13.1.1

Uses/Structures Permitted.

Unless specifically prohibited in a particular zoning district, the following uses and structures are permitted by right in all districts.

A.

Deleted by Ord. No. 24-2021;

B.

Unlighted recreational facilities, including parks, playgrounds, stadiums, etc.;

C.

Accessory Structures/Accessory Dwelling Units;

D.

Class 1 Clubs or Lodges.

13.1.2

Uses/Structures Permitted on Appeal:

Unless specifically prohibited in a particular zoning district, the following uses and structures are permitted by right in all districts.

A.

Public Utilities such as electric and gas substations and water/wastewater pumping stations;

B.

Public buildings of a proprietary nature;

C.

General hospitals for humans (including nursing homes and assisted living facilities); institutional uses;

D.

Semi-public buildings and uses, including private schools, churches and childcare and adult care facilities unless otherwise allowed;

E.

Lights for recreational facilities (subject to regulations based on the neighborhood, zoning district, and surrounding area that may limit the time of day and the number and nature of lights allowed);

F.

Public and semi-public buildings with heights greater than three (3) stories or fifty (50) feet;

G.

Class 2 Clubs or Lodges;

13.1.3

Uses Prohibited.

A.

On-street and off-street parking of motorized vehicles in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds and/or with more than six (6) wheels is prohibited in all residential zoning districts and in all residential areas of mixed use districts.

B.

Any occupancy of a dwelling unit by a group of people that do not meet the definition of a "Family" as defined herein.

(Ord. No. 20-2019, 10-5-20; Ord. No. 20-2023, 12-7-20; Ord. No. 22-2004, 2-7-22; Ord. No. 24-2021, § 1, 7-1-24)

Automobile filling stations, regardless of the district in which they are located, shall, in addition to any other set back requirements, locate pump islands and gas pumps at least ten (10) feet back from all property lines and rights-of-way.

A premises principally used as a residence but in which one (1) or more people operate a business or commercial enterprise, provided, however:

A.

No customers may come to this address;

B.

No person other than residents may work with this business at this address;

C.

No outside storage of products or equipment other than a personal vehicle used for business purposes;

D.

No commercial signs of any kind may be placed on the premises;

E.

This address cannot be used to advertise the business; and

F.

No activity shall be conducted at this address that creates visible evidence that the resident is engaging in a business.

Editor's note— Per the city's direction, §§ 13.4, 13.5, have been redesignated as §§ 13.3, 13.4.

A premises principally used as a residence but in which one (1) or more people operate a business or commercial enterprise, provided, however:

A.

The business or commercial enterprise is conducted entirely within a dwelling;

B.

The business or commercial enterprise is carried on solely by the inhabitants of the dwelling;

C.

The business or commercial enterprise requires and actually uses less than twenty-five percent (25%) of total floor area;

D.

The business or commercial enterprise is clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the dwelling;

E.

The business or commercial enterprise does not change the residential character of the dwelling, meaning that there shall be no major change in the outside appearance of the building or premises, or other visible evidence of the conduct of such home occupation;

F.

The business or commercial enterprise must be such that it can be conducted without any significant adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood and shall not cause or encourage an amount of vehicular or pedestrian traffic not normally associated with the residential area in which it is conducted;

G.

Any need for parking associated with the business or commercial enterprise shall be met off the street;

H.

No equipment or process shall be used which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes or odors detectable to the normal senses off the lot;

I.

No equipment or process shall be used which creates electrical interference affecting radio or television receivers off the premises, or creates fluctuations in the voltage off the premises;

J.

No public display of goods is allowed.

Home Occupations are allowed one (1) advertising or location sign located on premise which shall not exceed four (4) square feet in area. Examples of home occupation are: dressmaking, the taking of boarders and the leasing or renting of rooms, tutoring, and teaching. It may include an office for any professional or business use where traffic generated would not be detrimental to the neighborhood.

The conducting of a health clinic, hospital, barbershop, beauty parlor, tearoom, or animal hospital shall not be deemed to be a home occupation.

Editor's note— See editor's note to § 13.3.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 22-2018, adopted May 2, 2022, repealed Section 13.5. Former Section 13.5 pertained to duplexes and derived Ord. No. 21-2003, adopted April 5, 2021.