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APPENDIX A ZONING ORDINANCE*
ARTICLE 7A. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
Section 7A-100. Purpose and applicability.
The purpose of this Article is to prescribe regulations which differ by district. Each regulation shall be
construed to carry out the purpose and intent of this ordinance as well as the purpose for the district within which
it applies.
Section 7A-101. Regulations, tables, etc.
(a) In General. Every use, building site and structure must comply with the regulations set out in the following
tables:Table 7A-1. Uses;Table 7A-2.Yards (or'setbacks');Table 7A-3. Open & Pervious Areas;Table 7A-4a.
Garage Space;Table 7A-4b. Buildings;Table 7A-5a. Parking, Driveways, Etc.;Table 7A-5b. Certain Structures;
Table 7A-6. Building Site Dimensions.
(b) Projections. Permissible projections into yards, and details about computation of open and pervious areas,
are set out in Table 7A-7,the"Projections Schedule."
Table 7A-7. Projections Schedule
Projections Schedule General Rule:This schedule describes certain structures
which are allowed to "project" into yards (or setbacks). It
also provides special rules for calculating open and pervious
areas affected by such structures. See the "Yards (or
'setbacks')" and the "Open & Pervious Areas"tables.
Type of Structure Maximum Allowed Projection (In Inches), Special
Measured from The Inside Edge Of The Yard Rules For
Calculating
Open &
Pervious
Areas
Front Rear Side Yard SF
Yard Yard Bufferyard
Mechanical Air conditioning 0 15' 0 0 The area
Equipment equipment, pool See Note See Note does not
equipment, and similar 6. 6. count as
freestanding mechanical either
equipment open or
pervious
area.
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Note 6. Equipment in Rear or Side Yard.
REAR YARD: Indicated equipment may project into a rear yard only if:
(a) separating the equipment from any building site across the rear lot line, there is
a solid wall at least one foot higher than the highest part of the equipment;
(b) if the equipment occupies any part of an easement under the control of the City,
the City has issued a separate acquiescence or consent to the occupancy of the
easement;
(c) there has been formally granted to the city any utility easement deemed
necessary by the City's chief utility official;
(d) the base of the equipment is not higher than 14 inches above the ground
(Exception: The base may be elevated to the minimum level of the lowest floor
of the principal building, as established by the City's flood damage prevention
ordinance, if that level is higher than 14 inches above the ground.); and
(e) if located within five feet of any property line, the equipment is fully encased in
a sound absorbing cabinet or is otherwise designed and operated to comply
with the City's noise regulations; see Chapter 54 of the Code of Ordinances.
SIDE YARD: Indicated equipment may project into an interior or street side yard (but
not closer than three feet to a property line) only if it is fully encased in a sound
absorbing cabinet, or is otherwise designed and operated to comply with the City's
noise regulations; see Chapter 5'I of the Code of Ordinances. However, Mechanical
equipment replacing older equipment in a side yard may project as close as 18
inches to a property line, if the fire marshal determines that such projection will
not significantly interfere with emergency access, either on the same site or on
another site.
NEW AND REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT: These rules apply to all new and replacement
equipment. Exception: If older equipment was lawfully installed on an elevated
structure in a rear yard, replacement equipment may be installed on the same
structure. If the older equipment was lawfully installed without the required
separating wall, the wall must be provided, but it may be either solid or at least
SO% solid (e.g., lattice). All other rules apply.
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RETAINING
WALLS
Table 7A-7. Projections Schedule
Type Of Structure Maximum Allowed Projection (In Inches), Special
Measured from The Inside Edge of The Yard. Rules For
Calculating
Open &
Pervious
Areas
Front Rear Side SF
Yard Yard Yard Bufferyard
Buildings Items near ground level: 120" No limit. 0 See No limit The area
And porches, platforms and Note 12. counts as
Attached decks higher than six open area.
Structures, inches but not higher The area
Cont. than 14 inches, and beneath a
similar structures deck may
attached to buildings count as
pervious
area if rain
is allowed
to pass
through
the deck.
Other parts of buildings 0, but 0, but 0, but 0, but see The area
and structures attached see Note see see Note Note 3. does not
to buildings. 2. Notes 3 5. See See Note count as
and 4. Note 12. 12 either
See Note open or
12 pervious
area.
Ground level Sidewalks, patios, No limit, No limit No limit No limit The area
and porches/platforms/decks, except counts as
underground retaining walls, that open area
items driveways, parking areas decks but not as
and similar structures not may not pervious
higher than six inches; all project area
underground structures. more unless the
See also Table 7A-3 than material is
regarding pervious 120" completely
pavement. pervious
to water.
The area
beneath a
deck may
count as
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Section 7A-101. Regulations, tables, etc.
(a) In General. Every use, building site and structure must comply with the regulations set out in the
following tables:Table 7A-1. Uses;Table 7A-2.Yards(or'setbacks');Table 7A-3. Open & Pervious Areas;
Table 7A-4a. Garage Space;Table 7A-4b. Buildings;Table 7A-5a. Parking, Driveways, Etc.;Table 7A-5b.
Certain Structures;Table 7A-6. Building Site Dimensions.
(b) Projections. Permissible projections into yards, and details about computation of open and pervious
areas,are set out in Table 7A-7,the "Projections Schedule."
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pervious
area if rain
is allowed
to pass
through
the deck.
See Table
7A-3.
Retaining Retaining walls higher No limit No limit No limit No limit The area
Walls than 6 inches but not counts as
higher than 24 inches open area
measured from top of but not as
curb. pervious
See also Sec. 18-210 area.
regarding engineering
design requirements for
retaining walls.
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Sec. 18-210. Masonry construction.
Masonry fences and walls must be made of brick, concrete masonry units,vitrified clay tile,concrete tile,
or monolithic reinforced concrete. In addition,the fence or wall and fence or wall foundation must be approved by
the city's urban forester for compliance with the tree preservation and protection regulations.
1) The masonry fence All masonry fences,and masonry walls higher than six inches, must be designed by a
structural engineer, listed with the Texas State Board of Professional Engineers, as required in appendix C
of the Code of Ordinances.The engineered design must be for the foundation and the fence wall and
meet the windstorm requirements of the current adopted building code.
2) Emergency portals may be required;see Sec. 18-208.
(Code 2003, §6.591; Ord. No. 1925, § 1(ex.A), 8-9-2010;Ord. No. 2000, § 1(App.A), 2-9-2015)
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