City of Balcones Heights
Zoning Ordinance A
 

"A" Single family residence district . In the "A" single family residence district, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected or structurally altered which is arranged or designed to be used for other than one or more of the following uses:

(1) Single (one) family dwellings.

(2) Public park or playground.

(3) Accessory buildings. Accessory buildings shall be permitted, including a private garage and excluding servants' quarters when located at least:

(a) Sixty feet from the front lot line;

(b) Ten feet from any other street line;

(c) Ten feet from any side line.

(d) However, in no case shall any accessory building be located closer to the front lot line than the front line of the main structure.

(4) Antennae. No commercial telecommunications facilities or commercial antennae shall be permitted.

(5) Fences.

(a) Permit required. No fence shall hereafter be erected within the city unless the person erecting the fence shall first obtain from the city a permit for the construction of the fence. The cost of the permit shall be $25. The permit shall specify the approved height, length, material or materials, style and location of the fence. Property pins and boundary lines shall be located to avoid encroachment.

(b) Dimensions. Except as required by the city, no fence hereafter erected with the city shall exceed six feet in height along a side or rear property line. Maintenance of residential fences shall be the responsibility of the property owner. Failure to maintain shall constitute a public nuisance. No fence may be constructed closer to the front property line than the front line of the main building on the lot, or the front line of the main building on the abutting lot.

(c)  Pool fence. It shall be unlawful hereafter for any person to construct, use or maintain upon premises in his or her possession or under his or her control any swimming pool unless the pool be enclosed within a permanent fence not less than four feet in height and unless the gates or entrances to the enclosure be securely locked at all times other than when being actually used for purposes of ingress or egress. This requirement maybe satisfied by a fence six feet high that encloses the lot or lots where the pool is located.

(6) Height and area regulations.

(a) No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed 2½ stories or 35 feet in height.

(b) There shall be a rear yard, which shall be at least 25 feet deep.

(c) There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the building. In no case shall either side yard be less than ten feet. No part of the building in a perpendicular plane shall be less than ten feet from any property line.

(d) There shall be a front yard of a lot less than 30 feet deep, or in conformity with abutting lots.

(e) The minimum area of a lot shall be 10,000 square feet.

(f) No new building hereafter erected shall have less than 1,200 square feet of heated living space.

(7) Landscaping.

(8) Offstreet parking. There shall be a minimum of one parking space per dwelling.

(9) Signage. No residence shall have any business or commercial signage, except for temporary real estate signage related to that residence. All residences shall be numbered with signage that is visible from the street. Temporary signs are exempt from this chapter and they are defined and regulated by § 130.05.