CHAPTER 154: ZONING
Section
Introduction and Definitions
   154.001   Title
   154.002   Authority
   154.003   Legislative intent
   154.004   Rationale and the appearance of ordinance text
   154.005   Purpose
   154.006   Separability and non-liability
   154.007   Abrogation
   154.008   Rules of interpretation
   154.009   Jurisdiction
   154.010   Re-enactment and repeal
   154.011   Effective date
   154.012   Introduction to word usage, abbreviations and definitions
   154.013   Word usage
   154.014   Abbreviations
   154.015   Definitions
   154.016   Violations and penalties
General Zoning Provisions
   154.101   Purpose
   154.102   Map of standard zoning districts
   154.103   Interpretation of zoning district boundaries
   154.104   New, annexed or vacated lands
   154.105   Nonconforming lot regulations
   154.106   Nonconforming use regulations
   154.107   Nonconforming sites and structures regulations
   154.108   Nonconforming use, sites and structures time extensions
   154.109   Variances for nonconforming lots, uses, sites and structures
   154.110   Nonconforming lots, uses, sites and structures evidence of status
Standard Zoning Districts
   154.201   Standard zoning districts and standard zoning district categories
   154.202   Residential principal and major accessory structures bulk standards
   154.203   Residential minor accessory structures and obstructions permitted in setbacks
   154.204   Nonresidential principal and major accessory structures bulk standards
   154.205   Nonresidential minor accessory structures and obstructions permitted in setbacks
   154.206   Maximum height exceptions
   154.207   Residential density standards
   154.208   Nonresidential intensity standards
   154.209   Permitted land uses
Alternative Zoning Districts
   154.301   Planned Unit Development District
   154.302   Traditional Neighborhood Development District
   154.303   Highway 20 Corridor Overlay District
Land Use Regulations
   154.401   Purpose
   154.402   Interpretation of land use tables
   154.403   Permitted land uses table
   154.404   Table of land uses permitted in permanently protected green space areas
   154.405   General regulations applicable to all land uses
   154.406   Detailed land use descriptions and regulations
   154.407   Group developments
Natural Resource Protection Standards
   154.501   Purpose
   154.502   How to use this subchapter
   154.503   Natural resource protection standards
   154.504   Natural resource measurement
   154.505   Natural resource features mitigation
   154.506   Steep slopes
   154.507   Woodlands and forests
   154.508   Drainageways
   154.509   Shore buffers
   154.510   Isolated wetlands, lakes and ponds
Parking, Lighting and Landscaping Standards
   154.601   Off-street parking and traffic circulation
   154.602   Off-street loading standards
   154.603   Public streets and subdivisions lighting standards
   154.604   Private development lighting standards
   154.605   Landscaping and bufferyard standards
General Performance Standards
   154.701   Compliance with provisions
   154.702   Certification may be required
   154.703   Smoke emissions
   154.704   Particulate matter
   154.705   Airborne hazardous matter
   154.706   Vibration
   154.707   Glare and heat
   154.708   Sewage waste
   154.709   Storage of combustibles
   154.710   Noise
   154.711   Odor standards
   154.712   Electromagnetic radiation standards
   154.713   Hazardous or noxious material standards
Signage Regulations
   154.801   Intent and purpose
   154.802   Objectives
   154.803   Sign permit required
   154.804   Prohibited signs
   154.805   Signs exempt from permitting
   154.806   Permitted sign types
   154.807   Sign illumination standards
   154.808   Signs standards by district
   154.809   Signs within Historic District
   154.810   Signs requiring a special use permit
   154.811   Calculation of sign area
   154.812   Structural and maintenance requirements
   154.813   Nonconforming signs
   154.814   Floodgate banner program
Administration and Permitting
   154.901   City Council
   154.902   Zoning Board of Appeals
   154.903   Zoning Administrator
   154.904   Powers and duties of the Building Official
   154.905   Required administrative development review
   154.906   Administrative development review
   154.907   Zoning certificate
   154.908   Building permits
   154.909   Certificate of occupancy/final inspection
   154.910   Fence and wall permit
   154.911   Land disturbance permit
   154.912   Sign permit
   154.913   Temporary use permit
   154.914   Site plan review
   154.915   Administrative Highway 20 development permit
   154.916   Zoning compliance letter
   154.917   Administrative waiver
   154.918   Required non-administrative development review
   154.919   Non-administrative development review common elements of procedures
   154.920   Zoning code amendment and rezoning
   154.921   Concept plan
   154.922   Non-administrative Highway 20 development permit
   154.923   PUD/TND rezoning and plan review
   154.924   Special use permits
   154.925   Variances
   154.926   Appeals
   Appendix A   Lighting Standards and Requirements
   Appendix B   Detailed Classification of Plant Species
   Appendix C   Highway 20 Corridor Overlay District