HomeMy WebLinkAbout022851 ORD - 02/18/1997AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI ZONING ORDINANCE, BY
AMENDING ARTICLE 3, DEFINITIONS, ARTICLE 4, GENERAL
PROVISIONS, DISTRICTS AND DISTRICT MAPS, ARTICLE 4A, "F -R"
FARM -RURAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 4B, "RE"
RESIDENTIAL ESTATE DISTRICT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 4C, "RA"
ONE -FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 5,
"R -1A" ONE -FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS,
ARTICLE 7, "R-2" MULTIPLE DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS,
ARTICLE 7A, "T -1A" TRAVEL TRAILER PARK DISTRICT
REGULATIONS, "T -1B" MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT, "T -1C"
MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION DISTRICT, ARTICLE 8, "A-1"
APARTMENT HOUSE DISTRICT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 8A, "AIA"
APARTMENT HOUSE DISTRICT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 9, "A-2"
APARTMENT HOUSE DISTRICT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 10, "AT"
APARTMENT -TOURIST DISTRICT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 11, "AB"
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DISTRICT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 14A,
"BD" CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH DESIGN DISTRICT, ARTICLE 15,
"B-3" BUSINESS DISTRICT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 16, "B-4"
GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 20, I-2"
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 21, "I-3"
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 25,
SPECIAL PERMIT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 26, NONCONFORMING
USES, ARTICLE 33, PERMITS, PLATS AND FILING FEES; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERENCE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Zoning Ordinance, Article 3, Definitions, Article 4, General
Provisions, Districts and District Maps, Article 4A, "F -R" Farm -Rural District Regulations, Article
4B, "RE" Residential Estate District Regulations, Article 4C, "RA" One -family Dwelling District
Regulations, Article 5, "R -IA" One -family Dwelling District Regulations, Article 7, "R-2" Multiple
Dwelling District Regulations, Article 7A, "T -1A" Travel Trailer Park District Regulations, "T -1B"
Mobile Home Park District, "T -1C" Mobile Home Subdivision District, Article 8, "A-1" Apartment
House District Regulations, Article 8A, "A -1A" Apartment House District Regulations, Article 9,
"A-2" Apartment House District Regulations, Article 10, "AT" Apartment -Tourist District
Regulations, Article 11, "AB" Professional Office District Regulations, Article 14A, "BD" Corpus
Christi Beach Design District, Article 15, "B-3" Business District Regulations, Article 16, "B-4"
General Business District Regulations, Article 20, "I-2" Light Industrial District Regulations,
Article 21, "I-3" Heavy Industrial District Regulations, Article 25, Special Permit Regulations,
Article 26, Nonconforming Uses, Article 33, Permits, Plats And Filing Fees is hereby amended as
follows:
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ARTICLE 3. DEFINITIONS
Section 3-1 Words used in the present tense include the future, words in singular number include
the plural number, and words in the plural number include the singular; the word "building"
includes the word "structure;" the word "shall" is mandatory and not directory. In the
interpretation of this Ordinance and none other certain terms and words are hereby defined
as follows:
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3-1.38.1 HUD -Code Manufactured Home. "HUD -code manufactured home" means a
structure, constructed on or after June 15. 1976. according to the rules of the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development. transportable in one or more sections
which. in the traveling mode. is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more
in length. or. when erected on site. is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a
permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent
foundation when connected to the required utilities. and includes the plumbing. heating air-
conditioning. and electrical system. The term does not include a recreational vehicle as that
term is defined by 24 C.F.R. Section 3282.8(0.
3-1.47.1 Manufactured Home. "Manufactured home" means a HUD -code manufactured
home or a mobile home and collectively means and refers to both.
3-1.48.1 Mobile Home. "Mobile home" means a structure that was constructed before
June 15. 1976 transportable in one or more sections. which in the traveling mode. is eight
body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is
320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used
as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required
utilities. and includes the plumbin ,heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems A
and the likc.
