CHAPTER 144, ZONING Table of Contents - City of New Braunfels

Zoning Ordinance- effective Nov. 8, 2006Sec.1Building A structure enclosed within exterior walls. built. erected and framed of a combinationof materials. whether portable or fixed. having a roof. to form a structure for the shelter of ------------------------persons. animals. or property.Bulk storage. Bulk storage of gasoline and flammable liquids (except liquefied petroleum gas)shall be any aboveground tank for storage of subject liquids which exceeds 500 gallons watercapacity, or any facility for which the total aggregate capacity of belowground storage tanks shallexceed 50,000 gallons. Bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas shall be any facility for which thetotal aggregate capacity of storage tanks (including truck and/or trailer tanks) exceeds 2,000gallons water capacity.Cabin A small one storv house built and designed for temporary use.+---{Formatted:~~~ Left: o5;;-------JCemeterv Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead and dedicated forcemetery purposes including columbarium's, crematoriums. mausoleums, and funeralestablishments. when operated in conjunction with and within the boundary of such cemetery.,.._-- ~rmatted: Indent; Left: 1"Child day care (business). A commercial children's nursery business or place designed for the ---care or training of unrelated children for less than 24 hours a day.JChurch/place of worship. A building for regular assembly for religious worship which is usedprimarily and designed for such purpose and those accessory activities which are customarilyassociated therewith, and the place of residence for ministers, priests, nuns or rabbis on thepremises, that is tax exempt as defined by State law. For the purposes of this Chapter, Biblestudy and other similar activities which occur in a person's primary residence shall not apply tothis definition.Civic organization. A civic organization is a group of people who hold regular meetings and worktowards a common goal. Examples of such civic organizations include, but are not limited to,women's and men's clubs, Kiwanis (and other philanthropic groups), and business associations.Clinic A facility providing medical. psychiatric. or surgical service for sick or injured personsexclusively on an out-patient basis, including emergency treatment. diagnostic services, training,administration, and services to outpatients, employees, or visitors. The term "clinic" includesimmediate care facilities, where emergency treatment is the dominant form of care provided atthe facility.Club Private Buildings and facilities owned or operated by a corporation, association, person, orpersons for a social. educational, or recreational purpose. but not primarily for profit which inuresto any individual and not primarily to render a service which is customarily done as a business.Common open space. Common open space is private property under common ownership,designated as recreation area, private park (for use of property owners within the subdivision),play lot area, or ornamental areas open to general view.Community home. A place where not more than six (6) physically or mentally impaired orhandicapped persons are provided room and board, as well as supervised care and rehabilitationby not more than two (2) persons as licensed by the Texas Department of Mental Health andMental Retardation (also see Chapter 123 of the Human Resources Code - Community homesfor Disabled persons Location Act). The limitation on the number of persons with disabilitiesapplies regardless of the legal relationship of those persons to one another.U:\Pianninq\Zoning Ordinance\Amendments 2012\Zoninq revisions 2012.docxiJ:\PiaRRiR~I£aRiA~ OmiABAGeiZaAiA~ FevisiaAs~ Page10}