[The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:]

Adult use means any business as defined by R.S. 14:106A, including adult bookstores, adult motion picture theaters, adult mini-motion picture theaters, adult live entertainment businesses, adult nightclubs or massage businesses. These uses are further defined in R.S. 14:106. However, those massage businesses where all employees associated with massage meet the ethical and educational requirements specified by the American Massage Therapy Association, or equivalent national or state standards, are exempt from this definition.

Agriculture means land on which crops are grown and/or livestock are raised for sale, commercial use, personal food production, donation, or educational purposes.

Airport means land, water, or a structure used for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, including airport buildings, airport structures, or airport rights-of-way. An airport includes passenger terminals for that airport and any ancillary uses within the passenger terminal, such as restaurants and retail goods establishments.

Alcohol beverage sales means the sale of beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages for on- or off-premises consumption.

Alcohol beverage sales, off-premises means the retail sale of alcoholic beverages in the original manufacturer sealed and labeled container in a business such as a grocery store, convenience store or liquor store for consumption off-site.

Alcohol beverage sales, on-premises means the sale of beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages as the primary activity (e.g., bars, taverns, etc.) or as an incidental or secondary activity to another primary business activity (e.g., full-service or specialty restaurants, hotels, banquet halls) for consumption on-site.

Animal hospital means an establishment for the care and treatment of animals, and where animals may be boarded during their convalescence. An animal hospital may include a boarding service as an ancillary use, but the primary operation of the use is the care and treatment of the diseases and injuries of animals.

Animal services, generally means any building or premises, or part thereof, designed or used to care for, board, train, and/or groom animals. This use may include overnight indoor boarding. No outdoor boarding is allowed.

Animal shelter means a facility that is used to house or contain animals and is owned, operated, or maintained by a government or nonprofit organization for the purpose of providing temporary kenneling and finding permanent adoptive homes for animals.

Art gallery means a commercial establishment engaged in the sale, loan, and exhibition of paintings, sculpture, photography, video art, or other works of art. An art gallery does not include a cultural facility, such as a library, museum, or noncommercial gallery that may also display paintings, sculpture, photography, video art, or other works of art. This includes a permanent outdoor art market on private property where artists display and sell hand-crafted or personally produced art directly to retail customers at stalls, booths, tables, platforms, or similar display areas, under the supervision of a proprietor that rents or otherwise arranges for assigned spaces for each vendor.

Arts studio means an establishment for the instruction or study of an art or type of exercise or activity such as dance, martial arts, photography, music, painting, gymnastics, or yoga.

Assisted living facility/home for the elderly means an adult residential care facility/home providing group housing and services for the elderly including, but not limited to the following services: lodging, meals, medication administration, intermittent nursing services, assistance with self-administration of medications, assistance with personal hygiene, assistance with transfers and ambulation, assistance with dressing, housekeeping, and laundry. Adult residential care facilities/homes are licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health, per R.S. 40:2166.4. The above use shall not include any inmate of any prison or other correctional institution.

Automobile means a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed for transportation of persons or goods along public streets.

Automobile/vehicle auction facility means a facility where vehicles are offered for sale to persons who bid on the vehicles in competition with each other. A vehicle auction facility includes outdoor storage of the vehicles to be sold.

Automobile/vehicle dealership means an establishment that sells or leases new or used automobiles, trucks, vans, trailers, recreational vehicles, boats, or motorcycles, or other similar motorized transportation vehicles. A motor vehicle dealership may maintain an inventory of the vehicles for sale or lease either on-site or at a nearby location and may provide on-site facilities for the repair and service of the vehicles sold or leased by the dealership.

Automobile operations facility means a privately-owned facility for the dispatch, storage and maintenance of emergency medical care vehicles, taxicabs and other livery vehicles. A motor vehicle operations facility does not include facilities where the vehicles of the fire, police, or other municipal departments are dispatched, stored, and/or maintained, which are considered either public safety or public works facilities.

Automobile paint and body shops means any building, premises, and/or land in which or upon which a business, service, or industry involving the repair or painting of the body of vehicles is conducted or rendered.

Automobile rental establishment means rental of passenger vehicles, vans, and light trucks, including incidental parking and servicing of rental vehicles. Car sharing services included as part of a parking lot or structure are not considered motor vehicle rental establishments.

Automobile service and repair, major means a business involved in engine rebuilding, major reconditioning of worn or damaged motor vehicles or trailers, towing and collision service, including body, frame or fender straightening or repair, and painting of motor vehicles. The business may also include the sale of tires, including tire installation.

Automobile service and repair, minor means a business that includes, but is not limited to, minor repairs to motor vehicles, including repair or replacement of cooling, electrical, fuel and exhaust systems, brake adjustments, relining and repairs, wheel servicing, alignment and balancing, repair and replacement of shock absorbers, and replacement or adjustment of mufflers and tail pipes, hoses, belts, light bulbs, fuses, windshield wipers/wiper blades, grease retainers, wheel bearings, and the like. The business may also include the sale of tires, including tire installation.

Bar means an establishment serving alcoholic beverages in which the principal business is the sale of such beverages for consumption on the premises. Snack foods or other prepared food may be available for consumption on the premises as an ancillary use only. No retail sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption off premises is permitted. A bar may include a micro-brewery on-site as an ancillary use only.

Bed and breakfast means a residential structure that provides sleeping rooms for overnight paid occupancy. An owner-occupied building designed as either a single-family or a two-family dwelling that has been converted to a single-family dwelling, which provides no more than five guest rooms for overnight paid occupancy of up to seven nights. Common bathroom facilities may be provided rather than private baths for each room.

Billboard means a permanent sign that directs attention to a business, commodity, service, or entertainment conducted, sold, or offered at a location other than the premises where the sign is located. A billboard is also called an outdoor general advertising sign.

Borrow pit, on-site means an excavated hole in the ground from which sand, gravel, soil, or similar material is extracted for use. Borrow pits do not include pits located in navigable waterways, pits where extracted materials are moved from one location to another on the same site, private manmade lakes, and pits developed as swimming pools or similar accessory facilities.

Car wash means a commercial establishment engaged in the washing and cleaning of passenger vehicles, recreational vehicles or other light duty vehicular equipment, whether automatic or by hand.

Cargo terminal means a transportation facility in which quantities of goods or container cargo are stored without undergoing any manufacturing processes, transferred to other carriers, or stored outdoors in order to transfer them to other locations.

Cemetery means land used or dedicated to the burial of the dead, including crematoriums, mausoleums, and necessary sales and maintenance facilities. Mortuaries and chapels may be included when operated within the boundary of a cemetery.

Columbarium means a structure for the storage of cinerary urns.

Community center means a facility used as a place of meeting, recreation or social activity, and not operated for profit, which is open to the public.

Community garden means neighborhood-based developments that provide space for community members to grow plants for beautification, education, recreation, community distribution or person use. These sites shall be owned and managed by public or civic entities, nonprofit organizations, or other community-based organizations that are responsible for maintenance and operations.

Contractor storage yard means land or structures used primarily for the storage of equipment, vehicles, machinery, or building materials of a contractor in the conduct of any building trade or craft.

Correctional facility means a public- or privately-operated facility for the detention, confinement, treatment or rehabilitation of persons arrested or convicted for the violation of civil or criminal law. Such facilities include adult detention centers, juvenile delinquency centers, jails or prisons.

Crematorium means an accessory use within a cemetery or mortuary containing properly installed, certified apparatus intended for use in the act of cremation.

Cultural facility means a use that is open to the public and provides cultural services and facilities, including, but not limited to, libraries, museums, aquariums, zoos, botanical gardens, and historical societies. A cultural facility may have ancillary retail uses, that offers items related to the facility for sale, and ancillary restaurants, which are only open during the hours of operation of the facility. A cultural facility may hold special events and receptions on-site, including events that take place after closing hours.

Day care center, adult means a facility where, for a portion of a 24-hour day, functionally impaired adults that are not related to the owner or operator of the facility are supervised or participate in a training program. This excludes alcohol and drug abuse clientele, former inmates of prisons or correctional institutions, or former patients of mental institutions who have been found not guilty by reason of insanity. An adult day care center does not include adult day care home.

Day care center, child means a facility where care, supervision and guidance of children that are not related to the owner or operator of the facility is provided on a regular basis. A child day care center does not include a child day care home.

Day care home, adult means a residential dwelling where a permanent occupant of the dwelling provides care for elderly and/or functionally impaired adults in a protective setting for less than 24 hours per day. This excludes alcohol and drug abuse clientele, former inmates of prisons or correctional institutions, or former patients of mental institutions who have been found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Day care home, child means a residential dwelling where a permanent occupant of the dwelling provides care for children from outside households in a protective setting for less than 24 hours per day. The number counted includes the family's natural or adopted children and all other persons under the age of 12. A child day care home does not include facilities that receive children from a single household.

