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