Section
General Provisions
154.01 Title and application
154.02 Chapter provisions
154.03 Official zoning map
154.04 Definitions
District Regulations
154.15 Application of district regulations
154.16 Nonconforming uses
154.17 District regulations
154.18 “A” Agricultural District
154.19 “R” Residential District
154.20 “C” Commercial District
154.21 “I” Industrial District
Administration
154.35 General
154.36 Administrative Official
154.37 Board of Adjustment
154.38 Procedures for applications
Supplemental Regulations
154.50 Visibility at intersections
154.51 Fences
154.52 Accessory uses
154.53 Signs and outdoor advertising
154.54 Parking
154.55 Structures to have access
154.56 Adult uses
154.57 Yards
154.58 Erection of more than one principal structure on a lot
154.59 Exceptions to height regulations
154.60 Private wastewater treatment systems (septic tanks)
154.61 Manufactured home provisions
154.62 Permanent foundations required for dwellings
154.63 Utility easements
154.64 Moved in buildings
154.65 Moved out buildings
154.66 Refuse
154.67 Caretaker/watchman’s quarters
154.99 Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(A) Title. This chapter shall be known and referred to as “the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Oldham, South Dakota.”
(B) Jurisdiction. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all territory within the boundaries of the city, as established on the official zoning map of the city.
(C) Purpose and intent.
(1) This chapter is enacted for the purpose set forth and provided for in SDCL Chapters 11-4 and 11-6, that is, among other things to promote the health, safety, peace, comfort, convenience, prosperity, morals and general welfare of the community.
(2) This chapter has been prepared in accordance with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the city and is designed to coordinate physical development of the community with needs for public services and facilities.
(3) More specifically, this chapter is adopted in order to achieve the following objectives:
(a) To foster a harmonious, convenient, workable relationship among land uses;
(b) To promote the stability of existing land uses that conform with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and to protect them from inharmonious influences and harmful intrusions;
(c) To insure that public and private lands ultimately are used for the purposes which are most appropriate and most beneficial from the standpoint of the community as a whole;
(d) To prevent excessive population densities and overcrowding of the land with structures;
(e) To foster the provision of adequate off-street parking and off-street truck loading facilities;
(f) To facilitate the appropriate location of community facilities and institutions;
(g) To protect and enhance real estate values;
(h) To safeguard and enhance the appearance of the community, including natural amenities; and
(i) To place the power and responsibility of the use of land in the hands of the property owner contingent upon the compatibility of surrounding uses and the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
(Ord. passed 7-7-2014)
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