Distribution and logistics facility means any building, space, or construction designed to receive and ship different types of goods. It acts as an intermediary in the supply chain and receives and stores goods before they are shipped and distributed to wholesalers, retailers, factories, other warehouses, or directly to consumers. Distribution facilities serve as the order processing element of the order fulfillment process.

Dwelling means a structure, or portion of a structure, designed or used exclusively for permanent residential purposes, including single-family, two-family, townhouse, and multi-family dwellings, but not including trailers, hotels/motels, rooming houses, or automobiles.

Dwelling, multi-family means a dwelling designed for occupancy by three or more families. A multi-family dwelling does not include a townhouse dwelling.

Dwelling, single-family means a dwelling designed for occupancy by no more than one family.

Dwelling, townhouse means a structure consisting of no less than three dwelling units, with no other dwelling or portion of other dwelling located directly above or below, where each unit has a separate entrance and direct ground level access to the outdoors. These units are connected to other dwelling units by a single party wall with no opening. A townhouse dwelling does not include a multi-family dwelling. A townhouse dwelling refers to the design of a structure and does not reflect the type of ownership of the individual units.

Dwelling, two-family means a dwelling designed for occupancy by two families.

Educational facility, primary means a public, private, or parochial school offering instruction at the elementary and/or junior high school levels. Places of worship with primary educational facilities are classified as primary educational facilities so long as both uses are located on the same lot, even if in separate buildings. An "educational facility, primary" includes ancillary uses that serve the student population, such as cafeterias and retail goods establishments.

Educational facility, secondary means a public, private, or parochial school offering instruction at the senior high school level. Secondary educational facilities also include secondary theological schools for training ministers, priests, or rabbis. Places of worship with secondary educational facilities are classified as secondary educational facilities so long as both uses are located on the same lot, even if in separate buildings. An "educational facility, secondary" includes ancillary uses such as cafeterias and retail goods establishments.

Educational facility, university means a post-secondary institution for higher learning that grants associate or bachelor's degrees. The institution may also have research facilities and/or professional schools that grant master and doctoral degrees. University educational facilities also include post-secondary theological schools for training ministers, priests, or rabbis. University educational facilities do not include vocational educational facilities. An "educational facility, university" includes ancillary uses such as cafeterias, restaurants, and retail goods establishments.

Educational facility, vocational means a school that teaches industrial, clerical, computer, managerial, automotive, repair (electrical, plumbing, carpentry, etc.), commercial, or artistic skills, or a school conducted as a commercial enterprise, such as a driving school or school for general educational development (GED). This definition applies to privately operated schools that do not offer a complete educational curriculum. Vocational educational facilities do not include university educational facilities. An "educational facility, vocational" includes ancillary uses that serve the student population, such as cafeterias, restaurants, and retail goods establishments.

Electronic smoking device/vape means any product containing or delivering nicotine, or any other substance intended for human consumption that can be used by a person to simulate smoking through inhalation of vapor or aerosol from the product. The term includes any such device, whether manufactured, distributed, marketed, or sold as an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, e-hookah, or vape pen, or under any other project name or descriptor.

Emergency services means publicly-owned safety and emergency services, such as, but not limited to, fire stations, police stations, and emergency medical and ambulance service.

Farmers market means the offering for sale of produce or processed, packaged, or prepared food on pre-established dates in an open area or in a structure, subject to the procedures and regulations set forth in this chapter and the City Code. The individual sellers need not be the same each time the market is in operation.

Fence means a structure that divides two contiguous properties or is placed on the property to divide an area or portion of land from another.

Financial institution means a bank, savings and loan, credit union, or mortgage office. A financial institution does not include check cashing, pay day loan, or title loan establishments.

Firework sales means the offering for sale, whether for retail, wholesale, and/or distribution of fireworks. Fireworks include, but are not limited to, firecrackers, Roman candles, torpedoes, skyrockets, or any other fireworks of similar kind or character, per R.S. 51:651. For additional regulations regarding restrictions on the sale, possession, and use of fireworks, see chapter 16, section 16-15 of the Scott Municipal Code.

Funeral home (also see "mortuary") means an establishment in which the dead are prepared for burial or cremation. The facility shall be permitted to include a chapel for the conduct of funeral services and spaces for funeral services and informal gatherings, and/or display of funeral equipment.

Gas station means a business where flammable or combustible liquids or gases used as fuel for personal/passenger vehicles and trucks is stored and dispersed from fixed equipment into the fuel tanks of personal/passenger vehicles and trucks. Gas stations may include electronic charging stations for personal/passenger vehicles and trucks. Gas station does not include the fueling, servicing, or accommodation of vehicles commonly known as "18-wheelers," "tractor-trailers," etc. (see "truck stop").

Golf course means a tract of land laid out with at least nine holes for playing a game of golf and improved with tees, greens, fairways, and hazards. A golf course may include a clubhouse, restrooms, and shelters as ancillary uses. A driving range may be included as part of a golf course.

Government offices means offices owned, operated, or occupied by a governmental agency to provide a governmental service to the public.

Group home means a group care facility in a residential dwelling, licensed by the state, for 24-hour medical or non-medical care of persons in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living, or for the protection of the individual. Group homes include youth transitional residences, adult residential care facilities, emergency child shelters, and child residential care facilities licensed by the state.

Hazardous waste means a waste, or combination of wastes, regulated by Title 33, Part V of the Louisiana Environmental Regulatory Code (LAC 33.V), which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may do either of the following:

(1)

Cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or increase or serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness;

(2)

Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed.

Hazardous waste disposal facility means all structures, appurtenances and improvements on the land used for treatment, storage or disposing of hazardous waste, including all operations or storing areas, diked overflows, or emergency spillway areas. A hazardous waste disposal facility may consist of several treatment, storage or disposal operational units; it includes all areas where hazardous waste may be received, stored, handled or processed.

Hazardous waste incinerator means an enclosed device using controlled flame combustion, where the primary purpose of which is to thermally break down hazardous waste.

Hazardous waste processing facility means any commercial facility, as defined by LAC 33.V.106, that treats or stores hazardous waste generated on properties other than those on which the processing facilities are located.

Hazardous waste storage means any environmentally sound facility used to store hazardous waste for a temporary period as regulated by LAC 33.V.

Hazardous waste treatment means the physical, chemical or biological processing of any hazardous waste so as to neutralize such waste or so as to render such waste nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable for recovery, amenable for storage, or reduced in volume.

Heavy sales, rental and service means this use includes retail, rental and/or service establishments that have permanent outdoor service or storage yards, or partially enclosed structures, including, but not limited to, large-scale home improvement centers with outdoor storage and rental components, lumberyards, playground equipment sales and rental, truck repair establishments, and uses with permanent outdoor service or storage areas for heavy equipment such as truck rental establishments, large-scale moving centers, and temporary storage container facilities.

Hospital means a structure or group of structures used for providing services for the inpatient medical or surgical care of the sick or injured, which typically includes related facilities such as outpatient clinics, diagnostic and treatment facilities, laboratories, central services, and offices. A hospital may also include ancillary uses such as retail goods establishments and restaurants, provided that such facilities are incidental and subordinate to the main use and are part of the hospital structure.

Hotel/motel means an establishment providing a room for sleeping accommodations for a fee with private bathroom facilities and customary lodging services. Related ancillary uses may include, but are not limited to, conference and meeting rooms, restaurants, sale of convenience items, bars, and recreational facilities.

Junkyard means a tract of land, including any accessory structure thereon, that is used for buying, selling, storing, baling, packing, disassembling, or handling waste or scrap materials. Such scrap materials include vehicles, machinery, and equipment not in operable condition, and metals, glass, paper, plastics, rags, and rubber tires. A lot on which three or more inoperable vehicles are stored shall be deemed a junkyard.

Laboratory means a facility for scientific laboratory analysis of natural resources, medical resources, and manufactured materials. The scientific analysis is generally performed for an outside customer, to support the work of that customer. This category includes environmental laboratories for the analysis of air, water, and soil; medical or veterinary laboratories for the analysis of blood, tissue, or other human medical or animal products; and forensic laboratories for analysis of evidence in support of law enforcement agencies.

