[CC 2000 §405.020; CC 1990 §400.020; Ord. No. 88 §2, 10-21-1951; Ord. No. 757 §1, 5-10-1984]
A.
In
order to regulate and restrict the location of trades and residences
and the location of the buildings erected or altered for specified
uses and to regulate and limit the height of buildings hereafter erected
or altered, to regulate and determine the area of yards and other
open spaces and to regulate and limit the density of population, the
City is divided into districts of which there shall be four (4) known
as:
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"A"
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Residence District
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"B"
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Four-Family District
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"C"
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Commercial District
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"D"
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Industrial District
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B.
The
City is divided into four (4) districts aforesaid and the boundaries
of such districts are shown upon a map being designated as the "District
Map" and said map and all the notations, references and other information
shown thereon shall be as much a part of this Title as if the matters
and information set forth by said map were all fully described herein,
said "District Map" being on file in the office of the City Clerk
of the City.
C.
Except
as herein provided:
1.
No building shall be erected, converted, reconstructed or structurally
altered nor shall any building or land be used for any purpose other
than is permitted in the district in which such building or land is
located.
2.
No building shall be erected, reconstructed or structurally altered
to exceed the height limit herein established for the district in
which such building is located.
3.
No building shall be erected, reconstructed or structurally altered
so as to intrude upon the area required for the front, side and rear
yards as herein established; provided further, that no yard or open
space on an adjoining property shall be considered as providing a
yard or open space for a lot upon which a building is to be erected.
4.
No lot area shall be so reduced or diminished that the yards or other
open spaces shall be smaller than prescribed by this Title, nor shall
the area of any lot be reduced below the minimum requirements herein
established.
5.
No land dedicated for roadway purposes, either in a public or private
street or place, shall be used as a yard or as any part of the required
lot area prescribed in this Title.
6.
No building shall hereafter be erected or structurally altered unless
located on a lot as herein defined and in no case shall there be more
than one (1) building on one (1) lot except as hereinafter provided.
[CC 2000 §§405.030 — 405.040; CC 1990 §§405.010,
405.050; Ord. No. 88 §§3, 8, 10-21-1951; Ord. No. 175 §2, 12-8-1955; Ord. No. 415 §2, 3-23-1971; Ord. No. 873 §§1 — 3, 11-17-1998]
A.
Use Regulations. In the "A" Residence District no building
or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected,
converted or structurally altered unless otherwise provided in this
Section except for one (1) or more of the following uses:
1.
Single-family dwelling.
2.
Group homes.
3.
Two-family dwellings (but only on a lot or parcel of ground having
a width of sixty (60) feet or more along the street on which the building
fronts).
4.
Public parks.
5.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to the above uses,
not involving the conduct of a business, including servant quarters
and one (1) private garage.
6.
Public schools, elementary or high, or private schools having a curriculum
similar to a public elementary or high school.
7.
Churches.
8.
Library, museum, playground, park or recreational buildings or other
public buildings which are owned by the City.
B.
Height And Area Regulations. In the "A" Residence District
the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of yards and minimum
lot area per family shall be as follows:
1.
Height. No building hereafter erected or structurally
altered shall exceed two and one-half (2½) stories or thirty-five
(35) feet, with the exception of structures to be used for churches.
2.
Front yard. There shall be a front yard of not
less than thirty (30) feet to the front line of the building and not
less than twenty (20) feet to the front line of an open porch or paved
terrace, provided however, that:
Where lots comprising twenty percent (20%) or more of the frontage
are developed with buildings having an average front yard with a variation
of not more than ten (10) feet, the front yard shall be the average
of the front yards already established.
3.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a
depth of not less than forty (40) feet or forty percent (40%) of the
depth of the lot, whichever amount is the larger. Accessory buildings
hereafter erected or structurally altered may occupy not more than
twenty percent (20%) of the area of required yard, provided however,
that no accessory building shall be located within three (3) feet
of any lot line. Provided further, that an accessory building located
in a rear yard may be erected up to the rear lot line or to the side
lot line or both, if the wall constructed adjacent to said lot line
is constructed of fireproof material.
4.
