For regulation of the "FP" Floodplain Overlay District see Chapter 415 of this Code.
[Ord. No. 88-12 §14, 7-19-1988]
A.
Except as otherwise provided in Article VII (Non-Conforming Uses), no building shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, moved, structurally altered or used, except for a use permitted in the District in which such buildings, uses or land shall be located. The following uses or restrictions apply:
1.
No application for a building permit, certificate of zoning compliance,
or other license or permit shall be approved by the Codes Enforcement
Officer and his designee and no permit or license shall be issued
by any City Department which would permit the use or change in use
of any land, building, or the erection, moving, alteration, enlargement,
or occupancy contrary to the provisions of this Chapter.
2.
Area regulations. No lot area shall be so reduced
or diminished that the yards or other open space shall be smaller
than prescribed by this Chapter, nor shall the density of population
be increased in any manner except in conformity with the area regulations
as hereinafter provided, nor shall the area of any newly platted lot
be reduced below the minimum requirements herein established.
[Ord. No. 88-12 §14, 7-19-1988]
In any district, more than one (1) building enclosing a principal
permitted use may be erected on a single lot, provided that yard and
other requirements of this Chapter shall be met for each structure
as though it were on an individual basis.
[Ord. No. 88-12 §14, 7-19-1988]
A.
In
case an accessory building is attached to the main building, it shall
be made structurally a part of the main building and shall comply
in all respects with the requirements of this Chapter applicable to
the main building. An accessory building, unless attached to and made
a part of the main building, shall not be closer than five (5) feet
to the main building.
1.
A detached accessory building shall not be located in any required
front yard, except where such front yard lies between the building
line and a shoreline in which case such arrangement may be permitted.
2.
A detached accessory building not exceeding fifteen (15) feet in
height shall occupy not more than thirty percent (30%) of the area
of any side or rear yard, providing further that no detached accessory
building shall be closer than five (5) feet to any rear lot line,
nor closer than five (5) feet to any side property line, nor closer
than twenty (20) feet to the front property line. Where an alley exists,
an accessory building may be located no closer than five (5) feet
to the outer alley line and access to such structure shall be limited
to the alley.
[Ord. No. 88-12 §14, 7-19-1988]
A.
Where
the average slope is greater than one (1) foot rise or fall in seven
(7) feet of horizontal distance from the established street elevation
at the property line, one (1) story in addition to the number permitted
in the district in which the lot is situated shall be permitted on
the downhill side of any building.
B.
Height
limitations set forth elsewhere in this Chapter may be increased by
one hundred percent (100%) when applied to the following: chimneys,
cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, monuments, water
towers, stacks, lookout towers, storage tanks, ornamental towers and
spires, wireless towers, or necessary mechanical appurtenances usually
required to be placed above the roof level and not intended for human
occupancy.
[Ord. No. 88-12 §14, 7-19-1988]
A.
The
following requirements qualify or supplement, as the case may be,
the district regulations appearing elsewhere in this Chapter. Measurements
shall be taken from the nearest point of the wall of a building to
the lot line in question, subject to the following qualifications:
1.
The ordinary projections of window wells, sills, belt courses, cornices
and ornamental features may extend to a distance not to exceed eighteen
(18) inches.
2.
Open or lattice enclosed fire escapes, fireproof outside stairways
and balconies opening upon fire towers projecting into a yard not
more than two (2) feet or into a court not more than three and one-half
(3½) feet shall be permitted, where the same are to be so placed
as not to obstruct light and ventilation.
3.
A yard or other open space provided about any building for the purpose
of complying with the provisions of this Chapter shall not again be
used as a yard or other open space for another building.
4.
The setback requirements shall be observed on each street side of
a corner lot; provided however, that the buildable width of a lot
shall not be reduced to less than thirty (30) feet.
5.
Permitted obstructions in required yards. The following
shall not be considered obstructions when located in the required
yards specified.
a.
