Sioux Falls City Zoning Code
FORM NF1
NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES
§ 160.200 SCOPE OF REGULATIONS.
The regulations set forth in this subchapter or set forth elsewhere in this chapter when referred to in this subchapter are the form regulations of the NF1: Neighborhood Facilities.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
§ 160.201 ALLOWED ZONING DISTRICTS.
The NF1 form shall be allowed in the following zoning districts as detailed in §§ 160.016—160.044 (Districts and Boundaries): RS, RT-1, RCD-PUD, MH, RD-1, RD-2, RT-2, RA-1, RA-2, RA-3, O, S-1, S-2, LW, and PO PUD districts.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
§ 160.202 PRINCIPAL USES.
The following uses shall be a principal use when a building or premises is the primary or predominant use of any lot:
(a) Permitted. A building or premises shall be permitted to be used for the following purpose as an NF1 form: Neighborhood Park.
(b) Permitted special. The following accessory uses include additional restrictions for each specific use. A conditional use with standards within § 160.605 may be obtained when the standards for a permitted special accessory use cannot be obtained.
(1) Places of worship.
A. One of the principal frontages of the premises shall abut to an arterial or collector street as defined in the Engineering Design Standards.
(2) Public service facility.
A. One of the principal frontages of the premises shall abut to an arterial or collector street as defined in the Engineering Design Standards.
(3) Elementary schools.
A. One of the principal frontages of the premises shall abut to an arterial or collector street as defined in the Engineering Design.
(4) Recreational facilities—subdivision.
A. The recreational facility shall be operated by the subdivision it serves. No other recreational facility is allowed with this form.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
§ 160.203 ACCESSORY USES.
A use shall be accessory to a building or premises that is customarily incidental and subordinate to any principal use allowed as an NF1 form. Permitted special. The following accessory uses include additional restrictions for each specific use. A conditional use with standards within § 160.605 may be obtained when the standards for a permitted special accessory use cannot be obtained.
(a) Dwelling for religious orders—accessory to places of worship.
(1) Located on the same lot or adjacent to places of worship.
(2) Single dwelling unit.
(3) No more than 30 percent of the size of the places of worship.
(4) Parking only for those residing in premises.
(b) Accessory off-site parking.
(1) The accessory off-site parking must be within 250 feet of the application's principal use.
(2) The accessory off-site parking must be no closer than 250 feet to any DD or AD forms.
(3) If the off-site parking lot is across an arterial street, a pedestrian safety plan must be approved by the planning director.
(c) Day care center.
(1) Adequate and safe playground with sufficient green areas.
(2) Safe and convenient access to the day care.
(3) The day care center is clearly subordinate to the principal use of the building and no more than 10,000 square feet of floor area dedicated to the day care use.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 79-14, passed 10-14-2014)
§ 160.204 BULK REGULATIONS.
General requirements. The maximum height and minimum lot requirements within the NF1 form shall be as follows:
Required Front Yard: | 25 feet. One required front yard on corner lots may be 20 feet. |
Required Side Yard: | 10 feet. |
Required Rear Yard: | 10 feet. |
Maximum Height: | 35 feet or 2 stories. Spires, steeples, towers, or other architectural ornamentation may exceed the allowable height. |
Maximum Size: | NA—comply with building and fire codes. |
Required Buffer Yard: | 15 feet total and Level B buffer yard when adjacent to DD1, DD2, DD3, and DD4 forms.* |
Buffer Yard Reduction: | Up to a 5-foot reduction is allowed when parking is adjacent to a buffer yard.* |
* See § 160.488 for more buffer yard standards. | |
See §§ 160.505 et seq. (Additional Yard Regulations) for more information. | |
Minimum distance between multiple principal buildings on the same lot: 20 feet.
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(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 79-14, passed 10-14-2014; Ord. 22-15, passed 3-3-2015; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019)
§ 160.205 OTHER APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.
Development with an NF1 form shall be regulated in conformance with the applicable provisions of:
(a) § 160.480 (Fences).
(b) §§ 160.485 et seq. (Landscape and Buffer Yard).
(c) §§ 160.550 et seq. (Parking, Loading, and Stacking Regulations).
(d) §§ 160.570 et seq. (On-Premises Sign Regulations).
(e) § 160.491 (Standards for Outdoor Lighting).
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
