Gas City City Zoning Code
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
§ 151.020 ZONE MAP.
A map entitled “Gas City Zone Map” is hereby adopted as part of this chapter. The zone map shall be kept on file and available for examination in the office of the City Clerk Treasurer in the City Hall.
(Prior Code, § 36-7-4-600-801) (Ord. 712, passed 4-2-1957; Ord. 1964-9, passed 9-15-1964; Ord. 1965-4, passed 3-2-1965; Ord. 1966-2, passed 3-1-1966; Ord. 1967-7, passed 6-6-1967; Ord. 1968-5, passed 8-6-1968; Ord. passed 8-4-1970; Ord. 1977-12, passed 11-1-1977; Ord. 1978-18, passed 12-5-1978; Ord. 1980-8, passed 9-16-1980; Ord. 1980-11, passed 11-4-1980; Ord. 1982-1, passed 6-1-1982; Ord. 1985–5, passed 11-19-1985)
§ 151.021 ZONE DISTRICTS.
The city is hereby divided into the zoning districts stated in this chapter as shown by the district boundaries on the zone map. The districts are:
C-1 | Conservation |
B-1 | Business |
B-2 | Business |
I-1 | Industrial |
R-1 | Residential |
R-2 | Residential |
R-3 | Residential |
(Prior Code, § 36-7-4-600-202) (Ord. 712, passed 4-2-1957; Ord. 1964-9, passed 9-15-1964; Ord. 1965-4, passed 3-2-1965; Ord. 1966-2, passed 3-1-1966; Ord. 1967-7, passed 6-6-1967; Ord. 1968-5, passed 8-6-1968; Ord. passed 8-4-1970; Ord. 1977-12, passed 11-1-1977; Ord. 1978-18, passed 12-5-1978; Ord. 1980-8, passed 9-16-1980; Ord. 1980-11, passed 11-4-1980; Ord. 1982-1, passed 6-1-1982; Ord. 1985–5, passed 11-19-1985)
§ 151.022 DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
District boundaries shown within the lines of streets, streams, and transportation rights-of-way shall be deemed to follow the center lines. The vacation of streets shall not affect the location of such district boundaries. When the Administrative Officer cannot definitely determine the location of a district boundary by such center lines, by the scale or dimensions stated on the zone map, or by the fact that it clearly coincides with a property line, he or she shall refuse action, and the Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals, upon appeal, shall interpret the location of the district boundary with reference to the scale of the zone map and the purpose set forth in all relevant provisions of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 36-7-4-600-203) (Ord. 712, passed 4-2-1957; Ord. 1964-9, passed 9-15-1964; Ord. 1965-4, passed 3-2-1965; Ord. 1966-2, passed 3-1-1966; Ord. 1967-7, passed 6-6-1967; Ord. 1968-5, passed 8-6-1968; Ord. passed 8-4-1970; Ord. 1977-12, passed 11-1-1977; Ord. 1978-18, passed 12-5-1978; Ord. 1980-8, passed 9-16-1980; Ord. 1980-11, passed 11-4-1980; Ord. 1982-1, passed 6-1-1982; Ord. 1985–5, passed 11-19-1985)
§ 151.023 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
Districts designated for residential use, R-1, R-2, and R-3, are limited to dwellings and public or semi-public uses which are normally associated with residential neighborhoods. The only uses permitted in the residential districts are those which would not detract from the residential character of the neighborhood. The purpose of these three districts shall be to create an attractive, stable, and orderly residential environment. However, the families per dwelling and the lot and yard requirements are different in the three districts to provide for the various housing needs and desires of the citizens.
(Prior Code, § 36-7-4-600-204) (Ord. 712, passed 4-2-1957; Ord. 1964-9, passed 9-15-1964; Ord. 1965-4, passed 3-2-1965; Ord. 1966-2, passed 3-1-1966; Ord. 1967-7, passed 6-6-1967; Ord. 1968-5, passed 8-6-1968; Ord. passed 8-4-1970; Ord. 1977-12, passed 11-1-1977; Ord. 1978-18, passed 12-5-1978; Ord. 1980-8, passed 9-16-1980; Ord. 1980-11, passed 11-4-1980; Ord. 1982-1, passed 6-1-1982; Ord. 1985–5, passed 11-19-1985)
§ 151.024 BUSINESS DISTRICTS.
The districts designated for business, B-1 and B-2, are limited to business, public, and certain residential uses. By establishing compact districts for such uses, more efficient traffic movement, parking facilities, fire protection, and police protection may be provided. Industrial uses are excluded in order to reduce the hazards caused by extensive truck and rail movements normally associated with such uses. The purpose of those districts is to provide unified shopping districts conveniently located.
(Prior Code, § 36-7-4-600-205) (Ord. 712, passed 4-2-1957; Ord. 1964-9, passed 9-15-1964; Ord. 1965-4, passed 3-2-1965; Ord. 1966-2, passed 3-1-1966; Ord. 1967-7, passed 6-6-1967; Ord. 1968-5, passed 8-6-1968; Ord. passed 8-4-1970; Ord. 1977-12, passed 11-1-1977; Ord. 1978-18, passed 12-5-1978; Ord. 1980-8, passed 9-16-1980; Ord. 1980-11, passed 11-4-1980; Ord. 1982-1, passed 6-1-1982; Ord. 1985–5, passed 11-19-1985)
§ 151.025 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
The district designated for industry, I-1, provides suitable space for existing industries and their expansion, as well as for future industrial development. Performance standards, parking specifications, and yard regulations are set forth in this chapter in order to ensure safe industrial development compatible with adjacent uses.
(Prior Code, § 36-7-4-600-206) (Ord. 712, passed 4-2-1957; Ord. 1964-9, passed 9-15-1964; Ord. 1965-4, passed 3-2-1965; Ord. 1966-2, passed 3-1-1966; Ord. 1967-7, passed 6-6-1967; Ord. 1968-5, passed 8-6-1968; Ord. passed 8-4-1970; Ord. 1977-12, passed 11-1-1977; Ord. 1978-18, passed 12-5-1978; Ord. 1980-8, passed 9-16-1980; Ord. 1980-11, passed 11-4-1980; Ord. 1982-1, passed 6-1-1982; Ord. 1985–5, passed 11-19-1985)
§ 151.026 CONSERVATION DISTRICT.
The district designated for conservation, C-1, is limited to recreational and certain other open land uses. Residential and related uses are permitted if approved by the Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals. The purpose of this district is to prevent intensive development of land that is unsuitable for development because of topography, soil conditions, or periodic flooding.
(Prior Code, § 36-7-4-600-207) (Ord. 712, passed 4-2-1957; Ord. 1964-9, passed 9-15-1964; Ord. 1965-4, passed 3-2-1965; Ord. 1966-2, passed 3-1-1966; Ord. 1967-7, passed 6-6-1967; Ord. 1968-5, passed 8-6-1968; Ord. passed 8-4-1970; Ord. 1977-12, passed 11-1-1977; Ord. 1978-18, passed 12-5-1978; Ord. 1980-8, passed 9-16-1980; Ord. 1980-11, passed 11-4-1980; Ord. 1982-1, passed 6-1-1982; Ord. 1985–5, passed 11-19-1985)
§ 151.027 PERMITTED USES.
The permitted uses and special exceptions for each district are listed in the following table. Uses given in the following categories shall be according to the common meaning of the term or according to definitions given in § 151.007. Uses not specifically listed or defined to be included in the categories under this subchapter shall not be permitted.
(A) R-1 Residential.
(1) Permitted uses.
(a) Single-family dwellings;
(b) Public and parochial school;
(c) Parks and playgrounds;
(d) Churches;
(e) Essential services; and
(f) Accessory uses.
(2) Special exceptions (§ 151.089).
(a) Nursery schools;
(b) Hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes;
(c) Public utility buildings;
(d) Swimming pools;
(e) Fire stations;
(f) Municipal buildings and libraries;
(g) Planned unit residential projects;
(h) Cemeteries;
(i) Private clubs;
(j) Parking lots;
(k) Golf courses;
(l) Home occupations;
(m) Funeral homes; and
(n) Manufactured housing and mobile homes.
(B) R-2 Residential.
(1) Permitted uses.
(a) Single-family dwellings;
(b) Two-family dwellings;
(c) Public schools;
(d) Public parks and playgrounds;
(e) Churches;
(f) Essential uses;
(g) Accessory uses; and
(h) Parochial schools.
(2) Special exceptions (§ 151.089).
(a) Nursery schools;
(b) Hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes;
(c) Public utility buildings;
(d) Swimming pools;
(e) Fire stations;
(f) Municipal buildings and libraries;
(g) Planned unit residential projects;
(h) Private clubs;
(i) Parking lots;
(j) Home occupations;
(k) Funeral homes;
(l) Manufactured housing and mobile homes;
(m) Condominiums; and
(n) Cooperatives.
(C) R-3 Residential.
(1) Permitted uses.
(a) Single-family dwelling;
(b) Two-family dwelling;
(c) Multiple-family dwellings;
(d) Public and parochial schools;
(e) Churches;
(f) Public parks and playgrounds;
(g) Essential services; and
(h) Accessory uses.
(2) Special exceptions.
(a) Nursery schools;
(b) Hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes;
(c) Public utility buildings;
(d) Swimming pools;
(e) Fire stations;
(f) Municipal buildings and libraries;
(g) Planned unit residential projects;
(h) Private clubs;
(i) Parking lots;
(j) Home occupations;
(k) Funeral homes;
(l) Manufactured housing and mobile homes;
(m) Condominiums; and
(n) Cooperatives.
(D) B-1 Business.
(1) Permitted uses.
(a) Retail businesses;
(b) Eating establishments;
(c) Offices and banks;
(d) Personal and professional services;
(e) Fire station and municipal buildings;
(f) Public parks;
(g) Parking lots;
(h) Essential services; and
(i) Accessory uses.
(2) Special exceptions.
(a) Theaters;
(b) Planned unit, business project;
(c) Auto sales, service and repair;
(d) Wholesale business;
(e) Hotels and motels;
(f) Commercial schools;
(g) Commercial recreation;
(h) Public utility buildings;
(i) Printing shops;
(j) Churches;
(k) Schools, public and parochial;
(l) Multiple-family dwellings;
(m) Funeral homes;
(n) Any eating or drinking establishment selling any type of alcoholic beverage; and
(o) Manufactured housing and mobile homes.
(E) B-2 Business.
(1) Permitted uses.
(a) Retail business;
(b) Eating establishments;
(c) Offices and banks;
(d) Personal and professional services;
(e) Printing shops;
(f) Public utility buildings;
(g) Parking lots;
(h) Public parks;
(i) Accessory uses;
(j) Essential uses;
(k) Auto sales, service and repair;
(l) Hotels and motels; and
(m) Cleaners and laundries.
(2) Special exceptions.
(a) Theaters;
(b) Supply yards;
(c) Commercial recreation;
(d) Planned unit business projects;
(e) Dairies;
(f) Wholesale businesses;
(g) Warehouses;
(h) Commercial schools;
(i) Churches;
(j) Schools, public and parochial;
(k) Hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes;
(l) Mobile home parks;
(m) Funeral homes;
(n) Any eating or drinking establishment selling any type of alcoholic beverage; and
(o) Manufactured housing and mobile homes.
(F) I-1 Industrial.
(1) Permitted uses.
(a) Research and testing laboratories;
(b) Offices;
(c) Warehouses;
(d) Parking lots;
(e) Light industrial;
(f) Essential services;
(g) Accessory uses;
(h) Wholesale businesses;
(i) Public parks;
(j) Mining or quarrying operations, including on-site sale of products;
(k) Concrete or asphalt plant operations, including on-site sale of products;
(l) Mineral processing, storage, and distribution, including on-site sale of products; and
(m) Renewable energy.
