(Ord. No. B-582(H0410), § 1(11-105), 6-21-2010; Ord. No. B-582(L0411), § 1, 5-2-2011; Ord. No. B-582-N0512, § 1, 6-4-2012; Ord. No. CSO#109-01-2015, §
1.A., 1-5-2015; Ord. No.
CSO#313-09-2015, § 1(Exh. A), 9-21-2015; Ord. No. CSO#1066-07-2019, §
3, 8-5-2019; Ord. No.
CSO#1124-09-2019, § 1, 11-11-2019; Ord. No. CSO#1240-01-2020, §
1, 1-21-2020)
50-100
Generally.
Words in the present
tense include the future, words in the singular number include the
plural number and words in the plural number include the singular
number.
50-105
Definitions.
The following words,
when used in this ordinance, shall have the meanings respectively
ascribed to them in this section, unless the context of this ordinance
clearly indicates otherwise:
A
ACCESSORY BUILDING (AGRICULTURAL)
ACCESSORY BUILDING (NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, COMMERCIAL, BUSINESS
OR INDUSTRY)
ACCESSORY BUILDING (RESIDENTIAL)
ACCESSORY USE OR BUILDING
ACCESSORY USE, RESIDENTIAL
AIRPORT OR LANDING FIELD
ALLEY
AMUSEMENT, COMMERCIAL (INDOOR)
AMUSEMENT, COMMERCIAL (OUTDOOR)
ANIMAL BREEDING, SMALL ANIMALS (INDOOR ONLY)
ANIMAL POUND, PRIVATE
ANTIQUE SHOP
APARTMENT
APARTMENT HOUSE
APARTMENT, LOFT
APARTMENT, STUDIO
ARCHES
AREA OF THE LOT
ART, FURNITURE OR ELECTRONICS STUDIO (RETAIL, REPAIR, FABRICATION)
ART GALLERY OR MUSEUM
ART SUPPLY STORE
ASPHALT OR CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT (PERMANENT)
ASPHALT OR CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT (TEMPORARY)
AUTO GLASS, SEAT COVER, MUFFLER SHOP
AUTO IMPOUNDMENT
AUTO LAUNDRY/CAR WASH
AUTO, NEW AND USED SALES, OUTDOORS
AUTO PAINTING AND BODY SHOP
AUTO PARTS AND ACCESSORY SALES (NO OUTDOOR STORAGE)
AUTO PARTS AND ACCESSORY SALES (WITH OUTDOOR STORAGE PERMITTED)
AUTO REPAIR GARAGE
AUTO SALES OR AUCTION
AUTOMOBILE/TRUCK RENTAL SERVICES
AUTOMOTIVE FUEL SALES
AUTOMOTIVE OIL CHANGE AND LUBRICATION SHOPS
In an agricultural district, a subordinate building attached
or detached, and used for a purpose customarily incidental to the
main use.
In a neighborhood service, commercial, business or industrial
district, a subordinate building attached or detached, and used for
a purpose customarily incidental to the main structure.
In a residential district, a subordinate building attached
or detached and used for a purpose customarily incidental to the main
structure, including, but not limited to a private garage for automobile
storage, tool house, lath or greenhouse as a hobby (no business),
home workshop, children's playhouse, storage house, garden shelter,
but not involving the conduct of a business.
A use or building subordinate to and customarily incidental
to the primary use of the main building or to the primary use of the
premises.
A residential use located on the premises with a main residential
use.
An area improved for the landing or takeoff of aircraft,
approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for operation as an
airport.
A public way which affords only secondary means of access
to property.
An amusement enterprise wholly enclosed in a building which
is treated acoustically so that noise generated by the enterprise
is not perceptible at the property line, including, but not limited
to, a bowling alley, bingo hall or billiard parlor, or similar. The
zoning administrator shall make a determination if a facility is a
commercial amusement (indoor) based on the predominant activity of
a business. This may include a review of the amount of publicly accessible
square footage in a facility used for amusement purposes and other
factors deemed reasonable by the administrator.
An amusement enterprise offering entertainment of games of
skill to the general public for a fee or charge wherein any portion
of the activity takes place in the open including, but not limited
to a golf driving range.
A wholesale establishment breeding and offering for sale
small animals including mice, hamsters, rats, hedgehogs, etc.
A facility for the incarceration of small domestic animals
for short periods of time.
An establishment offering for sale, within the building,
articles such as glass, china, furniture or similar furnishings and
decorations which have value and significance as a result of age,
design or sentiment, with no outside display or storage.
A room or suite of rooms in a multiple-family dwelling or
apartment house arranged, designed or occupied as a place of residence.
Any building or portion of a building which is designed,
built, rented, leased or let to be occupied as three or more dwelling
units or apartments or which is occupied as a home or place of residence
by three or more families living in independent dwelling units.
A dwelling unit consisting of a single room or a series or
rooms, which is attached to but secondary to a main nonresidential
structure and is generally located above the first floor of the structure.
A dwelling unit which has, as an integral part of the unit,
a work area generally associated with the creative arts and which
may consist of a single room or series or rooms.
Curved construction for spanning an opening, or an upwardly
curved construction above a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved
head.
The area of the lot is the net area of the lot and does not
include portions of streets or alleys.
Includes antiques, cameras but excludes automobile electronics
sales and repair.
An institution for the collection, display, and distribution
of objects or art or science and which is sponsored by a public or
quasi-public agency and which facility is open to the general public.
An establishment offering for sale those materials used by
conventional artists for the preparation of their art form.
A permanent installation of facilities and materials required
to manufacture asphalt or concrete.
A temporary batching plant by special permit of the city
council only for a specific length of time.
An enclosed facility for the installation and repair of automotive
glass, upholstery, mufflers, and tailpipes. This category also includes
fast service automobile business, i.e., lubrications fast tune-ups
and other similar auto services.
An area, lot, surface, or structure which may be operated
in conjunction with a wrecker service where the purpose of the facility
is long or short term motor vehicle storage. The exhibition, dismantling
and/or sale of dismantled parts, repair and/or maintenance of stored
vehicles is prohibited.
An automated or motor assisted system or automotive washing
device including assisted and coin-operated equipment.
An area or lot paved to the design standard to the city used
for the sales and exhibition of automobiles, small trucks and vans.
An automotive shop with a primary purpose of repairing and
painting the outside surfaces of automobiles, small trucks, and vans.
A shop with a primary function of selling new parts and accessories
for automobiles, small trucks and vans.
An area for the sale of new auto parts without installation.
An enclosed facility designed for the repair and maintenance
of automobiles, small trucks and vans, with outside storage allowed
but not outside repair or maintenance conducted.
An enclosed area, including outside storage, but not sales,
designed for the sale of automobiles at auction or using other sales
techniques.
Establishments engaged in the short-term rental or extended-term
leasing of automobiles, vans and trucks, including rental trailers,
truck tractors or semi-trailers.
Sale of fuel for automobiles that includes gasoline, diesel,
electricity, or other fuel in conformance with local, state and federal
regulations.
An establishment primarily engaged in changing motor oil
and lubricating the chassis of automotive vehicles such as passenger
cars, trucks and vans.
