(Ordinance 1991-13 adopted 11/7/91)
The “C-1” Central Business District is established as the district in San Saba, Texas which serves as the center of the surrounding regional retail market area. The principal use of the land in this district is for commercial and service purposes.
The purpose of this District is to encourage the development of, and the continued use of the land for commercial and service purposes which serve the regional area of San Saba. The existing development in this District is of such a degree that it would not be feasible to require off-street parking and loading regulations that can be required for new commercial developments in undeveloped land. The specific intent of this district further provides for the orderly expansion of the uses that are allowed in this district. Also, that heavier commercial and industrial uses of the land which would substantially interfere with the continuation of the existing uses, or the proposed orderly development of this district are prohibited. It is further intended to minimize traffic and parking congestion in such a manner as to provide for the trains in the district by discouraging any use which, because of its character or size, would create abnormal traffic congestion, fire or safety hazards in the district.
(Ordinance 1991-13 adopted 11/7/91)
In the “C-1” Central Business 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.
A. 
The following uses shall be permitted as principal uses:
1. 
Appliance and furniture stores
2. 
Automotive repair and sales
3. 
Bakery whose products are sold at retail on the premises
4. 
Banks and financial institutions
5. 
Barbershops
6. 
Beauty shops
7. 
Bowling Alleys
8. 
Branch bank
9. 
Bus and rail terminal facilities
10. 
Cafes and taverns
11. 
Clothing or wearing apparel shops
12. 
Clubs, private and public
13. 
Drugstores
14. 
Gasoline service stations
15. 
Grocery stores or supermarkets
16. 
Hotels
17. 
Laundry and dry cleaning pickup stations
18. 
Medical offices and buildings
19. 
Offices
20. 
Pawnshops
21. 
Post offices
22. 
Public and private parking lots
23. 
Repair and service of automobiles carried on in the same building
24. 
Restaurants, including drive-in
25. 
Retail tire sales and supply
26. 
Retail use where no fabrication or manufacture takes place on the premises
27. 
Self-service laundry
28. 
Shoe repair shops
29. 
Store or shop for the conducting of a convenience type or service type retail business where there is no manufacture or prefabrication of a product or merchandise
30. 
Theaters
B. 
The following special uses are also permitted:
1. 
Arboretum or botanical garden
2. 
Churches, convents and monasteries
3. 
Fire and public stations
4. 
Libraries, public
5. 
Schools, both public and private with curriculum similar in nature and preparation of course work to the public school.
(Ordinance 1991-13 adopted 11/7/91)
There are no requirements for minimum lot size in the “C-1” Central Business District.
(Ordinance 1991-13 adopted 11/7/91)
There are no requirements for maximum coverage in the “C-1” Central Business District.
(Ordinance 1991-13 adopted 11/7/91)
There are no yard requirements in the “C-1” Central Business District.
(Ordinance 1991-13 adopted 11/7/91)
The height limit of structures in the “C-1” Central Business District is governed by the floor area ratio (FAR) of 5:1 whereby total building area is not to exceed five (5) times that of the total lot area, for buildings of more than one (1) story in height.
(Ordinance 1991-13 adopted 11/7/91)
There are no requirements for off-street parking in the “C-1” Central Business District.
(Ordinance 1991-13 adopted 11/7/91)
All permitted uses in the “C-1” District shall comply with signage regulations as contained in ARTICLE XVI Sign and Billboards Regulations.
(Ordinance 1991-13 adopted 11/7/91)
Canopies and awnings may project over the walkway area provided they are a minimum of eight (8) feet above the City of San Saba established sidewalk elevation and are a minimum of two (2) feet from the curb or edge of the normal traveled way or curb parking area.
(Ordinance 1991-13 adopted 11/7/91)
(a) 
All buildings or structures that are built or rebuilt within the “C-1” zoning districts must have all of the exterior walls that face any portion of State Highway 16 or U.S. Route 190, excluding doors and windows, constructed with a masonry facade. No blank walls shall face either of the highways.
(1) 
The following approved masonry list shall apply:
a. 
Stone, brick, or tile laid up unit by unit and set in mortar;
b. 
Stucco (exterior Portland cement plaster with 3 coats over metal lath or wire fabric lath);
c. 
Cultured stone or cast stone; or
d. 
Architecturally finished block (i.e., burnished block, split faced concrete masonry units, or architecturally finished tilt wall)[.]
(2) 
A maximum of 10% of the facade may include accent materials not listed on the approved masonry list in subsection (1) above.
(b) 
Existing structures as of the adoption date of this ordinance shall be exempt from these nonresidential design standards.
(c) 
If existing structures are expanded by 20% or more of their original size, all new construction shall comply with these design standards.
(Ordinance 2018-01, sec. 2, adopted 2/12/18)