Live entertainment—secondary use means any one or more of any of the following live performances, performed live by one or more persons, whether or not done for compensation and whether or not admission is charged: musical act, theatrical play or act, including stand-up comedy, magic, dance clubs, and disc jockey performances using vinyl records, compact discs, computers, or digital music players. Live entertainment—secondary use shall be part of a standard restaurant, indoor amusement facility or bar, and shall be approved separately. A standard restaurant, indoor amusement facility, or bar may be open to the public when no live performances are scheduled. Live entertainment—secondary use does not include:

(1)

Any adult uses.

(2)

Supper clubs, periodic entertainment at educational facilities or places of worship, performances at cultural facilities, performances at reception facilities, performances at weddings and similar religious events, the playing of recorded music over speakers without a disc jockey, poetry readings, or non-amplified musical accompaniment for patrons at a restaurant.

Maintenance/repair services means an establishment providing appliance repair, office machine repair, or building maintenance services. This use does not include the maintenance and repair of vehicles.

Manufacturing, artisan means an establishment for trades and crafts that are less intensive manufacturing uses, such as small-scale metalworking, welding, glassblowing, furniture making, pottery, leathercraft, screen printing of apparel, and hand-woven articles and related items, provided all manufacturing activities are contained entirely within a building and noise, odor, smoke, heat, glare, and vibration are confined entirely within the building. No outdoor storage is allowed.

Manufacturing, heavy means the manufacturing or compounding of raw materials, which may include the storage of large volumes of finished and raw materials that are highly flammable, toxic or explosive. This manufacturing may involve outdoor operations as part of their manufacturing process. Typical heavy industrial uses include, but are not limited to: concrete batch plants, concrete, tile, or brick manufacturing, motor vehicle and tire assembly, chemical processing, metal casting or foundries, gas manufacturing, grain milling or processing, refining, smelting, or alloying, and petroleum or petroleum products. Heavy manufacturing processes ordinarily have greater than average impacts on the environment or significant impacts on the use and enjoyment of adjacent property in terms of noise, smoke, fumes, odors, vibration, glare, or health and safety hazards.

Manufacturing, light means the manufacturing from previously prepared materials of finished products or parts, including processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment and packaging of such products, and incidental storage, sales and distribution of such products, provided all manufacturing activities are contained entirely within a building and noise, odor, smoke, heat, glare, and vibration resulting from the industrial activity are confined entirely within the building.

Medical/dental clinic means a facility operated by one or more physicians, dentists, chiropractors, psychiatrists, physiotherapists, or other licensed practitioners of the healing arts for the examination and treatment of persons solely on an outpatient basis. Medical clinics also include alternative medicine clinics, such as acupuncture and holistic therapies, and physical therapy offices for physical rehabilitation.

Micro-brewery means a facility for the production and packaging of malt beverages of low alcoholic content for wholesale distribution, with a capacity of less than 15,000 barrels per year and may include a tasting room. A tasting room allows customers to taste samples of products manufactured on site and purchase related sales items. Sales of alcoholic beverages manufactured outside of the facility are prohibited. A separate liquor license is required for sales of alcoholic beverages manufactured on-site.

Micro-distillery means a facility for the production and packaging of alcoholic beverages in quantities not to exceed 12,000 gallons per year and may include a tasting room. A tasting room allows customers to taste samples of products manufactured on site and purchase related sales items. Sales of alcoholic beverages manufactured outside of the facility are prohibited. A separate liquor license is required for sales of alcoholic beverages manufactured on-site.

Mini warehouse means a structure that rents individual compartments for the purpose of storing personal property.

Mortuary (also see "funeral home") means an establishment in which the dead are prepared for burial or cremation. The facility shall be permitted to include a chapel for the conduct of funeral services and spaces for funeral services and informal gatherings, and/or display of funeral equipment.

Off-premises advertising sign means any sign advertising a commercial use, facility, service, or product that is not located, sold, or manufactured on the same premises as the sign, and whose advertising or information content is visible from the interstate highway or any public street in the city.

On-premises sign means a sign that pertains to the use of the premises on which it is located.

Office, business and professional. Business offices include the office of agents or consultants who offer business services of a competitive nature including, but not limited to, insurance, real estate, savings and loan associations, banks, mortgage companies, and similar businesses who advertise their services through various media such as newspaper, radio, television, magazines, and outdoor advertising. Professional offices include the office of a physician, accountant, surgeon, dentist, attorney, architect, animal hospital, engineer, tax consultant, or other professional person who offers skilled services to his clients and who is not professionally engaged in the purchase or sale of economic goods. A business and professional office is not materially involved in fabricating, assembling, or warehousing of physical products for the retail or wholesale market, nor engaged in the repair or sale of products for immediate purchase and removal from the premises by the purchaser.

Office, with storage facilities means a facility that contains the business operations of an office and the storage of inventory, equipment, and other goods not needed on a regular basis, housing business archives and records, and providing climate-controlled storage for equipment and items.

Oil field services, equipment rental or storage means an area intended for the storage of oil field equipment and the offering of same for rent.

Outdoor storage means the keeping of goods, material, merchandise or equipment outside of an enclosed building for a period of more than 24 consecutive hours. Containers, roofed-over areas and fenced-in areas shall not be considered as enclosed buildings for the purpose of outdoor storage.

Outdoor storage yard means the storage of material as a principal use of the lot for more than 24 hours, including items for sale, lease, processing, and repair not in an enclosed building. Items stored within an outdoor storage yard shall be owned, consigned, or leased by the owner of the storage yard.

Parking lot means an open, hard-surfaced area, other than a street or public way, used for the storage of operable passenger motor vehicles for limited periods of time. Parking may be available for residents, visitors, employees, clients, customers, or similar users whether for compensation or at no charge.

Parking structure means a structure composed of one or more levels or floors used for the parking or storage of motor vehicles.

Parks and playgrounds means a noncommercial, not-for-profit facility designed to serve the recreation needs of the residents of the community. Parks and playgrounds include, but are not limited to, ballfields, football fields, soccer fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, dog parks, skateboard parks, playgrounds, beaches, and park district field houses, which may have indoor recreation facilities.

Personal service establishment means an establishment primarily engaged in the provision of frequent or recurrent services of a personal nature. Typical uses include, but are not limited to, beauty salons and spas, barbershops, tanning salons, massage establishments, commercial copy shops, animal grooming (without boarding), shoe repair, personal item repair shops, laundromats, dry cleaners, and tailors. Personal service establishments do not include any adult uses.

Place of worship means a structure, together with accessory structures and uses, where persons regularly assemble for religious purposes, religious instruction, and related social events, which is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain religious ceremonies and purposes. A place of worship may include group housing for persons under religious vows or orders. Places of worship may also include day care centers.

Planned unit development (PUD) means a residential, commercial or mixed-use development guided by a total design plan in which one or more of the zoning or subdivision regulations, other than use regulations, shall be permitted to be waived or varied to allow flexibility and creativity in site and building design and location, in accordance with general guidelines.

Portable storage buildings means enclosed storage containers which are: left at a location for temporary storage on-site, filled and moved to another site (which may include an off-site storage facility), or storage on-site if permitted.

Prefabricated housing means any housing with structural or mechanical components manufactured and assembled away from the construction site. For purposes of this definition, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Manufactured home community means a unified development of two or more manufactured home sites, plots or stands, arranged on a large tract usually under single ownership, meeting the area and yard requirements of this article, and designed to accommodate manufactured homes for a more or less permanent duration. Such term may include travel trailer accommodations, provided that no more than 25 percent of the park is used for such purpose.

Manufactured housing means dwelling units constructed primarily at a plant or facility on a production line basis and delivered to the site as an assembled unit or in modular form. Manufactured housing specifically refers to housing built to 42 USC 5403, Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Manufactured housing sales lot means a facility for the display, service, and retail sale of manufactured housing or pre-assembled storage buildings.

Mobile home means prefabricated trailer-type housing units that are semi-permanently attached to land, either the owner's fee land or leasehold. A mobile home is a moveable or portable structure designed and constructed on its own chassis and intended for connection to utilities for year-round occupancy as a dwelling. Any dwelling unit that qualifies as a manufactured or modular home according to the definitions herein is not considered a mobile home. Furthermore, a travel trailer is not considered a mobile home.

Modular home. Modular homes are houses divided into multiple modules or sections, which are manufactured in a remote facility and delivered to their intended site of use. The modules are then assembled on a permanent foundation into a single residential building. Unlike other prefabricated construction, modular homes conform to all state, local and regional codes (International Building Code standards) where the structure is to be located.

Travel trailer means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling and may be hauled along a highway.

Public buildings and facilities means any building used exclusively for public purposes by any department or branch of government.

