ABILENE ZONING REGULATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1 ABILENE ZONING REGULATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE SECTION TITLE PAGE 1 TITLE AND PURPOSE 1-1 Title Purpose and Intent Consistency with Comprehensive Plan Jurisdiction Authority Zoning Administrator Official Zoning District Map Conflicting Provisions Transitional Provisions Severability Activities Governed by These Regulations Vesting of Development Rights RULES, INTERPRETATIONS AND DEFINITIONS 2-1 Rules and Interpretations Separability Definitions DISTRICTS AND BOUNDARIES 3-1 District Classifications Zoning District Maps Annexation Rules Where Uncertainty May Arise Variances and Exceptions Required Violations Continue INTENT OF DISTRICTS 4-1 A, Agricultural District R-1, Low Density Residential District R-2, Medium Density Residential District R-3, High Density Residential District CS, Countryside District MHS, Manufactured Home Subdivision District 4-2 TOC-1

2 4-7 MHP, Manufactured Housing Park District EH-O, Elderly Housing Overlay District HO-O Housing Opportunity Overlay District C-1, Office and Service Business District C-2, Restricted Commercial District C-3, General Commercial District C-4, Central Business District I-1, Light Industrial District I-2, Heavy Industrial District P, Public Use District MU, Mixed Use District PUD, Planned Unit Development Overlay District FP-O, Floodplain Management Overlay District AP-O, Airport Overlay District HC-O, Historic Conservation Overlay District GL-O, Gateway Landscaping Overlay District AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (A) 5-1 Intent Permitted Uses Conditional Uses Home Occupations Accessory Uses Height and Yard Regulations Sign Regulations Parking Regulations Minimum Lot Size RESIDENTIAL ZONED DISTRICTS (R-1:R-3) 6-1 Intent Residential Zoning Districts Permitted and Conditional Uses Home Occupations Intensity of Use Height and Yard Regulations Accessory Uses Sign Regulations Parking Regulations Supplemental Regulations Removal and Relocation of Manufactured Homes 6-9 TOC-2

3 7 COUNTRYSIDE DISTRICT (CS) 7-1 Intent Permitted Uses Parking Regulations Sign Regulations Height, Area and Yard PUBLIC USE DISTRICT (P) 8-1 Intent Permitted Uses Parking Regulations Sign Regulations Height, Area and Yard Regulations COMMERCIAL ZONED DISTRICTS (C-1:C-4) 9-1 Intent Commercial Zoning Districts Permitted and Conditional Uses Intensity of Use Height and Yard Regulations Development Standards Sign Regulations Parking Regulations Off-Street Loading and Unloading Regulations Supplemental Regulations Travel Trailer Parks Adult Oriented Businesses CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (C-4) 10-1 Intent Use Regulations Parking Regulations Height, Area and Yard Regulations Sign Regulations Window Regulations TOC-3

4 11 MANUFACTURED HOUSING SUBDIVISION DISTRICT (MHS) 11-1 Intent Permitted Uses Conditional Uses Intensity of Use Height Regulations Yard Regulations Sign Regulations Parking Regulations Performance Standards ELDERLY HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT (EH-O) 12-1 Intent Eligibility Uses Minimum Safety Regulations Parking Regulations Height, Area and Yard Regulations Other Regulations MANUFACTURED HOUSING PARK DISTRICT (MHP) 13-1 Intent Permitted Uses Conditional Uses Home Occupations Accessory Uses General Requirements Specific Requirements Application for Preliminary Approval Final Plan Deviation from Final Plan Discontinuance of Use as a Manufactured Home Park Sign Regulations Parking Regulations Visible Lot Numbers TOC-4

5 14 HOUSING OPPORTUNITY OVERLAY DISTRICT (HO-O) 14-1 Intent Uses Parking Regulations Height, Area and Yard Regulations Additional Incentives INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS (I-1 AND I-2) 15-1 Intent Permitted and Conditional Uses Development Standards Height and Yard Regulations Sign Regulations Parking Regulations Screening Requirements PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT (PUD-O) 16-1 Intent General Provisions Specific Standards and Conditions Application Process Preliminary Plan Final Plan Recording GATEWAY LANDSCAPING OVERLAY DISTRICT (GL-O) 17-1 Intent Definitions Applicability General Conditions Planting Requirements Planting Requirements Within Parking Areas Timing for Establishing Landscaping Maintenance and Enforcement TOC-5

6 18 MIXED USE DISTRICT (MU) 18-1 Intent Permitted Uses Conditional Uses Home Occupations Accessory Uses Height & Yard Regulations; Design Standards Sign Regulations Parking Regulations Minimum District Size WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS 19-1 Intent Definitions Domestic Wind Energy Conversion Systems SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS 20-1 General Height and Yard Regulations Number of Structures on a Lot Corner Visibility Screening for Commercial and Industrial-Zoned Property Temporary Uses Accessory Uses Accessory Uses; Additional Requirements in Residential Districts Fences Residential-Design Manufactured Housing Standards Building Setbacks Home Occupations Antenna and Satellite Dish Antenna NONCONFORMITIES 21-1 General Provisions Nonconforming Lots of Record Nonconforming Structures Nonconforming Uses Nonconforming Manufactured Homes Certificate of Nonconforming Use TOC-6

7 22 OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING AND UNLOADING REGULATIONS 22-1 Purpose General Provisions Layout and Design Requirements Permit Required Required Parking Spaces Exceptions Granted by Board of Zoning Appeals Design Standards Loading and Unloading Space Requirements Districts Requiring Loading and Unloading Space AIRPORT OVERLAY DISTRICT (AP-O) 23-1 Purpose Definitions Authority Conflict Airport Layout Plan Height Standards Use Limitations Nonconforming Uses Permits Variances Obstruction Marking and Lighting Administration and Enforcement TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS 24-1 Telecommunications Towers; Permits Fencing and Screening Setbacks and Landscaping Security Access Maintenance Design Consideration of Conditional Use Permit Filing Requirement Revocation of Permit Transfer of Permit Abandonment of Tower TOC-7

8 25 PLANNING COMMISSION, BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCES 25-1 Planning Commission Organization and Procedures Board of Zoning Appeals Organization and Procedure Appeals Variances Exceptions Determinations of Board Board Hearings Performance Upon Grant of Variance or Exception Appeals from Board Decisions Administrative Variances Zoning Administrator; Powers and Duties AMENDMENT PROCEDURES 26-1 General Authority and Procedure Conditional Use Permits Table of Lesser Change Fees for Rezonings and Conditional Use Permits SIGNS REGULATIONS 27-1 Intent Definitions Administration General Standards Signs Permitted in All Districts District Regulations Prohibited Signs Sign Maintenance Requirements Abandoned Signs Nonconforming Signs TOC-8

9 28 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT (FP-O) 28-1 Incorporation by Reference of Floodplain Management Ordinance HISTORIC CONSERVATION OVERLAY DISTRICT (HC-O) 29-1 Intent Permitted Uses Definitions Heritage Conservation Survey Abilene Register of Historic Places Nomination of Landmarks Criteria for Design Public Hearing and Designation Certificate of Appropriateness Certificate of Economic Hardship Property Owned by Public Agencies Exceptions Minimum Maintenance Requirement Heritage Commission ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATION AND PENALTY 30-1 Responsibility for Enforcement Violations Continuing Violations Liability Remedies and Enforcement Powers Continuation of Previous Enforcement Actions Remedies Cumulative TOC-9