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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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16-5-23-3: ACCESSORY USES:
The following uses may be 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. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-5-23-4: TEMPORARY USES:
The following uses may be permitted as temporary uses in the POS district in conformance with the provisions of section 16-3-19 of this title:
Uses of a recreational or amusement nature. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-5-23-5: PARKING:
Minimum parking requirements shall be regulated in conformance with the provisions of chapter 14 of this title. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-5-23-6: SIGNS:
Signs shall be regulated in conformance with the provisions of chapter 15 of this title. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-5-23-7: BULK REGULATIONS:
 
POS Public Open Space
Minimum
Lot Area
Minimum
Lot
Frontage
Maximum Lot
Coverage
(Lot Area)
Setbacks
Maximum
Height
Front
Minimum
Side
Minimum
Rear
Minimum
Maximum
All uses
-
-
-
25 ft.
-
25 ft.
25 ft.
-
 
(Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-5-24: PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT:
16-5-24-1: PURPOSE:
   A.   The planned unit development (PUD) district is intended to encourage flexible and innovative design in the development of appropriate sites as integrated project units. Regulations for this district are designed to:
      1.   Allow a workable, interrelated mix of diverse land uses.
      2.   Encourage flexibility in design for efficiency and cost savings for the developer and the community.
      3.   Maximize the potential for large scale office, residential, commercial and industrial development and at the same time reduce to a minimum the impact of the development on surrounding land uses and the natural environment.
      4.   Encourage new development to preserve and utilize existing land characteristics and features which offer visual recreational benefits or other amenities.
      5.   Promote the economic, attractive, innovative and harmonious arrangement and design of new buildings, streets, utilities and other improvements or structures.
      6.   Provide a living, working and shopping environment within the layout of the site that contributes to a sense of community and a coherent lifestyle.
      7.   Provide for the creation and preservation of more and larger usable public or common open spaces than would normally be provided under conventional development.
      8.   Encourage the careful design and planning of larger development projects.
      9.   Give developers reasonable assurances regarding project approvals before the unnecessary expenditure of design efforts, while providing the city with appropriate assurances that approved PUDs will retain the character envisioned at the time of project approval.
   B.   Property may be reclassified to the planned unit development designation when the proposed development plan will promote the purpose of the district and this title and is formulated in conformance with the review procedures and standards of this chapter. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
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