- SPECIFIC DISTRICT REGULATIONS
4.1.1. General description. This district shall provide an area for agricultural and horticultural uses. The rural nature and low density of population in this district requires only that uses essential to agriculture and horticulture have a reasonable setback of buildings from dedicated streets and/or highways. It is the purpose of this district to encourage and protect such uses from urbanization until such is warranted and the appropriate change in district classification is made in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.
4.1.2. Uses permitted. The following uses of property, buildings or structures are permitted:
(1)
Barns, silos, sheds, warehouses and cooling houses for storage, grading, packing and processing of farm produce raised on the premises. Commercial slaughtering or processing of animals is prohibited.
(2)
Child care centers.
(3)
Churches.
(4)
Cultivation of field and truck crops, orchards and vineyards.
(5)
Dairies, poultry, small animals and livestock.
(6)
Greenhouses, nurseries and landscape gardening.
(7)
Kennels.
(8)
Microwave, radio, telecommunications, television, and other electronic transmission or receiving towers may be allowed based upon approval by the city planning and zoning commission. Towers with heights in excess of one hundred (100) feet shall be subject to the approval of the city council. Towers shall not be permitted in cases where they would violate height restrictions of an aircraft approach and turning zone.
(9)
Pasturing and grazing (not including stockyards or feed lots).
(10)
Public parks and recreation areas.
(11)
Schools.
(12)
Single-family detached dwellings and their customary accessory uses (subject to section 4.1.5).
(13)
Timber and forestry.
(14)
Veterinarian.
After approval by the zoning board of adjustment, the uses permitted by special exception include but are not limited to the following:
(1)
Cemeteries.
(2)
Manufactured home in accordance with Article IV section 4.6.4 "Special provisions required for manufactured homes on separate lots."
(3)
Nursing or convalescent home.
4.1.3. Area and setback regulations, yards (see appendix, Illustrations of Yards, following section 12.3 herein).
(1)
Front: Set back a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet.
(2)
Rear: Set back a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet.
(3)
Side: Set back a minimum of ten (10) feet, provided that any permitted pen or building in which livestock is kept shall be located not less than one hundred (100) feet from any lot line.
4.1.4. Lot area. Each single-family dwelling or manufactured home, and (together with it's accessory building) in the A-1 District hereafter erected shall be located on a parcel having an area of not less than one (1) acre, which tract shall have access to a dedicated public street or highway. Each school or church shall be located on a parcel having an area of not less than three (3) acres, which tract shall have access to a dedicated public street or highway. However, nothing in this ordinance shall prevent the erection of one (1) church, school, manufactured home, or single-family dwelling on any tract less than three (3) acres that was in existence on the date of passage of this ordinance, provided that all buildings erected on such lots shall meet all of the other requirements of this or any other applicable ordinances. Nor shall it prevent the use of the land for agricultural purposes on any tract less than three (3) acres, that was in existence on the date of passage of this ordinance.
4.1.5. Height regulations. No building shall exceed forty-five (45) feet in height, and accessory buildings shall not be more than two (2) stories. Silos, barns and like farm buildings are hereby exempt from these height restrictions with the provision that their height be limited to the distance from the structure to the nearest property line less twenty (20) feet, but with the provision that no structure be more than one hundred twenty (120) feet in height.
4.2.1. General description. This is the most restrictive residential district. The principal use of land is for single-family dwellings and with special permission related recreational, religious and educational facilities normally required to provide the basic elements of a balanced and attractive residential area. These areas are intended to be defined and protected from the encroachment of uses not performing a function appropriate to the residential environment. Internal stability, attractiveness, order and efficiency are encouraged by providing for adequate light, air and open space for dwellings and related facilities and through consideration of the proper functional relationships of each element.
4.2.2. Uses permitted. In the R-1 Low Density Residential District, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged, unless otherwise provided in this ordinance, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1)
Detached single-family dwellings including modular homes. Mobile and manufactured homes are prohibited.
(2)
Detached accessory buildings not exceeding one story in height, including one private garage or servants' quarters, when located not less than sixty (60) feet from the front lot line, nor less than the distance required for the main building from any side lot line; provided that if the accessory building is located within the required rear yard, no clearance from a side line will be required. The area of accessory buildings shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the area in the main building. Servants' quarters shall be occupied only by servants employed on the premises. The area of servant's quarters shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the area permitted for all accessory buildings on the premises. An accessory building may be constructed as a part of the main building, in which case the regulations controlling the main building shall apply.
(3)
Churches and related accessory buildings, provided they are permanent structures and comply with the parking space requirements and setbacks for churches within this ordinance. Also subject to approval of outdoor lighting arrangement.
(4)
Golf courses, except miniature courses, driving tees and other similar activities operated for commercial purpose.
(5)
Hobby shops, as an accessory use.
(6)
Museums, libraries, parks, playgrounds or community centers, and cemeteries owned and operated by the City.
(7)
Schools, kindergartens, elementary and secondary.
(8)
Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses when situated in the same dwelling, when not involving the conduct of a business or industry, but including home occupation, as hereinafter defined. The furnishing of board or lodging for not more than four (4) persons in a dwelling occupied as a private residence shall be considered an accessory use.
The parking of personal automobiles shall be considered a use customarily incident to the above residential uses. However, the parking of houseboats, travel trailers and busses closer to the street than the front of the house for more than forty-eight (48) hours at a time or more than four (4) times per year is prohibited in residential zoning districts. The parking of semi tractors and/or trailers in residential zoning districts is prohibited.
After approval by the zoning board of adjustment, the following are permitted uses:
(1)
Farm, truck gardens, orchards or nurseries on a minimum of a three-acre tract, for the growing of plants, shrubs and trees, provided no retail or wholesale business sales offices are maintained on the premises and provided that no obnoxious fertilizer is stored upon the premises and no obnoxious soil or fertilizer processing is conducted thereon.
4.2.3. Area, height and setback regulations. In the R-1 Low Density Residential District, the height of buildings, the minimum dimension of lots and yards, and the minimum lot area per family shall be as follows (for additional district provisions, see Article V):
(1)
Front yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.
(2)
Side yard: On interior lots of fifty (50) feet or less in width, there shall be a side yard on each side of a building of not less than five (5) feet in width. For lots of more than fifty (50) feet in width, either of the side yards may be five (5) feet and the sum of the side yards shall be twenty (20) percent of the lot width, but need not exceed twenty (20) feet in total side yard width. (See appendix, Illustrations of Yards, following section 12.3 herein.)
On corner lots, the side yard regulation shall be the same as for interior lots except in the case of reversed frontage where the corner lot rears on the side of a lot facing the other intersecting street, in which case there shall be a side yard on the corner lot of not less than fifty (50) percent of the front yard required on the lot abutting the rear of the corner lot or separated only by an alley. No accessory buildings on a said corner lot shall project beyond the front yard line of the lots in the rear, nor shall a building be erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged closer than five (5) feet to the line of the abutting lot to the rear.
(3)
Rear yard: There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet; however, any existing structure may be added onto with the existing setback, provided it is not closer than five (5) feet to the property line.
(4)
Height: No building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
(5)
Width of lot: The minimum width of a lot at the building line shall be fifty (50) feet, provided that where a lot of record and in separate ownership at the time of the passage of this ordinance has less width than herein required, this regulation shall not prohibit the erection of a single-family dwelling. Lots fronting on culs-de-sac shall be at least thirty-five (35) feet in width at street frontage and shall have a width of at least fifty (50) feet at the front building line. There shall not be more than six (6) lots facing on a cul-de-sac.
(6)
Lot area per family: In the R-1 Low Density Residential District, every building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged shall provide a lot area of not less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet per family; provided, however, that where a lot has less area than herein required and was of record and in separate ownership on the effective date of this ordinance, said lot may be occupied by not more than one family.
(Ord. of 2-11-08)
4.3.1. General description. This district is to provide for medium density residential uses and structures in moderately spacious surroundings. The purpose of this district may also be fulfilled by the use of the zero lot line concept as described herein that permits the construction of detached single-family dwellings on lots without a side yard requirement on one side of the lot.
4.3.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
Any uses permitted in the R-1 Low Density Residential District.
(2)
Two-family or duplex dwellings.
(3)
Zero lot line dwellings.
4.3.3. Area, height and setback regulations. In the R-2 Medium Density Residential District, the height of buildings, the minimum dimension of lots and yards, and the minimum lot area per family shall be as follows:
(1)
Front yard: For both duplex and zero lot line, there shall be a front yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.
(2)
Side yard: Duplex on interior lots: There shall be a side yard on each side of a building having a width of not less than ten (10) feet. On corner lots, same as R-1.
Zero lot line: In zero lot line lots, there shall be no minimum on one (10 side and ten (10) feet on the opposite side. However, in no case shall a zero lot line dwelling be built closer than ten (10) feet to the lot line of a lot that is zoned as R-1 Residential. On a corner lot the side yard shall be the same as in R-1. Additionally, no two structures shall be closer than ten (10) feet.
(3)
Rear yard: Both duplex and zero lot line: There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty (20) feet.
(4)
Height: Both duplex and zero lot line: No building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged shall exceed forty-five (45) feet.
(5)
Width of lot: Duplex: The minimum width of a lot at the building line shall be sixty (60) feet, provided that where a lot of record and in separate ownership at the time of the passage of this ordinance has less width than herein required, this regulation shall not prohibit the erection of a single-family dwelling.
Zero lot line: The minimum lot width shall be forty (40) feet.
(6)
Lot area per family: Duplex and zero lot line: In the R-2 Medium Density Residential District, every building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged shall provide a lot area of not less than four thousand (4,000) square feet per family; provided, however, that where a lot has less area than herein required and was of record and in separate ownership on the effective date of this ordinance, said lot may be occupied by not more than one (1) family.
(7)
Regulations for zero lot line dwellings that are a part of a tract development: See section 4.4.4.
4.4.1. General description. This is a residential district to provide for medium and high population density residential uses and structures in areas with adequate community facilities, public utilities and other public services. The use of this district is appropriate as a transitional or buffer zone between low density residential districts and commercial districts, industrial districts or major transportation arteries, or other uses that are not compatible with a low density residential environment. Certain uses that are more compatible functionally with intensive residential uses than with commercial uses are permitted.
4.4.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
Accessory buildings, same as District R-2.
(2)
Any use permitted in R-2 Medium Density Residential District, but subject to the requirements thereof.
(3)
Four-family dwellings.
(4)
Kindergarten, child care center.
(5)
Multifamily dwellings.
(6)
Offices for medical or paramedical practice or clinics for human care, when use does not exceed two thousand (2,000) square feet.
(7)
Professional offices and studios, when limited to two thousand (2,000) square feet for each, including executive, law, engineering, architectural, planning, administrative, writing, clerical, stenographic and drafting uses; provided there be no sales, exterior displays, exterior storage of goods and materials, warehousing or indoor storage of goods and materials beyond that normally incidental to the above permitted occupations; and provided no more than ten (10) people be employed in any establishment on any one lot.
(8)
Three-family dwellings.
(9)
Townhouses.
(10)
Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses, same as District R-2.
4.4.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: Same as R-2.
(2)
Side yard: Same as R-2, including regulations for corner lots rearing on lots having a reversed frontage.
(3)
Rear yard: Same as R-2.
(4)
Height: Same as R-2.
(5)
Width of lot: Single-family, fifty (50) feet; duplexes, sixty (60) feet; three-and four-family, eighty (80) feet; multifamily, one hundred (100) feet; zero lot line, forty (40) feet; townhouses, twenty (20) feet. Where a lot of record and in separate ownership at the time of the passage of this ordinance has less width than herein required, this regulation shall not prohibit the erection of a single-family dwelling.
(6)
Lot area per family: Except townhouses, same as R-2; townhouses, three thousand (3,000) square feet.
4.4.4. Regulations for townhouses and zero lot line dwellings that are a part of a tract development.
(1)
Minimum size of tract, two (2) acres and possessing maintained common open space.
(2)
Maximum density, sixteen (16) dwelling units per gross acre.
(3)
Minimum lot area, three thousand (3,000) square feet for townhouses and three thousand (3,000) square feet for zero lot line dwellings.
(4)
Minimum lot width, twenty (20) feet for townhouses and thirty (30) feet for zero lot line dwellings.
(5)
Minimum front setback, ten (10) feet from street right-of-way line, regardless of whether this front setback is part of an individual lot or part of the common open space.
(6)
Minimum side setback, none for townhouses except that on corner lots the minimum side setback of the corner side of townhouses and zero lot line lots or dwellings shall be ten (10) feet from the street right-of-way line. In zero lot line lots, there shall be no minimum on one side and ten (10) feet on the opposite side.
(7)
Minimum rear yard depth, none except that there shall be a minimum clearance of twenty (20) feet between buildings except as otherwise provided for by subsection (11) herein.
(8)
Maximum height, forty-five (45) feet.
(9)
Maximum lot coverage, sixty-five (65) per cent of the lot area.
(10)
A maximum of eight (8) living units shall be allowed in each row of townhouses. When an end unit of a row of townhouses does not side on a street, an open space or court of at least twenty (20) feet in width shall be provided between it and the adjacent row of townhouses. However, where two (2) rows of townhouses that together contain less than eight (8) living units are immediately adjacent to each other, this open space may be reduced to a minimum of fifteen (15) feet.
(11)
Where townhouse lots and dwelling units are designed to face upon an open space or common access court rather than upon a street, this open court shall be a minimum of fifty (50) feet in width, and said court shall not include vehicular drives or parking areas.
(12)
Townhouses shall be constructed up to the side lot lines without side yards, and no windows, doors or other openings shall be installed in any common wall between units. However, where a two-story adjoins a single-story townhouse, windows may be installed in the second story wall of the two-story townhouse.
(13)
Zero lot line dwellings shall be constructed against the lot line on one side of a lot, and no windows, doors or other openings shall be permitted on this side. Where adjacent zero lot line dwellings are not constructed against a common lot line, the building or developer must provide for a perpetual wall maintenance easement of five (5) feet in width along the adjacent lot and parallel with such wall.
4.4.5. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: Same as R-2. (These regulations shall govern except as indicated earlier in section 4.4.4.)
(2)
Side yard: Two-family, same as R-2; multifamily, same as R-2, however, an additional two (2) feet for each side yard shall be required for each story above the first story.
(3)
Rear yard: Same as R-2.
(4)
Height: Same as R-2.
(5)
Width of lot: The minimum width of a lot for three (3) or more families shall be one hundred (100) feet, provided that where a lot of record and in separate ownership at the time of the passage of this ordinance has less width than herein required, this regulation shall not prohibit the erection of a single-family dwelling.
(6)
Lot area: Two-family, same as R-2; Multifamily, a minimum of one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet per family.
(7)
Height regulations: Two-family; same as R-2; multifamily; three (3) stories or forty-five (45) feet.
4.5.1. General description. This is a residential district to provide for high density residential uses and structures in areas with adequate community facilities, public utilities and other public services. The use of this district is appropriate as a transitional or buffer zone between lower density residential districts and commercial districts, industrial districts or major transportation arteries, or other uses that are not compatible with a lower density residential environment. Certain uses that are more compatible functionally with intensive residential uses than with commercial uses are permitted.
4.5.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
Multiple-family dwelling.
(2)
Any activity that is customarily considered as being accessory to a hospital, clinic, school, college or university.
(3)
Hospitals for human care except those primarily for the treatment of mental disorders, charitable institutions and sanitariums when located on three (3) or more acres.
(4)
Institutions operated or sponsored by chartered educational, religious or philanthropic organizations but excluding institutions of a correctional nature and trade schools.
(5)
Modular structure.
(6)
Nursing home (including convalescent centers) when located on two (2) or more acres.
(7)
Private clubs, fraternities, sororities and lodges, excluding those the chief activity of which is a service customarily carried on as a business.
(8)
Rest home (including personal care facilities) when located on two (2) or more acres.
(9)
Rooming houses and boardinghouses not catering to overnight travelers.
4.5.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: A minimum of twenty-five (25) feet.
(2)
Rear yard: A minimum of twenty (20) feet.
(3)
Side yard: Multifamily, hospitals, private clubs, convalescent homes, ten (10) feet; however, an additional four (4) feet for each side yard shall be required for each story above the third story.
(4)
Lot width: Multifamily, a minimum of one hundred (100) feet at the building setback line; all others, a minimum of two hundred (200) feet at the building setback line.
(5)
Lot area: Multifamily, a minimum of one thousand (1,000) square feet per family; modular homes, a minimum of four thousand (4,000) square feet per family; others, as indicated in text.
(6)
Height regulations: A maximum of forty-five (45) feet; multifamily, hospitals, convalescent home, private club, five (5) stories or sixty (60) feet, subject to yard requirements shown in subsection (3) above.
4.6.1. General description. This is a residential district to provide for residential manufactured homes, in areas with adequate community facilities, public utilities and other public services. The use of this district is appropriate as a transitional or buffer zone between lower density residential districts and commercial districts, industrial districts or major transportation arteries, or other uses that are not compatible with a lower density residential environment. The use of land is for manufactured home subdivisions and related recreation and service facilities. Internal attractiveness, order and efficiency are encouraged by providing for adequate air, light and open space for manufactured homes, recreational facilities and service facilities.
4.6.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
Manufactured home subdivisions, provided each lot offered for sale contains a minimum of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet. Manufactured home subdivisions shall contain a minimum of ten (10) lots. (Subject to provisions in section 4.6.3).
(2)
Any uses permitted in the R-1 Low Density Residential District.
(3)
Manufactured home on an individual parcel of property created prior to the adoption of this ordinance and in accordance with Article IV Section 4.6.4 of this ordinance.
(4)
Manufactured home on a new parcel of property with a minimum of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet.
4.6.3. Special provisions for manufactured home subdivisions.
(1)
Manufactured home lots shall be a minimum of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet in area. Only one (1) manufactured home will be permitted per lot.
(2)
Each manufactured home shall have a minimum of nine hundred sixty (960) square feet heated living area.
(3)
Each manufactured home shall have a minimum front yard of twenty-five (25) feet and minimum side and rear yards of ten (10) feet each.
(4)
Manufactured home subdivisions shall be prepared and submitted as required for other residential development plats and shall be filed in accordance with city regulations.
(5)
Buffers shall be unoccupied except for landscaping, utility facilities, signs or entrance ornamentation.
(6)
All streets within a manufactured home subdivision shall provide a minimum pavement width of twenty-four (24) feet.
(7)
All streets and utilities within the subdivision shall meet the subdivision regulations of the city.
(8)
No manufactured home subdivision shall contain less than ten (10) lots.
(9)
Manufactured homes shall have a foundation that is similar in appearance and durability to masonry foundation of site-built dwellings which surrounds the entire perimeter of the structure, completely enclosing the space between the siding and the finished grade.
(10)
Once placed on the foundation in accordance with item (9) above, the manufactured home shall be permanently affixed by an anchoring system that is totally concealed under the structure. The manufactured home shall have the running gear and towing hitch removed.
(11)
A maximum of one (1) dwelling per lot. The manufactured home must be new unless inspected by the building official and fire marshal for code compliance prior to being submitted for approval by the planning and zoning board of adjustment.
(12)
Manufactured home lots shall have an all-weather, hard surface to park two (2) vehicles off-street (four hundred (400) square feet, minimum).
(13)
Manufactured homes shall utilize a decorative metallic, wood shake, asphalt shingle or architectural metal roof with a minimum pitch of 2:12 (two inches of rise to twelve inches of run). Flat metal/tin and rubber roofs are prohibited.
(14)
Manufactured homes shall utilize horizontal metal lap siding, simulated wood siding, wood or vinyl siding.
(15)
Manufactured homes shall be designed for long-term residential use by family and contain facilities for eating, bathing, and sleeping.
4.6.4. Special provisions required for manufactured homes on separate lots after approval by the zoning board of adjustment.
(1)
Manufactured homes shall be connected to all city utilities as required by applicable city ordinances.
(2)
Manufactured home lots shall have an all-weather, hard surface to park two (2) vehicles off-street (four hundred (400) square feet, minimum).
(3)
Site development regulations shall be the same for the district in which the manufactured home is to be located.
(4)
Manufactured homes shall have a foundation that is similar in appearance and durability to masonry foundation of site-built dwellings which surrounds the entire perimeter of the structure, completely enclosing the space between the siding and the finished grade.
(5)
Once placed on the foundation in accordance with item (4) above, the manufactured home shall be permanently affixed by an anchoring system that is totally concealed under the structure. The manufactured home shall have the running gear and towing hitch removed.
(6)
Manufactured homes shall utilize a nonmetallic, wood shake, asphalt shingle or architectural metal roof with a minimum pitch of 2:12 (two (2) inches of rise to twelve (12) inches of run). Flat metal/tin and rubber roofs are prohibited.
(7)
Manufactured homes shall utilize horizontal metal lap siding, simulated wood siding, wood or vinyl siding.
(8)
Manufactured homes shall be designed for long-term residential use by family and contain facilities for eating, bathing, and sleeping.
4.7.1. General description. This is a residential district to provide for residential manufactured homes, in areas with adequate community facilities, public utilities and other public services. The use of this district is appropriate as a transitional or buffer zone between lower density residential districts and commercial districts, industrial districts or major transportation arteries, or other uses that are not compatible with a lower density residential environment. The use of land is for manufactured home parks and related recreation and service facilities. Internal attractiveness, order and efficiency are encouraged by providing for adequate air, light and open space for manufactured homes, recreational facilities and service facilities.
4.7.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
Manufactured home parks.
(2)
Any use permitted in R-5.
(3)
Manufactured home on an individual parcel of property created prior to the adoption of this ordinance and in accordance with Article IV section 4.6.4 of this ordinance.
4.7.3. Special provisions for manufactured home parks.
(1)
No manufactured home park shall be permitted unless a detailed site plan setting out dimensions and locations of all elements required under this section of this ordinance has been submitted to the planning and zoning commission for review and recommendation, and approval by the city planning and zoning commission.
(2)
Manufactured home parks shall not exceed a density of eight (8) manufactured home units per gross acre within the manufactured home park.
(3)
Manufactured home parks shall provide a buffer strip at least fifteen (15) feet in depth along all lot lines including side and rear. Buffers shall be unoccupied except for landscaping, drainage or utility facilities, sign or entrance ornamentation.
(4)
A minimum of five (5) percent of the gross land area of the manufactured home park shall be required for recreation area.
(5)
All manufactured home lots shall abut upon a paved driveway of not less than twenty-four (24) feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public street.
(6)
All streets, roadways and driveways within the park shall be paved with an all-weather surface of asphalt or concrete and shall meet generally accepted construction standards. They shall be appropriately lighted at night; however, lighting shall be shielded so that it will not light adjacent residential property.
(7)
All streets within a manufactured home park shall provide a minimum pavement width of twenty-four (24) feet.
(8)
No manufactured home park shall contain less than twenty (20) stands.
(9)
Each manufactured home shall have a minimum of eight hundred (800) square feet of heated living area.
(10)
Each manufactured home must be new unless inspected by the building official and fire marshal for code compliance prior to being submitted for approval by the planning and zoning board of adjustment.
(11)
Manufactured homes shall have a foundation that is similar in appearance and durability to masonry foundation of site-built dwellings which surrounds the entire perimeter of the structure, completely enclosing the space between the siding and the finished grade.
(12)
Once placed on the foundation in accordance with item 10 above, the manufactured home shall be permanently affixed by an anchoring system that is totally concealed under the structure. The manufactured home shall have the running gear and towing gear removed.
(13)
A manufactured home shall not be moved from one park to another park within the City of Grenada without first obtaining a permit from the building department.
(14)
Manufactured homes shall utilize a decorative metallic, wood shake, asphalt shingle or architectural metal roof with a minimum pitch of 2:12 (two (2) inches of rise to twelve (12) inches of run). Flat metal/tin and rubber roofs are prohibited.
(15)
Manufactured homes shall utilize horizontal metal lap siding, simulated wood siding, wood or vinyl siding.
(16)
Manufactured homes shall be designed for long-term residential use by family and contain facilities for eating, bathing, and sleeping.
(17)
Lot area and yard requirements: Minimum manufactured home space within park, four thousand (4,000) square feet; minimum space width, forty (40) feet; minimum side yard, ten (10) feet; front yard, twenty-five (25) feet from public street; rear yard, ten (10) feet (buffer strip will not be utilized as part of a required yard).
(18)
Service building: If a service building is provided for containing mechanical laundry equipment, washers, dryers and vending machines, the office shall be of permanent construction and be exclusively for use of residents of the park with no illuminated signs.
(19)
A manufactured home park may not accept manufactured homes unless and until such time as at least ten (10) of its lots have been completely developed together with facilities as required by these regulations.
(20)
All sewage disposal facilities and water supply facilities must be approved by the state board of health. Sewerage facilities and water supply shall be provided to each lot.
(21)
Adequate storm water drainage must be provided before occupancy and in a manner not to be objectionable to adjacent property owners. No site subject to flooding shall be approved.
(22)
Electrical facilities provided to each lot must meet the National Electrical Code requirements.
(23)
Fire protection must be provided within one hundred (100) feet of all manufactured homes. Such protection shall be a dry powder type and a two-and-one-half-gallon pressurized water extinguisher.
