CHAPTER 165
ZONING REGULATIONS

165.01 Title	165.23 Exceptions and Modifications
165.02 Purpose	165.24 Parking Requirements For All Districts
165.03 Interpretation	165.25 Off-Street Loading Spaces Required
165.04 Definitions	165.26 R-1 Residential District
165.05 Establishment of Districts	165.27 R-1A Residential District
165.06 Official Zoning Map	165.28 R-2 Residential District
165.07 Interpretation of Boundaries	165.29 R-3 Mobile Home Park District
165.08 Annexation of Territory	165.30 RT-1 Residential Transitional District
165.09 Conformance Required	165.31 C-1 Central Business District
165.10 Nonconforming Uses and Structures	165.32 C-2 General Business District
165.11 Permit Required	165.33 I-1 Light Industrial District
165.12 Accessory Buildings	165.34 I-2 Heavy Industrial District
165.13 Fences	165.35 Special Use Permits
165.14 Home Occupations and Businesses	165.36 Site Plan Requirements
165.15 Street Frontage Required	165.37 Landscaping Requirements For All Districts
165.16 Required Yard	165.38 Cell Phone Towers
165.17 Building on Lots of Record	165.39 Administration and Enforcement
165.18 Corner Lots	165.40 Board of Adjustment
165.19 Front Yard	165.41 Amendments and Fees
165.20 Zoning Districts Dividing Property	165.42 Complaints Regarding Violations
165.21 Parking, Storage, and Recreational Equipment	165.43 Penalties for Violation
165.22 Prohibited Storage of Motor Vehicles

 

165.01 TITLE.

This chapter shall be known and may be referred to as the “Zoning Regulations of the City of Durant, Iowa,” and shall be referred to herein as “this chapter.”

165.02 PURPOSE.

The zoning regulations as set forth herein are deemed necessary to encourage the reasonable use of land while protecting the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents and property owners of the City. The Council, per the authority of Chapter 414 of the Code of Iowa, and in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, has put forth specific regulations and corresponding map or district boundaries to promote and ensure the appropriate use of land and the compatibility and consistency of uses in a particular area. The regulations are intended as well to protect the value and character of buildings and property while encouraging efficient and generally accepted urban design patterns and principles.

165.03 INTERPRETATION.

In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements. Where this chapter imposes a greater restriction than is imposed or required by other provisions of law or by other rules or regulations or ordinances, the provisions of this chapter shall control.