Mount Vernon City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- § 161.001 STATEMENT LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
- § 161.002 SHORT TITLE.
- § 161.003 TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF ORDINANCE.
- § 161.004 ESTABLISHMENTS OF DISTRICTS: PROVISION FOR OFFICIAL ZONING MAP.
- § 161.005 RULES FOR INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
- § 161.006 SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS.
- § 161.007 APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS.
- § 161.008 PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE DECLARED TO BE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
- § 161.009 COMPLAINTS REGARDING VIOLATIONS.
- § 161.010 AIRPORT HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
- § 161.011 SEPARABILITY CLAUSE.
- § 161.012 REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES: EFFECTIVE DATE.
NON-CONFORMING LOTS
NON-CONFORMING USES OF LAND, NON-CONFORMING STRUCTURES, NON-CONFORMING USES OF STRUCTURES AND PREMISES, NON-CONFORMING CHARACTERISTICS OF USE AND NON-CONFORMING SIGNS
Sections
- § 161.025 INTENT.
- § 161.026 NON-CONFORMING LOTS OF RECORD.
- § 161.027 NON-CONFORMING USES OF LAND (OR LAND WITH MINOR STRUCTURES ONLY).
- § 161.028 NON-CONFORMING STRUCTURES.
- § 161.029 NON-CONFORMING USE OF STRUCTURES OR OF STRUCTURES AND PREMISES IN COMBINATION.
- § 161.030 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
- § 161.031 NON-CONFORMING SIGNS SHALL BE AMORTIZED.
- § 161.032 CONDITIONAL USES SHALL NOT BE NON-CONFORMING USES.
SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT
REGULATIONS
Sections
- § 161.045 VISIBILITY AT INTERSECTIONS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
- § 161.046 FENCES, WALLS, AND HEDGES.
- § 161.047 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS.
- § 161.048 ERECTION OF MORE THAN ONE PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE ON A LOT.
- § 161.049 EXCEPTIONS TO HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
- § 161.050 STRUCTURES TO HAVE ACCESS.
- § 161.051 MAJOR RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT.
- § 161.052 PARKING AND STORAGE OF CERTAIN VEHICLES.
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
BUILDING PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES OF ZONING COMPLIANCE
Sections
- § 161.085 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
- § 161.086 BUILDING PERMITS REQUIRED.
- § 161.087 APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT.
- § 161.088 CERTIFICATES OF ZONING COMPLIANCE FOR NEW, ALTERED, OR NON-CONFORMING USES.
- § 161.089 EXPIRATION OF BUILDING PERMIT.
- § 161.090 CONSTRUCTION AND USE TO BE PROVIDED IN APPLICATIONS, PLANS, PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES OF ZONING COMPLIANCE.
- § 161.091 STORM WASTER DETENTION PLANS.
SIGN REGULATIONS
Sections
- § 161.240 JURISDICTION AND SCOPE.
- § 161.241 ADMINISTRATION.
- § 161.242 DEFINITIONS.
- § 161.243 TYPICAL ON-PREMISE SIGN TYPES.
- § 161.244 SIGN AREAS COMPUTATIONAL METHODOLOGY/GROUND SIGNS.
- § 161.245 SIGN FACE AREA.
- § 161.246 HEIGHT OF SIGNS.
- § 161.247 PROHIBITED SIGNS.
- § 161.248 REMOVAL OF PROHIBITED SIGNS.
- § 161.249 SIGNS IN R-1, R-2, R-M2, R-MH AND R-3 RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
- § 161.250 STANDARDS IN A-G, F-P, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-PL, I-1, I-2, I-A, IPCA-PUD ZONING DISTRICTS.
- § 161.251 ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS IN ALL DISTRICTS.
- § 161.252 SIGN REGULATIONS FOR SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS.
- § 161.253 ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTERS.
- § 161.254 SIGN ILLUMINATION STANDARDS.
- § 161.255 NONCONFORMING SIGNS.
- § 161.256 ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL SIGNS.
- § 161.257 MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.
- § 161.258 OFF-PREMISE SIGNS.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Sections
SCHEDULE OF
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Sections
- § 161.310 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
- § 161.311 LAND USE DISTRICTS LISTED.
- § 161.312 A-G GENERAL AGRICULTURE.
- § 161.313 F-P FLOOD PLAIN.
- § 161.314 R-1 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
- § 161.315 R-2 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
- § 161.316 R-M2 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND MOBILE HOME.
- § 161.317 R-3 HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
- § 161.318 R-MH PLANNED MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOME.
- § 161.319 B-1 PRIMARY BUSINESS.
- § 161.320 B-2 SECONDARY BUSINESS.
- § 161.321 B-3 INTERCHANGE BUSINESS.
- § 161.322 B-PL PLANNED BUSINESS.
- § 161.323 I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
- § 161.324 I-2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL.
- § 161.325 I-A INDUSTRIAL - AGRICULTURE LAND.
- § 161.326 IPCA-PUD INDUSTRIAL PARK CONSERVATION AREA-PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (COMMERCIAL DESIGN STANDARDS FOR IPCA-PUD).
DEVELOPMENT IN
FLOOD PLAIN SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
Sections
- § 161.340 PURPOSE.
- § 161.341 DEFINITIONS.
- § 161.342 BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.
- § 161.343 DUTIES OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
- § 161.344 DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.
- § 161.345 PREVENTING INCREASED FLOOD HEIGHTS AND RESULTING DAMAGES.
- § 161.346 PROTECTING BUILDINGS.
- § 161.347 SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS.
- § 161.348 PUBLIC HEALTH AND OTHER STANDARDS.
- § 161.349 CARRYING CAPACITY AND NOTIFICATION.
- § 161.350 VARIANCES.
- § 161.351 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY.
- § 161.352 PENALTY.
- § 161.353 ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS.
- § 161.354 SEVERABILITY.
ZONING, SITING
LOCATION AND DESIGN REGULATIONS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
Sections
- § 161.365 PURPOSE AND SCOPE.
- § 161.366 DEFINITIONS.
- § 161.367 EXEMPTIONS.
- § 161.368 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
- § 161.369 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY LOCATIONS.
- § 161.370 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
- § 161.371 CO-LOCATION.
- § 161.372 FACILITY REMOVAL.
- § 161.373 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD (EMF) STANDARDS COMPLIANCE.
- § 161.374 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
- § 161.375 PERMIT LIMITATIONS.
- § 161.376 FEES.
- § 161.377 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CITY.
- § 161.378 SEVERABILITY.
APPENDIX A
COMMERCIAL DESIGN HANDBOOK
Sections
- § 1 INTRODUCTION AND INSTRUCTIONS.
- § 2.1 ARCHITECTURAL SCALE, MASS, & PROPORTION.
- § 2.2 360° ARCHITECTURE.
- § 2.3 WINDOWS & ENTRYWAYS.
- § 2.4 AWNINGS & CANOPIES.
- § 2.5 BUILDING MATERIALS & DETAILS.
- § 2.6 CORNICES AND PARAPETS.
- § 2.7 ROOF & EAVES.
- § 3.1 RETAIL.
- § 3.2 OFFICE.
- § 3.3 HOTEL/ASSISTED LIVING.
- § 3.4 COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE.