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Elkader City Zoning Code

165.07 SCHEDULES

OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS.

The following schedules of district regulations are hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this chapter:
1.   A-l   Agricultural
A-1
AGRICULTURAL
A-1
A-1
AGRICULTURAL
A-1
STATEMENT OF INTENT: The A-1 Agricultural District includes areas appropriate for agricultural and related uses, and is intended to reserve areas suitable for nonagricultural use until the land is needed for development in accordance with the future land use plan.
PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES
MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING
1.   Agriculture, horticulture, dairy farming, livestock farming, poultry farming, livestock waste handling facilities, general farming, and other agricultural activities, including a farm house and one manufactured/modular home per farmstead
None
2.   Single-family dwellings
2 spaces per unit
3.   Parks, playgrounds, or playfields
5 spaces for each acre developed for active usage
4.   Cemetery or mausoleum
10 spaces plus 1 per acre
5.   Elementary or secondary school, certified preschools
1 space per classroom and office plus 1 space for every 6 seats in the main auditorium or stadium
6.   Churches and temples
1 space for every 4 seats in the main auditorium
7.   Golf courses and country clubs (except miniature courses or driving ranges operated for a profit)
3 spaces per green or 1 space for every 100 square feet of floor area whichever is greater
8.   Community meeting or recreation building
1 space for every 50 square feet of floor area
9.   Bed and Breakfast operations
2 spaces per unit, plus one space for every bed
10.   Railroads and public utilities
1 space for each employee plus 1 space for each vehicle used by the industry
11.   Stables, kennels, and veterinary businesses located at least 50 feet from all boundary lines of the property on which located
2 spaces plus one space for each employee
12.   Hiking and horseback riding trails
2 spaces plus one space for each employee
13.   Structures on wetlands for the conservation of soil
2 spaces
14.   Any use erected or maintained by a public agency
2 spaces
15.   Private airport landing strips and associated facilities
2 spaces
16.   Seed and feed dealership, provided there is no evidence of showroom or other commercial activities
2 spaces plus one space for each employee
17.   Home occupations, home industries
2 spaces
18.   Lakes, ponds, and outdoor recreation facilities
2 spaces plus one space for each employee
19.   Manufactured home on a permanent foundation
2 spaces
PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
1.   Farm buildings incidental to agricultural uses.
2.   Private garages, swimming pools, and tennis courts.
3.   Private greenhouses not operated for commercial purposes.
4.   Uses and structures clearly incidental and necessary to the permitted principal uses or structures of this district, not involving the conduct of business on the premises, except home occupations located on the same lot or a contiguous lot under the same ownership.
5.   Solar collectors, either rooftop or ground-mounted, provided they comply with Subsection 165.08(5).
6.   Roadside stands for the sale of produce raised on the premises.
7.   Temporary buildings used in conjunction with construction work, provided that such buildings are removed promptly upon the completion of the construction work.
8.   Railroads and utilities, but not including equipment storage or maintenance yards and buildings or general administrative and sales offices, provided that any substation or building shall meet the front and rear yard requirements for dwellings and shall provide side yards of not less than 25 feet, and that two parking spaces per substation or one per employee at the site be provided.
SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES AND STRUCTURES
Subject to Section 165.09 and the other requirements contained herein, the Board of Adjustment may permit the following:
1.   Railroads and public utilities, but not including equipment storage or maintenance yards and buildings or general administrative and sales offices, provided that any substation or building shall meet the front and rear yard requirements for dwellings and shall provide side yards of not less than 25 feet, and that two parking spaces per substation or one per employee at the site be provided.
2.   Communications station and tower provided that they shall not be closer to a dwelling or place of public assembly than a distance equal to one-half their height, that the height and location shall not interfere with the operation of any airport or landing strip, and that one parking space per employee and one space for each vehicle used by the facility be provided.
3.   Radio towers and antennas which exceed the general height limitations, if it is determined that the additional height is necessary to reasonably accommodate amateur communications and will not be detrimental to public health, safety, or welfare.
MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH
MINIMUM REQUIRED FRONT, SIDE AND REAR YARDS
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
Area   20,000 square feet
Width   125 feet
The lot area shall be increased by such amount as determined necessary by the County Board of Health to provide an adequate absorption field for a septic tank installation.
Where a lot is served by a public or community water system and sanitary sewer system, the minimum lot area may be reduced to 15,000 square feet and the width to 100 feet.
 
