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Planning & Zoning
A Future Land-Use Map is included in the City's Comprehensive Plan that provides anticipated future use of undeveloped land. This use does not necessarily reflect current zoning in effect for these properties. As a rule, zoning designations are not changed until a specific request is initiated for that property.
Why do we have Zoning?
In accordance with an adopted policy master plan for the purpose of
- promoting the public health safety, morals and general welfare of the city.
- lessening the congestion in the streets;
- securing safety from fire, panic and other dangers;
- ensuring adequate light and air;
- preventing the overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of population
- facilitating the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements.
- encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the city.
Zoning Categories
Residential Zoning Districts Highland Village Zoning Map
- In general, Highland Shores, Castlewood, Chapel Hill, and Rolling Hills sub-divisions are planned developments with various base-zoning districts.
- Base Zoning Classifications - The City of Highland Village established the following zoning districts. The use, height and area regulations are set out in each district.
- Single-Family Residential District – 40,000 (SF-40) – is a semi-rural, residential zoning district defined as single-family with a 40,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size. The setback requirements (distance house is from road ) are greater than smaller residential lots.
- All property annexed by the City is at this level by ordinance. It remains at this classification until a change is requested.
- Single-Family Residential District – 15,000 (SF-15) – is a residential zoning district defined as single-family with a 15,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size. Average density of 2.0 dwelling units per acre.
- Single-Family Residential District – 12,000 (SF-12) – is a residential zoning district defined as single-family with a 12,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size. Average density of 2.5 dwelling units per acre.
- Single-Family Residential District – 10,000 (SF-10) – is a residential zoning district defined as single-family with a 10,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size. Average density of 3.1 dwelling units per acre.
- Single-Family Residential District – 8,400 (SF-8) – is a residential zoning district defined as single-family with an 8,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size. Average density of 3.8 dwelling units per acre.
Non – Residential Zoning
- Office: Low-rise (two stories or less) office uses such as administrative, real estate, professional, etc.
- Neighborhood Services: Low intensity retail uses on small lots. Use should be one story and the building should be less than 6,000 square feet in size. Uses should be compatible and have little or no negative impact on surrounding residential uses. As these uses are intended to serve and “blend in” with residential areas, the use of buffers, screening and other measures are appropriate to reduce any negative impact.
- Retail: Retail uses such as grocery stores, restaurants and general merchandising should be located on FM 407, designated areas along Village Parkway (future FM 2499) and Highland Village Road at I-35E. Large retail uses should be located in the vicinity of the FM 407/Village Parkway (future 2499) intersection. These retail areas should provide both pedestrian and auto access and a connection to the City’s Inland Trail system.
- Highway Commercial: This designation is intended for large retail stores requiring larger sites. These users often occupy one building but the building is larger than those usually occupied by small retail shops and stores. Building in these areas are over 10,000 square feet and usually occupy two acres of land or more per use or business.
- Commercial: Commercial uses are those services not considered retail but used or needed by the general public. Commercial uses include automobile body repair garages, mini or personal warehouses, uses with open storage requirements, cabinet making shops, etc. Commercial uses are only appropriate along the western side of the City.
- Light Industrial: Light industrial uses should be limited to two existing sites now used for non-polluting light manufacturing uses.
- Planned Development (PD) There are four non-residential PD’s in the City. Permitted uses shall be those uses permitted within the base zoning district, unless other specific permitted uses are excluded or other uses are included in the PD ordinance.
These non-residential land uses have been located on the Future Land Use Plan based on reasonable relationships to access and separated from single-family areas as much as possible. All the above uses are intended to be located along FM 407, FM 2499 or Highland Village Road at I-35E. Only the neighborhood service category is suitable for other areas such as along major thoroughfares (i.e., Highland Village Road).
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