Mounds City Zoning Code

ARTICLE III

USE UNITS

APPENDIX A. - SUMMARY OF USE UNITS

Table A

Summary of Use Units—Zoning District

		Zoning Districts*
Number and Name of Use Units(See article III of this chapter)		AG	RS-1	RS-2	RS-3	RMH***	CG**	CH**	IL	IM	IH
1.	Area-wide uses by right	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
2.	Area wide exception uses	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
3.	Agriculture	X							X	X	X
4.	Public protection and utility	E	E	E	E	E	X	X	X	X	X
5.	Community services cultural and rec.	E	E	E	E	E	X	X	E	E	E
6.	Single-family dwelling	X	X	X	X		E	E
7.	Duplex dwelling			XX		E	E
8.	Multifamily dwelling	E***	E***	E	E	E	E
9.	Mobile home dwelling	X		D	X	X	E	E
10.	Off-street parking						X	X	X	X	X
11.	Offices and studios						X	X	X	X	X
12.	Eating places other than drive-ins						X	X	X	X	X
13.	Convenience goods and services						X	X	X	X	X
14.	Shopping goods and services						X	X	X	X	X
15.	Other trades and services						X	X	X	X	X
16.	Gasoline service stations						X	X	X	X	X
17.	Automotive and allied activities						X	X	X	X	X
18.	Drive-in restaurants						X	X	X	X	X
19.	Hotel, motel and rec. facilities						X	X	X	X	X
20.	Commercial recreation: intensive	E					X	X	E	X	X
21.	Signs and outdoor advertising	X					X	X	X	X	X
22.	Warehousing and wholesaling						X	X	X	X	X
23.	Mining and mineral processing	E							E	E	X
24.	Light manufacturing and industrial Research and development								X	X	X
25.	Moderate manufacturing								E	X	X
26.	Heavy manufacturing								X	E	X

;le=2;*X= Use by right; E= Use by exception; D= Doublewide mobile home

;le=2;**= Uses permitted are subject to review of a site plan by the planning commission

;le=2;***= Nursing home, community or neighborhood group home, convent, monastery and novitiate are the only uses within Use Unit 8 that are permitted by special exception in this zoning district.

(Code 2001, ch. 17.32, table A; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, app. A, 1988; Ord. No. 2004-813, 9-21-2004)

Sec. 44-192. - Introduction of the use units.

(a)

Generally. The use unit is a grouping of individual uses having similarities in characteristics of function and/or performance which enable systematic consideration of location and other regulation. Within each zoning district, the permitted uses are the included uses of the designated use unit. The use units, herein established, are identified by number and name. Set forth in each use unit is a descriptive statement, an alphabetical listing of the included uses, use conditions, and off-street parking and loading requirements.

(b)

Interpretation. Questions of the inclusion or exclusion of a particular principal use within a use unit shall be decided by the board of adjustment. A use, if specifically listed in a use unit, shall not by interpretation be included as a principal use within any other use unit.

(c)

Applicability of use conditions. A use shall be subject to the provision of the district in which located, and, in addition, shall be subject to the use conditions specified in the applicable use unit. Where the requirements of the use unit are greater than the requirements of the use district, the use unit requirements shall govern.

(d)

Off-Street parking and loading requirements. The off-street parking and loading requirements shall not apply to uses located within the CH commercial high intensity district.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.010; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 800, 1988)

Sec. 44-200. - Use Unit 1—Uses by right.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 1:

(1)

Description. Certain public uses, agricultural uses, open land uses, and similar uses which are either subject to other public controls or which do not have adverse effects on other land uses.

(2)

Included uses. Passive agricultural uses such as: cultivation, forestry, grazing, planting; open land uses such as: arboretum, flood management project, reservoir, wildlife preserve; public uses such as: fire alarm, historical marker, street sign, thoroughfare, utility line, political campaign signs.

(3)

Use conditions. No political campaign sign shall be erected more than 45 days prior to any election, nor shall any sign be permitted to remain on any property more than seven days following an election; no political campaign signs shall be permitted on public property and they shall be permitted on private property only with the consent of the property owner; the display surface area of each political campaign sign located in R zoning districts shall not exceed 16 square feet in surface area; only one side of a double-faced sign shall be computed in the computation of display surface area.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements. None.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.020; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 801, 1988)

Sec. 44-201. - Use Unit 2—Special exception uses.

Following are the areawide uses by right for Use Unit 2:

(1)

Description. Uses which in some instances may be suitable for location in any use district but, because of their potential adverse influence on adjacent properties, require site review and are, therefore, permitted in all use districts as a special exception requiring board of adjustment approval.

