For the purpose of these regulations, certain terms and words
are to be used and interpreted as defined hereinafter. Words used
in the present tense shall include the future tense; words in the
singular number include the plural and words in the plural number
include the singular, except where the natural construction of the
writing indicates otherwise. The word [“shall”] shall
be mandatory and not directory.
(Ordinance 21-67 adopted 11/2/21)
A subordinate building located on the same premises as the
principal building for exclusive use of accessory uses as defined
in “Accessory Uses.” In a residential district, an accessory
building may include but is not limited to detached garages, private
workshops, storage sheds or similar uses, may not be used for commercial
purposes, may not be rented and is not habitable. In commercial districts,
the use of an accessory building shall be that which is incidental
to and used only in conjunction with the main building and shall be
required to meet all requirements of the primary building.
A subordinate building located on the same premises as the
principal building. An accessory dwelling may be used as a residence
and shall not be incidental to the dominant use of the premises. A
garage apartment shall be deemed an accessory building on the lot
which it is situated. Accessory dwelling units shall comply with all
height, area and yard requirements of the respective zoning district.
A use customarily incidental, appropriate and subordinate
to the principal use of land or building(s) and located upon the same
lot therewith. Accessory uses include permanently installed detached
accessory structures such as porches supported by columns, greenhouses,
detached garages, private workshops, play structures, gazebos/cabanas/pergolas,
storage buildings or similar uses.
Any cloth, card, paper, metal, glass, wooden, plastic, plaster
or stone sign or other sign, device or structure of any character
whatsoever, including a statuary or place for outdoor advertising
purposes on the ground or any tree, wall, bush, rock, post, fence,
building or structure. The term placed shall include erecting, constructing,
posting, painting, printing, tacking, mailing, gluing, sticking, carving,
or otherwise fastening, affixing or making visible in any manner whatsoever.
The area of an advertising structure shall be determined as the area
of the largest cross-section of such structure. Neither directional,
warning nor other signs posted by public officials in the course of
their public duties nor merchandise or materials being offered for
sale shall be construed as advertising signs for the purpose of this
ordinance.
See Section 12.3.B, Wireless Antenna Facilities - Definitions.
A minor right-of-way, dedicated to public use, which affords
a secondary means of vehicular access to the back or side of properties
otherwise abutting a street, and which may be used for public utility
purposes.
A self-propelled mechanical vehicle designed for use on streets
and highways for the conveyance of goods and people including but
not limited to the following: passenger cars, trucks, buses, motor
scooters and motorcycles.
A story partly or wholly underground. For purposes of height
measurement, a basement shall be counted as a story when more than
one-half of its height is above the average level of the adjoining
ground or when subdivided and used for commercial or dwelling purposes
by other than a janitor employed on the premises.
Any structure greater than one hundred twenty (120) square
feet intended for shelter, occupancy, housing or enclosure for persons,
animals or chattel. When separated by dividing walls without openings,
each portion of such structure so separated shall be deemed a separate
building.
The calculated square footage of any building or structure
based upon the outline of the total area of a lot or site that is
surrounded by the exterior walls of the main floor of such building
or portion of building. In the absence of surrounding exterior walls,
the building footprint shall be the area under the horizontal projection
of the roof supported by posts or additional foundation support. Uncovered
courtyards shall not be included in this definition.
The vertical distance from the average grade of that portion
of the lot covered by the building to the highest point of the building,
excluding those features permitted for “Additional Height”
in each zoning district.
A line parallel, or approximately parallel, to any front
lot line at a specific distance therefrom, marking the minimum distance
from the front lot line that a building may be erected.
A building in which the principal use of the lot on which
it is situated is conducted. In a residential district any dwelling
or attached garage shall be deemed to be a main building on the lot
on which it is situated.
A structure open on a minimum of two sides designed or used
to shelter not more than three vehicles and not to exceed twenty-four
feet on its longest dimension. Also called covered parking area.
An official certificate issued by the City through the Chief
Building Official which indicates conformance with or approved conditional
waiver from the zoning regulations and authorizes legal use of the
premises for which it is issued; may be referred to as an Occupancy
Permit.
The inspector or administrative official charged with responsibility
for issuing permits and enforcing the Zoning Ordinance and Building
Code.
The City of Granbury, Texas.
The governing body of the City of Granbury, Texas.
Graphic and textual form policies which govern the future
development of the City and which consist of various components governing
specific geographic areas and functions and services of the City.
An open, unobstructed space, bounded on more than two sides
by the walls of a building. An inner court is entirely surrounded
by the exterior walls of a building. An outer court has one side open
to a street, alley, yard, or other permanent open space.
The lot area covered by all buildings located thereon.
The lot area covered by all buildings and paved areas, including
parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, porches and patios.
Any section or sections of the City for which the regulations
governing the use of land and the use, density, bulk, height and coverage
of buildings and other structures are uniform for each class or kind
of building therein.
Any building or portion thereof, which is designed or used
as living quarters for one or more families, but not including mobile
homes. (See Mobile Home [sic])
That area devoted to the living area in a residence or dwelling
unit and is exclusive of porches, enclosed or open breezeways, storage
area or closets, or other non-living space including garage. The minimum
dwelling unit area will generally be that space which is air conditioned.
A grant of one or more of the property rights by the property
owner to and/or for the use by the public, a corporation or another
person or entity.
An area or space either outside or within a building for
the display of topic-specific goods or information.
One or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption,
or a group not to exceed four (4) persons not all related by blood
or marriage, adoption or guardianship, occupying a dwelling unit and
living as a single housekeeping unit.
An area of land subject to inundation by a 100-year frequency
flood, as shown on the FEMA floodplain map of the City of Granbury.
The total gross square feet of floor space within the outside
dimensions of a building including each floor level, but excluding
carports, residential garages, and breezeways.
The floor area of a main building or buildings on a lot,
divided by the lot area.
Any building, or portion thereof, used for the storage of
four (4) or more automobiles in which any servicing provided is incidental
to the primary storage use, and where repair facilities are not provided.
An enclosed (on at least three (3) sides) building, or a
part of a main building, used for storage of automobiles and used
solely by the occupants and their guests of a main building. Also
called “enclosed parking space.”
A self-propelled vehicle having a Manufacturer’s Recommended
Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of greater than 11,000 pounds, such as
large recreational vehicles (originally manufactured as RVs, not converted),
tractor-trailers, buses, vans, and other similar vehicles. The term
“truck” shall be construed to mean “Heavy Load Vehicle”
unless specifically stated otherwise.
An area set aside on private property for the temporary or
permanent placement of motor vehicles, trailers, equipment, merchandise
and other similar tangible property, which must be comprised of concrete
or hot-mix asphalt. Brick or Stone surface may be utilized in the
HPO (Historic Preservation Overlay) upon approval of the Historic
Commission.
Any use different from the primary use but which complements
and/or supplements the primary use. Incidental shall mean an area
which constitutes not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the main
use.
A large tract of land that has been planned, developed and
operated as an integrated facility for a number of individual industrial
uses, with special attention to circulation, parking, utility needs,
aesthetics, and compatibility.
Material such as, but not limited to, grass, groundcovers,
shrubs, vines, hedges, trees or palms, and non-living durable material
commonly used in landscaping, such as, but not limited to, rocks,
pebbles, sand, walls or fences, but excluding paving.
A self-propelled vehicle having a Manufacturer’s Recommended
Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) not greater than 11,000 pounds and having
no more than two axles, such as pick-up trucks, vans, recreational
vehicles (less than thirty-two (32) feet in length), campers and other
similar vehicles but not including automobiles and motorcycles.
An off-street space or berth used for the delivery and loading
or unloading of vehicles.
Any plot of land occupied or intended to be occupied by one
main building and the required parking, or a group of main buildings,
and accessory building and uses, including such open spaces as are
required by the ordinance, and other laws or ordinances, and having
its principal frontage on a public street or officially approved place.
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The total area, measured on a horizontal plane, included
within lot lines.
A lot which has at least two adjacent sides abutting for
their full lengths on a street, provided that the interior angle at
the intersection of such two sides is less than one hundred thirty-five
degrees (135°).
The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot
lines.
A lot having a frontage on two (2) non-intersecting streets,
as distinguished from a corner lot.
A lot having access to a street by means of a parcel of land
having a depth greater than its frontage, and having a width less
than the minimum required lot width, but not less than twenty-five
(25) feet. The maximum distance of the area less than the required
width from the front property line shall be one hundred ten (110)
feet.
A lot other than a corner lot.
A corner lot that is so designed that the lots located directly
behind it face the side street of the corner lot and are not separated
by an alley.
That dimension of a lot or portion of a lot abutting on a
street, excluding the side dimension of a corner lot.
The narrower side of the lot abutting a street. Where two
lot lines abutting streets are of equal length, the owner shall have
a choice in designating which shall be the lot frontage. For a lot
which has a boundary line which does not abut the front street line,
is not a rear lot line and lies along the same general directional
orientation as the front and rear lot lines, said line shall be considered
a front lot line in establishing minimum setback lines.
The lot line farthest from and most parallel to the front
lot line. For triangular lots, the point opposite the front lot line
shall be considered the rear lot line and have a value of zero.
Any lot line not the front or rear lot line.
The lines bounding a lot as defined herein.
A lot which is part of a subdivision, the plat of which has
been recorded in the office of the County Clerk of Hood County.
A lot having its front and rear lines on different streets,
or having its front or rear line on a street and the other line on
a river, lake, creek, or other permanent body of water.
The horizontal distance measured between side lot lines parallel
to the front lot line, and measured from the point on the building
line which is closest to the front lot line.
A dedicated street or highway route designated as a Thoroughfare
by the Thoroughfare Plan map of the Comprehensive Plan.
Approved Masonry or Masonry-Like Construction for separate
buildings or structures < or = to 30,000 sq. feet, shall be that
material and form which is comprised of natural stone or brick with
20% minimum stone, laid up unit-by-unit and set in mortar and shall
have a required thickness of at least two inches (2"). Faux-Stone
(or pre-cast stone) may be utilized in lieu of natural stone however,
samples shall be provided to the Community Development Department
to ensure that the product and/or material meets the specifications
of this ordinance. If brick is to be utilized on commercial structures,
at least 20% of the 80% requirement will be natural/native or Faux-Stone.
Approved Masonry or Masonry-Like Construction for separate
buildings and structures > than 30,000 sq. ft. shall be that material
and form which is comprised of natural stone, brick, concrete tilt-wall
with 1" or greater stone/rock aggregate on the exterior face, split-faced
CMU or combination each, laid up unit-by-unit and set in mortar and
shall have a required thickness of at least two inches (2"). Faux-Stone
(or pre-cast stone) may be utilized in lieu of natural stone however,
samples shall be provided to the Community Development Department
to ensure that the product and/or material meets the specifications
of this ordinance. At least 20% of the 80% exterior materials requirement
will be natural/native or Faux-Stone.
This definition does not include exterior materials such
as: EIFS, Stucco, smooth-faced CMU. Exposed-metal R-Panel or other
similar type of construction, except that 20% of the building elevation
sum measured to the top-plate line of the highest story may be utilized
as accent coating to masonry or masonry-like as defined above.
See “Model Home Sales Office.”
A usually two-wheeled self-propelled vehicle having one or
two saddles or seats, and which may have a sidecar attached. For purposes
of this ordinance, motorbikes, motor scooters, mopeds, and similar
vehicles are classified as motorcycles.
Any vehicle designed to carry one or more persons which is
propelled or drawn by mechanical power, such as automobiles, trucks,
motorcycles, and buses.
A building, lot of record, use of land or a building, method
or requirement for development, or other such use or structure that
was lawful when commenced but which are contrary to the regulations
set forth in the Zoning Ordinance because of future amendments to
the Zoning Ordinance, annexation into the City, or eminent domain.
The use or intended use of the land or buildings by proprietors
or tenants.
