the inhabitant(s) for a nonresidential occupation or activity conducted by the inhabitant(s) which is clearly accessory and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and does not change the residential character. A home occupation use shall not change the residential character of the property or the neighborhood and shall be conducted entirely within the main building. The teaching of swimming in a private swimming pool is not prohibited, provided a conditional use permit (CUP) specifying the operating conditions and standards, and limiting the number of students and operating times, is obtained. (Refer to section 5100 - home occupations.)

An institution where sick or injured patients are given medical or surgical treatment intended to restore them to health and an active life and which is licensed by the state.

An institution where those persons suffering from illness, injury, deformity or deficiency of age are given care and treatment on a prolonged or permanent basis and which is licensed by the state.

A dwelling unit which provides residence and care, regardless of legal relationship, who are elderly; disabled; orphaned, abandoned, abused or neglected children; victims of domestic violence; or rendered temporarily homeless due to fire, natural disaster or financial setbacks, living together with not more than two supervisory personnel as a single housekeeping unit. This definition is subject to Art. 4442c-4 (Personal Care Facility Licensing Act) V.A.C.S. (Tex.) and Art. 101 1n (Community Homes for Disabled Persons Location Act) V.A.C.S. (Tex.) as they presently exist or may be amended in the future. This definition shall not include a hospital licensed by the state or a state licensed physician's office which office does not have facilities for patients to stay overnight.

An industry that specializes in making ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet, frozen tofu and other frozen desserts, except frozen bakery foods.

A place of business where ice is made, stored, or sold either to the public or wholesale.

Any use different from the primary use but which compliments or supplements the primary use. Incidental means an area that constitutes not more than fifteen (15) percent of the area devoted to the main use.

A development providing self-contained dwelling units specifically designed for the needs of the elderly. Units may be rented or owner-occupied. To qualify as retirement housing, a minimum of eighty (80) percent of the total units shall have a household head of fifty-five (55) years of age or greater. No long-term or permanent skilled nursing care or related services are provided.

Institutions sponsored or operated by organizations established for religious or philanthropic purposes including orphanages, homes for children, homes for aged, training, educational, recreational and multi-purpose facilities, places of residence, meeting establishments, and offices directly related to the institution or parent organization.

A company that operates an ornamental iron or steel works shop engaged in producing a variety of nonstructural products fabricating, assembling or manufacturing of rebar, ornamental brass, bronze or iron work, railings, balconies, fire escapes, staircases, iron shutters and other nonstructural iron or steel work. The raw materials such as iron or steel rods, bars, tubes, angle stock and plate stock are removed from stock, and then cut by power saw or punch press to specifications. Products are also painted and inspected.

Shops that sell new merchandise primarily and some used merchandise from estate sales or reconstitute precious metals they purchase into jewelry forms that are sold at retail on the premises.

A public facility or institution exclusively for the incarceration of people under twenty-one (21) years of age awaiting trial or sentencing or serving a court-imposed sentence.

An establishment where more than three (3) children are housed for care or training during the day or portion thereof.

A small, freestanding, one-story accessory structure having a maximum floor area of three hundred fifty (350) square feet and used for commercial purposes, such as automatic teller machines (ATM) or the posting of temporary information or posters, notices, or announcements. Any occupied kiosk must have a minimum floor area of twenty-five (25) square feet.

A facility offering diagnostic or pathological testing and analysis of blood, blood fluids, pathological specimens, DNA sampling and analysis, or any other diagnostic test generally recognized in the dental or healthcare industry.

A facility for scientific laboratory research in technology-intensive fields such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, genetics, plastics, polymers, resins, coatings, fibers, films, heat transfer, or radiation research facilities.

A facility designated, owned and operated by the city for the temporary storage or permanent disposal of solid waste. For additional information, regulations and requirements refer to this code chapter 90 - solid waste; article I - section 90-1 definitions.

A service business providing assistance planting or maintaining living trees, shrubs, ground cover, fences, and other similar natural or decorative features.

Material such as, but not limited to, grass, ground covers, shrubs, vines, hedges, trees or palms, and nonliving durable material commonly used in landscaping, such as, but not limited to, rocks, pebbles, sand, walls, or fences, but excluding paving.

A service business where patrons wash, dry, or dry clean clothing or other fabrics in machines operated by the patron.

A business involved in the following activities: tanning, currying and finishing hides and skins; having others process hides and skins on a contract basis; and dyeing and finishing furs. Operators in this industry generally purchase or obtain raw skins from slaughter houses and treat and dye them to create finished leather products.

A collection in which literary, musical, artistic or reference materials (books, manuscripts, films, computers) are kept for use by the general public or loaning to patrons of the facility, but are not normally offered for sale.