3-1.48.2 Manufactured Mobile Home Subdivision. A subdivision designed and intended
for residential use, where residence is permitted in manufactured mobile homes, each being
located on a separate lot. Such subdivision may retain a central management and may be
operated as a condominium, retaining ownership of streets and common open spaces.
3-1.48.3 Manufactured Mobile Home Park. An area of land on which two or more
manufactured mobile home, being used for living purposes, occupy rental spaces.
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3-1.50.3 Outside Retail Sales Area. An unenclosed area used as an accessory use to a
primarily retail sales use to accommodate customers and contain items for sale beyond the
allowable outside retail display area. This definition does not include outside areas related
to the sale or rental of portable buildings, automobiles, boats, boat trailers, motorcycles,
HUD -code manufactured mobrle homes, or recreational vehicles.
3-1.50.4 Outside Storage. An area used for the unenclosed placement of any items for a
continuous period in excess of 24 hours, including equipment used primarily off-site, other
than outside retail display, outside retail sales, or outside areas related to the sale or rental
of portable buildings, automobiles, boats, boat trailers, motorcycles, HUD -code
manufactured mobile homes, or recreational vehicles.
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ARTICLE 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS, DISTRICTS AND DISTRICT MAPS
Section 4-1 In order to regulate and restrict the location of trades, industries, and the location of
buildings erected or altered for specific uses, to regulate and limit the height and bulk of
buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered, to regulate and limit population density
and the intensity of the use of lot areas and to regulate and determine the areas of yards,
courts and other open spaces within and surrounding such buildings, the City of Corpus
Christi is hereby divided into districts, of which there shall be 27 in number, known as:
"F -R" Farm -Rural District
"RE" Residential Estate District
"RA" One -family Dwelling District
"R -1A" One -family Dwelling District
"R -1B" One -family Dwelling District
"R -IC" One -family Dwelling District
"R-TH" Townhouse Dwelling District
"R-2" Multiple Dwelling District
"T -1A" Travel Trailer Park District
"T -1B" Manufactured Mobile Home Park District
"T -1C" Manufactured Mobile Home Subdivision District
"A-1" Apartment House District
"A-1 A" Apartment House District
"A-2" Apartment House District
"AT" Apartment -Tourist District
"AB" Professional Office District
"B-1" Neighborhood Business District
"B -2A" Barrier Island Business District
"B-2" Bayfront Business District
"BD" Corpus Christi Beach Design District
"B-3" Business District
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General Business District
Primary Business District
Primary Business Core District
Limited Industrial District
Light Industrial District
Heavy Industrial District
ARTICLE 4A. "F -R" FARM -RURAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 4A-1 The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance when
referred to in this article, are the regulations in the "F -R" Farm -Rural District. The purpose
of this district is:
A. To permit the continued use of the land for agricultural property;
B. To assist in the control of scattered commercial and industrial uses of the land.
Section 4A-2 Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following
purposes:
(1) Single-family dwellings, other than manufactured homes, for residences of owners and
tenants, other members of their families, and their employees.
( 2) Temporary farm labor camps other than manufactured homes incident and necessary
to the gathering of the crops growing on the premises.
ARTICLE 4B. "RE" RESIDENTIAL ESTATE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 4B-1 Purpose. The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this
ordinance when referred to in this article, are the regulations in the "RE" Residential Estate
District. The purpose of this district is to provide for single-family residential development
of a spacious character together with the related recreational facilities normally required to
provide an orderly, attractive and spacious residential living environment. This district also
provides for those agricultural uses which are compatible and in harmony with a lower
density residential living environment, which area is subject to conditions that are normally
detrimental to "R -1B" density.
Section 4B-2 Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following
purposes:
( 1) Single-family dwellings other than manufactured mobile homes.
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ARTICLE 4C. "RA" ONE -FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 4C-1 The regulations set forth in this article or set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance when
referred to in this article, are regulations in the "RA" One -family Dwelling District. The
purpose of this district is to provide for single-family residential development of relatively
spacious character together with public recreational facilities and accessory uses, as may be
necessary or are normally compatible with residential surroundings.