Dwellings and other non-institutional uses:
   Front:   35 feet
   Rear:   30 feet
   Side:   10 feet
   Side street, corner lot   30 feet
 
Schools, Churches, or Other Public
or Institutional Buildings:
 
   Front:   40 feet
   Rear:   40 feet
   Side:   30 feet
   Side street, corner lot   35 feet
2-and-one-half stories
or
35 feet
 
PERMITTED SIGNS
(See Section 167.18 of this Code of Ordinances)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
1.   No construction compliance certificate shall be issued for a dwelling unit in the A-1 Agricultural District for any parcel of land that is designated for commercial or industrial uses on the Future Land Use Plan of the City.
 
2.   R-l   Single-Family Residential
R-1
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
R-1
R-1
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
R-1
STATEMENT OF INTENT: The R-1 Single-Family Residential District is intended to include areas of low-density residential development.
PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES
MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING
1.   Single-family dwellings
2 spaces per unit
2.   Parks, playgrounds, or playfields
5 spaces for each acre developed for active usage
3.   Community meeting or recreation building
1 space for every 50 square feet of floor area
4.   Elementary or secondary school
1 space per classroom and office plus 1 space for every 6 seats in the main auditorium or stadium
5.   Churches and temples
1 space for every 4 seats in the main auditorium
6.   Funeral parlor
1 space for each 4 seats in the main auditorium
7.   Day nurseries/centers
1 space plus 1 space for each employee
8.   Modular homes on a permanent foundation
2 spaces per unit
9.   Home occupations
2 spaces per unit
10.   Bed and Breakfast operations
2 spaces per unit
11.   Hospital
1 space for every employee, plus 15 additional spaces
12.   Group Home
1 space for every employee, plus 2 additional spaces
PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
1.   Private garage.
2.   Private swimming pools and tennis courts.
3.   Private greenhouses not operated for commercial purposes.
4.   Uses and structures clearly incidental and necessary to the permitted principal uses or structures of this district, not involving the conduct of business on the premises, except home occupations not employing any person outside the immediate family and located on the same lot or a contiguous lot under the same ownership.
5.   Temporary buildings used in conjunction with construction work, provided that such buildings are removed promptly upon completion of the construction work.
6.   Solar collectors, either rooftop or ground-mounted, provided they comply with Section 165.08(5).
7.   Satellite dishes, provided they are constructed in the side yard or rear yard only.
8.   Structures attached to the principal building shall be considered part of the principal building and shall conform to the same front, side, and rear setback regulations.
 
SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES AND STRUCTURES
Subject to Section 165.09 and the other requirements contained herein, the Board of Adjustment may permit the following:
1.   Hospitals, sanitariums, rest, nursing, and convalescent homes; homes for orphans and aged on sites of one acre or more; off-street parking and yards comparable for other institutional uses in this chapter to be provided.
2.   Group housing/public housing developments.
3.   Swimming pools, golf courses, and country clubs, except miniature courses or driving ranges operated for a profit.
4.   Railroads and public utilities, but not including equipment storage or maintenance yards and buildings or general administrative and sales offices, provided that any substation or building shall meet the front and rear yard requirements for dwellings and shall provide side yards of not less than 25 feet, and that two parking spaces per substation or one per employee at the site be provided.
5.   Radio towers and antennas which exceed the general height limitations if it is determined that the additional height is necessary to reasonably accommodate amateur communications and will not be detrimental to public health, safety or welfare.
6.   Other special exception uses as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approved by the Board of Adjustment.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
1.   All new structures constructed or placed in R-1 Districts shall have a minimum width of 20 feet and a minimum length of 24 feet as measured at the narrowest points, excluding porches, garages and accessory buildings.
MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH
MINIMUM REQUIRED FRONT, SIDE AND REAR YARDS
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
   Area:   9,600 square feet
   Width:   80 feet
Where a lot is not served by a public or community water or sanitary sewer system, the minimum lot area shall be not less than 20,000 square feet and shall be increased by such amount as determined or necessary by the County Board of Health to provide an adequate absorption field for septic tank use. The width of such lot shall not be less than 125 feet.
 
