This code shall be known as and may be cited and referred to as the "Unified Development Code of the City of Yukon, Oklahoma," "Yukon Unified Development Code," or "Yukon UDC." The term "code" as used within this chapter shall mean the Yukon Unified Development Code. This code incorporates the official zoning map of the corporate limits of the City of Yukon, as of the effective date of this code.

(Ord. No. 1438, § I, 8-1-2023)

The intent of this code is to establish land use regulations for the City of Yukon, for the purpose of:

A.

Promoting health, safety or general welfare of the community;

B.

Promoting the orderly development of Yukon in accordance with "Yukon's Best 2040," and adopted land use policies, also known as the comprehensive plan;

C.

Lessening congestion in the streets by planning, constructing, and maintaining an accessible, efficient, multi-modal, transportation system that meets the needs of the public and commerce, while minimizing risks to health, safety and the environment;

D.

Securing safety from fire, panic, and other dangers;

E.

Providing adequate light and air;

F.

Preventing the overcrowding of land and avoiding undue concentration of population;

G.

Providing for the protection of public investment in and facilitating the adequate provision of transportation, water, stormwater management systems, sewage treatment and disposal, solid waste treatment and disposal, recreation, public facilities, open space, and other public requirements to the benefit of the whole community;

H.

Providing that the cost of improvements which primarily benefit the tract of land being developed be borne by the owners or developers of the tract;

I.

Establishing adequate and accurate records of land subdivision;

J.

Conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the community; and

K.

Providing for the gradual elimination of nonconformities.

(Ord. No. 1438, § I, 8-1-2023)

Interpretation and application of the provisions of this code are held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion and protection of the public health, safety, and welfare. Terms and words are to be used and interpreted as defined in article II, definitions of this UDC.

(Ord. No. 1438, § I, 8-1-2023)

A.

This code applies to all land, uses, and structures within the corporate limits of City of Yukon.

B.

Territory annexed to the corporate limits of the City of Yukon, Oklahoma, subsequent to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall immediately be subject to the provisions of the ordinance and shall be deemed to be designated as A-Agriculture District, unless otherwise specified by ordinance at the time of annexation. And until altered or reclassified in the manner provided by law and this section.

C.

Future rezoning and cancellation thereof: From and after the effective date of the ordinance, the city council may, in pursuance of protecting the public health, peace, safety and welfare of the city and its citizens, include in any or all future rezoning ordinances contingency provisions, which contingency provisions may include, but may not be limited to, specific requirements with respect to the development of the land including the type or form of construction thereon contemplated, and further providing that any substantial divergence from the plot plans, affidavits or memorandum of intent on which such zoning may have been based shall result in the immediate cancellation of such zoning after notice and public hearing thereon. The city council shall take whatever action at the time it deems necessary, including, but not limited to, resolutions to cease and desist operations on the land concerned which [when] such operations are inconsistent with the representations, plot plans, affidavits or memorandums of intent theretofore submitted to the city council by the applicant or owner of said property.

(Ord. No. 1438, § I, 8-1-2023)

Any structure, portion or whole, must be used, occupied, erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or enlarged in conformance with the requirements of this code. Any land within the corporate limits of Yukon must be used and occupied in conformance with the requirements of this code.

(Ord. No. 1438, § I, 8-1-2023)

A.

This code does not nullify any private agreement or covenant. However, where this code is more restrictive than a private agreement or covenant, this code controls. Those charged with administration and enforcement of this code do not enforce any private agreement.

B.

Unless otherwise specifically provided, this code controls over less restrictive statutes, ordinances, or regulations, and more restrictive statutes, ordinances, or regulations control over the provisions of this code.

C.

Any illustrations, graphics, and/or photos contained in this code are to assist the reader in understanding and applying the code. If there is any inconsistency between the text of the code and any such illustration, graphic, and/or photo, the text controls unless specifically stated otherwise.

(Ord. No. 1438, § I, 8-1-2023)

The provisions hereof are hereby declared to be severable, and if any section, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence or clause of this UDC is for any reason held invalid or inoperative by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence or clause hereof.

(Ord. No. 1438, § I, 8-1-2023)