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Bellevue City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 14

GENERAL ZONING PROVISIONS

10-14-1: PROHIBITED USES:

   A.   All uses not permitted under the terms of this title are prohibited.
   B.   Any use that constitutes a public nuisance, as defined in Idaho Code sections 52-101 and 52-102, is prohibited. (Ord. 2015-02, 4-20-2015)

10-14-2: ACCESSORY USES:

No provisions at this time. (2018 Code)

10-14-3: HOME OCCUPATIONS:

A home occupation shall meet all the following conditions:
   A.   They shall be carried on only by the inhabitant living on the premises.
   B.   They shall use less than one-fourth (1/4) the floor area of the dwelling unit.
   C.   There shall be no display or exterior storage associated with the use except a sign no more than two feet (2') square.
   D.   They shall not emit noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat or glare which is noticeable at or beyond its own property lines such that its presence in the neighborhood is obtrusive.
   E.   They shall provide adequate off street parking as specified in chapter 21 of this title.
   F.   They shall not change the residential character of the neighborhood.
   G.   Items shall not be offered for sale unless the raw materials used have been so modified that the final product is unquestionably manufactured on the site. (Ord. 2015-02, 4-20-2015)
   H.   They shall be conditional uses in the Transitional and Residential Districts. (Ord. 2015-02, 4-20-2015; amd. 2018 Code)
   I.   Those that have no customers visiting the premises, deliveries, signs or impacts detectable outside of the home in which conducted and which have and maintain a current, valid City business license shall be considered incidental home occupations not requiring a conditional use permit. (Ord. 2015-02, 4-20-2015)

10-14-4: BUILDING OR SETBACK PERMIT REQUIRED:

It shall be unlawful to commence construction on any building without having first obtained a valid written building or setback permit. A building permit shall be required for all habitable buildings. (Ord. 2015-02, 4-20-2015)

10-14-5: SEWAGE TREATMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED:

Sewage disposal facilities for all residential dwelling units must be approved by the building inspector and Public Works Director of the City. (Ord. 2015-02, 4-20-2015)

10-14-6: CURB, GUTTER, SIDEWALK AND STREET TREE REQUIREMENTS:

Within the B Business Zoning District, LB/R Limited Business/Residential Zoning District, LI Light Industrial Zoning District and LI/B Light Industrial/Mixed Business Zoning District, curbs, gutters, sidewalks and street trees are required and shall be installed along the street frontage of each lot or parcel of real property upon which a new building is constructed or a major addition (defined as requiring a building permit and having a cost of construction exceeding $55,000.00). Such improvements shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable construction standard and ordinances of the City. (Ord. 2015-02, 4-20-2015)

10-14-7: MANUFACTURED HOUSING:

All manufactured housing placed within the City shall comply with the following standards and regulations:
   A.   Be multi-sectional and enclose an interior space of not less than one thousand (1,000) square feet of living area and, when assembled, shall be a minimum width of not less than sixteen feet (16').
   B.   Be placed on an excavated and backfilled permanent concrete foundation and enclosed at the perimeter such that the home is located not more than twelve inches (12") above the grade of the parcel of real property prior to the placement of any fill material; except, in designated floodplain areas, applicable floodplain regulations shall apply.
   C.   Have a pitched roof of a slope not less than three feet (3') in height for each twelve feet (12') in width, and which meets the structural snow load requirements of the City's adopted Building Codes.
   D.   Have the exterior siding and roofing materials commonly used on residential dwellings within the City, and more particularly, siding material shall be wood, stone or brick, and roofing material shall be wood shake, wood shingle, asphalt composite, or nonreflective earth tone metal.
   E.   Meet all minimum standards of the State of Idaho, the United States of America, including, without limitation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") and the Federal Housing Administration ("FHA"), and all applicable Building, Fire and Safety Codes of the City in effect at the time of the issuance of a building permit. (Ord. 2015-02, 4-20-2015)

10-14-8: RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS IN AVALANCHE ZONES:

No person shall construct a residential dwelling unit in an area determined by scientific study to be subject to High (Red Zone) or Moderate (Blue Zone) avalanches. The City may require a site specific avalanche study of a parcel of real property potentially subject to avalanches prior to the issuance of any permit for development thereof. Use and improvement of such property is subject to chapter 13 of this title. (Ord. 2015-02, 4-20-2015)

10-14-9: BUILDING ON HILLSIDE SLOPES:

No person shall construct any building or structure on a hillside slope that exceeds twenty five percent (25%) and areas above that twenty five percent (25%) slope, except for fences, public utilities and structures for public utilities pursuant to all Federal, State and City permits. (Ord. 2015-02, 4-20-2015)