(2)

Included uses. Adult detention center, airport, heliport, bus station, cemetery, convict pre-release center, correctional community treatment center, crematory, governmental services not elsewhere classified, hydroelectric generation plant, jail, mausoleum, post office, prison, sanitary landfill, sewage disposal facility, water treatment plant, off-site construction facility, juvenile delinquency center and temporary office structures not otherwise allowed by building and zoning regulations.

(3)

Use conditions. Construction facilities are subject to the following:

The use may continue for a period not to exceed two years in the same location.

Ingress and egress must be from arterial or collector streets, provided that the board of adjustment may approve a location with access to a minor street upon a finding that such location would not result in increased traffic on streets in residential areas.

The use shall not be located nearer than 100 feet to any lot containing an occupied dwelling without the consent of the owner thereof.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

Use	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Airport	1 per each 500 sq. ft. of enclosed passenger terminal area	1 per 2,000—40,000 sq. ft. of floor area, plus 1 per 40,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft.
Other uses	As may be required by the board of adjustment in granting the special exception use.

See article V of this chapter for required minimum dimension and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.030; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 802, 1988)

Sec. 44-202. - Use Unit 3—Agriculture.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 3:

(1)

Description. Agricultural uses and services and certain other uses suitable for location in an agricultural environment.

(2)

Included uses. Animal and poultry raising, farming, fishery, ranching, chick hatchery, guest or dude ranch, and riding stable or academy, dairy farming, and horticultural nursery.

(3)

Use conditions. Horticultural nursery permits the growing of plant stocks only and permits no retail sales on site.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements. None.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.040; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 803, 1988)

Sec. 44-203. - Use Unit 4—Public protection and utility and open air facilities (temporary).

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 4:

(1)

Description. Public protection and utility facilities which may have technical locational requirements necessitating specific locations in or around area services, and certain temporary open air land uses which can be objectionable to certain other uses and are, therefore, permitted in certain districts by special exception and in the remaining districts by right.

(2)

Included uses. Ambulance service, electric regulation station (excluding storage or service garages and yards), fire protection facility, pressure control station (gas or liquid, excluding storage or service garages and yards), shelter (civil defense or storm), transmitting tower (excluding amateur radio tower), water storage facility not elsewhere classified, temporary open air facilities such as carnival, Christmas tree sales, circus, and tent revival.

(3)

Use conditions. Temporary open air facilities may continue for a period not to exceed 60 days per each application for special exception approved by the board of adjustment.

(4)

Off-Street parking and loading requirements. None.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.050; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 804, 1988)

Sec. 44-204. - Use Unit 5—Community services, cultural and recreational facilities.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 5:

(1)

Description. Community services, cultural, educational, recreational and religious facilities, and certain residential facilities which are needed in residential areas to serve the residents or need a residential environment, but which may be objectionable to nearby residential uses. These uses are permitted by special exception in some districts, by right in some districts, and prohibited in other districts.

(2)

Included uses. Aquarium, art gallery (not operated for profit), care home, sanitarium, children's nursery, church, college, community center, convent, cultural facility not elsewhere classified, day camp, emergency and protective shelter, golf course, halfway house, hospital, library, marina, monastery, museum, novitiate, planetarium, private club or lodge (the chief activity which is a service and is not operated as a business or for profit, and which holds and maintains an income tax-exempt status; includes charitable, eleemosynary, educational and recreational establishments), public park, public tennis court, residential treatment center, sanitarium, school offering a compulsory education curriculum, and transitional living center and university.

(3)

Use conditions.

Churches when located within an AG or R District.

Minimum lot area of one acre and minimum lot width of 100 feet;

No parking shall be permitted within a required front yard.

Schools. High schools shall have their principal vehicular entrance and exit on an arterial street.

College, university, convent, monastery, novitiate, hospital. A minimum site area of one acre shall apply.

Residential treatment center, transitional living center, emergency or protective shelter. To avoid clustering, a residential treatment center, transitional living center, or emergency or protective shelter shall not be located on a lot within one-quarter mile (1,320 feet) from any other lot containing such facilities or any lot containing a neighborhood group home, community group home, or detention/correctional facility.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

