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City of Lincoln, AR
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2024-07-16
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Title 16 Unified Development Code
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Article IV Zoning Regulations
General Provisions
Ch 1.04
How Code Designated and Cited
Ch 1.08
Rules of Construction
Ch 1.12
Subheadings of Sections
Ch 1.16
Effect of Repeal of Ordinances
Ch 1.20
Severability of Parts of Code
Ch 1.24
Amendments to Code
Ch 1.28
Altering Code
Ch 1.32
General Penalty
Ch 1.36
Referendum Petitions
Ch 1.40
Posting of Ordinances
Classification, Administration and Personnel
Ch 2.04
City Classification
Ch 2.08
City and Ward Boundaries
Ch 2.12
Emergency Services
Ch 2.16
Social Security Coverage
Ch 2.20
(Reserved)
Ch 2.24
City Council
Ch 2.25
City Council Committees
Ch 2.26
City Council Operating Procedures
Ch 2.28
Mayor
Ch 2.32
Clerk/Treasurer
Ch 2.33
Compensation
Ch 2.36
City Attorney
Ch 2.40
Fire Department
Ch 2.44
Police Department
Ch 2.45
Police Department Fees
Ch 2.48
District Court
Ch 2.52
(Reserved)
Ch 2.56
Cemetery Board
Ch 2.60
City Business Manager
Ch 2.64
Public Service Program
Ch 2.68
(Reserved)
Ch 2.72
(Reserved)
Ch 2.76
Retired Employee Health Care Coverage
Fiscal Affairs
Ch 3.04
Purchases
Ch 3.08
Purchases Through State
Ch 3.12
(Reserved)
Ch 3.16
Mayor and/or Aldermen Conducting Business With the City
Ch 3.20
Single Transaction
Ch 3.24
Bonds
Business Licenses and Regulations
Ch 4.04
Electric Franchise
Ch 4.08
Gas Franchise
Ch 4.12
Telephone Franchise
Ch 4.16
Cable Tv Franchise
Ch 4.20
(Reserved)
Ch 4.24
Business Privilege Licensing
Ch 4.28
One Call Participation
Ch 4.32
Garage, Yard and Carport Sales
Ch 4.36
Ambulance Service
Ch 4.40
Mobile Food Vendors
Ch 4.44
Ice Cream Trucks
Health and Sanitation
Ch 5.04
(Reserved)
Ch 5.08
(Reserved)
Ch 5.12
Maintenance of Real Property
Ch 5.16
Littering
Ch 5.20
Solid Waste
Animals and Fowl
Ch 6.04
Dogs
Ch 6.08
Other Animals and Fowl
Ch 6.12
Vicious Animals
Ch 6.16
Tethering of Animals
Public Peace, Safety and Morals
Ch 7.04
State Criminal Statutes and Penalties
Ch 7.06
(Reserved)
Ch 7.08
Curfew
Ch 7.12
(Reserved)
Ch 7.16
Prohibited Weapons
Ch 7.20
(Reserved)
Ch 7.24
Volatile Materials and the Fire Department
Ch 7.28
Outside Fire Service
Ch 7.32
Summons Procedure
Ch 7.36
(Reserved)
Ch 7.40
Noise
Ch 7.44
Fireworks
Ch 7.48
Lincoln Municipal Library
Ch 7.52
Water Usage in Emergency
Ch 7.56
Hazardous Response Team
Ch 7.60
Restroom Facilities
Ch 7.64
Smoking
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 8.04
Adoption of State Laws
Ch 8.08
Truck Routes
Ch 8.12
Emergency Vehicles
Ch 8.16
Inoperable Vehicles
Ch 8.20
Parking
Ch 8.24
Transporting of Beer, Wine, or Liquor
Ch 8.28
Reckless Driving
Ch 8.32
Northwest Arkansas Regional Mobility Authority
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 9.04
(Reserved)
Ch 9.08
Excavations and Alterations
Ch 9.12
Names and Addresses
Water and Sewer
Ch 10.04
Sewer Regulations
Ch 10.08
Water and Sewer Rates
Ch 10.12
(Reserved)
Ch 10.16
Interlocal Water Agreement
Ch 10.20
Cross Connection Control Program
Buildings and Construction
Ch 11.02
Building Official/Enforcement
Ch 11.04
Building Permit
Ch 11.05
Demolition Permit
Ch 11.06
Moving Structures
Ch 11.08
Plumbing Code
Ch 11.12
Electrical Code
Ch 11.16
Mechanical Code
Ch 11.20
Residential Code
Ch 11.24
Energy Code
Ch 11.28
Fire Prevention Code
Ch 11.32
Building Code
Ch 11.34
Property Maintenance Code
Ch 11.36
Fuel Gas Code
Ch 11.40
Condemned Structures
Ch 11.44
Key Lock Box System
Ch 11.48
(Reserved)
Ch 11.52
(Reserved)
Parks and Recreation
Ch 12.10
Park Regulations
Ch 12.12
Conduct at Lincoln Lake Park
Ch 12.16
Senior Center Building
Planning
Ch 13.04
Planning Commission
Ch 13.08
(Reserved)
Ch 13.12
Planning Area Boundary
Zoning
Ch 14.04
(Reserved)
Ch 14.06
(Reserved)
Ch 14.08
(Reserved)
Ch 14.12
(Reserved)
Ch 14.16
(Reserved)
Ch 14.20
Annexing, Vacating and Re-Zoning
Ch 14.24
(Reserved)
(Reserved)
Ch 15.04
(Reserved)
Unified Development Code
Art I
General
Art II
Universal Applications
Art III
Administration and Enforcement
Art IV
Zoning Regulations
Art IV Div 4.1
General
§ 4.1.1
Applicability.