Front yards.
1)
A landing, patio or uncovered porch may extend into the required
front yard to a distance not exceeding ten (10) feet, if the landing,
patio, or porch has its floor no higher than the entrance floor of
the building.
2)
The required front yard of a corner lot shall not contain any wall,
fence, or other structure, tree, shrub, or other growth which may
cause danger to traffic on a street or public road by obscuring the
view.
3)
On double-frontage lots, the required front yard shall be provided
on both streets.
4)
Filling station pumps and pump islands may be located within required
yard; provided they are not less than fifteen (15) feet from any street
line and not less than fifty (50) feet from any residential boundary.
b.
Side yards. Where dwelling units are erected above
commercial establishments, no side yard is required except when required
for the commercial building on the side of a lot adjoining a residential
district.
c.
Rear yards. Open or lattice enclosed fire escapes,
outside stairways and balconies opening upon fire towers and the ordinary
projections of chimneys and flues into a rear yard may project for
a distance not to exceed five (5) feet when these are so placed as
not to obstruct light and ventilation.
[Ord. No. 88-12 §14, 7-19-1988]
A.
The
following requirements shall be observed:
1.
Fences, walls in front yard. In any residence on
any corner lot, no fence or accessory structure or planting shall
rise over two and one-half (2½) feet in height above the level
of the public sidewalk within twenty (20) feet of any corner, so as
to interfere with traffic visibility across the corner. No fence or
wall or shrub planting or more than two and one-half (2½) feet
in height above the level of the public sidewalk shall be erected
on any interior lot within ten (10) feet of the front property line
where it will interfere with traffic visibility from a driveway.
2.
Fences in side and rear yard. No fence or wall,
other than a retaining wall, along a side line of a lot in a residence
zone, shall be higher than six (6) feet unless any part above such
a height has at least fifty percent (50%) of the surface uniformly
open and unobstructed, unless the adjoining lot is not in a residential
zone. No fence or wall thus constructed shall interfere with the operation
or obstruct access to solar light rays needed for a functioning solar
collector, or other solar powered equipment. Solar powered units shall
be recorded with the City Clerk upon date of installment so as to
register the location of placement and to validate access to the solar
plane between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M., or to allow for
some other agreements between owners of adjacent lots.
3.
Street closures. Whenever any street, alley, or
other public way is vacated by the official action of the City, the
zoning district adjoining each side of such street, alley or public
way shall be automatically extended to the center of such vacation,
and all area included in the vacation shall then and henceforth be
subject to all appropriate regulations of the extended districts.
[Ord. No. 88-12 §14, 7-19-1988]
No building may be erected without having public street frontage
or without access to an approved private street or pedestrian easement.
[Ord. No. 88-12 §14, 7-19-1988]
A.
Signs
advertising a business activity or a service available in a commercial
or industrial zone district shall not exceed eighty (80) square feet
in area when they project from any side of a building. If a sign is
affixed flat against the facade of a building, such sign may not exceed
two hundred (200) square feet in area. Not more than one (1) such
sign for each story may be attached to a building facade and no sign
may extend more than three (3) feet beyond a corner of a building
when attached thereto, or be higher than four (4) feet above the top
roof line. Freestanding signs shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in
height from the ground.
B.
The
following requirements shall be observed:
1.
No sign shall resemble, imitate, or approximate the shape, size,
form or color of railroad or traffic signs, signals or warning devices.
2.
No sign shall be so located as to interfere with the visibility or
effectiveness of any official traffic sign or signal, or with driver
vision at any access point or intersection.
3.
No sign shall be erected, relocated, or maintained so as to prevent
free ingress or egress from any door, window, or fire escape, and
no sign shall be attached to a standpipe or fire escape.
4.
No sign shall exceed the maximum height limitation of the district
in which it is located.
5.
No sign shall be located on a lot so as to reduce the required dimensional
setback and side yard requirements of the district in which it is
located.
