Delaware City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
TITLE ONE
PLANNING
Sections
- CHAPTER 1101.- TITLE, PURPOSE, AND APPLICABILITY
- CHAPTER 1102. - DEFINITIONS
- CHAPTER 1103. - ADMINISTRATION, POWERS, AND DUTIES
- CHAPTER 1104. - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THOROUGHFARE PLAN
- CHAPTER 1105. - PROCEDURES
- 1105.01. - Purpose.
- 1105.02. - Certificate of building and zoning compliance.
- 1105.03. - Zoning amendment procedures.
- 1105.04. - Zoning amendments initiated by property owner(s).
- 1105.05. - Zoning amendments initiated by Planning Commission or Council.
- 1105.06. - Public hearing and notice by Planning Commission for zoning amendments.
- 1105.07. - Recommendation by the Planning Commission.
- 1105.08. - Public hearing and notice by Council.
- 1105.09. - Final action by Council.
- 1105.10. - Development plan.
- 1105.11. - Development plan requirements.
- 1105.12. - Development plan review procedures.
- 1105.13. - Public Hearing and Notice by Planning Commission.
- 1105.14. - Recommendation by Planning Commission.
- 1105.15. - Action by City Council.
- 1105.16. - Review criteria.
- 1105.17. - Development plan modifications.
- 1105.18. - Significance of development plan approval.
- 1105.19. - Conditional use approval.
- 1105.20. - Conditional use review procedures.
- 1105.21. - General criteria for all conditional uses.
- 1105.22. - Plan approval extensions.
- 1105.23. - Appeals to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
- 1105.24. - Variances.
- 1105.25. - Subdivisions.
- 1105.26. - Determination of similar uses.
- 1105.27. - Records.
- 1105.28. - Fees.
- 1105.29. - Mitigation of Environmental Impacts.
- 1105.30. - Acceptance of public improvements.
- 1105.31. - Development agreements.
- CHAPTER 1106. - SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
- 1106.01. - Purpose.
- 1106.02. - Submission, form, and content of preliminary plat.
- 1106.03. - Approval of preliminary plat.
- 1106.04. - Final plat submission requirements (pre-construction).
- 1106.05. - Physical considerations.
- 1106.06. - Minimum requirements for layout of subdivisions.
- 1106.07. - Construction plans.
- 1106.08. - Street construction.
- 1106.09. - Water supply.
- 1106.10. - Storm drainage.
- 1106.11. - Sanitary sewage.
- 1106.12. - Street signs and traffic signals.
- 1106.13. - Inspection.
- 1106.14. - Cost of inspection.
- 1106.15. - Acceptance of public improvements by City.
- 1106.16. - Construction of buildings.
- 1106.17. - Dedication of right-of-way.
- 1106.18. - Dedication of land for public purposes.
- 1106.19. - Water, sewer, and stormwater easements.
- 1106.20. - Areas of governmental purchase rights.
- 1106.21. - Variances by Planning Commission.
- 1106.22. - Lot splits and lot combinations.
TITLE TWO
USE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- CHAPTER 1110.- DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED; MAP AND BOUNDARIES
- CHAPTER 1111. - RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- 1111.01. - Purpose.
- 1111.02. - Relevant chapters for cross-reference.
- 1111.03. - Residential districts.
- 1111.04. - Permitted uses.
- 1111.05. - Additional requirements for neighborhood commercial establishments.
- 1111.06. - Yard and lot requirements.
- 1111.07. - Additional Residential Multi-Family (R-MF) requirements.
- 1111.08. - Mobile and manufactured home parks.
- 1111.09. - Landscaping and screening requirements.
- 1111.10. - Development plan review.
- CHAPTER 1112. - COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
- 1112.01. - Purpose.
- 1112.02. - Relevant chapters for cross-reference.
- 1112.03. - Permitted uses.
- 1112.04. - Lot, setback, and height requirements.
- 1112.05. - Supplemental regulations for all uses.
- 1112.06. - Supplemental regulations for specific uses.
- 1112.07. - Landscaping and screening requirements.
- 1112.08. - Development plan review.
- CHAPTER 1113. - INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
- 1113.01. - Purpose.
- 1113.02. - Relevant chapters for cross-reference.
- 1113.03. - Permitted uses.
- 1113.04. - Lot, setback, and height requirements.