Section 4C-2 Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following
purposes:
(2) Single-family dwellings other than manufactured mobile homes.
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ARTICLE 5. "R -1A" ONE -FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 5-1 The regulations set forth in this article or set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance when
referred to in this article, are the regulations in the "R -1A" One -family Dwelling District.
The purpose of this district is to provide for single-family residential development of
relatively more spacious character together with such public buildings, schools, churches,
public recreational facilities and accessory uses, as may be necessary or are normally
compatible with residential surroundings. The district is located to protect existing
development of high character and contains vacant land considered appropriate for such
development in the future.
Section 5-2 Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following
purposes:
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(2) Single-family dwellings other than manufactured mobile homes.
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ARTICLE 7. "R-2" MULTIPLE DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 7-1 The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance when
referred to in this article, are the regulations in the "R-2" Multiple Dwelling District. The
purpose of this district is to maintain a generally spacious residential environment but at the
same time permits a variety of housing types. Population density and height of buildings
are low enough to be compatible with neighboring single-family development. Permitted
community facilities are the same as for the one -family districts.
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Section 7-2 Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following
purposes:
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(2) Two-family dwellings other than manufactured mobile homes.
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ARTICLE 7A.
"T -1A" TRAVEL TRAILER PARK DISTRICT REGULATIONS,
"T -1B" MANUFACTURED MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT
REGULATIONS, AND
"T -1C" MANUFACTURED MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 7A-1 The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this ordinance when
referred to in this article, are the regulations of the "T -1A" Travel Trailer Park District, "T -
1B" Manufactured Mobile Home Park District, and "T -1C" Manufactured Mobile Home
Subdivision District. These districts are intended to preserve appropriate land for the
development for single-family residences utilizing manufactured mobile home parks and
subdivisions and also for the development of tourist accommodations which utilize travel
trailer parks. Manufactured Mobile homes and travel trailers shall be restricted to the
zoning districts named in this section. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter
or extend any travel trailer park, manufactured mobile home park, or manufactured mobile
home subdivision area within the limits of the City of Corpus Christi unless he holds a valid
building permit issued by the City Building Official in the name of such person for the
specific construction, alteration, or extension proposed. Also all plans for specific
construction, alteration, or extension of a travel trailer park, manufactured mobile home
park, or manufactured mobile home subdivision shall have been submitted, reviewed and
approved by the Building Inspection Division
according to the procedures established by the Platting Ordinance and all other applicable
ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi before the permit is issued by the Building Official.
Section 7A-2 Use Regulations of the "T -1A" Travel Trailer Park District. An area or premises
shall be used and developed according to the following regulations:
(1)
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A permit to construct, alter or extend any travel trailer park area may be issued only
when such area is located within the appropriate zoning district as provided for in
this Ordinance and such area consists of at least three (3) acres in size with a
minimum frontage of one hundred (100) feet located on a public street or highway,
provided, however, such area occupied by a travel trailer park may be less than three
(3) acres in size if operated in conjunction with, in the same ownership of, and
contiguous to or directly across a public right-of-way of not more than one hundred
twenty (120) feet in width, from a motel or manufactured mobile home park
operation both of which constitute three (3) acres or more in size meeting all zoning
ordinance requirements.
(14) The owner of the travel trailer park area
shall at all times operate the travel trailer park in compliance with this Ordinance
and shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the travel trailer park area, its
facilities, and keep equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition
at all times.
(15) Any of the following uses provided such uses are accessory to the use of the
property as a travel trailer park and do not occupy more than 1/3 of the area within
the travel trailer park development.
(a) Barber shops;
(b) Beauty parlors;
(c) Dry cleaning receiving stations;
(d) Self-service laundries (clothing or car wash);
(e) Drive-in restaurant, restaurants with or without alcoholic beverages, but
excluding taverns, lounges, and bars.
(f) Convenience grocery stores of less than 4,000 square feet;
(g) Child care centers;
(h) Filling stations.
None of the above described uses shall be allowed to operate in travel trailers or
manufactured mobile homes.
(16) A single dwelling unit or manufactured home for resident watchmen or caretakers
employed on the premises is permitted.
Section 7A-3 Use Regulations of the "T -1B" Manufactured Mobile Home Park District. An
area or premises shall be used and developed according to the following regulations:
(1) A permit to construct, alter, or extend any manufactured mobile home park area may
be issued only when such area is located within the appropriate zoning district as
provided for in this Ordinance and such area consists of at least five (5) acres in size
with a minimum width and/or depth of three hundred (300) feet located on a public
street or highway.
(2) Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of a manufactured mobile home park shall be
paved or covered with screening or other solid material or protected with a
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(3)
vegetative growth that is capable of preventing soil erosion and eliminating
objectionable dust.
Access to the manufactured mobile home park shall be from a public street or
highway, number and location of access drives shall be controlled for traffic safety
and protection of surrounding properties, no manufactured mobile home space shall
be designed for direct access to a public street outside the boundaries of the
manufactured mobile home park, and the interior access drives shall be paved and
maintained in a smooth hard and dense surface which shall be well drained.
(4) Internal access drives shall not be less than twenty-five (25) feet wide.
(5)
There shall be no minimum lot area for a manufactured mobile home site in a
manufactured mobile home park, however, there shall be no more than twelve (12)
manufactured mobile home spaces per acre of gross site area. The minimum side-
to-side unobstructed clearance between manufactured mobile homes shall be twenty
(20) feet except where an open carport or porch is located contiguous to a
manufactured mobile home, a minimum ten (10) foot unobstructed clearance is
allowed between the manufactured mobile home and the outer edge of the open
carport or porch. End-to-end clearance between manufactured mobile homes shall
be no less than ten (10) feet, and no part of a manufactured mobile home shall be
located closer than twenty (20) feet to any building within the park nor closer than
five (5) feet to an access drive.
(6) The manufactured mobile home park shall be screened from public streets,
highways, and adjacent property by a standard screening fence, unless this
requirement is modified or waived by City Council action after a hearing and
recommendation of the Planning Commission.
(7)
(8)
(9)
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Off-street parking spaces in manufactured mobile home parks shall be provided in
the ratio of one and one-half (1-1/2) spaces per manufactured mobile home in
locations convenient to individual manufactured mobile homes or groups of
manufactured mobile homes.
The manufactured mobile home park shall conform to all other regulations
contained in the Corpus Christi Building Code, Gas Code, Plumbing Code and
Electrical Code.
A manufactured mobile home park exceeding six hundred (600) feet in depth shall
be required to install a 6 -inch fire main, looped if possible, located within the
manufactured mobile home park and installed at or near the edge of the paving in
a dedicated easement or fire lane. Fire hydrants shall be located along the main so
as to make fire protection available to all surface property in the manufactured
home park. This facility is to be installed at the developer's expense and
maintained by the City. Metered service connections are to be provided for the fire
main as approved by the Water Superintendent.
(10) Outside lighting shall be erected in such a manner that it not be detrimental to or
project onto adjacent properties.
(11) Advertising shall be restricted to one illuminated identification sign which shall not
utilize or incorporate flashing, moving, or intermittent illumination, shall be placed
flat against the wall of the building, shall not project more than eighteen (18) inches
from the wall of the building or structure, and shall not extend above the height of
the building. The sign area shall not exceed fifteen (15) square feet, and shall
indicate only the name and address of the premises and the management thereof.
Section 7A-4 Use Regulations for "T -1C" Manufactured Mobile Home Subdivision District.
An area or premises shall be used and developed according to the following regulations:
(1) A permit to construct, alter or extend any manufactured 1„ebi-1., home subdivision
area may be issued only when such area is located within the appropriate zoning
district as provided for in this Ordinance and such area consists of at least eight (8)
acres in size with a minimum width and/or depth of three hundred (300) feet located
on a public street or highway.
(2) In a manufactured mebi4e home subdivision, the subdivision shall meet all City
requirements as set forth in the Corpus Christi Platting Ordinance and shall also
conform to all other regulations contained in the Corpus Christi Building Code, Gas
Code, Plumbing Code and Electrical Code.
