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Sioux Falls City Zoning Code

FORM MU2

MIXED-USE - MEDIUM DENSITY

§ 160.327 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 MU2: Mixed-Use—Medium Density.
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)

§ 160.328 ALLOWED ZONING DISTRICTS.

   The MU2 form shall be allowed in the following zoning districts as detailed in §§ 160.016–160.047 (Districts and Boundaries): MMU2 and MMU3 districts.
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)

§ 160.329 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 purposes as an MU2:
      (1)   General retail and services.
      (2)   Office.
      (3)   Recreational facility, private.
      (4)   Cultural facility.
      (5)   Places of worship.
      (6)   College, university, or post high school.
      (7)   Public service facility.
      (8)   Dwelling(s), multiple family above the first story.
      (9)   Funeral establishment and/or mortuary.
   (b)   Permitted special uses. The following principal uses include the same additional restrictions for all listed uses below. A conditional use with standards within §§ 160.605 et seq. (Conditional Use) may be obtained when the standards for a permitted special use cannot be obtained.
      (1)   Off-sale alcoholic beverage establishment beyond 500 feet of a school.
      (2)   On-sale alcoholic beverage establishment beyond 100 feet from any sensitive land use.
      (3)   Full-service restaurant subject to a safety management plan and alcohol license.
      (4)   Day care center.
         A.   Adequate and safe playground with sufficient green areas.
         B.   Safe and convenient access to the day care.
      (5)   Dwelling(s), multiple family on the first story.
         A.   Up to 50% of the first story may be used for multiple dwellings as long as they do not have frontage on the primary building frontage right-of-way.
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)

§ 160.330 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 MU2 form. Permitted special. The following accessory uses include additional restrictions for each specific use. A conditional use with standards within §§ 160.605 et seq. (Conditional Use) may be obtained when the standards for a permitted special accessory use cannot be obtained.
   (a)   Accessory alcohol that must be incidental and subordinate portion of the operations of the business. Does not include restaurants.
   (b)   Drive-through service window.
      (1)   The drive-through window shall be located to the side or rear of the building.
      (2)   The drive-through window shall not separate the building and its entrance from the street and should be hidden from view.
      (3)   The drive-through window shall not separate plazas, parks, water features, and open spaces from buildings.
      (4)   Sufficient room for drive-through stacking per § 160.555.
   (c)   Outdoor retail sales.
      (1)   Must be on a hard surfaced area.
      (2)   Placed beyond 50 feet of any DD or AD forms and not within the required buffer yard.
   (d)   Parking ramps.
      (1)   Parking ramps shall be constructed in a manner that will cause a minimum amount of impact on adjacent residential uses.
      (2)   Height of the ramp so that adjacent properties are not deprived of sunlight.
      (3)   The drive-through window shall be located to the side or rear of the building.
      (4)   The parking ramp shall not separate the building and its entrance from the street and should
be hidden from view.
      (5)   The parking ramp shall not separate plazas, parks, water features, and open spaces from buildings.
      (6)   Care should be taken so that any lighting of the facility should be of a type which would not reflect onto the adjacent residential area.
      (7)   Parking ramp should not be oriented toward the primary street frontage.
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)

§ 160.331 BULK REGULATIONS.

   General requirements. The maximum height and minimum lot requirements within the MU2 form shall be as follows:
MU2—BULK REGULATIONS
MU2—BULK REGULATIONS
Minimum Primary Building Frontage:
50%
Maximum Primary Building Frontage:
75%
Primary Build-to-Zone:
***0-5 feet.
Non-Primary Build-to-Zone:
***10-20 feet.
Required Side Yard:
0 feet.
Required Rear Yard:
*0 feet.
Minimum Height:
A minimum of 4 stories.
Maximum Height:
**A maximum of 6 stories.
Required Buffer Yard:
15 feet total and Level B buffer yard when adjacent to any DD or AD1 form.
Buffer Yard Reduction:
Up to 5-foot reduction allowed when parking is adjacent to buffer yard.
*5-foot required rear yard when adjacent to alley.
**20-foot building setback required for stories above two when adjacent to DD forms.
***Buildable Area must adhere to the Intersection Vision Clearance Area found in § 160.517 and Driveway Vision Clearance Area found in § 160.518.
 
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023; Ord. 34-26, passed 5-5-2026)

§ 160.332 OTHER APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.

   Development with an MU2 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. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)