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All words used in the present tense shall include the future; all words in the singular number include the plural number and all words in the plural number include the singular number; the word “structure” includes the word “building,” and “dwelling” includes “residence” and “place of habitation”; the word “person” includes “corporation,” “co-partnership,” “association,” and “individual”, the word “shall” is mandatory and not discretionary. Terms not herein defined shall have the meaning assigned to them in the building codes terms not defined herein or in the building code shall have the meaning customarily assigned to them.
Accessory structure.
A detached subordinate building containing more than 20 square feet of area and more than four feet in height used for purposes customarily incidental to the residential occupancy of the main building and not involving the conduct of a business or service not normally found in conjunction with the residential use. Accessory buildings shall not be utilized nor rented as a dwelling unit.
Accessory use.
A use customarily incidental, appropriate and subordinate to the principal use and located on the same lot therewith.
Adjacent.
Touching, adjoining, contiguous, or abutting.
Air conditioning service.
A facility providing supplies, repair and installation of air conditioning and heating equipment.
Agriculture.
Any activity related to the cultivation of the soil, the production of crops for human food, animal feed or planting seed or for the production of fibers; floriculture, viticulture, horticulture; the raising or keeping of livestock; the planting of cover crops.
Airport/heliport.
A facility for the landing, taking off, storage and servicing of fixed or rotary wing aircraft.
Alley.
Any public right-of-way affording a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting property, and not intended for general traffic circulation.
Alterations.
Any change, addition, or modification in construction, any change in the structural members of a building, such as walls or partitions, columns, beams or girders, the consummated act of which may be referred to herein as “altered” or “reconstructed.”
Alternative financial services.
A check cashing business, payday advance or loan business, money transfer business, or car title loan business.
Ambulance service.
A privately owned business which provides ambulance service to the public. Any site for such business may contain facilities for the storage of ambulances, office space, and sleeping quarters for those employees who are on call.
Amenity center.
A private recreation facility which may include swimming pools, meeting rooms, open space, or other amenities maintained by a Homeowner’s Association.
Analytical laboratory.
A facility for testing and analyzing scientific problems to include but not limited to soil testing, concrete compression testing and similar uses.
Antennas.
See definition for telecommunications.
Antique shop.
An establishment offering for sale objects d’art, furniture, glassware, china or similar furnishings, which have value and significance as a result of age, design and sentiment.
Arcade.
An establishment in which there is located four or more skill or pleasure machines that may be operated by giving or paying any form of currency, credit or debit cards, or tokens for which a fee has been or will be paid.
Assisted living facility.
An establishment that furnishes, in one or more facilities, food and shelter, to four or more persons who are unrelated to the proprietor of the establishment and that provides personal care services as defined by Chapter 247 of the Texas Administrative Code. Personal care services include assistance with meals, dressing, movement, bathing, or other personal needs or maintenance; the administration of medication; or the general supervision or oversight of a person’s physical and mental well-being.
Athletic club/instruction-Indoor.
An area providing exercise or recreational facilities such as game courts, swimming pools or exercise equipment and whose facilities are entirely contained indoors.
Athletic club/instruction-Outdoors.
An area providing exercise or recreational facilities such as game courts, swimming pools, exercise equipment or areas and playing fields, some of which may be located outdoors.
Auto (motorized) leasing.
A facility for the display and rental of passenger vehicles (no heavy equipment or commercial leasing/rental).
Auto (motorized) sales or storage.
A facility for the display, service and retail sale or new or used automobiles or motorcycles. Vehicles that require repair or which cannot be legally operated shall not be stored on-site for longer than 14 days.
Automobile repair, major.
Major repair, rebuilding, replacement or reconditioning of engines or transmissions for motor vehicles; wrecker service with vehicle storage; collision services including body, frame or fender straightening or repair; customizing; overall painting or paint shop; automotive glass and upholstery; those uses listed under “automobile repair, minor”; and other similar uses. All repair work shall be performed inside a structure. Vehicles shall not be stored on site for longer than 60 days. The modifications of automobiles, motorcycles, watercrafts. All-terrain vehicles (ATV’s) shall be considered a major automotive use. The use shall include hot rod vehicles.
Automobile repair, minor.
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, mufflers; automobile washing, steam cleaning, and polishing; performing state inspections and making minor repairs necessary to pass said inspection; 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. All repair work must be performed inside a structure. Vehicles shall not be stored on site for longer than 14 days.
Automobile wrecking yard.
A place used for the dismantling, disassembling, crushing or compacting of motor vehicles or trailers, or the storage, sales or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete or wrecked vehicles or their parts.
Bait sales, live.
The storage and sale of bait such as minnows and worms.
Bakery, commercial.
A manufacturing facility for the production and distribution of baked goods and confectioneries.
Batch plant.
An asphalt or concrete batching plant which has fixed features with foundations for the plants, conveyor belts (usually), office buildings of permanent nature, fixed storage, as well as other amenities; permanent plants generally sell the products on contract or by the truck load.
Batch plant, temporary.
A concrete or asphalt batching plant constructed for the purpose of providing concrete or asphalt for a single construction project and intended to be removed following the completion of that project.
Battery repairing and rebuilding.
A facility for the service, repair or rebuilding of batteries.
Bed and breakfast.
An establishment that provides no more than ten bedrooms for guests, exclusive of the owner/operator’s sleeping quarters. Guests shall be permitted to stay for no more than 14 days. The facility may contain a kitchen and dining area. No food shall be prepared within a bedroom, nor shall the facility contain a restaurant or banquet.
Bingo hall.
A facility that is primarily used for commercial bingo operations as defined under Texas law. This does not include facilities primarily used (50 percent or more) by nonprofit organizations for fund raising or other charitable purposes.
Birthing center.
