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Muncie City Zoning Code

DIVISION 4

FARMING ZONE

Sec. 150.45.- Permitted uses.

No building, structure, or land shall be used or occupied, and no building or structure shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, expanded, or enlarged, except for the following uses:

(A)

Single-family dwellings as regulated in §§ 150.47 through 150.53.

(B)

Field crops; dairies; tree crops; flower gardening; nurseries; orchards; farms for the hatching, raising, and sale of chickens, hogs, cattle, turkeys, or other poultry; farms for grazing, breeding, raising, and training horses; sheep raising, and fisheries. All livestock buildings or structures placed thereon shall be at least 200 feet from any side and rear property line and shall meet the provisions of §§ 150.48 and 150.52. All other farm buildings or structures shall meet the provisions of §§ 150.47 through 150.53.

(C)

Roadside stands, provided they offer for sale only agricultural products and provided no stand shall exceed an area of 200 square feet and no stand shall be located nearer than 20 feet to any existing or proposed right-of-way.

(D)

Buildings or structures owned, leased, or used by a municipal, township, county, state or federal government, provided the buildings or structures meet the provisions of § 150.18 and the provisions of §§ 150.47 through 150.53.

(E)

Buildings or structures used for religious assembly subject to the provisions of § 150.17 and the provisions of §§ 150.47 through 150.53.

(F)

Public schools, colleges, and universities, and private academic schools, all subject to the provisions of § 150.18 and the provisions of §§ 150.47 through 150.53.

(G)

Cemeteries provided the site for a cemetery is a minimum of ten acres in area, and all buildings placed thereon shall be at least 100 feet from any side and rear property line and shall meet the provisions of §§ 150.48 and 150.52.

(H)

Temporary recreational activities such as a circus or open athletic competition.

(I)

Sawmills, provided all buildings placed thereon shall be at least 100 feet from any side and rear property line and shall meet the provisions of §§ 150.48 and 150.52.

(J)

Kennels and veterinary hospitals/clinics. Where all uses are completely enclosed within a building, all uses and buildings or structures placed thereon shall meet the provisions of §§ 150.47 through 150.53. Where there are open runways, pens, or similar open uses, all uses and buildings or structures placed thereon shall be at least 200 feet from any side and rear property line and shall meet the provisions of sections 150.48 and 150.52. Off-street parking and signage shall be in accordance with section 150.211 and section 150.212(E)(1), respectively.

(K)

Fire towers; chimney stacks; spires; penthouses; cupolas; water towers; silos; windmills; monuments; domes; and grain elevators, all as regulated in section 150.35.

(L)

Signs and outdoor advertising as regulated in section 150.212.

(M)

Accessory uses and structures as regulated in section 150.23.

(N)

Temporary buildings used during construction, and including storage of building materials and equipment, for a period not to exceed the duration of such construction.

(O)

Vegetative composting/mulching provided the composting operation is conducted at the person's residence or farm for vegetative matter and other types of organic material that are generated by the person's activities and stored, treated or disposed of at the person's residence or farm.

(Code 1968, § 130.61; Ord. No. 67-83, 9-12-83; Ord. No. 21-93, § 1, 7-12-93)

Sec. 150.46. - Special uses subject to approval by the board of zoning appeals.

The following uses shall be allowed when approved by the Delaware-Muncie Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals under the established procedures in section 150.216 and subject to the provisions herein specified:

(A)

Mineral extractions provided they comply with the performance standards set forth in section 150.217.

(B)

Salvage yards provided they comply with the performance standards set forth in section 150.218.

(C)

Refusal disposal sites provided they comply with the performance standards set forth in section 150.219.

(D)

Home occupations provided they comply with the performance standards set forth in section 150.222, and all uses and buildings or structures placed thereon shall meet the provisions of sections 150.47 through 150.53.

(E)

Seasonal work camps provided they comply with the performance standards set forth in section 150.223.

(F)

Private outdoor camps provided they comply with the performance standards set forth in section 150.224.

(G)

Nursery schools and child care centers provided they comply with the performance standards set forth in section 150.226, and all uses and buildings or structures placed thereon shall meet the provisions of sections 150.47 through 150.53.

(H)

Hospitals provided that the premises upon which they are built shall be a minimum ten acres in area, and shall uses and buildings or structures placed thereof shall be at least 100 feet from any side and rear property line and shall meet the provisions of sections 150.48 and 150.62.

(I)

Vegetative composting/mulching facility other than set forth in section 150.45(O) above when permitted by the board of zoning appeals as a special use under the terms of section 150.228.

(Ord. No. 67-83, 9-12-83; Ord. No. 21-93, § 2, 7-12-93)

Sec. 150.47. - Lot width, frontage, and area.

The width and lot frontage shall be a minimum of 150 feet at the building line and shall be a minimum of 30,000 square feet in area, exclusive of rights-of-way.

(Code 1968, § 130.62; Ord. No. 67-83, 9-12-83)

Sec. 150.48. - Front yard setback, all lots.

There shall be a front yard setback of a minimum of 50 feet in depth measured from the right-of-way line to the front wall of the building.

(Code 1968, § 130.63; Ord. No. 67-83, 9-12-83)

Sec. 150.49. - Side yard setback, interior lots.

There shall be two side yard setbacks of an interior lot, each being a minimum 15 feet in width measured at right angles to the side property line.

(Code 1968, § 130.64; Ord. No. 67-83, 9-12-83)

Sec. 150.50. - Side yard setback, corner lots.

There shall be two side yard setbacks of a corner lot. The side yard adjoining the street shall be a minimum of 45 feet in depth measured from the right-of-way line to the side wall of the building. The side yard adjoining the adjacent property shall be a minimum of 15 feet in width measured at right angles to the side property line.

(Ord. No. 67-83, 9-12-83)

Sec. 150.51. - Rear yard setback, all lots.

There shall be a rear yard setback of a minimum 35 feet in depth measured from the rear property line to the rear wall of the building.

(Code 1968, § 130.65; Ord. No. 67-83, 9-12-83)

Sec. 150.52. - Height.

No building or structure shall exceed 45 feet in height.

(Code 1968, § 130.66; Ord. No. 67-83, 9-12-83)

Sec. 150.53. - Minimum floor area and building width.

The minimum floor area of any dwelling shall be not less than 950 square feet exclusive of garages, carports, open porches, or breezeways. The dimensions of the dwelling shall be not less than 24 feet in width nor less than 24 feet in depth.

(Code 1968, § 130.67; Ord. No. 67-83, 9-12-83)