Item 11 - C-2 Cumulative Uses SECTION 21
C-2 LOCAL RETAIL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
(As amended by Ordinance No. 480-UU)
(As amended by Ordinance No. 480-RRRR)
21.1 PURPOSE AND INTENT - This district is a low to medium intensity commercial category
providing a uniform set of standards for neighborhood type retail shopping facilities and
general commercial activities. It is intended that this zoning district be served by appropriate
thoroughfares and be of such size that all parking and traffic maneuvering can take place on
the commercial site. It is intended to provide limited local retail and service commercial uses
which serve one or more neighborhoods lying within a one and one-half to two mile radius of
the site.
21.2 PERMITTED USES (As amended by Ordinance No. 480-U.)
1. Any use permitted in the 0-1 Office District.
2. Any use permitted in the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District.
3. Antique shops.
4. Bakeries designed for retail sales rather than wholesale operation.
5. Bicycle sales and bicycle repair shops.
6. Blueprinting or photostating.
7. Book or stationery stores to include large newsstands.
8. Business colleges or private schools for vocational training of office related careers,
such as stenographers, executive secretaries, etc.
9. Cigar or tobacco stores.
10. Cleaning,dying and pressing works; laundry and Laundromats, providing thatthefloor
area does not exceed three thousand (3,000) square feet for separate or combined
uses.
11. Confectionery stores.
12. Custom dress making or millinery shops.
13. Dancing schools, martial arts, music schools, yoga or other similar uses.
14. Day nurseries
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15. Delicatessen shops without size limitations.
16. Dog and cat hospitals or small animal hospitals if conducted wholly within acompletely
enclosed sound-proofed and air-conditioned building, providing that noise or odors
created by activities within the building shall not be perceptible beyond the property
line;that no long term boarding of animals is permitted exceptwhere related tomedical
treatment; and that no animals are kept outside the building at any time.
17. Drug stores.
18. Dry goods and notion stores provided that the floor area of such facility not exceed
eight thousand (8,000) square feet.
19. Duplicating service, printing, lithographing, mimeographing, multi-graphing and offset
printing, providing that the floor area does not exceed two thousand (2,000) square
feet.
20. Financial institutions.
21. Florist or gift shops.
22. Frozen food lockers for individual or family use, not including the processing of food
except cutting or wrapping.
23. Grocery stores and meat markets without size limitations.
24. Health service facilities to include clinics, offices of dentists, doctors, and other
practitioners of healing arts, licensed or similarly recognized under the laws of the
State of Texas; offices for specialists and supporting health service fields, such as
physical, audio and speech therapy, podiatry and psychological testing and
counseling; dental, medical and optical laboratories and blood banks; ambulance
dispatch stations, prescription pharmacies and offices,stores and display roomsforthe
sale and rental and medical supplies and equipment.
25. Jewelry stores.
26. Leather and leather good shops, providing that the floor area does not exceed two
thousand (2,000) square feet for separate or combined uses.
27. Optical goods.
28. Photographs, portrait or camera shops and photofinishing.
29. Radio and television sales and servicing.
30. Restaurants, tea rooms, cafeterias, fast food and "take-out" food restaurants.
31. Shoe repair services.
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32. Sporting goods, including gun sales and repair.
33. Tailor, clothing or wearing apparel shops without size restriction.
34. Tires, batteries and automobile accessory sales, provided that such activities occur
entirely within the confines of the business structure itself.
35. Variety stores, provided that the floor area of such facility does not exceed ten
thousand (10,000) square feet.
21.3 ACCESSORY USES- In addition to those accessory uses specifically authorized in Section 34
of this ordinance, any use may be established as an accessory use to a permitted use when it
complies with the conditions for an accessory use as defined in this ordinance.
21.4 SPECIFIC USE PERMITS - Specific use permits may be approved by the City Council
following a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission as specifically
authorized in Section 45 of this ordinance, subject to full and complete compliance with any
and all conditions required in Section 45,together with any other conditions as the City Council
may impose. Any use accessory to an approved specific use permit shall be permitted without
specific approval if it complies with the conditions for an accessory use as defined in this
ordinance. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480-C.)
21.5 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS- In this district,the following development regulations shall
be applicable (As amended by Ordinance No. 480-HH.):
a. Height: No building or structure shall exceed two and one-half(2-1/2)stories,norshall
it exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
b. Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than thirty (30)feet.
C. Side Yard: There shall be a side yard of not less than fifteen (15) feet; provided,
however, where a C-2 zoned lot abuts on the side of property zoned as single family
residential,each portion of a building in excess of fifteen (15)feet in height shall be set
back one additional (1)foot for each additional one (1)foot in height.
Zero lot line development may be permitted on a common interior lot line where
construction of a party wall is used and when approved by the City Council after a
recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Where zero lot
development is utilized,the equivalent open space and plantings(normally provided in
adjoining bufferyards along the common lot line) shall be provided elsewhere within
the two developing lots. A concept plan meeting the requirements of Section 41 of this
ordinance is required to be submitted with a request for zero lot line development.
Approval shall be based upon an analysis of the location, the configuration, and the
impact and compatibility of the construction with adjacent land uses. (As amended by
Ordinance No. 480-U.)