(24)
In approving a manufactured home park site, there may be imposed such reasonable requirements as to screening and other features of the development as are deemed necessary to protect property and prevent objectionable conditions.
4.8.1. General description. The purpose of this commercial district is to provide retail stores and personal services for the convenience of the people in adjacent residential areas.
4.8.2. Uses permitted. The following uses of property, buildings or structures for specified stores, shops or business shall be retail/service establishments exclusively, selling merchandise and conducted wholly within an enclosed building. Each store, shop or business shall not exceed two thousand (2,000) square feet of floor area for each retail use and four thousand (4,000) square feet of floor area for each office use. It is further provided that all waste material shall be kept within a sight-obsuring enclosure. No drive-in or curb service shall be permitted.
(1)
Any uses permitted in the R-2 Medium Density Residential District.
(2)
Auto parking areas for passenger cars only.
(3)
Bakery shop, employing not more than five (5) persons, custom selling all production at retail on the premises or as retail custom order for delivery.
(4)
Barber and beauty shops (subject to applicable health codes).
(5)
Book or stationery stores or newsstands.
(6)
Candy, ice cream store including manufacture, if all production is sold at retail on the premises or as retail custom orders for delivery.
(7)
Coin-operated laundry and dry-cleaning pickup stations.
(8)
Convenience store, butcher shop/meat market, drug store, film processing, grocery store.
(9)
Offices (limited to four thousand (4,000) square feet each):
(a)
Medical or paramedical practice or clinics for human care.
(b)
Legal, engineering, real estate, insurance.
(c)
Professional offices and studios including executive, administrative, writing, clerical, stenographic, graphic arts and interior design.
(10)
Specialty shop for the conduct of a retail business as limited herein:
(a)
Florist, furniture, fabric, appliances, apparel, jewelry.
(b)
Custom dressmaking, millinery, tailoring, shoe repairing, repairing of household utility articles or similar trade.
(c)
Gift and card shop.
(d)
Photographer's studio.
(e)
Shop for the repair of electrical and radio equipment and other similar commodities.
(11)
Other light retail and service establishments that may be determined by the board of adjustment to be similar to the above listed principal permitted uses and that are in harmony with the purpose of this zone, but not including those uses that are not mentioned in this zone but are specifically enumerated in another zone.
(12)
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to any of the above uses including air conditioners, ice and refrigerating plants purely incidental to the main activity permitted on the premises. No accessory use shall be construed to permit the keeping of articles or materials in the open or outside the building.
Uses permitted upon appeal:
(1)
Modular structures.
4.8.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: A minimum of twenty-five (25) feet.
(2)
Side yard: No side yards are required except in instances where a commercial use abuts a residential district, in which case a minimum side yard of twenty-five (25) feet shall be provided, as measured from the side lot line to the nearest building or structure on the side adjacent to the residential district. Such space shall be screened from the abutting residential district by concealing walls or by concealing fences or by other concealing screening not less than six (6) feet in height. This space may be reduced to ten (10) feet if landscaping, constructed and maintained, is of sufficient intensity and density to adequately protect adjacent property from light, sight and noise.
(3)
Rear yard: No rear yard shall be required except in instances where a commercial use abuts a residential district, in which case a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet shall be provided. Such space will be screened from the abutting residential district by concealing walls or by concealing fences or by other concealing screening not less than six (6) feet in height. This space may be reduced to ten (10) feet if landscaping, constructed and maintained, is of sufficient intensity and density to adequately protect adjacent property from light, sight and noise.
(4)
Lot width: A minimum of sixty (60) feet at the building setback line.
(5)
Height: Thirty-five (35) feet.
(6)
Lot area per family: Every building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged for dwelling purposes shall provide a lot area of not less than four thousand (4,000) square feet per family. There is no minimum for commercial.
4.9.1. General description. This commercial district is intended for the conduct of personal and business services and retail business of the community. Traffic generated by these uses will be primarily passenger vehicles and only those trucks and commercial vehicles required for stocking and delivery of retail goods.
4.9.2. Uses permitted. The following uses of property, buildings or structures are permitted uses:
(1)
Any commercial use permitted in the B-1 Neighborhood Commercial District, without limit to the square feet of floor area in shops, except as noted. All residential structures are excluded from the B-2 General Commercial District.
(2)
Antique shops.
(3)
Auction room; auctioneer.
(4)
Auditoriums, theaters, moving picture shows, having a seating capacity for not more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) people.
(5)
Automobile, motorcycle, boat or trailer sales, or sales or rental areas, provided vehicles are in good operating condition. Minor service that does not cause a nuisance may be permitted.
(6)
Bakeries, provided that the floor area does not exceed three thousand (3,000) square feet.
(7)
Banks/savings and loans and other financial institutions.
(8)
Baths, spas, sauna/steam, and similar health treatments.
(9)
Bicycles and bicycle repair shops.
(10)
Bird stores, pet shops, taxidermist shops or aquarium.
(11)
Blueprinting or photostating.
(12)
Bus station.
(13)
Business college, or private schools operated as a commercial enterprise.
(14)
Caterer or wedding service.
(15)
Christmas tree sales.
(16)
Cleaning, dyeing and pressing works; laundry and washaterias, provided that the floor area does not exceed three thousand (3,000) square feet for separate or combined uses. (Subject to Fire Code.)
(17)
Confectionery stores.
(18)
Dancing schools.
(19)
Delicatessen shops.
(20)
Department stores.
(21)
Drive-in or drive-thru businesses including a four-bay car wash and including refreshment stands, cafes, restaurants, food stores and similar activities. Further provided that any such establishment shall provide adequate off-street storage space for all cars of patrons; that there be a sturdy close-woven or solid fence on all but the front side; that no music or loud speaker system shall be installed that may be heard at neighboring residential properties and that no lighting shall shine on neighboring properties used for residential purposes.
(22)
Dry goods and notions stores.
(23)
Electrical and gas appliance and supply sales, electrical and gas repair and installation services when limited to small shops, the principal business of which is a neighborhood service.
(24)
Exterminator; pest control.
(25)
Farm equipment sales, service, repair.
(26)
Freight depot or terminal.
(27)
Frozen food lockers for individual or family use, not including the processing of food except cutting or wrapping.
(28)
Garages, storage only.
(29)
Gasoline service stations, gasoline, oil, washing, greasing and accessories that do not conduct major automotive repairs, body and fender work, or automobile painting, provided all used and waste materials are kept within a solid enclosure so that contents are not visible from the street or other properties, and provided no stock of goods is displayed out of doors with the exception of lubricants and additives for frequent sale, and provided no lighting is constructed to shine on neighboring properties used for residential purposes. Two (2) brand identification signs shall be allowed if their only illumination is non-flashing and shall not contain a rotating, oscillating or revolving beam or beacon of light. They may be installed at the property line.
(30)
Hardware, paint and wallpaper stores.
(31)
Hauling, moving, or storage company.
(32)
Household and office furniture, furnishings and appliances.
(33)
Ice storage houses having not more than seven and one-half (7½) tons capacity.
(34)
Interior decorating shop.
(35)
Liquor/package store.
(36)
Mail order stores.
(37)
Microwave, radio, telecommunications, television, and other electronic transmission or receiving towers may be allowed based upon approval by the city planning and zoning commission. Towers with heights in excess of one hundred fifty (150) feet shall be subject to the approval of the city council. Towers shall not be permitted in cases where they would violate height restrictions of an aircraft approach and turning zone.
(38)
Miniature golf courses and driving tees.
(39)
Mortuaries, funeral homes and undertakers.
(40)
Motel and/or hotel.
(41)
Museums.
(42)
Newspaper publication.
(43)
Nursery yards or buildings for retail sales, provided that all incidental equipment and supplies including fertilizer and empty containers are kept within a building.
(44)
Piano stores, musical instruments and supplies.
(45)
Plumbing and heating appliances and supply sales, and plumbing and heating repairs and installation services, when limited to small shops, the principal business of which is a neighborhood service.
(46)
Printing shop: small job printing shops provided floor area does not exceed two thousand (2,000) square feet.
(47)
Recreational or amusement classification when conducted wholly inside an enclosed building.
(48)
Restaurants, tearooms, cafeterias or cafes. Sale of alcohol is permitted in restaurant setting from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm, except on Sundays when the sale of alcohol is prohibited.
(49)
Retail stores, businesses or shops for custom work or the manufacture of articles to be sold at retail on the premises, excluding coal and wood yards, provided that in such manufacture, the total mechanical power shall not exceed ten (10) horsepower for the operation of any one machine, provided that the space occupied by the manufacturing use permitted herein shall not exceed fifty (50) per cent of the total floor area of the entire building or the equivalent of the ground floor area thereof, and provided further that such manufacturing use is not noxious or offensive by reason of vibration, noise, odor, dust, smoke or fumes.
(50)
Stamp redemption centers.
(51)
Tailor, clothing or wedding apparel shops.
(52)
Travel bureaus.
(53)
Variety stores.
(54)
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to any of the above uses, including air conditioning, ice and refrigerating plants purely incidental to a main activity permitted on the premises. No accessory use shall be construed to permit the keeping of articles or material in the open or on the outside of the building.
4.9.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: Same as B-1.
(2)
Side yard: Same as B-1.
(3)
Rear yard: Same as B-1.
(4)
Lot width: No minimum required.
(5)
Height: No building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged shall exceed three (3) stories nor shall it exceed forty-five (45) feet.
(6)
Lot area: No minimum required.
4.10.1. General description. This district is established in order to provide adequate locations for retail uses that serve the needs of the motoring public and are characterized by a high level of vehicular ingress and egress. Appropriate locations for this district are along the most heavily traveled major traffic arterials.
4.10.2. Uses permitted. The following uses of property, buildings or structures are permitted uses:
(1)
Any Commercial use permitted in the B-2 General Commercial District.
(2)
Amusement enterprises, including taverns, nightclubs, bowling alleys, billiards or pool halls, dance halls, shooting galleries, skating rinks and similar commercial recreation activities if conducted wholly within a completely enclosed space. All subject to appropriate regulating ordinances.
(3)
Artificial limb manufacture.
(4)
Auditoriums, theaters, moving picture houses.
(5)
Automobile, motorcycle, and trailer sales, or sales or rental areas.
(6)
Building supply and materials sales and storage yards, provided that yard is enclosed by a concealing fence not less than six (6) feet in height.
(7)
Bus stations.
(8)
Small animal hospital and veterinary clinics.
(9)
Drive-in businesses, including refreshment stands, cafes, restaurants, food stores and similar activities for the sale of alcoholic beverages on the premises.
(10)
Engraving, steel, copper and photo.
(11)
Express offices.
(12)
Feed stores, no processing or milling.
(13)
Garages, public for repairs or storage facilities for automobiles when such facilities are maintained within a building. Parking allowances for public garages shall not exceed those specified in section 6.1.4. All vehicular repair shops shall have a yard enclosed by a concealing fence not less than six (6) feet in height.
(14)
Heating supplies and appliances.
(15)
Laboratories, industrial testing.
(16)
Leather and leather goods shops.
(17)
Lens grinding for optical goods.
(18)
Microwave, radio, telecommunications, television, and other electronic transmission or receiving towers may be allowed based upon approval by the city planning and zoning commission. Towers with heights in excess of one hundred fifty (150) feet shall be subject to the approval of the city council. Towers shall not be permitted in cases where they would violate height restrictions of an aircraft approach and turning zone.
(19)
Mirror plating and glass cutting.
(20)
Oil field service companies if business is conducted wholly within an enclosed building and provided no repairs are made on the yard and no outdoor storage of materials is kept on the site.
(21)
Printing and bookbinding.
(22)
Rubber stamp manufacture.
(23)
Wholesale sales offices or sample rooms of not more than four thousand (4,000) square feet of gross floor area.
(24)
Any other commercial use, except any kind of use that is not in harmony with the general use and purpose of this district by reason of fire hazard, noise, dust, smoke, odor, or has been declared a nuisance in any court of record; however, nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit the warehousing or storage by retail establishments of items incidental to the retail operations conducted on said premises. Any uses that are enumerated in the I-1 and I-2 Industrial Districts are excluded from this district.
(25)
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above. No accessory use shall be construed to permit the keeping of articles or material in the open or outside the building.
4.10.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: Same as B-1.
(2)
Side yard: Same as B-1.
(3)
Rear yard: Same as B-1.
(4)
Lot width: No minimum required.
(5)
Height: No building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged shall exceed three (3) stories nor shall it exceed forty-five (45) feet.
(6)
Lot area: No minimum required.
