Sturgis City Zoning Code
ZONING DISTRICTS
AND MAP
§ 156.015 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS.
(A) For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, convenience and the general welfare of the community, the city is hereby divided into districts of 16 different types, each being of such number, shape kind and area and common unity of purpose and adaptability of use that are deemed most suitable to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
(B) The area of property lying within each district is shown on the official zoning map on file in the City Finance Office:
(1) Agricultural Zoning District (AG);
(2) Park Land;
(3) Public Land;
(4) Medium Density Residential Housing;
(5) Low Density Residential Housing;
(6) Multi-Family Residential (R-3);
(7) Mobile Home 1 (MH-1);
(8) Mobile Home 2 (MH-2);
(9) General Commercial (GC-1);
(10) Retail Commercial (GC-2);
(11) Single-Family Residential/Office Commercial;
(12) Highway Service (HS);
(13) General Industrial (GI);
(14) Open Space (OS);
(15) Transitional Zoning District (NU); and
(16) RV, Campground and Recreational Vehicle Park (RV): See the following description:
(a) Lot 4E, Parks Subdivision City of Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, as shown on the plat filed in Plat Book 20 on Page 326;
(b) Lots 14, 15, 16, Block 2 of Lot F of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 5 North, Range 5 East of the Black Hills Meridian, City of Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, as shown by the Plat recorded in Plat Book 3 on Page 36; and
(c) Lot F of the Northwest Addition to the City of Sturgis, in the Southwest Quarter of Section 4, Township 5 North, Range 5 East of the Black Hills Meridian, City of Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota.
(Prior Code, Title 18, Art. III, § 1) (Ord. 2006-14, passed 8-5-2006)
§ 156.016 ZONING MAP.
(A) The location and boundaries of the zoning districts established by the ordinance codified in this chapter are denoted and defined as shown in the map entitled “Zoning Map of the City of Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota,” adopted February 12, 2001, and as subsequently amended, and certified by the City Finance Officer. Said map, together with everything shown thereon is hereby incorporated into this chapter as if fully set forth and described herein.
(B) The zoning map shall be kept and maintained by the Finance Office and shall be available for inspection and examination by members of the public at all reasonable times as any other public record.
(Prior Code, Title 18, Art. III, § 2) (Ord. 2013-20, passed 12-4-2013)
§ 156.017 SCOPE OF REGULATIONS.
The regulations applying to each district include specific limitations on the use of land and structures, height and bulk of structures, density of population, lot area, yard dimension and area of lot that can be covered by structures.
(A) Manufactured home and residential zoned areas. Outside activities and uses are prohibited in the above districts unless specifically provided otherwise, all activities, storage and displays shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed structure.
(B) Exceptions. Garage and yard sales/holiday decorations: No commercial activities shall be permitted within these districts unless the business has been reviewed by the City Planning Commission and City Council and a conditional use permit is granted.
(Prior Code, Title 18, Art. III, § 3) Penalty, see § 156.999
§ 156.018 RULES FOR INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the precise location of any of the aforesaid districts shown on the zoning map, the following rules shall apply.
(A) Boundaries shown as following or approximately following streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to be following the centerlines of such streets, highways or alleys.
(B) Boundaries shown as following or approximately following platted lot lines or other property lines, such lines shall be construed to be said boundary lines.
(C) Boundaries shown as following or approximately following railroad lines shall be construed to lie midway between the main tracks of such railroad lines.
(D) Boundaries shown as following or approximately following the centerline of streams, rivers or other continuously flowing or non-flowing water courses shall be construed as following the channel centerline of such water courses and said boundaries shall be deemed to be at the limit of the jurisdiction of the city unless otherwise indicated.
(E) Boundaries shown as following or closely following the limits of political jurisdictions shall be construed as following such limits.
(F) Where the application of the aforesaid rules leaves a reasonable doubt as to the boundaries between two districts, the regulations of the more restrictive district shall govern the entire parcel in question, unless otherwise determined by the governing body.
(G) Whenever any street, alley or other public easement is vacated, the district classification of the property to which the vacated portions of land accrue shall become the classification of the vacated land.
(Prior Code, Title 18, Art. III, § 4)