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Good Thunder City Zoning Code

DISTRICT REGULATIONS

§ 154.120 A-1 AGRICULTURE DISTRICT.

   (A)   Purpose. This district is established to preserve the present agricultural lands and maintain other lands in a natural state and permit low-density residential development where the development is in accordance with the Land Use Plan and where municipal utilities are not available.
   (B)   Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted within the A-1 Agriculture District:
      (1)   Agriculture, farming and truck gardening; provided that, no agricultural building or accessory feedlot shall be located within 100 feet of any lot line abutting residential property;
      (2)   One- and two-family non-farm detached dwellings;
      (3)   Flood control and watershed structures;
      (4)   Golf courses, except clubhouses;
      (5)   Railroad rights-of-way, but not including switching, storage, freight yards, shops or industrial buildings;
      (6)   Parks, recreational areas, wildlife areas, game refuges and forest preserves owned by governmental agencies; and
      (7)   Nurseries and greenhouses for growing plants.
   (C)   Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted if granted a conditional use permit as provided in §§ 154.035 through 154.040 of this chapter:
      (1)   Municipal administration buildings, police and fire stations, libraries, museums, art galleries, post offices, and other municipal services buildings, except those customarily considered industrial in use; providing that, no building shall be located within 50 feet of any lot in a residential district;
      (2)   Water supply buildings, reservoirs, wells, elevated tanks and similar essential public utility and service structures;
      (3)   Golf clubhouse, country club, public swimming pool, private swimming pool serving more than one family; provided that, no principal structure shall be located within 50 feet of any lot in a residential district;
      (4)   Offices of professional persons as a home occupation;
      (5)   Mineral, stone or gravel extraction;
      (6)   Organized group camps, schools;
      (7)   Riding stables and academies;
      (8)   Mobile homes if part of farm operation;
      (9)   Commercial livestock and poultry feeding operations; provided, they are in compliance with the state minimum standards as per state statutes;
      (10)   Veterinary and animal clinics and facilities for the care and/or breeding of animals, including kennels;
      (11)   Private commercial landing fields and associated facilities;
      (12)   Sanitary landfills, cemeteries;
      (13)   Confined feedlots as regulated by county and state regulations; and
      (14)   Uses determined by the Planning Commission of similar nature to the conditional uses above and found not to be detrimental to the general health and welfare of the city.
   (D)   Accessory uses.
      (1)   Private garages and carports;
      (2)   Private recreation facilities such as tennis courts and swimming pools; provided that, the pool is completely enclosed within a chainlink or similar fence at least five feet in height and is intended for the use and convenience of the residents;
      (3)   Tool houses and sheds or similar storage buildings for domestic supplies; and
      (4)   Accessory buildings or structures, which are clearly incidental to any of the uses listed above, but must be located on the same property.
   (E)   Height regulations.
      (1)   Agriculture buildings: none required; and
      (2)   All other buildings shall not exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet in height.
   (F)   Front yard regulations. For all uses allowed, there shall be a front yard having depth of not less than 50 feet. Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more streets, there shall be a front yard on each street side of each corner lot.
   (G)   Side yard regulations. For all uses allowed, there shall be a side yard on each side of a building having a width of not less than 30 feet.
   (H)   Rear yard regulations. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 25% of the depth of the lot or 25 feet, whichever is greater.
   (I)   Lot area regulations. Every lot or tract of land upon which a structure is erected shall have an area of not less than one acre unless it is connected to municipal utilities. If a lot or tract has less area or width than that required and was legally platted and was of record at the time of the passage of this chapter in 1996, that lot may be used for any of the uses permitted in this section.
   (J)   Lot width and depth regulations. Every lot or plot of land on which a one-family-dwelling is erected shall have a minimum width of not less than 200 feet and a depth of not less than 200 feet. No lot shall have a depth greater than three times its width.
   (K)   General regulations. Additional regulations applicable to the A-1 Agricultural District are set forth in §§ 154.140 through 154.167 of this chapter.
(2001 Code, § 11.05)

