Zoning Ordinances

ARTICLE I PURPOSE, AUTHORITY AND TITLE

• Section 1.1   Purpose
• Section 1.2   Authority
• Section 1.3   Title

ARTICLE II JURISDICTION, MAP

• Section 2.1   Territorial Jurisdiction
• Section 2.2   Incorporation of Zoning Map

ARTICLE III APPLICATION; GENERAL PROVISIONS;EXCEPTIONS AND MODIFICATIONS

 

• Section 3.1   Zoning Affects Every Building and Use; Bona Fide Farms Exempt
• Section 3.2   Relationship of Building to Lot
• Section 3.3   Street Access
• Section 3.4   Lot of Record
• Section 3.5   Open Space Requirements
• Section 3.6   Reduction of Lot and Yard Areas Prohibited
• Section 3.7   Water and Sewer Requirement
• Section 3.8   Height Limitation Exceptions
• Section 3.9   Building Setback Exceptions
• Section 3.10 Double Frontage Lots
• Section 3.11 Visibility at Inter
• Section 3.12 Temporary Buildings
• Section 3.13 Reserved
• Section 3.14 Entrances/Exits to Public Streets
• Section 3.15 Projections into Front Yards in Commercial and Industrial Districts
• Section 3.16 Lighting
• Section 3.17 Outdoor Storage and Display
• Section 3.18 Class C Mobile Homes Prohibited
• Section 3.19 Use of Mobile Homes and Other Vehicles for Storage Prohibited
• Section 3.20 Minimum Regulations
• Section 3.21 Fees
• Section 3.22 Sidewalk and Greenway Requirements

ARTICLE IV ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS

• Section 4.1    Primary Zoning Districts Established: Purpose Set Forth
• Section 4.1.1   R-40 Residential District
• Section 4.1.2   R-15 Residential District
• Section 4.1.3   R-12.5 Residential District
• Section 4.1.4   R-10 Residential District
• Section 4.1.5   Group Residential District
• Section 4.1.6   Reserved
• Section 4.1.7   Traditional Neighborhood District
• Section 4.1.8   Office and Institutional District (OI)
• Section 4.1.9   HB Highway Business District
• Section 4.1.10 B-1 Business District
• Section 4.1.11 B-2 Neighborhood Business District
• Section 4.1.12 M-1 Heavy Manufacturing District
• Section 4.1.13 M-2 Light Industrial District
• Section 4.2      Conditional Use Districts Established: Purposes Set Forth
• Section 4.3      Roadway Overlay District Established: Purpose Set Forth
• Section 4.4      District Boundaries Shown on Zoning Map
• Section 4.5      Rules Governing Boundaries
• Section 4.6      Determining Permitted and Conditional Uses, Principal Uses and mixed Uses

ARTICLE V SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS

• Section 5.1   Primary Zoning Districts Requirements
• Section 5.2   Conditional Use District Requirements
• Section 5.3   Roadway Overlay District

ARTICLE VI TABLE OF PERMITTED AND SPECIAL USES

• Section 6.1   General
• Section 6.2   Entries
• Section 6.3   Meaning of Entries
• Section 6.4   Table of Permitted and Special Uses
• Residential Uses
• Recreational Uses
• Education & Institutional Uses
• Business, Professional & Personal Services
• Retail Trade
• Wholesale Trade
• Manufacturing & Industrial Uses
• Public Works Etc.
• Miscellaneous

• Section 6.5   Special Requirements to the Table of Permitted and Special Uses
• SR  1   Bed and Breakfast Inns
• SR  2   Family Care Home and Family Day Care Home
• SR  3   Group Residential District: Multi Family Housing (GRD)
• SR  4   Home Occupation, Customary
• SR  5   Mobile Home Parks
• SR  6   Planned Unit Development
• SR  7   Amusements, indoor commercial
• SR  8   Amusement or Water Parks; Batting Cages; Go-Cart Tracks; Golf Driving Ranges; Miniature Golf Facilities
• SR  9   Associations and Organizations; Social and Fraternal
• SR  10 Dance Halls
• SR  11 Golf Course; Including Pro Shop; Recreational Facilities, Private; Saddle Clubs, etc.
• SR  12 Swim and Tennis Clubs
• SR  13 Cemeteries
• SR  14 Day Care Centers (6 or more)
• SR  15 Nursing and Convalescent Homes; Congregate Care and Group Care; Orphanages
• SR  16 Animal Kennels
• SR  17 Automobile Rental or Leasing; Automobile Sales (New and Used); Farm Machinery Sales and Service; Mobile Home Sales and Service; Motorcycle Sales and Service; Recreational Vehicle Sales and Service
• SR  18 Automobile Storage; Automobile Towing & Storage; Automobile Wrecking or Junk Yards; Salvage Yards, Scrap Processing; Refuse and Raw Material Hauling
• SR  19 Recreational Vehicle Parks or Campsites
• SR  20 Service Stations (includes the screened storage of inoperable vehicles)
• SR  21 Taxi Terminals
• SR  22 Builders Supply Dealers
• SR  23 Airports or Air Transportation Facilities
• SR  24 Ammunition, Small Arms
• SR  25 Asphalt Plants
• SR  26 Landfill, Building Debris, Private
• SR  27 Landfill, Sanitary, Private
• SR  28 Mining and Quarrying
• SR  29 Petroleum and Related Products (Wholesale or Manufacturing)
• SR  30 Pottery and Related Products
• SR  31 Water Treatment Plants, Non-Governmental Public; Sewage Treatment Plants, Non-Governmental Public
• SR  32 Wireless Telecommunication Towers and Facilities
• SR  33 Adult Oriented Business
• SR  34  Temporary Events and Structures
• SR  35 Restaurants (with/without drive through)
• SR  36 Hotels and Motels
• SR  37 Traditional Neighborhood Development
• SR  38 Bars and Nightclubs
• SR  39 “Big Box” Retail & Shopping
• SR  40 Residential District: Single Family Attached Housing (R-AH)
• SR  41 Wind and Solar Energy Systems
• SR  42 Electronic Gaming Operations (Repealed 3/24/15)

