(A) General description. This commercial business district is intended for the conduct of personal and business services and the general retail business of the community. Persons living in the community and in the surrounding trade territory require direct and frequent access. Traffic generated by the uses will be primarily passenger vehicles and only those trucks and commercial vehicles required for stocking and delivery of retail goods.
(B) Permitted uses. In the B Business District, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected, converted or structurally altered, unless otherwise provided herein, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) Retail and wholesale sales when such sales are made or offered within the enclosure of buildings. Exceptions will be allowed to enclosure requirement when such sale is conducted by more than 50% of the commercial establishments in the district;
(2) Professional services, personal services, hospitals, clinics, funeral homes and pharmacies;
(3) Offices;
(4) Enclosed storage not involving flammable liquids or gasses;
(5) Auto and equipment repair and storage when enclosed;
(6) Public and private parking;
(7) Assembly uses;
(8) Churches, schools, parks, nurseries, nursing homes, public buildings and public uses;
(9) Private clubs no closer than 500 feet from another club or church;
(10) Newspaper plants and printing plants;
(11) Food manufacturing and processing not involving animals or animal processing;
(12) Multi-family dwellings, apartments, hotels, motels, boarding houses and lodging houses;
(13) Furniture manufacture and repair;
(14) Signs;
(15) Restaurants, cafes, coffee shops;
(16) Drive-in services;
(17) Commercial recreational facilities;
(18) Drinking and eating establishments;
(19) Live/work units (special use permit required;
(20) RV Parks (SUP required);
(21) Morticians; and
(22) Accessory uses to the above uses.
(C) Building regulations.
(1) In the B Business District, no building shall be constructed unless a paved area or areas are provided either covered or uncovered or enclosed or unenclosed or otherwise equal in area to items listed below in this section agreed for parking of vehicles within 600 feet of the lot upon which the building is placed.
(a) General. Off-street parking shall be provided in compliance with this chapter where any building is erected, altered, enlarged, converted or increased in size or capacity.
(b) Parking space requirements. Parking spaces shall be in accordance with divisions (b)1. through (b)4. below.
1. Required number. The off-street parking spaces required for each use permitted by this code shall be not less than that found in Table b.1 provided that any fractional parking space be computed as a whole space.
Table b.1
USE | NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED |
USE | NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED |
Assembly | 1 per 300 gross square feet of Building Area |
Health Club | 1 per 100 gross square feet of Building Area |
Hotel / Motel | 1 per sleeping unit plus 1 per 500 square feet of common area |
Industry | 1 per 500 gross square feet of Building Area |
Medical Office | 1 per 200 gross square feet of Building Area |
Office | 1 per 300 gross square feet of Building Area |
Restaurant | 1 per 100 gross square feet of Building Area |
Retail | 1 per 200 gross square feet of Building Area |
School | 1 per 3.5 seats in assembly rooms plus 1 per faculty member |
Warehouse | 1 per 500 gross square feet of Building Area |
2. Combination of uses. Where there is a combination of uses on a lot, the required number of parking spaces shall be the sum of that found for each use.
3. Location of lot. The parking spaces required by this code shall be provided on the same lot as the use or where the exclusive use of such is permitted on another lot not more than 500 feet (152 m) radially from the subject lot within the same or less-restrictive zoning district.
4. Accessible spaces. Accessible parking spaces and passenger loading zones shall be provided in accordance with the building code and the Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS). Passenger loading zones shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS).
(c) Parking stall dimension. Parking stall dimensions shall be in accordance with divisions (c)1. and (c)2. below.
1. Width. A minimum width of nine feet (2743 mm) shall be provided for each parking stall.
Exceptions:
a. Compact parking stalls shall be not less than eight feet (2438 mm) wide.
b. Parallel parking stalls shall be not less than eight feet (2438 mm) wide.
c. The width of a parking stall shall be increased ten inches (254 mm) for obstructions located on either side of the stall within 14 feet (4267 mm) of the access aisle.
d. Accessible parking spaces shall be designed in accordance with Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS).
2. Length. A minimum length of 20 feet (6096 mm) shall be provided for each parking stall.
Exceptions:
a. Compact parking stalls shall be not less than 18 feet (5486 mm) in length.
b. Parallel parking stalls shall be not less than 22 feet (6706 mm) in length.
(d) Design of parking facilities. The design of parking facilities shall be in accordance with divisions (d)1. through (d)7. below.
1. Driveway width. Every parking facility shall be provided with one or more access driveways, the width of which shall be the following:
a. Private driveways not less than nine feet (2743 mm).
b. Commercial driveways:
i. Twelve feet (3658 mm) for one-way enter/ exit.
ii. Twenty-four feet (7315 mm) for two-way enter/exit.
