Sioux Falls City Zoning Code
FORM OPEN1
CONSERVATION OPEN SPACE
§ 160.372 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 OPEN1—conservation open space.
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)
§ 160.373 ALLOWED ZONING DISTRICTS.
The OPEN1 form shall be allowed in the following zoning district as detailed in §§ 160.016–160.047 (Districts and Boundaries): CN district.
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)
§ 160.374 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 OPEN1 form:
(1) Tree farm/wholesale nurseries.
(2) Golf course (does not include club houses—see BCF4 form).
(3) Cemeteries.
(4) Nature preserve.
(5) Natural drainage facilities.
(6) Community gardens.
(b) Permitted special. 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) Pet cemetery.
A. Animals shall be buried to a depth of at least six feet.
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)
§ 160.375 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 OPEN1 form. Country clubs that are accessory to a golf course shall not be considered accessory under this zoning ordinance. Country clubs are within the BCF4 form.
(a) 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.
(1) Crematory and/or funeral establishment.
A. Such use is accessory to a cemetery.
B. Such use placed beyond 300 feet of any residential district.
C. One principal frontage of the premises shall abut on a collector or arterial.
D. A neighborhood meeting shall be conducted to address site and building design issues.
(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.
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)
§ 160.376 BULK REGULATIONS.
General requirements. The maximum height and minimum lot requirements within the OPEN1 form shall be as follows:
Required Front Yard: | 15 feet. |
Required Side Yard: | 15 feet. |
Required Rear Yard: | 15 feet. |
Maximum Height: | 45 feet. |
Maximum Size: | No limit. |
Required Buffer Yard: | None. |
See §§ 160.505 et seq. (Additional Yard Regulations) for more information. | |
Minimum distance between multiple principal buildings on the same lot: 30 feet. | |
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)
§ 160.377 OTHER APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.
Development with an OPEN1 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).
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)