Use	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Aquarium, art gallery, museum, planetarium, cultural facility not elsewhere classified	1 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 10,000—20,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per each additional 200,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Care home, nursing home sanitarium	1 per 500 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 10,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Children's nursery	1 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area	None
Church	1 per 40 sq. ft. of chapel or sanctuary floor area	1 per 10,000—200,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 200,000 sq. ft. of floor area
College, university	1 per 400 sq. ft. of classroom floor area plus 1 per 4 dormitory beds plus 1 per 3 stadium seats	1 per 10,000—200,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 200,000 sq. ft. of floor area.
Community center	1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 10,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Convent, monastery, novitiate	1 per 800 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 10,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 200,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Emergency or protective shelter, residential treatment center, transitional living center and sanitarium	1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 10,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Golf course	6 per green plus 1 per 400 sq. ft. of clubhouse floor area	1 per 10,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Halfway house, hospital	1 per bed	1 per 10,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Library	1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 10,000—200,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 200,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Private club	1 per 250 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 10,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Public park	1 per 3 stadium seats plus 1 per 200 sq. ft. of community center or recreation building, plus 1 per 200 sq. ft. of pool area	1 per 10,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Schools:
Elementary and junior high	1 per 800 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 10,000—200,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 200,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Senior high if parking areas are combined	1 per 600 sq. ft. of floor area plus 1 per 3 stadium seats	1 per 10,000—200,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 200,000 sq. ft. of floor area
If parking is separate and if stadium does not exist	1 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area plus 1 per 3 stadium seats	None
Tennis court	2 per court, plus 1 per 400 sq. ft. of club house area	1 per 10,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area

See article V of this chapter for required minimum dimension and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.060; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 805, 1988)

Sec. 44-205. - Use Unit 6—Single-family dwelling.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 6:

(1)

Description. Single-family detached dwelling.

(2)

Included uses. Single-family detached dwelling and foster home.

(3)

Use conditions. None.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

Use	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Single-family detached dwelling	2 per dwelling unit	None

See article V of this chapter for required minimum dimension and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.070; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 806, 1988)

Sec. 44-206. - Use Unit 7—Duplex dwelling.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 7:

(1)

Description. Duplex dwelling.

(2)

Included uses. Duplex dwelling.

(3)

Use conditions. None.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

Use	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Duplex dwelling	2 per dwelling unit	None

See article V of this chapter for required minimum dimension and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.080; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 807, 1988)

Sec. 44-207. - Use Unit 8—Multifamily dwelling and similar uses.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 8:

(1)

Description. Multifamily dwellings and similar uses.

(2)

Included uses. Fraternity or sorority house, multifamily dwelling, rooming/boarding house, townhouse, community or neighborhood group home, convent, monastery, novitiate, elderly/retirement housing, life care retirement center, and nursing home.

(3)

Use conditions.

Intensity of use.

Fraternity, sorority, rooming/boarding house. In the determination of the applicable area and dimension requirements, a fraternity, sorority, or rooming/boarding house shall be considered a multifamily dwelling, with each 600 square feet of floor area constituting a one-bedroom dwelling unit.

Screening requirements. The uses included in Use Unit 8, when located on a lot abutting an RS district, shall be screened from the abutting RS district by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with these RS districts.

Convent, monastery, novitiate, community group home, life care retirement center and nursing home. The maximum floor area ratio is 0.5.

Convent, monastery, novitiate. A minimum site area of one acre shall apply.

Neighborhood or community group homes.

Must be licensed by the state health department and meet contracting standards of the state department of human services for group homes and mentally retarded persons.

No signs advertising the community group home shall be permitted on the lot.

No exterior alterations of the dwelling or any customary accessory structure shall be made which would detract from the residential character of the structure. Fire escapes, if required, must be located on the rear of the structure, if architecturally feasible, or on the side of the structure and screened.

To avoid clustering, a community group home shall not be located within one-quarter mile (1,320 feet) of any other lot containing a neighborhood group home, a community group home, a residential treatment center, a transitional living center, an emergency or protective shelter, or detention/correctional facility.

Life care retirement center. The nursing facility or medical facility must be licensed by the state health department as an intermediate care facility or as a skilled nursing home.

Nursing home. The nursing home must be licensed by the state of state health department as an intermediate care facility or as a skilled nursing home.

Elderly/retirement housing. Design requirements for elderly/retirement housing include as a minimum:

Elevators for multifamily structures other than townhouses over one-story in height;

Emergency alarm systems in every dwelling unit; and

Safety "grab bars" in bathrooms.

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Community group home	1 per 900 sq. ft. of floor area	None
Convent, monastery and novitiate	1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per each additional 200,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Elderly/retirement housing	0.75 per dwelling unit	None
Fraternity or sorority house	1 per 2 beds	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per each additional 200,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Multifamily dwelling	1.5 per efficiency or 1 bedroom dwelling unit. 2 per 2 or more bedroom dwelling unit	None
Nursing home	0.35 per nursing center	1 per 10,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Rooming/boarding house	1 per 2 beds	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per each additional 200,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Townhouse	1.5 per efficiency or 1 bedroom dwelling unit. 2 per 2 or more bedroom dwelling unit	None

See article V of this chapter for required minimum dimension and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.090; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 808, 1988)

Sec. 44-208. - Use Unit 9—Mobile home dwelling.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 9:

(1)

Description. Mobile home dwelling, excluding travel, camp, or recreational vehicles.

(2)

Included uses. Mobile home dwelling.

(3)

Use conditions.

