The area located within the jurisdiction of this chapter (see § 500-9) is hereby divided into zoning districts of such number and community character as are necessary to achieve compatibility of land uses within each district, to implement the officially adopted City of Watertown Comprehensive Plan, and to achieve the other purposes of this chapter (see § 550-5).
For the purpose of this chapter, all areas within the jurisdiction of this chapter (see § 500-9) are hereby divided into the following standard zoning districts and standard zoning district categories, which shall be designated as follows:
B.
Residential districts.
(1)
Countryside Residential-10 (CR-10ac) District.
(2)
Exurban Residential-1 (ER-1) District.
(3)
Single-Family Residential-4 (SR-4) District.
(4)
Two-Family Residential-6 (TR-6) District.
(5)
Multifamily Residential-8 (MR-8) District.
(6)
Multifamily Residential-10 (MR-10) District.
(7)
Senior Residential (SNR) District.
[Amended by Ord. No. 03-22]
Standard zoning districts established by this chapter are shown
on the Official Zoning Map of the City of Watertown dated June 3,
2003, which, together with all explanatory materials thereon, is hereby
made part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Official Zoning Map is on file with the
Engineering Department.
The following rules shall be used to determine the precise location
of any zoning district boundary shown on the Official Zoning Map of
the City of Watertown:
A.
Zoning district boundaries shown as following or approximately following
the limits of any city, village, town or county boundary shall be
construed as following such limits.
B.
Zoning district boundaries shown as following or approximately following
streets or railroad lines shall be construed as following the center
line of such streets or railroad lines.
C.
Zoning district boundary lines shown as following or approximately
following platted lot lines or other property lines as shown on the
City of Watertown or County of Dodge and Jefferson Tax Maps shall
be construed as following such lines.
D.
Zoning district boundaries shown as following or approximately following
the center lines of streams, rivers or other continuously flowing
watercourses shall be construed as following the channel center lines
of such watercourses, and in the event of a natural change in the
location of such streams, rivers or other watercourses, the zoning
district boundary shall be construed as moving with the channel center
line.
E.
Zoning district boundaries shown as following or approximately following
ridgelines or watershed boundaries shall be construed as following
such lines.
G.
Where any uncertainty exists as to the exact location of a zoning
district boundary line, as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the location
of the line shall be determined by the Zoning Administrator.
The following sections specify the purpose and intent of the
standard zoning districts established by this chapter.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to permit development
that is solely of a rural community character. The land use standards
for this district permit very low-density single-family residential
development at a density of one dwelling unit for every 35 gross acres,
as well as a variety of agricultural and agricultural-support land
uses. Density and intensity standards for this district are designed
to ensure that development requiring even a minimum of urban services
does not occur until such services are available. As such, the Rural
Holding (RH) District shall serve either as a designation which preserves
and protects agricultural activities or as a "holding zone" which
provides for an interim land use (agriculture) that will easily permit
further development (with rezoning to another district) at the appropriate
time.
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Rationale: This district is used to provide for the protection
of agricultural activities and a very low-density residential area
for those who want to live in a rural environment and who retain enough
land with their residence to ensure that the rural environment is
maintained as long as the Rural Holding (RH) District designation
is retained. In this manner, even if all property were developed in
a given area with the Rural Holding (RH) District designation, the
rural community character of that area would still be maintained.
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B.
List of allowable principal land uses (per Article III).
(2)
Principal land uses permitted as conditional use (per § 550-45B):
(a)
Single-family: one-acre lot (for lots smaller than 35 acres,
remainder of 35 acres must be deed-restricted with a conservation
easement prohibiting subsequent development of additional principal
structures unless rezoned for higher-density development).
(b)
Husbandry.
(c)
Intensive agriculture.
(d)
Agricultural services.
(e)
Clear-cutting.
(f)
Indoor institutional (church and school only).
(g)
Outdoor institutional.
(h)
Outdoor commercial entertainment.
(i)
Commercial animal boarding.
(j)
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(k)
Campground.
(l)
Junkyard or salvage yard.
(m)
Waste disposal facility.
(n)
Composting operation.
(o)
Airport/heliport.
(p)
Communication tower.
(q)
Extraction use.
(r)
Sexually oriented land use.
[Amended by Ord. No. 03-37]
F.
Regulations applicable to residential uses.
(1)
Residential density and intensity requirements:
(2)
Residential bulk requirements.
(a)
Minimum lot area: 35 acres.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
(c)
Minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(d)
Minimum setbacks.
[1]
Front or street side lot line to house: 35 feet; 40 feet for
a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Front or street side lot line to attached garage: 35 feet; 40
feet for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[3]
Side lot line to house or attached garage: 50 feet.
[4]
Total of both sides, lot lines to house/attached garage: 100
feet.
[5]
Rear lot line to house or attached garage: 100 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: 50 feet.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: 50 feet.
(f)
Minimum paved surface setback: three feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(g)
Minimum dwelling unit separation: 100 feet.
(h)
Maximum height of dwelling unit: 35 feet.
(i)
Maximum height of accessory structure: 15 feet.
(k)
Minimum dwelling core dimensions: 24 feet by 40 feet.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet (20,000 square feet permitted
as a conditional use).
(b)
Minimum lot width: 200 feet (100 feet permitted as a conditional
use); minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks.
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 25 feet; 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: 30 feet.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 30 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: 15 feet.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 30 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: five feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 30 feet; 20 feet of separation
between hangars and/or other buildings typically unoccupied by persons.
(g)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to permit development
that has a very-low-density countryside community character. Unlike
the case for the Rural Holding (RH) District, the land use standards
for this district permit primarily single-family detached residential
development and a variety of related institutional land uses and are
not oriented to a wide range of agricultural activities. Density and
intensity standards for this district are designed to ensure that
the Countryside Residential (CR-10ac) District shall serve as a designation
that preserves and protects the countryside community character of
its area. A variety of residential development options are available
in this district, with a maximum gross density (MGD) of one dwelling
unit for every 10 gross acres.
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Rationale: This district is used to provide for the permanent
protection of a very-low-density residential area for those who want
to live in a countryside environment and retain enough land with their
residence or in their development to ensure that the countryside character
is maintained as long as the CR-10ac District designation is retained,
regardless of how much development occurs within that area.
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B.
List of allowable principal land uses (per Article III).
(1)
Principal land uses permitted by right (per § 550-45A):
(a)
Single-family: thirty-five-acre lot.
(b)
Single-family, lot of 40,000 to 70,000 square feet (for parcels
containing the unbuilt remainder of the original acreage parcel; the
parcel containing the remainder of the original acreage must be deed-restricted
with a conservation easement in favor of the City of Watertown prohibiting
subsequent development of additional principal structures unless rezoned
for higher-density development; density within any land division in
this zoning district must remain at or under a maximum density of
one dwelling unit per 10 acres).
(c)
Cultivation.
(d)
Selective cutting.
(e)
Passive outdoor public recreation.
(f)
Active outdoor public recreation.
(g)
Public services and utilities.
(h)
Community living arrangement (one to eight residents).
F.
Regulations applicable to residential uses.
(2)
Residential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Front or street side lot line to house, single-family: 25 feet,
40 feet for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Front or street side lot line to attached garage: 25 feet, 40
feet for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[3]
Side lot line to house or attached garage: 30 feet.
[4]
Total of both sides, lot lines to house/attached garage: 60
feet.
[5]
Rear lot line to house/attached garage: 25 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line or 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line or 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: three feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum dwelling unit separation: 60 feet.
(g)
Maximum height of dwelling unit: 35 feet.
(h)
Maximum height of accessory structure: 15 feet.
(i)
Minimum number of off-street parking spaces required on the
lot (includes garage, drives and all designated parking surfaces):
three.
(j)
Minimum dwelling core dimensions: 24 feet by 40 feet.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet; minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 35 feet, 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: 30 feet.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 30 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: 30 feet.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 30 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: five feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 60 feet.
(g)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to permit development
that has a low-density estate community character. The land use standards
for this district permit primarily single-family detached residential
development and a variety of related institutional land uses. Density
and intensity standards for this district are designed to ensure that
the Exurban Residential-1 District shall serve as a designation that
preserves and protects the estate character of its area.
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Rationale: This district provides for the permanent protection
of a low-density residential area for those who want to live in an
estate environment and retain enough land with their residence or
in their development to ensure that the estate community character
is maintained as long as the ER-1 District designation is retained,
regardless of how much development occurs within that area.
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B.
F.
Regulations applicable to residential uses.
(2)
Residential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
(c)
Minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(d)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Front or street side lot line to house: 25 feet, 40 feet for
a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Front or street side lot line to attached garage: 25 feet, 40
feet for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[3]
Side lot line to house or attached garage: 30 feet.
[4]
Total of both sides, lot lines to house/attached garage: 60
feet.
[5]
Rear lot line to house/attached garage: 25 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(f)
Minimum paved surface setback: three feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(g)
Minimum dwelling unit separation: 60 feet.
(h)
Maximum height of dwelling unit: 35 feet.
(i)
Maximum height of accessory structure: 15 feet.
(j)
Minimum number of off-street parking spaces required on the
lot (includes garage, drives and all designated parking surfaces):
three spaces per dwelling unit.
(k)
Minimum dwelling core dimensions: 24 feet by 40 feet.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet; 20,000 square feet with
a conditional use permit.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet; minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 25 feet, 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: 30 feet.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 30 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: 30 feet.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 30 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line or 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line or 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: five feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 60 feet.
(g)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to permit development
that has a moderate-density community character. Density and intensity
standards for this district are designed to ensure that the Single-Family
Residential-4 (SR-4) District shall serve as a designation that preserves
and protects the residential community character of its area. Residential
development with a maximum gross density (MGD) of four dwelling units
per gross acre is available within this district.
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Rationale: This district is used to provide for the permanent
protection of a moderate-density residential area for those who want
to live in a suburban residential environment and who retain enough
land with their residence or in their development to ensure that the
community character is maintained as long as the SR-4 District designation
is retained, regardless of how much development occurs within that
area.
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B.
C.
List of allowable accessory uses (per § 550-45C).
(1)
Accessory land uses permitted by right:
(a)
Farm residence.
(b)
Private residential garage or shed.
(c)
Home occupation.
(d)
Family day-care home.
(e)
On-site parking lot.
(f)
Private residential recreational facility.
(g)
Drainage structure.
(h)
Filling.
(i)
Lawn care.
(j)
Exterior communication devices.
(k)
Keeping and raising of chickens.
[Added 10-6-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-34]
(l)
Short-term rental.
[Added 9-18-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-10]
F.
Regulations applicable to residential uses.
(2)
Residential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 8,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 75 feet.
(c)
Minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(d)
Minimum setbacks.
[1]
Front or street side lot line to house: 25 feet, 40 feet for
a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Front or street side lot line to attached garage: 25 feet, 40
feet for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[3]
Side lot line to house or attached garage: 10% lot width or
a minimum of eight feet, up to 14 feet.
[4]
Total of both sides, lot lines to house/attached garage: 16
feet.
[5]
Rear lot line to house or attached garage: 25 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line or 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line or 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(f)
Minimum paved surface setback: three feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(g)
Minimum dwelling unit separation: 12 feet.
(h)
Maximum height of dwelling unit: 35 feet.
(i)
Maximum height of accessory structure: 15 feet.
(j)
Minimum number of off-street parking spaces required on the
lot (includes garage, drives and all designated parking surfaces):
three.
(k)
Minimum dwelling size: 24 feet by 40 feet.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements.
(a)
Minimum lot area: 14,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet; minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks.
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 25 feet, 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: 12 feet.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 40 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: 12 feet.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 40 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three from property line;
10 feet from alley.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: five feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 16 feet.
(g)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to permit development
that has a moderate-density community character. The land use standards
for this district permit both single-family detached residential development
and twin house/duplexes permitted by right and two-flat, mobile home
parks, and mobile home subdivisions permitted as conditional use.
Density and intensity standards for this district are designed to
ensure that the Two-Family Residential-6 District shall serve as a
designation that preserves and protects the moderate-density residential
community character of its area. Various residential development options
are available in this district, with a maximum gross density (MGD)
of six dwelling units per gross acre.
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Rationale: This district is used to provide for the permanent
protection of an area for those who want to live in a moderate-density
residential environment and who retain enough land with their residence
or in their development to ensure that the desired community character
is maintained as long as the TR-6 District designation is retained,
regardless of how much development occurs within that area. As such,
this district is intended to provide the principal location for a
wide range of single-family attached dwelling types, including single-family,
duplexes, twin houses and two-flats.
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B.
List of allowable principal land uses (per Article III).
(1)
Principal land uses permitted by right (per § 550-45A):
(a)
Single-family: lot of 8,000 square feet.
(b)
Twin house/duplex: 4,500 square feet per dwelling unit.
(c)
Cultivation.
(d)
Selective cutting.
(e)
Passive outdoor public recreation.
(f)
Active outdoor public recreation.
(g)
Public services and utilities.
(h)
Community living arrangement (one to eight residents).
(i)
Community living arrangement (nine to 15 residents).
C.
List of allowable accessory uses (per § 550-45C).
(1)
Accessory land uses permitted by right:
(a)
Farm residence.
(b)
Private residential garage or shed.
(c)
Home occupation.
(d)
Family day-care home.
(e)
On-site parking lot.
(f)
Private residential recreational facility.
(g)
Drainage structure.
(h)
Filling.
(i)
Lawn care.
(j)
Exterior communication devices.
(k)
Keeping and raising of chickens.
[Added 10-6-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-35]
(l)
Short-term rental.
[Added 9-18-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-10]
F.
Regulations applicable to residential uses.
(1)
Residential density and intensity requirements. For single-family
dwellings, see the SR-4 District.
(2)
Residential bulk requirements.
(a)
Minimum lot area: 9,000 square feet (except for twin homes at
4,500 square feet per dwelling unit).
(b)
Minimum lot width: 85 feet.
(c)
Minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(d)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Front or street side lot line to house: 25 feet, 40 feet for
a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Front or street side lot line to attached garage: 25 feet, 40
feet for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[3]
Side lot line to house or attached garage: 10% lot width or
a minimum of eight feet, up to 14 feet.
[4]
Total of both sides, lot lines to house/attached garage: 18
feet or zero feet along common wall.
[5]
Rear lot line to house or attached garage: 25 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(f)
Minimum paved surface setback: three feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(g)
Minimum dwelling unit separation: 12 feet or zero feet along
common wall.
(h)
Maximum height of dwelling unit: 35 feet.
(i)
Maximum height of accessory structure: 15 feet.
(j)
Minimum number of off-street parking spaces required on the
lot (includes garage, drives and all designated parking surfaces):
three.
(k)
Minimum dwelling size: 24 feet by 40 feet.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements.
(a)
Minimum lot area: 14,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet; minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 25 feet, 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: 12 feet.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 40 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: 12 feet.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 40 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: five feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 16 feet.
(g)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to permit development
that has a higher-density community character. The land use standards
for this district permit single-family detached, twin house/duplex,
two-flats, townhouses and multiplexes permitted by right and related
institutional land uses. Density and intensity standards for this
district are designed to ensure that the Multifamily Residential-8
District shall serve as a designation that preserves and protects
the community character of its area. A variety of residential development
options are available in this district, with a maximum gross density
(MGD) of eight dwelling units per gross acre.
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Rationale: This district is used to provide for the permanent
protection of an area for those who want to live in a higher-density
residential environment and who retain enough land with their residence
or in their development to ensure that the urban community character
is maintained as long as the MR-8 District designation is retained,
regardless of how much development occurs within that area. As such,
it is intended to provide the principal location for mixed residential
development.
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B.
List of allowable principal land uses (per Article III).
(1)
Principal land uses permitted by right (per § 550-45A):
(a)
Single-family: lot of 8,000 square feet.
(b)
Twin house/duplex: 4,500 square feet per dwelling unit.
(c)
Two-flat: lot of 9,000 square feet.
(d)
Townhouse: 5,445 square feet per dwelling unit (three- or four-unit
building).
(e)
Multiplex: 5,445 square feet per dwelling unit (three- or four-unit
building).
(f)
Cultivation.
(g)
Selective cutting.
(h)
Passive outdoor public recreation.
(i)
Active outdoor public recreation.
(j)
Public services and utilities.
(k)
Community living arrangement (one to eight residents).
(l)
Community living arrangement (nine to 15 residents).
(2)
Principal land uses permitted as conditional use (per § 550-45B):
(a)
Apartment: 4,350 square feet per dwelling unit (three- or four-unit
building).
(b)
Institutional residential.
(c)
Clear-cutting.
(d)
Indoor institutional.
(e)
Outdoor institutional.
(f)
Community living arrangement (16 or more residents).
(g)
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(h)
Group day-care center (nine or more children).
(i)
Boardinghouse.
F.
Regulations applicable to residential uses. For single-family dwellings,
see the SR-4 District. For two-family dwellings, see the TR-6 District.
(2)
Residential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 5,445 square feet per dwelling unit.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet; 20 feet for townhouse on interior
of row; 30 feet for townhouse on end of row.
(c)
Minimum street frontage: 50 feet; 20 feet for townhouse on interior
of row; 30 feet for townhouse on end of row.
(d)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Front or street side lot line to house: 25 feet, 40 feet for
a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Front or street side lot line to attached garage: 25 feet, 40
feet for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[3]
Side lot line to house or attached garage: 10% lot width or
a minimum of eight feet, up to 14 feet.
[4]
Total of both sides, lot lines to house/attached garage: 20
feet or zero feet along common wall.
[5]
Rear lot line to house or attached garage: 30 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley.
(f)
Minimum paved surface setback: three feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(g)
Minimum dwelling unit separation: 20 feet or zero feet along
common wall.
(h)
Maximum height of dwelling unit: 35 feet, greater with conditional
use permit.
(i)
Maximum height of accessory structure: 18 feet.
(j)
Minimum number of off-street parking spaces required on the
lot (includes garage, drives and all designated parking surfaces):
2.5 per three-bedroom; two per two-bedroom, one-bedroom or efficiency.
(k)
Minimum dwelling core dimensions: 24 feet by 40 feet.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 14,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet; minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 25 feet, 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: 12 feet.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 40 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: 12 feet.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 40 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: five feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 20 feet.
(g)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to permit development
that has a higher-density community character. The land use standards
for this district permit single-family detached, twin house/duplex,
two flats, townhouses, multiplexes and apartments permitted by right
and related institutional land uses. Density and intensity standards
for this district are designed to ensure that the Multifamily Residential-10
District shall serve as a designation that preserves and protects
the community character of its area. A variety of residential development
options are available in this district, with a maximum gross density
(MGD) of 10 dwelling units per gross acre.
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Rationale: This district is used to provide for the permanent
protection of an area for those who want to live in a higher-density
residential environment and who retain enough land with their residence
or in their development to ensure that the urban community character
is maintained as long as the MR-10 District designation is retained,
regardless of how much development occurs within that area. As such,
it is intended to provide the principal location for mixed residential
development.
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B.
List of allowable principal land uses (per Article III).
(1)
Principal land uses permitted by right (per § 550-45A):
(a)
Single-family: lot of 8,000 square feet.
(b)
Twin house/duplex: 4,500 square feet per dwelling unit.
(c)
Two-flat: lot of 9,000 square feet.
(d)
Townhouse: 5,445 square feet per dwelling unit (three- or four-unit
building).
(e)
Multiplex: 5,445 square feet per dwelling unit (three- or four-unit
building).
(f)
Apartment: 4,350 square feet per dwelling unit (three- or four-unit
building).
(g)
Cultivation.
(h)
Selective cutting.
(i)
Passive outdoor public recreation.
(j)
Active outdoor public recreation.
(k)
Public services and utilities.
(l)
Community living arrangement (one to eight residents).
(m)
Community living arrangement (nine to 15 residents).
(2)
Principal land uses permitted as conditional use (per § 550-45B):
(a)
Apartment: 4,350 square feet per dwelling unit (five- to twenty-four-unit
building).
(b)
Institutional residential.
(c)
Clear-cutting.
(d)
Indoor institutional.
(e)
Outdoor institutional.
(f)
Community living arrangement (16 or more residents).
(g)
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(h)
Group day-care center (nine or more children).
(i)
Boardinghouse.
F.
Regulations applicable to residential uses. For single-family dwellings,
see the SR-4 District. For two-family dwellings, see the TR-6 District.
For three- to four-unit multifamily dwellings, see the MR-8 District.
(2)
Residential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 4,350 square feet per dwelling unit.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet; 20 feet for townhouse on interior
of row; 30 feet for townhouse on end of row.
(c)
Minimum street frontage: 50 feet; 20 feet for townhouse on interior
of row; 30 feet for townhouse on end of row.
(d)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Front or street side lot line to house: 25 feet, 40 feet for
a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Front or street side lot line to attached garage: 25 feet, 40
feet for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[3]
Side lot line to house or attached garage: 10% lot width or
a minimum of eight feet, up to 14 feet.
