Kent City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
TITLE ONE
Zoning Code
Sections
- CHAPTER 1101 Title, Interpretation and Conflict
- CHAPTER 1102 Definitions
- CHAPTER 1103 Zoning Districts, Land Use and Zoning Map
- 1103.01 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS.
- 1103.02 DESIGNATION OF ZONING DISTRICTS.
- 1103.03 ZONING DISTRICTS MAP.
- 1103.04 INTERPRETATION OF ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
- 1103.05 EFFECT OF ANNEXATION.
- 1103.06 CATEGORIES WITHIN ZONING DISTRICTS.
- 1103.07 TABLE OF LAND USES BY DISTRICT.
- 1103.08 O-R: OPEN SPACE-RECREATION DISTRICT.
- 1103.09 R-1: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 1103.10 R-2: MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 1103.11 R-3: HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 1103.12 R-2A: EXTENDED HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 1103.13 R-4: MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 1103.14 R-C: HIGH DENSITY MULTIFAMILY-COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
- 1103.15 C-R: COMMERCIAL HIGH DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 1103.16 IC-R: INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 1103.17 C: COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
- 1103.18 C-D: COMMERCIAL DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
- 1103.19 N-C: NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
- 1103.20 U: UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
- 1103.21 R-T-O: RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY AND OFFICE DISTRICT.
- 1103.22 I: INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
- CHAPTER 1104 Supplemental Zoning District Standards
- CHAPTER 1105 Conditions Applicable to Specific Land Uses
- 1105.01 ADULT USE CANNABIS (RECREATIONAL) FACILITIES.
- 1105.02 AIRPORTS, AIRFIELDS, AND LANDING STRIPS.
- 1105.03 APARTMENT COMPLEXES.
- 1105.04 ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY.
- 1105.05 AUTOMOBILE, MOBILE HOME, TRAILER, AND/OR FARM IMPLEMENT SALES.
- 1105.06 AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, MAJOR AND MINOR.
- 1105.07 AUTOMOTIVE TEMPORARY STORAGE (INCLUDING RENTALS).
- 1105.08 AUTOMOTIVE WASHING FACILITIES (CAR WASH).
- 1105.09 BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (INCLUDING DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES).
- 1105.10 BANQUET HALLS.
- 1105.11 BAR, TAVERN, NIGHT CLUB, SALOON, AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS.
- 1105.12 BED AND BREAKFAST.
- 1105.13 BUILDING MATERIALS, SALES YARD, AND LUMBER YARDS.
- 1105.14 BUSINESS, NON-RETAIL.
- 1105.15 BUSINESS, RETAIL.
- 1105.16 CEMETERIES.
- 1105.17 CHILD DAY CARE FACILITIES.
- 1105.18 CHILD DAY CARE HOMES, TYPE A & B.
- 1105.19 CREMATORIES.
- 1105.20 DOMESTICATED ANIMAL KENNELS.
- 1105.21 DORMITORIES.
- 1105.22 DRIVE-THRU CONVENIENCE AND BEVERAGE.
- 1105.23 EXTRACTIVE USES.
- 1105.24 FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.
- 1105.25 FRATERNITY OR SORORITY HOUSES.
- 1105.26 FUNERAL HOMES (WITHOUT CREMATORIES).
- 1105.27 GASOLINE STATIONS.
- 1105.28 HOME OCCUPATIONS.
- 1105.29 HOMELESS/EMERGENCY SHELTERS.
- 1105.30 HOSPITALS.
- 1105.31 HOTELS OR MOTELS.
- 1105.32 JUNK YARDS, SCRAP YARDS, AND IMPOUND LOTS.
- 1105.33 MANUFACTURING, LIGHT OR HEAVY.
- 1105.34 MEDICAL MARIJUANA, CULTIVATOR LEVEL I AND LEVEL II.
- 1105.35 MEDICAL MARIJUANA, DISPENSARIES.