An establishment where a woman is scheduled to give birth following a normal, uncomplicated low-risk pregnancy. The term does not include a hospital, ambulatory surgical center, a nursing home, or the residence of the woman giving birth.
Board.
The board of adjustment.
Boarding/rooming house.
A residence structure other than a hotel where lodging and/or meals for four or more persons is provided for compensation or other consideration.
Boarding school.
An educational institution that has a curriculum for elementary or secondary education and that contains facilities for lodging and meals for students.
Boat and watercraft sales, leasing service and repair.
A facility for the display, service and retail sale or rental of new or used boats and/or watercrafts. Boats and watercrafts that require repair or which cannot be legally operated shall not be stored on-site for longer than 14 days.
Body art studio (tattoo, piercing etc.).
An establishment that offers either tattooing or body piercing. Tattooing is the marking or coloring of skin with dyes or inks. Tattooing for medical purposes, plastic surgery or reconstructive surgery and for cosmetic purposes such as permanent and eye and lip make-up that are accessory to other uses are not included in this definition. All tattoo studios shall be licensed by the Texas Department of Health.
Bottling plant.
A facility for the mixing, bottling, storing and distribution of soft drinks, mineral water or similar products.
Building.
Any structure having a roof or other covering, and designed or used for the shelter or enclosure of any person, animal, or property of any kind.
Building height.
The vertical distance measured in feet from finished grade to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs; to the deck line for mansard roofs; and to the average height between eaves and the ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs.
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Building line.
The line parallel or approximately parallel to a lot line, marking the required minimum setback from a lot line at which a building may be erected.
Building material sales.
The indoor or outdoor storing and retailing or wholesaling of various types of building materials, such as lumber, bricks, paint, roofing, electrical, plumbing, concrete, doors, windows, siding, and other such materials used in the building construction industry.
Building official.
The officer or other designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of this ordinance.
Building permit application.
An application submitted to development services for new construction and remodeling, including any exterior remodeling which increases the exterior dimensions of any structure. The construction of masonry walls or fences exceeding 30 inches in height measured at the natural grade, the enclosure of an existing canopy, carport, porte-cochere or the construction of decking which exceeds 30 inches in height from the natural grade.
Bus terminal building.
Any premises for the transient storage or parking of motor driven buses and the loading or unloading of passengers.
Care of alcoholics, drug dependents, or psychiatric, patients: In-home.
Permanent care and supervision of patients in a single-family residential setting. Not more than six such patients shall reside on the premises at any one time. Facilities for a family caring for the patients may be provided.
Care of alcoholics, drug dependents, or psychiatric, patients: Institutionalized.
An institutionalized-type facility for the care of the listed patients.
Care of alcoholics, drug dependents, or psychiatric, patients: Residential.
A facility to provide residential lodging and food service the listed types of patients while in transition from an institution to a normal life style or for those patients who need temporary assistance.
Carpet or rug cleaning and repair.
A facility for the commercial cleaning or repairing of household or commercial grade carpets or rugs.
Carport.
An unenclosed structure open on two or more sides for one or more vehicles.
Car title loan business.
An establishment that makes small consumer loans that leverage the equity value of a car or other vehicle as collateral, where the title to such vehicle is owned free and clear by the loan applicant and any existing liens on the car or vehicle cancel the application. Such loans are often for 30-day terms and failure to repay the loan or make interest payments to extend the loan allows the lender to take possession of the car or vehicle.
Car wash.
A structure used to wash motorcycles, automobile and other light load vehicles. The facility has to have an attendant.
Catering.
An establishment that serves and supplies food to be consumed off premises; a service providing meals and/or refreshments for public or private entertainment for a fee; provides food and incidental service for a social affair or for a private dwelling, but does not use commercial vehicles that are equipped in any manner for purposes of transporting food to be sold directly from such vehicles.
Cemetery.
Land used for the burial of human or animal dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including crematories, mausoleums and mortuaries if operated in connection with and within the boundaries of such cemetery.
Centerline, street or alley.
A line midway between the bounding right-of-way lines of a street or alley.
Charitable boarding (temporary).
Facilities for providing overnight sleeping accommodations and/or food facilities for poor and indigent people such as provided by Salvation Army missions.
Charter school.
A school operated under a charter by the Texas Education Board.
Check cashing business.
An establishment that provides to the customer an amount of money that is equal to the face of the check or the amount specified in the written authorization for an electronic transfer of money, less any fee charged for the transaction, and where there is an agreement not to cash the check or execute an electronic transfer of money for a specified period of time. This definition excludes a state or federally chartered bank, savings and loan association or credit union, pawnshop or grocery store.
Child care center (day care).
A facility providing care, training, education, custody, treatment or supervision for four or more children for all or part of the 24-hour day and licensed by the state department of human services.
Child/children.
A person or persons under the age of 21 and living with a parent or guardian.
City.
The City of Sachse.
City manager.
The chief executive officer and administrative head of the city government. The city manager may designate persons who are under direction to act in his behalf as he deems appropriate.
Civic clubs/fraternal lodges.
A regular meeting place accommodating ten or more members of a nonprofit membership organization engaged in civic, social and fraternal activities.
College or university.
An institution established for educational purposes offering courses for study beyond the secondary education level, but excluding trade and commercial schools.
Commercial amusement, indoor.
A facility that offers entertainment or games of skill to the general public for a fee and that is wholly enclosed within a building.
Commercial amusement, outdoor.
A facility offering entertainment or games of skill to the general public for a fee where any portion of the activity takes place outside. This definition shall also include a skateboard ramp and related activities.
Commercial and industrial equipment.
A facility for the repair and service of heavy equipment used in commercial or industrial operations.
Commercial laundry/cleaners.
A facility greater than 4,000 square feet (gross floor area) in area for laundering or dry cleaning garments or similar items on a bulk basis and received from businesses or laundry and cleaners as well as individuals.
