No land, building, structure, or improvement shall be used and no building, structure, or improvement shall be made, erected, constructed, moved, altered, enlarged, or rebuilt which is designed, arranged, or intended to be used or maintained for any purpose or in any manner except in accordance with the use, height, area, coverage, yard, space, and other requirements established in the district in which such land, building, structure, or improvement is located, and such use is authorized, except as provided by article 14.05, Nonconformities.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-31; 2004 Code, sec. 14.126)
Residential use of existing buildings in all zoning districts is allowed, with the following limitations. No more than 50% of an existing single street-level frontage may be occupied by residential uses on Main Street from 1st Street to 6th Street, on Purcell Avenue from 2nd Street to 3rd Street, on Kingman Avenue from 1st Street to 3rd Street, and on Highway 60/83 from Summit Avenue to Washita Avenue. This standard is intended to reserve storefront space for commercial and public uses in these particular areas; it does not limit residential uses above the street level on upper stories, below the street level in basements, or behind street-level storefronts in these areas.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-33; Ordinance 557, sec. 1, adopted 10/20/03; 2004 Code, sec. 14.128)
An improved lot shall not hereafter be divided into two or more lots unless all lots resulting from such division comply with all the applicable yard, space, area, parking and loading regulations of the zoning district in which located.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-34; 2004 Code, sec. 14.129)
No building, structure, or improvement shall be permitted to encroach upon required yard spaces set forth in the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that surfaced parking facilities, signs, fences, and gasoline pumping service units may be permitted to occupy required yard space unless otherwise prohibited in those districts permitting such improvements and provided that no inoperative vehicle may be stored in the front yard of a lot in a residential district.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-35; 2004 Code, sec. 14.130)
No principal building shall hereafter be constructed on a lot which does not abut a public dedicated street.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-36; 2004 Code, sec. 14.131)
Commercial vehicles and trailers of all types, including travel, camping and hauling, and mobile homes shall not be parked or stored on any lot occupied by a dwelling or on any lot in any residential district except in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) 
Only one (1) commercial vehicle or truck having a rated capacity of not more than two (2) tons, per family living on the premises, shall be permitted; and in no case shall a commercial vehicle or truck used for hauling explosives, gasoline, or liquefied petroleum products be permitted.
(2) 
No more than one (1) camping or travel trailer or hauling trailer per family living on the premises shall be permitted between the street and the front yard building line, and said trailer shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet in length or eight (8) feet in width; and further provided that said trailer shall not be parked or stored for more than forty-eight (48) hours unless it is located behind the front yard building line. A camping or travel trailer shall not be occupied either temporarily or permanently while it is parked or stored in any area within the incorporated limits except in a mobile home park authorized under the ordinances of the city except as provided for in section 14.04.008.
(3) 
Any number of those vehicles and trailers referred to in this section may be stored on other than between the street and the front yard building line.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-37; 2004 Code, sec. 14.132)
Commercial vehicles and trailers of all types may be displayed in such commercial districts allowing sales of said vehicles or in such industrial districts allowing their manufacture; provided, however, said vehicles may not be used for dwelling purposes either temporarily or permanently except in a mobile home park authorized under the ordinances of the city.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-38; 2004 Code, sec. 14.133)
It is the intent of these requirements that adequate parking and loading facilities be provided on off-the-street areas for each use of land within the city. Requirements are intended to be based on the demand created by each use. These requirements shall apply to all uses in all districts.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-39; 2004 Code, sec. 14.134)
The off-street parking lot shall be located within two hundred (200) feet, exclusive of street and alley width, of the principal use and shall have direct access to a street or alley.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-41; 2004 Code, sec. 14.136)
Whenever two or more uses are located together in a common building, shopping center or other integrated building complex, the parking requirements may be complied with by providing a permanent common parking facility, cooperatively established and operated, which contains the requisite number of spaces, for each use. Owners of two or more businesses and/or other uses on separate lots may jointly provide for their individual parking needs through a joint facility and/or facilities, provided that the total number of spaces so provided shall not be less than the sum of the individual requirements and that each business and/or other use is within two hundred (200) feet of the parking facility.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-42; 2004 Code, sec. 14.137)
The size of a parking space for one vehicle shall consist of a rectangular area having, dimensions of not less than ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet plus adequate area for ingress and egress of not less than ten (10) feet in width.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-43; 2004 Code, sec. 14.138)
Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided in all districts in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) 
Dwelling, single-family.
Two (2) parking spaces.
(2) 
Dwelling, duplex or multifamily.
The number of spaces provided shall not be less than one and one-half (1-1/2) times the number of units in the dwelling structure.
(3) 
Boarding or rooming house or hotel.
One (1) parking space for each sleeping room.
(4) 
Hospitals.
One (1) space for each four (4) patient beds, exclusive of bassinets, plus one (1) space for each staff doctor, plus adequate parking area for emergency equipment and vehicles.
(5) 
Medical or dental clinics/offices.
One (1) space for each four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area in the building, exclusive of areas used for storage, utilities and building service.
(6) 
Convalescent or nursing homes.
One (1) space for each six (6) patient beds.
(7) 
Community center, theater, auditorium, church sanctuary.
One (1) parking space for each four (4) permanent seats, based on maximum seating capacity, or, if permanent seating does not exist, one (1) space for each four (4) persons which would normally be accommodated in the building at any one time, exclusive of special events.
