Newport City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- IN GENERAL
Sections
- Sec. 36-1.- Definitions.
- Sec. 36-2. - Rules of construction.
- Sec. 36-3. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 36-4. - Scope, interpretation, etc.
- Sec. 36-5. - Relationship to existing city ordinances.
- Sec. 36-6. - Area regulations.
- Sec. 36-7. - Exceptions to general yard regulations.
- Sec. 36-8. - Exceptions to front yard setbacks.
- Sec. 36-9. - Areas under water.
- Sec. 36-10. - Height regulations.
- Sec. 36-11. - One principal structure per lot.
- Sec. 36-12. - Removal of soil, sand or other material.
- Sec. 36-13. - Violations.
- Sec. 36-14. - Temporary family health care dwellings.
ARTICLE II
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- Sec. 36-39. - Administrative fees.
- Sec. 36-40. - Amendments.
- Sec. 36-41. - Appeal from administrative decisions.
- Sec. 36-42. - Zoning administrator.
- Sec. 36-43. - Board of appeals and adjustments.
- Sec. 36-44. - Public hearings.
- Sec. 36-45. - Conditional use permit.
- Sec. 36-46. - Variances.
- Sec. 36-47. - Abandonment of conditional use or variance.
- Sec. 36-48. - Determination of substantially similar use.
- Sec. 36-49. - Interim uses.
- Sec. 36-50. - Administrative procedure for re-zoning in the nonresidential districts.
- Sec. 36-51. - Administrative procedure for site plan review in the nonresidential districts and additional procedures for development in the MX-3 District.
- DIVISION 2. - NONCONFORMING USES, LOTS AND STRUCTURES[1]
ARTICLE III
DISTRICT REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
ARTICLE IV
RESIDENTIAL AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS2
Sections
- Sec. 36-206.- Purpose.
- Sec. 36-207. - Purpose of zoning districts.
- Sec. 36-208. - Residential lot area, depth, width, coverage, setbacks and heights.
- Sec. 36-209. - Uses in the residential districts.
- Sec. 36-210. - Credits and allowances for multiple dwellings.
- Sec. 36-211. - Additional requirements for residential development in the R-2 district.
ARTICLE V
- NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS3
Sections
- Sec. 36-226.- Scope.
- Sec. 36-227. - Purpose of business districts.
- Sec. 36-228. - Specific intent of the B-1, Business Park/Office/Warehouse District.
- Sec. 36-229. - Specific intent of the B-2, General Business District.
- Sec. 36-230. - Purpose of the industrial districts.
- Sec. 36-231. - Specific intent of the I-1, Light Industrial District.
- Sec. 36-232. - Specific intent of the I-2, General Industrial District.
- Sec. 36-233. - Specific intent of the I-S, Industrial Storage District.
- Sec. 36-234. - Purpose of the mixed-use districts.
- Sec. 36-235. - Specific intent of the MX-1, Downtown Mixed-Use District.
- Sec. 36-236. - Specific intent of the MX-2, Transit-Oriented Mixed-Use District.
- Sec. 36-237. - Specific intent of the MX-3, General Mixed-Use District.
- Sec. 36-238. - Specific intent of the MX-4, Mixed-Use Buffer District.
- Sec. 36-240. - Dimensional requirements.
- Sec. 36-241. - Uses in the Nonresidential Districts.
- Sec. 36-242. - Qualifying criteria for uses in nonresidential and mixed use districts.
ARTICLE VI
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS4
Sections
- Sec. 36-259.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 36-260. - Allowed uses.
- Sec. 36-261. - Required standards.
- Sec. 36-262. - Coordination with subdivision regulations and preliminary plat.
- Sec. 36-263. - Revisions and changes.
- Sec. 36-264. - Phasing and guarantee of performance.
- Sec. 36-265. - Control of the planned unit development after completion.
- Sec. 36-266. - Procedures for processing a planned unit development application.
- Sec. 36-267. - Findings.
ARTICLE VII
SPECIAL ZONING OVERLAY DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - SHORELAND MANAGEMENT DISTRICT[5]
- Sec. 36-328. - Statutory authorization and policy.
- Sec. 36-329. - General provisions.
- Sec. 36-330. - Definitions.
- Sec. 36-331. - Administration.
- Sec. 36-332. - Board of appeals and adjustments.
- Sec. 36-333. - Notification to the department of natural resources and environmental review.
- Sec. 36-334. - Shoreland classification system.
- Sec. 36-335. - Land uses.
- Sec. 36-336. - Dimensional and general performance standards.
- Sec. 36-337. - Additional requirements.
- Sec. 36-338. - Placement, design and height of structures.
- Sec. 36-339. - Design criteria for structures.
- Sec. 36-340. - Performance standards for public and private facilities.
- Sec. 36-341. - Vegetation and land alterations.
- Sec. 36-342. - Grading and filling.
