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Dubuque, IA Code of Ordinances
CITY CODE of DUBUQUE, IOWA
ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
TITLE 1 ADMINISTRATION
TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
TITLE 3 REVENUE AND TAXATION
TITLE 4 BUSINESS AND LICENSE REGULATIONS
TITLE 5 TRANSIT SYSTEM
TITLE 6 HEALTH, HOUSING, SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENT
TITLE 7 POLICE, FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
TITLE 8 EQUITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
TITLE 9 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
TITLE 10 PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY
TITLE 11 RIGHTS-OF-WAY
TITLE 12 AIRPORT
TITLE 13 PUBLIC UTILITIES
TITLE 14 BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT
TITLE 15 PLANNING AND ZONING
TITLE 16 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
CHAPTER 1 TITLE, PURPOSE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 3 LAND USE GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 4 NONCONFORMITIES
CHAPTER 5 ZONING DISTRICTS
16-5-1: GENERALLY:
16-5-1-1: APPLICATION OF ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS:
16-5-1-2: ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES:
16-5-1-3: OFFICIAL ZONING MAP:
16-5-1-4: ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED:
16-5-1-5: ANNEXATION ZONING POLICY:
16-5-1-6: CONFORMANCE TO CODE REQUIRED:
16-5-2: R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL:
16-5-2-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-2-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-2-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-2-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-2-5: PARKING:
16-5-2-6: SIGNS:
16-5-2-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-3: R-2 TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL:
16-5-3-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-3-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-3-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-3-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-3-5: PARKING:
16-5-3-6: SIGNS:
16-5-3-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-4: R-2A ALTERNATE TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL:
16-5-4-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-4-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-4-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-4-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-4-5: PARKING:
16-5-4-6: SIGNS:
16-5-4-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-5: R-3 MODERATE DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL:
16-5-5-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-5-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-5-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-5-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-5-5: PARKING:
16-5-5-6: SIGNS:
16-5-5-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-6: R-4 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL:
16-5-6-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-6-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-6-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-6-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-6-5: PARKING:
16-5-6-6: SIGNS:
16-5-6-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-7: OR OFFICE RESIDENTIAL:
16-5-7-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-7-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-7-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-7-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-7-5: PARKING:
16-5-7-6: SIGNS:
16-5-7-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-8: OS OFFICE SERVICE:
16-5-8-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-8-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-8-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-8-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-8-5: PARKING:
16-5-8-6: SIGNS:
16-5-8-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-9: OC OFFICE COMMERCIAL:
16-5-9-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-9-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-9-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-9-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-9-5: PARKING:
16-5-9-6: SIGNS:
16-5-9-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-10: C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL:
16-5-10-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-10-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-10-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-10-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-10-5: PARKING:
16-5-10-6: SIGNS:
16-5-10-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-10-8: STANDARDS FOR NONRESIDENTIAL USES:
16-5-11: C-2 NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING CENTER:
16-5-11-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-11-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-11-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-11-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-11-5: PARKING:
16-5-11-6: SIGNS:
16-5-11-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-12: C-2A MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD:
16-5-12-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-12-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-12-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-12-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-12-5: PARKING:
16-5-12-6: SIGNS:
16-5-12-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-13: C-3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL:
16-5-13-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-13-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-13-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-13-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-13-5: PARKING:
16-5-13-6: SIGNS:
16-5-13-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-14: C-4 DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL:
16-5-14-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-14-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-14-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-14-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-14-5: PARKING:
16-5-14-6: SIGNS:
16-5-14-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-15: C-5 CENTRAL BUSINESS:
16-5-15-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-15-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-15-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-15-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-15-5: PARKING:
16-5-15-6: SIGNS:
16-5-15-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-16: CS COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND WHOLESALE:
16-5-16-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-16-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-16-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-16-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-16-5: PARKING:
16-5-16-6: SIGNS:
16-5-16-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-17: CR COMMERCIAL RECREATION:
16-5-17-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-17-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-17-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-17-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-17-5: PARKING:
16-5-17-6: SIGNS:
16-5-17-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-18: LI LIGHT INDUSTRIAL:
16-5-18-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-18-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-18-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-18-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-18-5: PARKING:
16-5-18-6: SIGNS:
16-5-18-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-19: HI HEAVY INDUSTRIAL:
16-5-19-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-19-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-19-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-19-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-19-5: PARKING:
16-5-19-6: SIGNS:
16-5-19-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-20: MHI MODIFIED HEAVY INDUSTRIAL:
16-5-20-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-20-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-20-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-20-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-20-5: PARKING:
16-5-20-6: SIGNS:
16-5-20-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-21: AG AGRICULTURE:
16-5-21-1: PROHIBITED USES:
16-5-21-2: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-21-3: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-21-4: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-21-5: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-21-6: PARKING:
16-5-21-7: SIGNS:
16-5-21-8: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-22: ID INSTITUTIONAL:
16-5-22-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-22-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-22-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-22-4: DISTRICT ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION AND MODIFICATION:
16-5-22-5: COMMENCEMENT OF USE BY PARTIES UNASSOCIATED WITH PRINCIPAL INSTITUTION PROHIBITED:
16-5-22-6: DISTRICT STANDARDS:
16-5-22-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-23: POS PUBLIC OPEN SPACE:
16-5-23-1: PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES:
16-5-23-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
16-5-23-3: ACCESSORY USES:
16-5-23-4: TEMPORARY USES:
16-5-23-5: PARKING:
16-5-23-6: SIGNS:
16-5-23-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
16-5-24: PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT:
16-5-24-1: PURPOSE:
16-5-24-2: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
16-5-24-3: DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS:
16-5-24-4: PROCEDURE TO ESTABLISH, AMEND, OR EXPAND PUD:
16-5-24-5: PLAN APPROVAL STANDARDS:
16-5-24-6: COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
16-5-24-7: COUNCIL ACTION:
16-5-24-8: DEVELOPMENT TO FOLLOW APPROVED SITE PLAN:
CHAPTER 6 OVERLAY DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 7 SUPPLEMENTAL USE REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 8 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPLICATIONS AND PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 9 ZONING ADVISORY COMMISSION APPLICATIONS AND PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 10 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION APPLICATIONS AND PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 11 LAND SUBDIVISION
CHAPTER 12 SITE PLANS
CHAPTER 13 SITE DESIGN STANDARDS
CHAPTER 14 PARKING
CHAPTER 15 SIGNS
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16-5-15-2: CONDITIONAL USES:
The following conditional uses may be permitted in the C-5 district, subject to the provisions of section 16-8-5 of this title:
   Licensed adult day services.
   Passenger transfer facility.
   Wind energy conversion system. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009; amd. Ord. 54-19, 12-16-2019)
16-5-15-3: ACCESSORY USES:
The following uses are permitted as accessory uses as provided in section 16-3-7 of this title:
   Any use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use it serves.
   Drive-up automated bank teller. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-5-15-4: TEMPORARY USES:
The following uses may be permitted as temporary uses in the C-5 district in conformance with the provisions of section 16-3-19 of this title:
   Any use listed as a permitted use within the district.
   Temporary surface parking lot may be allowed as part of a construction or redevelopment project.
   Wind turbine (building mounted). (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-5-15-5: PARKING:
Off street parking is not required. New surface off street parking lots are prohibited unless approved by the city council. Underground and aboveground parking garages are allowed provided they are an integral part of a new or existing building. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-5-15-6: SIGNS:
Signs shall be regulated in conformance with the provisions of chapter 15 of this title. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-5-15-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
 
C-5 Business
Minimum Lot Area
Minimum Lot Frontage
Maximum Lot Coverage (Lot Area)
Setbacks
Maximum Height
Front
Minimum Side
Minimum Rear1
Minimum
Maximum
All uses
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Note:
   1.    When abutting a residential or office residential district, a 20 foot rear setback is required.
 
(Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-5-16: CS COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND WHOLESALE:
The CS district is intended to provide locations for a variety of business services, office uses, limited industrial activity and major wholesale operations. The CS district uses are primarily characterized by large storage space requirements, high volume truck traffic and low volume customer traffic. It is intended that the CS district is one that provides a transitional zone that can be used between industrial and commercial uses and in cases where topography establishes a transitional area due to physical limitations between industrial and higher density residential development. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
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