Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Nash, Texas

Nash’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction of buildings inside Nash city (zoning site plan permit)

  • This is the zoning ordinance's site plan permit; a separate building code permit was not found
  • Primary-use site plans must show lot dimensions and building size, shape, location and elevation
  • Only site plans accompanying a zoning change need public notice and hearing

  “no building may be undertaken without a site plan. building plans need to be engineered or architecturally drawn.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Nash city limits (Bowie County, TX)

  • Copy on nashtx.org has blank adoption date ('_____ day of ____, 2013') and is titled 2014; current adopted version and amendments not confirmed
  • Nash is a Type A general law city

  “the following provisions shall and constitute the nash zoning ordinance”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Nash city

  • Districts: A agricultural, R residential, R2 residential two, C commercial, CH commercial highway, I industrial, PD planned development
  • Official zoning map kept at city hall

  “the city is hereby divided into seven types of districts:”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Farm lot in the A agricultural district inside Nash city

  • Width minimum 300 ft

  minimum lot area: >= 5 acres · minimum lot width: >= 300 ft

  “district: lot area (min acres) (a) width (min) structure setbacks (b) front (min) (c) side, street (min) (d) side, interior (min) (e) rear (min) a 5 300' 100' 50' 30' 50'”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Farm lot structures, A agricultural district inside Nash city

  • Order of columns: front, side street, side interior, rear

  front: >= 100 ft · side street: >= 50 ft · side interior: >= 30 ft · rear: >= 50 ft

  “district: lot area (min acres) (a) width (min) structure setbacks (b) front (min) (c) side, street (min) (d) side, interior (min) (e) rear (min) a 5 300' 100' 50' 30' 50'”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Single-family house, R residential district inside Nash city

  • R2 also 50% per table

  maximum lot coverage: <= 50 percent

  “district: r r2 lot lot area (min sf) 7,200 maximum lot coverage 50% (a) width (min) 75'”

• Building heightSpecified

  Principal single-family structure, R residential district inside Nash city

  • Accessory structures max 2 stories / 30 ft

  max height: <= 35 ft · max stories: <= 2 stories

  “principal structure height (j) stories (max) 2 (j) feet (max) 35'”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Principal and accessory structures, A agricultural district inside Nash city

    “principal structure height (f) stories (max) 3 (f) feet (max) 50' accessory structure height (g) stories (max) n/a (g) feet (max) 50'”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile and manufactured homes inside Nash city

  • Existing mobile homes continue as non-conforming uses
  • Permitted use table lists 'manufactured housing-IHB' by district but column marks are garbled; district not confirmed
  • Site plan approval required

  “mobile homes as defined in the texas manufactured housing standards act are not permitted within the city of nash. mobile homes that currently exist shall be allowed to continue to exist as a non-conforming use in accordance with article 7.1.”

• Driveway accessLimited

  Driveways inside Nash city

  • Max 40% of curb line used for vehicular access per property
  • All buildings must abut a public or private street

  driveway width: 8-30 ft

  “a driveway may be no less than eight feet and no more than 30 feet in width. b. a maximum of forty percent (40%) of the curb line shall be used for vehicular access to each property.”

• Permit processPartial

  Site plan permits inside Nash city

  • Only the zoning site plan process was found; building code permit process not found

  “only site plans that accompany a zoning change request require public notice and hearing prior to city council approval.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Nash or Bowie County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Nash city
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Nash city
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Nash city
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Nash city
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Nash city

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.