Dwellings and other non-institutional uses:
   Front:   30 feet
   Rear:   30 feet
   Side:
    one story   8 feet
    two or more stories   10 feet
   Side street, corner lot   25 feet
 
Schools, Churches, or Other Public
or Institutional Buildings:
 
   Front:   35 feet
   Rear:   35 feet
   Side:   20 feet
   Side street, corner lot   25 feet
 
2-and-one-half stories
or
35 feet
 
PERMITTED SIGNS
(See Section 167.18 of this Code of Ordinances)
 
3.   R-2   Residential – Multi-Family Dwelling
R-2
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
R-2
R-2
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
R-2
STATEMENT OF INTENT. The R-2 Multi-Family Residential District is intended to accommodate two-family and multi-family residential development at a greater density that the R-1 District. It is generally limited to already developed areas but may be expanded to include appropriate areas for new development of affordable housing or multi-family housing.
PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES
MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING
1.   Single-family dwellings
2 spaces per unit
2.   Modular homes on a permanent foundation
2 spaces per unit
3.   Condominiums
2 spaces per unit
4.   Two-family dwellings
2 spaces per unit
5.   Multiple-family dwelling
2 spaces per unit
6.   Community meeting or recreation building
1 space for every 50 square feet of floor area
7.   Park, playground, or playfield
5 spaces for each acre developed for active usage
8.   Elementary or secondary school
1 space per classroom and office plus 1 space for every 6 seats in the main auditorium or stadium
9.   Private kindergartens, day nurseries, day-care centers
2 spaces plus 1 space for each employee
10.   Churches and temples
1 space for every 4 seats in the main auditorium
11.   Group housing, public housing developments
1 space per unit
12.   Rooming or boarding house
1 space for every 2 beds
13.   Home occupations
2 spaces plus one for each employee
14.   Bed and breakfast operations
2 spaces plus one for each bedroom
15.   Funeral home
2 spaces
16.   Hospital
1 space for every employee, plus 15 additional spaces
17.   Cemetery
10 spaces plus 1 per acre
18.   Nursing home/care facility
1 space for every employee, plus 6 additional spaces
PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
1.   Private garages.
2.   Private swimming pools and tennis courts.
3.   Private greenhouses not operated for commercial purposes.
4.   Uses and structures clearly incidental and necessary to the permitted principal uses or structures of this district, not involving the conduct of business on the premises, except home occupations located on the same lot or a contiguous lot under the same ownership.
5.   Temporary buildings used in conjunction with construction work, provided that such buildings are removed promptly upon completion of the construction work.
6.   Solar collectors, either rooftop or ground-mounted, provided they comply with Section 165.08(5).
7.   Satellite dishes
SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES AND STRUCTURES
Subject to Section 165.09 and the other requirements contained herein, the Board of Adjustment may permit the following:
1.   Hospitals, sanitariums, rest, nursing and convalescent homes; homes for orphans and aged on sites of one acre or more; off-street parking and yards comparable for other institutional uses of this chapter be provided.
2.   Railroads and public utilities; but not including equipment storage or maintenance yards and buildings or general administrative and sales offices; provided that any substation or building shall meet the front and rear yard requirements for dwellings and shall provide side yards of not less than 25 feet, and that two parking spaces per substation or one per employee at the site be provided.
3.   Any use permitted in the R-1 District, subject to any reasonable requirement as imposed by the Board of Adjustment.
4.   Radio towers and antennas which exceed the general height limitations if it is determined that the additional height is necessary to reasonably accommodate amateur communications and will not be detrimental to public health, safety or welfare.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
1.   All new structures constructed or placed in R-2 Districts shall have a minimum width of 20 feet and a minimum length of 24 feet as measured at the narrowest points, excluding porches, garages and accessory buildings.
MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH
MINIMUM REQUIRED FRONT, SIDE AND REAR YARDS
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
Single-family Dwellings:
   Area:   9,600 square feet
   Width:   60 feet
Two-family Dwellings:
   Area:   9,600 square feet
   Width:   60 feet
Multi-family Dwelling:
   Area:   7,200 square feet for the first unit plus 1,500 square feet for each additional unit up to 12, and 750 square feet for each additional unit over 12.
   Width:      80 feet
 
Dwellings and other non-institutional uses:
   Front:   25 feet
   Rear:   25 feet
   Side:   8 feet
   Side street, corner lot   20 feet
 
Schools, Churches or Other Public
or Institutional Buildings:
 
   Front:   35 feet
   Rear:   35 feet
   Side:   20 feet
   Side street, corner lot   25 feet
 
 
 
 
 
2-and-one-half stories
or
35 feet
 
PERMITTED SIGNS
(See Section 167.18 of this Code of Ordinances)
 
4.   R-3   Residential – Multi-Family Dwelling
R-3
RESIDENTIAL
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING
R-3
R-3
RESIDENTIAL
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING
R-3
STATEMENT OF INTENT. The R-3 Multi-family Residential District is intended to accommodate two-family and multi-family residential development at a greater density that the R-1 District. It is generally limited to already developed areas but may be expanded to include appropriate areas for new development of affordable housing or multi-family housing.
PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES
MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING
1.   Single-family dwellings
2 spaces per unit
2.   Manufactured/Modular homes on a permanent foundation
2 spaces per unit
3.   Condominiums
2 spaces per unit
4.   Two-family dwellings
2 spaces per unit
5.   Multiple-family dwellings
2 spaces per unit
6.   Community meeting or recreation building
1 space for every 50 square feet of floor area.
7.   Park, playground, or playfield
5 spaces for each acre developed for active usage
8.   Elementary or secondary school
1 space per classroom and office plus one space for every 6 seats in the main auditorium or stadium
9.   Private kindergartens, day nurseries, day-care centers
2 spaces plus 1 space for each employee
10.   Churches and temples
1 space for every 4 seats in the main auditorium
11.   Group housing, public housing developments
1 space per unit
12.   Rooming or boarding house
1 space for every 2 beds
13.   Home occupations
2 spaces plus one for each employee
14.   Bed and breakfast operations
2 spaces plus one for each bedroom
PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
1.   Private garages.
2.   Private swimming pools and tennis courts.
3.   Private greenhouses not operated for commercial purposes.
4.   Uses and structures clearly incidental and necessary to the permitted principal uses or structures of this district, not involving the conduct of business on the premises, except home occupations located on the same lot or a contiguous lot under the same ownership.
5.   Temporary buildings used in conjunction with construction work, provided that such buildings are removed promptly upon completion of the construction work.
6.   Solar collectors, either rooftop or ground-mounted, provided they comply with Section 165.08(5).
7.   Satellite dishes.
SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES AND STRUCTURES
Subject to Section 165.09 and the other requirements contained herein, the Board of Adjustment may permit the following:
1.   Hospitals; sanitariums, rest, nursing, and convalescent homes; homes for orphans and aged on sites of one acre or more; off-street parking and yards comparable for other institutional uses of this chapter to be provided.
2.   Railroads and public utilities, but not including equipment storage or maintenance yards and buildings or general administrative and sales offices, provided that any substation or building shall meet the front and rear yard requirements for dwellings and shall provide side yards of not less than 25 feet, and that two parking spaces per substation or one per employee at the site be provided.
3.   Any use permitted in the R-1 District, subject to any reasonable requirement as imposed by the Board of Adjustment.
4.   Radio towers and antennas which exceed the general height limitations if it is determined that the additional height is necessary to reasonably accommodate amateur communications and will not be detrimental to public health, safety or welfare.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
1.   For any manufactured/mobile home/modular home development, all provisions of Chapter 146 of this Code of Ordinances shall be adhered to.
MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH
MINIMUM REQUIRED FRONT, SIDE AND REAR YARDS
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
Single-family Dwellings:
   Area:   9,600 square feet
   Width:   60 feet
Two-family Dwellings:
   Area:   9,600 square feet
   Width:   60 feet
Multi-family Dwelling:
   Area:   7,200 square feet for the first unit plus 1,500 square feet for each additional unit up to 12, and 750 square feet for each additional unit over 12.
   Width:      80 feet
 
