Chapter 14: Zoning
City of Lowry Crossing, TX Code of Ordinances
ARTICLE 14.01
GENERAL PROVISIONS (RESERVED)
ARTICLE 14.02
ZONING ORDINANCE
§ 14.02.001 Adopted.
The comprehensive zoning ordinance, Ordinance 110, adopted by the city on August 3, 1999, as
amended, is included at the end of this chapter as exhibit A. Due to the nature of the zoning ordinance
and the technicalities involved in adopting or amending it, such ordinance is printed herein as enacted,
with only nonsubstantive formatting and style changes. All references in the ordinance to “Town”
or “Town Council” have been changed to “City” or “City Council,” respectively, without notation.
Capitalization, punctuation and numbering of articles, sections and subsections have been retained as
enacted. Subsequent amendments will be inserted in their proper place and denoted by a history note
following the amended provisions. The absence of a history note indicates the material is unchanged
from the original. Obviously misspelled words have been corrected without notation. Any other
material added for purposes of clarification is enclosed in brackets.
(Ordinance adopting Code)
ARTICLE 14.03
IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSE BILL 2439 AND HOUSEBILL 2497
§ 14.03.001 Definitions.
The following definitions apply to the provisions of this article:
Building code. Any of the following adopted by the City, as amended: The International Residential
Code, the National Electrical Code; the International Building Code; the International Plumbing Code;
and International Mechanical Code.
Commercial building. A building for the use or occupation of people for a public purpose or economic
gain, or a residence if the building is a multifamily residence that is not defined as a residential
building.
National model code. A publication that is developed, promulgated, and periodically updated at
a national level by organizations consisting of industry and government fire and building safety
officials through a legislative or consensus process and that is intended for consideration by units
of government as local law. “National model code” includes the International Residential Code, the
National Electrical Code and the International Building Code.
Residential building. A building having the character of a one-family or two-family dwelling or a
multiple single-family dwelling that is not more than three stories high with separate means of egress,
including the accessory structures of the dwelling and that does not have the character of a facility used
for the accommodation of transient guests or a structure in which medical, rehabilitative, or assisted
living services are provided in connection with the occupancy of the structure.
(Ordinance 324 adopted 8/13/19)
§ 14.03.002 Prohibitions on enforcement.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision contained in the city’s ordinances, regulations or rules to the
contrary, an official responsible for enforcement of the city’s zoning ordinance or building codes,
as designated by city charter, ordinance or other authorization of the city, shall not:
(1) Prohibit or limit, directly or indirectly, the use or installation of a building product or
material in the construction, renovation, maintenance, or other alteration of a residential or
commercial building if the building product or material is approved for use by a national
model code published within the last three code cycles that applies to the construction,
renovation, maintenance, or other alteration of the building; or
(2) Enforce a standard for a building product, material, or aesthetic method in construction,
renovation, maintenance, or other alteration of a residential or commercial building if the
standard is more stringent than a standard for the product, material, or aesthetic method
under a national model code published within the last three code cycles that applies to the
construction, renovation, maintenance, or other alteration of the building.
(b) An applicant who proposes to use a building material, product or aesthetic method in the
construction or alteration of a residential or commercial building that is prohibited or limited by
the city’s adopted zoning ordinance or building codes, as amended, or that is less stringent than
the standard established by such ordinance or building codes, as amended, shall identify each
provision in a national model code published within the last three code cycles that approves the
use of such building material, product or aesthetic method, as a necessary requirement of the
application.
(c) An applicant may agree in writing to employ a building material, product or aesthetic method for
use in the construction or alternation of a residential or commercial building that otherwise cannot
be enforced under subsection (a).
(Ordinance 324 adopted 8/13/19)
§ 14.03.003 Exemptions for ordinances, requirements and programs.
The prohibitions in section 14.03.002 do not apply to the following ordinances, requirements or
programs of the city or state, and the officials responsible for enforcement of the city’s zoning
ordinance and building codes, as designated by city charter, ordinance or other authorization of
the city, shall apply all regulations and standards prescribed by such enactments, requirements or
programs, whether such ordinances, requirements or programs existing or hereafter adopted or
established, to the fullest extent therein provided:
(1) A local amendment of a building code to conform to local concerns if the amendment does not
conflict with sections 14.03.002(a) or (b);
(2) A program established by a state agency that requires particular standards, incentives, or
financing arrangements in order to comply with requirements of a state or federal funding source
or housing program;
(3) A requirement for a building necessary to consider the building eligible for windstorm and hail
insurance coverage under chapter 2210, Texas Insurance Code;
(4) An ordinance or other regulation that regulates outdoor lighting that is adopted for the purpose of
reducing light pollution and that: (1) is adopted by a governmental entity that is certified as a
Dark Sky Community by the International Dark-Sky Association as part of the International Dark
Sky Places Program; or (2) applies to outdoor lighting within five miles of the boundary of a
military base in which an active training program is conducted;
(5) An ordinance that regulates outdoor lighting and is adopted under subchapter B, chapter 229,
Texas Local Government Code, or under subchapter B, chapter 240, Texas Local Government
Code; or
(6) Installation of a fire sprinkler protection system under Tex. Occupation Code, section
1301.551(i), or under Tex. Health and Safety Code, section 775.045(a)(1).
(Ordinance 324 adopted 8/13/19)
§ 14.03.004 Exemptions for buildings.
The prohibitions in section 14.03.002 do not apply to the following buildings, and the officials
responsible for enforcement of the city’s zoning ordinance and building codes, as designated by city
charter, ordinance or other authorization of the city, shall apply all regulations and standards prescribed
by those ordinances or codes to such buildings, whether such provisions are existing or hereafter
adopted or established, to the fullest extent.
(1) A building located in a place or area designated for its historical, cultural, or architectural
importance and significance by the city which were adopted by the city council prior to April 1,
2019;
(2) A building located in a zoning district designated by the city council after April 1, 2019 for its
historical, cultural, or architectural importance and significance by the city, and for which the
owner has voluntarily consented in writing to the application of the regulations or standards
prohibited by section 14.03.002, including the following zoning districts and any district that may
hereafter be created by the city council for its historical, cultural, or architectural importance and
significance;
(3) A building located in a place or area designated for its historical, cultural, or architectural
importance and significance that a municipality may regulate under section 211.003(b), Texas
Local Government Code, if the municipality: (1) is a certified local government under the
National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. Section 300101 et seq.); or (2) has an applicable
landmark ordinance that meets the requirements under the certified local government program as
determined by the Texas Historical Commission;
(4) A building located in an area designated as a historic district on the National Register of Historic
Places;
(5) A building designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark;
(6) A building designated as a State Archeological Landmark or State Antiquities Landmark;
(7) A building listed on the National Register of Historic Places or designated as a landmark by a
governmental entity;
(8) A building located in a world heritage buffer zone; and
(9) A building located in an area designated for development, restoration, or preservation in a main
street city under the main street program established under section 442.014, Texas Government
Code.
(Ordinance 324 adopted 8/13/19)
§ 14.03.005 Appeal.
(a) An applicant, landowner or other aggrieved person may appeal the decision of an official
responsible for enforcement of the city’s zoning ordinance or building codes, as designated by
city charter, ordinance or other authorization of the city, applying a regulation or standard to the
construction, renovation, maintenance, or other alteration of a residential or commercial building,
which application is asserted to be prohibited by section 14.03.002, in the following manner:
(1) If the decision applies a requirement of a building code, to the building board of appeals, or
if there is no building board, to the zoning board of adjustment; or
(2) If the decision applies a requirement of the zoning ordinance, to the zoning board of
adjustment.
(b) The appeal shall identify the provision or provisions which the appellant alleges to have been
applied in violation of section 14.03.002. The appeal shall be filed, processed and decided in the
manner provided for appeals by the appellate entity herein designated.
(Ordinance 324 adopted 8/13/19)
§ 14.03.006 Amendments to zoning board of adjustment procedures.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained in the city’s ordinances, regulations or rules to the
contrary, the following provisions apply to the adoption of or amendment to rules of the zoning board
of adjustment and to appellate procedures before the board.
(1) Rules of the zoning board of adjustment adopted or amended on or after September 1, 2019, must
be approved by the city council.
(2) Appeals to the board from the decision of an administrative official made on or after September
1, 2019, shall be governed by the following rules:
(A) An appeal of a decision by an administrative official that is not related to a specific
application, address or project may be made by an aggrieved person or any officer,
department, board, or bureau of the city affected by the decision.
(B) An appeal of a decision by an administrative official that is related to a specific application,
address or project may be made by: the applicant; the owner or owner’s representative of
the property that is the subject of the decision; an aggrieved person who is the owner of
property within 200 feet of the property that is the subject of the decision; or any officer,
department, board, or bureau of the city affected by the decision.
(Ordinance 324 adopted 8/13/19)
ZONING
LOWRY CROSSING CODE
Exhibit 14A
ZONING ORDINANCE
§ 2. PURPOSE. DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
ESTABLISHED. DISTRICT.
REQUIREMENTS FOR
§ 5. ZONING DISTRICT
NONRESIDENTIAL USES.
BOUNDARIES.
§ 22. SPECIAL AND
§ 6. “TR1” TEMPORARY R1
ADDITIONAL
ZONING DISTRICT FOR
REGULATIONS.
ANNEXED TERRITORY
AND SOME SPECIAL USES. § 23. GLARE AND LIGHTING
STANDARDS.
§ 7. COMPLIANCE REQUIRED.
§ 23A. LANDSCAPING
§ 8. "A" - AGRICULTURAL
REQUIREMENTS.
DISTRICT.
§ 24. CLASSIFICATION OF NEW
§ 9. "RE" SINGLE-FAMILY
AND UNLISTED USES.
RESIDENTIAL ESTATE
DISTRICT. § 25. NONCONFORMING USES
AND STRUCTURES.
§ 10. "R-1" SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. § 26. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. COMMISSION.
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. AMENDMENTS.
ZONING CHANGE AND
§ 13. “RET” RETAIL DISTRICT.
FILING FEES.
§ 14. “HC” HIGHWAY
§ 30. SPECIAL DEFINITIONS.
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
§ 31. PRESERVING RIGHTS.
§ 15. “C” COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT REGULATIONS. § 32. REPEALING CLAUSE.
DISTRICT. VIOLATIONS.
DISTRICT. § 35. EFFECTIVE DATE.
§ 18. SUP SPECIAL USE PERMIT
DISTRICT.
ORDINANCE NO. 110
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LOWRY CROSSING, TEXAS, AMENDING THE EXISTING
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, ORDINANCE NO. 26b AND
AMENDMENTS THERETO BY ADOPTING THIS NEW COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
ORDINANCE AND ATTACHED ZONING MAP; ESTABLISHING ZONING DISTRICTS;
ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR EACH DISTRICT; REGULATING HEIGHT, NUMBER
OF STORIES, AND SIZE OF BUILDINGS OR OTHER STRUCTURES; REGULATING THE
PERCENTAGE OF LOT THAT MAY BE OCCUPIED; REGULATING THE SIZE OF YARDS,
COURTS AND OTHER OPEN SPACES; REGULATING POPULATION DENSITY;
REGULATING THE LOCATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND LAND, FOR
BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, OR OTHER PURPOSES; REGULATING
PARKING, SCREENING, LANDSCAPING, AND OTHER CRITERIA FOR THE USE AND
DEVELOPMENT OF LAND, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES; PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN
NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES; PROVIDING FOR APPLICATIONS FOR
ZONING CHANGES AND FEES; PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUANCE OF THE EXISTING
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT;
PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, under the laws of the State of Texas, authority is conferred upon the City of Lowry
Crossing to establish zoning districts within the City for the purpose of regulating the use of land and
controlling the density of population to the end that congestion may be lessened in the public streets
and that the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare be promoted; and,
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the Planning and Zoning Commission after written notice
was mailed to all owners of real property as their names appeared on the last approved applicable tax
roll in accordance with V.T.C.A. Local Government Code Section 211.007; and
WHEREAS, Planning and Zoning Commission, after said public hearing, recommended adoption of a
new Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the City Council after notice was published in the official
newspaper of the City as required by V.T.C.A., Local Government Code 211.006;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LOWRY CROSSING, TEXAS:
§ 1. ENACTING CLAUSE.
1-1 That the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Lowry Crossing, Texas, as passed and approved as
Ordinance 26b, together with all amendments thereto (except as herein continued) is hereby
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99)
§ 2. PURPOSE.
2-1 The Zoning Regulations and Districts as herein established have been made for the purpose of
promoting the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the City. They have been designed to
lessen the congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to provide
adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of
population; to facilitate the adequate transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks, and other
public requirements. They have been made with reasonable consideration, among other things,
for the character of the district, and its peculiar suitability for the particular uses specified; and
with a view to conserving the value of adjacent property, buildings and encouraging the most
appropriate use of land throughout the City.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99)
§ 3. ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED.
3-1 The City of Lowry Crossing, Texas, is hereby divided into the zoning districts named below. The
use, height and area regulations as set out herein are uniform in each district. The districts
established herein shall be known as:
Abbreviated Designation Zoning District Name
A “A” Agricultural District
RE “RE” Single-Family Residential Estate District
R-1 “R-1” Single-Family Residential District
2F “2F” Two-Family Residential District
O “O” Office District
RET “RET” Retail District
HC “HC” Highway Commercial District
C “C” Commercial District
LI “LI” Light Industrial District
HI “HI” Heavy Industrial District
SUP “SUP” Special Use Permit District
PD “PD” Planned Development District
FP “FP” Flood Plain District
TR1 “TR1” Temporary R1 District
See Sections 5-9, 5-10, 6 and 18-2
3-2 DEFINITION AND PURPOSE OF ZONING DISTRICTSA - Agricultural District. This district
is intended to provide a location for land situated on the fringe of an urban area and used for
agricultural purposes which may become an urban area in the future. Generally, Agricultural
Districts, will be near development; therefore, the agricultural activities conducted in the
Agricultural District, should not be detrimental to urban land uses. The types of uses, and the
area and intensity of the uses permitted in this district shall encourage and protect the
agricultural uses until urbanization is warranted and the appropriate change in district
classification is made.
RE Single-Family Residential Estate District - The principal use of land in this district is for
single-family detached dwellings of at least 1800 square feet in size on lots of at least 2 acre, and
related recreational, religious and educational facilities normally required to provide the basic
elements of a balanced, orderly, convenient, and attractive residential area.
R-1 Single-Family Residential District - The principal use of land in this district is for single-
family detached dwellings of at least 1600 square feet in size on lots of at least 1 acre, and related
recreational, religious and educational facilities normally required to provide the basic elements
of a balanced, orderly, convenient, and attractive residential area.
2F Two-Family Residential District. This 2F district is intended to provide the opportunity for
development that is two-family (duplex) in character, but which encourages individual ownership
of all dwelling units. This is permitted by dividing the typical duplex lot from front to back,
thus encouraging the sale of each dwelling unit and the land upon which it sits, to the occupant.
The principal use of land in this district is for single-family dwellings of at least 1600 square
feet in size on lots of at least 1 acre and related recreational, religious and educational facilities
normally required to provide the basic elements of a balanced, orderly, convenient, and attractive
residential area.
O - Office - This district is intended for a Professional or Administrative Office or Offices serving
near residential development with professional or administrative services. No chattels or goods
may be offered for sale on the premises and site development regulations and standards are
required to ensure that uses will be compatible and complementary in scale and appearance with
a residential environment. Professional and Administrative Offices to include, but not be limited
to, the offices of doctors, dentists, attorneys, architects, engineers, urban planners, insurance, real
estate, banks and similar offices.
RET - Retail District - This district provides for areas of convenience shopping and other
residential service oriented businesses.
HC - Highway Commercial District - This district is intended primarily as a high intensity area
permitting a mixed-use for office, commercial-retail, and highway oriented uses, such as hotels,
restaurants, and low-and mid-rise offices, and should be located generally along high-volume
thoroughfares.
C - Commercial District. This district concentrates business warehouse and service activities not
normally locating within retail service centers.
LI - Light Industrial District. This district permits those industries and manufacturing plants that
are predominantly light in character, have their operations conducted wholly within buildings,
are more compatible than heavy manufacturing uses, and do not emit noxious odors, noises, dust,
smoke, and vibrations as do the heavy manufacturing processes.
HI - Heavy Industrial District. This district provides for the location of enterprises that tend to
emit odors, noises, dust and vibrations and that are least compatible with other uses.
SUP - Special Use Permit District - The SUP Special Use Permit District is a specific zoning
classification. The uses that normally fall into this specific use category are uses that have unique
characteristics that may, depending on the location of the property, require different conditions
and regulations not otherwise listed under the basic zoning districts. For this reason, when an
applicant seeks a change of zoning for a use listed in the Specific Use Section, the Planning
& Zoning Commission may recommend, and the City Council may impose, additional special
zoning conditions. The adoptive ordinance may establish requirements by reference to the basic
zoning ordinance or may list such specific conditions or requirements in the ordinance or on an
attached plan.
PD - Planned Development District. This district provides flexibility in planning and
development through the combination of uses.
FP - Flood Plain - Prefix - When added to any of the above-listed districts, the prefix specifies a
subdistrict subject to the provision of Section 20.
TR1 Temporary R1 District - A temporary classification given to a parcel of property [that] is
annexed into the city or to certain tracts with a terminated Special use permit (See Subsection
18-2) or given to a parcel of property that is zoned but the correct zoning cannot be resolved
by the application of Subsections 5-1 through 5-8 of Section 5 or the zoning of property is
invalidated by a final judgment of a Court. Such property shall retain the temporary classification
until it has been classified as a zoning district other than the “TR1” by a zoning change which
shall be initiated by the Planning & Zoning Commission as soon as practicable. See Subsections
5-9 & 5-10.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99)
§ 4. ZONING DISTRICT MAP.
4-1 THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONING DISTRICTS SET OUT HEREIN ARE DELINEATED
UPON ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF LOWRY CROSSING, TEXAS, SAID
MAP BEING HEREBY ADOPTED AS A PART OF THIS ORDINANCE AS FULLY AS IF
THE SAME WERE SET FORTH HEREIN IN DETAIL.
4-2 Two (2) original, official and identical copies of the Zoning District Map are hereby adopted
bearing the signature of the Mayor and attestation of the City Secretary and shall be filed and
maintained as follows:
(1) Two copies shall be filed with the City Secretary, one of which shall be retained as the
original record and shall not be changed in any manner. It shall be marked “Original Zoning
District Map of the City of Lowry Crossing, Texas, adopted by the passage of Ordinance
No. 110 on the 3rd day of August, 1999.”
(2) The second map shall be maintained up-to-date by posting thereon all changes and
subsequent amendments, shall be marked, “Official Zoning District Map of the City of
Lowry Crossing, Texas” (Adopted by Ordinance No. 110 on the 3rd day of August, 1999,
as amended).
(3) Reproductions for information purposes may, from time to time, be made of the Official
Zoning District Map. The Official Zoning District Map shall be updated as soon as practical
after individual zoning requests or other changes are approved.
(4) The Official Zoning District [Map] may herein be referred to as the Zoning District Map.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99)
§ 5. ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
5-1 THE DISTRICT BOUNDARY LINES SHOWN ON THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP ARE
USUALLY ALONG STREETS, ALLEYS, PROPERTY LINES OR EXTENSIONS THEREOF.
WHERE UNCERTAINTY EXISTS AS TO THE BOUNDARIES OF DISTRICTS AS SHOWN
ON THE OFFICIAL ZONING DISTRICT MAP, THE FOLLOWING RULES SHALL APPLY:
5-2 Boundaries indicated as approximately following streets, highways or alleys shall be construed
to follow the centerline of such street, highway or alley.
5-3 Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following
such lines.
5-4 Boundaries indicated as approximately following city limits shall be construed as following city
limits.
5-5 Boundaries indicated as following railroad or utility lines shall be construed to be the centerline
of the right-of-way or if no centerline is established, the boundary shall be interpreted to be
midway between the right-of-way lines.
5-6 Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streams, drainageways or
other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such centerlines.
5-7 Boundaries indicated as paralleled to or extensions of features indicated in 5-1 through 5-6 above
shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Zoning District Map shall be
determined from the graphic scale on the Map.
5-8 Whenever any street, alley or other public way is vacated by official action of the City Council,
or whenever street or alley area is franchised for building purposes, the zoning district line
adjoining each side of such street, alley or other public way shall be automatically extended to
the centerline of such vacated street, alley or way, and all area so involved shall then and
henceforth be subject to all regulations of the extended districts.
5-9 Where physical features of the ground are at variance with information shown on the official
Zoning District Map, or if there arises a question as to how or whether a parcel of property is
zoned and such question cannot be resolved by the application of Subsections 5-1 through 5-8 or
the zoning of property is invalidated by a final judgment of a Court of competent jurisdiction, the
property shall be classified “TR1” Temporary Agricultural District.
5-10 In an area determined to be temporarily classified as a “TR1” Temporary R1 District under the
terms of this section no person shall construct any building or add to or alter any building or
structure or cause the same to be done nor shall any new use be located therein or on the land
other until such territory has been classified as a zoning district other than the “TR1” Temporary
R1 District by zoning change application which shall be initiated by the Planning and Zoning
Commission as soon as practicable.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99)
§ 6. “TR1” TEMPORARY R1 ZONING DISTRICT FOR ANNEXED TERRITORY AND
SOME SPECIAL USES.
6-1 There is hereby created a zoning classification known as “TR1” Temporary R1 District.
6-1.1 TEMPORARY ZONING FOR ANNEXED TERRITORYAll territory hereinafter annexed
to the city of Lowry Crossing shall be classified as “TR1” TEMPORARY R1 DISTRICT
unless another zoning classification is established by a zoning change at the time of
annexation and such zoning change is granted by ordinance adopted pursuant [to] the usual
procedure for the grant of a zoning change according to law. Provided, however, a zoning
change application may be filed in conjunction with the annexation request and in such a
case the notice of zoning hearings may be given before adoption of the ordinance annexing
the property but the zoning hearings and the adoption of the zoning change ordinance
should follow the adoption of the ordinance annexing the property but may be done on the
same day.
In an area determined to be temporarily classified as a “TR1” Temporary R1 District under
the terms of this subsection no new use other than the lawful use in existence at the time
of the “TR1” classification shall be permitted until a new permanent zoning classification
is granted by ordinance adopted pursuant [to] the usual procedure for the grant of a zoning
change. Any such use lawful use in existence at the time of the classification, other than
a use that would comply with the regulations of an “R-1” district shall be considered
nonconforming uses or structures.
6-2 TEMPORARY ZONING AFTER TERMINATION OF SOME SPECIAL USESIf at the time of
the grant of a Special Use Permit pursuant to the provisions of Section 18 of this ordinance, the
property is given the “basic” classification of “TR1” Temporary R1 District together with the
grant of the special use, and the permitted special use is thereafter terminated or abandoned as
provided in said section, no person shall construct any building or add to or alter any building or
structure or cause the same to be done nor shall any new use be located therein or on the land
until such territory has been classified as a zoning district other than the “TR1” Temporary R1
District.
Special Note of Explanation: Pursuant to the Special Use Section of this ordinance property
zoned for a special use retains or shall be given a “basic” zoning classification and the special
use permit shall be in addition to the authorized uses under the basic zoning of the property.
The “basic” land use district regulations are applicable for any of the other permitted uses.
The regulations of the “basic” classification shall also apply to the granted “special use” unless
changed at the time of the grant of the special use permit zoning. Therefore, any special
condition or regulation established by the grant of the special use shall control the special use
and supersedes any conflicting basic condition or regulation, however, where the grant of the
special use is silent as to a condition or regulation that is imposed by the basic classification of
the property, the basic condition or regulation shall control. If the “basic” classification given in
connection with a special use permit is the “TR1” district, this temporary zoning classification
remain[s] in place if the special use is terminated.
6-3 TEMPORARY ZONING AFTER OTHER OCCURRENCESAs stated in Subsection 5-9 above
where physical features of the ground are at variance with information shown on the official
Zoning District Map, or if there arises a question as to how or whether a parcel of property is
zoned and such question cannot be resolved by the application of Subsections 5-1 through 5-8 or
the zoning of property is invalidated by a final judgment of a Court of competent jurisdiction,
the property shall be classified “TR1” Temporary R1 District. Pursuant to subsection 5-10 above
no person shall construct any building or add to or alter any building or structure or cause the
same to be done nor shall any new use be located therein or on the land other until such territory
has been classified as a zoning district other than the “TR1” Temporary R1 District by zoning
change application which shall be initiated by the Planning and Zoning Commission as soon as
practicable.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99)
§ 7. COMPLIANCE REQUIRED.
7-1 CONFORMANCE WITH THE ZONING REGULATIONS
(1) All land, buildings, structures or appurtenances thereon located within the city which are
hereafter occupied, used, erected, altered, removed, placed, demolished or converted, shall
be occupied, used[,] erected, altered, removed, placed, demolished or converted in
conformance with the zoning regulations prescribed for the zoning district in which such
land or building is located as herein provided.
(2) In addition to the conformance requirement as stated in subsection (1) above (that limits use
by affirmatively citing only those uses that are permitted within a specific zoning district) it
is ordained:
a. That the sale of liquor is prohibited in all of the residential sections of the city.
b. That the sale of beer is prohibited in any residential area of the city.
c. That the sale of wine is prohibited in any residential area of the city, unless the
property obtains Specific Use Permit zoning in accordance with Section 18.
7-2 CONFORMANCE WHEN SITE PLAN REVIEW REQUIREDThe adoptive ordinance granting
any zoning may contain a provision that before the issuance of any building permit for
construction of any new structure for the use granted, or before the issuance of a certificate of
occupancy for the occupancy of any existing structure or tract for the use granted, a the party
seeking the permit or certificate shall make application for a Site Plan Review before the
Planning & Zoning Commission and the City Council.
Site Plan Review Required
(1) The “Site Plan Review” process shall not impose any new condition, but shall be a review
process in an effort to ensure, prior to issuance of building permits or certificates of
occupancy, that city requirements have been or will be met upon completion of the
construction or the occupancy of the tract, including compliance with zoning regulations,
subdivision regulations, building regulations, and the conditions of any Development Plan
or Special Use Permit.
(2) Where ordered, the Site Plan Review Process shall not result in the approval of any new
plan, but a successful review of the applicant’s plan shall be a prerequisite to the issuance
of the building permit or as the case may be, the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. A
Site Plan may where appropriate or shall when ordered, include a drawing for use in the
review process. However, the review may, where appropriate, involve only existing plans
and oral representation of the applicant. The review may involve a single tract or structure,
or an entire subdivision, or phase thereof.
(3) No building permit or as the case may be, certificate of occupancy, shall be issued until the
Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council have each concluded the site plan
review process with a motion. A motion, to wit: “that the site plan review is concluded”
shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of the building permit or certificate of occupancy, but
shall not be considered an approval to take any action not in compliance with law.
For example, if a site plan is presented that shows among other things a barn located on the
drawing that according to the zoning ordinance is located too close to the adjacent property
line, the successful conclusion of the review process shall not be construed to be an approval
of the incorrect location, and it shall remain the responsibility of the applicant to place the
barn at the proper location even though the incorrect location was not recognized during the
review process.
(4) A public hearing shall not be required and the Planning & Zoning Commission and City
Council may meet in joint session for such review.
(5) Where the review process requires review by the city consulting engineer, as determined by
the city council, the [then] an application fee shall be charged to offset the charge to the city
for such engineering review, otherwise no additional fee shall be charged for such review.
The fee shall be calculated in the same manner as a fee for engineering review of
subdivision plats.
(6) The City Council may on recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission or on its
own motion, authorize in writing minor revisions to the plan that do not constitute a zoning
change or subdivision amendment.
(7) A site plan drawing may and should where appropriate indicate building elevations; location
of separate buildings; the minimum distance between buildings; property lines; access
routes; adjacent zoning and structures; streets; alleys; parking plan; landscaping; and
provision for off-street parking.
(Ordinance 295, sec. B, adopted 8/9/16; Ordinance 332 adopted 12/10/19)
§ 8. "A" - AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT.
8-1 General Purpose and Description of the "A" - Agricultural District:This district is intended to
provide a location for land situated on the fringe of an urban area and used for agricultural
purposes which may become an urban area in the future. Generally, Agricultural Districts, will
be near development; therefore, the agricultural activities conducted in the Agricultural District,
should not be detrimental to urban land uses. The types of uses, and the area and intensity of the
uses permitted in this district shall be encourage and protect the agricultural uses until
urbanization in warranted and the appropriate change in district classification is made.
8-2 Use Regulations:A building or premise shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1) Single-family dwellings on building lots of three (3) acres or more.
(2) All general and special agricultural, farming, ranching, stables, livestock, and poultry
raising, dairy and other related uses so long as same do not cause a hazard to health by
reason of unsanitary conditions; and not offensive by reason of odors, dust, fumes, noise, or
vibrations; and are not otherwise detrimental to public welfare; and in no case shall poultry,
fowl or swine be kept nearer than 20 feet from any property line.
(3) Public buildings, including libraries, schools, churches, museums, auditoriums, police and
fire stations, and similar public uses or facilities.