§ 154.121 R-1 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

   (A)   Purpose. The R-1 District is intended to provide low density residential areas, apartments and other buildings of three or more dwelling units, in those areas where the development corresponds to the Land Use Plan, where properly related to other land uses and thoroughfares, and where adequate municipal utilities are available.
   (B)   Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted in R-1 Residential District:
      (1)   Single-family dwellings, multiple-family dwellings and apartment buildings, and manufactured homes as defined by the approved minimum residential structure requirements, § 154.163 of this chapter;
      (2)   Parks and recreational areas owned or operated by governmental agencies;
      (3)   Public schools, private schools, nursery schools, churches, hospitals, nursery and convalescent homes; and
      (4)   Home occupations.
   (C)   Conditional uses. Buildings or land may be used for the following if granted a conditional use permit:
      (1)   Earth-sheltered residential buildings;
      (2)   Municipal administration buildings, police and fire stations, museums, art galleries, post offices and other municipal service buildings;
      (3)   Water supply buildings, reservoirs, wells, elevated tanks and similar essential public utility and service structures;
      (4)   Railroad right-of-way, but not including railroad yards;
      (5)   Boarding or rental rooms not exceeding five to eight persons on a premises;
      (6)   Hospitals and clinics;
      (7)   Open land recreational uses;
      (8)   Charitable institutions; and
      (9)   Uses determined by the Planning Commission to be of the general character of the conditional uses above and found not to be detrimental to the general health and welfare of the city.
   (D)   Accessory uses. The following uses shall be accessory uses within the R-1 Residential District:
      (1)   Private garages and carports;
      (2)   Private swimming pools. Either permanent or temporary, with a depth of water over two feet, intended for the use of the residents, when conforming to the following standards.
         (a)   Pools shall not be located within ten feet of any side or rear lot line nor within six feet of any principal structure or frost footing. Pools shall not be located within any front yard.
         (b)   Pools shall not be located beneath overhead electrical lines or over underground utility lines of any type.
         (c)   Pools shall not be located within any private or public utility, walkway, drainage or other easement.
         (d)   The filter unit, pump, heating unit and any other noise making mechanical equipment shall be located at least 30 feet from any adjacent residential structure and not closer than five feet to any lot line.
         (e)   Lighting for the pool shall be directed toward the pool and not toward adjacent property.
         (f)   A security fence at least five feet in height shall completely enclose the area in which an outdoor pool is located.
         (g)   All construction of swimming pools shall be subject to the submission of a site plan and obtaining a zoning permit.
      (3)   Parking of one commercial motor vehicle of not over 26-foot length used by the resident occupant, and parking of passenger cars, but not including the storage of vehicles which are inoperable or for sale or rent. All such vehicles must be parked on authorized parking surfaces as defined in this chapter. If not, they will be unauthorized vehicles and not permitted as an accessory use.
   (E)   Height regulations.
      (1)   No structure shall exceed two and one-half stories or 30 feet in height; except that, church spires, belfries, domes which do not contain usable space, and chimneys may be of any height which does not conflict with air traffic requirements.
      (2)   For multiple-family dwellings, structures shall not exceed three stories or 45 feet in height.
   (F)   Front yard regulations.
      (1)   Front yards shall have a depth of not less than 30 feet. However, in a block where two or more residences have been erected facing the same street, the setback for remaining lots in that block fronting on the same street shall be determined by the average setback of existing buildings.
      (2)   For multiple-family dwellings, a front yard shall have a depth of not less than 30 feet. However, any portion of a building exceeding three stories in height shall have an additional front yard setback of one foot for every one foot that the building exceeds the height of 30 feet.
      (3)   Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more roads or highways, there shall be a front yard setback on each road or highway side of the corner lot. No accessory buildings shall be allowed within the required front yard.
   (G)   Side yard regulations.
      (1)   Each lot shall have two side yards, each yard having a width of not less than six feet on each side of the building.
      (2)   For multiple-family dwellings, there shall be a side yard having a width of not less than 15 feet on each side of the building.
   (H)   Rear yard regulations.
      (1)   Each lot shall have an unoccupied rear yard having a depth of not less than 25% of the lot depth. Accessory buildings such as non-attached garages and structures used for storage of non-commercial property shall be located no less than four feet from the property line and not less than four feet from an alley.
      (2)   For multiple-family dwellings, there shall be a rear yard of not less than 25 feet or 25% of the lot depth, whichever is greater.
   (I)   Lot size regulations.
      (1)   Every lot on which a one- or two-family dwelling is erected shall contain an area of not less than 7,000 square feet. No lot shall have more than 5% of its space devoted to parking space and driveways.
      (2)   For multiple-family dwellings, the minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall not be less than 2,000 square feet. However, public housing for the elderly projects and privately sponsored private housing for the elderly projects built and occupied to the same standards, require only 1,000 square feet per dwelling unit.
      (3)   Every lot on which a one- or two-family dwelling is erected shall not be less than 75 feet in width. Lots fronting on curvilinear streets shall have a minimum frontage of 50 feet and a 75-foot width at the building line.
      (4)   The lot area and width regulations of this section shall not apply to lots recorded prior to the adoption of this chapter. However, the lots shall not be altered in any way which would further reduce their dimensions below the minimum requirements of this section, and no lot in conformance with the provisions of this section shall be reduced or resubdivided to produce a lot not in full conformance with this section.
   (J)   Maximum ground coverage. For multiple-family dwellings, not more than 35% of a lot or plot shall be occupied by buildings. No lot shall have more than 5% of its space devoted to parking space and driveways.
   (K)   Permit regulations. No zoning permit for a multiple-family dwelling may be issued unless the permit application is accompanied by a site plan. The site plan shall include topography, location of parking and loading spaces, landscaping, screening and other information pertinent to the development of the site.
   (L)   General regulations. Additional regulations applicable to the R-1 Residential District are set forth in §§ 154.140 through 154.167 of this chapter.
(2001 Code, § 11.06)

