(Commercial Property, B-1)
The B-1 Business District is intended predominantly for commercial activities of service nature which typically have operating characteristics (limited outside or open storage) or traffic service requirements with additional uses permitted which are not generally carried on completely within a building or structure and an expanded range of service and repair uses.
(Ordinance 1852 adopted 5/9/11)
(a) 
Height Regulations:
No building shall exceed thirty feet (30'), in wall height.
(b) 
Size of Yards:
(1) 
Front Yard:
Minimum required setback, sixty feet (60') measured from back of curb.
(2) 
Side Yard:
Minimum required, five feet (5').
(3) 
Rear Yard:
Minimum required, five feet (5').
(4) 
Corner Lot:
Front Yard same as above (b)(1); side thoroughfare to be 25 feet from the existing property line.
(c) 
Size of Lot:
(1) 
Lot Area:
None
(2) 
Lot Width:
None
(3) 
Lot Depth:
None
(4) 
Lot Coverage:
None
(d) 
Use Regulations:
A building or premises may be used only for the following purposes:
Administrative offices-for public or semipublic, civic, religious or charitable organizations.
Animal clinic or hospital with outside runs.
Animal pound, public or private.
Antique shop, enclosed.
Architect offices.
Auto glass, muffler and seat cover.
Auto parts and accessories, new.
Automobile or motorcycle sales (indoor).
Automobile or motorcycle sales, new or used.
Automobile painting or body shop.
Automobile repair garage. Automobile storage or sales lot.
Bakery or confection shop, retail and wholesale.
Banks or savings and loans with or without a drive thru.
Barber or beauty shop.
Book, camera or card shop.
Bookkeeping or accounting.
Bottling plant.
Bowling alleys.
Building materials sales.
Bus pickup point.
Bus terminal.
Cabinet shop.
Carwash.
Church, synagogue or rectory.
Cleaning and laundry pick-up station.
Clinic, medical or dental.
Clothing and apparel store.
Day nursery, or child care center.
Discount, variety or department store[.]
Drapery, needlework or weaving shop.
Dry cleaning plant or laundry.
Drug store.
Electric transmission lines and substations.
Engine or motor repair.
Engineering (office only).
Feed store.
Florist shop.
Furniture and appliance.
Garden shop and plant sales, inside.
Gasoline service station or car care center.
Handicraft or hobby shop.
Health/fitness centers.
Health studio.
Hospital. Hotel or motel.
Kennels with outside runs.
Key shop.
Laboratory, medical or dental.
Laundry or dry cleaning, self service.
Lawn equipment repair.
Lawyer.
Letter and mimeograph shop.
Licensed interior designer.
Limited warehousing and distribution.
Lodge or fraternal organization.
Lumber yard.
Machine or welding repair shop.
Machinery sales.
Maintenance or contractor yard.
Medical appliances, fitting and sales.
Mini or convenience warehouse.
Mobile home sales. Mortuary or funeral home.
Motion-picture theater, indoor.
Motor freight terminal.
Newspaper or commercial print shop.
Nursing home or residence home for aged.
Office, general.
Optical shop.
Paint, wallpaper and hardware.
Pawn shops.
Personal service shop.
Pest control business.
Photography studio.
Plant nursery or greenhouse.
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning shops.
Private or business radio tower[.]
Public and private amusements (see exceptions).
Public or private utility shop and maintenance.
Public buildings including fire stations and library.
Public swimming pools, indoor/outdoor.
Quick service food or beverage shop.
Radio, television, appliance shop.
Radio, TV or microwave tower.
Restaurant w/wo drive-in service.
School public or private.
Secondhand, furniture, clothing store.
Sewage pumping or lift station.
Shoe repair.
Studio, art, music, drama, speech.
Supermarket.
Swimming pool, commercial or private, outside.
Telephone answering service.
Telephone or utility business office.
Telephone exchange, switching and transmitting equipment.
Tennis courts, commercial.
Tool and trailer rental, outside storage.
Tool rental (inside only).
Truck parking lot or garage.
Vehicle rental business.
Veterinarian office.
Warehouse and enclosed storage.
(1) 
Other general retail sales of similar nature and character provided that the business establishment is subject to the following conditions:
(A) 
That it be conducted wholly within an enclosed building.
(B) 
That required yards not be used for display, sale or storage of merchandise, or for the storage of vehicles, equipment, containers or waste material.
(C) 
That all merchandise be sold at retail on the premises.
(D) 
That such use not be objectionable because of odor, excessive light, smoke, dust, noise, vibration or similar nuisance.
(2) 
Light fabrication and assembly processes facilities for the manufacturing, fabrication, processing, or assembly of products; provided that such facilities are completely enclosed and provided that no effects from noise, smoke, glare, vibration, fumes or other environmental factors are measurable at the property line.
