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Wichita Falls City Zoning Code

3250 RMU–RESIDENTIAL

MIXED USE DISTRICT

§ 3260 Purpose.

The purpose of the RMU Residential Mixed Use District is to accommodate areas which now have residential uses intermixed with various types of nonresidential uses. Due to the mixed use character of these areas, commercial uses will be allowed as conditional uses.
(Ordinance 30-2022 adopted 8/16/2022)

§ 3270 Permitted uses.

A. 
The following uses are permitted in the RMU Residential Mixed Use District:
Residential uses:
Dwelling, duplex or two-family.
Dwelling, single-family detached.
Civic uses:
Day care centers, limited.
Private recreational areas, limited.
Commercial uses:
Agricultural uses, as permitted by state law, in lots which have a minimum area of 10,000 square feet.
B. 
The following uses are permitted in the RMU Residential Mixed Use District subject to the site plan review provisions of section 7100:
Residential uses:
Boardinghouse.
Condominium, residential.
Dwelling, multifamily, up to 25 units per acre.
Dwelling, zero lot line single-family, subject to the provisions of section 5200.
Fraternity and sorority house.
Townhouse residential, subject to the provisions of section 5300.
Civic uses:
Convalescent services.
Day care centers, commercial.
Library, public.
Park.
Public safety services.
Religious assembly.
School, primary and secondary.
Utility service.
Commercial uses:
Oil drilling, subject to the provisions of appendix A, Subdivision and Development Regulations, section 6.4 Oil and Gas Well, as amended.
(Ordinance 30-89, sec. II, adopted 5/2/89; Ordinance 75-96, sec. 2, adopted 6/4/96; Ordinance 30-2022 adopted 8/16/2022)

§ 3280 Conditional uses.

The following uses are permitted in the RMU Residential Mixed Use District subject to the approval process provided in section 7200:
Residential uses:
Dwelling, multifamily, exceeding 25 units per acre.
Household care facility.
Manufactured homes, subject to the provisions of section 5600.
Manufactured housing parks, subdivisions, subject to the provisions of section 5600.
Manufactured housing, outside of mobile home/manufactured housing parks or manufactured housing.
Civic uses:
Structured sober living facility.
Commercial uses:
Alcoholic beverage sales, subject to the provisions of section 5400.
Art gallery/museum.
Auto repair service.
Auto sales and services.
Automotive service stations.
Boat sales and service.
Business and trade schools.
Clinic.
Club.
College and university.
Contractor’s yard.
Convenience store.
Exterminating service, without chemical storage.
Flea market.
Funeral home.
Hospital.
Hotel.
Indoor sports and recreation.
Kennel.
Medical office.
Motel.
Movie theater.
Nursery.
Office.
Parking facility.
Radio and TV transmitting towers.
Repair services.
Restaurants.
Retail trade.
Self-storage facilities/mini-warehouse.
Services.
Stable.
Veterinary services.
Heavy commercial uses:
Warehousing facility.
(Ordinance 28-86, sec. 13, adopted 4/1/86; Ordinance 30-89, sec. II, adopted 5/2/89; Ordinance 75-96, sec. 2, adopted 6/4/96; Ordinance 35-98, sec. 1, adopted 4/21/98; Ordinance 71-2000, sec. 4, adopted 7/5/00; Ordinance 103-2000, sec. 5, adopted 10/3/00; Ordinance 95-2001, sec. 5, adopted 10/2/01; Ordinance 30-2022 adopted 8/16/2022)

§ 3290 Development regulations.

Each site in the RMU district shall be subject to the following development regulations except for zero lot line residential, townhouses, and mobile home parks and subdivisions.
1. 
Lot area: 5,000 square feet, minimum
2. 
Lot width: 50 feet, minimum
3. 
Front setback: 25-foot minimum, except for rear access subdivision where reduced setback as per section 4240 shall apply.
4. 
Side setback, interior: Five-foot minimum
5. 
Side setback, exterior: 25-foot minimum except l5-foot minimum for single-family and duplex dwellings.
6. 
Rear setback:
A. 
Single-family and duplex dwelling: Five feet minimum from common lot line or one foot minimum from alley. (See section 6500 for accessory structure setbacks and section 6210 for setback requirements for rear vehicular access.)
B. 
All other uses: five feet, minimum. However, in no case shall the roof overhang extend over the property line.
7. 
Height: 35 feet, maximum. For school and religious assembly uses, the maximum height shall be 45 feet.
8. 
Building coverage: 55 percent of lot area, maximum, except 50 percent of the lot area, maximum, for single-family and duplex dwellings.
9. 
Open space: 20 percent of lot area, minimum, for multifamily dwellings containing 25 units or more.
Note–See section 4600 for buffering requirements.
(Ordinance 83-85, sec. 1, adopted 8/6/85; Ordinance 28-86, adopted 4/1/86; Ordinance 30-89, sec. II, adopted 5/2/89; Ordinance 27-90, sec. 4, adopted 5/1/90; Ordinance 81-90, secs. 2, 3, 6, adopted 12/6/90; Ordinance 39-2003, sec. 1, adopted 4/15/03; Ordinance 92-2007, sec. 4, adopted 10/2/07)