Public improvement means any drainage ditch, storm sewer or drainage facility, sanitary sewer, water main, roadway, parkway, sidewalk, pedestrian way, off-street parking area, lot improvement or other facility for which the local government may ultimately assume the responsibility for maintenance and operation, or for which the local government responsibility is established.

Public use means any use operated by an agency of government which provides a direct service to the public including police, fire, library, schools (whether operated by a public body or not) and recreational services.

Public utility station means a structure or facility used by a public or quasi-public agency to store, distribute, and/or generate electricity, gas telecommunications and related equipment, or to pump or chemically treat water. This does not include storage or treatment of sewage, solid waste or hazardous waste.

Recreational facilities means any facility that provides recreational opportunities such as tennis courts, health clubs or golf courses.

Recreational facilities, indoor means a commercial establishment providing completely enclosed recreation activities. Accessory uses shall be permitted to include the preparation and serving of food and/or sale of equipment related to the enclosed uses. Included in this definition shall be archery, bowling, roller-skating or ice-skating, billiards, swimming pools, rifle ranges, and related amusements.

Recreational facilities, outdoor means an area free of buildings except for restrooms, dressing rooms, equipment storage, maintenance buildings, open-air pavilions and similar structures used primarily for commercial recreational activities.

Recreational vehicle means a vehicle or similar means of human transportation used primarily for recreational purposes. Recreational vehicles include, but are not limited to, boats and rafts, camper trailers designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel or recreational use, motor homes, pickup coaches designed primarily to be mounted on a pickup or truck chassis and suitable for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational or vacation uses, and jet skis and other personal watercraft.

Recreational vehicle (RV) park means any lot or parcel of land used or intended to be used for the accommodation of two or more recreational vehicles for transient dwelling purposes for a maximum of 15 days.

Recreational vehicle (RV) storage facility means any lot or parcel of land used for storage of recreational vehicles including, but not limited to, boats and rafts, camper trailers, motor homes, pickup coaches, jet skis and other personal watercraft as defined above under "recreational vehicle."

Residential care facility means a group care facility licensed by the state for 24-hour medical or non-medical care of persons in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual. A residential care facility includes independent living, assisted living, hospice facilities, nursing homes, and continuum of care facilities.

Restaurant, carry out means an establishment maintained, operated, or advertised or held out to the public as a place where food, beverage, or desserts are served in disposable containers or wrappers from a serving counter for consumption off the premises. Carry out restaurants may not offer alcoholic beverages for sale.

Restaurant, fast food means an establishment, which may be part of a chain of fast-food outlets, that is oriented around the quick-service of meals for on-premises or off-premises consumption. Typically, a fast-food restaurant's design or principal method of operation includes three or more of the following characteristics:

(1)

A permanent menu board is provided from which to select and order food;

(2)

Standardized floor plans, architecture and/or sign design are used over several locations;

(3)

Customers pay for food before consuming it;

(4)

A self-service condiment bar is provided;

(5)

Trash receptacles are provided for self-service bussing;

(6)

Furnishing plan indicates hard-finished, stationary seating arrangements;

(7)

Drive-through service is offered; and

(8)

Most main course food items are prepackaged rather than made to order.

Fast food restaurants may not offer alcoholic beverages for sale. Table service by restaurant employees is not provided.

Restaurant, specialty means an establishment whose primary business is the sale of a single specialty type of food or beverage that is not considered a complete meal (e.g., candy, coffee, or ice cream). The sale of other food, beverages, or merchandise is incidental to the sale of the specialty food or beverage. Specialty restaurants may not offer alcoholic beverages for sale.

Restaurant, standard means an establishment where food and/or beverages are prepared to order, served by wait staff, and usually consumed on-premises. A standard restaurant's principal method of operation includes ordering by customers from an individual menu or menu board and the service of food and beverages by a restaurant employee at the same table or counter where the items are consumed. Standard restaurants may offer alcoholic beverages for sale as incidental to food and non-alcoholic beverage service. Food service and sale of non-alcoholic beverages shall constitute at least 50 percent or more of the revenue for said establishment. A supper club is not considered a standard restaurant.

Retail goods establishment means a business that provides physical goods, products, or merchandise directly to the consumer, where such goods are typically available for immediate purchase and removal from the premises by the purchaser. A retail goods establishment does not include any adult uses. A retail goods establishment may not sell alcoholic beverages unless retail sales of alcoholic beverages is allowed within the district and a separate approval is obtained for such use. A retail goods establishment that sells food products, such as a delicatessen, bakery, or grocery, may offer ancillary seating areas for consumption of food on the premises.

Retail sales of alcoholic beverages means retail sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption off-premises when licensed by the city. Sale of alcoholic beverages shall be in factory original containers.

Sandblasting/abrasive blasting. Sandblasting/abrasive blasting is the use of abrasive material to clean, polish, condition or texturize a material such as metal or masonry. Sand is the most widely used blasting abrasive in a sandblasting operation.

Sewage means all effluent carried by sewers, whether sanitary sewage, residential, commercial or industrial wastes, or stormwater runoff. This also includes the entire system of sewage collection, conveyance, treatment and disposal.

Sewage treatment facility means any plant or other facility providing service, maintenance, or repair of essential public water/wastewater utilities to one or more developments, including, but not limited to, wells, pumping stations, boosters, reservoirs, repeaters, water storage tanks, lift stations, regulators, and other similar facilities.

Sidewalk means a paved pedestrian footpath within the public right-of-way between the curb lines or the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines.

Social club or lodge means structures operated by an organization or association for some common purpose, such as, but not limited to, a fraternal, social, educational, or recreational purpose or a union hall, but not including clubs organized primarily for profit or to render a service which is customarily carried on as a business. Such organizations and associations shall be incorporated under the laws of Louisiana as a nonprofit corporation or registered with the Secretary of State of Louisiana. Fraternities/sororities are not considered social clubs or lodges.

Solid waste means any garbage, refuse, or sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution-control facility, and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations, and from community activities. However, the term "solid waste" does not include solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage; solid or dissolved materials in irrigation-return flows or industrial discharges that are point sources subject to permits under R.S. 30:2074; source, special nuclear, or byproduct material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 923 et seq.), as amended (42 USC 2011 et seq.); or hazardous waste subject to permits under R.S. 30:2171 et seq.

Solid waste collection facility means a facility that is used to accumulate solid waste generated by and delivered by more than one household or commercial establishment for pickup by a transporter, including, but not limited to, facilities typically located in rural areas where garbage collection does not occur. This definition does not include containers that receive only solid waste generated on property that is contiguous with the property on which the container is located (e.g., containers located at and receiving solid waste only from a multiunit dwelling or a commercial establishment or an industrial establishment).

Solid waste compost facility means a facility where organic matter is processed by natural or mechanical means to aid the microbial decomposition of the organic matter.

Solid waste transfer station means a solid waste processing facility where solid waste is transferred from collection vehicles, processed, and placed in other vehicles for transportation (e.g., a facility that separates recyclables from industrial or putrescible waste streams).

Stable means a building where horses are sheltered; may be accessory to a residential use or a free-standing commercial use.

Storage yard, outdoor means an exterior depository, stockpiling, or safekeeping of materials, products, vehicles, trailers, and the like. Outside storage may be enclosed by a structure that includes a roof but no side walls.

Tattoo parlor means an establishment where tattooing, body piercing, and non-medical body modification services are offered. This definition does not include establishments that offer only ear piercing as an ancillary use.

Taxidermy means the business of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals.

Tobacco business/electronic smoking device business means a business primarily engaged in the sale of tobacco products and accessories, electronic smoking devices, products, and accessories, and/or other similar productions and/or devices, whether at wholesale or retail.

Traditional neighborhood development (TND) refers to the development of a complete neighborhood or town using traditional town planning principles. TND may occur in infill settings and involve adaptive reuse of existing buildings, but often involves all-new construction on previously undeveloped land. To qualify as a TND, a project should include a range of housing types, a network of well-connected streets and blocks, humane public spaces, and have amenities such as stores, schools, and places of worship within walking distance of residences. TND is limited to the scale of neighborhood or town. TND projects incorporate many different architectural styles and are not exclusively traditional in aesthetic.

Truck stop means a structure or land intended to be used for the fueling, servicing, or accommodation of trucks (commonly known as "18-wheelers," "tractor-trailers," etc.) and usually incidental service, accommodation, or repair of trucks. This may include a group of facilities consisting of those uses and may also include attendant eating, sleeping, truck weight scales and/or truck parking facilities. As used in this definition, the term "truck" includes any vehicle whose maximum gross weight is more than 10,000 pounds.

Utilities means all lines and facilities related to the provision, distribution, collection, transmission, or disposal of water, storm and sanitary sewage, oil, gas, power, information, telecommunication and telephone cable, and includes facilities for the generation of electricity.

Warehouse means a facility for the storage and distribution of manufactured products, supplies, and equipment.

Waste transfer station means a facility for the purpose of transferring solid wastes that are generated off the premises of the facility from vehicles or containers into other vehicles or containers for transportation to a solid waste disposal facility.

Wireless communications antenna means a specific device, the surface of which is used to transmit and/or receive radio-frequency signals, microwave signals, or other signals transmitted to or from other antennas. Wireless communications antenna does not include satellite dish antenna.

Wireless communications facility means an unstaffed structure used to house and protect the equipment necessary for processing telecommunications signals, which may include air conditioning equipment and emergency generators.

Wireless communications tower means a structure designed and constructed to support one or more wireless communications antennas and including all appurtenant devices attached to it. A tower can be freestanding (solely self-supported by attachment to the ground) or supported (attached directly to the ground and with guy wires) of either lattice or monopole construction.

Yard means an open space at grade between a building and the adjoining lot lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of structure upward except as otherwise provided herein. In measuring a yard to determine the width of a yard, the minimum horizontal distance between the lot line and the maximum principal main building shall be the yard dimension.

Yard, cornerside means the required minimum distance a principal building shall be located from a corner side lot line. The corner side yard extends along the corner side lot line between the front yard and the rear lot line, for the required minimum depth, as specified for the land use district in which such lot is located, measured perpendicular to the corner side lot line.

Yard, front means a yard extending across the full width of a lot between the side lot lines and between the front property line and the front line of the principal building projected to the side lines of the building site. The depth of the front yard shall be measured between the front line of the building and the property line. On corner lots, the front yard shall be considered as parallel to the street upon which the lot has the least dimension. This space is considered open space.

Yard, interior side means a yard occupying the required minimum distance a principal building shall be located from an interior side lot line. The interior side yard extends along an interior side lot line between the front and rear yards, for the required minimum depth, as specified for the land use district in which such lot is located, measured perpendicular to the interior side lot line.

Yard, rear means a yard extending across the rear of the lot between the side lot lines and occupying the required minimum horizontal distance between a rear lot line and the rear of the principal building. The rear yard shall be at the opposite end of the lot from the front yard. However, on through lots fronting two streets, two front yards shall be provided.

Yard, through means a through yard is any single zoning lot that is not a corner lot and connects two generally parallel streets. On through yards fronting two streets, two front yards shall be provided.

(Ord. No. 2014-10, § 2(Att.), 10-2-2014; Ord. No. 2016-3, 5-5-2016; Ord. No. 2016-12, 12-1-2016; Ord. No. 2018-1, 6-7-2018; Ord. No. 2018-5, 8-9-2018; Ord. No. 2019-1, 2-7-2019; Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020; Ord. No. 2020-7, 5-7-2020; Ord. No. 2020-13, 7-2-2020; Ord. No. 2023-15, 8-3-2023; Ord. No. 2024-17, 11-6-2024)

P = Permitted Use  W = Warrant  CE = Code Exception  Blank = Not Allowed

(Ord. No. 2014-10, § 2(Att.), 10-2-2014; Ord. No. 2016-3, Att., 5-5-2016; Ord. No. 2017-3, 7-13-2017; Ord. No. 2017-5, 9-7-2017; Ord. No. 2017-12, 1-4-2018; Ord. No. 2018-1, 6-7-2018; Ord. No. 2018-6, 8-9-2018; Ord. No. 2020-13, 7-2-2020; Ord. No. 2024-17, 11-6-2024)

P = Permitted Use  W = Warrant  CE = Code Exception  Blank = Not Allowed

P = Permitted Use  W = Warrant  CE = Code Exception  Blank = Not Allowed

(Ord. No. 2014-10, § 2(Att.), 10-2-2014; Ord. No. 2016-3, Att., 5-5-2016; Ord. No. 2017-3, 7-13-2017; Ord. No. 2017-5, 9-7-2017; Ord. No. 2017-12, 1-4-2018; Ord. No. 2018-1, 6-7-2018; Ord. No. 2018-6, 8-9-2018; Ord. No. 2019-1, 2-7-2019; Ord. No. 2019-6, 4-4-2019; Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020; Ord. No. 2020-7, 5-7-2020; Ord. No. 2020-13, Att., 7-2-2020; Ord. No. 2024-17, 11-6-2024)

(Ord. No. 2016-3, Att., 5-5-2016; Ord. No. 2018-08, 9-6-2018; Ord. No. 2019-22, 7-3-2019; Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020; Ord. No. 2024-17, 11-6-2024)

The purpose of these standards is to provide guidance with respect to the appearance and function of development along the Apollo Road corridor in the City of Scott. These standards are intended to encourage high-quality design, including site planning, lighting, landscaping, screening, signage, infrastructure and traffic flow along the Apollo Road corridor. These standards provide direction to potential developers, redevelopers, current landowners, and business owners on new development.

(Ord. No. 2014-10, § 2(Att. (1.1)), 10-2-2014)

These corridor standards apply to the Apollo Road Corridor District (ARCD). The Apollo Road Corridor District is a mapped land use district in the City of Scott. Properties located in the ARC District shall be developed in accordance with the regulations and standards provided herein.

(Ord. No. 2014-10, § 2(Att. (1.2)), 10-2-2014; Ord. No. 2020-13, 7-2-2020)

Per Scott Administrative Code, section 40-102(b)(2), site plan review is required for the following developments:

When required:

(1)

Construction of three (3) or more residential units on a platted lot of record.

(2)

Construction or expansion of 5,000 or more square feet of multi-family or mixed-use building type.

(3)

Commercial, industrial or institutional development.

(4)

Creation of more than 1,000 square feet of impervious surface (paving).

(5)

Construction of accessory structures in nonresidential districts.

No site plan review required:

(1)

Construction or expansion of less than 5,000 square feet of multi-family or mixed-use building type.

(2)

Creation of less than 1,000 square feet of impervious surface (paving).

(3)

Construction of accessory structures in residential districts.

(Ord. No. 2014-10, § 2(Att. (1.3)), 10-2-2014)

The uses permitted in the Apollo Road Corridor District are as shown in section 40-23, Same—Special Districts, table 1.2.

(Ord. No. 2014-10, § 2(Att. (1.4)), 10-2-2014; Ord. No. 2019-6, 4-4-2019)

(a)

Lot and building area. There shall be no minimum square footage or maximum building size for development sites in the Apollo Road Corridor District.

(b)

Building height. The maximum building height in the Apollo Road Corridor District shall be three stories or 40 feet in height.

(Ord. No. 2014-10, § 2(Att. (1.5)), 10-2-2014)

(a)

Traditional building materials, such as finished masonry, stone, brick, or wood, shall be used as the predominant exterior building materials for all new construction, renovations, and additions.

(b)

Plain concrete block, plain concrete, corrugated metal, plywood, vinyl siding and sheet pressboard are prohibited.

(c)

The planning commission may approve alternative manufactured exterior materials if there is a compelling structural reason, upon finding that such materials replicate authentic traditional building materials in terms of appearance and durability.

(Ord. No. 2014-10, § 2(Att. (1.6)), 10-2-2014)

(a)

All on-premises surface parking shall be located to the rear of the principal structure.

(b)

Parking lots of adjoining uses shall be connected to allow for convenient circulation between commercial uses and parking lots, and to maintain safety and efficiency in the Apollo Road Corridor District by reducing multiple curb cuts.

(Ord. No. 2014-10, § 2(Att. (1.7)), 10-2-2014)

(a)

General sign standards.

(1)

Sign materials shall relate to the materials and style of the building(s) they serve.

(2)

In general, multi-tenant signs are discouraged, especially where building mounted signs are easily read from the main street upon which the businesses front. In such cases, a single, plaza sign denoting the name of the plaza is preferred.

(3)

Signs oriented to pedestrians (e.g., projecting signs supported by ornamental brackets) are strongly encouraged.

(4)

Electronic message signs and electronic display signs are prohibited. This does not include time and temperature components.

(5)

All lighting shall concentrate the illumination upon the area of the sign to prevent glare upon the street or adjacent property. All sign illumination shall be designed, located, shielded, and directed to prevent both the casting of glare or direct light upon adjacent publicly dedicated roadways and surrounding properties and the distraction of operators of vehicles or pedestrians in the public right-of-way.

(6)

Signs with flashing or blinking lights, or other illuminating device that has a changing light intensity, brightness or color, traveling/chasing or blinking lights, or rotating beacons are prohibited. Time and temperature components of signs are not considered flashing signs.

(b)

Freestanding signs.

(1)

Freestanding principal use signage shall be limited to monument signs.

(2)

Lower, monument-style signs are preferred where visibility from the right-of-way is not an issue. Preferred monument signs are low, horizontal with raised lettering and set off by flowers, shrubs and/or a lawn.

(3)

Ample landscaping shall be provided at the base of all signs.

(Ord. No. 2014-10, § 2(Att. (1.8)), 10-2-2014)

(a)

Trash collection, trash compaction, recycling collection and other similar service areas must be located on the side or rear of the building and must be effectively screened from view from residential properties and public rights-of-way. Wall or fence materials must be compatible with the primary structure.

(b)

All loading areas visible from residential property or public rights-of-way must provide a 100 percent opaque, year-round screen. This screen must consist of walls, fences, plant materials or a combination totaling six feet in height at installation. Wall or fence materials must be compatible with the primary structure.

(c)

Mechanical equipment.

(1)

All roof, ground and wall-mounted mechanical equipment (e.g., air conditioning equipment, compressors, duct work, transformers or elevator equipment) must be screened from ground level view from residential districts or public rights-of-way.

(2)

Roof-mounted mechanical equipment must be shielded from view on all sides. Screening materials must be consistent with the primary building materials, and may include metal screening or louvers painted to blend with the primary structure.

(Ord. No. 2014-10, § 2(Att. (1.9)), 10-2-2014)

In addition to the other Apollo Road Corridor District Use Standards contained in this division 2, convenience stores/gas stations are required to comply with the following standards:

(a)

A landscape plan stamped by a Louisiana licensed landscape architect shall be submitted to the mayor, or his designee, for approval. Further, the site must have a minimum of 20 percent green space, which must be viewable from the street frontage.

(b)

Dumpster locations must be in the rear of the building and properly screened with the same material utilized on the primary building.

(c)

Detention pond shall be wet and aerated by fountain features.

(d)

Only one sign shall be allowed on both the canopy and building facade, and one monument sign shall also be allowed.

(e)

The exterior of the building shall be masonry, and limited to brick or stucco. The columns supporting the canopy must be wrapped in the same masonry material which is utilized on the primary building.

(f)

Windows may not contain any advertisements.

(Ord. No. 2019-27, 10-3-2019)

The purpose and intent of the DCOD is to maintain and enhance the commercial vitality of the business area, to encourage new quality residential development, to ensure that new construction and property development is harmonious with the character and planned public improvements in the district, to encourage planned development, and to encourage capital investments and economic growth within the district.

(1)

These standards are intended to support high-quality design, including site planning, lighting, landscaping, screening, signage, infrastructure and traffic flow.

(2)

These standards are intended to provide substantive guidance to potential developers, redevelopers, current landowners, and business owners on protection and enhancement of existing development and construction of new development, while providing flexibility in their application, administration and design.

(3)

Over time, adherence to and enforcement of these standards in the DCOD will improve the cultural identity of the City of Scott, de-clutter signage, promote unified development planning of multiple tracts, diversify architecture and land uses, and improve pedestrian safety.

(4)

These standards will protect the natural and ecological resources that are essential elements of the City's health and community character and ensure that new development is environmentally sensitive.

(Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020)

These overlay standards apply to the DCOD. The DCOD and any small area district of the DCOD are mapped land use districts in the City of Scott. Properties located in the DCOD and any small area districts of the DCOD shall be developed in accordance with the regulations and standards provided herein. In addition to the standards provided herein, all developments are also required to follow the standards and regulations set forth in the development regulations promulgated by the city.

Except as otherwise provided for in this Code, the regulations of the DCOD shall apply to:

(1)

The entirety of any lot located within the area of applicability of the DCOD;

(2)

The entirety of any lot that is occupied by an off-site accessory use, including, but not limited to, off-street parking, that is incidental and subordinate to a principal use that is located on a lot within the area of applicability of the DCOD; and

(3)

The entirety of any lot on which any portion of a principal or accessory building is constructed, where some portion of the use occupying such building is located on a lot that is indicated within the area of applicability of the DCOD.

(Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020)

(a)

In accordance with subsection 40-102(b)(2) site plan review, site plan review is required for the following developments in the DCOD:

(1)

Construction of three or more residential units on a lot of record.

(2)

New construction or expansion of any non-residential use or site.

(3)

Creation of more than 500 square feet of impervious surface (paving).

(4)

Construction of accessory structures on a lot with a multi-family use or nonresidential use.

(b)

Site plan review shall not be required for:

(1)

Ordinary maintenance or repairs to structures that do not involve a change of design, color, material, or the outward appearance of the structure.

(2)

Construction of accessory structures on a lot with a primary single-family or two-family residential use.

(3)

A change of building occupancy when no physical change is made to the building. However, in such cases, opportunities to bring the existing site into compliance with the overlay standards shall be explored, with special consideration of those items that are most feasible and would achieve the greatest overall results in the appearance and functionality of the site.

(c)

Application.

(1)

A pre-application conference is mandatory for site plan review.

(2)

All applications for site plan review shall be filed in writing with the administrator.

(3)

Site plan review applications in the DCOD shall include front, rear and side elevations.

(d)

Review by administrator.

(1)

The administrator may refer the site plan to other affected or interested agencies for review and comment.

(2)

In deciding whether to recommend approval, approval with conditions, or denial of the proposed site plan, the administrator shall consider relevant comments of all interested parties and the review criteria outlined in section 40-54. Site plan review standards.

(e)

Review by design review board.

(1)

Following notice and public hearing as required by subsection 40-102(a)(5) public notice and hearing—generally, the design review board shall make a recommendation to the planning/zoning commission.

(2)

In deciding whether to recommend approval, approval with conditions, or denial of the proposed site plan, the design review board shall consider relevant comments of all interested parties and the review criteria outlined in section 40-54, site plan review standards.

(f)

Decision by planning/zoning commission.

(1)

Following notice and public hearing as required by subsection 40-102(a)(5) public notice and hearing—generally, common review procedures, the planning/zoning commission shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny the site plan application within 60 days of filing of a complete application, except where such time period is extended by the applicant.

(2)

In deciding to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the proposed site plan, the planning/zoning commission shall consider the recommendation of the administrator, the recommendation of the design review board, relevant comments of all interested parties, and the review criteria outlined in section 40-54, site plan review standards.

(3)

The planning/zoning commission may attach conditions to the site plan necessary to ensure compliance with this and/or other city ordinances, or as necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the City of Scott and to minimize adverse impacts to adjacent properties.

(g)

Building permit. No building permit shall be issued for developments requiring site plan review until the site plan has been approved.

(h)

Dedication and improvements.

(1)

For development of property requiring a site plan review, the applicant must dedicate any additional rights-of-way necessary to the width required by the City of Scott for streets adjoining the property, install curbs and gutters and pave all streets adjoining the property, and install sidewalks and street trees based on the standards set forth by the city council in this and all other city codes and ordinances.

(2)

The applicant shall bear the costs of installation of any on-site or off-site improvements required by this article, including provisions for stormwater management, paving and utilities.

(i)

Modification of approved site plan. The administrator is authorized to approve minor modifications to an approved site plan. The following modifications shall be considered minor:

(1)

Up to ten percent increase or any decrease in gross floor area of a single building;

(2)

Up to a ten percent reduction or any increase in the approved setbacks from exterior property lines.

(3)

Relocation of parking areas, internal streets or structures where such relocation occurs more than 100 feet from exterior property lines.

(j)

Appeal. A final decision by the Planning/Zoning Commission on a site plan review may be appealed to the city council within 30 days. (See subsection 40-102(a)(4), appeals.)

(k)

Expiration. A site plan expires after six months where a building permit application has not been filed for all or part of said development. Applicants may file for one six-month extension of the site plan approval in writing with the administrator, subject to administrative approval.

(Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020)

In reviewing site plans the following characteristics and standards shall be considered:

(1)

The site plan meets all of the review criteria for site plan review in section 40-102, procedures, (b)(2)f., review criteria.:

a.

The proposed development is consistent with the pertinent elements of the City of Scott Comprehensive Plan and any other adopted plans;

b.

The proposed development meets the requirements of this article;

c.

The proposed development will reinforce the existing or planned character of the neighborhood and the city.

d.

The site plan demonstrates:

1.

Compliance with any prior approvals;

2.

Site design and development intensity appropriate for and tailored to the unique natural characteristics of the site;

3.

Adequate, safe, and convenient arrangement of access, pedestrian circulation, bicycle facilities, roadways, driveways, transit access (as appropriate), off-street parking, and stacking and loading spaces;

4.