(3) 
Manufacturing processes all other facilities for the manufacturing, fabrication, processing or assembly of products; provided that such facilities are not detrimental to the public health, safety or general welfare and provided that the following performance standards and City ordinances are met:
(A) 
Smoke:
No operation shall be conducted unless it conforms to the standards established by state health rules and regulations pertaining to smoke emission.
(B) 
Particulate Matter:
No operation shall be conducted unless it conforms to the standards established by state health rules and regulations pertaining to emission of particulate matter.
(C) 
Dust, Odor, Gas, Fumes, Glare, or Vibration:
No emission of these matters shall result in a concentration at or beyond the property line which is detrimental to the public health, safety or general welfare or which causes injury or damage to property; or as said emissions conform to the standards established by state health rules and regulations pertaining to said emissions.
(D) 
Radiation Hazards and Electrical Disturbances:
No operation shall be conducted unless it conforms to the standards established by state health rules and regulations pertaining to radiation control.
(E) 
Noise:
No operation shall be conducted in a manner so that any noise produced is objectionable due to intermittence, beat frequency or shrillness. Sound levels of noise at the property line shall not exceed 75 DB(A) permitted for a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes in any one (1) hour; or as said operation conforms to the standards established by state health rules and regulations or other city ordinances pertaining to noise.
(F) 
Water Pollution:
No water pollution shall be emitted by manufacturing or other processing. In a case in which potential hazards exist, it shall be necessary to install safeguards acceptable to the appropriate state health and environmental protection agencies.
(Ordinance 1852 adopted 5/9/11)
To secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to lessen congestion in the streets; to facilitate the adequate provisions of transportation; to conserve the value of buildings; and to encourage the most appropriate use of land, minimum off-street parking and loading shall be provided as set forth in the following schedules and provisions.
(a) 
Special Off-Street Parking Provisions:
(1) 
All required parking spaces shall be located behind the existing right-of-way line, to allow vehicles to exit the property facing on-coming traffic.
(2) 
Required off-street parking shall be provided on the same site as the use it is to serve.
(3) 
No parking shall be allowed except on a paved concrete or asphalt parking space or other impervious surface.
(b) 
Off-Street Loading Space - All Districts:
(1) 
All retail, commercial and industrial structures having three thousand (3,000) square feet or more of gross floor area, either in the building or lot shall provide and maintain off-street parking facilities for the loading and unloading of merchandise and goods at a ratio of at least one (1) space for each twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of gross floor area. A loading space shall consist of an area of a minimum of ten by twenty-five feet (10' x 25'). All drives and approaches shall provide adequate space and clearances to allow for the maneuvering of trucks off-street.
(2) 
Kindergartens, day schools and similar child training and care establishments shall provide paved off-street loading and unloading space on a private drive to accommodate one (1) motor vehicle for each ten (10) students or children cared for by the establishment.
(3) 
Uses not listed in Section 6.002(d) shall provide required off-street parking according to the most similar use listed in the section, as determined by the city council.
(4) 
Loading docks and areas shall be located within the building or on the lot adjacent to a public alley or private service drive.
(c) 
Parking Requirements Based on Use:
In all districts there shall be provided at the time any building or structure is erected or structurally altered, off-street parking spaces in accordance with the following requirements:
Bowling alley: Six (6) parking spaces for each alley or lane.
Business or professional office, (general): One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.
Church or other place of worship: One (1) parking space for every four (4) seats in the main auditorium.
High school, college or university: One (1) space for every three (3) students accommodated in the institution.
Library, museum or art gallery: One (1) parking space for every three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.
Commercial amusement: Thirty (30) spaces plus one (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area over two thousand (2,000) square feet.
Day nursery: One and one-half (1-1/2) space per teacher.
Bank, savings and loan: One (1) parking space for every three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.
Mobile home subdivision: Two (2) spaces per stand or lot.
Furniture or appliance store, hardware store, wholesale establishments, machinery or equipment sales and service, clothing or shoe repair or service;[:] One (1) parking space for every four hundred (400) square feet of floor area.
Gasoline station: Minimum of four (4) spaces.
Hospital: One and one-half (1-1/2) spaces per each bed.
Hotel: One (1) parking space for each (1) sleeping room or suite plus one (1) space for every two hundred (200) square feet of commercial floor area contained therein.
Lodge or fraternal organization: One and one-fourth (1-1/4) spaces per two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
Manufacturing or industrial establishment, processing or repairing: One (1) parking space for every two (2) employees or one (1) space for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area, whichever is greater.
Medical or dental office: One (1) space per three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.
Mini-warehouse: Four (4) per complex plus one (1) per five thousand (5,000) square feet of storage areas.
