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Providence City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 10

6 USE REGULATIONS

10-6-1 Use Chart

Land and buildings in each of the zoning districts may continue to be used, but no land shall hereinafter be used, and no building or structure shall hereinafter be erected, altered or converted which is arranged, designed or used for other than those uses specified for the district in which it is located as set forth by the following use chart and indicated by:

P = Permitted use.

C = Conditional use permit required.

X = Special review required.

I = Allowed only as a conditional use when incidental to a retail business with more than 15,000 square feet of floor area and:

  • Incidental to a single use (i.e., a bank is incidental to retail business, not multiple businesses);
  • A department store, grocery store, health fitness center, or other retail business may have more than one incidental use associated therewith;
  • The combined total of all incidental uses associated with a building may not exceed 12 percent of the gross square footage of the building or 6,000 square feet, whichever is less (administrative offices, restrooms, storage areas, and other enmities necessary for the operation of the retail business are not considered incidental uses);
  • Cannot be a stand-alone building (an unoccupied drive through structure and/or fueling pads will be counted as part of the 12 percent but not included in the 6,000 square foot cap of the incidental use);
  • Must share the same public entrance;
  • A permitted business is not considered an incidental use; and
  • Incidental use must have its own business license unless owned and operated by the primary retail business.

(absence of symbol) = Not permitted.

If a use is not specifically designated, it is prohibited. 

Explanation of district abbreviations:

• AGR = Agricultural, one unit per lot, minimum lot size 5 acres, R-R-1 = Residential Rural, one unit per lot, minimum lot size 1 acre

• R = residential, 1 = one unit per lot; 20 = minimum lot size in sq. ft. multiplied by 1,000 Example: R-1-20 = residential unit, 1 per lot, minimum lot size 20,000 sq. ft.

• R = residential, M = multiple units per lot, 7 = maximum units per net acre. Example: R-M-7 = residential unit, multiple units per lot, 7 = no more than 7 units per net acre

*For a complete and correct list of the Use Chart please follow this link HERE.


(Code 1998, § 10-6-1; Ord. No. OM 001-002, 2-27-2001; Ord. No. OM 015-2004; Ord. No. OM 016-2004, 5-11-2004; Ord. No. OM 020-2004; Ord. No. OM 007-2006, 5-23-2006; Ord. No. 014-2013, 9-10-2013; Ord. No. 019-2013, 10-8-2013; Ord. No. 2015-011, 3-24-2015; Ord. No. 2015-007, 2-24-2015; Ord. No. 2015-021, 12-8-2015; Ord. No. 2016-016, 7-12-2016; Ord. No. 2019-019, 10-22-2019; Ord. No. 2019-023, 11-12-2019)

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 06-2022 on 9/21/2022
Amended by Ord. Ordin. 15-2024 on 8/7/2024

10-6-2 Classification Of New And Unlisted Uses

  1. Request; referral. Requests for a new use or unlisted conditional use shall be referred to the planning commission chairperson for consideration by the planning commission. Applications for a new use and unlisted conditional use will be processed in accordance with the procedures listed in PCC 10-3-5C to determine if such use should be permitted and added to the current list of approved uses. The planning commission shall forward to the city council a recommendation to accept or reject the request. The planning commission shall also forward, with any recommendation for approval of a new use, the necessary ordinance amendments to implement the use.
  2. City council action. The city council will approve or disapprove the recommendation. Upon approval, the process will be started to amend the necessary city ordinances in accordance with the procedures outlined for ordinance amendments and changes.

(Code 1998, § 10-6-2; Ord. of 7-23-1996; Ord. No. 014-2013, 9-10-2013; Ord. No. 019-2013, 10-8-2013; Ord. No. 2015-011, 3-24-2015; Ord. No. 2015-007, 2-24-2015; Ord. No. 2015-021, 12-8-2015; Ord. No. 2016-016, 7-12-2016; Ord. No. 2019-019, 10-22-2019; Ord. No. 2019-023, 11-12-2019)

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 06-2022 on 9/21/2022

06-2022

Ordin. 15-2024