[HISTORY: Adopted by the City of Rochester 4-22-2014 (Ch. 42 of the 1995 Code); certified
by the Codes and Ordinances Committee 8-7-2014. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- The Charter
- Ch C City Charter
- The Code
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Administrative Code
- Ch 11 (Reserved)
- Ch 16 Alarm Systems
- Ch 22 Amusements and Entertainment
- Ch 28 Animals
- Ch 40 Building Construction and Property Maintenance
- Ch 49 Cemeteries
- Ch 54 Citations
- Ch 75 Fires and Fire Safety
- Ch 80 Food and Food Service
- Ch 94 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 110 Junk and Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 123 Licensing Board
- Ch 135 Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 149 Nuisances
- Ch 158 Recreation, Arena, and Parks
- Ch 162 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 167 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 171 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 176 Planning Board
- Ch 183 Public Buildings
- Ch 200 Sewers
- Ch 210 Solid Waste
- Ch 218 Stormwater Management and Erosion Control
- Ch 223 Highways and Sidewalks
- Ch 254 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 260 Water
- Ch 260A Water Development Connection Fee
- Ch 275 Zoning
- Ch 275 Art 1 General Provisions
- ยงย 275-1.1 Title.
- ยงย 275-1.2 Authority.
- ยงย 275-1.3 Purpose.
- ยงย 275-1.4 Application of regulations.
- ยงย 275-1.5 Other applicable law.
- ยงย 275-1.6 Severability.
- ยงย 275-1.7 Minimum requirements.
- ยงย 275-1.8 Establishment of districts.
- ยงย 275-1.9 Overlay zoning districts.
- ยงย 275-1.10 Zoning Map.
- ยงย 275-1.11 District boundaries.
- ยงย 275-1.12 When effective.
- ยงย 275-1.13 Suggestions.
- ยงย 275-1.14 Examples.
- ยงย 275-1.15 Headings.
- ยงย 275-1.16 Conditional uses and special exceptions.
- Ch 275 Art 2 Definitions and Terminology
- ยงย 275-2.1 General provisions.
- ยงย 275-2.2 Definitions.
- ยงย 275-2.3 Abbreviations.
- Ch 275 Art 3 Administration
- ยงย 275-3.1 General provisions.
- ยงย 275-3.2 Effect of other laws.
- ยงย 275-3.3 Permitting.
- ยงย 275-3.4 Enforcement.
- ยงย 275-3.5 Amendments.
- Ch 275 Art 4 Zoning Board of Adjustment and Building Code Board of Appeals
- ยงย 275-4.1 Powers of Board.
- ยงย 275-4.2 Additional provisions.
- ยงย 275-4.3 Procedures.
- ยงย 275-4.4 Administration.
- Ch 275 Art 5 Residential Zoning Districts
- ยงย 275-5.1 General terms.
- ยงย 275-5.2 General development standards.
- ยงย 275-5.3 Residential-1 and Residential-2 Districts (R1 and R2).
- ยงย 275-5.4 Agricultural District (AG).
- ยงย 275-5.5 Neighborhood Mixed-Use District (NMU).
- Ch 275 Art 6 Commercial Zoning Districts
- ยงย 275-6.1 Introduction.
- ยงย 275-6.2 General terms.
- ยงย 275-6.3 Downtown Commercial District (DC).
- ยงย 275-6.4 Office Commercial District (OC).
- ยงย 275-6.5 Highway Commercial District (HC).
- Ch 275 Art 7 Industrial Zoning Districts
- ยงย 275-7.1 General terms.
- ยงย 275-7.2 General Industrial District (GI).
- ยงย 275-7.3 Recycling Industrial District (RI).
- Ch 275 Art 8 Granite Ridge Development (GRD)
- ยงย 275-8.1 Purpose; conditional use permits.
- ยงย 275-8.2 Delineation of Granite Ridge Development Zone.
- ยงย 275-8.3 Permitted uses.
- ยงย 275-8.4 Site plan process.
- ยงย 275-8.5 Architectural and design standards.
- ยงย 275-8.6 Pavement dimensional regulations.
- ยงย 275-8.7 Granite Ridge Development Study.
- ยงย 275-8.8 Service road regulations.
- ยงย 275-8.9 Road design standards.
- ยงย 275-8.10 Stormwater management requirements.
- ยงย 275-8.11 Utility standards.
- ยงย 275-8.12 Parking lot interconnections.
- ยงย 275-8.13 Design standards.
- ยงย 275-8.14 Adjustments in requirements.
- Ch 275 Art 9 Special Zoning Districts
- ยงย 275-9.1 General terms.