§ 154.122 R-2 MANUFACTURED HOME PARK DISTRICT.

   R-2 Manufactured Home Park Districts shall not be allowed in the city.
(2001 Code, § 11.07)

§ 154.123 B-1 HIGHWAY BUSINESS DISTRICT.

   (A)   Purpose. The B-1 Highway Business District is designed and intended to promote the development of uses which require large concentrations of automobile traffic. The district is also designed to accommodate those commercial activities, which require larger amounts of land and which may be incompatible with the predominantly retail uses permitted in other business districts.
   (B)   Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted within the B-1 Highway Business District:
      (1)   Agriculture and agri-related uses;
      (2)   Armories, convention halls and exhibition halls;
      (3)   Automobile, truck and farm implement dealers, new and used vehicle lots, boat and boat trailer lots;
      (4)   Automobile service stations;
      (5)   Bowling alleys;
      (6)   Bus stations;
      (7)   Dance halls;
      (8)   Dairy stores;
      (9)   Dry cleaning establishments;
      (10)   Feed and fertilizer sales;
      (11)   Grocery, fruit, vegetable and meat stores;
      (12)   Greenhouses, nurseries and garden stores;
      (13)   Laundromats;
      (14)   Laboratories, medical and dental;
      (15)   Lumber yards and building materials;
      (16)   Marine and boat sales and servicing establishments;
      (17)   Miniature golf courses;
      (18)   Motels, hotels and camping facilities;
      (19)   Municipal service and utility buildings to include water treatment plants, transformers and relay stations, fire stations, highway department vehicle and equipment garages and storage;
      (20)   Newspaper distribution agencies;
      (21)   Pets and animal hospitals;
      (22)   Public utility structures;
      (23)   Restaurants;
      (24)   Skating rinks;
      (25)   Taverns;
      (26)   Theaters, drive-ins;
      (27)   Single-family residences when attached to and associated with a highway business; and
      (28)   Cartage and express facilities.
   (C)   Conditional uses. The following uses shall be conditional uses within the B-1 Highway Business District: any commercial use of the same general character as those listed as “permitted use” in this chapter.
   (D)   Accessory uses. The following uses shall be accessory uses within the B-1 Highway Business District:
      (1)   Accessory uses customarily incidental to the uses permitted in divisions (B) and (C) above; and
      (2)   Off-street parking and loading as regulated in §§ 154.180 through 154.196 of this chapter.
   (E)   Height regulations. No building shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet in height.
   (F)   Front yard regulations.
      (1)   There shall be a front yard setback of not less than 65 feet from the centerline of all state and county highways and all other public rights-of-way.
      (2)   Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more roads or highways, there shall be a front yard setback on each road or highway side of each corner lot. No accessory buildings shall project beyond the yard setback line of either road.
   (G)   Side yard regulations.
      (1)   There shall be a side yard having a width of not less than 15 feet on each side of a building.
      (2)   No building shall be located within 30 feet of any side lot line abutting a lot located in a residential district.
   (H)   Rear yard regulations.
      (1)   There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 15 feet.
      (2)   No building shall be located within 30 feet of any rear lot line abutting a lot located in a residential district.
   (I)   Lot area regulations. Every lot or plot of land shall contain an area of not less than 10,000 square feet.
   (J)   Lot width regulations. Every lot or plot of land shall have a width of not less than 100 feet abutting a public right-of-way.
   (K)   Lot coverage regulations. Buildings shall occupy not more than 50% of the lot or plot of land.
   (L)   General regulations. Additional requirements applicable to the Highway Business District are set forth in §§ 154.140 through 154.167 of this chapter.
(2001 Code, § 11.08)

§ 154.124 B-2 GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

