To intentionally and voluntarily relinquish a known right, to give up a known right.
A use or structure customarily incidental, appropriate, and subordinate to the principal use of a building or to the principal use of land and which is located upon the same lot therewith.
The use of land for agricultural purposes including farming, dairying, pasturage, horticulture, animal and poultry husbandry, and the necessary accessory uses for packing, treating, or storing the produce; provided, however, that the operation of any such accessory use shall be secondary to that of normal agricultural activities, and provided further that the above uses shall not include the commercial feeding of swine or other animals, stockyards or commercial feed lots for cattle.
A minor right-of-way dedicated to public use not less than twenty (20) feet wide affording a secondary means of access to abutting property and not intended for general traffic circulation.
An open area, other than a street, used for the display, sales or rental of new or used motor vehicles or trailers in operable condition and where no repair work is done.
General repair, rebuilding or reconditioning of engines, motor vehicles or trailers; collision services including body, frame, or fender straightening or repair; overall painting or paint shop; vehicle steam cleaning.
Any area used for retail sale of gasoline or oil fuels or automobile accessories; and incidental services including facilities for lubrication, and washing and cleaning, but not including painting, major repair, or the sale of butane or propane fuels.
A building or structure or chain conveyor, blowers, steam cleaners and other mechanical devices used primarily for the purpose of washing motor vehicles.
A building designed or intended to be used as temporary sleeping facilities of one or more transient persons.
In describing the boundaries of a district, the word "block" refers to the legal description. In all other cases, the word "block" refers to the property abutting on one side of the street between two (2) intersecting streets or between an intersecting street and a railroad right-of-way or between an intersecting street and a watercourse.
Where meals or lodging are provided for persons other than the family or their relatives and excluding facilities for transient persons such as hotels, motels, inns and other such facilities.
Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls that is used or intended to be used for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, or property, excluding carports.
The vertical distance from the average line of the highest and lowest points of that portion of the lot covered by the building to the highest point of coping of a flat roof, or the deckline of a mansard roof or the average height of the highest gable of a pitch or hip roof.
A line established beyond which no part of a building shall project, except as otherwise provided by this chapter.
A building or buildings in which the principal use of the building site is conducted. In any residential district, any dwelling shall be deemed to be the principal building on the building site.
Any sign announcing the activities of an educational, religious, institutional or similar use.
A structure, open on at least three (3) sides, so as not to obstruct the view of oncoming traffic. It must be designed so as to prevent water from draining on adjoining or abutting property. Setbacks are not required.
To stop, or come to an end.
Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the human dead, and dedicated for cemetery purposes.
Any place, home or institution which receives three or more children under the age of sixteen years for care apart from their natural parents, legal guardians or custodians, and received for regular periods of time for compensation; provided, however, this definition shall not include public and private schools organized, operated or approved under the laws of this state, custody of children fixed by court, children related by blood or marriage within the third degree to the custodial person, or to churches or other religious or public institutions caring for children within their institutional buildings while their parents or legal guardians are attending services or classes and other church activities.
The official legislative body of the City of Canadian.
A place used for the care, diagnosis and treatment of sick, ailing, infirm and injured persons and those in need of surgical or medical attention but who are not customarily provided with board and room or kept overnight on the premises.
A nonprofit association of persons who are bona fide members, paying regular dues, organized for some common purpose, but not including a group organized solely or primarily to render a service customarily carried on as a commercial enterprise.
The official city plan of the City of Canadian. Also refers to the specific document, "land use and circulation plan" Canadian, Texas.
Also a nursing home, rest home, home for aged, recuperating, chronically ill or incurable person, in which two or more persons not of immediate family are received, kept or provided with food and shelter or care for compensation, but not including hospitals, clinics or similar institutions devoted primarily to the diagnosis and treatment of disease or injury.
The lot area covered by all buildings located thereon, including the area covered by all overhanging roofs.
A room or group of rooms arranged, intended or designed as a habitable unit, containing kitchen, bath and sleeping facilities for not more than one family living independently of any other family.
A building or portion thereof containing three or more dwelling units and designed for or used by three or more families; also includes the word "apartments."
A building containing one dwelling unit and designed for or used exclusively by one family.
A building containing two dwelling units and designed for or used exclusively by two families; also includes "duplex."
The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance by public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies of underground or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water transmission or distribution systems, collection, communication, supply or disposal systems, including poles, wires, mains, grains, sewer, pipes, conduits, and other similar equipment and accessories thereof, reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate services by such public utilities or municipal or other government agencies or for the public health or safety or general welfare, but not including buildings.