4.11.1. General description. The Central Business District (CBD) is established in order to:
(1)
Protect present business and commercial uses from the blighting effects of incompatible uses,
(2)
Encourage the development of the downtown area as a shopping and commercial core of the city,
(3)
Encourage the eventual elimination of uses detrimental and inappropriate to the proper functioning of the CBD; and
(4)
Encourage the preservation of historic and architectural buildings and other items of "historic significance" located in the CBD and surrounding areas.
4.11.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
All office and commercial uses permitted in the B-3 Heavy Commercial District are permitted with the following exceptions:
(a)
Sale of alcohol is prohibited except in restaurant setting from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm, except on Sundays when the sale of alcohol is prohibited.
(b)
Amusement enterprises, including taverns, nightclubs, bowling alleys, billiards or pool halls, dance halls, shooting galleries, skating rinks and similar commercial recreation activities are prohibited.
(c)
Churches and non-governmental places of assembly are prohibited in or adjacent to the courthouse square.
(2)
Residential use of commercial buildings is permitted provided that any building proposed to be built or converted into a mixed use (commercial and residential) shall be constructed or converted for such use in strict conformance with the City's Building Code and the "NEPA" Life Safety Code. Construction and/or conversion must also be approved by the City's Fire Marshal. No commercial building will have more than four (4) residential apartments unless by special exception. Each apartment will have a minimum of 1,000 square feet. Apartments will only be allowed above the first story or in the basement of the building.
(3)
The use of awnings and iron balconies on buildings in the CBD is permitted upon approval by the building official. Support structures for iron balconies outside the buildings may be allowed upon approval by the planning and zoning commission.
4.11.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: No minimum required.
(2)
Side yard: No minimum required.
(3)
Rear yard: No minimum required.
(4)
Height: Building height shall be limited to four (4) stories or forty-five (45) feet, unless otherwise approved by the zoning board of adjustment based on building setback.
(5)
Width of lot: No minimum required.
(6)
Lot area: No minimum required.
(7)
Parking. There shall be no parking requirements for structures located in the CBD.
(8)
Other. All regulations of the city fire code shall be complied with in every case.
4.12.1. General description. This industrial district is intended primarily for production and assembly plants that are conducted so the noise, odor, dust and glare of each operation are properly controlled. The principal uses permitted in an I-1 Light Industrial District shall be limited in general to the assembly, packaging or processing of previously prepared goods and materials. Additional permitted uses include the storage of goods and materials; the receiving, sorting and/or distribution of goods and materials; fabricating shops; retail and wholesale activities requiring extensive storage or warehousing; and other uses specifically listed below. Whenever possible, or as otherwise required, such uses shall be conducted within an enclosure or building.
4.11.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
Amusement or baseball parks.
(2)
Assaying (other than gold or silver).
(3)
Bakeries, wholesale.
(4)
Body and fender work for automobiles and house trailers, provided that the yard is enclosed by a concealing fence not less than six (6) feet in height.
(5)
Bottling works, soft drinks.
(6)
Brick and pottery manufacturing.
(7)
Building material storage yards/lumber yards, provided the that yard is enclosed by a concealing fence not less than six (6) feet in height.
(8)
Candy, canning or preserving factories.
(9)
Carnivals.
(10)
Carpet and rug cleaning.
(11)
Central station light or power plants.
(12)
Cereal mills.
(13)
Coffee roasting.
(14)
Cold storage plants.
(15)
Cooperage works.
(16)
Contractors plants or storage yard, provided that yard is enclosed by a concealing fence not less than six (6) feet in height.
(17)
Creameries.
(18)
Dry cleaning and pressing works, dyeing, laundry and washateria.
(19)
Electrical repair shops and motor armature rewinding shops.
(20)
Electroplating.
(21)
Galvanizing, small utensils, etc.
(22)
Ice plants or storage houses.
(23)
Laboratory/experimental testing.
(24)
Lumber yards, provided that yard is enclosed by a six-foot concealing fence.
(25)
Machine shops.
(26)
Manufacture of: Products from aluminum, brass, copper, bronze, steel, tin or other metals and from bone, leather, paper, rubber, shell, wire or wood of any kind other than those enumerated under District I-2, not including foundries.
(27)
Manufacture of: Artificial flowers, artificial limbs, ornaments, awnings, tents and bags, cleaning or polishing preparation, brooms or brushes, buttons and novelties, canvas products, clothing, suits, coats or dresses for wholesale trade; food products, syrups, fruit juices, extracts, drugs or medicine, except products classified under District I-2; furniture, gas or electric fixtures, ice cream, mattresses or their renovation; peanut or pecan products, potato chips, radio and television sets.
(28)
Meat processing (no slaughtering).
(29)
Microwave, radio, telecommunications, television, and other electronic transmission or receiving towers may be allowed based upon findings by the city planning and zoning commission. Towers with heights in excess of one hundred (100) feet shall be subject to the approval of the city council. Towers shall not be permitted in cases where they would violate height restrictions of an aircraft approach and turning zone.
(30)
Mini-warehouses.
(31)
Monument or marble works, finishing and carving only.
(32)
Oil field service companies.
(33)
Optics manufacturing.
(34)
Pattern shops.
(35)
Printing, lithographing, bookbinding, newspapers and publishing.
(36)
Public garages.
(37)
Sheet metal shops using sheet metal of sixteen-gauge or thinner.
(38)
Spray painting or paint mixing.
(39)
Storage in bulk and/or warehouse for commodities and materials enumerated in Districts B-1 Neighborhood Commercial and B-3 Heavy Commercial.
(40)
Veterinary hospitals (small animals) when not less than one hundred (100) feet from a residential district.
(41)
Welding shops.
(42)
Wholesale establishment and storage.
(43)
Wholesale sales offices, manufacturer's representatives, or sample rooms.
(44)
Any similar uses not included in the I-2 Heavy Industrial District that are not noxious or offensive because of odors, smoke, dust, noise, fumes or vibrations.
(45)
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above.
4.12.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: Where all the frontage on one side of the street between two (2) intersecting streets is located in a B-3 or I-1 District, no front yard shall be required. Where the frontage of one side of the street between two (2) intersecting streets is located partly in a dwelling district, or a B-1 or a B-2 District, the front yard requirements of the dwelling district and the B-1 District shall apply to the I-1 District.
(2)
Side yard: Ten (10) feet or, where a lot abuts upon the side of a lot zoned for dwelling purposes, there shall be a side yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet, except when permitted closer by virtue of intense landscaping and/or decorative screening.
(3)
Rear yard: Same as R-2 except when permitted closer by virtue of intense landscaping and/or decorative screening.
4)
Height: No building shall exceed four (4) stories or forty-five (45) feet in height, unless approved by the planning and zoning commission.
4.13.1. General description. The purpose of this district is to provide areas for development of heavy industrial uses that have extensive space requirements and/or generate substantial amounts of noise, vibrations, odors or possess other characteristics that may be detrimental, hazardous or otherwise offensive and incompatible with other land uses. This district provides for the widest range of industrial operations permitted in the city. It is the zone for location of those industries that have not reached a technical stage in processing that renders them free of nuisance factors or where economics precludes construction and operation in a nuisance-free manner.
4.13.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
Any use permitted in the I-1 Light Industrial District.
(2)
Acetylene gas storage.
(3)
Airports.
(4)
Assaying.
(5)
Arsenals.
(6)
Asphalt and cement batching and mixing plants.
(7)
Bag cleaning.
(8)
Cotton gins, baling or compresses.
(9)
Cotton oil mills.
(10)
Clay, shale or glass products.
(11)
Dog pounds.
(12)
Egg cracking and processing.
(13)
Enameling.
(14)
Fish smoking and curing.
(15)
Forge plants.
(16)
Galvanizing, sheet and structural shapes.
(17)
Iron, steel, brass, copper or aluminum foundries or fabrication plants.
(18)
Junkyards, auto parts, salvage and auto wrecking yards where such operations are obscured from any street or from any adjacent property in another zone by a sturdy, sight-obscuring fence in good repair, and under the condition that any burning operations be carried on in any enclosed structure provided with such super-heating devices designed to assure complete combustion as may be approved by the building inspector. See also Section 6.3: Junkyards; depositing junk; characteristics of junk property.
(19)
Machine shops.
(20)
Manufacture of: Acetylene and/or oxygen, gas, alcohol, adding machines, airplanes, automobiles, trucks and tractors, including assembly plants; bearings, ball or roller; cans, steel tanks and drums, candles and celluloid, cash registers, cutlery, disinfectants, dextrins, dyestuff, electrical machinery, farm machinery, exterminators and inspect poison, emery cloth and sand paper, glucose, matches, nuts, bolts or screws, oil cloth or linoleum, oiled or rubber goods, paint, oil, shellac, turpentine or varnish, pyroxyline, sauerkraut, starch, tools, typewriters and vinegar.
(21)
Microwave, radio, telecommunications, television, and other electronic transmission or receiving towers may be allowed based upon findings by the city planning and zoning commission. Towers with heights in excess of one hundred fifty (150) feet shall be subject to the approval of the city council. Towers shall not be permitted in cases where they would violate height restrictions of an aircraft approach and turning zone.
(22)
Petroleum products as follows:
(a)
Any use related to the petroleum industry, provided that the performance standards set forth in this zone are complied with and any adopted fire code and health codes are followed.
(b)
The storage above ground of liquid petroleum products or chemicals of a flammable or noxious nature, when not more than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) gallons are stored on a tract of less than an acre in size or when not more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) gallons are stored in one tank.
(c)
The storage of flammable or noxious gases above or below ground, when not in excess of five million (5,000,000) cubic feet on any one tract or lot of less than one acre or two million (2,000,000) cubic feet in any one tank.
(23)
Planing mills.
(24)
Potash works.
(25)
Railroad roundhouses or car repair shops.
(26)
Salt works.
(27)
Soap manufacture.
(28)
Rubber or gutta-percha manufacture or treatment.
(29)
Soda and compound manufacture.
(30)
Stamping, dieing, shearing or punching of metals.
(31)
Stone yards, building stone; cutting, sawing and storage.
(32)
Tallow, grease or lard manufacture.
(33)
Tar distillation or manufacture.
(34)
Tobacco (chewing) manufacture or treatment.
(35)
Truck terminals containing in excess of four (4) loading or transfer bays.
(36)
Wool pulling or scouring.
(37)
Welding shops.
(38)
Yeast plants.
(39)
Those uses not listed above that are not ordinarily excessively noxious or offensive because of odor, smoke, dust, noise, fumes or vibrations.
(40)
Any other uses not now or hereafter prohibited by ordinance of the City, except that no building or occupancy permit shall be issued for the following uses unless and until the location of such use shall have been approved by the board of adjustment, after a report by the department of public works and the fire and health departments:
(a)
Acid manufacture.
(b)
Ammonia, bleaching powder or chlorine manufacture.
(c)
Asphalt manufacture or refining.
(d)
Blast furnaces.
(e)
Boiler works.
(f)
Brick, tile or terra-cotta manufacture.
(g)
Cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of Paris manufacture.
(h)
Coke ovens.
(i)
Creosote treatment or manufacture.
(j)
Distillation of bones, coal or wood.
(k)
Explosives, manufacture or storage in conformance with applicable ordinances.
(l)
Fat rendering.
(m)
Fertilizer manufacture.
(n)
Garbage, offal or dead animals, reducing or dumping.
(o)
Gas (natural or artificial) manufacture or processing.
(p)
Glue manufacture.
(q)
Iron and steel fabrication plants where riveting method is used, provided that such plants are not within five hundred (500) feet of a more restrictive district.
(r)
Lampblack manufacture.
(s)
Magnesium casting, machining or fabrication.
(t)
Manufacture or reclaiming of rubber or manufacture of heavy rubber products.
(u)
Ore reduction.
(v)
Packing plants including slaughtering or animals and processing of by-products.
(w)
Paper or pulp manufacture.
(x)
Petroleum products, refining or wholesale storage of petroleum in excess of limits provided in section 4.12.2(22) above.
(y)
Rock crushers or stone quarries.
(z)
Rolling mills.
(aa)
Smelting or reclamation (by reduction) of tin, copper, lead, zinc or iron ores.
(bb)
Stockyards, feeding pens or slaughtering of animals.
(cc)
Storage, salvaging, sorting, processing or baling of rags, iron, scrap paper or junk.
(dd)
Tanneries, curing or storage of raw hides or skins.
(ee)
Tar or asphalt roofing or waterproofing or manufacture.
(ff)
Yards for the sale, transfer and temporary holding of livestock.
4.13.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: Same as I-1.
(2)
Side yard: Same as I-1.
(3)
Rear yard: Same as I-1.
(4)
Height: No building shall exceed four (4) stories or forty-five (45) feet in height, unless approved by the planning and zoning commission.
(5)
Width of lot: No minimum required.
(6)
Lot area: No minimum required.
