§ 36-39. Business and Office Districts.
All business and office districts shall be governed by the following regulations.
(1)
General requirements. The following regulations shall apply to all property within the O-1, B-1 and B-2 zoning districts:
a.
Parking.
1.
Composition. Off street parking facilities graded for drainage and surfaced of concrete, asphaltic concrete or asphalt shall be located on the lot on which the user is located.
2.
Ingress/egress and lane width.
(i)
Ingress/egress shall be provided for each parking space. All circulation shall be internal with a minimum of 24-foot-wide lanes for maneuvering areas.
(ii)
Ratio to building area. Parking stalls shall be provided so as to maintain a ratio of at least one space (stall) per the number of square feet of gross building area specified in Table No. 6.
3.
Landscaping buffer. A landscaped buffer shall be maintained in accordance with Table No. 6. In addition to any other landscape buffer requirement, a container grown tree having a trunk diameter of at least three inches and a minimum height of ten feet with 100 square feet of planting shall be present for each ten parking spaces. All such trees shall be within planting areas having a width of at least five feet.
4.
Covered parking. Covered parking shall only be permitted in a fully enclosed garage or in a carport meeting the criteria listed below. In no event shall this section be construed as to allow carports in single-family residential areas.
(i)
Carports shall be set back from the front building wall at a distance of not less than twenty-five (25) percent of the length of the side building wall. See illustration below.
(ii)
Carports visible from public right of ways shall have a solid masonry end wall on the portion of the carport facing the public right of way. The end wall shall be constructed with masonry that matches that of the primary structure.
(iii)
Carports shall have support columns constructed of steel and roofs constructed of standing seam metal rated at twenty (20) gauge or higher. Roofs shall be constructed at a minimum pitch ratio of three (3) to twelve (12).
(iv)
Carports shall only be permitted in the shaded areas on the illustration below.
b.
Exterior walls. Exterior walls shall have a minimum of 90 percent masonry construction of a residential character, exclusive of openings. Perm stone or asbestos shingles, concrete block and cinder block are not acceptable except that concrete and cinder blocks may be used structurally if faced with rock, brick or stucco, in accordance with the International Building Code most recently adopted by the City.
(2)
Setbacks.
a.
Certain equipment allowed. Notwithstanding any other provision found within the City of Shavano Park Code of Ordinances, HVAC and pool equipment are allowed within setbacks, so long as an unobstructed width of five feet exists to allow for emergency services access.
b.
Other use regulations. See Table No. 6.
(3)
Permitted uses. Except as otherwise allowed by this chapter, only the uses listed on Table No. 3, Table No. 4, or Table No. 5 are permitted in zoning districts O-1, B-1 and B-2, respectively.
(4)
Other regulations.
a.
Sanitary sewer. All permitted uses under B-1, B-2 and O-1 shall be connected to a public sanitary sewer system to insure proper disposal of waste.
b.
Edwards recharge zone. All land use or development occurring in the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, or watersheds draining into the recharge zone, must comply with applicable requirements prescribed by the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission ("TNRCC") regarding the production of products or waste which could adversely affect the water supply if introduced into the aquifer through the recharge zone.
c.
Display signs. All signs shall conform to the sign criteria set forth in chapter 24 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shavano Park, as may be amended from time to time.
d.
Portable construction buildings. Portable construction buildings are only allowable under the following conditions:
1.
Authorization may be issued by the City Building Official to permit a portable construction building to be temporarily located on a lot upon which a building permit has been previously issued for construction of any building or structure.
2.
A certificate of occupancy related to construction shall not be issued by the City Building Official until the portable construction building has been removed from the premises and further, that the certificate of occupancy shall not be issued until the electrical connection which served the portable construction building has been removed from the lot in question.
3.
A temporary permit issued pursuant to this section shall be void upon issuance of the certificate of occupancy, or 12 months after issuance of the building permit, whichever time is shorter.
4.
In any case in which construction is not completed within the 12-month period, the City Building Official, after due consideration and determination that active construction is being accomplished, may issue an extension of time for the temporary permit, not to exceed a six-month period.
(5)
O-1 Office District.
a.
Use regulations. This district is composed of land and structures occupied by or suitable for general office use only.
b.
Other regulations.
1.
See Table No. 6.
2.
Accessory buildings. No accessory buildings may occupy more than 30 percent of the rear yard area nor shall the gross floor area of all accessory buildings on one lot exceed 50 percent of the gross floor area of the principal building structure thereon, exclusive of breezeways and attached garage; provided, however, that this regulation shall not reduce the gross total floor area of all necessary accessory buildings on one lot to less than 400 square feet and in no case shall any accessory building be built closer than ten feet to the principal main building. The height of an accessory building shall not exceed one story.
(6)
B-1 Business District.
a.
Use regulations.
1.
This district is composed of light commercial uses, provided all business activities, except for outdoor dining and Convenience Store activities, (including outdoor pay at the pump gasoline sales and stand-alone self-service car wash), are completely contained within an enclosed structure or court.
2.
Except as otherwise allowed by this chapter, only the uses specified on Table No. 4 are permitted in the B-1 Business District.
b.
Other regulations.
1.
See Table No. 6.
2.
Accessory buildings. No accessory buildings may occupy more than 30 percent of the rear yard area nor shall the gross floor area of all accessory buildings on one lot exceed 50 percent of the gross floor area of the principal building structure thereon, exclusive of breezeways and attached garage; provided, however, that this regulation shall not reduce the gross total floor area of all necessary accessory buildings on one lot to less than 400 square feet and in no case shall any accessory building be built closer than ten feet to the principal main building. The height of an accessory building shall not exceed one story.
(7)
B-2 Business District.
a.
Use regulations.
1.
This district allows for general commercial uses, provided all business activities, except for outdoor dining and Convenience Store activities, (including outdoor pay at the pump gasoline sales and stand-alone self-service car wash), are completely contained within an enclosed structure or court.
2.
Except as otherwise allowed by this chapter, only the uses specified on Table No. 5 are permitted in the B-2 Business District.
b.
Other regulations.
1.
See Table No. 6.
2.
Accessory buildings. All accessory buildings may not occupy more than 30 percent of the rear yard area nor shall the gross floor area of all accessory buildings on one lot exceed 50 percent of the gross floor area of the principal building structure thereon, exclusive of breezeways and attached garage; provided, however, that this regulation shall not reduce the gross total floor area of all necessary accessory buildings on one lot to less than 400 square feet and in no case shall any accessory building be built closer than ten feet to the principal main building. The height of an accessory building shall not exceed one story.
(Ord. No. 100-02-08, § I(exh. A, § VII), 8-12-2008; Ord. No. 100-05-11, § 1, 5-17-2011; Ord. No. 100-12-11, § I, 12-19-2011; Ord. No. 100-13-12 , § I, 12-17-2012; Ord. No. 0-2013-001 , § I, 4-22-2013; Ord. No. 0-2015-003 , § I, 2-23-2015; Ord. No. 0-2016-010 , § III, 10-24-2016)