HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-4719 - Ordinance - 10/22/2026ORDINANCE NO. 2026-4719
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A, "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
ORDINANCE," ARTICLE 6, "USE REGULATIONS," SECTION 6.3.C, "USE TABLE,"
AND ARTICLE 11, "DEFINITIONS," SECTION 11.2, "DEFINED TERMS," OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY
AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS RELATING TO THE USE TABLE AND
DEFINITION OF A DATA CENTER; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
DECLARING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1: That Appendix A, "Unified Development Ordinance," Article 6, "Use
Regulations," Section 6.3.C, "Use Table," and Article 11, "Definitions," Section
11.2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, be amended
as set out in Exhibit "A" and Exhibit "B" attached hereto and made a part of this
Ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2: If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstances
is held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality does not
affect other provisions or application of this Ordinance or the Code of Ordinances
of the City of College Station, Texas, that can be given effect without the invalid
or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this
Ordinance are severable.
PART 3: That any person, corporation, organization, government, governmental subdivision
or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association and any other legal
entity violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less
than twenty five dollars ($25.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a violation of fire safety, zoning, or
public health and sanitation ordinances, other than the dumping of refuse. Each day
such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate
offense.
PART 4: This Ordinance is a penal ordinance and becomes effective ten (10) days after its
date of passage by the City Council, as provided by City of College Station Charter
Section 35.
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PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 22" day of October 2026.
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Exhibit A
That Appendix A, "Unified Development Ordinance," Article 6, "Use Regulations," Section 6.3.C,
"Use Table," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 6.3. Types of Use.
C. Use Table.
Except where otherwise specifically provided herein, regulations governing the use of land and structures
with the various zoning districts and classifications of planned developments are hereby established as
shown in the following Use Table.
1. Permitted Uses.
A "P" indicates that a use is allowed by right in the respective district. Such uses are subject to all other
applicable regulations of this UDO.
2. Permitted Uses Subject to Specific Standards.
A "P*" indicates a use that will be permitted, provided that the use meets the provisions in the Specific
Use Standards Section below. Such uses are also subject to all other applicable regulations of this UDO.
3. Conditional Uses.
A "C" indicates a use that is allowed only where a conditional use permit is approved by the City
Council. The Council may require that the use meet the additional standards enumerated in the
Specific Use Standards Section below. Conditional uses are subject to all other applicable regulations of
this UDO.
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USE TABLE
Specific Uses
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KEY: P= Permitted by Right, P*= Permitted Subject to Specific Use Standards
C= Conditional Use, **= District with Supplemental Standards (refer to Article 5)
*** Commercial, Office, and Retail Uses in MH Middle Housin; are allowed in Live -Work Units Only
Assisted
Living/Reside
ntial Care
Facility
Boarding and
Rooming
House
Courtyard
House
P
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P P P P
Dormitory P P
P P P
Duplex P P
P P P
Extended P P
Care P P P P P
Facility/Conv
alescent/Nurs
ing Home
P
P
P P
P P P
Fraternity/So P P P
rority
Manufacture P
d Home * P P
Mixed -Use P P P P
Structure P P P
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Multi -Family P P P P P
P P P C
a
Multi -Family P P P P P
built prior to P P P
January 2002
Multiplex, P
Medium P
Multiplex, P
Small P
Shared P P P P P P
Housing P P P P
Single -Family PP PPPP P P P
Detached P P
Single -Unit
Dwelling P
Split -Lot P
Duplex P
Townhouse P P
P P P P P
Two -Unit
Dwelling P
Live -Work P
