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City of Jonestown, TX
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Chapter 3 Unified Development Code
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ARTICLE 3 LAND USE
ARTICLE 3
LAND USE
Division 3.1
Land Uses by Zoning District
§ 3.1.1
General parameters for determining permitted land uses
new_releases
§ 3.1.2
Governmental, utility and institutional district "GUI"
§ 3.1.3
"R-R" rural residential district
§ 3.1.4
Single-family residential district "R-1"
§ 3.1.5
Two-family residential district "R-2"
§ 3.1.6
Multifamily residential district "R-3"
§ 3.1.7
Manufactured home - district "M-1"
§ 3.1.8
Manufactured home park or subdivision - district "M-2"
§ 3.1.9
RV park district "RV"
§ 3.1.10
Professional and office district "O"
§ 3.1.11
Business - light commercial district "B-1"
§ 3.1.12
Business - general commercial district "B-2"
§ 3.1.13
Light industrial - district "I-1"
§ 3.1.14
Planned unit development district ("PUD")
§ 3.1.15
FM-corridor overlay district (FM-1)
§ 3.1.16
Short-term rental overlay district (STR-1)
§ 3.1.17
Temporary district (T)
§ 3.1.18
Conditional uses
§ 3.1.19
Nonconforming uses
§ 3.1.20
Accessory uses
Division 3.2
Supplemental Regulations for Zoning Districts
§ 3.2.1
Mobile homes, manufactured homes and modular, industrial housing
§ 3.2.2
Mobile homes and manufactured homes
§ 3.2.3
Industrialized housing building unit standards
§ 3.2.4
Parking
§ 3.2.5
Lighting
§ 3.2.5.1
Purpose
§ 3.2.5.2
Scope and applicability
§ 3.2.5.3
Jurisdiction
§ 3.2.5.4
Nonconforming existing lighting
§ 3.2.5.5
Lighting zones
§ 3.2.5.6
Exemptions
§ 3.2.5.7
Prohibited lighting
§ 3.2.5.8
Shielding and installation requirements
§ 3.2.5.9
Lighting curfew
§ 3.2.5.10
Lighting plans
§ 3.2.5.11
Height limits
§ 3.2.5.12
Lighting under canopies, building overhangs, or roof eaves
§ 3.2.5.13
Lighting by permit
§ 3.2.6
Landscaping and tree preservation
§ 3.2.6.1
Purpose
§ 3.2.6.2
Applicability
new_releases
§ 3.2.6.3
Definitions
§ 3.2.6.4
Exemptions
§ 3.2.6.5
Landscape permit requirements for one new single-family residence
§ 3.2.6.6
Approved landscape plan required for all development that is not one single-family residence
§ 3.2.6.7
Landscape plan requirements
§ 3.2.6.8
Protection of rare, threatened and endangered flora and fauna required for new subdivisions and commercial developments
§ 3.2.6.9
Natural area(s) and preservation required as part of landscape plan for new subdivisions and commercial, industrial and multifamily developments
§ 3.2.6.10
Impact and screening buffers required as part of landscape plan for new subdivisions and commercial developments
§ 3.2.6.11
Natural area vegetation buffers required as part of landscape plan for new subdivisions and commercial, industrial or multifamily or multi-use developments
§ 3.2.6.12
Diversity of appropriate native plants required as part of landscape plan for new subdivisions and commercial, industrial, or multifamily developments
§ 3.2.6.13
Minimum landscape requirements required as part of landscape plan for new subdivisions and commercial, industrial, or multifamily developments
§ 3.2.6.14
