Germantown City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 1127
District Regulations
Sections
- 1127.01 COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS.
- 1127.02 SUMMARY OF ZONING DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS.
- 1127.03 SUMMARY OF PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES.
- 1127.04 REINSTATING CERTAIN LOT SIZES AS ORIGINALLY ZONED.
- 1127.10 A-AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
- 1127.11 INTENT.
- 1127.12 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.
- 1127.13 CONDITIONAL USES.
- 1127.14 HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS.
- 1127.15 CROSS REFERENCES.
- 1127.20 R-1AAA SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- 1127.21 INTENT.
- 1127.22 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.
- 1127.23 CONDITIONAL USES.
- 1127.24 HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS.
- 1127.25 CROSS REFERENCES.
- 1127.30 R-1AA SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- 1127.31 INTENT.
- 1127.32 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.
- 1127.33 CONDITIONAL USES.
- 1127.34 HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS.
- 1127.35 CROSS REFERENCES.
- 1127.40 R-1A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- 1127.41 INTENT.
- 1127.42 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.
- 1127.43 CONDITIONAL USES.
- 1127.44 HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS.
- 1127.45 CROSS REFERENCES.
- 1127.50 R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 1127.51 INTENT.
- 1127.52 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.
- 1127.53 CONDITIONAL USES.
- 1127.54 HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS.
- 1127.55 CROSS REFERENCES.
- 1127.60 R-2 TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- 1127.61 NTENT.
- 1127.62 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.
- 1127.63 CONDITIONAL USES.
- 1127.64 HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS.
- 1127.65 CROSS REFERENCES.
- 1127.70 R-3 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
- 1127.71 INTENT.
- 1127.72 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.
- 1127.73 CONDITIONAL USES.
- 1127.74 HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS.
- 1127.75 CROSS REFERENCES.
- 1127.80 C-1 COMMERCIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
- 1127.81 INTENT.
- 1127.82 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.
- 1127.83 CONDITIONAL USES.
- 1127.84 HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS.
- 1127.85 CROSS REFERENCES.
- 1127.90 C-2 DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT
- 1127.91 INTENT.
- 1127.92 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.
- 1127.93 CONDITIONAL USES.
- 1127.94 HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS.
- 1127.95 CROSS REFERENCES.
- 1127.AA I INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- 1127.0A INTENT.
- 1127.0B PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.
- 1127.0C CONDITIONAL USES.
- 1127.0D HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS.
- 1127.0E CROSS REFERENCES.
CHAPTER 1129
Supplemental District Regulations
Sections
- 1129.01 INTENT.
- 1129.02 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
- 1129.03 SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA REGULATIONS.
- 1129.04 RADIO AND TELEVISION ANTENNA REGULATIONS.
- 1129.05 BUFFER AND TRANSITION BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL/INDUSTRIAL ZONED PROPERTIES.
- 1129.06 PRINCIPAL BUILDING PER LOT.
- 1129.07 PARKING AND STORAGE OF VEHICLES AND TRAILERS.
- 1129.08 REQUIRED REFUSE COLLECTION AREAS.
- 1129.09 FENCES AND ELECTRONIC FENCES.
- 1129.10 PROJECTIONS INTO REQUIRED YARDS.
- 1129.11 VISIBILITY AT INTERSECTIONS.
- 1129.12 TEMPORARY USES.
- 1129.13 SWIMMING POOLS/PONDS.
- 1129.14 HOME OCCUPATIONS.
- 1129.15 NUISANCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
- 1129.16 RESIDENTIAL DESIGN AND APPEARANCE STANDARDS.
- 1129.17 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES.
- 1129.18 MOBILE HOMES ON INDIVIDUAL PARCELS (LOTS).
- 1129.19 RESERVED.
- 1129.20 BED AND BREAKFAST INNS.
- 1129.21 AUTOMOBILE WASHING FACILITIES.
- 1129.22 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES.
- 1129.23 NUISANCE ABATEMENT.
- 1129.24 MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
CHAPTER 1130
Property Maintenance Code
Sections
- 1130.01 ADMINISTRATION.
- 1130.01.1 GENERAL.
- 1130.01.2 APPLICABILITY.
- 1130.01.3 DEPARTMENT OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION.
- 1130.01.4 DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE CODE OFFICIAL.
- 1130.01.5 APPROVAL.
- 1130.01.6 VIOLATIONS.
- 1130.01.7 NOTICES AND ORDERS.
- 1130.01.8 UNSAFE STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.
- 1130.01.9 EMERGENCY MEASURES.
- 1130.01.10 DEMOLITION.