§ 4.1.2
Official Zoning Map.
§ 4.1.3
Establishment of zoning districts.
§ 4.1.4
Relationship to Land Use Plan.
§ 4.1.5
Interpretation of district boundaries.
§ 4.1.6
Classification of annexed lands.
§ 4.1.7
Scope of regulations.
§ 4.1.8
Determination as to uses not listed.
§ 4.1.9
Completion of existing buildings.
§ 4.1.10
Areas not to be diminished.
§ 4.1.11
Principal structure on lot.
§ 4.1.12
Lots of record.
Art IV Div 4.2
Agricultural District Regulations
§ 4.2.1
General description.
§ 4.2.2
Permitted uses and conditional uses.
§ 4.2.3
Yard, size, and area requirements.
§ 4.2.4
Signs.
§ 4.2.5
Parking.
Art IV Div 4.3
Residential District Regulations
§ 4.3.1
General descriptions.
§ 4.3.2
Permitted uses and conditional uses.
§ 4.3.3
Special prohibited uses.
§ 4.3.4
Yard, size, and area requirements.
§ 4.3.5
Signs.
§ 4.3.6
Parking.
Art IV Div 4.4
Commercial Mixed-Use District Regulations
§ 4.4.1
General descriptions.
§ 4.4.2
Permitted uses and conditional uses.
§ 4.4.3
Special prohibited uses.
§ 4.4.4
Yard, size, and area requirements.
§ 4.4.5
Signs.
§ 4.4.6
Parking.
Art IV Div 4.5
Industrial District Regulations
§ 4.5.1
General description.
§ 4.5.2
Permitted uses and conditional uses.
§ 4.5.3
Yard, size, and area requirements.
§ 4.5.4
Signs.
§ 4.5.5
Parking.
Art IV Div 4.6
Home Occupations
§ 4.6.1
General purpose.
Art IV Div 4.7
Planned Unit Development (PUD)
§ 4.7.1
General description.
§ 4.7.2
Application process.
§ 4.7.3
Uses permitted.
§ 4.7.4
Regulations.
§ 4.7.5
Review process.
§ 4.7.6
City Council approval.
§ 4.7.7
Amendments.
Art IV Div 4.8
Unified Use Table
§ 4.8.1
Unified Use Table.
Art IV Div 4.9
Yard, Size and Area Requirements
§ 4.9.1
Regulations enumerated.
Art IV Div 4.10
Accessory Buildings; Accessory Dwelling Units
§ 4.10.1
Accessory buildings.
§ 4.10.2
Accessory dwelling units.
Art IV Div 4.11
Additional District Provisions
§ 4.11.1
Automobile junkyards and salvage yards.
§ 4.11.2
Automobile impound/tow yards.
§ 4.11.3
Child-care centers.
§ 4.11.4
Day-care family homes.
§ 4.11.5
Residential home day cares.
§ 4.11.6
Flammable liquids and gases.
§ 4.11.7
Manufactured and modular home residential structures.
§ 4.11.8
Design standards for B-1 Downtown Mixed Use.
§ 4.11.9
Design standards for R-D Residential Downtown.
Art IV Div 4.12
Amendments to Zoning Regulations
§ 4.12.1
Applicability.
§ 4.12.2
Requests for amendments.
§ 4.12.3
Amendments initiated by City Council.
§ 4.12.4
Amendments initiated by Planning Commission.