Any motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, offered to the public by a public limousine business for the purpose of carrying or transporting passengers for a fixed charge or fee, or an hourly rate. Additional regulations outlined in this code chapter 110 - vehicles for hire.

Any business selling general alcoholic beverages, also known as sale of distilled spirits or hard liquor, for off-premises consumption. Liquor store does not include a business selling only beer and/or wine for off-premises consumption.

An off-street space or berth used for the delivery and loading or unloading of vehicles.

The facilities provided by a municipality or a franchised utility company for distribution or collection of gas, water, surface drainage water, sewage, electric power or telephone service including pad and pole mounted transformers.

A person who provides a service of repairing and/or making locks and supplying keys.

A site used for the storage, wholesale, and limited retail sales of lumber and related building materials and home improvement supplies.

An taxicab service that uses a mobile application for securing rides in vehicles owned by contracted drivers. Additional regulations in this code chapter 110 - vehicles for hire.

An industrialized facility where welding or other metalwork activities are conducted for both the public or for wholesale.

A commercial business which conducts the retail sale of stationery products, provides packaging and mail services (both U.S. postal and private service), and provides mailboxes for lease.

A parcel of land, under single ownership, on which two or more manufactured homes or mobile homes in the aggregate are located and occupied as permanent dwelling units; and which may or may not allow for temporary use vehicles.

Refers to a HUD-code manufactured home constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to rules of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (act), and which is further defined and referenced under Texas Occupations Code sec. 1201.001 et seq. This term does not include those situations where the housing unit has been modified or provide[d] openings or a pass-through not originally provided by the factory where the housing unit is subject to construction and safety inspection for HUD-code compliance; nor has received inspection and approval of such modifications by an inspector certified under the act to perform such inspections. Housing units so modified without such inspections shall thereafter be subject to applicable city building codes which may thereafter apply to the entire unit.

A building or area used for the display and sale of new manufactured housing.

The mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products, including the assembling of component parts, the creation of products, and the blending of materials such as oils, plastics, or resins.

An establishment where classes are taught by a professional, certified instructor including but not limited to aikido, karate, judo, muay thai, or tae kwon do, and/or self-defense usually practiced as sport and which may involve the use of striking weapons.

A premises that produces innerspring, foam and other types of mattresses, in addition to box springs and mattress foundations, for distribution via wholesale, retail and direct-to-consumer channels.

Traditionally, a marketplace where meat is sold, often by a butcher. It is a specialized wet market. The term 'meat market' is sometimes used to refer to a meat retail store or butcher's shop.

A facility offering fitting and sales of various medical appliances, including but not limited to orthopedic, prosthetic, surgical, etc., designed to perform a therapeutic or corrective function.

A facility that manufactures electro-medical and electrotherapeutic apparatuses, such as magnetic resonance imaging equipment, medical ultrasound equipment, pacemakers, hearing aids, electrocardiographs and electro-medical endoscopic equipment. The industry also manufactures irradiation apparatuses and tubes for medical diagnostic, medical therapeutic, industrial, research, scientific evaluation and other applications.

A facility in which beer, ale, or malt liquor(s) are brewed, fermented, or distilled for distribution and consumption, and which possesses a brewer's permit or brewpub license from the state. Sales to the public may range from wholesale to direct to the consumer depending on licensing. Tap rooms, restaurant sales and tastings, or other open spaces designated for the consumption of products produced on-site are permitted on the premises.

Premises utilized for the collection, storage, handling or processing of milk or milk products for wholesale distribution.

Small individual storage units for rent or lease, restricted solely to the storage of items within a building or group of buildings. The conduct of sales, business, or any other activity within the individual storage units, other than storage, is prohibited. Outside Storage and outside display uses are prohibited unless identified and approved under a conditional use permit, section 7200.

The development of a tract of land or building or structure with two or more different uses, such as, but not limited to, residential, office, manufacturing, retail, public, or entertainment, in a compact urban form.

Per chapter 1201 of the Occupations Code, a structure constructed before June 15, 1976, built on a permanent chassis, designed for use as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation what the structure is connected to the required utilities, transportable in one or more sections, and in the travelling mode, at least eight (8) body feet in width or at least forty (40) body feet in length or, when erected on site, at least three hundred twenty (320) square feet; and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems of the home.

A dwelling in a developing subdivision that is limited to temporary use as a sales office for the subdivision and to provide an example of the dwellings which have been built or which are proposed to be built in the same subdivision.

A structure or building module as defined, under the jurisdiction and control of the Texas Commission and Department of Licensing and Regulation and that is installed and used as a residence by a consumer, transportable in one or more sections on a temporary chassis or other conveyance device, and designed to be used on a permanent foundation system. The term includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained in the structure. The term does not include a mobile home as defined in the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act (Article 5221f V.T.C.S.); nor does it include building modules incorporating concrete or masonry as the primary structural component.

