Florence City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
PART 1
Jurisdiction, Zoning Districts, and Land Uses
Sections
- ARTICLE 1 TITLE, PURPOSE, JURISDICTION, AND APPLICABILITY
- Division 1-1.1 Title and Reference
- Division 1-1.2 Authority, Purposes, and Jurisdiction
- Division 1-1.3 Applicability, Vested Rights, Pending Applications, and Transitional Provisions
- ARTICLE 2 ZONING DISTRICTS AND LAND USES
- Division 1-2.1 Purpose and Application of Article
- Division 1-2.2 Zoning District
- Division 1-2.3 Historic Conservation
- Division 1-2.4 Downtown Design Districts
- Division 1-2.5 Florence Airport Compatibility District
- Division 1-2.6 Jeffries Creek (JC) Protection Overlay District
- Division 1-2.7 Land Uses
- Sec. 1-2.7.1 Interpretation of Use Tables
- Sec. 1-2.7.2 Residential and Commercial Uses of the Home
- Sec. 1-2.7.3 Institutional, Recreation, an Amusement Uses
- Sec. 1-2.7.4 Commercial Uses
- Sec. 1-2.7.5 Industrial, Logistics, and Storage Uses
- Sec. 1-2.7.6 Communications, Utility, and Transportation
- Sec. 1-2.7.7 Agriculture Uses
- Sec. 1-2.7.8 Unlisted and Functionally Similar Uses
- Sec. 1-2.7.9 Prohibited Uses
- Division 1-2.8 Conditional and Permitted Special Exception Use Standards
- Sec. 1-2.8.1 Application of Division
- Sec. 1-2.8.2 Residential and Commercial Use of the Home Standards
- Sec. 1-2.8.3 Institutional, Recreation, and Amusement Use Standards
- Sec. 1-2.8.4 Commercial Use Standards
- Sec. 1-2.8.5 Industrial, Logistics, and Storage Use Standards
- Sec. 1-2.8.6 Communications, Utility, and Transportation Use Standards
- Sec. 1-2.8.7 Agriculture Use Standards
- Division 1-2.9 Temporary Uses
- Division 1-2.10 Accessory Uses
PART 2
Development Yield and Lot Standards
Sections
- ARTICLE 3 STANDARDS OF DEVELOPMENT
- Division 2-3.1 Purpose and Application
- ARTICLE 4 RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
- ARTICLE 5 EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS
- Division 2-5.1 Purpose and Applicability
- Division 2-5.2 Development Standards
- ARTICLE 6 NONRESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT
- Division 2-6.1 Development Standards
- ARTICLE 7 BONUSES
PART 3
Buildings and Structures
Sections
- ARTICLE 8 SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS
- Division 3-8.1 Supplemental Residential Standards
- Sec. 3-8.1.1 Permitted Encroachments
- Sec. 3-8.1.2 Fences, Walls, and Hedges
- Sec. 3-8.1.3 Decks, Balconies, and Porches
- Sec. 3-8.1.4 Swimming Pools and Spas
- Sec. 3-8.1.5 Satellite Dishes and Antennae
- Sec. 3-8.1.6 Renewable Energy Systems
- Sec.3-8.1.7 Solid Waste Storage and Collection
- Sec. 3-8.1.8 Animal Pens and Dog Runs
- Sec. 3-8.1.9 Accessory Buildings and Structures
- Sec. 3-8.1.10 Height Exceptions
- Division 3-8.2 Supplemental Nonresidential Standards
- Division 3-8.3 Special Building Standards
- Division 3-8.1 Supplemental Residential Standards
PART 4
Site Design and Development
Sections
- ARTICLE 9 PARKING AND LOADING
- Division 4-9.1 Purpose and Applicability
- Division 4-9.2 Required Parking and Loading
- Division 4-9.3 Standards for Parking and Loading Areas
- ARTICLE 10 LANDSCAPING AND BUFFERING
- Division 4-10.1 Purpose and Application
- Division 4-10.2 Development Landscaping
- Division 4-10.3 Bufferyards
- Division 4-10.4 Tree Preservation, Credit, and Replacement
- Division 4-10.5 Tree Protection
