(A) No permit shall be issued for any development or use of land unless the activity is in compliance with all applicable supplementary use standards specified in this section.
(B) Unless otherwise indicated, the listed standards apply in all districts in which the subject use is permitted.
(C) The supplementary use standards shall be as follows.
(1) Church or place of worship. Churches and places of worship shall not be allowed in the R-1, R-1A or R-2 Districts, unless direct vehicle access is provided from a collector or arterial street or major thoroughfare, or unless the point of access to the off-street parking area serving the use is located within 1,500 feet of a collector or arterial street or major thoroughfare, as measured along the centerline of the street right-of-way leading to the church or place of worship. This standard shall not apply to churches or places of worship located in the MU District.
(2) College or university. Direct vehicle access to college and university facilities shall be provided from a collector or arterial street or major thoroughfare. This standard shall not apply in the MU, C-1 or C-2 Districts.
(3) Family home day care. The following shall apply to family home day care facilities in residential districts:
(a) Facilities shall comply with all applicable state regulations;
(b) There shall be no signs or other exterior visible evidence of the conduct of a business; and
(c) No more than one person outside the immediate family of the caretaker may be employed at any time.
(4) Day care centers. The following shall apply to commercial day care centers in all districts:
(a) Day care centers shall comply with all applicable state regulations; and
(b) All outdoor play areas shall be enclosed by a fence or wall with a minimum height of four feet.
(5) Heavy industry. No heavy industry use shall be allowed to locate within 100 feet of the right-of-way of a public street or within 500 feet of the lot line of a lot that is zoned R or that contains a single-family, duplex, mobile home or multi-family use, unless approved as a variance under § 155.042.
(6) Home occupations. The following home occupation standards are intended to permit residents to engage in home occupations within R and NC zoning districts that are compatible with residential land uses and to ensure that home occupations do not adversely affect the integrity of residential areas. These home occupation standards shall have no application in the MU District. A home occupation shall be considered an accessory use, subject to the following standards:
(a) A home occupation must be conducted within a dwelling which is the bona fide residence of the principal practitioner;
(b) There shall be no signs or other exterior visible evidence of a home occupation;
(c) There shall be no visible storage of equipment, materials or vehicles that have more than two axles;
(d) The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the principal residential building;
(e) No equipment shall be used that creates undue noise, vibration, electrical interference, smoke or particulate matter emission, excessive power demands or odors. Home occupations shall comply with the operational performance standards of § 155.061; and
(f) Persons other than a member of the immediate family occupying such a dwelling may be employed; provided, however, no more than two persons other than family members shall be employed at any one time.
(7) Tubing-related businesses. The following shall apply to all tubing-related businesses:
(a) The application submitted by a business for a specific use permit under § 155.040 shall include a site plan showing the location of all structures/facilities, including river access points, parking/driveway areas, shuttle vehicle dropoff/pickup/turnaround areas, vehicle/equipment storage areas, and water quality detention ponds. If one or more off-site river access points will be used, a separate site plan showing parking/driveway areas and shuttle vehicle dropoff/pickup/turnaround areas shall be submitted for each such access point. If an off-site access point is on private property, the application shall include written permission for the applicant's use and for all required improvements to the access point area. If an off-site access point is on public property or right-of-way, the application shall include written approval by the entity having jurisdiction over the area for the applicant's use and for all required improvements to the access point area.
(b) The minimum lot size shall be ½ acre (21,780 square feet) for the principal business site and for the site of any accessory use such as customer parking or vehicle/equipment storage.
(c) The front setback shall be 100 feet.
(d) The side and rear setbacks shall be 50 feet, unless a larger setback is required under § 155.060.
(e) The maximum lot coverage shall be 50%.
(f) All driveways, shuttle vehicle dropoff/pickup/turnaround areas, customer vehicle parking areas, and vehicle/equipment storage areas shall be paved (concrete, HMAC, or pervious pavement/pavers).
(g) All impervious and paved areas shall be graded to drain to water quality detention ponds sized to handle 5-year and 25-year rain events.
(h) All alterations to existing grades within 100 feet of the edge of a river shall be designed by a Texas-registered professional engineer and shall be subject to approval by the city floodplain administrator, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and all other regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the work.
(i) All improvements shall be constructed, operated and maintained in full compliance with Chapter 153, Flood Damage Prevention.
(j) Each river access point used by the business shall include at least one ADA accessible route for entry to the river.
(k) Permanent, site-built restroom facilities shall be provided at each river access point used by the business; the minimum number of fixtures will be determined in accordance with the current adopted plumbing code standard for facilities for outdoor sporting events and activities, with the facility capacity determined by the number of tubes available for rental for any purpose.
(l) Direct vehicle access to each business site, including customer parking and vehicle/equipment storage areas, shall be provided from a collector or arterial street or major thoroughfare.
(Ord. 08-347, passed - -2008; Ord. 2016-08-02, passed 8-2-2016)