Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code UDC byestablishing new section 48 Compatible Districts in Article 4Base Zoning Districts and revising related provisions of the UDCto include the Table of Contents and subsections 1112

Abbreviations 1113 Defined Terms 743 Allowed OutsideDisplay Sales and Storage 753A Single Tenant FreestandingSign7530MultiTenant 3 or more Tenants Freestanding Signand 795 Zoning District Buffer YardNew Developmentamending the Comprehensive Plan to account for any deviationsand providing for a repealer clause severance penaltiespublication and an effective date

WHEREAS the Planning Commission has forwarded to the City Council itsreports and recommendations regarding an amendment to the UDC for creation of twonew zoning districts the Commercial Compatible District and the Industrial CompatibleDistrict

WHEREAS the City Council has determined that certain uses which maycongregate large groups of people such as schools churches and commercial andindustrial uses may not be appropriate under airport flight zones or near hazardouspublic or private industrial facilities

WHEREAS the City Council has determined that this amendment to the UDC toestablish two new commercial and industrial compatible use districts is necessary toprotect the public health safety and general welfare of the City of Corpus Christi and itscitizens and

WHEREAS with proper notice to the public public hearings were held onWednesday September 26 2012 during a meeting of the Planning Commission andon Tuesday December 11 2012 during a meeting of the City Council during which allinterested persons were allowed to appear and be heard and

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUSCHRISTI TEXAS

SECTION 1 The Unified Development Code UDC is amended by establishing newsection 48 Compatible Districts including its subparts and Tables482 and 483under Article 4 Base Zoning Districts to read as follows

4 48 Compatible Districts

481 Purpose Statements

A Commercial Q2MRAjift District

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The Commercial Compatible CC District provides for a wide

range of business uses in appropriate locations which can providea buffer between residential uses and intensive public facilitiesprivate businesses and manufacturing uses which could present a

threat to public health safety and welfare District uses are notcharacterized by uses that con re ate lar a rou s of peopleunscreened outdoor storage or uses that create nuisance factors

of dust odor and noise associated with certain business and

manufacturing uses

The Industrial Compatible IC District provides for a wide rangeof industrial uses in appropriate locations which can provide a

buffer between residential uses and intensive public facilities

private businesses and manufacturing uses which could present athreat to public health safety and welfare District uses are notcharacterized by uses that congregate larvae groups of peopleunscreened outdoor storage or uses that create nuisance factorsof dust odor and noise associated with certain business andmanufacturing uses

482 Permitted Uses

The following principal uses are permitted by right permitted subject tolimitations or require a special use exception or special permit in the CC

Commercial Compatible and IC Industrial Compatible zoning districtsUses may be subject to additional limitations as specified in Section 65when located inside a Navy Air Installation Compatible Use ZoneA ICUZ which includes Clear and Accident Potential Zones 1 and 2

Table482 Permitted Uses

COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL

COMPATIBLE DISTRICTS

P Permitted Use L Subject toLimitations

SUE Special Use Exception SP SpecialPermit

rblank celll Not Permitted

Public and Civic Uses

Government Facility Uses f513D1 exceptfor

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Detention facility auditorium

cafeteria fuel storage above

ground helipad heliport or landingfield

Parks and Open Area Uses513Fl P P 011

except for

Clubhouse Concessions Reservoir

Social Service Uses Treatment Centers P P 011

only provided there are no residents

Utilities minor513JI except for P P 526

Storm water retention facilities

Commercial Uses

Commercial Parking Uses C514A1 P P

Office Uses514Cl except forP P

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TV and radio studio

Truck stop providednoovernightaccommodations

P 011 462

Retail Sales and Service Uses sales and P P 011 5212

service oriented514GI Includespersonal service uses

Retail Sales and Service Uses repair P P 011 5213

oriented I4G1 except for

Vocational trade or business school

Farmers market P P 011 529

SelfService Storage Uses i514H1 P P 100 5214

Crematorium animals P 011

Vehicle Sales and Service Uses5141 P P 011

Water Oriented Uses514JIexcept for P P 011

Restaurants Ferrywater taxi Fuel

storage above ground

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Industrial Uses

Light Industrial Service Uses515Al P 014 5217

except for

Fuel stora eabove ground

cafeterias

Laboratory research or experimental P 414

Warehouse and Freight Movement Uses P 10

5156except for

Stockpiling of sand grovel or other

gggreclate materials Fuel Storageabove around

Waste Related Service only including P 014

Recycling Center and Solid or liquidwaste transfer no compostinga

Land Fill Fuel Storage above ground 5223

Wholesales Trade Uses515D1 except p p 028 5216

for

Cafeteria

Other Uses

Kennel or animal shelter indoor p 52 18

Kennel or animal shelter indoor or p 5218

outdoor

pasturage p p

Graiina p p

i ne uses in I apse 4A52 snail not allow a densily greater than 50occupants per acre

