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Wolfforth City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 14

03 USE REGULATIONS

§ 14.03.001 Establishment of districts.

In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the city is hereby divided into distinct zoning districts upon which may be applied certain overlay zones.
(1) 
Base zoning districts.
"AO" Agricultural Open Space District
"R1" Single-Family Dwelling District
"RH" Row House District
"R2" Two-Family Dwelling District
"MF" Multifamily Dwelling District
"RG" Zero Lot Line, Gardenhome Residence District
"C-1" Local Retail District
"C-2" General Commercial District
"C-3" Commercial District
"MHP" Manufactured Housing Park District
"MHS" Manufactured Housing Subdivision District
"M-1" Light Industrial and Manufacturing
"M-2" Heavy Industrial and Manufacturing
"PD Planned Development District
"PIP" Planned Industrial Park District
(Ordinance adopted 3/21/2022)

§ 14.03.002 Zoning of newly annexed areas.

(a) 
Permanent zoning concurrent with annexation.
An area or areas being annexed into the City of Wolfforth shall ordinarily be given permanent zoning concurrently with the annexation.
(b) 
Timing of zoning.
The proceedings to establish zoning may be undertaken concurrently with annexation procedures (i.e., notices and public hearings). However, the zoning approval and formal adoption of the ordinance establishing zoning shall occur after annexation takes effect as a formal action by the City Council, and the zoning approval and formal adoption of the ordinance establishing zoning shall occur as a separate and distinct action by the City Council.
(c) 
Designation prior to zoning.
All area or areas annexed into the City after November 3, 2025, shall be classified as AO, Agricultural Open Space District until an ordinance establishing the zoning for the area or areas is approved by the City Council.
(Ordinance adopted 3/21/2022; Ordinance 2025-018 adopted 11/17/2025)

§ 14.03.003 Residential district intent statements.

(a) 
AO, Agricultural Open Space District.
The AO, Agricultural Open Space District is intended to provide opportunities for development of low density, detached single-family residences on lots of at least one acre in a suburban or rural setting.
(b) 
R-1 (Single-Family Residential) District.
The Single-Family Residential District is intended to provide opportunities for development of detached single-family residences at medium densities. This district is also intended to serve as a holding zone for vacant land areas annexed to the city.
(c) 
RH (Single-Family Row House District).
The RH District is designed essentially for the development of row dwellings which share a common wall located upon the property line with no side setback except upon corner lots. The district is intended to maximize the use of land for single-family development. Other uses may not be intermingled with row houses.
(d) 
R2 (Two-Family Dwelling District).
The Two-Family Dwelling District provides opportunities for the development of duplexes.
(e) 
MF (Multifamily Residential) District.
The Multifamily Residential District is intended to provide opportunities for development of apartment buildings.
(f) 
RG (Zero Lot Line, Gardenhome Residential) District.
The Zero Lot Line, Gardenhome District is intended to provide opportunities for medium density residential development using the gardenhome, and zero lot line concepts to incorporate (1) more efficient use of land than typical single-family development, making needed housing more affordable; (2) design of dwellings that integrate and relate internal/external living areas resulting in more pleasant and enjoyable housing; and (3) placement of dwellings against the property line, permitting outdoor space to be grouped and utilized to its maximum benefit. Regardless of any provisions in this chapter to the contrary, gardenhomes shall comply with the following:
(1) 
Zero lot lines are those lines situated so that the roof line of a structure can be located on the side lot boundary without any setback required.
(2) 
Only one zero lot line will be allowed per lot.
(3) 
The minimum lot size shall be 5,500 square feet.
(4) 
The minimum front yard shall be fifteen feet (twenty feet if on an arterial street) with the front of the garage being set back twenty (20) feet, relative to the front lot line. The garage setback shall be relative to the rear lot line for rear entry driveway structures.
(5) 
The minimum rear yard shall be five (5) feet for a single story structure and fifteen (15) for any two story structure.
(6) 
There shall be at least ten (10) feet of separation between structures. Five (5) feet of the lot adjacent to the zero setback will be deducted as an access easement for construction and repair of the adjacent zero setback structure.
(7) 
The combined lot coverage of all structures shall not exceed sixty-five percent of the lot area. Trellises and open porches shall not be included in the combined area.
(8) 
No structure shall exceed two stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height.
(9) 
No doors or windows shall be located on any wall located on a zero lot line, except that windows shall be allowed on a zero lot line adjacent to a street.
(g) 
MHP (Manufactured Housing Park) District.
The Manufactured Housing Park District is intended to provide opportunities for development of land with improvements and utilities specifically for the accommodation of manufactured housing in projects under unified management and control. These parks may include other services and common facilities for use by the residents. Any MHP District may include more than one manufactured housing park as long as each park within the district is under unified management and control. A Manufactured Housing Park District may be imposed as an additional use in the zone where it is designated without changing the original zoning designation. The combination of a Manufactured Housing District with another use or district shall be as designated on the official zoning map.
(h) 
MHS (Manufactured Housing Subdivision) District.
The Manufactured Housing Subdivision District is intended to provide opportunities for development of land with manufactured housing units. A Manufactured Housing Subdivision District may be imposed as an additional use in the zone where it is designated without changing the original zoning designation. The combination of a Manufactured Subdivision District with another use or district shall be as designated on the official zoning map.
(Ordinance adopted 3/21/2022)

§ 14.03.004 Commercial district intent statements.

(a) 
C-1 (Local Commercial) District.
The Local Commercial District is intended to provide opportunities for development of commercial development that serves and is supported by a relatively small surrounding neighborhood. Allowable commercial uses include a wide variety of office activities, as well as a more limited range of retail trade and services aimed toward meeting the routine needs of residents in that neighborhood. Commercial development should be low intensity with small floor areas and limited traffic generation and trade area. The character of commercial development is compatible with the surrounding residential neighborhood. This district is also intended for commercial establishments whose activity, materials and merchandise are housed entirely inside the building, except as may be allowed by the general development standards of this chapter.
(b) 
C-2 (General Commercial) District.
The General Commercial District is intended to provide opportunities for development of commercial establishments of higher intensity, with larger trade area, floor area and traffic generation than neighborhood commercial uses. Limited outdoor storage, screened from adjacent residential uses, may be appropriate.
(c) 
C-3 (Heavy Commercial) District.
The Heavy Commercial District is intended to provide opportunities for development of wholesale trade, retail sales, warehousing development, repair and service establishments, heavy and bulk equipment supply dealers or other such establishments that typically are characterized by outside storage of materials or merchandise.
(Ordinance adopted 3/21/2022)

§ 14.03.005 Manufacturing and industrial district intent statements.

(a) 
M-1 (Light Manufacturing) District.
The Light Manufacturing District is intended to provide opportunities for businesses in the processing, manufacturing, storage and service industries, each of which are characterized by a relatively low degree of nuisance and adverse impact on neighboring property.
(b) 
M-2 (Heavy Manufacturing) District.
The Heavy Manufacturing District is intended to provide opportunities for processing and manufacturing that is inherently noxious, or dangerous due to the chemicals or processes involved. Outdoor storage is allowed.
(Ordinance adopted 3/21/2022)

§ 14.03.006 PD (Planned Development) District.

(a) 
Purpose.
The purposes of the Planned Development District include, but are not limited to the following.
(1) 
To allow diversification of uses, structures, and open spaces and to promote flexibility of design in a manner compatible with existing and allowed uses of land on adjacent properties.
(2) 
To preserve the natural amenities and environmental assets of the land by encouraging the preservation and improvement of open space.
(3) 
To provide an appropriate balance between the intensity of development and the ability to provide adequate supporting public facilities and services.
(4) 
To promote the efficient use of land to facilitate a more economic arrangement of buildings, uses of land and utilities.
(5) 
To promote the development of vacant property within the presently developed urban area.
(b) 
Allowed uses.
(1) 
Any use or combination of uses otherwise authorized by these zoning regulations is allowed in a Planned Development (PD) District, if such use or uses is consistent with, and meets the standards for, the concept plan and PD District approved by the city council. Allowable uses shall be listed in a use schedule in the specific ordinance establishing each PD District.
(2) 
It is intended that PD Districts conform as closely as possible to established zoning and subdivision regulations while still allowing maximum flexibility of design to make planned developments as desirable as possible.
(3) 
Each PD District ordinance is incorporated by reference into this chapter. Every individual PD District approved under the provisions of this chapter shall be considered as a zoning amendment applicable to the property involved. Conditions specified for the development of a PD District shall be construed as conditions precedent to the granting of a certificate of occupancy by the building official and compliance as required by the city.
(c) 
Review of planned development.
A PD District shall be reviewed in accordance with the procedures in section 14.02.007 and shall comply with the development standards in section 14.05.005.
(Ordinance adopted 3/21/2022)

§ 14.03.007 PIP (Planned Industrial Park) District.