- ยงย 275-9.2 Airport Special (AS) District.
- ยงย 275-9.3 Hospital Special (HS) District.
- Ch 275 Art 10 Aquifer Protection Overlay District (APOD)
- ยงย 275-10.1 Authority.
- ยงย 275-10.2 Purpose.
- ยงย 275-10.3 Definitions.
- ยงย 275-10.4 District boundaries.
- ยงย 275-10.5 Applicability.
- ยงย 275-10.6 Performance standards.
- ยงย 275-10.7 Permitted uses.
- ยงย 275-10.8 Prohibited uses.
- ยงย 275-10.9 Conditional uses.
- ยงย 275-10.10 Existing nonconforming uses.
- ยงย 275-10.11 Exemptions.
- ยงย 275-10.12 Relationship between state and local requirements.
- ยงย 275-10.13 Maintenance and inspection.
- ยงย 275-10.14 Enforcement procedures and penalties.
- ยงย 275-10.15 Severability.
- ยงย 275-10.16 Repeal.
- ยงย 275-10.17 When effective.
- Ch 275 Art 11 Aviation Overlay District (AOD)
- ยงย 275-11.1 Definitions.
- ยงย 275-11.2 Land subject to restrictions.
- ยงย 275-11.3 Height limits.
- ยงย 275-11.4 Use restrictions.
- ยงย 275-11.5 Nonconforming uses.
- ยงย 275-11.6 Variances.
- ยงย 275-11.7 Permits.
- ยงย 275-11.8 Hazard marking and lighting.
- ยงย 275-11.9 Approach zone map.
- Ch 275 Art 12 Conservation Overlay District (COD)
- ยงย 275-12.1 Objectives and characteristics.
- ยงย 275-12.2 Overlay district defined.
- ยงย 275-12.3 Buffer defined.
- ยงย 275-12.4 Delineation process.
- ยงย 275-12.5 Exemptions; preexisting residential structures, uses and lots.
- ยงย 275-12.6 Definitions.
- ยงย 275-12.7 Buffer application.
- ยงย 275-12.8 Uses allowed.
- ยงย 275-12.9 Conditional use approvals.
- ยงย 275-12.10 Dredge and fill permits.
- ยงย 275-12.11 Mitigation.
- ยงย 275-12.12 Prohibited uses and activities.
- ยงย 275-12.13 Board of Adjustment.
- ยงย 275-12.14 Very poorly drained soils.
- Ch 275 Art 13 Flood Hazard Overlay District (FHOD)
- ยงย 275-13.1 Authority and purpose.
- ยงย 275-13.2 Regulatory floodway boundaries.
- ยงย 275-13.3 Definitions.
- ยงย 275-13.4 Restrictions in regulatory floodway zone.
- ยงย 275-13.5 Standards.
- ยงย 275-13.6 Variances and appeals.
- Ch 275 Art 14 Historic Overlay District (HOD)
- ยงย 275-14.1 Table of contents.
- ยงย 275-14.2 Purpose and intent.
- ยงย 275-14.3 Applicability.
- ยงย 275-14.4 Historic District Commission.
- ยงย 275-14.5 Definitions.
- ยงย 275-14.6 Designation of Historic District.
- ยงย 275-14.7 Identification of Historic District.
- ยงย 275-14.8 Delineation of Historic District.
- ยงย 275-14.9 Effect of inclusion in Historic District.
- ยงย 275-14.10 Development involving property within Historic District.
- ยงย 275-14.11 Historic District demolition permit.
- ยงย 275-14.12 Historic District relocation permit.
- ยงย 275-14.13 Determination of hardship.
- ยงย 275-14.14 Demolition by neglect.
- ยงย 275-14.15 Appeals.
- ยงย 275-14.16 Enforcement.
- Ch 275 Art 15 Special Downtown Overlay District (SDOD)
- ยงย 275-15.1 Boundaries.
- ยงย 275-15.2 Regulations and restrictions.
- Ch 275 Art 16 (Reserved)
- Ch 275 Art 17 (Reserved)
- Ch 275 Art 18 Use Regulations
- ยงย 275-18.1 Applicability of use regulations.
- ยงย 275-18.2 Use tables.
- ยงย 275-18.3 Permitted uses.
- ยงย 275-18.4 Conditional uses.
- ยงย 275-18.5 Special exceptions.
- ยงย 275-18.6 Uses not permitted/prohibited uses.
- ยงย 275-18.7 Accessory uses.
- ยงย 275-18.8 Uses not listed.