B
BAKERY OR WHOLESALE CANDY
BAKERY OR RETAIL CONFECTIONER
BATTING CAGES
BASEMENT
BED AND BREAKFAST
BEDROOM
BEER, WINE OR OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ON PREMISE SALES IN CONJUNCTION
WITH A RESTAURANT
BLOCK
BOARD
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
BOARDING OR ROOMING HOUSE
BOTTLING WORKS
BRICK KILN OR TILE PLANT
BUILDING
BUILDING LINE
BUILDING OFFICIAL
BUILDING MATERIAL SALES
BUILDING SITE
BUS STATION OR TERMINAL
A manufacturing facility for either baked goods or candy
with the purpose of selling the product at off-site retail locations.
A shop offering for sale, baked goods or candies made on
premises or off premises, but not for off premises sales.
A private, commercial enterprise offering outdoor batting
cages to the general public for a fee or charge.
A building story which is partly underground, but having
at least one-half of its height above the average level of the adjoining
ground. A basement shall be counted as a story in computing building
height.
A house, or portion thereof, where short-term lodging rooms
and meals are provided. The operator or a caretaker of the bed and
breakfast establishment shall live on the premises or an adjoining
premises.
A room in a dwelling unit planned and intended for sleeping,
separated form other rooms by a door.
Food service uses such as full-service restaurants, cafeterias, bakeries and snack bars with no drive through facilities Included in this category is cafe seating within a public or private sidewalk area with no obstruction of pedestrian circulation. Also included in this category is the sale of alcoholic beverages which shall meet chapter 14, article II of the Burleson Code of Ordinances.
An area enclosed by streets and occupied by or intended by
buildings; or if used as a term of measurement, it shall mean the
distance along one side of a street between the nearest two street
which intersect the street.
The zoning board of adjustment.
Zoning board or adjustment as provided for in section 11.
Board of Adjustment.
A building, other than a hotel or motel, where lodging is
provided and meals may be served to four or more persons for compensation.
A facility for the bottling of products for off-site retail
sales.
A manufacturing facility for making brick or tile products,
including storage of product and raw material.
Any structure built for the support, shelter and enclosure
of persons, animals, chattels, or movable property of any kind. When
subdivided in a manner sufficient to prevent the spread of fire, each
portion so subdivided may be deemed a separate building.
A line parallel or approximately parallel to a specified
distance from the street line marking the minimum distance from the
street line that a building may be placed.
The designated city official carrying the title of building
official and charged with the responsibility of issuing building permits,
and certificates of occupancy in conformance with this ordinance and
charged with enforcing the criminal provisions of this ordinance.
A distribution and sales center for retail and wholesale
hardware, plumbing, lumber and other materials used in the building
trades.
An area of land for which it is permissible to obtain a building permit under section 7, creation of a building site.
A facility for regularly scheduled bus services with passengers
lounge and ticketing services.
C
CABINET AND UPHOLSTERY SHOP
CALICHE PIT AND STORAGE
CARETAKER'S OR GUARD'S RESIDENCE
CARNIVAL, CIRCUS OR TENT SERVICES
CELLAR
CEMENT OR HYDRATED LIME PLANT
CEMETERY OR MAUSOLEUM
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
CHILD CARE AS A HOME OCCUPATION (IN SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNIT)
CHILD CARE CENTER
CHILD CARE CENTER, DROP IN
CITY
CITY COUNCIL
CITY ENGINEER
CITY MANAGER
CITY PLANNER
CITY SECRETARY
CLEANING SHOP OR LAUNDRY (SMALL SHOP, PICKUP AND SELF-SERVICE)
CLEANING PLANT, COMMERCIAL
CLOTHING OR SIMILAR MANUFACTURING
COFFEE ROASTING
COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
COMMISSARY (ALSO KNOWN AS CENTRAL PREPARATION FACILITY)
COMMISSION
COMMUNITY CENTER, PUBLIC
COMMUNITY CENTER, PRIVATE
CONTRACTOR, ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL/PLUMBING (NO OUTSIDE STORAGE)
CONTRACTOR, ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL/PLUMBING (WITH OUTSIDE STORAGE)
CONTRACTOR STORAGE OR EQUIPMENT YARD
CONVENIENCE STORE WITH OR WITHOUT AUTOMOTIVE FUEL SALES
CONVENT OR MONASTERY
CORBELLING
CORNICES
COTTAGE
COUNTRY CLUB, PRIVATE
COURT
COVERAGE
CUSTOMARY HOME OCCUPATION
CUSTOM PERSONAL SERVICE SHOP
A shop for the assembly of cabinetry for domestic use and
furniture repairing and upholstery.
An extraction and storage facility for natural caliche.
A residence, located on a premises with a main nonresidential
or residential use and occupied only by a caretaker or guard employed
on the premises. Manufactured housing dwelling units are not allowed
for this purpose in SFE, SFR, SF16 or MF districts.
A temporary entertainment activity carried out in a tent
or in the open subject to city council policy.
A building story with more than one-half its height below
the average level of the adjoining ground. A cellar shall not be counted
as a story in computing building height.
A manufacturing facility and process for making cement, hydrated
lime, and by products, including storage or product and raw materials.
An area or structure designed to contain the remains of humans
for permanent interment.
An official certificate issued by the building official which
indicates conformance with or approved conditional waiver from the
building and zoning regulations and authorizes legal use of the premises
for which it is issued.
The use of a single family home for the purpose of caring
for more than three but not exceeding 12 children, other than the
care givers own.
An establishment where more than three children are housed
for care or training during the day or portion of the day under State
of Texas licensing provisions.
An establishment where no child is in care for more than
five consecutive days, and no child is in care for more than 15 days
in one calendar month, regardless of the duration of each stay. All
drop-in child care centers shall be licensed under the provisions
of the Alternate Care Program of the Texas Department of Family and
Protective Services.
The City of Burleson, Texas.
The governing body of the City of Burleson, Texas.
The person or group of persons or consultants that have been
appointed city engineer in accordance with Ordinance C-153, as amended.
Chief administrative officer of the city.
The person or group of persons or consultants that have been
appointed as city planner.
The person appointed by the city council under the authority of section 29 of the city charter, including any deputies appointed by the city council to act in the absence of the city secretary.
A custom cleaning shop for wearing apparel and other fabrics,
which may include customer self-service laundry and cleaning.
A commercial laundry or cleaning plant doing cleaning or
laundry for off-premises service outlets and retail establishments.
An industrial facility for the assembly of clothing or wearing
apparel.
An analogous use to bakery, candy shop, the making of ice
cream, or restaurants, such analogous uses may have a customary and
familiar odor such as grilled hamburgers, coffee roasteries shall
be allowed provided they do not create or cause damage or nuisance
arising from the noise, smoke, offensive odors, dust or vibration.
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.
A permitted fixed location food establishment in which food,
containers, or supplies are kept, handled, prepared, packaged, or
stored for transportation by mobile food units, and that serves as
an operating base where a mobile food unit may be stored, parked,
serviced, cleaned, supplied, and maintained.
The planning and zoning commission for the City of Burleson
as established in § 211.007 of the Texas Local Government Code.
A building and grounds owned and operated by a governmental
body for social, recreational, health or welfare [benefit] of the
community served.