Dwellings and other non-institutional uses:
   Front:   25 feet
   Rear:   25 feet
   Side:   8 feet
   Side street, corner lot   20 feet
 
Schools, Churches or Other Public
or Institutional Buildings:
 
   Front:   35 feet
   Rear:   35 feet
   Side:   20 feet
   Side street, corner lot   25 feet
 
 
 
 
 
2-and-one-half stories
or
35 feet
 
PERMITTED SIGNS
(See Section 167.18 of this Code of Ordinances)
 
5.   R-4   Manufactured/Modular/Mobile Home Park
R-4
MANUFACTURED/MODULAR/
MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT
R-4
R-4
MANUFACTURED/MODULAR/
MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT
R-4
STATEMENT OF INTENT. Manufactured/modular or mobile homes used for dwelling purposes shall be placed only in mobile home parks except as determined herein. A mobile home park may be established only in R-4 designated districts.
PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES
MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING
1.   Single-family units
2 spaces per unit
2.   Two-family units
2 spaces per unit
3.   Parks and recreation area not operated for profit
5 spaces for each acre developed for active usage
4.   Community meeting or recreation building not operated for profit
1 space for every 100 square feet of floor area.
5.   Nursery schools and day care centers
3 spaces plus 1 for each employee
6.   Laundromat
1 space per 300 square feet of floor area
PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
1.   Private garages.
2.   Private swimming pools and tennis courts.
3.   Private greenhouses not operated for commercial purposes.
4.   Uses and structures clearly incidental and necessary to the permitted principal uses or structures of this district, not involving the conduct of business on the premises, except home occupations, located on the same lot or a contiguous lot under the same ownership.
5.   Temporary buildings used in conjunction with construction work, provided that such buildings are removed promptly upon completion of the construction work.
6.   Solar collectors, either rooftop or ground-mounted, provided they comply with Section 165.08(5).
7.   Satellite dishes.
8.   A detached building shall be located a minimum of five feet from the principal structure, and 10 feet from the front property line.
9.   Structures attached to the principal building shall be considered part of the principal building and shall conform to the same front, side, and rear setback regulations.
10.   Garages opening onto the alley shall have a rear yard of five feet.
SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES AND STRUCTURES
Subject to Section 165.09 and the other requirements contained herein, the Board of Adjustment may permit the following:
1.   Hospitals; sanitariums, rest, nursing and convalescent homes; homes for orphans and aged on sites of one acre or more; off-street parking and yards comparable for other institutional uses of this chapter to be provided.
2.   Public utilities, but not including equipment storage or maintenance yards and buildings or general administrative and sales offices, provided that any substation or building shall meet the front and rear yard requirements for dwellings and shall provide side yards of not less than 25 feet, and that two parking places per substation or one per employee at the site be provided.
3.   Group housing developments.
4.   Swimming pools, golf courses and country clubs, except miniature courses or driving ranges operated for a profit.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
1.   For any manufactured/mobile home/modular home development, all provisions of Chapter 146 of this Code of Ordinances shall be adhered to.
MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH
MINIMUM REQUIRED FRONT, SIDE AND REAR YARDS
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
Mobile Home:
   Area:   5,500 square feet
   Width:   50 feet
Permanent Single-family Unit:
   Area:   9,600 square feet
   Width:   60 feet
Permanent Two-family Unit:
   Area:   7,200 square feet for the first unit plus 1,500 square feet for the second unit.
   Width:      80 feet
 
   Front:   15 feet
   Rear:   15 feet
   Side:
    single wide   3 feet
    double wide   10 feet
   Side street, corner lot   15 feet
 
 
For Permanent Built Homes:
 
   Front:   25 feet
   Rear:   25 feet
   Side:
    one story   8 feet
    two or more stories   10 feet
 
 
 
 
2 stories
or
20 feet
 
 
 
For Permanent Built Homes:
2 -and-one-half stories or
35 feet
PERMITTED SIGNS
(See Section 167.18 of this Code of Ordinances)
 