(8) 
Banks and savings and loan establishments.
One (1) space for each six hundred (600) square feet or gross floor area in the building, exclusive of areas used for storage, utilities and building service.
(9) 
Library and museum.
One (1) parking space for each employee, plus ten (10) spaces for visitors.
(10) 
Commercial recreation, place of amusement or recreation, public and private clubs or lodges, YMCA, or YWCA.
One (1) parking space for each four (4) persons which would normally be accommodated in the building at any one time, exclusive of special events.
(11) 
Office building.
One (1) parking space for each four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area in the building, exclusive of areas used for storage, utilities and building service.
(12) 
Retail or commercial establishments, other than supermarkets or department stores.
One (1) space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor space used for retail or commercial trade in the building, including all areas used by the public.
(13) 
Supermarkets and department stores.
One (1) space for each five hundred (500) square feet of floor space used for retail or commercial trade in the building, including all areas used by the public.
(14) 
Restaurants or cafes.
One (1) parking space for each four (4) seats used for dining purposes based on maximum seating capacity.
(15) 
Service stations and garages.
The number of spaces provided shall not be less than six (6) parking spaces.
(16) 
Industrial establishments.
One (1) off-street parking space for each five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area, plus one (1) loading or unloading berth for each twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet, or fraction thereof, of gross floor area.
(17) 
Establishments not otherwise classified.
The amount of off-street parking required for establishments not otherwise classified by this section shall be determined by the city council on an individual, case-by-case basis.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-44; 2004 Code, sec. 14.139)
Whenever off-street parking lots for more then six (6) vehicles are to be located within or adjacent to a residential district, the following provisions shall apply:
(1) 
All sides of the lot within or abutting the residential district shall be enclosed with a screening wall or fence as specified under section 14.04.017.
(2) 
No parking shall be permitted within a front yard when the parking lot is located in a residential district.
(3) 
Driveways used for ingress and egress shall be confined to and shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in width, exclusive of curb returns.
(4) 
All of the lot used for parking and driveway purposes shall be paved with a sealed surface pavement and maintained in such a manner that no dust will be produced by continued use.
(5) 
Whenever lighting is provided, it shall be arranged so that all light is deflected from adjoining residential uses.
(6) 
No sign of any kind shall be erected except information signs used to guide traffic and to state the condition and terms of the use of the lots. Only non-intermittent white lighting of signs shall be permitted.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-46; 2004 Code, sec. 14.141)
When the provisions of this chapter require the construction of a screening wall or fence as a condition for the initiation and subsequent continuance of a use, the screening wall or fence:
(1) 
Shall be constructed, designed and arranged to provide visual separation of uses, irrespective of vegetation;
(2) 
Shall not be less than five (5) feet nor more than eight (8) feet in height; and
(3) 
Shall be constructed with all braces and supports on the interior.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-47; 2004 Code, sec. 14.142)
The screening wall or fence shall be maintained by the owner of the zoning lot containing the use requiring the construction of the screening. Failure to maintain after notice by the city manager shall constitute an offense hereunder.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-48; 2004 Code, sec. 14.143)
No structure or use in any district shall be erected or commenced which does not have a connection to the public sewer system, unless and until the city public health officer certifies that a septic tank or any substitute disposal system can be installed and operated effectively. As a basis for making his decision, the public health officer may require such percolation tests as he deems to be necessary. Such tests are to be made at the expense of the property owner.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-49; 2004 Code, sec. 14.144)
From and after the effective date of this section, it is intended that all references made to mobile homes in the zoning ordinance and zoning code (other than the actual definition) refer only to HUD-code manufactured homes, as defined in this chapter. Mobile homes as defined in this chapter will no longer be permitted to be moved into the city.
(Ordinance 557, sec. 3, adopted 10/20/03; 2004 Code, sec. 14.145; Ordinance 629 adopted 5/18/09)
All mobile homes, mobile home parks and vacation travel trailer parks must comply with land use and zoning requirements, site planning and development and property line requirements and subdivision control requirements. Upon application, the installation of HUD-code manufactured homes shall be permitted as residential dwellings in those areas determined appropriate by the zoning ordinance. A HUD-code manufactured home shall be permitted only within the general residential zoning district of the city with the following exceptions:
(1) 
A manufactured home may be used as an office structure on a lot doing business as, and licensed for, mobile homes and/or recreational vehicle sales;
(2) 
Manufactured homes may be used as temporary offices on construction sites. Upon completion of construction, the manufactured home will no longer be permitted upon the site.
(Ordinance 625 adopted 10/20/08)
It shall be unlawful for an individual, company, or corporation to temporarily leave or permit to remain upon public or private property within the city any manufactured home with the following exceptions:
(1) 
A manufactured home may be temporarily stored upon property located within an area determined appropriate by the zoning code prior to its installation upon such property. In no case shall the manufactured home be located upon the above-mentioned property more than 30 days prior to its installation.
(2) 
A manufactured home may be temporarily placed upon a lot doing business as, and licensed for, mobile homes and/or recreational vehicle sales.
(3) 
Travel trailers may be used as temporary offices on construction sites. Upon completion of construction, the travel trailer will no longer be permitted upon the site.
(Ordinance 625 adopted 10/20/08)