§ 4.12.5
Amendments initiated by property owners.
Art IV Div 4.13
Board of Adjustment
§ 4.13.1
Organization.
§ 4.13.2
Meetings and hearings.
§ 4.13.3
Powers and duties.
§ 4.13.4
Appeals.
§ 4.13.5
Procedure for variance applications.
Art IV Div 4.14
Conditional Uses
§ 4.14.1
Purpose.
§ 4.14.2
Application for conditional use permit.
§ 4.14.3
Hearing on application; notice requirements.
§ 4.14.4
Finding of fact.
§ 4.14.5
Conditions or restrictions on conditional use.
§ 4.14.6
Effect of denial of conditional use.
§ 4.14.7
Lapse of conditional use permit.
§ 4.14.8
Appeals from decision of Planning Commission.
Art IV Div 4.15
Signs
§ 4.15.1
Definitions.
§ 4.15.2
Prohibited signs.
§ 4.15.3
Signs authorized in every district.
§ 4.15.4
Permit required.
§ 4.15.5
Sign regulations by district.
§ 4.15.6
Regulations for overlay districts.
§ 4.15.7
Illumination.
§ 4.15.8
Changeable copy signs.
§ 4.15.9
Procedures.
§ 4.15.10
Nonconformity and modification.
§ 4.15.11
Compliance.
§ 4.15.12
Sign content; enforcement.
Art IV Div 4.16
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 4.16.1
General purpose.
§ 4.16.2
General regulations.
§ 4.16.3
Parking space and driveway design.
§ 4.16.4
Loading space design.
§ 4.16.5
Schedule of parking requirements.
§ 4.16.6
Schedule of loading and unloading requirements.
Art IV Div 4.17
Wireless Communication Towers
§ 4.17.1
Location and siting.
§ 4.17.2
Requirements for new facilities and towers.
§ 4.17.3
Construction requirements; co-location; exemptions; use of municipal property; abandonment.
Art IV Div 4.18
Small Cell Wireless Communication
§ 4.18.1
Purpose and scope.
§ 4.18.2
Height, location, design, aesthetics and other standards.
§ 4.18.3
Application and review process.
§ 4.18.4
Exclusive arrangements prohibited.
§ 4.18.5
Local authority.
§ 4.18.6
Definitions.
Art IV Div 4.19
Nonconforming Uses and Structures
§ 4.19.1
Nonconforming use of land.
§ 4.19.2
Nonconforming use of structures.
§ 4.19.3
Nonconforming structures.
Art V
Landscaping, Screening, Fencing and Buffering
Art VI
Subdivision and Development Regulations
Art VII
Flood Damage Prevention
Art VIII
Definitions
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Article IV
Zoning Regulations
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Lincoln,
5-19-2020
by
Ord. No. 2020-13
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Unified Use Table
Attachment 2 - Yard Size Area Requirements Table
Attachment 3 - Guidance Illustrations
DIVISION 4.1
General
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§ 4.1.1
Applicability.
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§ 4.1.2
Official Zoning Map.
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§ 4.1.3
Establishment of zoning districts.
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§ 4.1.4
Relationship to Land Use Plan.
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§ 4.1.5
Interpretation of district boundaries.
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§ 4.1.6
Classification of annexed lands.
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§ 4.1.7
Scope of regulations.
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§ 4.1.8
Determination as to uses not listed.
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§ 4.1.9
Completion of existing buildings.
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§ 4.1.10
Areas not to be diminished.
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§ 4.1.11
Principal structure on lot.
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§ 4.1.12
Lots of record.
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DIVISION 4.2
Agricultural District Regulations
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§ 4.2.1
General description.
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§ 4.2.2
Permitted uses and conditional uses.
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§ 4.2.3
Yard, size, and area requirements.
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§ 4.2.4
Signs.
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§ 4.2.5
Parking.
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DIVISION 4.3
Residential District Regulations
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§ 4.3.1
General descriptions.
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§ 4.3.2
Permitted uses and conditional uses.
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§ 4.3.3
Special prohibited uses.
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§ 4.3.4
Yard, size, and area requirements.
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§ 4.3.5
Signs.
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§ 4.3.6
Parking.
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DIVISION 4.4
Commercial Mixed-Use District Regulations
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§ 4.4.1
General descriptions.
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§ 4.4.2
Permitted uses and conditional uses.
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§ 4.4.3
Special prohibited uses.
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§ 4.4.4
Yard, size, and area requirements.
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§ 4.4.5
Signs.
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§ 4.4.6
Parking.
