Professional, personal service, and custom crafts uses are subject to the following regulations:
(1) Office.
(A) Definition: A place for the regular transaction of business.
(B) Districts permitted: Office, commercial, central area, and industrial districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 333 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 50,000 | NONE |
50,000 to 150,000 | 1 |
Each additional 100,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) Retail sales, transfer of manufactured goods, or the storage of commodities is not permitted under this use.
(2) Temporary construction or sales office.
(A) Definition: A residential structure or other facility temporarily used as a construction office, a model home for display purposes, or a sales office in a residential subdivision.
(B) Districts permitted: Residential and nonresidential districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: None.
(D) Required off-street loading: None.
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) A temporary construction or sales office must be located on a platted lot within the subdivision or a site approved by the commission within an area with an approved preliminary plat.
(ii) The building official shall issue a temporary certificate of occupancy for a period of one year for a temporary construction or sales office. The building official may grant up to four extensions of six months each to the certificate of occupancy for a construction office if the builder maintains active or continuous construction within the subdivision, and for a sales office or model home for display purposes if a minimum of 10 lots in the subdivision are unsold.
(iii) A temporary construction or sales office may not be located in another subdivision or used for construction or sales in another subdivision.
(3) Bank or savings and loan office, with or without drive-in window.
(A) Definition: A facility for the extension of credit and the custody, loan, or exchange of money. A bank or savings and loan office, with or without drive-in window includes regulated lenders licensed in accordance with Chapter 342 of the Texas Finance Code, but does not include such lenders that also offer services as a credit access business under Chapter 393 of the Texas Finance Code.
(B) Districts permitted: Office, commercial, central area, and industrial districts; when the bank or savings and loan has one or more drive-in windows, then:
(i) it is not permitted in NO districts; and
(ii) a specific use permit is required in O-1, LO, and NS districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 333 square feet of floor area. See additional provisions [Subparagraph (E)] for off-street stacking requirements.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 50,000 | NONE |
50,000 to 150,000 | 1 |
Each additional 100,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) Stacking spaces. The following off-street stacking requirements apply to this use (See Section 51-4.304 for more information regarding off-street stacking spaces generally):
(aa) The total number of stacking spaces required for teller windows or stations is as follows:
NO. OF TELLER WINDOWS OR STATIONS
| TOTAL NUMBER OF STACKING SPACES REQUIRED
|
1 | 5 |
2 | 10 |
3 | 15 |
4 | 18 |
Each additional teller window or station | 3 additional |
(bb) For purposes of Subparagraph (aa), the term “teller window or station” means a location where customers in motor vehicles transact business with an employee of the financial institution by deal drawer or through the use of a pneumatic tube system or equivalent.
(cc) Each unmanned transaction station must have a minimum of two stacking spaces. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “unmanned transaction station” means a location where customers in motor vehicles transact business with a machine.
(4) Trade center.
(A) Definition: A facility for exhibitions, trade shows, and conventions.
(B) Districts permitted: HC, central area, and industrial districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 700 square feet of floor area, exclusive of atriums, mechanical rooms, stairwells, and hallways.
(i) Parking must be provided on the site area within 500 feet of a public entrance to the trade center. However, parking may be located at a distance greater than 500 feet if a satisfactory system of transportation between the parking area is established and maintained by the owner of the use.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 50,000 | 1 |
50,000 to 100,000 | 2 |
Each additional 100,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) This use must have a minimum floor area of 2,000,000 square feet.
(ii) This use must have a site area of at least 100 acres. The site area may be divided by streets other than a freeway. The area of the dividing streets is not included in the computation of the site area.
(iii) No more than 40 percent of the floor area may be used for retail sales.
(5) Barber and beauty shop.
(A) Definition: A facility licensed by the state where haircutting, hairdressing, shaving, trimming beards, facials, manicures, or related services are performed.
(B) Districts permitted:
(i) In general: commercial, central area, and industrial districts; limited use in MF-3, MF-4, O-2, LO, MO, and GO districts.
(ii) As a retail-related use: GO districts; specific use permit required in MO districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(6) Mortuary or funeral home.
(A) Definition: A facility in which dead bodies are prepared for burial or cremation or funeral services are conducted.
