For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, convenience, and the general welfare of the community, Belle Fourche is divided into twelve (12) base zoning districts and two (2) overlay districts:

1.

Rural Residential District

2.

Single-Family Residential District

3.

Small Lot Single-Family Residential District

4.

Multi-Family Residential District

5.

Manufactured Home Residential District

6.

Central Commercial District

7.

Highway Commercial District

8.

Neighborhood Commercial District

9.

Light Industrial District

10.

Heavy Industrial District

11.

Public & Semi-Public District

12.

Agricultural District

13.

Gateway Overlay District

14.

Floodplain Overlay District

(Ord. 7-2015, 2-3-2016)

The location and boundaries of the zoning districts established by this Title are denoted and defined as shown on the map entitled "The Official Zoning Map of the City of Belle Fourche, South Dakota." The zoning map is incorporated into this Title as is fully set forth and described in this section. The Official Zoning Map shall be kept and maintained by the City Engineer or designee and shall be available for inspection and examination by members of the public at all reasonable times as any other public record.

(Ord. 7-2015, 2-3-2016)

The regulations applying to each district include specific limitations of the development and use of land and structures, height and bulk of structures, density of population, lot area, yard dimensions, and area of lot that can be covered by structures.

(Ord. 7-2015, 2-3-2016)

Where uncertainty exists with respect to the precise location of any of the aforesaid districts shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:

A.

Boundaries shown as following or approximately following streets, highways, or alleys shall be construed to follow the centerlines of such streets, highways, or alleys.

B.

Boundaries shown as following or approximately following platted lot lines or other property lines, such lines shall be construed to be the boundary lines.

C.

Boundaries shown as following or approximately following railroad lines shall be construed to lie midway between the main tracks of such railroad lines.

D.

Boundaries shown as following or approximately following the centerline of streams, rivers, or other continuously flowing watercourses shall be construed as following the channel centerline of such watercourses and the boundaries shall be deemed to be to the limit of the jurisdiction of the City unless otherwise indicated.

E.

Boundaries shown as following or closely following the limits of political jurisdictions shall be construed as following such limits.

F.

Where the application of the aforesaid rules leaves a reasonable doubt as to the boundaries between two (2) districts, the regulations of the more restrictive districts shall govern the entire parcel in question, unless otherwise determined by the governing body.

G.

Whenever any street, alley, or other public easement is vacated, the district classification of the property to which the vacated portions of land revert shall become the classification of the vacated land.

(Ord. 7-2015, 2-3-2016)

The use regulations dictate the uses permitted in the district and work together with the development standards to promote the purpose of the zoning district and maintain compatibility within the district. The use regulations and development standards provide certainty to landowners, builders, and neighbors about the limits of development of land within a zoning district.

(Ord. 7-2015, 2-3-2016)