The City of Gatesville’s Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan work together to guide responsible growth, protect community character, and ensure the efficient use of land and public resources. These tools help balance residential, commercial, industrial, and public uses while supporting long-term economic development and quality of life for residents.
The Comprehensive Plan serves as the City’s long-range vision for growth and development. It establishes goals, policies, and recommendations related to land use, transportation, infrastructure, housing, economic development, and community services. While the plan does not regulate property directly, it provides the framework used to guide zoning decisions, capital improvements, and future planning initiatives.
The Zoning Ordinance implements the vision of the Comprehensive Plan by regulating how land within the City is used. It establishes zoning districts and sets standards for development, including permitted uses, building requirements, density, setbacks, and other site design standards. Zoning helps ensure compatibility between neighboring uses and promotes orderly development throughout the community.
Together, the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance support the City’s commitment to smart, sustainable growth. As Gatesville continues to develop, these tools help ensure that new development aligns with community values, infrastructure capacity, and long-term planning goals.
Residents, developers, and property owners are encouraged to review these documents and participate in the planning process to help shape the future of Gatesville.
WHEREAS, on November 18, 2025, with regard to an approximately 3.46 acre tract situated in the Summer Addition in the City of Gatesville, Coryell County Texas (the “Property”), the City Council of the City of Gatesville, Texas granted the voluntary petition of the owner of the Property or annexation of the Property into the corporate limits of the City of Gatesville; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Gatesville, Texas, and the governing body of the City of Gatesville in compliance with the laws of the State of Texas and the Ordinances of the City of Gatesville, have given requisite notice of publication and otherwise, and after holding due hearings and affording a full and fair hearing to all property owners generally and to all persons interested and situated in the affected area and in the vicinity thereof, and in the exercise of its legislative discretion, the City Council has concluded that the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Zoning Map, and Comprehensive Plan should be amended with regard to the Property as set forth hereinbelow.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GATESVILLE, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. The recitals set forth above are found and determined to be true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference, including the designated shorthand terms established therein.
SECTION 2. The Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Zoning Map, and Comprehensive Plan of the City of Gatesville, Texas, as heretofore amended (collectively, the “Zoning Ordinance”), shall be and it is hereby amended by establishing an initial zoning district classification for the Property, which Property is more particularly described and depicted in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, of Residential Single-Family District (“Res. Single-Family”).
SECTION 3. To the extent of any irreconcilable conflict with the provisions of this ordinance and other ordinances of the City of Gatesville governing the use and development of the Property and which are not expressly amended by this ordinance, the provisions of this ordinance shall be controlling.
SECTION 4. All provisions of the Ordinances of the City of Gatesville, Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other provisions of the Ordinances of the City of Gatesville, Texas, not in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. Should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this Ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof other than the part so decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, and shall not affect the validity of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance as a whole.
SECTION 6. An offense committed before the effective date of this Ordinance is governed by the prior law and the provisions of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, as amended, in effect when the offense was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION 7. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or terms of this Ordinance shall be subject to the same penalty as provided for in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Gatesville, as heretofore amended, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense; and each and every day such violation shall continue shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 8. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provides.
The foregoing Ordinance No. 2026-01 was read the first time and passed to the second reading this 13th day of January, 2026.
The foregoing Ordinance No. 2026-01 was read the second time and passed to the third reading this 27th day of January, 2026.
The foregoing Ordinance No. 2026-01 was read the third time and duly approved, passed and adopted this the 10th day of February, 2025.
WHEREAS, the City Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Gatesville, Texas, and the governing body of the City of Gatesville in compliance with the laws of the State of Texas and the Ordinances of the City of Gatesville, have given requisite notice of publication and otherwise, and after holding due hearings and affording a full and fair hearing to all property owners generally and to all persons interested and situated in the affected area and in the vicinity thereof, and in the exercise of its legislative discretion, the City Council has concluded that the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Zoning Map, and Comprehensive Plan should be amended with regard to the Property as set forth hereinbelow.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GATESVILLE, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. The recitals set forth above are found and determined to be true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference, including the designated shorthand terms established therein.