A person living alone or two or more persons related by blood or marriage, living together as a single housekeeping unit, using a single facility in a dwelling unit, for culinary purposes, as distinguished from a group occupying a boarding house, lodging house, hotel, motel, fraternity house or sorority house.
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building or buildings, measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerlines of walls separating two buildings.
The lineal measurement of a lot boundary which is abutting a street.
A dwelling for one (1) family erected as a part of a private garage.
Any building or portion thereof used for the storage of four or more automobiles in which any servicing which may be provided is incidental to the primary use for storage purposes, and where repair facilities are not provided.
A detached accessory building or a portion of the principal building used or intended for use by the occupants of the premises for storage of passenger vehicles or trailers.
The structure or portion thereof, other than a private garage, used for the storage, sale, hire, care, repairing or refinishing of any vehicles.
A building in which are provided facilities for the care, servicing, repair, or equipping of automobiles.
The vertical measurement of any structure on any parcel of land measured from the average elevation of the lot or parcel to the uppermost point of the structure.
Any occupation carried on solely by the inhabitants of a dwelling which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes, which does not change the character thereof, and which is conducted entirely within the main or accessory building; provided that no trading and merchandising is carried on and in connection with which there is no display of merchandise or advertising sign other than one non-illuminated nameplate, not more than two (2) square feet in area, attached to the main or accessory building, and no mechanical equipment is used except such as is customarily used in purely domestic or household purposes. A tea room, restaurant, rest home, clinic, barbershop, beauty parlor, doctor's or dentist's office, child care center, tourist home or cabinet shop, metal shop, lawnmower repair, or auto repair garage shall not be deemed a home occupation.
See "Medical facilities."
A building or group of buildings under one ownership containing six or more sleeping rooms occupied or intended or designed to be occupied as the more or less temporary abiding place of persons who are lodged with or without meals for compensation, but not including trailer parks, or camp, hospital, asylum, orphanage, or building where persons are housed under restraint.
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, 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 foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems. The term does not include a recreational vehicle. (Definition is according to the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act.)
Storage, repair, manufacture, preparation or treatment of any article, substance, or any commodity for commercial use.
Those uses organized, established, used or intended to be used for the promotion of public, religious, educational, charitable, cultural, social, or philanthropic activity and normally operated on a nonprofit basis.
A place where waste, discarded or salvage materials are bought, sold, exchanged, baled, packed, disassembled or handled, including all wrecking yards, house wrecking yards, used lumber yards and places or yards for storage of salvaged house wrecking and structural steel materials and equipment; but not including such places where such uses are conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building, and not including pawnshops and establishments for the sale, purchase, or storage of used furniture and household equipment, used cars in operable condition, or salvage material incidental to manufacturing operations.
A space on the same lot as the principal use of at least ten (10) feet in width and thirty (30) feet in length and having a vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet, designated for the temporary parking of commercial vehicles while loading or unloading merchandise or materials.
A subdivision of a block or other parcel intended as a unit for the transfer of ownership or for development.
Any boundary of a lot.
The boundary of a lot which abuts a public street. Where the lot abuts more than one street, the owner may select the front lot line.
The boundary of a lot which is most distant from and most nearly parallel to the front lot line.
Any boundary or lot which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line.
A lot which has at least two adjacent sides abutting on a street, provided that the interior angle at the intersection of such two sides is less than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees.
The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines.
A lot which runs through a block from street to street and which has two non-intersecting sides abutting on two or more streets.
A lot other than a corner lot.
A lot situated so that the front is either wider or narrower than the rear of the lot.
A separate and distinct parcel designated on a legally recorded subdivision plat or a legally recorded deed filed in the records of Hemphill County, State of Texas.
The average elevation of a lot.
Nursing home, rest or convalescent home.
See "Convalescent home."
Dental or medical clinic.
A building used for the examination and treatment of the physically ill, provided that no facilities are provided for patients remaining overnight except under emergency conditions.
Dental or doctor's office.
The same as dental or medical clinic, including the various dental and medical specialties.
Hospital.
An institution providing physical and mental health services primarily for human inpatient medical or surgical care for the sick or injured, and including related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient departments, training facilities, central service facilities, and staff offices which are an integral part of the facilities.
Public health center.
A facility primarily utilized by a health unit for providing health services, including related facilities.
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-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 includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems. (Definition is according to the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act.)
A portion of a mobile home park allocated to the exclusive use of the occupants of a single mobile home.
A parcel of land under single ownership which has been planned and improved for placement of a minimum of 10 mobile home spaces.
A dwelling that is constructed in one or more modules at a location other than the home site, or is constructed using one or more modular components, and which is designed to be used as a permanent residence when the modular components or modules are transported to the home site, and are joined together or are erected, and installed on a permanent foundation system.