Access, other than a dedicated street, to a property which
is approved by the City of Granbury.
Open storage of products or materials -
The keeping in an unroofed area of new or used goods, merchandise,
or any materials used in the production, repair or replacement of
goods related to the principal business activity of the property on
which the open storage occurs. The term “open storage”
shall not apply to primary uses indicated by the use chart, which
customarily have open storage, such as automotive sales.
Outside display of goods -
The display of any product, or item, offered for sale by
the occupant of the main use of the property on which the display
of goods occurs, in plain view of the public without screening.
Outdoor Display, Daily -
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the open display of items intended for direct retail sales or rental
in the appropriate zoning district(s) shall not be subject to the
screening requirements set forth in each respective zoning district,
provided such display meets all of the following conditions:
Items can only be displayed between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and
7:00 P.M.;
The area used shall not be greater than ten (10) percent of
the gross floor area of the establishment maintaining such display;
Items may not occupy any required parking area;
Items may not be displayed in any required front, side, or rear
yard setback or public right-of-way;
Items may not obstruct vision sight lines from any public right-of-way
or driveway, be deemed a traffic hazard by the Chief Building Official,
or City Engineer, or be located in any required sight visibility easements;
and
The display area shall be within twenty (20) feet of the main
building; except for special out-of-doors promotional sales, which
occur behind the front building line and do not extend longer than
four (4) continuous weeks, unless alternative outside display is permitted
by the approval of a Specific Use Permit (SUP).
An off-street, ground level area, with an improved hard surface
(such as concrete, brick or asphalt) for the temporary placement of
motor vehicles.
An area designated for off-street parking of one vehicle
in accordance with the parking size table in this ordinance (nine
feet (9') wide by eighteen feet (18') in depth for 90 degree head-in
parking).
A lot which is designed in such a manner that the side yard
and adjacent use easement make maximum use of available land area
to preserve an open, yet private, use of the side yard, and permits
construction of a detached single-family dwelling with one side of
such dwelling placed on the side property line.
Planned associations of uses developed as integral land use
units such as industrial parks or industrial districts, offices, commercial
or service centers, shopping centers, residential developments of
multiple or mixed housing, including attached single-family dwellings
or any appropriate combination of uses which may be planned, developed
or operated as integral land use units either by a single owner or
a combination of owners.
A board, appointed by the City Council as an advisory body,
authorized to recommend changes in the zoning and other planning functions
as delegated by the City Council. Also referred to as the “Commission.”
A plan of a subdivision of land creating building lots or
tracts and showing all essential dimensions and other information
essential to comply with the subdivision standards of the City of
Granbury and subject to approval by the Planning & Zoning Commission
and City Council and filed in the plat records of Hood County.
A single unit or parcel of land or a parcel of land that
can be identified and referenced to a recorded plat or map.
Land together with any buildings or structures situated thereon.
The principal or predominant use of any lot or building.
Same as “Main Building.”
A portable or mobile living unit used for temporary human
occupancy away from the place of permanent residence of the occupants
and self-propelled (motorized). Also see heavy load vehicle.
Containers that are recognized and utilized by the City or
the City’s refuse collection service, that are used to temporarily
store trash and refuse on a lot until a refuse collection truck empties
them (including, but not limited to metal dumpsters, plastic refuse
carts and individual plastic refuse containers).
Same as a dwelling; also, when used with District, an area
of residential regulations.
District where the primary purpose is residential use.
A building or portion of a building which is arranged, occupied,
or intended to be occupied as living or sleeping quarters but not
including toilet or cooking facilities.
A facility or site used for the sale of merchandise which
is available or needed during certain seasons of the year. Use shall
generally require one to three months of operation and be similar
to firewood sales or Christmas tree sales, seasonal plant material
or other types of items for sale as may be determined by the City
Council to have seasonal characteristics.
The minimum horizontal distance between the walls of a structure
(excluding steps) and the property line.
Any device or apparatus that converts light energy into electricity.
Also called photovoltaic cells or solar panels.
That portion of a building, other than a basement, included
between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next
above it, or, if there be no floor above it, then the space between
the floor and the ceiling next above it. The average height for a
story shall be defined as twelve feet (12'). Multiple stories, or
portions thereof, shall be a result of the number of stories and story
height of twelve feet (12'). The definition of a story does not include
parapets, gables, and other normal roof structures.
A space under a sloping roof which has the line of intersection
of roof decking and wall face not more than three feet (3) above the
top floor level, and in which space not more than two-thirds (2/3)
of the floor area is finished off for use. A half story containing
independent apartment or living quarters shall be counted as a full
story.
Any dedicated public thoroughfare which affords the principal
means of access to abutting property.
Any street which joins another street at an angle, whether
or not it crosses the other.
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such
as bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams, or girders, or any
substantial change in the roof or in the exterior walls.
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
location on the ground or which is attached to something having a
location on the ground (also see definition of Building).
A dwelling that is part of a structure containing two or
more units, not to exceed eight (8), each designed for occupancy by
one family with each unit attached by a common wall, a minimum of
twenty (20) feet in length.
A vehicle to be pulled behind an automobile or truck which
is designed for hauling animals, produce, goods or commodities, including
boats.
A plot of ground within a mobile home park, trailer court,
or mobile home subdivision designed for the accommodation of one mobile
home.
A portable or mobile living unit used for temporary human
occupancy away from the place of residence of the occupants, and not
constituting the principal place of residence of the occupants, designed
to be towed behind another vehicle.
A heavy load vehicle (see definition for heavy load vehicle).
An open area or recreational facility which is designed and
intended to be used for outdoor living and/or recreation. An area
of common usable open space shall have a slope not exceeding ten percent
(10%), shall have no dimension of less than ten (10) feet, and may
include landscaping, walks, recreational facilities, water features
and decorative objects such as artwork or fountains. Usable open space
shall not include: rooftops; accessory buildings, except those portions
of any building designed specifically for recreational purposes; parking
areas; driveways; turnaround areas; or the right-of-way or easement
for streets or alleys.
An adjustment in the application of the specific regulations
of the Zoning Ordinance to a particular parcel of property which,
because of special conditions or circumstances of hardship peculiar
to the particular parcel, is necessary to prevent the property from
being deprived of rights and privileges enjoyed by other parcels in
the same vicinity and zoning district. Only the Board of Adjustment
of the City of Granbury can grant a variance.
An open space at grade between a building and the adjoining
lot lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure
from the ground upward, except where otherwise specifically provided
in this Ordinance that the building or structure may be located in
a portion of a yard required for a main building. In measuring a yard
for the purpose of determining the width of the side yard, the depth
of a front yard or the depth of a rear yard, the shortest horizontal
distance between the lot line and the main building shall be used.
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A yard located in front of the front elevation of a building
and extending across a lot between the side yard lines and being the
minimum horizontal distance between the front property line and the
outside wall of the main building.
The area extending across the rear of a lot measured between
the lot lines and being the minimum horizontal distance between the
rear lot line and the rear of the outside wall of the main building.
On both corner lots and interior lots, the rear yard shall in all
cases be at the opposite end of the lot from the front yard.
The area between the building and side line of the lot and
extending from the front lot line to the rear lot line and being the
minimum horizontal distance between a side lot line and the outside
wall of the side of the main building.
A development approach in which at least one edge of the
main structure on the lot is located on at least one lot line and
having no yard requirement on that lot line.
The official map upon which the boundaries of the various
Zoning Districts are drawn and which is an integral part of the Zoning
Ordinance.
(Ordinance 16-65 adopted 12/6/16; Ordinance 17-30, ex. A, adopted 5/2/17; Ordinance 20-02 adopted 1/7/20; Ordinance 20-12 adopted 2/4/20; Ordinance 24-25 adopted 8/6/2024)
12.3.A
Adult Entertainment Enterprise -
Airport Landing Field, Private -
Airport Landing Field, Public -
All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) -
Amusement (Video) Arcade -
Amusement Center, Commercial, Indoor -
Amusement Center, Commercial (Outdoor) -
Animal Grooming -
Animal Processing -
Apartment House -
Assisted Living -
Athletic Stadium or Field (Private) -
Athletic Stadium or Field (Public) -
Auto, Boat, Trailer, RV and/or Truck Storage -
Auto Leasing or Renting -
Auto Parking Lot or Garage -
Auto Parts, Sales (Enclosed) -
Auto Parts, Sales (Outside) -
Automobile Repair, Major -
Automobile Repair, Minor -
Automobile Sales, New -
Automobile Sales, Used -
Automobile Sales, Vintage -
Automobile Service Station -
Bakery And Confectionery Works, Commercial -
Bank, Savings And Loan, or Credit Union -
Banquet Hall, Private -
Batching Plant, Concrete or Asphalt (Permanent) -
Batching Plant, Concrete or Asphalt Plant (Temporary) -
Beauty, Barber or Other Personal Care Shop -
Bed and Breakfast, Hosted -
Bed and Breakfast, Hosted -
Bedroom(s) -
Boat Sales and Repair, New -
Boat Sales and Repair, Used -
Bottling Works -
Brew-Pub (Micro-Brewery) -
Brick/Stone Company Sales -
Building Materials and Hardware Sales, Enclosed -
Building Materials and Hardware Sales, Outside Storage -
Building Materials and Lumber Storage Yards & Sales -
Car Wash, Full-Service -
Car Wash, Self-Service -
Caretaker/Guard Residence -
Cemetery -
Church -
Civic Center -
Clinic/Office, Medical -
Club, Private with Alcoholic Beverages -
College, University -
Commercial Plant, General -
Community Care Facility -
Community Center -
Consignment/Used Merchandise Store, Indoor -
Consignment/Used Merchandise Store, Outdoor Activity -
Construction Equipment, Rental and/or Sales -
Construction Field Office, Temporary -
Construction Yard (Temporary) -
Contractor’s Shop (no outside storage) -
Contractor’s Shop (with outside storage) -
Convalescent, Rest or Nursing Home -
Convenience Store, with Gas Pumps -
Convenience Store, w/out Gas Pumps -
Correctional/Detention Facility (Public) -
Correctional/Detention Facility (Private) -
Dance Hall -
Day Care/Child Care Center -
Day Care or Child Care Center, In Home -
Distribution Center -
Dry Cleaning, Pick-Up/Drop-Off -
Dry Cleaning Plant or Commercial Laundry -
Dry Cleaning, Small Shop -
Dwelling, Duplex -
Dwelling, Garage Apartment -
Dwelling, Historically Significant -
Dwelling, Multi-Family -
Dwelling, Single-Family, Attached -
Dwelling, Single-Family, Detached -
Dwelling, Single-or Multi-Family Above First Floor Level -
Dwelling, Single-Family Zero Lot Line -
Equipment Sales, Medical -
Fairgrounds -
Family -
Farm, Ranch, Garden Or Orchard -
Farmer’s Market -
Feed Lot -
Feed Store -
Foster Family Home -
Foster Group Home -
Fraternal Organization Lodge, or Civic Club -
Fuel/Natural Resource Dispensing Station -
Gasoline Service or Filling Station -
General Market -
General Residential Operation -
Golf Cart Sales, New & Used -
Golf Cart Service/Repair, New & Used -
Golf Course/Country Club, Private -
Golf Course/County Club, Public -
Halfway House -
Health Club (Weight/Aerobic Center) -
Heliport -
Helistop -
Home Occupation -
Hospital -
Hospital for Insane/Narcotic Related Illnesses -
Industrial Manufacturing/Fabrication/Assembly, Enclosed, Light
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Industrial Manufacturing/Fabrication/Assembly, Enclosed, Heavy
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Industrial Manufacturing/Fabrication/Assembly, Outside Storage,
Light -
Industrial Manufacturing/Fabrication/Assembly, Outside Storage,
Heavy -
Kennels (Indoor Pens) -
Kennels (Outdoor Pens) -
Key/Locksmith Shop -
Kiosk -
Laboratory, Medical -
Landfill (commercial) -
Laundromat, Self-Serve -
Library, Public -
Machine Sales And Storage, Heavy -
Manufactured Home (HUD-Code Manufactured Home) -