Mobile home park: Three (3) spaces for each mobile home plus additional spaces as required herein for accessory uses.
Mortuary or funeral home: One (1) parking space for every two (2) seats in the service areas.
Motel: One (1) parking space for each sleeping room or suite plus one (1) space for every two hundred (200) square feet of commercial floor area contained therein.
Motor-vehicle salesrooms and used car lots: One (1) parking space for every five hundred (500) square feet of sales floor for indoor uses, or one (1) parking space for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of lot area for outdoor uses.
Nursing home: One (1) space per four (4) beds.
Private club, country club or golf club: One parking space for every one hundred-fifty (150) square feet of floor area or for every five (5) members, whichever is greater.
Retail store or personal service establishment, except as otherwise specified herein: One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.
Restaurant, cafe or similar recreation or amusement establishment: One (1) parking space for every three (3) seats under maximum seating arrangement.
Rooming or boardinghouse: One (1) parking space for each sleeping room.
Sanitarium, convalescent home, home for the aged or similar institution: One (1) parking space for each six (6) beds.
School, elementary or junior: One (1) parking space for every four (4) seats in the auditorium or main assembly room and one (1) space for each classroom.
Theater, auditorium (except school), sports arena, stadium or gymnasium: One (1) parking space for every three (3) seats or bench seating spaces.
Warehouse, wholesale, manufacturing and other industrial type uses: One (1) space per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area or one (1) space per two (2) employees, whichever is greater.
Golf course: Minimum of thirty (30) parking spaces.
(d) 
Rules for Computing Number of Parking Spaces:
In computing the number of parking spaces required for each of the uses listed in Section 6.003(c) the following rules shall govern:
(1) 
“Floor Area” shall mean the gross floor area of the specific use.
(2) 
Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be constructed to be the nearest whole number.
(3) 
The parking space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature.
(4) 
In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.
(e) 
Location of Parking Spaces:
All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served, except as follows:
(1) 
Where an increase in the number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces may be located not to exceed three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building served and not to exceed three hundred (300) feet from any other nonresidential building served.
(2) 
Not more than fifty percent (50%) of the parking spaces required for theaters, bowling alleys, cafes, or similar uses and not more than eighty percent (80%) of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium or similar uses may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same hours as those listed; provided, however, that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below.
(3) 
In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served, or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used, a written agreement thereby assuring their retention for such purposes, shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form by the city and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form by the city attorney and shall be filed with the application for a building permit.
(f) 
Use of Parking Spaces - All Districts:
Required off-street parking and loading spaces shall be used only for these respective purposes and shall not be used for storage or display of boats, trailers, campers, motor vehicles or other goods, materials, products for sale.
(Ordinance 1852 adopted 5/9/11)
(a) 
Open storage of commodities, materials, or equipment offered for sale shall be permitted as an accessory use in areas zoned B-1 Business District, provided that such open storage shall:
(1) 
Be located behind the required building line;
(2) 
Observe all setback requirements;
(3) 
Have a maximum height not to exceed one half (1/2) of the height of the main structure;
(4) 
Not exceed 20% coverage of the lot area which lies behind the building line;
(5) 
Be on an all-weather surface;
(6) 
Be during normal business hours only; and
(7) 
Be screened in accordance with Section 6.007:
Screening Required.
(b) 
Storage of all consumer goods in any B-1 Business District (firewood, mulch, top soil, soft drinks, etc.) shall be enclosed within the building structure or a screen, except when the goods to be displayed do not exceed:
(1) 
Four (4) feet in height when in front or adjacent to the building not to exceed the height of the window sill;
(2) 
Three (3) feet in height when within the pump island and not to block the drivers visibility;
(3) 
Three (3) feet in depth and sixteen (16) feet in length.
(c) 
The open storage of trucks, cars, or trailers for lease or rent in any district shall comply with the following:
(1) 
Rental vehicles shall not be parked in the required parking stalls or between the building face and the street right-of-way;
(2) 
That portion of the site that is devoted to the storage of lease or rent vehicles shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the site area;
(3) 
Shall be screened in accordance with Section 6.007, Screening Required.
(d) 
The above standards shall not apply to new or used automobile dealer facilities which have outdoor display of vehicles for sale. Such display of vehicles shall be permitted as an accessory use to a dealer facility which shall be approved as part of the overall approval of a site plan for an automobile dealer facility.
(Ordinance 1852 adopted 5/9/11; Ordinance 2013-11 adopted 11/11/13)
Open storage of materials or equipment not for sale or lease as permitted by this ordinance shall:
(a) 
Be located behind the required building line;
(b) 
Observe all setback requirements;
(c) 
Be on an all-weather surface;
(d) 
Be screened from view from any street and or parking area of adjoining development in accordance with Section 6.007, Screening Required.
