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Index

ARTICLE I. PURPOSE

Sec. 35.1-1. Legislative authority.

Sec. 35.1-2. Legislative intent.

Sec. 35.1-3. Severability clause.

ARTICLE II. OFFICIAL ZONING MAP,
CLASSIFICATION, DISTRICTS AND BOUNDARIES

Sec. 35.1-4. Official zoning map.

Sec. 35.1-5. Classification of districts.

Sec. 35.1-6. Boundaries of districts; zoning map; determination of questions as to boundaries.

Sec. 35.1-7. Lots in two (2) or more districts.

Sec. 35.1-8. Replacement and revision of official zoning map.

Sec. 35.1-9. Unauthorized changes in zoning map prohibited.

Sec. 35.1-10. Territory annexed or not specifically included within a district.

ARTICLE III. DEFINITIONS

Sec. 35.1-11. Repealed. (Ord. No. O-90-047, 2-13-90)

Editor's note:—Sec. 35.1-11, pertaining to definitions, derived from Ord. No. O-78-352, adopted 12-12-78, was repealed by Ord. No. O-90-047, adopted 2-13-90. Ord. No. O-90-047 enacted similar provisions designated herein as Secs. 35-.1-11.1 thru 35.1-11.13.

Sec. 35.1-11.1 Definitions.

Sec. 35.1-11.2. Terms beginning with "A".

Sec. 35.1-11.3. Terms beginning with "B".

Sec. 35.1-11.4. Terms beginning with "C".

Sec. 35.1-11.5. Terms beginning with "D".

Sec. 35.1-11.6. Terms beginning with "E".

Sec. 35.1-11.7. Terms beginning with "F".

Sec. 35.1-11.8. Terms beginning with "G" through "K".

Sec. 35.1-11.9. Terms beginning with "L".

Sec. 35.1-11.10. Terms beginning with "M" through "O".

Sec. 35.1-11.11. Terms beginning with "P" through "R".

Sec. 35.1-11.12. Terms beginning with "S".

Sec. 35.1-11.13. Terms beginning with "T" through "Z".

ARTICLE IV. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Sec. 35.1-12. General.

Sec. 35.1-12.1. Applicant to pay delinquent taxes.

Sec. 35.1-13. Variances.

Sec. 35.1-14. Site plan review.

Sec. 35.1-15. Conditional use permits issued by city council.

Sec. 35.1-16. Planned unit development, cluster commercial development, or traditional neighborhood development.

Sec. 35.1-17. Amendments.

Sec. 35.1-18. Appeals to the board of zoning appeals and to the circuit court.

Sec. 35.1-19. Public hearings.

Sec. 35.1-20. Violations and penalties.

ARTICLE V. GENERAL REGULATIONS

Sec. 35.1-21. Application of regulations.

Sec. 35.1-22. Buildings, uses and lots.

Sec. 35.1-23. Supplementary regulations (building projections, setbacks, etc.).

Sec. 35.1-24. Accessory buildings and uses.

Sec. 35.1-25. Off-street parking and loading.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.  Landscaping.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.1.  Severability clause.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.2.  Applicability.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.3.  Definitions.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.4.  General regulations.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.5.  Landscaping plan required.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.6.  Residential street tree landscaping.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.7.  Parking area landscaping.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.8.  Street trees for multi-family, commercial and industrial districts.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.9.  Foundation plantings.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.10.  Utility screening.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.11.  Buffering.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.12.  Tree canopy requirements.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.13.  Installation.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.14.  Maintenance.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.15.  Stormwater quality credit.

Sec. 35.1-25.1.16.  Alternate layout of landscaping.

Sec. 35.1-26. Signs.

Sec. 35.1-26.1. Severability clause.

Sec. 35.1-26.2. Definitions.

Sec. 35.1-26.3. General regulations.

Sec. 35.1-26.4. Flags.

Sec. 35.1-26.5. Temporary signs.

Sec. 35.1-26.6. Political signs.

Sec. 35.1-26.7. Opinion signs.

Sec. 35.1-26.8. Signs in R-C, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 districts.

Sec. 35.1-26.9. Signs in B-1 and B-2 districts.

Sec. 35.1-26.10. Signs in B-3 and B-5 districts.