(a) 
Purpose.
The purposes of the Planned Industrial Park (PIP) District include, but are not limited to the following.
(1) 
To allow diversification of uses, structures, and open spaces and to promote flexibility of design in a manner compatible with existing and allowed uses of land on adjacent properties.
(2) 
To preserve the natural amenities and environmental assets of the land by encouraging the preservation and improvement of open space.
(3) 
To provide an appropriate balance between the intensity of development and the ability to provide adequate supporting public facilities and services.
(4) 
To promote the efficient use of land to facilitate a more economic arrangement of buildings, uses of land and utilities.
(5) 
To promote the development of vacant property within the presently developed urban area.
(b) 
Allowed uses.
(1) 
No residential uses shall be allowed within the PIP District, except those designated for caretakers or security personnel employed on the premises.
(2) 
Any nonresidential use or combination of uses otherwise authorized by these zoning regulations is allowed in a PIP District, if such use or uses is consistent with, and meets the standards for, the concept plan and PIP District ordinance approved by the city council. Allowable uses shall be listed in a use schedule in the specific ordinance establishing each PIP District.
(3) 
It is intended that PIP Districts conform as closely as possible to established zoning and subdivision regulations while still allowing maximum flexibility of design to make planned developments as desirable as possible.
(4) 
Each PIP District ordinance is incorporated by reference into this chapter. Every individual PIP District approved under the provisions of this section shall be considered as a zoning amendment applicable to the property involved. Conditions specified for the development of a PIP District shall be construed as conditions precedent to the granting of a certificate of occupancy by the building official and compliance as required by the city.
(c) 
Review of planned industrial park.
A PIP District shall be reviewed in accordance with the procedures in section 14.02.007 and shall comply with the development standards in section 14.05.006.
(Ordinance adopted 3/21/2022)

§ 14.03.008 Use table.

All of the use categories listed in the table below are explained in sections 14.03.010 through 14.03.015. The second column of the use table contains an abbreviated explanation of the respective use category. If there is a conflict between the abbreviated definition and the full explanation in sections 14.03.010 through 14.03.015, the provisions of sections 14.03.010 through 14.03.015 shall control.
(1) 
Allowed uses.
Uses identified with an "A" are allowed by right as set forth in section 14.02.009. A "*" identifies uses that may be subject to additional specific use regulations set forth later in article 14.04.
(2) 
Conditional uses.
Uses identified with a "C" are allowed subject to approval by the planning commission as set forth in section 14.02.005. A "*" identifies uses that may be subject to additional specific use regulations set forth later in article 14.04.
(3) 
Special uses.
Uses identified with an "S" are allowed subject to approval by the city council as set forth in section 14.02.006. A "*" identifies uses that may be subject to additional specific use regulations set forth later in article 14.04.
(4) 
Excluded uses.
The following uses shall be excluded from any and all zoning districts within the city limits.
(A) 
Meat and poultry rendering of byproducts;
(B) 
Chemical and nuclear waste storage dumps; and
(C) 
Mobile homes as defined in section 14.08.004.
(5) 
Use table.
Allowed, conditional and mandatory planned development uses are set forth in the following table. Uses that may be subject to additional specific use standards set forth in article 14.04 are designated with a "*".
Use Category
Short Definition
(see also article 14.08)
*
AO
R1
RH
R2
MF
RG
MHP
MHS
C1
C2
C3
M1
M2
A=Allowed
S=Special Use
*=Specific use regulations may apply
Group Living
Residential occupancy that does not meet the definition of "household living"
*
-
-
-
-
A
-
-
-
A
A
A
-
-
Household Living
Residential occupancy of a dwelling by a "household"
*
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
S
S
S
S
S
Recovery Facility, Alcohol and Drug
Residential programs that provide care and training or treatment for psychiatric, alcohol or drug problems
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
A
A
College
Institutions of higher learning
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
-
-
Community Services
Public, nonprofit, or charitable uses providing service to the community
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
A
A
A
S
S
Day Care
Care, protection and supervision for children or adults on a regular basis
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
A
S
S
Detention Facilities
Facilities for detention of incarcerated people
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
S
Golf Course, Golf Driving Range
Facilities for golf, including practice areas
*
S
S
-
-
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Hospital
Medical or surgical care, with overnight care
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
S
S
Parks and Open Areas
Natural areas consisting mostly of vegetative landscaping, outdoor recreation, gardens, etc.
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Religious Institutions
Meeting areas for religious activities
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
A
A
A
A
A
Safety Services
Public safety and emergency services
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
A
A
A
A
A
Schools
Elementary, middle, or high school level schools
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
A
A
-
-
Utilities, Basic
Infrastructure that needs to be located in or near the area where the service is provided
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Auto and Boat Dealer
Sales of cars, light trucks and boats
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
A
Bed & Breakfast
A single-family dwelling offering overnight accommodations
*
S
S
-
-
S
-
-
-
S
S
A
S
S
Campground/Recreational Vehicle Park
Temporary, often overnight accommodations for camping units and recreational vehicles
S
-
-
-
-
-
S
-
-
-
S
S
S
Game Hall
A game arcade, bingo, billiard or pool hall
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
S
Game Room
Any real estate where one of the uses is the playing amusement redemption machines.
*
S
S
S
Office
Activities in an office setting focusing on business, government, professional, medical or financial services
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
A
A
A
Bars & Taverns
The sale of beer, wine and mixed alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises as the primary business activity
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
Parking, Commercial
Parking not accessory to an allowed use, fees may be charged
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
A
A
A
A
Recreation and Entertainment, Outdoor
Large commercial uses that provide continuous recreation or entertainment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
S
Rental, Equipment
Firms leasing or renting heavy vehicles, equipment and machinery under 3.5 tons to the public, may also provide product repair
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
A
Retail Sales and Service
Firms involved in the sale or new or used products to the public, may provide personal services, entertainment or product repair
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
A
S
S
Self-Service Storage
Uses providing separate storage areas for individuals or businesses
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
A
A
A
Vehicle Repair
Service to passenger vehicles, light or medium trucks, other consumer motor vehicles, generally, the customer does not wait at site while service is being performed
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
A
A
Vehicle Service, Limited
Direct services to vehicles where the customer generally waits nearby while the service is performed
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
A
A
A
Vehicle Wash
Automatic or nonautomatic facilities for washing vehicles
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
A
A
A
Veterinary Clinics, Small Animals
Offices and clinics for small, non-hoofed animals
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
A
A
A
Industrial Service
Firms servicing industrial, business or consumer machinery, equipment, products or byproducts
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
Manufacturing and Production, Light
Firms involved in assembly, light manufacturing, processing, fabrication, or packaging of goods
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
Manufacturing and Production, Heavy
Firms involved in heavy manufacturing, production or fabrication of goods
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
Warehouse and Freight Movement
Firms involved in storage or movement of goods
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
A
A
Waste-Related Use
Uses that receive recycled materials or wastes for disposal on-site or transfer to another location, uses that collect sanitary wastes, or that produce goods or energy from composting
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
S
A
A
Wholesale Trade
Firms involved in sale, lease, or rental of products for industrial, institutional, or commercial business
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
A
A
Agriculture
Raising or producing plants
A
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
Animal Kennel
Facilities for overnight care of animals, except horses
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
Entertainment Event, Major
Activity or structure that draws large numbers of people to specific events
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
S
Firearms Range
Indoor or outdoor facilities for discharging firearms
*
S
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
S
Horse Boarding and Riding Academy
Overnight care of horses, with or without related equestrian facilities
S
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
Mining
Extraction of mineral or aggregate resources for off-site use
S
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
Passenger Terminals
Facilities for the arrival or departure of airplanes, trains or buses
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
S
Plant Nursery
Facilities producing flowers, shrubs, horticultural or household plants for retail or wholesale trade
A
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
A
A
A
Telecommunications Facilities
Devices and supporting elements necessary to produce non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation operating to produce a signal
*
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
A
A
Any Use(s) Deemed Appropriate
Only where such uses(s) can provide effective transition between less restrictive and more restrictive zoning districts
*
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Light Manufacturing
Food and beverage processing; drug processing, tobacco manufacture; building materials processing; light metal fabrication; jewelry fabrication; processing and fabrication of optical and scientific instruments; artificial limb fabrication; broom fabrication; manufacture of wearing apparel including boots and shoes; bags and mattress manufacture
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
Small Residential/Commercial Windmills
Windmills of less than 35 feet in height as described
*
A
A
A
A
-
-
-
-
A
A
A
A
A
Residential/Commercial Windmills
Larger windmills designed to supply power to a single location. Residential occupancy of a dwelling by a "household"
*
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Industrial Windmills
Windmills designed to generate electricity for sales
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
Meat Processing with Retail Front
Processing, packaging, curing, cooking, and selling of goods. Goods are sold on site.
S
Hotel/Motel
Provides lodging, meals, and other guest services for short periods typically less than thirty days.
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
A
-
-
Entertaining Event, Indoor
Activity or structure that draws people to a venue less than 20,000 square feet of event area.
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
A
S
S
Food Truck Park
An outdoor area where multiple mobile food truck vendors operate to serve directly to the public.
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
A
-
-
Funeral Home/Crematorium
A licensed facility where professionals provide services related to the care, preparation, and ceremonial arrangements for deceased individuals.
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
A
-
-
Smoke Shop/Tobacco Store
A retail establishment that specializes in selling tobacco- related products and accessories.
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
S
Amenity Center
A facility or space designed to provide recreational, social, and leisure services to residents or members of a specific community.
*
A
A
A
A
-
-
-
A
A
A
-
-
Open-Air Market
A public space where vendors sell goods typically in an outdoor or partially covered setting
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
A
S
S
Tasting Room
A business generally associated with a winery, brewery, distillery, or specialty food producer that allows for on-site consumption of products produced at a different location.
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
A
-
-
Pawn Shop
A retail business that offers loans to individuals using personal property as collateral.
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
-
-
Non-Residential Accessory Uses
Secondary, subordinate uses or structures located on the same lot as a principal non-residential use
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A
A
A
A
A
Payday/Cash Advance Centers
A financial service provider that offers small-dollar, short-term loans-often due on the borrower's next payday. These loans may be unsecure, meaning no collateral is required.
*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S
S
S
(Ordinance adopted 3/21/2022; Ordinance 2023-028 adopted 11/20/2023; Ordinance 2025-006 adopted 3/17/2025; Ordinance 2025-018 adopted 11/17/2025)