A facility, other than a bed and breakfast inn, offering temporary accommodations to the public in the form of rooms designed for the overnight lodging of guests for an established fee on a daily rate. Additional on-site services, such as restaurants, meeting rooms, room cleaning service, and recreational facilities may be included in the definition if incidental to the main use of motel of hotel. A hotel is distinguished from a motel chiefly in that in hotels, the doors to each room are inside the building.

A company using, or a facility housing, trucks or other heavy load vehicles that transport goods, equipment and similar products. Includes companies that move residential or commercial belongings.

A facility that specializes in the manufacture of automobiles and light trucks/utility vehicles (including light duty vans, pick-up trucks, minivans, and sport utility vehicles). Facilities must be engaged in manufacturing complete vehicles (body and chassis or unibody) or chassis only.

Any outdoor storage yard used for the deposit of dismantled or junked motor vehicles or any outdoor storage yard used for the deposit of any discarded material which has been a part of or is intended to be a part of any motor vehicle.

A motor vehicle dealer who exclusively sells, offers to sell, solicits, or advertises motorcycles, including alternative-speed motorcycles. Motorcycles shall not include mopeds personal mobility device system scooters as defined in this section.

A usually two-wheeled self-propelled vehicle having one or two saddles or seats, and which may have a sidecar attached. This definition includes motorbikes, mopeds, and similar vehicles.

A facility utilized for the business that provides the physical basis for works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, and video. Production teams consist of technical staff to produce the media; studio space may be owned or rented.

A company for-hire which provides services to residents and businesses for the movement of goods with limited on-site storage. Services may range from local, long-distance, household, commercial, self - full moving services with or without incidental sales of packaging materials.

Refer to farmer's market definition and specific provisions in chapter 94- article V - municipal produce market.

A room or building for exhibiting, or an institution in charge of, a collection of books, or artistic, historical, or natural and scientific objects designed to be used by members of the public for viewing, with or without an admission charge, and which may include as an accessory use the sale of goods to the public as gifts or for their own use.

A retail business that sells musical instruments and related equipment and accessories. It may also provide maintenance services for these instruments and accessories and offer musical lessons.

A component that is an integral part of the natural gas pipeline network that moves natural gas from individual producing well sites to end users. Compressor stations are placed strategically within the gathering and transportation pipeline network to help maintain the pressure and flow of gas to market; gas can be rerouted into storage areas during periods of low demand.

A facility or site with environmental resources (animals, plants, reptiles, etc.) intended to be preserved in their natural/undeveloped state to provide resource protection and possible opportunities for passive recreation and environmental education for present and future generations.

Process of using a cold type, offset printing method to produce high volumes of printed material at low cost. The printing cycle starts with a computerized desktop publishing version of the whole edition which is transferred, page for page, to a photographic etching station that produces aluminum positive plates of each page. Plates are inked and mounted on a specialized press in such a way that they transfer an image to a set of rubber rollers, which, in turn, transfers the image to the paper. The use of roller image transfer ensures high output quality. Modern newspaper presses are large machines combining all of the steps of the printing, cutting, and assembly process into one unit.

With respect to any provision of this appendix other than airport zoning, a legal use which is not a permitted use in that zoning district and which existed prior to the enactment of zoning within the city or a rezoning within a zoning district. The term "nonconforming use" may also apply to nonconformance with regulations which apply to parking, landscaping and signage requirements as applied to the current use which is in itself nonconforming. This definition shall not be interpreted to mean a use which was established since the rezoning of property or since zoning was enacted in the city, and is not permitted in that zoning district, not authorized by a conditional use permit, or which has not obtained a waiver of this ordinance from the city council, such use is an illegal use.

Any use not already defined herein that could potentially create a problem to the environment due to emissions, visual quality, odor, noise, hazard or similar factors.

Refer to garden center/greenhouse definition.

The use or intended use of the land or buildings by proprietors or tenants.

Off-street parking spaces provided in accordance with the requirements specified by this ordinance and located on the lot or tract occupied by the main use.

A large gallery or space where merchandise is exhibited for sale and where samples are displayed for customers may view prior to purchase.

A business that specializing in wholesaling a range of office equipment, such as calculators, copier machines, dictating equipment, mail machines and point-of-sale systems. The industry does not include wholesale office furniture, computers, computer software and peripheral equipment, stationery or other office supplies.

A room, group of rooms, or building used for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service industry, or government, but excluding medical/dental/chiropractic clinics.

Refer to quick lube facility definition.