   (A)   Purpose. The B-2 General Business District is intended to serve the community by providing a district for high density retail sales, business and personal services, business and professional offices, and for specialized businesses dependent upon a high volume of pedestrian traffic.
   (B)   Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted within the B-2 General Business District:
      (1)   Antique stores;
      (2)   Apparel and accessory stores;
      (3)   Appliance stores, sales and service;
      (4)   Art supply stores;
      (5)   Art galleries;
      (6)   Artist studio or schools;
      (7)   Bakeries, retail;
      (8)   Banks, including drive-in banks;
      (9)   Bars, including lounges, nightclubs, on-sale liquor establishments;
      (10)   Barber and beauty shops;
      (11)   Billboards and signs (as regulated in §§ 154.210 through 154.214 of this chapter);
      (12)   Bookstores;
      (13)   Business machines stores;
      (14)   Camera and photographic supply stores;
      (15)   Candy, ice cream and confectionery stores;
      (16)   Clinics, dental or medical;
      (17)   Dairy stores;
      (18)   Delicatessen stores;
      (19)   Department stores;
      (20)   Dressmakers, seamstresses;
      (21)   Drugstores;
      (22)   Floral sales;
      (23)   Furniture stores and home furnishings;
      (24)   Garden supplies stores;
      (25)   Gas stations or garages;
      (26)   Gift stores, novelty or souvenir;
      (27)   Government or municipal buildings;
      (28)   Grocery stores;
      (29)   Hardware stores;
      (30)   Health equipment stores;
      (31)   Hobby shops;
      (32)   Interior decorators;
      (33)   Jewelry stores;
      (34)   Laboratories, dental or medical;
      (35)   Laundromats;
      (36)   Liquor stores (off-sale);
      (37)   Locksmiths;
      (38)   Luggage stores;
      (39)   Meat markets and frozen food lockers;
      (40)   Mortuaries;
      (41)   Motels, hotels or boarding houses;
      (42)   Music stores, hotels or boarding houses;
      (43)   Offices of any type;
      (44)   Opticians;
      (45)   Optical goods;
      (46)   Paint and wallpaper stores;
      (47)   Photographic studios or picture processing;
      (48)   Repair, rental and servicing of any article the sale of which is permitted in this district;
      (49)   Restaurants, cafés or taverns;
      (50)   Shoe repair shops;
      (51)   Sporting goods stores;
      (52)   Stationery stores;
      (53)   Tailors;
      (54)   Telephone exchanges;
      (55)   Theaters, not including drive-in theaters;
      (56)   Toy stores;
      (57)   Travel bureaus or agencies;
      (58)   Variety stores;
      (59)   Parking lots and garages other than those necessary to a principal use for the parking of automobiles only;
      (60)   Public utility service stores;
      (61)   Leather goods and luggage shops; and
      (62)   Libraries.
   (C)   Conditional uses. The following conditional uses may be allowed in the B-2 General Business District:
      (1)   Armories;
      (2)   Bowling alleys;
      (3)   Dance halls;
      (4)   Skating arenas;
      (5)   Bus terminals; and
      (6)   Any other business activities of the same general character as listed in division (B) above.
   (D)   Accessory uses. The following shall be accessory uses within the B-2 General Business District: accessory uses incidental to and located on the same lot as the uses permitted in divisions (B) and (C) above.
   (E)   Height regulations. No building shall be erected or structurally altered to exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet in height.
   (F)   Front yard regulations. No front yard setback shall be required.
   (G)   Side yard regulations. No side yard shall be required, except where a building abuts upon a lot in a residential district, then a 15-foot yard setback shall be required.
   (H)   Rear yard regulations. No rear yard shall be required, except where a building abuts upon a lot in a residential district, then a 15-foot rear yard setback shall be required.
   (I)   Lot width. A minimum lot width of 30 feet shall be required.
   (J)   Lot depth. A lot depth of 50 feet shall be required.
   (K)   General regulations. Additional requirements applicable to the B-2 General Business District are set forth in §§ 154.140 through 154.167 of this chapter.
(2001 Code, § 11.09)