ARTICLE VII AREA, YARD AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS

ARTICLE VIII OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING

• Section 8.1   Purpose
• Section 8.2   Applicability
• Section 8.3   General Standards
• Section 8.4   Minimum Off-Street Parking Standards
• Section 8.5   Maximum Parking Standards
• Section 8.6   Alternative Parking Standards
• Section 8.7   Shared Parking
• Section 8.8   Compact Spaces
• Section 8.9   Cross Access Required
• Section 8.10 Pedestrian Pathways
• Section 8.11 Mimimum Dimensional Standards for Parking Spaces
• Section 8.12 Stacking Spaces for Drive Thru and Related Uses
• Section 8.13 Off-Street Loading Standards
• Section 8.14 On-Street Parking
• Section 8.15 Deferred Parking
• Section 8.16 Off-Street Parking and Loading

ARTICLE IX SIGNS

• Section  9.1   General Provisions
• Section  9.2   In General
• Section  9.3   Determination of Sign Copy Area
• Section  9.4   Determination of Sign Height
• Section  9.5   Determination of Sign Setback; Freestanding Sign Setback
• Section  9.6   Protection Under First Amendment Rights
• Section  9.7   Changeable Copy
• Section  9.8   Illuminated Signs
• Section  9.9   Master or Common Sinage Plan
• Section  9.10 Zoning Compliance Certificate Required
• Section  9.11 Construction Standards
• Section  9.12 Maintenance Required
• Section  9.13 Dangerous or Unsafe Signs
• Section  9.14 Removal of Discontinued Signs
• Section  9.15 Removal & Disposal of Signs in Right –of-Way
• Section  9.16 Signs Expressly Prohibited
• Section  9.17 Signs Permitted without A Zoning Compliance Certificate
• Section  9.18 Signs Permitted with a Zoning Compliance Certificate in All Zoning Districts
• Section  9.19 Signs for Permitted Non-Residential Uses Permitted in Residential Districts
• Section  9.20 Signs Permitted in O&I, B-1, B-2, M-1 and M-2 Zoning Districts
• Section  9.21 Signs Permitted By Special Permit
• Section  9.22 Enforcement
• Section  9.23 Outdoor Advertising (Billboard) Signs Prohibited
• Section  9.24 Signs for Multiple Establishments on a Single Parcel or Parcels Under Single Ownership

ARTICLE  X BUFFERING AND LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS

• Section 10.1   Purpose of Buffering Requirements
• Section 10.2   Buffering Between Zoning Districts and/or Uses
• Section 10.3   Buffering for the Business District
• Section 10.4   Buffering Off-Street Parking Areas
• Section 10.5   Protection of Existing Trees in Required Buffer Strips
• Section 10.6   Maintenance and Buffering
• Section 10.7   Protection of Existing Trees in Required Buffer Strips
• Section 10.8   Maintenance
• Section 10.9   Obstructions Prohibited
• Section 10.10 Guarantee in Lieu of Immediate Installation of Landscaping and Screening Materials
• Section 10.11 Screening of Dumpsters
• Section 10.12 Screening of HVAC
• Section 10.13 List of Recommended Tree Species for Planting

ARTICLE XI TREE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, AND   REFORESTATION

• Section 11.1   Purpose
• Section 11.2   Applicability
• Section 11.3   Exemptions
• Section 11.4   Criteria for Determining Monumental Trees and Stands
• Section 11.5   Minimum Tree Density Requirements
• Section 11.6   Application Requirements
• Section 11.7   Tree survey Inspection
• Section 11.8   Tree Protection Plan – Documents Required
• Section 11.9   Tree Replacement Plan – Standards and Revegetation
• Section 11.10 Permit Procedures
• Section 11.11 Removal of Trees – Conditions and Exceptions
• Section 11.12 Tree Protection During Construction
• Section 11.13 Emergencies
• Section 11.14 Calculating Tree Density
• Section 11.15 Unacceptable Replacement Trees
• Section 11.16 Unauthorized Tree Removal

