Suburban Commercial Zoning Changes

1. Agenda Item #3
UDO Amendment
SC Suburban Commercial

2. • City Council direction to review Suburban Commercial to address
development viability – included in P&Z 2017 Plan of Work
• August 30, 2017 – Public Meetings to receive input from
stakeholders
• October 5, 2017 – P&Z Workshop
• November 9, 2017 – City Council Workshop
• April 4, 2018 – P&Z recommendation
• April 12, 2018 – City Council action

3. Overview of Amendments
• Permitted Uses
– Introduction of new uses
– Modification of existing uses
• Buffer Requirements
• Non-Residential Architectural (NRA) Requirements
• Outdoor Lighting Standards

4. Permitted Uses – New
• Assisted Living/Residential Care Facility
“A building used or designed for the housing of the aged, and/or mentally or physically
handicapped persons who are in need of assistance with activities of daily living and/or
health care and/or personal care in a homelike setting and duly licensed by the State of
Texas for such purpose.”
– Permitted in SC Suburban Commercial, O Office and GC General Commercial

5. Permitted Uses – New
• Live-Work Unit
“A dwelling unit in which a significant portion of the space includes a non-residential use
that is operated by the tenant.”
– Permitted in SC Suburban Commercial & O Office
– Specific Use Standards: (Reflects 2015 International Building Code)
1. The Live-Work Unit may not be greater than 3,000 square feet, as amended by the City’s adopted
International Building Code (IBC)
2. Non-residential use may not be more than fifty percent (50%) of each Live-Work Unit.
3. Each Live-Work Unit shall not contain more than one (1) dwelling unit. The residential unit must be
attached to the non-residential use and may be accessible separate from the non-residential use.
4. In a two-story building, the residential unit must be located on the second floor.
5. If a residential garage is provided, it must be attached and not visible from the public right-of-way.

6. Permitted Uses - Modification
• Restaurant & Drive-In/Thru Window
– Drive-ins/drive thru permitted use in SC
– Removed maximum size of restaurant based on adjacent street (max. in SC still 15,000
SF)
– Specific Use Standards:
• Restaurant with drive-in/drive thru must be a minimum of150 feet from any single-family zoning or use
• Drive-in/drive thru facilities may not be between building and single-family use or zoning
• Fuel Sales
– Permitted use in SC
– Specific Use Standards:
• Must be a minimum of150 feet from any single-family zoning or use
• Fuel pump and canopies not permitted between building & single-family use or zoning district

7. • Hotels
– Permitted in SC Suburban Commercial
– Specific Use Standards:
• Accessory uses and services (conference rooms, restaurant, night club/bar) not
permitted
Permitted Uses – Modification
P&Z Recommendation
– Allow hotel without limit to accessory uses

8. • Storage (Self-Service)
– Permitted in SC Suburban
– Specific Use Standards:
• Self-Service Storage and outdoor storage must be located a minimum of 150 feet from any
single-family uses or zoning district.
• 150-foot separation is not applicable when only interior access (climate-controlled storage) is
provided
Permitted Uses - Modification
Indoor Storage with Interior Access
(Climate Controlled Storage)
Indoor Storage with Exterior Access

9. Buffer Requirements
• Consistent for all commercial or office development
– Similar to GC General Commercial
• Commercial:
– 15-foot buffer & wall- abutting single-family residential
– 10-foot landscape buffer & fence - abutting multi-family
• Office:
– 10-foot buffer & fence - abutting single-family residential
– Not applicable - abutting multi-family

10. Non-Residential Architectural (NRA) Standards
• Architectural Relief Elements
– Additional options included in SC Suburban Commercial
• Canopies, permanent decorative awnings, or windows accompanied by overhangs that exceed
eighteen (18) inches
• Pitched roof or peaked parapet roof if it gives the appearance of a pitched roof from all sides
and has a minimum roof slope of 4:12
• Roof & Roofline Design
– Pitched roof requirement removed for SC Suburban Commercial

11. Outdoor Lighting Standards
• In SC Suburban Commercial:
– Site and building lighting may not be located within buffer areas or within required
building setbacks adjacent to single-family use or zoning district
• except when pedestrian walkways or trails are provided
– Provided illustrative clarification on lighting requirements for current standards:

12. Next Steps
April 12, 2018 – City Council Action