An area on public sidewalks used for display incidental and accessory to a primary use on the same lot and in close proximity of the primary use building or lease space. Outdoor display areas shall abut and be contiguous or align in front of the primary use selling such merchandise. An encroachment agreement is required for outdoor display on public sidewalks. For additional restrictions, refer to section 5980 - outdoor display.

Recreational uses conducted in open or partially enclosed or screened facilities. Typical uses include driving ranges, miniature golf courses, golf courses, swimming pools, tennis courts, and outdoor racquetball courts.

An outdoor area where merchandise is sold or is displayed for sale, and which is freely accessible to the public, except that automotive retail sales areas shall be considered outdoor sales whether freely accessible or not. Outdoor sales may be the primary use of a lot or may be accessory to a commercial use where the sales transactions occur within a structure.

Any material, vehicle or equipment that has been used, damaged or partially dismantled and is:

An establishment engaged in retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises. These establishments derive more than seventy-five (75) percent of their gross revenues from the sale of alcohol.

A facility that produces a surface coating of enamel or paint through the use of raw products that are ground or mixed with a combination of pigments, resins, and liquids to produce a final product that is sold or distributed to buyers or wholesalers for resale to consumers.

Includes industries in the subsector of making pulp, paper or conversion to paper products. The manufacturing of pulp involves separating the cellulose fibers from other impurities in wood or used paper. The manufacturing of paper involves matting these fibers into a sheet. Any establishment that makes paper (including paperboard), either alone or in combination with pulp manufacturing or paper converting, is classified as a paper or paperboard mill.

Any unplatted or portion of an unplatted tract of land.

A natural or landscaped area, buildings, or structures (picnic pavilions), provided by a unit of government, to meet the active or passive recreational needs of people that may contain courts for such games as basketball or tennis.

A recreation facility, recreation center, or park not owned or operated by a public agency such as a city or school district and available to the general public.

An area, structure, or parking garage designed and operated (public or private entity) for the parking of passenger cars and trucks of less than one (1) ton capacity.

An office with government personnel hired or appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation or those released from incarceration to community supervision such as parole.

An establishment where money is loaned on the security of personal property pledged in the keeping of the owners or pawnbrokers. Retail sales of primarily used items may also take place.

Refers to an electric bicycle, or an electric motor-assisted scooter, pursuant to the definitions set forth in Texas Transportation Code, Sections 541.201 and 551.351, that can be located and unlocked using a smartphone app whether placed in a docking bay, self-standing, or standing with a kickstand.

A retail establishment offering small animals, fish, or birds for sale as pets and where such creatures are housed within the building, including the grooming of dogs, cats, or other animals.

A retail establishment substantially devoted to the sale of pharmaceutical items, supplies, and equipment, to include prescription drugs, nonprescription medicines, cosmetics, and related items.

A workshop of photographer(s), which may include the retail sale of portraits and/or photographs produced by the photographer and a photography shop.

Any building or portion thereof, which is lawfully used as a meeting or gathering place for persons attending private or public civic, social or recreational events, including but not limited to a civic club, community center, church, country club, day camp or care for children, or recreation center.

A board, appointed by the city council as an advisory body, authorized to recommend changes in the zoning and other planning functions as delegated by the city council.

An athletic field or stadium owned and operated by a public agency for the general public including a baseball field, football field, or stadium which may be lighted for nighttime play.

A contracting business owned or managed by a licensed master plumber which that consists of the execution of contracts requiring the experience, financial means, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, repair, alter, extend, or, when not prohibited by law, design plumbing systems. Incidental to the contracting services provided, there may be sales of plumbing and/or irrigation system components, parts, or accessories sold to the public or wholesale.

An establishment which displays and sells portable storage structures capable of being carried and transported to another location, but not including mobile homes.

A service business for the removal of wastewater removed from a wastewater system including a septic tank system, privy pit, a chemical toilet, a portable toilet or a wastewater holding tank.

Facility that contains service windows for mailing packages and letters, post office boxes, offices, vehicle storage areas, and sorting and distribution facilities for USPS mail.

The principal or predominant use of any lot or building.

An establishment providing social facilities, dining facilities, or both that may provide alcoholic beverage service, to an association of persons, and otherwise falling within the definition of, and permitted under the provisions of, that portion of title 3, chapter 32, Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as the same may be hereafter amended, and as it pertains to the operation of private clubs.

A facility operated for the exclusive use of private residents, members of the club, or neighborhood groups and their guests, but not the general public.

A facility where propane is dispensed at a fueling station designed for fueling propane vehicles.

A building or portion of a building used for the gathering together of 50 or more persons for such purposes as deliberation, education, instruction, entertainment, amusement, drinking, or dining or waiting transportation.