- SPECIFIC DISTRICT REGULATIONS
4.1.1. General description. This district shall provide an area for agricultural and horticultural uses. The rural nature and low density of population in this district requires only that uses essential to agriculture and horticulture have a reasonable setback of buildings from dedicated streets and/or highways. It is the purpose of this district to encourage and protect such uses from urbanization until such is warranted and the appropriate change in district classification is made in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.
4.1.2. Uses permitted. The following uses of property, buildings or structures are permitted:
(1)
Barns, silos, sheds, warehouses and cooling houses for storage, grading, packing and processing of farm produce raised on the premises. Commercial slaughtering or processing of animals is prohibited.
(2)
Child care centers.
(3)
Churches.
(4)
Cultivation of field and truck crops, orchards and vineyards.
(5)
Dairies, poultry, small animals and livestock.
(6)
Greenhouses, nurseries and landscape gardening.
(7)
Kennels.
(8)
Microwave, radio, telecommunications, television, and other electronic transmission or receiving towers may be allowed based upon approval by the city planning and zoning commission. Towers with heights in excess of one hundred (100) feet shall be subject to the approval of the city council. Towers shall not be permitted in cases where they would violate height restrictions of an aircraft approach and turning zone.
(9)
Pasturing and grazing (not including stockyards or feed lots).
(10)
Public parks and recreation areas.
(11)
Schools.
(12)
Single-family detached dwellings and their customary accessory uses (subject to section 4.1.5).
(13)
Timber and forestry.
(14)
Veterinarian.
After approval by the zoning board of adjustment, the uses permitted by special exception include but are not limited to the following:
(1)
Cemeteries.
(2)
Manufactured home in accordance with Article IV section 4.6.4 "Special provisions required for manufactured homes on separate lots."
(3)
Nursing or convalescent home.
4.1.3. Area and setback regulations, yards (see appendix, Illustrations of Yards, following section 12.3 herein).
(1)
Front: Set back a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet.
(2)
Rear: Set back a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet.
(3)
Side: Set back a minimum of ten (10) feet, provided that any permitted pen or building in which livestock is kept shall be located not less than one hundred (100) feet from any lot line.
4.1.4. Lot area. Each single-family dwelling or manufactured home, and (together with it's accessory building) in the A-1 District hereafter erected shall be located on a parcel having an area of not less than one (1) acre, which tract shall have access to a dedicated public street or highway. Each school or church shall be located on a parcel having an area of not less than three (3) acres, which tract shall have access to a dedicated public street or highway. However, nothing in this ordinance shall prevent the erection of one (1) church, school, manufactured home, or single-family dwelling on any tract less than three (3) acres that was in existence on the date of passage of this ordinance, provided that all buildings erected on such lots shall meet all of the other requirements of this or any other applicable ordinances. Nor shall it prevent the use of the land for agricultural purposes on any tract less than three (3) acres, that was in existence on the date of passage of this ordinance.
4.1.5. Height regulations. No building shall exceed forty-five (45) feet in height, and accessory buildings shall not be more than two (2) stories. Silos, barns and like farm buildings are hereby exempt from these height restrictions with the provision that their height be limited to the distance from the structure to the nearest property line less twenty (20) feet, but with the provision that no structure be more than one hundred twenty (120) feet in height.
4.2.1. General description. This is the most restrictive residential district. The principal use of land is for single-family dwellings and with special permission related recreational, religious and educational facilities normally required to provide the basic elements of a balanced and attractive residential area. These areas are intended to be defined and protected from the encroachment of uses not performing a function appropriate to the residential environment. Internal stability, attractiveness, order and efficiency are encouraged by providing for adequate light, air and open space for dwellings and related facilities and through consideration of the proper functional relationships of each element.
4.2.2. Uses permitted. In the R-1 Low Density Residential District, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged, unless otherwise provided in this ordinance, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1)
Detached single-family dwellings including modular homes. Mobile and manufactured homes are prohibited.
(2)
Detached accessory buildings not exceeding one story in height, including one private garage or servants' quarters, when located not less than sixty (60) feet from the front lot line, nor less than the distance required for the main building from any side lot line; provided that if the accessory building is located within the required rear yard, no clearance from a side line will be required. The area of accessory buildings shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the area in the main building. Servants' quarters shall be occupied only by servants employed on the premises. The area of servant's quarters shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the area permitted for all accessory buildings on the premises. An accessory building may be constructed as a part of the main building, in which case the regulations controlling the main building shall apply.
(3)
Churches and related accessory buildings, provided they are permanent structures and comply with the parking space requirements and setbacks for churches within this ordinance. Also subject to approval of outdoor lighting arrangement.
(4)
Golf courses, except miniature courses, driving tees and other similar activities operated for commercial purpose.
(5)
Hobby shops, as an accessory use.
(6)
Museums, libraries, parks, playgrounds or community centers, and cemeteries owned and operated by the City.
(7)
Schools, kindergartens, elementary and secondary.
(8)
Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses when situated in the same dwelling, when not involving the conduct of a business or industry, but including home occupation, as hereinafter defined. The furnishing of board or lodging for not more than four (4) persons in a dwelling occupied as a private residence shall be considered an accessory use.
The parking of personal automobiles shall be considered a use customarily incident to the above residential uses. However, the parking of houseboats, travel trailers and busses closer to the street than the front of the house for more than forty-eight (48) hours at a time or more than four (4) times per year is prohibited in residential zoning districts. The parking of semi tractors and/or trailers in residential zoning districts is prohibited.
After approval by the zoning board of adjustment, the following are permitted uses:
(1)
Farm, truck gardens, orchards or nurseries on a minimum of a three-acre tract, for the growing of plants, shrubs and trees, provided no retail or wholesale business sales offices are maintained on the premises and provided that no obnoxious fertilizer is stored upon the premises and no obnoxious soil or fertilizer processing is conducted thereon.
4.2.3. Area, height and setback regulations. In the R-1 Low Density Residential District, the height of buildings, the minimum dimension of lots and yards, and the minimum lot area per family shall be as follows (for additional district provisions, see Article V):
(1)
Front yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.
(2)
Side yard: On interior lots of fifty (50) feet or less in width, there shall be a side yard on each side of a building of not less than five (5) feet in width. For lots of more than fifty (50) feet in width, either of the side yards may be five (5) feet and the sum of the side yards shall be twenty (20) percent of the lot width, but need not exceed twenty (20) feet in total side yard width. (See appendix, Illustrations of Yards, following section 12.3 herein.)
On corner lots, the side yard regulation shall be the same as for interior lots except in the case of reversed frontage where the corner lot rears on the side of a lot facing the other intersecting street, in which case there shall be a side yard on the corner lot of not less than fifty (50) percent of the front yard required on the lot abutting the rear of the corner lot or separated only by an alley. No accessory buildings on a said corner lot shall project beyond the front yard line of the lots in the rear, nor shall a building be erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged closer than five (5) feet to the line of the abutting lot to the rear.
(3)
Rear yard: There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet; however, any existing structure may be added onto with the existing setback, provided it is not closer than five (5) feet to the property line.
(4)
Height: No building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
(5)
Width of lot: The minimum width of a lot at the building line shall be fifty (50) feet, provided that where a lot of record and in separate ownership at the time of the passage of this ordinance has less width than herein required, this regulation shall not prohibit the erection of a single-family dwelling. Lots fronting on culs-de-sac shall be at least thirty-five (35) feet in width at street frontage and shall have a width of at least fifty (50) feet at the front building line. There shall not be more than six (6) lots facing on a cul-de-sac.
(6)
Lot area per family: In the R-1 Low Density Residential District, every building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged shall provide a lot area of not less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet per family; provided, however, that where a lot has less area than herein required and was of record and in separate ownership on the effective date of this ordinance, said lot may be occupied by not more than one family.
(Ord. of 2-11-08)
4.3.1. General description. This district is to provide for medium density residential uses and structures in moderately spacious surroundings. The purpose of this district may also be fulfilled by the use of the zero lot line concept as described herein that permits the construction of detached single-family dwellings on lots without a side yard requirement on one side of the lot.
4.3.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
Any uses permitted in the R-1 Low Density Residential District.
(2)
Two-family or duplex dwellings.
(3)
Zero lot line dwellings.
4.3.3. Area, height and setback regulations. In the R-2 Medium Density Residential District, the height of buildings, the minimum dimension of lots and yards, and the minimum lot area per family shall be as follows:
(1)
Front yard: For both duplex and zero lot line, there shall be a front yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.
(2)
Side yard: Duplex on interior lots: There shall be a side yard on each side of a building having a width of not less than ten (10) feet. On corner lots, same as R-1.
Zero lot line: In zero lot line lots, there shall be no minimum on one (10 side and ten (10) feet on the opposite side. However, in no case shall a zero lot line dwelling be built closer than ten (10) feet to the lot line of a lot that is zoned as R-1 Residential. On a corner lot the side yard shall be the same as in R-1. Additionally, no two structures shall be closer than ten (10) feet.
(3)
Rear yard: Both duplex and zero lot line: There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty (20) feet.
(4)
Height: Both duplex and zero lot line: No building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged shall exceed forty-five (45) feet.
(5)
Width of lot: Duplex: The minimum width of a lot at the building line shall be sixty (60) feet, provided that where a lot of record and in separate ownership at the time of the passage of this ordinance has less width than herein required, this regulation shall not prohibit the erection of a single-family dwelling.
Zero lot line: The minimum lot width shall be forty (40) feet.
(6)
Lot area per family: Duplex and zero lot line: In the R-2 Medium Density Residential District, every building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged shall provide a lot area of not less than four thousand (4,000) square feet per family; provided, however, that where a lot has less area than herein required and was of record and in separate ownership on the effective date of this ordinance, said lot may be occupied by not more than one (1) family.
(7)
Regulations for zero lot line dwellings that are a part of a tract development: See section 4.4.4.
4.4.1. General description. This is a residential district to provide for medium and high population density residential uses and structures in areas with adequate community facilities, public utilities and other public services. The use of this district is appropriate as a transitional or buffer zone between low density residential districts and commercial districts, industrial districts or major transportation arteries, or other uses that are not compatible with a low density residential environment. Certain uses that are more compatible functionally with intensive residential uses than with commercial uses are permitted.
4.4.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
Accessory buildings, same as District R-2.
(2)
Any use permitted in R-2 Medium Density Residential District, but subject to the requirements thereof.
(3)
Four-family dwellings.
(4)
Kindergarten, child care center.
(5)
Multifamily dwellings.
(6)
Offices for medical or paramedical practice or clinics for human care, when use does not exceed two thousand (2,000) square feet.
(7)
Professional offices and studios, when limited to two thousand (2,000) square feet for each, including executive, law, engineering, architectural, planning, administrative, writing, clerical, stenographic and drafting uses; provided there be no sales, exterior displays, exterior storage of goods and materials, warehousing or indoor storage of goods and materials beyond that normally incidental to the above permitted occupations; and provided no more than ten (10) people be employed in any establishment on any one lot.
(8)
Three-family dwellings.
(9)
Townhouses.
(10)
Uses customarily incident to any of the above uses, same as District R-2.
4.4.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: Same as R-2.
(2)
Side yard: Same as R-2, including regulations for corner lots rearing on lots having a reversed frontage.
(3)
Rear yard: Same as R-2.
(4)
Height: Same as R-2.
(5)
Width of lot: Single-family, fifty (50) feet; duplexes, sixty (60) feet; three-and four-family, eighty (80) feet; multifamily, one hundred (100) feet; zero lot line, forty (40) feet; townhouses, twenty (20) feet. Where a lot of record and in separate ownership at the time of the passage of this ordinance has less width than herein required, this regulation shall not prohibit the erection of a single-family dwelling.
(6)
Lot area per family: Except townhouses, same as R-2; townhouses, three thousand (3,000) square feet.
4.4.4. Regulations for townhouses and zero lot line dwellings that are a part of a tract development.
(1)
Minimum size of tract, two (2) acres and possessing maintained common open space.
(2)
Maximum density, sixteen (16) dwelling units per gross acre.
(3)
Minimum lot area, three thousand (3,000) square feet for townhouses and three thousand (3,000) square feet for zero lot line dwellings.
(4)
Minimum lot width, twenty (20) feet for townhouses and thirty (30) feet for zero lot line dwellings.
(5)
Minimum front setback, ten (10) feet from street right-of-way line, regardless of whether this front setback is part of an individual lot or part of the common open space.
(6)
Minimum side setback, none for townhouses except that on corner lots the minimum side setback of the corner side of townhouses and zero lot line lots or dwellings shall be ten (10) feet from the street right-of-way line. In zero lot line lots, there shall be no minimum on one side and ten (10) feet on the opposite side.
(7)
Minimum rear yard depth, none except that there shall be a minimum clearance of twenty (20) feet between buildings except as otherwise provided for by subsection (11) herein.