An area containing one or more buildings designed or intended to be used as temporary sleeping facilities of one or more transient persons. The term "motel" shall also mean a bed and breakfast as defined above.
A structure or land lawfully occupied by use that does not conform to the regulations of the district in which it is situated.
Area included in any side, rear or front yard, or any other unoccupied space on a lot that is open and unobstructed to the sky except for the ordinary projection of cornices and eaves of porches.
A lot as defined herein.
A permanently surfaced area of not less than two hundred square feet, either within a structure or in the open, on private property for the parking of motor vehicles.
A vehicular portable home designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses, not exceeding eight feet in width and thirty-five feet in length. Definition also includes pickup camper, converted bus, self-powered motor homes, tent trailer, tent, and analogous portable housing.
See "Boarding house."
Any word, lettering, part of letters, figures, numerals, phrases, sentences, emblems, devices, designs, pictures, trade names or trademarks by which anything is made known, such as are used to designate an individual, a firm, an association, a corporation, a profession, a business, a service, a commodity or product, which are visible from any public street or right-of-way and designed to attract attention.
"For Sale" and "For Rent" shall be deemed signs within the meaning of this definition, but the term "sign" shall not include the flag, pennant, or insignia of any nation, state, city, or other political, educational, charitable, philanthropic, civic, professional, religious, or like campaign, drive, movement, or event used for a public purpose in the public interest.
The net geometric area of the surface of the sign upon, against or through which the message is displayed or illustrated including the outward extremities of all letters, figures, characters and delineations, provided that only one face of a double-faced sign shall be included in the computation of display surface area.
A sign designed to give forth any artificial light, or designed to reflect light from one or more sources, natural or artificial.
A sign erected on the face or outside wall of a building which projects out at any angle therefrom.
Signs of temporary nature used to advertise the premises for sale, rent, or lease.
That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it; or, if there be no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.
The entire width between the property lines boundary every way, of whatever nature, when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for the purpose of vehicular traffic and wherever designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, expressway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, circle, court, or however otherwise designated.
Any street designated on the land use and circulation plan as a major thoroughfare, primary arterial, secondary arterial, or collector street.
Any street not designated on the land use and circulation plan or transportation plan as an "arterial street."
Any change in the structural members of a building, such as walls, columns, beams or girders.
Anything constructed, the use of which requires permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having a permanent location on the ground (not including sidewalks, driveways and similar improvement areas), not to include utility connections or hookups.
The part of the comprehensive plan referring to transportation development goals, principles, and standards; also includes use of the words "circulation plan," "major street plan," and trafficways plan."
Any equipment, device, or instrument that is primarily designed or manufactured for the smoking, chewing, absorbing, dissolving, inhaling, snorting, sniffing, or ingesting by any other means into the body of tobacco, tobacco products, or other controlled substances as defined in Texas Health and Safety Code. Items or devices classified as tobacco paraphernalia include, but are not limited to, the following: pipes, punctured metal bowls, bongs, water bongs, electric pipes, e-cigarettes, e-cigarette juice, buzz bombs, vaporizers, "vapes," hookahs, and devices for holding burning material. Lighters and matches are excluded from the definition of tobacco paraphernalia.
Any product in leaf, flake, plug, liquid (such as e-cigarette liquid), or any other form, containing nicotine or tetrahydrocannabinol derived from the tobacco or hemp plant, or otherwise derived, which is intended to enable human consumption of the tobacco or nicotine in the product, whether smoked, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed, or ingested by any other means. For the purposes of this section, this term excludes any product that has been specifically approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco/smoking cessation product or for other medical purposes, where such product is marketed and sold solely for such an approved purpose.
An establishment dedicated to the retail sale of tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco paraphernalia as its primary source of income. A grocery store or similar retail use that sells tobacco products or tobacco paraphernalia as an ancillary sale is not included in this definition.
A portable or mobile unit, other than a mobile home, used or designed to carry or transport material or animals.
See "Recreation vehicle."
The actual physical occupation of land for a specific and identifiable purpose.
A required space on a lot unobstructed except as expressly permitted.
A yard extending across the full width of a lot from side lot line to side lot line abutting on a street, into which a building may not protrude.
A yard extending across the rear of a lot measured from side lot line to side lot line.
A yard extending from front yard to the rear yard abutting the side lot line, into which no building may protrude.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-30; Ordinance 523, sec. 3, adopted 1/27/00; Ordinance 551 adopted 7/21/03; Ordinance 557, secs. 2, 5, adopted 10/20/03; Ordinance 566 adopted 4/19/04; 2004 Code, sec. 14.121; Ordinance 773 adopted 4/21/2025)