Rapid City City Zoning Code
17.56 BP
Business Park District
17.56.010 General description.
This business district is for the integration of the functional elements of a business or group of businesses which for purposes of security, efficiency and flexibility are located in close proximity or on the same developmental lot. This district provides for the integration of office, assembly and warehousing functions but does not provide for general retail, fabrication or processing. Stringent site layout and landscaping requirements are applied to ensure compatibility with neighboring office or general commercial operations and to create a unified park-like environment.
17.56.020 Uses permitted.
The following uses shall be permitted in the BP, business park district:
A. Administrative offices;
B. Research and development laboratories;
C. Financial institutions;
D. Printing and secretarial services;
E. Mail and parcel services; and
F. Microcell wireless communications facilities on buildings as defined in § 17.50.400A.
17.56.030 Conditional use permits.
Conditional use permits are as follows:
A. The assembly or compounding of goods or products for distribution. Retail outlets for sale to the general public shall not be permitted;
B. Packaging;
C. The warehousing of supplies, product components, finished product or products accessory to the assembly process. Storage shall take place within a building identified on the approved site plan. Trucks and temporary storage structures may not be used for storage purposes;
D. Child care centers for the exclusive use of employees of the business park;
E. Business and vocational schools not involving operations of an industrial nature;
F. Telecommunication services;
G. Utility substations;
H. Heliport;
I. Planned commercial developments as regulated in §§ 17.50.050 through 17.50.100.
J. Microcell wireless communications facilities on poles as defined in § 17.50.400B.
K. The following uses when conducted within a completely enclosed building:
1. The manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of such products as bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, dairy products, drugs, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, perfumed toilet soaps, toiletries and food products;
2. The manufacture, compounding, assembling or treatment of articles of merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: aluminum, bone, cellophane, canvas, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paper, plastics, precious or semiprecious metals, or stones, shell, silicon, rubber, textiles, tin, iron, steel, wood (excluding saw mill), yarn and paint not involving a boiling process;
3. The manufacture of pottery and figurines or other similar ceramic products, using only previously pulverized clay, and kilns fired only by electricity or gas;
4. The manufacture of firearms, not to include the manufacture of ammunition;
5. The manufacture of musical instruments, toys, novelties, and rubber and metal stamps; and
6. Laboratories and establishments for production and repair of jewelry, eye glasses, hearing aids, prosthetic appliances and dental appliances. Retail trade of these activities must accompany the wholesale or production process.
17.56.040 Design requirements.
The development of a business park and development of lots or tracts within the park shall involve the following supplemental procedures and adhere to the following standards.
A. A layout plan for the entire business park shall be submitted with the request for a building permit or request for conditional use permit.
B. A stormwater management plan shall be submitted with the request for a building permit or request for conditional user permit.
C. All exterior building or structure material shall be masonry, wood, or give the appearance of being masonry or wood.
D. Assembly and warehousing functions may not represent more than 65% of the gross floor area of a building or building complex on a business park developmental lot.
E. A detailed site plan which represents lot coverage, parking, screening and landscaping plans shall be submitted with the building permit or conditional use permit request.
17.56.050 Area regulations.
A. Minimum area. Any principal use together with all accessory uses shall be located on a lot having a minimum area of 20,000 square feet. Smaller outlots may be permitted when approved as a part of a planned development.
B. Coverage. Main and accessory buildings shall not cover more than 35% of the lot area. Buildings, structures, parking and circulation areas shall not cover more than 70% of the lot area. The balance of the lot shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs and turf in accordance with a landscape plan approved by the city.
C. Yards. The minimum setback required for all front, side and rear yards shall be 25 feet from the property line to any principal or accessory buildings or structure. The minimum yard depth shall be increased to 50 feet for rear, side or front yards which abut a residential use or residentially zoned lot.
D. Setback from section lines. Principal and accessory buildings and structures shall be setback no less than 58 feet from any section line. No setback is required from any legally vacated section line; however, if the vacated section line forms a property line, the applicable side, rear or front yard setbacks shall be observed.
E. Orientation. Buildings, structures, parking and circulation areas shall be oriented on the site such that loading and unloading areas are screened from view by buildings, walls berming or dense landscaping.
17.56.060 Height regulations.
No building or structure shall exceed 4 stories of 45 feet in height. Exceptions to the height requirement as stated in § 17.50.260 of this code shall be permitted.
17.56.070 Off-street parking and loading.
Off-street parking and loading shall be developed in accordance with § 17.50.270 of this code. Required minimum parking shall be based on the area dedicated to each use within the building or cluster of buildings. Any change in use of a building or building area will require a reassessment of parking requirements. Circulation shall be planned so that all loading and unloading areas shall be internal to the site. Parking shall not be permitted within any required front, rear or side yard setback.
17.56.080 Screening requirements.
All truck circulation and loading areas, waste collection areas and areas for materials to be recycled shall be screened from the public right-of-way and all adjoining lots by dense plant materials, buildings, berming, ornamental fencing that is opaque or walls. Fences or walls placed in front yards shall not exceed 4 feet in height. Side and rear yard fences and walls may not exceed 8 feet in height.
17.56.090 Landscaping.
Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with the landscape regulations adopted as § 17.50.300 of this code, with the following exceptions:
A. The proposed plant mix shall be approved by the city.
B. All trees and shrubs planted to meet landscape point requirements shall be visible from the public right-of-way.
C. Fifty percent of the required trees and shrubs shall be within 20 feet of buildings, parking and circulation areas.
D. When a business park district is adjacent to a residential district, landscaping shall be provided as regulated in the landscape regulations adopted by § 17.50.300 of this title. Fifty percent of the plant material shall be visible from the residential district whenever possible.
17.56.100 Signs.
17.56.110 Flood fringe building district.
Any land that is within the flood fringe building district as provided for in Chapter 15.32 of this code must comply with the additional requirements of that district.