(3)
The area of a lot in a manufactured mobile homes subdivision shall be 4,500 square
feet. A minimum lot size requirement does not apply as such if a manufactured
mobile home subdivision is developed under the regulations of Article 28, Planned
Unit Development, of this ordinance.
(4) In addition to the requirements of Item (3) above, there shall be no more than eight
(8) manufactured mobile homes per acre in a manufactured mobile home
subdivision. Furthermore, there shall be a minimum front yard of twenty (20) feet,
a minimum rear yard of ten (10) feet, and a minimum side yard of six (6) feet, with
a total unobstructed side yard requirement of twenty (20) feet.
(5)
Unless modified or waived by City Council action, after a hearing and
recommendation by the Planning Commission, the manufactured mobile home
subdivision shall be surrounded by a standard screening fence in which case such
fence shall become a part of abutting lots, unless otherwise designated as part of the
common open space.
(6) In manufactured mobile home subdivisions there shall be at least two (2) off-street
parking spaces per lot.
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Temporary non -illuminated signs shall not be more than four (4) square feet in area
pertaining to the lease or sale of a HUD -code manufactured me/544e home or
premises on which such sign is located.
ARTICLE 8. "A-1" APARTMENT HOUSE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 8-1 The regulations set forth in this article or set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance when
referred to in this article are the regulations in the "A-1" Apartment House District. This
district provides for medium -density, multiple -family residence and is usable for
construction of garden -type apartments in appropriate locations, or for conversion of
existing dwellings to apartments in older sections of the city. Permitted community
facilities are the same as for one -family dwelling districts.
Section 8-2 Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following
purposes:
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(2) Two-family dwellings other than manufactured mobile homes.
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ARTICLE 8A. "A -1A" APARTMENT HOUSE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 8A-1 The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance when
referred to in this article, are the regulations in the "A -1A" Apartment House District. The
purpose of this district is to accommodate the development of medium-high density multi-
family residence which could be utilized as a transitional use between business and single-
family uses.
Section 8A-2 Use Regulations: A building or premise shall be used and developed according to
the following regulations:
(1) Single-family dwellings other than manufactured exeltitlittg-triebile homes.
(2) Two-family dwellings other than manufactured exeitteliittntebile homes.
(3) Multiple family dwellings other than manufactured homes.
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ARTICLE 9. "A-2" APARTMENT HOUSE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 9-1 The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance when
referred to in this article, are the regulations in the "A-2" Apartment House District. This,
the highest density residential district, is generally located near or within the central part of
the city and provides for certain transient residence as well as permanent residence and for
certain institutional uses.
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Section 9-2 Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following
purposes:
(2) Two-family dwellings other than manufactured mobile homes.
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ARTICLE 10. "AT" APARTMENT -TOURIST DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 10-1 The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance when
referred to in this article, are the regulations in the "AT" Apartment -Tourist District. This
district is designed to permit high-rise multiple -family dwellings and tourist
accommodations with limited outdoor advertising so as to be generally compatible with
existing development in the district and in surrounding residential neighborhoods.
Section 10-2 Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following
purposes:
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(2) Two-family dwellings other than manufactured mobile homes.
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ARTICLE 11. "AB" PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 11-1 The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance when
referred to in this article, are the regulations in the "AB" Professional Office District. This
district is intended to encourage office development of high character in attractive
surroundings with types of uses and exterior indication of these uses so controlled as to be
generally compatible with single-family or multiple -family dwellings conveniently located
within or adjacent to the district.
Section 11-2 Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following
purposes:
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(2) Two-family dwellings other than manufactured mobile homes.