Connectivity to surrounding neighborhoods and the City as a whole, while minimizing cut-through traffic and reducing speeds through the use of traffic calming methods in appropriate locations;

5.

Adequate design of grades, paving, gutters, drainage and treatment of turf to handle stormwater relative to the 100-year floodplain;

6.

Adequate access for disabled residents through the provision of special parking spaces, accessible routes between parking areas and buildings, passenger loading zones and access to other facilities; and

7.

Any adverse impacts on adjacent properties have been minimized or mitigated.

(2)

The site plan is consistent with the goal and themes of the DOCD.

(3)

The site plan meets all the laws and regulations of the City of Scott.

(Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020)

A Warrant shall be required for any demolition permit in the DOCD in accordance with section 8-30, demolition permits, that meets the following thresholds:

(1)

Demolition permits for structures fronting on St. Mary Street or located in a designated overlay small area district that meet any of the following standards:

a.

Removal of any portion of the front facade.

b.

Structural removal of any exterior wall area.

c.

Structural removal of any portion of the roof structure.

(2)

All other demolition permits, with the exception of single family and two-family residential dwellings, that meet any of the following standards:

a.

Removal of any portion of the front facade.

b.

Structural removal of any exterior wall area.

c.

Structural removal of any portion of the roof structure.

(Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020)

(a)

Uses/activities requiring amortization. The following uses/activities in the overlay district are subject to the amortization requirements of this ordinance:

(1)

Screening in accordance with section 40-58, screening design standards.

(2)

Outdoor storage.

(3)

Outdoor storage yard.

(4)

Screening for manufactured housing on a parcel or site with frontage on St. Mary Street in accordance with section 40-59, manufactured housing design standards, subsection (9).

(b)

Amortization standards. All of the uses and activities requiring amortization located in the DOCD are subject to the following standards:

(1)

Uses and activities in the DOCD that become non-conforming by the provisions of this division shall be removed, altered or repaired to conform to the provisions of this division within an amortization period of 24 months after the effective date of this division.

(2)

Any non-conforming use requiring amortization that was specifically granted a code exception or warrant from the land use code prior to the effective date of this division shall be exempt from amortization. In the event of a change to the legal non-conforming status of the use, the warrant or the code exception, the use shall be subject to the provisions of this division.

(Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020)

(a)

Structures fronting on St. Mary Street in the DOCD shall be subject to the following standards for the front and side building facades:

(1)

Traditional building materials, such as finished masonry, stone, brick, or wood shall be used as the predominant exterior building materials for all new construction, renovations, and additions.

(2)

Plain concrete block, plain concrete, corrugated metal, plywood, vinyl siding and sheet pressboard are prohibited; however, corrugated metal may be used as roofing material.

(b)

Non-residential and multi-family development shall be subject to the following standards:

(1)

A clearly identifiable entry from the public sidewalk at the front (primary street) elevation shall be provided.

(2)

The ground floor shall contain a minimum transparency of 50 percent on the primary street and windows shall be constructed of transparent glass. Opaque, highly tinted, or reflective glass is prohibited. Transparency into the building shall be maintained.

(3)

Traditional building materials, such as finished masonry, stone, brick, or wood shall be used as the predominant exterior building materials.

(4)

Plain concrete block, plain concrete, corrugated metal, plywood, vinyl siding and sheet pressboard are prohibited; however, corrugated metal may be used as roofing material.

(c)

The planning/zoning commission may approve alternative manufactured exterior materials if there is a compelling structural reason, upon finding that such materials replicate authentic traditional building materials in appearance and durability.

(Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020)

(a)

Trash collection, trash compaction, recycling collection and other similar service areas must be located on the side or rear of the building and must be effectively screened from view from residential properties and public rights-of-way. Wall or fence materials must be compatible with the primary structure.

(b)

All loading areas visible from residential property or public rights-of-way must provide a 100 percent opaque, year-round screen. This screen must consist of walls, fences, plant materials or a combination totaling six feet in height at installation. Wall or fence materials must be compatible with the primary structure.

(c)

Mechanical equipment.

(1)

All roof, ground and wall-mounted mechanical equipment (e.g., air conditioning equipment, compressors, duct work, transformers or elevator equipment) must be screened from ground level view from residential properties or public rights-of-way.

(2)

Roof-mounted mechanical equipment must be shielded from view on all sides. Screening materials must be consistent with the primary building materials, and may include metal screening or louvers painted to blend with the primary structure.

(Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020)

(a)

Each lot shall contain no more than one manufactured housing unit and shall meet the minimum requirements of the underlying zoning district to which a conventional single-family residential dwelling on the same lot would be subjected.

(b)

No manufactured housing unit shall be occupied for dwelling purposes unless it is placed on a lot of record and connected to water, sanitary sewer, electrical and other facilities as may be necessary, prior to building official inspection and approval.

(c)

A manufactured home shall be used only as a single-family dwelling.

(d)

The manufactured home shall be multi-sectional and enclose a space of not less than 1,000 square feet.

(e)

The manufactured home shall be placed on an excavated and backfilled permanent foundation and enclosed with skirting at the perimeter to meet the following requirements:

(1)

Individual manufactured housing units shall be skirted around the perimeter of the unit to conceal the underbody from view in a manner compatible with the appearance and construction of the manufactured housing unit.

(2)

Skirting shall be vented and manufactured of certified fire-resistant material.

(3)

Skirting shall be installed in a manner to resist damage under normal weather conditions and shall be properly maintained.

(4)

All skirting shall be installed before the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. In the event that such installation is delayed due to weather, or for other similar reasons, a temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued for a period not to exceed 90 days.

(f)

The manufactured home shall have a pitched roof, except that no standards shall require a slope of greater than a nominal three feet in height for each 12 feet in width.

(g)

The manufactured home shall have exterior siding and roofing which in color, material and appearance is similar to the exterior siding and roofing material commonly used on residential dwellings within the community or which is comparable to the predominant materials used on surrounding dwellings as determined by the building official;

(h)

Any manufactured housing placed upon a residential lot shall be of a manufacturing origin dated not earlier than 1994 and not having had prior occupancy.

(i)

All manufactured housing located on a parcel or site with frontage on St. Mary Street shall have either a six-foot tall fence or substantial landscaping subject to staff approval, to screen the manufactured housing.

(Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020)

(a)

Open spaces should be directly accessible to a street, bicycle or pedestrian path, or public right-of-way.

(b)

Public open spaces should be open to the public at a minimum of the hours between sunrise and sunset.

(c)

Open spaces should contain seating, trash receptacles, landscaping, and other amenities such as water features, kiosks, and passive recreation areas, where appropriate.

(d)

Open spaces should contain artwork, landmarks and wayfaring signage, where appropriate.

(e)

Special consideration should be given to preserving and/or incorporating existing trees and wooded areas in the public open space network. Additional density and/or reductions in required parking may be considered when significant areas of existing trees are conserved.

(Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020)

(a)

Parking and circulation standards for multi-family and non-residential uses.

(1)

All sites shall have one or more continuous internal pedestrian walkways, no less than four feet in width from the public parking area to the principal customer entrance of all principal buildings on site.

(2)

All internal pedestrian walkways shall be distinguished from driving surfaces through the use of durable low maintenance surface materials such as pavers, bricks or scored concrete to enhance pedestrian safety.

(3)

Pedestrian/bicycle connections—Defined pedestrian/bicycle connections shall be required:

a.

Between a public right-of-way and building entrances when buildings are not located directly adjacent to the sidewalk.

b.

Between parking facilities and building entrances.

c.

Between parking facilities and sidewalks along streets and other public rights-of-way.

d.

From adjacent developments to both residential and commercial developments, creating connections with existing and future developments.

(4)

Parking.

a.

Parking lots shall be located in the side yard or the rear of structure if possible.

b.

Off street parking areas that are required to have more than five parking space shall be graded and hard-surfaced.

c.

Less durable surfaces (such as grass pavers, crushed stone, or gravel) for off street parking areas and driveways may be permitted provided that:

1.

The surface meets all other requirements of the City, including, but not limited to, all building and construction codes.

2.

The perimeter of such parking areas is defined by bricks, stones, railroad ties, or other similar devices;

3.

Surfaces with loose materials are set back at least 30 feet from a public street; and

4.

The material does not generate inordinate amounts of dust.

(5)

Parking lot landscaping.

a.

Every parking lot over 25 spaces shall include landscaped islands within the parking area equivalent to at least ten percent of the total paved area of the parking lot, not including pervious paving surfaces.

b.