All mobile home dwellings placed in any district by right or special exception shall be certified that they have been constructed and comply with the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards.

All singlewide mobile home dwellings (up to and including 16 feet wide) placed in any district by right or special exception shall be properly skirted and anchored.

All doublewide mobile home dwellings must have a permanent foundation a minimum of 16 inches deep and 16 inches wide in grid form. They must also be properly anchored and skirted with brick, stone, or painted cement blocks.

(4)

Off-street parking requirements.

Use	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Mobile home	2 per each mobile home dwelling unit	None

See article V of this chapter for required minimum dimension and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.100; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 809, 1988; Ord. No. 2004-813, 9-21-2004)

Sec. 44-209. - Use Unit 10—Off-street parking areas.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 10:

(1)

Description. Off-street parking areas which are principal uses.

(2)

Included uses. Off-street parking area.

(3)

Use conditions. Off-street parking areas shall conform to the design, lighting, and improvement requirements for off-street parking contained in article V of this chapter.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements. Not applicable.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.110; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 810, 1988)

Sec. 44-210. - Use Unit 11—Offices and studios.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 11:

(1)

Description. Offices, studios, medical and dental laboratories, and certain other compatible or supporting services.

(2)

Included uses. Abstract company, advertising agency, artist's studio, broadcasting or recording studio, computing service, copying service, data processing service, drafting service, dental clinic and laboratory, employment agency, financial institution (other than pawn shop), funeral home, medical and dental offices, clinics, and laboratories, general business offices (excluding on-premises sale of merchandise), optician or optical offices laboratories, photography studio, prescription pharmacy (provided that no sundry or other merchandise is sold or offered for sale), studio or school for teaching ballet, dance, drama, fine arts, music, language, business, or modeling, transportation ticket office, travel agency, and veterinary office (excluding boarding services). Interior design consultant (no retail sales).

(3)

Use conditions. The uses included in Use Unit 11, when located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R district by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R district.

(4)

Street parking and loading requirements.

Use	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Funeral home	1 per 40 sq. ft. of assembly floor area plus 1 per 300 sq. ft. of non-assembly floor area	1 per 10,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Medical and dental offices, clinics, and laboratories	1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 10,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Other uses	1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 10,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area

See article V of this chapter for required minimum dimension and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.120; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 811, 1988)

Sec. 44-211. - Use Unit 12—Eating places other than drive-ins.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 12:

(1)

Description. Eating places offering on-premises consumption of food and drink within the principal structure and/or providing carry-out service if no curb service is provided, and if no in-car on-premises consumption is permitted. Use Unit 12 is established in recognition of the desirability of providing dining facilities in certain environments in which commercial facilities of a higher use intensity would be objectionable.

(2)

Included uses. Eating places such as: cafeteria, coffee shop, delicatessen, and restaurant.

(3)

Use conditions. The uses included in Use Unit 12, when located within a district other than an R district and located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R district by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R district.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

Use	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Eating places	1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 2,000—10,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 15,000 sq. ft. of floor area

See article V of this chapter for required minimum dimensions and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.130; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 812, 1988)

Sec. 44-212. - Use Unit 13—Convenience goods and services.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 13:

(1)

Description. Retail trade and service establishments which are desirable conveniences in certain residential and office districts. Use Unit 13 is established to permit the location of convenience goods and services in certain environments in which commercial facilities of a higher use intensity would be objectionable.

(2)

Included uses. Retail trade establishments such as drugstore, florist, bakery, candy and confection and/or nut store, dairy store, food specialty store, grocery, health food store, ice cream store, gift, novelty, and souvenir shop, liquor store, newsstand, tobacco store, and service establishments such as dry cleaning and pickup, barber shop, beauty shop, and laundry and pickup.

(3)

Use conditions.

In the CG district there shall be no open air storage or display of merchandise offered for sale within 100 feet of an abutting R district.

The uses included in Use Unit 13, when located within a district other than an R district and located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R district by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R district.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

Use	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Grocery store	1 per 100 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 2,000—10,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Retail trade and service establishments	1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 5,000—10,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per each additional 15,000 sq. ft. of floor area

See article V of this chapter for required minimum and dimensions and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.140; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 813, 1988)

Sec. 44-213. - Use Unit 14—Shopping goods and services.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 14:

(1)

Description. Retail establishments engaged in the merchandising of shopping goods and services.