Sec. 35.1-26.11. Signs in B-4 and B-6 districts.

Sec. 35.1-26.12. Signs in I-1, I-2 and I-3 districts.

Sec. 35.1-26.13. Billboards.

Sec. 35.1-26.14. Sign application and permit.

Sec. 35.1-26.15. Maintenance.

Sec. 35.1-26.16. Modified signs.

Sec. 35.1-27. Nonconforming uses.

ARTICLE VI. CONSERVATION DISTRICT

Sec. 35.1-28. Conservation district (R-C).

ARTICLE VII. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

Sec. 35.1-29. Low density residential districts (R-1), single-family.

Sec. 35.1-30. Low-medium density residential districts (R-2), single-family.

Sec. 35.1-31. Medium density residential districts (R-3), two (2) family.

Sec. 35.1-32. Medium-high density residential districts (R-4), multi-family.

Sec. 35.1-33. High density residential districts (R-5), multi-family.

ARTICLE VIII. BUSINESS DISTRICTS

Sec. 35.1-34. Limited business districts (B-1).

Sec. 35.1-35. Local neighborhood business districts (B-2).

Sec. 35.1-36. Community business districts (B-3).

Sec. 35.1-37. Central business district (B-4).

Sec. 35.1-38. General business district (B-5).

Sec. 35.1-38.1. Riverfront business district (B-6).

Sec. 35.1-39. Restricted industrial districts (I-1).

Sec. 35.1-40. Light industrial districts (I-2).

Sec. 35.1-41. Heavy industrial districts (I-3).

ARTICLE IX. SPECIAL DISTRICTS

Sec. 35.1-42. Repealed. (O-83-154)

Editor's note—Section 35.1-42, pertaining to planned unit development districts (PUD's), and derived from Ord. No. O-80-110, § 1, adopted May 13, 1980, was repealed by § 2 of Ord. No. O-83-154, enacted July 12, 1983.

Sec. 35.1-42.1. Planned Unit Developments

Sec. 35.1-42.2. General Requirements for Planned Unit Developments.

Sec. 35.1-42.3. Permitted Uses in Planned Unit Developments.

Sec. 35.1-42.4. Residential Density in Planned Unit Developments.

Sec. 35.1-42.5. Planned Unit Development Application Procedure.

Sec. 35.1-42.6. Planned Unit Development Preliminary Site Plan Procedure.

Sec. 35.1-42.7. Planned Unit Development Final Site Plan Procedure.

Sec. 35.1-42.8. Other regulations applicable to planned unit developments.

Sec. 35.1-43. Cluster commercial development (CCD).

Sec. 35.1-43.1. Conditional zone or zone approval.

Sec. 35.1-43.2. Commercial corridor overlay district (CC).

Sec. 35.1-43.2:1.  Fifth Street Revitalization Corridor Overlay District (FSC).

Section 35.1-43.3. Scenic Corridor Overlay District (SC).

Sec. 35.1-43.4. Airport safety overlay district (AS).

Sec. 35.1-43.5. Traditional neighborhood developments.

Sec. 35.1-43.6. General requirements for traditional neighborhood developments.

Sec. 35.1-43.7. Permitted uses in traditional neighborhood developments.

Sec. 35.1-43.8. Setbacks in traditional neighborhood developments.

Sec. 35.1-43.9. Streets, alleys, paths, and block patterns in traditional neighborhood developments

Sec. 35.1-43.10. Parking requirements in traditional neighborhood developments.

Sec. 35.1-43.11. Traditional neighborhood development application and review.

Sec. 35.1-43.12. Traditional neighborhood development site plans.

Sec. 35.1-43.13. Traditional neighborhood development changes and appeals.

Sec. 35.1-43.14. Flexible space developments.

Sec. 35.1-43.15. General regulations for flexible space developments.

Sec. 35.1-43.16. Permitted uses in flexible space developments.

Sec. 35.1-43.17. Development standards for flexible space developments.

Sec. 35.1-43.18. Flexible space development application and review.

Sec. 35.1-43.19. Flexible space development site plans.

Sec. 35.1-43.20. Flexible space development changes and appeals.

Sec. 35.1-43.21. Severability.