Commercial school.
A private business offering, on a regular basis, instruction or training, in a trade, craft, skill, activity, and/or profession, exclusive of other listed schools. Examples of commercial schools include: auto and truck repairing, welding, building construction and repairing, truck driving, bartending, secretarial training, electronics assembling and repairing, computer programming and maintenance, medical training, legal training, artistic and design training, personal grooming, modeling and private schools specializing in such things as speech, hearing, sight or reading therapy; teaching or training of retarded, handicapped or blind persons. A commercial school shall be considered as a permitted use in any district in which [that same trade, craft, skill, activity, and/or profession is permitted as a business or other non-school use.]
Construction office.
A temporary building used as an office by a contractor during the development of a property.
Contractor’s yard (equipment and storage).
A building, part of a building or land area for the storage of materials, tools, products and vehicles used in the conduct of a construction business and plumbing, electrical, welding, etc.
Convention facility.
A building or complex of buildings that house cultural, recreational, athletic, convention or entertainment facilities owned and/or operated by a government agency.
Convent or monastery.
The living quarters for a religious order or for the congregation of persons under religious vows.
Country club.
Land area and buildings which may include a golf course, club house, dining room, swimming pool, tennis courts and similar recreational or service uses available only to members and their guests.
Coverage.
The percent of a lot or tract covered by the first floor or the largest floor of a building or structure whichever is larger, including all covered porches, patios, garages, accessory buildings, etc. Unsupported roof overhangs and other allowed architectural projections shall be excluded from coverage computation.
Custodial quarters.
Living quarters provided for the on-site dwelling of a security guard within a retail, commercial or industrial facility. For residential uses, custodial quarters shall be considered as living or sleeping accommodations for the on-site dwelling of a servant or employee.
Custom made furniture manufacturing.
A facility for the manufacture or repair of furniture on a single item basis.
Day camp.
A land area which may include buildings or outside areas for activities such as arts, crafts, games, exercise or sports.
Density.
The ratio of the number of dwelling units per net acre of platted area being developed. Net acre shall be defined as the acreage of a site less any existing or proposed rights-of-way, or flood plain that is not either reclaimed or substantially improved as open space and incorporated into the project.
Detention center.
Living facilities for juveniles being detained or held under governmental jurisdiction.
Distribution center, general warehousing.
The storage in an enclosed building of materials and goods including all office, distribution and sales space. This definition does not include motor freight terminals or railroad freight terminals.
District.
See “zoning district.”
Drive-in movie theater.
An area containing a movie screen, concession stand and vehicle parking spaces for the purpose of viewing motion pictures from parked vehicles.
Drive-through establishment.
A business that allows the interior passage of motor vehicles for the retail sale of food or beverages, or the delivery of food or beverages to the occupants of the vehicle.
Driving range.
A place or facility where golfers can practice their driving strokes, usually consisting of a row of tees fronting an open area of ground. Putting areas shall also be permitted.
Drug store/pharmacy.
A facility for the preparing, preserving, compounding and the retail sale of drugs, medicines and related items.
Duplex.
A residential structure providing complete, independent living facilities for two (2) separate families containing two dwelling units attached by a common wall.
Dwelling unit.
A building, or a portion thereof, designed or used for occupancy by one family for residential purposes, but not including hotels and motels, travel trailers, tents, and other such temporary residences.
Electronic cigarette or e-cigarette.
Any device that uses an atomizer or similar device that allows users to inhale nicotine vapor or other vapor without the use of fire, smoke, or ash. The definition of e-cigarette shall include, but is not limited to, electronic cigars, electronic cigarillos, or electronic pipe, and any cartridge or other component of the device or related product including any liquid products that are manufactured for use with e-cigarettes.
Equipment storage, leasing.
A facility for renting tools and equipment.
Erected.
Built, constructed, altered, reconstructed, moved upon, or any physical operations on the premises which are required for construction.
Exterior corridor.
A hallway or other pedestrian access way for a building, which is not fully enclosed and is open to the elements.
Family.
One or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption or a group of not to exceed five persons not all related by blood or marriage, occupying a single-family dwelling, boarding or lodging house, hotel, club or similar dwelling for group use.
Farms, ranches, orchards.
An area which is used for growing of farm products such as vegetables, fruits, trees and grain and for the raising thereon of the farm animals such as horses, poultry, 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.
Financial institution.
An establishment for the custody, loan, exchange or issue of money, the extension of credit and/or facilitating the transmission of funds.
Firearms sales and repair.
An establishment that is primarily engaged in the sale and repair of firearms and accessories.
Firewood bulk sales, temporary.
Any site which contains one cord or more of firewood which is offered for sale in any quantity on a seasonal basis.
Flea market, indoor.
A site where space inside a building is rented to vendors for the sale of merchandise such as new and used household goods, personal effects, tools, art work and similar items in small quantities. Individual vendors shall not be required to obtain a certificate of occupancy for the space they are renting.
Flea market, outdoor.
A site where space outside a building is rented to vendors for the sale of merchandise such as new and used household goods, personal effects, tools, art work and similar items in small quantities.
Floodplain.
Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source.
Floodway.
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot.
Floodway fringe.
The area between the floodway and the boundary of the base or 100-year flood.
Floor area, gross.
Total area of a structure measured by taking the outside dimensions of the building at each floor level intended for occupancy or storage. In computing floor area in residential districts, garages and carports shall be excluded.
Floor area, net.
The gross floor area of a structure less stairs, washrooms, elevator shafts, and other common areas open to the public or semi-public uses.
Floor area ratio.
An indicated ratio between the number of square feet of total floor area of building(s) on a lot and the total square footage of land in the lot.
Foster home.