Landscaping in parking lots shall contain at least one shade tree (minimum six feet tall and two inches caliper diameter breast height (DBH) at time of planting and 35 feet tall at maturity for each 200 square feet of landscaping. Shade trees shall be planted in a bed of ground cover, sod, and/or low shrubbery.

c.

Landscaped islands and other pervious surfaces on the site shall be used as opportunities to treat stormwater in an environmentally friendly manner and to assist in water table recharge. Where feasible, pervious materials shall be used instead of impervious surfaces.

(6)

Parking lot/buffer areas.

a.

Parking lots/areas shall have a buffer area between the parking lot and adjacent residential uses and between the parking lot and the street.

b.

The parking lot buffer area shall consist of a minimum three-foot tall fence or an at least two-foot wide planting forming an at least three-foot tall hedge.

c.

The buffer area shall not be required if the area between the parking lot is occupied by a building or access point, or the edge of the parking lot is at least 20 feet from the edge of the street.

(7)

Sidewalks.

a.

Concrete sidewalks shall be constructed along all streets and public rights-of-way and shall be a minimum of four feet in width.

(8)

Bicycle parking requirements—One bicycle rack shall be provided for every 5,000 square feet of building.

(Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020)

(a)

The minimum lighting requirements shall be the same as the underlying zoning district in which it is located.

(b)

Parking lot lighting shall be provided to allow for a safe pedestrian and vehicular area, while protecting adjacent properties from light spillover, according to the following standards:

(1)

Parking lot lighting fixtures shall be designed to direct the light toward the development and prevent light spillage to other users and adjacent streets.

(2)

Pedestrian-scale lighting shall be used to define pedestrian crosswalks, connections, bicycle parking and/or other pedestrian/bicycle areas within the development.

(3)

Pedestrian-scale lighting shall be a maximum of 14 feet in height.

(4)

All lighting shall be shielded from the sky and adjacent properties and structures, whether through exterior shields or through optics within the fixture.

(5)

Using lighting to highlight, complement and reinforce landscape and architectural design focal points is strongly encouraged.

(Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020)

(a)

Signage shall comply with the provisions of the underlying zoning, except as follows:

(1)

Sign materials shall relate to the materials and style of the building(s) they serve.

(2)

In general, multi-tenant signs are discouraged, especially where building mounted signs are easily read from the main street upon which the businesses front. In such cases, a single, plaza sign denoting the name of the plaza is preferred.

(3)

Signs oriented to pedestrians (e.g., projecting signs supported by ornamental brackets) are strongly encouraged.

(4)

Electronic message signs and electronic display signs are prohibited. This does not include time and temperature components.

(5)

All lighting shall concentrate the illumination upon the area of the sign to prevent glare upon the street or adjacent property. All sign illumination shall be designed, located, shielded, and directed to prevent both the casting of glare or direct light upon adjacent publicly dedicated roadways and surrounding properties and the distraction of operators of vehicles or pedestrians in the public right-of-way.

(6)

Signs with flashing or blinking lights, or other illuminating device that has a changing light intensity, brightness or color, traveling/chasing or blinking lights, or rotating beacons are prohibited. Time and temperature components of signs are not considered flashing signs.

(7)

Window signs shall consist of individual letters and numerals without the use of any background.

(b)

Freestanding signs.

(1)

Freestanding principal use signage shall be limited to monument signs, with a maximum sign height of ten feet.

(2)

Lower, monument-style signs are preferred where visibility from the right-of-way is not an issue. Preferred monument signs are low, horizontal with raised lettering and set off by flowers, shrubs and/or a lawn.

(3)

Ample landscaping shall be provided at the base of all signs.

(Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020)

Landscaping and the arrangement of open space or natural features on the site shall:

(1)

Create a desirable and functional environment for motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists and occupants of residential dwellings, business owners and employees. To achieve such an environment, landscaping shall include open space design features such as bike paths, running paths and outdoor relaxation areas, when applicable.

(2)

Preserve unique natural resources and compliment landscaping on adjacent sites. Utilize plant materials suitable to withstand the climatic conditions of the city and microclimate of the site. The use of native species is encouraged.

(3)

Utilize screening to buffer the impact of the development on adjacent uses, to enhance the appearance and image of the city by screening incompatible uses and certain site elements and to create a logical transition to adjoining lots and developments.

(Ord. No. 2019-29, 2-6-2020)

Portable storage buildings are prohibited in all land use districts, with the exception of the industrial land use district.

(Ord. No. 2020-7, 5-7-2020)

Portable storage buildings that become nonconforming by the provisions of this ordinance shall be moved off-site to conform to the provisions of this ordinance within an amortization period of six months after the effective date of this ordinance.

(Ord. No. 2020-7, 5-7-2020)

To enhance the aesthetic, environmental, and economic value of land uses within the city while ensuring compatibility and minimizing adverse impacts between differing land uses.

(Ord. No. 2024-10, 5-2-2024)

Residential.

Commercial.

Industrial.

Mobile Home.

Civic.

(Ord. No. 2024-10, 5-2-2024)

(a)

General buffer requirements. Buffers shall consist of a combination of physical barriers and landscaping elements to mitigate visual and audible impacts between different land uses.

(1)

Specific requirements based on land use categories.

a.

Commercial: A buffer of 20 feet with a combination of dense shrubs and medium-height trees.

b.

Industrial: A buffer minimum of 50 feet with tall trees and a physical barrier(e.g., fence or wall)

1.

For land use classifications deemed by the planning commission to be of an obnoxious nature, the buffer may be increased up to 500 feet with tall trees and a physical barrier. Obnoxious land uses may include, but are not limited to, asphalt and concrete batching plants, borrow pits, disposal facilities, dumping pits, incinerators, landfills, logging, pipe yards, prisons, recycling facilities, scrap and salvage yards, and sewer treatment plants.

c.

Mobile home: In addition to adhering to the city's existing regulation that mandates a 50-foot setback from all sides for mobile homes not within a mobile home park, a portion of this setback area must include specific landscaping elements to enhance the aesthetic and environmental quality of the surroundings. Specifically, a minimum of 10 feet of the 50-foot setback area must be developed with low-height vegetation to serve as a landscape buffer.

d.

Civic: A buffer of five feet primarily with aesthetic landscaping.

(2)

Rule for adjacent land uses (most restrictive rule).

a.

When land is developed adjacent to a different land use, the buffer requirement that is most restrictive between the two land uses shall be applied. This ensures the highest level of mitigation against potential negative impacts between different land uses.

b.

This rule applies regardless of the chronological order of development, prioritizing the protection and mitigation for all involved land uses.

(3)

Flexibility and consultation.

a.

The planning office retains the flexibility to make adjustments to these requirements in special cases, particularly where unique circumstances or community input warrant such consideration.

b.

Consultation with relevant stakeholders, including property owners, community groups, and environmental experts, is encouraged in cases involving significant changes or exceptions to the standard buffer requirements.

(4)

Decision-making process for buffer requirements.

a.

Administrative decisions.

1.

Standard compliance: Decisions regarding compliance with the standard buffer requirements as outlined in section 40-75 for commercial, civic, and mobile home land uses shall be handled administratively.

2.

Minor variations: Administrative authority may approve minor variations from the standard buffer requirements. A minor variation is defined as a deviation of no more than ten percent from the specified buffer dimensions.

3.

Routine processing: All routine processing, documentation, and issuance of approvals or rejections for standard buffer requirements will be conducted administratively.

b.

Planning commission decisions.

1.

Discretionary matters: Decisions involving significant discretion, including those related to Industrial land uses and any land use deemed "obnoxious," shall be made by the planning commission.

2.

Major variations: Variations from the buffer requirements exceeding ten percent of the specified dimensions, or any variations that could significantly impact adjacent land uses, require planning commission approval.

3.

Public interest and policy considerations: Matters involving substantial public interest, policy considerations, or potential community impact shall be decided by the planning commission.

(b)

Exceptions.

(1)

In cases where integrating buffer standards with setbacks is not feasible due to spatial constraints, the planning commission may approve alternative buffering solutions.

(Ord. No. 2024-10, 5-2-2024)

(a)

Property owners shall maintain buffers in a healthy and neat condition, in accordance with city maintenance standards.

(Ord. No. 2024-10, 5-2-2024)

(a)

Variances. The planning commission may grant variances to the buffer requirements in cases where strict application of the standards is impractical, provided that the overall intent of the ordinance is maintained. Should a variance request be denied by the planning commission, an appeal may be made to the city council for further consideration.

(b)

Special conditions. In cases of unique land use situations or innovative development proposals, alternative buffering and landscaping solutions may be considered.

(Ord. No. 2024-10, 5-2-2024)