A building and grounds owned by public or private nonprofit
organization and providing social, educational, recreational and developmental
training programs.
A 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.
A 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.
An area of outside storage of construction equipment in conformance
with the city's design standards.
A neighborhood store offering limited amounts of consumer
goods, and permitting automotive fuel sales. This use includes small
neighborhood grocery stores and drugstores whose purpose is to serve
the immediate neighborhood, as distinguished from large chain stores
and being in the tradition of "the small mom and pop grocery store".
A place of religious training of recognized religions, including
the on-site housing of ministers, rabbis, priests, nuns and similar
staff persons.
A corbel is an architectural bracket or block projecting
from a wall and supporting (or appearing to support) a ceiling, beam,
or shelf.
The cornice is the uppermost section of moldings along the
top of a wall or just below a roof.
A single-family dwelling, on a regular lot, often shared
with an accessory building in the back yard.
An area of 20 acres or more containing a golf course and
a clubhouse and available only to private membership; such a club
may contain adjacent facilities such as, dining room, swimming pool,
tennis courts, and similar recreational or service facilities.
An open, unoccupied space, bounded on more than two sides
by the walls of a building. An inner court is a court entirely surrounded
by the exterior walls of a building. An outer court is a court having
one side open to a street, alley, yard or other permanent open space.
The area of a site covered by building or roofed areas, but
not including the area cover by allowed projecting eaves, balconies,
and similar features.
See Home occupation.
Tailor, dressmaker, shoe shop, barbershop, beauty shop, permanent
cosmetic makeup shop, or similar shop offering custom service.
D
DAY CAMP FOR CHILDREN
DENSITY
DEPARTMENT STORE
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE (DAC)
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
DISTRICT
DRAPERY, SEWING OR WEAVING SHOP
DRUGSTORE OR PHARMACY
DUMP OR SANITARY LANDFILL AREA
DWELLING UNIT
DYEING AND LAUNDRY PLANT, COMMERCIAL
A facility and activity conducted on a temporary basis for
the organized recreation and instruction of children including, but
not limited to, outdoor activities in conformance with state regulations
and license provisions.
The number of dwelling units permitted per net acre of land
(A net acre of land does not include portions of streets or alleys.)
A large store offering a variety of comparison and consumptive
goods at a retail price.
A committee made up of city employees to provide a centralized
technical review of development plans as established by recognized
engineering and planning practices and the ordinances and regulations
of the city.
The person or group of persons or consultants that have been
appointed director of community development.
The designated city official, under the supervision of the
city manager, carrying the title of director of public works.
A section of the city for which the regulations governing
the area, height or use of the land and buildings are uniform.
A shop offering custom made draperies and other sewn goods
and hand or machine woven goods for sale.
An establishment offering over-the-counter and prescription
drugs and allied products for retail sale.
A state-approved area for disposal of non-hazardous waste
materials in conformance with the permit and associated regulations.
A building or portion of a building which is arranged, occupied
or intended to be occupied as living quarters, and includes facilities
for food preparation and sleeping.
A facility for the off-site laundering, bleaching, dyeing,
of bulk commercial clothing.
E
EASEMENT
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION
ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT (EVSE)
ELECTRICAL GENERATING STATION
ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION
ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINE
ENGINE REPAIR, SMALL
ESTATE HOUSE
EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
A grant of one or more of the property rights by the owner
to, or for the use by, the public, a corporation, or another person
or entity.
A public or private parking space or multiple spaces that
is served by equipment for charging an electric vehicle or a plug-in
hybrid electric vehicle.
The electrical conductors and equipment external to an electric
vehicle that provides a connection for an electric vehicle to a power
source to provide electric vehicle charging.
A facility designed to convert electrical current from other
energy sources for consumption by dwellings and other structures.
A facility designed to convert electrical current to a different
phase or voltage prior to consumption by dwellings and other structures.
A high voltage line used to transmit electrical current to
or between electrical substations or long distances and customarily
associated with towers.
A shop providing the service of small engine repair for lawn
mowers, chainsaws, and similar items. All services shall be provided
within an enclosed building.
A single-family dwelling on a very large lot of rural character,
often shared by one or more accessory buildings.
The unincorporated area that is contiguous to the corporation
boundaries of the municipality and that is located within two mile[s]
of those boundaries.
F
FAIRGROUNDS OR EXHIBITION AREA
FAMILY
FARM, RANCH, GARDEN OR ORCHARD
FEED STORE
FIRE OR POLICE STATION
FLOODPLAIN
FLOODWAY
FLOOR AREA
FLORIST SHOP
FOOD AND BEVERAGE SALES STORE
FOOD TRUCK (ALSO KNOWN AS MOBILE FOOD UNIT)
FOOD TRUCK OPERATION SITE
FOOD TRUCK PARK
FRATERNAL LODGE OR UNION HALL
FRATERNAL OR OTHER SOCIAL CLUB
FRATERNITY OR SORORITY
FRANCHISED UTILITY SHOP OR YARDS
FURNITURE OR APPLIANCE STORE
An outdoor area for public gathering including fairs, celebrations,
and similar events.
Any number of individuals living together as a single housekeeping
unit and doing their cooking on the premises, as distinguished from
a group occupying a boarding or rooming house or hotel.
An area of three acres or more which is used for the primary
purpose of growing usual farm products. vegetables. fruit trees, and
grain and for the raising 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 and garbage to swine
and other animals and not including any type of agriculture or husbandry
specifically prohibited by ordinance or law.
A retail establishment offering for sale to the public feed
and supplies for animals.
A facility designed to provide public protection from the
dangers of fire or crime.
Floodplain or flood prone area means any land area susceptible
to being inundated by water from any source.
The channel or a river or other watercourse and the adjacent
land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the 100-year
flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation
more than one foot at any point.
The total square feet of floor space within the outside dimensions
of a building, including each floor level but excluding cellars, carports
or garages.
A shop offering flowers, flower arrangement services and
associated products for sale.
A retail establishment offering food and beverage products
for sale to the general public generally for consumption off the premises.
A vehicle mounted, self or otherwise propelled, self-contained
food service operation, designed to be readily movable (including,
but not limited to catering trucks, trailers, push carts, and roadside
vendors) and used to store, prepare, display, serve or sell food.
Mobile units must completely retain their mobility at all times. A
mobile food unit does not include a stand or a booth. A roadside food
vendor is classified as a mobile food unit. The terms food truck and
mobile food Unit shall be interchangeable.
The geographic area, not located within a food truck park,
within which a food truck will park, prepare, and sell food and/or
beverages. This also includes areas where the food truck's customers
go to consume food and/or beverages sold from the food truck.
A property used or developed to accommodate two or more mobile
food units that offer food and/or beverages for sale to the public
as the primary use of the property while possibly accommodating areas
on the property for entertainment or recreational opportunities.
The location of a society or association organized for the
pursuit of a common objective by working together in some manner.
A social club or an association having meeting facilities
for the members. A fraternity or sorority house may have dormitory
facilities for its members. Any such fraternity or sorority house
shall be deemed a multi-family dwelling, a boarding house or group
home, depending upon the circumstances in each instance. The office
or headquarters of a professional, business or other fraternal organization
shall be considered as an office for the purposes of this ordinance.