The act of exposing, placing, posting, exhibiting, or in any fashion displaying in any location, whether public or private, an item in such a manner that it may be readily seen and its content or character distinguished by normal unaided vision viewing it from a street, highway or public sidewalk, or from the property of others or from any portion of the premises where items and material other than sexually oriented media are offered for sale or rent to the public.

A facility designed to serve the needs of a public or private utility.

The use of land for public utility purposes by an entity providing pipeline, gas, electrical, telephone, telegraph, water, or sewage service. "Public utility" also includes the use of land for utility purposes, whether or not owned, controlled, or operated by a public entity, whose services are performed for or commodities delivered to the public or any portion thereof. Private energy production, transmission relay, repeater, translator, radio and television towers and equipment, and cable television facilities are also considered public utilities. "Public utility" does not include airports or television, radio or community television antenna system administration offices, or other types of administrative offices or maintenance yards.

Operations that provided lubrication and/or checking, changing, or additions of those fluids and filters necessary to the maintenance of a vehicle. It is intended that these services will be provided while customers wait, generally within a 20 to 30 minute time period.

A rail facility for freight pick-up or distribution that may include intermodal distribution facilities for truck or shipping transport.

A round building used by railroads for servicing locomotives. Roundhouses are large, circular or semicircular structures that were traditionally located surrounding or adjacent to turntables. The defining feature of a traditional roundhouse is the turntable, which facilitates access when the building is used for repair facilities or for storage of steam locomotives. The turntable allows a locomotive or other rolling stock to be turned around for the return journey.

A public or private right-of-way on which tracks for trains are constructed.

An area of land, a portion of which is covered by a system of tracks, that provides for the making up of trains by one or more railroads or private industry concerns. Necessary functions of a rail yard include but are not limited to the classifying, switching, storing, assembling, distributing, consolidating, moving, repairing, weighing, or transferring of cars, trains, engines, locomotives, and rolling stock.

An area or commercial campground for RVs and similar vehicles or trailers to reside, park, rent, or lease on a temporary basis.

Display or sales of portable or mobile living units used for temporary human occupancy away from the place of permanent residence of the occupants, including both self-propelled or motorized RVs and travel trailers.

A parcel of land or facility dedicated to the parking or storage of licensed and operable trailers, motor vehicles and recreational vehicles.

A portable or mobile living unit used for temporary human occupancy away from the place of permanent residence of the occupants and which is self-propelled (motorized).

A facility that specializes in having technicians who can diagnose, inspect, adjust, repair or overhaul recreational vehicles including travel trailers. Services may specialize in maintaining gas, electrical, hydraulic, plumbing, or chassis/towing systems as well as repairing generators, appliances, and interior components.

A facility used for collection, sorting, repackaging and temporary storage of empty bottles, cans, newspapers, plastic, paper and similar household goods that can be reused and where all storage is contained within an enclosed building.

A business where a furniture restorer inspects, repairs and, sometimes, completely overhauls furniture in addition to also performing delicate repairs, touch-up refinishing work, light cleaning, sanding scratches, repolishing wood, washing fabrics on antiques or worn-out pieces of furniture.

An eating establishment where customers are served at tables or a parked car or are self-served at a counter and food is consumed on the premises, carried out, or delivered. Refer to the drive-through establishment definition and associated use regulations for stipulations pertaining to the use of a drive-through window.

Retail operations that specialize in one type or line of merchandise. Such stores may include but are not limited to apparel stores, jewelry stores, bookstores, shoe stores, stationary stores, antique stores, and similar establishments.

Any establishment engaged in the selling of goods and merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods that is not already defined herein.

Establishment that offers nail beautification services for men and women. Nail salons offer services for hands and feet, including manicures, pedicures, nail polish application, nail repair, and hand and foot treatments.

A parcel of land used primarily for and where discarded or waste materials are stored, bought, sold, accumulated, exchanged, packaged, disassembled, shredded or handled, including but not limited to materials such appliances, paper, rags, tires, and bottles.

The process of extracting sand, gravel, stone, from the earth with or without a wholesale/retail sales yard.

Any building or facility utilized for teaching classes, practicing and/or performing the various arts, related to ballet, dance, drama, music, sculpting, singing and/or other forms of entertainment that are usually performed live in front of an audience.

Any building or group of buildings, the use of which meets state requirements for primary, secondary, or higher education and which does not secure the major part of its funding from any governmental agency, to exclude vocational schools.

Any facility licensed by the state and meeting the state requirements for any of the following: preschool; kindergarten; elementary school; middle school; junior high school; secondary school; high school; or senior high school.

A school or teaching institution established to provide instruction and training in a specific trade, skill, service, or art that is owned and operated privately and that does not offer a complete educational curriculum. Trade schools focus on developing students' technical abilities in skilled and mechanical trades.