(4) Utility Services provided no public business and no repair or outside storage facilities are
maintained.
(5) Greenhouse, green nursery, and general gardening activities.
(6) Riding academy or other equestrian related activities.
(7) TCEQ/County Permitted sewage treatment plant.
(8) TCEQ/County Permitted water treatment plant.
(9) Home occupation.
(10) Any use permitted as a Special Use Permit Zoning Classification.
8-3 Maximum Height Regulations:35 feet not more than two and one-half (2 1/2) stories.
8-4 Area Regulations:
(1) Minimum size of yards:
a. Front Yard:50 feet.
b. Side Yard:20 feet.
c. Rear Yard:20 feet.
(2) Minimum Size of Lot:
a. Lot Area:Three (3) acres.
b. Lot Width:200 feet.
c. Lot Depth:300 feet.
(3) Minimum Dwelling Size:1,800 square feet exclusive of garages, breezeways, and porches.
(4) Maximum Lot Coverage:30% of the total area of the lot may be covered by the combined
area of the main buildings and accessory buildings such as shop, barn, recreation building,
swimming pool cabana, enclosed space for additional private vehicle parking (detached
garage), carport, boat storage barn, loafing shed or stable.
(5) Driveways:Any and all-weather surface shall be permitted.
8-5 Parking Regulations:Two (2) enclosed spaces behind the front yard line. Storage for off-street
parking for camper, travel trailer, recreational vehicle, utility trailer, farm equipment, boat and
boat trailer must be behind the front yard setback.
8-6 [Reserved.]
8-7 Secondary Driveways:Secondary Driveways may be constructed any of any and all-weather
surfaces and shall be maintained and contained.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 116, sec. 4, adopted 7/11/00; Ordinance 154, sec. 3,
adopted 2/12/02; Ordinance 378 adopted 10/8/2024)
§ 9. "RE" SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ESTATE DISTRICT.
9-1 General Purpose and Description of the Single-Family Residential Estate District:The principal
use of land in this district is for single-family dwellings of at least 1,800 square feet in size on
the lots of at least two acre and related recreational, religious and education facilities normally
required to provide the basic elements of a balanced, orderly, convenient, and attractive
residential area.
9-2 Use Regulations:A building, dwelling, structure, or premise shall be used only for the following
purposes:
(1) "Single-Family Dwelling" with an Attached Garage. An "Attached Garage" being a private
garage for at least two vehicles that is a physical part of the dwelling or one having a
substantial physical connection with or under the roof line of the Single-family Dwelling.
(2) Additional "Detached Garage" only as an accessory use meeting the requirements of an
accessory building.
(3) Parks, playgrounds, community buildings, museums, and other public recreational facilities,
owned and/or operated by the municipality or other public agency; and privately owner and
maintained playgrounds and like recreation areas.
(4) Public buildings, included libraries, museums, police and fire stations, and similar public
uses or facilities.
(5) Real estate sales offices during the developments of residential subdivisions, but not to
exceed two years.
(6) Temporary buildings for uses incidental to constructions work on the premises, which said
buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonments of constructions work.
(7) Churches and Public Schools (kindergarten through high school), shall be considered a
permitted use in all districts, however, a special use permit must be applied for and approved
pursuant to the Special Use Sections in order to provide conditions to protect health, provide
safety and regulate traffic as related to these uses.
(8) Such other uses as may be permitted with the granting of a Special Use Permit.
(9) The following accessory uses if such uses are conducted in connection with the primary use
of "Single-Family Dwelling":
a. A "customary home occupation" that does not include visits but [by] customers or the
general public.
b. Servant quarters for persons in the employ of the family occupying the principal
structure and their main income is derived from the working on the property.
c. Private swimming pool.
d. Upon compliance with all other ordinances and laws, horses are acceptable, but must
meet the requirements in the Animal Ordinance, on which the primary residence is
located. In connection therewith, private "stable or loafing shed" uses may be
conducted in a Minor Accessory building located in the rear yard that meet the
requirements of a Minor Accessory Building under this section. No livestock other
than horses.
e. Greenhouse.
f. Parking Regulations: Two (2) enclosed spaced behind the front yard line. Off-street
parking shall be permitted on the driveway, side, and rear yard but not otherwise in the
front yard, unless a hard surface parking area has been constructed of rock, crushed
rock, bricks, pavers, asphalt, or concrete.
(i) Storage type off-street parking for camper, travel trailer, recreational vehicle,
utility trailer, farm equipment, boat and boat trailer must be behind the front yard
setback.
g. Mother-in-Law House for the immediate family, only to be mother, father, siblings,
children, grandparents, with size limitations of a minimum of 380 square feet and a
maximum of 600 square feet (limit of one (1)).
(10) All "A" Agricultural District land uses are permitted.
9-3 Minimum Size of Lot:
(1) Lot Area:Two Acres (87,120 square feet).
(2) Lot Width:150 Feet.
(3) Lot Depth:250 Feet.
9-4 Principal Building (Dwelling or Structure):
(1) Minimum Building Size:1,800 square feet.
a. Exclusive garages, breezeways, and porches.
(2) Maximum Height:35 feet or not more than two and one-half (2 1/2) stories.
(3) Maximum Lot Coverage:Principal Building not to exceed 30% of total lot area.
(4) Front Yard:Minimum depth from edge of road easement to front of principal building —
50 feet.
(5) Side Yard:Setback of at least 20 feet from the property line or road easement, whichever is
the closest.
(6) Rear Yard:Setback of at least 20 feet from property line.
9-5 Accessory Buildings (Detached):
(1) Accessory Building:
a. Type:Shop, barn, recreation building, swimming pool cabana, enclosed space for
additional private vehicle parking (detached garage), carport, boat storage barn,
loafing shed or stable.
b. Maximum Size:The total square footage of all buildings, including the primary
residence, shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the total square footage of the
property. In determining the square footage, a building's "footprint" is used rather
than the square footpad of the living space, for example, of a house. Easements,
setbacks and other zoning or other constraints shall also be considered and may affect
the net usable land available. Any major accessory building in excess of 10,000
square feet shall require a grant of an exception from the Board of Adjustments.
c. Maximum Height:Sidewalls shall not exceed 14 feet.
d. Location:Located behind the front build line.
e. Side Yard:Setback of at least 20 feet from the property line or road easement,
whichever is closest.
f. Rear Yard:Setback of at least 20 feet from the property line.
g. Exterior Construction:The architecture and construction of the buildings should
complement that of the residential building, including prefabricated buildings, with
baked-on type finish or painted and trimmed to complement the residential building
are permitted, however, the use of the old type wavy corrugated metal panels will not
meet the requirements of construction that complements any residential
constructions.
(2) Exceptions:The board of Adjustments may grant an Exception to the maximum size,
maximum number, or other regulation in regard to permitted accessory buildings where the
grant of the exception will not be contrary to the public interest and the spirit of this
ordinance will be observed.
9-6 Driveways For Large Tracts:Only one main building for single-family use, with permitted
accessory buildings, may be located on a lot regardless of size. To allow fire and emergency
vehicles to reach the main building each such main building shall have its own private concrete
driveway 12 feet in width to reach a dedicated public road, and where the driveway is longer
than 100 feet in length from the main building to the public street, such driveway shall have an
adequate turn-around area at the main building to allow fire and emergency vehicles ingress and
egress without having to back out of the driveway. The term “private driveway” as used herein
shall mean a driveway owned in fee by the owner of the tract or located on an easement that is
exclusive to the owner of the tract.
Exception: The Board of Adjustment may grant as an Exception to the use of concrete for such
driveway and permit use of another all-weather surface where the grant of the exception will not
be contrary to the public interest and the spirit of this ordinance will be observed.
9-7 Driveways For Unplatted Tracts:Only one main building for single-family use, with permitted
accessory buildings, may be located on any unplatted tract. To allow fire and emergency
vehicles to reach the main building each such main building shall have its own private concrete
driveway 12 feet in width to reach a dedicated public road, and where the driveway is longer
than 100 feet in length from the main building to the public street, such driveway shall have an
adequate turn-around area at the main building to allow fire and emergency vehicles ingress and
egress without having to back out of the driveway. The term “private driveway” as used herein
shall mean a driveway owned in fee by the owner of the tract or located on an easement that is
exclusive to the owner of the tract.
Exception: The Board of Adjustment may grant as an Exception to the use of concrete for such
driveway and permit use of another all-weather surface where the grant of the exception will not
be contrary to the public interest and the spirit of this ordinance will be observed.
9-8 Primary and Secondary Driveways:Secondary driveways may be constructed of any and all-
weather surface and shall be maintained and contained.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 116, sec. 1, adopted 7/11/00; Ordinance 154, sec. 1,
adopted 2/12/02; Ordinance 154, sec. 4, adopted 2/12/02; Ordinance 308, sec. 1, adopted 7/10/18;
Ordinance 378 adopted 10/8/2024)
§ 10. "R-1" SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
10-1 General Purpose and Description of the "R-1" Single-Family Residential District:The principal
use of the land in this district is for single-family dwellings of at least 1,600 square feet in size
and lots of at least 1 acre and related recreational, religious, and educational facilities normally
required to provide basic elements of a balanced, orderly, convenient, and attractive residential
area.
10-2 Use Regulation:A building, dwelling, structure, or premise shall be used only for the following
purposes:
(1) "Single-Family Dwelling" with an Attached Garage:
a. An "Attached Garage" being a private garage for at least two vehicles that is a physical
part of the dwelling or one having a substantial physical connection with or under the
roof line of the Single-family Dwelling.
b. Additional "Detached Garage" only as an accessory use meeting the requirements of a
major accessory building.
c. Parks, playgrounds, community buildings, museums, and other public recreational
facilities, owned and/or operated by the municipality or other public agency; and
privately owner and maintained playgrounds and like recreation areas.
(2) Public buildings, included libraries, museums, police and fire stations, and similar public
uses or facilities.
(3) Real estate sales offices during the developments of residential subdivisions, but not to
exceed two years.
(4) Temporary buildings for uses incidental to constructions work on the premises, which said
buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonments of constructions work.
(5) Churches and Public Schools (kindergarten through high school), shall be considered a
permitted use in all districts, however, a special use permit must be applied for and approved
pursuant to the Special Use Sections in order to provide conditions to protect health, provide
safety and regulate traffic as related to these uses.
(6) Such other uses as may be permitted with the granting of a Special Use Permit.
(7) The following accessory uses if such uses are conducted in connection with the primary use
of "Single-Family Dwelling":
a. A "customary home occupation" that does not include visits but [by] customers or the
general public.
b. Servant quarters for persons in the employ of the family occupying the principal
structure and their main income is derived from the working on the property.
c. Private swimming pool.
d. Upon compliance with all other ordinances and laws, horses are acceptable, but must
meet the requirements in the Animal Ordinance, on which the primary residence is
located. In connection therewith, private "stable or loafing shed" uses may be
conducted in an Accessory building located behind the front yard that meet the
requirements of an Accessory Building under this section.
e. Greenhouse.
f. Parking Regulations: Two (2) enclosed spaces behind the front yard line. Off-street
parking, shall be permitted on the driveway but not otherwise in the front or side yard,
unless a hard surface parking area has been constructed of rock, crushed rock, bricks,
pavers, asphalt, or concrete.
g. Primary & Secondary Driveways: Secondary Driveways may be constructed any of
concrete and shall be maintained and contained.
h. Mother-in-Law House for the immediate family, only to be mother, father, siblings,
children, grandparents, with size limitations of a minimum of 380 square feet and a
maximum of 600 square feet (limit of one (1)).
(8) All "A" Agricultural District land uses are permitted.
10-3 Minimum Size of Lot:
Lot Area: One Acres (43,560 square feet).
Lot Width: 150 Feet.
Lot Depth: 250 Feet.
10-4 Principal Building (Dwelling or Structure):
(1) Minimum Building Size:1,600 square feet.
a. Exclusive garages, breezeways, and porches.
(2) Maximum Height:35 feet or not more than two and one-half (2 1/2) stories.
(3) Maximum Lot Coverage:Principal Building not to exceed 30% of total lot area.
(4) Front Yard:Minimum depth from edge of road easement to front of principal building —
50 feet.
(5) Side Yard:Setback of at least 20 feet from the property line or road easement, whichever is
the closest.
(6) Rear Yard:Setback of at least 20 feet from property line.
10-5 Accessory Buildings (Detached):
(1) Type:Shop, barn, recreation building, swimming pool cabana, enclosed space for
additional private vehicle parking (detached garage), carport, boat storage barn, or stable.
(2) Maximum Size:The total square footage of all buildings, including the primary residence,
shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the total square footage of the property. In
determining the square footage, a building's "footprint" is used rather than the square
footpad of the living space, for example, of a house. Easements, setbacks and other zoning
or other constraints shall also be considered and may affect the net usable land available.
Any major accessory building in excess of 10,000 square feet shall require a grant of an
exception from the Board of Adjustments.
(3) Maximum Number:Two (2).
(4) Maximum Height:Sidewalls shall not exceed 14 feet.
(5) Location:Located behind the front build line.
(6) Side Yard:Setback of at least 20 feet from the property line or road easement, whichever is
closest.
(7) Rear Yard:Setback of at least 20 feet from the property line.
(8) Exterior Construction:The architecture and construction of the buildings should
complement that of the residential building, including prefabricated buildings, with baked-
on type finish or painted and trimmed to complement the residential building are
permitted, however, the use of the old type wavy corrugated metal panels will not meet the
requirements of construction that complements any residential constructions.
(9) Exceptions:The board of Adjustments may grant an Exception to the maximum size,
maximum number, or other regulation in regard to permitted accessory buildings where the
grant of the exception will not be contrary to the public interest and the spirit of this
ordinance will be observed.
10-6 Driveways For Large Tracts:Only one main building for single-family use, with permitted
accessory buildings, may be located on a lot regardless of size. To allow fire and emergency
vehicles to reach the main building each such main building shall have its own private concrete
driveway 12 feet in width to reach a dedicated public road, and where the driveway is longer
than 100 feet in length from the main building to the public street, such driveway shall have an
adequate turn-around area at the main building to allow fire and emergency vehicles ingress and
egress without having to back out of the driveway. The term “private driveway” as used herein
shall mean a driveway owned in fee by the owner of the tract or located on an easement that is
exclusive to the owner of the tract.
Exception: The Board of Adjustment may grant as an Exception to the use of concrete for such
driveway and permit use of another all-weather surface where the grant of the exception will not
be contrary to the public interest and the spirit of this ordinance will be observed.
10-7 Driveways For Unplatted Tracts:Only one main building for single-family use, with permitted
accessory buildings, may be located on any unplatted tract. To allow fire and emergency
vehicles to reach the main building each such main building shall have its own private concrete
driveway 12 feet in width to reach a dedicated public road, and where the driveway is longer
than 100 feet in length from the main building to the public street, such driveway shall have an
adequate turn-around area at the main building to allow fire and emergency vehicles ingress and
egress without having to back out of the driveway. The term “private driveway” as used herein
shall mean a driveway owned in fee by the owner of the tract or located on an easement that is
exclusive to the owner of the tract.
Exception: The Board of Adjustment may grant as an Exception to the use of concrete for such
driveway and permit use of another all-weather surface where the grant of the exception will not
be contrary to the public interest and the spirit of this ordinance will be observed.
10-8 Secondary Driveways:Secondary driveways may be constructed of traffic grade material other
than concrete, and shall be maintained and contained. The first 18 feet of such drive, however,
must be constructed of a weather-impervious surface material should it connect with a public
roadway.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 116, sec. 2, adopted 7/11/00; Ordinance 154, sec. 5,
adopted 2/12/02; Ordinance 201, sec. 2, adopted 4/3/07; Ordinance 308, sec. 1, adopted 7/10/18;
Ordinance 378 adopted 10/8/2024)
§ 10A. "R-4" SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
After October 8, 2024, no one shall be able to apply for zoning or rezoning under Section 10A, "R-4"
– Single-Family Residential District. Properties zoned as R-4 on October 8, 2024 may continue as R-4
and shall remain governed by Section 10A, unless they are rezoned in the future.
10A-1 General Purpose and Description of the R-4 Single Family Residential District:The principal
use of land in this district is for single-family dwellings of at least 1600 square feet in size on
lots of at least one quarter acre and related recreational, religious, and educational facilities
normally required to provide the basic elements of a balanced, orderly, convenient, and
attractive residential area.
10A-2 USE REGULATIONS:A building, dwelling, structure or premise shall be used only for the
following purposes:
(1) Single-family dwelling with an attached garage.
An attached garage being a private garage for at least two vehicles that is a physical part of
the dwelling or one having a substantial physical connection with or under the roof line of
the single-family dwelling.
(2) Parks, play grounds, community buildings, museums, and other public recreational
facilities, owned and/or operated by a municipality or other public agency; and privately
owned and maintained play grounds and like recreation areas.
(3) Public buildings, including libraries, museums, police and fire stations, and similar public
uses or facilities.
(4) Real estate sales offices during the development of residential subdivisions, but not to
exceed two years.
(5) Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work on the premises, which said
buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of construction work.
(6) Churches and Public schools (kindergarten through high school), shall be considered a
permitted uses in all districts, however, a special use permit must be applied for and
approved pursuant to the Special Use Section on order to provide conditions to protect
health, provide safety and regulate traffic as related to these uses.
(7) Such other uses may be permitted with the granting of a Special Use Permit.
(8) The following Accessory Uses if such uses are conducted in connection with the primary
use of a Single-Family Dwelling:
a. A “customary home occupation” that does not include visits by customers or the
general public.
b. Private Swimming Pool.
c. “Greenhouse” for noncommercial usage conducted in a Minor Accessory Building
meeting the requirements under this section.
d. Parking Regulations: Two (2) enclosed spaces behind the front yard line. Off-street
parking shall be permitted on the driveway, but not otherwise in the front or side yard.
Storage type off-street parking for one camper, travel trailer, or recreational vehicle,
and/or one pleasure boat and boat trailer may be provided only in the rear yard. The
driveway from the street to the garage and any off-street parking area must be
concrete.
10A-3 MINIMUM SIZE OF LOT:Lot Area: 1/4 acre
Lot Width: 50 feet
Lot Depth: 100 feet
10A-4 PRINCIPAL BUILDING (Dwelling or Structure):Minimum Building Size: 1600 SF
Maximum Building Height: 35 feet, not to exceed 2-1/2 stories
Maximum Lot Coverage: 30%
Exterior Construction: At least eighty percent (80%) of the exterior walls of the first floor of
all structures, including all frame work surrounding all doors and windows, shall be of masonry
construction exclusive of doors, windows, the area above the top plate line, gables and roofs.
The 80% masonry requirement shall also apply to all additions or modifications to the principal
building and to all attached garages, and attached accessory buildings. See definition of Masonry
in Section 30.
Front Yard: Minimum depth from edge of road easement to front of Principal Building - 25 feet.
Side Yard: Setback of at least 10 feet from the property line or road easement, whichever is the
closest.
Rear Yard: Setback of at least 20 feet from the property line.
Exception: The Board of Adjustments may grant an Exception to the masonry construction
requirement of this section and permit use of another type of exterior construction where the
Board finds that the grant of the exception will not be contrary to the public interest and the spirit
of this ordinance will be observed.
10A-5 ACCESSORY BUILDINGSMaximum Size and number: 144 SF or less, limit one (1).
(Ordinance 308, sec. 2, adopted 7/10/18; Ordinance 378 adopted 10/8/2024)
§ 11. “2F” TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
11-1 General Purpose and Description of the “2F” - Two-Family Residential District:This 2F district
is intended to provide the opportunity to have developed [development] which is two-family
(duplex) in character, but which encourages individual ownership of all dwelling units. This is
permitted by dividing the typical duplex lot from front to back, thus encouraging the sale of
each dwelling unit and the land upon which it sits, to the occupant. Principal use of land in this
district is for single-family dwellings of at least 1600 square feet in size on lots of at least 1 acre
and related recreational, religious and educational facilities normally required to provide the
basic elements of a balanced, orderly, convenient, and attractive residential area.
11-2 USE REGULATIONS:A building, dwelling, structure or premise shall be used only for the
following purposes:
(1) Two-Family residence (duplex) with an Attached Garage.
An “Attached Garage” being a private garage for at least two vehicles for each unit that is a
physical part of the dwelling or one having a substantial physical connection with or under
the roof line of the of the [sic] Single-family Dwelling.
(2) Additional “Detached Garage” for each unit only as an accessory use meeting the
requirements of a major accessory building.
(3) Parks, playgrounds, community buildings, museums and other public recreational facilities,
owned and/or operated by the municipality or other public agency; and privately owned and
maintained playgrounds and like recreation areas.
(4) Public buildings, including libraries, museums, police and fire stations, and similar public
uses or facilities.
(5) Real estate sales offices during the development of residential subdivisions, but not to
exceed two years.
(6) Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work on the premises, which said
buildings shall be removed upon the completion or abandonment of construction work
(7) Churches and Public schools (kindergarten through high school), shall be considered a
permitted uses in all districts, however, a special use permit must be applied for and
approved pursuant to the Special Use Section in order to provide conditions to protect
health, provide safety and regulate traffic as related to these uses.
(8) Such other uses as may be permitted with the granting of a Special Use Permit.
(9) The following Accessory Uses if such uses are conducted in connection with the primary
use of a “Duplex Dwelling”:
a. A “customary home occupation” that does not include visits by customers or the
general public.
b. Servant quarters for persons in the employ of the family occupying the principal
structure and their main income is derived from working on the property.
c. Private swimming pool.
d. “greenhouse” for noncommercial usage conducted in a Minor Accessory Building
meeting the requirements of a Minor Accessory Building under this section
e. through f. [Reserved]
g. Off-Street Parking Regulations:Off-street parking shall be permitted on the driveway
but not otherwise in the front or side yard. Storage type off-street parking for one
camper, travel trailer, or recreational vehicle, and/or one pleasure boat and boat
trailer may be provided in the rear yard. The driveway from the street to the garage
and any off-street parking area, must be concrete.
11-3 MINIMUM SIZE OF LOT:Lot Area: Two (2) acres.
Lot Width: 150 feet.
Lot Depth: 250 feet.
11-4 PRINCIPAL BUILDING (Dwelling or Structure):Minimum Building Size: 1600 square feet,
exclusive of garages, breezeways and porches.
Maximum Height: 35 feet or not more than two and one-half (2-1/2) stories.
Maximum Lot Coverage: Principal Building Not to exceed 20% of total lot area.
Exterior Construction: At least (80%) percent of the exterior walls of the first floor of all
structures, including all frame work surrounding all doors and windows, shall be of masonry
construction exclusive of doors, windows, the area above the top plate line, gables and roofs.
The 80% masonry requirement shall also apply to all additions or modifications to the principal
building and to all attached garages and attached accessory buildings. See definition of Masonry
in Section 30.
Front Yard: Minimum depth from edge of road easement to front of Principal Building - 50 feet.
Side Yard: Setback of at least 20 feet from the property line or road easement, whichever is the
closest.
Rear Yard: Setback of at least 20 feet from the property line.
Exception: The Board of Adjustment may grant an Exception to the masonry construction
requirement of this section and permit use of another type of exterior construction where the
Board finds that the grant of the exception will not be contrary to the public interest and the spirit
of this ordinance will be observed.
11-5 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS (Detached):
(1) MINOR Accessory Building:
Type: Storage type for tools, lawn care equipment, water well house, etc., and stable or
loafing shed type for animals.
Maximum Size:
Storage type: 300 square feet.
Maximum Number:
Storage type: one.
Maximum Height: One story.
Location: Located behind the rear line of the residential building.
Side Yard:
Storage type: Setback of at least 20 feet from the property line or road easement,
whichever is the closest.
Rear Yard:
Storage type: Setback of at least 20 feet from the property line.
Exterior Construction: The building’s construction materials must complement that of the
residential building.
(2) MAJOR Accessory Building:Type: Shop or recreation building, swimming pool cabana,
enclosed space for additional private vehicle parking (detached garage) or carport or boat
storage.
Maximum Size: The total square footage of all buildings shall not exceed ten percent (10%)
of the total square footage of the property. In determining the square footage, a building’s
“Footprint” is used (rather than the square footage of living space, for example, of a house).
Easements, setbacks, and other zoning or other constraints shall also be considered and may
affect the net usable land available. Any Major Accessory building in excess of 10,000
square feet shall require a grant of an Exception from the Board of Adjustment.
Maximum Number: One (1) each unit.
Maximum Height: Sidewalls shall not exceed 14 feet.
Location: Located behind the rear line of residential building.
Side Yard: Setback of at least 20 feet from the property line or road easement, whichever is
the closest.
Rear Yard: Setback of at least 20 feet from the property line.
Type of Exterior Construction: The architecture and construction of the buildings must
complement that of the residential building. Metal building, including prefabricated
buildings, with baked-on type finish or painted and trimmed to complement the residential
building are permitted, however, the use of the old type wavy corrugated metal panels will
not meet the requirement of construction that complements any residential construction.
(3) EXCEPTION:The Board of Adjustment may grant an Exception to the maximum size,
maximum number, type of construction or other regulation in regard to permitted
accessory buildings where the grant of the exception will not be contrary to the public
interest and the spirit of this ordinance will be observed.
11-6 Driveways For Large Tracts:Only one main building for single-family use, with permitted
accessory buildings, may be located on a lot regardless of size. To allow fire and emergency
vehicles to reach the main building each such main building shall have its own private concrete
driveway 12 feet in width to reach a dedicated public road, and where the driveway is longer
than 100 feet in length from the main building to the public street, such driveway shall have an
adequate turn-around area at the main building to allow fire and emergency vehicles ingress and
egress without having to back out of the driveway. The term “private driveway” as used herein
shall mean a driveway owned in fee by the owner of the tract or located on an easement that is
exclusive to the owner of the tract.
Exception: The Board of Adjustment may grant as an Exception to the use of concrete for such
driveway and permit use of another all-weather surface where the grant of the exception will not
be contrary to the public interest and the spirit of this ordinance will be observed.
11-7 Driveways For Unplatted Tracts:Only one main building for single-family use, with permitted
accessory buildings, may be located on any unplatted tract. To allow fire and emergency
vehicles to reach the main building each such main building shall have its own private concrete
driveway 12 feet in width to reach a dedicated public road, and where the driveway is longer
than 100 feet in length from the main building to the public street, such driveway shall have an
adequate turn-around area at the main building to allow fire and emergency vehicles ingress and
egress without having to back out of the driveway. The term “private driveway” as used herein
shall mean a driveway owned in fee by the owner of the tract or located on an easement that is
exclusive to the owner of the tract.
Exception: The Board of Adjustment may grant as an Exception to the use of concrete for such
driveway and permit use of another all-weather surface where the grant of the exception will not
be contrary to the public interest and the spirit of this ordinance will be observed.
11-8 Secondary Driveways:Secondary driveways may be constructed of traffic grade material other
than concrete, and shall be maintained and contained. The first 18 feet of such drive, however,
must be constructed of a weather-impervious surface material should it connect with a public
roadway.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 116, sec. 3, adopted 7/11/00; Ordinance 154, sec. 6,
adopted 2/12/02; Ordinance 308, sec. 1, adopted 7/10/18)
§ 12. “O” OFFICE DISTRICT.
12-1 General Purpose and Description:The “O” Office District is intended for This district is intended
for [sic] a Professional or Administrative Office or Offices serving near residential development
with professional or administrative services. No chattels or goods may be offered for sale on the
premises and site development regulations and standards are required to ensure that uses will be
compatible and complementary in scale and appearance with a residential environment.
Professional and Administrative Offices to include, but not be limited to, the offices of doctors,
dentists, attorneys, architects, engineers, urban planners, insurance, real estate, banks and similar
offices.
12-2 Permitted Uses:A building or premise shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1) A Professional or Administrative Office or Offices serving near residential development,
including but not be limited to offices of doctors, dentists, attorneys,
(2) No chattels or goods may be offered for sale on the premises.
(3) Site development regulations and standards are required to ensure that uses will be
compatible and complementary in scale and appearance with a residential environment.
(4) Such other uses as may be permitted with the granting of a Special Use Permit.
(5) Temporary buildings for use incidental to construction work on the premises, which said
building shall be removed.
12-3 Height Regulations:Not more than (35) feet and (2-1/2) stories.
12-4 Area Regulations:Compatible with R-1 Residential environment with additional area for
customer parking.
12-5 Minimum Size of Yards:Compatible with R-1 Residential environment with additional area for
customer parking.
12-6 Minimum Size of Lot:Compatible with R-1 Residential environment with additional area for
customer parking.
12-7 Parking:Parking spaces necessary to serve the office facility but compatible with R-1
Residential environment.
12-8 Type of Exterior Construction:At least eighty (80%) percent of the exterior walls of the first
floor of all structures shall be of masonry construction exclusive of doors, windows, and the
area above the top plate line. Each story above the first floor of a straight wall structure shall be
at least eighty (80%) percent masonry exclusive of doors, windows and the area above the top
plate line. See definition of Masonry in Section 30.
Exception: The Board of Adjustment may grant an Exception to the masonry construction
requirement of this section and permit use of another type of exterior construction where the
Board finds that the grant of the exception will not be contrary to the public interest and the spirit
of this ordinance will be observed.