[4]
Total of both sides, lot lines to house/attached garage: 50
feet or zero feet along common wall.
[5]
Rear lot line to house or attached garage: 25 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(f)
Minimum paved surface setback: three feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(g)
Minimum dwelling unit separation: 20 feet or zero feet along
common wall.
(h)
Maximum height of dwelling unit: 35 feet, greater with conditional
use permit.
(i)
Maximum height of accessory structure: 18 feet.
(j)
Minimum number of off-street parking spaces required on the
lot (includes garage, drives and all designated parking surfaces):
2.5 per three-bedroom; two per two-bedroom, one-bedroom or efficiency.
(k)
Minimum dwelling core dimensions: 24 feet by 40 feet.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 14,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet; minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 25 feet, 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: 12 feet.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 40 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: 12 feet.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 40 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: five feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 20 feet.
(g)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to permit senior
institutional residential development, including market-rate and non-market-rate
senior housing. Housing units that are not institutional or senior
housing shall not be permitted in this district. These prohibited
uses include market-rate and affordable or subsidized housing for
nonsenior and noninstitutional residents.
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Rationale: This district is used to provide for the construction
of multiple-unit developments intended for use as housing for elderly
persons or elderly households, defined as 55 years or older, in a
higher-density setting in areas containing adequate public utilities,
public services and community facilities with the specific needs of
the elderly in mind. As such, it is intended to provide the principal
location for institutional residential development.
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B.
List of allowable principal land uses (per Article III).
(1)
Principal land uses permitted by right (per § 550-45A):
(a)
Single-family (deed-restricted or otherwise reserved for seniors):
lot of 8,000 square feet.
(b)
Twin house/duplex (deed-restricted or otherwise reserved for
seniors): 4,500 square feet per dwelling unit.
(c)
Two-flat (deed-restricted or otherwise reserved for seniors):
lot of 9,000 square feet.
(d)
Townhouse (deed-restricted or otherwise reserved for seniors):
5,445 square feet per dwelling unit (three- or four-unit building).
(e)
Multiplex (deed-restricted or otherwise reserved for seniors):
5,445 square feet per dwelling unit (three- or four-unit building).
(f)
Apartment (deed-restricted or otherwise reserved for seniors):
4,350 square feet per dwelling unit (three- or four-unit building).
(g)
Cultivation.
(h)
Selective cutting.
(i)
Passive outdoor public recreation.
(j)
Active outdoor public recreation.
(k)
Public services and utilities.
(l)
Community living arrangement (one to eight residents).
(2)
Principal land uses permitted as conditional use (per § 550-45B):
(a)
Apartment (deed-restricted or otherwise reserved for seniors):
4,350 square feet per dwelling unit (five- to twenty-four-unit building).
(b)
Institutional residential (deed-restricted or otherwise reserved
for seniors).
(c)
Clear-cutting.
(d)
Indoor institutional.
(e)
Outdoor institutional.
(f)
Community living arrangement (nine to 15 residents).
(g)
Community living arrangement (16 or more residents).
(h)
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(i)
Group day-care center (nine or more children).
(j)
Boardinghouse.
C.
List of allowable accessory uses (per § 550-45C).
(1)
Accessory land uses permitted by right:
(a)
Farm residence.
(b)
Private residential garage or shed.
(c)
Company cafeteria.
(d)
Company-provided on-site recreation.
(e)
Home occupation.
(f)
Family day-care home.
(g)
On-site parking lot.
(h)
Private residential recreational facility.
(i)
Drainage structure.
(j)
Filling.
(k)
Lawn care.
(l)
Exterior communication devices.
F.
Regulations applicable to residential uses. For single-family dwellings,
see the SR-4 District. For two-family dwellings, see the TR-6 District.
For three- to four-unit multifamily dwellings, see the MR-8 District.
For five-or-more-unit multifamily dwellings, see the MR-10 District.
(2)
Residential bulk requirements:
[Amended by Ord. No. 10-11]
(a)
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(c)
Minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(d)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Front or street side lot line to principal structure: 25 feet,
40 feet for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Front or street side lot line to attached garage: 25 feet, 40
feet for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[3]
Side lot line to house or attached garage or other principal
structure: 20 feet or zero feet along common wall or other attached
part of the principal structure.
[4]
Total of both sides, lot lines to house/attached garage or other
principal structure: 40 feet or zero feet along common wall or other
attached part of the principal structure.
[5]
Rear lot line to house or attached garage or other principal
structure: 25 feet or zero feet along common wall or other attached
part of the principal structure.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(f)
Minimum paved surface setback: three feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(g)
Minimum dwelling unit or other principal structure separation:
20 feet or zero feet along common wall or other attached part of the
principal structure.
(h)
Maximum height of dwelling unit: 25 feet, greater with conditional
use permit.
(i)
Maximum height of accessory structure: 18 feet.
(j)
Minimum number of off-street parking spaces required on the
lot (includes garage, drives and all designated parking surfaces):
1.5 per dwelling unit.
(k)
Minimum dwelling core dimensions: 24 feet by 40 feet.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements:
[Amended by Ord. No. 10-11]
(a)
Minimum lot area: 14,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet; minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 25 feet, 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: 12 feet or zero feet
along a common wall or other attached part of the principal structure.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 40 feet or zero feet
along a common wall or other attached part of the principal structure.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: 12 feet or zero feet
along a common wall or other attached part of the principal structure.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 40 feet or zero feet
along a common wall or other attached part of the principal structure.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: five feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 20 feet or zero feet along a common
wall or other attached part of the principal structure.
(g)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
A.
Description and purpose.
(1)
This district is intended to permit high-quality office and institutional
land uses at an intensity compatible with the older portions of the
City predominately developed with large homes which are desirable
to maintain, where traffic volumes and adjacent land uses dictate
the transition of these areas to certain nonresidential uses. The
desired neighborhood character of the development is attained through
landscape surface area ratio (LSR) requirements and by restricting
the maximum building size (MBS) of all buildings within each instance
of this district to 5,000 square feet. A range of dwelling unit types
may be allowed. Significant areas of landscaping are required in this
district to ensure that this effect is achieved. In order to ensure
a minimum of disruption to adjacent residential development, no development
within this district shall take direct access to a local residential
street or a residential collector street.
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Rationale: This district is used to provide for the permanent
protection of an area which preserves the original residential appearance
yet permits office and institutional land uses, and which ensures
that the neighborhood character is maintained as long as the NO District
designation is retained, regardless of how much development occurs
within that area.
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(2)
Neighborhood Office requirements.
(a)
Maximum zoning district: two acres.
(b)
Minimum zoning district separation: 2,000 feet.
(c)
All new Neighborhood Office (NO) Districts shall be established
through the standard rezoning process. The final approval of the rezoning
request shall not be granted until Plan Commission approval of a site
plan for the subject property.
(d)
Maximum building size: 5,000 square feet (one-story); 10,000
square feet (two-story).
(e)
No parking in required setbacks for principal buildings.
(f)
Residential architectural and landscaping requirements include
foundation planting, pitched roof, fifteen-percent window covering,
natural materials (brick, wood, stone).
(g)
Minimum landscape surface ratio: 40%.
(h)
Operating hours: no earlier than 6:00 a.m. or later than 11:00
p.m.
(i)
Shall provide a neighborhood-oriented amenity, per Plan Commission
direction (i.e., outdoor neighborhood gathering area, public art,
etc.).
B.
List of allowable principal land uses (per Article III).
(2)
Principal land uses permitted as conditional use (per § 550-45B):
(a)
Twin house/duplex: 4,500 square feet per dwelling unit.
(b)
Two-flat: lot of 9,000 square feet.
(c)
Townhouse: 5,445 square feet per dwelling unit (three- or four-unit
building).
(d)
Multiplex: 5,445 square feet per dwelling unit (three- or four-unit
building).
(e)
Apartment: 4,350 square feet per dwelling unit (three- to sixteen-unit
building).
(f)
Institutional residential.
(g)
Clear-cutting.
(h)
Indoor institutional.
(i)
Outdoor institutional.
(j)
Community living arrangement (one to eight residents).
(k)
Community living arrangement (nine to 15 residents).
(l)
Community living arrangement (16 or more residents).
(m)
Indoor sales or service.
(n)
Indoor commercial entertainment.
(o)
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(p)
Group day-care center (nine or more children).
(q)
Boardinghouse.
C.
List of allowable accessory uses (per § 550-45C).
(1)
Accessory land uses permitted by right:
(a)
Farm residence.
(b)
Private residential garage or shed.
(c)
Company cafeteria.
(d)
Company-provided on-site recreation.
(e)
Home occupation.
(f)
On-site parking lot.
(g)
Private residential recreational facility.
(h)
Drainage structure.
(i)
Filling.
(j)
Lawn care.
(k)
Exterior communication devices.
(l)
Nonresidential accessory structure.
[Added 6-7-2022 by Ord. No. 22-55]
F.
Regulations applicable to residential uses:
(1)
For single-family dwellings, see the SR-4 District. For two-family
dwellings, see the TR-6 District. For three- to four-unit multifamily
dwellings, see the MR-8 District. For five-or-more-unit multifamily
dwellings and institutional residential developments, see the MR-10
District.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 7,200 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 75 feet; minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 25 feet, 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: eight feet.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 25 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: eight feet.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 25 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: five feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 16 feet.
(g)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to permit high-quality
office and institutional land uses at an intensity compatible with
the overall community character of the City. A relatively low maximum
floor area ratio (FAR) and significant areas of landscaping are required
in this district to ensure that this effect is achieved. In order
to ensure a minimum of disruption to residential development, no development
within this district shall take direct access to a local residential
street or a residential collector street.
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Rationale: This district is used to provide for the permanent
protection of an area for those who desire a high-quality office environment
which maintains the attractiveness of the site and retains enough
open land in its development to ensure that the community character
is maintained as long as the PO District designation is retained,
regardless of how much development occurs within that area.
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B.
List of allowable principal land uses (per Article III).
(2)
Principal land uses permitted as conditional use (per § 550-45B):
(a)
Clear-cutting.
(b)
Indoor institutional.
(c)
Outdoor institutional.
(d)
Institutional residential.
(e)
Community living arrangement (nine to 15 residents).
(f)
Community living arrangement (16 or more residents).
(g)
Indoor sales or service.
(h)
In-vehicle sales or service.
(i)
Indoor commercial entertainment.
(j)
Commercial indoor lodging.
(k)
Group day-care center (nine or more children).
(l)
Airport/heliport.
C.
List of allowable accessory uses (per § 550-45C).
(1)
Accessory land uses permitted by right:
(a)
Farm residence.
(b)
Private residential garage or shed.
(c)
Company cafeteria.
(d)
Company-provided on-site recreation.
(e)
Home occupation.
(f)
On-site parking lot.
(g)
Private residential recreational facility.
(h)
Drainage structure.
(i)
Filling.
(j)
Lawn care.
(k)
Exterior communication devices.
(l)
Nonresidential accessory structure.
[Added 6-7-2022 by Ord. No. 22-55]
F.
Regulations applicable to institutional residential uses. For institutional
residential developments, see the MR-10 District.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet, 20,0000 square feet with
a conditional use permit.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 75 feet; minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks.
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 25 feet, 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: eight feet.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 25 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: eight feet or zero
feet on zero lot line side.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 25 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: 10 feet.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 20 feet or zero feet on zero lot
line side.
(g)
Maximum building height: 40 feet.
A.
Description and purpose.
(1)
This district is intended to permit small-scale commercial development
that is compatible with the desired overall neighborhood community
character of the area in general and with adjacent residential development
in particular. The desired neighborhood community character of the
development is attained through landscape surface area ratio (LSR)
requirements and by restricting the maximum building size (MBS) of
all buildings within each instance of this district to 5,000 square
feet. Significant areas of landscaping are required in this district
to ensure that this effect is achieved. In order to ensure a minimum
of disruption to residential development, no development within this
district shall take direct access to a local residential street or
a residential collector street.
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Rationale: This district is used to provide both convenience-oriented
goods and services and for the permanent protection of adjacent residential
areas by permitting only a limited range of commercial activities.
Together, these requirements ensure that the desired character is
maintained as long as the NB District designation is retained, regardless
of how much development occurs within the area.
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(2)
Neighborhood Business requirements.
(a)
Maximum zoning district: two acres.
(b)
Minimum zoning district separation: 2,000 feet.
(c)
All new Neighborhood Business (NB) Districts shall be established
through the standard rezoning process. Final approval of the rezoning
request shall not be granted until Plan Commission approval of a site
plan for the subject property.
(d)
Maximum building size: 5,000 square feet (one-story); 10,000
square feet (two-story).
(e)
No parking in required setbacks for principal buildings.
(f)
Residential architectural and landscaping requirements include
foundation planting, pitched roof, fifteen-percent window covering,
natural materials (brick, wood, stone).
(g)
Minimum landscape surface ratio: 40%.
(h)
Operating hours: no earlier than 6:00 a.m. or later than 11:00
p.m.
(i)
Shall provide a neighborhood-oriented amenity, per Plan Commission
direction (i.e., outdoor neighborhood gathering area, public art,
etc.).
B.
List of allowable principal land uses (per Article III).
(1)
Principal land uses permitted by right (per § 550-45A):
(a)
Single-family: lot of 8,000 square feet.
(b)
Cultivation.
(c)
Selective cutting.
(d)
Passive outdoor public recreation.
(e)
Active outdoor public recreation.
(f)
Indoor institutional.
(g)
Public services and utilities.
(h)
Office.
(i)
Personal or professional services.
(j)
Indoor sales or service.
(k)
Indoor maintenance service.
(2)
Principal land uses permitted as conditional use (per § 550-45B):
(a)
Twin house/duplex: 4,500 square feet per dwelling unit.
(b)
Two-flat: lot of 9,000 square feet.
(c)
Townhouse: 5,445 square feet per dwelling unit (three- or four-unit
building).
(d)
Multiplex: 5,445 square feet per dwelling unit (three- or four-unit
building).
