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Hallsville C-2 Planned Shopping Center District ordinance (§ 400.420)

Chapter 400: Planning and Zoning Regulations · Article V. Zoning Regulations

In short: Anyone seeking C-2 shopping center zoning must submit a detailed site plan, which becomes binding on the property. Only uses the Board of Aldermen designates from the C-1 list are allowed, and every lot must connect to public water and sewer.

Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.

A. Purpose.

1. This district is intended to provide planned commercial shopping and service facilities abutting or near a residential neighborhood. The principal land use is a small shopping area with sales and services oriented to the need of a local population.

2. Any C-2 rezoning request must be accompanied by a detailed plan showing such information as the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Aldermen shall require for approval of the request. Any approval of the rezoning request will be subject to the plan, and the plan will become an integral part of the C-2 Zoning District for the subject property. The City Administration will be responsible for ensuring that any construction on or development of the property and any use of the property is in accordance with the plan. The City Administrator shall approve any minor amendments to the plan. Any other amendments to the plan shall follow the procedures for a rezoning request.

3. At a minimum, a C-2 plan shall contain the following:

a. A detailed site plan showing:

(1) Building footprints with setbacks from property lines.

(2) Ingress and egress.

(3) Parking and traffic circulation within the site.

(4) Pedestrian circulation.

(5) Landscape and green spaces.

(6) Fencing and other screening.

b. Descriptive comments addressing:

(1) Expected types of uses.

(2) Landscaping.

(3) Building types, construction, exterior appearance.

(4) Signage.

(5) Lighting.

(6) Fencing and other screening.

B. Permitted Uses. In District C-2, no building, land or premises shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected, constructed or altered, except for one (1) or more of the uses allowed by the ordinance placing the property in District C-2. The Commission shall recommend and the Board of

Aldermen, at the time of the rezoning, shall designate the use or uses allowed for the applicant's property from the uses permitted in C-1.

C. Water Supply And Sewage System. Each lot within a C-2 Zoning District shall be served by a public water supply and a public sewer system.

D. Type Of Development. All buildings within a C-2 Zoning District shall be developed in accordance with the approved plan.

E. Parking Regulations. Off-street parking space shall be provided in accordance with the requirements set forth in the approved plan.

F. Dimension Requirements. Minimum width, depth, and minimum lot size shall be provided in accordance with requirements set forth in the approved plan.

Official source: City of Hallsville official Code of Ordinances (online), § 400.420

Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.