Temporary care of more than four children who are unrelated to the foster parent.
Frontage.
All the property, measured along the property line abutting on one side of the street upon which such property is addressed.
Furniture and appliance sales.
Retail stores selling goods used for furnishing the home including, but not limited to furniture, floor coverings and household electrical or gas appliances.
Furniture and upholstery cleaning or repair, reupholstering.
An establishment with facilities for the commercial cleaning or repair of furniture, including reupholstering, and including the storage of materials and supplies necessary for the conduct of said business.
Garage, private.
An accessory building or a portion of a main building for storage of motor vehicles or parking as may be required in connection with the permitted use of the main building. For residential uses, a private garage shall be utilized for purposes customarily incidental to the residential occupancy of the main building and not involving the conduct of a business or service not normally found in conjunction with the residential use.
Garage sales.
Occasional sales on residential premises.
Gas pumps, fuel sales.
A retail fuel sales facility selling fuel for motor vehicles including, but not limited to, automobiles, motorcycles, buses, or recreational vehicles (excluding semi-trailer trucks with at least three axles that are designed to tow trailers) with no ancillary services such as vehicle service, vehicle repair, or sale of items other than fuel. The fueling or gasoline station may be attended or automated.
Go cart track.
A facility for the driving of motorized vehicles less than ten feet in length (except motorcycles), including closed course, straightaway or acceleration runs.
Golf course.
An area of twenty or more acres improved with trees, greens, fairways, hazards and which may include a clubhouse or pro shop.
Grade, average.
A ground elevation established for the purpose of regulating height and number of stories, determined by averaging ground elevations at corners, ends, or turning points of the structure in question.
A. 
Average grade for a building shall be determined by averaging the elevation of the ground at each corner of the building.
B. 
Other average grade determinations shall be made by the building official.
Grain elevator.
A facility for the temporary storage of large quantities of agricultural grain.
Greenhouse, commercial.
A facility for the growing and distribution of plant materials.
Greenhouse, residential.
A structure for growing plant materials limited to a maximum of 400 square feet in area.
Grocery/supermarket.
An establishment for the display, preparation and retail sale of foods and associated items.
Group home (community home).
A home serving six (6) or fewer mentally or physically handicapped persons provided the home provides care on a 24-hour basis and is approved or licensed by the State for that purpose. A group home shall be considered a single-family home and is defined pursuant to Chapter 123 of the Human Resources Code.
Growing of farm products (non-commercial).
Definition to be added.
Guard and patrol service.
Facilities for storing and maintaining equipment used by private security, guard, or patrol services including motor vehicles and firearms as well as office and dispatching facilities for said service.
Guest house.
A secondary structure on a lot which contains dwelling accommodations for the temporary occupancy by guests, relatives, servants, or caretakers and is not for rent.
Halfway house.
A residential facility providing shelter, supervision and residential rehabilitative services for persons who have been inmates of any county, state or federal correctional institution and released and require a group setting to facilitate the transition to a functional member of society.
Heavy industrial, plant operations.
Heavy industrial manufacturing, processing, assembling, researching, and developing, packaging, shipping, storing, servicing or other such activities which are not prohibited by law and do not meet standards set forth in the definition of light industrial uses and high risk uses.
Height.
See “Building Code.”
Helipad.
A landing pad for the occasional and infrequent use by rotary wing aircraft.
High risk uses.
Any use which is determined to be of special health or safety hazard due to excessive and/or toxic fumes, smoke, gas, or dust; odors; noise; vibration; or danger from fire, explosion or radiation and involves materials meeting the “degree of hazard-4” criteria of the International Fire Code in quantities deemed to be hazardous by the Director of Development Services.
Home improvement center.
The indoor retail sale and storage of building materials for home improvements, repairs, or maintenance. Plants materials shall not be required to be indoors.
Home instruction.
The teaching in the home of such activities as piano, voice, swimming, hobbies, and crafts and paintings when such uses are secondary to the use of the structure. Such activities should not involve the use of equipment not normally found in the home and shall not be advertised by a sign on the property. There shall not be more than four individuals receiving instruction at one time.
Home occupation.
An occupation customarily carried on in the home by a member of the occupant’s family without the employment of additional persons, without the use of a sign to advertise the occupation, without offering a commodity for sale on the premises, without the use of materials and equipment not usually found in a home and does not create obnoxious conditions to abutting or neighboring property such as noise, odor, increased traffic, light, or smoke.
Hookah/smoke lounge.
A business establishment for which the configuration of the floor area is to facilitate on-site consumption of tobacco, cigarette, and nicotine-enriched solutions. For clarification purpose, a hookah/smoke lounge and/or any other similar uses shall be considered an individual business class separated from a retail tobacco store or a retail electronic-cigarette/vaporizer store.
Hospital.
A building licensed by the state as a hospital that provides health services primarily on an in-patient basis.
Hotel/motel.
A building occupied or used as a temporary abiding place of individuals or groups of individuals who are lodged with or without meals for compensation.
HUD-code manufactured home.
A manufactured home constructed with a permanent chassis designed for over-the-road transportation and delivered to the home site in one or more sections according to the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1976 enforced by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD regulates the home’s design and construction, strength and durability, transportability, fire resistance, energy efficiency and quality control. It also sets tough performance standards for heating, plumbing, air-conditioning, thermal and electrical systems.
Improved surface.
A continuous parking surface such as concrete or other alternative materials that are shown to be impervious yet as durable as concrete pavement to be approved by the city engineer.
Incidental and secondary uses.
Uses that have not been specifically identified within the use chart, which may require a determination of use by the development services director.
Independent senior living.
A facility containing dwelling units, accessory uses and support services specifically designed for occupancy by persons 55 years of age or older. Such facilities may include accommodations for persons who are fully ambulatory or who require no medical or personal assistance or supervision, as well as accommodations for persons who require only limited or intermittent medical or personal assistance.
