Section
Article 1. Basic Provisions
1.1 Title
1.2 Authority
1.3 Purpose
1.4 Effective date
1.5 Repealer
1.6 Severability
1.7 Exclusion
1.8 Interpretation
1.9 Jurisdiction
1.10 Subdivision of land
1.11 Scope and application
1.12 Findings
1.13 Private provisions
1.14 Determination of land uses not listed in this Zoning Ordinance
1.15 Saving provision
1.16 Transition rules
1.17 Amendments
1.18 Compliance
1.19 Exemptions for transportation, communications, electric, gas, water and sanitary services
1.20 General regulations for residential districts
Article 2.1. RR: Rural Residential District
2.1 Intent
2.1A Permitted uses
2.1B Development standards
Article 2.2. R-1: Low Density Residential District
2.2 Intent
2.2A Permitted uses
2.2B Development standards
Article 2.3. R-2: Low Density Residential District
2.3 Intent
2.3A Permitted uses
2.3B Development standards
2.3C Development incentives
Article 2.4. R-3: Medium Density Residential District
2.4 Intent
2.4A Permitted uses
2.4B Development standards
2.4C Development incentives
Article 2.5. R-4: Medium Density Residential District
2.5 Intent
2.5A Permitted uses
2.5B Development standards
Article 2.6. R-5: High Density Residential District
2.6 Intent
2.6A Permitted uses
2.6B Development standards
Article 2.7. R-6: High Density Residential District
2.7 Intent
2.7A Permitted uses
2.7B Development standards
2.7C Architectural review
2.7D Development incentives
Article 2.8. TC: Town Center District
2.8 Intent
2.8A Permitted uses
2.8B Development standards
2.8C Architectural review
Article 2.9. NR: Neighborhood Retail Commercial
2.9 Intent
2.9A Permitted uses
2.9B Development standards
2.9C Architectural review
2.9D Development incentives
Article 2.10. OD: Office District
2.10 Intent
2.10A Permitted uses
2.10B Development standards
2.10C Architectural review
2.10D Development incentives
Article 2.11. GC: General Commercial
2.11 Intent
2.11A Permitted uses
2.11B Development standards
2.11C Architectural review
2.11D Development incentives
Article 2.12. I-1: Research/Office Industrial
2.12 Intent
2.12A Permitted uses
2.12B Development standards
2.12C Architectural review
2.12D Development incentives
Article 2.13. I-2: Office/Warehouse Distribution
2.13 Intent
2.13A Permitted uses
2.13B Development standards
2.13C Architectural review
2.13D Development incentives
Article 2.14. I-3: Light Manufacturing
2.14 Intent
2.14A Permitted uses
2.14B Development standards
2.14C Architectural review
2.14D Development incentives
Article 2.15. I-4: Heavy Manufacturing
2.15 Intent
2.15A Permitted uses
2.15B Development standards
2.15C Architectural review
2.15D Development incentives
Article 2.16. AG: Agriculture District
2.16A Permitted uses
2.16B Development standards
Article 2.17. R-U: Urban Residential District
2.17 Intent
2.17A Permitted uses
2.17B Development standards
2.17C Architectural review
Article 2.18. MU: Mixed Use District
2.18 Intent
2.18A Permitted uses
2.18B Development standards
2.18C Architectural review
2.18D Development incentives
Article 2.19. AC: Automotive Commercial
2.19 Intent
2.19A Permitted uses
2.19B Development standards
2.19C Architectural review
Article 3.1. Noise Overlay District
3.1A Purpose
3.1B Special definitions
3.1C Noise compatibility zones established
3.1D Noise overlay zone boundaries
3.1E Notification of noise compatibility zones
3.1F Uses expressly prohibited
3.1G Uses available as special uses
3.1H Soundproofing required
3.1I Soundproofing design standards
3.1J Land-use compatibility standards
Article 3.2. P: Park District
3.2 Intent
3.2A Permitted uses
3.2B Development standards
3.2C Park master plan approvals
Article 3.3. S: School Districts
3.3 Intent
3.3A Permitted uses
3.3B Development standards
3.3C School master plan approvals
Article 3.4. REL: Religious Use District
3.4 Intent
3.4A Permitted uses
3.4B Development standards
3.4C Religious use master plan approvals
Article 3.5. C-I: Commercial-Industrial District
3.5 Intent
3.5A Permitted uses
3.5B Development standards
3.5C Architectural review
3.5D Development incentives
3.5E Master plans
Article 3.6. G: Golf
3.6 Intent
3.6A Permitted uses
3.6B Development standards
3.6C Golf course master plan approvals
Article 3.7. A: Airspace Overlay District
3.7 Intent
3.7A Airspace Overlay District regulations
3.7B Construction of language and definitions
Article 3.8. MUN: Municipal Use District
3.8 Intent
3.8A Permitted uses
3.8B Development standards
3.8C Municipal use master plan approvals
Article 3.9. Highway Business District