- 1105.36 MEDICAL MARIJUANA, PROCESSORS.
- 1105.37 MEDICAL MARIJUANA, TESTING LABORATORIES.
- 1105.38 MICROBREWERIES.
- 1105.39 MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS.
- 1105.40 MONUMENT SALES AND DISPLAYS.
- 1105.41 MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS.
- 1105.42 NURSERY AND GREENHOUSES.
- 1105.43 OIL AND GAS WELLS, DRILLING, AND OPERATIONS.
- 1105.44 OPEN AIR MARKETS/ FARMERS MARKETS.
- 1105.45 OUTPATIENT ADDICTION SERVICES FACILITIES.
- 1105.46 PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES (NOT ACCESSORY TO A USE).
- 1105.47 PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES AND TERMINALS.
- 1105.48 RADIO OR TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS.
- 1105.49 RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, INDOOR.
- 1105.50 RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, OUTDOOR.
- 1105.51 RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS.
- 1105.52 RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES.
- 1105.53 RESTAURANTS.
- 1105.54 ROADSIDE STANDS.
- 1105.55 ROOMING HOUSES AND BOARDING HOUSES.
- 1105.56 SANITARY LANDFILLS.
- 1105.57 SCHOOLS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.
- 1105.58 SEXUALLY ORIENTED USES AND BUSINESSES.
- 1105.59 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS.
- 1105.60 STORAGE UNITS AND STORAGE LOCKER FACILITIES.
- 1105.61 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES.
- 1105.62 TESTING/EXPERIMENTAL/RESEARCH FACILITIES.
- 1105.63 TOOL AND EQUIPMENT RENTALS.
- 1105.64 TRUCK OR TRANSFER TERMINALS AND MOTOR FREIGHT GARAGES.
- 1105.65 TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS.
- 1105.66 UTILITIES AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES.
- 1105.67 VAPE SHOPS.
- 1105.68 VETERINARIAN HOSPITALS OR CLINICS.
- 1105.69 WHOLESALE CLUBS AND STORES.
- CHAPTER 1106 General Provisions
- 1106.01 PERMITTED USES: COMPLIANCE.
- 1106.02 PERMITTED HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS.
- 1106.03 APPROVAL OF SEWERAGE AND WATER FACILITIES.
- 1106.04 CONSTRUCTION PREVIOUSLY STARTED.
- 1106.05 PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS.
- 1106.06 SUBSTANDARD LOTS.
- 1106.07 LOTS, YARDS, AND OPEN SPACES.
- 1106.08 PROJECTIONS INTO YARDS.
- 1106.09 VISIBILITY OF CORNER LOTS AND CLEAR VISION TRIANGLE AREA.
- 1106.10 SUBORDINATE BUILDINGS AND SUBORDINATE STRUTURES.
- 1106.11 OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOLS.
- 1106.12 FENCES AND WALLS.
- 1106.13 BUSINESS DISPLAYS.
- 1106.14 SATELLITE SIGNAL RECEPTION DEVICES.
- 1106.15 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES.
- 1106.16 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE.
- 1106.17 EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND GLARE.
- 1106.18 SOLAR ENERGY.
- 1106.19 WIND ENERGY.
- 1106.20 PUBLIC ART.
- CHAPTER 1107 Parking, Loading, and Access Management
- 1107.01 PURPOSE.
- 1107.02 REVIEW PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF ZONING PERMIT.
- 1107.03 COMPLIANCE WITH ALL PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER.
- 1107.04 SITE ACCESSWAY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
- 1107.05 MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED.
- 1107.06 BARRIER-FREE PARKING REQUIRED.
- 1107.07 MINIMUM NUMBER OF BICYCLE PARKING SPACES.
- 1107.08 MINIMUM PARKING SPACE AND MANEUVERING LANE SIZE.
- 1107.09 PARKING AREA DESIGN.
