[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of New
Buffalo 8-14-2001 by Ord. No. 132, as amended through Ord. No. 207, adopted 9-17-2013. Prior and subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- The Charter
- Ch C City Charter
- The Code
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administration
- Ch 3 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 4 Animals and Fowl
- Ch 5 Building and Construction
- Ch 6 Fire Prevention
- Ch 7 Harbor
- Ch 8 Hawking and Peddling
- Ch 9 Licenses Generally
- Ch 10 Motor Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 11 Short-Term Rental Units
- Ch 12 Noise, Nuisance, Prohibited Acts and Other Miscellaneous Provisions
- Ch 13 Parades and Marches
- Ch 14 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 15 Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling
- Ch 16 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 17 Special Assessment Improvements
- Ch 18 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 19 Water
- Ch 20 Utility Franchises
- Ch 21 Downtown Development Authority
- Ch 22 Marihuana Establishments
- Ch 23 Rental Housing
- Appendix
- Apx A Zoning Ordinance
- Apx A Art 1 Purpose, Title, and Scope
- § A-1-1 Purpose.
- § A-1-2 Legislative intent.
- § A-1-3 Title.
- § A-1-4 Scope of provisions.
- Apx A Art 2 Definitions and Interpretations
- § A-2-1 Intent and purpose.
- § A-2-2 Use of words and terms.
- § A-2-3 Definitions.
- Apx A Art 3 General Provisions
- § A-3-0 Intent and purpose.
- § A-3-1 Essential public services.
- § A-3-2 Accessory buildings structures and uses.
- § A-3-3 Corner lots.
- § A-3-4 Main building or principal use.
- § A-3-5 Fences.
- § A-3-6 Required area or space.
- § A-3-7 Illegal dwellings.
- § A-3-8 Keeping of animals.
- § A-3-9 Mechanical appurtenances.
- § A-3-10 Earth removal, grading and filling.
- § A-3-11 Encroachments into yards.
- § A-3-12 Construction buildings.
- § A-3-13 Intersection visibility.
- § A-3-14 Swimming pools.
- § A-3-15 Permitted front setback reductions.
- § A-3-16 Regulations applicable to single-family dwellings outside manufactured home parks.
- § A-3-17 Temporary occupancy in vehicular dwellings.
- § A-3-18 Satellite dish antennas.
- § A-3-19 Seasonal uses.
- § A-3-20 Storage of recreational equipment.
- § A-3-21 Storage and repair of vehicles.
- § A-3-22 Site condominiums.
- § A-3-23 Private roads.
- § A-3-24 Lighting requirements.
- § A-3-25 Fees and charges.
- § A-3-26 Home occupations.
- § A-3-27 Wireless communication towers.
- § A-3-28 Landscaped buffer.
- Apx A Art 4 Zoning Districts and Map
- § A-4-1 Establishment of districts.
- § A-4-2 Official Zoning Districts Map.
- § A-4-3 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- § A-4-4 Zoning of vacated areas.
- § A-4-5 Zoning of filled land; use of waters.
- § A-4-6 Zoning of annexed areas.
- Apx A Art 5 FP-1 Floodplain District and NCD Nature Conservation District
- § A-5-1 Purpose.
- § A-5-2 Use regulations.
- § A-5-3 Minimum floodplain management regulations.
- § A-5-4 NCD Nature Conservation District.
- Apx A Art 6 R-1 Single Family District
- § A-6-1 Intent and purpose.
- § A-6-2 Uses permitted by right.
- § A-6-3 Uses permitted by special land use.
- § A-6-4 Site development requirements.
- Apx A Art 7 R-2 Medium Density Residential District
- § A-7-1 Intent and purpose.
- § A-7-2 Uses permitted by right.
- § A-7-3 Uses permitted by special land use.
- § A-7-4 Site development requirements.
- Apx A Art 8 R-3 High Density Residential District
- § A-8-1 Intent and purpose.
- § A-8-2 Uses permitted by right.
- § A-8-3 Uses permitted by special land use.
- § A-8-4 Site development requirements.
- Apx A Art 9 R-4 Manufactured Home Park District
- § A-9-1 Intent.
- § A-9-2 Permitted uses.
- § A-9-3 Special land uses.
- § A-9-4 Site development requirements.
- § A-9-5 Licensed manufactured home parks.
- Apx A Art 10 CBD Central Business District
- § A-10-1 Intent and purpose.
- § A-10-2 Uses permitted by right and special use permit.