- 1113.05. - Off-street parking and loading regulations.
- 1113.06. - Outdoor storage regulations.
- 1113.07. - Airport vicinity.
- 1113.08. - Landscaping and screening requirements.
- 1113.09. - Development plan review.
- CHAPTER 1114. - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) DISTRICTS
- 1114.01. - Purpose.
- 1114.02. - Relevant chapters for cross-reference.
- 1114.03. - Mandatory applicability.
- 1114.04. - Voluntary applicability.
- 1114.05. - Planned Unit Development (PUD) districts.
- 1114.06. - General provisions.
- 1114.07. - Approval procedures for PUD zoning classification.
- 1114.08. - Development plan approval.
- 1114.09. - PUD binding and enforceable conditions and obligations.
- 1114.10. - Modifications to PUD permitted uses.
- 1114.11. - Similarity of uses and conditional uses.
- 1114.12. - Modifications to approved development plans.
- 1114.13. - R-PUD Residential Planned Unit Development districts.
- 1114.14. - C-PUD Commercial Planned Unit Development districts.
- 1114.15. - MX-PUD Mixed Use Planned Unit Development district.
- 1114.16. - I-PUD Industrial Planned Unit Development.
- CHAPTER 1115. - HISTORIC DISTRICT OVERLAY
- 1115.01. - Purpose.
- 1115.02. - Identification, review, and designation.
- 1115.03. - Applications for Certificate of Appropriateness.
- 1115.04. - Demolition.
- 1115.05. - Appeals.
- 1115.06. - Exclusions.
- 1115.07. - Correlation of City programs.
- 1115.08. - Conformance with existing laws.
- 1115.09. - Historic district(s).
- 1115.10. - Administration, powers, and duties.
TITLE THREE
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
Sections
- CHAPTER 1120.- SITE AND BUILDING DESIGN
- 1120.01. - Purpose.
- 1120.02. - Relevant chapters for cross-reference.
- 1120.03. - Site design criteria.
- 1120.04. - Street and driveway design criteria.
- 1120.05. - Building design criteria for all structures.
- 1120.06. - Building design criteria for residential structures.
- 1120.07. - Building design criteria for commercial structures.
- 1120.08. - Building design criteria for industrial structures.
- CHAPTER 1121. - LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
- 1121.01. - Purpose.
- 1121.02. - Sites affected.
- 1121.03. - General landscaping and maintenance of yards.
- 1121.04. - Tree preservation and replacement requirements.
- 1121.05. - Street tree planting requirements.
- 1121.06. - Landscaping requirements for front yards.
- 1121.07. - Screening and buffering.
- 1121.08. - Landscaping and screening of parking lots.
- 1121.09. - Additional screening requirements.
- 1121.10. - Approval process for required landscaping, fences, and walls.
- 1121.11. - Flexibility.
- CHAPTER 1122. - TREE PRESERVATION
- CHAPTER 1123. - OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
- 1123.01. - Purpose.
- 1123.02. - Relevant chapters for cross-reference.
- 1123.03. - Parking facilities required.
- 1123.04. - Units of measure.
- 1123.05. - Required parking spaces.
- 1123.06. - Specific standards for community facilities.
- 1123.07. - Waiting spaces for drive-thru facilities.
- 1123.08. - Allowance for shared parking.
- 1123.09. - Specific standards for the Downtown Commercial district.
- 1123.10. - Parking design standards.
- 1123.11. - Bicycle Access and Parking Requirements.
- 1123.12. - Regulations for access drives.
- 1123.13. - Off-street loading requirements.
- 1123.14. - Improvement and maintenance standards.
- 1123.15. - Landscaping and screening.
- CHAPTER 1124. - STANDARDS FOR EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- CHAPTER 1125. - SIGNS
- 1125.01. - Purpose and intent.
- 1125.02. - Applicability.
- 1125.03. - Sign permit required.
- 1125.04. - Computations and measurements.
- 1125.05. - Prohibited signs.
- 1125.06. - General standards for all signs.
- 1125.07. - Signs in Planned Unit Developments.
- 1125.08. - Permanent signs in agricultural and residential districts.
- 1125.09. - Permanent signs in commercial and industrial districts.
- 1125.10. - Temporary signs.
- 1125.11. - Master sign plans.
- 1125.12. - Nonconforming signs.
- 1125.13. - Removal of signs.
- CHAPTER 1126. - EXTERNAL EFFECTS
TITLE FOUR
GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS
Sections
- CHAPTER 1130.- ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND FENCES
- 1130.01. - Purpose.
- 1130.02. - Applicability.
- 1130.03. - Accessory structure and fence regulations for all districts.
- 1130.04. - Supplemental accessory structure and fence regulations for residential uses.
- 1130.05. - Supplemental accessory structure and fence regulations for commercial uses.
- 1130.06. - Supplemental accessory structure and fence regulations for industrial uses.
- CHAPTER 1131. - ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADUs)
- CHAPTER 1132. - HOME OCCUPATIONS
- CHAPTER 1133. - SHORT-TERM RENTALS (STRs)
- CHAPTER 1134. - ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
- CHAPTER 1135. - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- 1135.01. - Purpose.
- 1135.02. - Relevant chapters for cross-reference.
- 1135.03. - Applicability.
- 1135.04. - Permitted and conditional uses.
- 1135.05. - General requirements.
- 1135.06. - Location in non-residentially zoned districts.
- 1135.07. - Locations in residentially zoned districts.
- 1135.08. - Co-location requirements.
- 1135.09. - Abandonment of tower.
- 1135.10. - Variances and special exceptions.
- 1135.11. - Miscellaneous.
- 1135.12. - Small cell facilities in the public right-of-way.
- CHAPTER 1136. - AGE RESTRICTED RETAIL SALES
- 1136.01. - Purpose.
- 1136.02. - Relevant complementary chapters.
- 1136.03. - Age restricted retail sales declared a conditional use.
- 1136.04. - Proximity to certain other uses or locations.
- 1136.05. - Existing age restricted retail establishments.
- 1136.06. - Signage and outdoor activity.
- 1136.07. - Additional requirements.
- CHAPTER 1137. - ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES
- 1137.01. - Purpose.
- 1137.02. - Definitions.
- 1137.03. - Classification.
- 1137.04. - License required.
- 1137.05. - Issuance of license.
- 1137.06. - Fees.
- 1137.07. - Inspection.
- 1137.08. - Expiration of license.
- 1137.09. - Suspension.
- 1137.10. - Revocation.
- 1137.11. - Transfer of license.
- 1137.12. - Location of sexually oriented business.
- 1137.13. - Additional regulations for adult motels.
- 1137.14. - Regulations pertaining to exhibition of sexually explicit films, videos, or live entertainment in viewing rooms.
- 1137.15. - Additional regulations for escort agencies.
- 1137.16. - Additional regulations for nude model studios.
- 1137.17. - Additional regulations concerning public nudity.
- 1137.18. - Exemptions.
- 1137.19. - Prohibition against children in a sexually oriented business.
- 1137.20. - Injunction.
- CHAPTER 1138. - TEMPORARY USES
- CHAPTER 1139. - NONCONFORMING USES, BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND LOTS
- 1139.01. - Purpose.
- 1139.02. - Nonconforming buildings or structures.
- 1139.03. - Nonconforming use of buildings or land.
- 1139.04. - Nonconforming lots of record.
- 1139.05. - Nonconforming site conditions.
- 1139.06. - Nonconforming signs.
- 1139.07. - Nonconforming use due to reclassification.
- 1139.08. - Change from nonconforming use.
- 1139.09. - Determination of nonconforming status.
- 1139.10. - Existing use deemed conditional use; permit required for change.
- 1139.11. - Completion of construction with zoning certificate.
TITLE FIVE
ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
Sections
- CHAPTER 1199.- ENFORCEMENT, CERTIFICATION, AND PENALTY
- 1199.01. - Enforcement.
- 1199.02. - Certificate of building and zoning compliance required.
- 1199.03. - Tree clearance permit required.
- 1199.04. - Violation considered a nuisance.
- 1199.05. - Complaints.
- 1199.06. - Inspection of property.
- 1199.07. - Stop work order.
- 1199.08. - Notice of violation.
- 1199.09. - Revocation of certificates.
- 1199.10. - Clean-up of nuisance property and removal of violating buildings and structures.
- 1199.99. - Penalty.
- APPENDIX A. - SCHEDULE Of PERMITTED USES
- APPENDIX B. - SCHEDULE OF SIGN ALLOWANCES PER DISTRICT
- APPENDIX C. - ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS FOR DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT