Zoning Regulations

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ARTICLE I     ZONING REGULATIONS     
Section 1. Title (PDF)
Section 2. Purpose and Intent (PDF)
Section 3. Consistency with Comprehensive Plan (PDF)
Section 4. Authority and Jurisdiction (PDF)                         
ARTICLE II    RULES-INTERPRETATIONS-DEFINITION
Section 1. Rules and Interpretation (PDF)
Section 2. Separability (PDF)
Section 3. Definitions (PDF)
ARTICLE III   DISTRICTS AND BOUNDARIES
Section 1. District Classifications (PDF)
Section 2. Zoning District Maps (PDF)
Section 3. Annexation & Designation (PDF)
Section 4. Rules Where Uncertainty May Arise (PDF)
Section 5. Buildings Affected (PDF)
ARTICLE IV   INTENT OF DISTRICTS
Section 1. "A-L" Agricultural District (PDF)
Section 2. "R-R" Rural Residential District (PDF)
Section 3. "R-S" Rural Subdivision District (PDF)
Section 4. "R-1" Single Family Dwelling District (PDF)
Section 5. "R-1A" Dense Single-Family Dwelling District (PDF)
Section 6. "R-2" Two-Family Dwelling District (PDF)
Section 7. "R-3" Multiple-Family Dwelling District (PDF)
Section 8. "M-H" Manufactured Home District (PDF)
Section 9. "M-P" Manufactured Home Park District (PDF)
Section 10. "C-O" Office Building District (PDF)
Section 11. "C-1" Central Business District (PDF)
Section 12. "C-2" General Commercial District (PDF)
Section 13. "C-3" Highway Commercial District (PDF)
Section 14. "I-1" Light Industrial District (PDF)
Section 15. "I-2" Heavy Industrial District (PDF)
Section 16. "P" Planned Overlay District (PDF)
Section 17. "A-P" Airport Overlay District (PDF)
Section 18. "F-P" Floodplain Overlay District (PDF)
ARTICLE V    "A-L" AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
Section 1. Intent and Purpose of District (PDF)
Section 2. Use Regulations (PDF)
Section 3. Intensity of Use Regulations (PDF)
Section 4. Height Regulations (PDF)
Section 5. Yard Regulations (PDF)
Section 6. Parking Regulations (PDF)
Section 7. Landscape Regulations (PDF)
Section 8. Use Limitations Regulations (PDF)
Section 9. Supplementary District Regulations (PDF)
ARTICLE VI   "F-P" FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT
Section 1. Intent and Purpose of District (PDF)
Section 2. District Regulations (PDF)
Section 3. Special Use Regulations (PDF)
Section 4. Intensity of Use Regulations (PDF)
Section 5. Height Regulations (PDF)
Section 6. Yard Regulations (PDF)
Section 7. Sign Regulations (PDF)
Section 8. Parking and Loading Regulations (PDF)
Section 9. Landscape Regulations (PDF)
ARTICLE VII  RESIDENTIAL ZONED DISTRICTS
Section 1. Intent and Purpose of District (PDF)
Section 2. Residential Zoning Districts (PDF)
Section 3. Use Regulations (PDF)
  Table VII-1 (PDF)
Section 4. Intensity of Use (PDF)
  Table VII-2 Intensity of Use Regulations (PDF)
Section 5. Maximum Lot Coverage (PDF)
Section 6. Height Regulations (PDF)
Section 7. Yard Regulations (PDF)
 Table VII-3 Yard Setback Requirements (PDF)
Section 8. Accessory Uses and Structures (PDF)
Section 9. Sign Regulations (PDF)
Section 10. Parking Regulations (PDF)
Section 11. landscaping Regulations (PDF)
Section 12. Use Limitations (PDF)
Section 13. Attached Single Family, Townhouse, Condominiums, Zero Lot Line (PDF)
Section 14. Supplementary Regulations (PDF)
Section 15. Storm Shelters (PDF)
ARTICLE VIII "M-H" MANUFACTURED HOME DISTRICT  
Section 1. Intent and Purpose of District  (PDF)
Section 2. Use Regulations (PDF)
Section 3. Intensity of Use (PDF)
Section 4. Height Regulations (PDF)
Section 5. Yard Regulations (PDF)
Section 6. Accessory Uses and Structures (PDF)
Section 7. Sign Regulations (PDF)
Section 8. Parking Regulations (PDF)
Section 9. Landscapes Regulations (PDF)
Section 10. Use Limitations (PDF)
Section 11. Supplementary District Regulations (PDF)
Section 12. Storm Shelters (PDF)
ARTICLE IX   "M-P' MANUFACTURED HOME PARK DISTRICTS REGULATIONS
Section 1. Intent and Purpose of District (PDF)
Section 2. Use Regulations (PDF)
Section 3. General Requirements (PDF)
Section 4. Accessory Uses and Structures (PDF)
Section 5. Specific Requirements (PDF)
Section 6. Application for Preliminary Approval (PDF)
Section 7. Final Plan (PDF)
Section 8. Deviation (PDF)
Section 9. Unused Manufactured Home Park (PDF)
Section 10. Sign Regulations (PDF)
Section 11. Parking Regulations (PDF)
Section 12. landscape Requirements (PDF)
Section 13. Use Limitations (PDF)
Section 14. Visible Lot Numbers (PDF)
Section 15. Storm Shelters (PDF)
ARTICLE X    COMMERCIAL ZONED DISTRICT
Section 1. Intent and Purpose of District (PDF)
Section 2. Commercial Zoning Districts (PDF)
Section 3. Use Regulations (PDF)
  Table VIII-1 Use Regulations (PDF)
Section 4. Special Requirements (PDF)
