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§ 5.153 BOARDING HOME FACILITIES.
   Boarding home facilities are permitted in accordance with the use tables in Chapter 4, Articles 6, 8 and 12, subject to the following conditions:
   (a)   In one-family districts the maximum number of residents in a boarding home facility, by right, shall be six.
   (b)   A boarding home facility must meet all applicable permitting requirements of Chapter 20, Article XIV, Boarding Homes of the City Code and any applicable Tex. Human Resources Code requirements.
   (c)   A boarding home facility may not be established within one-half mile of a previously existing boarding home facility.
   (d)   Compatibility standards in one-family zoning districts:
      (1)   There shall be no exterior display or sign with the exception that a nameplate, not exceeding one square feet in area, may be permitted when attached to the front of the main structure provided the nameplate is not illuminated and attached flat to the dwelling unit or visible through a window.
      (2)   No exterior construction features shall be permitted which would place the structure out of character with the surrounding residential neighborhood.
      (3)   Front yard impervious cover shall comply with maximum percentages indicated in Chapter 6.
   (e)   Any residential structure converted into a boarding home facility will be required to comply With all additional city code standards including but not limited to the building code, electric code or fire code, as applicable, based on the nature of the proposed use and occupancy classification.
   (f)   Motor vehicles on premises. Residents of a boarding home facility may not keep, on the premises of a home or on the public rights-of-way adjacent to the home, more than one motor vehicle per bedroom for the use of residents of the home.
(Ord. 26358-08-2023, § 6, passed 8-8-2023)