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Planning & Zoning Ordinance

ARTICLE 29-1 -- TITLE, PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS

Section 29-1-1

Title

Section 29-1-2

Intent and Purpose

ARTICLE 29-2 -- DEFINITIONS

Section 29-2-1

Purpose

Section 29-2-2

Word Usage

Section 29-2-3

For Brevity of Text

Section 29-2-4

Definitions

ARTICLE 29-3 -- SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE WITHIN ZONES

Section 29-3-1

Intent

Section 29-3-2

Sale or Lease of Required Space Prohibited

Section 29-3-3

Accessory Buildings and Uses

Section 29-3-4

Abandoned or Junk Vehicles

Section 29-3-5

Storage of Trucks in Residential Zone Prohibited

Section 29-3-6

Storage of Junk and Debris in Residential Zones Prohibited

Section 29-3-7

Concessions in Public Parks and Playgrounds

Section 29-3-8

Mutual Dwellings Across Lot Lines Permitted

Section 29-3-9

Maximum Height of Fences

Section 29-3-10

Clear View of Intersecting Streets

Section 29-3-11

Drainage

Section 29-3-12

Effect of Street Plan

Section 29-3-13

Lot Access Requirements

Section 29-3-14

Exception to Front and Side Setback Requirements

Section 29-3-15

Landscaping Required

Section 29-3-16

Intent of landscaping Requirements

Section 29-3-17

Temporary Uses and Structures

Section 29-3-18

Mobile Homes or Manufactured Homes Prohibited Exceptions

Section 29-3-19

Home Occupation

Section 29-3-20

Dwelling Sites to have Frontage on a Public Street

Section 29-3-21

Uses Prohibited in Zones Unless Expressly Permitted

Section 29-3-22

Moved Buildings

Section 29-3-23

Parking Regulations

Section 29-3-24

Restrictions on keeping of Animals, Fowl or Rodents

Section 29-3-25

Sign Regulations Within Zones

ARTICLE 29-4 -- GENERAL LAND AND BUILDING PROVISIONS

Section 29-4-1

Intent

Section 29-4-2

Nonconforming Buildings and Uses

Section 29-4-3

Nonconforming Lots of Record

ARTICLE 29-5 -- AMENDMENTS TO TITLE AND MAP

Section 29-5-1

Intent

Section 29-5-2

Authority of Common Council; Initiation of Amendments

Section 29-5-3

Type of Amendments; Initiation of Same

Section 29-5-4

Application for Amendments

Section 29-5-5

Public Hearing

Section 29-5-6

Reconsideration of Denied Amendments

Section 29-5-7

Protests Against Amendment

ARTICLE 29-6 -- ZONE ESTABLISHMENT

Section 29-6-1

Zones Established

Section 29-6-2

Official Zone Map

Section 29-6-3

Boundaries of Zones

Section 29-6-4

Regulations Within Zones

ARTICLE 29-7 -- R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT

Section 29-7-1

Purpose

Section 29-7-2

Use Requirements

Section 29-7-3

Other Requirements

ARTICLE 29-8 -- R-2 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT

Section 29-8-1

Purpose

Section 29-8-2

Use Requirements

Section 29-8-3

Other Requirements

ARTICLE 29-9 -- R-3 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT

Section 29-9-1

Purpose

Section 29-9-2

Objectives and Characteristics of Zone

Section 29-9-3

Use Requirements

Section 29-9-4

Other Requirements

ARTICLE 29-10 -- A-R AGRICULTURAL-RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT

Section 29-10-1

Purpose

Section 29-10-2

Use Requirements

Section 29-10-3

Other Requirements

ARTICLE 29-11 -- MHD MANUFACTURED HOUSING DISTRICT

Section 29-11-1

Purpose

Section 29-11-2

Definition

Section 29-11-3

Use Requirements

ARTICLE 29-12 -- C-MH CONVENTIONAL MOBILE HOME DISTRICT

Section 29-12-1

Purpose

Section 29-12-2

Definition

Section 29-12-3

Use Requirements

ARTICLE 29-13 -- MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION DISTRICT