Janitorial service.
A facility providing the storage of equipment or supplies used for janitorial work and the administrative offices for the offering of such services.
Junk.
Manufactured goods that are so worn, deteriorated or obsolete as to make them unusable in their existing condition; and all other used products subject to being dismantled or recycled.
Kennel (indoor and conditioned).
A facility including outside runs for the short-term boarding or keeping of animals permitted by the Health Code to be kept within the city.
Laboratory, light manufacturing, distillery.
Manufacturing, processing, assembling, packaging, shipping, storing, servicing activities not elsewhere listed for other than retail purposes which do not emit dust, odor, smoke, gas or fumes beyond the bounding property lines of the tract upon which the use is located and which do not generate noise or vibration at the boundary of the property, which is generally perceptible in frequency or pressure above the ambient level of noise or vibration in the adjacent areas, except as provided by any noise ordinance.
Landscape nursery.
An establishment for the growth, display and/or sale of plants, shrubs, trees and other materials used in indoor or outdoor planting.
Landscape nursery, wholesale.
Land, buildings, structures or a combination thereof for the storage, cultivation, transplanting of live trees, shrubs or plants offered on the premises and including products used for gardening or landscaping.
Laundromat.
A facility for self-service laundering of garments, bundle service and similar items not on a bulk basis.
Laundry or cleaners, pick up/drop off only.
A facility used for picking up or dropping off individual consumer’s laundry not on a bulk basis. Dry cleaning equipment shall not be located on the premises.
Laundry or cleaners, on-site processing.
A facility for laundering or dry cleaning garments or similar items on a bulk basis and received from businesses or laundry and cleaners as well as individuals, which operates in a maximum allowed area of 4,000 square feet.
Lawn equipment sales and repair.
An establishment primarily engaged in the sale and repair of new and used merchandise, including mowers, blowers, lawn tractors, edgers or other lawn equipment.
Library.
An establishment for the loan or display of books, or objects of art.
Livestock auction.
Barns, pens and sheds for the temporary holding and sale of livestock.
Loading space.
An off-street space on the same lot or on a contiguous lot with a building or group of buildings, for temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading and unloading merchandise or materials.
Lodge or club.
See Civic Clubs/fraternal lodges.
Lot.
See “lot of record.”
Lot area.
The net area of a lot exclusive of any portion of streets, alleys, or right-of-way.
Lot, corner.
A lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection.
Lot coverage.
The percent of a lot or tract covered by the largest floor of a building or structure, including all covered porches, patios, garages, accessory buildings, etc. Unsupported roof overhangs and other allowed architectural projections shall be excluded from coverage computation.
Lot depth.
The average horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines.
Lot, double frontage.
A residential lot other than a corner lot abutting more than one street and having access to more than one street.
Lot, interior.
Any lot other than a corner lot.
Lot lines.
The lines bounding a lot as defined herein.
A. 
Front lot line.
That lot line adjacent to street right-of-way. In the case of a corner lot, only one lot line shall be designated as the front lot line.
B. 
Rear lot line.
That lot line opposite the front lot line of said lot not intersecting with the front lot line.
C. 
Side lot line.
Any lot line, which intersects a front lot line of said lot.
Lot of record.
A parcel of land, the dimensions of which are shown on a recorded plat on file with the county clerk of the encompassing county.
Lot width.
The straight-line distance between the side lot lines, measured at the two points where the front building line intersects the side lot lines.
Main building.
A building or buildings in which the primary use of the lot upon which it is situated is conducted.
Marina.
A facility for the docking, wet storage, refueling and servicing of boats and other uses as may be specified in the ordinance granting the planned development under which a marina is permitted.
Massage therapy.
An establishment which provides massage or other physical therapy by licensed physical therapists.
Mausoleum or cemetery.
See definition for Cemetery.
Medical building, clinic or lab.
A facility operated for the purposes of examining, consulting, and limited treatment of people with physical or mental ailments, including necessary accessory facilities, but excluding patient stays for a period in excess of 24 hours. Includes facilities operated for medical, dental or optical research, testing and analytical work.
Microbrewery.
An establishment where beer, ale, etc. is brewed and served.
Mining.
The process by which metallic ores, coal, precious stones, salt or other minerals are extracted from the earth.
Mobile home.
A structure designed or used for residential occupancy, built upon or having a frame or chassis to which wheels may be attached for movement upon a highway.
Model home.
A dwelling unit built by a builder or developer to allow potential purchasers to see what the finished product will look like.
Motorcycle sales, leasing and repair including personal watercraft.
An establishment primarily engaged in the sale, repair and service of new and used motorcycles, motorized bicycles, jet skis, or similar merchandise.
Mortuary/funeral home.
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.
Motor freight terminal.
Any premises where cargo is stored and where trucks, including tractor and trailer units, load and unload cargo on a regular basis. This definition shall also include facilities for the temporary storage of loads and cargo prior to shipment.
Motor vehicle.
Any vehicle which is propelled by mechanical power such as automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, or buses designed to carry one or more persons.
Motor vehicle race track.
A facility for the racing of motorized vehicles of any size including close course, straightaway and acceleration runs.
Multi-family.
A structure containing three or more dwelling units which are not located on individually platted lots.
Museum or art gallery.
An institution for the collection, display and distribution of objects or art or science whose facilities are open to the general public.
Neighborhood assistance center.
A group of offices designed to serve a neighborhood by offering facilities whereby residents can obtain information relating to various social and civic organizations which may provide services to them. Such services could include a referral service, transportation for the elderly, and coordination of other such services for low-income, handicapped, and elderly families.
Noxious matter.
Material(s) capable of causing injury to living organisms by chemical reaction or capable of causing detrimental effects upon the physical or economic well-being or comfort of humans.
