Bell City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 17
04 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- § 17.04.010 Short title.
- § 17.04.020 Replacement of previous regulations.
- § 17.04.030 Purpose.
- § 17.04.040 Minimum requirements.
- § 17.04.050 Reference to other laws.
- § 17.04.060 Continuations of zone variances and conditional use permits.
- § 17.04.070 Continuation of existing nonconforming uses.
- § 17.04.080 Procedure regarding pending proceedings.
- § 17.04.090 Clarification of ambiguity.
- § 17.04.100 Certificates of occupancy required.
- § 17.04.110 Violation of provisions-No building permit or certificate of occupancy to be issued.
- § 17.04.120 Application of regulations to city-owned property.
CHAPTER 17
08 DEFINITIONS
Sections
- § 17.08.001 Purpose.
- § 17.08.005 Abutting, adjoining or contiguous.
- § 17.08.008 Access.
- § 17.08.012 Accessory dwelling unit.
- § 17.08.013 Accessory use.
- § 17.08.020 Adjacent.
- § 17.08.024 Adult-use.
- § 17.08.028 Alcoholism hospital.
- § 17.08.032 Alley.
- § 17.08.036 Antenna or wireless communication facility.
- § 17.08.040 Apartment house.
- § 17.08.044 Assessor.
- § 17.08.048 Automobile and truck wash facilities.
- § 17.08.068 Basement.
- § 17.08.070 Billboard.
- § 17.08.072 Board––Architectural review board.
- § 17.08.076 Borrow pit.
- § 17.08.080 Building.
- § 17.08.084 Building, accessory.
- § 17.08.088 Building, main.
- § 17.08.092 Building or structure height.
- § 17.08.096 Business.
- § 17.08.100 Business frontage.
- § 17.08.104 Cannabis.
- § 17.08.108 Cannabis products.
- § 17.08.112 CAO.
- § 17.08.116 Carport.
- § 17.08.120 Cellar.
- § 17.08.124 Centerline.
- § 17.08.128 Check cashing service.
- § 17.08.132 Cheli district.
- § 17.08.136 Child care facilities.
- § 17.08.140 Children's day care center (emotionally disturbed).
- § 17.08.144 Children's treatment center (emotionally disturbed).
- § 17.08.148 City.
- § 17.08.152 Clerk.
- § 17.08.156 Club, private.
- § 17.08.160 Commercial cannabis operation.
- § 17.08.164 Commercial cannabis operation permit.
- § 17.08.168 Commission.
- § 17.08.172 Communications equipment buildings.
- § 17.08.176 Condominium.
- § 17.08.180 Convalescent home.
- § 17.08.184 Council.
- § 17.08.188 Court.
- § 17.08.192 Cultivation.
- § 17.08.196 CUP.
- § 17.08.200 Dairy.
- § 17.08.204 Day care center.
- § 17.08.208 Day center.
- § 17.08.212 Day treatment hospital.
- § 17.08.214 Digital billboard.
- § 17.08.216 Director.
- § 17.08.220 Distribution.
- § 17.08.224 Dump, inert solid.
- § 17.08.228 Dump, rubbish and refuse.
- § 17.08.232 Duplex.
- § 17.08.236 Dwelling, multiple.
- § 17.08.240 Dwelling, single-family or one-family.
- § 17.08.244 Dwelling, three-family.
- § 17.08.248 Dwelling, two-family.
- § 17.08.252 Dwelling unit.
- § 17.08.256 Educational institution.
- § 17.08.260 Explosives.
- § 17.08.264 Facilities for drug addicts.
- § 17.08.268 Family.
- § 17.08.272 Family day care home.
- § 17.08.276 Family home (intellectually disabled).
- § 17.08.280 Family home (mentally ill).
- § 17.08.284 Fence, view-obscuring.
- § 17.08.288 Floor area, gross.
- § 17.08.292 Floor area, net.
- § 17.08.296 Fortunetelling.
- § 17.08.300 Freestanding sign.
- § 17.08.304 Frontage, street.
- § 17.08.308 Garage.
- § 17.08.312 Gender.