(B) Districts permitted: GR, LC, HC, central area, and industrial districts.
(C) Required off-street parking:
(i) One space for each 300 square feet of floor area other than the chapel, plus one space for each two seats in the chapel. Up to 50 percent of the required off-street parking for this use may be tandem spaces.
(ii) If all spaces provided are non-tandem, the off-street parking requirement for this use is one space for each 500 feet of floor area other than the chapel, plus one space for each two seats in the chapel.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 50,000 | 1 |
50,000 to 100,000 | 2 |
Each additional 100,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(7) Health studio.
(A) Definition: A facility operated to promote physical fitness or weight control and where manipulated massage or exercises are practiced upon the human body with or without the use of mechanical, therapeutic, or bathing devices.
(B) Districts permitted:
(i) In general: SC, GR, LC, HC, central area, and industrial districts; limited use in MF-3, MF-4, O-2, LO, MO, and GO districts.
(ii) As a retail-related use: GO districts; specific use permit required in MO districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 150 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) This use includes massage establishments and Turkish bath houses.
(ii) This use does not include a facility operated under a physician’s direction or where registered physical therapists treat only patients recommended by a licensed physician.
(8) Custom cleaning shop.
(A) Definition: An establishment for the custom cleaning of individual garments, fabrics, rugs, draperies, or other similar items.
(B) Districts permitted: Commercial, central area, and industrial districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(9) Commercial cleaning shop.
(A) Definition: A plant for cleaning garments, fabrics, rugs, draperies, or other similar items on a commercial or bulk basis.
(B) Districts permitted: LC, HC, central area, I-2, and I-3 districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for 300 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(10) Self-service laundry or dry cleaning.
(A) Definition: A facility for washing or dry cleaning garments and similar items where customers clean their own clothes.
(B) Districts permitted: Commercial, central area, and industrial districts; limited use in MF-3 and MF-4 districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(11) Commercial laundry or dry cleaning.
(A) Definition: A facility for laundering or dry cleaning garments and similar items on a bulk basis.
(B) Districts permitted: LC, HC, central area, and industrial districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 500 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(12) Laundry or cleaning pickup and receiving station.
(A) Definition: A facility that receives and dispenses laundry and dry cleaning that is processed in bulk by a commercial laundry or dry cleaning shop located elsewhere.
(B) Districts permitted: O-2, GO, commercial, central area, and industrial districts; limited use in MF-3, MF-4, O-1, NO, LO, and MO districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) In O-1 and NO districts, this use may not occupy more than 1,000 square feet of floor area.
(13) Key shop.
(A) Definition: A facility for the sale and duplication of keys.
(B) Districts permitted:
(i) In general: commercial, central area, and industrial districts.
(ii) As a retail-related use: GO districts; specific use permit required in MO districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(14) Shoe repair.
(A) Definition: A facility for the repair or reconditioning of footwear, handbags, and other similar articles.
(B) Districts permitted:
(i) In general: commercial, central area, and industrial districts.
(ii) As a retail-related use: GO districts; specific use permit required in MO districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(15) Tailor, custom sewing, and millinery.
(A) Definition: A facility to alter, repair, custom make, and fashion apparel and millinery.
(B) Districts permitted:
(i) In general: commercial, central area, and industrial districts.
(ii) As a retail-related use: GO districts; specific use permit required in MO districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) This use does not include a factory for the production or repair of apparel.
(16) Taxidermist.
(A) Definition: A facility for preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals, birds, and fish.
(B) Districts permitted: LC, HC, central area, and industrial districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 600 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(17) Travel bureau.
(A) Definition: An agency engaging in the selling or arranging of transportation, trips, or tours for individuals or groups.
(B) Districts permitted:
(i) In general: commercial, central area, and industrial districts; limited use in O-2, LO, MO, and GO districts.
(ii) As a retail-related use: GO districts; specific use permit required in MO districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(18) Broadcasting or recording studio.
(A) Definition:
(i) A broadcasting studio is a facility for broadcasting live or prerecorded programs by radio or television.
(ii) A recording studio is a facility for recording on records, tapes, video tapes, or other suitable recording media.