(2)

Included uses. Retail trade establishments such as commercial art gallery, antique shop, artist supply store, automotive parts and accessories store, bicycle shop, bookstore, business and office machine sales establishment, camera and photographic supply store, clothing and accessories store, cosmetic shop, department store, dressmaking shop, dry goods store, fur storage, furriers, garden supply store, hardware store, hobby shop, home furnishing store (selling appliances, china, glassware, metalware, draperies, curtains, upholstery, floor coverings, and furniture), jewelry store, leather goods and luggage store, medical, dental, and orthopedic appliances and supply store, musical instrument and supply store, office furnishing establishment, office supplies store, paint store, pawnshop, pet shop, phonograph and record shop, radio and TV sales, shoe repair shop, shoe store, sporting goods store, stationery store, tailor shop, toy shop, variety store, wallpaper store, wig shop, and retail building material establishments, exclusive of fabrication or repair, such as building materials, electrical supply, and plumbing fixtures, and service establishment such as caterer, costume rental service, dry cleaning (limited to 7,000 square feet of floor area), gunsmith, household appliance repair, interior decorating, self-service laundromat (coin-operated), locksmith, photofinishing, picture framing, radio and television repair, and watch and jewelry repair.

(3)

Use conditions.

In the CG district there shall be no open air storage or display of merchandise offered for sale within 100 feet of an abutting R district.

The uses included in Use Unit 14, when located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R district by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R district.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

Use	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Furniture store	1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 2,000—25,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per each additional 25,000 sq. ft. of floor area
All other uses	1 per 225 sq. ft. of floor area	plus 1 per each additional 25,000 sq. ft. of floor area

See article V of this chapter for required minimum and dimensions and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.150; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 814, 1988)

Sec. 44-214. - Use Unit 15—Other trades and services.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 15:

(1)

Description. Trade establishments primarily providing business and household maintenance goods and services ordinarily not found in the primary retail districts because of differing market and site requirements.

(2)

Included uses. Trade establishments, including incidental fabricating, processing, installation, and repair: air conditioning and heating, bait shops, wholesale bakery, bottled gas, carpeting, decorating, fence, fuel oil, general merchandising establishment not elsewhere classified, glass, greenhouse, heating equipment, ice plant, lumber yard, model homes, monument (excluding shaping), pawn shop, plastic materials, plumbing shop, portable storage building sales, printing and publishing, reproduction services, and vending machines sales and services; service establishments such as disinfecting and exterminating services, janitorial service, and window cleaning; contract construction service such as air conditioning, carpentry, decorating, electrical, furnace cleaning, landscape contractor, painting, paper hanging, plastering, plumbing, sign painting, tile setting; armored car service; and personal services such as auctioneer, bindery, cabinet maker, drapery service, frozen food locker, kennel, laundry, linen supply and industrial laundry, packing and crating of household and other similar goods, rug cleaning, taxidermist, woodworking shop; repair services such as armature rewinding service, business machine repair, computer repair, data processing machine repair, electrical repair service, furniture, mattresses and pillows, reupholstery, and rug repair; and schools such as barber, beauty and trade.

(3)

Use conditions. The uses included in Use Unit 15, when located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R district by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R district.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

Use	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Trade establishments	1 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 5,000—25,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 25,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Service establishments	1 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 5,000—25,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per each additional 25,000 sq. ft. of floor area

See article V of this chapter for required minimum and dimensions and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.160; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 815, 1988)

Sec. 44-215. - Use Unit 16—Gasoline service stations.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 16:

(1)

Description. Establishments engaged in the retail sale of gasoline, lubricants, tires, batteries, and automobile accessories and performing minor repair, installation, and maintenance services.

(2)

Included uses. Gasoline service stations, oil and lubrication service (three bays maximum) tune-up service (three bays maximum).

(3)

Use conditions.

The uses included in Use Unit 16, when located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R district by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R district.

Within the CG district there shall be no open air storage or display of merchandise offered for sale or rental within 100 feet of an adjoining R district, except the incidental open air display of tires, batteries, lubricants, and automobile accessories.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements. Not applicable.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.170; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 816, 1988)

Sec. 44-216. - Use Unit 17—Automotive and allied activities.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 17:

(1)

Description. Automotive and allied activities.

(2)

Included uses. Sales: aircraft, agriculture implements, automobile (new and used), boat, camper, mobile home, motorcycle, and truck; and services: automobile rental, auto wash, vehicle repair and service and mini storage.

(3)

Use conditions.

The uses included in Use Unit 17, when located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R district by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R district.

Within the CG district, there shall be no open air storage or display of merchandise offered for sale within 100 feet of an adjoining R district.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

Use	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Agriculture implements, automotive, camper, mobile home, motorcycle, and truck sales	1 per 600 sq. ft. of floor area plus 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of open air display storage, or service area	1 per 5,000—10,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per each additional 15,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Auto wash	N/A	None
Automobile rental	1 per 600 sq. ft. of floor area plus adequate off-street parking shall be provided for storage of rental vehicles. No on-street parking of rental vehicles shall be permitted	None
Mini storage	1 per 5,000 sq. ft. of floor area	None
Vehicle repair	1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area	None

See article V of this chapter for required minimum and dimensions and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.180; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 817, 1988)

Sec. 44-217. - Use Unit 18—Drive-in restaurants.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 18:

(1)

Description. Eating establishments providing curb service or offering food or drink for on-premises consumption within parked motor vehicles, or permitting the on-premises consumption of food or drink within the parked motor vehicle or outside the principal structure.