- § 17.08.316 Grade, ground level.
- § 17.08.320 Gradient.
- § 17.08.324 Guest house or accessory living quarters.
- § 17.08.328 Height.
- § 17.08.332 Highway, major.
- § 17.08.336 Highway, secondary.
- § 17.08.340 Hog ranch.
- § 17.08.344 Home occupation.
- § 17.08.348 Hospital.
- § 17.08.352 Hotel.
- § 17.08.356 Household pets.
- § 17.08.360 Indoor.
- § 17.08.364 Interior sign.
- § 17.08.368 Junior accessory dwelling unit.
- § 17.08.372 Kitchen.
- § 17.08.376 Landscaped area.
- § 17.08.380 Landscaping.
- § 17.08.384 Live entertainment.
- § 17.08.388 Long-term facility.
- § 17.08.392 Lot or parcel of land.
- § 17.08.396 Lot area.
- § 17.08.400 Lot, corner.
- § 17.08.404 Lot depth.
- § 17.08.408 Lot, interior.
- § 17.08.412 Lot line, front.
- § 17.08.416 Lot line, rear.
- § 17.08.420 Lot line, side.
- § 17.08.424 Lot, reversed corner.
- § 17.08.428 Lot, through.
- § 17.08.432 Lot width.
- § 17.08.436 Manufacturer.
- § 17.08.440 Manufacturer Level 1 (Type 6).
- § 17.08.444 Manufacturer Level 2 (Type 7).
- § 17.08.446 Marijuana.
- § 17.08.450 May.
- § 17.08.454 Medical.
- § 17.08.458 Medical and/or dental clinic.
- § 17.08.462 Medical cannabis.
- § 17.08.466 Microbusiness.
- § 17.08.470 Mixed-light.
- § 17.08.474 Mobilehome or coach.
- § 17.08.478 Motel.
- § 17.08.482 Monument sign.
- § 17.08.484 Nonconforming building, structure or use.
- § 17.08.496 Notice.
- § 17.08.500 Nursery.
- § 17.08.504 Nursery (special needs).
- § 17.08.508 Nursery school.
- § 17.08.512 Nursing and convalescent hospital.
- § 17.08.516 Oath.
- § 17.08.520 Outdoor.
- § 17.08.524 Outdoor advertising structure or billboard.
- § 17.08.528 Outdoor play equipment.
- § 17.08.532 Parking space, off-street.
- § 17.08.536 Person.
- § 17.08.540 Physician's recommendation.
- § 17.08.544 Plural.
- § 17.08.548 Pole sign.
- § 17.08.552 Precise plan of development.
- § 17.08.556 Processing.
- § 17.08.560 Projecting sign.
- § 17.08.564 Psychiatric hospital.
- § 17.08.568 Pylon sign.
- § 17.08.572 Quarry.
- § 17.08.576 Recorder.
- § 17.08.580 Recyclable material.
- § 17.08.584 Recycling collection facility, small or large.
- § 17.08.588 Small recycling collection facility.
- § 17.08.592 Large recycling collection facility.
- § 17.08.596 Recycling processing facility, light or heavy.
- § 17.08.600 Recycling unit, mobile.
- § 17.08.604 Resident facility (developmentally disabled).
- § 17.08.608 Resident school (developmentally disabled).
- § 17.08.612 Rest home.
- § 17.08.616 Retailer.
- § 17.08.620 Reverse vending machine.
- § 17.08.624 Reverse vending machine, bulk.
- § 17.08.625 School, charter.
- § 17.08.626 School, vocational.
- § 17.08.627 School, private.
- § 17.08.627.1 School, public.
- § 17.08.628 Secretary.
- § 17.08.632 Service station.
- § 17.08.636 Senior citizen housing complex.
- § 17.08.640 Shall.
- § 17.08.644 Sign.
- § 17.08.648 Singular.
- § 17.08.652 Solid fill.
- § 17.08.656 Solid fill project.
- § 17.08.660 Sports equipment.
- § 17.08.664 State.
- § 17.08.668 Story.
- § 17.08.672 Street.