§ 14.03.009 Residential structure types.

Household and group living uses must comply with the following table in regard to location of individual structure types. Residential uses allowed in nonresidential districts may be housed in any type of residential structure except single-family detached and mobile and manufactured homes.
Structure Type
AO
R1
RH
R2
MF
RRG
MHP
MHS
Single-family detached
A
A
A
A
Single-family connected
A
A
Accessory apartment
A
Two-family dwelling
A
A
Gardenhome
A
Multifamily dwelling
A
Manufactured home
A
A
Mobile home
A
Group living structure**
A
Community home
A**
A**
A**
Structure Type
AO
R1
RH
R2
MF
RRG
MHP
MHS
Single-family detached
A
A
A
A
Single-family connected
A
A
Accessory apartment
A
Two-family dwelling
A
A
Gardenhome
A
Multifamily dwelling
A
Manufactured home
A
A
Mobile home
A
Group living structure**
A
Community home
A**
A**
A**
(Ordinance adopted 3/21/2022)

§ 14.03.010 Use categories; general.

(a) 
Basis for classifications.
Use categories classify land uses and activities into use categories based on common functional, product, or physical characteristics. Characteristics include the type and amount of activity, the type of customers or residents, how goods or services are sold or delivered and site conditions. The use categories provide a systematic basis for assigning present and future land uses into appropriate zoning districts.
(b) 
Principal use characteristics.
Principal uses are assigned to the category that most closely describes the nature of the principal use. The "Characteristics" subsection of each use category describes the common characteristics of each principal use.
(1) 
Considerations used in categorizing principal uses.
The following considerations shall be used to determine what category a use is in and whether the activities are to be considered principal or accessory uses.
(A) 
The actual or projected characteristics of the activity in relationship to the stated characteristics of each use category.
(B) 
The relative amount of site area or floor space and equipment devoted to the activity.
(C) 
Relative amounts of sales from each activity.
(D) 
The customer type for each activity.
(E) 
The relative number of employees in each activity.
(F) 
Hours of operation.
(G) 
Building and site arrangement.
(H) 
Vehicles used with the activity.
(I) 
The relative number of vehicle trips generated by the use.
(J) 
Signs.
(K) 
How the use advertises itself.
(L) 
Whether the activity is likely to be found independent of the other activities on the site.
(2) 
Developments with multiple principal uses.
When all principal uses of a development fall within one use category, the entire development is assigned to that use category. A development that contains a coffee shop, bookstore and bakery, for example, would be classified in the Retail Sales and Service category because all of the development's principal uses are in that category. When the principal uses of a development fall within different use categories, each principal use is classified in the applicable category and each use is subject to all applicable regulations for that category.
(c) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses are allowed by-right only in conjunction with a principal use. Unless otherwise stated, accessory uses are subject to the same regulations as the principal use. Common accessory uses are listed as examples in the use category descriptions.
(d) 
Use of examples.
The "Examples" subsection of each use category lists common examples of uses included in the respective use category. The names of these sample uses are generic. They are based on common meanings and not on what a specific use may call itself. For example, a use that calls itself "wholesale warehouse" but that sells mostly to consumers, is included in the Retail Sales and Service category rather than the Wholesale Trade category. This is because the actual activity on the site matches the description of the Retail Sales and Service category.
(Ordinance adopted 3/21/2022)

§ 14.03.011 Residential use categories.

(a) 
Group Living.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Group Living is characterized by the residential occupancy of a structure by a group of people who do not meet the definition of Household Living. The size of the group may be larger than the average size of a household. Tenancy is arranged on a monthly or longer basis. Uses where tenancy may be arranged for a shorter period are not considered residential. They are considered to be a form of transient lodging (see the Retail Sales and Service and Community Service categories). Generally, Group Living structures may often, but are not required to, have a common eating area for residents. The residents may receive care, training, or treatment.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses commonly associated with Group Living are recreational facilities and parking of vehicles for occupants and staff.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples of Group Living include dormitories; fraternities and sororities; monasteries and convents; rooming and boarding houses; assisted living facilities for elderly residents; nursing and convalescent homes; some group homes for the physically or developmentally disabled, mentally or emotionally disturbed.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Lodging where tenancy may be arranged for periods of less than 30 days is considered a hotel or motel use and classified in the Retail Sales and Service category.
(B) 
Lodging where the residents meet the definition of Household and where tenancy is arranged on a month-to-month basis, or for a longer period, is classified as Household Living.
(C) 
Facilities for rehabilitation of residents with alcohol or drug-related dependencies are considered Recovery Facilities.
(D) 
Facilities for people who are under judicial detainment and under the supervision of sworn officers are included in the Detention Facilities category.
(E) 
A Community Home for occupancy by as many as 6 disabled persons and 2 supervisors is classified as Household Living so long as such facility conforms to all applicable standards of article 14.04 in this chapter.
(b) 
Household Living.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Household Living is characterized by the residential occupancy of a dwelling unit by a household. Tenancy is arranged on a month to month or longer basis. Uses where tenancy may be arranged for a shorter period are not considered residential. They are considered to be a form of transient lodging (see the Retail Sales and Service and Community Service categories).
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses commonly associated with Household Living are recreational activities, raising of pets, hobbies, home occupations, storage of household goods, storage of supplies and equipment for maintaining the dwelling and associated yard, and parking and occasional maintenance of the occupants' vehicles.
(3) 
Examples.
Uses include living in dwelling units found in single-family houses, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, gardenhomes and other multi-dwelling structures, retirement-center apartments, manufactured housing and other structures with self contained dwelling units. A Community Home for occupancy by as many as 6 disabled persons and 2 supervisors shall be classified as Household Living, so long as such facility conforms to all applicable standards of article 14.04 in this chapter.
(4) 
Exceptions.
Lodging in a dwelling unit rented on less than a monthly basis, or where less than two-thirds of the units are rented on a monthly or longer basis is considered a hotel or motel use and is classified in the Retail Sales and Service category.
(c) 
Recovery Facilities.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Recovery facilities are characterized by programs that provide care and training or treatment for psychiatric, alcohol or drug problems, where patients are residents of the program, but where patients are not supervised by sworn officers. The size of the group may be larger than the average size of a household. Generally, Recovery Facilities may often, but are not required to, have a common eating area for residents. The residents may also receive care, training, or treatment.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses commonly associated with Recovery Facilities are recreational facilities and parking of vehicles for occupants and staff.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples of Recovery Facilities include psychiatric, alcohol or drug-dependency or rehabilitation centers.
(4) 
Exceptions.
Facilities for people who are under judicial detainment and under the supervision of sworn officers are included in the Detention Facilities category.
(Ordinance adopted 3/21/2022)

§ 14.03.012 Institutional and civic use categories.

(a) 
Colleges.
(1) 
Characteristics.
This category includes colleges and other institutions of higher learning that offer courses of general or specialized study leading to a degree. Colleges tend to be in campus-like settings or on multiple blocks.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses include offices, housing for students, food service, laboratories, health and sports facilities, theaters, meeting areas, parking, maintenance facilities and support commercial.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include universities, liberal arts colleges, community colleges, nursing and medical schools not accessory to a hospital and seminaries.
(4) 
Exceptions.
Business and trade schools are classified as Retail Sales and Service.
(b) 
Community Services.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Community Services are uses of a public, non-governmental but not-for-profit, social service, or charitable nature generally providing a local service to people of the community. Generally, they provide the service on-site or have employees at the site on a regular basis. The service is ongoing, not just for special events. Community centers or facilities that have membership provisions should be open to the general public to join at any time (for instance, any senior citizen could join a senior center). The use may provide special counseling, education, or training of a public, non-profit or charitable nature.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include offices; meeting areas; food preparation areas; parking, health and therapy areas; and athletic facilities.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include libraries, museums, senior centers, community centers, publicly owned swimming pools, youth club facilities, hospices, social service facilities, temporary shelters, vocational training for persons with physical or mental disabilities, crematoriums, columbariums and mausoleums.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Private lodges, clubs and private or commercial athletic or health clubs are classified as Retail Sales and Service.
(B) 
Commercial museums are classified as Retail Sales and Service.
(C) 
Parks are classified as Parks and Open Areas.
(D) 
Uses where tenancy is arranged on a month-to-month basis, or for a longer period, are residential and are classified as Household or Group Living.
(c) 
Day Care.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Day Care uses provide care, protection and supervision for children or adults on a regular basis, away from their primary residence, for less than 24 hours per day.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses include offices, outdoor recreation areas and parking.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include preschools, child care centers, nursery schools, latch key (after school) programs and adult day care programs.
(4) 
Exceptions.
Day Care does not include public or private schools or facilities operated in connection with an employment use, shopping center or other principal use, where children are cared for while parents or guardians are occupied on the premises or in the immediate vicinity. Certain limited day care operations are allowed in all residential districts, as customary home occupations, subject to specific standards of section 14.04.011.
(d) 
Detention Facilities.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Detention Facilities includes facilities for the judicially required detention or incarceration of people. Inmates and detainees are under 24-hour supervision by sworn officers, except when on an approved leave.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses include offices, recreational and health facilities, therapy facilities, maintenance facilities, hobby and manufacturing activities.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include prisons, jails, probation centers and juvenile detention homes.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Programs that provide care and training or treatment for psychiatric, alcohol, or drug problems, where patients are residents of the program, but where patients are not supervised by sworn officers, are classified as Group Living.
(B) 
Programs that provide transitional living experience for criminal offenders, such as halfway houses or restitution centers where residents are not under 24-hour supervision, are classified as Group Living.
(e) 
Hospitals.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Hospitals include uses providing medical or surgical care to patients and offering overnight care.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses include out-patient clinics, offices, laboratories, teaching facilities, meeting areas, cafeterias and other support commercial activity, parking, maintenance facilities and housing facilities for staff or trainees.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include medical centers and hospitals.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Uses that provide exclusive care and planned treatment or training for psychiatric, alcohol, or drug problems, where patients are residents of the program, are classified in the Recovery Facility category.
(B) 
Medical clinics that provide outpatient medical or surgical care exclusively, where patients are not kept overnight, are classified as Office.
(C) 
Emergency medical clinics are classified as Retail Sales and Service.
(D) 
Nursing and convalescent homes are classified as Group Living.
(f) 
Parks and Open Areas.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Parks and Open Areas are uses of land focusing on natural areas, large areas consisting mostly of vegetative landscaping or outdoor recreation, community gardens, or public squares. Land characterized as Parks and Open Area tends to have few structures.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include clubhouses, maintenance facilities, concessions, indoor recreation or education centers, caretaker's quarters and parking.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include parks, public squares, plazas, recreational trails, botanical gardens, nature preserves and land used for grazing animals (not part of a farm or ranch) kept for personal use and enjoyment.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Golf courses and golf driving ranges are not classified as Parks and Open Areas. Golf courses and golf driving ranges comprise a separate use category.
(B) 
Facilities intended to draw large numbers of people to specific events or shows are classified as Entertainment Events, Major. These include fairgrounds, sports arenas and outdoor amphitheaters.
(C) 
Cemeteries are not classified as Parks and Open Areas.
(g) 
Religious Institutions.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Religious Institutions primarily provide meeting areas for religious worship and education.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses include classroom and meeting facilities used primarily for religious education, parking, caretaker's housing and on-site group living facilities such as convents, parsonages and rectories.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include churches, temples, synagogues and mosques.
(4) 
Exceptions.
Ministries offering service to the general public, such as marriage counseling, are classified as Office.
(h) 
Safety Services.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Safety Services are uses that provide public safety and emergency response services. They often need to be located in or near the area where the service is provided. Employees are regularly present on-site.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses include offices and parking.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include fire stations, police stations and emergency medical and ambulance stations.
(i) 
Schools.
(1) 
Characteristics.
This category includes public and private schools providing a basic curriculum equivalent to an elementary or secondary school.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses include play areas, cafeterias, recreational and sport facilities, auditoriums and before- or after-school day care.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include public and private daytime schools, boarding schools and military academies.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Preschools are classified as Day Care uses.
(B) 
Business and trade schools are classified as Retail Sales and Service.
(j) 
Utilities, Basic.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Basic Utilities are infrastructure service facilities that need to be located in or near the area where the service is provided. Basic Utility uses generally do not regularly have employees at the site. Services may be publicly provided, or provided by locally-franchised private utility services.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include parking and control, monitoring, data or transmission equipment.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include water and sewage pump stations; electrical substations; water towers and reservoirs; stormwater retention and detention facilities; telephone exchanges; and park-and-ride facilities for mass transit.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Services where people are generally present are classified as Community Services, Offices, or Safety Services.
(B) 
Utility offices where employees or customers are generally present are classified as Offices.
(C) 
Bus barns are classified as Warehouse and Freight Movement.
(D) 
Yards and structures used for storage and servicing of utility-related vehicles, material and equipment are classified Industrial Services.
(Ordinance adopted 3/21/2022; Ordinance 2025-018 adopted 11/17/2025)

§ 14.03.013 Commercial use categories.

(a) 
Auto and Boat Dealers.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Auto Sales firms involve the sales or leasing of consumer vehicles including passenger vehicles, motorcycles, light and medium trucks, recreational vehicles and boats.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Vehicle Repair and maintenance shall be allowed on the same lot as an Auto or Boat Dealer, so long as such repair and maintenance is clearly subordinate, accessory and incidental to the Auto or Boat Dealer.
(3) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Sales, rental or leasing of heavy trucks and equipment or manufactured housing units are classified as Wholesale Trade.
(b) 
Campground/Recreational Vehicle Park.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks are intended for camping units or recreational vehicles (of the general public) occupied as temporary living quarters for recreational, educational or vacation purposes.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses include laundry facilities, convenience groceries, indoor/outdoor games and boat rental.
(3) 
Exceptions.
Travel trailers, motorized recreational vehicles and other such relocatable housing that does not meet the definition of either a "mobile home" or of "manufactured housing" may be occupied within a manufactured housing park, provided these types of accommodations do not exceed 30 percent of the total units in the park.
(c) 
Office.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Office uses are characterized by activities conducted in an office setting and generally focusing on business, government, professional, medical, or financial services.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include sundry shops, cafeterias, health facilities, parking, or other amenities intended primarily for the use of employees in the firm or building.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include professional services such as lawyers, accountants, engineers, or architects; financial businesses such as lenders, brokerage houses, bank headquarters, or real estate agents; data processing; sales offices; government offices and public utility offices; TV and radio studios; medical and dental clinics (not including veterinary clinics), medical and dental labs; and blood-collection facilities.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Offices that are part of and located with a principal use in another category are considered accessory to the firm's primary activity. Headquarters offices, when located on the same premises as or adjacent to a principal use in another category, are considered part of the other category.
(B) 
Offices for construction contractors and others who perform services off-site are included in the Office category if equipment and materials are not stored on the office site and fabrication, services, or similar work is not carried on at the office site.
(C) 
Veterinary clinics for small, non-hoofed animals shall be classified as a separate use category. Veterinary clinics for large, hoofed animals shall be classified as Industrial Services.
(d) 
Parking, Commercial.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Commercial Parking facilities provide parking that is not accessory to a specific use. A fee may or may not be charged. A facility that provides both accessory parking for a specific use and regular fee parking for people not connected to the use is also classified as a Commercial Parking facility.
(2) 
Accessory use.
In a parking structure only, accessory uses may include gasoline sales, car washing and vehicle repair activities if these uses provide service only to vehicles parked in the garage.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include short- and long-term fee parking facilities and mixed parking lots (partially accessory to a specific use, partly for rent to others).
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Parking facilities that are accessory to a use, but for which a fee is charged to the public to park for occasional events nearby, are not considered Commercial Parking facilities.
(B) 
Parking facilities that are accessory to a principal use are not considered Commercial Parking uses, even if the operator leases the parking facility to the principal use or charges a fee to the individuals who park in the facility.
(C) 
Public transit park-and-ride facilities are classified as Basic Utilities.
(e) 
Plant Nurseries.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Plant Nurseries are comprised of land and buildings used for floricultural or horticultural plant production for retail or wholesale trade. This use category includes commercial greenhouses where the roof and sides of such buildings are made largely of transparent/translucent materials and in which temperature and humidity can be regulated for cultivation of delicate or out-of-season plants, for subsequent sale.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses include office buildings, barns and sheds for storing materials and equipment, buildings for allowable retail sales. Selling lawn and garden supplies and equipment as well as plant material produced off-premises is ordinarily allowed in conjunction with a plant nursery, except in an AO District.
(3) 
Exceptions.
In AO Districts, the only retail sales allowed are of plant material produced on those same premises. In AO Districts, plant nurseries shall not include sales of lawn and garden supplies and equipment, nor shall the sale of plant material produced off-premises be allowed.
(f) 
Recreation and Entertainment, Outdoor.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Outdoor Recreation and Entertainment uses are large, generally commercial uses that provide continuous recreation or entertainment-oriented activities. They primarily take place outdoors. They may take place in a number of structures that are arranged together in an outdoor setting.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include concessions, restaurants, parking, caretaker's quarters and maintenance facilities.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include amusement parks, theme parks, miniature golf facilities and zoos.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Golf courses and golf driving ranges are classified as a separate, distinct use category.
(B) 
Uses that draw large numbers of people to periodic events, rather than on a continuous basis, are classified as Major Entertainment Events.
(C) 
An amusement facility housed entirely indoors is classified as Retail Sales and Service.
(g) 
Retail Sales and Service.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Retail Sales and Service firms are involved in the sale, lease or rent of new or used products to the general public. They may also provide personal services or entertainment, or provide product repair or services for consumer and business goods.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include offices, storage of goods and equipment, manufacture or repackaging of goods for on-site sale, and parking.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include uses from the four following groups:
(A) 
Sales-oriented:
Stores selling, leasing, or renting consumer, home and business goods generally intended for actual use by the buyer or renter and not for resale, including art, art supplies, bicycles, clothing, dry goods, electronic equipment, fabric, furniture, garden equipment and supplies, gifts, groceries, hardware, home improvements, household products, jewelry, pets, pet food, pharmaceuticals, plants, printed material, stationery and videos.
(B) 
Personal service-oriented:
Branch banks; emergency medical care; laundromats; photographic studios; photocopy and blueprint services; print shops and lithographers (where finished goods are sold primarily onsite and to the general public, not to wholesalers); hair, tanning and personal care services; photo developing and clothes cleaning, with customer drop-of and pickup; business, martial arts and other trade schools; dance or music classes; taxidermists; mortuaries; and animal grooming.
(C) 
Entertainment-oriented:
Restaurants, cafes, delicatessens, indoor continuous entertainment activities such as bowling alleys and ice rinks; dance halls; theaters, health clubs, gyms, membership clubs and lodges; hotels, motels, campgrounds, recreational vehicle parks and other temporary lodging with an average length of stay of less than 30 days.
(D) 
Repair-oriented:
Repair of televisions, bicycles, clocks, watches, shoes, guns, appliances and office equipment; tailor; locksmith; and upholsterer.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Repair and service of household consumer motor vehicles, motorcycles and light and medium trucks is classified as Vehicle Repair. Repair and service of industrial vehicles and equipment and heavy trucks is classified as Industrial Service.
(B) 
Sales, rental, or leasing of heavy trucks and equipment or manufactured housing units are classified as Wholesale Trade.
(C) 
Hotels, restaurants and other services that are part of a truck stop are considered accessory to the truck stop which is classified as Industrial Service. In certain situations, hotels and motels may be classified as a Community Service use, such as short-term housing or mass shelter. See "Community Services."
(D) 
Game arcades, billiard and pool halls are not classified as Retail Sales and Services. Game halls are classified as a separate use category.
(E) 
Auto and boat dealers are not classified as Retail Sales and Services. Auto and boat dealers are classified as a separate use category.
(F) 
Sales of farm and ranch supplies and/or equipment are classified as Wholesale Trade.
(G) 
Bars and Taverns are not classified as Retail Sales and Services. Bars and Taverns are classified as a separate use category.
(h) 
Self-Service Storage.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Self-Service Storage uses provide separate storage areas for individual or business uses. The storage areas are designed to allow private access by the tenant for storing or removing personal property.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include living quarters for a resident administrator or security and leasing offices. Use of the storage areas for sales, service and repair operations, or manufacturing is not considered accessory to the Self-Service Storage use.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include facilities that provide individual storage areas for rent. These uses are also called mini-warehouses.
(4) 
Exceptions.
A transfer and storage business where there are no individual storage areas or where employees are the primary movers of the goods to be stored or transferred is in the Warehouse and Freight Movement category.
(i) 
Vehicle Repair.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Vehicle Repair firms service passenger vehicles, light and medium trucks and other household consumer motor vehicles such as motorcycles, boats and recreational vehicles. Generally, the customer does not wait at the site while the service or repair is being performed.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include offices, sales of parts and vehicle storage.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include general automotive repair; specialty shops for transmission, brake, muffler, radiator or alignment repair; auto body shop; auto upholstery shop; auto customizing; and tire sales and mounting.
(4) 
Exceptions.
Repair and service of industrial vehicles and equipment and of heavy trucks; towing and vehicle storage; and vehicle wrecking and salvage are classified as Industrial Service.
(j) 
Vehicle Service, Limited.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Limited Vehicle Service uses provide direct services to motor vehicles where the driver or passengers generally wait in the car or nearby while the service is performed.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include minor auto repair and minor auto parts sales.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include full-service, mini-service and self-service fuel stations; and quick lubrication services.
(4) 
Exceptions.
Refueling facilities for vehicles that belong to a specific use (fleet vehicles) are considered accessory uses if they are located on the site of the principal use.
(k) 
Veterinary Clinics, Small Animals.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals, especially domestic animals. On-site diagnosis and treatment of large, hoofed animals shall not be allowed at such veterinary clinics. Outside boarding of any animals shall not be allowed.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses shall include laboratories, parking, and fenced-in areas for exercising (not boarding) animals admitted for treatment or care.
(3) 
Exceptions.
Veterinary clinics for on-site diagnosis and treatment of large, hoofed animals shall be classified as Industrial Services.
(l) 
Bars and Taverns.
(1) 
Characteristics.
The sale of beer, wine and mixed alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises exceeds 75% of the gross revenues of the establishment.
(m) 
Meat Processing with Retail Front.
(1) 
Characteristics. Processing, packaging, curing, cooking, and selling of goods. Products may be finished or semi-finished and are sold wholesale or for individual use. Goods are displayed and sold on site. The curing, cooking, and selling of products shall be considered the principal use. Less than 25% of the property is used for slaughterhouse or less than 5,000 square feet of the property is designated for this use whichever is smaller.
(2) 
Accessory Use. Accessory use may include office, storage of goods and equipment, manufacturing or repacking of goods for on-site sale, and parking.
(3) 
Examples. Store that sells, cures, cooks, and packages meat with a nonprincipal use of a slaughterhouse.
(n) 
Game Room.
(1) 
Characteristics.
A for-profit business located in a building or place that contains, in any combination, six or more amusement redemption machines that, for consideration, afford a player the opportunity to obtain a prize or thing of value, the award of which is determined solely or partially by chance, regardless of whether the contrivance is designed, made, or adopted solely for bona fide amusement purposes.
(2) 
Accessory Use.
Accessory uses may include offices or storage.
(3) 
Examples.
Game halls, as defined in this code, are not classified as game rooms and are a separate use category.
(o) 
Hotel/motel.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Commercial establishment that provides lodging, meals, and other guest services. Typically offer private rooms with en-suite bathrooms, daily housecleaning, and various other amenities. Extent of stay is generally limited to less than 30 days. Uses where tenancy may be arranged for a shorter period are not considered residential. They are considered to be a form of transient lodging.
(2) 
Accessory Uses.
Accessory uses may include restaurants, fitness centers, conference rooms, and swimming pools.
(3) 
Exceptions.
Lodging in a dwelling unit rented on a monthly basis are considered household living.
(p) 
Entertaining event, indoor.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Any organized activity or performance held mainly within an enclosed structure of less than 20,000 square feet, designed primarily to amuse, engage, or entertain an audience or participants.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include concession stands, snack bars, gift shops, waiting areas, or dressing rooms.
(3) 
Examples.
Meeting halls, performing arts facilities, private clubs, art exhibits, small concert hall, or community center.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Recreation and entertainment that are large and primarily take place outdoors are considered recreation and entertainment, outdoor.
(B) 
A for-profit business that has six or more amusement redemption machines to obtain prizes or things of value for any age are considered game rooms.
(C) 
Activities and structures that draw large numbers of people to a specific event or show with more than 20,0000 square feet of total event area are classified as Entertainment Event, Major.
(q) 
Food truck park.
(1) 
Characteristics.
A designated outdoor area where multiple mobile food vendors are allowed to park, operate, and serve food to the public.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include seating areas, restrooms, and an entertainment area.
(3) 
Exceptions.
Businesses that sell food or have continuous entertainment activities indoors are considered Retail Sales and Services.
(r) 
Funeral home/crematorium.
(1) 
Characteristics.
A licensed facility where professionals provide services related to the care, preparation, and ceremonial arrangements for deceased individuals.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include viewing rooms, chapel, offices, and storage.
(3) 
Exceptions.
In-ground burials and above-ground interments will be classified as cemeteries.
(s) 
Smoke shop/tobacco store.
(1) 
Characteristics.
A retail establishment that specializes in selling tobacco-related products and accessories. Typically for adults and regulated through state laws.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include office space or storage.
(3) 
Examples.
Traditional tobacco stores, head shop, vape shop, or hybrid stores.
(4) 
Exceptions.
If products account for less than 20% of your total revenue, the business would be classified under Retail Sales and Services.
(t) 
Amenity centers.
(1) 
Characteristics.
A facility or space designed to provide recreational, social, and leisure services to residents or members of a specific community, such as a residential neighborhood, apartment complex, or planned development.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include clubhouse, community center, fitness center, swimming pool, meeting rooms, or outdoor amenities, such as tennis courts, playgrounds, walking trails, and dog parks.
(3) 
Exceptions.
Large, generally commercial uses that provide continuous recreation or entertainment-oriented activities, primarily outdoors, for the general public are classified as Recreation and Entertainment, Outdoor.
(u) 
Open-air market.
(1) 
Characteristics.
A public space where vendors sell goods typically in an outdoor or partially covered setting, using tents, canopies, stalls, or tables for vendor setup.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include community booths or tents, kid-friendly areas, and storage.
(3) 
Examples.
Farmer's market, produce market, flea market, or community market.
(4) 
Exceptions.
A group of vendors selling products in an indoor area is considered Retail Sales and Services.
(v) 
Tasting room.
(1) 
Characteristics.
A business generally associated with a winery, brewery, distillery, or specialty food producer that allows for on-site consumption of products produced at a different location.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include offices, outdoor seating area, and storage.
(3) 
Examples.
Taproom and winery tasting-room.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Production, including crushing, fermenting, aging, and brewing, are considered light manufacturing.
(B) 
Area where grapes are grown is considered Agricultural Open Space.
(w) 
Pawn shop.
(1) 
Characteristics.
A retail business that offers loans to individuals using personal property as collateral. The business buys and sells secondhand goods to serve both as financial service providers and resellers of used items.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include offices or storage.
(3) 
Exceptions.
Retail businesses that sell previously owned items, but do not provide loans or accept collateral, such as a second-hand store or antique store, are considered Retail Sales or Services.
(x) 
Non-accessory uses.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Secondary, subordinate uses or structures located on the same lot as a principal non-residential use, which support or enhance the primary function of the site.
(2) 
Examples.
ATMs (Automated Teller Machines), Donation Bins, Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, or Parking Payment Kiosks.
(3) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Buildings that are enclosed would be considered accessory structures.
(B) 
Drive-throughs and fueling stations, part of a primary business, would not [sic].
(y) 
Payday/cash advance centers.
(1) 
Characteristics.
A financial service provider that offers small-dollar, short-term loans - often due on the borrower's next payday. These loans may be unsecure, meaning no collateral is required.
(2) 
Examples.
Payday Loan Centers, Cash Loan Centers, Payday Lender, Cash Advance Provider, Salary Loan, or short-term loan center.
(3) 
Exceptions.
A business that offers a full-range of financial services including savings, checking, loans, etc, is a personal service-oriented business and will be considered Retail Sales and Service.
(Ordinance adopted 3/21/2022; Ordinance 2023-028 adopted 11/20/2023; Ordinance 2025-006 adopted 3/17/2025; Ordinance 2025-018 adopted 11/17/2025)