(Ordinance 1852 adopted 5/9/11; Ordinance 2013-11 adopted 11/11/13)
(a) 
Except where permitted under this ordinance all open storage except as noted shall be screened from the public view. Screening shall be no less than six (6) feet in height and no greater than eight (8) feet in height, and shall be of wood, masonry or R-panel construction colored consistent with surrounding neighborhood. Alternate screening construction as follows may be allowed with prior approval by the City Council:
(1) 
Alternate method:
Screens may be constructed in chainlink or wrought iron in combination with a live landscape screen.
(2) 
Alternate method:
A six (6) foot solid landscape screen without a fence or wall may be used when the plants used shall create a solid living screen six (6) feet in height within two (2) years of their installation. A landscape screen must be maintained between six (6) feet minimum and eight (8) feet maximum in height.
(b) 
The Board of Adjustments may adjust, alter, or modify these requirements if no public purpose would be served by the construction of the required screening and may consider such factors as natural features or topography, land use and values adjacent to the screened site, land use and values of adjoining lots.
(c) 
The above standards shall not apply to a nursery when it is the primary use on the site.
(d) 
The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend, and the Board of Adjustments may require, screening or fencing requirements consistent with this section in any zoning case when the nature and character of surrounding or adjacent property dictates a need to require such screening in order to protect the surrounding property as well as to provide for the general health, welfare and morals of the community.
(e) 
Any request for variance from the standards of this ordinance must be filed with the Board of Adjustments. The request must be in writing and contain an alternative plan or suggestion. The basis for the variance and the procedure for filing a request for variance shall be the same as that established for zoning district variances.
(f) 
Safety restrictions on screening:
• No screen may be placed so as to prevent or hinder access to a fire hydrant or a water utility meter.
• No screen may be placed in a drainage or utility easement in such a manner that the access to or drainage in the easement is restricted.
• No screen can be constructed or maintained so as to create a visual or safety hazard.
• No screen may be placed in the right-of-way.
(g) 
Maintenance of Screening:
All screens shall be maintained by the owner/occupier of the premises in good condition so that there are no damaged or missing boards or parts, all structures are sound and sufficient to maintain the screen in its original upright position and any surface treatment is substantially maintained in its original appearance so that there is no noticeable cracking or discoloration. Likewise, a live or landscape screen shall be trimmed and dead or diseased plants removed and replaced.
(h) 
Public view definition:
The public view of a site, lot, or piece of real property for purposes of required screening includes the frontal view which is that side of the lot or piece of real property facing the nearest public road which experiences or is anticipated to experience the most intense use. Public view also includes the side, rear, or service side of property zoned B-1, when adjacent to developed property that is zoned R-1; or R-2. The required screening from public view extends the full length of a site, lot or piece of real property where any outside storage or activity is located or anticipated, and shall extend not less than ten feet on either side of the outside storage or activity. Side, rear or service screening must be put in place as adjacent property zoned residential is developed for use, and this subsequent screening shall be constructed and maintained by the owner/occupant of the B-1 (business) property.
(Ordinance 1852 adopted 5/9/11; Ordinance 2013-11 adopted 11/11/13)
(a) 
Minimum exterior wall standards for nonresidential structures shall be of at least 30% masonry or stucco applied to the front and on all walls abutting a street.
(b) 
This construction standard shall apply to the B-1 Business District.
(Ordinance 1852 adopted 5/9/11)
No permit for the construction of a building or buildings upon any tract or plot shall be issued until a building site, building tract, or building lot has been created by compliance with one of the following conditions:
(a) 
The lot or tract is part of a plat of record, properly approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and filed in the plat records of Lamar County, Texas.
(b) 
The plot, tract or lot faces upon a dedicated street and was separately owned prior to the effective date of this Ordinance or prior to annexation to the City of Reno whichever is applicable, in which event a building permit for only one main building conforming to all the requirements of this Ordinance may be issued on each such original separately owned parcel without first complying with subsection (a) preceding.
(c) 
The plot or tract is all or part of a site plan officially approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and compliance has been made with provisions and improvements approved on such site plan for all utility and drainage easements (including provisions for drainage to an existing natural drainage way or city street), dedication of streets, alleys, and other public improvements required to meet the standards established for the platting of land and dedicated parking.
(d) 
Any and all plots, tracts or lots must be provided access via a public street or drive.
(Ordinance 1852 adopted 5/9/11)
(a) 
In addition to the regulations outlined in the International Fire Code, a fire hydrant is required if the structure is not within 500 ft. of an existing fire hydrant, at the owner’s expense.
(Ordinance 1852 adopted 5/9/11)