An organization of a social nature associated with a recognized
academic institution which may provide housing for its membership.
A storage or repair and maintenance area for a franchised
utility.
A retail establishment offering home furnishings and appliances
for sale to the general public.
G
GLARE
GO-CART TRACK
GOLF COURSE, COMMERCIAL
GRADE
GREENHOUSE OR PLANT NURSERY (ON PREMISE SALES)
GREENHOUSE OR PLANT NURSERY (OFF PREMISE SALES)
A sensation of brightness within the visual field that causes
annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual performance and visibility.
A private, commercial enterprise offering outdoor go-cart
tracks to the general public for a fee or charge. A go-cart is a non-licensed
motorized low horse power vehicle powered by either a gas or electrical
motor to be used for the purpose of entertainment, generally having
the capacity of one driver/operator. Does not include remote control
vehicles.
A golf course, privately owned but open to the public for
a fee and operated as a commercial venture.
The average of the finished ground level at the center of
all walls of a building. In case walls are parallel to and within
five feet of a sidewalk, the ground level shall be measured at the
sidewalk.
An establishment offering plants grown on the premises and
off the premises and associated products for sale.
A facility for the storage, growing and care of plant materials
to be sold at an off-site retail locations.
H
HANDICRAFT SHOP AND ART OBJECTS
HARDWARE OR HOBBY SHOP
HATCHERY
HAULING OR STORAGE COMPANY
HEAVY MACHINERY SALES OR REPAIR
HEIGHT
(1)
(2)
(3)
HELIPORT
HELISTOP
HOME OCCUPATION
HOME FOR AGED, RESIDENCE
HOSPITAL (ACUTE CARE)
HOSPITAL (INSTITUTIONAL)
HOTEL
HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE REPAIR
HUD-CODE MANUFACTURED HOME
A shop offering handmade art and convenience objects, handicraft
supplies and associated products for sale.
An establishment offering small hand tools and small building
materials, and associated convenience items, and personal hobby materials
for sale to the general public.
A facility for the incubation, hatching and short-term care
of all types of domestic poultry, game birds, fowl, i.e., pheasants,
quail, turkey, etc.
A company engaged in local, unregulated hauling of freight
and materials providing short or long term storage of associated freight.
A facility for the storage, repair, outside sales or rental
of heavy machinery or equipment in conformance with the city's design
standards.
The vertical distance of a building measured from the average
established grade at the street line or from the average natural front
yard ground level, whichever is higher, to:
The highest point of the roof's surface if a flat surface;
The deck line of mansard roofs; or
The mean height level between eaves and ridge for hip and
gable roofs.
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Height does not include chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads,
ornamental cupolas, domes or spires, and/or parapet walls that do
not exceed ten feet in height.
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If the street grade has not been officially established, the
average front yard grade shall be use for a base level.
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A landing facility for rotary wing aircraft, subject to regularly
scheduled use which may include fueling or servicing facilities for
such craft.
A landing pad for occasional and infrequent use by rotary
wing aircraft not exceeding a gross weight of 6,000 pounds; not used
for regularly scheduled stops and including fueling facilities.
An occupation conducted in a dwelling unit, provided that:
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No person other than members of the family residing on the premises
are engaged in the occupation on the premises.
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(2)
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The use of the dwelling unit for the home occupation is clearly
incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by
its occupants, and not more than 250 square feet of floor area of
the dwelling unit are used in the conduct of the home occupation.
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There is no visible evidence of the conduct of the home occupation
from outside the building.
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The home occupation is not conducted in an accessory building.
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(5)
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Any sales in connection with the home occupation are clearly
secondary, and there are no sales from the dwelling.
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Traffic is not generated by the home occupation in greater volumes
than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood, and
any need for parking generated by the conduct of the home occupation
is met off the street and other than in a required front yard.
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Equipment, processes or work is not used or conducted in the
home occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors,
or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses off the
lot. In the case of electrical interference, no equipment, process
or work is used or conducted which creates visual or audible interference
in any radio or television receivers off the premises, or causes fluctuation
in line voltage off the premises.
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(8)
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The following occupations are specifically excluded as home
occupations: operation of beauty culture schools, beauty parlors,
barber shops, lawn mower or other small engine repair, automotive
repair, television, radio, or electronic repair and bicycle repair.
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No outdoor storage of any type is permitted with any home occupation.
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A home where elderly people are provided with lodging and
meals without nursing care being a primary function.
An institution where sick or injured patients are given medical
or surgical treatment intended to restore them to health, which is
licensed by the State of Texas.
An institution where those persons suffering from illness,
injury, alcoholism, narcotic, dependency, psychiatric disorder, or
deficiency of age are given care and treatment on an outpatient or
resident basis and which is licensed by the State of Texas.
The hotel shall have at least 20 guest rooms. The hotel shall
not be an adult motel as defined in the City of Burleson Code of Ordinances.
An establishment offering services for repair of household
appliances.
A structure, constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according
to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the
traveling mode is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet
or more in length, or when erected on site is 320 or more square feet,
and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used
as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected
to the required utilities, and including the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning,
and electrical systems.
I
INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING (MODULAR HOMES)
A residential structure that is designed for the use and
occupancy of one or more families, that is constructed in one or more
modules or constructed using one or more modular components built
at a location other than the permanent residential site, and that
is designed to be used as a permanent residential structure when the
modules or modular components are transported to the permanent residential
site, and are erected or installed on a permanent foundation system.
The term includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical
systems. The term does not include any residential structures that
are in excess of three stories or 49 feet in height as measured from
the finished grade elevation at the building entrance to the peak
of the roof. The term shall not mean or apply to:
(1)
Housing
constructed of sectional panelized systems not utilizing modular components;
or
(2)
INFRASTRUCTURE
Any
ready-built home which is constructed so the entire living area is
contained in a single unit or section at a temporary location for
the purpose of selling it and moving it to another location.
The essential facilities such as water, sewers, streets and
highways, public utilities, libraries, parks, police and fire services
and other facilities related to the protection of the health, safety
and general welfare.
K
KENNEL
KENNEL (INDOOR)
KENNEL (OUTDOOR)
KEY SHOP
A facility for the breeding, training and raising of domestic
dogs for sale. Such use also includes the temporary boarding of such
animals.
A facility for the boarding, grooming, and/or training of
small domesticated household animals for commercial purposes. Accessory
uses would include indoor or outdoor areas for periodic activity.
Outdoor runs are not included in this definition.
A facility for the boarding, grooming, and/or training of
small domesticated household animals for commercial purposes. An accessory
use would include outdoor runs.
An establishment specializing in making keys, repairing locks
and associated materials.
L
LABORATORY, MEDICAL AND DENTAL
LABORATORY MANUFACTURING
LABORATORY/RESEARCH
LANDSCAPING
LAUNDRY/CLEANERS, SELF-SERVICE
LIGHT MANUFACTURING OR ASSEMBLY
LITHOGRAPHY OR PRINT SHOP
LIVE-WORK UNIT
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
LIVING UNIT
LOCAL FRANCHISE UTILITY
LOCAL UTILITY LINE
LODGING HOUSE
LOT
LOT AREA
LOT CORNER
LOT DEPTH
LOT FLAG
LOT INTERIOR
LOT LINES
LOT LINE, FRONT
LOT LINE, REAR
LOT LINE, SIDE
LOT WIDTH
A laboratory for the preparation of medical and dental appliances,
radiological, preparations chemical analysis and similar activities
to be used in the treatment of, or research about, humans.