6.   C-1   Highway Commercial
C-1
HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL
C-1
C-1
HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL
C-1
STATEMENT OF INTENT:  The C-1 Highway Commercial District is intended to accommodate uses which ordinarily serve the traveling public and commercial uses which generally require land area and access to a major traffic artery.
PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES
MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING
1.   Automotive display, sales, service, and repair
1 space for every 300 square feet of sales,
2.   Lumber yard or building materials sales yard
service or office
3.   Dry cleaners or laundry
floor area
4.   Monument and marker display and sales
5.   Greenhouse and plant nursery
1 space for every 100 square feet
6.   Restaurant, night club, cafe or tavern
of floor area
7.   Dance hall and skating rink
1 space for every 100 square feet of floor area
8.   Bowling alley
5 spaces for each lane or alley
9.   Drive-in bank
4 spaces for each teller window
10.   Motel, hotel or tourist camp
1 space per unit
11.   Dwelling unit above a store or shop
1 space per unit
12.   Bus terminal
6 spaces plus 1 off-street loading space for each bus serving the terminal
13.   Funeral parlor
1 space for each 4 seats in the main auditorium
14.   Farm implement display, sales, service and repair
1 space for every 300 square feet of
15.   Railroads and public utilities but not including storage or maintenance yards and buildings
sales, service or office floor area used
by the industry
16.   Boats, motors, travel trailers, and mobile home display, sales, service, and repair
17.   Rental storage facilities
18.   Retail businesses
19.   Personal service and repair shops
1 space for every 100 square feet of sales, service
20.   Business and professional offices and studios
and office floor area
21.   Laboratories or research establishments
22.   General administrative offices
23.   Brewery (production is limited to 200,000 gallons per year)
1 space for every 300 feet of sales, service or office floor area used by the industry
24.   Brewpub (production is limited to 200,000 gallons per year)
1 space for every 100 square feet of floor area
PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
1.   Uses and structures clearly incidental and necessary to the permitted principal uses or structures of this district.
2.   Storage warehouses used in conjunction with the permitted principal uses or structures of this district.
3.   Temporary buildings used in conjunction with construction work, provided that such buildings are removed promptly upon completion of the construction work.
4.   Solar collectors, either rooftop or ground-mounted, provided they comply with Section 165.08(5).
SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES AND STRUCTURES
1.   Radio towers and antennas which exceed the general height limitations if it is determined that the additional height is necessary to reasonably accommodate amateur communications and will not be detrimental to public health, safety, or welfare.
2.   Other special exception uses as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approved by the Board of Adjustment.
MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH
MINIMUM REQUIRED FRONT
AND SIDE YARDS
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
Commercial Uses: None
 
 
 
   Front:   20 feet
   Street Side, corner lot:   15 feet
 
 
Where an apartment is in conjunction with a store or shop, a rear yard of 20 feet shall be provided and where adjacent to an “A” or “R” District, a side yard of 10 feet and a rear yard of 20 feet shall be provided.
2-and-one-half stories
or
35 feet
 
 
PERMITTED SIGNS
(See Section 167.18 of this Code of Ordinances)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
1.   No outside storage shall be permitted for rental storage facilities.
 
7.   C-2   General Office and Retail
C-2
GENERAL OFFICE AND RETAIL DISTRICT
C-2
C-2
GENERAL OFFICE AND RETAIL DISTRICT
C-2
STATEMENT OF INTENT:  The General Office and Retail District is intended to accommodate the Central Business District, where parking is severely limited, and the minimum required yard requirements are waived.
PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES
MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING
1.   Dry cleaners
2.   Bus terminal
3.   Clubs and lodges
4.   Retail businesses
No
5.   Personal service and repair shops
6.   Business and professional offices and studios
off-street parking
7.   Medical, dental, chiropractic clinics
8.   Restaurants, night club, cafe or tavern
required
9.   Public buildings and utilities but not including storage or maintenance yards or buildings
10.   Public garages, public/private storage garages, and parking lots
11.   Plumbing and heating sales, service and repair shops
12.   Hotels and motels
13.   Printing, publishing, and engraving
14.   Dance or music schools
15.   Commercial amusements
16.   Wholesale display and salesroom
17.   Brewery (production is limited to 200,000 gallons per year)
1 space for every 300 feet of sales, service, or office floor area used by the industry
18.   Brewpub (production is limited to 200,000 gallons per year)
1 space for every 100 square feet of floor area
19.   Dwelling unit above a store or shop
1 space per dwelling unit
PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
1.   Uses and structures clearly incidental and necessary to the permitted principal uses or structures of this district.
2.   Storage warehouses used in conjunction with the permitted principal uses or structures of this district.
3.   Temporary buildings used in conjunction with construction work, provided that such buildings are removed promptly upon completion of the construction work.
4.   Rooftop solar collectors, provided they comply with Section 165.08(5).
SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES AND STRUCTURES
1.   Any use permitted in the C-1 District, subject to any reasonable requirement as imposed by the Board of Adjustment.
2.   Radio towers and antennas which exceed the general height limitations if it is determined that the additional height is necessary to reasonably accommodate amateur communications and will not be detrimental to public health, safety or welfare.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
1.   No dwelling units shall be permitted in any basement of any commercial building. Second story apartments will be permitted in commercial buildings subject to approval by the Fire Chief.
2.   If a building or structure connected on one or two sides to another building or structure is destroyed, the original building or structure needs to, at the vary least, appear to be within one story in height of the neighboring buildings.
MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH
MINIMUM REQUIRED FRONT, SIDE
AND REAR YARDS
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
Commercial Uses: None
 