Table483 Nonresidential Use

iCC 1c

Min Lot Area sq ft

Min Lot Width ft

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Side total lHlllll1ll

Rear 10 10

Side and rear abutting res districtSee Section 14280

ght ft l 2525 25MaxHei f 25

SECTION 2 The Table of Contents page of the UDC is amended by revising thetable to include a reference to new section 48 to be titled Compatible Districts whichsection will follow existing page 195 use pagination beginning with page 1951 andnumbered sequentially to include the content contained in Section 1 of this ordinanceand end prior to page 196 at which point an introductory table begins for section 51 ofthe UDC

SECTION 3 Subsection 1112of the UDC entitled Abbreviations is amended byrevising the subsection to include the terms for the Commercial Compatible District andIndustrial Compatible District denoted as CC and IC respectively to read as follows

11112 Abbreviations

Abbreviation Term

CC Commercial Compatible DistrictIC Industrial Com atible District

SECTION 4 Subsection 1113of the UDC entitled Defined Terms is amended byrevising the subsection to include a new term Floor Area Ratio defined to read asfollows

Floor Area Ratio FAR The area of a building or buildings on a lotdivided by the lot area

SECTION 5 Subsection 743 of the UDC and its corresponding Table 743 areamended by revising the table to read as follows

743 Allowed Outside Display Sales and Storage

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Three types of storage shall be allowed in the zoning districts designated in thetable Outside retail display may be allowed in nonresidential zoning districts notdesignated in the table in accordance with the procedures for obtaining a specialpermit in Section 36

Table 743 Allowable Storage per zoning district

SECTION 6 Subsection753Aof the UDC entitled Single Tenant FreestandingSign is amended by revising the subsection to read as follows

753A Single Tenant Freestanding Sign

One freestanding sign shall be permitted per street frontage orper lot and shall pertain only to the uses conducted within thebuildings located on the premise Changeable copy signsincluding automatic changeable copy signs are allowed asprovided in Subsection7512

1 Freestanding signs placed within this minimum front yarddepth as specified in Article 4 are not to exceed 64 feet inarea or 20 feet in height Such sign located within the frontyard shall not overhang or project into the public rightofway nor utilize or incorporate flashing illumination In theevent two front yards overlap at a corner the area ofoverlap shall be designated as only one front yard

2 Freestanding signs located beyond the front yardrequirement in the ON Neighborhood Office District CN1 Neighborhood Commercial District CN2 CommercialBusiness District CG1 General Commercial DistrictCG2 General Commercial District Cl Intensive

Commercial District CBD Downtown Commercial DistrictIL Light Industrial District apd IF Heavy IndustrialDistrict CC Commercial Compatible District and IC

Industrial Compatible District are regulated per street typeas classified in the Urban Transportation Plan and as listedbelow and per Subsection 754 Arterial Street SectionsRegulated as Collector Street Sections

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SECTION 7 Subsection 7530of the UDC entitled MultiTenant 3 or more TenantsFreestanding Sign is amended by revising the subsection to read as follows

7530 MultiTenant 3 or more Tenants Freestanding Sign

One freestanding sign for buildingsame projectdevelopment of25000 square feet or less or two freestanding signs forbuildingsame project development greater than 25000 squarefeet shall be permitted per street frontage per lot or individualprimary building and shall pertain only to the uses conductedwithin the buildings located on the premise Signs for

buildingsame projectdevelopment shall be separated by aminimum of 150 feet Changeable copy signs includingautomatic changeable copy signs are allowed as provided inSubsection7512

1 Freestanding signs placed within the minimum front yarddepth as specified in Article 4 are not to exceed 64 feet inarea or 20 feet in height Such sign located within the frontyard shall not overhang or project into the public rightofway nor utilize or incorporate flashing illumination In the

event of two front yards overlap at a corner the area ofoverlap shall be designated as only one front yard

2 Freestanding signs located beyond the front yardrequirement in the ON Neighborhood Office District CN1 Neighborhood Commercial District CN2 CommercialBusiness District CG1 General Commercial DistrictCG2 General Commercial District Cl Intensive

Commercial District CBD Downtown Commercial DistrictIL Light Industrial District and IH Heavy Industrial CCCommercial Compatible District and IC Industrial

Compatible District are regulated per street type as

classified in the Urban Transportation Plan and as listedbelow and per Subsection 754 Arterial Street SectionsRegulated as Collector Street Sections

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SECTION 8 Subsection7515 of the UDC entitled MultiTenant 3 or more TenantsFreestanding Sign is amended by revising the subsection to read as follows

7515 Permanent Signs Allowed in the Business and IndustrialDistricts

The following freestanding and wall signs may be allowed inthe business professional office and industrial districtsincluding the overlay districts except to the extent specificallymodified by the rules in a particular district Where the rules fora specific district deviate from these general rules the specificdeviation may be effective in that district subject to its termsbut the remainder of the general rules in this Section may applyin that district