Manufactured Home (HUD-Code) Display, Sales and Services -
Manufactured Housing Park (HUD-Code) -
Manufactured Housing Subdivision (HUD-Code) -
Manufacturing -
Massage Establishment -
Mausoleum -
Medical Offices, Professional -
Micro-Distillery -
Model Home Sales Office -
Monument and Headstone Sales -
Mortuary or Funeral Parlor -
Motel or Hotel -
Motorcycle Sales and Service, New -
Municipally Owned Facilities and Uses -
Nursery, Retail w/Outside Storage -
Office Center -
Office, Professional General -
Office-Showroom/Warehouse -
Paint Shop -
Park and Ride -
Park or Playground, Public -
Park or Recreation Facility, Private -
Pawn Shop -
Pet Shop -
Petroleum Extraction (Oil & Gas Mining) -
Portable Building Sales -
Printing or Reprographic Shop -
Produce Sales (Inside) -
Produce Stand -
Public or Municipally Owned Facility or Uses -
Racetrack, Horse -
Raceway, Motor -
Radio/Television Broadcasting, Without Tower -
Railroad Track and Right-Of-Way -
Recreation Center, Private -
Recreation Vehicle Park -
Recreation Vehicle Sales, New -
Recreation Vehicle Sales and/or Service, Used -
Recycling Center -
Recycling Collection Center -
Recycling Plant -
Restaurant, Cafe or Cafeteria -
Restaurant (Drive-In Type) -
Restaurant, Incidental to Primary Use -
Retail or Service, Incidental -
Retail Sales, General -
Retirement Home -
Rock Quarries, Sand, Gravel or Earth Extraction -
Sanitarium -
School, Home -
School, Home Day -
School, Institutional, Rehabilitation Training -
School, Nursery -
School, Parochial or Private -
School, Private Boarding -
School, Public, Primary or Secondary -
Schools, Business or Trade -
Self-Service or Mini-Warehouse -
Servant’s Quarters -
Service and Repair Shops General -
Shooting Range, Indoor -
Shopping Center -
Short-term Rental (STR), Commercial -
Short-term Rental (STR), Residential Unhosted -
Small Engine & Appliance Repair -
Small Tractor and Small Implements -
Stable, Commercial -
Stable, Private -
Storage Yard -
Street Vending, Temporary -
Studios, Professional -
Tank Farm -
Tattoo Parlor/Body Piercing Studio -
Tattoo Parlor, Cosmetic -
Taxidermist Shop -
Terminal, Bus -
Terminal, Freight or Truck -
Terminal, Railroad -
Terminal, Transfer Storage and Baggage -
Theater, Indoor -
Theater, Outdoor -
Tire Retreading and Capping -
Trailer Rental -
Transportation and Utility Structures and Facilities -
Travel Trailer Park -
Truck and Bus Rental Leasing -
Truck and Bus Repair and Overhaul -
Truck Parking Lot -
Truck Sales, Heavy Trucks -
Truck Stop -
Towing Company Office with Towed Vehicle Storage Yard -
Towing Company Office without Towed Vehicle Storage Yard -
Utilities, Public and Private -
Veterinarian Clinic, with Outside Pens -
Veterinarian Clinic, without [Outside] Pens -
Warehouse, Chemical & Toxic Materials Storage -
Warehouse/Showroom with Office -
Warehouse, Wholesale, Enclosed -
Warehouse, Wholesale, w/Outside Storage -
Wine Tasting Facility (Winery) -
Wireless Antenna Facilities -
Wrecking, Salvage, Reclamation Yard -
Wrecking Yard (Junkyard) -
Permitted Uses Definitions
A movie arcade, adult bookstore, adult cabaret, adult encounter
parlor, adult lounge, adult drive-in theater, adult retail store,
or any combination thereof, a principal business of which is the offering
of a service or the selling, renting or exhibiting of devices or any
other items intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification
to its customers, and which is distinguished by or characterized by
an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified
sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, or whose employees
or customers appear less than completely and opaquely covered. The
term “adult entertainment enterprise” shall not be construed
to include:
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Any business operated by or employing licensed psychologists,
licensed physical therapists, registered massage therapists, registered
nurses, or licensed athletic trainers engaged in practicing such licensed
professions;
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Any business operated by or employing licensed physicians or
licensed chiropractors engaged in practicing the healing arts;
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Any retail establishment whose principal business is the offering
of wearing apparel for sale to customers and which does not exhibit
merchandise on live models; or
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Any activity conducted or sponsored by any Texas Independent
School District, licensed or accredited private school, or public
or private college or university.
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A privately owned place where an aircraft can land and take
off, usually equipped with hangars, facilities for refueling and repair
and various accommodations for passengers.
A publicly owned place where an aircraft can land and take
off, usually equipped with hangars, facilities for refueling and repair
and various accommodations for passengers.
A small, open motor vehicle having a seat and three or more
wheels fitted with large, low pressure tires. It is designed chiefly
for recreational use over roadless, rugged terrain. The term All-Terrain
Vehicle (ATV) includes Utility Task Vehicle (UTV).
Any building, room, place or establishment of any nature
or kind and by whatever name called, the primary use of which is the
operation of coin-operated machines that dispense, or is used or is
capable of being used to dispense or afford, amusement, skill, or
pleasure or is operated for any purpose, other than for dispensing
only, music, or service. For the purpose of this definition, “primary
use” means 51% or more of the gross floor area of the portion
of the structure being used (not to include any area of a structure
being used as storage). The term “Amusement (Video) Arcade”:
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Includes a marble machine, marble table machine, marble shooting
machine, miniature racetrack machine, miniature football machine,
miniature golf machine, miniature bowling machine, billiard or pool
game, or machines or devices that dispense merchandise or commodities
or play music in connection with or in addition to dispensing skill
or pleasure; and
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Does not include an amusement machine designed exclusively for
a child, billiard tables that are not coin-operated machines, and
devices designed to train persons in aphaeretic [athletic] skills
of golf, tennis, baseball, archery or other similar sports.
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An amusement or entertainment enterprise wholly enclosed
and operated within a building. This includes, but is not limited
to, bowling alleys, skating rinks, health clubs, racquetball clubs,
bingo parlors, indoor tennis courts, gymnasiums, swimming pools and
nautilus facilities.
An outdoor area or structure, open to the public which provides
entertainment or amusement, including but not limited to batting cages,
driving range, miniature golf, go-kart tracks, drive-in theaters,
water slides and carnivals.
An establishment that offers to the general public the service
of animal grooming for domestic pets. No boarding or medical care
is provided.
An establishment that offers to the general public the service
of processing and packaging of red meats, fowl and/or fish provided
the facility complies with all state, federal and local health regulations.
All processing is conducted indoors with no emission of noxious odors
or noise. This definition does not include the slaughtering or boarding
of live animals.
See Dwelling, Multi-Family
A group living facility that provides health and living services
for persons who because of age, illness or infirmity cannot live independently
but do not require continuous nursing care. This type of facility
provides personal care services as defined by the State of Texas.
Assisted Living is considered to be an intermediate level of care,
between retirement homes (independent living) and convalescent/nursing
homes (continuous care).
A private field(s) and structure used for sporting events
with associated spectator seating, either permanent or temporary.
A public field(s) and structure used for sporting events
with associated spectator seating, either permanent or temporary.
The storage or impoundment, on a lot or tract, of operable
automobiles, boats, trailers, recreational vehicles and/or trucks.
Storage, leasing or renting of automobiles, motorcycles,
and light load vehicles.
An area or structure designed for the parking of motor vehicles.
The use of any building or other premise for the primary
inside display and sale of new or used parts for automobiles, panel
trucks or vans, trailers, or recreation vehicles.
The use of any land area for the outside display and sale
of new or used parts for automobiles, panel trucks or vans, trailers,
or recreational vehicles, but not including wrecking yards and junkyards.
General repair or reconditioning of engines, air conditioning
systems and transmissions for motor vehicles; wrecker service; collision
services, including body, frame or fender straightening or repair;
customizing; painting; vehicle steam cleaning; undercoating and rustproofing.
Minor repair or replacement of parts, tires, tubes, and batteries;
diagnostic services; minor motor services such as grease, oil, spark
plug, and filter changing; tune-ups; emergency road service; replacement
of starters, alternators, hoses, brake parts; automobile washing and
polishing; performing state inspections and making minor repairs necessary
to pass said inspection; normal servicing of air conditioning systems,
and other similar minor services for motor vehicles except heavy load
vehicles, but not including any operation named under “Automobile
Repair, Major” or any other similar use.
The primary sale of new automobiles in a structure or an
open lot with secondary sales of used automobiles.
Retail sales or offering for sale of used automobiles or
light load vehicles.
The display and sales of automobiles in an enclosed building
which are characterized by excellence, age or by an enduring classic
value.
Any building, land area or other premises, or portion thereof,
used or intended to be used for the retail dispensing or sales of
automobile fuels, lubricants, and automobile accessories, including
those operations listed under Minor Automobile Repair.
Vehicles which are inoperative or are being repaired may
not remain parked outside an Automobile Service Station for a period
greater than seven days.
A manufacturing facility for the production and distribution
of baked goods and confectioneries.
An establishment for the custody, loan, exchange or issue
of money, the extension of credit, and/or facilitating the transmission
of funds; to include automated teller machines and check-cashing and
loan service agencies.
An establishment that is leased on a temporary basis by individuals
or groups who reserve the facilities to accommodate private functions,
including, but not limited to - banquets, weddings, anniversaries,
receptions, family reunions, business and organizational meetings,
homeowners’ association (HOA) events, and other similar functions,
to which the general public is not admitted and for which no admission
fee is charged. Such establishments may include kitchen facilities
for the preparation of food and/or catering of food under a valid
health permit, and areas for dancing, dining, and other entertainment
activities that customarily occur in association with banquets, weddings,
or receptions. This would also include any activities under a valid,
approved TABC permit issued by the TABC for an activity/occasion on-site.
A permanent manufacturing facility for the production of
concrete or asphalt.
A temporary manufacturing facility for the production of
concrete or asphalt during construction of a project, and to be removed
when the project is completed.
An establishment that provides personal services including
haircuts, perms, color treatments, manicures, pedicures and other
personal care services.
A dwelling occupied as a permanent residence by an owner
or renter which serves breakfast and in which sleeping accommodations
in not more than seven (7) rooms are provided or offered for transient
guests for compensation.
A principal building used as a dwelling, occupied as a permanent
residence by an owner or agent which serves breakfast and in which
sleeping accommodations are provided or offered for occupants for
a period of less than thirty (30) consecutive days and rented for
compensation.
The area of a dwelling intended as sleeping quarters. The
term does not include a kitchen, dining room, bathroom, living room
(as an example but not limited to: game room, silting room, media
room, multi-use room), utility room, or closet or storage area of
a dwelling.
A marine retail sales and service use in which new boats
are sold and repaired.
A marine retail sales and service use in which used boats
are sold and repaired.
A facility for the bottling of products for off-site retail
sales.
An establishment that will engage in the following: 1.) Manufacture,
brew, bottle, can, package and label malt liquor, ale, and beer, and;
2.) Sell or offer without charge, on the premise of the Brew Pub,
to ultimate consumers for consumption on or off those premises, malt
liquor, ale or beer produced by the establishment, in or from a lawful
container, to the extent the sales or offers are allowed under the
establishment’s other permits or licenses
An area of land and/or structure used for the storage of
bulk brick, stone or other masonry products offered for sale.
A facility for the sale of materials, tools, and hardware
customarily used in the construction of buildings and other structures,
including facilities for storage inside a building.
A facility for the sale of materials, tools, and hardware
customarily used in the construction of buildings and other structures,
including facilities for storage outside a building and sale of ready-mix
concrete from small batching plants, but subject to the following
exceptions and/or provisions: [sic]
Facilities for the sale and storage of building and lumber
materials.