- ยงย 275-18.9 Most specific description to apply.
- Ch 275 Art 19 Dimensional Regulations
- ยงย 275-19.1 Overview.
- ยงย 275-19.2 Dimensional provisions.
- Ch 275 Art 20 Standards for Specific Permitted Uses
- ยงย 275-20.1 General provisions.
- ยงย 275-20.2 Conditions for particular uses.
- Ch 275 Art 21 Conditional Uses
- ยงย 275-21.1 General provisions.
- ยงย 275-21.2 Procedures.
- ยงย 275-21.3 Base criteria.
- ยงย 275-21.4 Conditions for particular uses.
- Ch 275 Art 22 Special Exceptions
- ยงย 275-22.1 General provisions.
- ยงย 275-22.2 Base criteria.
- ยงย 275-22.3 Conditions for particular uses.
- Ch 275 Art 23 Accessory Uses
- ยงย 275-23.1 General provisions.
- ยงย 275-23.2 Standards for specific accessory uses.
- Ch 275 Art 24 Home Occupations
- ยงย 275-24.1 Requirements for all home occupations.
- ยงย 275-24.2 Home occupation-1.
- ยงย 275-24.3 Home occupation-2.
- ยงย 275-24.4 Home occupation-3.
- ยงย 275-24.5 Review process without special exception.
- ยงย 275-24.6 Review process with special exception.
- ยงย 275-24.7 Prohibited home occupations.
- Ch 275 Art 25 (Reserved)
- Ch 275 Art 26 Roads and Parking
- ยงย 275-26.1 Minimum parking requirements.
- ยงย 275-26.2 Driveways, curb cuts and parking design.
- ยงย 275-26.3 Commercial vehicles.
- ยงย 275-26.4 Private roads.
- ยงย 275-26.5 Shared driveways.
- ยงย 275-26.6 Class VI roads.
- Ch 275 Art 27 Miscellaneous Provisions
- ยงย 275-27.1 Buffers for residential property.
- ยงย 275-27.2 Cemeteries.
- ยงย 275-27.3 Impact fees.
- ยงย 275-27.4 Lots split by municipal boundaries.
- ยงย 275-27.5 Rivers and shoreland protection.
- ยงย 275-27.6 Lots split by zoning district boundaries.
- ยงย 275-27.7 Temporary noncompliance.
- ยงย 275-27.8 Planned unit developments.
- ยงย 275-27.9 Murals.
- Ch 275 Art 28 Performance Standards
- ยงย 275-28.1 Purpose.
- ยงย 275-28.2 General provisions.
- ยงย 275-28.3 Noise.
- ยงย 275-28.4 Other specific standards.
- ยงย 275-28.5 Administration.
- Ch 275 Art 29 Signage
- ยงย 275-29.1 Applicable regulations.
- ยงย 275-29.2 Purpose and intent.
- ยงย 275-29.3 Nonconforming signs.
- ยงย 275-29.4 Permit required.
- ยงย 275-29.5 Application process.
- ยงย 275-29.6 Construction documents.
- ยงย 275-29.7 Changes to signs.
- ยงย 275-29.8 Permit fees.
- ยงย 275-29.9 Prohibited signs.
- ยงย 275-29.10 Exempt signs.
- ยงย 275-29.11 Definitions.
- ยงย 275-29.12 General provisions.
- ยงย 275-29.13 Specific sign requirements.
- ยงย 275-29.14 Requirements by zoning district.
- Ch 275 Art 30 Nonconforming Property
- ยงย 275-30.1 Introduction.
- ยงย 275-30.2 Vested nonconforming property.
- ยงย 275-30.3 Changes to nonconforming property.
- ยงย 275-30.4 Nonconforming uses.
- ยงย 275-30.5 Nonconforming lots.
- ยงย 275-30.6 Nonconforming structures.
- ยงย 275-30.7 Other nonconforming site conditions.
- ยงย 275-30.8 Reconstruction.
- ยงย 275-30.9 Other terms.
- Ch 275 Art 31 (Reserved)
- Ch 275 Art 32 (Reserved)
- Ch 275 Art 33 Conservation Subdivisions
- ยงย 275-33.1 Purpose.
- ยงย 275-33.2 Applicability.
- ยงย 275-33.3 General provisions.
- ยงย 275-33.4 Base density.
- ยงย 275-33.5 Base density bonus.
- ยงย 275-33.6 Density bonus enhancements.
- ยงย 275-33.7 Allowed uses.
- ยงย 275-33.8 Zero lot line subdivision.
- ยงย 275-33.9 Open space.
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List