12-9 Screening.In this district, if a building or parking structure is erected on a building site and a
portion of the side or rear yard abuts or is across an adjoining alley from an “A” Agricultural,
“RE” Single-Family Residential Estate, “R-1” Single-Family Residential, or a “2F” Two-Family
Residential district, any portion of the building site directly across from that district must be
screened from that district.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 179, sec. 1, adopted 1/6/04)
§ 13. “RET” RETAIL DISTRICT.
General purpose and description: The “RET” Retail District is intended for neighborhood shopping
facilities which provide retail sales and limited business service predominately for the convenience of
residents of the community.
13-1 Use Regulations:A building or premise shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1) General:Uses that provide Personal Services or General Retail Sales to customers or clients
including the uses listed below and any use that would be permitted in the “O” Office
district.
(2) Specific Uses
Antique Shop
Auto, Car Rental Office Only
Drugstores & Pharmacies
Dry Cleaning and Laundry
Film Developing & Printing
Florist without Outside Storage
Furniture Store
Garden Equipment Sales, retail
Grocery Store, Convenience Type with limited parking
Jeweler, retail
Meat Market, retail
Pet Store, retail
Photography, retail
Print Shop, retail
Television Service & Repair
(3) If the specific use sought is not listed above the Planning & Zoning Commission may make
a finding that the specific use not listed is so like a use that is listed, that it may be included
in the list under the general listing above without further public hearings or ordinance
amendment. Provided, however if the specific use sought is listed in the Special Use Section
of this Ordinance, a special use permit zoning classification must be obtained pursuant to
the provisions of that section and subject to the conditions set out below unless specifically
modified in the ordinance granting the special use classification.
(4) Such other uses as may be permitted with the granting of a Special Use Permit.
13-2 General Conditions:
(1) Business use must be conducted wholly within an enclosed building.
(2) Required yards may not be used for display, sale or storage of merchandise, or for the
storage of vehicles, equipment, or containers for waste material.
(3) All merchandise must be first-hand and be sold at retail on the premises. This provision
notwithstanding the merchandise within an antique shop need not be first-hand.
(4) That such use not be objectionable because of odor, excessive light, smoke, dust, noise,
vibration or similar nuisance.
13-3 [Reserved]
13-4 Maximum Height Regulations:Thirty-five (35) feet nor more than two and one-half (2-1/2)
stories high.
13-5 Area Regulations:
(1) Minimum Size of Yards:
a. Front Yard:Thirty (30) feet, with no front yard parking. If front yard parking is
utilized, then sixty (60) feet front yard shall be observed.
b. Side Yard:(adjacent to a street or property line); thirty (30) feet.
c. Rear Yard:Ten (10) feet unless adjacent to a residential zoning district in which case
twenty (20) feet minimum be observed.
(2) Minimum Size of Lot:
a. Lot Area:None.
b. Lot Width:None.
c. Lot Depth:None.
(3) Lot coverage:In no case shall more than forty (40%) percent of the lot area be covered by
buildings.
13-6 Parking Regulations:One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. In
addition, no parking area shall be allowed within ten (10) feet of the front property line or within
five (5) feet of the rear property line.
13-7 Type of Exterior Construction:Exterior wall construction in districts permitting nonresidential
uses shall be of such material that is required to conform with the City of Lowry Crossing
Building Code for the particular nonresidential use or occupancy or as approved by City
Council. All structures shall be eighty (80%) percent masonry exterior exclusive of doors and
windows. Glass may be counted in place of masonry.
Exception: The Board of Adjustment may grant an Exception to the masonry construction
requirement of this section and permit use of another type of exterior construction where the
Board finds that the grant of the exception will not be contrary to the public interest and the spirit
of this ordinance will be observed.
13-8 Screening.In this district, if a building or parking structure is erected on a building site and a
portion of the side or rear yard abuts or is across an adjoining alley from an “A” Agricultural,
“RE” Single-Family Residential Estate, “R-1” Single-Family Residential, or a “2F” Two-Family
Residential district, any portion of the building site directly across from that district must be
screened from that district.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 179, sec. 2, adopted 1/6/04)
§ 14. “HC” HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
14-1 General purpose and description:The “HC” Highway Commercial District is intended primarily
as a high intensity area permitting a mixed use for office, retail, commercial, and highway
oriented uses, such as hotels, restaurants, and low-and mid-rise offices, and should be located
generally along high-volume thoroughfares. The site characteristics for each area should be
designed in a manner to create an attractive appearance and an impressive gateway into the
Community. Because these areas are designated as major thoroughfare entry points, emphasis
has been placed on building arrangement, setbacks, parking, and landscape treatment, which are
intended to be elements influencing the character of entrance into the City. It is the intention of
the “Highway Commercial” zoning district to create an attractive and unique entrance into the
City.
14-2 USE REGULATIONS:A building or premise shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1) Mixed use for office, retail, commercial, and highway oriented uses, such as hotels,
restaurants, and low-and mid-rise offices, individually or grouped together under one
Special Use Permit or Planned Development located generally along high-volume
thoroughfares. The site characteristics for each area should be designed in a manner to
create an attractive appearance and an impressive gateway into the community. Because
these areas are designated as major thoroughfare entry points, emphasis should be placed on
building arrangement, setbacks, parking and landscape treatment, which are intended to be
elements influencing the character of entrance into the City. No use is permitted in the “HC”
Highway Commercial District unless, as set forth above, the same is authorized pursuant to
a Special Use Permit (as set forth in Section 18, “SUP” Special Use Permit District) or
Planned Development (as set forth in Section 19, “PD” Planned Development District).
(2) Site Plan Review shall be required prior to issuance of building permits, or as the case may
be the issuance of certificates of occupancy. See Section 7 above.
(3) Temporary amusement activity (approved by the City Council).
(4) Store for the legal sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption, but only with
a special use permit zoning district classification granted pursuant to Section 18-4.
Each ordinance granting a Special Use Permit Zoning Classification pursuant to this
subsection shall be subject to the conditions of any general ordinance of the city, enacted
pursuant to state law, or amendment thereto, regulating the sale of beer and prescribing
the hours when it may be sold, even though such condition is not specifically stated in the
ordinance granting the Special Use Permit.
Other special conditions necessary to protect health and safety, that would be applicable to
any business activity at that location such as but not limited to parking facilities, the location
of drives from the highway to property, and outside lighting, may be addressed and made
conditions of the Special Use Permit. Provided, however, such conditions may not impose
stricter standards on a premises or business required to have a license or permit under the
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code than would be imposed on similar premises or businesses
that are not required to have such a license or permit.
14-3 NON-PERMITTED USES:For clarity, the following uses, though not limited to the following,
are specifically not permitted uses within the “HC” district even with a Special Use Permit.
(1) Airport.
(2) Crop production.
(3) Kennels.
(4) Any use requiring outside storage.
(5) Pawnshops.
(6) Seed store.
(7) Used automobile sales or display, repair garages, tire and seat cover shops, or auto laundries
unless incidental to a service station.
(8) Self-storage or mini-warehouses.
14-4 AREA AND HEIGHT REGULATIONS:
(1) Minimum Size of Yards:
a. Front Yard:As established by the adoptive Special Use Permit or Planned
Development.
b. Side Yard:As established by the adoptive Special Use Permit or Planned
Development.
c. Rear Yard:As established by the adoptive Special Use Permit or Planned
Development.
(2) Minimum Size of Lot:
a. Lot Area:As established by the adoptive Special Use Permit or Planned
Development.
b. Lot Width:As established by the adoptive Special Use Permit or Planned
Development.
c. Lot Depth:As established by the adoptive Special Use Permit or Planned
Development.
(3) Lot Coverage:As established by the adoptive Special Use Permit or Planned Development.
(4) Height Restrictions:Maximum height of twenty (20) stories, but limited to seventy (70)
feet on any portion of the site within three hundred (300) feet of property zoned or used for
RE, R-1, or 2F. In addition, no structure may exceed the maximum height limitations
established by any Airport Authority.
14-5 Parking Requirements:Required off-street parking and on-site parking shall be established by
the adoptive Special Use Permit or Planned Development.
14-6 Type of Exterior Construction:All structures shall be eighty percent (80%) masonry exterior
exclusive of doors and windows. Glass may be counted in place of masonry. Stucco is permitted
by Special Use Permit only.
Exception: The Board of Adjustment may grant an Exception to the masonry construction
requirement of this section and permit use of another type of exterior construction where the
Board finds that the grant of the exception will not be contrary to the public interest and the spirit
of this ordinance will be observed.
14-7 Landscaping Requirements:As established by the adoptive Special Use Permit or Planned
Development.
14-8 Screening.In this district, if a building or parking structure is erected on a building site and a
portion of the side or rear yard abuts or is across an adjoining alley from an “A” Agricultural,
“RE” Single-Family Residential Estate, “R-1” Single-Family Residential, or a “2F” Two-Family
Residential district, any portion of the building site directly across from that district must be
screened from that district.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 129, sec. 2, adopted 4/24/01; Ordinance 179, sec. 3,
adopted 1/6/04; Ordinance 235, sec. 2(A), adopted 9/27/11)
§ 15. “C” COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS.
15-1 General Purpose and Description:The “C” Commercial district is intended predominately for
commercial activities of service nature which typically have limited outside or open storage and
traffic service requirements generally incompatible with office, retail shopping, and residential
environments.
15-2 Use Regulations:
(1) Any use permitted in the “O” Office and “RET” Retail District.
(2) Permitted Uses:
Auto Parts, New Inside Retail Sales
Auto Repair, No Outside Storage of Parts or Vehicles
Auto, Oil Change & Lube Service
Automobile Sales
Barbershop
Beauty Shop
Bottling Works
Building Materials Sales, inside storage
Bus Terminal
Carpentry Shop, no outside storage
Day Nursery
Exhibit Hall
Florist with Outside Storage
Gasoline Service Station, with no major vehicle repair or storage
Greenhouse & Nursery, Commercial
Grocery Store, with large parking lot
Hardware Store, with inside storage
Heating & Air Conditioner Shop, no outside storage
Janitor Service
Laboratory Testing Facility, indoor
Medical Clinic
Movie Theater, indoor
Newspaper Printing
Parking Garage, Commercial
Parking Lot, Commercial
Pawnshop Licensed by State
Plumbing Shop, no outside storage
Restaurant, other than drive-in
Seed Store
Telegraph Office
Telephone Exchange
Tire Dealership
Veterinarian, without outside Kennels or Pens
(3) If the use sought will have special traffic service requirements, outside storage, special
drainage requirements, or other such requirements, the Planning & Zoning Commission
may require any zoning to be by special use permit pursuant to the special use section of
this ordinance.
(4) If the specific use sought is not listed above the Planning & Zoning Commission may make
a finding that a specific commercial use [is] so like a use listed that it may be included in
the list under the general listing above without further public hearings or ordinance
amendment. Provided, however if the specific use sought is listed in the Special Use Section
of this Ordinance, a special use permit zoning classification must be obtained pursuant to
the provisions of that section and subject to the conditions set out below unless specifically
modified in the ordinance granting the special use classification.
(5) Such other uses as may be permitted with the granting of a Special Use Permit.
15-2.1 Height Regulations:Thirty-five (35) feet nor more than two and one-half (2-1/2) stories high.
15-3 Area Regulations:
(1) Minimum Size of Yards:
a. Front Yard:Thirty (30) feet, with no front yard parking. If front yard parking is
utilized, then the sixty (60) feet front yard setback shall be observed.
b. Side Yard:(Adjacent to a street or property line): Thirty (30) feet.
c. Rear Yard:Minimum required, twenty (20) feet.
(2) Minimum Size of Lot:
a. Lot Area:One Acre and any additional area required to meet septic tank requirements.
b. Lot Width:None.
c. Lot Depth:None.
(3) Lot coverage:No more than forty (40%) percent of the lot area shall be covered by
buildings.
15-4 Parking Requirements:Off-street parking shall be provided as follows:
(1) One parking space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area.
(2) The Board of Adjustment may grant an Exception based on the particular use where the
grant of the exception will not be contrary to the public interest and the spirit of this
ordinance will be observed.
In addition, no parking area shall be allowed within 10 feet of the front property line or within five
(5) feet of the rear property line.
15-5 Type of Exterior Construction:Exterior wall construction shall be of such material that is
required to conform with the City of Lowry Crossing Building Code or as approved by City
Council All structures shall be eighty (80%) percent masonry exterior exclusive of doors and
windows. Glass may be counted in place of masonry.
Exception: The Board of Adjustment may grant an Exception to the masonry construction
requirement of this section and permit use of another type of exterior construction where the
Board finds that the grant of the exception will not be contrary to the public interest and the spirit
of this ordinance will be observed.
15-6 Screening.In this district, if a building or parking structure is erected on a building site and a
portion of the side or rear yard abuts or is across an adjoining alley from an “A” Agricultural,
“RE” Single-Family Residential Estate, “R-1” Single-Family Residential, or a “2F” Two-Family
Residential district, any portion of the building site directly across from that district must be
screened from that district.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 177, sec. 1, adopted 1/6/04; Ordinance 179, sec. 4,
adopted 1/6/04)
§ 16. “LI” LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
16-1 General Purpose and Description:The LI Light Industrial District is intended to provide for
commercial and light manufacturing uses.
16-2 Use Regulations:The following uses are permitted in the “LI” District, provided that such
manufacturing or industrial operation shall not disseminate dust, fumes, gas, noxious odor,
smoke, glare, or other atmospheric influence beyond the boundaries of the property on which
such use is located and which produces no noise exceeding in intensity at the boundary of the
property the average intensity of noise of street traffic at that point and provided that such use
does not create fire hazards on surrounding property.
(1) Any use permitted in any of the “O” Office, “RET” Retail, and “C” Commercial Districts.
(2) Permitted Uses:
Animal Hotel, without Outside Kennel or Pens
Apparel Manufacture
Athletic Equipment Manufacture
Auto Carwash
Auto Parts, with Outside Storage
Boat Storage
Butane Storage & Sales Moving and Storage Company
Candle Manufacture
Candy Manufacture
Carpentry Shop, with outside storage
Cosmetic Manufacture
Electronic Manufacturing Farm Equipment Sales
Gasoline Service Station, with major vehicle repair and storage
Hardware Store with outside storage
Heating & Air Conditioner Shop with outside storage
Household Appliance Product Assembly
Instrument Manufacture
Instrument Testing
Manufacturing & Industrial Plant, indoor
Office Warehouse, no self-storage
Painting Shop, no outside storage
Pharmaceutical Products Manufacture
Plumbing Shop with outside storage
Printing Plant
Trailer Rental
Truck Rental
Truck Sales & Storage
Veterinarian, with outside Kennels or Pens
(3) If the use sought will have special traffic service requirements, outside storage, special
drainage requirements, or other such requirements the Planning & Zoning Commission may
require any zoning to be by special use permit pursuant to the special use section of this
ordinance.
(4) If the specific use sought is not listed above the Planning & Zoning Commission may make
a finding that a specific light industrial use [is] so like a use listed that it may be included in
the list under the general listing above without further public hearings or ordinance
amendment. Provided, however if the specific use sought is listed in the Special Use Section
of this Ordinance, a special use permit zoning classification must be obtained pursuant to
the provisions of that section and subject to the conditions set out below unless specifically
modified in the ordinance granting the special use classification.
(5) Such other uses as may be permitted with the granting of a Special Use Permit.
16-3 Height Regulations:Thirty-five (35) feet nor more than two and one-half (2-1/2) stories high.
16-4 Area Regulations:
(1) Minimum Size of Yards:
a. Front Yard:Thirty (30) feet, with no front yard parking. If front yard parking is
utilized, then the sixty (60) feet front yard setback shall be observed.
b. Side Yard:(Adjacent to a street or property line): Thirty (30) feet.
c. Rear Yard:Minimum required, twenty (20) feet.
(2) Minimum Size of Lot:
a. Lot Area:One Acre and any additional area required to meet septic tank requirements.
b. Lot Width:None.
c. Lot Depth:None.
(3) Lot coverage:No more than forty (40%) percent of the lot area shall be covered by
buildings.
16-5 Parking Requirements:Off-street parking shall be provided as follows:
(1) One parking space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area.
(2) The Board of Adjustment may grant an Exception based on the particular use where the
grant of the exception will not be contrary to the public interest and the spirit of this
ordinance will be observed.
In addition, no parking area shall be allowed within 10 feet of the front property line or within five
(5) feet of the rear property line.
16-6 Type of Exterior Construction:Exterior wall construction shall be of such material that is
required to conform with the City of Lowry Crossing Building Code or as approved by City
Council. All structures shall be eighty (80%) percent masonry exterior exclusive of doors and
windows. Glass may be counted in place of masonry.
Exception: The Board of Adjustment may grant an Exception to the masonry construction
requirement of this section and permit use of another type of exterior construction where the
Board finds that the grant of the exception will not be contrary to the public interest and the spirit
of this ordinance will be observed.
16-7 Screening.In this district, if a building or parking structure is erected on a building site and a
portion of the side or rear yard abuts or is across an adjoining alley from an “A” Agricultural,
“RE” Single-Family Residential Estate, “R-1” Single-Family Residential, or a “2F” Two-Family
Residential district, any portion of the building site directly across from that district must be
screened from that district.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 179, sec. 5, adopted 1/6/04)
§ 17. “HI” HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
17-1 General Purpose and Description:The “HI”, Heavy Industrial district is intended to provide for
basic and heavier manufacturing uses than may be inappropriate in the LI District.
17-2 Use Regulations:Any building or premises may be used for any purpose, including the below
enumerated uses unless otherwise prohibited by other ordinance or laws; provided, however,
that no building shall be erected, reconstructed, or structurally altered for residential purposes.
(1) Any use permitted in the LI District.
(2) Permitted Uses:
Carnival, Temporary Carnival Approved By Council
Housing Prefabrication
Manufacturing & Industrial Plant, outdoor storage
Painting Shop, with outside storage
Planing Mill
Plastic Products Manufacture
(3) If the use sought will have special traffic service requirements, outside storage, special
drainage requirements, or other such requirements the Planning & Zoning Commission may
require any zoning to be by special use permit pursuant to the special use section of this
ordinance.
(4) If the specific use sought is not listed above the Planning & Zoning Commission may make
a finding that a specific retail use [is] so like a use listed that it may be included in the list
under the general listing above without further public hearings or ordinance amendment.
Provided, however if the specific use sought is listed in the Special Use Section of this
Ordinance, a special use permit zoning classification must be obtained pursuant to the
provisions of that section and subject to the conditions set out below unless specifically
modified in the ordinance granting the special use classification.
(5) Such other uses as may be permitted with the granting of a Special Use Permit.
17-3 Height Regulations:Thirty-five (35) feet nor more than two and one-half (2-1/2) stories high.
17-4 Area Regulations:
(1) Minimum Size of Yards:
a. Front Yard:Thirty (30) feet, with no front yard parking. If front yard parking is
utilized, then the sixty (60) feet front yard setback shall be observed.
b. Side Yard:(Adjacent to a street or property line): Thirty (30) feet.
c. Rear Yard:Minimum required, twenty (20) feet.
(2) Minimum Size of Lot:
a. Lot Area:One Acre and any additional area required to meet septic tank requirements.
b. Lot Width:None.
c. Lot Depth:None.
(3) Lot coverage:No more than forty (40%) percent of the lot area shall be covered by
buildings.
17-5 Parking Requirements:Off-street parking shall be provided as follows:
(1) One parking space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area.
(2) The Board of Adjustment may grant an Exception based on the particular use where the
grant of the exception will not be contrary to the public interest and the spirit of this
ordinance will be observed.
In addition, no parking area shall be allowed within 10 feet of the front property line or within five
(5) feet of the rear property line.
17-6 Type of Exterior Construction:Exterior wall construction shall be of such material that is
required to conform with the City of Lowry Crossing Building Code or as approved by City
Council. All structures shall be eighty (80%) percent masonry exterior exclusive of doors and
windows. Glass may be counted in place of masonry.
Exception: The Board of Adjustment may grant an Exception to the masonry construction
requirement of this section and permit use of another type of exterior construction where the
Board finds that the grant of the exception will not be contrary to the public interest and the spirit
of this ordinance will be observed.
17-7 Screening.In this district, if a building or parking structure is erected on a building site and a
portion of the side or rear yard abuts or is across an adjoining alley from an “A” Agricultural,
“RE” Single-Family Residential Estate, “R-1” Single-Family Residential, or a “2F” Two-Family
Residential district, any portion of the building site directly across from that district must be
screened from that district.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 179, sec. 6, adopted 1/6/04)
§ 18. SUP SPECIAL USE PERMIT DISTRICT.
18-1 The SUP Special Use Permit District is a specific zoning classification. The uses that normally
fall into this specific use category are uses that have unique characteristics that may, depending
on the location of the property, require different conditions and regulations not otherwise listed
under the basic zoning districts. For this reason, when an applicant seeks a change of zoning for
a use listed in the Specific Use Section, the Planning & Zoning Commission may recommend,
and the City Council may impose, necessary additional special zoning conditions. The adoptive
ordinance may establish requirements by reference to the basic zoning ordinance or may list such
specific conditions or requirements in the ordinance or on an attached plan.
18-2 Property zoned for a special use retains or shall be given a “basic” zoning classification, so that
the special use shall be in addition to the authorized uses under the basic zoning of the property.
The Basic Land Use District regulations shall be applicable for any permitted use other than the
“special use.” Also, the Basic Land Use District regulations shall apply to the “special use” unless
changed at the time of the grant of the special use permit zoning. Therefore, any special condition
or regulation established by the grant of the special use shall control the special use and
supersedes any conflicting basic condition or regulation, however, where the grant of the special
use is silent as to a condition or regulation that is imposed by the basic classification of the
property, the basic condition or regulation shall control. UPON THE GRANT OF A SPECIAL
USE ZONING CLASSIFICATION THE “BASIC” CLASSIFICATION MAY BE
ESTABLISHED AS THE “TR1” DISTRICT. See Section 6.
Where, the “TR1” district has been established as the “basic” classification for a Special Use,
and the Special Use has been terminated or abandoned as herein provided, either the property
owner or the City Council on its own motion, shall proceed with the establishment of a permanent
zoning classification for such property.
18-3 Any application for a change of zoning to a Specific Use Permit Classification shall be processed
in the same manner as any other request for a zoning change, to wit: A proper application; public
hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission; public hearing before the City Council; and
final adoption of an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning
Map of the City.
18-4 USE REGULATIONS:A building, structure or premises used for any of the following purposes
shall be permitted only upon the grant of a Specific Use Permit Zoning District Classification.
Airport, Private
Airport, Public
Amusement & Video Games, indoor
Amusement Facility, outdoor
Amusement, Fairgrounds
Amusement, Rodeo Arena
Amusement, Temporary Amusement Approved By Council
Animal Hotel, with Outside Kennel or Pens
Auto Repair, with Outside Storage
Auto, Car Rental Office & Vehicle Storage Lot
Auto/Vehicle Wrecking & Parts Yard
Automobile, Used Sales
Boarding & Rooming Houses
Broadcasting Facilities & Towers
Building Materials Sales.[,] outside storage
Cemetery
Churches
Day Care Center
Equestrian Center
Event Center
Golf Courses & Driving Ranges
Gun & Shooting Ranges
Heliport
Homeschool Resource Center
Hospital
Hotel
Libraries, Public
Lodges & Fraternal Orders
Manufactured Home
Manufactured Home Park
Mining Activity
Mobile Home Sales
Mortuary
Motel
Motorcycle Sales & Service
Movie Theater, Outdoor
Night Club
Nursing Home
Office Building
Package Store
Petroleum or Gas Extraction
Post Office
Private Club
Public Utility Services Uses
Radio, amateur sending or receiving devices
Radio, TV, & Microwave Receiving Dish
Restaurant, drive-in type
Riding Academy
Rodeo Area
Sand & Gravel Extraction
Sand, Gravel, Soil Storage & Sales
Schools, Business & Trade
Schools, Private
Schools, Public
Self-Storage Facility
Stadium
Television Studio
Temporary Batching Plant
Thrift Shop
Wholesale Sale of Alcoholic Beverages
Winery/Distillery (295)
18-5 APPLICATION FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT ZONING.In addition to any other provision in
this ordinance regulating applications for zoning change, an application for zoning change
requesting a Specific Use Permit District Classification shall be accompanied by a site plan
containing the following information:
(1) Date, scale, north point, name of owner, name of person preparing the site plan.
(2) Location of existing boundary lines and dimensions of the tract.
(3) Minimum building setback dimensions adjacent to all property lines.
(4) Drawings and data necessary to show the full scope of the facility.
(5) Designation of the location and size of points of ingress and egress.
(6) The centerline of any existing watercourse, drainage feature or floodway easement.
(7) The location and size of existing and proposed streets and alleys with location of all street
intersections adjacent to the area of request.
(8) In addition to the site plan, an area map shall be required indicating the neighborhood in
which the property is located and showing the existing zoning of adjacent properties.
(9) Where screening, landscaping or a drainage study may be essential to the granting of the
specific use permit, the applicant, to avoid delay or denial in the processing of his request,
should provide an adequate screening plan, landscaping plan or drainage study. The
screening plan and landscaping plan may be separate plans or a part of applicant’s site plan.
18-6 APPLICATION FOR A USE NOT SPECIFICALLY NAMEDAny applicant seeking a land use
not otherwise authorized by the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, as amended, or as listed in
this section, may make application to amend this section to include the unlisted use and may at
the same time make application for a Specific Use Zoning Change for such use, on a specific
property. In such a case both amendments may be heard at the same time by the Planning and
Zoning Commission; may be heard at the same time by the City Council; and the adoptive
ordinances may be acted upon by the City Council on the same date.
18-7 SPECIAL FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATIONIn granting or denying an application for
specific permit zoning district classification, the Planning and Zoning Commission in its
recommendation and the governing body of the City, may take into consideration the following
factors:
(1) Safety of motoring public and of pedestrians using the facility and the area immediately
surrounding the site.
(2) Safety from fire hazards, and measures of fire control.
(3) Protecting the property, adjacent property, and other properties within the City from flood
or water damage.
(4) Noise-producing elements, glare of vehicular and stationary lights and the effect of such
noise and lights on the established character of neighboring property.
(5) Street size and adequacy of pavement width for traffic reasonably expected to be generated
by the proposed use around the site and in the immediate neighborhood.
(6) Adequacy of on-site and off-site parking facilities; location of ingress and egress points for
parking and off-street loading and the surfacing of all parking areas to control dust and for
the protection of public health.
(7) Such other measures as will secure and protect public health, safety, morals and general
welfare.
(8) Off-street parking, unless specifically regulated in the ordinance adopting the specific use
permit zoning classification, shall be governed by other applicable provisions of the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance or other applicable ordinances of the City.
(9) The economic and/or environmental impact the use may have on property within the City
as a whole, as well as on adjacent property, and whether an economic and/or environmental
impact study should be submitted as a part of the application for Specific Use Permit.
(10) The aesthetic appearance of the use, and other sensory effects that the use may have on the
established character of the neighborhood, its property and the property within the City as a
whole.
18-8 COMPLIANCE WITH SITE PLAN
(1) All improvements to the land and all buildings and construction on the land shall be in
accordance with the site plan and/or the development plan which shall be made a part of
the adoptive ordinance. After adoption of the ordinance that grants the Special Use zoning
change, the City Council, upon finding that a requested site plan change is a minor change
that will not adversely impact adjacent or other properties within the City, may authorize by
written order, the minor alteration to the site plan, without further notice, public hearings,
reports from the Planning and Zoning Commission or amendment to the original ordinance.
The Council’s Order shall be attached to or filed with the original ordinance. Provided,
however, no such amendment to the site plan should be made that would conflict with the
final subdivision plat of such property after the final plat has been approved by the City and
filed of record.
(2) A special use zoning classification “runs with the land” and a new owner may continue the
special use. Provided, however, a new special use zoning change will be required if there is
any deviation from the approved plan or change in the manner in which the use is
conducted.
18-9 DESIGNATION OF ZONING MAPOn the official zoning map of the City, a Special Use
Permit District shall bear the prefix designation of the Base Zoning and “SUP” followed by the
ordinance number granting the specific use permit classification.
For example, a property with a base zoning classification of “O” Office that is granted a special
use permit zoning classification for operation of a Television Studio, should be designated in the
adoptive ordinance as having a zoning classification of “O” Office with a Special Use Permit to
operate a Television Studio and on the zoning map designated as “O” SP followed by the adoptive
ordinance number.
18-10 SPECIAL FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR MOBILE HOMES
(1) “Mobile home” means a structure that was constructed before June 15, 1976, transportable
in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or
40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on-site, is 320 or more square feet, and
which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without
a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities and includes the plumbing,
heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
(2) Mobile Homes, being structures that are not likely to be constructed in accordance with
federal standards, are not permitted in the city. Provided, however, the Planning and Zoning
Commission may under extraordinary circumstances recommend a special use permit which
would be subject to any conditions or restriction imposed by the granting ordinance.