An area of land and/or structure with machine or hand operated
facilities used principally for cleaning, washing, polishing or waxing
of passenger and recreational vehicles or other light duty motor vehicles
wherein all work is provided by employees of a car wash facility.
An area of land and/or structure with machine or hand operated
facilities used principally for cleaning, washing, polishing or waxing
of passenger and recreational vehicles or other light duty motor vehicles
wherein the customer provides all the services.
A residence located on a premises with a main nonresidential
use and occupied only by a caretaker or guard employed on the premises.
Property used for the interring of the dead.
A building for regular assembly for religious worship which
is used primarily and designed for such purpose and those accessory
activities which are customarily associated therewith, and the place
of residence for ministers, priests, nuns or rabbis on the premises
(tax exempt as defined by State law). For the purposes of this ordinance,
this definition does not apply to bible study and other similar activities
which occur in a person’s primary residence.
A building or complex of buildings that house municipal offices
and services, and which may include cultural, recreational, athletic,
convention or entertainment facilities owned and/or operated by a
governmental agency.
A facility primarily utilized by a health professional or
unit for providing public health services including emergency services
and related facilities such as laboratories, clinics and administrative
offices operated in connection therewith. Typical uses would be dentist,
doctor or chiropractic professional offices and clinics.
An establishment providing social and dining facilities,
as well as alcoholic beverage service to an association of persons,
and otherwise falling with [within] the definition of, and permitted
under the provisions of, that portion of Title 3, Chapter 32, of the
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, as the same may be hereafter amended,
as it pertains to the operation of private clubs.
An academic institution of higher learning accredited or
recognized by the State and offering a program or series of programs
of academic study leading to a recognized degree or advanced degree.
Including junior and senior colleges, universities, conservatories
and seminaries.
Establishments other than personal service shops for the
treatment and/or processing of products as a service on a for-profit
basis including, but not limited to, newspaper printing, laundry plant,
or cleaning and dying plants.
A place where not more than six (6) persons with physical
or mental disabilities are provided room and board, as well as supervised
care and rehabilitation by not more than two (2) persons. However
this use may not be located closer than 1/2 mile from another community
care facility.
A building or complex of buildings that house cultural, recreational,
athletic, or entertainment facilities owned and/or operated by a governmental
agency or private nonprofit agency.
Retail sales of used wearing apparel, furniture or other
merchandise. No outdoor sales, display, staging, sorting, storage
or drop-off of clothing is permitted.
Retail sales of used wearing apparel, furniture or other
merchandise where outdoor sales, display, staging, sorting, storage
or drop-off of clothing is permitted.
A facility, which allows for construction related equipment
sales inside the structure as the primary use and also allows for
the outside display of small construction equipment on-site.
A permitted, temporary building or structure, of either permanent
or temporary construction, used as an office in connection with an
active development or construction project for supporting temporary
supervisory or administrative functions related to development, construction
within the active development or construction project. A Construction
Field Office shall not be used as a residence and shall not be constructed
with sleeping facilities. RVs, motor homes or mobile homes are not
permitted or defined as a Construction Field Office. Active is defined
as having a FIA or Building Permit issued for the site. Upon abandonment,
completion, or lack of activity of the project, such field offices
shall be removed at the Chief Building Official’s discretion.
A storage yard or assembly yard for building materials and
equipment directly related to a specific construction project and
subject to removal at completion of construction.
An electrical/mechanical/plumbing contractor, or similar
business whose primary use provides a service by installation of electrical,
mechanical or plumbing systems and which may also have limited sales
of electrical, mechanical or plumbing supplies or equipment as secondary
use incidental to its primary use with no outside storage.
An electrical/mechanical/plumbing or similar business whose
primary use provides a service by installation of electrical, mechanical,
or plumbing systems and which may also have limited sales of electrical,
mechanical or plumbing supplies or equipment as secondary use incidental
to its primary use with outside storage.
A health facility used for or customarily occupied by persons
recovering from illness or suffering from infirmities of age, and
furnished meals or continuing nursing care for compensation.
Any premises where gasoline and/or other petroleum products
are sold as a principal use and in connection with the principal use,
a convenience store prepackaged food products, household items and
other goods commonly associated with the same.
Any premises offering for sale prepackaged food products,
household items and other convenience goods commonly associated with
the same. Gasoline and/or other petroleum products are not permitted.
A public facility operated by County, State or Federal government,
or by a commercial entity under contract to one of these governments
utilized for the incarceration of individuals convicted of crimes
where these individuals are housed until such time as they have completed
their sentences. Such facilities include minimum and maximum security
prisons for adults as well as juvenile detention centers for minors.
A private facility operated by a commercial entity that’s
primary business venture is to provide for the incarceration of individuals
convicted of crimes where these individuals are housed until such
time as they have completed their sentences. Such facilities include
minimum and maximum security prisons for adults as well as juvenile
detention centers for minors.
An establishment open to the general public for entertainment,
in particular, dancing.
A commercial institution or place designed for the care of
four (4) or more unrelated children during the hours of 6:00 a.m.
to 10:00 p.m.
A private residence where care, protection, and supervision
are provided on a regular schedule, at least twice a week to no more
than six (6) children, including children of the adult provider.
A site or building used primarily for the temporary storage
and/or distribution of goods, merchandise, supplies. This definition
does not include Overnight Delivery (for distribution which is classified
elsewhere in this ordinance).
A retail establishment providing a drop-off and pick-up point
for customers to leave wearing apparel or other material in need of
laundry and dry cleaning, and pick-up of items when laundered and/or
dry cleaned.
An industrial facility where fabrics are cleaned with substantially
non-aqueous organic solvents on a commercial or wholesale basis.
A custom cleaning shop or pick-up station not exceeding six
thousand (6,000) square feet of floor area, including but not limited
to dry cleaning plants having no more than one thousand, five hundred
(1,500) square feet of floor area for dry cleaning equipment.
A detached dwelling designed with a common vertical wall
between units and to be occupied by two families living independently
of each other.
An accessory dwelling unit for one family erected in conjunction
with a garage. See Accessory Dwelling.
Any dwelling that is not less than 50 years old and that
meets the criteria for historically significant structures as established
by the Texas State Historic Preservation Office.
Attached dwelling units designed to be occupied by three
or more families living independently of one another, exclusive of
hotels or motels.
“Zero lot line” developments of Patio Homes or
Townhomes allowing two or more dwelling units within a structure.
(See Patio Home and Townhome)
A detached dwelling designed to be occupied by not more than
one family.
Single-or multi-family dwelling units that are located above
a first floor level commercial or retail business, with each dwelling
unit occupied by one family.
Same as Patio Home.
Establishments primarily engaged in the sale of medical equipment
including incidental storage, maintenance and servicing of such equipment.
An area where outdoor fairs, circuses or exhibitions are
held.
One or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption,
or not more than four persons not related by blood, marriage, or adoption,
occupying a dwelling unit as an individual housekeeping organization.
An area used for growing usual farm products, vegetables,
fruits, trees, and grain and for the raising thereon of the usual
farm poultry and farm animals such as horses, cattle, and sheep and
including the necessary accessory uses for raising, treating, and
storing products raised on the premises, but not including the commercial
feeding of offal or garbage to swine or other animals and not including
any type of agriculture or husbandry specifically prohibited by ordinance
or law.
The retail sale of farm produce by individual vendors, for
the primary purpose of selling fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices,
edible seeds, nuts, live plants, flowers, and honey. The sale of any
type of meat, fish or poultry, eggs, refrigerated dairy products,
canned foods, packaged items and prepared foods such as salsa, pickles,
cookies, etc., shall not be included in this definition.
A lot, yard, corral, buildings or other area in which livestock
are confined, primarily for the purposes of feeding and growth prior
to slaughter and which is specifically designed as a confinement area
where the concentration of animals is such that a vegetative cover
cannot be maintained with the enclosure. The term does not include
areas which are used for raising crops or other vegetation or upon
which livestock are allowed to graze.
An establishment for the selling of corn, grain and other
foodstuffs for animals and livestock, and including implements and
goods related to agricultural processes, but not including farm machinery.
A child-care facility that provides care for not more than
6 children for 24 hours a day.
A child-care facility that provides care for 7 to 12 children
for 24 hours a day.
An organized group having a restricted membership and specific
purpose related to the welfare of the members such as Elks, Masons,
Knights of Columbus, or a labor union.
A service facility providing for the dispensing of fuel or
other natural resource(s) to the general public. The facility may
be attended or unattended and may offer for sale conventional and/or
alternative fuels, such as gasoline, bio-fuel, propane, CNG, ethanol,
etc. May also include commercial water sales in areas approved by
the City of Granbury.
(See Automobile Service Station)
An outdoor, or partially indoor, covered premise where the
main use is the sale of new and used household goods, fruits, vegetables,
herbs, spices, edible seeds, nuts, live plants, flowers, honey, personal
effects, tools, artwork, small household appliances, and similar merchandise,
objects, or equipment, in small quantities, in broken stalls, lots
or parcels, not in bulk, for the use or consumption by the immediate
purchaser. The sale of any type of meat, fish or poultry, eggs and
refrigerated dairy products shall not be included in this definition,
nor shall any other merchandise or equipment not permitted to be sold
by right within a Light Commercial zoning district. The sale or offering
of live animals is also prohibited under this definition. The term
general market shall not be deemed to include wholesale sales establishments,
personal service establishments or rental service establishments,
but shall be deemed to include food service establishments, retail
service establishments, and auction establishments.
A child-care facility that provides care for more than 12
children for 24 hours a day, including facilities known as children’s
homes, halfway houses, residential treatment centers, emergency shelters,
and therapeutic camps.
A golf cart sales use in which new/used golf carts are displayed
and/or sold.
General repair or reconditioning of golf carts both new and
used.
An area of twenty (20) acres or more improved with trees,
greens, fairways, hazards, and which may include a clubhouse, dining
room, tennis courts and similar recreational or service uses available
only to members and their guests.
An area of twenty (20) acres or more improved with trees,
greens, fairways, hazards, and which may include a clubhouse, dining
room, tennis courts and similar recreational or service uses which
is privately owned but open to the public for a fee and operated as
a commercial venture.
A home for not more than six persons who have demonstrated
a tendency toward alcoholism, drug abuse, antisocial or criminal conduct,
together with not more than two persons providing supervision and
other services to such persons, all of which live together as a single
housekeeping unit.
A facility where members or non-members use equipment or
space for the purpose of physical exercise.
An area of land or water or a structural surface which is
used, or intended for use, for the landing and taking off of helicopters,
and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use for
heliport buildings and other heliport facilities.
A landing pad for occasional landing and taking off of helicopters
where no regularly scheduled stops occur. No temporary or permanent
storage, refueling, maintenance or repairs shall take place on-site.
Helicopters may only be located on the landing pad for start-up, shut-down,
passenger loading or unloading and restocking of supplies. Generally,
helicopters shall not be located on the landing pad for more than
45 minutes at a time.
An occupation, which is secondary to the primary use of a
dwelling as a residence, conducted on residential premises solely
by an occupant of the residence[.]
An institution providing health services primarily for human
inpatient medical or surgical care for the sick or injured and including
related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient departments, training
facilities, central services facilities, and staff offices which are
an integral part of the facilities.
A facility that provides residence and/or outpatient care,
with supervisory personnel, to persons regardless of legal relationship,
who have demonstrated a tendency towards mental illness, alcoholism
or drug abuse.
Industrial and manufacturing plants including the processing
or assembling of parts for production of finished equipment where
the process of manufacturing or treatment of materials is such that
no dust, odor, gas, smoke or noise is emitted with no outside storage.
Any industrial use whose operation, in the opinion of the
Fire Chief, involves a much higher than average risk to public health
and safety. There shall be no outside storage.
