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 Carrizo Springs
 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix A. ZONING ORDINANCE

  § X. Area and height regulations for all districts.  

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  • Except as provided in section XIII and subsection 2 of this section, the regulations for area and height are as set forth in the following Table A, and the size and width of the lots and yards shall be not less, nor the building heights more than stipulated for the respective districts:

    TABLE A

    Intensity of Land Use
    		Minimum Yards
    		Max. Heights of Buildings
    District
    		Min.
    Lot
    Area
    		Min.
    Lot
    Area
    Per
    Family
    		Min.
    Aver.
    Width
    		Front
    Yard
    (Ft.)     		Side
    Yard
    (Ft.)
    		Stories
    		Feet
    "R-1" Residence single-family 6000 6000 50 25 6 2½ 35
    "R-2" Residence single-family 5000 5000 50 25 5 2½ 35
    "A" Duplex and multi-family dwelling:
     Single-family 6000 6000 50 25 6 2½ 35
     Duplex 7200 3600 60 25 7 2½ 35
     Multiple-family 9000 3000 75 25 9 2½ 35
    "B-1" Business (1) (1) (1) 20 (1) 2½ 35
    "B-2" Business (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 3 45
    "I" Industrial (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 3 45

     

    1.

    None required for commercial or industrial except as provided in subsection 2 of this section. However, when improved for residential use, every lot shall have an area and dimension not less per family than that prescribed for "R-1" residence district.

    2.

    The regulations hereinafter set forth qualify or supplement, as the case may be, the district regulations appearing in Table A:

    (a)

    Intensity of use: Any lot of record and separately owned at the time of the passage of this ordinance having less area or width than herein required may be used only for a single-family dwelling, or any of the nondwelling uses permitted in the district in which the lot is located.

    (b)

    Front yard: When thirty (30) percent or more of the lots on the same side of the street within the same block and within two hundred (200) feet are improved with buildings that have observed a greater or less depth of front yard than specified in Table A, then no portion of a new building shall project beyond a straight line drawn between the point closest to the street line of the building upon either side of the proposed building, or if there is a building upon only one side, then beyond the straight line projected from the front of the two nearest buildings, but this regulation shall not be interpreted to require a front yard of more than one hundred (100) feet in a residence district, nor more than fifty (50) feet in a business or industrial district. Where the road is curved, the setback line shall be parallel to the curve of the road and not be a straight line. Double frontage lots must have the required front yard on both streets. A corner lot will have a front yard on each street side of such lot except that the buildable width of such lot shall not be reduced to less than forty (40) feet, and no accessory buildings shall project beyond the front yard line along either street.

    (c)

    Side yard: A side yard shall be provided on each side of a building in accordance with Table A of this section, except that the buildable width of a lot of record having less width than herein required shall not be reduced to less than forty (40) feet, but in no case shall the side yard be reduced to less than five (5) feet. For any nondwelling use in the business or industrial district a side yard is not required unless the lot abuts on a residence district, in which case there shall be a side yard of not less than ten (10) feet.

    (d)

    Rear yard: In the "R-1," "R-2" residence districts, and the "A" duplex and apartment dwelling district, the depth of the rear yard shall be at least twenty-five (25) percent of the depth of the lot, but such depth need not be more than twenty-five (25) feet. For any nondwelling use in any business or industrial district, a rear yard is not required unless the lot abuts on a residence district, in which case the rear yard shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet.

    (e)

    Height of building: When a building in the industrial district is located on a lot that abuts on a residence district or a publicly owned area other than a street, the height of the building shall not exceed three (3) stories or forty-five (45) feet, unless the required yards are increased one (1) foot for each foot of additional height above forty-five (45) feet.

State law reference

Districts, Texas Local Government Code § 211.005.