3.9 Intent
3.9A Permitted uses
3.9B Development standards
3.9C Architectural review
Article 3.10. ROW Overlay District
3.10A Purpose
3.10B Applicability
3.10C Restrictions
3.10D Permitted uses
3.10E Standards
3.10F Master plan approvals
Article 4.1. Accessory Uses
4.1A Permitted accessory uses
4.1B Development standards for accessory uses
4.1C Additional development standards for accessory uses, buildings or structures in any “R” District
4.1D Additional development standards for accessory uses in all commercial and industrial districts
4.1E Underground facilities
4.1F Game courts
4.1G Development standards for recycling containers in all residential, commercial and industrial districts
Article 4.2. Temporary Uses, Structures and Buildings
4.2A Permits required
4.2B Permitted temporary uses, structures and buildings
4.2C Duration
4.2D Compliance with development standards
4.2E Cessation of use
4.2F Additional regulations for garage sales/yard sales
4.2G Additional regulations for temporary seasonal retail sales uses
4.2H Mobile classrooms
4.2I Temporary sales trailers and model homes for residential subdivisions
4.2K Temporary storage units in all districts
4.2L Temporary tent sales in the GC General Commercial District
Article 4.3. Home Occupations
4.3A Intent
4.3B Required conditions
4.3C Prohibited home occupations
4.3D Permitted home occupations
4.3E Registration of home occupations
Article 4.4. Special Regulations for Residential Facilities for the Mentally Ill
4.4 Special regulations for residential facilities for the mentally ill
Article 4.5. Special Regulations for Adult Entertainment Businesses and Employees
I Purpose and intent
II Definitions
III License required
IV Application for license
V Issuance of a license
VI Employee license application
VII Issuance of adult entertainment business employee license
VIII Expiration and renewal of license
IX Suspension
X Revocation
XI Appeal rights
XII Transfer of license
XIII Additional regulations concerning the operation of an adult entertainment business
XIV Penalties
XV Severability clause
XVI Effective date
Article 4.6. Special Regulations for Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
4.6A Application
4.6B Definitions
4.6C Procedures
4.6D Development standards
4.6E Development standards for towers shorter than forty feet above grade
Article 4.7. Landscape Provisions
4.7A Intent
4.7B Landscaping of required front, side and rear yards and required front, side and rear bufferyards in all districts except residential districts
4.7C Perimeter landscaping required for residential subdivisions in all residential districts
4.7D Foundation planting in the R-6 District, R-U District, all commercial districts and all industrial districts
4.7E Parking lot landscaping in the R-6 District, R-U District, all commercial districts and all industrial districts
4.7F Ground cover within required landscaping
4.7G Wall, fence or berm
4.7H Installation of landscaping
4.7I Maintenance of landscaping
4.7J Credit for preservation of existing trees
4.7K Alternate landscape plan approval
Article 4.8. Performance Standards
4.8A Scope and applicability
4.8B Performance standards
Article 4.9. Lighting Standards
4.9A Intent
4.9B Lighting regulations
Article 4.10. Off-Street Parking Regulations
4.10A Intent
4.10B Parking for building, structures or uses
4.10C Location
4.10D Design and construction
4.10E Required bicycle parking
4.10F Market based vehicle parking
Article 4.11. Off-Street Loading Regulations
4.11 Intent
4.11A Loading for buildings, structures or uses
4.11B Design and construction of loading areas
4.11C Design of excess loading areas
4.11D Alternate design for loading areas
4.11E Location of off-street loading spaces
4.11F Use of required loading areas
4.11G Surface of loading areas
4.11H Minimum number of off-street loading spaces
4.11I Special regulations for gasoline service stations
Article 4.12. Additional Front, Side and Rear Setback Provisions
4.12A Additional front setback provisions
4.12B Side and rear yard exceptions
4.12C Setback exception; laterally-supported extensions
4.12D Exceptions for setbacks along alleys
Article 4.13. Requirements for All Private Streets and Private Alleys
4.13 Requirements for all private streets and private alleys
Article 4.14. Vision Clearance Areas
4.14 Vision clearance areas
Article 4.15. Commitments Required by the Plan Commission
4.15A Commitments
4.15B Modification of commitments by the Plan Commission