A facility for the on-site manufacturing processes used in
chemical and associated laboratory manufacturing.
Facilities equipped with materials and scientific and technological
equipment designed for scientific experimentation, examination evaluation,
and documentation for medical and other technologies.
Live plant material including; grass, shrubs, trees and flowering plants as required by [chapter 86 of the Burleson Code of Ordinances].
A retail establishment providing facilities for customers
to launder and dry-clean wearing apparel or other materials.
A facility used for subassembly, or assembly of subassemblies
for industrial purposes, generally not emitting noise, odor, dust
or other hazards.
A large commercial printing shop with multiple presses and
capabilities.
A dwelling unit that is also used for work purposes, provided
that the 'work' component is restricted to the uses of professional
office, artist's workshop, studio, or other similar uses and is located
on the street level and constructed as separate units under a condominium
regime or as a single unit. The 'live' component may be located on
the street level (behind the work component) or any other level of
the building. Live-work unit is distinguished from a home occupation
otherwise defined by this ordinance in that the work use is not required
to be incidental to the dwelling unit, non-resident employees may
be present on the premises and customers may be served on site.
Barns, pens, and sheds for the temporary holding and sale
of livestock, but not including a feed lot or similar operation.
See dwelling unit.
A utility such as one distributing heat, chilled water, closed
circuit television or similar service and requiring a franchise to
operate in the city.
The facilities provided by a municipality or a franchised
utility company for the distribution or collection of gas, water,
surface drainage, water, sewage, electric power, or telephone service
including, but not limited to pad and pole mounted transformers.
A building where lodging for four or more persons is provided
for compensation.
A parcel of land which is shown on an approved plat recorded
in the county plat records of Tarrant or Johnson County.
The area of horizontal plan bounded by the vertical planes
through front, side and rear lot lines.
A lot abutting on and at the intersection of two or more
streets.
The horizontal distance between the midpoint of the front
and midpoint of the rear lot lines (see Appendix Illustration 2).
A lot with access provided to the bulk of the lot by means
of a narrow corridor.
A lot that is other than a corner lot.
The lines bounding a lot.
The line separating the front of the lot from the street.
When a lot is bounded by a public street and one or more alleys or
private street easements or private streets, the front lot line shall
be the nearest right-of-way line of the public street.
The lot line not intersecting a front line that is most distant
from and most closely parallel to the front lot line.
Any lot line not a front or rear lot line.
The width of a lot at the front building line.
M
MAIN BUILDING
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICE FOR BUILDING
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK
MANUFACTURED HOME SUBDIVISION
MASSAGE, THERAPEUTIC
MEAT PRODUCT PROCESSING OR MANUFACTURING
MEDICAL APPLIANCES, SALE/RENT
MILK DEPOT, DAIRY OR ICE CREAM PLANT
MINIATURE GOLF COURSE
MINI-WAREHOUSE
MOBILE HOME
MOLD AND TOOL SHOP
MOLDING
MONUMENT MANUFACTURING
MOTEL OR HOTEL
MOTOR FREIGHT TERMINAL
MOTORCYCLE SALES AND REPAIR
MORTUARY OR FUNERAL HOME
MOVIE
MINING AND STORAGE OF MINING WASTE
MULLIONS
MULTI-FAMILY
MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND USES
MUSEUM OR PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTIONS
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SALES AND MANUFACTURING
The building or buildings on a lot which are occupied by
the primary use.
A smaller contractor's facility specializing in repair and
remodeling.
A unified development of manufactured home spaces arranged
on a large tract or lot under single ownership, meeting all requirements
of this ordinance, and designed to accommodate manufactured homes
for either a temporary or permanent duration.
A unified development of manufactured home sites on lots
platted for the purpose, which lots may be sold to the owners of manufactured
homes, meeting the area and yard requirements of this ordinance and
designed to accommodate manufactured homes on a permanent basis.
The act of kneading, rubbing, stroking or other such touching as performed by duly licensed medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, chiropractors, registered physical therapists, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses at the direction or under the prescription of a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy when such treatment is administered or prescribed in the professional course of treatment of a patient for a bona fide medical or mental infirmity, or massage therapist registered by the State of Texas Department of Health. This term includes massage authorized by the state in establishments licensed by the state as beauty shops and barber shops staffed by licensed barbers and beauticians. This term does not include massage establishments as defined by [section 14-311 of the Burleson Code of Ordinances].
Includes meat, poultry, and small game packing and the manufacturing
of sausages and other prepared meat products in compliance with applicable
local, state, and federal regulations. This definition shall not include
the slaughtering of animals and poultry.
An establishment specializing in the sales and rental of
medical appliances.
A commercial plant for the storage and processing of milk
and milk products.
A private, commercial enterprise offering outdoor miniature
golf to the general public for a fee or charge.
A building or group of buildings in a controlled access and
fenced compound that contains varying sizes of individual, compartmentalized,
and controlled access stalls or lockers for the dead storage of a
customer's goods and wares. The rented space shall be for private
use only. No outside storage, sales, service, or repair activities
other than the rental of dead storage of units will be permitted on
the premises.
A structure that was constructed before June 15, 1976, transportable
in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode, is eight body
feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected
on side, is 320 or ore square feet, and which is built on a permanent
chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without permanent
foundation when connected to the required utilities and including
the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems.
A facility primarily engaged in the manufacture and/or repair
of stamping dies, plastic injection molds, or patterns for the casting
industry. This facility does not engage in production machining, fabrication
or more intense machining uses.
A strip of material with various cross sections used to cover
transitions between surfaces or for decoration.
Manufacturing of monuments including sales and storage facilities.
A building or group of buildings containing individual living
or sleeping units specifically designed as temporary quarters for
transient guests and may include provisions for meals and personal
service. To be classified as a motel or hotel an establishment shall
contain a minimum of six individual guestrooms or units and may furnish
customary service such as linen, maid service, telephone, use and
upkeep of furniture.
A regulated motor carrier facility for firms engaging in
interstate and intrastate commerce.
An enclosed area designed for sales and repair of motorcycles,
with outside storage allowed but no outside engine testing or riding,
except in street legal equipment.
An establishment providing embalming and burial services
in conformance with state law.
And/or performance theater. Does not include sexually oriented businesses, see chapter 14, Article IX of the Burleson Code of Ordinances.
Mining and storage of natural elements in conformance with
all local, state and federal laws governing mining and replacement.
A vertical member in between the lights in a window opening.
A building or portion of a building, which contains three
or more dwelling units which is intended for occupancy as a place
of residency by three or more families.
A structure or use designed to serve a public purpose of
the municipality not defined elsewhere.
