Sioux Falls City Zoning Code
FORM UT1
BASIC UTILITIES
§ 160.396 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 UT1: basic utilities.
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)
§ 160.397 ALLOWED ZONING DISTRICTS.
The UT1 form shall be allowed in the following zoning districts as detailed in §§ 160.016–160.047 (Districts and Boundaries): All zoning districts except RHP.
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)
§ 160.398 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 a UT1 form:
(1) Neighborhood utilities.
(2) Electrical substation.
(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) Antenna support structure.
A. Stealth design is required.
1. The tower shall be very minor in size and scale to antenna support structure.
(2) Community garden.
A. No more than one-acre garden is allowed per site.
B. The applicant should receive the operational and management guidelines for a community garden.
C. A community garden is not required to provide a buffer yard.
(3) Microcell tower.
A. Microcell towers shall not be within a 600' radius of any other tower.
B. 25' setback from base of tower to nearest existing structure or building setback line.
C. When constructed within any DD or AD form right-of-ways or front yard setbacks, microcells shall be within 5' of the side yard lot line.
D. Design character.
1. Microcell design shall use materials, colors, textures, screening, and landscaping that is not in direct conflict with the natural setting or surrounding structures.
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)
§ 160.399 ACCESSORY USES.
A use shall be accessory to a building or premises that is customarily incidental and subordinate to any principal use allowed as a UT1 form.
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)
§ 160.400 BULK REGULATIONS.
General requirements. The maximum height and minimum lot requirements within the UT1 form shall be as follows:
Required Front Yard: | 25 feet. One required front yard on a corner lot may be 20 feet. |
Required Side Yard: | 5 feet. |
Required Rear Yard: | 5 feet. |
Maximum Height: | 45 feet. |
Maximum Size: | No limit. |
Required Buffer Yard: | 30-foot total and Level C buffer yard setback required adjacent to DD1, DD2, DD3 and DD4. 15 feet total adjacent to DD5, DD6, DD7, AD1, AD2, AD3, AD4 and GW. *10 feet total and Level A buffer yard when adjacent to MD1 and MD2 forms. |
See §§ 160.505 et seq. (Additional Yard Regulations) for more information. | |
Minimum distance between multiple principal buildings on the same lot: 10 feet. | |
(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)
§ 160.401 OTHER APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.
Development with a UT1 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)