Section 5. Intensity of Use (PDF)
Section 6. Accessory Uses (PDF)
Section 7. Height Regulations (PDF)
Section 8. Yard Regulations (PDF)
  Table VIII-2 Yard Setback Regulations (PDF)
Section 9. Use Limitations (PDF)
Section 10. Sign Regulations (PDF)
Section 11. Parking Regulations (PDF)
Section 12. Supplementary Regulations (PDF)
Section 13. Required Screening for Business-Industrial Use (PDF)
Section 14. Canopy and Marquee (PDF)
ARTICLE XI   INDUSTRIAL ZONED DISTRICT
Section 1. Intent and Purpose of District (PDF)
Section 2. Industrial Zoning Districts (PDF)
Section 3. Use Regulations (PDF)
  Table XI-1 Use Regulations (PDF)
Section 4. Special Requirements (PDF)
Section 5. Intensity of Use (PDF)
Section 6. Height Regulations (PDF)
Section 7. Yard Regulations (PDF)
Section 8. Minimum Lot Depth and Width and Coverage (PDF)
Section 9. Accessory Uses (PDF)
Section 10. Sign Regulations (PDF)
Section 11. Parking Regulations (PDF
Section 12. Required Screening for Business-Industrial Use (PDF)
Section 13. Landscaping Requirements (PDF)
Section 14. Use Limitations (PDF)
Section 15. Supplementary District Regulations (PDF)
ARTICLE XII  "P" PLANNED OVERLAY DISTRICT
Section 1. Intent and Purpose of District (PDF)
Section 2. Permitted Use (PDF)
Section 3. General Provisions (PDF)
Section 4. Standards and Conditions for Planned Development (PDF)
Section 5. Application for Approval of Preliminary Plan (PDF)
Section 6. Final Plan Approval (PDF)
Section 7. Recording (PDF)
Section 8. Enforcement and Modification of Provisions of the Plan (PDF)
Section 9. Amendments (PDF)
Section 10. Platting (PDF)
Section 11. Storm Shelters (PDF)
ARTICLE XIII AIRPORT OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT
Section 1. Intent and Purpose of District (PDF)
Section 2. Airport Hazard (PDF)
Section 3. Definitions (PDF)
Section 4. Zones (PDF)
Section 5. Use Regulations (PDF)
Section 6. Height Regulations (PDF)
Section 7. Nonconforming Uses (PDF)
Section 8. Permits (PDF)
ARTICLE XIV SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Section 1. General (PDF)
Section 2. Height Regulations (PDF)
Section 3. Yard Regulations and Exceptions (PDF)
Section 4. Number of Structures on a Lot (PDF)
Section 5. Sight Triangle (PDF)
Section 6. Access to Commercial and Industrial Districts (PDF)
Section 7. Temporary Uses: Permitted; Applications; Conditions (PDF)
Section 8. Determination of Building Setback Lines (PDF)
Section 9. Fences (PDF)
Section 10. Home Occupations (PDF)
Section 11. Accessory Uses (PDF)
Section 12. Inoperable Motor Vehicles (PDF)
Section 13. Zero Lot Line (PDF)
Section 14. Attached Single Family, Townhouse and Condominiums (PDF)
Section 15. Site Plan Review (PDF)
Section 16. Gas Pump Canopies (PDF)
Section 17. Lots of Record (PDF)
Section 18. Dwelling Unit Conversions (PDF)
ARTICLE XV  NON-CONFORMITIES
Section 1. General (PDF)
Section 2. Non-conforming Lots of Record (PDF)
Section 3. Non-conforming Structures (PDF)
Section 4. Non-conforming Uses (PDF)
Section 5. Status Exceptions (PDF)
ARTICLE XVI SIGN REGULATION
Section 1. General (PDF)
Section 2. District Regulations (PDF)
Section 3. Non-conforming Signs (PDF)
Section 4. Removal of Signs from Vacant Buildings (PDF)
ARTICLE XVII LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS
Section 1. Landscape Requirements (PDF)
ARTICLE XVIII TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Section 1. Traffic Regulations (PDF)
ARTICLE XIX PARKING & LOADING REGULATIONS
Section 1. Requirements (PDF)
Section 2. Plans and Approval Required (PDF)
Section 3. Construction Requirements (PDF)
Section 4. Performance (PDF)
Section 5. Application (PDF)
ARTICLE XX  MINIMUM BUILDING REQUIREMENTS
Section 1. Minimum Building Requirements (PDF)
Section 2. Building and Structures (previously occupied) Moved In (PDF)
Section 3. Elevation (PDF)
ARTICLE XXI BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
Section 1. Creation (PDF)
Section 2. General (PDF)
Section 3. Secretary (PDF)
Section 4. Meetings (PDF)
Section 5. Powers and Jurisdiction (PDF)
Section 6. Applications (PDF)
Section 7. Performance (PDF)
Section 8. Who May Appeal from the Board Decision (PDF)
Section 9. Recording (PDF)
ARTICLE XXII AMENDMENTS
Section 1. General Provisions (PDF)
Section 2. Hearings (PDF)
Section 3. Action by the Planning Commission (PDF)
Section 4. Action by the Governing Body (PDF)
Section 5. Ranking of Zoning Districts (PDF)
Section 6. Limitations on Successive Applications (PDF)
ARTICLE XXIII ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATION AND PENALTY
Section 1. Enforcement (PDF)
Section 2. Plats (PDF)
Section 3. Penalty (PDF)
Section 4. Violations (PDF)
ARTICLE XXIV VALIDITY
Section 1. Validity (PDF)
ARTICLE XXV CERTIFICATE