(B) Districts permitted: O-2, MO, GO, SC, GR, LC, HC, central area, and industrial districts; limited use in LO districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 300 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 50,000 | 1 |
50,000 to 100,000 | 2 |
Each additional 100,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) A broadcasting or recording studio may perform activities necessary for the recording, programming, and receiving of radio or television signals.
(ii) A broadcasting or recording studio may not engage in the mass production of records, video tapes, or other recorded media.
(19) Instructional arts studio.
(A) Definition: A facility for the instructing, coaching, or counseling in art, music, ceramics, drama, speech, dance, or similar personal skills or arts.
(B) Districts permitted:
(i) In general: O-2, GO, commercial, central area, and industrial districts; specific use permit required in MO districts.
(ii) As a limited use: LO and MO districts (no SUP required).
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(20) Handcrafted art work studio.
(A) Definition: A facility for individuals to create art objects such as needlework, hand weaving, leather goods, jewelry, ceramics, sculptures, or other works of art.
(B) Districts permitted: Commercial, central area, and industrial districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) This use does not include a factory for the production of art products.
(21) Handcrafted bookbinding.
(A) Definition: A facility for custom hand binding of books and similar documents.
(B) Districts permitted: SC, GR, LC, HC, central area, and industrial districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(22) Photography studio.
(A) Definition: A facility for taking and processing pictures.
(B) Districts permitted:
(i) In general: commercial, central area, and industrial districts; limited use in O-2, LO, MO, and GO districts.
(ii) As a retail-related use: GO districts; specific use permit required in MO districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) This use does not include a bulk photography processing plant.
(23) Safe deposit boxes.
(A) Definition: An establishment offering storage areas which may be used for the keeping of personal items, including but not limited to jewelry, silverware, valuable metals, and stones.
(B) Districts permitted: SC, GR, LC, HC, central area, and industrial districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) Each storage area must not exceed 10 cubic feet in size.
(24) Commercial wedding chapel.
(A) Definition: A facility, not associated with a church, where a wedding is performed for a profit.
(B) Districts permitted: SC, GR, LC, HC, central area, and industrial districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space for each 300 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 10,000 | NONE |
10,000 to 60,000 | 1 |
Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) This use may provide reception areas, but no alcoholic beverages may be sold.
(25) Alternative financial establishment.
(A) Definitions: In this paragraph:
(i) ALTERNATIVE FINANCIAL ESTABLISHMENT means a car title loan business or money services business. An alternative financial establishment does not include state or federally chartered banks, community development financial institutions, savings and loans, credit unions, or regulated lenders licensed in accordance with Chapter 342 of the Texas Finance Code. If a regulated lender licensed in accordance with Chapter 342 of the Texas Finance Code also offers services as a credit access business under Chapter 393 of the Texas Finance Code, that business is an alternative financial establishment.
(ii) CAR TITLE LOAN BUSINESS means an establishment that makes small, short-term consumer loans secured by a title to a motor vehicle.
(iii) MONEY SERVICES BUSINESS means a business that provides or assists a consumer in obtaining a payday cash advance, payroll advance, short-term cash loan, short term cash advance, instant payday cash advance, short-term money loan services, or similar services to individuals for a specified fee.
(B) Districts permitted: By SUP only in all nonresidential districts except the NO, NS, and P districts.
(C) Required off-street parking: One space per 333 square feet of floor area.
(D) Required off-street loading:
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN STRUCTURE
| TOTAL REQUIRED SPACES OR BERTHS
|
0 to 50,000
| NONE |
50,000 to 150,000
| 1 |
Each additional 100,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
(E) Additional provisions:
(i) No alternative financial establishment may be located within 1,500 feet, measured from property line to property line, of any other alternative financial establishment.
(ii) No alternative financial establishment may be located within 300 feet, measured from property line to property line, from a lot in a residential district.
(iii) An alternative financial establishment may only be a main use that requires a specific use permit and a certificate of occupancy. An alternative financial establishment may not be an accessory use within the meaning of Section 51A-4.217. (Ord. Nos. 16802; 16872; 17092; 18849; 19061; 19928; 22995; 24439; 27404; 28214; 28803; 29589)