18-11 SPECIAL FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES
(1) Manufactured Homes Defined“HUD-code manufactured home” means a structure
constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United State
Department of Housing and Urban Development or, transportable in one or more sections,
which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more
in length, or, when erected on-site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a
permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent
foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating,
air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
“Federal Manufactured Home” means a structure transportable in one or more sections,
constructed according to “Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards”
(42 USCA Chapter 70, § 5401 to end) which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or
more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on-site, is 320 or more
square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling
with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and
includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein,
except that such term shall include any structure which meets all the requirements of this
definition except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacture has
complied with the above-mentioned federal manufactured home construction standards.
(2) Construction and Construction Safety Standards Of Manufactured Homes, Not
Considered.The handling of a special use application for a HUD-code manufactured home
or a Federal Manufactured Home shall be done as in the case of any other special use
request, and in granting or denying an application for such a special use permit the
Planning and Zoning Commission in its recommendation, and the City Council its final
decision, may take into consideration any matter it might consider in regard to any other
application for a special use permit. Provided, however in considering such request,
construction standards and construction safety standards may not be considered. Therefore,
construction or construction safety standards of the city, applicable to houses built using
conventional methods, and other standards dealing with the quality of construction of
HUD-code manufactured homes or Federal Manufactured Homes, shall not be imposed as
a condition of a special use permit for such a home. Quality of construction and
construction safety standards for such homes, having been preempted by federal law and
state law, shall not be considered an adequate basis for failure to approve a HUD-code
manufactured home, or a Federal Manufactured Home.
(3) Size and Design of Manufactured Homes May be Considered.The City Council finds that
HUD-code manufactured homes and Federal Manufactured Homes, like houses built using
conventional methods, vary in size and design. That the terms are so broadly defined that
they can include structures ranging from elaborate residential dwellings to structures that
in size and design give the appearance of mobile homes which are not permitted within the
city except under extraordinary circumstances. That when size and design are unregulated
such structures may (i) fail to protect property values of other property within the city; (ii)
fail to protect property values of other adjacent HUD-code manufactured homes or Federal
Manufactured Homes; or (iii) fail to protect property values of other adjacent homes built
using conventional methods. Therefore, in considering requests for special use permit
zoning for Single-Family HUD-code manufactured homes or Federal Manufactured
Homes, size and design conditions may be imposed for the purpose of protecting property
values.
(4) All other requirements of the basic zoning district of such special use permit, including but
not limited to, garage requirements, parking regulations, minimum lot size, minimum
structure size, exterior masonry, yard size, accessory buildings, and driveways, shall be
complied with even though not listed in the ordinance granting the special use classification.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 332 adopted 12/10/19)
§ 19. “PD” PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
19-1 General Purpose and Description:The “PD” Planned Development District is intended to
provide flexibility in the planning and construction of development projects by allowing a
combination and mixing of land uses not allowed in other zoning districts of the City with
appropriate regulations under a uniform plan that protects contiguous land uses and preserves
significant natural features. A PD District may be used to permit new and innovative concepts in
land use. While great flexibility is given to provide special restrictions which will allow
development not otherwise permitted, procedures are established herein to insure against misuse
of the increased flexibility.
19-2 Permitted Uses:Any use specified in the ordinance granting a Planned Development District
shall be permitted in that district. If the use is not defined in this ordinance, it must be defined in
the ordinance establishing the Planned Development District. The size, location, appearance,
and method of operation may be specified to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with the
purpose of this ordinance.
19-3 Development Standards:Development standards for each separate PD District shall be set forth
in the ordinance granting the PD District and must include the following: uses allowed; lot area;
lot coverage; lot width; lot depth; density; minimum front, side and rear yards; maximum
structure height; floor area ratio; off-street parking and loading; screening; landscaping; signs;
access; streets and alleys; and other requirements as the City Council and Planning and Zoning
Commission may deem appropriate, including, but not limited to, lighting, accessory buildings
and management associations.
19-4 Purpose and Intent Statement:An ordinance granting a PD District shall include a statement as to
the purpose and intent of the PD District being granted.
19-5 Compliance With Other Ordinances:A PD District must conform to all regulations of this
ordinance and all other City ordinances unless specifically stated otherwise in the granting
ordinance.
19-6 Application:An application for a PD District must include the following:
(1) A statement as to the purpose and intent of the requested PD District.
(2) A listing of the requested uses and development standards. If a requested use is not defined
in this ordinance, the application must contain a description of the use.
(3) A listing of deviations from any applicable provisions or ordinances.
(4) A development plan or conceptual plan in compliance with this section.
19-7 Development Plan:A development plan may be on a single drawing and must clearly indicate:
(1) an accurate survey of the boundaries of the site;
(2) existing streets and alleys;
(3) any proposed streets and alleys;
(4) building sites;
(5) location of proposed uses;
(6) areas proposed for dedication or reserved as parks. open space, parkways. playgrounds,
utility and garbage easements, school sites, street widenings, or street changes;
(7) points of ingress and egress;
(8) the arrangement and location of off-street parking and loading;
(9) screening and landscaping, unless a landscape plan is provided; and
(10) other items as may be required by the City Planning and Zoning Commission or the City
Council.
19-8 Conceptual Plan:An applicant may initially submit a conceptual plan instead of a development
plan if the conceptual plan provides sufficient information for the Commission and City Council
to act on the PD application. If a conceptual plan is provided, a development plan may be
required by the City Planning and Zoning Commission or by the City Council if it is determined
that a development plan is necessary for sufficient review of the proposal. The conceptual plan
must include:
(1) the location of all land use areas showing the gross acreage for each use, maximum lot
coverage, residential densities, floor ratio for each use, and the approximate floor area for
all nonresidential uses.
(2) delineation of all undeveloped open areas except for required yards, landscaped areas, and
open recreation facilities such as tennis courts and swimming pools;
(3) identification of all areas to be dedicated to the City and the designation of common areas;
(4) indication of maximum heights for all structures in feet and stories;
(5) location of all proposed screening between the site and adjacent property and between land
uses within the site;
(6) location of minimum building setbacks along the site boundaries, on dedicated streets, and
between residential and nonresidential uses;
(7) identification of major access points and rights-of-way to be dedicated to the City; and
(8) indication of each phase of development if separate phases are proposed.
If a conceptual plan is provided and approved, a detailed development plan must be provided
within six months after the approval of the ordinance and conceptual plan.
The development plan must comply with the conceptual plan and the conditions of the PD
ordinance, and must be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission prior to the issuance
of a building permit. If the Commission disapproves the development plan, the applicant may
appeal the decision to the City Council.
If the property is to be developed in phases, only the detailed development for the first phase
must be submitted within the six-month time period. If a development plan is not submitted
within the required time period, the Planning and Zoning Commission, after notice to the
applicant and review of the facts, may grant one or more six-month extensions or call a hearing
to determine the proper zoning classification for the property.
19-9 Development Schedule:
(1) The applicant for a PD shall, if the applicant desires or the Planning and Zoning
Commission or City Council requires, submit a development schedule indicating the date
on which construction is to begin and the rate of development until completion. A City
Council approved development schedule must be included in the ordinance establishing the
PD.
(2) If the applicant fails to meet the development schedule, the Commission may call a public
hearing to determine the proper zoning district classification for all or part of the PD.
(3) The applicant may apply to the Commission for an extension of the development schedule.
If the Commission denies the extension, the applicant may appeal the decision to the City
Council.
(4) When a development schedule extends for more than one year, the building official shall
annually report to the Commission the actual development in the PD compared with the
development schedule.
19-10 Amendments to Conceptual Plan or Development Plan:
(1) Any amendment to a conceptual plan or to a development plan approved with the PD
Ordinance is a change in zoning district classification and must follow the same procedures
as required for a zoning change.
(2) An amendment to a development plan that was not approved with the PD Ordinance may
be approved by the City Planning and Zoning Commission if the proposed change complies
with the conditions of the PD ordinance and the conceptual plan. A proposed amendment
that does not comply with the conditions and the conceptual plan is a change in zoning
district classification and must follow the procedures required for a zoning change.
19-11 PD Pre-Application Conference:An applicant for a PD may request a pre-application
conference with the City Planning and Zoning Commission. Such conference shall be scheduled
as a work session for the Commission. The applicant shall provide a sketch plan that includes,
but is not limited to, the following information: proposed land uses, density, approximate gross
square footage of nonresidential uses, access, projected height, and significant environmental
features. During the work session, the Commission shall provide initial comments concerning
the merits of the proposed development, and make requests for any such other information that
the Commission wishes to be shown on the development plan prior to the application being
scheduled for public hearing, or any such other information that will aid the Commission in its
review of the proposal.
(Ordinance 189 adopted 6/1/04)
§ 20. “FP” FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICT.
20-1 General Purpose and Description -To provide for the appropriate use of land which has a history
of inundation or is determined to be subject to flood hazard, and to promote the general welfare
and provide protection from flooding portions of certain districts are designated with a Flood
Plain Prefix, FP. Areas designated on the Zoning District Map by an FP Prefix shall be subject
to the following provisions:
20-1.1 Use Regulations:A building or premise shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1) Agricultural activities including the ordinary cultivation or grazing of land and legal types
of animal husbandry.
(2) Off-street parking incidental to any adjacent main use permitted in the district.
(3) Electrical Substation.
(4) All types of local utilities including those requiring Special Use Permits.
(5) Parks, community centers, playgrounds, public golf courses (no structures), and other
recreational areas.
(6) Private open space as part of a Community Unit Development of [or] Planned Residential
Development.
(7) Heliport when approved by Special Use Permit.
20-2 No building or structure shall be erected in that portion of any district designated with a Flood
Plain, FP, Prefix until and unless such building or structure has been approved by the City
Council after engineering studies have been made and it ascertained that such building or
structure is not subject to damage by flooding and would not constitute an encroachment, hazard,
or obstacle to the movement of floodwaters and that such construction would not endanger the
value and safety of other property or the public health and welfare.
20-3 Plans for any dump, excavation, storage, filling, or mining operation within that portion of a
district having a Flood Plain, FP, Prefix must first be approved by the City Council after
recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission before such operation is begun.
20-4 An area may be removed from the Flood Plain, FP, prefix designation when by the provision of
drainage works, grading, flood protection, or specific drainage study, it is determined by the City
Council that the flood hazard has been alleviated.
20-5 The fact that land is, or is not, within a district having a Flood Plain, FP, Prefix, shall not be
interpreted as assurance that such land or area, is or is not, subject to periodic local flooding.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 262 adopted 8/6/13; Ordinance 335 adopted 10/13/20)
§ 21. OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR NONRESIDENTIAL USES.
21-1 Purpose:To secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers; to lessen congestion in the streets;
to facilitate the adequate provisions of transportation; to conserve the value of buildings; and to
encourage the most appropriate use of land, minimum off-street parking and loading shall be
provided as set forth in the following schedules and provisions.
21-2 Special Off-Street Parking Provisions for Nonresidential Districts
(1) In nonresidential districts, surface parking may extend into the front yard except for
required screening, landscaping, or as specifically stated in various sections of this
ordinance.
(2) Parking shall be allowed only on a paved concrete surface.
21-3 Off-Street Loading Space - All Districts
(1) All retail, commercial, and industrial structures having five thousand (5,000) square feet or
more of gross floor area shall provide and maintain off-street parking facilities for the
loading and unloading of merchandise and goods at a ratio of at least one (1) space for the
first twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area and one (1) space for each
additional twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof for a
building larger than five thousand (5,000) square feet. A loading space shall consist of an
area of a minimum of twelve (12) by thirty (30) feet. All drives and approaches shall provide
adequate space and clearances to allow for the maneuvering of trucks off-street.
(2) Kindergartens, day schools, and similar child training and care establishments shall provide
concrete off-street loading and unloading space on a through “circular” drive except when
otherwise provided for in a Special Use Permit. Drives shall be designed to accommodate
one (1) motor vehicle for each ten (10) students or children cared for by the establishment.
(3) Uses not listed strait provide required off-street parking according to the most similar use
listed in the Schedule, as determined by the City Council.
(4) Loading docks and areas shall not be located on the street side of any structure unless
screened by screening approved by the Planning & Zoning Commission.
21-4 Parking Access From a Public Street - All Districts
(1) In all districts (except all single-family, duplex, and multifamily districts) building plans
shall provide for entrance/exit drive(s) appropriately designed and located to minimize
traffic congestion or conflict within the site and with adjoining public streets as approved
by the City Engineer. Where based upon projected volumes of traffic entering or leaving the
proposed development are likely to interfere with the projected peak traffic flow volumes
on adjoining streets, additional right-of-way, and paving in the form of a deceleration lane
or turn lane may be required to be furnished by the developer in order to reduce such
interference.
(2) In the approval of a Detail Site Plan consideration shall be given to providing entrance/exit
drives which extend into the site to provide adequate queuing of vehicles on the site. Such
drives shall have curbs or other barriers to prohibit access from parking areas and other
drives.
(3) The radius of all drive approaches shall be constructed so that the curb return shall not
extend beyond any projection of the property line which the drive does not cross, except by
written agreement of both property owners filed for record with the County Clerk with proof
supplied to the City Council.
(4) Vehicular access to nonresidential uses shall not be permitted from alleys serving residential
areas.
(5) Parking space configuration, location, arrangement, size and circulation in all districts shall
be constructed according to Appendix Illustrations Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5.3
21-5 Off-Street Parking Requirements - All Districts
(1) In accordance with Appendix Illustrations Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, a parking space shall be a
minimum of nine (9) feet wide and a minimum of nineteen (19) feet long, with two
exceptions. The two exceptions are:
a. where a parking space heads in to a curb, or other wheel stop, which adjoins a private
sidewalk at least five (5) feet wide, and
b. where a parking space heads in to a curb, or other wheel stop, which adjoins a
landscaped area designed to maintain a minimum clearance of eight (8) inches above
- Editor’s note—The Appendix Illustrations are included as an attachment to this chapter.
the parking pavement for a distance of at least two (2) feet beyond where the curb or
wheel stop restricts vehicular forward progress.
If either or both of the conditions described in the preceding subparagraphs a. and b.
exist, a parking space shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet wide and a minimum of
seventeen (17) feet long.
(2) Parking on private property shall not extend into or overhang public right-of-way or
adjoining property. Where on-site parking is adjacent to sidewalks, right-of-way, and/or
required landscaped areas, all parking, loading spaces, and vehicle sales areas on private
property shall have a vehicle stopping device installed so as to prevent the wheels of motor
vehicles from entering any required landscaped areas, and to prevent any parked vehicle
from entering or overhanging a public right-of-way, public sidewalk, or any landscaping
over eight (8) inches in height above the parking pavement. An over-wide sidewalk on
private property may be permitted so as to allow encroachment of vehicle overhang while
maintaining an unobstructed three (3) feet minimum sidewalk width.
(3) Refuse storage facilities placed in a parking lot shall not be located in a designated parking
or loading space. Each refuse facility shall be maintained so as to comply with all public
health and sanitary regulations. Each refuse facility shall be located so as to facilitate pickup
by refuse collection agencies and shall be screened according to Section 33-1(6) [sic].
21-6 Parking Requirements Based on Use:In all districts there shall be provided at the time any
building or structure is erected or structurally altered, off-street parking spaces in accordance
with the preceding provisions and in accordance with the following requirements:
Auto laundry: One (1) space per five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area. Bowling alley:
Six (6) parking spaces for each alley or lane.
Business or professional office (general): One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of
gross floor area.
Church or other place of worship: One (1) parking space for each three (3) seats in the main
auditorium.
College or University: One (1) space per each day student.
Community Center, Library, Museum, or Art Gallery: Ten (10) parking spaces plus one (1)
additional space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area in excess of two thousand
(2,000) square feet. If an auditorium is included as a part of the building, its floor area shall be
deducted from the total and additional parking provided on the basis of one (1) space for each
four (4) seats that it contains.
Commercial Amusement: One (1) space per 3 guests or one (1) space per 100 square feet of gross
floor area, whichever is greater.
Dance Hall, Assembly or Exhibition Hall Without Fixed Seats: One (1) parking space for each
one hundred (100) square feet of floor area thereof.
Day Nursery: One (1) space per 10 pupils.
Dwellings, Multifamily: Two (2) spaces per one-and two-bedroom units and two and one-half
(2-1/2) spaces per three-bedroom unit.
Fraternity, Sorority, or Dormitory: One (1) parking space for each two (2) beds.
Furniture or Appliance Store, Hardware Store, Wholesale Establishments, Machinery or
Equipment Sales and Service, Clothing or Shoe Repair or Service: Two (2) parking spaces plus
one (1) additional parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area over one
thousand (1,000).
Gasoline Station: Minimum of six (6) spaces.
Hospital: One (1) space per employee on the largest shift, plus one and one-half (1-1/2) spaces
for each bed.
Hotel: One (1) parking space for each one (1) sleeping rooms or suites plus one (1) space for each
two hundred (200) square feet of commercial floor area contained therein.
Library or Museum: Ten (10) spaces plus one (1) space for every three hundred (300) square feet.
Lodge or Fraternal Organization: One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet.
Manufacturing or Industrial Establishment, Research or Testing Laboratory, Creamery, Bottling
Plant, Warehouse, Printing or Plumbing Shop, or Similar Establishment: One (1) parking space
for each employee on the maximum working shift plus space to accommodate all trucks and
other vehicles used in connection therewith, but not less than one (1) parking space for each one
thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area.
Medical or Dental Office: One (1) space per one hundred seventy-five (175) square feet of floor
area.
Mini-Warehouse: Four (4) per complex plus (1) one per five thousand (5000) square feet of
storage areas.
Mobile Home Park: Two (2) spaces for each mobile home plus additional spaces as required
herein for accessory uses.
Mortuary or Funeral Home: One (1) parking space for each fifty (50) square feet of floor space
in slumber rooms, parlors or individual funeral service rooms.
Motel: One (1) parking space for each sleeping room or suite plus one (1) space for each two
hundred (200) square feet of commercial floor area contained therein.
Motor Vehicle Sales rooms and Used Car Lots: One (1) parking spare for each five hundred (500)
square feet of sales floor for indoor uses, or one (1) parking space for each one thousand (1,000)
square feet of lot area for outdoor uses.
Nursing Home: One (1) space per five (5) beds and one (1) for each day staff.
Private Club, Country Club or Golf Club: One (1) parking space for each one hundred fifty (150)
square feet of floor area or for every five (5) members, whichever is greater.
Retail Store or Personal Service Establishment, except as otherwise specified herein: One (1)
space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
Restaurant, Nightclub, Cafe or Similar Recreation or Amusement Establishment: One (1) parking
space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area.
Rooming or Boarding House: One (1) parking space for each sleeping room.
Sanitarium, Convalescent Home, Home for the Aged or Similar Institution: One (1) parking space
for each five (5) beds.
School, Elementary: One (1) Parking space for each five (5) seats in the auditorium or main
assembly room, or one (1) space for each classroom plus six (6) spaces, whichever is greater.
School, Secondary, and College: One (1) parking space for each four (4) seats in the main
auditorium or eight (8) spaces for each classroom, whichever is greater.
Theater, Auditorium (except school), Sports Arena, Stadium, or Gymnasium: One (1) parking
space for each three (3) seats or bench seating spaces.
Warehouse, Wholesale, Manufacturing and Other Industrial Type Uses: One (1) space for one
thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.
Golf Course: Three (3) parking spaces per hole.
21-7 Rules for Computing Number of Parking Spaces:In computing the number of parking spaces
required for each of the above uses the following rules shall govern:
(1) “Floor Area” shall mean the gross floor area of the specific use.
(2) Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be constructed to be the
nearest whole number.
(3) The parking space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same
as required for a use of similar nature.
(4) Whenever a building or use constructed or established after the effective date of this
Ordinance is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling
units, seating capacity or otherwise, to create a need for an increase of ten (10) percent or
more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis
of the enlargement or change. Whenever a building or use existing prior to the effective date
of Ordinance is enlarged to the extent of fifty (50) percent or more in floor area or in the
area used, said building or use shall then and thereafter comply with the parking
requirements set forth herein.
(5) In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the
requirements of the various uses computed separately.
21-8 Location of Parking Spaces:All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same lot
with the building or use served, except as follows:
(1) Where an increase in the number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or
where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or
establishments, the required spaces may be located not to exceed three hundred (300) feet
from an institutional building served and not to exceed six hundred (600) feet from any
other nonresidential building served.
(2) Not more than fifty (50) percent of the parking spaces required for theaters, bowling alleys,
dance halls, nightclubs, cafes, or similar uses and not more than eighty (80) percent of the
parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium or similar uses may be provided
and used jointly by similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same hours
as those listed; provided, however, that written agreement thereto is properly executed and
filed as specified below.
(3) In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the
building or use served, or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used, a
written agreement thereby assuring their retention for such purposes, shall be properly
drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form by the City and executed
by the parties concerned [sic], approved as to form by the City Attorney and shall be filed
with the application for a building permit.
21-9 Use of Parking Spaces - All Districts:Required off-street parking and loading spaces shall be
used only for these respective purposes and shall not be used for storage or display of boats,
trailers, campers, motor vehicles or other goods, materials, products for sale.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 262 adopted 8/6/13; Ordinance 335 adopted 10/13/20)
§ 22. SPECIAL AND ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS.
22-1 Lot Area:
(1) The minimum residential lot area for the various districts shall be in accordance with the
individual use schedule except that a lot having less area than herein required that was an
official “lot of record” prior to the adoption of this ordinance may be used for a one-family
dwelling and shall not be considered nonconforming. No lot existing at the time of passage
of this ordinance shall be reduced in area below the minimum requirements set forth in the
respective district.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision establishing the minimum lot area for specific uses, any use
shall require such additional area as is necessary to meet septic tank requirements[.]
22-2 Front Yard:
(1) On corner lots, the front yard setback shall be observed along the frontage of both
intersecting streets unless shown specifically otherwise on a final plat.
(2) Where the frontage on one side of a street between two intersecting streets is divided by two
or more zoning districts, the front yard shall comply with the requirements of the most
restrictive district for the entire frontage.
(3) The front yard shall be measured from the property line to the front face of the building,
covered porch, covered terrace or attached accessory building. Eaves and roof extensions or
a porch without posts or columns may project into the required front yard for a distance not
to exceed four (4) feet and subsurface structures, platforms or slabs may not project into the
front yard to a height greater than thirty (30) inches above the average grade of the yard.
(See Appendix Illustration No. 7.)4
(4) Where lots have double frontage, running through from one street to another, a required
front yard shall be provided on both streets unless a building line for accessory buildings
has been established along one frontage on the plat or by ordinance, in which event only
one required front yard need be observed. (See Appendix Illustration No. 8)
- Editor’s note—The Appendix Illustrations are included as an attachment to this chapter.
(5) The minimum front yard setback requirements may be reduced by five (5) feet in all Single-
Family districts provided that at least fifty (50%) percent of the structures on a given block
are set back an additional five (5) feet from the original setback. The average setback would
equal the original setback requirement. The purpose of this requirement is to encourage a
variety of front yard setbacks along a street creating a more pleasing appearance of houses
in the subdivision. In no case shall the front yard setback be less than twenty (20) feet. (See
Appendix Illustration No. 10.) Varying setbacks must be shown on the approved final plat
in order to reduce normal setback requirements.
(6) Minimum front yard setbacks for lots with predominate frontage on the curved radius of a
cul-de-sac shall be twenty-five (25) feet if approved on the final plat. (See Appendix
Illustration No. 14)
(7) No fence, wall, screen, billboard, sign, structure or foliage of hedges, trees, bushes or shrubs
shall be erected, planted or maintained in such a position or place so as to obstruct or
interfere with the following minimum sight line standards.
Vision at all intersections where streets intersect at or near right angles shall be clear at
elevations between two and one-half (2-1/2) feet and nine (9) feet above the average street
grade, within a triangular area formed by extending the two curb lines from their point
of intersection forty-five (45) feet, and connecting these points with an imaginary line,
thereby making a triangle. If there are no curbs existing, the triangular area shall be formed
by extending the property lines from their point of intersection twenty-five (25) feet and
connecting these points with an imaginary line, thereby making a triangle.
(8) Gasoline service station pump islands may not be located nearer than eighteen (18) feet to
the front property line. An enclosed canopy for a gasoline filling station may extend beyond
the front building line but shall never be closer than ten (10) feet to the property line.
(9) Where a future right-of-way line has been established for future widening or opening of a
street or thoroughfare, upon which a lot abuts, then the front or side yard shall be measured
from the future right-of-way line.
22-3 Side Yards:
(1) On a corner lot used for one-family dwellings, both street exposures shall be treated as front
yards on all lots platted after the effective date of this ordinance, except that where one street
exposure is designated as a side yard by a building line shown on a plat approved by the
Planning and Zoning Commission containing a side yard of fifteen (15) feet or more the
building line provisions on the plat shall be observed. On lots which were official lots of
record prior to the effective date of this ordinance, the minimum side yard adjacent to a side
street shall comply with the minimum required side yard for the respective districts.
(2) Every part of a required side yard shall be open and unobstructed except for accessory
buildings as permitted herein and the ordinary projections of windowsills, belt courses,
cornices, and other architectural features not to exceed twelve (12) inches into the required
side yard, and roof eaves projecting not to exceed thirty-six (36) inches into the required
side yard.
22-4 Lot Coverage:
(1) Up to ten (10%) percent additional coverage of the lot or tract will be permitted for
accessory buildings such as garages, carports, and storage buildings. Specified maximum
coverage shall apply to schools, churches, and other nonresidential buildings permitted in
residential districts.
22-5 Special Height Regulations
(1) In the districts where the height of buildings is restricted to two and one-half (2-1/2) or three
(3) stories, cooling towers, roof gables, chimneys and vent stacks may extend for an
additional height not to exceed forty (40) feet above the average grade line of the building.
Water standpipes and tanks, church steeples, domes, and spires and school buildings and
institutional buildings may be erected to exceed three (3) stories in height, provided that one
(1) additional foot shall be added to the width and depth of front, side, and rear yards for
each foot that such structures exceed three (3) stories.
(2) Antennas and other sending and receiving devices of microwave or electromagnetic waves
shall be permitted in all districts for private or amateur radio broadcasting use. Such devices
shall not interfere with radio or television reception of adjoining property owners and shall
comply with all regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In no case
shall the height of such antennas exceed thirty-five (35) feet and proper guy wire
securement shall be followed. In no manner shall the use of such equipment infringe upon
adjoining property owners.
(3) Satellite dishes shall not exceed a height of fifteen (15) feet and shall only be located in the
rear yard of any lot.
22-6 All measurements of setback requirements shall be made according to Illustrations 11, 12 and 13.
22-7 Sheetmetal exterior constructed buildings shall not be permitted in any district as a primary use
except as provided in this or other ordinances of the City.
22-8 Temporary Uses.
(1) Uses in the “C” Commercial and “HC” Highway Commercial Zoning Districts.The
following may be permitted by the City Council as temporary uses, but only in the “C”
Commercial or the “HC” Highway Commercial zoning district and subject to the
provisions of this section:
(a) mobile food vendors, whose food is prepared and sold from a vehicle that is properly
registered by the Texas Department of Transportation or a structure that is semi-
permanent, but removable;
(b) firework vendors that are selling fireworks from a building;
(c) an outdoor art or craft show or exhibit;
(d) Christmas tree sales;
(e) seasonal retail sale of agricultural or horticultural products, if the use is located at least
200 feet from a dwelling;
(f) religious, patriotic or historical assemblies, displays or exhibits;
(g) other temporary uses that are similar to those described in this section; and
(h) on-site temporary signs relating to temporary uses.
This section regarding temporary uses is intended to permit occasional, temporary
uses and activities when consistent with the purposes of the zoning regulations and
when compatible with other nearby uses.
(2) Prohibitions.The following may not be conducted or used in connection with a permitted
temporary use:
(a) the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages;
(b) a portable toilet serving the temporary use; and
(c) use or storage of hazardous materials or substances (excludes fireworks during
authorized sales season only).
(3) Permit Duration.A permit for a temporary use under this subsection may be issued for a
predetermined time period:
(a) A mobile or semi-permanent food vendor could be up to two (2) years;
(b) Firework vendors selling from a building are up to ten (10) years;
Items (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) up to 60 days and renewed twice, for a total operating period
not to exceed 180 days during the one year period following the issuance of the permit.
A temporary use permit, if approved by the City Council, will specify the allowed
temporary use, the period of time for which it is approved, the location where it is
approved, and any special conditions attached to the approval.
(4) Application; Submission; Decision.
(a) Application Required.A person desiring to conduct a temporary use shall file an
application for the same, on a form provided by the City, with the City Secretary.
Upon receiving a fully completed application and all information required in
connection with the application and the application fee, the City Secretary will
present the application to the City Council. A fully completed application must be
filed with the City Secretary at least ten days before a Council meeting. An
application fee of $50.00 must be submitted at the time of the filing of the
application; the fee is to cover a portion of the costs of the City’s review and
processing of the application and is non-refundable.