Any person(s), partnership, association, corporation, or
other group whose activities are conducted for unselfish, civic, or
humanitarian motives, or for the benefit of others, and not for the
gain of any private individual or group and may include, but shall
not be limited to, patriotic, philanthropic, social service, welfare,
benevolent, educational, civic, fraternal, cultural, charitable, scientific,
historical, athletic, medical activities, or an institution devoted
to the procurement, care, study, and display of objects of lasting
interest or value.
A retail establishment offering for sale musical instruments.
Manufacturing of musical instruments to be sold on site may be included.
N
NATURAL GAS REGULATING STATION
NONCONFORMING BUILDING
NONCONFORMING LOT
NONCONFORMING USE
A system of regulators used by franchised natural gas distributors
to lower pressure in gas mains prior to delivery into local service
mains for consumption by local customers.
A building which legally existed prior to the adoption, revision,
or amendment of this ordinance but that does not meet the limitations
on building size or location on a lot for the district in which the
building is located, or for the use being made of the building.
A lot which was in compliance with applicable regulations
prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this ordinance, but
which fails by reason of adoption, revision or amendment to conform
to the lot requirements for the district in which it is located.
A use of land which legally existed prior to the adoption,
revision, or amendment of this ordinance, but which fails by reason
of adoption, revision, or amendment to conform to the use regulations
of the district in which it is located.
O
OCCUPANCY
OFF-STREET PARKING
OFFICE, BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL
OFFICE, MEDICAL AND DENTAL
OPEN SALVAGE YARD
OPEN SPACE
OPEN STORAGE OF COMMERCIAL GOODS
ORDINANCE
OUTDOOR RUN
OVERHANGS PROVIDING SHADE/COLONNADE
The use or intended use of the land or buildings by proprietors
or tenants.
Parking spaces not located in a public right-of-way provided
in accordance with the requirements specified in section 134, vehicle
parking regulations.
Offices for the provision of business and professional services,
not including retail sales or production.
Offices for the provision of medical and dental health services,
not including other than ambulatory care. A medical office may include
a permanent cosmetic makeup studio provided the office functions primarily
to provide medical health services.
An area for salvage and storage of metals and other fabricated
products, not including wrecked or junked automobiles.
Area included in any side, rear or front yard or any unoccupied
space on the lot that is open and unobstructed to the sky, except
for the ordinary projections of cornices, eaves, and porches, but
not including dedicated streets or other dedicated public space.
Outside storage of a wide range of commercial goods on all
weather surfaces in conformance with city's design standards and specifications.
The Zoning Ordinance for the City of Burleson, Texas.
An area where individual small domesticated household animals
are kept for extended amounts of time and/or overnight.
A roofed or built structure, extending beyond the ground
floor front facade of a building and over the sidewalk or civic space.
A colonnade or arcade shall be open to the street except for supporting
columns, piers, or arches. Residential or office units may occupy
the space over the colonnade or arcade.
P
PAINT SHOP
PARK OR PUBLIC PLAYGROUND
PARKING LOT OR STRUCTURE, COMMERCIAL (AUTO)
PARKING LOT, TRUCKS AND TRAILERS
PARKING SPACE
PAWNSHOP
PEDIMENTS
PERMANENT COSMETIC MAKEUP STUDIO
PETROLEUM OR GAS WELL
PETROLEUM STORAGE AND COLLECTING FACILITIES
PET SHOP
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
PLAYFIELD OR STADIUM, PUBLIC
PLAYGROUND
PLAZA
PLAZA OR COURTYARD
PLUMBING SHOP (WITH OUTSIDE STORAGE)
PLUMBING SHOP (NO OUTSIDE STORAGE)
PRIVATE CLUB
PROFESSIONAL OFFICES
PUBLIC FACILITY, GOVERNMENTAL UNIT
A shop for the storage, mixing and sale of a full line of
retail paint supplies.
An open recreation facility or park owned and operated by
a public agency such as the city and available to the general public
for neighborhood use, including lighted tennis courts, but not including
lighted athletic fields for night time play.
An area or structure devoted to the parking or storage of
automobiles for a fee. In the case of a parking structure only, the
facility may include servicing of automobiles, provided the facility
is primarily an internal function for use only by automobiles occupying
the structure for parking and creating no special problems of ingress
or egress.
An area devoted to the parking or storage of trucks and trailers
in conformance with all city design criteria.
An enclosed or unenclosed all-weather surface area on a public street or alley, together with an all-weather surfaced driveway connecting the area with a street or alley permitting free ingress and egress without the vehicle being required to maneuver or encroachment on the street or alley. The parking space shall be designed based on the criteria within the city's design standards manual, and the landscape ordinance in [chapter 86 of the Burleson Code of Ordinances].
An establishment that makes small loans against personal
property or buys used, personal goods from individuals for resale.
Regardless of the zoning classification of the existing pawnshop,
no other pawnshop shall be located within 1,000 feet of any other
pawnshop. (This measurement will be in a straight line from the nearest
property line of one pawnshop to the nearest property line of another
pawnshop, regardless of intervening structures).
Above doors, windows and on large standing wall monuments,
a wide but low triangular structure to decorate the top "gable".
An establishment where trained personnel apply micro-injections
of pigment to the dermal layer of skin such that cosmetics are applied
within the facial lines on a permanent basis. This term does not include
a tattoo studio.
A well and associated facilities for the extraction, metering
and maintenance of natural gas or petroleum.
An area and facilities used for collecting and storing natural
gas and petroleum.
An establishment offering small animals for sale, with associated
goods and services.
The board created by chapter 62 of the [Burleson Code of Ordinances].
An athletic field or stadium owned and operated by a public
agency for the general public including a baseball field, golf course,
football field or stadium which may be lighted for night-time play.
A civic/open space designed and equipped for children's recreation.
A playground shall be fenced and may include an open shelter. Playgrounds
shall be located within residential areas. They may be included in
other open spaces.
A primarily hardscaped civic/open space with formal landscaping,
available for civic purposes and commercial activities. A plaza shall
be spatially defined by buildings.
Publicly accessible open space in the form of parks, courtyards,
forecourts, plazas, greens, pocket parks, playgrounds, etc. They may
be privately or publicly owned. For all residential uses, privately
accessible open spaces such as courtyards, porches, and balconies
may also be considered as civic/open space for the purposes of this
ordinance.
A shop providing a complete line of home and commercial plumbing
supplies, offered at retail and wholesale with outside storage.
A shop providing a complete line of home and commercial plumbing
supplies, offered at retail and wholesale with no outside storage.
Facilities where food, beverage, including alcoholic beverages,
entertainment or meeting space is provided to specific membership
only.
Offices for business, professional, and technical uses such
as accountants, architects, lawyers, doctors, etc.
Facilities such as maintenance yards, and shops required
by branches of local, county, state or federal agencies.
R
RADIO, TELEVISION OR MICROWAVE TOWER
RADIO, TELEVISION STATION
RAILROAD FREIGHT TERMINAL
RAILROAD PASSENGER TERMINAL
RAILROAD TEAM TRACK
RAILROAD TRACK OR RIGHT-OF-WAY
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION
RESIDENCE
RESTAURANT, CAFE, BAKERY, DELI OR COFFEE SHOP
RESTAURANT OR CAFETERIA (NOT OF DRIVE-IN TYPE)
RESTAURANT OR EATING ESTABLISHMENT (DRIVE-IN SERVICE)
RETAIL GOODS SALES
RETAIL SERVICES
RETAIL SHOP, APPAREL, GIFT, ACCESSORY AND SIMILAR ITEMS
RIGHT-OF-WAY
RODEO GROUNDS
ROLLER OR ICE RINK
ROOM
ROOMING HOUSE
Structure, supporting antennae and/or commercial satellite
antennae dishes for transmitting or receiving any portion of the radio
spectrum, but excluding noncommercial antennae installations for home
use of radio or television.
