[Ord. No. 1456 §350.02, 1-5-1999]
Hospitals, cemeteries, parks, recreational areas, schools and
other buildings used for public purposes may be located in any zoning
district to which their character seems appropriate. Location of major
improvements should be partly determined by community needs and neighborhood
conditions with adequate provisions being made for parking and traffic
requirements, outdoor illumination and other performance standards
likely to affect the adjoining property owners.
[Ord. No. 1456 §400, 1-5-1999]
Where a line has been officially established for future widening
or opening of a street upon which a lot abuts, the required yard space
shall be measured from the officially established street line.
[Ord. No. 1456 §402, 1-5-1999]
Must be in compliance with Chapter 415.
[Ord. No. 1456 §405, 1-5-1999]
A.
A use
of non-residential nature conducted entirely within the dwelling or
necessary building and carried on only by the inhabitants thereof,
which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling
for residential purposes.
1.
Home occupations shall be limited to child care, catering service,
carpenter and cabinet making shop, home bakery, furniture repairing,
upholstery shop, real estate office, individual doctor's consultation
office, electronic sales or service, beauty and barber shops, and
other restricted business, service or profession which, in the opinion
of the Board of Adjustment, are of the same general character as the
uses enumerated and designed so as not to change the character of
the immediate neighborhood.
2.
The following shall not be deemed to be home occupations: animal
hospital, commercial bike or cycle repair, commercial automobile repair
garage, clinic, kennel.
[Ord. No. 1456 §410, 1-5-1999]
A.
Where
junk yards are permitted, the establishment and/or the maintenance
of such uses shall be subject to the following requirements:
1.
All storage of parts, equipment and dismantled vehicles and all dismantling
of vehicles shall be done within a completely enclosed building or
within an enclosure of a solid fence not less than six (6) feet in
height.
2.
Any junk yards shall be located not less than two hundred (200) feet
of a residential district boundary.
3.
"Junk" means old, dilapidated, abandoned or scrap
rubber, metal, paper, plastic, glass, appliances, furniture, beds,
debris, waste, dismantled or wrecked vehicles or parts thereof.
[Ord. No. 21-014, 7-13-2021]
A.
Fence
height can be no higher than six (6) feet starting from the side of
the residence to the rear of the residence.
B.
Fence
height can be no taller than forty-two (42) inches from the front
of the residence to the property line in front of the residence. The
front of the residence for the purposes of this Section shall be the
location where the side and the front of the residence meet.
C.
A fence
located within fifty (50) feet of the center point of two (2) intersecting
roads shall be no taller than forty-two (42) inches and made of material
that can be seen through.
[Ord. No. 1456 §425, 1-5-1999]
Any light used for the illumination of signs, parking areas,
swimming pool or for any other purpose shall be arranged in such manner
as to direct the light away from neighboring residential properties
and away from the vision of passing motorists and pedestrians.
[Ord. No. 1456 §430.01, 1-5-1999; Ord. No. 18-002, 3-13-2018]
A.
In
any district where manufacturer houses, mobile homes are permitted,
such accommodations shall be subject to the following regulations:
1.
Have roofing materials consisting of composition asphalt shingles,
fiberglass shingles, wood shakes, baked tile, crushed rock or metal
of certain gage which is designed for outdoor use (exterior grade).
2.
Have siding material consisting of wood or wood products, stucco,
brick, horizontal or vertical lap steel, aluminum or vinyl, or rock.
3.
The unit shall be set on a properly constructed foundation system
approved by the Zoning Officer.
4.
The unit shall have a minimum of four (4) tie downs if thirty (30)
or less in length, and two (2) additional tie downs for each fifteen
(15) feet or less in length in addition thereto.
[Ord. No. 22-026, 11-8-2022]
5.
Have skirting on all four (4) sides made of either metal, vinyl or
concrete materials. The metal may be either painted or colored aluminum,
steel or tin. Unpainted galvanized tin or metal will not be allowed.
6.
Have the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Seal.
7.
The unit shall contain complete sanitary facilities including, among
others, a flush-type toilet, wash basin, tub or shower, and kitchen
sink and shall be connected with a "P" trap in the ground to sewage
outlets in conformance with the health requirements of the State.
Also included will be approved connections to existing utilities similar
to water, sewer, gas, electric, etc., (double- or single-wide).
[Ord. No. 1456 §430.02, 1-5-1999; Ord. No. 18-002, 3-13-2018[1]; Ord. No. 21-017, 8-10-2021; Ord. No. 22-026, 11-8-2022]
A.
In any district where house parks are permitted, the establishment of such accommodations shall be subject to the following requirements additionally to the preceding Section 405.210:
1.
Minimum Lot Size And Minimum Yard Dimensions. The following regulations
relative to the minimum lot size and minimum yard dimensions shall
apply to the entire tract of land on which the house park is located.
a.
A house park shall be located on a tract of land not less than one
( 1) acre in area with minimum width or depth dimensions of two hundred
( 200) feet.
b.
Any mobile home, manufactured house, or tiny house shall be located
at least fifteen (15) feet away from any front or rear lot line or
any side line adjacent to a street and at least ten (10) feet away
from any other lot line or twenty (20) feet away from any adjoining
mobile home, manufactured house, or tiny house.
2.
Maximum Height Of Buildings. No building or structure within the
house park shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet.