(b) Application Contents.An application must include:
(i) a statement that the applicant is the owner of the property (and the application
must be signed by the owner), or if not the owner, a signed, original statement
from the owner of the property stating that the applicant is authorized to submit
the application and to conduct the requested temporary use thereon and to bind
the property owner to all conditions of the permit and this section;
(ii) a diagram (to scale) of the property where the use is proposed to be located
(including all property boundary lines), the location on the property of all
facilities to be used in connection with the temporary use (including the distance
of such facilities from the property lines and a description of the facilities), the
location on the property of any signage to be used in connection with the
temporary use, methods of ingress and egress to and from the property, location
of off-street parking, the proposed time period for the temporary use and the
hours of use, the names and addresses (physical address, not a post-office box)
of all persons that will use the property for the purposes identified in the
application, and any additional information required by the City Secretary or
City building official in connection with the proposed temporary use; and
(iii) a statement by which the applicant agrees that City inspectors may enter and
inspect the land or premises that is the subject of the application and the permit
for purposes of determining compliance with the permit (if issued) and all
applicable ordinances, laws, rules, codes, standards, and regulations.
(c) City Council Determination.The City Council will review a fully completed
application, and may grant a temporary use after determining that the temporary use:
(i) will not impair the normal, safe, and effective operation of a permanent use on
the same site;
(ii) will be compatible with nearby uses;
(iii) will not adversely affect public health, safety, or convenience;
(iv) will not create a traffic hazard or congestion; and
(v) will not interrupt or interfere with the normal conduct of uses and activities in
the vicinity.
Additionally, in determining whether or not to grant a temporary use, the City
Council may consider such other matters or items as the Council deems necessary or
appropriate, including but not limited to the factors identified in Section 18-7 of this
Ordinance.
In reaching a determination regarding an application, the City Council may require
and condition the approval of a temporary use on compliance with additional
requirements that the Council determines are necessary to ensure land use
compatibility and minimize adverse effects on nearby uses, including requirements
for hours of operation, frequency of use, parking, traffic circulation, screening,
enclosure, site restoration, and cleanup. A grant of a temporary use shall, among other
things, specify the duration of the use (which may be up to a maximum of 60 days,
with an opportunity for two renewals, for a total operating period not to exceed 180
days; the Council may authorize the City Secretary to grant a renewal).
After making a determination regarding an application, the City Council shall approve
(which approval may include conditions regarding a temporary use) or deny an
application for a temporary use.
If the City Council approves a temporary use, the City Secretary shall issue a written
temporary use permit that shall specify the terms and conditions of the temporary use
as approved by the City Council.
A temporary use authorized pursuant to this section, and the property that is the
subject of the temporary use, shall not be exempted or relieved from compliance with
all other ordinances, laws or licenses applicable to such use or the property.
(d) Inspection; Suspension; Revocation; Appeal.
(i) Inspection.A permit holder must, as a condition of the temporary permit, allow
City inspectors to enter and inspect the land or a premises that is the subject of
the permit.
If the property is occupied at the time of an inspection, the City inspector
shall present the inspector’s credentials and request entry. If the premises are
unoccupied, the inspector shall attempt to contact a responsible person and
request entry.
(ii) Suspension.The City’s building official or the City Secretary may suspend a
permit issued pursuant to this section if the building official or the City
Secretary determines that:
(a) the permit was issued in error; or
(b) the application for a permit included a false statement or material
misrepresentation;
(c) the permit or license holder has not complied with the requirements of the
permit, section, or this or any other applicable ordinance, law, rule, code,
standard, or regulation.
A suspension is effective until the building official or City Secretary
determines that the permit holder has complied with the requirements
of the permit. The activity and use conducted under the permit shall be
discontinued during the period of suspension.
(iii) Revocation.The City building official or the City Secretary may immediately
revoke a person’s permit that has been suspended if the building official or City
Secretary determines that the person:
(a) did not comply in a reasonable time with the requirements of the permit
and/or this section for which the suspension was ordered; or
(b) during the suspension, did not comply with other requirements of the
permit and/or this section.
The activity and use conducted under the permit shall be discontinued during
the period of suspension.
(iv) Notice of Intent to Suspend or Revoke.The City building official or City
Secretary shall give notice to the person affected of the building official’s or
City Secretary’s intent to suspend or revoke the permit. The notice shall include
the reason for the intent to suspend or revoke the permit, and shall be sent to
any of the persons identified in the permit application or the permit as being a
user of the permit. The notice shall specify a reasonable time for compliance
with the permit and this section. Notice may be (a) given by personal delivery,
(b) sent by United States certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, or (c) placed in the custody of Federal Express Corporation or other
nationally recognized carrier to be delivered overnight. Notice shall be deemed
given: (x) when received if delivered personally, (y) 48 hours after deposit if
sent by mail, and (z) 24 hours after deposit if sent by Federal Express or other
nationally recognized carrier.
(v) Appeal of Suspension or Revocation.The holder of a permit issued pursuant to
this section may appeal a suspension or revocation of the permit to the City
Council by filing a written notice of appeal of the same with the City Secretary
not later than five (5) days following the date of the suspension or revocation.
The notice of appeal must be actually received in the office of the City
Secretary within that five (5) day period and during the regular business hours
of the City Secretary’s office. If an appeal is filed, the City Secretary shall
schedule the appeal for Council consideration at the next regular meeting of the
Council for which there is time, in accordance with law, to place an item
concerning the same on the Council agenda.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 262 adopted 8/6/13; Ordinance 335 adopted 10/13/20)
§ 23. GLARE AND LIGHTING STANDARDS.
23-1 Purpose of Section:Standards for controlling lighting and glare are set forth to reduce the
annoyance and inconvenience to property owners and traffic hazards to motorist. These
standards are intended to allow reasonable enjoyment of adjacent and nearby property by their
owners and occupants while requiring adequate levels of lighting of parking areas.
23-2 Glare:Any use shall be operated so as not to produce obnoxious and intense glare or direct
illumination across the bounding property line from a visible source of illumination of such
intensity as to create a nuisance or detract from the use or enjoyment of adjacent property. All
outside lights shall be made up of a light source and reflectors so selected that acting together
the light beam is controlled and not directed across any bounding property line above a height of
three (3) feet. The allowable maximum intensity measured at the property line of a residential
use in a residential district shall be 0.25 footcandles.
23-3 Nonresidential Site Lighting:
(1) All off-street parking areas for nonresidential uses in nonresidential district which are used
after dark, shall be illuminated beginning one-half hour after sunset and continuing
throughout the hours of use or until midnight, whichever is earlier. In case only a portion of
a parking area is offered for use after dark, only that part is required to be illuminated in
accordance with these standards. However, the portion offered for use shall be clearly
designated. Lighting within the parking areas shall meet the following minimum
requirements. No intermittent or flashing lights are permitted.
(2) Intensity:On the parking area surface, an average of at least two (2) footcandles, initial
measurement, and a minimum average of one (1) footcandle on a maintained basis.
23-4 Luminaries:Light sources shall be of a down-light type, indirect, diffused, or shielded type
luminaries and/or so installed as to reduce glare effect and consequent interference with use of
adjacent properties and boundary streets. Bare bulbs above 15 watts or strings of lamps are
prohibited except for temporary lighting not exceeding forty-five (45) days per year.
23-5 Special Lighting: Low Wattage:Holiday special lighting shall be permitted for a maximum time
period of forty-five (45) days for each holiday used.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99)
§ 23A. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.
23A-1 Purpose.Because the process of development with its alteration of the natural topography,
vegetation, and creation of impervious cover can have a negative effect on the ecological
balance of an area by causing increases in air temperatures and accelerating the processes of
runoff, erosion, and sedimentation, the City Council adopts this ordinance generally to promote
and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and for the following specific purposes:
(1) To preserve and enhance the unique natural beauty, environment, and vegetative space
within the City.
(2) To aid in stabilizing the environment’s ecological balance by contributing to the processes
of air purification, oxygen regeneration, groundwater recharge, and stormwater runoff
retardation, while at the same time aiding in noise, glare, wind, and heat abatement.
(3) To provide for open space and more efficient drainage of land, thereby reducing the effects
of soil erosion and the need for additional drainage facilities.
(4) To conserve energy.
(5) To preserve the country atmosphere and natural environment that define the community
character of Lowry Crossing and make it a unique and desirable community.
(6) To mitigate the ill effects of rapid and intense urbanization.
(7) To safeguard and enhance property values and to protect public and private investment.
23A-2 Applicability.The provisions of this section apply to nonresidential and surface parking lot
developments in all zoning districts, including planned development districts, unless otherwise
provided in the ordinance establishing the planned development district.
23A-3 Minimum Standards for Planting Materials.
(1) Minimum caliper for trees required by this section is 3".
(2) Minimum height is:
a. Seven feet (7') for shade trees.
b. Eight feet (8') for ornamental trees.
(3) Except as otherwise provided herein, materials and planting standards must meet the
American Association of Nurseryman, Inc., “American Standard for Nursery Stock” (latest
edition).
(4) For a list of approved trees, see Subsection 23A-11.
23A-4 Minimum Landscaping Area.
(1) The minimum landscaping area for the following districts is ten percent (10%) of the area
of the site:
a. “RET” Retail District
b. “HC” Highway Commercial District
c. “C” Commercial District
d. “LI” Light Industrial District
e. “HI” Heavy Industrial District
(2) The minimum landscaping area for the “O” Office District is fifteen percent (15%) of the
area of the site.
23A-5 Landscaping Along Street Rights-of-Way.
(1) Except as otherwise provided, a minimum 15-foot-wide buffer strip is required adjacent to
the right-of-way line of all dedicated public streets with a right-of-way of 100 feet or more.
A minimum 25-foot-wide buffer strip is required adjacent to Highway 380 and Highway
- No building or parking is permitted in a required buffer strip.
(2) A minimum 10-foot-wide buffer strip is required adjacent to the right-of-way line of all
dedicated public streets with a right-of-way of less than 100 feet.
23A-6 Landscaped Buffer Planting Requirements.
(1) One shade tree per lot is required for lots with less than 50 feet of street frontage.
(2) One shade tree for every 33 feet of street frontage, or portion thereof, is required for lots
with greater than 50 feet, but less than 100 feet of street frontage. In addition, one
ornamental tree must be provided for every two shade trees required.
(3) One shade tree for every 40 feet of street frontage, or portion thereof, is required for lots
with greater than 100 feet of street frontage. In addition, one ornamental tree must be
provided for every two shade trees required.
23A-7 Surface Parking Lot Landscaping.Planting and landscaping requirements for surface parking
lots are as follows:
(1) Retail Uses: One shade tree and one ornamental tree for every 40 parking spaces must be
planted from the outside edge of the parking lot and dispersed within the parking lot area.
(2) Non-Retail Uses: One shade tree and one ornamental tree for every 30 parking spaces shall
be planted, starting from the outside edge of the parking lot, distributed such that one tree
per twenty spaces is distributed in the parking lot and the remainder dispersed within the
building site.
(3) Parking lots with more than 200 spaces shall be subdivided into separate parking areas of
not more than 200 spaces each. Such areas must be separated by a landscaped area with a
minimum width of 10 feet.
(4) Curb stops must be provided to prevent damage to landscaped buffers and plantings by
motor vehicles. A landscaped buffer expanded by two feet may substitute for the installation
of curb stops.
(5) No parking space shall be more than 50 feet from any tree.
(6) Parking lot islands at the ends of rows must be a minimum of eight feet wide.
(7) Landscape areas shall be no less than four feet wide and must be a minimum of 16 square
feet in area.
(8) If the parking lot is located 50 feet or more from the street right-of-way, no shrubs or berms
shall be required unless needed for a headlight screen. Where parking lots and drives abut
the landscaped buffer strip, one shrub (five-gallon minimum) must be planted per 50 square
feet of landscaped buffer strip. The number of required shrubs shall be calculated solely on
the area of the required landscaped buffer strip. A berm may be used in conjunction with the
required shrubs, provided that the intent of the screening is accomplished. The berm must
be a minimum of 42 inches above the average grade of the street and parking lot curbs. The
slope of the berm shall not exceed a four to one grade.
(9) If approved by the City Council, the required width of a landscaped buffer may be reduced
by up to 50% when public improvements are necessary.
(10) All landscaped areas shall have fully automated underground irrigation systems.
(11) All landscaped areas shall be protected by a raised six (6) inch concrete curb. Pavement
shall not be placed closer than the drip line of the tree at the time of installation, unless a
root barrier approved by the City is utilized.
(12) Where an existing parking area is altered or expanded to increase the number of spaces to
more than 20 parking spaces, interior landscaping shall be provided on the new portion of
the lot in accordance with the above standards.
23A-8 Corner Lots.Lots located at the intersection of two thoroughfares must comply with the
following landscaping requirements in addition to the landscaped buffer and parking lot
landscaping planting requirements:
(1) A minimum 20-foot-wide landscaped buffer shall be located along all street rights-of-way
beginning at the corner and extending 175 feet or to the closest driveway. Beyond such
point, the landscaped edge may be gradually reduced (over a distance of 25 feet) to 15 feet
in width.
(2) Where adjacent to a right-turn lane, the landscaped edge may be reduced to a minimum of
10 feet.
(3) A minimum landscaped area of 900 square feet shall be located at the intersection corner of
the lot. The landscaped area shall be provided within an area measured a minimum distance
of 40 feet from the projected corner of the intersection on both sides of the lot. No trees
shall be planted in this area.
23A-9 Landscape Screening for Parking Lots Adjacent to Residential Areas.Where parking is within
50 feet of property zoned for residential purposes and is not otherwise screened from view, a
continuous screen of evergreen shrubs (five-gallon minimum) of not less than 42 inches in
height shall be planted a minimum of four feet on center adjacent to the parking lot.
23A-10 Maintenance Requirements.
(1) All plant material must be maintained in a healthy and growing condition, and must be
replaced with plant material of similar variety and size if damaged, destroyed, or removed.
(2) Landscaped areas shall be kept free of trash, litter, weeds, and other such material or plants
not a part of the landscaping.
(3) An automatic irrigation system must be installed in all required landscaped areas and in all
front yards along thoroughfares with a right-of-way in excess of eighty feet (80').
(4) Any person desiring to install and maintain landscaping materials and irrigation facilities
within the City right-of-way must first enter into and execute a “Median Right-of-Way
Landscape and Irrigation Agreement” with the City.
(5) Diameters of existing trees are measured at four feet (4') above grade. If the tree is on a
slope, measurement shall be from the high side of the slope. Measurements must be taken
above unusual swells in the trunk[.]
(6) To determine the diameter of a multi-trunk tree, all trunks must be measured and the total
diameter of the largest trunk must be added to one-half (1/2) the diameter of each additional
trunk. Diameter measurements should be accurate to the nearest one-half (1/2) inch. Trees
may be measured with a caliper, cruise stick, standard tape measure or diameter tape.
23A-11 Approved Trees for New Plantings.The following is a list of approved high quality, long-
living trees which are considered suitable for local soil conditions and climate. Other species
may be planted with approval from the City Council.
(1) Shade Trees - Height Range 30-60'
Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum
Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia
Lacebark (Drake) Elm Ulmus parvifolia ‘Drake’
Chinese Pistache Pistacia chinesis
Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa
Shumard or Texas Red Oak Quercus shumardii or texana
Sweet Gum Liquidambar styraciflua
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Marshall Seedless’
Live Oak Quercus virginiana
Western Soapberry Sapindus drummondi
Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia
Red Oak Quercus shumardii
Pecan Carya illinoinensis
Burr Oak Quercus macrocarpa
Chinquapin Oak Quercus muhlenbergii
Green Ash Cultivars Fraxinus pennsylvanica spp.
American Elm Ulmus americana
(2) Ornamental Trees - Height Range 10-20'
Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii
Afghan (Eldarica) Pine Pinus eldarica
Redbud Cercis canadensis
Crape Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica
Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria
Flowering Pear Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’, ‘Capital’,
‘Aristocrat’
Texas Sophora Sophora affinis
Mexican Plum Prunus mexicana
Purple Plum Prunus cerasifera
Crabapple Malus angustifolia
Deciduous Holly Ilex decidua
Chaste Tree Vitex agnus-castus
Mexican Buckeye Ungnadia speciosa
Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera
Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis
23A-12 Conflict With Other Regulations.If a provision of this section conflicts with a provision of
another section of this ordinance or with a provision of another ordinance, the stricter regulation
controls.
(Ordinance 188 adopted 6/1/04)
§ 24. CLASSIFICATION OF NEW AND UNLISTED USES.
24-1 It is recognized that new types of land use will develop and forms of land use not anticipated may
seek to locate in the City of Lowry Crossing. In order to provide for such changes and
contingencies, a determination as to the appropriate classification of any new of [or] unlisted form
of land use shall be made as follows:
(1) The question concerning any new or unlisted use shall be referred to the Planning and
Zoning Commission for an interpretation as to the zoning classification into which such use
should be placed. The referral of the use interpretation question shall be accompanied by a
statement of facts listing the nature of the use and whether it involves dwelling activity,
sales, processing, type of product, storage and amount, and nature thereof, enclosed or open
storage, anticipated employment, transportation requirements, the amount of noise, odor,
fumes, dust, toxic material, and vibration likely to be generated and the general
requirements for public utilities such as water and sanitary sewer.
(2) The Planning and Zoning Commission shall consider the nature and described performance
of the proposed use and its compatibility with the uses permitted in the various districts and
determine the zoning district or districts within which such use should be permitted.
(3) The Planning and Zoning Commission shall transmit its findings and recommendations to
the City Council as to the classification proposed for any new or unlisted use. The City
Council shall by resolution approve the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning
Commission or make such determination concerning the classification of such use as is
determined appropriate based upon its findings.
(4) Standards for new and unlisted uses may be interpreted as those of a similar use. When
determination of the minimum requirements cannot be readily ascertained, the same process
outlined in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above shall be followed.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 195 adopted –/–/05)
§ 25. NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES.
25-1 A nonconforming status shall exist under the following provisions of this ordinance:
(1) When a use or structure which does not conform to the regulations prescribed in the district
in which such use or structure is located was in existence and lawfully operating prior to the
adoption of the previous Zoning Ordinance and has been operating since without
discontinuance.
(2) When on the effective date of this Ordinance, the use or structure was in existence and
lawfully constructed, located and operating in accordance with the provisions of the
previous Zoning Ordinance or which was a nonconforming use hereunder, and which use or
structure does not now conform to the regulations herein prescribed for the district in which
the use or structure is located.
25-2 No nonconforming use or structure may be expanded or increased beyond the lot or tract upon
which such nonconforming use is located as of the effective date of this ordinance except to
provide off-street loading or off-street parking space upon approval of the Board of Adjustment.
25-3 Repairs and normal maintenance may be made to a nonconforming building, provided that no
structural alterations or extensions shall be made except those required by law or ordinance,
unless the building is changed to a conforming structure.
25-4 Any nonconforming use may be changed to a conforming use and once such change is made, the
use shall not thereafter be changed back to a nonconforming use.
25-5 Where a conforming use is located in a nonconforming structure, the use may be changed to
another conforming use by securing a Certificate of Occupancy from the Building Official.
25-6 When a nonconforming use or business involving a permanent type structure is discontinued or
the structure vacated for a period of one (1) year, the nonconforming use shall be deemed
abandoned and such facts shall be construed as conclusive proof of intent to abandon the
nonconforming use. When a nonconforming use or business, not involving a permanent type
structure, is discontinued or moved from the premises for a period of six (6) months, the
nonconforming use shall be deemed abandoned and such facts shall be construed as conclusive
proof of intent to abandon the nonconforming use.
25-7 If a nonconforming structure or a structure occupied by a nonconforming use is destroyed by fire,
the elements or other cause, it may be rebuilt, reconstructed, or replaced, and continued as a
nonconforming structure or nonconforming use, only on the following conditions:
If it is rebuilt, reconstructed, or replaced, by the person owning the structure at the time of the
loss, and such action results in a structure equal to or better than the original structure. A person
purchasing the property after the loss and before the structure has been rebuilt, reconstructed or
replaced, may not rebuild, reconstruct or replace except to conform with the provisions of this
ordinance. This subsection notwithstanding a Mobile Home destroyed by fire, the elements, or
other cause, may not be replaced with another Mobile Home unless a variance is granted by the
Board Of Adjustment; but may be replaced with a Manufactured Home without the necessity of
obtaining a variance.
25-8 The Board of Adjustment may provide a termination date for a nonconforming use under a plan
whereby the owner’s actual investment in the structure(s) prior to the time that the use became
nonconforming can be amortized within a definite time period. The following factors must be
considered by the Board in determining a reasonable amortization period:
(1) The owner’s capital investment in the structures on the property at the time the use became
nonconforming.
(2) The amount of the investment realized to date and the amount remaining, if any, to be
recovered during the amortization.
(3) The life expectancy of the investment.
(4) The existence or nonexistence of lease obligations, as well as any contingency clauses
therein permitting termination of such leases.
(5) Removal costs that are directly attributable to the establishment of a termination date.
(6) Other costs and expenses that are directly attributable to the establishment of a termination
date.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 195 adopted –/–/05)
§ 26. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
26-1 The word “Board” when used in this section shall be construed to mean the Board of Adjustment
and the Administration Official shall mean the Building Inspector of the city.
26-2 Organization and Procedure:
(1) Establishment:A Board of Adjustment is hereby established in accordance with the
provisions of Article 211.008, Local Government Code, regarding the zoning of cities and
with the powers and duties as provided in said Code.
(2) Membership:Pursuant to Article 211.008(g) the members of the City Council shall have
the authority to act as the Board of Adjustment until such time as the Council shall appoint
a separate Board of Adjustment. If a separate board is so appointed the Board shall consist
of five citizens, each to be appointed or reappointed by the City Council for staggered
terms of two years. Each member of the Board shall be removable for cause by City
Council upon written charges and after a public hearing. Vacancies shall be filled by the
City Council for the unexpired term of any member whose office becomes vacant. Each
year after the appointment of new members to the board, the Board shall elect from among
its regular members a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman who will act in the absence of the
Chairman. The City Council may appoint two (2) alternate members of the Board who
shall serve in the absence of one or more regular members when requested to do so by the
Mayor or Chairman. An alternate member serves for the same period as a regular member
and is subject to removal in the same manner as a regular member. A vacancy among the
alternate members is filled in the same manner as a vacancy among the regular members.
(3) Rules and Regulations:The Board shall adopt rules in accordance with this ordinance and
keep minutes of its proceedings that indicate the vote of each member on each question or
the fact that a member is absent or fails to vote. The Board shall keep records of its
examinations and other official actions. The minutes and records shall be filed in the
board’s office and are public records and all meetings shall be open to the public.
(4) Meeting:Meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at such other
times as determined by the Board. All meetings shall be open to the public. The chairman
or acting chairman may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses.
(5) Each case before the Board must be heard by at least four members.
26-3 AUTHORITY OF BOARDThe Board Of Adjustment has the following authority:
(1) To hear and decide an appeal that alleges error in an order, requirement, decision, or
determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of this ordinance. In
exercising the authority under this subsection, the board may reverse or affirm, in whole or
in part, or modify the administrative official’s order, requirement, decision, or
determination from which an appeal is taken and make the correct order, requirement,
decision, or determination, and for that purpose the board has the same authority as the
administrative official.
(2) To hear and decide special exceptions to the terms this zoning ordinance when this
ordinance requires the board to do so. In this regard the Board may grant only special
exceptions that are authorized to be granted by the terms of this ordinance.
(3) To authorize in specific cases a variance from the terms of this zoning ordinance if the
variance is not contrary to the public interest and, due to special conditions, a literal
enforcement of the ordinance would result in unnecessary hardship, and so that the spirit of
the ordinance is observed and substantial justice is done.
(4) To hear and decide other matters authored by an ordinance of the City.
(5) To subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and may require the production of documents.
26-4 The concurring vote of four members of the board is necessary to:
(1) Reverse an order, requirement, decision, or determination of an administrative official.
(2) Decide in favor of an applicant on a matter on which the board is required to pass under a
zoning ordinance.
(3) Authorize a variance from the terms of the zoning ordinance.
26-5 Appeal to Board
(1) Any of the following persons may appeal to the board of adjustment a decision made by an
administrative official:
a. a person aggrieved by the decision; or
b. any officer, department, board, or bureau of the municipality affected by the decision.
(2) The appellant must file with the board and the official from whom the appeal is taken a
notice of appeal specifying the grounds for the appeal. The appeal must be filed within a
reasonable time as determined by the rules of the board. On receiving the notice, the official
from whom the appeal is taken shall immediately transmit to the board all the papers
constituting the record of the action that is appealed.
(3) An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action that is appealed unless the
official from whom the appeal is taken certifies in writing to the board facts supporting the
official’s opinion that a stay would cause imminent peril to life or property. In that case, the
proceedings may be stayed only by a restraining order granted by the board or a court of
record on application, after notice to the official, if due cause is shown.
(4) The board shall set a reasonable time for the appeal hearing and shall give public notice of
the hearing and due notice to the parties in interest. A party may appear at the appeal hearing
in person or by agent or attorney. The board shall decide the appeal within a reasonable
time.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 195 adopted –/–/05)
§ 27. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
27-1 There is hereby created and established a Planning and Zoning Commission for the city
consisting of not more than 7 regular members appointed by the governing body of the city. 1n
addition to the regular members, two alternate members of the Planning and Zoning Commission
may be appointed to serve in the absence of one or more regular members when requested to do
so by the Mayor or Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
27-2 (1) Each regular member of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be appointed by the
governing body of the City. Each regular member and alternate member shall be a resident
of the city and shall forfeit his office should he cease to reside in the city during his term of
office. After the effective date of this ordinance, regular members and alternate members,
heretofore appointed under the preceding zoning ordinance, shall continue to serve as the
Planning and Zoning Commission for the remainder of their terms.
(2) Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission in office at the time of the adoption of
Ordinance No. _____ of the City shall, subject to the laws and ordinances applicable to such
members, continue to serve as Commission members until the expiration of their present
terms of office, or until their successors have been duly appointed. Upon the completion of
such members’ terms, members of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be appointed
as follows: four (4) members shall be appointed as follows: four (4) members shall be
appointed to each serve a two (2) year term and three (3) members shall be appointed to
each serve a one (1) year term; upon the completion of the said one (1) year term, three (3)
members shall be appointed to serve a term of two (2) years; thereafter, all members of the
Planning and Zoning Commission shall serve a term of two (2) years. Vacancies of regular
and alternate membership on the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be filled for the
unexpired terms of office, by the governing body of the city. Alternate members may be
considered for vacancies of regular membership on the Planning and Zoning Commission.
27-3 A majority of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall constitute a quorum to do business.
27-4 All meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be public and the board shall keep
minutes of the proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question coming before
the board. The minutes of the board shall be public record. Annually, the Planning and Zoning
Commission shall nominate one of its regular members to be the Chairman of the Planning and
Zoning Commission, which nomination shall be effective when presented to and approved by the
City Council; additionally, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall select one of its regular
members to be Vice-Chairman to act in the absence of the Chairman. During any term, the
Chairman may be removed by a majority vote of the City Council. If the City Council fails
to approve a nominee for Chairman or if a sitting Chairman is removed, then the procedure
described hereinabove shall be repeated. Meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission may
be held as often as necessary to conduct the business of the board at the call of the Chair and at
such other times as the board may determine.
27-5 The Planning and Zoning Commission of the city shall have the following powers:
(1) To conduct, after notice as required by law, hearings required by this ordinance and the laws
of this state; to recommend to the governing body of the city the boundaries of the various
districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein; to recommend to the governing
body of the city the approval or denial of zoning changes sought under this ordinance or
initiated by the commission on its own motion or the governing body under its own motion.
(2) To hear, recommend, or determine any matter relating to zoning, planning, or subdivision
control, as may be specified or required under this ordinance, other ordinances of the city,
or the laws of the State of Texas.
(3) To exercise such duties and powers as may be now or hereafter conferred by this ordinance,
other ordinances of the city, or the laws of the State of Texas.
(4) Except in the case of a joint public hearing the governing body of the city shall not hold a
public hearing or take action on a zoning change or change to boundaries of the zoning
districts or the regulations of the zoning districts until it receives the final report of the
Planning and Zoning Commission. However, any public hearing required to be held by the
Planning and Zoning Commission or the Governing Body of the City by this ordinance or
the laws of this state, may be held jointly by the Governing Body and the Planning and
Zoning Commission. The governing body shall not, however, take any action at such joint
hearing until it has received the final report of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(5) Notice of Public Hearings (See Section 28)
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 195 adopted –/–/05)
§ 28. CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS.
28-1 AMENDMENTS MADE BY ORDINANCEThe City Council may by ordinance amend,
supplement, or change the boundaries of the use districts; the use designation of any property; or
the regulations, standards, or requirements, of this ordinance. Any such proposed change shall
be first submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for public hearing and its
recommendation and report.
28-2 PETITIONS FOR AMENDMENTSAny person, corporation, or group of persons having a
proprietary interest in any property, may petition the City Council for a zoning change or
amendment to the provisions of this ordinance. The Planning and Zoning Commission may, on
its own motion, institute proposals for changes and amendments. All petitions for a zoning
change shall bear the signature of the owners of the property that is the subject of the request.