(2) Special exceptions (§ 151.089).
(a) Motels;
(b) Planned unit industrial projects;
(c) Restaurants;
(d) Truck and railroad terminals;
(e) Supply yards;
(f) Fire stations and municipal buildings;
(g) Water and sewage treatment plants; and
(h) Manufactured housing and mobile homes.
(G) C-1 Conservation.
(1) Permitted uses.
(a) Public parks and playgrounds;
(b) Game preserves;
(c) Essential services; and
(d) Accessory uses.
(2) Special exceptions.
(a) Single-family dwellings;
(b) Riding stables;
(c) Parking lots;
(d) Swimming pools;
(e) Cemeteries;
(f) Golf courses;
(g) Water and sewage treatment plants;
(h) Public and parochial schools; and
(i) Manufactured housing and homes.
(Prior Code, § 36-7-4-600-208) (Ord. 712, passed 4-2-1957; Ord. 1964-9, passed 9-15-1964; Ord. 1965-4, passed 3-2-1965; Ord. 1966-2, passed 3-1-1966; Ord. 1967-7, passed 6-6-1967; Ord. 1968-5, passed 8-6- 1968; Ord. passed 8-4-1970; Ord. 1977-12, passed 11-1-1977; Ord. 1978-18, passed 12-5-1978; Ord. 1980- 8, passed 9-16-1980; Ord. 1980-11, passed 11-4-1980; Ord. 1982-1, passed 6-1-1982; Ord. 1985–5, passed 11-19-1985; Ord. 2, passed 5-19-1992; Ord. 26-2024, passed 11-6-2024)
§ 151.028 LOT AND YARD REQUIREMENTS.
(A) The minimum lot area, minimum width of lots, minimum depth of front yards, minimum width of each side yard, and the minimum depth of rear yards for each district shall be as shown on the following table.
District | Minimum Lot Area (Sq. ft.) | Minimum Lot Area Per Family (Sq. ft.) | Minimum Lot Width (ft.) | Minimum Depth Front Yard (ft.) | Minimum Width Side Yard (ft.) | Minimum Depth Rear Yard (ft.) |
District | Minimum Lot Area (Sq. ft.) | Minimum Lot Area Per Family (Sq. ft.) | Minimum Lot Width (ft.) | Minimum Depth Front Yard (ft.) | Minimum Width Side Yard (ft.) | Minimum Depth Rear Yard (ft.) |
B-1 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B-2 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
C-1 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 150 | 40 | 20 | 4 |
I-1 | 20,000 | N/A | 100 | 30 | 20 | 0 |
R-1 | 7,200 | 7,200 | 60 | 30 | 5 | 4 |
R-2 | 7,200 | 3,600 | 50 | 30 | 5 | 4 |
R-3 | 7,200 | 3,500 | 45 | 30 | 5 | 4 |
(B) Lots which abut more than one street shall provide the required front yards along every street.
(C) All structures, whether attached to the principal structure or not, and whether open or closed, including garages, porches, carports, balconies, roofs, or platforms above normal grade level, shall not project into any minimum front, side, or rear yard.
(D) Any lot of record existing on the effective date of this chapter and then held in separate ownership different from the ownership of adjoining lots may be used for the erection of a structure conforming to the use regulations of the district in which it is located, even though its area and width are less than the minimum requirements of this chapter.
(E) Any fence in a front yard shall not exceed four feet in height and any fence in a side yard or back yard shall not exceed seven feet in height, and such fencing shall be located entirely within property of the owner of the real estate and shall not extend into any dedicated easement for street, alley, and sidewalk purposes. In addition, any front or side yard fence shall be subject to the vision clearance on corner lots as set forth in § 151.007.