(8)
Maximum height, forty-five (45) feet.
(9)
Maximum lot coverage, sixty-five (65) per cent of the lot area.
(10)
A maximum of eight (8) living units shall be allowed in each row of townhouses. When an end unit of a row of townhouses does not side on a street, an open space or court of at least twenty (20) feet in width shall be provided between it and the adjacent row of townhouses. However, where two (2) rows of townhouses that together contain less than eight (8) living units are immediately adjacent to each other, this open space may be reduced to a minimum of fifteen (15) feet.
(11)
Where townhouse lots and dwelling units are designed to face upon an open space or common access court rather than upon a street, this open court shall be a minimum of fifty (50) feet in width, and said court shall not include vehicular drives or parking areas.
(12)
Townhouses shall be constructed up to the side lot lines without side yards, and no windows, doors or other openings shall be installed in any common wall between units. However, where a two-story adjoins a single-story townhouse, windows may be installed in the second story wall of the two-story townhouse.
(13)
Zero lot line dwellings shall be constructed against the lot line on one side of a lot, and no windows, doors or other openings shall be permitted on this side. Where adjacent zero lot line dwellings are not constructed against a common lot line, the building or developer must provide for a perpetual wall maintenance easement of five (5) feet in width along the adjacent lot and parallel with such wall.
4.4.5. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: Same as R-2. (These regulations shall govern except as indicated earlier in section 4.4.4.)
(2)
Side yard: Two-family, same as R-2; multifamily, same as R-2, however, an additional two (2) feet for each side yard shall be required for each story above the first story.
(3)
Rear yard: Same as R-2.
(4)
Height: Same as R-2.
(5)
Width of lot: The minimum width of a lot for three (3) or more families shall be one hundred (100) feet, provided that where a lot of record and in separate ownership at the time of the passage of this ordinance has less width than herein required, this regulation shall not prohibit the erection of a single-family dwelling.
(6)
Lot area: Two-family, same as R-2; Multifamily, a minimum of one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet per family.
(7)
Height regulations: Two-family; same as R-2; multifamily; three (3) stories or forty-five (45) feet.
4.5.1. General description. This is a residential district to provide for high density residential uses and structures in areas with adequate community facilities, public utilities and other public services. The use of this district is appropriate as a transitional or buffer zone between lower density residential districts and commercial districts, industrial districts or major transportation arteries, or other uses that are not compatible with a lower density residential environment. Certain uses that are more compatible functionally with intensive residential uses than with commercial uses are permitted.
4.5.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
Multiple-family dwelling.
(2)
Any activity that is customarily considered as being accessory to a hospital, clinic, school, college or university.
(3)
Hospitals for human care except those primarily for the treatment of mental disorders, charitable institutions and sanitariums when located on three (3) or more acres.
(4)
Institutions operated or sponsored by chartered educational, religious or philanthropic organizations but excluding institutions of a correctional nature and trade schools.
(5)
Modular structure.
(6)
Nursing home (including convalescent centers) when located on two (2) or more acres.
(7)
Private clubs, fraternities, sororities and lodges, excluding those the chief activity of which is a service customarily carried on as a business.
(8)
Rest home (including personal care facilities) when located on two (2) or more acres.
(9)
Rooming houses and boardinghouses not catering to overnight travelers.
4.5.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: A minimum of twenty-five (25) feet.
(2)
Rear yard: A minimum of twenty (20) feet.
(3)
Side yard: Multifamily, hospitals, private clubs, convalescent homes, ten (10) feet; however, an additional four (4) feet for each side yard shall be required for each story above the third story.
(4)
Lot width: Multifamily, a minimum of one hundred (100) feet at the building setback line; all others, a minimum of two hundred (200) feet at the building setback line.
(5)
Lot area: Multifamily, a minimum of one thousand (1,000) square feet per family; modular homes, a minimum of four thousand (4,000) square feet per family; others, as indicated in text.
(6)
Height regulations: A maximum of forty-five (45) feet; multifamily, hospitals, convalescent home, private club, five (5) stories or sixty (60) feet, subject to yard requirements shown in subsection (3) above.
4.6.1. General description. This is a residential district to provide for residential manufactured homes, in areas with adequate community facilities, public utilities and other public services. The use of this district is appropriate as a transitional or buffer zone between lower density residential districts and commercial districts, industrial districts or major transportation arteries, or other uses that are not compatible with a lower density residential environment. The use of land is for manufactured home subdivisions and related recreation and service facilities. Internal attractiveness, order and efficiency are encouraged by providing for adequate air, light and open space for manufactured homes, recreational facilities and service facilities.
4.6.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
Manufactured home subdivisions, provided each lot offered for sale contains a minimum of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet. Manufactured home subdivisions shall contain a minimum of ten (10) lots. (Subject to provisions in section 4.6.3).
(2)
Any uses permitted in the R-1 Low Density Residential District.
(3)
Manufactured home on an individual parcel of property created prior to the adoption of this ordinance and in accordance with Article IV Section 4.6.4 of this ordinance.
(4)
Manufactured home on a new parcel of property with a minimum of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet.
4.6.3. Special provisions for manufactured home subdivisions.
(1)
Manufactured home lots shall be a minimum of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet in area. Only one (1) manufactured home will be permitted per lot.
(2)
Each manufactured home shall have a minimum of nine hundred sixty (960) square feet heated living area.
(3)
Each manufactured home shall have a minimum front yard of twenty-five (25) feet and minimum side and rear yards of ten (10) feet each.
(4)
Manufactured home subdivisions shall be prepared and submitted as required for other residential development plats and shall be filed in accordance with city regulations.
(5)
Buffers shall be unoccupied except for landscaping, utility facilities, signs or entrance ornamentation.
(6)
All streets within a manufactured home subdivision shall provide a minimum pavement width of twenty-four (24) feet.
(7)
All streets and utilities within the subdivision shall meet the subdivision regulations of the city.
(8)
No manufactured home subdivision shall contain less than ten (10) lots.
(9)
Manufactured homes shall have a foundation that is similar in appearance and durability to masonry foundation of site-built dwellings which surrounds the entire perimeter of the structure, completely enclosing the space between the siding and the finished grade.
(10)
Once placed on the foundation in accordance with item (9) above, the manufactured home shall be permanently affixed by an anchoring system that is totally concealed under the structure. The manufactured home shall have the running gear and towing hitch removed.
(11)
A maximum of one (1) dwelling per lot. The manufactured home must be new unless inspected by the building official and fire marshal for code compliance prior to being submitted for approval by the planning and zoning board of adjustment.
(12)
Manufactured home lots shall have an all-weather, hard surface to park two (2) vehicles off-street (four hundred (400) square feet, minimum).
(13)
Manufactured homes shall utilize a decorative metallic, wood shake, asphalt shingle or architectural metal roof with a minimum pitch of 2:12 (two inches of rise to twelve inches of run). Flat metal/tin and rubber roofs are prohibited.
(14)
Manufactured homes shall utilize horizontal metal lap siding, simulated wood siding, wood or vinyl siding.
(15)
Manufactured homes shall be designed for long-term residential use by family and contain facilities for eating, bathing, and sleeping.
4.6.4. Special provisions required for manufactured homes on separate lots after approval by the zoning board of adjustment.
(1)
Manufactured homes shall be connected to all city utilities as required by applicable city ordinances.
(2)
Manufactured home lots shall have an all-weather, hard surface to park two (2) vehicles off-street (four hundred (400) square feet, minimum).
(3)
Site development regulations shall be the same for the district in which the manufactured home is to be located.
(4)
Manufactured homes shall have a foundation that is similar in appearance and durability to masonry foundation of site-built dwellings which surrounds the entire perimeter of the structure, completely enclosing the space between the siding and the finished grade.
(5)
Once placed on the foundation in accordance with item (4) above, the manufactured home shall be permanently affixed by an anchoring system that is totally concealed under the structure. The manufactured home shall have the running gear and towing hitch removed.
(6)
Manufactured homes shall utilize a nonmetallic, wood shake, asphalt shingle or architectural metal roof with a minimum pitch of 2:12 (two (2) inches of rise to twelve (12) inches of run). Flat metal/tin and rubber roofs are prohibited.
(7)
Manufactured homes shall utilize horizontal metal lap siding, simulated wood siding, wood or vinyl siding.
(8)
Manufactured homes shall be designed for long-term residential use by family and contain facilities for eating, bathing, and sleeping.
4.7.1. General description. This is a residential district to provide for residential manufactured homes, in areas with adequate community facilities, public utilities and other public services. The use of this district is appropriate as a transitional or buffer zone between lower density residential districts and commercial districts, industrial districts or major transportation arteries, or other uses that are not compatible with a lower density residential environment. The use of land is for manufactured home parks and related recreation and service facilities. Internal attractiveness, order and efficiency are encouraged by providing for adequate air, light and open space for manufactured homes, recreational facilities and service facilities.
4.7.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
Manufactured home parks.
(2)
Any use permitted in R-5.
(3)
Manufactured home on an individual parcel of property created prior to the adoption of this ordinance and in accordance with Article IV section 4.6.4 of this ordinance.
4.7.3. Special provisions for manufactured home parks.
(1)
No manufactured home park shall be permitted unless a detailed site plan setting out dimensions and locations of all elements required under this section of this ordinance has been submitted to the planning and zoning commission for review and recommendation, and approval by the city planning and zoning commission.
(2)
Manufactured home parks shall not exceed a density of eight (8) manufactured home units per gross acre within the manufactured home park.
(3)
Manufactured home parks shall provide a buffer strip at least fifteen (15) feet in depth along all lot lines including side and rear. Buffers shall be unoccupied except for landscaping, drainage or utility facilities, sign or entrance ornamentation.
(4)
A minimum of five (5) percent of the gross land area of the manufactured home park shall be required for recreation area.
(5)
All manufactured home lots shall abut upon a paved driveway of not less than twenty-four (24) feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public street.
(6)
All streets, roadways and driveways within the park shall be paved with an all-weather surface of asphalt or concrete and shall meet generally accepted construction standards. They shall be appropriately lighted at night; however, lighting shall be shielded so that it will not light adjacent residential property.
(7)
All streets within a manufactured home park shall provide a minimum pavement width of twenty-four (24) feet.
(8)
No manufactured home park shall contain less than twenty (20) stands.
(9)
Each manufactured home shall have a minimum of eight hundred (800) square feet of heated living area.
(10)
Each manufactured home must be new unless inspected by the building official and fire marshal for code compliance prior to being submitted for approval by the planning and zoning board of adjustment.
(11)
Manufactured homes shall have a foundation that is similar in appearance and durability to masonry foundation of site-built dwellings which surrounds the entire perimeter of the structure, completely enclosing the space between the siding and the finished grade.
(12)
Once placed on the foundation in accordance with item 10 above, the manufactured home shall be permanently affixed by an anchoring system that is totally concealed under the structure. The manufactured home shall have the running gear and towing gear removed.
(13)
A manufactured home shall not be moved from one park to another park within the City of Grenada without first obtaining a permit from the building department.
(14)
Manufactured homes shall utilize a decorative metallic, wood shake, asphalt shingle or architectural metal roof with a minimum pitch of 2:12 (two (2) inches of rise to twelve (12) inches of run). Flat metal/tin and rubber roofs are prohibited.
(15)
Manufactured homes shall utilize horizontal metal lap siding, simulated wood siding, wood or vinyl siding.
(16)
Manufactured homes shall be designed for long-term residential use by family and contain facilities for eating, bathing, and sleeping.
(17)
Lot area and yard requirements: Minimum manufactured home space within park, four thousand (4,000) square feet; minimum space width, forty (40) feet; minimum side yard, ten (10) feet; front yard, twenty-five (25) feet from public street; rear yard, ten (10) feet (buffer strip will not be utilized as part of a required yard).
(18)
Service building: If a service building is provided for containing mechanical laundry equipment, washers, dryers and vending machines, the office shall be of permanent construction and be exclusively for use of residents of the park with no illuminated signs.
(19)
A manufactured home park may not accept manufactured homes unless and until such time as at least ten (10) of its lots have been completely developed together with facilities as required by these regulations.
(20)
All sewage disposal facilities and water supply facilities must be approved by the state board of health. Sewerage facilities and water supply shall be provided to each lot.
(21)
Adequate storm water drainage must be provided before occupancy and in a manner not to be objectionable to adjacent property owners. No site subject to flooding shall be approved.
(22)
Electrical facilities provided to each lot must meet the National Electrical Code requirements.
(23)
Fire protection must be provided within one hundred (100) feet of all manufactured homes. Such protection shall be a dry powder type and a two-and-one-half-gallon pressurized water extinguisher.