A building or facility in which recyclable scrap metal materials are collected, processed, or baled in preparation for shipment to others who will use those materials to manufacture or create new products. This definition does not include wrecking yards.

Facilities engaged in the printing technique of screen printing to create designs, pictures, or patterns on clothing, canvas, or other substrates. This definition is intended to include the ancillary activities typically associated with screen printing such as the graphic design space or incidental retail space.

An indoor retail establishment that buys and sells used products, including but not limited to books, clothing, furniture and household goods.

A business that provides monitored security systems for commercial, residential and/or industrial customers.

A shop that constructs structures through the process of turning raw materials such as flat sheets of steel or aluminum into metal structures or products through the process of cutting, bending, punching and assembling. Sheet metal shops have a variety of equipment and machines in order to fabricate the metal.

A facility providing temporary sheltering and/or protective sanctuary for the homeless or victims of crime or abuse, including emergency housing during crisis intervention for individuals, such as victims of rape, child abuse, or beatings. Qualified supervision and care shall be provided for those housed in the facility.

A facility which is completely enclosed within a building or structure for the use of archery and/or discharging of firearms (i.e., handgun, pistol, rifle, shotgun) for the purposes of target practice, marksmanship training, league shooting, or temporary competitions. Designed to prevent a projectile fired from a firearm at a target from going beyond the boundaries of the area, by use of a backstop or other barrier that is designed to completely stop the projectile or prevent a potentially dangerous ricochet.

A recreational facility designed and constructed for the practice of and teaching of archery and/or marksmanship and discharging of firearms using live ammunition for the purposes of target practice, silhouette, skeet and trap shooting, black powder, self-defense, temporary competitions or similar recreational and/or professional shooting.

A type of business or company that manufactures a variety of signs and signage for a variety of purposes.

Any object, device, display or structure, or part thereof, situated outdoors or indoors, which is used to advertise, identify, display, direct or attract attention to an object, person, institution, organization, business, product, service, event or location by any means, including words, letters, figures, design, symbols, fixtures, colors, illuminations or projected images. This definition shall not include the national and state flag. For specific sign regulations, refer to section 6700 - sign regulations.

An enclosed facility developed for learning of skating, hockey lessons, conducting both recreational and competitive skating performances, hockey games/tournaments and provided with all requisite equipment, change-rooms and public restroom facilities.

A residence providing primarily in-patient health care, personal care, or rehabilitative services over a long period of time to persons chronically ill, aged, or disabled who need ongoing health supervision, but not hospitalization. Also termed nursing home, convalescent home, or long-term care facility.

A facility for the slaughtering or processing of animals, which may include the refining of their byproducts.

A facility used for the mechanical repair of small engines, including replacement of parts and where oils and other engine fluids are drained and replaced. Some items included for repair this category include but are not limited to: lawn mowers, chain saws, lawn equipment, and other similar small machines.

A solar-driven energy system that converts solar energy into electricity through photovoltaic panels that are installed on rooftops.

A solar-driven energy system that converts solar energy into electricity through photovoltaic panels, that are supported by poles, where the system is not to exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet in size, permitted as an accessory structure wherein the primary use must be to reduce on-site consumption of electric utility power. The maximum overall height of the system shall not exceed eight (8) feet in residential districts, or twelve (12) feet in all other districts, and the system must meet accessory building setbacks. In residential districts, the system must be installed in the rear yard only.

Refer to landfill definition.

A facility, in accordance with Texas Administrative Code, title 37 (Public Safety and Corrections) part I DPS (chapter 23- vehicle inspection) - Rule 23.12, as amended, standards of conduct), that has a certified vehicle inspector that performs inspections of all vehicles. The inspector must record the inspection of all vehicles, whether the vehicle passed, failed, or was repaired, into the appropriate state vehicle inspection database using a department provided device at the time of that inspection.

A building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials, but not accessible to the general public. Up to twenty-five (25) percent of the building may include retail and wholesale sales areas, sales offices, and display areas for products sold and distributed.

That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the next floor above, or if there is no floor above, then the space between the floor and the ceiling above. The maximum height for a story shall be twelve (12) feet. The definition of a story does not include parapets, gables, or other normal roof structures and basements or cellars when more than one-half (1/2) of its height is below ground surface.

A facility that operates a program in which a person/company:

A place to professionally live broadcast or record audio which is often in a soundproofed room for the public to listen to by sending out signals through a transmitter; and an installation room in which video productions take place, either for the production of live television and its recording onto video tape or other media such as SSDs, or for the acquisition of raw footage for post-production.

A building or portion of a building used for the practice of an associated craft or skill; such as a studio for artists, photographers, or decorators, or a place to perform gymnastics, dance, drama, radio or television broadcasting, or music instruction, recording, or production.

