CHAPTER XVI. UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE

CHAPTER XVI. UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE

 


ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 1

16-101.  Title. 1

16-102.  Purpose and intent. 1

16-103.  Authority. 1

16-104.  Jurisdictional area. 1

16-105.  Establishment of districts. 1

16-106.  Zoning district maps. 2

16-107.  Rules where uncertainly may arise. 2

16-108.  Applications of district regulations. 2

16-109.  Annexed land. 3

16-110.  Exemptions. 3

16-111.  Relationship to other provisions of the Code. . 3

16-112.  Relationship to the comprehensive plan and other policies. 3

16-113.  Relationship to private restrictions. 4

16-114.  Severability. 4

ARTICLE 2. INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS  5

16-201.  Rules of interpretation. 5

16-202.  Definitions. 5

ARTICLE 3. ADMINISTRATION.. 19

16-301.  General. 19

16-302.  City council. 19

16-303.  Planning commission/board of zoning appeals. 20

16-304.  Planning director. 22

ARTICLE 4. APPLICATIONS AND PROCEDURES  23

16-401.  General requirements and procedures for all applications. 23

16-402.  Comprehensive plan amendment applications. 28

16-403.  Code text amendment applications. 29

16-404.  Zoning map amendment applications (rezonings). 29

16-405.  Special use permit applications. 31

16-406.  Platting applications in general. 33

16-407.  Lot split application. 33

16-408.  Preliminary plat application. 35

16-409.  Final plat application. 38

16-410.  Site plan applications. 42

16-411.  Vacate and dedicate easements or right-of-way. 44

16-412.  Appeals to the board of zoning appeals. 45

16-413.  Variances, board of zoning appeals. 46

ARTICLE 5. ZONING DISTRICTS. 48

16-501.  A-L Agricultural District regulations. 48

16-500.  R-1 Single-Family Residential District regulations. 48

16-501.  R-2 Two-Family Residential District. 49

16-502.  R-3 Multiple-Family Dwelling District. 49

16-503.  C-O Neighborhood Business District. 50

16-504.  C-1 Central Business District. 52

16-505.  C-2 General Business District. 53

16-506.  I Industrial District. 54

16-507.  PD Planned Development District. 54

16-508.  Use regulations. 55

16-509.  Use table. 56

ARTICLE 6. ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS (“CONDITIONS”) 60

16-601.  Additional regulations (“conditions”) for residential uses allowed in agricultural, residential and planned districts. 60

16-602.  Additional regulations (“conditions”) for non-residential uses allowed in agricultural, business and planned districts. 65

16-603.  Additional regulations (“conditions”) for uses allowed in agricultural, residential, business and planned districts. 71

ARTICLE 7. ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES  73

16-701.  Residential accessory uses and structures. 73

16-702.  Nonresidential accessory uses and structures. 74

16-703.  Accessory use and structure development and operational standards. 74

ARTICLE 8. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS  79

16-801.  Off-street parking and loading. 79

16-802.  Driveways and roadway access. 85

16-803.  Zoning district property development standards and measurements and computations. 87

16-804.  Landscaping and screening. 90

16-805.  Operational performance standards. 92

16-806.  Number of principal uses and structures per lot. 93

16-807.  Outdoor lighting standards. 93

16-808.  Outdoor storage and display standards. 93

16-809.  Nonresidential design standards. 94

16-810.  Corner visibility. 95

16-811.  Underground utilities. 95

ARTICLE 9. SIGNS. 96

16-901.  Purpose and intent. 96

16-902.  Permit requirements. 96

16-903.  Exemptions. 96

16-904.  Measurement standards. 97

16-905.  General standards. 97

16-906.  Signs permitted in all districts. 98

16-907.  Signs permitted in districts A-L, R-1, R-2 and R-3. 98

16-908.  Signs permitted in districts C-O and C-1. 99

16-909.  Signs permitted in districts C-2 and I. 99

16-910.  Signs permitted in district PD. 100

16-911.  Billboards. 100

16-912.  Temporary signs. 101

16-913.  Prohibited signs. 103

16-914.  Maintenance and removal. 103

ARTICLE 10. SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. 104

16-1001. Purpose. 104

16-1002. Applicability. 104

16-1003. Exemptions. 104

16-1004. Conditions. 104

16-1005. Design standards. 105

16-1006. Public improvements. 110

16-1007. Improvements procedures. 113

16-1008. Adoption of administrative guidelines. 116

16-1009. Appeals, waivers and variances. 117

ARTICLE 11. FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS. 118

16-1101. Statutory authorization, findings of fact, and purposes. 118

16-1102. General provisions. 119

16-1103. Administration. 120

16-1104. Provisions for flood hazard reduction. 121

16-1105. Floodplain management variance procedures. 125

16-1106. Penalties for violation. 127

16-1107. Amendments. 127

ARTICLE 12. NONCONFORMITIES. 128

16-1201. General provisions. 128

16-1202. Nonconforming uses. 129

16-1203. Nonconforming structures. 130

16-1204. Nonconforming lots. 130

16-1205. Nonconforming signs. 131

16-1206. Other nonconformities. 131

16-1207. Nonconformities created by public action. . 131

ARTICLE 13. VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT   132

16-1301. Types of violations. 132

16-1302. Remedies and enforcement powers. 132

16-1303. Remedies cumulative. 134

16-1304. Enforcement procedures. 134

16-1305. Other enforcement matters. 134

16-1306. Violations of prior regulations. 134