Sec. 35.1-43.22. Retail establishments, large scale.

Sec. 35.1-43.23. Severability clause.

Sec. 35.1-43.24. Applicability.

Sec. 35.1-43.25. Transportation.

Sec. 35.1-43.26. Lighting.

Sec. 35.1-43.27. Building design and sustainability.

Sec. 35.1-43.28. Definitions.

Sec. 35.1-44. Repealed. (O-82-080)

Editor's note—Section 35.1-44 of App. A, concerning the special district provisions for historic districts, and derived unchanged from the zoning ordinance adopted Dec. 12, 1978, was repealed by Ord. No. O-82-080, § 2, enacted May 11, 1982.

Sec. 35.1-44.1. Historic districts (HD).

Sec. 35.1-45. Flood hazard districts: floodway districts (FW), floodway fringe districts (FF), and approximated flood plain districts (AFP).

ARTICLE X. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

Sec. 35.1-46. Legislative intent.

Sec. 35.1-47. General standards.

Sec. 35.1-48. Airports.

Sec. 35.1-49. Antique stores.

Sec. 35.1-50. Arenas, auditoriums and stadiums.

Sec. 35.1-51. Automobile service stations.

Sec. 35.1-51.1. Boardinghouses, lodging houses, or rooming houses.

Sec. 35.1-52. Carnivals and fairs, temporary.

Sec. 35.1-52.1. Cemeteries and Columbariums

Sec. 35.1-53. Churches and other places of worship.

Sec. 35.1-54. Care centers.

Sec. 35.1-55. Convents and monasteries.

Sec. 35.1-56. Cluster dwellings, cluster development with townhouse lots for sale and/or condominiums.

Sec. 35.1-56.1 Group homes.

Sec. 35.1-57. Heliports.

Sec. 35.1-58. Hospitals and sanatoriums.

Sec. 35.1-59. Hotels and motels.

Sec. 35.1-60. Kennels and other small animal raising and boarding.

Sec. 35.1-61. Manufacturing, custom.

Sec. 35.1-62. Mobile home parks.

Sec. 35.1-63. Museums and art galleries.

Sec. 35.1-64. Nursing homes.

Sec. 35.1-65. Offices and research and development installation in R-C Districts.

Sec. 35.1-66. Clubs and fraternal organizations.

Sec. 35.1-67. Police and fire stations.

Sec. 35.1-67.1. Public uses.

Sec. 35.1-68. Radio and television towers and transmitting stations.

Sec. 35.1-69. Recreation facilities, public or community owned.

Sec. 35.1-70. Riding academies and stables.

Sec. 35.1-70.1. Sanitary or solid waste facilities.

Sec. 35.1-71. Schools, colleges, and vocational schools.

Sec. 35.1-72. Shooting Ranges.

Sec. 35.1-73. Theaters, drive-ins.

Sec. 35.1-73.1. Tourist homes or bed and breakfast.

Sec. 35.1-74. Trailer parks, campgrounds.

Sec. 35.1-75. Public utilities.

Secs. 35.1-76--35.1-79. Reserved

ARTICLE XI. TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS AND FACILITIES

Sec. 35.1-80. Findings.

Sec. 35.1-81. Purposes.

Sec. 35.1-82. Definitions.

Sec. 35.1-83. Development and approval of towers.

Sec. 35.1-84. Interference with public safety radio services.

Sec. 35.1-85. Setbacks and fall zones.

Sec. 35.1-86. Structural requirements.

Sec. 35.1-87. Separation or buffer requirements.

Sec. 35.1-88. Method of determining tower height.

Sec. 35.1-89. Illumination.

Sec. 35.1-90. Exterior finish.

Sec. 35.1-91. Landscaping.

Sec. 35.1-92. Security.

Sec. 35.1-93. Access.

Sec. 35.1-94. Certifications and inspections.

Sec. 35.1-95. Maintenance.

Sec. 35.1-96. Stealth.

Sec. 35.1-97. Telecommunications facilities on antenna support structures.

Sec. 35.1-98. Existing towers.

Sec. 35.1-99. Repealed by Ord. No. O-00-007, 1-11-00

Sec. 35.1-100. Abandonment.

Sec. 35.1-101. Reservation of rights.

 

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