Side yard. On interior lots there shall be a side
yard on each side of the building having a width of not less than
ten percent (10%) of the width of the lot, provided such side yards
shall not be less than four (4) feet in width. The above regulations
apply to all lots including corner lots and in the case of reversed
corner lots which face an intersecting street or place, the side yard
of any building erected hereafter on said lot shall not be less than
thirty (30) feet, provided however, that where the average of twenty
percent (20%) or more of the frontage of said street is developed
with buildings having an average front yard greater or smaller than
thirty (30) feet, the building and accessory building shall not project
beyond the front yard lines of the lots to the rear of the said corner
lot; and provided further, that the front yard of such building on
a reversed corner lot shall be fifteen (15) feet to the front line
of the building and not less than five (5) feet to the front line
of an open porch or terrace; provided further, that the rear yard
of such reversed lot shall not be more than twelve (12) feet or less
than six (6) feet.
5.
Lot area per family. In the "A" Residential District
every single-family dwelling hereafter erected or structurally altered
shall provide a lot area of not less than four thousand (4,000) square
feet per family and every two-family dwelling hereafter erected or
structurally altered shall provide a lot area of not less than three
thousand (3,000) square feet per family or a total of six thousand
(6,000) square feet. Provided however, that these provisions shall
not be interpreted as to preclude the provision for domestic servants
employed and living on the premises and provided that a lot of record
at the time of the passage of this Code may be used for the erection
of one (1) single-family home.
6.
Lot width. There shall be a minimum lot width of
fifty (50) feet.
[CC 2000 §§405.050 — 405.060; CC 1990 §§405.020,
405.060; Ord. No. 88 §§4, 9, 10-21-1951; Ord. No. 723, 3-11-1982]
A.
Use Regulations. In the "B" Four-Family District no building
or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected,
converted or structurally altered, unless otherwise provided in this
Section, except for one (1) or more of the following uses:
1.
Any use permitted in "A" Residence District.
2.
Four-family dwellings (but only on a lot or parcel of ground having
a width of sixty (60) feet or more along the street on which the building
fronts).
3.
Multiple-family dwellings (more than four-family), provided at least
seventy-five percent (75%) of the units contained in the building,
or buildings if an apartment building complex, contain no more than
one (1) bedroom per unit.
B.
Height And Area Regulations. In the "B" Four-Family District
the minimum dimensions of yards and the minimum lot area per family
shall be as follows:
1.
Height. The same requirements as in the "A" Residence
District.
2.
Front yard. The same requirements as in the "A"
Residence District.
3.
Rear yard. The same requirements as in the "A"
Residence District.
4.
Side yard. The same requirements as in the "A"
Residence District.
5.
Lot area per family. For single-family and two-family
residences, the same requirements as in the "A" Residence District.
Every four-family dwelling hereafter erected or structurally altered
shall provide a lot area of not less than fifteen hundred (1,500)
square feet per family or a total of six thousand (6,000) square feet.
[CC 2000 §§405.070 — 405.080; CC 1990 §§405.030,
405.070; Ord. No. 88 §§5, 10, 10-21-1951; Ord. No. 175 §1, 12-8-1955; Ord. No. 278 §§1 — 2, 2-25-1964; Ord. No. 801 §1, 11-15-1985; Ord. No. 1459 §1, 11-11-2010]
A.
Use Regulations. In the "C" Commercial District no building
or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected,
converted or structurally altered, unless otherwise provided in this
Section, except for one (1) or more of the following uses:
1.
Any use permitted in "B" Four-Family District.
2.
Churches.
3.
Indoor theaters; provided that off-street parking space of one (1)
automobile for each four (4) seats in the theater is provided for
the parking of automobiles for all the customers of said theaters.
Drive-in or outdoor theaters are not permitted.
4.
Bakery.
5.
Offices.
6.
Public garage, provided however, that any portion of the garage which
is used for storage or repair purposes shall not be nearer than twenty
(20) feet to the front line of the building.
7.
Restaurants.
8.
Sales or show room.
9.
Store or shop for the conduct of a retail business, provided that
the following shall not be considered "the conduct of a retail business":
operation of barbecue stands, hotdog stands and soft drink stands.
10.
Studio.
11.
Post office.
12.
Bank.
13.
Business or commercial school.
14.
Shoe repair shop.
15.
Tailor shop.
16.
Tire repair shop.
17.
Electric repair shop.
18.
Messenger or telegraph service station.
19.
Millinery shop.
20.
Painting and decorating shop.
21.
Bowling alleys.
22.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to the above uses,
including signs not exceeding two hundred (200) square feet in area
pertaining to the lease, hire or sale of a building or premises or
to the advertisement of the business or any product sold on the premises;
provided however, that no sign of a larger size or of any other character
shall be permitted in the "C" District.
23.
(Reserved)
24.
Kennels.