- 1107.10 CHANGE IN USE OF OFF-STREET PARKING LOT.
- 1107.11 PARKING AND LOADING FOR MULTIPLE USES AND SHARED USES.
- 1107.12 USE OF FRONT AND REAR YARDS.
- 1107.13 PARKING LOTS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
- 1107.14 MINIMUM LOADING AND UNLOADING SPACE.
- 1107.15 DRIVEWAYS.
- 1107.16 ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES.
- CHAPTER 1108 Landscaping, Buffering, and Screening
- CHAPTER 1109 Signs
- 1109.01 PURPOSE.
- 1109.02 APPLICABILITY.
- 1109.03 DEFINITIONS.
- 1109.04 SIGN PERMITS.
- 1109.05 MEASUREMENT OF SIGN AREA.
- 1109.06 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL SIGNS AND DISTRICTS.
- 1109.07 EXEMPT SIGNS.
- 1109.08 PROHIBITED SIGNS.
- 1109.09 STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC SIGN TYPES.
- 1109.10 SIGNS PERMITTED BY ZONING DISTRICT.
- 1109.11 COMPREHENSIVE SIGN PLANS.
- 1109.12 SIGN ILLUMINATION.
- 1109.13 SIGN CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.
- 1109.14 SIGN REMOVAL.
- 1109.15 DANGEROUS AND ABANDONED SIGNS.
- 1109.16 NONCONFORMING SIGNS.
- 1109.17 VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES, AND REMEDIES.
- CHAPTER 1110 Nonconformities
- CHAPTER 1111 Administrative Boards and Commissions
- CHAPTER 1112 Administrative Procedures
- CHAPTER 1113 Violations, Penalties and Enforcement
- APPENDIX A: DESIGN GUIDELINES
TITLE SEVEN
Subdivision Regulations
Sections
- CHAPTER 1177 General Provisions
- CHAPTER 1179 Definitions
- CHAPTER 1181 Administration and Enforcement
- 1181.01 ADMINISTRATION.
- 1181.02 RECORDING OF PLAT.
- 1181.03 SALE OF LAND.
- 1181.04 REVISION OF PLAT AFTER APPROVAL.
- 1181.05 FEES.
- 1181.06 VARIANCES.
- 1181.07 APPEALS.
- 1181.08 SEVERABILITY.
- 1181.09 ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE FOR STREETS, EASEMENTS AND DEDICATED OPEN SPACES.
- 1181.10 CONDITIONS FOR SUBDIVISIONS OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITY.
- 1181.11 RELEASE OF CASH BOND.
- 1181.12 CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS.
- 1181.13 REPEAL.
- 1181.99 PENALTY.
- CHAPTER 1183 Procedures
- CHAPTER 1185 Plan and Plat Specifications
- CHAPTER 1187 Design Standards
- CHAPTER 1189 Improvements
- CHAPTER 1191 Park Impact Fees
- APPENDIX A TYPICAL MINOR SUBDIVISION MAP
- APPENDIX B APPLICATION FOR PRELIMINARY PLAN APPROVAL
- APPENDIX C PRELIMINARY STEPS CERTIFICATION FORM
- APPENDIX D TYPICAL PRELIMINARY PLAN SUBDIVISION MAP
- APPENDIX E APPLICATION FOR FINAL PLAT APPROVAL
- APPENDIX F TYPICAL FINAL PLAT SUBDIVISION MAP
- APPENDIX G EXAMPLES OF CERTIFICATIONS AND STATEMENTS
- APPENDIX H PAVEMENT CROSS SECTIONS
TITLE NINE
Water Resource Management
Sections
- CHAPTER 1193 Resource Management Plans
- CHAPTER 1195 Floodways and Floodplains
- CHAPTER 1197 Storm Water Drainage Systems
- CHAPTER 1199 Erosion Controls
- CHAPTER 1201 Riparian and Wetland Buffers
- CHAPTER 1203 Low Impact Development