A. 
Title.
The title of these zoning, subdivision, and land development regulations shall be known as the City of Cuero Unified Development Code or this UDC.
B. 
Authority.
The UDC is adopted and enforced pursuant to the authorities contained in the City’s Home Rule Charter, adopted pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, and such additional authority as may be conferred by the Texas Statutes.
C. 
Applicability.
1. 
The provisions of this UDC apply to all land, development, and the use of all land, buildings, and structures within the corporate limits of the City of Cuero, Texas, except as specifically provided herein or preempted by state or federal law.
2. 
To the extent allowed by law or permitted by application of agency policy, this UDC shall also apply to all land, buildings, structures, and uses owned by government agencies, including all municipal, state, and federal lands, within the corporate limits of the City of Cuero.
(Ordinance 2015-30 adopted 10/30/15)
A. 
Generally.
The City Council intends to exercise all zoning and other police powers now or hereafter conferred by Chapter 211, Municipal Zoning Authority of the Tex. Local Gov’t Code or the Texas Statutes. This UDC is enacted to be consistent with and implement the Cuero Comprehensive Plan and Downtown Cuero Plan. The provisions of this UDC are specifically intended to protect the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the City’s residents, business owners, employees, and visitors, and to protect and preserve places and areas of historical, cultural, or architectural importance and significance through the purposes set out in subsection B., below.
B. 
Purposes.
1. 
Encourage economic opportunities by:
a. 
Promoting the vitality and development of Cuero’s commercial/industrial districts; and
b. 
Encouraging the efficient use of the available land supply in the City, including redevelopment of underutilized lands.
2. 
Protect public health and safety and environmental quality by:
a. 
Ensuring greater public safety, convenience, and accessibility through the physical design and location of land uses/activities;
b. 
Minimizing losses due to destruction by nature or acts of God;
c. 
Facilitating the adequate and safe provision of transportation, water, sewage, drainage, schools, parks, and other public facilities; and
d. 
Preserving and protecting existing trees and vegetation, floodplains, stream corridors, and other areas of environmental significance from adverse impacts of development.
3. 
Protect the quality of life of the City’s residents, business owners, employees, and visitors by:
a. 
Ensuring the provision of adequate open space for light, air, and fire safety;
b. 
Preserving and enhancing the character and quality of stable residential neighborhoods;
c. 
Upgrading the character and quality of neighborhoods in transition;
d. 
Promoting a healthful and convenient distribution of population by regulating the density of development;
e. 
Enhancing the visual character of the City through the regulation of design, where such regulation is appropriate; and
f. 
Ensuring that the appearance, visual scale, and orientation of developments are compatible with that of the Cuero Comprehensive Plan, Downtown Cuero Plan, and/or other plans, goals and objectives of the City Council.
4. 
Protect the fiscal and functional health of the City by:
a. 
Fostering convenient, compatible, and efficient relationships among land uses;
b. 
Ensuring that service demands of new development will not exceed the capabilities of existing streets, utilities, or other public facilities and services; and
c. 
Promoting a balanced supply of residential, commercial, industrial and transportation land uses that is compatible with adjacent land uses and has good access to transportation networks.
(Ordinance 2015-30 adopted 10/30/15)