Industrial and manufacturing plants including the processing
or assembling of parts for production of finished equipment where
the process of manufacturing or treatment of materials is such that
no dust, odor, gas, smoke or noise is emitted and not more than 20%
of the lot or tract is used for the open storage of products, materials
or equipment.
Any industrial use whose operation, in the opinion of the
Fire Chief, involves a much higher than average risk to public health
and safety. Outside storage is permitted.
An establishment with indoor pens in which more than four
(4) dogs or domesticated animals more than one year old are housed,
groomed, bred, boarded, trained or sold for commercial purposes.
An establishment with outdoor pens in which more than four
(4) dogs or domesticated animals more than one year old are housed,
groomed, bred, boarded, trained or sold for commercial purposes.
A shop that specializes in making, selling and repairing
keys, locks and associated material.
A small, freestanding, one-story structure having a maximum
floor area of 350 square feet and used for commercial purposes, such
as automatic teller machines or the posting of temporary information
and/or posters, notices and announcements. If a kiosk is to be occupied,
it shall have a minimum floor area of 25 square feet.
A facility used in the research or testing of items related
to the physical well-being of a human being or animal, but not including
manufacturing.
A commercial use for the disposal of garbage, rubbish, etc.,
by burying it under a shallow layer of ground.
A facility where patrons wash, dry or dry clean clothing
and other fabrics in machines operated by the patron.
Buildings and structures open for the general public, for
which a fee may or may not be charged for the use of book collections.
A building or open area, other than a right-of-way or public
parking area used for the display, sale, rental or storage of heavy
machinery, either machines in general or a group of machines which
function together as a unit.
A dwelling designed to be transported on its own chassis
on the highway in one or more sections by a prime mover and which
is constructed with a base section so as to be independently self-supporting
and not requiring a permanent foundation for year-round living.
The offering for sale, storage, or display of trailers or
manufactured homes (HUD-Code) on a parcel of land but excluding the
use of such facilities as dwellings either on a temporary or permanent
basis.
A parcel of land not less than five (5) acres nor greater
than twenty-five (25) acres which has been designed, improved, or
intended to be used or rented for occupancy by one or more mobile
homes or trailer houses in designated spaces.
A parcel of land which has been designed, platted, improved,
and is intended for the placement of individually owned mobile home
units on platted lots which can be purchased outright by the owners
of the mobile home units.
(See “Industrial” Categories)
Any place of business in which massage therapy is practiced
by a massage therapist, as defined and licensed by State law. “Massage
Therapy,” as a health care service, means the manipulation of
soft tissue for therapeutic purposes. The term includes, but is not
limited to, effleurage (stroking), petrissage (kneading), tapotement
(percussion), compression, vibration, friction, nerve strokes, and
Swedish gymnastics, either by hand or with mechanical or electrical
apparatus for the purpose of body massage. Massage therapy may include
the use of oil, salt glows, heat lamps, hot and cold packs, tub, shower
or cabinet baths. Equivalent terms for “massage therapy”
are massage and therapeutic massage. Massage and “therapeutic”
do not include diagnosis, the treatment of illness or disease, or
any service or procedure for which a license to practice medicine,
chiropractic, physical therapy, or podiatry is required by law.
Property used for the interring of the dead and where bodies
are interred above ground in stacked vaults.
A room or group of rooms used for the provision of executive,
management, or administrative services for medically related activities.
A duly-licensed establishment primarily engaged in on-site
distillation of spirits in quantities not to exceed 75,000 gallons
per year. The distillery operation processes the ingredients to make
spirits by mashing, cooking, and fermenting. The micro-distillery
operation does not include the production of any other alcoholic beverage.
This establishment will also sell or offer without charge, on the
premises of the Micro-Distillery, to ultimate consumers for consumption
on or off those premises, spirits produced by the establishment, in
or from a lawful container, to the extent the sales or offers are
allowed under the establishment’s other permits or licenses.
A single-family dwelling in a developing subdivision located
on a legal lot of record that is limited to temporary use as a sales
office for the subdivision and to provide an example of the dwellings
which have been built or which are proposed to be built in the same
subdivision.
A retail establishment offering for sale stone monuments
produced off-premises.
A place for the storage of human bodies prior to their burial
or cremation, or a building used for the preparation of the deceased
for burial and the display of the deceased and ceremonies connected
therewith before burial or cremation.
A building or group of buildings designed for and occupied
as a temporary dwelling place of individuals and providing four or
more room units where customary hotel services such as linen, maid
service, telephone, and upkeep of furniture is provided.
The display, sale and servicing, including repair work, of
motorcycles.
Any area, land, building, structure, and/or facility owned,
used, leased, or operated by the City of Granbury, Texas.
An establishment, including a building, part of a building
or open space, for the growth, display and/or sale of large plants,
shrubs, and trees, and other materials used in indoor or outdoor planting.
A building or complex of buildings used primarily for conducting
the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry or government,
or like activity that may include ancillary services for office workers
such as a coffee shop, newspaper or candy stand.
A room or group of rooms used for the provision of executive,
management, or administrative services. Typical uses include administrative
offices, and services including real estate, insurance, property management,
investment, personnel, travel, secretarial services, telephone answering,
and business offices of public utilities, organizations and associations,
but excluding medical offices.
An establishment with a minimum of seventy-five percent (75%)
of its total floor area devoted to storage and warehousing, but not
accessible to the general public. The remaining area may include retail
and wholesale sales areas, sales offices, and display areas for products
sold and distributed from the storage and warehousing areas.
A commercial establishment where painting services are performed.
The temporary storage of automobiles on a daily basis for
persons traveling together to and from work either through carpools,
van-pools, bus-pools or mass transit.
A recreation facility, recreation center, or park owned or
operated by a public agency such as a City or School District and
available to the general public.
A recreation facility operated for the exclusive use of private
residents or neighborhood groups and their guests, and not the general
public.
An establishment where money is loaned on the security of
personal property pledged in the keeping of the owners (pawnbroker).
Retail sales also take place of primarily used items.
A retail establishment offering small animals, fish or birds
for sale as pets and where all such creatures are housed within the
building.
The process of extracting petroleum from the earth.
An establishment which displays and sells structures capable
of being carried and transported to another location, but not including
mobile homes.
A small establishment which reproduces, in printed form,
individual orders from a business profession, service, industry or
government organization and occupies less than 4,000 square feet.
A printing company shall be any printing business which operates in
a space of 4,000 square feet.
The retail sales of fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants,
herbs, or other foodstuffs such as: jams, jellies, pickles, sauce
and baked goods located within a building (which meets the architectural
and building standards for construction).
A partially enclosed or open-aired structure used for the
retail sales and display of fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs
or plants. May also involve the accessory sales of other foodstuffs
such as: jams, jellies, pickles, sauces or baked goods. May also include
wood or other seasonal items for sale.
Any building (except a building used primarily for general
office purposes) which is owned, leased, primarily used and/or primarily
occupied by the State of Texas, the United States, the City of Granbury,
or any subdivision or agency of the State of Texas, the United States
or the City of Granbury, or by any public or quasi-public utility.
A measured course where horses are entered in competition
against one another or against time, including tracks used only in
the training of animals.
A measured course where automobiles compete against one another
or against time.
A building or portion of a building used as a place for radio
or television broadcasting.
The right-of-way and track used by a railroad, but not including
railroad stations, sidings, team tracks, loading facilities, dockyards,
or maintenance areas.
A place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports,
leisure time activities and other customary and usual recreational
activities.
A parcel of land reserved for the location of recreational
vehicles for recreational, transient lodging including buildings and
sites set aside for related recreational purposes.
The primary sale of new recreation vehicles in a structure
or on open lot with secondary sales of used recreation vehicles.
Retail sales and/or repair or service of used recreation
vehicles.
A facility that is not a wrecking yard and in which recoverable
resources, such as newspapers, glassware, and metal cans are collected,
stored, flattened, crushed, or bundled, essentially by hand within
a completely enclosed building.
An incidental use that serves as a neighborhood drop-off
point for temporary storage of recoverable resources. No processing
of such items would be allowed. This facility would generally be located
in a shopping center parking lot or in other public/quasi-public areas
such as in churches and schools.
A facility that is not a junkyard and in which recoverable
resources, such as newspapers, magazines, books, and other paper products;
glass; metal cans; and other products, are recycled, reprocessed,
and treated to return such products to a condition in which they may
again be used for production.
An eating establishment where customers are primarily served
at tables or self-served and food is consumed on the premises, which
may include a drive-through window.
An eating establishment where primarily food or drink is
served to customers in motor vehicles or where facilities are provided
on the premises which encourage the serving and consumption of food
in automobiles on or near the restaurant premises.
An eating establishment primarily for the incidental use
of the primary use.
The rendering of retailing or services incidental to the
primary use. In the Office District, such uses include a barber or
beauty shop, smoke shop, candy counter, restaurant, pharmacy or other
incidental activity secondary to the primary office occupancy.
This major group includes retail stores which sell a number
of lines of merchandise including but not limited to dry goods, apparel
and accessories, florist, furniture and home furnishings, antiques,
small wares, small appliances, hardware, and general grocery sales.
The stores included in this group are known as department stores,
variety stores, general merchandise stores, general stores, etc. and
which may include services incidental to the sale of such goods.
A residential complex containing multi-family dwellings designed
for and principally occupied by senior citizens. Such facilities may
include a congregate meals program in a common dining area, but exclude
institutional care such as medical or nursing care, and are distinguished
from convalescent, rest or nursing homes as elsewhere defined.
The process of extracting sand, gravel and stone from the
earth.
An institution providing health facilities for inpatient
medical treatment or treatment and recuperation making use of natural
therapeutic agents.
Educational activities consisting of a defined curriculum
with the purpose of satisfying the state educational requirements
and said educational activities being conducted in the home of a student
living in the home. Said educational activities shall be considered
a part of the housekeeping activities of a family.
Educational activities consisting of a defined curriculum
with the purpose of satisfying the state educational requirements
and said educational activities being conducted in the home but not
necessarily in the home of the student living therein. There shall
be no more than six (6) unrelated students not living in the home
in which the educational activities are being conducted. The total
number of students living in the home in which the activities are
being conducted shall not exceed twelve (12) at any given time.
A facility that provides rehabilitation and training operated
or sponsored by chartered educational, religious or philanthropic
organizations, but excluding uses such as trade schools, which are
operated primarily on a commercial basis.
An establishment providing for the care, supervision and
protection of children.
A school under the sponsorship of a private agency or corporation
or religious agency providing elementary or secondary curriculum,
but not including private trade or commercial schools.
Any building or group of buildings with dormitories, dining
rooms and other accessory uses for the boarding of students, the use
of which meets state requirements for primary, secondary, or higher
education and which does not secure the major part of its funding
from any governmental agency.
A school having a curriculum generally equivalent to public
elementary or secondary schools.
Establishments, other than public or parochial schools, private
primary or secondary schools, or colleges, offering training or instruction
in a trade and/or an occupation.
A building or group of buildings in a controlled access and
fenced area consisting of various sized industrial, compartmentalized
and controlled access self-contained units that are leased or owned
for the storage of business and household goods or contractor supplies.
An accessory dwelling in a residential district for the sole
use and occupancy of a member of the immediate family or a person
or persons employed on the premises by the occupant on a full-time
basis as domestic help, such as a maid, yard-man, chauffeur, cook
or gardener, but not involving the rental of such facilities or the
use of separate utility connections.
Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of repair
and services to individuals and households, rather than businesses,
but excluding automotive equipment repair use types. Typical uses
include appliance repair, shoe repair, watch and jewelry repair and
repair of musical instruments, seamstress and tailor shops.
A completely enclosed firing range with targets for the supervised
discharge of rifles or handguns for practice.
A group of primarily retail and service commercial establishments
planned, constructed and managed as a total entity with customer and
employee parking provided on-site, provision for goods delivery separated
from customer access, provision of aesthetically appropriate design
and protection from the elements.