Article 4.16. Outdoor Display Standards
4.16A Applicability
Article 4.17. Outdoor Seating/Dining Standards
4.17A Purpose
4.17B Procedures
4.17C Standards
4.17D Barriers
4.17E Furniture
4.17F Town center standards along Main Street on sidewalks
Article 4.18. Architectural Standards for Fueling Stations and Truck Fueling Stations
4.18 Intent
4.18A Development requirements
4.18B Waivers and findings
Article 4.19 Outdoor Product Display in the I-2 and I-3 Zoning Districts
4.19A Definitions
4.19B Location
4.19C Procedure
4.19D Setbacks
4.19E Size
4.19F Surface
4.19G Landscaping
4.19H Illumination
4.19I Product display standards
Article 4.20. Standards for Commercial Indoor Lodging Facilities
4.20 Intent
4.20A Types of commercial indoor lodging facilities
4.20B General requirements
4.20C Compliance
Article 5.1. Development Incentives
5.1A Intent
5.1B General procedures
5.1C Waiver of development requirements
Article 5.2. Development Incentives in R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts
5.2 Development incentives in R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts
5.2A Development requirements
5.2B Waiver of development requirements in R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts
5.2C General requirements for project open space
5.2D Calculation of open space
5.2E Plan documentation and supporting information
5.2F Maintenance of common open space
5.2G Services for private drives
5.2H Findings
Article 5.3. Development Plans Required for Architectural and
Site Design Review in the R-6 District
Site Design Review in the R-6 District
5.3 Development plans required for architectural and site design review in the R-6 District
5.3A Projects with a gross density of up to 8.0 dwelling units per acre
5.3B Projects with a gross density of between 8.0 dwelling units per acre and 12.0 dwelling units per acre
Article 5.4. Development Incentives for All Commercial and Industrial Districts
(Except TC: Town Center District)
(Except TC: Town Center District)
5.4 Development incentives for all commercial and industrial districts (except TC: Town Center District)
5.4A Development requirements
5.4B Waiver of development requirements in commercial or industrial districts
Article 5.5. Development Plans Required for Architectural and Site Design Review
for All Development Located in All Commercial Districts (Except TC: Town Center or
MU: Mixed Use District) and All Industrial Districts When Located Within
600 Feet of a Gateway Corridor or Within 600 Feet of a Residential District
for All Development Located in All Commercial Districts (Except TC: Town Center or
MU: Mixed Use District) and All Industrial Districts When Located Within
600 Feet of a Gateway Corridor or Within 600 Feet of a Residential District
5.5 Intent
5.5A Applicability and review authority
5.5B Identification of Gateway Corridors
5.5C Development requirements
5.5D Permitted uses
5.5E Excluded uses
5.5F Legally established nonconforming buildings or structures
5.5G Findings
5.5H Waivers and findings
Article 5.6. Development Plans Required for Architectural and Site Design Review
in the TC: Town Center District, the R-U: Urban Residential District
and the MU: Mixed Use District
in the TC: Town Center District, the R-U: Urban Residential District
and the MU: Mixed Use District
5.6 Development plans required for architectural and site design review and development incentives in the TC: Town Center District, the R-U: Urban Residential District and the MU: Mixed Use District
5.6A Applicability and review authority
5.6B Development requirements in the TC: Town Center District
5.6C Development requirements in the R-U: Urban Residential District and the MU: Mixed Use District when located within the “Town Center Neighborhood” as designated in The Town of Plainfield, IN, Town Center Plan and multi-family dwelling projects in the R-U Urban Residential District not within the “Town Center Neighborhood”
5.6D Findings
5.6E Waivers
5.6F Development incentives in the TC: Town Center District
5.6G Waiver of development requirements in the MU: Mixed-Use District
Article 5.7. Plan Documentation and Supporting Information
5.7 Plan documentation and supporting information
5.7A Site plan
5.7B Overall plan
5.7C Building elevations
5.7D Sign plan
5.7E Landscape plan
5.7F Lighting plans
Article 5.8. Procedures for Submission and Review of Development Plans
5.8A Application
5.8B Fees
5.8C Notice
5.8D Hearings
5.8E Amendments
5.8F Findings
5.8G Duration of development plan approval
