CHAPTER 155: ZONING
 
Publisher's Note: This Chapter has been AMENDED by new legislation (Ord. 8-2024 , adopted 8-6-2024). The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the ordinance is codified.
Section
General Provisions
   155.001   Adoption
   155.002   Title
   155.003   Purpose, scope and intent
   155.004   Necessity
   155.005   Application
   155.006   Enactment
   155.007   Severability
   155.008   Waivers and modifications
   155.009   Coordination with subdivision regulations
   155.010   Definitions
Administration and Enforcement
   155.025   Generally
   155.026   Building permit required
   155.027   Certificate of occupancy required
   155.028   Reconstruction of unsafe wells
   155.029   Amending the Zoning Map
   155.030   Review of Zoning Ordinance
   155.031   Enforcement
   155.032   Interpretation
Board of Zoning Adjustments
   155.045   Establishment
   155.046   Proceedings
   155.047   Powers
   155.048   Conditional use permits
   155.049   Dimensional variances
   155.050   Administrative review
   155.051   Appeals
Zoning Districts and Map
   155.065   Establishment of districts; purpose
   155.066   Districts established
   155.067   Application of zone and district regulations
   155.068   Yard requirements along less restricted zone boundary lines
   155.069   Conversion of dwellings
   155.070   Safety and vision
   155.071   Zoning Map atlas; amendments
   155.072   Zoning Map amendments; Commission recommendation
   155.073   Rules for interpretation of zone and district boundaries
Permitted Uses
   155.085   Table of permitted uses
   155.086   Special districts
   155.087   Special districts governed by performance standards
   155.088   Interpretation of use table
   155.089   Noted special conditions
   155.090   Compatibility standards
   155.091   Planning Commission interpretations
Conditional Uses
   155.105   General
   155.106   Specific conditions
   155.107   Cemeteries and mausoleums
   155.108   Civic, community or private clubs
   155.109   Churches and religious organizations
   155.110   Day care centers, nurseries and kindergartens
   155.111   Home occupations
   155.112   Schools, parks, playgrounds and related facilities
   155.113   Retail uses in multi-family residence zones
   155.114   Drive-in theaters
   155.115   Junk, wrecking and automobile storage yards
   155.116   Processing
   155.117   Screening
   155.118   Access driveways
   155.119   Shared family dwellings and/or mini nursing homes
   155.120   Charitable indigent limited care facility
   155.121   Bars and taverns
   155.122   Bed and breakfast homes
   155.123   Craft distilleries and small farm wineries (not in industrial districts)
   155.124   Residential recovery facility
District Regulations
   155.135   AG, Agricultural District
   155.136   RR, Rural Residential District
   155.137   RA, Rural Residential A District
   155.138   RB, Rural Residential B District
   155.139   RC, Rural Residential C District
   155.140   RS, Special Residential District
   155.141   RD, Rural Two-Dwelling District
   155.142   RL, Rural Low Density Multi-Family District
   155.143   RH, Rural High Density Multi-Family District
   155.144   RM, Rural Mobile Home District
   155.145   PO, Professional Office District
   155.146   CL, Rural Limited Commercial District
   155.147   CG, General Commercial District
   155.148   CH, Highway Commercial District
   155.149   IC, Industrial Commercial District
   155.150   IG, General Industrial District
   155.151   HD, Rural Heritage Mixed Use District
E-ZL, Exclusive Use Zone for Landfill
   155.165   Purpose
   155.166   Definitions
   155.167   Need for specific standards
   155.168   Planning for the landfill
   155.169   Reports and site development and operational plans
   155.170   Engineer’s certification
   155.171   Other permits required
   155.172   Site location standards
   155.173   Soil and geologic criteria
   155.174   Geologic characteristics
   155.175   Site size requirements
   155.176   Yard requirements
   155.177   Accessibility
   155.178   Site design standards
   155.179   Completed landfill
Development Plan Requirements
   155.190   Plan submission
   155.191   Conceptual development plan required for certain amendment requests
   155.192   Projects requiring Planning Commission review
   155.193   Exemptions
   155.194   Avoiding duplicate hearings, meetings
   155.195   Filing application
   155.196   Scope of Planning Commission review
Bulk, Density, Height and Area Provisions
   155.210   General area provisions
   155.211   Charts and notes
   155.212   Special requirements
   155.213   General exceptions