Nursing home/convalescent center.
A facility that provides lodging and skilled nursing care for the elderly, disabled, chronically ill or convalescent patients.
Occupancy.
The purpose for which a building, or part thereof, is used or intended to be used.
Office, medical or professional.
A room or group of rooms used for the provision of professional, executive, management or administrative services.
Open storage.
The storage of any equipment, machinery, commodities, raw, semi-finished materials, and building materials, not accessory to a residential use, which is visible from any point on the building lot line when viewed from ground level.
Outdoor display (sales).
The outdoor display of goods, materials and (or) equipment sold on premises during normal business hours of a retail or wholesale business.
Outdoor produce market/farmers market.
A business which sells fresh fruit, vegetables, small plants, flowers, and related perishable products.
Parking garage or lot, commercial.
An area or structure designed specifically for the temporary storage or parking of motor vehicles for a fee.
Parking space.
An area of definite length and width as specified in the city’s traffic management standards and engineering paving specifications; said area shall be exclusive of drives, aisles or entrances giving access thereto, and shall be fully accessible for the parking of permitted vehicles.
Paved surface or pavement.
Please see definition for improved surface.
Pawnshop.
An establishment where money is loaned on the security of personal property and the sale of unclaimed items.
Personal or professional services.
An establishment which provides services related to grooming, appearance, care, or repair of personal apparel; and which may sell products used or recommended for those same purposes incidental to the services provided.
Pest control.
A facility for the storage of equipment and supplies necessary for an exterminating service and including the administrative offices for the operation of said business.
Petroleum products, wholesale.
An establishment for the wholesale distribution of petroleum products.
Plat.
A plan illustrating a subdivision of land creating building lots or tracts showing all dimensions and other information essential to comply with the subdivision standards of the City of Sachse, which has been filed in the plat records of the encompassing county and is therefore a plat of record.
Portable building sales or leasing.
Structures which can be carried or transported to another location, not including mobile homes.
Premises.
Land together with any buildings or structures occupying it.
Printer, large scale.
An establishment which reproduces in printed form orders from a business, profession, service, industry or government organization and containing more than 2,500 square feet.
Printer, small scale.
An establishment which reproduces in printed form individual orders from a business, profession, service industry or government organization and containing 2,500 square feet or less.
Private club.
An establishment providing alcoholic beverage service to an association of persons and falling within the definition of that portion of the Alcoholic Beverage Code of the State of Texas as it pertains to the operation of private clubs.
Produce stand, outdoor/farmers market.
An area designated for outdoor display and selling of agricultural products.
Property line.
Same as “lot line.”
Public building.
A building owned, operated or occupied by the City of Sachse, which may include but not limited to libraries, fire stations, police buildings, public works facilities, city hall or museums.
Public park or playground.
Definition to be added.
Public water reservoir or well.
An area of impounded surface water or a facility for the drawing of subterranean water to the surface.
Railroad freight terminal.
An establishment or facility which is designed for the storage and handling of goods and cargo which are transported by railroad. The outside storage of railroad cars, engines, or other railroad equipment shall be prohibited.
Railroad yard.
Any place or premises for the loading and unloading materials on trains, including freight terminals, freight docks, freight depots and railroad equipment storage yards.
Radio and T.V. recording studios.
A facility for the production and transmission of commercial programming by radio or television within the commercial band of the electromagnetic spectrum or containing the facilities and equipment necessary for the production of records, audio tapes, video tapes or video cassette tapes.
Reception facility.
An establishment that is open to the general public or made available for private use, primarily for the provision of facilities for parties, dances, receptions banquets, or similar social events. This use does not include restaurants, hotels, country clubs, theaters or commercial amusements that provide for such activities as a secondary use.
Recreational vehicle park.
An area designed for the overnight or temporary parking of vehicular, portable structures built on a chassis designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses. Overnight stay shall not exceed 14 days and the recreational vehicles shall be operational at all times and shall have current inspection decals.
Recycling center.
A facility that is not a salvage yard and in which recoverable resources such as newspapers, glassware and metal products are collected, stored, flattened, crushed or bundled.
Religious institution.
An institution that people regularly attend to participate in or hold religious services.
Repair and service shop.
An establishment, which provides the repair or service of household appliances or equipment.
Research and development, data center.
An establishment engaged in research and new product development activities in the field of medicine or in high-technology intensive fields, including the on-site manufacture and assembly of high-technology prototypes, provided all activities and storage of equipment and materials take place within the principal building.
Residential districts.
Includes the following districts: R-39, R-15, R-12, R-10, R-E, and portions of any PD, which permits residential occupancy.
Restaurant.
An eating establishment where customers are primarily served at tables or self-served and food is consumed on the premises.
Restaurant with drive through.
An eating establishment where customers are primarily served at tables or self served and food is consumed on the premises. The facility contains a drive-through window.
Retail CBD and hemp based products.
A business establishment for which more than 50 percent (50%) of sales are based on the retail sale of products related to or derived from CBD oil (cannabidiol) or hemp. This includes, but is not limited to oils, vitamins, supplements, food, personal care and garments.
Retail electronic-cigarette/vaporizer store.
A business establishment for which more than 50 percent of the gross floor area is dedicated to the storage, mixing, display and/or retail sale of electronic cigarette devices, nicotine-enriched solutions and/or liquid products that are manufactured for use with e-cigarettes.
Retail sales, general stores.
An establishment engaged in the selling of merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods or these businesses which provide services customized for individuals such as a tailor, barber or beauty shop or photographic studio.
Retail tobacco store.
A business establishment for which more than 50 percent of the gross floor area is dedicated to the display and retail sale of tobacco products such a cigars, pipe tobacco and cigarettes. This business may also sell tobacco accessories such as lighters, matches, cigarette holders and devices used to preserve tobacco, cigars or cigarettes, which are merely incidental to the sale of tobacco products.