28-3 PUBLIC HEARINGSThe zoning process is conducted as a public hearing that should be opened
and closed. Within the public hearing there is public input portion of the hearing which should
be opened and closed.
(1) PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONAfter
public notice has been given pursuant to Section 28-4(1) a public hearing shall be held by
the Planning and Zoning Commission on any proposed change in zoning classification as
well as any proposed amendment to the zoning regulations of any zoning district.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall first make a preliminary report and then hold
its public hearings on that report before submitting a final report to the City Council
When the zoning change request is by petition, the preliminary report shall be the request as
stated in the notice of public hearing. When the Planning and Zoning Commission makes a
study and initiates a change or amendment on its own motion, or at the request of the City
Council, the preliminary report shall be that stated in the notice of public hearing. Upon
completion of the public hearing the Planning and Zoning Commission shall submit its final
report and recommendation to the City Council[.]
When all public input has been received the public input portion of the hearing shall be
closed. Thereafter, the Commission shall consider the matter and make its recommendation
to the City Council in the form of a final report. After the public input portion of the public
hearing has been closed the public may not thereafter be recognized for the purpose of
adding additional argument or input, however, the Commission may ask questions of any
person and receive additional information in response to questions. After public input has
been closed and the Commission has no further questions, a motion should be made to close
the public hearing. Thereafter the Commission may deliberate and vote on its final report to
the City Council which shall be in the form of a recommendation.
(2) PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCILThe City Council, except in the case
of a joint public hearing, may not hold its public hearing until it receives a final report
from the Planning and Zoning Commission and even in the case of a joint public hearing
may not take action on the matter until it receives the final report of the Planning and
Zoning Commission.
After proper notice by publication pursuant to Section 28-4(2), the Council opens the
public hearing and usually calls upon staff to summarize the proposed zoning change or
amendment. This is usually followed by the applicant’s presentation. The Council then
opens the public input portion of the public hearing. When all public input has been received
the public input portion of the hearing shall be closed. After the public input portion of the
public hearing has been closed the public may not thereafter be recognized for the purpose
of adding additional argument or input, however, the Council may ask questions of any
person and receive additional information in response to questions. When the Council has
no further questions, a motion should be made to close the public hearing. Thereafter the
Council may deliberate and take appropriate action.
The City Council usually acts on a zoning change or amendment by following a two-step
process.
The first step is to take action on the matter by either (i) denial of the zoning change or
amendment; (ii) approval of a zoning change or amendment; or (iii) approval of a zoning
change different from that requested, that is more restrictive or at least as restrictive, as that
stated in the public notice. Only a majority vote of the council present and voting is required
for this first step.
The second step is the adoption of an ordinance granting or making the change where
appropriate. This second step, adoption of the ordinance, usually requires only a majority
vote of those present and voting, however, under certain circumstances a 3/4 vote of all the
members of the City Council is required to approve the zoning change or amendment, (See
section 24-5 [28-5]).
(3) THE JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGThe Planning and Zoning Commission are hereby
authorized to hold Joint Public hearings. If a joint public hearing is called the Planning and
Zoning Commission and the City Council shall hear all matters jointly. When all public
input has been received the public input portion of the hearing shall be closed. Thereafter,
the Commission shall consider the matter and make its recommendation to the City
Council in the form of a final report. After receiving the final report the City council shall
consider the matter and take any appropriate action. Although the public input portion of
the hearing is closed the public hearing continues until the public hearing is closed by the
City Council. The City Council may not continue with the public hearing or take action on
the matter until it receives the final report of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
If the Commission makes its report/recommendation at the same meeting the Council may
then proceed, keeping in mind that the public input portion of the hearing has been closed.
If either the Commission or the Council fails to conclude the matter at the first meeting the
public hearing portion of the meeting shall be recessed and continued to a certain date and
time that shall be announced to all those attending the meeting.
28-4 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
(1) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSIONBefore the 10th day before the hearing date, written notice of each public
hearing before the zoning commission on a proposed change in a zoning classification
shall be sent to each owner, as indicated by the most recently approved municipal tax roll,
of real property within 200 feet of the property on which the change in classification is
proposed. The notice may be served by its deposit, properly addressed with postage paid,
in the United States mail. If the property within 200 feet of the property on which the
change is proposed is located in territory annexed to the municipality and is not included
on the most recently approved municipal tax roll, the notice shall be given by publication
published in the official newspaper at least 15 days before the date of the hearing.
(2) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCILNotice of the public
hearing to be held by the City Council, before adopting any proposed amendment,
supplement or change, shall be published once in the official newspaper of the City at least
Fifteen (15) days before the date of the hearing.
(3) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGWhere the public
hearing is to be a Joint Public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission and the
City Council, the joint notice shall be mailed in time to give each owner, as indicated by
the most recently approved municipal tax roll, of real property within 200 feet of the
property on which the change in classification is proposed, 10 days’ notice, and the joint
notice shall be published at least 15 days before the date of the hearing in the official
newspaper of the City.
28-5 THREE-FOURTHS VOTE OF CITY COUNCIL (When Required)If such proposed
amendment, supplement, or change has been denied by the Planning and Zoning Commission,
or if a written protest against such proposed amendment, supplement or change has been filed
with the City Secretary, duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of twenty (20) percent or
more, either of the area of the lots or land included in such proposed change, or those
immediately adjacent to and extending two hundred (200) feet therefrom, such amendment shall
not become effective except by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of all the members of the City Council,
to wit:
3/4 of 5 (full council consisting of members eligible to vote) = 3+ or 4 required votes.
3/4 of 4 (one vacancy on the 5 member council, not a mere absence) = 3 required votes.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99)
§ 29. APPLICATION FOR ZONING CHANGE AND FILING FEES.
29-1 Any person, firm or corporation requesting a change of zoning from one district classification to
another district classification shall make an application in writing to the Planning and Zoning
Commission, and shall submit the following information with such request:
(1) A clearly typed legal description of the land on which a zoning change is requested, together
with the local street address, if any.
(2) Name and address of the owner or owners of the property, [and] the name and address of
the person making the application. If the application is made by anyone other than the owner
or owners, the application must contain a statement that the applicant is authorized to act
for the owner pursuant to an attached statement in writing signed by the owner or owners of
the property authorizing the applicant to make such application on their behalf.
(3) The specific district use requested and the specific district use under which the property is
regulated at the time of making the application.
(4) A scale drawing showing the property and any proposed public or private streets and alleys;
building sites or building lots; any areas proposed for dedication or reserved as parks,
parkways, playgrounds, utility and garbage easements, school sites, street widening, street
changes; the points of ingress and egress from existing public streets; an accurate survey of
the boundary of tract and topography with a contour interval of not less than five (5) feet, or
spot grades where the relief is limited.
(5) Where multiple types of land use are proposed, a land use plan delineating the specific areas
to be devoted to various uses shall be required.
(6) Where Building Complexes are proposed, a site plan showing the location of each building
and the minimum distance between buildings, and between buildings and the property line,
street lane and/or alley line shall be submitted. For buildings more than one 1 story in
height, except single-family and two-family residences, elevations and/or perspective
drawings may be required in order that the relationship of the buildings to adjacent property,
open spaces and to other features of the development plan may be determined. Such
drawings need only indicate the height, number of floors and exposures for access, light and
air.
(7) A plan indicating the arrangement and provision of off-street parking and off-street loading
where required. Such a plan may be presented as a ratio of off-street parking and off-street
loading area to building area when accompanied by a typical example indicating the
feasibility of the arrangement proposed and when the areas where the example would be
applied are shown on the drawing of the entire site. Any special traffic regulation facilities
proposed or required to assure the safe function of the circulation plan shall also be shown.
(8) A designation of the maximum building coverage of the site shall be indicated upon the site
plan.
(9) Screening and landscaping plan shall be required where such treatment is essential to the
proper arrangement of the development in relation to adjacent property. Such plan shall
when required include screening walls, ornamental planting, playgrounds, wooded areas to
be retained, lawns and gardens if such are determined as necessary by the City Council.
(10) Any other information concerning the property as may be required by the Planning and
Zoning Commission or the City Council.
29-2 Upon the filing of an application for a change in zoning with the Planning and Zoning
Commission, the applicant shall pay to the city the basic filing fee established by the City Council
in an amount to cover all of the City’s costs including the cost of publication and mailing of
notices and any outside engineering costs. An additional filing fee may be required if the
applicant requests or causes a hearing to be rescheduled thereby causing additional costs for
publication or otherwise.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99)
§ 30. SPECIAL DEFINITIONS.
30-1 Certain words in this Ordinance not heretofore defined are defined as follows: Words used in the
present tense include the future; words in the singular number include the plural number, and
words in the plural number include the singular number; the word “building” includes the word
“structure”; the word “lot” includes the words “plot” or “tract”; the word “shall” is mandatory
and not discretionary; and the words or terms “Special Use Permit” and “Specific Use Permit”
have the same meaning and are interchangeable.
Accessory Building or Use: One which: (a) is subordinate to and serves a principal use; and (b)
is subordinate in area, extent, or purpose to the principal building or principal use served; and
(c) contributes to the comfort, convenience and necessity of occupants of the principal building
or principal use served; and (d) is located on the same building lot as the principal use served.
“Accessory” when used in the text shall have the same meaning as accessory use. An accessory
building may be a part of the principal building. Servant’s quarters, as defined, are an accessory
building or use.
Alley: A public right-of-way which affords a secondary means of access to abutting property.
Alterations: Any change, addition, or modification in construction, [or] any change in the
structural members of a building, such as walls or partitions, columns, beams or girders, the
consummated act of which may be referred to herein as “altered” or “reconstructed.”
Apartment: A dwelling unit in an apartment building occupied as a place of residence.
Apartment Building: An “apartment building” is a building or any portion thereof, which contains
three or more dwelling units, located in the same building lot. An apartment building is a
multifamily dwelling.
Auto Laundry: A building, or portion thereof containing facilities for washing automobiles
using automated methods including chain conveyor, blower, steam cleaning device, or other
mechanical devices. A self-service type carwash is an auto laundry.
Automobile Repair, Major: Major repair, rebuilding, or reconditioning of engines or
transmissions for motor vehicles; wrecker service with vehicle storage; collision services
including body, frame or fender straightening or repair; customizing; overall painting or paint
shop; those uses lasted under “Automobile Repair, Minor”; and other similar uses.
Automobile Repair, Minor: Minor repair or replacement of parts, tires, tubes, and batteries;
diagnostic services; minor motor services such as grease, oil, spark plug, and filter changing;
tune-ups; emergency road service; replacement of starters, alternators, hoses, brake parts;
mufflers; automobile washing, steam cleaning, and polishing; performing state inspections and
making minor repairs necessary to pass said inspection; servicing of air-conditioning systems,
and other similar minor services for motor vehicles except heavy load vehicles, but not including
any operation named under “Automobile Repair, Major” or any other similar use.
Awning: A roof-like cover of a temporary nature that projects from the wall of a building.
Bakery: A place for preparing, baking and selling all products on the premises where prepared.
Basement: A story wholly or partly (at least 50 percent) measured from floor to ceiling, below the
level of the ground on the street side of the building. A basement or cellar is not counted when
measuring the height of a building.
Block: A tract of land bounded by streets, or by a combination of streets and public parks,
cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, highways, streams, or corporate boundary lines. There may be
more than one numbered block as shown on a plat falling within a single block as herein defined.
Block Face: A word used as a term of measurement. It shall mean the distance along a side of a
street between the nearest two streets which intersect said street on the said side.
Board: Shall mean the Board of Adjustment established in Section 26 of this Ordinance.
Build: To erect, convert, enlarge, reconstruct, or alter a building or structure.
Buildable Width: Of a building site is the width of the building site left to be built upon after the
required side yards are provided.
Building: Any structure built for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels,
or movable property of any kind.
Building, Detached: A building surrounded by yards or open space on the same building lot.
Building Height: See Height.
Building Line: The rear line of a required front yard which is generally parallel to the street line
forming the front lot line.
Building Lot: A single tract of land located within a single block which (at time of filing for a
building permit) is designed by its owner or developer as a tract to be used, developed, or built
upon as a unit, under single ownership or control. It shall front upon a street or approved place.
Therefore, a “building lot” may be subsequently subdivided into two or more “building lots,” and
a number of “building lots” may be cumulated into one “building lot,” subject to the provisions
of this Ordinance and the Subdivision Ordinance.
Building, Mixed: A building used partly for residential use and partly for community facility and/
or commercial use. A mixed building is a commercial use.
Building Official: The administrative official charged with responsibility for issuing permits and
enforcing the Zoning Ordinance and Building Code.
Building, Principal: A building in which the principal use of the lot, on which it is located, is
conducted. All residential uses, except bona fide servant’s quarters, are principal uses.
Building, Residential: A building which is arranged, designed, used, or intended to be used for
residential occupancy by one or more families or lodgers.
Carport: A structure open on a minimum of three (3) sides designed or used to shelter the owner’s
vehicle(s), not to exceed twenty-four (24) feet on its longest dimension.
Cellar: See Basement
Certificate of Occupancy or Compliance: An official certificate issued by the City through the
enforcing official which indicates conformance with or approved conditional waiver from the
Zoning Regulations and authorizes legal use of the premises for which it is issued.
City: Shall mean the City of Lowry Crossing, Texas
City Council: The governing body of the City of Lowry Crossing, Texas
Cleaning: A custom cleaning shop not exceeding five thousand (5,000) square feet of floor area.
Clinic: The office of one or more medical doctors, dentists, optometrists, or similar members of
the medical professions who may or may not have associated in the practice of their professions.
Clustering: A land development concept whereby the buildings on a site are grouped closely
together but not attached to allow for communal open space and economies in development.
Clustering permits variation in lot size, shape and orientation without an increase in the overall
density of the development.
College or University: An institution established for educational purposes and offering a
curriculum similar to the public schools or an accredited college or university, but excluding trade
and commercial schools.
Community Club: any club, (other than a private club), service club, sorority, fraternity, lodge or
other private organization or club where alcoholic beverages are not served pursuant to a private
club permit issued by the State of Texas.
Concrete Block: Any of the molded load-bearing or non-load-bearing concrete units normally 8"
x 8" x 16".
Convalescent Home: Any structure used for or customarily occupied by persons recovering from
illness or suffering from infirmities of age.
Convenience Store: A small, drive-up type store which usually sells groceries.
Court: An open, unoccupied space, bounded on more than two sides by the walls of a building.
An inner court is a court entirely surrounded by the exterior walls of a building. An outer court is
a court having one side open to a street, alley, yard, or other permanent open space.
Coverage: The percent of a lot or tract covered by the first floor or the largest floor of a
building or structure whichever is larger, including all covered porches, patios, garages, accessory
buildings, etc. Unsupported roof overhangs and other allowed architectural projections shall be
excluded from coverage computation.
Cumulative Zoning: The successive addition of uses allowed in more restrictive zoning districts
to lesser restrictive zoning districts.
Curb line: A line created by following the edge of the street or curb.
Custom Personal Service: A tailor, shoe repair, barber, beauty shop, health studio or travel
consultant.
Day Nursery or Day Care Center: An establishment where four (4) or more children are left for
care or training during the day or portion thereof.
Density: The relationship of the total number of dwelling units to the area of the total site area
commonly expressed as “dwelling units per acre.”
Depth of Lot: The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines. See illustration
#12.
Development, or the [to] Develop: The construction of a new building or any structure on a
building lot, the relocation of an existing building on another building lot, or the use of open land
for a new use. To “develop” is to create a development.
District: A zoning district which is a part of the City wherein regulation of this Ordinance is
uniform.
Dwelling, Multiple-Family: Any building or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented,
leased, or let to be occupied as three or more dwelling units or apartments or which is occupied
as a home or residence of three or more families.
Dwelling, One-Family: A dwelling having accommodations for and occupied by not more than
one family, or by one family and not more than four (4) boarders and lodgers.
Dwelling, Two-Family: A dwelling having separate accommodations for and occupied by not
more than two families, or by two families and not more than four (4) boarders and lodgers. (Two
boarders or lodgers to each unit.)
Dwelling Unit: A building or portion of a building which is arranged, occupied, or intended to be
occupied as living quarters of a family and including facilities for food preparation and sleeping.
Equestrian center: means a building and related facilities for the boarding of horses, the training
of horses and the riders thereof, and the staging of equestrian events, but does not include the
racing of horses.
Event Center: An establishment that is leased on a temporary basis before the event by individuals
or groups who reserve the facility to accommodate private functions, including but not limited
to banquets, weddings, anniversaries, receptions, business organizational meetings, and other
similar functions, to which the general public is not admitted and for which no admission charge
is imposed. Such establishments may include kitchen facilities for the preparation of food and
areas for dancing, dining and other entertainment activities. An event center does not include a
game room, bar, pool hall, dance hall, night club or concert hall.
Family: Consists of one or more persons, each related to the other by blood, marriage, or
adoption; or a group of not more than four persons (excluding servants) who are living together
in a dwelling unit.
Farm: An area of five (5) acres or more which is used for growing of usual farm products,
vegetables, fruits, trees and grain and for the raising thereon of the usual farm poultry and farm
animals such as horses, cattle and sheep and including the necessary accessory uses for raising,
treating and storing products raised on the premises, but not including the commercial feeding of
offal or garbage to swine or other animals and not including any type of agriculture or husbandry
specifically prohibited by ordinance or law.
Floor Area: The total square feet of floor space within the outside dimensions of a building
including each floor level, but excluding cellars, carports, or garages.
Floor Area Ratio (FAR): An indicated ratio between the number of square feet of total floor area
in the main building(s) on a lot and the total square footage of land in the lot; it is the number
resulting from dividing the main building floor area by the lot area. (See Appendix Illustration
No. 15)5
Garage, Private: An accessory building designed or used for the storage of motor vehicles owned
and used by the occupants of the building to which it is necessary [accessory].
Garage, Public: A building or portion thereof, other than a private or storage garage, designed or
used for storing motor-driven vehicles.
Gasoline Station or Filling Station: Any building or premises used for the dispensing, sale, or
offering for sale at retail of any automobile fuels or oils. If the dispensing, sale or offering for
sale is incidental to a public garage, the premises shall be classified as a public garage.
Greenhouse: A structure made of semi-transparent or transparent top and side coverings, to be
used for growing. Flooring may be impermeable and permeable.
Gross Acreage: The total size of the property including floodplains, easements, and other non-
buildable areas located on the property.
Health Service: A charitable or government operated facility offering to the public medical
examinations, diagnosis and limited treatment not for profit.
Heavy Load Vehicle: A self-propelled vehicle having a load capacity greater than one and
one-half (1-1/2) tons, such as large recreation vehicles, tractor-trailers, buses, and other similar
vehicles; the term “truck” shall be construed to mean “heavy load vehicle” unless specifically
stated otherwise.
Height: The vertical distance of a building measured from the average established grade at the
street line or from the average natural front yard ground level, whichever is higher, to (1) the
highest point of the roof’s surface if a flat surface, (2) to the deck line of mansard roofs or,
(3) to the mean height level between eaves and ridge for hip and gable roofs and, in any event,
excluding chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulk heads, penthouses, tanks, water towers, radio
towers, ornamental cupolas, domes or spires, and parapet walls not exceeding ten (10) feet in
height. If the street grade has not been officially established, the average front yard grade shall be
used for a base level.
Home occupations: A business, occupation, or profession conducted within a residential dwelling
unit by the resident thereof, and which shall have the following characteristics and must comply
with health, safety, party, noise, and other ordinances, this is to acknowledge permitted
commercial business in residential districts.
- Storage of materials or equipment, behind the primary dwelling.
- Traffic or parking of vehicles must have adequate driveway space.
- Must follow compliance of ordinances for health and safety, smoke, dust, noise, fumes,
glare, vibration, electrical disturbances, etc.
- A sign limited to identifying the business with a maximum size limited to 1 foot by 2 foot
placed near the address marker, often the mailbox.
- Visits by the general public must follow ordinances related to parking and loading.
- Violation of ordinances, therefore gives cause of the city to order and cease to all
- Editor's Note: The Appendix Illustrations are included as an attachment to this chapter.
commercial activity, or other remedy applicable by law.
Hospital: A legally authorized institution in which there are complete facilities for diagnosis,
treatment, surgery, laboratory, X-ray, and the prolonged care of bed patients. Clinics may have
some but not all of these facilities.
Hotel: An establishment offering lodging to the transient public for compensation. A hotel is
distinguished from a motel in that access to the majority of the guest rooms is through a common
entrance and lobby. A hotel is a nonresidential use.
Household Appliance Service and Repair: An enclosed facility for repair of household and home
equipment, including appliances, lawnmowers, power tools, radios, TV and similar items.
Junk or Salvage Yard: A lot upon which waste or scrap materials are bought, sold, exchanged,
stored, packed, disassembled, or handled, including but not limited to scrap iron and other metals,
paper, rags, rubber tires and bottles. A “junkyard” includes an automobile wrecking yard and
automobile parts yard. A “junkyard” does not include such uses conducted entirely within an
enclosed building.
Landscaping Contractors Yard: A lot upon which landscaping items such as trees, plants and
shrubs may be stored for future sale.
Loading Space: A space within the main building or on the same lot therewith, providing for the
standing, loading or unloading of trucks, and having minimum dimensions of twelve (12) by sixty
(60) feet for industrial and warehouse uses and twelve (12) by thirty (30) feet for commercial,
retail and institutional uses with a vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet, together with
access and maneuvering areas provided on the same building lot as the principal use for which
the loading space is intended.
Lot Area: The area of a horizontal plane intercepted by the vertical projections of the front, side,
and rear lot lines of a building lot. (See Appendix Illustration No. 12)6
Lot Area per Dwelling Unit: The lot area required for each dwelling unit located on a building
lot.
Lot, Corner: A building lot situated at the intersection of two streets, the interior angle of such
intersection not to exceed 135 degrees.
Lot Depth: The mean horizontal distance between the front lot line and the rear lot line of a
building lot measured at the respective midpoints of the front lot line and rear lot line within the
lot boundary. (See Appendix Illustration No. 12)7
Lot Line: A boundary of a building lot.
Lot Line, Front: That boundary of a building lot which is the line of an existing or dedicated
street. Upon corner lots either street line may be selected as a front lot line providing a front and
rear yard are provided adjacent and opposite, respectively, to the front lot line. (See Appendix
Illustration No. 11)
Lot Line, Rear: That boundary of a building lot which is most distant from and is, or is most
nearly, parallel to the front lot line.
Lot Line, Side: That boundary of a building lot which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line.
- Editor's Note: The Appendix Illustrations are included as an attachment to this chapter.
- Editor's Note: The Appendix Illustrations are included as an attachment to this chapter.
Lot of Record: An area of land designated as a lot on a plat of a subdivision recorded, pursuant to
statutes of the State of Texas, with the County Clerk or an area of land held in single ownership
described by metes and bounds upon a deed recorded of [or] registered with the County Clerk.
Lot, Reverse Corner: A corner lot, rear lot line of the street which abuts the side lot line of the lot
to its rear.
Lot, Through: A “double frontage” lot is a building lot not a corner lot, both the front and rear lot
lines which adjoin street lines. On a “through lot” both street lines shall be deemed front lot line.
Lot Width: The minimum distance between the side lot lines of a building lot measured along a
straight line at the rear of the required front yard and parallel to the street line or a line tangent
thereto. (See Appendix Illustration No. 11)
Manufactured Home: A term sometimes used to describe a HUD-code manufactured home of
[or] a Federal Manufactured Home. See Section 18-11 for definitions of HUD-code manufactured
home and Federal Manufactured Home. A manufactured home shall not be construed to be a
mobile home.
Masonry: Brick, stone, concrete or other similar materials but excluding stucco and “concrete
blocks.” The masonry requirement shall be computed for the area from the foundation to the top
plate of the first floor and from plate to plate for each floor above the first.
Mobile Home: See Section 81-10 [18-10] for definition
Mobile Home Park: Any premises on which two or more mobile homes are parked or situated
and used for living or sleeping purposes, or any premises used or held out for the purpose of
supplying to the public a parking space for two or more mobile homes whether such vehicles
stand on wheels or on rigid supports. A trailer park is a mobile home park.
Modular Home: A name sometimes used for describing a Manufactured Home. See Section
18-11. A modular home is a residential use. A mobile home shall not be construed to be a modular
home.
Motel, Motor Hotel, or Tourist Court: An establishment offering to the transient public the use
of guest rooms or sleeping accommodations for compensation. Such an establishment consists of
a group of attached or detached guest rooms or sleeping accommodations the majority of which
have private and direct access from parking areas not through common entrance and lobby. The
establishment furnishes customary hotel services and many contain a restaurant, club, lounge,
banquet hall and/or meeting rooms. A motel is a nonresidential use.
Motorcycle: A usually two-wheeled self-propelled vehicle having one or two saddles or seats,
and may have a side car attached. For purposes of this ordinance, motor bikes, motor scooters,
mopeds, and similar vehicles are classified as motorcycles.
Motor Freight Terminal: A building or area in which freight brought by motor truck is assembled
and/or stored for shipping in interstate and intrastate commerce by motor truck. A motor freight
terminal is a truck terminal.
Net Acreage: The total buildable area of a lot. Net acreage shall not include floodplain area,
public rights-of-way, or other areas where buildings cannot be located.
Nonconforming Use: Any building or land lawfully occupied by a use at the time of the adoption
of this Ordinance or amendments thereto, not permitted by the use regulations, lot requirements
or other regulations of this Ordinance of the district in which it is attained [maintained].
Noxious Matter: A material which is capable of causing injury to living organisms by chemical
reaction or is capable of causing detrimental effects upon the physical or economic well-being or
comfort of humans.
Occupancy: The use or intended use of the land or buildings by proprietors or tenants.
Open Space: That part of a building lot, including courts or yards, which:
- Is open and unobstructed from its lowest level to the sky, and
- Is accessible to all residents upon a building lot, and
- Is not part of the roof of that portion of the building containing dwelling units.
Open Storage: The storage of any equipment, machines, commodities, raw, semi-finished
materials, and building materials, not accessory to a residential use which is visible from any
point on the building lot line when viewed from ground level to six feet above ground level.
Package Store. A retail establishment that sells liquor, malt beverages, and vinous liquors, as
those terms are defined or described by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, to the public for the
purpose of off-premise consumption only.
Parking Space: An enclosed or unenclosed all-weather surfaced area not on a public street or
alley, together with an all-weather surfaced driveway connecting the area with a street or alley
permitting free ingress and egress without encroachment on the street or alley. Any parking
adjacent to a public street wherein the maneuvering is done on the public street shall not be
classified as off-street parking in computing the parking area requirements for any use.
Patio Home: A single-family detached dwelling unit on an individually platted lot. The structure
is situated on or near one side lot line to facilitate use of the remaining side yard on the opposite
side of the building.
Planning and Zoning Commission: The agency appointed by the City Council as an advisory
body to it and which is authorized to recommend changes in the zoning and review of subdivision
plats.
Planning Director: The administrative official responsible for the administration of this ordinance
during the platting and/or rezoning process.
Plat: A plan of a subdivision of land creating building lots or tracts and showing all essential
dimensions and other information essential to comply with the subdivision standards of the City
of Lowry Crossing subject to review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approval by
the City. Reference to a Plat in the ordinance means an official Plat of Record which has been
reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approved by the City and filed in the plat
records of Collin County.
Premises: Land together with any buildings or structures occupying it.
Private Club: a club where alcoholic beverages belonging to members of the club are stored,
possessed, mixed on the club premises and served for on-premises consumption to members of
the club, their families and guests pursuant to a private club permit issued by the State of Texas.
Public Park: Any publicly owned park, playground, beach, parkway, greenbelt, or roadway
within the jurisdiction and control of the City.
Recreation Area: A privately owned park, playground, or open space maintained by a community
club, property owners’ association, or similar organization.
Residential Structure: Any single-family, multifamily, or apartment building, condominium
project, town home, [or] zero lot line home as defined by the Federal Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
Rest Home or Nursing Home: A private facility for the care of children or the aged or infirm or a
place of rest for those suffering bodily disorders. Such homes do not contain facilities for surgical
care or the treatment of disease or injury.
Retail Stores and Shops: Facilities which offer all types of consumer goods for sale, but excluding
the display and sale in the open, outside a building, of new or used automobiles, heavy machinery,
building materials, used appliances, furniture or salvage materials.
School: A school under the sponsorship of a public or religious agency having a curriculum
generally equivalent to public elementary or secondary schools, but not including private or trade
or commercial schools.
Screening Device: A “screening device” shall consist of a barrier of stone, brick, uniformly
colored wood, or other permanent material of equal character and density, as approved by the
planning and zoning commission, no less than six (6) feet in height and no more than eight (8)
feet in height.
Servant Quarters: Servant quarters for persons in the employ of the family occupying the
principal structure and their main income is derived from working on the property.
Story: That part of a building between the surface of a floor and the ceiling immediately above.
A standard story is eleven feet six inches (11'6").
Street: A public right-of-way which affords a primary means of access to abutting property. A
driveway or alley which serves only to give secondary vehicular access to a building lot or to an
accessory parking or loading facility, or to allow vehicles to take or discharge passengers at the
entrance to a building shall not be considered a street.
Street Line: A “street line” is the right-of-way of a street.