- Sec. 36-343. - Stormwater management.
- Sec. 36-344. - Special provisions for water-oriented commercial uses.
- Sec. 36-345. - Subdivision/platting provisions.
- Sec. 36-346. - Planned unit developments (PUDs).
- DIVISION 3. - MISSISSIPPI RIVER CORRIDOR CRITICAL AREA (MRCCA) OVERLAY DISTRICT[6]
- Sec. 36-360. - Authority, intent, and purpose.
- Sec. 36-361. - General provisions.
- Sec. 36-362. - Definitions.
- Sec. 36-363. - Administration.
- Sec. 36-364. - MRCCA districts.
- Sec. 36-365. - Special land use provisions.
- Sec. 36-366. - Structure height and placement and lot size.
- Sec. 36-367. - Performance standards for private facilities.
- Sec. 36-368. - Performance standards for public facilities.
- Sec. 36-369. - Vegetation management.
- Sec. 36-370. - Land alteration standards and stormwater management.
- Sec. 36-371. - Subdivision and land development standards.
- Sec. 36-372. - Exemptions.
- DIVISION 4. - FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
- Sec. 36-395. - Statutory authorization.
- Sec. 36-396. - General provisions.
- Sec. 36-397. - Establishment of zoning districts.
- Sec. 36-398. - Floodway District (FW).
- Sec. 36-399. - Flood Fringe District (FF).
- Sec. 36-400. - General floodplain district.
- Sec. 36-401. - Subdivisions.
- Sec. 36-402. - Public utilities, railroads, roads, and bridges.
- Sec. 36-403. - Manufactured homes and manufactured home parks and placement of recreational vehicles.
- Sec. 36-404. - Administration.
- Sec. 36-405. - Nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 36-406. - Penalties for violation.
- Sec. 36-407. - Amendments.
- DIVISION 5. - BLUFFLAND AREA OVERLAY DISTRICT/BLUFF AND STEEP SLOPE REGULATIONS[7]
- DIVISION 6. - CONSERVATION RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Sec. 36-451. - Findings.
- Sec. 36-452. - Purpose and intent; objectives.
- Sec. 36-453. - Establishment.
- Sec. 36-454. - District boundaries.
- Sec. 36-455. - Definitions.
- Sec. 36-456. - Applicability.
- Sec. 36-457. - Application procedure.
- Sec. 36-458. - CRS uses.
- Sec. 36-459. - Development standards for CRS.
- Sec. 36-460. - Calculation of bonus density for open space.
- Sec. 36-461. - Homeowners' associations.
- DIVISION 7. - RIVER DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Sec. 36-477. - Findings.
- Sec. 36-478. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 36-479. - Objectives.
- Sec. 36-480. - Establishment.
- Sec. 36-481. - District boundaries.
- Sec. 36-482. - Definitions.
- Sec. 36-483. - New uses permitted.
- Sec. 36-484. - New uses excluded.
- Sec. 36-485. - Process for approval of redevelopment plans.
ARTICLE VIII
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Sections
- Sec. 36-509.- Statutory authorization.
- Sec. 36-510. - Findings.
- Sec. 36-511. - Purpose.
- Sec. 36-512. - Definitions.
- Sec. 36-513. - Scope and effect.
- Sec. 36-514. - Stormwater management plan approval procedures.
- Sec. 36-515. - Plan review procedure.
- Sec. 36-516. - Approval standards.
- Sec. 36-517. - Other controls.
- Sec. 36-518. - Regulating the use of coal tar-based sealer products.
- Sec. 36-519. - Violation a misdemeanor.
- Sec. 36-520. - Reserved.
- Sec. 36-521. - Moratorium repeal.
ARTICLE IX
SIGNS8
Sections
- Sec. 36-551.- Findings; purpose and intent.
- Sec. 36-552. - Definitions.
- Sec. 36-553. - General provisions applicable to all districts.
- Sec. 36-554. - District regulations.
- Sec. 36-555. - Billboards.
- Sec. 36-556. - Dynamic display off-premises signs.
- Sec. 36-557. - Sign maintenance.
- Sec. 36-558. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 36-559. - Sign materials and construction.
- Sec. 36-560. - Administration and enforcement.
- Sec. 36-561. - Appeals.
- Sec. 36-562. - Exemptions.
- Sec. 36-563. - Violations and fines.
ARTICLE XI
ANTENNAS AND TOWERS
Sections
- Sec. 36-626.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 36-627. - Objectives.
- Sec. 36-628. - Definitions.
- Sec. 36-629. - Conditional use and building permits.
- Sec. 36-630. - Existing antennas and towers.
- Sec. 36-631. - Setbacks, height, construction and performance standards.
- Sec. 36-632. - Abandoned or unused towers.
- Sec. 36-633. - Interference.
- Sec. 36-634. - Radiation.
- Sec. 36-635. - Abrogation.