An establishment offering any type of surgical procedures and related care which, in the opinion of the attending physician, can be performed safely without requiring inpatient overnight hospital care and exclusive of such surgical and related care as licensed physicians ordinarily may elect to perform in their private offices.

Refer to aquatic facility: public definition.

Refer to aquatic facility: private definition.

Refer to custom personal service shop definition.

An outlet for the promotion of a winery's wine by providing samples of such wine to the public and for the sale of such wine at retail for consumption on the premises and for sale in closed packages for consumption off the premises. Samples of wine can be given free of charge or for a fee.

An establishment operated for the principal purpose of producing an indelible design, mark or figure on the human body by scarring or inserting a pigment under the skin using needles, scalpels, or other related equipment. This definition includes the creation or piercing of openings in the body of a person for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decorations; however, intradermal cosmetic studios or incidental micro-blading activities are not included under this use.

A passenger taxicab transportation service pursuant to Texas Local Government Code sec. 215.004(a), as amended, that is operated for hire that uses one or more taxicabs in the operation of the service. Additional regulations in the city code chapter 110 - vehicles for hire; article II -taxicabs.

A person who specializes in the business of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals to make them appear more life-like.

A cabinet or building located at the base of or near a wireless communication facility within which are housed, among other things, batteries and electrical equipment.

A business that utilizes a communication strategy for the promotion and selling of goods or services by calling people on the telephone.

Transportable units designed and used primarily for temporary storage of building materials, household goods, and personal items for use on a limited basis on a property. This definition does not include those portable units used in the removal of municipal solid waste or licensed vehicle. Refer to chapter 46 - environment; article VIII. temporary storage units for additional details.

A commercial or noncommercial establishment that provides facilities for playing tennis on a membership basis only. "Membership basis" means that the establishment sells memberships making its facilities available to members and their guests for periods of not less than one month at a time and that such facilities are not open to use by the general public.

A public facility for the playing of tennis at which there is a clubhouse including restrooms. A tennis facility may provide additional services customarily furnished by a club, such as swimming, outdoor recreation, and related retail sales, and may include a restaurant.

A business that specializes in the conversion of fibers into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods such as clothing, household items, upholstery, and various industrial products.

A building or part of a building devoted for dramatic, musical, dance or live performances. Such establishments may include related services such as food and beverage sales and other concessions.

A complex structure with multiple movie theaters in which each theater is capable of showing films, movies, multimedia, motion pictures independent of the others in the complex. Structurally, theaters in a multiplex are grouped in a manner that allows them to share box or ticket offices, parking facilities, lobby area, restrooms, concession stands, signs and marquee displays, and other service and maintenance facilities.

References a theatre in which customers view films, multimedia or motion pictures on a large outdoor movie screen from their motor vehicles. Incidental services may include a concession stand for sale of food and beverages.

A retail establishment engaged in the sale, installation, or repair of tires for vehicles with or without outdoor storage.

A building or a portion of a building used for the display and rental of tools, light machinery, light equipment, or similar small instruments.

An antenna support structure is any tower, mast, pole, tripod, box frame, or other structure utilized for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas or microwave reflectors.

An antenna or antenna support structure used for the purpose of transmission, retransmission, or reception of radio, television, electromagnetic, or microwave signals for private or personal amateur use and not for the purpose of operating a business or for financial gain. A satellite dish antenna not exceeding six (6) feet in diameter shall also be considered as a noncommercial antenna.

Refer to auto wrecking/towing service definition.

A single-family dwelling unit constructed in a series or group of not less than three contiguous units, but limited in this ordinance to a maximum of ten contiguous units.

An area developed for one or more varying modes of recreational travel such as hiking, biking, horseback riding, and canoeing. Often times a linear park will be developed to connect recreational facilities, as well as schools and residential neighborhoods. The acreage and service area of a linear park is variable and subject to existing natural and manmade features, the existence of public right-of-way, and the public demand for this type of park. In some cases, a linear park is developed within a large land area designated for protection and management of the natural environment, with the recreation use a secondary objective.

An establishment providing major and minor repair services to heavy load vehicles, including trucks, buses, tractor trailers, or other similar vehicles.

A plot of ground within a mobile home park, trailer court, or mobile home subdivision designed for the accommodation of one mobile home.

The display sale or rental of hauling trailers designed to be towed by automobiles or light load vehicles, or of new or used trucks or heavy load vehicles in operable condition.

A vehicle to be pulled behind automobiles or light load vehicles designed for hauling animals, produce, goods, commodities, or boats.

A portable or mobile living unit used for temporary human occupancy away from the place of residence of the occupants and not constituting the principal place of residence of the occupants or designed to be towed behind another vehicle.

Refer to city disposal facility definition.