25.
For additional use regulations see Section 405.060(B).
B.
Any
building used primarily for any of the above-enumerated purposes may
have not more than forty percent (40%) of the floor area devoted to
storage purposes incidental to such primary use.
C.
Any
commercial buildings hereafter erected shall provide off-street parking
space in the ratio of space for one (1) car for every four hundred
(400) feet of floor space.
D.
Height And Area Regulations. In the "C" Commercial District
the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of yards and the minimum
lot area per family shall be as follows:
1.
Height. No building hereafter erected or structurally
altered shall exceed five (5) stories or sixty-five (65) feet, with
the exception of structure to be used for churches.
2.
Front yard. There shall be a front yard of not
less than thirty (30) feet to the front line of the building and not
less than twenty (20) feet to the front line of an open porch or paved
terrace, provided however, that:
Where lots comprising twenty percent (20%) or more of the frontage
are developed with buildings having an average front yard with a variation
of not more than ten (10) feet, the front yard shall be the average
of the front yard already established.
3.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a
depth of not less than twenty percent (20%) of the depth of the lot.
Accessory buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered may
occupy not more than thirty percent (30%) of the area of the required
yard, provided however, that no accessory building shall be located
within five (5) feet of any lot line.
4.
Side yard. Where a lot abuts upon the side of a
lot zoned for single-family dwelling purposes or abuts upon the side
of a lot upon which there was erected a dwelling at the time of the
enactment of this Code, there shall be a side yard of not less than
four (4) feet.
5.
Lot area per family. In the "C" Commercial District
every single-family dwelling hereafter erected or structurally altered
shall provide a lot area of not less than four thousand (4,000) square
feet per family.
6.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the limitations imposed in the "C"
Commercial District under 405.050(D)(2), 405.050(D)(3), and 405.050(D)(4)
shall not apply to any real property that fronts on Page Avenue between
Ferguson Avenue and Kingsland Avenue.
[Ord. No. 1653, 9-12-2019]
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Provided, however, that buildings erected for single-family
dwelling purposes shall comply with the rear and the side yard regulations
of the "A" Residence District.
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Every dwelling hereafter erected or structurally altered above
commercial building shall provide a lot area of not less than two
thousand (2,000) square feet per family.
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[CC 2000 §§405.090 — 405.100; CC 1990 §§405.040,
405.080; Ord. No. 278 §§1, 3, 2-25-1964; Ord. No. 373 §§1 — 2, 9-25-1968; Ord. No. 801 §2, 11-15-1985]
A.
Use Regulations. In the "D" Industrial District no building
or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected,
converted or structurally altered, unless otherwise provided in this
Section, except for one (1) or more of the following uses:
1.
Any non-residential use permitted in the "C" Commercial District.
2.
Lumber and building material yards.
3.
Warehouses, but not including junk yards.
4.
Wholesale houses.
5.
Billboards.
6.
Any manufacturing plant or establishment which does not emit smoke,
odor, noise, dust or gas to an extent that would be obnoxious or offensive.
7.
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to the above uses
including advertising signs, bulletin boards and billboards not exceeding
sixty (60) square feet in area.
B.
The
Board of Alderpersons may, by special permit after public hearing,
authorize the location of gasoline or filling stations in the "C"
Commercial and "D" Industrial Districts. Before issuance of any special
permit for gasoline or filling stations, the Board of Alderpersons
shall refer the proposed application to the Zoning Commission, which
Commission shall be given sixty (60) days in which to make a report
regarding the effect of such proposed use upon the character of the
neighborhood, traffic conditions, public utility facilities and other
matters pertaining to the general welfare. No action shall be taken
upon any application for such proposed use until and unless the report
of the Zoning Commission has been filed; provided however, that if
no report is received from the Zoning Commission within sixty (60)
days, it shall be assumed that approval of the application has been
given by the said Commission.
C.
Height And Area Regulations. In the "D" Industrial District
the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of yards and the minimum
lot area per family shall be as follows:
1.
Height. No building hereafter erected or structurally
altered shall exceed seven (7) stories or one hundred (100) feet.
2.
Rear yard. No rear yard shall be required except
where the "D" Industrial District abuts on a dwelling district in
which case there shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty (20)
feet.
3.
Side yard. Not required except on that side of
lot abutting upon the side of a lot zoned for dwelling purposes in
which case there shall be a side yard of not less than four (4) feet.
4.
Front yard. A front yard of not less than thirty
(30) feet shall be provided.