- Division 4-10.6 Landscape Plan, Installation, and Maintenance
- ARTICLE 11 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY STANDARDS
- Division 4-11.1 Lighting
- Division Division 4-11.2 Noise and Vibration
- Division 4-11.3 Sight Clearance
- ARTICLE 12 STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD PREVENTION
- Division 4-12.1 Purpose and Applicability
- Division 4-12.2 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs)
- Division 4-12.3 Storm Drainage
- Sec. 4-12.3.1 General Requirements
- Sec. 4-12.3.2 Drainage System Standards
- Sec. 4-12.3.3 Site Detention
- Sec. 4-12.3.4 Drainage Easements
- Sec. 4-12.3.5 Natural Primary and / or Major Drainage Channel Requirements
- Sec. 4-12.3.6 Channel Floodplain Requirements
- Sec. 4-12.3.7 Bridge and Culvert Standards
- Sec. 4-12.3.8 Closed Storm Sewer Standards
- Sec. 4-12.3.9 Open Paved Storm Drainage
- Sec. 4-12.3.10 Areas Outside of a Subdivision or Development
- Sec. 4-12.3.11 Existing Open Ditches
- Sec. 4-12.3.12 Soil Suitability Analysis
- Sec. 4-12.3.13 Grading of Land and Transitions to Adjoining Property
- Division 4-12.4 Construction and Post-Construction Standards
- Division 4-12.5 Riparian Buffers
- Division 4-12.6 Flood Prevention
- Division 4-12.7 NPDES Special Conditions
- Sec. 4-12.7.1 Continuation of the Expired General Permit
- Sec. 4-12.7.2 Requiring an Individual Permit or an Alternative General Permit
- Sec. 4-12.7.3 Release in Excess of Reportable Quantities
- Sec. 4-12.7.4 Attainment of Water Quality Standards after Authorization
- Sec. 4-12.7.5 Retention of Records
- Sec. 4-12.7.6 Water Quality Protection
- Division 4-12.8 Termination of Coverage
- ARTICLE 13 PUBLIC FACILITIES
- Division 4-13.1 Purpose and Applicability
- Division 4-13.2 Special Features and Sites
- Division 4-13.3 Streets and Sidewalks
- Sec. 4-13.3.1 Compliance with the Thoroughfare Plan
- Sec.4-13.3.2 Street Design Objectives
- Sec. 4-13.3.3 Street Standards
- Sec. 4-13.3.4 Performance Standards for Residential Streets
- Sec. 4-13.3.5 Private Streets
- Sec. 4-13.3.6 Cul-De-Sacs and Looped Drives
- Sec. 4-13.3.7 Service Alleys
- Sec. 4-13.3.8 Street Intersections
- Sec. 4-13.3.9 Curves and Grades
- Sec. 4-13.3.10 Construction Specifications
- Sec. 4-13.3.11 Curbs and Gutters
- Sec. 4-13.3.12 Sidewalks
- Sec. 4-13.3.13 Pedestrian Paths
- Sec. 4-13.3.14 Nonelectrical Traffic Control Signs and Devices
- Sec. 4-13.3.15 Signs, Mailboxes, Driveways within the Public Right-of-Way
- Division 4-13.4 Public Utilities and Street Lights
- Division 4-13.5 Airport Protection
- Sec. 4-13.5.1 Approach Zones
- Sec. 4-13.5.2 Transitional Zones
- Sec. 4-13.5.3 Horizontal Zones
- Sec. 4-13.5.4 Conical Zones
- Sec. 4-13.5.5 Permitted and Prohibited Uses
- Sec. 4-13.5.6 Height Restrictions
- Sec. 4-13.5.7 Noise Restrictions
- Sec. 4-13.5.8 Lighting Restrictions
- Sec. 4-13.5.9 Regulations Applicable to Existing Structures in the ACO District
- ARTICLE 14 GENERAL SUBDIVISION STANDARDS
- Division 4-14.1 Purpose and Applicability
- Division 4-14.2 Subdivision and Development Design
- Division 4-14.3 Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions
- Division 4-14.4 Subdivision Improvements and Guarantees
- ARTICLE 15 UNIQUE DEVELOPMENTS
- Division 4-15.1 Purpose and Applicability
- Division 4-15.2 Alternate Development Standards
- ARTICLE 16 SPECIAL SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Division 4-16.1 Special Site Development Standards