(24)
In approving a manufactured home park site, there may be imposed such reasonable requirements as to screening and other features of the development as are deemed necessary to protect property and prevent objectionable conditions.
4.8.1. General description. The purpose of this commercial district is to provide retail stores and personal services for the convenience of the people in adjacent residential areas.
4.8.2. Uses permitted. The following uses of property, buildings or structures for specified stores, shops or business shall be retail/service establishments exclusively, selling merchandise and conducted wholly within an enclosed building. Each store, shop or business shall not exceed two thousand (2,000) square feet of floor area for each retail use and four thousand (4,000) square feet of floor area for each office use. It is further provided that all waste material shall be kept within a sight-obsuring enclosure. No drive-in or curb service shall be permitted.
(1)
Any uses permitted in the R-2 Medium Density Residential District.
(2)
Auto parking areas for passenger cars only.
(3)
Bakery shop, employing not more than five (5) persons, custom selling all production at retail on the premises or as retail custom order for delivery.
(4)
Barber and beauty shops (subject to applicable health codes).
(5)
Book or stationery stores or newsstands.
(6)
Candy, ice cream store including manufacture, if all production is sold at retail on the premises or as retail custom orders for delivery.
(7)
Coin-operated laundry and dry-cleaning pickup stations.
(8)
Convenience store, butcher shop/meat market, drug store, film processing, grocery store.
(9)
Offices (limited to four thousand (4,000) square feet each):
(a)
Medical or paramedical practice or clinics for human care.
(b)
Legal, engineering, real estate, insurance.
(c)
Professional offices and studios including executive, administrative, writing, clerical, stenographic, graphic arts and interior design.
(10)
Specialty shop for the conduct of a retail business as limited herein:
(a)
Florist, furniture, fabric, appliances, apparel, jewelry.
(b)
Custom dressmaking, millinery, tailoring, shoe repairing, repairing of household utility articles or similar trade.
(c)
Gift and card shop.
(d)
Photographer's studio.
(e)
Shop for the repair of electrical and radio equipment and other similar commodities.
(11)
Other light retail and service establishments that may be determined by the board of adjustment to be similar to the above listed principal permitted uses and that are in harmony with the purpose of this zone, but not including those uses that are not mentioned in this zone but are specifically enumerated in another zone.
(12)
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to any of the above uses including air conditioners, ice and refrigerating plants purely incidental to the main activity permitted on the premises. No accessory use shall be construed to permit the keeping of articles or materials in the open or outside the building.
Uses permitted upon appeal:
(1)
Modular structures.
4.8.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: A minimum of twenty-five (25) feet.
(2)
Side yard: No side yards are required except in instances where a commercial use abuts a residential district, in which case a minimum side yard of twenty-five (25) feet shall be provided, as measured from the side lot line to the nearest building or structure on the side adjacent to the residential district. Such space shall be screened from the abutting residential district by concealing walls or by concealing fences or by other concealing screening not less than six (6) feet in height. This space may be reduced to ten (10) feet if landscaping, constructed and maintained, is of sufficient intensity and density to adequately protect adjacent property from light, sight and noise.
(3)
Rear yard: No rear yard shall be required except in instances where a commercial use abuts a residential district, in which case a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet shall be provided. Such space will be screened from the abutting residential district by concealing walls or by concealing fences or by other concealing screening not less than six (6) feet in height. This space may be reduced to ten (10) feet if landscaping, constructed and maintained, is of sufficient intensity and density to adequately protect adjacent property from light, sight and noise.
(4)
Lot width: A minimum of sixty (60) feet at the building setback line.
(5)
Height: Thirty-five (35) feet.
(6)
Lot area per family: Every building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged for dwelling purposes shall provide a lot area of not less than four thousand (4,000) square feet per family. There is no minimum for commercial.
4.9.1. General description. This commercial district is intended for the conduct of personal and business services and retail business of the community. Traffic generated by these uses will be primarily passenger vehicles and only those trucks and commercial vehicles required for stocking and delivery of retail goods.
4.9.2. Uses permitted. The following uses of property, buildings or structures are permitted uses:
(1)
Any commercial use permitted in the B-1 Neighborhood Commercial District, without limit to the square feet of floor area in shops, except as noted. All residential structures are excluded from the B-2 General Commercial District.
(2)
Antique shops.
(3)
Auction room; auctioneer.
(4)
Auditoriums, theaters, moving picture shows, having a seating capacity for not more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) people.
(5)
Automobile, motorcycle, boat or trailer sales, or sales or rental areas, provided vehicles are in good operating condition. Minor service that does not cause a nuisance may be permitted.
(6)
Bakeries, provided that the floor area does not exceed three thousand (3,000) square feet.
(7)
Banks/savings and loans and other financial institutions.
(8)
Baths, spas, sauna/steam, and similar health treatments.
(9)
Bicycles and bicycle repair shops.
(10)
Bird stores, pet shops, taxidermist shops or aquarium.
(11)
Blueprinting or photostating.
(12)
Bus station.
(13)
Business college, or private schools operated as a commercial enterprise.
(14)
Caterer or wedding service.
(15)
Christmas tree sales.
(16)
Cleaning, dyeing and pressing works; laundry and washaterias, provided that the floor area does not exceed three thousand (3,000) square feet for separate or combined uses. (Subject to Fire Code.)
(17)
Confectionery stores.
(18)
Dancing schools.
(19)
Delicatessen shops.
(20)
Department stores.
(21)
Drive-in or drive-thru businesses including a four-bay car wash and including refreshment stands, cafes, restaurants, food stores and similar activities. Further provided that any such establishment shall provide adequate off-street storage space for all cars of patrons; that there be a sturdy close-woven or solid fence on all but the front side; that no music or loud speaker system shall be installed that may be heard at neighboring residential properties and that no lighting shall shine on neighboring properties used for residential purposes.
(22)
Dry goods and notions stores.
(23)
Electrical and gas appliance and supply sales, electrical and gas repair and installation services when limited to small shops, the principal business of which is a neighborhood service.
(24)
Exterminator; pest control.
(25)
Farm equipment sales, service, repair.
(26)
Freight depot or terminal.
(27)
Frozen food lockers for individual or family use, not including the processing of food except cutting or wrapping.
(28)
Garages, storage only.
(29)
Gasoline service stations, gasoline, oil, washing, greasing and accessories that do not conduct major automotive repairs, body and fender work, or automobile painting, provided all used and waste materials are kept within a solid enclosure so that contents are not visible from the street or other properties, and provided no stock of goods is displayed out of doors with the exception of lubricants and additives for frequent sale, and provided no lighting is constructed to shine on neighboring properties used for residential purposes. Two (2) brand identification signs shall be allowed if their only illumination is non-flashing and shall not contain a rotating, oscillating or revolving beam or beacon of light. They may be installed at the property line.
(30)
Hardware, paint and wallpaper stores.
(31)
Hauling, moving, or storage company.
(32)
Household and office furniture, furnishings and appliances.
(33)
Ice storage houses having not more than seven and one-half (7½) tons capacity.
(34)
Interior decorating shop.
(35)
Liquor/package store.
(36)
Mail order stores.
(37)
Microwave, radio, telecommunications, television, and other electronic transmission or receiving towers may be allowed based upon approval by the city planning and zoning commission. Towers with heights in excess of one hundred fifty (150) feet shall be subject to the approval of the city council. Towers shall not be permitted in cases where they would violate height restrictions of an aircraft approach and turning zone.
(38)
Miniature golf courses and driving tees.
(39)
Mortuaries, funeral homes and undertakers.
(40)
Motel and/or hotel.
(41)
Museums.
(42)
Newspaper publication.
(43)
Nursery yards or buildings for retail sales, provided that all incidental equipment and supplies including fertilizer and empty containers are kept within a building.
(44)
Piano stores, musical instruments and supplies.
(45)
Plumbing and heating appliances and supply sales, and plumbing and heating repairs and installation services, when limited to small shops, the principal business of which is a neighborhood service.
(46)
Printing shop: small job printing shops provided floor area does not exceed two thousand (2,000) square feet.
(47)
Recreational or amusement classification when conducted wholly inside an enclosed building.
(48)
Restaurants, tearooms, cafeterias or cafes. Sale of alcohol is permitted in restaurant setting from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm, except on Sundays when the sale of alcohol is prohibited.
(49)
Retail stores, businesses or shops for custom work or the manufacture of articles to be sold at retail on the premises, excluding coal and wood yards, provided that in such manufacture, the total mechanical power shall not exceed ten (10) horsepower for the operation of any one machine, provided that the space occupied by the manufacturing use permitted herein shall not exceed fifty (50) per cent of the total floor area of the entire building or the equivalent of the ground floor area thereof, and provided further that such manufacturing use is not noxious or offensive by reason of vibration, noise, odor, dust, smoke or fumes.
(50)
Stamp redemption centers.
(51)
Tailor, clothing or wedding apparel shops.
(52)
Travel bureaus.
(53)
Variety stores.
(54)
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to any of the above uses, including air conditioning, ice and refrigerating plants purely incidental to a main activity permitted on the premises. No accessory use shall be construed to permit the keeping of articles or material in the open or on the outside of the building.
4.9.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: Same as B-1.
(2)
Side yard: Same as B-1.
(3)
Rear yard: Same as B-1.
(4)
Lot width: No minimum required.
(5)
Height: No building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged shall exceed three (3) stories nor shall it exceed forty-five (45) feet.
(6)
Lot area: No minimum required.
4.10.1. General description. This district is established in order to provide adequate locations for retail uses that serve the needs of the motoring public and are characterized by a high level of vehicular ingress and egress. Appropriate locations for this district are along the most heavily traveled major traffic arterials.
4.10.2. Uses permitted. The following uses of property, buildings or structures are permitted uses:
(1)
Any Commercial use permitted in the B-2 General Commercial District.
(2)
Amusement enterprises, including taverns, nightclubs, bowling alleys, billiards or pool halls, dance halls, shooting galleries, skating rinks and similar commercial recreation activities if conducted wholly within a completely enclosed space. All subject to appropriate regulating ordinances.
(3)
Artificial limb manufacture.
(4)
Auditoriums, theaters, moving picture houses.
(5)
Automobile, motorcycle, and trailer sales, or sales or rental areas.
(6)
Building supply and materials sales and storage yards, provided that yard is enclosed by a concealing fence not less than six (6) feet in height.
(7)
Bus stations.
(8)
Small animal hospital and veterinary clinics.
(9)
Drive-in businesses, including refreshment stands, cafes, restaurants, food stores and similar activities for the sale of alcoholic beverages on the premises.
(10)
Engraving, steel, copper and photo.
(11)
Express offices.
(12)
Feed stores, no processing or milling.
(13)
Garages, public for repairs or storage facilities for automobiles when such facilities are maintained within a building. Parking allowances for public garages shall not exceed those specified in section 6.1.4. All vehicular repair shops shall have a yard enclosed by a concealing fence not less than six (6) feet in height.
(14)
Heating supplies and appliances.
(15)
Laboratories, industrial testing.
(16)
Leather and leather goods shops.
(17)
Lens grinding for optical goods.
(18)
Microwave, radio, telecommunications, television, and other electronic transmission or receiving towers may be allowed based upon approval by the city planning and zoning commission. Towers with heights in excess of one hundred fifty (150) feet shall be subject to the approval of the city council. Towers shall not be permitted in cases where they would violate height restrictions of an aircraft approach and turning zone.
(19)
Mirror plating and glass cutting.
(20)
Oil field service companies if business is conducted wholly within an enclosed building and provided no repairs are made on the yard and no outdoor storage of materials is kept on the site.
(21)
Printing and bookbinding.
(22)
Rubber stamp manufacture.
(23)
Wholesale sales offices or sample rooms of not more than four thousand (4,000) square feet of gross floor area.
(24)
Any other commercial use, except any kind of use that is not in harmony with the general use and purpose of this district by reason of fire hazard, noise, dust, smoke, odor, or has been declared a nuisance in any court of record; however, nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit the warehousing or storage by retail establishments of items incidental to the retail operations conducted on said premises. Any uses that are enumerated in the I-1 and I-2 Industrial Districts are excluded from this district.
(25)
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above. No accessory use shall be construed to permit the keeping of articles or material in the open or outside the building.
4.10.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: Same as B-1.
(2)
Side yard: Same as B-1.
(3)
Rear yard: Same as B-1.
(4)
Lot width: No minimum required.
(5)
Height: No building hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered or enlarged shall exceed three (3) stories nor shall it exceed forty-five (45) feet.
(6)
Lot area: No minimum required.