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ARTICLE 14A. "BD" CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH DESIGN DISTRICT
Section 14A-1 The regulations set forth in this Article 14A or elsewhere in the Zoning Ordinance
when referenced in this article are the regulations pertaining to the "BD" Corpus Christi
Beach Design District. The district is consistent with urban design policy recommendations
contained in the Comprehensive Plan and the objectives stated in the North Central Area
Development Plan. This district has been created to provide for a wide variety of tourist
and business uses complimentary to the Texas State Aquarium. The regulations are
intended to create a unique and attractive atmosphere of a resort area offering tourist
attractions and services, while recognizing current and future uses in the area of the Texas
State Aquarium. Emphasis is placed on establishing pedestrian corridors, amenities, and
public open spaces.
Section 14A-2 Use Regulations. A building or premise shall be used for the following or similar
purposes:
( 1) Single-family and two-family dwellings other than manufactured homes;
Section 14A-2.01 Excluded Uses. The following and similar uses are specifically excluded:
(1)
(2)
( 3)
( 4)
( 5)
( 6)
(7)
( 8)
(9)
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Auto sales, service and repair;
Service stations;
Hospitals, nursing homes;
Outdoor storage;
Athletic fields;
RV and HUD -code manufactured mobile home sales and storage /RV parks;
Tire sales;
Car washes; and
Veterinarian clinics; and
RV parks.
ARTICLE 15. "B-3" BUSINESS DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 15-1 The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance when
referred to in this article, are the regulations in the "B-3" Business District. The purpose
of this district is to provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for all types of
commercial and miscellaneous service activities, particularly along certain existing major
streets where a general mixture of commercial and service activity now exists, but which
uses are not characterized by extensive warehousing, frequent heavy trucking activity, open
storage of material, or the nuisance factors of dust, odor, and noise associated with
manufacturing.
Section 15-2 Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following
purposes:
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( 4) Boat, automobile, motorcycle, recreation vehicle, and HUD -code manufactured
mobile home sales and storage.
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Section 15-5 Height and Area Regulations. Height and area requirements shall be as set forth
in the chart of Article 24 and, in addition, the following regulations shall apply:
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15-5.03 Any boats, automobiles, recreational vehicles, or manufactured mobile
homes stored or displayed for sale shall not be permitted in the yard areas
required by Article 24.
ARTICLE 16. "B-4" GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 16-1 The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance when
referred to in this article, are the regulations in the "B-4" General Business District. The
purpose of this district is to provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for all types
of commercial and miscellaneous service activities, particularly along certain existing major
streets where a general mixture of commercial and service activity now exists, but which
uses are not characterized by extensive warehousing, frequent heavy trucking activity, open
storage of material, or the nuisance factors of dust, odor, and noise associated with
manufacturing.
Section 16-2 Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following
purposes:
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(4) Boat, automobile, motorcycle, recreation vehicle, and HUD -code manufactured
mobile home sales and storage.
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Section 16-5 Height and Area Regulations. Height and area requirements shall be as set forth
in the chart of Article 24, and in addition the following regulations shall apply:
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16-5.03 Any boats, automobiles, recreational vehicles, or HUD -code manufactured
mobile homes stored or displayed for sale shall not be permitted in the yard
areas required by Article 24.
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ARTICLE 20. "I-2" LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 20-1 The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance when
referred to in this article are the regulations in the "I-2" Light Industrial District. This
district is intended primarily for light manufacturing, fabricating, warehousing and
wholesale distributing in high or low buildings with off-street loading and off-street parking
for employees and with access by major streets or railroad in either central or outlying
locations.
Section 20-2 Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following
purposes:
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(3) Dwellings or HUD -code manufactured mobile homes for resident watchmen and
caretakers employed on the premises.
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ARTICLE 21. "I-3" HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 21-1 The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance when
referred to in this article, are the regulations in the "I-3" Heavy Industrial District. This
district provides for industrial operations of all types except that certain potentially
hazardous industries are permitted only after public hearing and review to assure protection
of the public interest and surrounding property and persons.
Section 21-2 Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following
purposes:
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(2) Dwellings or HUD -code manufactured mobile homes for residential watchmen and
caretakers employed on the premises.