Percentage and size requirements for newly planted plants for new subdivisions and commercial, industrial, or multifamily developments
§ 3.2.6.15
Maintenance plan required as part of landscape plan
§ 3.2.6.16
Management plan required as part of landscape plan for new subdivisions and commercial, industrial, or multifamily developments
§ 3.2.6.17
Ownership and management of preservation management area(s)
§ 3.2.6.18
Legal instrument for permanent protection of management areas
§ 3.2.6.19
Alternative landscape plan
§ 3.2.6.20
Irrigation plan required for proposed irrigation systems
§ 3.2.6.21
Irrigation permit and requirements
§ 3.2.6.22
Exceptions to tree removal
§ 3.2.6.23
Heritage tree preservation requirements
§ 3.2.6.24
Protected and heritage tree preservation requirements
new_releases
§ 3.2.6.25
Heritage tree preservation requirements for removal
new_releases
§ 3.2.6.26
Mitigation for removal of a heritage or protected tree; tree planting credits
§ 3.2.6.27
Tree replacement requirements
§ 3.2.6.28
Tree protection standards
new_releases
§ 3.2.6.29
Prohibited activities in root zone of protected and heritage trees
§ 3.2.6.30
Pre-construction requirements
§ 3.2.6.31
Eradication of stumps
§ 3.2.6.32
Alternative tree preservation
§ 3.2.6.33
Nonnative invasive plants/prohibited trees/plants
§ 3.2.6.34
Landscaping incentives for new subdivisions and commercial, industrial multi-use or multifamily developments
§ 3.2.6.35
Education
new_releases
§ 3.2.6.36
Landscaping standards
§ 3.2.6.37
Landscape requirements for multifamily, industrial and commercial developments
§ 3.2.6.38
Landscape requirements for residential districts other than multifamily
§ 3.2.6.39
Required area to be landscaped
§ 3.2.6.40
Intersection landscaping
§ 3.2.6.41
Replacement landscaping required
§ 3.2.6.42
Riparian buffers
§ 3.2.6.43
Screening buffers
§ 3.2.6.44
Tree mitigation fund
§ 3.2.6.45
Violation
§ 3.2.6.46
Heritage tree removal procedures
new_releases
§ 3.2.6.47
Inspections
§ 3.2.6.48
Fees
§ 3.2.6.49
Penalty
§ 3.2.7
Fencing
§ 3.2.7.1
Fences and walls
§ 3.2.8
Boat docks
§ 3.2.8.1
Criteria for boat docks
§ 3.2.9
Outdoor storage and display of merchandise
§ 3.2.10
Criteria for home-based business
§ 3.2.11
Criteria for alcoholic beverage sales, on-premises and off-premises
Division 3.3
Site Development and Concept Plans
§ 3.3.1
Generally
§ 3.3.1.1
Title
§ 3.3.1.2
Purpose and intent
§ 3.3.1.3
Applicability
§ 3.3.1.4
Violations; penalty; enforcement
§ 3.3.2
Development plat
§ 3.3.2.1
Purpose
§ 3.3.2.2
Applicability; exceptions
§ 3.3.2.3
Required
§ 3.3.2.4
Issuance of building permits
§ 3.3.2.5
Procedures
§ 3.3.2.6
Compliance with zoning and subdivision requirements
§ 3.3.2.7
Form and contents
§ 3.3.2.8
Development standards
§ 3.3.2.9
Fees
§ 3.3.2.10
Violations
§ 3.3.3
Concept plan
§ 3.3.4
Site development plan
Division 3.4
Building Regulations
§ 3.4.1
Generally
§ 3.4.2
Construction codes and standards
§ 3.4.2.1
Title
§ 3.4.2.2
Purpose
§ 3.4.2.3
Applicability
§ 3.4.2.4
Compliance with environmental protection laws
§ 3.4.2.5
Conflicting regulations
§ 3.4.2.6
Powers and duties; liability of enforcement officers
§ 3.4.2.7
Minimum standards for residential buildings
§ 3.4.2.8