   155.214   Safety and vision
   155.215   Walls and fences
   155.216   Special notes
   155.217   Accessory uses
   155.218   Special devices
   155.219   Lot dimensions and size
Non-Conforming Uses and Structures
   155.230   Non-conforming uses
   155.231   Continuance of non-conforming uses
   155.232   Changes to other uses
   155.233   Cessation
   155.234   District changes
   155.235   Amortization of land and structures
   155.236   Non-complying structures
   155.237   Non-conforming lots of record
   155.238   Conditional uses not non-conforming uses
Wireless Communication Facilities
   155.250   Intent
   155.251   Applicability
   155.252   Definitions
   155.253   Where permitted
   155.254   Design standards
   155.255   Mitigating design standards for cellular antenna towers in residential or agricultural zones
   155.256   Uniform application for cellular antenna tower
   155.257   Application process
   155.258   Existing telecommunications facilities
   155.259   Maintenance and removal
   155.260   Severability
Planned Unit Development
   155.275   Purpose
   155.276   Definition
   155.277   Dimensional requirements; applicability
   155.278   Zoning designation
   155.279   PUD zoning designation
   155.280   PR, Planned Residential Development
   155.281   PM, Planned Mixed Use Development
   155.282   PC, Planned Commercial Development
   155.283   Development plan approval
Flood Damage Prevention
   155.295   Statutory authorization
   155.296   Findings of fact
   155.297   Statement of purpose
   155.298   Objectives
   155.299   Definitions
   155.300   Lands to which subchapter applies
   155.301   Basis for establishing special flood hazard areas
   155.302   Establishment of development permit
   155.303   Compliance
   155.304   Abrogation and greater restrictions
   155.305   Interpretation
   155.306   Warning and disclaimer of liability
   155.307   Enforcement, violations and notice
   155.308   Local Administrator
   155.309   Development permit
   155.310   General construction standards
   155.311   Specific standards
   155.312   Streams without established base flood elevation (unnumbered “A” Zones) and/or floodways
   155.313   Shallow flooding zones
   155.314   Subdivision proposals
   155.315   Accessory structures in all zones beginning with the letter “A”
   155.316   Critical facilities
   155.317   Appeal and variance procedures
Off-Street Parking and Loading
   155.330   Required parking in various zoning districts
   155.331   Table of required parking
   155.332   General requirements
   155.333   Off-street parking, facility design standards
   155.334   Setback requirements
   155.335   Parking facility ingress and egress standards
   155.336   Off-street loading
   155.337   Parking and loading spaces established prior to adoption or amendment of this zoning regulation
   155.338   Parking of special vehicles in residential districts
   155.339   Auto/equipment sales lots
Sign Regulations
   155.350   Purpose
   155.351   Safety
   155.352   Communications efficiency
   155.353   Definitions
   155.354   General application
   155.355   Imitation of traffic and emergency signs prohibited
   155.356   Sign supports within right-of-way prohibited; signs forfeited
   155.357   Sign maintenance
   155.358   Other codes not in conflict applicable
   155.359   Special purpose and election signs
   155.360   Government signs
   155.361   Permits; applications
   155.362   Non-conforming signs
   155.363   Computations
   155.364   Variance procedure
   155.365   Signs in residential zones
   155.366   Signs in PO, CL, CG and CH Zones; permitted signs
   155.367   Signs in IC and IG Zones
   155.368   Sign package plan required in PR, PM and PC Districts
   155.369   Temporary special purpose signs
   155.370   Setbacks
   155.371   Sight distance triangle
   155.372   Projection
   155.373   Non-premises advertising signs
   155.374   Non-profit, church and organizational signs
   155.375   Interstate business signs
   155.376   Electrical inspections and fees
Small Cell Systems and Towers
   155.390   Purpose
   155.391   Title
   155.392   Authorization
   155.393   Citations
   155.394   Applicability
   155.395   Relationship to applicable codes
   155.396   Status as minimum standards
   155.397   Compliance required
   155.398   Burden of proof
   155.399   Definitions
   155.400   Pre-application conference
   155.401   Application submittal
   155.402   Requested application information
   155.403   Processing of application
   155.404   Location and design regulations
   155.405   Evaluation criteria
   155.406   Amendments to approved plans
 
   155.999   Penalty