(2)

Included uses. Drive-in restaurants.

(3)

Use conditions. The uses included in Use Unit 18, when located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R district by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R district.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

Use	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Drive-in restaurants	1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 5,000—25,000 sq. ft. of floor plus 1 per additional 25,000 sq. ft. of floor area

See article V of this chapter for required minimum and dimensions and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.190; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 818, 1988)

Sec. 44-218. - Use Unit 19—Hotel, motel and recreation facilities.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 19:

(1)

Description. Commercial amusement establishments ordinarily not requiring large sites and which have use characteristics permitting their location in or near developed commercial trade areas.

(2)

Included uses. Billiard parlor, bowling alley, dance hall, weight reduction center, enclosed commercial recreation establishments not elsewhere classified, gymnasium, health club, hotel, motel, motion picture theatre (enclosed), night club, skating rink (enclosed), slot car track, swimming pool (enclosed), and tavern.

(3)

Use conditions. The uses included in Use Unit 19, when located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R district by the erection of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R district.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Hotel, motel	1 per sleeping room plus 1 per 200 sq. ft. of accessory facilities such as restaurants and taverns	1 per 40,000—150,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per each additional 150,000 sq. ft. of floor area, plus 1 per 5,000—25,000 sq. ft. of accessory facilities such as restaurants and taverns, plus 1 per each additional 25,000 sq. ft. of floor area
All other uses	1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 5,000—25,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 25,000 sq. ft. of floor area

See article V of this chapter for required minimum and dimensions and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.200; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 819, 1988)

Sec. 44-219. - Use Unit 20—Commercial recreation: Intensive.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 20:

(1)

Description. Commercial recreation facilities, the principal activities of which are usually open air, located in undeveloped outlying sections of the town.

(2)

Included uses. Amusement activities not elsewhere classified, arena, drag strip, drive-in theatre, fairgrounds, go-cart track, golf driving range, miniature auto track, outdoor recreation not elsewhere classified, race tracks (auto, dog, horse), rodeo grounds, and stadiums not elsewhere classified and commercial camp ground.

(3)

Use conditions. The uses included in Use Unit 20, when located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R district by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R district.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Golf driving	1 per tee	N/A*
Drive-in theatre	N/A	N/A
Uses providing spectator seating such as stadiums, arenas, and rodeo grounds	1 per 3 seats	1 per 5,000—25,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per each additional 25,000 sq. ft. of floor area
Other uses	1 per 600 sq. ft. of site area	1 per 5,000—25,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per each additional 25,000 sq. ft. of floor area

;le=2;See article V of this chapter for required minimum and dimensions and design criteria.

;le=2;*N/A = Not applicable

(Code 2001, § 17.32.210; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 820, 1988)

Sec. 44-220. - Use Unit 21—Business signs and outdoor advertising.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 21:

(1)

Description. Business signs and outdoor advertising.

(2)

Included uses. Business signs, outdoor advertising signs.

(3)

General location requirements.

Street setback. No sign or portion thereof shall be permitted in the right-of-way of any street or area designated in the Mound Master Street Plan as a future street under any circumstances except authorized traffic signals, signs or devices.

Intersection setback. No sign shall be located less than 35 feet from the intersection of the pavement of two streets or from the intersection of street pavement and a railroad track.

Traffic signal clearance. No sign shall be located in such a manner so as to obstruct, obscure or in any manner interfere with any traffic signal light or public warning sign.

Obstruction of view. Signs when located in such a manner so as to prevent any motorists from obtaining a clear view of approaching vehicles for a distance of 500 feet along an expressway or other public right-of-way are prohibited.

No business or outdoor advertising sign shall be located within 25 feet of an R district if visible from such district.

Flashing signs shall be subject to the following limitations:

No sign containing flashing lights shall be located within 50 feet of the driving surface of a signalized intersection.

No sign containing flashing lights shall be located within 20 feet of the driving surface of a street.

No sign containing flashing lights shall be located within 200 feet of a residential zoning district if visible from said district.

No sign containing flashing lights shall use incandescent bulbs with greater than 25 watts illumination, nor use strobe lights of any kind.

The limitations contained herein shall not be applicable to time and temperature signs.

Any ground sign shall maintain a minimum separation of 40 feet from any other ground sign except side-by-side ground signs located on a common line perpendicular to the nearest street need not maintain a 40-foot separation.

(4)

General use conditions.

Only one side of a double-faced sign shall be included in the computation of display surface area.