Minimum standards for nonresidential buildings
§ 3.4.2.9
Access to gated communities for emergency vehicles
Division 3.5
Permits
§ 3.5.1
Required permits
§ 3.5.2
Minor improvements and ordinary repairs
§ 3.5.3
Conditions; duties of permittee
§ 3.5.4
Denial, suspension, or revocation
§ 3.5.5
Variances
§ 3.5.6
Appeals
§ 3.5.7
Site clearance, excavation, grading, and land fill permit
§ 3.5.8
Blasting permit
§ 3.5.9
Building permit
§ 3.5.10
Moving permit
§ 3.5.11
Overhead utility development permit
Division 3.6
Inspections
§ 3.6.1
Generally
§ 3.6.2
Required inspections
§ 3.6.3
Other inspections
§ 3.6.4
Change in use
§ 3.6.5
Concealment of reinforced steel or structural work
§ 3.6.6
Lot survey
§ 3.6.7
Certificate of occupancy
Division 3.7
Technical Codes
§ 3.7.1
General
§ 3.7.1.1
Conflicts with adopted codes
§ 3.7.1.2
Availability of copies of adopted codes
§ 3.7.1.3
Jurisdiction
§ 3.7.2
Building code
§ 3.7.2.1
Adopted
§ 3.7.2.2
References to other codes
§ 3.7.3
Residential code
§ 3.7.3.1
Adopted
§ 3.7.3.2
Repairs or remodeling; accessory buildings
§ 3.7.3.3
References to other codes
§ 3.7.4
Energy conservation code; adopted
§ 3.7.5
Plumbing code; adopted
§ 3.7.6
Mechanical code; adopted
§ 3.7.7
Electrical code
§ 3.7.7.1
Adopted
§ 3.7.7.2
Licensing of electricians
§ 3.7.7.3
Persons authorized to obtain permits; responsibility for work
§ 3.7.7.4
Additional standards
§ 3.7.8
Fuel gas code; adopted
§ 3.7.9
Fire code
§ 3.7.9.1
Definition
§ 3.7.9.2
Fire code official to administer
§ 3.7.9.3
Application within corporate limits of city
§ 3.7.9.4
Interpretation
§ 3.7.9.5
Enforcement
§ 3.7.9.6
Fire marshal
§ 3.7.10
Swimming pool and spa code; adopted
§ 3.7.11
Existing building code; adopted
§ 3.7.12
Property maintenance code; adopted
§ 3.7.13
Utility construction code
Division 3.8
Demolition of Structures
§ 3.8.1
Violations; penalty
§ 3.8.2
Permit required; fee
§ 3.8.3
Application for permit; granting or denial
§ 3.8.4
Stop-work order
§ 3.8.5
Cleanup of site
Division 3.9
Substandard Buildings
§ 3.9.1
Generally
§ 3.9.1.1
General provisions
§ 3.9.1.2
Substandard residential buildings
§ 3.9.1.3
Substandard nonresidential buildings and structures
§ 3.9.1.4
Declaration of nuisance; abatement
§ 3.9.2
Dangerous building abatement
§ 3.9.2.1
Application of international property maintenance code
§ 3.9.2.2
Chapter 214 adopted
§ 3.9.2.3
Substandard building regulations adopted
§ 3.9.2.4
Dangerous buildings declared a nuisance
§ 3.9.2.5
Inspections and duties of the code enforcement authority
§ 3.9.2.6
Notice of dangerous building or dangerous condition of property
§ 3.9.2.7
Sufficiency of notice
§ 3.9.2.8
Securing dangerous building
§ 3.9.2.9
Duties of the board of adjustments and appeals
§ 3.9.2.10
Appeal of the board of adjustments and appeals order
§ 3.9.2.11
Same–city council action
§ 3.9.2.12
Same–judicial review
§ 3.9.2.13
Assessment of expenses and penalties
§ 3.9.2.14
Violations
§ 3.9.2.15
Penalty
§ 3.9.2.16
Enforcement of regulations
Division 3.10
Utility Development Standards
§ 3.10.1
General provisions
§ 3.10.2
Policy
§ 3.10.3
Forecast reports
§ 3.10.4
Planning process
§ 3.10.5
Issuance of permit; emergency permit; considerations in designating routes