Street, Private: A street which has no publicly dedicated right-of-way.
Stucco: A continuous plaster or mortar exterior veneer, finished by hand troweling over wire lath.
Tennis or Swim Club: A private recreational club with restricted membership, usually of less area
than a Country Club, but including a clubhouse and swimming pool, tennis courts and similar
recreational facilities, none of which are available to the general public.
Top Plate Line: That point at which the ceiling plane of the uppermost story intersects the vertical
wall plane.
Townhouse: attached single-family dwelling units on individually platted lots.
Toxic Materials: Those materials which are capable of causing injury to living organisms by
chemical means when present in relatively small amounts.
Use: The purpose or activity for which the land, or building thereon, is designed, arranged, or
intended, or for which it is occupied or maintained, and shall include any manner of such activity
with respect to the standards of this ordinance.
Use, Principal: The main use of land or buildings as distinguished from a subordinate or
accessory use.
Video Amusement: Arcade and other commercial indoor coin-operated amusement facility.
Visual Screen: A wall, not of living plant material, permanently affixed to the ground in which
the area of all openings and cracks in each square foot of wall is of sufficient height [sic] so that
the objects being screened are not visible from any point on the lot line when viewed from any
height between ground level and six (6) feet above ground level. No wall shall exceed eight (8)
feet in height.
Wholesale Sale of Alcoholic Beverages: An establishment that sells, for wholesale (non-retail)
purposes only, liquor, malt beverages, and vinous liquors, as those terms are defined or described
by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, for the purpose of off-premise consumption only.
Yard: An open space on the same building lot with a building, unoccupied and unobstructed by
any portion of a structure from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided. In measuring
a yard for the purpose of determining the width of a side yard, the depth of a rear yard, and the
depth of a front yard, the minimum horizontal distance between the building site and the lot line
shall be used. A “yard” extends along a lot line and at right angles to such lot line to a depth or
width specified in the yard regulations of the zoning district in which such building is located.
(See Appendix Illustration No. 13)8
Yard, Front: A yard extending along the whole length of the front lot line between the side lot
lines, and being the minimum horizontal distance between the street line and the main building
or any projections thereof other than steps, planter box, unenclosed porches, and driveways. (See
Appendix Illustration No. 13)
Yard, Rear: A yard extending across the rear of a lot between the side lot lines and being the
minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the rear of the principal building or
any projections thereof other than steps, unenclosed balconies, unenclosed porches, or driveways.
Yard, Side: An open unoccupied space on the same lot with the building, situated between the
building and the side property line of the lot, and extending through to the street or the front
property line. (See Appendix Illustration No. 13)
Zoning District Map: The map or maps incorporated into this ordinance as a part thereof by
reference thereto.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 178 adopted 1/6/04; Ordinance 235, sec. 2(C), adopted 9/
27/11; Ordinance 308, sec. 1, adopted 7/10/18; Ordinance 308, sec. 2, adopted 7/10/18; Ordinance
378 adopted 10/8/2024)
§ 31. PRESERVING RIGHTS.
31-1 PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS IN PENDING LITIGATION AND PRESERVATION OF
VIOLATIONS UNDER EXISTING ORDINANCESBy the passage of this Ordinance, no
presently illegal use shall be deemed to have been legalized unless specifically such use falls
within a use district where the actual use is a conforming use. Otherwise, such uses shall remain
nonconforming uses where recognized, or an illegal use, as the case may be. It is further the
intent and declared purpose of this Ordinance that no offense committed, and no liability,
penalty, or forfeiture, either civil or criminal, incurred prior to the time the existing zoning
ordinance was repealed and this Zoning Ordinance adopted, shall be discharged or affected by
such repeal; but prosecutions and suits for such offenses, liabilities, penalties, or forfeitures may
be instituted or causes presently pending proceeded with in all respects as if such prior
ordinance had not been repealed.
31-2 PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS OF PROPERTY OPERATING UNDER AN EXISTING
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§ 31 ZONING ORDINANCE
SPECIAL USE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONThe Special Use Zoning District
Classification of any property lawfully in existence at the time of the adoption of this ordinance
shall be brought forward as a conforming Special Use, subject to the same conditions and
regulations that were imposed at the time of the grant of the special use classification pursuant
to the zoning ordinance in effect at the time of the adoption of this ordinance.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99)
§ 32. REPEALING CLAUSE.
32-1 Except as herein provided City of Lowry Crossing Ordinance No. 26b is specifically repealed.
All other ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99)
§ 33. PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS.
33-1 Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be punished by a penalty of fine not to exceed
the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense, and each and every day such
offense continues shall constitute a new and separate offense.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99)
§ 34. VALIDITY.
34-1 If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or provision of this Ordinance shall be
adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance
as a whole or any part or provision thereof other than the part so decided to be invalid or
unconstitutional.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99)
§ 35. EFFECTIVE DATE.
35-1 This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after publication of its caption, as the law
in such cases provides.
(Ordinance 110 adopted 8/3/99)
LOWRY CROSSING CODE
Appendix A
FEE SCHEDULE
ARTICLE A1.000 § A3.005. New construction.
GENERAL PROVISIONS § A3.006. Additions and alterations/
remodel.
§ A1.001. Fees established; waiver or
§ A3.007. Reinspection fees.
reduction.
§ A3.008. Signs.
§ A1.002. Fees not listed; conflicting
provisions. § A3.009. Miscellaneous construction
related fees.
§ A1.003. Noncompliance penalty.
§ A1.004. Credit/debit card convenience
fee. ARTICLE A4.000
BUSINESS RELATED FEES
ARTICLE A2.000 § A4.001. Temporary sales/seasonal
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES (excludes fireworks).
§ A4.002. Fireworks stand/sales.
§ A2.001. Public records charges.
§ A2.002. Appeal boards.
ARTICLE A5.000
SUBDIVISION AND ZONING FEES
ARTICLE A3.000
BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE § A5.001. Platting fees.
PREVENTION RELATED FEES
§ A5.002. Zoning fees.
§ A3.001. Registration of contractors.
§ A3.002. Plan review. ARTICLE A6.000
UTILITIES
§ A3.003. Addendum or plan redraw.
ARTICLE A1.000
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ A1.001. Fees established; waiver or reduction.
The fees herein are to be collected on behalf of the city for the listed permits or services. Such fees are
established to cover the city’s costs where such services are required for permit issuance, plan review,
investigation, inspection, reinspection and approval. The city council shall have full discretion to waive
or reduce any fee should the council find that such waiver or reduction is required or desirable because
of special circumstances.
(Ordinance 321, sec. 1, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, sec. 1, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
§ A1.002. Fees not listed; conflicting provisions.
It is the purpose of this fee schedule to list in one master fee schedule the fees and charges to be
collected on behalf of the city for permits and services; however, the adoption of this amended master
fee schedule is not intended to repeal or abolish any fee properly imposed by another ordinance,
regulation, or adopted code that is not listed in this master fee schedule. In the event that there is a
conflict between a fee set out in the master fee schedule and the provisions of any other city ordinance,
regulation, or adopted code, the fee listed in the master fee schedule shall prevail. This shall not,
however, affect the validity of the remaining provisions of such other ordinance, regulation or adopted
code, which shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.
(Ordinance 321, sec. 2, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, sec. 2, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
§ A1.003. Noncompliance penalty.
This fee schedule shall impose a noncompliance penalty for those construction projects that require
permits, fees, and inspections. Those that do not comply shall be violation of this fee schedule and can
be charged double the standard permit fees, not to exceed more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for
each offense.
(Ordinance 341, sec. 3, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370 adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted
10/14/2025)
§ A1.004. Credit/debit card convenience fee.
Per transaction: 3%.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
ARTICLE A2.000
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
§ A2.001. Public records charges.
(a) Copies, standard size (8-1/2 x 11) copies (per copy): $0.10.
(b) CDs: $1.00.
(c) Research (per hour): $15.00.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
§ A2.002. Appeal boards.
(a) Board of adjustment:
(1) Residential fee: $0.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $100.00.
(b) Building standards commission:
(1) Residential fee: $0.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $100.00.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
ARTICLE A3.000
BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE PREVENTION RELATED FEES
§ A3.001. Registration of contractors.
Registration of contractors, every 2 years: $50.00.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
§ A3.002. Plan review.
(a) Residential fee: $150.00.
(b) Commercial fee: $260.00.
(c) Requirements: 3 sets of plans.
(d) The fee will be applied to the total permit fee and is nonrefundable.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
§ A3.003. Addendum or plan redraw.
(a) Residential fee: $85.00.
(b) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
§ A3.004. Certificate of occupancy.
(a) Reoccupancy without construction:
(1) Residential fee: $85.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(b) House lights, residential fee: $105.00.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
§ A3.005. New construction.
(a) Cost per square foot (under roof):
(1) Residential fee: $1.00/s.f.
(2) Commercial fee: $1.10/s.f.
(b) Electrical permit:
(1) Simple electrical permit:
(A) Residential fee: $85.00.
(B) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(2) Plus $0.10/sq. foot (if needed).
(c) Plumbing permit:
(1) Residential fee: $85.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(d) Mechanical permit (HVAC):
(1) Residential fee: $85.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
§ A3.006. Additions and alterations/remodel.
*Designates minimum fee.
(a) Residential fee: $85.00*.
(b) Commercial fee: $125.00*.
(c) Addition and alteration/remodel (cost per sq. ft. (under roof)):
(1) Residential fee: $0.30/s.f.
(2) Commercial fee: $0.35/s.f.
(d) Alteration to existing structure (includes remodel) (**commercial build out).
(1) Residential fee: $85.00*.
(2) Commercial fee: $250.00**.
(3) Plus $0.10/sq. foot.
(e) Additional plan review:
(1) Residential fee: $85.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $250.00.
(f) Electrical, plumbing, mechanical permits (if applicable), commercial fee:
(1) Residential fee: $85.00 each.
(2) Commercial fee: $0.03/s.f. each.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
§ A3.007. Reinspection fees.
(a) Must be paid before scheduling any final inspection.
(b) Residential fees:
(1) 1st: $75.00.
(2) 2nd +: $100.00.
(c) Commercial fees:
(1) 1st: $125.00.
(2) 2nd +: $175.00.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
§ A3.008. Signs.
(a) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(b) Illumination (included electrical fee), commercial fee: $90.00.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
§ A3.009. Miscellaneous construction related fees.
*Designates minimum fee.
(a) Accessory buildings (carport/lean-to/barn/shed).
(1) Base fee plus $0.10 SF.
(2) Residential fee: $85.00.
(3) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(4) Exception: Although a permit is required, no fee will be charged for portable buildings that
are 200 square feet or less in size.
(5) Electric (if applicable):
(A) Residential fee: $85.00.
(B) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(b) Antenna permit (other than television).
(1) Residential fee: $85.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(c) Awning (attached).
(1) Residential fee: $85.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(d) Patio cover (attached).
(1) Residential fee: $85.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(e) Banner/promotional (commercial).Commercial fee: $60.00.
(f) Culvert. Residential fee: $85.00.
(g) Deck (attached).
(1) Residential fee: $85.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(h) Demolition.
(1) Residential fee: $85.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(3) Plumbing or electrical (if applicable):
(A) Residential fee: $50.00.
(B) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(i) Dumpster enclosure (commercial).Commercial fee: $125.00.
(j) Fence permit.
(1) Residential fee: $50.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(k) Gated access control.
(1) Residential fee: $85.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(3) Electrical (if applicable), residential fee: $85.00.
(l) Fire inspection.Commercial fees:
(1) Annual inspection: Free.
(2) Fire reinspection due to failure on initial annual inspection: $75.00.
(m) Foundation repair.
(1) Residential fee: $85.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(3) Requirements: Engineering report and repair plan along with evaluation of costs. Engineer
inspects to ensure work done to plans and submits report to city.
(n) Foundation/slab.
(1) Residential fee: $95.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $180.00.
(3) Requirements: #3 rebar on 16" centers. Steel #4 top and bottom. Perimeter and center
footing depth 18"–24".
(o) Hotel inspections.
(1) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(2) Requirements: Annual inspection.
(p) Lawn irrigation system.
(1) Per backflow device:
(A) Residential fee: $85.00/#.
(B) Commercial fee: $100.00/#.
(2) Requirements: Does not include backflow/inspection report. Certified backflow inspector
must be utilized with report being turned in to the city.
(q) Mobile home and manufactured home hookups.
(1) Residential fee:
(A) Plumbing (gas) hookup: $85.00.
(B) Electrical hookup: $85.00.
(2) Commercial fee: N/A.
(r) Patio/sidewalk/driveway/parking (concrete, asphalt, stone, brick, gravel, sand, rock, fill dirt, top
soil, mulch and compost-anything delivered by truck).
(1) Residential fee: $85.00 plus $0.10 SF.
(2) Commercial fee: $85.00 plus $0.10 SF.
(s) Penalty for not acquiring permit prior to building.
(1) Residential fee: Double the standard permit fee.
(2) Commercial fee: Double the standard permit fee.
(3) Requirements: Maximum $500.00 per permit.
(t) Retaining wall.Inspection to be performed by an engineer if height is three (3) feet or greater.
(1) Residential fee: $85.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $250.00.
(u) Solar installation.
(1) Residential fee: $85.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(v) Swimming pools and spas.
(1) Swimming pool, in ground, residential fee: $555.00.
(2) Swimming pool, in ground, commercial fee: $1,500.00.
(3) Swimming pool, above ground, residential fee: $105.00.
(4) Swimming pool/spa combination (in ground), residential fee: $575.00.
(w) Tent.Over 200 sq. ft.: $35.00.
(x) Trailer.
(1) Construction trailer: $155.00.
(2) Sales/leasing trailer: $205.00.
(3) Requirements: *12 month permit.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 360
adopted 1/9/2024; Ordinance 370 adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
ARTICLE A4.000
BUSINESS RELATED FEES
§ A4.001. Temporary sales/seasonal (excludes fireworks).
(a) Residential fee: $85.00.
(b) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(c) Requirements: i.e. Christmas trees, farmers markets, etc.
(d) Cleanup deposit (refundable upon approved cleanup inspection:
(1) Residential fee: $100.00.
(2) Commercial fee: $125.00.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
§ A4.002. Fireworks stand/sales.
(a) Residential fee: N/A.
(b) Commercial fee: $600.00/sales period.
(c) Requirements: With addition of 3 additional sales dates, permits will now be issued per event.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
ARTICLE A5.000
SUBDIVISION AND ZONING FEES
§ A5.001. Platting fees.
(a) Preliminary plat: $100.00 + $35.00/acre.
(b) Corrected preliminary plat if submitted within 30 days of notice: $20.00.
(c) Final plat: $100.00/sheet + $35.00/acre.
(d) Final plat city recording fee: $25.00/plat sheet.
(e) Replat: $100.00 + $35.00/acre.
(f) Priority processing: $1,000.00.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
§ A5.002. Zoning fees.
(a) Zoning change of less than 3 acres: $150.00.
(b) Zoning change of more than 3 acres: $250.00 + $25.00/ac > 5 acres.
(c) Zoning variance/exception: $200.00 + $10.00/acre.
(d) Zoning withdrawal: Refund 50% of fee if withdrawal is prior to mail-out of notice of public
hearing, otherwise no refund.
(Ordinance 321, ex. A, adopted 7/9/19; Ordinance 341, ex. A, adopted 6/8/2021; Ordinance 370
adopted 6/11/2024; Ordinance 391 adopted 10/14/2025)
ARTICLE A6.000
UTILITIES
§ A6.001. Solid waste.
Franchise fees: $250.00 annual administrative fee and a franchise fee equal to 4% of the gross basic
service charge.
(Ordinance 121, sec. 3, adopted 11/7/00)
LOWRY CROSSING CODE
ORDINANCE DISPOSITION TABLE § B.001
Appendix B
ORDINANCE DISPOSITION TABLE
§ B.001. Ordinance disposition table.
§ B.001. Ordinance disposition table.
This table shows the location or gives the disposition of the ordinances within the Lowry Crossing
Code of Ordinances. The abbreviation “NIC” means the ordinance is not included in this code, though
not necessarily repealed. In the “Supp. No.” column, the letters “CA” indicate the ordinance was
published in the original code as adopted. When an ordinance has been added as part of a code
supplement, the supplement number will be added accordingly.
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
53.1 Name change from “Town of Lowry DID NOT RECEIVE
Crossing” to “City of Lowry Readopted by Ord. 120
Crossing”
1 11/29/71 Approves rates charged by Texas Rpld. by Ord. 31
Power and Light Company
2 11/29/71 Grants electric franchise to Texas NIC
Power and Light Company
3 1/31/72 Approves rates charged by Texas Rpld. by Ord. 31
Power and Light Company
4 1/31/72 Annexation NIC
5 2/15/72 Annexation NIC
6 4/4/72 Lot sizes and use for future Rpld. by Ord. 31
subdivisions
7 4/4/72 Vaccination of dogs Superseded by Ord. 77
8 4/4/72 Business regulations Rpld. by Ord. 31
9 11/26/73 Approves rates by Texas Power and Rpld. by Ord. 31
Light Company
10 12/28/73 Mobile home construction; plumbing Rpld. by Ord. 31
and electrical standards
11 12/28/73 Building construction permit Rpld. by Ord. 31
12 9/30/74 Violations and penalty of any Rpld. by Ord. 31
ordinance
13 11/25/74 Agreement with Southwestern Bell NIC
Telephone Company
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
14 7/28/75 Approves rates schedule by Texas Rpld. by Ord. 31
Power and Light Company
15 5/23/77 Approves rates charged by Texas Rpld. by Ord. 31
Power and Light Company
16 1/23/78 Suspends effective date for rates NIC
charged by Texas Power and Light
Company
17 5/30/78 Firearms; federal and state laws to be § 8.03.001
upheld
18 5/30/78 Approves rates charged by Texas Rpld. by Ord. 31
Power and Light Company
19 7/30/79 Annexation NIC
21 9/29/80 Public utility commission to exercise § 13.01.003
jurisdiction over electric utility
24 6/8/81 Use of motor home, travel trailer or § 3.01.001
bus as permanent residence
20 6/7/83 Annexation NIC
22 6/7/83 Lot sizes and use Rpld. by Ord. 31
23 —/—/— Approves electric rates charged by NIC
Community Public Service Company
25 11/11/84 Use of city hall/community center Rpld. by Ordinance
adopting Code
26 —/—/85 Fire commissioner Rpld. by Ord. 68
26A 12/9/85 Subdivision ordinance Rpld. by Ord. 105
26B —/—/— Zoning ordinance (DID NOT RECEIVE)
Rpld. by Ord. 110
28 6/4/87 Adopts Southern Building Codes Superseded by Ord. 39
Congress International, building and
technical codes
27 11/9/87 Trash for pickup must be in container Rpld. by Ord. 33
29 —/—/— Building permit and inspection fees Superseded by Ords. 38,
100, 160
30 3/14/88 Grants franchise to Galaxy NIC
Cablevision, L.P.
31 7/10/89 Repeals obsolete ordinances and
conflicting ordinances; assigns
numbers to existing unnumbered
ordinances
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
§ 1 Repeals Ords. 1, 3, 9, 12, 14, 15, NIC
18 and 23; Texas Power and Light and
Community Public Service Co. rates
and service regulations
§ 2 Repeals Ords. 6, 8, 10, 11 and 22; NIC
residential lot sizes, building codes
and permits
§ 3 Names subdivision ordinance as NIC
Ord. 26a; names zoning ordinance as
Ord. 26b; names Galaxy CATV
franchise ordinance as Ord. 30
§ 4 Repeals any ordinances numbered NIC
20, 22 or 23 which were dated prior to
June 7, 1983
32 9/11/89 Penalty for violation of ordinances Superseded by Ordinance
adopting Code
34 9/11/89 Town secretary
35 9/11/89 Building official
§ 1 Part-time position established Amnd. by Ord. 226
§ 4 Compensation Amnd. by Ord. 226
Attachment - Job description NIC
36 3/6/90 Fences
§ I Repealer NIC
§ VIII Fence arms and barbed-wire Amnd. by Ord. 318
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
§ X Location on or protrusion over Amnd. by Ord. 318
town property or road easements
prohibited
§ XIII Maintenance Amnd. by Ord. 318
38 3/6/90 Schedule of building permit fees Superseded by Ord. 100
33 6/4/90 Repeals Ord. 27; trash for pickup to Superseded by Ord. 246
be in covered rigid containers
37 6/4/90 Franchising and regulation of public § 13.01.001
utilities
40 6/4/90 Prohibits smoking in city hall building § 1.07.001
during public or private meetings
42 8/6/90 Minimum size and type of electrical Superseded by Ord. 39
power wiring in residential structures
44 9/24/90 Adopts budget, FY 90-91 NIC
41 11/20/90 Vegetation in right-of-way or on
vacant land
§ 6 Repealer NIC
47 11/20/90 Amends Ord. 26B; establishes MH Rpld. by Ord. 110
classification for mobile homes
43 12/3/90 Annexation NIC
48 1/28/91 Amends franchise granted to Galaxy NIC
Cablevision, LP.
49 2/25/91 Grants trash collection franchise to NIC
Roberts Trash Removal
50 2/25/91 Grants trash collection franchise to S NIC
and S Collection Services
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
51 2/25/91 Grants trash collection franchise to NIC
Rushing Waste Disposal
52 2/25/91 Adopts street name and address map; Superseded by Ord. 142
property numbering requirements
46 3/25/91 Grants Grayson Collin County NIC
Electric Cooperative, Inc.
53 3/25/91 Changes form of government from § 1.02.001
type B to type A municipality
54 2/24/92 Notice of claims against city
§ 1 Notice Superseded by Ord. 144
to suit
55 5/20/91 Planning and zoning commission Rpld. by Ordinance
adopting Code
56 5/20/91 Amends Ord. 26A; extends Superseded by Ord. 105
subdivision regulations to areas within
one-half mile of city limits
57 5/20/91 Annexation NIC
58 6/24/91 Amends budget, FY 90-91 NIC
59 8/4/91 Flood damage prevention Superseded by Ord. 208
60 8/26/91 Prohibits issuance of building permits NIC
pending resolution of subdivision
replat of specific subdivision
39 9/23/91 Adopts building and technical codes
and regulations
§ I Authorization Rpld. by Ordinance
adopting Code
§ II Application Rpld. by Ordinance
adopting Code
§ III Uniform Building Code adopted Amnd. by Ord. 137
§ IV Uniform Mechanical Code Amnd. by Ord. 138
adopted
§ V Uniform Plumbing Code adopted Amnd. by Ord. 139
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
§ VI Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Rpld. by Ordinance
Tub Code adopted adopting Code
§ VII Electrical installation
National Electrical Code, 1988 Amnd. by Ord. 140
edition, adopted
VII.I Definitions Rpld. by Ordinance
adopting Code
VII.II Wires Rpld. by Ordinance
adopting Code
VII.III Electrical board Rpld. by Ordinance
adopting Code
VII.IV Damage of injury by Rpld. by Ordinance
electrician adopting Code
§ VIII Inspection and service fees Rpld. by Ordinance
adopting Code
§ IX City not liable Rpld. by Ordinance
adopting Code
§ X Penalties Rpld. by Ordinance
adopting Code
Table I - Building permit fees Superseded by Ord. 100
61 9/23/91 Records management
property
management officer
developed; approval of plan; authority
of plan
officer
department heads
developed; approval; filing with state
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
control schedules; destruction of
records under schedule
records
62 9/23/91 Adopts budget, FY 91-92 NIC
63 9/23/91 Emergency management
Powers and duties
§ 9 Severability NIC
45 10/28/91 Grants franchise to Texas-New NIC
Mexico Power
64 2/3/92 Rezoning NIC
65 2/24/92 Amends budget, FY 91-92 NIC
67 5/26/92 Rezoning NIC
66 7/27/92 Adopts Uniform Housing Code, 1988 Rpld. by Ordinance
edition; Uniform Code for the adopting Code
Abatement of Dangerous Buildings,
1988 edition
68 8/24/92 Fire commissioner § 5.02.001
71 8/24/92 Amends budget, FY 91-92 NIC
72 9/28/92 Adopts budget, FY 92-93 NIC
69 11/23/92 Disannexation NIC
73 7/26/93 Charge for use of rights-of-way by § 13.01.002
public utility
74 7/30/93 Amends franchise with Texas Utilities NIC
Electric Company
76 9/27/93 Emergency management plan NIC
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
78 11/27/93 Amends special use permit, 001 NIC
80 2/1/94 Agreement with Southwestern Bell NIC
Telephone Company
79 3/1/94 Amends special use permit 002 NIC
77 4/13/94 Animal control Rpld. by Ord. 157
81 5/3/94 Rezoning NIC
82 9/28/94 Adopts budget, FY 94-95 NIC
84 10/4/94 Municipal maintenance agreement NIC
with state
86 12/6/94 Rezoning NIC
83 12/12/94 Prohibits alcoholic beverages at city § 1.07.002
hall before, during and after meetings
88 3/7/95 Annual permit for collectors of Rpld. by Ord. 121
municipal solid waste
87 4/4/95 Dangerous buildings
structures” defined
demolition
marshal
building commission
when owner, lessee, etc., is absent
from city
§ 8 Conflicts NIC
§ 9 Severability NIC
89 4/4/95 Establishes municipal court Rpld. by Ord. 109
91 9/27/95 Adopts budget, FY 95-96 NIC
92 9/17/96 Adopts budget, FY 96-97 NIC
93 11/12/96 City attorney
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
94 1/21/97 Special use permit 001 NIC
95 1/21/97 Special use permit 003 NIC
96 4/25/97 Annexation of roads and rights-of- NIC
way
97 7/1/97 Speed limits on public streets and § 12.03.001
alleys
97.1 8/5/97 Annexation NIC
98 2/3/98 Fireworks stands
establishment of a fireworks stand and
requiring removal following a
permitted selling period
§ 3 Repealer NIC
§ 4 Severability NIC
§ 5 Savings clause NIC
99 2/3/98 Amends Ord. 26A; subdivision Rpld. by Ord. 105
ordinance
100 3/17/98 Master fee schedule Amnd. by Ord. 114
101 7/7/98 Traffic-control devices
devices
§ 5 Uniform traffic-control devices Rpld. by Ordinance
adopting Code
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
§ 11 Repealer NIC
§ 12 Severability NIC
§ 13 Savings clause NIC
102 7/7/98 Stop signs NIC
103 8/20/98 Adopts budget, FY 98-99 NIC
104 9/1/98 Speed limits on specific streets NIC
105 9/15/98 Subdivision ordinance
§ 1 Adoption of chapter
Chapter 12. Subdivision and land
development regulations
Introduction § 10.02.001
Article 1. Subdivision authority,
jurisdiction, compliance & policy
Article 2. Definitions
terms
Article 3. Subdivision platting
required
subdivision
Article 4. Subdivision platting § 10.02.091
procedure explained
Article 5. Preliminary plat
before commission and council
preliminary plat
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
the following
preliminary plat
accompany preliminary plat
preliminary plat
effective date
Article 6. Final plat
commission and council
general filing procedure for the final
plat
following
Article 7. Subdivision development &
development outside a subdivision
of roads and public improvements
bonding requirements
Exhibit A. Contract between Art. 10.02, div. 7, ex. A
developer/contractor and city
Article 8. Standard specifications for
subdivision construction &
construction outside a subdivision
§ 12-8-1 Standard Specifications for Amnd. by Ord. 165
Public Works Construction - North
Central Texas, adopted
§ 12-8-2 Specific amendment to the Amnd. by Ord. 165
adopted standard specifications - for
streets
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
Article 9. Drainage and floodplain
requirements
106 2/2/99 Amends Ord. 103; budget, FY 98-99 NIC
107 4/6/99 Use and occupancy of right-of-way by
telecommunications services
providers
granting clause
facilities
facilities
competitive neutrality
permit
108 5/4/99 Junked vehicles
§ 1 Junk vehicle code
Art. 9-4 Junk vehicles
§ 9-4-1 Definitions Amnd. by Ord. 307
§ 9-4-2 Junked vehicle declared a Amnd. by Ord. 307
public nuisance
§ 9-4-3 Unlawful to maintain; duty to Amnd. by Ord. 307
remove
§ 9-4-4 Notice to abate Amnd. by Ord. 307
§ 9-4-5 Public hearing Amnd. by Ord. 307
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
§ 9-4-6 Exemptions Amnd. by Ord. 307
§ 9-4-7 Authority to enforce Amnd. by Ord. 307
§ 9-4-8 Summary removal Amnd. by Ord. 307
§ 9-4-9 Complaint Amnd. by Ord. 307
§ 4 Repealer NIC
§ 5 Severability NIC
§ 6 Savings clause NIC
§ 7 Penalty Amnd. by Ord. 307
109 5/4/99 Establishes municipal court
§ 3 Municipal court judge Amnd. by Ord. 135
110 8/3/99 Zoning ordinance Ch. 14, ex. A
111 9/14/99 Adopts budget, FY 11-00 NIC
112 3/7/00 Signs
§ 8 Prohibited in public right-of-way Amnd. by Ord. 330
supported signs
§ 13 Repealer NIC
§ 14 Severability NIC
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
§ 15 Savings clause NIC
113 Number skipped
114 —/—/00 Amends Ord. 100, ex. A; master fee Rpld. by Ord. 160
schedule
115 6/6/00 Building and standards commission
standards commission
affected
116 7/11/00 Amends Ord. 110 (zoning ordinance);
accessory buildings
residential estate district
(detached)
tracts
unplatted tracts
Adds sub§ 9-8; driveways to major Amnd. by Ord. 154
accessory buildings
residential district
buildings (detached)
large tracts
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
unplatted tracts
Adds sub§ 10-8; driveways to major Amnd. by Ord. 154
accessory buildings
residential district
buildings (detached)
large tracts
unplatted tracts
Adds sub§ 11-8; driveways to major Amnd. by Ord. 154
accessory buildings
district
large tracts
unplatted tracts
Adds sub§ 8-7; driveways to Amnd. by Ord. 154
accessory buildings
117 8/1/00 Annexation NIC
118 8/1/00 Rezoning NIC
119 9/18/00 Adopts budget, FY 00-01 NIC
120 10/17/00 Readopts Ord. 53.1, changing name of § 1.02.002
municipality from “town” to “city”
121 11/7/00 Solid waste
franchise App. A, § A6.001
§ 4 [sic] Repealer NIC
§ 6 Severability NIC
§ 7 Savings clause NIC
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
122 1/9/01 Grants trash collection franchise to NIC
Waste Disposal Service
123 1/23/01 Grants trash collection franchise to NIC
Independent Environmental Services,
Inc.