The following signs shall not be included in the computation of display surface area:

Nameplates, attached to the face of the wall and not exceeding two square feet in surface area;

Temporary real estate and construction signs;

Signs which are not visible from a public street;

Signs painted on glass surfaces of windows or doors and pertaining to the business conducted therein;

Tablets built into the wall of a building or other structure and used for inscriptions or as memorial tablets or for similar purposes;

Signs of warning, directive, or instructional nature erected by a public agency, franchised transportation company, or governmental agency;

Legal notices and street numbers;

Election campaign signs, if erected not more than 45 days prior to an election and removed within seven days following an election;

Signs located within a building;

10.

Signs not exceeding three square feet of display surface area of a warning, directive, or instructional nature, including entrance, exit, and restroom signs;

11.

Signs which are attached labels of a commodity offered for sale.

In computing permitted display surface area, the lineal footage of an abutting non-arterial street shall not be combined with the lineal footage of any abutting arterial street which is included in the computation of permitted display surface area.

Ground signs shall be set back from the centerline of an abutting street one-half of the right-of-way width designated on the major street plan, or one-half of the width of the dedicated right-of-way, whichever is greater; or 25 feet if the street is not designated on the major street plan.

(5)

AG District use conditions.

Business signs and outdoor advertising may only be erected on a lot abutting designated state and federal highways.

Display surface area limitations shall not apply.

A minimum 500 feet of spacing shall be maintained between signs, except in the case of back-to-back signs, V-shaped signs, or signs separated by a building or other obstruction.

(6)

District use conditions. For business signs and outdoor advertising erected in front of the building line, a lot may utilize an aggregate display surface area as follows:

If not more than one projecting or ground sign is erected, three square feet of display surface area per each lineal foot of street frontage.

If more than one projecting or ground sign is erected, two square feet of display surface area per each lineal foot of street frontage.

(7)

Districtsuse conditions. Within the CH and I districts, display surface area limitations shall not apply.

(8)

Off-street parking and loading requirements. Not applicable.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.220; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 821, 1988)

Sec. 44-221. - Use Unit 22—Warehousing and wholesaling.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 22:

(1)

Description. Warehousing, wholesaling, and trucking such as that located adjacent to the central business district, in industrial parks served by rail and highway transportation, and port areas.

(2)

Included uses. Warehouses not elsewhere classified, wholesale establishments not elsewhere classified, storage not elsewhere classified, trucking establishments, and truck rentals.

(3)

Use conditions. The uses included in Use Unit 22, when located on a lot which is abutting the boundary of an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R district by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R district.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
All uses	1 per 5,000 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 5,000—25,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per each additional 25,000 sq. ft. of floor area

See article V of this chapter for required minimum and dimensions and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.230; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 822, 1988)

Sec. 44-222. - Use Unit 23—Mining and mineral processing.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 23:

(1)

Description. Extractive operations, certain mineral processing operations, and manufacturing operations which directly utilize minerals at or near the source.

(2)

Included uses. Mining, quarrying, or extraction of coal, ores, stone, sand, or gravel; processing of mineral products such as crushing, washing, and grading of coal, ore, stone, sand, or gravel; manufacture of Portland cement, concrete or asphaltic concrete, at the source of supply of crushed rock, sand, or gravel, for utilization off the premises.

(3)

Use conditions. The board of adjustment, in granting a mining and mineral processing use by special exception, shall consider potential environmental influences, such as dust and vibration, and shall establish in the particular instance appropriate protective conditions, such as setbacks, screening, and method of operation as will mitigate the adverse effect on appropriate land uses.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
All uses	1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area	N/A*

;le=2;See article V of this chapter for required minimum and dimensions and design criteria.

;le=2;*N/A = Not applicable

(Code 2001, § 17.32.240; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 823, 1988)

Sec. 44-223. - Use Unit 24—Light manufacturing and industrial research development.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 29:

(1)

Description. Light manufacturing and industrial uses having slight or no objectionable environmental influences by reason of the emission of odor, heat, smoke, noise, or vibration; and facilities for scientific research, development, and testing, which are customarily located on large, landscaped sites and the operation of which does not produce objectionable environmental effects.

(2)

Included uses.

Permitted uses. The permitted uses are:

Enclosed scientific research, testing, and development.

Bottling plants.

Building contract construction service and storage such as cesspool cleaning, concrete construction service, grain elevators, heavy construction contracting service, masonry, oil well drilling and cleaning, roofing, sheet metal, stone work, water well drilling and cleaning, and welding shop.

Any light industrial or manufacturing uses except as prohibited in subsection (b)2 of this section.

Prohibited uses. In no case shall any of the following uses be allowed:

Acid manufacture for wholesale.