Unit P P *
* *
Educational
Facility, P
College and
University
Educational P P PPPPP P P P
Facility, P P P P
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Indoor
Instruction
Educational P C C P P
Facility, P P
Outdoor
Instruction
Educational PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP PPPPPPPPPP
Facility, P
Primary and
Secondary
Educational P P PPPPP P P P
Facility, P P P
Tutoring
Educational P P P P P
Facility, P P P
Vocational/Tr
ade
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP PPPPPPPPPP
Governmenta * * * * * * * * * * * * * * P * * *
I Facilities *
Health Care, P
Hospitals P
Health Care, P PPPP P
Medical P P P P
Clinics
Parks PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP PPPPPPPPPPP
P
Places of PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP PPPPPPPPPP
Worship * * * * * * * * * * * * * P * *
*
Agricultural P P P
Use, Barn or
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Stable for
Private Stock
Agricultural P P P
Use, Farm or
Pasturage
Agricultural P
Use, Farm
Product
Processing
Animal Care P PPPPP P P
Facility, P P P P
Indoor
Animal Care P
Facility, * P
Outdoor
Art P P PPPP P P P
Studio/Galler P P P P
y
c
Car
Wash P
*
Commercial P P P P
Garden, * P * * *
Greenhouse, *
or Landscape
Maintenance
Commercial P C P P
Amusement P P C * *
P P
Conference/C P P P
onvention
Center
P
P P
P
P P
P
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Country Club PP PPPP P
P P P
Day Care, PPCPPPPP C P P P
Commercial P C P
c
Drive-In/Thru
P P C P
Dry Cleaners P PPPPP P P P
and Laundry P P * * P P * * *
* * *
Fraternal P P P
Lodge P P P
Fuel Sales
P P P P
* * *
Funeral P P
Home P P
Golf Course P P
or Driving * P P *
Range * *
Health P P P P P P P
Club/Sports P P P P P
Facility,
Indoor
Health P P P P
Club/Sports P * P P P *
Facility,
Outdoor
Hotel C P P P
P P P P P
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b
Mobile C C C
Food Court C C C C
Night Club, C C C
Bar, or C C C C
Tavern
Office P P PPPPPPP PPPPPPP
P P P
c
Parking as a C P
Primary Use P P P P P
Personal P P P P P P P P P
Service Shop P P P P
c
Printing/Copy P P P P P P P P P P
Shop P P P P
Radio/TV P P P P P P P
Station/ P P P P P
Studio
Recreational C
Vehicle Park C
Restaurant P P P P P P
P
P P
*
P P
*
Retail Sales -
Single Tenant P P P
*
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over 50,000
SF
Retail Sales P P P P P P P P
and Service P P P * * * P P
( *
c
Retail Sales P P P
and Service C P P * P C
Alcohol *
Sexually PPPPPPPP PPPP PPPP PPPPPPPPPP
Oriented * * * * * * * * P * * * * P * * * * P * * * * * * * * * *
Business * * *
Shooting P
Range, P P P P
Indoor
Theater P P P P
P P P P
Retail Sales,
Manufacture P P
d Homes *
Storage, Self P P P
Service P * P P P
*
Vehicular P
Sales, Rental, P * P P
Repair, and * *
Service
P P P P
Wholesales/S P * P
ervices *
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Storage
Tank/Cold P P P
Storage Plant
Data Center C C C C
Micro- P P
Industrial P * P P *
* *
Industrial, P P P P
Light P P
Industrial,
Heavy P P
Recycling
Facility - P P P
Large *
Salvage
Yard P P
* *
Scientific P P
Testing/Rese P P P
arch
Laboratory
Storage, P P P
Outdoor - P * P
Equipment or
Materials
Truck
Stop/Freight P P
or Trucking
Terminal
Utility P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Warehousing C P P
/Distribution P P
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Waste
Services P P
Wireless P P P P P PPPPPPP
Telecommuni * P * P * * P P * * * * * * *
cation * * * *
Facilities -
Intermediate
Wireless C C C P C P C
Telecommuni P C C C C *
cation *
Facilities -
Major
Wireless PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP PPPPPPP P P
Telecommuni P P
cation
Facilities -
Unregulated
Notes:
(a) Multi -family residential uses located in stories or floors above retail commercial uses are permitted by right.
(b) Hotels are only allowed when accessory to a country club development and are limited to a maximum of fifteen (15) rooms.
(c) Permitted in live -work units only.
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Exhibit B
That Appendix A, "Unified Development Ordinance," Article 11, "Definitions," Section 11.2, "Defined Terms," of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Data Center: A structure, or any portion of a structure or accessory structure larger than 5,000 square feet, primarily used for
computer and/or network equipment, systems, servers, appliances, and/or other associated components related to computing and
digital operations, for the purpose of collection, storage, management, processing, and/or transmission of digital data.