(a) The City of Willow Park defines, adopts, and establishes the following
eleven (11) zoning “districts” in order to regulate and
restrict the following: the location of trades and industries; the
location of buildings erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged
for specific uses; the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected,
reconstructed, altered or enlarged; to determine the area of yards
and other open spaces; and to limit the density of population. These
eleven districts are broken into four classifications (hereafter referred
to as “class”) which are referred to in the V.T.C.A. Local
Government Code.
Class I - Special Purpose
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“AG” Agricultural District
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“FP” Flood Plain District
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“PD” Planned Development District
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Class II - Residential
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“R-1” Residential District
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“R-1/s” Single-Family District With Sewer
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“R-2” Residential District
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“R-3” Multifamily District
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“R-4” Manufactured Housing District
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[“R-5” Single-Family High Density District]
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[TH Townhome District]
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Class III - Business
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“O” Office District
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“LR” Local Retail District
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“C” Commercial District
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Class IV - Industrial
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“LI” Light Industrial District
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(b) The districts above and the boundaries of such districts are shown
upon the city’s official zoning map and made a part of this
chapter. The map and all the notations, references and other information
shown thereon shall be as much a part of this chapter as if the matters
and information set forth by said map were all fully described herein.
If, because of error or omission in the official zoning map, any property
in the City of Willow Park which is not shown as being in a specific
district, and cannot be properly determined on any property in the
city, such property shall be classified as “AG” Agricultural
until changed by amendment. (Such classification by the city does
not establish county agricultural tax status.)
(c) Except as specifically authorized to the contrary in this chapter
the following regulations shall apply in all districts:
(1) No building permit, certificate of occupancy or other permit shall
be issued, nor shall any use be made of land or any building or structure
within the City of Willow Park unless a zoning district is specified
for such land.
(2) No building or structure shall be erected, reconstructed, altered
or enlarged; nor shall any building or structure or land be used for
any purpose other than is permitted hereafter in the district in which
such building, structure or land is located, and no building, structure
or land shall be used and no certificate of occupancy, nor building
permit shall be issued for any use or purpose prohibited by ordinance
or by the constitution and laws of the United States of America or
of the State of Texas.
(3) No building or structure shall be erected, reconstructed, altered
or enlarged to exceed the height or bulk limit herein established
for the district in which such building is located.
(4) No lot area shall be reduced or diminished so that the yards or other
open spaces shall be smaller than prescribed by this chapter, nor
shall the density of population be increased in any manner except
in conformity with the area regulations herein established.
(5) No building permit shall be issued for any building or structure
unless such building or structure is located on a platted lot or lots
which have been described by an instrument recorded in the Parker
County deed records in Texas, and the lot or lots front upon a legally
established street. Notwithstanding the above, no building permit
shall be issued for any building on and composed of a fractional part
of any adjoining lot, or a lot and a fractional part of any adjoining
lot, or the fractional parts of two adjoining lots.
(6) No yard or other open space provided about any building or structure
for the purpose of complying with the provisions of these regulations
shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other
building or structure; provided further that no yard or open space
on an adjoining property shall be considered as providing a yard or
open space on a lot whereon a building is to be erected.
(d) Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of
the aforesaid districts shown on the zoning map, the following rules
shall apply:
(1) Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following
the centerlines of streets or highways, street lines or highway right-of-way
lines, such centerlines, street lines, or highway right-of-way lines
shall be construed to be said boundaries.
(2) Where district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately
follow the lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed as said boundaries.
(3) Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following
a parallel to a drainage course or other prominent physical feature,
that parallel line shall be construed to be said boundaries.
(4) Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately
parallel to the center of the streets, or the centerlines of the right-of-way
lines of highways, such district boundaries shall be construed as
being parallel thereto and at such distance therefrom as indicated
on the zoning map. If no distance is given, such dimension shall be
determined by the use of the scale of said zoning map.
(5) Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately
perpendicular to the centerline or right-of-way lines of streets,
highways, or drainage courses, such district boundaries shall be construed
to be perpendicular to said street, highways, or drainage courses.
(6) If the property is undivided, then the district boundary lines of
the zoning map shall be determined by use of the scale appearing on
the map.
(7) In the case of a district boundary line dividing a lot into two (2)
parts the district boundary line shall be construed to be the lot
line nearest the district boundary line as shown.
(8) Whenever any street, alley, or other public way is vacated by official
action of the city council, the zoning district adjoining each side
of such street, alley, or public way shall be automatically extended
to the center of such vacation and all area included in the vacation
shall then and henceforth be subject to all regulations of the extended
district.
(9) Where the streets or alleys on the ground differ from the streets
or alleys as shown on the zoning map, the streets or alleys on the
ground shall control.
(Ordinance 414-97, ex. B, art. 12.100,
adopted 12/16/97; Ordinance
432-98 adopted 11/17/98)