Aluminum, brass, copper, iron or steel foundry of works, acetylene gas manufacture in excess of 15 pounds pressure per square inch, ammonia, bleaching power, or chlorine manufacture.

Asphalt manufacture or refining.

Auto salvage yards.

Blast furnace, except as a minor and incidental part of another permitted industrial use,

Boiler works or forge works.

Brick, tile, or terra cotta manufacture.

Celluloid manufacture.

Coke manufacture.

Creosote manufacture or treatment.

Disinfectant or insecticide manufacture.

Distillation of bones, coal, tar, or wood.

Dyestuff manufacture.

Fat rendering.

Fertilizer manufacture (organic).

Garbage, storage of offal or refuse other than that accumulated and consumed within order on the same premises, lamp black manufacture, match manufacture.

Gas (heating or illuminating) manufacture or storage, except where such gas is to be entirely consumed on the same premises.

Glue, gelatin, or size manufacture.

Hair manufacture.

Incineration or reduction of dead animals.

Lime, cement, or plaster of Paris manufacture.

Oilcloth or linoleum manufacture.

Pickle, sausage, sauerkraut, or vinegar manufacture.

Paint, oil, varnish, or turpentine manufacture.

Paper or pulp manufacturing by sulfide processes emitting noxious gases or odors.

Printing ink manufacture.

Rayon or cellophane manufacture.

Refining of petroleum or other crude materials.

Rolling mill.

Rubber manufacture from crude materials.

Shoddy manufacture, soda ash, caustic soda and washing compound manufacture.

Slaughtering of animals.

Smelting.

Soap manufacture.

Starch, glucose, dextrin manufacture.

Stockyards.

Storage of dismantled automobiles or any form of junk.

Sugar refining.

Tallow, grease, or lard manufacture or refining.

Tanning or curing of leather, raw hides or skins or storage of raw hides or skins.

Tar distillation or manufacture.

Tar roofing or tar waterproofing manufacture.

Wool scouring.

Yeast manufacture for wholesale, trades, industries.

Uses having moderately objectionable environmental influences by reason of the emission of odor, heat, smoke, noise or vibration.

(3)

Use conditions.

Enclosed scientific research, testing, and development facilities included in Use Unit 24, when located in an IL district, shall be conducted within enclosed buildings.

All other uses included in Use Unit 24 which are located within 300 feet of an R district shall be conducted within enclosed buildings.

The uses included Use Unit 24, when located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R district by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R district.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Research and development facilities	1 per 500 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 5,000—40,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per 40,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area
All other uses	1 per 800 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 2,000—40,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per 40,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area

See article V of this chapter for required minimum and dimensions and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.250; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 824, 1988)

Sec. 44-224. - Use Unit 25—Moderate manufacturing and industry.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 25:

(1)

Description. Manufacturing and industrial uses having moderately objectionable environmental influences by reason of the emission of odor, heat, smoke, noise, or vibration.

(2)

Included uses. All industrial and manufacturing uses except the following:

Cement, lime, gypsum, plaster of Paris, or asphalt manufacturing; chloride or hydrochloric, nitric, picric, sulfurous, sulfuric acid, or ammonia manufacture.

Distillation of bones, explosive manufacture or storage.

Fat rendering; fertilizer manufacture from mineral or organic materials.

Garbage, offal, or dead animal reduction or dumping.

Glue manufacture, petroleum refining; refuse dump.

Salvage yards of any type; slaughter of animals.

Smelting, stockyards.

Trades, industries.

Uses that have heavily objectionable environmental influences by reason of the emission of odor, heat, smoke, noise, or vibration.

(3)

Use conditions.

The uses included in Use Unit 25 which are located within 300 feet of an R district shall be conducted within enclosed buildings.

The uses included in Use Unit 25, when located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the adjacent R district by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R district.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
All other uses	1 per 800 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 2,000—40,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per 40,000—100,000 sq. ft., plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area

See article V of this chapter for required minimum and dimensions and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.260; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 825, 1988)

Sec. 44-225. - Use Unit 26—Heavy manufacturing and industry.

Following are the uses by right for Use Unit 26:

(1)

Description. Manufacturing and industrial uses having substantial objectionable environmental influences by reason of the emission of odor, heat, smoke, noise, or vibration. Refining, petroleum and other crude materials, salvage yards of any type.

(2)

Included uses. Manufacturing or industrial use not elsewhere classified.

(3)

Use conditions. None.

(4)

Off-street parking and loading requirements.

	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
All uses	1 per 800 sq. ft. of floor area	1 per 2,000—40,000 sq. ft. of floor area, plus 1 for additional 40,000—100,000 sq. ft. of floor area, plus 1 per each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area

See article V of this chapter for required minimum and dimensions and design criteria.

(Code 2001, § 17.32.270; Ord. No. 7-1988-1, § 826, 1988)