SECTION 2. The Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Zoning Map, and Comprehensive Plan of the City of Gatesville, Texas, as heretofore amended (collectively, the “Zoning Ordinance”), shall be and it is hereby amended by establishing an initial zoning district classification for the Property, which Property is more particularly described and depicted in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, of Business Commercial (“BC”).
SECTION 3. To the extent of any irreconcilable conflict with the provisions of this ordinance and other ordinances of the City of Gatesville governing the use and development of the Property and which are not expressly amended by this ordinance, the provisions of this ordinance shall be controlling.
SECTION 4. All provisions of the Ordinances of the City of Gatesville, Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other provisions of the Ordinances of the City of Gatesville, Texas, not in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. Should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this Ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof other than the part so decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, and shall not affect the validity of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance as a whole.
SECTION 6. An offense committed before the effective date of this Ordinance is governed by the prior law and the provisions of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, as amended, in effect when the offense was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION 7. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or terms of this Ordinance shall be subject to the same penalty as provided for in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Gatesville, as heretofore amended, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense; and each and every day such violation shall continue shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 8. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provides.
The foregoing Ordinance No. 2026-03 was read the first time and passed to the second reading this 10th day of February, 2026.
The foregoing Ordinance No. 2026-03 was read the second time and passed to the third reading this 24th day of February, 2026.
The foregoing Ordinance No. 2026-03 was read the third time and duly approved, passed and adopted this the 10th day of March, 2026.
ORDINANCE 2026-14
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GATESVILLE, TEXAS AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, ZONING MAP AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF GATESVILLE, TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY ESTABLISHING AN INITIAL ZONING DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT (“RES. SINGLE-FAMILY”) AND BUSINESS COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (“BUSINESS COMMERCIAL”) FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 54.25 ACRE TRACT SITUATED IN THE R B IRVINE SURVEY IN THE CITY OF GATESVILLE, CORYELL CUUNTY, TEXAS; GRANTING A VARIANCE FOR THE FRONT SETBACK AND INTERIOR SIDE SETBACK; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on June 9, 2026, with regard to an approximately 54.25-acre tract situated in the R B Irvine Survey in the City of Gatesville, Coryell County Texas (the “Property”), the City Council of the City of Gatesville, Texas granted the voluntary petition of the owner of the Property or annexation of the Property into the corporate limits of the City of Gatesville; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Gatesville, Texas, and the governing body of the City of Gatesville in compliance with the laws of the State of Texas and the Ordinances of the City of Gatesville, have given requisite notice of publication and otherwise, and after holding due hearings and affording a full and fair hearing to all property owners generally and to all persons interested and situated in the affected area and in the vicinity thereof, and in the exercise of its legislative discretion, the City Council has concluded that the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Zoning Map, and Comprehensive Plan should be amended with regard to the Property as set forth hereinbelow.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GATESVILLE, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. The recitals set forth above are found and determined to be true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference, including the designated shorthand terms established therein.
SECTION 2. The Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Zoning Map, and Comprehensive Plan of the City of Gatesville, Texas, as heretofore amended (collectively, the “Zoning Ordinance”), shall be and it is hereby amended by establishing an initial zoning district classification for the Property, which Property is more particularly described and depicted in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, of Residential Single-Family District (“Res. Single-Family”) and Business Commercial District (“Business Commercial”).
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby grants the following variances for the Residential Single-Family lots identified in Exhibit “A”:
- The minimum front building setback is reduced from twenty-five (25) feet to twenty (20) feet.
- The minimum interior side building setback is reduced from six (6) feet to five (5) feet.
All other applicable development standards contained in the City of Gatesville Zoning Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. To the extent of any irreconcilable conflict with the provisions of this ordinance and other ordinances of the City of Gatesville governing the use and development of the Property and which are not expressly amended by this ordinance, the provisions of this ordinance shall be controlling.
SECTION 5. All provisions of the Ordinances of the City of Gatesville, Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other provisions of the Ordinances of the City of Gatesville, Texas, not in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. Should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this Ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof other than the part so decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, and shall not affect the validity of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance as a whole.