- 1130.01.11 MEANS OF APPEAL.
- 1130.02 DEFINITIONS.
- 1130.02.1 GENERAL.
- 1130.03 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
- 1130.03.1 GENERAL.
- 1130.03.2 EXTERIOR PROPERTY AREAS
- 1130.03.3 SWIMMING POOLS, SPAS AND HOT TUBS.
- 1130.03.4 EXTERIOR STRUCTURE
- 1130.03.5 INTERIOR STRUCTURE.
- 1130.03.6 HANDRAILS AND GUARDRAILS.
- 1130.03.7 RUBBISH AND GARBAGE.
- 1130.03.8 EXTERMINATION
- 1130.03.9 ABATEMENT BY MUNICIPALITY.
- 1130.04 LIGHT, VENTILATION, AND OCCUPANCY LIMITATIONS.
- 1130.04.1 GENERAL.
- 1130.04.2 LIGHT.
- 1130.04.3 VENTILATION.
- 1130.04.4 OCCUPANCY LIMITATIONS.
- 1130.05 PLUMBING FACILITIES AND FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS.
- 1130.05.1 GENERAL.
- 1130.05.2 REQUIRED FACILITIES.
- 1130.05.3 TOILET ROOMS.
- 1130.05.4 PLUMBING SYSTEMS AND FIXTURES.
- 1130.05.5 WATER SYSTEM.
- 1130.05.6 SANITARY DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
- 1130.05.7 STORM DRAINAGE.
- 1130.06 MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS.
- 1130.06.1 GENERAL.
- 1130.06.2 HEATING FACILITIES.
- 1130.06.3 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.
- 1130.06.4 ELECTRICAL FACILITIES.
- 1130.06.5 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
- 1130.06.6 ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, AND DUMBWAITERS.
- 1130.06.7 DUCT SYSTEMS.
- 1130.07 FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
- 1130.07.1 GENERAL.
- 1130.07.2 MEANS OF EGRESS.
- 1130.07.3 FIRE-RESISTANCE RATINGS.
- 1130.07.4 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS.
- 1130.08 REFERENCED STANDARDS.
- 1130.99 VIOLATION PENALTIES.
CHAPTER 1131
Conditional Uses; Substantially Similar Uses
Sections
- 1131.01 CONTENTS OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION.
- 1131.02 GENERAL STANDARDS FOR ALL CONDITIONAL USES.
- 1131.03 ACTION BY THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.
- 1131.04 ADDITIONAL CRITERIA.
- 1131.05 PUBLIC HEARING.
- 1131.06 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN NEWSPAPER.
- 1131.07 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF INTEREST.
- 1131.08 PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS TO DETERMINE THAT A USE IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR.
CHAPTER 1133
Nonconformities
Sections
- 1133.01 INTENT.
- 1133.02 USES UNDER CONDITIONAL USE PROVISIONS, NOT NONCONFORMING USES.
- 1133.03 INCOMPATIBILITY OF NONCONFORMITIES.
- 1133.04 AVOIDANCE OF UNDUE HARDSHIP.
- 1133.05 SINGLE NONCONFORMING LOTS OF RECORD.
- 1133.06 NONCONFORMING LOTS OF RECORD IN COMBINATION.
- 1133.07 NONCONFORMING USES OF LAND.
- 1133.08 NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES.
- 1133.09 NONCONFORMING USES OF STRUCTURES OR OF STRUCTURES AND LAND IN COMBINATION.
- 1133.10 TERMINATION OF NONCONFORMITIES.
CHAPTER 1135
Planned Unit Developments PUD
Sections
- 1135.01 PURPOSE.
- 1135.02 DESIGNATION.
- 1135.03 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REVIEW PROCESS.
- 1135.04 APPLICABILITY.
- 1135.05 ZONING PERMIT.
- 1135.06 RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS.
- 1135.07 NON-RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
- 1135.08 PERIPHERAL SETBACKS.
- 1135.09 SUBDIVISION REVIEW.
- 1135.10 STEP 1 - ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUD DISTRICT.
- 1135.11 STEP 2 - PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
- 1135.12 FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL.
CHAPTER 1137
Off-Street Parking And Loading Facilities
Sections
- 1137.01 INTENT.
- 1137.02 GENERAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
- 1137.03 OFF-STREET PARKING DESIGN STANDARDS.
- 1137.04 DETERMINATION OF REQUIRED SPACES.
- 1137.05 JOINT OR COLLECTIVE PARKING FACILITIES.
- 1137.06 OFF-STREET STORAGE AREAS FOR DRIVE-IN SERVICES.
- 1137.07 PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS.
- 1137.08 HANDICAPPED PARKING.
