A. Public, semipublic or public service buildings, hospitals, institutions or schools, when permitted in a district, may be erected to a height not exceeding sixty feet (60') and churches and temples may be erected to a height not exceeding seventy five feet (75') if the building is set back from each yard line at least one foot (1') for each two feet (2') additional height above the height limit otherwise provided in the district in which the building is located.
B. Chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, grain elevators, flour mills, monuments, stacks or scenery lofts, tanks, water towers, ornamental towers and spired church steeples, radio or television towers or necessary mechanical appurtenances may be erected to a height in accordance with existing or hereafter adopted ordinances of the City; provided, that in the absence of any such ordinance there shall be no height limitation of these structures. (Ord. 95-04-04, 4-4-1995)
A. Single Use Of Required Yard Space: No yard or other open space provided about any building for the purposes of complying with the provisions of these regulations shall again be used as a yard or an open space for another building.
B. Sky Space: Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky and unobstructed by buildings, except for accessory buildings in the rear yard and except the ordinary projections of skylights, sills, belt courses, cornices and other ornamental features which may project into such yards a distance of not more than two feet (2'). Furthermore, regarding residential buildings and residential accessory structures, it is declared that a maximum of a two-foot (2') roof overhang shall exist when such structure(s) are five feet (5') to the side property’s boundary (as it adjoins other private properties). The intended effect is that a roof overhang’s furthest edge shall not be less than three feet (3') to any other private property. A longer roof overhang may be permitted if structurally sound, and if its’ furthest edge is further than the minimum three feet (3') to the adjoining property. Finally, any previous action by the City that may have been applied in the past to this effect is hereby retroactively approved, and thus moot.
C. Porches And Platforms: Open, unenclosed porches, platforms or landing places not covered by a roof or canopy may extend or project into front yards.
D. Vision Clearance: On any corner lot on which a front or side yard is required, no wall, fence, sign or other structure or any plant growth shall be permitted or maintained higher than two feet (2') above the curb level within fifteen feet (15') of the property lines.
E. Minimum Square Footage: The minimum living area square footage per single family residence shall be no less than eight hundred (800) square feet excluding carports, garages, and porches. (Ord. 95-04-04, 4-4-1995; amd. Ord. 10-03-17, 3-21-2017; Ord. 63-09-22, 9-6-2022)
A. Front Yard: The minimum depth of the front yard is as provided under each district, however, where forty percent (40%) or more of the frontage on one (1) side of a street between two (2) intersecting streets is developed with buildings that have not observed a front yard as hereinabove described the front yard shall be the average size of the front yards of such lots.
1. Construction materials and color tones, inclusive of colored steel metal roofs. will match, or substantially match, the primary home's aesthetics. It is declared that a canvas-type roof that is taut to its supporting steel frame may re permitted; however, its color shall match, as much as reasonably possible, the primary color of the residence.
B. Side Yards:
1. The minimum width of a side yard of a corner lot in the R-1 and R-2 Districts shall be not less than ten feet (10') facing a side street.
2. A side yard of not less than twenty five feet (25') on the side of the lot adjoining on an R-1 or R-2 District shall be provided for all schools, libraries, community houses, churches, clubs and other public or semipublic buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered.
3. A side yard shall be provided of not less than ten feet (10') upon a lot in the C District that abuts upon an R-1 or R-2 District.
4. A garage detached or attached to the main use building entering on the side street of a corner lot shall maintain a side yard of twenty feet (20') in front of the garage.
C. Rear Yard: In the R-1 or R-2 Districts, accessory buildings may be placed five feet (5') from the rear property line, if there are no rear easements. If there are rear easements, the Planning Department may authorize placement of an accessory structure if:
1. There are no existing utilities within the area the accessory structure is to be placed; and
2. The accessory structure is not placed on a permanent cement foundation; and
3. The owner of the property signs and records a hold harmless agreement with the Hidalgo County Clerk’s Office.
4. A garage structure, whether new or remodeled, with a garage door facing the alley, alley easement, or rear access way, shall have a minimum rear garage door setback of twenty feet (20') to magnify through traffic maneuverability within said travel lane(s).
In R-1 and R-2 Districts, no accessory building shall be more than one (1) story in height.
(Ord. 95-04-04, 4-4-1995; amd. Ord. 10-03-17, 3-21-2017; Ord. 35-06-22, 6-7-2022; Ord. 36-07-23, 7-11-2023; Ord. 78-2-24, 2-6-2024)
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