City of San Saba, TX “R-2” ONE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT

The “R-2” One-Family Residence District is designed specifically to provide an area for single-family housing at a higher density than permitted in the “R-1” District. The development and continued use of this land for single-family dwellings is encouraged and the encroachment of commercial and industrial use or any other use which would substantially interfere with the development of or continuation of this District as single-family dwellings is prohibited. This Article also discourages any use which would generate traffic or create congestion on neighborhood streets other than normal traffic which serves the residences on the street. It also encourages only those uses which, because of character or size, would not create additional requirements and costs for public services which are in excess of such requirements and costs if the District were developed solely for single-family dwellings.

(Ordinance 1991-13 adopted 11/7/91)

§ 7.2 PERMITTED USES.

In the “R-2” One-Family Residence District, no building, structure, land or premises will be used and no building or structure shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, or altered, except for one or more of the permitted uses as listed as in this section.

The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:

Single-family detached dwellings minimally not less than 1,100 sq. ft. in size.

Golf courses (not including miniature or par-three commercial courses)

Temporary structures which are incidental to the construction of the main building and will be removed when the main structure is completed.

Playgrounds, public

Elementary schools, public and private where the curriculum is similar in nature and preparation of course work to the public school.

Agriculture uses of the garden type that are not intended for commercial purposes.

The following uses are permitted when they abut and have their main access on a major street, and provide a minimum yard on all sides of fifty (50) feet.

Arboretum or botanical garden

Churches, convents and monasteries

Fire and public stations

Libraries, public

Schools, both public and private with curriculum similar in nature and preparation of course work to the public school.

Swimming pools, private where no public sale or goods are promoted

Country Clubs

Bed and Breakfast

Nursing homes/assisted living facilities.

Editor’s note–Ordinance 2002-08 amended the zoning ordinance by adding “nursing homes/assisted living facilities” to article VII, but did not specify the section and subsection number. Inclusion of these provisions as subsection C. of section 7.2 was at the discretion of the editor.

(Ordinance 1991-13 adopted 11/7/91; Ordinance 2002-08 adopted 11/12/02; Ordinance 2015-13, sec. 4, adopted 9/8/15; Ordinance 2021-04 adopted 6/8/21)

§ 7.3 MINIMUM LOT SIZE.

No dwelling or use shall be constructed or commenced in the “R-2” District which does not conform with the following minimum requirements for lot size.

Minimum Lot Area -	6,000 sq. ft.
Minimum Front Footage -	60 ft.*

* The frontage of any wedge-shaped lot which meets the requirements of minimum lot size may be a minimum of forty (40) feet; however, the front building line on the lot shall be a minimum of seventy (60) [sic] linear feet measured at an equal distance parallel to and from the front lot line.