(A)   Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide for the regulations of non-conforming buildings and uses and to specify those circumstances and conditions which adversely affect the maintenance, development, use, or taxable value of other property in the area and whether it shall be permitted to continue or shall be discontinued.

   (B)   Authority to continue. Any non-conforming building or use which existed lawfully prior to the adoption of this chapter but which has become non-conforming upon adoption of this chapter may be continued. But if the non-conforming use or occupancy is discontinued for a period of more than 12 consecutive calendar months, any subsequent use or occupancy of the premises shall be a conforming use or occupancy.

   (C)   Change or expansion of use. Whenever the use of a building becomes a non-conforming use through a change in zoning ordinances or change in district boundaries, the use may be continued, if no structural alterations are made. A non-conforming building which is non-conforming as to size, shall not be added to or enlarged in any manner unless such changes are made to conform to all of the regulations of the district in which it is located.

   (D)   Repairs and alterations. Ordinary repairs and alterations may be made to a non-conforming building, provided that no structural alterations be made except to make the building or use conforming to the provisions of the district in which it is located.

   (E)   Restoration of damaged building. Whenever a building is destroyed or damaged by fire or other casualty to the extent of more than 60% of its full market value, it shall not be restored unless said building and use shall conform to all of the regulations of the district in which it is located. In the event such damage or destruction is less than 60% of such full market value, repairs or construction may be made within one year from the date of destruction.

(Ord. 19-1, passed 8-10-1998) Penalty, see § 154.99

   (A)   Purpose. The purpose of this section is to regulate the location and capacity of off-street parking and off-street loading facilities to minimize adverse effects on adjacent properties as well as lessen congestion and increase the safety and capacity of public streets.

   (B)   General requirements.

      (1)   An off-street parking space shall be at least nine feet wide and 20 feet long, exclusive of access drives or ramps and have a vertical clearance of at least seven feet.

      (2)   All open off-street parking areas with four or more spaces and all loading berths shall:

         (a)   Be improved with all-weather surface to provide durable and dust-free surface;

         (b)   Be graded to dispose of all surface water run-off but not to be diverted to adjoining properties;

         (c)   Be arranged and marked to provide for orderly and safe parking:

         (d)   Have an access road of eight feet for residential or 15 feet for non-residential buildings; and

         (e)   Be screened by wall, fence, or landscaping from the street or from any residential or institutional property.

      (3)   Off-street parking or loading facilities requirements shall be met on the same lot as the building served unless the adjoining lot is exclusively used for meeting the parking requirements of a building or use.

   (C)   Special requirements.

      (1)   No building shall be erected or enlarged to the extent of increasing the floor area by as much as 50% without meeting these requirements:

         (a)   Business, professional, or public office building, bank, medical, or dental clinics: one parking space for each 150 square feet of floor area;

         (b)   Church or a place of worship: one parking space for each five seats in the main building;

         (c)   Eating and drinking establishments, restaurants: one space for each 200 square feet of f1oor area;

         (d)   Community center: ten parking spaces, plus one additional space for each 300 square feet of floor area in excess of 2,000 square feet;

         (e)   Funeral home: one parking space for each 150 square feet of floor space in the parlor and service rooms;

         (f)   Hospital, nursing home: one parking space for each bed;

         (g)   Commercial, industrial or manufacturing establishments warehouses, or similar uses: one parking space for every two employees on the maximum working shift plus space to accommodate all trucks and other vehicles used in connection thereof;

         (h)   Motels: one parking space per room;

         (i)   Private club or lodge: one parking space for every ten members;

         (j)   Residential uses:

            1.   Single family: two spaces per unit;

            2.   Duplexes: two spaces per unit;

            3.   Multiple family: one space for efficiency unit two spaces for one bedroom or larger units;

            4.   Mobi1e home park: two spaces per unit; and

            5.   Manufactured or modu1ar homes: two spaces per unit.

      (2)   Restaurants, eating and drinking establishments: one parking space for each 100 square feet of floor area;

      (3)   Retail stores and service establishments: one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area; and

      (4)   Downtown commercial district: one parking space for each 600 square feet of floor area.

(Ord. 19-1, passed 8-10-1998) Penalty, see § 154.99

   (A)   Purpose. The purpose of sign regulations is to encourage the effective use of signs as a means of communication in the city; to maintain and enhance the aesthetic environment and the city’s ability to attract sources of economic development and growth; to improve pedestrian and traffic safety; to minimize the possible adverse effect of signs on nearby public and private property; and to enable the fair and consistent enforcement of these sign restrictions.

   (B)   General requirements.

      (1)   No sign shall be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, or structurally altered except in compliance with the city sign ordinance (Chapter 152). Non-conforming signs shall be subject to the provisions of § 154.45.

      (2)   All signs, canopies, awnings, and marquees shall be structurally safe and securely anchored, fastened, or supported.

      (3)   No revolving beacon or fountain signs are permitted in any district, except such signs related to the operation of public facilities.

   (C)   Special requirements.

      (1)   Signs in the residential district shall not exceed a maximum of 96 square feet in area. Chapter 152 may further restrict permitted size.

      (2)   Signs in the C-1 Commercial District shall not exceed a maximum of 96 square feet in area. Chapter 152 may further restrict permitted size.

      (3)   Signs in the C-2 Commercial and I-1 Industrial District shall comply with Chapter 152.

(Ord. 19-1, passed 8-10-1998; Ord. 19-1, passed 10-10-2005) Penalty, see § 154.99

   Accessory buildings may be built in a required rear yard but shall not occupy more than 30% of a required rear yard and shall not be nearer than five feet to any side lot line or rear lot line, except that when a garage is entered from an alley at right angle, it shall not be located closer than ten feet to the alley line. If a garage is located closer than ten feet to the main building the garage shall be regarded as a part of the main building for the purposes of determining side yards and rear yards. Fences and hedges shall be no less than one foot from the lot line.

(Ord. 19-1, passed 8-10-1998) Penalty, see § 154.99

   The front yards established in this chapter shall be adjusted in the following cases. Fences and hedges shall be no less than three feet from the lot line.

   (A)   Where 40% or more of the frontage on the same side of streets between two intersecting streets is developed with two or more buildings that have, with a variation of five feet or less, a front yard greater in depth than required in this chapter, new buildings shall not be erected closer to streets than the front yard so established by the existing building nearest the street line.

   (B)   Where 40% or more of the frontage on one side of the street between two intersecting streets is developed with two or more buildings that have a front yard of less depth than required in this chapter, the following shall govern.

      (1)   Where a building is to be erected on a parcel of land that is within 100 feet of existing buildings on both sides, the minimum front yard shall be a line drawn between the two closest front corners of the adjacent building on each side.

      (2)   Where a building is to be erected on a parcel of land that is within 100 feet of an existing building on one side only, the building may be erected as close to the street as the existing adjacent building.

(Ord. 19-1, passed 8-10-1998) Penalty, see § 154.99