4.11.1. General description. The Central Business District (CBD) is established in order to:
(1)
Protect present business and commercial uses from the blighting effects of incompatible uses,
(2)
Encourage the development of the downtown area as a shopping and commercial core of the city,
(3)
Encourage the eventual elimination of uses detrimental and inappropriate to the proper functioning of the CBD; and
(4)
Encourage the preservation of historic and architectural buildings and other items of "historic significance" located in the CBD and surrounding areas.
4.11.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
All office and commercial uses permitted in the B-3 Heavy Commercial District are permitted with the following exceptions:
(a)
Sale of alcohol is prohibited except in restaurant setting from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm, except on Sundays when the sale of alcohol is prohibited.
(b)
Amusement enterprises, including taverns, nightclubs, bowling alleys, billiards or pool halls, dance halls, shooting galleries, skating rinks and similar commercial recreation activities are prohibited.
(c)
Churches and non-governmental places of assembly are prohibited in or adjacent to the courthouse square.
(2)
Residential use of commercial buildings is permitted provided that any building proposed to be built or converted into a mixed use (commercial and residential) shall be constructed or converted for such use in strict conformance with the City's Building Code and the "NEPA" Life Safety Code. Construction and/or conversion must also be approved by the City's Fire Marshal. No commercial building will have more than four (4) residential apartments unless by special exception. Each apartment will have a minimum of 1,000 square feet. Apartments will only be allowed above the first story or in the basement of the building.
(3)
The use of awnings and iron balconies on buildings in the CBD is permitted upon approval by the building official. Support structures for iron balconies outside the buildings may be allowed upon approval by the planning and zoning commission.
4.11.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: No minimum required.
(2)
Side yard: No minimum required.
(3)
Rear yard: No minimum required.
(4)
Height: Building height shall be limited to four (4) stories or forty-five (45) feet, unless otherwise approved by the zoning board of adjustment based on building setback.
(5)
Width of lot: No minimum required.
(6)
Lot area: No minimum required.
(7)
Parking. There shall be no parking requirements for structures located in the CBD.
(8)
Other. All regulations of the city fire code shall be complied with in every case.
4.12.1. General description. This industrial district is intended primarily for production and assembly plants that are conducted so the noise, odor, dust and glare of each operation are properly controlled. The principal uses permitted in an I-1 Light Industrial District shall be limited in general to the assembly, packaging or processing of previously prepared goods and materials. Additional permitted uses include the storage of goods and materials; the receiving, sorting and/or distribution of goods and materials; fabricating shops; retail and wholesale activities requiring extensive storage or warehousing; and other uses specifically listed below. Whenever possible, or as otherwise required, such uses shall be conducted within an enclosure or building.
4.11.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
Amusement or baseball parks.
(2)
Assaying (other than gold or silver).
(3)
Bakeries, wholesale.
(4)
Body and fender work for automobiles and house trailers, provided that the yard is enclosed by a concealing fence not less than six (6) feet in height.
(5)
Bottling works, soft drinks.
(6)
Brick and pottery manufacturing.
(7)
Building material storage yards/lumber yards, provided the that yard is enclosed by a concealing fence not less than six (6) feet in height.
(8)
Candy, canning or preserving factories.
(9)
Carnivals.
(10)
Carpet and rug cleaning.
(11)
Central station light or power plants.
(12)
Cereal mills.
(13)
Coffee roasting.
(14)
Cold storage plants.
(15)
Cooperage works.
(16)
Contractors plants or storage yard, provided that yard is enclosed by a concealing fence not less than six (6) feet in height.
(17)
Creameries.
(18)
Dry cleaning and pressing works, dyeing, laundry and washateria.
(19)
Electrical repair shops and motor armature rewinding shops.
(20)
Electroplating.
(21)
Galvanizing, small utensils, etc.
(22)
Ice plants or storage houses.
(23)
Laboratory/experimental testing.
(24)
Lumber yards, provided that yard is enclosed by a six-foot concealing fence.
(25)
Machine shops.
(26)
Manufacture of: Products from aluminum, brass, copper, bronze, steel, tin or other metals and from bone, leather, paper, rubber, shell, wire or wood of any kind other than those enumerated under District I-2, not including foundries.
(27)
Manufacture of: Artificial flowers, artificial limbs, ornaments, awnings, tents and bags, cleaning or polishing preparation, brooms or brushes, buttons and novelties, canvas products, clothing, suits, coats or dresses for wholesale trade; food products, syrups, fruit juices, extracts, drugs or medicine, except products classified under District I-2; furniture, gas or electric fixtures, ice cream, mattresses or their renovation; peanut or pecan products, potato chips, radio and television sets.
(28)
Meat processing (no slaughtering).
(29)
Microwave, radio, telecommunications, television, and other electronic transmission or receiving towers may be allowed based upon findings by the city planning and zoning commission. Towers with heights in excess of one hundred (100) feet shall be subject to the approval of the city council. Towers shall not be permitted in cases where they would violate height restrictions of an aircraft approach and turning zone.
(30)
Mini-warehouses.
(31)
Monument or marble works, finishing and carving only.
(32)
Oil field service companies.
(33)
Optics manufacturing.
(34)
Pattern shops.
(35)
Printing, lithographing, bookbinding, newspapers and publishing.
(36)
Public garages.
(37)
Sheet metal shops using sheet metal of sixteen-gauge or thinner.
(38)
Spray painting or paint mixing.
(39)
Storage in bulk and/or warehouse for commodities and materials enumerated in Districts B-1 Neighborhood Commercial and B-3 Heavy Commercial.
(40)
Veterinary hospitals (small animals) when not less than one hundred (100) feet from a residential district.
(41)
Welding shops.
(42)
Wholesale establishment and storage.
(43)
Wholesale sales offices, manufacturer's representatives, or sample rooms.
(44)
Any similar uses not included in the I-2 Heavy Industrial District that are not noxious or offensive because of odors, smoke, dust, noise, fumes or vibrations.
(45)
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above.
4.12.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: Where all the frontage on one side of the street between two (2) intersecting streets is located in a B-3 or I-1 District, no front yard shall be required. Where the frontage of one side of the street between two (2) intersecting streets is located partly in a dwelling district, or a B-1 or a B-2 District, the front yard requirements of the dwelling district and the B-1 District shall apply to the I-1 District.
(2)
Side yard: Ten (10) feet or, where a lot abuts upon the side of a lot zoned for dwelling purposes, there shall be a side yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet, except when permitted closer by virtue of intense landscaping and/or decorative screening.
(3)
Rear yard: Same as R-2 except when permitted closer by virtue of intense landscaping and/or decorative screening.
4)
Height: No building shall exceed four (4) stories or forty-five (45) feet in height, unless approved by the planning and zoning commission.
4.13.1. General description. The purpose of this district is to provide areas for development of heavy industrial uses that have extensive space requirements and/or generate substantial amounts of noise, vibrations, odors or possess other characteristics that may be detrimental, hazardous or otherwise offensive and incompatible with other land uses. This district provides for the widest range of industrial operations permitted in the city. It is the zone for location of those industries that have not reached a technical stage in processing that renders them free of nuisance factors or where economics precludes construction and operation in a nuisance-free manner.
4.13.2. Uses permitted.
(1)
Any use permitted in the I-1 Light Industrial District.
(2)
Acetylene gas storage.
(3)
Airports.
(4)
Assaying.
(5)
Arsenals.
(6)
Asphalt and cement batching and mixing plants.
(7)
Bag cleaning.
(8)
Cotton gins, baling or compresses.
(9)
Cotton oil mills.
(10)
Clay, shale or glass products.
(11)
Dog pounds.
(12)
Egg cracking and processing.
(13)
Enameling.
(14)
Fish smoking and curing.
(15)
Forge plants.
(16)
Galvanizing, sheet and structural shapes.
(17)
Iron, steel, brass, copper or aluminum foundries or fabrication plants.
(18)
Junkyards, auto parts, salvage and auto wrecking yards where such operations are obscured from any street or from any adjacent property in another zone by a sturdy, sight-obscuring fence in good repair, and under the condition that any burning operations be carried on in any enclosed structure provided with such super-heating devices designed to assure complete combustion as may be approved by the building inspector. See also Section 6.3: Junkyards; depositing junk; characteristics of junk property.
(19)
Machine shops.
(20)
Manufacture of: Acetylene and/or oxygen, gas, alcohol, adding machines, airplanes, automobiles, trucks and tractors, including assembly plants; bearings, ball or roller; cans, steel tanks and drums, candles and celluloid, cash registers, cutlery, disinfectants, dextrins, dyestuff, electrical machinery, farm machinery, exterminators and inspect poison, emery cloth and sand paper, glucose, matches, nuts, bolts or screws, oil cloth or linoleum, oiled or rubber goods, paint, oil, shellac, turpentine or varnish, pyroxyline, sauerkraut, starch, tools, typewriters and vinegar.
(21)
Microwave, radio, telecommunications, television, and other electronic transmission or receiving towers may be allowed based upon findings by the city planning and zoning commission. Towers with heights in excess of one hundred fifty (150) feet shall be subject to the approval of the city council. Towers shall not be permitted in cases where they would violate height restrictions of an aircraft approach and turning zone.
(22)
Petroleum products as follows:
(a)
Any use related to the petroleum industry, provided that the performance standards set forth in this zone are complied with and any adopted fire code and health codes are followed.
(b)
The storage above ground of liquid petroleum products or chemicals of a flammable or noxious nature, when not more than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) gallons are stored on a tract of less than an acre in size or when not more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) gallons are stored in one tank.
(c)
The storage of flammable or noxious gases above or below ground, when not in excess of five million (5,000,000) cubic feet on any one tract or lot of less than one acre or two million (2,000,000) cubic feet in any one tank.
(23)
Planing mills.
(24)
Potash works.
(25)
Railroad roundhouses or car repair shops.
(26)
Salt works.
(27)
Soap manufacture.
(28)
Rubber or gutta-percha manufacture or treatment.
(29)
Soda and compound manufacture.
(30)
Stamping, dieing, shearing or punching of metals.
(31)
Stone yards, building stone; cutting, sawing and storage.
(32)
Tallow, grease or lard manufacture.
(33)
Tar distillation or manufacture.
(34)
Tobacco (chewing) manufacture or treatment.
(35)
Truck terminals containing in excess of four (4) loading or transfer bays.
(36)
Wool pulling or scouring.
(37)
Welding shops.
(38)
Yeast plants.
(39)
Those uses not listed above that are not ordinarily excessively noxious or offensive because of odor, smoke, dust, noise, fumes or vibrations.
(40)
Any other uses not now or hereafter prohibited by ordinance of the City, except that no building or occupancy permit shall be issued for the following uses unless and until the location of such use shall have been approved by the board of adjustment, after a report by the department of public works and the fire and health departments:
(a)
Acid manufacture.
(b)
Ammonia, bleaching powder or chlorine manufacture.
(c)
Asphalt manufacture or refining.
(d)
Blast furnaces.
(e)
Boiler works.
(f)
Brick, tile or terra-cotta manufacture.
(g)
Cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of Paris manufacture.
(h)
Coke ovens.
(i)
Creosote treatment or manufacture.
(j)
Distillation of bones, coal or wood.
(k)
Explosives, manufacture or storage in conformance with applicable ordinances.
(l)
Fat rendering.
(m)
Fertilizer manufacture.
(n)
Garbage, offal or dead animals, reducing or dumping.
(o)
Gas (natural or artificial) manufacture or processing.
(p)
Glue manufacture.
(q)
Iron and steel fabrication plants where riveting method is used, provided that such plants are not within five hundred (500) feet of a more restrictive district.
(r)
Lampblack manufacture.
(s)
Magnesium casting, machining or fabrication.
(t)
Manufacture or reclaiming of rubber or manufacture of heavy rubber products.
(u)
Ore reduction.
(v)
Packing plants including slaughtering or animals and processing of by-products.
(w)
Paper or pulp manufacture.
(x)
Petroleum products, refining or wholesale storage of petroleum in excess of limits provided in section 4.12.2(22) above.
(y)
Rock crushers or stone quarries.
(z)
Rolling mills.
(aa)
Smelting or reclamation (by reduction) of tin, copper, lead, zinc or iron ores.
(bb)
Stockyards, feeding pens or slaughtering of animals.
(cc)
Storage, salvaging, sorting, processing or baling of rags, iron, scrap paper or junk.
(dd)
Tanneries, curing or storage of raw hides or skins.
(ee)
Tar or asphalt roofing or waterproofing or manufacture.
(ff)
Yards for the sale, transfer and temporary holding of livestock.
4.13.3. Area, height and setback regulations.
(1)
Front yard: Same as I-1.
(2)
Side yard: Same as I-1.
(3)
Rear yard: Same as I-1.
(4)
Height: No building shall exceed four (4) stories or forty-five (45) feet in height, unless approved by the planning and zoning commission.
(5)
Width of lot: No minimum required.
(6)
Lot area: No minimum required.