SECTION 7. An offense committed before the effective date of this Ordinance is governed by the prior law and the provisions of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, as amended, in effect when the offense was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION 8. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or terms of this Ordinance shall be subject to the same penalty as provided for in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Gatesville, as heretofore amended, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense; and each and every day such violation shall continue shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 9. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provides.
The foregoing Ordinance No. 2026-14 was read the first time and passed to the second reading this 14 day of July, 2026.
The foregoing Ordinance No. 2026-014 was read the second time and passed to the third reading this 28 day of July, 2026.
The foregoing Ordinance No. 2026-01 was read the third time and duly approved, passed and adopted this the 11 day of August, 2026.
ORDINANCE NO 2026-04
AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING AN APPROXIMATELY .6818 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SALTER SUBDIVISION; BLOCK 1, LOTS 9 & 10 SITUATED IN CORYELL COUNTY, TEXAS AND EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY LIMITS OF SAID CITY SO AS TO INCLUDE SUCH PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY’S CORPORATE LIMITS; GRANTING TO ALL THE INHABITANTS AND OWNERS OF SAID PROPERTY ALL THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF OTHER CITIZENS AND BINDING SAID INHABITANTS BY ALL OF THE ACTS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, AND REGULATIONS OF SAID CITY; AND ADOPTING A SERVICE PLAN FOR SAID PROEPRTY; DESIGNATING THE ZONING AS RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, §43 of the Texas Local Government Code authorizes the City of Gatesville, Texas, an incorporated city, to engage in the annexation of territory, subject to the laws of this state, and;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Gatesville has been presented with a petition requesting annexation of an approximately .6818 acres located in the Salter Subdivision.; Block 1, Lots 9 and 10 situated in Coryell County, in the City of Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas and being more particularly described and depicted in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS, the notices and public hearings required by Chapter 43, Texas Local Government Code and other applicable law have been given and conducted; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted a service plan as required by Section 43.056 of the Texas Local Government Code relating to the Property, the terms of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as Exhibit “B” (the “Service Plan”); and
WHEREAS, the Property lies adjacent to the existing corporate limits of the City of Gatesville, Texas and is located within the exclusive extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city of Gatesville, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the requirements and procedures prescribed by the Texas Local Government Code and the Charter of the City of Gatesville, Texas, and the laws of this state for annexation of the Property have been duly followed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Gatesville has concluded that the Property should be annexed to and made a part of the City of Gatesville, Texas;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GATESVILLE, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. Based on the findings of fact set forth in the recitals above, which are found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein as if set forth in full, the Property is hereby annexed into the corporate limits of the City of Gatesville, Texas.
SECTION 2. The boundary limits of the City of Gatesville shall be and the same are hereby extended to include the Property within the City’s corporate limits and the territory described herein shall be and is hereby included within the corporate limits, subject to all the acts, ordinances, resolutions, and regulations of the City. The inhabitants of the Property shall hereafter be entitled to all the rights and privileges of other citizens of the City of Gatesville and they shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions, and regulations of said City.
SECTION 3. The Service Plan, Exhibit “B,” for the area is hereby adopted.
SECTION 4. To the extent of any irreconcilable conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance and other ordinances of the City of Gatesville governing the use and development of the Property and which are not expressly amended by this Ordinance, the provisions of this Ordinance shall be controlling.
SECTION 5. All provisions of the ordinances of the City of Gatesville, Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. Should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof other than the part so decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, and shall not affect the validity of the Code of Ordinances as a whole.
SECTION 7. The City Secretary is hereby directed to file with the County Clerk of Coryell County Texas, a certified copy of this ordinance.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law in such cases provides.
The foregoing Ordinance No. 2026-04 was read the first time and passed to the second reading this 14th day of April 2026.
The foregoing Ordinance No. 2026-04 was read the second time and passed to the third reading this 28th day of April 2026.
The foregoing Ordinance No. 2026-04 was read the third time and was passed and adopted as an Ordinance to the City of Gatesville, Texas, this 12th day of May 2026.