§ 13. Zoning districts established.

13.1

The City of Terrell, Texas is hereby divided into the following zoning districts. The use, height, area regulations, and other standards, as set out herein apply to each district. The districts established herein shall be known as:

Abbreviated Designation	Zoning District Name
Base Districts
AG	Agricultural (minimum three-acre lots)
EE-32	Executive estate residential-32 (minimum 32,000 square-foot lots)
SF-16	Single-family residential-16 (minimum 16,000 square-foot lots)
SF-10	Single-family residential-10 (minimum 10,000 square-foot lots)
SF-7.5	Single-family residential-7.5 (minimum 7,500 square-foot lots)
SF-6	Single-family residential-6 (minimum 6,000 square-foot lots)
TH-12	Townhouse residential-12 (patio homes - zero lot line, single-family attached, two-family duplex)
MF	Multifamily residential (apartments)
MH	Manufactured home
O	Office
NS	Neighborhood service
R	Retail
CBD	Central business district
HC	Highway corridor
C	Commercial
LI	Light industrial
Overlay Districts
PD	Planned development
SUP	Specific use permit

 

13.2

A summary of the area regulations for the above zoning districts is included within table 13-1 in this section.

13.3

Certain terms and definitions used within this ordinance can be found in section 44.

District	Minimum Lot Area	Minimum Dwelling Unit Size	Minimum Lot Width	Minimum Lot Depth	Minimum Front Yard	Minimum Rear Yard *	Minimum Side Yard *	Max. Height of Building	Maximum Impervious Cover
AG	3 acre	2,000 sq. ft.	250 ft.	250 ft.	60 ft.	50 ft.	25 ft.	3 stories/45 ft.	30%
EE-32	32,000 sq. ft.	2,600 sq. ft.	150 ft.	150 ft.	40 ft.	35 ft.	15 ft.	2.5 stories/36 ft.	50%
SF-16	16,000 sq. ft.	2,000 sq. ft.	100 ft.	125 ft.	30 ft.	25 ft.	10 ft.	2.5 stories/36 ft.	60%
SF-10	10,000 sq. ft.	1,800 sq. ft.	80 ft.	125 ft.	30 ft.	25 ft.	8 ft.	2.5 stories/36 ft.	60%
SF-7.5	7,500 sq. ft.	1,500 sq. ft.	70 ft.	100 ft.	25 ft.	25 ft.	7 ft.	2.5 stories/36 ft.	60%
SF-6	6,000 sq. ft.	1,200 sq. ft.	60 ft.	100 ft.	25 ft.	25 ft.	6 ft.	2.5 stories/36 ft.	60%
TH-12 (PH, SFA, 2F)	PH - 4,500 sf SFA - 3,000 sf 2F - 3,500 sf	900 sq. ft.	PH - 45' SFA - 30' 2F - 35'	100 ft.	15 ft.	15 ft.	PH - 0—10' SFA - 5' 2F - 5'	2.5 stories/36 ft.	60% Max. - 12 D.U./acre
MF	1 acre	550 sf - Effic'y. 600 sf - 1 B.R. 800 sf - 2 B.R. 1,000 sf - 3 B.R.	100 ft.	100 ft.	Variable	15 ft.	15 ft.	2.5 stories/36 ft. or 5 stories/75 ft.	75% Max.
MH	Min. - 5 ac. Max. - 15 ac 4,500 sq. ft. per lot	1,200 sq. ft.	45 ft.	100 ft.	25 ft./15 ft.	10 ft./20 ft. between districts	10ft./20 ft. between units	2.5 stories/36 ft.	60%
O	6,000 sq. ft.	N/A	60 ft.	100 ft.	25 ft.	15 ft.	15 ft.	4 stories/50 ft.	80%
NS	7,500 sq. ft.	N/A	75 ft.	100 ft.	25 ft.	15 ft.	15 ft.	2 stories/35 ft.	80%
R	10,000 sq. ft.	N/A	100 ft.	100 ft.	25 ft.	15 ft.	15 ft.	2 stories/35 ft.	80%
CBD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4 stories/50 ft.	100%
HC ***	10,000 sq. ft.	N/A	100 ft.	100 ft.	20 ft. **	10 ft.	10 ft.	5/stories/75 ft.	90%
C	10,000 sq. ft.	N/A	100 ft.	100 ft.	25 ft.	15 ft.	15 ft.	2 stories/35 ft.	90%
LI	10,000 sq. ft.	N/A	100 ft.	100 ft.	25 ft.	10 ft.	10 ft.	120 ft.	90%

 

^* Note: See text of the ordinance for additional or supplemental requirements. Additional setback distance for side and rear yards is required for corner lots, when adjacent to a street, or adjacent to a residential district, etc.

^** HC setback is for a 20-foot wide landscape buffer adjacent to access roads see section 28 for other setback requirements.

^*** Except in regards to setbacks from residential properties there are no height limits for structures in the HC district within 700 feet of highway R.O.W., otherwise six stories/75 feet. See section 28.