- § A-10-3 Site development requirements.
- Apx A Art 11 GCD General Commercial District
- § A-11-1 Intent and purpose.
- § A-11-2 Uses permitted by right and special use permit.
- § A-11-3 Site development requirements.
- Apx A Art 12 WM Waterfront Marina District
- § A-12-1 Intent and purpose.
- § A-12-2 Uses permitted by right.
- § A-12-3 Uses permitted by special land use.
- § A-12-4 Site development requirements.
- Apx A Art 13 I-1 General Industrial District
- § A-13-1 Intent and purpose.
- § A-13-2 Uses permitted by right.
- § A-13-3 Uses permitted by special land use.
- § A-13-4 General standards for permitted and special uses in I-1 District.
- § A-13-5 Site development requirements.
- Apx A Art 14 District Regulations
- § A-14-1 Schedule of Regulations.
- Apx A Art 15 On-Premises Parking and Loading
- § A-15-1 Purpose.
- § A-15-2 Location of parking.
- § A-15-3 General requirements.
- § A-15-4 Design and construction requirements.
- § A-15-5 Parking units of measurement.
- § A-15-6 Minimum parking space requirements.
- § A-15-7 Deferred parking for commercial and industrial districts.
- § A-15-8 Barrier-free parking and design requirements.
- § A-15-9 On-requirements for loading and unloading.
- Apx A Art 16 Signs
- § A-16-1 Purpose.
- § A-16-2 Definitions.
- § A-16-3 General requirements.
- § A-16-4 Exempt signs.
- § A-16-5 Prohibited signs.
- § A-16-6 Measurement.
- § A-16-7 Illumination.
- § A-16-8 Maintenance.
- § A-16-9 Signs permitted by district.
- § A-16-10 Nonconforming signs.
- § A-16-11 Sign permits.
- Apx A Art 17 Special Land Uses
- § A-17-1 Purpose.
- § A-17-2 Standards for approval.
- § A-17-3 Application procedure.
- § A-17-4 Designated review authority and approval procedure.
- § A-17-5 Conditions of approval and performance guarantee.
- § A-17-6 Validity of special use permit approval.
- § A-17-7 Amendments to approved special land use permits.
- § A-17-8 Specific design standards for individual uses.
- Apx A Art 18 Planned Unit Development District
- § A-18-1 Intent and objectives.
- § A-18-2 Qualifications.
- § A-18-3 Application procedure.
- § A-18-4 Effect of approval.
- § A-18-5 Expiration of approval.
- § A-18-6 General design standard for PUDs.
- § A-18-7 Uses permitted within PUDs.
- § A-18-8 Density for residential PUDs.
- Apx A Art 19 Site Plan Review
- § A-19-1 Purpose.
- § A-19-2 Uses requiring site plan review.
- § A-19-3 Authority and responsibility for site plan review.
- § A-19-4 Prohibitions prior to site plan approval.
- § A-19-5 Site plan review process.
- § A-19-6 Required contents of site plan.
- § A-19-7 Expiration of site plan approval.
- § A-19-8 Amendment of approved site plan.
- § A-19-9 Standards for site plan review.
- § A-19-10 Site plan inspection.
- § A-19-11 Fees.
- § A-19-12 Violations.
- Apx A Art 20 Nonconforming Uses and Structures
- § A-20-1 Intent.
- § A-20-2 Nonconforming lots.
- § A-20-3 Nonconforming uses of land not involving building or structure.
- § A-20-4 Nonconforming structures.
- § A-20-5 Nonconforming use of structure.
- § A-20-6 Repairs and maintenance.
- § A-20-7 Structures under construction.
- § A-20-8 Nonconforming short-term rental units.
- Apx A Art 21 Zoning Board of Appeals
- § A-21-1 Creation and membership.
- § A-21-2 Composition.
- § A-21-3 Rules of procedure.
- § A-21-4 Meetings.
- § A-21-5 Jurisdiction.
- § A-21-6 Decisions.
- § A-21-7 Conditions of approval.
- § A-21-8 Variance procedures.
- § A-21-9 Fees.
- § A-21-10 Appeals of special land uses and planned unit developments.
- Apx A Art 22 Administration and Enforcement
- § A-22-1 Zoning Administrator.
- § A-22-2 Permits.
- § A-22-3 Enforcement.
- § A-22-4 Adoption and amendments.
- § A-22-5 Effective date.
- § A-22-6 Repeal of prior ordinance.
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