- Sec. 4-16.1.1 Duplex Site Development Standards
- Sec. 4-16.1.2 Multiplex Site Development Standards
- Sec. 4-16.1.3 Multi-Family Site Development Standards
- Sec. 4-16.1.4 Restaurant, Drive-In or Drive-Through
- Sec. 4-16.1.5 Fueling Stations, Light Automobile Service, and Car Wash Site Development Standards
- Sec. 4-16.1.6 Truck Stop / Truck Wash Site Development Standards
- Sec. 4-16.1.7 Sexually Oriented Business Site Development Standards
- Sec. 4-16.1.8 Self Storage Site Development Standards
- Sec. 4-16.1.9 Attached Telecommunications Facilities Site Development Standards
- Sec. 4-16.1.10 Freestanding Telecommunications Towers and Facilities (Stealth and Non-Stealth) Site Development Standards
- Sec. 4-16.1.11 Recycling Collection Facilities
- Sec. 4-16.1.12 Waste Transfer Stations
- Sec. 4-16.1.13 Electrical Substation Site Development Standards
- Sec. 4-16.1.14 Requirements for Properties Containing Graves, Cemeteries, and Graveyards
- Division 4-16.2 Development Standards for Historically Designated Properties
- Division 4-16.3 Downtown Design Districts Site Development Guidelines
- Division 4-16.1 Special Site Development Standards
PART 5
Sign Regulations
Sections
- ARTICLE 17 PURPOSE, APPLICABILITY AND CONFORMANCE
- Division 5-17.1 Purpose, Applicability and Conformance
- Division 5-17.2 Signs on Private Property
- ARTICLE 18 ADDITIONAL STANDARDS
- Division 5-18.1 Additional Standards
- Division 5-18.2 Development Standards
- Division 5-18.3 Sign Measurement
- Division 5-18.4 Abandoned, Unsafe, and Non-conforming Signs
- Division 5-18.5 Relocation of Billboard Due to Governmental Land Acquisition
PART 6
Administration
Sections
- ARTICLE 19 NONCONFORMITIES
- Division 6-19.1 Purpose and Applicability
- Division 6-19.2 Classification of Nonconformities
- Division 6-19.3 General Regulations
- Division 6-19.4 Compliance Thresholds
- Division 6-19.5 Conversion of Nonconformities
- ARTICLE 20 ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES
- Division 6-20.1 Purpose and Applicability of Article
- Division 6-20.2 Bodies Established and Authorized by the Code of Ordinances
- Division 6-20.3 City Staff
- ARTICLE 21 PERMITS AND PROCEDURES
- Division 6-21.1 Determinations, Approvals, and Permits
- Division 6-21.2 Purpose and Application of Article
- Division 6-21.3 Application Requirements for Administrative Permits
- Division 6-21.4 Application Requirements for Public Meeting Permits
- Division 6-21.5 Standardized Development Review Procedures
- Sec. 6-21.5.1 Procedure for Review of Applications
- Sec. 6-21.5.2 Pre-Application Conference
- Sec. 6-21.5.3 Application
- Sec. 6-21.5.4 Fees
- Sec. 6-21.5.5 Application Completeness Review
- Sec. 6-21.5.6 Staff Review and Referral
- Sec. 6-21.5.7 Termination of Inactive Applications
- Sec. 6-21.5.8 Additional Recommendations
- Sec. 6-21.5.9 Public Notice
- Sec. 6-21.5.10 Public Meetings and Hearings
- Sec. 6-21.5.11 Continuances and Withdrawal
- Sec. 6-21.5.12 Effect of Approval
- Sec. 6-21.5.13 Successive Applications
- Division 6-21.6 Administrative Procedures
- Sec. 6-21.6.1 Certificate of Zoning Compliance
- Sec. 6-21.6.2 Certificate of Zoning Compliance - Conditional Use
- Sec. 6-21.6.3 Temporary Use Permit
- Sec. 6-21.6.4 Minor Changes to a Planned Development Site Plan
- Sec. 6-21.6.5 Development Plan