A premises or portion thereof within a building and used
for lodging accommodations for occupants for a period of less than
thirty (30) consecutive days and rented for compensation.
A residential principal building or portion thereof within
the principal building and used for lodging accommodations for occupants
for a period of less than thirty 30 consecutive days and rented for
compensation.
A service facility which provides for the servicing and repair
of small engines, lawnmowers and other lawn related equipment, generators
and household appliances, such as washers, dryers, dishwashers.
Any utility, compact or subcompact tractor, and implement
tractor attachments used for mowing, landscaping, gardening, clearing,
and animal management; used in small areas for small farms, small
ranches and residential properties; although not used for large industrialized
commercial farming or industrial farming operations. Examples of small
utility tractor implement attachments include and are not limited
to: disc harrows configurated for low horsepower standard duty; mountable
mowers; landscape rakes; hay spears; backhoe; front end loader. This
use also includes skid steer equipment.
A stable used for the rental of stall space or for the sale
or rental of horses or mules.
An area used solely for the owner’s private purposes
for the sale or keeping of horses, mules or ponies, and not kept for
remuneration, hire or sale.
A building, part of a building, or land area for the construction
or storage of materials, equipment, tools, products, and vehicles.
The sale of merchandise from a temporary facility located
on public right-of-way, or private property, within a front or side
yard area at disassociated periods of time. Street vending shall include
any merchandise which is displayed to be sold in an open, or partially
open, facility and is not designated as a seasonal item or is associated
with any outside display of merchandise offered for sale by the primary
use of the lot or tract on which it is located. This definition shall
also include any street vendors regarding food preparation and sales
to the general public. Special events sponsored by public and nonprofit
agencies are exempt from this definition (but will be required to
register or permit with the Health Officer). Permanent Street Vending
or street vending outside of this definition is strictly prohibited.
The term for the permit shall be for a period of fourteen
consecutive days within a twelve-month period and must include the
written consent of the property owner. A site plan or other information
may be required by the Chief Building Official upon the review of
the temporary permit providing evidence of compliance with parking,
access and maneuvering and other site or use related requirements
prior to the permit.
A building or portion of a building used as a place of work
by professionals including but not limited to dancers, photographers,
musicians or artists.
An open air facility containing a number of above-ground,
large containers for the bulk storage, in liquid or gas form, of petroleum,
butane, propane or other gas products.
An establishment whose principal business activity, either
in terms of operation or as held out to the public, is the practice
of one or more of the following: (1) placing of designs, letters,
figures, symbols, or other marks upon or under the skin of any person,
using ink or other substances that result in the permanent coloration
of the skin by means of the use of needles or other instruments designed
to contact or puncture the skin; (2) creation of an opening in the
body of a person for the purpose of inserting jewelry or their decoration.
An establishment where trained personnel apply micro-injections
of pigment to the dermal layer of skin such that facial cosmetics
are applied on a permanent basis. This does not include a tattoo parlor.
A service and retail establishment for a taxidermist to practice
on-site. The service shall include the art of preparing, stuffing,
and mounting the skins of animals, and offering the products for sale
to the general public.
Any premises for the transient housing or parking of motor-driven
buses and the loading and unloading of passengers.
An area and building where cargo is stored and where trucks,
including tractors and trailer units, load and unload cargo on a regular
basis. May include facilities for the temporary storage of loads prior
to shipment.
Any premises for the transient housing of trains and the
loading and unloading of passengers.
A facility for the storage of baggage and other items in
transit.
A building or part of a building devoted to the showing of
motion pictures, or for dramatic, musical or live performances.
An open lot with its appurtenant facilities devoted primarily
to the showing of motion pictures or theatrical productions on a paid
admission basis, which may include patrons seated in automobiles during
the theater performance.
The process by which tires are treated with a new tread.
The display and offering for rent of trailers designed to
be towed by light load vehicles.
Permanent facilities and structures operated by companies
engaged in providing transportation and utility services including
but not limited to railroad track rights-of-way, sewage pumping stations,
telephone exchanges, transit station turnarounds, water reservoirs
and water pumping stations.
A parcel of land reserved for the location of travel trailers
for recreational, transient lodging including buildings and sites
set aside for related recreational purposes.
The rental of new or used panel trucks, vans, trailers, recreational
vehicles or motor-driven buses in operable condition and where no
repair work is done.
An establishment providing major and minor repair services
to heavy load vehicles.
Area for parking heavy load vehicles.
The display, sale or rental of new or used heavy load vehicles
in operable condition.
Any building, land, area, or premise, or portion thereof
used for the retail dispensing or sales of fuels, lubricants and accessories
commonly utilized by heavy load vehicles, but not including those
uses listed under Major Automobile Repair, as applying to heavy load
vehicles.
An office used for an individual, association, corporation,
or other legal, licensed entity that controls, operates, or directs
the operation of one or more tow trucks over a public roadway. A tow
truck is defined within the Towing Administrative Rules of the Texas
Department of Licensing and Regulation. This definition shall include
an area designated for the storage of towed vehicles.
This definition shall be the same as above but shall exclude
the allowance for an area designated for the storage of towed vehicles.
Company vehicles, including wreckers and tow trucks shall be permitted.
A closely regulated enterprise with a franchise for providing
to the public a utility service deemed necessary for the public health,
safety, and welfare. Such public services include but are not limited
to water pump stations, water storage tanks, sewage treatment plants,
gas regulatory stations and electrical substations.
An establishment, including outside pens, where animals and
pets are admitted for examination and medical treatment.
An establishment, not including outside pens, where animals
and pets are admitted for examination and medical treatment.
The storage of certain types and volumes of materials (as
both primary and supplemental warehousing to support the primary)
which would constitute a public health and safety concern as determined
by local, State and Federal Fire, Building and Health Codes.
A building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials
with showroom and office space as secondary uses.
A building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials
in a fully enclosed building or area.
A building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials
with outside storage facilities.
An establishment that manufactures, bottles, labels, and
packages wine to dispense free for consumption on the winery premises
or for sale to ultimate consumers for 1.) consumption on the Winery
premises, and 2.) unbroken package off-premise consumption.
See Article 9, Wireless Antenna Facilities Regulations.
The reclamation and storage of used products or materials.
Any lot upon which two or more motor vehicles of any kind,
which are incapable of being operated due to condition or lack of
license, have been placed for the purpose of obtaining parts for recycling
or resale.
12.3.B
Amateur Radio Antenna:
Antenna:
Antenna, Building Attached:
Antenna Facility:
Co-location:
Equipment Storage Building:
Monopole:
Satellite Receive-Only Antenna:
Stealth Facility:
Tower, Lattice:
TV Antenna:
Wireless Antenna Facilities Definitions
A radio communication antenna used by a person holding an
amateur station license from the Federal Communications Commission.
A device used in communications, which transmits or receives
radio signals.
Antenna attached to an existing structure in either of two
general forms: (1) roof-mounted, in which antennas are placed on the
roofs of buildings, or (2) building-mounted, in which antennas are
placed on the sides of buildings. These antennas can also be mounted
on structures such as water tanks, billboards, church steeples, electrical
transmission towers, etc.
Any structure, monopole, tower, or lattice tower used to
support antennas.
The act of locating wireless communications equipment for
more than one use on a single antenna facility.
An unmanned, single-story equipment building used to house
radio transmitters and related equipment.
A self-supporting antenna facility composed of a single spire
used to support communications equipment or other visible items.
An antenna that enables the receipt of television signals
transmitted directly from satellites to be viewed on a television
monitor. Such antennas are commonly known as a satellite dish, television
receive-only antenna, dish antenna, parabolic antenna, or satellite
earth station antenna.
An antenna facility that is virtually transparent or invisible
to the surrounding neighborhood. Stealth facilities may include totally
enclosed antennas, wireless facilities that replicate or duplicate
the construction of common structures such as flagpoles, and camouflaged
wireless facilities that are constructed to blend into the surrounding
environment.
A self-supporting tower having three or four support legs
with cross-bracing and the capacity to hold a number and a variety
of antennas.
An antenna that enables the receipt of television signals
transmitted from broadcast stations.
12.3.C
Abandoned sign:
Advertising Matter:
Alteration:
Animation:
Awning:
Balloon (Inflatable Advertising):
Banner Sign:
Billboard, Digital (LED):
Billboard, Manual Copy Change:
Builder’s Directional Sign:
Building Official:
Business Sign:
Canopy:
Changeable Copy Sign:
Commercial Monument Sign:
Construction Sign:
Decorative Flag:
Development Sign:
Dilapidated or Deteriorated Condition:
Directional Sign:
Directory Sign:
Electronic Message Board Sign:
Enclosed Frame/Changeable Copy Sign:
Erect:
Flag:
Flashing Sign:
Framework:
Freestanding Sign:
Gasoline Pricing Sign:
Height Measurement:
Illegal Signs:
Illuminated Sign:
Illumination, External:
Illumination, Internal:
Incidental Sign:
Landscaped Sign:
LED (Light Emitting Diode) Sign:
Lighted Sign:
Logo:
Maintenance:
Menu Board:
Monument Sign:
Movable Sign:
Multi-Tenant Monument Sign (Retail Plaza Sign):
Mural:
Nameplate:
New Business Sign:
Nonconforming Sign:
Off-Premise Sign:
On-Premise Sign:
Outdoor Sales or Rental Advertising:
Pennants, Decorative:
Pole Sign:
Political Sign:
Portable (or movable) Sign:
Projecting Sign:
Pylon Sign:
Reader-board Sign:
Real Estate Land Sale:
Real Estate Sign:
Residential Construction:
Roof Sign:
Sign:
Sign Area:
Sign Box:
Snipe Sign:
Spell on Display Mode:
Temporary Sign:
Temporary Signs for Community Special Events:
Vehicular Sign:
Vertical Banner:
Wall Area:
Wall Area, Multistory Building:
Wall, Primary:
Wall, Secondary:
Wall Sign:
Weekend Builder’s Advertising:
Window Sign:
Signs Definitions
Any sign which pertains to a time, event or purpose which
has expired or is no longer valid; any sign which was erected for
or by the owner, occupant or business on a property and is now unrelated
to the present use of this property; any sign, except a real estate
sign, which is located on property which becomes vacant and unoccupied
for a period of three months or more.
The placement on, anchoring of or suspension from any building,
pole sign, sidewalk, parkway, driveway, lawn, area or parking area
of any goods, wares, merchandise or other advertising object which
is, but not limited to, light, inflatable objects, pennants, or flags
for the purpose of calling attention to.
The changing of copy of any existing sign shall be deemed
an alteration. The changing of movable parts of a sign which are designed
for changing, or the repainting of display matter, or the repairing
in place shall not be deemed to be alteration.
The presentation of pictorials and graphics, displayed in
a progression of frames which give the illusion of motion.
An architectural projection, which provides weather protection,
identity or decoration, and is supported by the building to which
it is attached. It is composed of a lightweight rigid or retractable
skeleton structure over which another cover is attached which may
be of fabric or other materials. An awning may be illuminated. Sign
text and logos on awnings are included in the wall signage area, but
only the area of the sign (not the entire awning area). An “awning”
less than 24" (two feet) in depth is not considered a functional awning
and therefore is only considered a wall sign and all of the surface
area of it is counted as sign area.
A non-porous, flexible inflated device utilized to garner
the attention of the general public or as general advertising.
A temporary sign intended to be hung either with or without
a frame, possessing characters, letters, illustrations, or ornamentations
applied to paper, plastic, or fabric of any kind.
A freestanding digital sign that produces static images changed
via computer containing at least 128 square feet of face area and
owned by a person who engages in the business of selling the advertising
space on that sign. This definition shall not include mechanically
changed billboards that rotate advertising by a motor.
A freestanding sign containing at least 128 square feet of
face area and owned by a person who engages in the business of selling
the advertising space on that sign. The advertising is altered through
repainting or recovering.