Riding academy or stables, commercial.
A facility for horses, which are let, hired, used or boarded on a commercial basis and for compensation.
Rodeo.
A facility for public performances of rodeo events including but not limited to bronco riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, and bull riding.
Salvage yard.
A yard or building where automobiles or parts of automobiles or machinery are stored, dismantled or offered for sale in the open as whole units, as salvaged parts or as processed metal.
Sanitary landfill.
A facility for the collection, handling, storage and disposal of solid waste in accordance with Texas Department of Health regulations.
Schools, public and private.
A facility that provides a curriculum of elementary and secondary academic instruction, including kindergartens, elementary schools, middle schools and high schools.
Seasonal sales.
Temporary sales of product normally sold in a period of the year devoted to or marked by certain activities, events, or climate conditions, such as special holidays, summer season, winter season.
Secondary use.
A use subordinate to the main use on a lot, but not necessarily incidental or related to the main use.
Self-storage units.
An enclosed structure divided into individual or spaces intended for storage of goods, products or equipment. Custodial quarters are permitted as a secondary use within a self-storage unit development.
Septic tank service.
A facility for the storage of equipment and supplies necessary for a business providing for repair and cleaning of private septic tanks or portable facilities and the administrative offices for said business.
Servant quarter(s).
Quarters used by bona fide farm workers, or other accessory buildings such as barns, sheds and other structures necessary for farming operations may be permitted, provided, however, that no such accessory building or quarters to be used by servants or farm workers shall be occupied as a place of abode or dwelling by anyone other than a bona fide servant or farm worker and actually and regularly employed by the land owner or occupant of the main building.
Setback.
The required minimum distance between any structure and any property line of the lot on which it is located. Setbacks shall be measured perpendicular to lot lines. The terms “setback” and “required yard” shall mean the same and can be interchanged.
Sewage treatment plant.
A facility for receiving and treating sewage from the public sanitary sewer system.
Sexually oriented business.
An adult arcade, adult bookstore or adult video store, adult cabaret, adult motel, adult movie theater, escort agency, nude model studio, sexual encounter center, or other commercial enterprise that the primary business of which is the offering of a service or selling, renting or exhibiting of devices of other items intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to the customer.
Shooting range, indoor.
A building housing facilities for practicing the discharge of firearms.
Shooting range, outdoor.
A facility for practicing the discharge of firearms including outdoor facilities.
Single-family residence, (detached).
A structure containing one dwelling unit to be occupied by not more than one family.
Site.
That area of land, upon which a structure is placed, utilized in meeting requirements of this ordinance. No portion of land, when once used as a site area for a structure, may be used as a site for another structure.
Slaughterhouse/feed yard.
A facility for the storage and butchering of animals or poultry.
Smoking (tobacco, E-cig, vape, etc.).
A retail store where more than 15 percent of the gross square footage of the establishment is dedicated to the sale, distribution, delivery, furnishing of smoking paraphernalia, from one person to another. Smoking paraphernalia shall mean paraphernalia, devices, or instruments that are designed or manufactured for the smoking, ingesting, inhaling or otherwise introducing into the body of tobacco, products prepared from tobacco, or controlled substances as defined in the Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 481. Smoking paraphernalia includes, but is not limited to, pipes, bongs, and hookahs. Smoking paraphernalia does not include lighters, matches, cigarette holders and device used to store or preserve tobacco, tobacco cigarettes, cigarette papers or cigars. For purposes of this definition, smoking paraphernalia establishments may also be referred to as head shops.
Stadium, arena, athletic field-public.
An athletic field or stadium owned and operated by a public agency for the general public.
Storage facility-conditioned space.
Storage of items, which are completely enclosed in a building.
Storage facility, mini-warehousing.
Storage of items, which are not completely enclosed in a building and not moved indoors on a daily basis.
Story.
See City of Sachse current Building Code.
Street.
A public or private thoroughfare right-of-way, which affords the principle means of access to abutting property. The term “street” shall include avenue, drive, circle, road, boulevard, highway, or any other similar term.
Street, private.
A street, which has no publicly, dedicated right-of-way.
Structure.
See “Building Code.”
Studio (gymnastics, martial arts, etc.).
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Substation, generating plant.
A facility that generates electricity from mechanical power produced by gas, coal or steam. Includes facilities for transforming electricity for distribution to individual customers.
Taxidermist.
A facility for preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals, birds and fish.
Telecommunications.
The transmission of audio and/or visual information.
A. 
Alternative mounting structure.
Water tower, man-made tree, clock tower, church steeple, bell tower, utility pole, flagpole, or similar structure, designed to support and camouflage or conceal the presence of telecommunication antennas.
B. 
Antenna, type 1.
An antenna and associated mast or tower or a facility for transmission or reception of voice or data by radio or television of local business communications within a business.
C. 
Antenna, type 2.
An antenna and associated mast or tower or a facility for transmission or reception of voice or data by radio or television for all communications other than those defined under antenna, type 1, or antenna, private.
D. 
Antenna, private.
An antenna or facility for transmission or reception of voice or data of (a) noncommercial communications by radio or television within the noncommercial band of the electromagnetic spectrum or (b) private reception of commercial broadcasting.
E. 
Antenna tower/antenna support structure.
A structure, other than an antenna mast placed, erected or constructed to support one antenna mast and/or one or more antennas for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving any portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
F. 
Co-location.
A single telecommunications tower and/or site used by more than one telecommunications service provider.
G. 
Stealth.
A telecommunications antenna that is effectively camouflaged or concealed from view.
H. 
Antenna height.
The distance measured from grade to the highest point of any and all components of the structure, including antennas, hazard lighting, and other appurtenances.