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ARTICLE 25. SPECIAL PERMIT REGULATIONS
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Section 25-4 A special permit shall not be issued to allow the placement of a manufactured home
or trailer where such home or trailer will be the main or accessory use on the property
provided however, that when a special permit is issued for an industrial use, the special
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permit may also allow the placement of a HUD -code manufactured home as an accessory
use for resident watchmen or caretakers employed on the premises.
ARTICLE 26. NONCONFORMING USES
Section 26-8 Existing owner -occupied manufactured mobile homes which become nonconforming
as to use due to a City Council, City Manager, or Planning Commission initiated zoning
map change may be restored despite the "Destruction of a Nonconforming Use" section of
this Article provided:
(1) That after January 1, 1992, such use has not ceased or terminated for a period
greater than one year.
(2) The restoration is conforming in all ways except as to allowable use as a
manufactured mobile home. In districts without allowable residential uses,
dimensional requirements shall be as contained in the "R -1C" District.
(3)
The manufactured mobile home remains owner -occupied.
(4) Restoration is complete within six (6) months of the date of damage. Upon written
request from the owner, the Building Official may extend the restoration period up
to an additional six (6) months if he finds that substantial progress in restoring the
manufactured mobile home has been made. In no case shall the total restoration
period exceed twelve (12) months from the date of damage.
Owner -occupancy status shall require ownership of the manufactured mobile home
and the lot on which it sits.
ARTICLE 33. PERMITS, PLATS AND FILING FEES
Section 33-1 Permits. No building shall be erected, constructed, altered, moved, converted,
extended or enlarged and no HUD -code manufactured mobile homes shall be placed on any
lot without the owner or owners first having obtained a building permit thereof from the
Building Inspection Division, such permit shall require conformity with the provisions of
this Ordinance. When issued, such permit shall be valid for a period of six months.
Temporary conditional permits can be issued by the Building Official to allow the
placement in any zoning district of a manufactured mobile homes or travel trailer on an
emergency basis for the purpose of serving as temporary substitute for a residential unit
rendered unusable by fire, explosion, windstorm, or similar cause. The permit will be valid
for six months and allow the Building Official to waive other City regulations such as, but
not limited to, building lines to allow placement of the manufactured mobile home or travel
trailer on the property. The Building Official may extend the permit to allow completion
of a permanent replacement dwelling, but in no case shall the duration of the temporary
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placement exceed nine months nor can a new permit be issued.
No building permit by the Building Inspection Division, lawfully issued prior to the
effective date of this Ordinance, or of any amendment hereto and which permit by its own
terms and provisions is in full force and effect at said date, shall be invalidated by the
passage of this Ordinance, or any such amendment but shall remain a valid and subsisting
permit subject only to its own terms and provisions and the ordinances, rules and
regulations appertaining thereto and in effect at the time of the issuance of said permit,
provided, however, that all such permits shall expire no later than sixty (60) days from the
effective date of this Ordinance, unless actual construction shall have theretofore begun and
continued pursuant to the terms of said permit.
***
SECTION 2. That the Zoning Ordinance and Map of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
approved on the 27th day of August, 1973, as amended from time to time, except as herein changed,
shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. That, to the extent that the amendment to the Zoning ordinance set forth
herein above represents a deviation from the Comprehensive Plan, the Comprehensive Plan is
hereby amended to conform to the Zoning Ordinance as amended herein.
SECTION 4. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word
or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court
of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase, word or provision of this ordinance for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every
section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision hereof be given full force and
effect for its purpose.
SECTION 5. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus
Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi.
97NH2830.202
That the forego' g ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on
this the I />L1 day of' , 19 CJ 7 , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Dr. Jack Best
Betty Black
Melody Cooper
Tony Heldenfels
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Dr. David McNichols
Asuip
Tha the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the at'h day
of , 19 g// , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes Betty Jean Longoria
Dr. Jack Best John Longoria
Betty Black
Melody Cooper
Tony Heldenfels /
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the /3rh day of
ATTEST:
Edward A. Martin
Dr. David McNichols
, 1997.