2. Driveway and ramp slopes. The maximum slope of any driveway or ramp shall not exceed 20%. Transition slopes in driveways and ramps shall be provided in accordance with the standards set by the code official and the jurisdiction’s engineer.
3. Stall access. Each required parking stall shall be individually and easily accessed. Automobiles shall not be required to back onto any public street or sidewalk to leave any parking stall where such stalls serve more than two dwelling units or other than residential uses. Portions of a public lot or garage shall be accessible to other portions thereof without requiring the use of any public street.
4. Compact-to-standard stall ratio. The maximum ratio of compact stalls to standard stalls in any parking area shall not exceed one compact stall to two standard stalls.
5. Striping. Parking stalls shall be striped.
Exception: A private garage or parking area for the exclusive use of a single-family dwelling.
6. Lighting. Lights illuminating a parking area shall be designed and located so as to reflect away from any street and adjacent property.
(2) All exterior walls of buildings shall be fire resistant construction.
(3) All new buildings erected or constructed and renovations or additions to existing buildings shall conform to this section upon any modifications to the façade or expansion of the building. A minimum of 100% of a building's total facade visible from the street shall utilize materials allowed by right or Special Use Permit.
(a) Allowed by right. Masonry and glass.
(b) Allowed by Special Use Permit. Materials or technologies not addressed or contemplated by these regulations may also be allowed by Special Use Permit, if such materials are consistent with the visual nature and quality of the masonry materials permitted herein. Additionally, franchise businesses with an established theme that has not been deviated from in any other jurisdiction may apply for a Special Use Permit to use a material not permitted in this section.
(c) Trim materials. Architectural metal, EIFS (exterior insulation and finish systems), wood, cementious fiberboard may be utilized for window and door trim, fascia, or soffit. EIFS may be used as a trim material but shall not be used within six feet of the ground.
(d) Bright or fluorescent colors shall not be permitted on any building material without Special Use Permit.
(e) All facades of an individual building, multiple buildings in a shopping center, or integrated business development shall have architectural design, color, and materials that are compatible or consistent with an overall theme.
(4) Masonry. Masonry includes: Brick, stone, granite, marble, concrete block or other similar material constructed unit by unit and set in mortar. By definition, masonry does not include fiber cement siding or synthetic stucco.
(D) Screening. Screening shall be provided along the rear and/or side property lines of the B Business District when the area backs up to and/or sides to a residential district, or backs up to a public street. Such screening may consist of landscaping or fencing.
(E) Site landscaping.
(1) Landscaped area is defined as the improving of land and placing thereon live flowers, shrubs, trees or grasses, decorative fixtures such as fountains, water treatments, sculptures, retaining walls, berms, fences and specially treated walkways. These features shall be treated as going toward the calculation of total landscaped area. Required sidewalks and access sidewalks may not be included in the calculated landscaped area.
(2) All required landscaped open space shall be provided with adequate and inconspicuous irrigation systems and shall be properly maintained.
(3) Five percent of the lot area shall be maintained in landscaped open area in front of the building line. Also, if the parking and maneuvering space exceeds 20,000 square feet, at least 5% of such space shall be maintained as landscaped area, a requirement in addition to the 5% of the lot area requirement. It is the intent of this section to require design and construction of parking areas in a manner to ensure areas unusable for parking or maneuvering space be landscaped.
(4) A landscape plan must be submitted as part of the required site plan and shall be approved by the Building Inspector before a building permit shall be issued. The plan must be totally implemented, inspected and approved before a certificate of occupancy shall be issued. The landscape plan will be reviewed as part of the required site plan.
(F) Sign regulations. In the B Business District, no sign shall be constructed, erected, altered or painted or improved which exceeds 60 square feet in area or which contains flashing lights, animated parts or which advertises an activity other than that on the lot placed. No sign or lettering shall be placed on the ground, rocks, trees, tree stump or other natural objects.
(G) Area regulations. All buildings shall be set back from the street right-of-way lines and lot lines to comply with the following yard requirements:
(1) Front yard. All buildings shall set back from the street right-of-way line to provide a front yard having not less than 35 feet in depth.
(2) Side yard. A side yard of five feet shall be provided on both sides of a lot. There shall be a side yard setback from intersecting street of not less than 25 feet.
(3) Rear yard. A rear yard of five feet shall be required except that each building constructed on a lot adjoining a residential district shall be set back not less than 25 feet from the lot line adjoining any platted established residential district.
(Ord. 927, passed 4-12-05; Am. Ord. 1086, passed 11-15-16; Am. Ord. 1112, passed - -19; Am. Ord. 1187, passed 5-26-22; Am. Ord. 1200, passed 11-1-22) Penalty, see § 154.999