A facility designed to create and broadcast original source
programming, or relay commercial programming from another source,
including taped or prerecorded materials for any part of the radio
spectrum for commercial consumption.
An area devoted to the storage, handling and receipt of railroad
freight.
An area and structure designed to service as a ticketing
and boarding facility for passenger trains.
A siding for spotting and unloading or loading box cars or
other railroad cars in an area which is connected to a public street
by a drive for access.
Does not include railroad stations, sidings, team tracks,
loading facilities, docks, yards, or maintenance areas.
A building or group of buildings or structures that, by design
and construction, are primarily intended for conducting religious
services, meetings and other activities as well as associated accessory
uses such as schools, child care, and meeting halls.
Same as a dwelling; also when used with "district", an area
of residential regulations.
See Restaurant or cafeteria (not of drive-in type).
An establishment serving food to the general public in designated
dining areas, but does not include drive-in establishments where food
is delivered to or eaten in automobiles.
An establishment designed and constructed to serve food for
consumption on the premises in an automobile or for carry-out for
off premises consumption, which may or may not have on premises dining
facilities.
Retail establishments are the final step in the distribution
of merchandise. They are organized to sell in small quantities to
many customers. Establishments in stores operate as fixed point-of-sale
locations, which are designed to attract walk-in customers. Retail
establishments often have displays of merchandise and sell to the
general public for personal or household consumption, though they
may also serve businesses and institutions. Some establishments may
further provide after-sales services, such as repair and installation.
Included in, but not limited to this category, are durable consumer
goods sales and service, consumer goods, other grocery, food, specialty
food, beverage, dairy, etc, and health and personal services, but
does not include the repair or sales of automobiles in an area designated
as TOD.
A category for limited personal service establishments which
offer a range of personal services that include (but not limited to)
clothing alterations, shoe repair, dry cleaners, laundry, health and
beauty spas, tanning and nail salons, hair care, etc. but does not
include the repair or sales of automobiles in an area designated as
TOD.
Small retail shops such as dress shops or gift shops serving
specific neighborhood areas as differentiated from department stores
or discount stores having community wide service importance.
An area or strip of land, either public or private, on which
an irrevocable right-of-passage has been recorded for the use of vehicles
or pedestrians or both.
An outdoor western event location featuring but not limited
to competition between individuals in numerous horse and cattle related
events.
An organized commercial enterprise featuring either roller
or ice skating with locations either indoors or outdoors.
A building or portion of a building with is arranged, occupied
or intended to be occupied as living or sleeping quarters, but not
including toilet or cooking facilities.
See "Lodging house".
S
SAND AND GRAVEL EXTRACTION OR STORAGE
SATELLITE RECEIVE ONLY ANTENNA
SATELLITE TRANSMIT STATION
SATELLITE (DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE DBS)
SCHOOL, BUSINESS
SCHOOL, COMMERCIAL TRADE
SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
SETBACK
SEWAGE PUMPING STATION
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
SHOPPING CENTER (OR MALL)
SIGN
SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED
SITE MODIFICATION
SITE PLAN
SPECIAL EXCEPTION
SPECIFIC USE PERMIT
STABLE OR BARN, PRIVATE
STORAGE WAREHOUSE
STORY
STORY, HALF
STREET
STREET LINE
STRING COURSING
STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS
STRUCTURED PARKING GARAGE
STRUCTURE
STUDIO, ARTIST AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER
STUDIO, HEALTH AND FITNESS
STUDIO, MUSIC, DANCE AND/OR DRAMA
SWIM, TENNIS OR HANDBALL CLUB
SWIMMING POOL, PRIVATE
SWIMMING POOL, COMMERCIAL
The area and facilities for the extraction and storage of
natural sands and gravel in conformance with applicable local, state
and federal laws.
Non-commercial dishes used by residences, hotels, motels, which receive a broadcaster signal for personal use. (See section 11-115, authorized special exceptions).
Commercial dishes that send signals to be received by other antennas, usually located at television stations, and other communications industry that maintain business by means of sending signals. (See section 11-115, authorized special exceptions).
A receive only dish which measures 18 inches or smaller and
is used for non-commercial purposes.
A business organized to operate for a profit and offering
instruction and training in a service or art such as secretarial school,
barber college, beauty school, or commercial art school, but not including
manual trade schools.
A business organized to operate for a profit and offering
instruction and training in a trade such as welding, brick laying,
machinery operation, and similar manual trades.
A public or private facility that provides a curriculum of
elementary or secondary academic instruction, including kindergartens,
elementary schools, junior high schools, and high schools.
The required minimum horizontal distance between the building
line and the related front, side or rear lot line.
A facility to boost pressure in pressure sewage collection
systems usually referred to as "lift stations".
A facility constructed to treat raw sewage collection system
in any manner so as to make it acceptable for discharge into a stream
or public watercourse.
An adult arcade, adult bookstore, adult cabaret, adult novelty store, adult motel, adult movie theater, adult service establishment, adult video store, sex parlor, sexual encounter center, nude modeling studio or other commercial enterprise, as defined by chapter 14, section 14-473, Burleson Code of Ordinances, 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 in a state of nudity.
The term "sexually oriented business" shall not be construed
to include:
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;
Any business operated by or employing licensed physicians or
licensed chiropractors engaged in practicing the healing arts;
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
Any activity conducted or sponsored by any Texas independent
school district, licensed or accredited private school, or public
or private college or university.
A group of retail business and service uses on a single site
with common parking facilities (for rent, lease or sale) intended
for commercial uses.
A presentation of letters, numbers, figures, pictures, emblems,
insignia, lines, or colors that is a structure or that is attached
to or painted on a building or displayed on a premises for the purpose
of information, directions, identification, to promote or advertise
a person, group, business, or commodity service, activity, interest,
or item or to attract attention to the premises or some object or
item.
A dwelling which is joined to another dwelling at one or
more sides by a party wall or abutting separate wall which is designed
for occupancy by one family and is located on a separate lot delineated
by front, side and rear lot lines.
A dwelling designed and constructed as a free standing structure
for occupancy by one family and located on a lot or tract and having
no physical connection to a building located on any other lot or tract
and intended for occupancy by one family.
Any change to an existing building site that will cause additional
code provisions to be applicable.
A document or group of documents containing the material
required by section 131, site plan regulations.
A special exception is a use that would not be appropriate
generally or without restriction throughout the zoning district but
which, if controlled as to number, area, location or relation to the
neighborhood, would be wholly compatible with conditions affecting
the public health, safety, welfare, morals, order, comfort, convenience,
appearance, prosperity or general welfare. Such uses may be permitted
in such zoning districts as special exceptions if approved by the
zoning board of adjustments (See section 11, Board of adjustment).