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DIVISION 4.5
Industrial District Regulations
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§ 4.5.1
General description.
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§ 4.5.2
Permitted uses and conditional uses.
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§ 4.5.3
Yard, size, and area requirements.
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§ 4.5.4
Signs.
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§ 4.5.5
Parking.
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DIVISION 4.6
Home Occupations
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§ 4.6.1
General purpose.
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DIVISION 4.7
Planned Unit Development (PUD)
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§ 4.7.1
General description.
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§ 4.7.2
Application process.
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§ 4.7.3
Uses permitted.
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§ 4.7.4
Regulations.
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§ 4.7.5
Review process.
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§ 4.7.6
City Council approval.
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§ 4.7.7
Amendments.
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DIVISION 4.8
Unified Use Table
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§ 4.8.1
Unified Use Table.
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DIVISION 4.9
Yard, Size and Area Requirements
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§ 4.9.1
Regulations enumerated.
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DIVISION 4.10
Accessory Buildings; Accessory Dwelling Units
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§ 4.10.1
Accessory buildings.
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§ 4.10.2
Accessory dwelling units.
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DIVISION 4.11
Additional District Provisions
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§ 4.11.1
Automobile junkyards and salvage yards.
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§ 4.11.2
Automobile impound/tow yards.
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§ 4.11.3
Child-care centers.
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§ 4.11.4
Day-care family homes.
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§ 4.11.5
Residential home day cares.
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§ 4.11.6
Flammable liquids and gases.
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§ 4.11.7
Manufactured and modular home residential structures.
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§ 4.11.8
Design standards for B-1 Downtown Mixed Use.
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§ 4.11.9
Design standards for R-D Residential Downtown.
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DIVISION 4.12
Amendments to Zoning Regulations
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§ 4.12.1
Applicability.
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§ 4.12.2
Requests for amendments.
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§ 4.12.3
Amendments initiated by City Council.
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§ 4.12.4
Amendments initiated by Planning Commission.
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§ 4.12.5
Amendments initiated by property owners.
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DIVISION 4.13
Board of Adjustment
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Organization.
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§ 4.13.2
Meetings and hearings.
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§ 4.13.3
Powers and duties.
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§ 4.13.4
Appeals.
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§ 4.13.5
Procedure for variance applications.
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DIVISION 4.14
Conditional Uses
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§ 4.14.1
Purpose.
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§ 4.14.2
Application for conditional use permit.
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§ 4.14.3
Hearing on application; notice requirements.
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§ 4.14.4
Finding of fact.
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§ 4.14.5
Conditions or restrictions on conditional use.
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§ 4.14.6
Effect of denial of conditional use.
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§ 4.14.7
Lapse of conditional use permit.
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§ 4.14.8
Appeals from decision of Planning Commission.
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DIVISION 4.15
Signs
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§ 4.15.1
Definitions.
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§ 4.15.2
Prohibited signs.
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§ 4.15.3
Signs authorized in every district.
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§ 4.15.4
Permit required.
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§ 4.15.5
Sign regulations by district.
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§ 4.15.6
Regulations for overlay districts.
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§ 4.15.7
Illumination.
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§ 4.15.8
Changeable copy signs.
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§ 4.15.9
Procedures.
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§ 4.15.10
Nonconformity and modification.
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§ 4.15.11
Compliance.
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§ 4.15.12
Sign content; enforcement.
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DIVISION 4.16
Off-Street Parking and Loading
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§ 4.16.1
General purpose.
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§ 4.16.2
General regulations.
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§ 4.16.3
Parking space and driveway design.
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§ 4.16.4
Loading space design.
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§ 4.16.5
Schedule of parking requirements.
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§ 4.16.6
Schedule of loading and unloading requirements.
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DIVISION 4.17
Wireless Communication Towers
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§ 4.17.1
Location and siting.
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§ 4.17.2
Requirements for new facilities and towers.
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§ 4.17.3
Construction requirements; co-location; exemptions; use of municipal property; abandonment.
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DIVISION 4.18
Small Cell Wireless Communication
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§ 4.18.1
Purpose and scope.
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§ 4.18.2
Height, location, design, aesthetics and other standards.
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§ 4.18.3
Application and review process.
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§ 4.18.4
Exclusive arrangements prohibited.
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§ 4.18.5
Local authority.
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§ 4.18.6
Definitions.
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DIVISION 4.19
Nonconforming Uses and Structures
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§ 4.19.1
Nonconforming use of land.
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§ 4.19.2
Nonconforming use of structures.
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§ 4.19.3
Nonconforming structures.
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