Armando Chapa, City S--retary MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
APPROVED THIS 14TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1997:
JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY
By:
-01‘e/
orbert J. Hart, Assist. ry�, Attorney
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State of Texas
County of Nueces
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Darrell
G. Coleman, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is Vice -
President and Chief Financial Officer of the Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily
newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said County and State, generally
circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes,
Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria and Webb
Counties, and that the publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO.
022851AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI ZONING ORDINANCE. BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3.
DEFINITIONS. which the annexed is a true copy, was published in the Corpus
Christi Caller -Times on FEBRUARY 24. 1997.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me
on February 28. 1997 .
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CONNIE HARALSON
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My commission expires on 5/ 14/97.
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Darrell
G. Coleman, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is Vice -
President and Chief Financial Officer of the Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily
newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said County and State, generally
circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes,
Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio San Patricio, Victoria and Webb
Counties, and that the publication of, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO
CONSIDER ZONING APPLICATION(S) OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI which
the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on
the 27TH day(s) of JANUARY. 1997.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28TH
day of JANUARY. 1997.
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Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
CONNIE HARALSON
Print or Type Name of Notary Public
My commission expires on 5/14/97.
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ING TO CONSIDER ZONING
APPLICATIONS) OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Notice is hereby given in sccor-
danoo with the law that the
sCity Council of the City of Cor-
pus Christi will conduct a
hearing on Tuesday,
ss ry 11, 1997, during a
Regular Council Meeting
which commenoes at 2:00
p.m. M the Cfry CouncitCham-
bare, City Heli, 1201
to consider the following zon-
ing
mn-
Ing applications) of which said
Yra
app5 are on file in the
- OMaa of the City Secretary
and the DepaNnent of Plan-
• Sig. At sell time and place S •
- fearing, ati persons and par-
- WS interested may appear
. before the City Council.
The zoning application(s) b be
oansidared at the hearing are
as fbdeWs:
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hl -71I-111111:711174171:74,1`,..
Frti•• ..
hies Etc_ itt
-1Neighborhood Business
District to 13-4'
General Business District
Located on the east side of Ko-
storyz Road, approximately
200 fain south of Mahan Drive.
3_
'F -R' Farm-
rRosemery M Ned:
m- u raal bisnict to'�
4' General Business District
Located alongthe north' side
of Fast to rket Road 824,
appnedmately 410 feet west of
Pir serine Drive.
John C. Tamez:'A-1'
use net and
District
on the southwest ow-
neref;Aarun and Sun V*y
Drive:
rise Pa
nt
b'B-2A' Banter Is11nd
=long
Districtt
Mil Willa the, appt roxi-
mately
Street, apprmd-
matey 55 feet north of Manna
gD,rlva.�.gPPI g
e, Ltd.:
1' Neighborhood Business
District to 'B-4' General Busi-
ness Dirt
Located on the northwest cor-
ner of S. Staples and
DoddnrMdgpee Streets.
• Intimation may be obtained
by oSag the Planning Depart -
nen, at 880-3550, or visaing
the Planing Department at
1201 Leopard Street.
i tW Amrondo Chap.
Seerery,
Four (4)1998 Crown Victoria's
in. ( ) with s 4.6 liter
2 engin including all standard
e equipment plus these option-
, als: power locks; cloth front
— bucket seats (standard) plus vF
> nyl; rear bucket seats ars
d optional.
s Sealed bids must be received
_ no later than Friday, February
21, 1997 at 12:00 noon at City
Hall, 101 East Main, Rob-
'town,
ob'town, Texas 78380. ATTN:
Jesse Guerra, Jr., City
/ Secretary.
• Rids are said vehicles to be ob-
tained under a lease/
purchased agreement.
1 The City of Robstown reserves
the right to reject any or all
bids or to waive informalities,
and to accept the bid which, in
the City's opinion, is most ad-
vantageous to the City and in
the public interest.
It additional information is
needed, please contact Jesse
Guerra, Jr., at City Hall (512)
987.4689.
Dated this 27th. deyof Jami
ary, 1997. Jere MOM JINN
OW Secreting
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