§ 14.03.014 Industrial use categories.

(a) 
Industrial Service.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Industrial Service firms are engaged in the repair or servicing of industrial, business or household consumer machinery, equipment, products or by-products. Firms that service household consumer goods do so by mainly providing centralized services for separate retail outlets. Construction contractors and building maintenance services and similar uses typically perform services off-site. Relatively few customers, especially the general public, come to the site.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory activities may include offices, parking and storage.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include welding shops; machine shops; tool repair; electric motor repair; repair of scientific or professional instruments; sales, repair, storage, salvage or wrecking of heavy machinery, metal and building materials; towing and vehicle storage; auto and truck salvage and wrecking; heavy truck servicing (including wash) and repair; tire retreading or recapping; building, heating, plumbing or electrical contractors; utility, paving and road building contractors; printing, publishing and lithography; exterminators; recycling operations; janitorial and building maintenance services; fuel oil distributors; sign making; solid fuel yards; research and development laboratories; laundry, dry-cleaning and carpet cleaning plants; veterinary clinics for large hoofed animals and photofinishing laboratories that accept work only from separate retail outlets, not directly from the public.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Construction-related contractors and others who perform services off-site are included in the Office category, if major equipment and materials are not stored at the site and fabrication or similar work is not carried on at the site.
(B) 
Hotels, restaurants and other services that are part of a truck stop are considered accessory to the truck stop.
(C) 
Printing, publishing and lithography in which finished goods are sold primarily on site and to the general public are included in the Retail Sales and Service category.
(b) 
Manufacturing and Production.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Manufacturing and Production firms are involved in the manufacturing, processing, fabrication, packaging, or assembly of goods. Natural, man-made, raw, secondary, or partially completed materials may be used. Products may be finished or semi-finished and are generally made for the wholesale market, for transfer to other plants, or to order for firms or consumers. Goods are generally not displayed or sold on site, but if so, they are a subordinate part of overall sales. Relatively few customers come to the manufacturing site. In general, the difference between light and heavy uses is their effect on the surrounding area. If the uses routinely subject the surrounding area to noxious or malodorous impacts, they are considered heavy manufacturing and production. Light manufacturing in general is considered to have fewer noxious effects produced by noise, smoke, odor, dust, vibration or glare, in comparison with heavy manufacturing and production. See section 14.04.013 in the specific use standards.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory activities may include offices, cafeterias, parking, employee recreational facilities, warehouses, storage yards, repair facilities, truck fleets and caretaker's quarters.
(3) 
Examples.
(A) 
Examples include processing of food and related products; weaving or production of textiles or apparel; wood products manufacturing; woodworking, including cabinet makers; movie production facilities; production or fabrication of metals or metal products including enameling and galvanizing; manufacture or assembly of machinery, equipment, instruments, including musical instruments, vehicles, appliances, precision items and other electrical items; production of artwork and toys for mass distribution and marketing; and production of prefabricated structures, including manufactured homes.
(B) 
Examples that are expressly included in the heavy manufacturing and production category include, but are not limited to each of the following:
(i) 
Slaughterhouses and meatpacking;
(ii) 
Tanning or curing of furs, skins, leather or hides;
(iii) 
Wool pulling and scouring;
(iv) 
Cottonseed oil mills;
(v) 
Refining of petroleum and coal products;
(vi) 
Manufacture and processing of stone, clay and concrete products;
(vii) 
Mixing and batching of concrete and asphalt;
(viii) 
Fabrication of boilers and tanks;
(ix) 
Manufacture and processing of chemicals, including gaseous products and fertilizer.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Manufacturing of goods (including printed material) to be sold primarily on-site and to the general public are classified as Retail Sales and Service.
(B) 
Manufacture and production of goods from composting organic material is classified as Waste-Related uses.
(C) 
Rendering of meat and poultry byproducts shall be prohibited from all zoning districts.
(c) 
Warehouse and Freight Movement.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Warehouse and Freight Movement firms are involved in the storage, or movement of goods for themselves or other firms. Goods are generally delivered to other firms or the final consumer, except for some occasional will-call pickups. There is little on-site sales activity with the customer present.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include offices, truck fleet parking and maintenance areas.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include separate warehouses used by retail stores such as furniture and appliance stores; household moving and general freight storage; cold storage plants, including frozen food lockers; storage of weapons and ammunition; wholesale distribution centers; truck or air freight terminals; freight forwarding services; bus barns; parcel services; major post offices; grain terminals; gasoline and petroleum product terminals and the stockpiling of sand, gravel, or other aggregate materials.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Uses that involve the transfer or storage of solid or liquid wastes are classified as Waste-Related uses.
(B) 
Mini-warehouses are classified as Self-Service Storage uses.
(C) 
Warehousing or freight facilities characterized by stabling or storage of livestock shall be classified as Heavy Manufacturing and Production.
(d) 
Waste-Related Use.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Waste-Related uses are characterized by uses that receive solid or liquid wastes from others for disposal on the site or for transfer to another location, uses that collect sanitary wastes, or uses that manufacture or produce goods or energy from the composting of organic material. Waste-Related uses also includes uses that receive hazardous wastes from others.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include recycling of materials, offices and repackaging and transshipment of by-products.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include sanitary landfills, recyclable materials collection centers, waste composting, energy recovery plants, sewage plants and hazardous-waste collection sites.
(4) 
Exceptions.
Disposal of dirt, concrete, asphalt and similar non-decomposable materials is considered fill. Chemical and nuclear waste storage dumps are prohibited from all zoning districts.
(e) 
Wholesale Trade.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Wholesale Trade firms are involved in the sale, lease, or rent of products primarily intended for distribution to other merchants or firms who will, in turn, distribute them to the ultimate consumer. The uses emphasize on-site sales or order taking and often include display areas. Businesses may or may not be open to the general public, but sales to the general public are limited. Products may be picked up on-site or delivered to the customer.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include offices, product repair, warehouses, parking, minor fabrication services and repackaging of goods.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include sale or rental of machinery, heavy equipment, heavy trucks, farm and ranch supplies, building materials, special trade tools, welding supplies, machine parts, electrical supplies, janitorial supplies, restaurant equipment and store fixtures; mail order houses; and wholesalers of food, clothing, auto parts, building hardware.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Firms that engage primarily in sales to the general public or on a membership basis are classified as Retail Sales and Service.
(B) 
Firms that are primarily storing goods with little on-site business activity are classified as Warehouse and Freight Movement.
(C) 
Livestock auctions, or any wholesale trade facilities characterized by stabling or storage of livestock, shall be classified as Heavy Manufacturing and Production.
(Ordinance adopted 3/21/2022)