(e)
Apartment: 4,350 square feet per dwelling unit (three- to sixteen-unit
building).
(f)
Clear-cutting.
(g)
Indoor institutional.
(h)
Outdoor institutional.
(i)
Institutional residential.
(j)
Community living arrangement (one to eight residents).
(k)
Community living arrangement (nine to 15 residents).
(l)
Community living arrangement (16 or more residents).
(m)
In-vehicle sales or service.
(n)
Indoor commercial entertainment.
(o)
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(p)
Group day-care center (nine or more children).
(q)
Boardinghouse.
C.
List of allowable accessory uses (per § 550-45C).
(1)
Accessory land uses permitted by right:
(a)
Farm residence.
(b)
Private residential garage or shed.
(c)
Home occupation.
(d)
On-site parking lot.
(e)
Private residential recreational facility.
(f)
Drainage structure.
(g)
Filling.
(h)
Lawn care.
(i)
Exterior communication devices.
(j)
Tourist rooming house.
[Added 9-18-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-10]
(k)
Nonresidential accessory structure.
[Added 6-7-2022 by Ord. No. 22-55]
F.
Regulations applicable to residential uses. For single-family dwellings,
see the SR-4 District. For two-family dwellings, see the TR-6 District.
For three- to four-unit multifamily dwellings, see the MR-8 District.
For five-or-more-unit multifamily dwellings and institutional residential
developments, see the MR-10 District.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 7,200 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 60 feet; minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 25 feet, 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: 12 feet.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 25 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: 12 feet.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 25 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: five feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 16 feet.
(g)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to permit large-
and small-scale commercial development that is compatible with the
desired overall community character of the area in general. Significant
areas of landscaping are required in this district to ensure that
this effect is achieved. A wide range of office, retail and lodging
land uses are permitted within this district. In order to ensure a
minimum of disruption to residential development, no development within
this district shall take direct access to a local residential street
or a residential collector street.
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Rationale: This district is intended to provide the principal
zoning district for commercial development occurring after the adoption
of this chapter. The standards of this district are designed to provide
a clear distinction from the General Business and Central Business
Districts in terms of permitted intensity of development, treatment
of outdoor sales, and required green space areas. The desired suburban
community character of the development is attained through the landscape
surface area ratio (LSR) requirements. Together, these requirements
ensure that the desired community character is maintained as long
as the Planned Business District designation is retained, regardless
of how much development occurs within that area.
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B.
List of allowable principal land uses (per Article III).
(2)
Principal land uses permitted as conditional use (per § 550-45B):
(a)
Clear-cutting.
(b)
Indoor institutional.
(c)
Outdoor institutional.
(d)
Institutional residential.
(e)
Outdoor display.
(f)
In-vehicle sales or service.
(g)
Indoor commercial entertainment.
(h)
Commercial animal boarding.
(i)
Commercial indoor lodging.
(j)
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(k)
Group day-care center (nine or more children).
(l)
Vehicle repair and maintenance.
C.
List of allowable accessory uses (per § 550-45C).
(1)
Accessory land uses permitted by right:
(a)
Farm residence.
(b)
Private residential garage or shed.
(c)
Company cafeteria.
(d)
Company-provided on-site recreation.
(e)
Home occupation.
(f)
On-site parking lot.
(g)
Private residential recreational facility.
(h)
Drainage structure.
(i)
Filling.
(j)
Lawn care.
(k)
Exterior communication devices.
(l)
Nonresidential accessory structure.
[Added 6-7-2022 by Ord. No. 22-55]
F.
Regulations applicable to institutional residential uses: for institutional
residential developments, see the MR-10 District.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 7,200 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 60 feet; minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 25 feet, 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: 12 feet.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 25 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: 12 feet or zero feet
on zero lot line side.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 25 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: five feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 24 feet or zero feet on zero lot
line side.
(g)
Maximum building height: 40 feet.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to permit both
large- and small-scale commercial development at intensities that
provide significant incentives for infill development and the continued
economic viability of existing development. To accomplish this effect,
minimum required green space ratios (GSRs) are substantially lower
than those required in the Planned Business District. A wide range
of office, retail and lodging land uses are permitted within this
district. In order to ensure a minimum of disruption to residential
development, no development within this district shall take direct
access to a local residential street or a residential collector street.
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Rationale: This district is intended to provide an alternative,
primarily infill development, designation for commercial activity
to the Planned Business District. Performance standards for the General
Business District are designed to ensure the long-term economic health
of strip commercial development areas existing as of the effective
date of this chapter by limiting the attraction of the Planned Business
District to those uses which can afford the relatively higher development
costs and rents associated with development in that district.
[Amended 10-4-2016 by Ord. No. 16-18; 12-20-2016 by Ord. No. 16-24] |
B.
List of allowable principal land uses (per Article III).
(2)
Principal land uses permitted as conditional use (per § 550-45B):
(a)
Clear-cutting.
(b)
Indoor institutional.
(c)
Outdoor institutional.
(d)
Institutional residential.
(e)
Outdoor display.
(f)
In-vehicle sales or service.
(g)
Indoor commercial entertainment.
(h)
Outdoor commercial entertainment.
(i)
Commercial animal boarding.
(j)
Commercial indoor lodging.
(k)
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(l)
Group day-care center (nine or more children).
(m)
Boardinghouse.
(n)
Vehicle repair and maintenance.
(o)
Personal storage facility.
(p)
Sexually oriented land use.
[Amended by Ord. No. 03-37]
C.
List of allowable accessory uses (per § 550-45C).
(1)
Accessory land uses permitted by right:
(a)
Farm residence.
(b)
Private residential garage or shed.
(c)
Company cafeteria.
(d)
Company-provided on-site recreation.
(e)
Home occupation.
(f)
On-site parking lot.
(g)
Private residential recreational facility.
(h)
Drainage structure.
(i)
Filling.
(j)
Lawn care.
(k)
Exterior communication devices.
(l)
Tourist rooming house.
[Added 9-18-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-10]
(m)
Nonresidential accessory structure.
[Added 6-7-2022 by Ord. No. 22-55]
F.
Regulations applicable to institutional residential uses. For institutional
residential developments, see the MR-10 District.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 7,200 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 60 feet; minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 25 feet, 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: 12 feet.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 25 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: 12 feet or zero feet
on zero lot line side.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 25 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: five feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 24 feet or zero feet on zero lot
line side.
(g)
Maximum building height: 40 feet.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to permit both
large- and small-scale "downtown" commercial development at an intensity
that provides significant incentives for infill development, redevelopment
and the continued economic viability of existing development. To accomplish
this effect, minimum landscape surface ratios (LSRs) permitted in
this district are much lower than those allowed in the Planned Business
and General Business Districts. A wide range of office, retail and
lodging land uses are permitted within this district. In order to
ensure a minimum of disruption to residential development, no development
within this district shall take direct access to a local residential
street or a residential collector street. No requirements for on-site
landscaping or parking are required in this district. This district
is strictly limited to the central City locations.
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Rationale: This district is intended to provide an alternative,
primarily infill development, designation for commercial activity
to the Planned Business (PB) and General Business District and is
designed to assist in maintaining the long-term viability of the central
City.