A sign providing direction or instruction to guide persons
to sites where new homes are under construction, usually off-premise.
The officer or other persons with the City of Granbury charged
with the administration and enforcement of the Sign Ordinance (Chief
Building Official).
An on-site sign which directs attention to, and/or is used
to identify a business, profession, organization, institution, commodity,
service, activity, entertainment, or other nonresidential use conducted,
sold, or offered on the premises where such sign is located, or within
the building to which such sign is affixed.
A canopy is a roof-like structure that shelters a drive lane
use such as, but not restricted to, a gasoline pump island. A canopy
is open on two or more sides and may be supported by either columns
or by being attached to the building to which it is an accessory.
A sign that is utilized year-round, but the copy is changed
periodically, advertising different specials associated with retail
sales.
A monument style sign which is wrapped with rock, brick,
masonry or approved masonry-like material. Alternate, accent material
to compliment the building or structure surrounding the sign may be
utilized but shall not exceed 20% of the material of the sign. The
base must be solid, at a minimum the width of the sign cabinet or
advertising area. This sign shall provide for no greater than two
spaces for advertising for each of the two sides of the monument sign.
The sq. footage of landscaping around the sign shall equal or exceed
the sq. footage of the total sign area.
A temporary sign identifying individuals or companies involved
in the design, construction, wrecking, or improvements of the premises
where work is under construction.
A flag or banner that may contain names, initials, logos,
insignia or similar items, used to attract attention.
A temporary on-site sign providing identification on information
pertaining to residential or commercial development to include the
builder, property owner, architect, contractor, engineer, or mortgage
and/or project name.
Where structural support or frame members are visibly bent,
broken, dented, deteriorated or contain torn sign copy materials and/or
paint to such an extent that a danger of injury to persons or property
is created, or where the sign or the structure is not in compliance
with the building code or ordinances adopted by the City.
Any sign, other than a highway marker or any sign erected
and maintained by a public authority, which is erected for the purpose
of directing persons to a place, structure or activity not located
on the same premises as the sign.
A sign listing the occupants of a building, or group of buildings
on the same parcel, and/or identifying the location of and providing
directions to any establishment on the same parcel.
A sign composed of a matrix of individual bulbs or lights
which are capable of displaying lights in a running or continuous
fashion so as to provide transient pictures or information. This definition
does not include Gasoline Pricing Sign that is only capable of displaying
still frame numerical digits or text.
See Changeable Copy Sign.
To build, construct, attach, hang, place, suspend or affix,
and shall also include the painting of the signs on the exterior surface
of a building or structure.
A piece of cloth or fabric usually rectangular in shape,
of distinctive color and design, used as a symbol, a standard or signal
to attract attention. Exemptions to this are patriotic flags, i.e.
U.S., State, and City flags.
An illuminated sign on which the artificial source of light
is not maintained stationary or constant in intensity and color at
all times when such sign is illuminated. For the purpose of this ordinance,
any moving illuminated sign affected by intermittent lighting shall
be deemed to be a flashing sign.
A support structure which meets all existing wind and load
requirements as stated in the City’s ordinances, designed to
secure a banner or an interchangeable copy on all sides.
A sign not attached to a building. A freestanding sign may
be either a pole (pylon) sign or a monument sign.
An outdoor advertising display with changeable copy or LED
numerals that displays the current price of fuel or gasoline for sale.
LED gasoline pricing signs may only be located on a freestanding sign
or fuel canopy.
The height of any sign shall be measured vertically at 90
degrees from the ground at the base of the sign.
Any sign erected or maintained in violation of this ordinance.
A sign which has characters, letters, figures, or designs
illuminated by electric lights, luminous/neon tubes or other means
that are specifically placed to draw attention to, or provide nighttime
viewing of, the subject matter on the sign face.
Lighting by means of an unshielded light source, (including
neon tubing, etc.) which is effectively visible as an external part
of the sign.
Lighting by means of a light which is within a sign having
translucent background, or silhouetting opaque letters or designs,
on which is letters or designs, which are themselves made of translucent
material.
Small sign, less than two (2) square feet in surface area,
of a noncommercial nature, intended primarily for the convenience
of the public. Included are signs designating restrooms, address numbers,
hours of operation, entrances to buildings, directions, help wanted,
public telephones and so forth. Also included in this group of signs
are those designated to guide or direct pedestrians or vehicular traffic
to an area or place on the premises of a business building by means
of a directory designating names and addresses only.
Living vegetation that has been arranged or manicured in
a manner to display a commercial message, including letters or symbols.
The vegetation shall be maintained in accordance with Section 8.5.A
of this Ordinance.
A sign comprised of a semiconductor device that emits visible
light in the form of a picture or message.
See Illuminated Sign.
A “logo” is any design or insignia of an organization,
individual, company, or product which is commonly used in advertising
to identify that organization, individual, company or product.
All signs and support structures, together with all their
supports, braces, guys, and anchors, shall be kept in good repair
and in proper state of preservation. The display surfaces of all signs
shall be kept neatly painted or posted at all times. No sign will
be allowed to become frayed, discolored or torn.
A sign displaying the menu for a drive-up window for a food
establishment.
A permanent ground sign which is wrapped with rock, brick,
masonry or approved masonry-like material. Alternate, accent material
to compliment the building or structure may be utilized surrounding
the sign but shall not exceed 20% of the material of the sign. The
base must be solid, at a minimum the width of the sign cabinet or
advertising area. This sign shall provide for no greater than two
spaces for advertising for each of the two sides of the monument sign.
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See Portable Sign.
A monument style sign which is wrapped with rock, brick,
masonry or approved masonry-like material. Alternate, accent material
to compliment the building or structure may be utilized but shall
not exceed 20% of the material of the sign. The base must be solid,
at a minimum the width of the sign cabinet or advertising area. This
sign shall provide for no less than three spaces for advertising (one
for each tenant) for each of the sides of the monument sign, not to
exceed the number of tenants in the structure. The sq. footage of
landscaping around the sign shall equal or exceed the sq. footage
of the total sign area.
A graphic displayed on the exterior of a building generally
for the purposes of decoration or artistic expression, including,
but not limited to painting, fresco, or mosaic.
Non-illuminating wall signs, not over one (1) square foot
in area, displaying the name and profession of the occupant of the
building.
A sign for purpose of announcing the opening of a new business
including, but not limited, to signs announcing ““Coming
Soon” or “Now Open.”
Any sign lawfully constructed which fails to conform to the
provisions of this article [Article 7].
The term “off-premise sign” means a sign which
is issued [used] or intended to be used to attract attention to activities,
commodities, services or other endeavors not offered on the premise
on which the sign is located.
The term “on-premise sign” means a sign which
promotes or advertises activities, commodities, services, or endeavors
which are offered on the premise on which such sign is located.
All forms of temporary advertising permitted by this Ordinance including but not limited to banners, pennants, balloons, flags or rigid signs for those uses or facilities requiring outdoor display of vehicles or equipment for rent or sale such as automobile, ATV, golf cart and boat dealerships. Prohibited signs listed in Section 7.2.F of this Ordinance are not included in this definition.
A wind device usually made of a lightweight plastic, fabric
or other material whether or not containing a message of any kind,
usually triangular in shape and attached to a common cord. This definition
also includes streamers attached to a common cord.
A freestanding sign supported by a pole or poles having no
guys or braces to the ground or to any other structure.
As defined in the Texas Election Code, as amended, title
15, chapter 259, subsection 259.001(e).
Those signs that are not firmly attached to the ground, a
building, or other structure, and those that can be easily moved or
carried about and reused numerous times at different locations; includes
signs mounted on trailers and sandwich board signs.
A sign that projects from a building or wall to which it
is affixed, by more than twelve (12) inches.
See Pole Sign
A changeable copy sign with strips attached to the face of
the sign to hold removable display letters and numerals for the purpose
of identifying products sold or services provided by the related business
tenant on the same premise.
A temporary sign announcing the sale of real estate on parcels
in excess of one acre.
A temporary sign pertaining to the sale, lease or rental
of real property.
A temporary real estate sign announcing the construction
of residential development.
A sign erected upon or above a roof or parapet of a building
or structure.
Every sign, name, number, identification, description, announcement,
declaration, demonstration, device, display, flag, banner, pennant,
illustration, logo, balloon, streamer, valance, advertising display,
poster, light or insignia, affixed directly or indirectly to or upon
any building, window, door or outdoor structure, calling attention
to any object, product, service, place, or activity.
Calculation means the area of the sign to be computed by
drawing a line or lines around the sign in such a way as to form a
rectangle oriented horizontally. The sum square footage of these figures
shall be considered as the total area of the sign face. A sign face
may be single-sided or double-sided, as with a typical pole sign;
however, to calculate the area of a multi-sided sign, the sum of all
sides of the sign shall not exceed twice the area specified for sign
face.
The rectangle used to calculate the sign area.
A sign made of any material when such sign is tacked, nailed,
posted, pasted, glued or otherwise attached to trees, poles, fences,
or other objects, and the advertising matter appearing thereon is
not applicable to the use of the premises upon which such sign is
located.
The display mode where each word is spelled cut [out] until
the entire message [appears].
Any sign constructed of cloth, canvas, plastic, light fabric,
wallboard or other material with or without frames intended to be
displayed for a limited period of time only.
Temporary signs for special events are permitted and can
be placed in or over State rights-of-way within the City of Granbury
and its ETJ. All signs referred to in this section must meet Texas
Department of Transportation, (TXDOT) requirements and must be permitted
by TXDOT and be in accordance with the Policy & Requirements for
Community Special Event Signs including Banners as administered by
the City of Granbury.
The approved permit issued by TXDOT must be submitted to,
reviewed and accepted by the City of Granbury before any signs are
installed. Only temporary signs promoting events which are hosted
by or benefitting groups or organizations that are 501(c) charitable
organizations, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service, will be
permitted.
The events must be community related. “Community related”
shall mean an event that will be held in Granbury and/or the Hood
County community at large and that will benefit an organization that
operates in or provides a service to the citizenry of Granbury and
Hood County. Any private for-profit venture or event would be prohibited
to apply for these signs by this definition. A private person(s) or
business(s) may donate to the nonprofit host for the community event,
and that contributor’s logo and/or name may be used on signs
for the event. Font used to identify sponsors must be a smaller font
than that conveying the name of the event and may not dominate a sign.
An applicant may choose to hire a private contractor to install the
signs. Private contractors placing signs must be insured. If the applicant
desires to have City crews install the sign, the applicant seeking
the sign permit shall be required to pay installation fees as established
by the fee schedule as adopted and amended by the Granbury City Council.
Any sign attached to a trailer, skid, or similar mobile structure,
where the primary use of such structure is to provide a base for such
sign or constitute the sign itself.
Any sign of a lightweight fabric or similar material that
is mounted to a pole in a vertical fashion secured at top and bottom
of banner.
The area of the wall from the finished floor elevation (or
top of foundation) to the top of the parapet wall or to the bottom
of the eave, whichever is highest. This wall area is as shown on the
architectural elevation of the wall including glass area and recessed
wall areas.
The sign wall area calculation for multistory buildings shall
be based upon the height of the first story (including any mezzanine
level).
The wall determined to be the primary signage wall, subject
to its incorporating either the major entrance or the common street
address.
The wall of a building which is determined to be of secondary
importance to the single business or establishment occupying the premises,
and only facing onto a street, right-of-way or parking lot.
A sign which is attached or affixed to the wall of a building
or is an integral part of the wall of a building with the exposed
face of the sign in a plane parallel to and not extending more than
twelve (12) inches from said wall. A wall sign shall not extend above
the wall/parapet to which the sign is attached. For the purpose of
this section, awnings, canopy fascias, and mansards extending along
a building side shall be considered a part of the wall. The roof (including
mansard and fake mansard roofs) and roof area are not included in
the wall area.
A temporary sign pertaining to the sale or property displayed
on weekends only.