Section 29-13-1

Purpose

Section 29-13-2

Definition

Section 29-13-3

Use Requirements

ARTICLE 29-14 -- C-1 GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT

Section 29-14-1

Purpose

Section 29-14-2

Use Requirements

Section 29-14-3

Specific Requirements

Section 29-14-4

Other Requirements

ARTICLE 29-15 -- C-2 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT

Section 29-15-1

Purpose

Section 29-15-2

Use Requirements

Section 29-15-3

Specific Requirements

Section 29-15-4

Other Requirements

ARTICLE 29-16 -- IND-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT

Section 29-16-1

Purpose

Section 29-16-2

Use Requirements

Section 29-16-3

Specific Requirements

Section 29-16-4

Other Requirements

ARTICLE 29-17 -- IND-2 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT

Section 29-17-1

Purpose

Section 29-17-2

Use Requirements

Section 29-17-3

Specific Requirements

Section 29-17-4

Other Requirements

ARTICLE 29-18 -- SIZE REGULATIONS

Section 29-18-1

Chart - Summary of Zoning Regulations

ARTICLE 29-19 -- LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT

Section 29-19-1

Purpose

Section 29-19-2

Intent

Section 29-19-3

Policy

Section 29-19-4

Application

Section 29-19-5

Approval of Plans and Documents Necessary

Section 29-19-6

Preliminary Plan

Section 29-19-7

Documents

Section 29-19-8

Design Criteria

Section 29-19-9

Requirements Applying to All Large Scale Developments

Section 29-19-10

Planning and Zoning Commission Review

Section 29-19-11

Approval or Return of Preliminary Plans

Section 29-19-12

Recommend Change of Zone

Section 29-19-13

Duration of Preliminary Plan Approval

Section 29-19-14

Stage Construction Permitted

Section 29-19-15

Final Site Plan and Documents

Section 29-19-16

Building Permit

Section 29-19-17

Guarantees and Safeguards

ARTICLE 29-20 -- SITE PLAN

Section 29-20-1

Site Plan Required

Section 29-20-2

Exemptions

Section 29-20-3

Site Plan and Support Documents

Section 29-20-4

Significance of Approval

Section 29-20-5

Review Guidelines

Section 29-20-6

Fees

ARTICLE 29-21 -- ACCESS STANDARDS

Section 29-21-1

Purpose

Section 29-21-2

Access Points

Section 29-21-3

Access to Parking Facilities

Section 29-21-4

Access Across Parking Facilities

ARTICLE 29-22 -- REGULATION OF SEXUALLY ORIENTATED BUSINESS

Section 29-22-1

Purpose

Section 29-22-2

Definitions

Section 29-22-3

Classification

Section 29-22-4

License Required

Section 29-22-5

Issuance of License

Section 29-22-6

Fees

Section 29-22-7

Inspection

Section 29-22-8

Expiration of License

Section 29-22-9

Suspension

Section 29-22-10

Revocation

Section 29-22-11

Transfer of License

Section 29-22-12

Location of Sexually Oriented Businesses

Section 29-22-13

Additional Regulations for Adult Motels

Section 29-22-14

Regulations Pertaining to Exhibition of Sexually Explicit Films, Videos or Live Entertainment in Viewing Rooms

Section 29-22-15

Additional Regulations for Escort Agencies

Section 29-22-16

Additional Regulations for Nude Model Studios

Section 29-22-17

Additional Regulations Concerning Public Nudity

Section 29-22-18

Prohibition Against Children in a Sexually Oriented Business

Section 29-22-19

Hours of Operation

Section 29-22-20

Exemptions

Section 29-22-21

Injunction

ARTICLE 29-23 -- ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

Section 29-23-1

Purpose

Section 29-23-2

Zoning Administrator

Section 29-23-3

Building Inspector

Section 29-23-4

Applications for Building Permits Required

Section 29-23-5

Plans Required

Section 29-23-6

Permits to Comply With Title

Section 29-23-7

License to Comply With Title

Section 29-23-8

Permits Required

Section 29-23-9

Construction and use to Comply With Application

Section 29-23-10

Certificate of Zoning Compliance Required

Section 29-23-11

Zoning Commission

ARTICLE 29-24 -- BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

Section 29-24-1

Creation and Membership

Section 29-24-2

Powers and Duties

Section 29-24-3

Appeals

Section 29-24-4

Application for Variance

Section 29-24-5

Public Hearing

Section 29-24-6

Limitations

Section 29-24-7

Fees