124 2/6/01 Grants trash collection franchise to NIC
Roberts Trash Removal
125 4/3/01 Safety or health hazards on real Rpld. by Ordinance
property adopting Code
126 4/3/01 Weeds, brush and unwholesome
matter
matter
remove weeds, brush and unsightly
matter and to remove stagnant water,
rubbish, trash, carrion or other impure
or unwholesome matter
removal by city upon failure of owner
to remove
dangerous weeds
§ 8 Repealer NIC
§ 9 Severability NIC
§ 10 Savings clause NIC
127 4/3/01 Animal control Rpld. by Ord. 157
128 —/—/— Building fees, permits Rpld. by Ord. 134 as per
city (ordinance not
received)
129 4/24/01 Amends Ord. 110 (zoning ordinance);
uses permitted upon grant of special
use permit: sale of alcoholic beverages
for off-premises consumption, HUD-
Code manufactured homes
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
regulations; adds two new uses
for sale of alcoholic beverages
the zoning regulations
130 4/24/01 Sale of alcoholic beverages
prohibited in residential districts
the city
§ 3 Regulating the sale of alcoholic
beverages near churches and schools
a.—d. § 4.02.003
e. Limitation § 4.02.005
§ 4 Repealer NIC
§ 5 Severability NIC
§ 6 Savings clause NIC
131 6/27/01 Grants franchise to Grayson-Collin NIC
Electric Cooperative, Inc.
132 6/27/01 Discharge of firearms § 8.03.002
133 7/10/01 Amends Ord. 127, § 3; limits number Rpld. by Ord. 149
of pets in residential areas
134 7/10/01 Amends fee schedule Rpld. by Ord. 160
135 7/10/01 Amends Ord. 109, § 3; municipal Amnd. by Ord. 183
court judge
136 7/10/01 Parking on driving portion or driving § 12.04.001
surface of street
137 7/10/01 Adopts Uniform Building Code, 1997 Rpld. by Ord. 168
edition
138 7/10/01 Adopts Uniform Mechanical Code, Rpld. by Ord. 170
1997 edition
139 7/10/01 Adopts Uniform Plumbing Code, Rpld. by Ord. 171
1997 edition
140 7/10/01 Adopts National Electrical Code, 1999 Rpld. by Ord. 169
edition
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
141 8/14/01 Official city map § 1.02.003
142 8/14/01 Street name and address map; street
numbering system
§ 1 Official city street name and
address map
A. Map; revision § 3.09.031
B. Street numbering system § 3.09.032
C. Assignment of street address § 3.09.033
numbers
D. Street names § 3.09.034
E. Duty to display street address § 3.09.035
number
F. Unlawful to deface street numbers § 3.09.036
G. Petition for street name change § 3.09.037
H. Amendments § 3.09.038
143 8/14/01 Makes nonsubstantive changes in NIC
numbering of subdivision ordinance
(Ord. 105); changes references to
chapter 12 and § 12 to chapter 13 and
§ 13
144 8/14/01 City officers and employees; notice of
claims
§ 3 Defense and indemnification
A. Need for indemnification § 9.02.001
B. Definitions § 9.02.002
C. Indemnification § 9.02.003
D. Representation in actions § 9.02.004
E. City’s defenses § 9.02.005
F. Notice § 9.02.006
G. Disciplinary actions § 9.02.007
H. Suits in behalf of city § 9.02.008
against city required
145 8/14/01 Noise
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
§ 1 Noises interfering with enjoyment Amnd. by Ord. 305
of property or public peace and
comfort
§ 2 Specific acts deemed loud and Dltd. by Ord. 305
raucous
exhaust whistle on vehicles
§ 4 Repealer NIC
§ 5 Severability NIC
146 9/17/01 Adopts budget, FY 01-02 NIC
147 9/21/01 Tax levy, TY 2001 NIC
148 10/19/01 Amends Ord. 105, subdivision § 10.02.241(h)
ordinance; adds art. 9, § 12-9-1(H);
drainage and floodplain plan, design
criteria
149 12/4/01 Repeals Ord. 133, which amended NIC
Ord. 127, § 3; animal control
150 2/5/02 Property tax exemption for elderly and § 11.02.001
disabled persons
151 2/5/02 Penalty to defray costs of collecting § 11.02.003
delinquent property taxes
152 2/5/02 Animal control Rpld. by Ord. 157
153 2/12/02 Annexation of certain roads and NIC
rights-of-way
154 2/12/02 Amends Ord. 110 (zoning ordinance)
use regulations, equine animals
district, use regulations, equine
animals
secondary driveways
secondary driveways
secondary driveways
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
secondary driveways
155 4/22/02 Municipal court technology fund § 7.02.002
156 4/22/02 Municipal court building security fund § 7.02.003
157 6/4/02 Repeals Ords. 77, 127 and 152;
animal control
§ 1 Definitions Rpld. by Ord. 309
§ 2 Rabies control Rpld. by Ord. 309
§ 3 Reporting cases of humans bitten Rpld. by Ord. 309
by animals susceptible to rabies
§ 4 Quarantine procedure for animals Rpld. by Ord. 309
§ 5 Running at large Rpld. by Ord. 309
§ 6 Animal nuisance Rpld. by Ord. 309
§ 7 Dangerous dogs Rpld. by Ord. 309
§ 8 Wild animals Rpld. by Ord. 309
§ 9 Dangerous animals Rpld. by Ord. 309
§ 10 Impoundment Rpld. by Ord. 309
§ 11 Adoption Rpld. by Ord. 309
§ 12 Sanitary conditions and animal Rpld. by Ord. 309
care
§ 13 Penalty clause Rpld. by Ord. 309
§ 14 Repeals Ords. 77, 127, 152 NIC
158 8/10/02 Adopts budget, FY 02-03 NIC
159 9/19/02 Tax levy, TY 2002 NIC
160 9/19/02 Amends Ord. 100; master fee Rpld. by Ord. 162
schedule
161 9/19/02 Amends fence height limits § 3.07.007(5)
162 10/3/02 Repeals Ord. 160, amends Ord. 100, Rpld. by Ord. 180
master fee schedule
163 12/3/02 Operation of commercial vehicles on Amnd. by Ord. 329
Bridgefarmer Rd.
164 1/14/03 Amends electric franchise with Oncor NIC
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
165 4/21/03 Amends Ord. 105 (subdivision
ordinance), art. 8; standard
specifications for subdivision
construction and construction outside
a subdivision
Section 1 Amendments
Public Works Construction - North
Central Texas, adopted
adopted standard specifications - for
streets
168 8/5/03 Repeals Ord. 137; adopts International Rpld. by Ord. 203
Building Code, 2003 edition
167 9/2/03 Tax levy, TY 2003 NIC
166 9/11/03 Adopts budget, FY 03-04 NIC
169 9/11/03 Repeals Ord. 140; adopts International Rpld. by Ord. 204
Electrical Code, 2003 edition
170 9/11/03 Repeals Ord. 138; adopts International Rpld. by Ord. 205
Mechanical Code, 2003 edition
171 9/11/03 Repeals Ord. 139; adopts International Rpld. by Ord. 206
Plumbing Code, 2003 edition
172 11/4/03 Accepts specific streets as public NIC
streets
173 11/4/03 Accepts specific streets as public NIC
streets
174 11/4/03 Accepts specific streets as public NIC
streets
175 11/4/03 Amends Ord. 105 (subdivision § 10.02.213
ordinance), art. 8; adds § 12-8-3, street
dedications
176 1/6/04 Rezoning NIC
177 1/6/04 Amends Ord. 110 (zoning ordinance), Ch. 14, ex. A, § 15-2(2)
sub§ 15-2(2); C district, permitted
uses, changes “automobile, new sales”
to “automobile sales”
178 1/6/04 Amends Ord. 110 (zoning ordinance), Ch. 14, ex. A, § 30
§ 30; definition of “screening device”
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
179 1/6/04 Amends Ord. 110 (zoning ordinance);
screening of nonresidential uses from
residential districts
screening
screening
screening
screening
screening
screening
180 2/9/04 Repeals Ord. 162; amends master fee Rpld. by Ord. 187
schedule
181 3/2/04 Accepts specific streets as public NIC
streets
182 3/2/04 Closes County Rd. 400 NIC
183 3/11/04 Designates mayor as judge Amnd. by Ord. 184
and qualifications of municipal
judge(s)
municipal court; effect of remission of
fine
185 5/4/04 Property tax freeze for residence § 11.02.002
homestead of disabled or elderly
persons
187 5/4/04 Repeals Ord. 187; amends master fee Rpld. by Ord. 228
schedule
188 6/1/04 Amends Ord. 110 (zoning ordinance); Ch. 14, ex. A, § 23A
adds § 23A; landscaping requirements
189 6/1/04 Amends Ord. 110 (zoning ordinance), Ch. 14, ex. A, § 19
§ 19; planned development district
191 9/7/04 Tax levy, TY 2004 NIC
190 10/5/04 Adopts budget, FY 04-05 NIC
192 10/5/04 Annexation NIC
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
193 11/9/04 Tree preservation and protection
§ 5 Permit fee Rpld. by Ordinance
adopting Code
permit application
§ 8 Recommended trees Rpld. by Ordinance
adopting Code
194 1/11/05 Disannexation NIC
195 —/—/05 Amends Ord. 110 (zoning ordinance),
§ 27; planning and zoning
commission
§ 1 Incorporation of premises NIC
§ 2 Amendment
196 8/20/05 Written authorization required for § 1.06.001
check or other withdrawal of funds
from city accounts
198 9/6/05 Adopts budget, FY 05-06 NIC
199 9/6/05 Accepts specific streets as public NIC
streets
197 9/9/05 Tax levy, TY 2005 NIC
200 12/11/06 Annexation NIC
201 4/3/07 Amends Ord. 110 (zoning ordinance),
family residential district, keeping
miniature horses
§ 1 Incorporation of premises NIC
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
203 2/3/09 Repeals Ord. 168; adopts International
Building Code, 2006 edition
§ 1 Adoption of code Amnd. by Ord. 299
§ 2 Specific amendments or exception Amnd. by Ord. 299
to the provision of the International
Building Code
§ 3 Violations and penalties Amnd. by Ord. 299
204 2/3/09 Repeals Ord. 169; adopts International
Electrical Code, 2006 edition
§ 1 Adoption of code Amnd. by Ord. 299
§ 2 Specific amendments or Amnd. by Ord. 299
exceptions to the provision of the
International Electrical Code
§ 3 Violations and penalties Amnd. by Ord. 299
205 2/3/09 Repeals Ord. 170; adopts International
Mechanical Code, 2006 edition
§ 1 Adoption of code Amnd. by Ord. 299
§ 2 Specific amendments or Amnd. by Ord. 299
exceptions to the provision of the
International Mechanical Code
§ 3 Violations and penalties Amnd. by Ord. 299
206 2/3/09 Repeals Ord. 171; adopts International
Plumbing Code, 2006 edition
§ 1 Adoption of code Amnd. by Ord. 299
§ 2 Specific amendments or Amnd. by Ord. 299
exceptions to the provision of the
International Plumbing Code
§ 3 Violations and penalties Amnd. by Ord. 299
207 3/3/09 Amends budget, FY 08-09 NIC
208 4/7/09 Flood damage prevention
Art. 1 Statutory authorization, § 3.06.001
findings of fact, purpose and methods
Art. 2 Definitions § 3.06.002
Art. 3 General provisions § 3.06.003
Art. 4 Administration § 3.06.004
Art. 5 Provisions for flood hazard § 3.06.005
reduction
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
210 9/—/09 Adopts budget, FY 09-10 NIC
211 9/8/09 Tax levy, TY 2009 NIC
212 11/3/09 Adopts tax roll, 2009 NIC
213 —/—/09 Depository service application policy § 1.06.002
214 —/—/10 Amends Ord. 157; animal control
§ 1 Amendment
A. Adds definitions to § 1; kennel, Rpld. by Ord. 309
multiple pet owner
B. Adds § 12 C; kennels
Location; permit required Rpld. by Ord. 309
- Standards Rpld. by Ord. 309
- Permit Rpld. by Ord. 309
- Service of notices Rpld. by Ord. 309
C. Adds § 8A; multiple pets
(A) Multiple pet owner permit Rpld. by Ord. 309
required
(B) Standards Rpld. by Ord. 309
(C) Permit Rpld. by Ord. 309
(D) Service of notices Rpld. by Ord. 309
D. Adds § 8B; registration of guard Rpld. by Ord. 309
and attack dogs
215 —/—/10 Collection of fees for emergency and Amnd. by Ord. 283
rescue services by volunteer fire
department
216 —/—/10 Rezoning; special use permit NIC
217 7/6/10 Establishes enforcement date for Ord. NIC
214
218 —/—/10 Adopts International Fire Code, 2009
edition
219 9/—/10 Tax levy, TY 2010 NIC
220 9/—/10 Adopts budget, FY 10-11 NIC
221 —/—/10 Adopts tax roll, 2010 NIC
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
224 11/2/10 Adopts National Incident § 1.04.001
Management System
222 —/—/11 Rezoning NIC
226 —/—/11 Amends Ord. 35; building official
§ 1 Amendments
C. Amends attachment (job NIC
description), § V, specific job
requirements
227 5/3/11 Disposal of surplus property § 1.06.003
228 5/3/11 Amends master fee schedule Amnd. by Ord. 270
229 8/2/11 Orders sales and use tax election NIC
230 8/2/11 Orders sales and use tax election NIC
231 —/—/11 Rezoning NIC
232 9/—/11 Adopts budget, TY 11-12 NIC
234 9/—/11 Adopts tax roll, 2011 NIC
235 9/27/11 Amends Ord. 110 (zoning ordinance)
§ 1 Incorporation of premises NIC
§ 2 Amendment
use regulations
B. Amends sub§ 18-4; SUP district, Amnd. by Ord. 292
use regulations
236 9/27/11 Rezoning; special use permit NIC
237 9/27/11 Rezoning; special use permit NIC
238 10/4/11 Alcoholic beverage license and permit
fees
§ 1 Findings incorporated NIC
without license
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
issuance
§ 8 Savings; repealer NIC
§ 9 Severability NIC
223 11/2/11 Amends budget, FY 10-11 NIC
239 11/17/11 Sales and use tax election results, NIC
economic development tax and streets
tax
240 12/6/11 Adopts economic development sales § 11.03.001
tax
241 12/6/11 Adopts sales tax to provide revenue § 11.03.002
for maintenance and repair of
municipal streets
242 12/6/11 Taxation of tangible personal property § 11.02.004
in transit
243 —/—/12 Rezoning NIC
244 1/3/12 Adopts International Energy
Conservation Code, 2009 edition
§ 1 Adoption of code Amnd. by Ord. 299
§ 2 Specific amendments or Amnd. by Ord. 299
exceptions to the provision of the
International Energy Code
§ 3 Violations and penalties Amnd. by Ord. 299
245 —/—/12 Annexation NIC
246 —/—/12 Solid waste
§ 4 Commercial solid waste collection Rpld. by Ordinance
adopting Code
§ 2 [sic] Findings incorporated NIC
247 —/—/12 Amends master fee schedule; fire Superseded by Ord. 270
inspections
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
249 —/—/12 Investment policy and investment
strategy statement
investment strategy
Exhibit A. Investment policy
Purpose § 1.06.032
Policy § 1.06.033
Scope § 1.06.034
Prudence § 1.06.035
Objectives § 1.06.036
Delegation of authority § 1.06.037
Investment advisory committee § 1.06.038
Ethics and conflicts of interest § 1.06.039
Authorized financial dealers and § 1.06.040
institutions
Authorized and suitable investments § 1.06.041
Collateralization § 1.06.042
Safekeeping and custody § 1.06.043
Diversification and maximum § 1.06.044
maturities
Internal controls § 1.06.045
Performance standards § 1.06.046
Reporting § 1.06.047
Annual review § 1.06.048
250 —/—/12 Amendments to International Fire § 5.03.002
Code, 2009 edition
253 8/7/12 Amendments to International Fire § 5.03.002
Code, 2009 edition; fireworks and
automatic sprinkler systems
251 9/4/12 Amends budget, FY 11-12 NIC
255 —/—/12 Permits for temporary vending Not adopted
256 9/4/12 Adopts budget, FY 12-13 NIC
257 9/4/12 Tax levy, TY 2012 NIC
258 9/4/12 Rezoning NIC
259 9/—/12 Adopts tax roll, 2012 NIC
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
225 9/3/13 Rezoning; special use permit NIC
262 8/6/13 Amends zoning ordinance; adds Ch. 14, ex. A, § 22-8
temporary use provisions
264 9/3/13 Tax levy, TY 2013 NIC
265 9/3/13 Adopts budget, FY 13-14 NIC
267 —/—/13 Amends § 3 of speed code ordinance; NIC
speed limits on specific streets
268 9/22/14 Adopts budget, FY 14-15 NIC
269 9/22/14 Tax levy, TY 2014 NIC
270 10/14/14 Amends Ord. 228; fee schedule
§ 1 Amendment to master fee Amnd. by Ord. 282
schedule
§ 2 Purpose and intent (other fees not Amnd. by Ord. 282
listed)
Exhibit “A” - Master fee schedule Amnd. by Ord. 282
271 9/9/14 Amends budget, FY 13-14 NIC
272 9/22/14 Ratifies tax rate increase, FY 14-15 NIC
273 10/14/14 Adopts 2014 tax roll NIC
274 3/10/15 Annexation NIC
275 3/10/15 Rezoning NIC
276 4/14/15 Ordinance adopting Code Preamble to Code
277 6/9/15 Rezoning NIC
278 6/9/15 Rezoning; special use permit NIC
279 6/9/15 Rezoning; special use permit NIC
280 8/11/15 Rezoning; special use permit NIC
281 8/11/15 Rezoning; special use permit NIC
282 9/8/15 Amends fee schedule Amnd. by Ord. 291
283 9/8/15 Amends fees for emergency and § 5.02.002
rescue services by volunteer fire
department
284 9/8/15 Amends budget, FY 14-15 NIC
285 9/15/15 Adopts budget, FY 15-16 NIC
286 9/15/15 Tax levy, FY 15-16 NIC
287 9/15/15 Ratifies tax rate increase, FY 15-16 NIC
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
288 10/13/15 Amends amendments to the 2009 fire § 5.03.002
code; general definitions “order
restricting outdoor burning”
289 11/10/15 Adopts 2015 tax roll NIC
290 1/12/16 Rezoning NIC
291 3/8/16 Amends fee schedule Amnd. by Ord. 306
292 5/10/16 Amends zoning; use regulations Amnd. by Ord. 295
293 5/10/16 Rezoning NIC
294 8/9/16 Rezoning; special use permit NIC
295 8/9/16 Amends zoning
A. Use regulations Amnd. by Ord. 304
B. Conformance with the zoning Ch. 14, ex A, § 7-1
regulations
296 9/13/16 Adopts budget, FY 16-17 NIC
297 9/13/16 Tax levy, FY 15-16 NIC
298 9/13/16 Ratifies tax rate increase, FY 16-17 NIC
299 11/4/17 Adopts various technical codes
300 9/12/17 Adopts budget, FY 17-18 NIC
301 9/12/17 Tax levy, FY 16-17 NIC
302 9/12/17 Ratifies tax rate increase, FY 17-18 NIC
303 7/10/18 Rezoning NIC
304 9/10/17 Amends zoning ordinance Amnd. by Ord. 310
305 4/10/18 Noise
Definitions, general prohibitions § 8.02.002
Deletes § 8.02.003, specific acts NIC
prohibited
306 5/8/18 Fee schedule Amnd. by Ord. 321
307 5/8/18 Junked vehicles
Definitions § 8.05.001
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
Declaration of nuisance § 8.05.002
Offense § 8.05.003
Authority to abate nuisance; § 8.05.004
procedures
Administration of procedures; § 8.05.005
authority to enforce
Junked vehicle disposal § 8.05.006
Notice to state department of § 8.05.007
transportation
Inapplicability of division § 8.05.008
Penalty § 8.05.009
308 7/10/18 Amends zoning (city didn’t specify
locations)
§ 1
RE definition “servant quarters” Ch. 14, ex. A, § 9-2(9)b, h,
i
R-1 definition “servant quarters” Ch. 14, ex. A, § 10-2(9)b,
g, h
2F definition “servant quarters” Ch. 14, ex. A, § 11-2(9)b
Special definitions “servant quarters” Ch. 14, ex. A, § 30
district
309 12/11/18 Animal control
Art. 2.01 General provisions
Definitions § 2.01.001
Enforcement § 2.01.002
Fees § 2.01.003
Art. 2.02 Care and control
Animals at-large § 2.02.001
Treatment of animals, food, water, § 2.02.002
and shelter
Rabies vaccination requirements for § 2.02.003
dogs and cats
Maximum number of animals per § 2.02.004
property
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
Defecation of animals on public or § 2.02.005
private property
Sanitary conditions § 2.02.006
Animal nuisances § 2.02.007
Art. 2.03 Multiple pet owner permit
Permit required § 2.03.001
Standards § 2.03.002
Issuance of permit; conditions; § 2.03.003
revocation
Service of notices § 2.03.004
Art. 2.04 Kennels
Location; permit required § 2.04.001
Standards § 2.04.002
Issuance of permit; conditions; § 2.04.003
revocation
Service of notices § 2.04.004
Art. 2.05 Livestock
Livestock § 2.05.001
Animals; animal units; proper zoning § 2.05.002
required for farm animals
Art. 2.06 Keeping bees
Generally § 2.06.001
Art. 2.07 Prohibited animals, and
dangerous dogs
Dangerous wild animals § 2.07.001
Vicious animals § 2.07.002
Swine § 2.07.003
Prohibited animals, generally § 2.07.004
Declaration of dangerous dog § 2.07.005
Requirements for owner § 2.07.006
Appeal from dangerous dog § 2.07.007
determination
Art. 2.08 Impoundment and
quarantine
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
Authority to impound, destroy or § 2.08.001
muzzle certain animals
Reports of rabies § 2.08.002
Dogs causing death or serious bodily § 2.08.003
injury to a person
Cruelly treated animals § 2.08.004
Treatment of impounded animals § 2.08.005
Notice to owner § 2.08.006
Release of impounded animals § 2.08.007
Adoption of impounded animals § 2.08.008
Art. 2.09 Variance
Generally § 2.09.001
Variance application § 2.09.002
Variance approvals § 2.09.003
Variance expiration or revocation § 2.09.004
Appeals § 2.09.005
Notice and hearing § 2.09.006
Art. 2.10 Penalties
Penalty; injunction § 2.10.001
310 8/14/18 Amends zoning ordinance Amnd. by Ord. 331
311 8/14/18 Rezoning NIC
312 9/11/18 Adopts budget, FY 18-19 NIC
313 9/11/18 Tax levy, FY 18-19 NIC
314 9/11/18 Ratifies tax rate increase, FY 18-19 NIC
315 10/23/18 Annexation NIC
316 3/10/15 Rezoning NIC
318 5/14/19 Amends fences
Maintenance § 3.07.004
Fence arms and barbed-wire § 3.07.010
Location on or protrusion over city § 3.07.012
property, right-of-way, or easement
Electrical fences § 3.07.014
Permitted types § 3.07.015
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
Prohibited materials § 3.07.016
Front yard fences § 3.07.017
Definitions § 3.07.018
319 7/9/19 Annexation NIC
320 7/9/19 Rezoning NIC
321 7/9/19 Fee schedule App. A
322 7/9/19 Rezoning NIC
323 8/13/19 Suspends certain regulations that § 3.01.002
conflict with provisions of HB 3167
324 8/13/19 Implementation of HB 2439 & 2497
requirements and programs
adjustment procedures
326 9/10/19 Adopts budget, FY 19-20 NIC
327 9/10/19 Tax levy, FY 19-20 NIC
328 9/10/19 Ratifies tax rate increase, FY 19-20 NIC
329 10/8/19 Amends commercial vehicles
traffic
330 10/8/19 Amends signs
Generally § 3.08.001(b)
Signs projecting into right-of-way § 3.08.010
Location in front yard or in front of § 3.08.011(4)
established building line
331 11/12/19 Amends zoning ordinance Amnd. by Ord. 332
332 12/10/19 Amends zoning ordinance
Use regulations Ch. 14, ex. A, § 18-4
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
335 10/13/20 Amends zoning ordinance; adds Ch. 14, ex. A, § 22-8(1),
temporary use provisions (3)
337 9/8/20 Tax levy, FY 20-21 NIC
338 9/8/20 Ratifies tax rate increase, FY 20-21 NIC
339 4/13/2021 Rezoning NIC
340 4/13/2021 Annexation NIC
341 6/8/2021 Amends Fee Schedule Apx. A
342 9/14/2021 Budget NIC
343 9/14/2021 Tax Levy NIC
344 9/14/2021 Ratifies Property Tax Increase NIC
345 12/14/ Franchise NIC
2021
346 12/14/ Rezoning NIC
2021
347 12/14/ Franchise NIC
2021
348 5/10/2022 Adds General Provisions: Parks: Parks Art. 1.09
Advisory Board
349 5/10/2022 Amends Business Regulations: Art. 4.02
Alcoholic Beverages: Licenses and
Permits
351 7/12/2022 Adopts Ward System NIC
353 9/13/2022 Budget NIC
354 9/13/2022 Tax Levy NIC
355 9/13/2022 Ratifies Property Tax Increase NIC
356 9/13/2022 Rezoning NIC
357 4/11/2023 Rezoning NIC 1
358 11/14/ Rezoning NIC 1
2023
359 7/11/2023 Retirement Incentive Program NIC 1
360 1/9/2024 Amends Taxation: Hotel Occupancy Art. 11.04; § A3.009 1
Tax; Fee Schedule
361 9/12/2023 Budget NIC 1
362 9/12/2023 Tax Levy NIC 1
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
363 9/12/2023 Ratifies Property Tax Increase NIC 1
364 9/12/2023 Service and Assessment Plan NIC 1
365 9/12/2023 Service and Assessment Plan NIC 1
366 11/14/ Rezoning NIC 1
2023
367 1/9/2024 Annexation NIC 1
368 3/12/2024 Amends Building Regulations: Signs Art. 3.08 1
369 8/13/2024 Franchise NIC 1
370 6/11/2024 Amends Fee Schedule Apx. A 1
371 7/9/2024 Speed Limits NIC 1
372 8/13/2024 Amends Offenses and Nuisances: Art. 8.04 1
Vegetation in Right-Of-Way or on
Vacant Land
373 9/10/2024 Budget NIC 1
374 9/10/2024 Tax Rate NIC 1
375 9/10/2024 Ratifying Property Tax Increase NIC 1
376 9/10/2024 Service and Assessment Plan NIC 1
377 9/10/2024 Annual Service Plan Update NIC 1
378 10/8/2024 Amends Zoning Ordinance Ch. 14A 1.1
379 10/8/2024 Amends Offenses and Nuisances: Art. 8.02 1
Noise
380 3/11/2025 Service and Assessment Plan NIC 2
381 4/8/2025 Service and Assessment Plan NIC 2
382 4/8/2025 Rezoning NIC 2
383 6/10/2025 Bond NIC 2
384 6/24/2025 Increase in Wards; Change in NIC 2
Boundaries
385 6/24/2025 Increase in Wards; Change in NIC 2
Boundaries
386 7/8/2025 Rezoning NIC 2
387 9/9/2025 Tax Rate NIC 2
388 9/9/2025 Budget NIC 2
389 9/9/2025 Budget NIC 2
390 10/14/ Amends General Provisions: Parks Art. 1.09 2
2025
Ord. No. Date Description Disposition Supp. No.
391 10/14/ Amends Fee Schedule Apx. A 2
2025