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SECTION 20
C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
(As amended by Ordinance No. 480-UU)
(As amended by Ordinance No. 480-EEEE)
20.1 PURPOSE AND INTENT-This district is a lower intensity commercial category providing a
uniform set of standards for neighborhood type retail shopping facilities and general
commercial support activities. It is intended that this zoning district be served by appropriate
thoroughfares and be of such size that all parking and traffic maneuvering can take place on
the commercial site. It is intended to provide neighborhood residential areas generallywithin
one-quarter mile to one-half mile radius with limited, convenience services and small retail
type items. It is intended that the development within a district or tract be established as a
unit, with adequate off-street parking for customers and employees, with coordinated
architecture, with coordinated signage and lighting specifically adapted to achieve
compatibility with surrounding development and with appropriate landscaping and screening
to reduce or eliminate any negative impacts on adjacent land uses.
20.2 PERMITTED USES
a. Commercial Uses (As amended by Ordinance No. 480-EEEE)
1. Offices of a business and/or professional nature providing services not
including fabrication, manufacture, or production of goods. (As amended by
Ordinance No. 480-C.)
2. Barber and beauty shops.
3. Cleaners, laundries and/or Laundromats, provided that the floor area of the
business does not exceed 2,500 square feet.
4. Newsstands and/or bookstores provided that the floor area does not exceed
2,500 square feet of space.
5. Sit down restaurants provided that the sale of food and beverages is limited
to on-site dining (take-out restaurants and restaurants with drive-through
service are prohibited)and the floor area of such operation does not exceed
2,000 square feet. Food service establishments operating in this district are
envisioned to be relatively small operations designed at providing
neighborhood support, such as delicatessens and limited menu item
establishments that generate low to moderate traffic from outside the
neighborhood area.
6. Tailor, clothing or wearing apparel repair shops to include tailor activities that
create custom made clothing or accessories.
b. Community Facility Uses-City hall, fire and police stations and other municipal uses.
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SECTION 18
0-1 OFFICE DISTRICT
(As amended by Ordinance No. 480-UU)
18.1 PURPOSE AND INTENT-This district is a commercial category designed and intended for
the exclusive use of office and office related activities. It is established for and will be
allocated to those districts capable of supporting commercial activity of an office character.
It is envisioned as possessing a lower overall intensity of use and development when
compared to other commercial categories. It is particularly well-suited for environmentally
sensitive areas and those sites in which natural limitations make full area utilization
infeasible. It has been established to encourage and permit general professional and business
offices of high site quality and appearance, in attractive landscaped surroundings with the
types of uses,and design exterior appearance so controlled as to be generally compatible with
existing and future adjacent and surrounding residential development. This district should
generally be located in areas abutting arterial and/or collector streets which are,because of
location and development trends, suitable for the establishment of office uses that are
compatible with residential uses thereby maintaining the character and integrity of existing
and developing neighborhoods. This district is also ideally located in transitional areas
between commercial and residential development which is adaptable to occupancy by certain
office uses. The ultimate development within this zoning category must provide a low
intensity of land usage and site coverage to enable the site to retain its park-like image.
18.2 PERMITTED USES
a. Office Uses
1. Accounting and tax preparation;
2. Adjustment and collection services;
3. Advertising agencies;
4. Architecture;
5. Banking;
6. Billpaying services;
7. Business corporate headquarters (when used for office purposes only);
8. Business holding and investment services;
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9. Chamber of Commerce;
10. Chiropractors;
11. Computer services;
12. Consumer and mercantile credit reporting;
13. Contractors offices (provided no outside storage or display is permitted);
14. Dentists;
15. Duplication and mailing services;
16. Employment services;
17. Engineering;
18. Finance;
19. Interior design;
20. Land surveying;
21. Law;
22. Management consultants;
23. Optometrists;
24. Other offices of a business and/or professional nature providing services not
including the retail sale, fabrication, manufacture or production of goods or
merchandise.
25. Physicians;
26. Podiatrists;
27. Psychiatrists;
28. Psychologists;
29. Radio recording and television broadcasting offices and studios;
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30. Real estate and insurance;
31. Savings and Loan;
32. Securities and commodities brokers, dealers, underwriters and exchange
offices;
33. Stenographic services;
34. Title companies;
35. Travel bureaus or services;
36. Utility offices;
b. Community Facility Uses
1. Public, semi-public and private parks;
2. Recreation and open space to include playgrounds, parkways, greenbelts,
ponds and lakes,botanical gardens,pedestrian paths,bicycle paths,equestrian
bridal trails, nature centers, and bird and wildlife sanctuaries;
3. Libraries;
4. City halls, fire and police stations, and other municipal uses; and
5. Other uses of a similar nature and character.
18.3 ACCESSORY USES-In addition to those accessory uses specifically authorized in Section
34 of this ordinance,any use maybe established as an accessory use to a permitted use when
it complies with the conditions for an accessory use as defined in this ordinance.
18.4 SPECIFIC USE PERMITS - Specific use permits may be approved by the City Council
following a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission as specifically
authorized in Section 45 of this ordinance,subject to full and complete compliance with any
and all conditions required in Section 45, together with any other conditions as the City
Council may impose. Any use accessory to an approved specific use permit shall be
permitted without specific approval if it complies with the conditions for an accessory use as
defined in this ordinance. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480-C.)
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