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B.
List of allowable principal land uses (per Article III).
(2)
Principal land uses permitted as conditional use (per § 550-45B):
(a)
Clear-cutting.
(b)
Indoor institutional.
(c)
Outdoor institutional.
(d)
Institutional residential.
(e)
In-vehicle sales or service.
(f)
Indoor commercial entertainment.
(g)
Outdoor commercial entertainment.
(h)
Commercial indoor lodging.
(i)
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(k)
Central business apartments (greater than 12 dwelling units).
[Added 6-1-2021 by Ord. No. 21-24]
C.
List of allowable accessory uses (per § 550-45C).
(1)
Accessory land uses permitted by right:
(a)
Commercial apartment.
(b)
Farm residence.
(c)
Private residential garage or shed.
(d)
Company cafeteria.
(e)
Company-provided on-site recreation.
(f)
Home occupation.
(g)
On-site parking lot.
(h)
Private residential recreational facility.
(i)
Drainage structure.
(j)
Filling.
(k)
Lawn care.
(l)
Exterior communication devices.
(m)
Tourist rooming house.
[Added 9-18-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-10]
(n)
Outdoor commercial entertainment incidental to indoor commercial
entertainment.
[Added 9-1-2020 by Ord.
No. 20-20]
(o)
Nonresidential accessory structure.
[Added 6-7-2022 by Ord. No. 22-55]
F.
Regulations applicable to institutional residential uses. For institutional
residential developments, see the MR-10 District.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 2,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 10 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: zero feet.*
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: zero feet.*
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 10 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: zero feet.*
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: zero feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: zero feet.*
(f)
Minimum building separation: zero feet.*
(g)
Maximum building height: 50 feet; minimum building height: 20
feet.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to permit both
large- and small-scale industrial and office development at an intensity
that is consistent with the overall desired suburban community character
of the community. Beyond a relatively high minimum green space ratio
(GSR), the primary distinguishing feature of this district is that
it is geared to indoor industrial activities not typically associated
with high levels of noise, soot, odors and other potential nuisances
for adjoining properties. In order to ensure a minimum of disruption
to residential development, no development within this district shall
take direct access to a local residential street or a residential
collector street.
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Rationale: This district is intended to provide a location for suburban-intensity light industrial land uses, such as assembly operations, storage and warehousing facilities, offices and light manufacturing, which are protected from potential nuisances associated with certain development permitted within the GI District. In addition, land uses shall comply with the minimum performance standards presented in Article XI.
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B.
List of allowable principal land uses (per Article III).
(1)
Principal land uses permitted by right (per § 550-45A):
(a)
Cultivation.
(b)
Selective cutting.
(c)
Passive outdoor public recreation.
(d)
Active outdoor public recreation.
(e)
Indoor institutional.
(f)
Public services and utilities.
(g)
Office.
(h)
Personal or professional services.
(i)
Indoor maintenance service.
(j)
Indoor storage or wholesaling.
(k)
Light industrial.
(2)
Principal land uses permitted as conditional use (per § 550-45B):
(a)
Clear-cutting.
(b)
Outdoor institutional.
(c)
Indoor institutional.
[Added 10-4-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-18; 12-20-2016 by Ord. No. 16-24]
(d)
Indoor sales or service.
(e)
Indoor commercial entertainment.
(f)
Group day-care center (nine or more children).
(g)
Personal storage facility.
(h)
Airport/heliport.
(i)
Distribution center.
(j)
Communication tower.
(k)
Sexually oriented land use.
[Amended by Ord. No. 03-37]
C.
List of allowable accessory uses (per § 550-45C):
(1)
Accessory land uses permitted by right:
(a)
Farm residence.
(b)
Private residential garage or shed.
(c)
Company cafeteria.
(d)
Indoor sales incident to light industrial use.
(e)
Home occupation.
(f)
On-site parking lot.
(g)
Private residential recreational facility.
(h)
Drainage structure.
(i)
Filling.
(j)
Lawn care.
(k)
Exterior communication devices.
(l)
Nonresidential accessory structure.
[Added 6-7-2022 by Ord. No. 22-55]
F.
Regulations applicable to residential uses: not applicable.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet (20,000 square feet permitted
as a conditional use).
(b)
Minimum lot width: 200 feet (100 feet permitted as a conditional
use); minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks.
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 25 feet, 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: 30 feet.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 30 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: 15 feet.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 30 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: five feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 30 feet.
(g)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to permit both
large- and small-scale industrial and office development at an intensity
that is consistent with existing transition and urban intensity development.
Beyond a relatively high minimum green space ratio (GSR), the primary
distinguishing feature of this district is that it is geared to indoor
industrial activities not typically associated with high levels of
noise, soot, odors and other potential nuisances for adjoining properties.
To ensure a minimum of disruption to residential development, no development
within this district shall take direct access to a local residential
street or a residential collector street.
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Rationale: This district is intended to provide a location for urban-intensity light industrial land uses, such as assembly operations, storage and warehousing facilities, offices and light manufacturing, which are protected from potential nuisances associated with certain development permitted within the HI District. In addition, uses shall comply with the minimum performance standards presented in Article XI.
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B.
List of allowable principal land uses (per Article III).
(2)
Principal land uses permitted as conditional use (per § 550-45B):
(a)
Clear-cutting.
(b)
Group day-care center (nine or more children).
(c)
Vehicle repair and maintenance.
(d)
Outdoor storage or wholesaling.
(e)
Personal storage facility.
(f)
Airport/heliport.
(g)
Freight terminal.
(h)
Communication tower.
(i)
Sexually oriented land use.
[Amended by Ord. No. 03-37]
C.
List of allowable accessory uses (per § 550-45C).
(1)
Accessory land uses permitted by right:
(a)
Farm residence.
(b)
Private residential garage or shed.
(c)
Company cafeteria.
(d)
Company-provided on-site recreation.
(e)
Indoor sales incidental to light industrial use.
(f)
Home occupation.
(g)
On-site parking lot.
(h)
Private residential recreational facility.
(i)
Drainage structure.
(j)
Filling.
(k)
Lawn care.
(l)
Exterior communication devices.
(m)
Nonresidential accessory structure.
[Added 6-7-2022 by Ord. No. 22-55]
F.
Regulations applicable to residential uses: not applicable.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 9,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 75 feet; minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 25 feet, 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: 50 feet.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 30 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: 20 feet.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 30 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: five feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 40 feet.
(g)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to permit both
large- and small-scale industrial and office development at an intensity
that provides ample incentive for infill development and redevelopment
of industrial areas existing as of the effective date of this chapter.
This district is designed to permit a very wide variety of industrial
uses which may occur both indoors and outdoors, including certain
land uses which are permitted in no other zoning district because
of their potential to create nuisances for adjoining properties. In
order to ensure a minimum of disruption to residential development,
no development within this district shall take direct access to a
local residential street or a residential collector street.