§ 154.125 I-1 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.

   (A)   Purpose. The I-1 Industrial District is intended to encourage industrial development in the appropriate areas of the city. These uses shall maintain a high level of performance and appearance, including open spaces and landscaping and encourage development that is compatible with surrounding abutting districts.
   (B)   Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted within the I-1 Industrial District:
      (1)   Aircraft rental, sales, servicing, manufacturing and related activities;
      (2)   Antennas for radio, television and broadcasting facilities;
      (3)   Art equipment supplies manufacture;
      (4)   Bags, boxes and paper containers, manufacturing and storage;
      (5)   Bakery products, wholesale;
      (6)   Bottling establishments;
      (7)   Blank books, looseleaf binders (fabrication and assembly);
      (8)   Books and binding;
      (9)   Building materials sales and storage, lumber yards;
      (10)   Cabinet and woodworking establishments;
      (11)   Cartage and express facilities;
      (12)   Clothing manufacturers;
      (13)   Camera and photographic manufacturing;
      (14)   Cold storage plants, commercial printing, publishing, engraving and reproduction firms;
      (15)   Confectionery and related products, manufacture and packaging;
      (16)   Dental instruments and supplies;
      (17)   Dry cleaning and dying establishments;
      (18)   Electric lighting and wiring equipment manufacturers;
      (19)   Electric measuring and testing equipment manufacturers;
      (20)   Electronic measuring and testing equipment (manufacturers);
      (21)   Electrical products and appliances (manufacture and assembly);
      (22)   Farm implement sales and storage;
      (23)   Footwear (manufacture and fabrication);
      (24)   Freight terminal;
      (25)   Frozen food lockers;
      (26)   Hand and edge tools (except machine tools) manufacture and assembly;
      (27)   Hardware warehousing and distribution operations;
      (28)   Highway maintenance shops and yards;
      (29)   Ice plants and ice cream plants;
      (30)   Jewelry manufacturers;
      (31)   Laboratory instruments and associated equipment, scientific and testing;
      (32)   Laundries, large scale;
      (33)   Luggage, handbags and similar items (manufacture and assembly);
      (34)   Mail order houses;
      (35)   Medical and surgical instruments and supplies;
      (36)   Newspaper plants and offices;
      (37)   Office furniture and supplies;
      (38)   Optical instruments and lenses (manufacture and assembly);
      (39)   Patterns (design and manufacture);
      (40)   Pottery shops;
      (41)   Precision instruments;
      (42)   Plastic extrusion molding and fixtures;
      (43)   Plumbing fixtures and equipment (wholesale/retail);
      (44)   Radio and television (assembly and parts fabrication);
      (45)   Signs and billboards (as regulated in §§ 154.210 through 154.214 of this chapter);
      (46)   Sport equipment (manufacture and assembly);
      (47)   Scientific and research instruments and equipment (manufacture and assembly);
      (48)   Telephone and telegraph apparatus (manufacture and assembly);
      (49)   Temperature controls (fabrication and assembly);
      (50)   Trade schools;
      (51)   Welding supply;
      (52)   Wholesale business facilities; and
      (53)   Warehousing facilities.
   (C)   Conditional uses. The following uses may be allowed in the I-1 Industrial District:
      (1)   Grain elevators;
      (2)   Electrical substations;
      (3)   Planned industrial parks;
      (4)   Any manufacturing, production, processing, cleaning, storage, servicing, repair and testing of materials, goods or products similar to those listed in division (B) above, which conform with the performance standards set forth for this district;
      (5)   Contractors offices, shops and yards for plumbing, heating, glazing, painting, roofing, ventilating, air conditioning, masonry, electrical and refrigeration;
      (6)   Fuel sales and storage (bulk);
      (7)   Monument works;
      (8)   General manufacturing and fabrication facilities;
      (9)   Junk yards, salvage yards, dumping grounds;
      (10)   Extraction, processing and storage of sand, gravel, stone or other material;
      (11)   Acid manufacture;
      (12)   Cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of Paris manufacture;
      (13)   Distillation operations;
      (14)   Fat rendering;
      (15)   Fertilizer manufacture, sales;
      (16)   Gas, illuminating or heating, manufacture;
      (17)   Glue manufacture;
      (18)   Petroleum refining;
      (19)   Smelting of ores; and
      (20)   Tanneries.
   (D)   Accessory uses. The following uses shall be accessory uses within the I-1 Industrial District:
      (1)   All uses customarily incident to the uses permitted in divisions (B) and (C) above; and
      (2)   Off-street parking and loading as regulated in §§ 154.180 through 154.196 of this chapter.
   (E)   Height regulations. No structure shall exceed four stories or 45 feet in height; except that, cooling towers, elevator penthouses, domes which do not contain usable space, water towers and smoke stacks may be of any height which does not conflict with airport requirements.
   (F)   Front yard regulations.
      (1)   There shall be a front yard setback of not less than 65 feet from the centerline of all state and county highways and all other public rights-of-way.
      (2)   Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more roads or highways, there shall be a front yard setback on each road or highway side of each corner lot. No accessory building shall project beyond the front yard setback line of either road.
   (G)   Side yard regulations. There shall be a side yard on each side of a building, each yard having a width of not less than 15 feet; except, where the district abuts a residential district, the side yard shall have a width of not less than 50 feet and shall contain a solid fence or a vegetative screening.
   (H)   Rear yard regulations. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 15 feet; except, where the district abuts a residential district, there shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 50 feet and shall contain a solid fence or a vegetative screening.
   (I)   Lot area regulations. Every individual lot, site or tract shall have an area of not less than 20,000 square feet.
   (J)   Minimum district area regulations. No I-1 Industrial District shall be established on less than ten acres in single ownership or other unified control. This requirement shall not apply where the tract abuts an existing industrial district.
   (K)   Lot coverage regulations. Buildings shall not cover more than 50% of the total area of a lot.
   (L)   General regulations. Additional requirements applicable to the I-1 Industrial District are set forth in §§ 154.140 through 154.167 of this chapter.
(2001 Code, § 11.10)