- § 17.08.674 Street frontage.
- § 17.08.678 Structure.
- § 17.08.682 Temporary election season sign.
- § 17.08.686 Tenses.
- § 17.08.690 Testing laboratory.
- § 17.08.694 Townhouse.
- § 17.08.696 Trailer coach.
- § 17.08.700 Trailer park.
- § 17.08.704 Trailer site.
- § 17.08.708 Transfer station.
- § 17.08.712 Triplex.
- § 17.08.716 Underlying zone classification.
- § 17.08.720 Use.
- § 17.08.724 Volatile solvent.
- § 17.08.728 Wall sign.
- § 17.08.732 Window sign.
- § 17.08.736 Writing.
- § 17.08.740 Yard.
- § 17.08.744 Yard equipment.
- § 17.08.748 Yard, front.
- § 17.08.752 Yard, rear.
- § 17.08.756 Yard, side.
- § 17.08.760 Zone.
CHAPTER 17
48 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE
Sections
- § 17.48.010 Created.
- § 17.48.020 Limitation on applicability of overlay zone.
- § 17.48.030 Purpose.
- § 17.48.040 Permitted uses.
- § 17.48.050 Compliance with chapter required.
- § 17.48.060 Development plan required.
- § 17.48.070 Plan application-Fee.
- § 17.48.080 Plan application-Processing.
- § 17.48.090 Exception from application of development standards when.
- § 17.48.100 Effect of plan approval.
- § 17.48.110 Duration of plan.
- § 17.48.120 Modification of plan.
CHAPTER 17
49 MIXED-USE OVERLAY ZONE
Sections
- § 17.49.010 Created.
- § 17.49.020 Limitation on applicability of overlay zone.
- § 17.49.030 Purpose.
- § 17.49.040 Permitted uses.
- § 17.49.050 Multiple-family residential development standards.
- § 17.49.060 Limitations on residential uses.
- § 17.49.070 Mixed-use overlay zone development standards.
- § 17.49.080 Definition of neighborhood serving commercial uses.
CHAPTER 17
52 GENERAL DESIGN AND USE REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- § 17.52.010 Applicability.
- § 17.52.020 Height of mechanical equipment and roof structures.
- § 17.52.030 Yard regulations.
- § 17.52.040 Modification of side yard requirement on combined lots.
- § 17.52.050 Vision clearance on corner and reverse corner lots.
- § 17.52.070 Modified front yard on cul-de-sac.
- § 17.52.080 Through lots.
- § 17.52.090 Exemption of required fences from prohibition.
- § 17.52.100 Specific plan required when.
CHAPTER 17
54 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
Sections
- § 17.54.010 Purpose.
- § 17.54.020 Definitions.
- § 17.54.030 Review process.
- § 17.54.040 Permitted zones.
- § 17.54.050 Development standards.
- § 17.54.060 Design standards.
- § 17.54.070 Parking requirements.
- § 17.54.080 Deed restriction.
- § 17.54.090 Sale and rental of units.
- § 17.54.100 Owner occupancy for junior accessory dwelling units.
CHAPTER 17
60 CONDOMINIUMS
Sections
- § 17.60.010 Purpose.
- § 17.60.020 Definitions.
- § 17.60.030 Permitted zones.
- § 17.60.040 Development standards for new condominium projects.
- § 17.60.050 Development standards for condominium conversion projects.
- § 17.60.060 Public improvements.
- § 17.60.070 Subdivision tract map or parcel map-Review and approval.
CHAPTER 17
64 HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES
Sections
- § 17.64.010 Purpose and policies.
- § 17.64.020 Definitions.
- § 17.64.030 Conditional use permit required.
- § 17.64.040 Facilities to be located in certain zones.
- § 17.64.050 Application-Form and content.
- § 17.64.060 Application-Procedural requirements.
- § 17.64.070 Compliance required.
- § 17.64.080 Proximity to immobile populations.
- § 17.64.090 Capability of emergency services.
- § 17.64.100 Flood hazard areas.
- § 17.64.110 Proximity to active or potentially active faults.