- Sec. 6-21.6.6 Final Plat
- Sec. 6-21.6.7 Summary Approval of Final Plat
- Sec. 6-21.6.8 Floodplain Development Permit
- Sec. 6-21.6.9 Drainage Plan
- Sec. 6-21.6.10 Land Disturbance Permit; Level I and Level II SWPPP
- Sec. 6-21.6.11 Sign Permit
- Sec. 6-21.6.12 Certificate of Appropriateness in the Downtown Design Districts
- Sec. 6-21.6.13 Certificate of Completion
- Sec. 6-21.6.14 Design Review
- Sec. 6-21.6.15 Building Permit
- Sec. 6-21.6.16 Occupancy Permit
- Division 6-21.7 Public Meeting and Hearing Procedures
- Sec. 6-21.7.1 Temporary Use Permit
- Sec. 6-21.7.2 Site Plan
- Sec. 6-21.7.3 Sketch Plan
- Sec. 6-21.7.4 Development Plan Appeal
- Sec. 6-21.7.5 Final Plat Appeal
- Sec. 6-21.7.6 Petition to Designate Historic Properties or Districts
- Sec. 6-21.7.7 City Designation of Historic Properties or Districts
- Sec. 6-21.7.8 Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places
- Sec. 6-21.7.9 Certificate of Appropriateness in the Downtown Design Districts
- Sec. 6-21.7.10 Certificate of Appropriateness for Historically Designated Properties
- Sec. 6-21.7.11 Permitted Special Exception Use Approval
- Sec. 6-21.7.12 Zone Change
- Sec. 6-21.7.13 Text Amendments
- Sec. 6-21.7.14 Variance
- Sec. 6-21.7.15 Minor Adjustments
- Sec. 6-21.7.16 Administrative Appeal
- Sec. 6-21.7.17 Appeals to the City Council
- ARTICLE 22 VARIANCES, APPEALS, AND INTERPRETATIONS
- ARTICLE 23 ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES
- Division 6-23.1 Enforcement Procedures
- Sec. 6-23.1.1 Purpose and Application
- Sec. 6-23.1.2 Violations
- Sec. 6-23.1.3 Enforcement
- Sec. 6-23.1.4 Enforcement of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Provisions
- Sec. 6-23.1.5 Immediate Enforcement Powers
- Sec. 6-23.1.6 Abatement
- Sec. 6-23.1.7 Judicial Remedies
- Sec. 6-23.1.8 Special Provisions for Permitted Special Exception Uses
- Sec. 6-23.1.9 Special Provisions for Historic Preservation
- Division 6-23.2 Legal Status
- Division 6-23.1 Enforcement Procedures
PART 7
Measurements and Words
Sections
- ARTICLE 24 MEASUREMENTS AND CALCULATIONS
- Division 7-24.1 Measurements
- Division 7-24.2 Calculations
- ARTICLE 25 WORD USAGE AND DEFINITIONS
- Division 7-25.1 Word Usage
- Division 7-25.2 Definitions
- 1 to 9
- (A)
- Accessory Dwelling Unit
- A
- A
- Adult Bookstore, Adult Novelty Store, Adult Video Store
- Adult Cabaret
- Adult Entertainment
- Adult Motel
- Adult Motion Picture Theater
- Adult Theater
- Agent
- A
- A
- Agriculture
- Airport
- Alcoholic Beverage Sales, Offsite Consumption
- Alcoholic Beverage Sales, Onsite Consumption
- Alley
- Alteration
- A
- Approved or Approval
- A
- A
- Asphalt or Concrete Plant
- Assisted Living Facility
- (B)
- (C)
- Caliper
- Canopy
- C
- Cemetery
- Certificate of Historical Appropriateness
- Child Care Center
- Child Care, In-Home
- City
- City Code
- City Staff
- Clean Water Act
- Commercial Amusement, Indoor
- Commercial Amusement, Outdoor
- Commercial and Industrial Water Use
- C
- Commercial Retail
- Commercial Stables
- Commercial Vehicle
- Commercial Warehousing and Logistics
- C
- Community Recycling Bin
- Comprehensive Plan
- Conditionally Approved or Conditional Approval
- Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR)
- Conformity / Conforming
- Construction Activity
- Construction Yard, Temporary
- Cottage
- Crime Against Morality and Decency
- Critical Facilities
- (D)