- 1137.09 OFF-STREET LOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS.
- 1137.10 OFF-STREET LOADING DESIGN STANDARDS.
CHAPTER 1139
Signage
Sections
- 1139.01 PURPOSE AND INTENT.
- 1139.02 DEFINITIONS.
- 1139.03 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL SIGNS AND DISTRICTS.
- 1139.04 SIGNS WITH NONCOMMERCIAL MESSAGES.
- 1139.05 SUBSTITUTION PROVISION.
- 1139.06 PERMIT REQUIRED.
- 1139.07 SIGNS PERMITTED IN ALL DISTRICTS NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT.
- 1139.08 THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND FLAGS OF OTHER NATIONS, STATES AND GOVERNMENTS.
- 1139.09 PROHIBITED SIGNS, GENERALLY.
- 1139.10 SIGNS NOT PERMITTED IN AREAS DESIGNATED FOR OFF-STREET PARKING, CIRCULATION AND LOADING.
- 1139.11 SIGNS NOT PERMITTED ON UNIMPROVED OR VACANT PROPERTY.
- 1139.12 SIGNS WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS.
- 1139.13 DIRECTIONAL SIGNS.
- 1139.14 DETACHED SIGNS IN NON-RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS AND FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL USES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
- 1139.15 ATTACHED SIGNS IN NON-RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS AND FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL USES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
- 1139.16 GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SIGNS FOR MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS IN MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
- 1139.17 PROHIBITED SIGN MATERIALS.
- 1139.18 PERMITTED SIGN MATERIALS.
- 1139.19 SIGN LEGIBILITY REQUIRED.
- 1139.20 SIGN ILLUMINATION.
- 1139.21 LANDSCAPING REQUIRED.
- 1139.22 TEMPORARY SIGNS.
- 1139.23 TEMPORARY REAL ESTATE SIGNS.
- 1139.24 SIGN MEASUREMENTS.
- 1139.25 EXEMPTING HISTORIC AND CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT SIGNS.
- 1139.26 SIGN SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.
- 1139.27 SIGN RESPONSIBILITY, MAINTENANCE, MODIFICATION, REPLACEMENT OR REMOVAL.
- 1139.28 NONCONFORMING SIGNS AND STRUCTURES.
- 1139.29 LOSS OF LEGAL NONCONFORMING STATUS.
- 1139.30 VIOLATIONS.
- 1139.31 ABANDONED SIGNS.
CHAPTER 1141
Amendments
Sections
- 1141.01 INTENT.
- 1141.02 INITIATION OF ZONING AMENDMENTS.
- 1141.03 CONTENTS OF APPLICATION FOR ZONING MAP AMENDMENT.
- 1141.04 CONTENTS OF APPLICATION FOR ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT.
- 1141.05 RECOMMENDATION BY PLANNING COMMISSION.
- 1141.06 PUBLIC HEARING BY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
- 1141.07 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN NEWSPAPER.
- 1141.08 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF INTEREST.
- 1141.09 ACTION BY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
CHAPTER 1143
Appeals and Variances
Sections
- 1143.01 INTENT.
- 1143.02 ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS.
- 1143.03 VARIANCES.
- 1143.04 APPLICATION AND STANDARDS FOR VARIANCES.
- 1143.05 ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS AND SAFEGUARDS.
- 1143.06 PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.
- 1143.07 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN NEWSPAPER.
- 1143.08 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF INTEREST.
- 1143.09 ACTION BY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.
- 1143.10 TERM OF VARIANCE.
CHAPTER 1145
Administration
Sections
CHAPTER 1147
Zoning Permit Requirements and Enforcement
Sections
- 1147.01 INTENT.
- 1147.02 ZONING PERMITS REQUIRED.
- 1147.03 RECOMMENDED CONTENTS OF APPLICATION FOR ZONING PERMITS.
- 1147.04 SITE PLAN REQUIRED CONTENTS.
- 1147.05 APPROVAL OF ZONING PERMIT.
- 1147.06 FAILURE TO OBTAIN A ZONING PERMIT.
- 1147.07 CONSTRUCTION AND USE TO BE AS PROVIDED IN APPLICATIONS, PLANS, AND PERMIT.
- 1147.08 ENTRY AND INSPECTION OF PROPERTY.
- 1147.09 STOP WORK ORDER.
- 1147.10 ZONING PERMIT REVOCATION.
- 1147.11 COMPLAINTS REGARDING VIOLATIONS.
- 1147.12 NOTICE OF VIOLATION.
- 1147.13 PENALTIES AND FINES.
- 1147.14 ADDITIONAL REMEDIES.