Chapter 27
Zoning

Part 1
Title, Authority, and Purpose

§27-101    Short Title

§27-102    Authority

§27-103    General Purposes

§27-104    Community Development Objectives

§27-105    Disclaimer of Municipal Liability

Part 2
Designation of Zoning Districts

§27-201    Designation of Districts

§27-202    District Purpose Statements

§27-203    Zoning Map

§27-204    Interpretation of Zoning District Boundaries

§27-205    Floodplain District Boundary Changes

Part 3
District Regulations

§27-301    Application of District Regulations

§27-302    Use Regulations and Dimensional Requirements

§27-303    A-R Agricultural-Rural District

§27-304    R-S Residential-Suburban District

§27-305    R-U Residential-Urban District

§27-306    C General Commercial District

§27-307    I Industrial District

§27-308    FF and FP Flood Fringe and General Floodplain District

§27-309    FW Floodway District

Part 4
Supplementary Use Regulations

§27-401    Purpose and Applicability

§27-402    Uses Not Provided For

§27-403    Principal Uses

§27-404    Dwelling Units

§27-405    Conversion Apartments

§27-406    Mobile Homes on Individual Lots

§27-407    Single-Family Attached Dwellings

§27-408    Multi-family Dwellings

§27-409    Multi-family Housing Developments

§27-410    Mobile Home Parks

§27-411    Boarding or Rooming Homes

§27-412    Group Homes or Institutional Residences

§27-413    Personal Care or Nursing

§27-414    Day Care Centers

§27-414.1.    Family Day Care Homes and Group Day Care Homes

§27-415    Retail Establishments

§27-416    Bed and Breakfast Establishments

§27-417    Kennels

§27-418    Automotive Service Stations and/or Repair Shops

§27-419    Public Entertainment Facilities

§27-420    Adult Entertainment Establishments

§27-421    Light Industrial or Manufacturing Uses

§27-422    Contractor’s Shops and Yards

§27-423    Extraction Operations

§27-424    Municipal or Residual Waste Landfills

§27-425    Agricultural Uses

A.    General Agricultural Use Regulations

B.    Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Regulations

§27-426    Camps, Cabins and Vacation Homes

§27-427    Campgrounds or Recreational Vehicle Parks

§27-428    Parks, Playgrounds or Recreation Areas

§27-429    Temporary Uses and Structures (See Also §27-430)

1.    Circuses, Carnivals or Open-Air Cultural, Religious, or Sporting Events

2.    Mobile Homes

3.    Garage, Porch or Yard Sales

4.    Temporary/Storable Swimming Pools

5.    Temporary Roadside Stands

§27-430    Temporary Uses in Floodplain Areas

§27-431    Docks, Piers and Other Water-related Uses

§27-432    Windmills

§27-433    Wind Energy Facility

§27-434    No-Impact Home-Based Business

§27-435    Hotels, Motels and Transient Lodging Facilities

§27-436    Hazardous Materials Operation

§27-437    Neighborhood Commercial Activities

§27-438    Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

§27-439    Medical Marijuana Growers/Processors

§27-440    Cemetery

§27-441    Waste and Air Polluting Facilities

Part 5
Supplementary Lot Regulations

§27-501    Purpose

§27-502    General Lot Requirements

§27-503    Yard Requirements

§27-504    Height Regulations

§27-505    Miscellaneous Provisions

1.    Two or More Principal Uses in the Same Building

2.    Fences and Walls

3.    Obstructions to Vision at Street or Driveway Intersections

4.    Maximum Building Coverage

5.    Erosion and Sedimentation Control

6.    Drainage and Stormwater Management

7.    Outdoor Lighting on Private Premises

8.    Stripping of Top Soil

§27-506    Buffer Yards

§27-507    Screen Planting

§27-508    Property Trees

Part 6
Accessory Use Regulations

§27-601    Accessory Residential Uses

§27-602    On-lot Storage

§27-603    Temporary Storage Structures

§27-604    Accessory Storage Trailers

§27-605    Utility Sheds

§27-606    Roadside Stands

§27-607    Swimming Pools

§27-608    Essential Utility Distribution Services

§27-609    Home Occupations

§27-610    Exterior Antennas

§27-611    Windmills

Part 7
Residential Cluster Developments

§27-701    Residential Cluster Developments

Part 8
Planned Residential Developments

§27-801    Planned Residential Developments

Part 9
Supplementary Floodplain Management Regulations

§27-901    General Provisions

§27-902    Identification of Floodplain Areas

§27-903    Flood Damage Control Provisions

§27-904    Existing Structures in Identified Floodplain Areas

§27-905    Variances

Part 10
Sign Regulations

§27-1001    Types of Signs

§27-1002    General Sign Regulations

§27-1003    Signs in the A-R Agricultural-Rural and R-S Residential-Suburban Districts

§27-1004    Signs in the R-U Residential-Urban District

§27-1005    Signs in the C General Commercial and I Industrial Districts

§27-1006    Signs in the FF Flood Fringe and FP General Floodplain Districts

§27-1007    Signs in the FW Floodway District

Part 11
Off-Street Parking, Loading and Access Driveways

§27-1101    Off-Street Parking Requirements

§27-1102    Off-Street Loading Requirements

§27-1103    Driveways and Access Drives

Part 12
Nonconformities

§27-1201    Nonconforming Uses and Structures

§27-1202    Nonconforming Lots

Part 13
Zoning Hearing Board

§27-1301    Organization and Procedure

§27-1302    Powers and Duties

§27-1303    Hearing Procedures

Part 14
Amendments and Conditional Uses

§27-1401    Amendments to Zoning Ordinance or Map

§27-1402    Conditional Uses

Part 15
Administration and Enforcement

§27-1501    Duties of the Zoning Officer

§27-1502    General Procedure for Zoning Permit Application

§27-1503    Zoning Permits

§27-1504    Driveway Permits

§27-1505    Violations and Enforcement

§27-1506    Fees

Part 16
Definitions

§27-1601    Interpretation

§27-1602    Definitions

Part 17
Miscellaneous Provisions and Enactment

§27-1701    Interpretation, Purpose and Conflict

Part 18
Oil and Gas Exploration

§27-1801    Purpose

§27-1802    Definitions

§27-1803    Zoning Classifications

§27-1804    Applicability

§27-1805    Permit Requirement

1.    Permit Requirement

2.    Permit Application

Appendix A
Variance Procedure

Appendix B
Procedure for Amending the Zoning Ordinance

Appendix C
Conditional Use Procedure

Appendix D
Zoning Map Amendments

Appendix E
Table of Uses and Structures

Zoning Map