§ 17.20.070. Summary of uses.

The uses allowable in each district are summarized in Table 17.20.070.

Table 17.20.070 Table of Uses

Use Category

Definition

Specific Use Type

Zoning Districts

SD

RE

A

B

BR

CR

C

D

CF

E

F

G

HC

H

MH

Residential

P= Permitted Use; C = CUP Required; Blank = Not Permitted

Household Living

Residential occupancy of a dwelling unit by a "household"

House Detached - Single Family Dwelling

P

P

P

P

P

P

House Attached - Two Family Dwelling

P

P

P

Three or Four Family Dwelling

P

P

Multi-Dwelling Structure MAX: 25 DU/AC

P

Multi-Dwelling Structure DU/AC >25

C

Manufactured Home

P

Group Home

As defined and regulated by state and federal law

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Convalescent Home

Any structure used for or occupied by persons recovering from illness or suffering from the infirmities of old age

C

P

P

P

P

P

Accessory Use as a Primary Use, Residential

Any typically permitted accessory use in the district in the absence of a principal use

P

C

C

C

C

Institutional and Civic

P= Permitted Use; C = CUP Required; Blank = Not Permitted

College

Colleges and institutions of higher learning

P

P

P

P

P

P

Community Service

Public, nonprofit, or charitable uses generally providing a local service to the community

C

P

P

P

P

P

Day Care

Care, protection and supervision for adults on a regular basis away from their residence for less than 24 hours per day

12 Children or less

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

C

P

P

P

P

P

Kindergarten or Nursery

C

C

C

P

Government Installations

Installations owned and operated by the City of Benbrook, Tarrant County, or the State of Texas which are necessary for governmental services

P

P

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

C

C

C

C

C

C

Health Care Facility

Medical or surgical care to patients, with overnight care

C

P

P

P

P

P

Parks and Open Areas

Natural areas consisting mostly of vegetative landscaping or outdoor recreation, community gardens, etc.

C

P

P

P

P

P

Religious Institution

Worship and other related religious activities

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Safety Services

Public safety & emergency response services

P

P

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

C

C

C

C

C

C

Schools

Schools at the primary, elementary, middle, junior high, or high school level

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Utilities, basic

Installations which are necessary for the furnishing of public utility services

Minor expansions of existing facilities

P

P

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

C

C

C

C

C

C

New or major expansions

P

P

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Commercial

P= Permitted Use; C = CUP Required; Blank = Not Permitted

Amusement Arcade, Indoors

51% of the gross floor area of a tenant space used for pinball machines, video games, amusement machines, or other similar player-operated amusement devices

C

Auto Sales and Rental

Automobile, motorcycle, truck, boats, and trailer sales or rental

C

P

P

P

P

Batting Cages, Outdoor

An area for baseball, softball, or tee-ball batting practice that is enclosed by fencing or netting

C

P

P

P

P

Crematory

A place where a deceased person's body is cremated

C

C

P

P

Farm Implement Sales and Service

Sale and service of farming tools and equipment

C

P

P

P

P

Food Truck Park

A location at which more than one food truck operates on a regular basis

C

P

C

C

C

C

Frozen Food Lockers

Frozen food storage for individual or family use, not including the processing of food except cutting or wrapping

C

P

P

P

P

P

Golf Driving Range, Outdoor

An area where persons can practice or learn to play golf, typically practicing "driving;" swinging a golf club to hit a golf ball

C

P

P

P

P

P

Miniature Golf, Outdoor

A version of golf played on a series of short constructed obstacle courses; also commonly known as mini-golf or putt-putt

C

P

P

P

P

P

Office

Actives conducted in an office setting and generally focusing on business, professional, medical, or financial services

P

C

P

P

P

P

P

Office, Temporary Residential Sales Office

Temporary real estate office for the sale of property located within its related subdivision

P

P

P

P

P

Parking, Commercial

Parking that is not accessory to a principal use; fees may or may not be charged

C

P

P

P

P

P

Printing Services

Duplicating service, printing, lithographing, multi-graphing and offset printing, blueprinting, and photo-stating providing that the floor area does not exceed 5000sqft

C

P

P

P

P

P

Recreation and Entertainment, Outdoor

Large, generally commercial uses that provide continuous recreation or entertainment oriented activities

C

C

C

C

C

Retail Sales and Service

Firms involved in the sale, lease, or rental of new or used products to the general public…they may also provide personal services or entertainment, or provide product repair or services for consumer and business goods

C

P

P

P

P

P

RV Camping Area

Any development, site, parcel or tract of land designed, maintained or intended to be used for the purpose of providing short term (14 days or less) occupancy of camper vehicles, recreational vehicles, tents or trailers

C

C

P

P

P

P

P

RV Storage

Parking lot used for the storage of recreational vehicles

C

C

P

P

P

P

Sexually Oriented Business

An adult arcade, adult bookstore, adult video store, adult motel, adult motion picture theater, adult theater, nude model studio, or adult entertainment facility (see Section 17.84.070)

C

P

P

P

P

Skating rinks

Ice skating or roller skating rinks

C

P

P

P

P

Self-Service Storage

Uses providing separate storage areas for individual or business uses

C

P

P

P

P

Vehicle Repair

Service to passenger vehicles, light & medium trucks, & other consumer motor vehicles, generally, the customer does not wait at the service site while the service or repair is being performed

C

P

P

P

P

Vehicle Service, Limited

Direct services to motor vehicles where the driver or passengers generally wait in the car or nearby while the service is performed

C

P

P

P

P

Warehouse and Freight Movement

Firms involved in the storage, or movement of goods

C

C

P

P

Wholesale Sales

Firms involved in the sale, lease, or rental of products primarily intended for industrial, institutional, or commercial businesses

P

Industrial

P= Permitted Use; C = CUP Required; Blank = Not Permitted

Industrial Service

Firms engaged in the repair or servicing of industrial, business, or consumer machinery equipment, products or by-products

P

Landfill

A place to dispose of refuse and other waste material

C

Manufacturing and Production

Firms involved in the manufacturing, processing, fabrication, packaging, or assembly of goods

P

Natural Gas Gathering Station

See chapter 17.84.120

P

Other

P= Permitted Use; C = CUP Required; Blank = Not Permitted

Agriculture

Raising, producing or keeping plants or animals

Animal Confinements - Commercial

C

C

C

Animal Confinements - Private greater than 10 acres

P

P

P

P

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

C

Animal Confinements - Private less than 10 acres

P

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

C

Animal Pasturing greater than 10 acres

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

Animal Pasturing Less than 10 Acres

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

C

Riding Arena

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Farming Crop Production

P

P

C

C

C

P

C

Telecommunications Facilities

A facility used for the transmission of signs, signals, messages, words, writings, images and sounds or information of any nature by wire, radio, optical or electromagnetic systems (see Section 17.84.090)

Not exceeding the max building height of district

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Greater than the max building height of district

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

 

(Ord. No. 1344, § 1, 10-18-2012; Ord. No. 1347, § 1, 6-6-2013; Ord. No. 1348, § 3, 7-18-2013; Ord. No. 1393, § 3, 1-21-2016 ; Ord. No. 1398 , § 2, 8-18-2016; Ord. No. 1433 , § 1, 11-1-2018)