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Valparaiso City Zoning Code

Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections

ARTICLE 1

Jurisdiction and Zoning Districts

Sections

  • DIVISION 1.100 TITLE; GENERAL PURPOSES; AUTHORITY; AND JURISDICTION
  • DIVISION 1.200 APPLICABILITY; VESTED RIGHTS; EFFECT ON PRIVATE RESTRICTIONS
  • DIVISION 1.300 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS
  • DIVISION 1.400 DISTRICT PURPOSES

ARTICLE 2

Permitted Uses and Supplemental Standards

Sections

  • DIVISION 2.100 PURPOSE
  • DIVISION 2.200 USES BY DISTRICT
  • DIVISION 2.300 SUPPLEMENTAL RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS
  • DIVISION 2.400 SUPPLEMENTAL NONRESIDENTIAL STANDARDS.

ARTICLE 3

District Intensity and Bulk Standards

Sections

  • DIVISION 3.100 PURPOSE
  • DIVISION 3.200 CALCULATION OF HEIGHT AND BULK REQUIREMENTS
  • DIVISION 3.300 STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO PARCELS PROPOSED FOR DEVELOPMENT
  • DIVISION 3.400 NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION
  • DIVISION 3.500 STANDARD DEVELOPMENT
  • DIVISION 3.600 PLANNED AND CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
    • Sec. 3.603 Housing Palette for Planned Residential Development
  • DIVISION 3.700 TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
  • DIVISION 3.800 NONRESIDENTIAL SCALE REGULATIONS

ARTICLE 4

Site Capacity and Environmental Standards

Sections

  • DIVISION 4.100 PURPOSE
  • DIVISION 4.200 RESOURCE PROTECTION STANDARDS
  • DIVISION 4.300 SITE CAPACITY CALCULATIONS
  • DIVISION 4.400 USES IN OPEN SPACE
  • DIVISION 4.500 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
  • DIVISION 4.600 WELLHEAD PROTECTION
  • DIVISION 4.700 GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS

ARTICLE 5

Signs

Sections

  • DIVISION 5.200 PRE-EXISTING, PROHIBITED, AND NONCONFORMING SIGNS
  • DIVISION 5.300 SIGN RESTRICTIONS
  • DIVISION 5.400 PERMIT, LICENSE AND BONDING REQUIREMENTS

ARTICLE 6

Subdivision Design and Land Development

Sections

  • DIVISION 6.100 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
  • DIVISION 6.200 COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS FOR SITE PLANS, PLATS, AND SUBDIVISIONS
  • DIVISION 6.300 SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT DESIGN
  • DIVISION 6.400 DEDICATION OF LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS; IMPACT FEES; FEES IN LIEU
  • DIVISION 6.500 MAPPING AND MONUMENTS

ARTICLE 7

Stormwater Management

Sections

  • DIVISION 7.200 PROHIBITED DISCHARGES AND CONNECTIONS
  • DIVISION 7.300 STORMWATER QUANTITY MANAGEMENT
  • DIVISION 7.500 STORMWATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR POST-CONSTRUCTION

ARTICLE 8

Streets and Utilities

Sections

  • DIVISION 8.200 STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND TRAILS
  • DIVISION 8.300 UTILITIES
  • DIVISION 8.400 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR USES IN THE CBD DISTRICT
  • DIVISION 8.500 STANDARDS MANUAL

ARTICLE 9

Parking, Loading, Access, and Lighting

Sections

  • DIVISION 9.100 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
  • DIVISION 9.200 PARKING AND LOADING CALCULATIONS
  • DIVISION 9.400 ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION
  • DIVISION 9.500 EXTERIOR LIGHTING STANDARDS

ARTICLE 10

Landscaping

Sections

  • DIVISION 10.100 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
  • DIVISION 10.200 GENERAL REQUIREMENT
  • DIVISION 10.400 BUFFERYARD REQUIREMENTS
  • DIVISION 10.500 OPEN SPACE
  • DIVISION 10.600 TREE PROTECTION
  • DIVISION 10.700 LANDSCAPING INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

ARTICLE 11

Design Standards

Sections

  • DIVISION 11.100 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
  • DIVISION 11.200 RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS
  • DIVISION 11.300 SIGNATURE CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICTS
  • DIVISION 11.400 EASTGATE OVERLAY DISTRICT STANDARDS
  • DIVISION 11.500 NONRESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS
  • DIVISION 11.600 DOWNTOWN DESIGN STANDARDS
  • DIVISION 11.700 CAMPUS DISTRICT MASTER PLANS
  • DIVISION 11.800 PUD DESIGN STANDARDS

ARTICLE 12

Modulation

Sections

  • DIVISION 12.100 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
  • DIVISION 12.200 MODULATION OF SUBDIVISION STANDARDS

ARTICLE 13

Nonconformities

Sections

  • DIVISION 13.300 GENERAL REGULATIONS

ARTICLE 14

Administrative Bodies

Sections

  • DIVISION 14.100 PURPOSE
  • DIVISION 14.200 CITY COMMON COUNCIL
  • DIVISION 14.300 PLAN COMMISSION
  • DIVISION 14.400 HEARING OFFICER
  • DIVISION 14.500 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
  • DIVISION 14.600 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
  • DIVISION 14.700 TREE ADVISORY BOARD
  • DIVISION 14.800 CITY STAFF AND HEARING OFFICERS

ARTICLE 15

Permits and Procedures

Sections

  • DIVISION 15.100 PURPOSE
  • DIVISION 15.200 PERMITS AND APPROVALS
  • DIVISION 15.300 STANDARDIZED DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL PROCEDURES
  • DIVISION 15.400 PROCEDURES AND ADMINISTRATION FOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL
  • DIVISION 15.500 PROCEDURES AND ADMINISTRATION FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL
  • DIVISION 15.600 MAP AMENDMENTS
  • DIVISION 15.700 ZONING DISCRETIONARY REVIEWS
  • DIVISION 15.800 SUBDIVISION PLAT PROCEDURES
  • DIVISION 15.900 INTERPRETATIONS
  • DIVISION 15.1000 ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL PROCEDURES
  • DIVISION 15.1100 ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
  • DIVISION 15.1200 TEXT AMENDMENTS
  • DIVISION 15.1300 FEES

ARTICLE 16

Purposes

Sections

  • DIVISION 16.100 PURPOSES

ARTICLE 17

Enforcement, Interpretation, and Repealer

Sections

  • DIVISION 17.100 PURPOSE
  • DIVISION 17.200 ENFORCEMENT
  • DIVISION 17.300 LEGAL STATUS

ARTICLE 18

Definitions

Sections

  • DIVISION 18.100 WORD USAGE; ABBREVIATIONS; AND ACRONYMS
  • DIVISION 18.200 USE DEFINITIONS
      • A - D
      • E - G
      • H - P
      • Q - Z
    • A Terms
    • B Terms
    • C Terms
    • D Terms
    • E Terms
    • F Terms
    • G Terms
    • H Terms
    • I Terms
    • J Terms
    • L Terms
    • M Terms
    • N Terms
    • O Terms
    • P Terms
    • R Terms
    • S Terms
    • T Terms
    • V Terms
    • W Terms
    • Y Terms
    • Z Terms

Appendix A

Site Capacity Calculations

Sections

  • RESIDENTIAL SITE CAPACITY
  • NONRESIDENTIAL SITE CAPACITY ANALYSIS

Appendix B

Plant Lists

Sections

  • GENERAL LANDSCAPING

Appendix C

Fee Schedules

Sections

Appendix D

Illustrations

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