§ 14.03.015 Other use categories.

(a) 
Agriculture.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Agriculture includes activities that primarily involve raising or producing plants.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
A single dwelling is allowed on each lot or tract of land used for agriculture. Barns, sheds and bins for storage of material, equipment and farm products (used or produced on-premises) are considered accessory and incidental to agricultural use. Stands for the sale of agricultural produce grown on the premises are allowed in conjunction with agricultural use.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include farming (except dairy farms); truck gardening; forestry or tree farming; horticulture and floriculture; and wholesale plant nurseries.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
For the purpose of this chapter, agriculture does not include the use of property for production, processing or sale of animals.
(B) 
Dairy farms, milk production and animal feed lots are classified as Heavy Manufacturing and production.
(C) 
Livestock auctions, stockyards and sale barns are classified as Heavy Manufacturing and production.
(b) 
Animal Kennel.
(1) 
Characteristics.
An animal kennel includes any structure or premises where animals ordinarily considered household pets are kept, boarded, bred or trained, for commercial gain.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include an office building, as well as pens, barns and other enclosed structures necessary for sheltering animals. In nonresidential districts, accessory uses may also include multiple dwellings for proprietors and/or employees of the use.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include a dog kennel intended for breeding, training and/or boarding dogs.
(4) 
Exceptions.
Animals kept on-premises for personal use and enjoyment of the owners and/or residents of those premises shall be allowed in any district, so long as such animal keeping conforms with provisions of the animal control ordinance in the city's Code of Ordinances.
(c) 
Entertainment Event, Major.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Major Entertainment Event uses are characterized by activities and structures that draw large numbers of people to specific events or shows. Activities are generally of a spectator nature.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include restaurants, concessions, parking and maintenance facilities.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include stadiums, sports arenas, coliseums, auditoriums, exhibition and meeting areas, outdoor amphitheaters and fairgrounds.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Exhibition and meeting areas with less than 20,000 square feet of total event area are classified as Retail Sales and Service.
(B) 
Banquet halls that are part of hotels or restaurants are accessory to those uses, which are included in the Retail Sales and Service category.
(C) 
Theaters, including drive-in theaters, are classified as Retail Sales and Service.
(D) 
Recreation or entertainment uses conducted on a continuous basis are classified as Outdoor Recreation and Entertainment or as Retail Sales and Service uses.
(d) 
Horse Boarding and/or Riding Academy.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Horse boarding includes any structure or premises where equine animals are housed or boarded for a service charge or for hire. A riding academy includes any premises where horses are boarded and/or where instruction in riding, jumping or showing is offered and/or where the general public may, for a fee, hire horses for riding.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses may include an office building, as well as pens, stables, barns and other enclosed structures necessary for sheltering animals. In nonresidential districts, accessory uses may also include multiple dwellings for proprietors and/or employees of the use. In AO Districts, only one dwelling unit is allowed on the premises.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include horse boarding stables and horse riding academies.
(4) 
Exceptions.
Horses kept on-premises for personal use and enjoyment of the owners and/or residents of those premises shall be allowed in any district, so long as such horse keeping conforms with provisions of the animal control ordinances of the city.
(e) 
Passenger Terminals.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Passenger Terminals includes facilities for the landing and takeoff of flying vehicles, including loading and unloading areas. Aviation facilities may be improved or unimproved. Passenger Terminals also includes passenger terminals for aircraft, regional bus service and regional rail service.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses include freight handling areas, concessions, offices, parking and maintenance and fueling facilities.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include airports, bus passenger terminals for regional bus service, railroad passenger stations for regional rail service and helicopter landing facilities.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Bus and rail passenger stations for subregional service such as mass transit stops and park-and-ride facilities are classified as Basic Utilities.
(B) 
Private helicopter landing facilities that are accessory to another use, are considered accessory uses. However, they are subject to all the regulations and approval criteria for helicopter landing facilities.
(f) 
Mining.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Mining includes mining or extraction of mineral or aggregate resources from the ground for off-site use.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses include storage, sorting, stockpiling, or transfer off-site of the mined material.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include quarrying or dredging for sand, gravel or other aggregate materials; mining; and drilling and production of oil, natural gas, or geothermal resources.
(g) 
Telecommunications Facilities.
(1) 
Characteristics.
Telecommunications facilities include all devices, equipment, machinery, structures or supporting elements which in combination extend above a height of 35 feet (including the height of other structures or buildings on which such facilities are located) and are necessary to produce nonionizing electromagnetic radiation within the range of frequencies from 100 KHz to 300 GHz and operating as a discrete unit to produce a signal or message. Facilities may be self supporting, guyed, mounted on poles, other structures, light posts, power poles, or buildings. Facilities shall also include intertie and interconnection translators, connections from over-the-air to cable, fiber optic, or other landline transmission system.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory use may include transmitter facility buildings.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include broadcast towers, communication towers and point-to-point microwave towers.
(4) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
Radio and television studios are classified in the Office category.
(B) 
Radio and television broadcast facilities that are public safety facilities are classified as Basic Utilities.
(C) 
A receive-only satellite or other dish antenna less than 18 inches in diameter is considered an accessory use.
(h) 
Any Uses Deemed Appropriate.
(1) 
Characteristics.
This entry allows consideration of uses not ordinarily allowed in the zoning district where those uses are proposed, but only where and in a manner that such uses provide an effective transition between less restrictive and more restrictive zoning districts. Such special uses can integrate otherwise hard edges between zoning districts of starkly contrasting character and, furthermore, help make use of long-vacant tracts on the boundary between different zoning districts.
(2) 
Accessory uses.
Accessory uses commonly associated with transitional uses include off-street parking for occupants and/or customers, storage of supplies and equipment for maintaining the facilities for such use(s) and offices directly associated with such use(s) of a non-residential character.
(3) 
Examples.
Examples include limited commercial storage in residential districts, and day care in residential districts.
(4) 
Exceptions.
Manufactured homes shall not be allowed (by approval of a special use) at any location where otherwise prohibited by this chapter.
(i) 
Garage Sales.
(1) 
Definition.
As used herein Garage Sale shall mean the sale of items normally accumulated by a household.
(2) 
Frequency.
No more than three (3) Garage Sales shall be allowed for the same location in any one year. The duration of the Garage Sale shall not exceed three (3) consecutive days.
(3) 
Resale.
No items of personal property shall be purchased for Garage Sale with the intent or for the purpose of resale.
(Ordinance adopted 3/21/2022)

§ 14.03.016 Old Town Mixed-Use District.