A Applicability

1 The provisions of this Section may apply to thefollowing districts ON Office CN NeighborhoodCommercial CR Resort Commercial CG GeneralCommercial Cl Intensive Commercial CBD

Downtown Commercial BP Business Park 12 andIH Heavy Industrial CC Commercial Compatibleand IC Industrial Compatible

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B

C Table of Siqn Types

A sign type listed below is allowed as a permanent sign inany district which contains a P in the cell where thedistrict intersects that sign type and prohibited in anydistrict which contains an NP in the cell where the districtintersects that sign type Sign types allowed are furtherlimited by height size and other restrictions includedelsewhere in this Section

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IP in a cell means that the sign type or characteristic is allowed in that districtsubject to additional dimensional and other standards set forth for individualdistricts

NP in a cell means that the sign type or characteristic is not allowed in thatdistrict

NOTES TO TABLE

A For design standards for wall signs see Subsection7536287ea504ac8464d97709b4348fa8do5docx Page 9 of 12

1

Billboard4Canopy orMarquee Sign2

Monument Sign

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Manual

Changeable CopyAutomatic

Changeable w a r

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IP in a cell means that the sign type or characteristic is allowed in that districtsubject to additional dimensional and other standards set forth for individualdistricts

NP in a cell means that the sign type or characteristic is not allowed in thatdistrict

NOTES TO TABLE

A For design standards for wall signs see Subsection7536287ea504ac8464d97709b4348fa8do5docx Page 9 of 12

2 For design standards for canopy or marquee signs seeSubsection 759

1 For design and operating standards for automaticchangeable copy signs see Subsection7512

4 For standards for the size location and replacement ofbillboards see Subsection7521

SECTION 9 Subsection 7520 of the UDC entitled Temporary and Portable SignsAllowed in the Nonresidential Districts is amended by revising the subsection to readas follows

7520 Temporary and Portable Signs Allowed in the NonresidentialDistricts

A Applicabili

The provisions of this Section may apply to the followingdistricts RM3 Multi family 3 ON Office CNNeighborhood Commercial CR Resort Commercial CGGeneral Commercial Cl Intensive Commercial CBDDowntown Commercial 10 Island Overlay BP BusinessPark IL Light Industrial aPAIH Heavy Industrial CCCommercial Compatible and IC Industrial Compatible

B

C Portable Signs Generally

Portable signs are allowed in the following districts 10Island Overlay CR1 District BP District Portable signsare not allowed in the following districts ON District CNDistricts CR2 District CR3 District CG Districts IL

District IH District CC District and IC District

D

SECTION 10 Subsection 795 of the UDC entitled Zoning District Buffer YardNewDevelopment is amended by revising the subsection to read as follows

795 Zoning District Buffer Yard New Development

A Requirements New Development

The following table shall be used to determine the type ofzoning district buffer yard required between adjacentzoning districts

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Table795A Required Zoning District Buffer yard New Development

Subject F Adjacent Property Zoning District

Property ZoningRMH MMMMDistrict

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Nonresidential development with a single user of 25000 sf or less2

Nonresidential development with a single user of more than 25000 sf3

When an abutting parcel is vacant and zoned Farm Rural the parcel developedsecond is responsible for the installation of a zoning district buffer yard

SECTION 11 To the extent this amendment to the UDC represents a deviation fromthe Citys Comprehensive Plan the Comprehensive Plan is amended to conform to theUDC as it is amended by this ordinance

SECTION 12 All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance areexpressly repealed

SECTION 13 If for any reason any section paragraph subdivision sentence clausephrase word or provision of this ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional byfinal judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction such judgment shall not affect anyother section paragraph subdivision sentence clause phrase word or provision ofthis ordinance for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section paragraph subdivision sentence clause phrase word or provision of this ordinance begiven full force and effect for its purpose

SECTION 14 A violation of this ordinance or requirements implemented under thisordinance constitutes an offense punishable as provided in Article 1 Section 1101and Article 10 of the UDC Unless otherwise specifically stated within the provisions ofthis ordinance or the Code of Ordinances City of Corpus Christi any violation of thisordinance or the requirements implemented under this ordinance that is punishable by afine that exceeds the amount authorized by Section 1223 of the Texas Penal Codeshall require a culpable mental state of criminal negligence

SECTION 15 Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of CorpusChristi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi

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The foregoinel was read for the first time and passed to its second reading onthis the day of 2012 by the following votes

Nelda Martinez

Kelley Allen

Rudy Garza Jr

Priscilla G Leal

David Loeb

Chad Magill

Colleen McIntyre

Lillian Riojas

Mark Scott

The foregoin finance was r d for the second time and passed finally onthis the day of 1 2012 by the following votes

Nelda Martinez

Kelley Allen

Rudy Garza Jr

Priscilla G Leal

David Loeb

Chad Magill

Colleen McIntyre

Lillian Riojas

Mark Scott

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PASSED AND APPROVED this theCl

of 2012

ATTEST

Armando ChapaCity Secretary

EFFECTIVE DACEZS

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