3.
Off-Street Parking And Access Ways.
a.
There shall be provided within the boundaries of the house park site
not less than one (1) off-street space for each mobile home, manufactured
house, or tiny house.
b.
The house park site shall have direct access to a public street or
highway by an access way at least forty (40) feet in width meeting
design and construction standards established for City streets.
c.
Each mobile home, manufactured house, or tiny house space shall abut
on a driveway or access way, at least twenty (20) feet wide, with
unobstructed access to a public street. Appropriate turnaround space
shall be provided at the terminus of any dead-end access ways in the
mobile home park sufficient to accommodate emergency vehicles.
d.
Access street pavement for house parks shall be a least twenty-eight
(28) feet wide to permit parking on one (1) side. Where parking on
both sides is allowed, pavement shall be thirty-six (36) feet wide.
4.
Individual Lot Spaces. The minimum individual dimension requirements
for each individual lot space shall be no less the forty (40) feet
by sixty (60) feet. Each individual lot space shall maintain a minimum
front setback of fifteen (15) feet, a minimum rear setback of fifteen
(15) feet, and minimum side setbacks of ten (10) feet.
5.
Residential Uses. Only residential uses and uses accessory thereto
shall be permitted in a house park.
6.
All tiny homes shall either be permanently affixed to the ground
or secured by a minimum of four (4) tie downs if thirty (30) or less
in length, and two (2) additional tie downs for each fifteen (15)
feet or less in length in addition thereto.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 18-002 also changed the title of this
Section from "Manufactured (Mobile) Home Parks" to "House Parks."
[Ord. No. 1456 §440, 1-5-1999]
A.
Space
for the off-street loading of vehicles shall be provided for every
new building used or designed for commercial purposes after the effective
date of this Chapter. An off-street parking space shall comprise not
less than one hundred eighty (180) square feet of parking stall plus
necessary maneuvering space which totals four hundred (400) square
feet per car, including drives, storage area and other incidentals
such as unusable corners. Space for maneuvering incidental to parking
or unparking shall not encroach upon any public way. Every off-street
parking space shall be accessible from a public way.
B.
Off-street
automobile storage or standing space shall be provided on every lot
on which any of the following uses are hereafter established; such
space shall be provided with vehicular access to a street or alley
and shall be deemed to be required open space associated with the
permitted use and shall not thereafter be reduced or encroached upon
in any manner.
1.
Dwelling. One (1) parking space for each unit.
Multiple dwelling. One (1) parking space for
each single-family unit.
2.
Tourist accommodations. One (1) parking space for
each room or unit offered for tourist accommodations.
3.
Theater, stadium, auditorium, church, or other place of public
assembly. One (1) parking space for each six (6) seats based
on maximum seating capacity.
4.
Library, museum or similar community building. One
(1) parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross
floor area.
5.
Stores and other retail business establishments. One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of
total floor area.
6.
Office buildings. One (1) parking space for each
four hundred (400) square feet of office floor area.
7.
Industrial, manufacturing or wholesale establishments. One (1) parking space for each five (5) workers based on peak employment
and adequate space for loading and unloading all vehicles used incidental
to the operation of the industrial or manufacturing establishments.
C.
Where
such space cannot be reasonably provided on the same lot with the
principal use, the Board of Adjustment may permit such space to be
located on other off-street property provided such space is within
three hundred fifty (350) feet of the permitted use measured along
lines of public access. Exceptions to this requirement shall include
the Central Business District around the Courthouse Square from Church
Street on the north, Washington on the south, Van Buren on the east
and Burke on the west, where such parking and loading facilities shall
be optional, as they shall also be for churches and schools existing
when this Chapter was passed.
[Ord. No. 1456 §450, 1-5-1999]
A.
In each zone district, each structure hereafter erected or altered shall be provided with the yards specified, shall be on a lot of the area and width specified in the district schedule, Section 405.140. The height regulations as prescribed in this resolution shall not apply to church spires, monuments, tanks, water towers, fire towers, flagpoles and grain elevators.
B.
No
open space or lot required for a building or structure shall during
its life be occupied by or counted as open space for another building
or structure. However, additional height and area regulations include:
1.
Public, semi-public or public service buildings, hospitals, institutions,
schools and churches, when permitted in a district, may be erected
to a height not exceeding seventy-five (75) feet if the building is
set back from each yard line at least one (1) foot for each foot of
additional building height above the height limit otherwise permitted
in the district in which the building is being built.
2.
Single-family dwellings and two-family dwellings may be increased
in height by not more than ten (10) feet when the side and rear yards
are increased over the yard requirements of the district in which
they are located by not less than ten (10) feet, but they shall not
exceed three (3) stories in height, including any full height attic
space.
3.
Chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, monuments,
stacks, stage towers, tanks, water towers, or necessary mechanical
appurtenances may be erected to a height in accordance with existing
or hereafter adopted ordinances of the City.
4.
Accessory buildings may not occupy more than thirty percent (30%)
of a required rear yard, but where such rear yard adjoins an alley,
the accessory buildings shall not be nearer than five (5) feet to
the alley lines.
5.
An opened, unenclosed porch, deck or paved terrace may project into
a front yard for a distance not exceeding ten (10) feet and not to
exceed four (4) feet in height from the deck or floor.