The permit required for any use specifically listed that
is not generally permitted without restrictions throughout the zoning
district, but which, if controlled as to area, location, or relation
to adjacent uses and neighborhoods would not be detrimental to public
health, safety, general welfare.
An accessory building for quartering horses, cows, or other
domestic livestock.
A building or buildings designed for short or long term rental
for storage of material.
The height between the successive floors of a building or
from the top floor to the roof. The standard height for a story is
11.6 feet.
The space between the top floor and the roof which may be
used for residence purposes but which, because of roof slope and structural
design, does not cover more than 50 percent of the area of the ground
floor of the building.
The area between the right-of-way lines of a thoroughfare
or public drive, other than an alley, which has been dedicated or
deeded to the public for public use.
A dividing line between a lot, or tract and a contiguous
street, the right-of-way line.
Shallow molding continued across a whole facade.
Any change in the supporting member of a building, such as
a bearing wall, column, beams or girders.
Provided that the frontage on the ground floor addressing
the primary street is another use delineated herein.
Same as "Building."
An establishment of a professional artist or photographer
offering services to the general public.
An establishment offering the use of equipment and proving
instruction for health-inducing exercise or activity.
An establishment offering instruction in music, dance or
drama.
A private, commercial enterprise serving a limited membership
and tenancy with specific fee requirements, with facilities for swimming,
playing tennis or handball, racquetball, squash or other court games.
A swimming pool constructed for the exclusive use of the
residents of a one-family, two-family or multiple-family dwelling
and located and fenced in accordance with the regulations of the city.
A swimming pool with accessory facilities, not part of the
municipal or public recreational system, and not a private swim club,
but where the facilities are available to the general public for a
fee.
T
TATTOO STUDIO
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, SWITCHING, RELAY OR TRANSMITTING STATION
TELEPHONE OFFICE
TEMPORARY FIELD OR CONSTRUCTION OFFICE
THEATER OR INDOOR PLAYHOUSE
THEATER, OPEN DRIVE IN
THOROUGHFARE
TIRE TREADING, RECAPPING AND STORAGE
TOOL RENTAL
TOPSOIL, EARTH, CLAY OR STONE EXTRACTION OR STORAGE
TRACT
TRANSIT FACILITIES
TRAVEL BUREAU OR CONSULTANT
TRAILER, MANUFACTURED HOME SALES, RENTAL, ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURED
TWO-FAMILY
An establishment where licensed personnel apply an indelible
mark or figure to the human body by scarring or inserting a pigment
under the skin using needles, scalpels or other related equipment
in accordance with Chapter 146 of the Texas Health and Safety Code.
A tattoo studio may include a permanent cosmetic makeup studio provided
it is an accessory use to the tattoo studio and meets state licensing
requirements for both, a tattoo studio and a permanent cosmetic studio.
Does not include public business facilities, storage or repair
facilities.
An office of the franchised telephone company for distribution
of services, including conducting usual business transactions.
A structure or shelter used in connection with a development
or building project for housing on the site of temporary administrative
and supervisory functions and for sheltering employees and equipment.
A facility designed to house either a cinema, film or live
theater production.
An outdoor facility designed to provide patrons with viewing
of a cinema or filmed entertainment usually from their private automobiles
for a fee.
Those public streets designated on the official thoroughfare
plan as "thoroughfares."
An enclosed facility for the repair, retreading and recapping
and storage of automotive tires.
An establishment that offers small hand tools and associated
products for short term rental.
An area and facilities for extraction and storage of natural
soils and stone in conformance with applicable local, state and federal
laws.
An unplatted parcel of land described by metes and bounds
and typically recorded in the county deed records.
Include but are not limited to park-and-ride stations, Transfer
stations, service stations and yards, and other uses incidental to
public or private transit operations for the primary purpose of serving
passengers, but not including freight.
An office that offers services to patrons as a broker for
airline, train or other transportation and lodging organizations.
An area devoted to outside sales or rental of manufactured
homes, travel trailers or recreational vehicles.
A single structure designed and constructed with two living
units under a single roof for occupancy by two families.
V
VARIANCE
VARIETY OR SIMILAR RETAIL STORE
VETERINARIAN HOSPITAL
VETERINARIAN HOSPITAL WITH OUTSIDE PENS
VETERINARIAN, OFFICE ONLY
VETERINARIAN SUPPLY
A relaxation by the board of adjustment of the dimensional
regulations of this ordinance where the action will not be contrary
to the public interest and where, owing to conditions peculiar to
the property and not the result of actions or the situation of the
applicant, a literal enforcement of this code would result in unnecessary
and undue hardship.
A smaller version of the department store with predominantly
consumer goods.
The office and clinic of a doctor of veterinary medicine,
not including outside treatment pens.
The office and clinic of a doctor of veterinary medicine,
including outside treatment pens.
The offices of a doctor of veterinary medicine with limited
on site treatment of small domestic animals.
A retail store offering for sale to the public veterinarian
supplies.
W
WATER PUMPING STATION
WATER STORAGE FACILITY
WATER TREATMENT PLANT
WELDING OR MACHINE SHOP
WHOLESALE SALES AND STORAGE
WRECKING OR AUTO SALVAGE YARD
A facility designed to increase pressure in a water transmission
main.
A tank or similar structure used to contain water for public
use, including elevated, ground and underground locations.
A commercial facility designed to process water in a manner
so as to make it suitable for consumption.
A facility for the machining or welding of metals, but not
including forging.
The storage and sale of commodities for the purpose or resale
and storage of same.
An area or building where automobiles or parts of automobiles
or machinery are stored, dismantled and/or offered for sale in the
open as whole units, as salvaged parts or as processed metal.
Y
YARD
YARD, FRONT
YARD, REAR
YARD, SIDE
An open space other than a court, on a lot in which a building
is situated, unobstructed by a structure or portion of a structure
from a point 30 inches above the general ground level of the graded
lot upward, except as provided for roof eves and similar special architectural
features.
A yard adjoining a public street extending across the front
of a lot between the side lot lines and from the main building to
the front lot or street line with the minimum horizontal distance
between the street line and the main building line as specified for
the distance in which it is located. (See Appendix Illustrations 3
and 5 in section 17).
A yard, extending across the rear of a lot between the side
lot lines, having a depth between the building and the rear lot line
as specified in the district in which the lot is situated. (See Appendix
Illustration 3 in section 17).
A yard on one or two sides of a main building and on the
same lot with the building, situated between the building and a side
lot line extending through from the front yard to the rear yard. (See
Appendix Illustrations 3 and 4 in section 17).
Z
ZERO LOT LINE
ZONING DISTRICT MAP
ZOO, PRIVATE
ZOO, PUBLIC
The location of a building on a lot in such a manner that
one or more of the buildings sides rests directly on the lot line.
The official map which the boundaries of the various zoning
districts are drawn and which is an integral part of the zoning ordinance,
maintained in accordance with section 3, zoning district map.
A facility housing and displaying live animals, reptiles,
or birds, privately owned and operated for a fee or for the promotion
of some other enterprise.
A publicly owned zoo or similar facility owned and operated
by the city or a nonprofit zoological society where live animals,
birds, and reptiles are domiciled and displayed.