- § 17.64.120 Slope and soil stability subsidence/liquefaction.
- § 17.64.130 Discharge of treated effluent.
- § 17.64.140 Depth to groundwater.
- § 17.64.150 Groundwater monitoring.
- § 17.64.160 Major aquifer recharge area.
- § 17.64.170 Soil permeability.
- § 17.64.180 Existing groundwater quality.
- § 17.64.190 Air emissions.
- § 17.64.200 Recreation, cultural or aesthetic areas.
- § 17.64.210 Areas of potential mineral deposits.
- § 17.64.220 Proximity to areas of waste generation.
- § 17.64.230 Distance from major transportation routes.
- § 17.64.240 Consistency with the general plan.
- § 17.64.250 Changes in real property values.
- § 17.64.260 Required findings.
- § 17.64.270 Appeal of city council determination.
- § 17.64.280 Operation of all facilities.
- § 17.64.290 Contingency operation plan.
- § 17.64.300 Closure plan.
- § 17.64.310 Financial responsibility.
- § 17.64.320 Cost responsibility for response to release.
- § 17.64.330 Indemnification agreement.
CHAPTER 17
76 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- § 17.76.010 Off-street parking facilities and loading spaces permitted as accessory uses in all zones.
- § 17.76.020 Required off-street parking spaces designated.
- § 17.76.030 Required off-street parking facilities-Mixed occupancies.
- § 17.76.040 Joint use of off-street parking facilities.
- § 17.76.050 Plans for proposed parking facilities-Approval required.
- § 17.76.060 Parking areas-Installation and maintenance standards.
- § 17.76.070 Parking areas-Landscaping requirements.
- § 17.76.080 Location of commercial or industrial parking facilities.
- § 17.76.090 Location of off-street parking facilities.
- § 17.76.100 Loading space requirements.
- § 17.76.110 Off-street parking requirements-Charts, diagrams and standards adopted by reference.
- § 17.76.120 Expedited permitting procedures for electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) and direct current fast chargers (DCFC).
CHAPTER 17
80 RECYCLING FACILITIES
Sections
- § 17.80.010 Purpose and policies.
- § 17.80.020 Recycling facility defined.
- § 17.80.030 Conditional use permit required.
- § 17.80.040 Permit application-Content and form.
- § 17.80.050 Permit issuance conditions.
- § 17.80.060 Regulations applicable to all recycling facilities.
- § 17.80.070 Additional regulations for reverse vending machines.
- § 17.80.080 Additional regulations for small recycling collection facilities.
- § 17.80.090 Additional regulations for mobile recycling units.
- § 17.80.100 Appeal procedure.
- § 17.80.110 Permit revocation.
CHAPTER 17
84 SIGNS
Sections
CHAPTER 17
96 VARIANCES AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
Sections
- Article I Variances
- Article II Conditional Use Permits
- Article III Application Procedure
- § 17.96.060 Applications-Form and content-Withdrawal.
- § 17.96.070 Applications-Filing and processing fee.
- § 17.96.080 Development plan required.
- § 17.96.090 Conditions of approval.
- § 17.96.100 Public hearings required.
- § 17.96.110 Notice of public hearing.
- § 17.96.120 Commission determination and notice thereof.
- § 17.96.130 Referral to city council when.
- § 17.96.140 Appeals.
- § 17.96.160 Failure to give notice.
- Article IV Revocation, Modification and Expiration
CHAPTER 17
100 NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
Sections
- § 17.100.010 Applicability.
- § 17.100.020 Continuation of nonconforming uses, buildings and structures.
- § 17.100.030 Nonconformity-Limitation on other uses.
- § 17.100.040 Bars and restaurants selling liquor deemed nonconforming when.
- § 17.100.050 Stores selling liquor for off-premises consumption deemed nonconforming when.
- § 17.100.060 Nonconformity-Abatement and termination.
- § 17.100.070 Repair and maintenance.
- § 17.100.080 Permitted alterations and/or additions to nonconforming buildings and structures.
- § 17.100.090 Effect of work.
- § 17.100.100 Exemptions and exceptions.