(Prior Code, § 36-7-4-600) (Ord. 712, passed 4-2-1957; Ord. 1964-9, passed 9-15-1964; Ord. 1965-4, passed 3-2-1965; Ord. 1966-2, passed 3-1-1966; Ord. 1967-7, passed 6-6-1967; Ord. 1968-5, passed 8-6-1968; Ord. passed 8-4-1970; Ord. 1977-12, passed 11-1-1977; Ord. 1978-18, passed 12-5-1978; Ord. 1980-8, passed 9-16-1980; Ord. 1980-11, passed 11-4-1980; Ord. 1982-1, passed 6-1-1982; Ord. 1985–5, passed 11-19-1985) Penalty, see § 151.999
§ 151.029 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
(A) No principal structure shall exceed 35 feet in height above average ground level, and no accessory building shall exceed 16 feet in height above average ground level unless approved by the Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals.
(B) The Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals may authorize a variance to the height regulations in any district if:
(1) All front yards and side yards depth are increased one foot for each additional foot of height; or
(2) The structure is any of the following and does not constitute a hazard to an established airport: television and radio towers, church spires, belfries, monuments, tanks, water and fire towers, stage towers and scenery lofts, cooling towers, ornamental towers and spires, chimneys, silos, elevator bulkheads, smokestacks, conveyors, or flagpoles.
(Prior Code, § 36-7-4-600) (Ord. 712, passed 4-2-1957; Ord. 1964-9, passed 9-15-1964; Ord. 1965-4, passed 3-2-1965; Ord. 1966-2, passed 3-1-1966; Ord. 1967-7, passed 6-6-1967; Ord. 1968-5, passed 8-6-1968; Ord. passed 8-4-1970; Ord. 1977-12, passed 11-1-1977; Ord. 1978-18, passed 12-5-1978; Ord. 1980-8, passed 9-16-1980; Ord. 1980-11, passed 11-4-1980; Ord. 1982-1, passed 6-1-1982; Ord. 1985–5, passed 11-19-1985) Penalty, see § 151.999
§ 151.030 STANDARDS FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES.
(A) Permitted placement. The establishment, location, and use of manufactured homes as scattered- site residences shall be permitted in any zone permitting installation of a dwelling unit subject to requirements and limitations applying generally to such residential use in the district and provided such homes shall meet the following requirements and limitations.
(1) The manufactured home shall meet all requirements applicable to single-family dwellings and possess all necessary improvement location, building, and occupancy permits and other certificates required by I.C. 36-7-4-602.
(2) The manufactured home shall be larger than 950 square feet of occupied space.
(3) The manufactured home shall be attached and anchored to a permanent perimeter foundation in conformance with the regulations in the Indiana One and Two-Family Dwelling Code and with manufacturer’s installation specifications.
(4) The manufactured home shall be covered with an exterior material customarily used on on- site built residential dwellings.
(5) The manufactured home shall have a roof composed of a material customarily used on on- site built residential dwellings, such as asbestos, fiberglass, shake, asphalt, or tile, which shall be installed onto a surface appropriately pitched for the materials used.
(6) The manufactured home shall have been constructed after January 1, 1981.
(B) Placement with permit. Manufactured homes not meeting the terms of division (A) above, and mobile homes, shall be permitted within the city only after receiving a special exception from the Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to § 151.089.
(C) Structural alteration. Due to a manufactured or mobile home’s integral design, any structural alteration or modification of a manufactured or mobile home after it is placed on the site must be approved by the Administrative Officer of the city.
(Prior Code, § 36-7-4-600) (Ord. 712, passed 4-2-1957; Ord. 1964-9, passed 9-15-1964; Ord. 1965-4, passed 3-2-1965; Ord. 1966-2, passed 3-1-1966; Ord. 1967-7, passed 6-6-1967; Ord. 1968-5, passed 8-6-1968; Ord. passed 8-4-1970; Ord. 1977-12, passed 11-1-1977; Ord. 1978-18, passed 12-5-1978; Ord. 1980-8, passed 9-16-1980; Ord. 1980-11, passed 11-4-1980; Ord. 1982-1, passed 6-1-1982; Ord. 1985–5, passed 11-19-1985) Penalty, see § 151.999