- (E)
- (F)
- (G)
- (H)
- (I)
- (J)
- (K)
- (L)
- (M)
- (N)
- N
- Natural Drainage-way
- Natural Waterway
- N
- Nonconforming Building
- Nonconforming Landscaping
- Nonconforming Lots
- Nonconforming Parking
- Nonconforming Structure
- Nonconforming Use
- No Rise
- Nonstructural Development
- Non-Substantial Improvements
- NPDES Permit
- Nude Model Studio
- Nudity or State of Nudity
- Nursery or Greenhouse (Wholesale or Retail)
- Nursing Home
- (O)
- (P)
- Parcel Proposed for Development
- Parking (Stand-Alone Lot) and Transit Facilities
- Patio
- Patio Home
- Person
- Personal Services
- Phased Development Plan
- Photovoltaic Array
- Place of Public Assembly
- Planned Cluster
- Planned Residential
- Planning Commission (Commission)
- Planning Commission Secretary
- Plat (plan)
- Plot (Manufactured Home Plot)
- Police or Fire Stations
- Porch, Enclosed
- Porch, Open
- Portable Storage Units
- Post Office
- Private Club
- Private Improvement
- Professional Services, Instruction, or Counseling
- Protective Care
- Public Improvement
- Public Space
- (Q)
- (R)
- Real Property
- Receiving Waters
- Reconstruction
- Recreation, Indoor
- Recreation, Outdoor
- Recreational Facilities
- Recreational Vehicle
- Recycling, Drop-Off
- Recycling and Salvage
- Redevelopment
- Regional Improvement
- Regulation(s)
- R
- Reserved Strip
- Restaurant, Drive-In or Drive-Through
- Restaurant, No Drive-In or Drive-Through
- Re-subdivision
- Riparian Buffer
- Runoff
- (S)
- Seasonal Sales
- Secondary Drainage Channel
- S
- Self-Storage Facility
- Semi-Nude
- Services
- Services, Commercial
- Setback
- Sex Crime
- Sexual Encounter Center
- Sexually Oriented Business
- Shallow Flooding Areas (AO or AH Zones)
- S
- Shrub
- Sidewalk Sales and Farmers' Markets
- Sight Distance Triangle
- Sign
- Sign, Abandoned
- Sign, Advertising
- Sign, Animated
- Sign, Awning, Canopy, or Marquee
- Sign, Building
- S
- Sign, Changeable Copy
- Sign, Directional
- Sign Face
- Sign Face Area
- Sign, Free-Standing
- Sign, Identification
- S
- S
- Sign, Permanent
- Sign, Political
- Sign, Portable
- Sign, Projecting
- Sign, Roof
- Sign, Roof Integral
- Sign, Temporary
- Sign, Wall
- Sign, Window
- Single-Family
- Single-Family Attached
- Single-Family Cluster
- Site Specific Development Plan
- Skate Park
- Source Water Protection Areas
- Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
- Specialty Use
- Specified Anatomical Areas
- Specified Criminal Act
- Specified Sexual Activities
- Staff
- Start of Construction
- Storage Yard
- Storm Drain
- Storm Drainage System
- Storm Drainage Plan
- Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs)
- Stormwater Management
- Stormwater Management and Sediment Control Plan
- Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
- Stormwater Runoff
- Street(s)
- Structure
- Structural soil
- Subdivider
- Subdivision
- Substantial Change
- Substantial Damage
- Substantial Hardship
- Substantial Improvement
- S
- Surveyor
- (T)
- (U)
- (V)
- (W)
- (X)
- (Y)
- (Z)
Appendix A
Best Building and Site Design Practices
Sections
- DIVISION A-1.1 ON-SITE ENERGY EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS
- DIVISION A-1.2 SPECIAL BUILDING STANDARDS
Appendix C
Planting Details
Sections
- PLANTING NOTES
- DIVISION D-1.1 ON-SITE ENERGY EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS
- DIVISION D-1.2 SPECIAL BUILDING STANDARDS