[Abilene City Ordinances: 1985] Page: 183
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EXHIBIT A
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All areas for truck loading and storage shall have a surface composed of
asphaltic or portland cement binder pavement.
All buildings or structures (except for unattached accessory buildings, fences,
walls, hedges'and signs) shall be set back from streetside boundaries the
distance set forth within the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations.
Setback lines from other lot boundaries shall be as follows:
interior side yard - - - - - - - - - - - 10 feet
rear yard - - - - - - - - - - - 20 feet
Sales, rental and leasing of automobiles and small trucks shall be permitted
only under the following conditions.
a. Any secondary activities (accessory to sales, rental and leasing) and
involving automotive servicing or repair shall be located on the (interior)
side or rear of the tract on which it is located, so that such activities
are not generally visible from direct street view.
b. A landscaped area shall be extended around the s tree tside boundary
of any portion of the tract used for parking, display or storage of
automobiles or trucks. Such landscaped area shall be at least 10 feet
wide and be located entirely on private property. Landscaping shall mean
the planting of living materials such as grass, trees or shrubs.
c. A minimum of 10 percent of the tract shall be landscaped. Landscaping
shall mean the planting of living materials such as grass, trees or shrubs.
The required landscaped area extended around the streetside boundary (and
described in item b directly above) may be included in the required
10'% landscaped area.
d. LighLting of such activities shall no.L include exposed, bare bulbs.
TRACT 2
Tract 2 includes the remainder of property under consideration, extending
westward to the Abilene Southern Railway. It is proposed for use and
development of more heavy commercial activity, in conformance with regulations
normally applicable to the HC zoning classification, except for the
following:Outdoor storage of materials, equipment and inventory shall be screened
by a solid, opaque fence at least six (6) feet high.
Free-standing business or identification signs shall be limited to one such
sign per business, no larger than 100 square feet in area and standing at a
height no taller than 25 feet. No roof signs or marquees shall be permitted
for business or identification purposes.
All areas for automobiles and truck loading shall have a surface composed of
asphaltic or portland cement binder pavement, except that areas intended
for truck loading and storage (only) may be surfaced by gravel, so long as
such areas are screened by a solid, opaque wall or fence at least six (6)
feet high.n()183
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Abilene (Tex.). [Abilene City Ordinances: 1985], legal document, 1985; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth638195/m1/187/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.