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Rationale: This district is intended to provide a location for both light and heavy industrial uses in a zoning district in which the potential for nuisance complaints from nearby properties is minimized. It must be emphasized that this is not a district where virtually any land use is permitted, as all uses shall comply with the minimum performance standards presented in Article XI. In addition, certain land uses, such as junkyards and salvage operations and freight terminals, are permitted within this district only upon the granting of a conditional use permit.
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B.
List of allowable principal land uses (per Article III).
(1)
Principal land uses permitted by right (per § 550-45A):
(a)
Cultivation.
(b)
Selective cutting.
(c)
Passive outdoor public recreation.
(d)
Public services and utilities.
(e)
Office.
(f)
Indoor maintenance service.
(g)
Indoor storage or wholesaling.
(h)
Outdoor storage or wholesaling.
(i)
Off-site parking lot.
(j)
Distribution center.
(k)
Light industrial.
(l)
Heavy industrial.
(2)
Principal land uses permitted as conditional use (per § 550-45B):
(a)
Agricultural services.
(b)
Clear-cutting.
(c)
Outdoor maintenance service.
(d)
Sexually oriented land use.
(e)
Vehicle repair and maintenance.
(f)
Junkyard or salvage yard.
(g)
Waste disposal facility.
(h)
Composting operation.
(i)
Airport/heliport.
(j)
Freight terminal.
(l)
Personal storage facility.
[Added 2-2-2021 by Ord.
No. 21-10]
C.
List of allowable accessory uses (per § 550-45C).
(1)
Accessory land uses permitted by right:
(a)
Farm residence.
(b)
Private residential garage or shed.
(c)
Company cafeteria.
(d)
Company-provided on-site recreation.
(e)
Indoor sales incident to light industrial use.
(f)
Home occupation.
(g)
On-site parking lot.
(h)
Private residential recreational facility.
(i)
Drainage structure.
(j)
Filling.
(k)
Lawn care.
(l)
Exterior communication devices.
(m)
Nonresidential accessory structure.
[Added 6-7-2022 by Ord. No. 22-55]
F.
Regulations applicable to residential uses: not applicable.
G.
Regulations applicable to nonresidential uses.
(1)
Nonresidential intensity requirements:
(2)
Nonresidential bulk requirements:
(a)
Minimum lot area: 9,000 square feet.
(b)
Minimum lot width: 100 feet; minimum street frontage: 50 feet.
(c)
Minimum setbacks:
[1]
Building to front or street side lot line: 25 feet, 40 feet
for a lot adjacent to a street with an officially mapped right-of-way
equal to or exceeding 100 feet.
[2]
Building to residential side lot line: 50 feet.
[3]
Building to residential rear lot line: 40 feet.
[4]
Building to nonresidential side lot line: 20 feet.
[5]
Building to nonresidential rear lot line: 30 feet.
[6]
Side lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
[7]
Rear lot line to accessory structure: three feet from property
line; 10 feet from alley right-of-way.
(e)
Minimum paved surface setback: five feet from side or rear;
10 feet from street.
(f)
Minimum building separation: 40 feet.
(g)
Maximum building height: 45 feet.
A.
Description and purpose. This district is intended to provide more incentives for redevelopment in areas of the community which are experiencing a lack of reinvestment or which require flexible zoning treatment because of factors specific to the site. This district is designed to forward both aesthetic and economic objectives of the City by controlling the site design and the land use, appearance, density or intensity of development within the district in a manner that is consistent with sound land use, urban design and economic revitalization principles. The application of these standards will ensure long-term progress and broad participation toward these principles. Refer to § 550-152 for the procedures applicable to proposal review in this standard zoning district.
Natural resource protection overlay zoning districts established by this chapter are shown on the Official Zoning Map of the City of Watertown which, together with all the explanatory material thereon, is hereby made part of this chapter. For specific natural resource protection overlay district designation criteria, see Article IX of this chapter and also Chapter 532, Floodplain and Shoreland-Wetland Zoning.
A.
Where an apparent discrepancy exists between the location of the outermost boundary of the flood-fringe district or the floodplain district shown on the Official Zoning Map and actual field conditions, the location shall be initially determined by the Zoning Administrator using the criteria described in Subsections B and C below. Where the Zoning Administrator finds that there is a significant difference between the map and the actual field conditions, the map shall be amended using the procedures established in § 550-141. Disputes between the Zoning Administrator and the applicant over the location of the district boundary line shall be settled using the procedures outlined in § 550-156H.
B.
Where flood profiles exist, the location of the district boundary
line shall be determined by the Zoning Administrator using both the
scale appearing on the map and the elevations shown on the water surface
profile of the regional flood. Where a discrepancy exists between
the map and actual field conditions, the regional flood elevations
shall govern. A map amendment is required where there is a significant
discrepancy between the map and actual field conditions. The Zoning
Administrator shall have the authority to grant or deny a land use
permit on the basis of a district boundary derived from the elevations
shown on the water surface profile of the regional flood, whether
or not a map amendment is required. The Zoning Administrator shall
be responsible for initiating any map amendments required under this
section within a reasonable period of time.
C.
Where flood profiles do not exist, the location of the district boundary
line shall be determined by the Zoning Administrator using the scale
appearing on the map, visual on-site inspection and any available
information provided by the Department of Natural Resources. Where
there is a significant difference between the map and actual field
conditions, the map shall be amended. Where a map amendment has been
approved by both the Common Council and the Department of Natural
Resources, the Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to grant
or deny a land use permit.
This district is intended to implement the urban design recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan by preserving and enhancing the historical quality of the downtown and by attaining a consistent visually pleasing image for the downtown area. As emphasized by said plan, this district is designed to forward both aesthetic and economic objectives of the City by controlling the site design and appearance of development within the district in a manner that is consistent with sound land use, urban design and economic revitalization principles. The application of these standards will ensure long-term progress and broad participation toward these principles. Refer to § 550-149 for the procedures applicable to proposal review in this overlay district.
This district is intended to implement the urban design recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan by preserving and enhancing the historical quality of the STH 19 corridor west of the downtown, CTH E corridor southeast of the downtown, STH 26 south of the downtown and the STH 26/16 corridor north and east of the downtown and by enhancing the economic redevelopment potential of the STH 26 corridor north and south of the downtown. As emphasized by the plan, this district is designed to forward both aesthetic and historic preservation objectives of the City by controlling the site design and appearance of development within the district in a manner that is consistent with sound land use, urban design and economic revitalization principles. The application of these standards will ensure long-term progress and broad participation toward these principles. Refer to § 550-150 for the procedures applicable to proposal review in this overlay district.
This district is intended to implement the urban design recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan by requiring that development located at and around the most important entrances to the community has a character which recognizes the City's adopted objectives of establishing an attractive and high-quality image. These important community gateways are located around the STH 26/16 interchange, the intersection of STH 16 and East Gate Drive, STH 26 near Ebenezer Road, STH 19 near Gypsy Road and CTH E/Concord Avenue near CTH D. As emphasized by the plan, this district is designed to forward both aesthetic and economic development objectives of the City by controlling the site design and appearance of development within the district in a manner that is consistent with sound land use, urban design and economic development principles. The application of these standards will ensure long-term progress and broad participation toward these principles. Refer to § 550-151 for the procedures applicable to proposal review in this overlay district.