I. 
Monopole.
A self-supporting telecommunications tower, which consists of a single vertical pole, fixed into the ground and/or attached to a foundation.
Theater or cinema.
A building or part of a building devoted to the showing of motion pictures or for dramatic, musical or live performance.
Tire dealer, no outside storage.
A facility for the display and sale of automobile or truck tires including facilities for the mounting, balancing and repair of tires but with no outdoor storage of parts, equipment or inventory.
Tire dealer, outside storage.
A facility for the display and sale of automobile or truck tires including facilities for the mounting, balancing and repair of tires and including outdoor storage.
Townhouse.
A dwelling that is part of a structure containing three or more dwellings, each designed and constructed for occupancy by one family, with each dwelling attached by a common wall in which each dwelling is located on a separate platted lot.
Toxic and noxious matter.
Any solid, liquid, or gaseous material which is capable of endangering the health, safety, comfort, or economic well-being of persons in the vicinity or which may cause injury or damage to property as defined by the Uniform Fire Code and/or the Environmental Protection Agency.
Transit station, terminal.
Passenger terminal or loading facilities for a privately or publicly owned transit system.
Truck or bus storage, commercial.
An area for the temporary parking of vehicles having a manufacturer’s recommended gross vehicle weight of greater than 11,000 pounds.
Truck or bus washing.
A facility for the washing of vehicles having a manufacturer’s recommended gross vehicle weight of greater than 11,000 pounds.
Truck terminal.
An establishment designed equipped, intended, adapted or primarily for the parking, storage, fueling or repair of other than passenger motor vehicles. The use may include the retail sale of convenience food items, a fast food/take-out restaurant, truck weighing scales, truck washes, showers, laundry facilities and personal services such as barber shops.
Two-family.
A structure containing two dwelling units.
Uniform supply service.
An establishment which provides for the pick-up, delivery, sale or leasing of uniforms to individuals or businesses.
Use.
The purpose for which land or a building is or may be occupied.
Used goods or products collection point (temporary).
Temporary storage of used goods or products such as aluminum cans, newspapers, or a Goodwill or Salvation Army type collection box.
Variance.
A modification of the literal provisions of the zoning ordinance granted by the board of adjustment when strict enforcement of the zoning ordinance would cause undue hardship owing to circumstances unique to the individual property on which the variance is granted.
Vehicle pound.
An area for the temporary storage and parking of wrecked or impounded vehicles.
Vehicle sales, leasing and repair.
A facility for the display, service and retail sale or rental of new or used vehicles other than automobiles or motorcycles.
Vet or pet store (indoor).
A facility operated by a veterinarian for the purpose of examining and treating household pets permitted by the Health Code to be kept within the city. The keeping of animals overnight is permitted when kept inside the clinic building. Also includes a retail establishment offering small animals for sale where all such creatures are housed within the building, including the grooming of small animals and the sale of associated supplies.
Water reservoir or well.
A natural or artificial system, device or facility used for storing water for human consumption or agricultural uses.
Water treatment plant.
A facility for storing, purifying, supplying and distributing city water, which may include a system of reservoirs, channels, mains, and purifying equipment.
Wholesaling, general.
The sale of commodities for the purpose of resale, as to retailers rather than directly to consumers.
Wind energy system.
A wind energy conversion system that converts wind energy into electricity through the use and consisting of a wind turbine, a tower, and associated control or conversion electronics, that has a rated capacity of not more than 20 kw for residential systems and not more than 100 kw for commercial systems and is intended for on-site production and consumption of electricity to serve the needs of the consumer.
Wrecker service.
A primary use operating a wrecker or wreckers designed to transport all types of vehicles.
Wrecker service (one).
Operating one wrecker designed to transport automobiles and other vehicles only when said operation is secondary to main use of motor vehicle service, repair and/or sales.
Wrecking, salvage yard.
A yard or building where automobiles or parts of automobiles or machinery are stored, dismantled or offered for sale in the open as whole units, as salvaged parts or as processed metal.
Yard, required.
See “setback.”
Yard, required front.
An open space extending the full width of the lot, the depth of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the front lot line and the front building line.
Yard, required rear.
An open space extending the full width of the lot, the depth of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the rear building.
Yard, required side.
An open space extending from the required front yard to the required rear yard, the width of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the side lot line and the side building line.
Zoning district.
A classification applied to any certain land area within the city stipulating the limitations and requirements of land usage and development.
Zoning map.
The Official Zoning Map of the City of Sachse together with all amendments thereto.
Zoo.
A facility consisting of a zoological garden or a collection of animals for display to the public.
(Ordinance 1624 adopted 11/2/98; Ordinance 1725 adopted 4/3/00; Ordinance 1778 adopted 10/2/00; Ordinance 2015, secs. 3–5, adopted 5/5/03; Ordinance 2074, sec. 2, adopted 4/19/04; Ordinance 2089, sec. 2, adopted 8/16/04; Ordinance 2247, sec. 1, adopted 10/16/06; Ordinance 3126, sec. 1, adopted 4/6/09; Ordinance 3147, sec. 1, adopted 7/6/09; Ordinance 3206, sec. 1, adopted 4/19/10; Ordinance 3209, sec. 1, adopted 5/3/10; Ordinance 3375, sec. 1, adopted 3/19/12; Ordinance 3560, sec. 1, adopted 1/20/14; Ordinance 3573, sec. 1, adopted 3/17/14; Ordinance 3622, sec. 1, adopted 10/20/14; Ordinance 3887, sec. 1, adopted 9/17/18; Ordinance 3906 adopted 1/22/19; Ordinance 3919 adopted 5/6/19; Ordinance 3947, sec. 2, adopted 10/7/19; Ordinance 4012 adopted 4/19/21)