 
 
Commercial Uses: None, except where an apartment is in conjunction with a store or shop, a rear yard of 20 feet shall be provided, and where adjacent to an “R” District, a front or side yard of 10 feet and a rear yard of 20 feet shall be provided.
 
4 stories
or
50 feet
 
PERMITTED SIGNS
(See Section 167.18 of this Code of Ordinances)
 
8.   M-1   Industrial Park
M-1
INDUSTRIAL PARK
M-1
M-1
INDUSTRIAL PARK
M-1
STATEMENT OF INTENT: The M-1 Light Industrial District is designed to accommodate various industrial and warehousing uses and through the use of appropriate standards, encourage the development of an area that will have minimal adverse effects on adjoining properties.
PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES
MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING
1.   Manufacturing and processing uses that are wholly contained within a building and create no offensive noise, dust, odor, or vibration
1 space for every 2 employees, plus 1 space for each
vehicle used by the industry
2.   Wholesaling and warehousing uses but not including the bulk storage of liquid fertilizer or petroleum used by the industry
3.   Farm implement display, sales, service, and storage
4.   Lumber yard and building material sale and storage
5.   Truck and freight terminal
1 space for every 2 employees per shift, plus 1 space for
6.   Automotive and truck display, sales, repair and storage
each vehicle used by the industry
7.   Tool, die, gauge, and machine shops
8.   Railroads and public utilities including storage and maintenance yards
9.   Animal hospital
1 place for every 400 square feet of sales, service or office floor area
10.   Laboratories or research establishments
1 place for every 2 employees, plus 1 place for each vehicle used by the industry
11.   General administrative offices
1 place for every 2 employees, plus 1 place for each vehicle used by the industry
12.   Rental storage facilities
1 place for each employee plus 1 place for each vehicle used by the industry
PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
1.   Uses and structures clearly incidental to the permitted principal uses or structures of this district.
2.   Temporary buildings used in conjunction with construction work provided that such buildings are removed promptly upon completion of the construction work.
3.   Dwelling units for watchmen or caretakers employed on the premises provided that an open yard of at least 2,400 square feet is reserved and maintained for use by the occupants.
4.   Solar collectors, either rooftop or ground-mounted, provided they comply with Section 165.08(5).
SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES AND STRUCTURES
1.   Any use permitted in the C-1 District, subject to any reasonable requirement as imposed by the Board of Adjustment.
2.   Radio towers and antennas which exceed the general height limitations if it is determined that the additional height is necessary to reasonably accommodate amateur communications and will not be detrimental to public health, safety, or welfare.
 
MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH
MINIMUM REQUIRED FRONT, SIDE AND REAR YARDS
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
 
None
 
   Front:   25 feet
   Rear:   25 feet
   Side:   20 feet
   Side Street, corner lot   25 feet
 
 
 
60 feet
 
 
PERMITTED SIGNS
(See Section 167.18 of this Code of Ordinances)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
1.   Exterior storage other than the display of finished products for retail sale shall be enclosed by a six-foot high fence or suitable landscaping planting, the design or type of which shall be approved by the Commission, and which will screen the stored materials from the view of adjacent public streets, places of public assembly, parks, recreation areas, and residential properties.
2.   No raw material, finished product, or waste product which may cause dust or odor which would adversely affect adjoining properties shall be stored outside a building, nor shall any other junk, debris, or waste product be permitted to accumulate on the site.
3.   For rental storage facilities, outside storage shall be permitted only in the rear lot area provided the area is enclosed with an eight-foot chain link fence.
 
9.   M-2   Industrial
M-2
INDUSTRIAL
M-2
M-2
INDUSTRIAL
M-2
PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES
MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING
1.   Manufacturing and processing uses.
1 space for every 2 employees plus 1 space for each vehicle used by the industry
2.   Animal hospital
1 space for every 200 square feet of sales, service or office floor area
3.   Wholesaling and warehousing not including the bulk storage of liquid fertilizer or petroleum products under pressure
4.   Farm implement display, sales, service and repair
5.   Lumber yard and building material sale and storage
6.   Truck and freight terminal
7.   Truck display, sales, repair and storage
1 space for each employee
8.   Grain storage bins
9.   Grain elevator and feed mill
plus 1 space for each vehicle
10.   Welding and repair shop
11.   Tool, die, gauge and machine shops
used by the industry
12.   Public utilities including storage and maintenance yards
13.   Automobile paint and body shops
14.   Plumbing, heating, air conditioning and sheet metal shops
15.   Processing and handling of cheese, butter and other milk products
16.   Concrete products manufacture and central mixing and proportioning plant
17.   Fertilizer manufacture or blending
18.   Iron and steel fabrication
19.   Rental storage facilities
20.   Communications structures
21.   Solar farm or solar garden
All uses shall provide at least one loading space for each 10,000 square feet of floor area.
PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
1.   Uses and structures clearly incidental and necessary to the permitted principal uses or structures of this district.
2.   Temporary buildings used in conjunction with construction work provided that such buildings are removed promptly upon completion of the construction work.
3.   Dwelling units for watchmen or caretakers employed on the premises provided that an open yard of at least 2,400 square feet is reserved and maintained for use by the occupants.
4.   Solar collectors, either rooftop or ground-mounted, provided they comply with Section 165.08(5).
 
SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES AND STRUCTURES
Subject to Section 165.09 and the other requirements contained herein, the Board of Adjustment may permit the following:
1.   Stockyards, rendering works, loading pens, buying stations and/or sale barns and yards, commercial feedlots, and commercial poultry raising, provided that it is not closer than one-fourth (¼) mile to any dwelling unit other than that of the owner or operator, or any park, school, church or place of public assembly, and that the provisions of drainage, sanitation, waste disposal, and fly control are approved by the Local Health officer, and that it is located so that prevailing winds will not cause dust or odors to create a nuisance for developed properties in the vicinity; and that one parking space for each employee and one space for each vehicle used by the industry be provided.
2.   Auto wrecking and junk yards on sites of ten (10) acres or more, provided that the front yard be maintained as an open space free of weeds and debris; that the site be enclosed with an 8-foot high fence or a suitable landscape planting that will screen the operation from the view of adjacent public streets and places of public assembly, parks, recreation areas and residential properties; and that a minimum of one parking space for each employee and one space for each vehicle used by the facility be provided.
3.   Any use permitted in the M-1 District, subject to any reasonable requirement as imposed by the Board of Adjustment.
 
MINIMUM LOT AREA AND WIDTH
MINIMUM REQUIRED FRONT, SIDE AND REAR YARDS
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
 
None
 
   Front:   25 feet
   Rear:   25 feet
   Side:   20 feet
   Side Street, corner lot   25 feet
 
 
 
None
 
 
PERMITTED SIGNS
(See Section 167.18 of this Code of Ordinances)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
1.   No raw material, finished product or waste product which may cause dust or odor which would adversely affect adjoining properties shall be stored outside a building nor shall any other debris or waste product be permitted to accumulate on the site.
2.   For rental storage facilities, outside storage shall be permitted only in the rear lot area provided the area is enclosed with an 8-foot chain link fence.