A sign attached to, placed upon or painted on the window
or door of a building which is intended for public viewing from the
exterior of such building.
12.3.D
Adult Bookstore:
Adult Cabaret:
Adult Drive-In Theater:
Adult Encounter Parlor:
Adult Lounge:
Adult Motion Picture Theater:
Adult Retail Store:
Movie Arcade:
1.
“Specified Anatomical Areas”:
“Specified Sexual Activities”:
Adult Entertainment Enterprise Definitions
An establishment or commercial enterprise having [as] ten
percent (10%) or more of its stock in trade videos, tapes, cassettes,
photographs, books, magazines or other periodicals, or combination
thereof, which are distinguished by a predominant emphasis on matter
depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities
or specified anatomical areas.
An establishment whose portion of business is the offering
to customers of live entertainment which is intended to provide sexual
stimulation or sexual gratification to customers, including but not
limited to dancing, posing, modeling, or acting, and which is distinguished
by or characterized by a predominant emphasis on matter depicting,
describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified
anatomical areas.
A drive-in theater used for presenting motion picture film,
videocassettes, cable television, or any other such visual media distinguished
or characterized by a predominant emphasis or matter depicting, describing
or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical
areas.
An establishment where customers either congregate, associate,
or consort with employees who engage in specified sexual activities
with or in the presence of such customers, or who display specified
anatomical areas in the presence of such customers with the intent
of providing sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to such customer.
An adult “cabaret” as defined above which is
permitted or licensed pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Code where
alcoholic beverage may be served or sold.
An establishment or commercial enterprise which has an enclosed
building with a capacity of more than five (5) persons and is used
for presenting material distinguished or characterized by a predominant
emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified
sexual activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by
patrons.
A retail establishment in which:
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Ten percent or more of the stock in trade consists of items,
products or equipment distinguished or characterized by an emphasis
on specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas; or
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Any person is excluded by virtue of age from all or part of
the premises generally held open to the public where products or equipment
[are displayed] distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on specified
sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
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A film or videotape viewing device or booth subject to these
provisions is defined as:
Viewing Booth/Arcade:
An establishment or commercial enterprise which has within
its structure any electrical or mechanical device, which projects
or displays film, videotape or reproduction into a viewing area obscured
by a curtain, door, or other enclosure which is designed for occupancy
by no more than five persons and is used for presenting material distinguished
or depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities
or specified anatomical areas for observation by five (5) or fewer
people[.]
Any of the following that are exposed or less than completely
opaquely covered:
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human genitals, pubic regions
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buttocks;
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female breast, below a point immediately above the top of the
areola; and
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human genitals in a discernable erect state, even if completely
and opaquely covered.
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human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal;
or
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acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, sodomy, or bestiality;
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fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region,
buttock or female breast.
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12.3.E
Cut-Off, Eighty Degree (80°):
Fixture:
Footcandle:
Fully Shielded:
Glare:
Halogen Lamp:
High Pressure Sodium (HPS):
Horizontal Plane:
IESNA:
Incandescent Lamp:
Light Source:
Light Trespass:
Low Pressure Sodium (LPS):
Luminance:
Luminary:
Mercury Lamp:
Metal Halide Lamp:
Non-essential lighting:
Partially Shielded:
Photometry:
Searchlight (or Skylight):
Shielding:
Spill light:
Value measurement, maximum:
Value measurement, minimum:
Outdoor Lighting Definitions
A fixture that allows no emission above a horizontal plane
through the fixture.
The assembly that holds the lamp in a lighting system. It
includes the elements designed to give light output control, such
as a reflector (mirror) or refractor (lens), the ballast, housing
and attachment parts.
A unit of illuminant amounting to one lumen per square foot.
A luminary constructed or shielded in such a manner that
all light emitted by the luminary either directly from the lamp or
indirectly from the luminary, is projected below the horizontal plane
through the luminary’s lowest light-emitting part as determined
by photometric test or certified by the manufacturer.
Direct lighting emitted from a luminary that causes reduced
vision or temporary blindness.
Also known as tungsten-halogen, is a specialized type of
incandescent lamp which has a significantly hotter filament than conventional
incandescent lights. Rather than filling the bulb with an inert gas,
the halogen bulbs use a highly reactive element. The resulting reaction
produces a significantly brighter light and at extremely high temperatures.
A high intensity discharge lamp where radiation is produced
from sodium vapor at relatively high partial pressures (100 tore).
HPS is essentially point source light.
A line horizontal to the lowest point on the fixture from
which light is emitted.
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.
Any lamp that produces light by heating a filament through
use of an electric current.
A device (such as a lamp) which produces visible energy as
distinguished from devices or bodies which reflect or transmit light
such as a luminary.
Light from an artificial light source that is intruding into
an area where it is not wanted or does not belong.
A discharge lamp where the light is produced by radiation
from sodium vapor at a relatively low partial pressure (about 0.001
tore). LPS is a “tube source” monochromatic light.
The physical quantity corresponding to the brightness of
a surface (e.g. lamp, luminary, sky, or reflecting material) in a
specified direction. It is the luminous intensity of an area of the
surface divided by that area. The unit is a candela per square meter.
A device or fixture containing a light source and means for
directing and controlling the distribution of light from the source.
A high intensity discharge lamp where light is produced by
radiation from mercury vapor.
A high intensity discharge lamp where light is produced by
radiation from metal halide vapor.
Lighting that is not required to ensure the security, safety
and the general welfare of the public and the premises.
Shielding so that the lower edge of the shield is at or below
the centerline of the light source or lamp so as to minimize light
transmission above the horizontal plane, or at least 90% of the emitted
light projects below the horizontal plane as evidenced by the manufacturer’s
photometry data.
Quantitative measurements of light levels and distribution.
Any apparatus capable of projecting a beam or beams of light
for the purpose of attracting attention to a commercial establishment.
Searchlights (skylights) are prohibited in the City of Granbury, except
by written permission received either from the Granbury City Council
or for a temporary event or festival.
A physical structure intended to restrict emitted light.
Light emitted by the lighting installation that falls outside
the boundaries of the property on which the installation is sited.
Represents the measurement of light measured horizontal to
the ground and three feet from the ground at the point of greatest
intensity between light sources.
Represents the measurement of light measured horizontal to
the ground and three feet from the ground at the point of least intensity
between light sources. Minimum values are also the measurements taken
for inside structure measurements or in areas of generally uniform
coverage such as canopies, ball fields, tennis courts, etc.
12.3.F
Definitions:
Abandonment:
Applicant:
Compressor Station:
Drill Site:
Drilling:
Drilling:
Environmentally Sensitive Area:
Exploration:
Gas:
Gas Well:
Gas Well Inspector:
Gas Well Permit:
Gathering Station:
Hazardous Materials Management Plan:
New Well:
Operation Site:
Operator:
Pipeline Easement Map:
Railroad Commission:
Road Repair Agreement:
Well:
Oil & Gas Drilling Definitions (See Article 14)
All technical industry words or phrases related to the Drilling and production of Gas Wells not specifically defined shall have the meanings customarily attributable thereto by prudent Operators in the Gas industry. For the purposes of this section [Article 14], the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
“Abandonment” as defined by the Railroad Commission and includes the plugging of the Well and restoration of the Drill Site as required by this section [Article 14].
A person to whom a permit or certificate for the Drilling, operation and production of a Well, or the installation or operation of a pipeline, is issued under this section [Article 14], including, but not limited to, his or her heirs, legal representatives, successors or assigns.
Those facilities that compress natural gas after production-related
activities occur.
The area used for Drilling, completing, or reworking a Well.
Any digging or boring of a New Well to develop or produce
Gas or to inject gas, water, or any other fluid or substance into
the earth.
Means and includes the re-entry of an abandoned Well. Drilling
does not mean or include the re-entry of a Well that has not been
abandoned.
An area under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers where scientific, ecological, cultural or aesthetic features
have been identified by the Corps of Engineers.
Geologic or geophysical activities, including, but not limited
to, surveying and seismic Exploration, related to the search for Gas
or other subsurface hydrocarbons.
Gas or natural Gas, as such terms are used in the rules,
regulations, or forms of the Railroad Commission.
Any Well drilled for the production of Gas or classified
as a Gas Well by the Texas Natural Resources Code or the Railroad
Commission.
An independent qualified Gas consultant familiar with and
educated in the Gas industry who has been retained by the City.
A permit applied for and issued or denied pursuant to this section [Article 14] authorizing the Drilling, production, and operation of one or more Gas Wells.
The site where the gathering lines for all the Wells converge.
The hazardous materials management plan and hazardous materials
inventory statements required by the Fire Code.
A New Well bore or new hole established at the ground surface
and shall not include the reworking of an existing Well that has not
been abandoned unless the reworking involves Drilling to a deeper
total depth.
The area used for development and production of Gas and all
related operational activities after Drilling activities are complete.
For each Well, the person listed on the Railroad Commission Form W-1 or Form P-4 for a Gas Well, that is, or will be, actually in charge and in control of Drilling, maintaining, operating, pumping or controlling any Well including, without limitation, a unit Operator. If the Operator, as defined herein, for any Gas Well is not the lessee of any premises affected by the provisions of this section [Article 14], then such lessee shall also be deemed to be an Operator. In the event that there is no Gas lease relating to any premises affected by this section [Article 14], the owner of the fee mineral estate in the premises shall be deemed the Operator.
A map indicating all gathering line easements. The easements
must be located separately from other utility easements.
The Railroad Commission of Texas.
A written agreement obligating the Operator to repair damage,
excluding ordinary wear and tear, if any, to public streets, including,
but not limited to, bridges, caused by the Operator or its employees,
agents, contractors, subcontractors or representatives in the performance
of Drilling or production of any Gas Wells authorized by the City.
A hole or bore to any horizon, formation, or strata for the
purpose of producing Gas or other hydrocarbons.
12.3.G
Buildable Area:
Building Pad:
Clear Cutting:
Construction Drawings:
Tree:
Tree Preservation Definitions
Landscaping and Tree definitions shall be as defined in Article 3.22, Landscape Requirements of Chapter 3, Building Regulations of the City of Granbury Code of Ordinances, as adopted and amended, and this ordinance.
That portion of a building site exclusive of the required
yard areas on which a structure or building improvements may be erected
and including the actual structure, driveway, parking lot, pool and
other construction as shown on a site plan.
The actual foundation area of a building and a reasonable
area around the foundation necessary for construction and grade transitions.
The removal of all trees or a significant majority of the
trees within an area.
Engineering or architectural drawings which have been prepared
by an authorized individual and approved by the authorized authority,
that describe in detail by measurements and specifications the method
and manner in which a building, structure, utility, street or physical
alteration to land or structure is to be accomplished.
Any self-supporting woody perennial plant which will attain
a trunk diameter of three inches (3") DBH and normally attains an
overall height of at least fifteen (15) feet at maturity, usually
with one (1) main stem or trunk and many branches. It may appear to
have stems or trunks as in several varieties of oaks.
(Ordinance 16-65 adopted 12/6/16; Ordinance 17-24, ex. A, adopted 4/18/17; Ordinance 17-41, ex. A, adopted 7/18/17; Ordinance 17-42, ex. A, adopted 7/18/17; Ordinance 18-31, ex. A, adopted 5/1/18; Ordinance 18-50, ex. A, adopted 8/7/18; Ordinance 19-03 adopted 1/8/19; Ordinance 19-04 adopted 1/8/19; Ordinance
19-18 adopted 3/5/19; Ordinance 19-63 adopted 9/3/19; Ordinance 19-64 adopted 9/3/19; Ordinance 19-86 adopted 12/3/19; Ordinance
20-02 adopted 1/7/20; Ordinance 21-67 adopted 11/2/21; Ordinance 22-32 adopted 7/5/2022; Ordinance 23-07 adopted 1/3/2023; Ordinance 24-25 adopted 8/6/2024)