ARTICLE XII   REMOVAL AND DISPOSITION OF ABANDONED, NUISANCE AND JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLES

• Section 12.1   Administration
• Section 12.2   Definitions
• Section 12.3   Abandoned Vehicle Unlawful; Removal Authorized
• Section 12.4   Nuisance Vehicle Unlawful; Removal Authorized
• Section 12.5   Junked Motor Vehicle Regulated; Removal Authorized
• Section 12.6   Removal of abandoned, nuisance, or junked motor vehicles; pre- towing notice requirements.
• Section 12.7   Exceptions to the prior notice requirement.
• Section 12.8   Removal of vehicles; post towing requirements.
• Section 12.9   Right to probable cause hearing before sale or final disposition of vehicle.
• Section 12.10 Redemption of vehicle during proceedings.
• Section 12.11 Sale and disposition of unclaimed vehicles.
• Section 12.12 Conditions on removal of vehicles from private property.
• Section 12.13 Protection against civil or criminal liability.
• Section 12.14 Exceptions.
• Section 12.15 Unlawful removal of impounded vehicle.

ARTICLE XIII NON-CONFORMIING SITUATIONS

• Section 13.1   Continuation of Non-Conforming Situations
• Section 13.2   On-Conforming Lots of Record
• Section 13.3   Extensions or Enlargement of Non-conforming Situations
• Section 13.4   Reconstruction Prohibited
• Section 13.5   Change in Kind of Non-Conforming Use
• Section 13.6   Replacement of Non-Conforming Mobile Homes
• Section 13.7   Discontinuance of Non-Conforming Uses
• Section 13.8   Discontinuance of Non-Conforming Adult Oriented Business
• Section 13.9   Non-Conforming Signs
• Section 13.9.1 Conformance Required
• Section 13.9.2 Regulations of Non-Conforming Signs
• Section 13.9.3 Illumination of Signs for Illegal Non-Conforming Uses
• Section 13.9.4 Damaged or Deteriorated Non-Conforming Signs
• Section 13.9.5 Maintenance of Non-Conforming Signs
• Section 13.9.6 Discontinuance of Certain Non-Conforming Signs

ARTICLE XIV BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

• Section 14.1   Establishment of Board of Adjustment
• Section 14.2   Proceedings of the Board of Adjustment
• Section 14.3   Appeals, Hearings and Notices
• Section 14.4   Stay of Proceedings
• Section 14.5   Powers and Duties of the Board of Adjustment
• Section 14.6   Appeals from the Board of Adjustment

ARTICLE XV AMENDMENT PROCEDURES: CONDITIONAL USES DISTRICTS; SPECIAL USE PERMITS

• Section 15.1   General
• Section 15.2   Amendment Initiation
• Section 15.3   Submittal
• Section 15.4   Planning Board Action
• Section 15.5   City Council Action
• Section 15.6   Protest Petition
• Section 15.7   Special Provisions for Conditional Use Districts and Conditional Use Permits
• Section 15.8   Maximum Number of Applicants
• Section 15.9   Special Uses
• Section 15.10 Small Scale Rezonings

ARTICLE XVI ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATIONS  AND PENALTIES

• Section 16.1    Zoning Administrator
• Section 16.2    Zoning Permit
• Section 16.2.1 Application Procedures
• Section 16.2.2 Right of Appeal
• Section 16.3    Technical Review Committee (TRC)
• Section 16.3.1 TRC Membership
• Section 16.3.2 TRC Chair
• Section 16.3.3 TRC Meetings
• Section 16.3.4 Powers and Duties
• Section 16.3.5 Appeal of TRC Decision
• Section 16.4    Zoning Permit with Vested Rights
• Section 16.4.1 Violations
• Section 16.4.2 Other Ordinances Apply
• Section 16.4.3 Changes or Amendments
• Section 16.4.4 Status at Expiration of Terms
• Section 16.4.5 Annexation Declaration
• Section 16.5    Duties of Zoning Administrator, Board of Adjustment, Courts and City Council
  to Matters of Appeal
• Section 16.6    Violations; Remedies
• Section 16.7    Inspection and Investigation
• Section 16.8    Enforcement Procedure
• Section 16.9    Penalties for Violation

ARTICLE XVII GENERAL LEGAL PROVISIONS

 

• Section 17.1   Interpretation, Purpose, Conflict
• Section 17.2   Repeal and Reenactment of Existing Zoning Ordinances
• Section 17.3   Effects Upon Outstanding Building Permits; Conditional/Special Use Permits; Zoning Permits;
  and Zoning Permits With Vested Rights
• Section 17.4   Definitions
• Section 17.5   Validity
• Section 17.6   Effective Date

ZONING FACT SHEETS

• R-10      Residential District
• R-12.5   Residential District
• R-15      Residential District
• R-40      Residential District
• GRD      Group Residential District
• TND       Traditional Neighborhood Development
• O-I         Office and Institutional District
• H-B        Highway Business District
• B-1        Business District
• B-2        Neighborhood Business District
• M-1        Heavy Manufacturing District
  
• M-2        Light Industrial District