Any premises for the transient housing or parking of motor-driven buses and the loading and unloading of passengers.

A service business engaged in selling and arranging transportation, accommodations, tours, and trips for travelers.

Refer to recreational vehicle (RV) repair definition.

Any building, land, area, premises, or portion thereof used for the retail dispensing or sales of fuels, lubricants, or accessories commonly utilized by heavy load vehicles, but not including those uses listed under major automobile repair.

A light load or heavy load vehicle. See definitions for vehicle - light load vehicle and heavy load for specific details.

Uber's electronic services rendered via a digital technology platform, being on-demand intermediary and related services that enable transportation providers to provide transportation services to users seeking transportation services; such Uber services include Uber's software, websites, payment services, and related support services systems, as may be updated or modified by Uber at its discretion from time-to-time. Additional regulations in this code chapter 110 - vehicles for hire.

A business that repairs and replaces upholstery to household and office furnishings; does not include motor vehicle upholstering or repair.

A medical clinic with expanded hours that is specially equipped to diagnose and treat a broad spectrum of non-life and limb threatening illnesses and injuries. Urgent care centers are enhanced by on-site radiology and laboratory services and operate in a location distinct from a freestanding or hospital-based emergency department. Care is rendered under the medical direction of a licensed medical practitioner or physician. Urgent care centers accept unscheduled, walk-in patients seeking medical attention during all posted hours of operation.

The purpose for which land or buildings are or may be occupied in a zoning district.

Facilities that provide for the transmission, transfer, and distribution of telephone service and related activities that are not a minor or major utility facility. Facilities include but shall not be limited to communications exchanges, mini-huts, maxi-huts, and other similar facilities.

An establishment that specializes in the sale of vacuum cleaners and ancillary supplies along with providing repair services.

An establishment that specializes in the sale of devices and related paraphernalia permitted by the state that are in the shape of a cigarette, cigar, or pen that use a battery system and contain a solution of nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals that are inhaled as a vapor.

A self-propelled vehicle having a manufacturer's recommended gross vehicle weight (GVW) of greater than eleven thousand (11,000) pounds (including trailers), such as large recreational vehicles (originally manufactured as RVs, not converted), tractor-trailers, buses, vans, and other similar vehicles. The term truck shall be construed to mean heavy load vehicle unless specifically stated otherwise.

A self-propelled vehicle having a manufacturer's recommended gross vehicle weight (GVW) not greater than eleven thousand (11,000) pounds, and having no more than two axles, such as pick-up trucks, vans, recreational vehicles less than thirty-two (32) feet in length, campers, and other similar vehicles. Light load vehicles does not include automobiles and motorcycles.

Any establishment operated by a licensed veterinarian for the medical or surgical treatment of diseased or injured animals, specializing in equine, zoo animals or livestock, including but not limited to horses, cows, or wildlife. Business may include outdoor boarding facilities on premises.

Any establishment maintained and operated by a licensed veterinarian for surgery and/or diagnosis and treatment of diseased and/or injured animals including but not limited to a mobile or outpatient clinic and may or may not include indoor boarding facilities. For the purposes of this definition, small animal shall be defined as any animal that is no larger than the largest breed of dogs, including fish, birds, and mammals.

A building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials.

An establishment that primarily provides the facilities and services for weddings on a commercial basis. This definition does not include churches and similar congregations where weddings are an ancillary use.

Refer to machine shop definition.

Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in selling and/or distributing merchandise to other businesses, including retailers, industrial, commercial, institutional, or professional business users, other wholesalers, or acting as agents or brokers and buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such individuals or companies.

A business which holds a winery permit from the state and which may engage in any activity authorized under section 16.01 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code except that the permit holder may sell or dispense wine under that section only if the wine is bottled in the state and is at least seventy-five (75) percent by volume fermented juice of grapes or other fruit grown in the state or a lesser percentage established by the commissioner of agriculture under section 12.039 of the Agriculture Code.

A facility where a skilled craftsman makes items from wood, and includes cabinet making (cabinetry and furniture), wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning.

Any lot or tract where damaged, inoperable, or obsolete machinery such as cars, trucks and trailers, or parts thereof, are stored, bought, sold, accumulated, exchanged, disassembled, or handled.

The official map upon which the boundaries of the various zoning districts are drawn and which is an integral part of the zoning ordinance. See section 3800 - downtown zoning district map and section 8000 - zoning district map.

A land area or zone within the city stipulating the limitations and requirements of land usage and development uniformly within the entire area.

A facility housing and displaying live animals, reptiles, or birds that is privately owned and operated for a fee or for the promotion of some other enterprise.

A publicly owned zoo or similar facility owned and operated by the city or a nonprofit zoological society where live animals, birds, and reptiles are domiciled and displayed.