(a) 
Purpose. The Old Town Mixed-Use District is intended to serve as a mixed-use community commercial center. Mutually supportive office, civic, cultural, entertainment, and residential uses are planned to enhance the viability of this mixed-use community commercial center. Multiple, complementary uses may be mixed vertically with the same building. This form of development is arranged around a connected street and sidewalk network that serves vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle transportation.
(b) 
Allowed uses. Uses in Old Town Mixed-Use District shall be generally pedestrian oriented and encourage pedestrian traffic. Any use or combination of uses otherwise authorized by these zoning regulations is allowed. Uses with drive-through lanes, which are discouraged in town center, are permitted only by special use permit. If drive-through lanes are allowed by approval, the use must be mitigated with special design features during site plan review and located at the endcaps of the building site plan.
(c) 
Use table, Old Town Mixed-Use Zoning District.
Use
P = Permitted
S = Special Use Permit
NP = Not Permitted
Commercial Uses
Retail sales and services-excluded are sales geared towards automobile, including gasoline service stations
P
S- if includes drive-through
Banks, credit unions, real estates offices, and property management services- no drive-throughs
P*
Offices for business, professional, and technical uses such as accountants, architects, lawyers, doctors, etc.
P*
Food service uses such as full-service restaurants, cafeterias, and snack bars including cafe seating within a public or private sidewalk area with no obstruction of pedestrian circulation
P
S-if includes drive-through
Art, antique, and furniture sales (retail or repair; excludes auto sales and services)
P
Farmers market
S
Veterinary clinic, completely within an enclosed building (no outdoor facilities for overnight storage of animals)
P*
Bed and breakfast establishments
S
Full-service hotels
S
Barber, beauty shop, cosmetologist, or hairdresser
P*
Any use with on-premises alcohol sales as less than 50% of gross sales revenue
P
Any use with on-premises alcohol sales as more than 50% of gross sales revenue
S
Any use with off-premises alcohol sales at any amount
S
Tasting rooms
S
Sale of used goods
S
Entertainment Uses
Theaters and cinemas
P
Museums
P*
Fitness, recreational sports, gym, or athletic club
P*
Parks, greens, plazas, squares, and playgrounds
P
Amusement, commercial (indoor)
P
Amusement, commercial (outdoor)
S
Event center/rental hall
S
Institutional and Civic Uses
Religious institutions
P*
Civic uses (courthouse, city hall, and other public offices)
P*
Assisted living
S
Residential Uses
Residential apartments and/or condominiums
S- for upper floors
Upper floor residential uses
S
*
Commercial businesses within these categories require that they are over 550 feet from a business that falls under the same use category.
(d) 
Design standards. The following minimum standards shall be required (See figure A):
(1) 
Setbacks. Structures will have zero lot lines. Buildings in this zone shall comply with the following:
(A) 
Zero lot lines are those lines situated so that the roof line of a structure can be located on the side lot boundary without any setback required.
(B) 
The minimum rear setback shall be five (5) feet for a single-story structure and fifteen (15) feet for any multi-story structure.
(C) 
A concrete sidewalk shall be constructed ten (10) feet from curb in a dedicated public right-of-way.
(D) 
The minimum front setback shall be ten (10) feet from sidewalk using concrete or another approved material.
(E) 
Pedestrian access shall be placed every two hundred and fifty (250) feet at minimum that are twenty (20) feet in width that shall be constructed with concrete.
(F) 
No doors or windows shall be located on any wall located on a zero-lot line.
(2) 
Parking. All off-street parking requirements will follow the standards set forth in section 14.05.011 and must be located in the rear of the structure.
(3) 
Patios. The design of the interior and immediate surroundings of a patio should adhere to the following guidelines:
(A) 
The surface area of an outdoor patio may not exceed the interior floor area of the primary licensed establishment.
(B) 
A fence or vertical barrier may be used to delineate the perimeter of the patio area.
(C) 
Perimeter fences shall not obstruct the line of sight for pedestrians and drivers.
(D) 
Patios shall be located in the front setback or on the rooftop.
(4) 
Signs. All permittable signage shall be designed and follow the standards set forth in section 14.04.014.
(5) 
Outside storage. No outdoor storage, except for refuse disposal, shall be permitted. Refuse disposal areas shall be landscaped or screened from view.
(6) 
Live outdoor music at retail sales and service. Live outdoor music will be permissible during peak hours (defined as Sunday through Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Friday, Saturday, and holidays from 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Music performances are not to exceed Texas Penal Code 42.01c(2) (85dB or under at property line) at a distance of one hundred (100) meters.
(7) 
Live outdoor music at amphitheaters or outdoor events. Live outdoor music will be permissible Friday, Saturday, and holidays from the hours of 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. A permit must be obtained through the city. Music performances are not to exceed ninety-five decibels (95 dB) at a distance of one hundred (100) meters.
(8) 
Principal building standards.
(A) 
Buildings shall be oriented towards the main street.
(B) 
Primary entrances to buildings shall be located on the street along which the building is oriented. At intersections, corner buildings may have their primary entrances oriented at an angle to the intersection. All primary entrances shall be oriented to the public sidewalk for ease of pedestrian access.
(C) 
Building maximum: 3 stories or 45 feet (whichever is less).
(D) 
Building material: The wall surface for all buildings on sides adjacent to any street or alley walkway other than glass shall be of one hundred percent (100%) masonry material. Seventy-five percent (75%) of overall wall surfaces other than glass shall be of brick, stone, or cast stone. The remaining twenty-five percent (25%) may be stucco, fibrous cement, split-face block, or other masonry material. The use of any other wall surface material may be approved by the city council at the time of the site plan review.
(E) 
Awnings/canopies:
(i) 
Measurements for eaves and awnings on buildings should project a distance of no more than two feet into required setback. (See figure 1)
(ii) 
Canopies may project into required front setbacks for a minimum distance of twenty (20) feet, provided that no supporting structure for such extensions shall be located within the required front setback. Masonry piers will be located at the edge of the curb. (See figure 2)
(iii) 
Awnings/canopies shall be constructed with metal or canvas. Vinyl and plastic are prohibited. Piers supporting canopies at the curbs edge shall be made with masonry material approved by city officials.
(iv) 
Lighting and other attachments should be securely fixed and integrated to the supporting structure.
(v) 
At no time shall a canopy be located over any on-street parking or travel lane. The edge of the canopy may not extend past the edge to which it is attached.
(9) 
Sidewalk sales. Sidewalk vendors selling goods must obtain a sidewalk vending permit before conducting vending business activities in the city. The permits are issued by the development department and are valid for seven days from the date of issuance and must be renewed per event.
(A) 
In general, sidewalk vendors must adhere to the following guidelines:
(i) 
Display sidewalk vending permit while conducting vending business activities.
(ii) 
Vending activities shall take place on a sidewalk and during approved times as follows: hours imposed on other businesses on the same street block or 8:00 a.m. to sunset, whichever is less restrictive on non-residential blocks.
(iii) 
A sidewalk vending permit does not provide an exclusive right to operate on any sidewalk or portion thereof. Must be in front of primary business.
(iv) 
Sidewalk vendors must ensure that the 10-foot area immediately surrounding the vending space is kept clean and free of trash and debris associated with their vending operation. A trash receptacle must be provided for customers and must be large enough to accommodate customer trash.
(v) 
Vending equipment and goods must be attended to at all times by the business owner or employee. Vendors must remove all equipment and goods at the end of each day.
(vi) 
Obstructions that would reduce the width of the sidewalk to less than forty-eight (48) inches are prohibited.
(vii) 
The public right of way or any area that blocks pedestrians or vehicles is prohibited.
(viii) 
Vending is prohibited in any public property that does not meet the definition of a sidewalk, including but not limited to any alley, street, street or roadway median, street end or parking lots.
(Ordinance 2024-038 adopted 10/21/2024)