Article 6.1. Planned Unit Development District
6.1A Intent
6.1B Permitted uses and development requirements
6.1C Procedure for approval of a planned unit development
6.1D Secondary review - final detailed plan
6.1E Modification of preliminary plan
6.1F Secondary plat approval
6.1G Maintenance of common open space
6.1H Extensions
Article 6.2. Master Plan
6.2A Approval of Master Plans
6.2B Procedure and filing requirements
6.2C Phases
6.2D Applicability
6.2E After approval
6.2F Development requirements
6.2G Findings
6.2H Waivers
Article 7.1. Signs: Intent and Application
7.1A Intent
7.1B Examples shown
Article 7.2. General Sign Regulations
7.2A Sign package
7.2B Maintenance of signs and areas around signs
7.2C Calculation of height and sign surface area
7.2D Illuminated signs
7.2E Changeable copy signs
Article 7.3. Exempt Signs
7.3 Exempt signs
7.3A Public health, safety, and welfare signs
7.3B Private signs for the public
7.3C Interior signs
7.3D Window signs
7.3E Commemorative and monumental signs on buildings
7.3F Architectural features of buildings
7.3G Tombstones, headstones, and gravestones
7.3H Symbols of a nation, state or political subdivision
7.3I Signs on light poles
7.3J Temporary signs
Article 7.4. Prohibited Signs
7.4A Signs which interfere, obstruct or cause confusion
7.4B Signs located on right-of-way
7.4C Roof signs
7.4D Portable signs
7.4E Wind signs and similar signs
7.4F Signs containing lights
7.4G Moving signs
7.4H Signs of immoral character
7.4I Signs on certain canopies
Article 7.5. Ground Signs
7.5A Calculation of height and sign surface area
7.5B Number and size of signs
7.5C Augmented ground sign allowances
7.5D Minimum setback in feet from proposed right-of-way
7.5E Off premise ground signs
7.5F Landscaping of ground signs
7.5G Accessory structures
Article 7.6. Building Signs
7.6A Calculation of sign surface area
7.6B Type of signs
7.6C Number of signs
7.6D Maximum sign surface area for building signs
7.6E Suspended, projecting, awning and marquee signs
7.6F Design requirements
Article 7.7 Incidental Signs
7.7A Type of signs
7.7B Number of signs
7.7C Maximum sign surface area and height
7.7D Minimum setback in feet from proposed right-of-way
Article 7.8. Signs in a Master Plan District
7.8 Applicable districts
7.8A Signs
7.8B Sign program
Article 8. Districts and Maps
8.1 Official zone map
8.2 Identification of the official zone map
8.3 Official zone map changes
8.4 Retention and preservation of records
8.5 Interpretation of the official zone map
8.6 Zoning of newly annexed land
Article 9.1. Nonconforming Lots, Uses, Buildings, Structures or Signs
9.1A Intent
9.1B Incompatibility of legally established nonconforming uses
9.1C Avoidance of undue hardship
9.1D Legally established nonconforming lot of record
9.1E Legally established nonconforming building or structures (excluding signs)
9.1F Legally established nonconforming uses of land
9.1G Discontinuation of legally established nonconforming use of land
9.1H Legally established nonconforming uses within legally established nonconforming buildings or structures
9.1I Repairs and maintenance of legally established nonconforming buildings or structures (excluding signs)
9.1J Legally established nonconforming signs
9.1K Determination of fair market value or replacement cost
9.1L Reconstruction, remodeling or enlargement of a legally established nonconforming single- family dwelling or two-family dwelling
9.1M Additions along a legally established nonconforming setback for a single-family dwelling located in the Town Center neighborhood
9.1N Legally established building, structure, freestanding identification sign or outdoor operations after acquisition by a governmental agency
9.1O Legally established nonconforming buildings or structures within 600 feet of a Gateway Corridor or residential district
Article 10.1. Administration: Town Council
10.1 Town Council
Article 10.2. Administration: Plan Commission
10.2A Establishment
10.2B Membership, qualification and terms
10.2C Duties and powers
Article 10.3. Administration: Board of Zoning Appeals
10.3A Establishment
10.3B Membership, qualification and terms
10.3C Duties and powers
Article 10.4. Administration: Staff Agencies
10.4A Establishment
10.4B Administration of planning and zoning authority
10.4C Duties and powers of the Director
10.4D Staff
Article 10.5. Administration: Design Review Committee
10.5A Establishment and purpose
10.5B Duties and powers
10.5C Membership, terms, vacancies and removal
10.5D Meetings, hearings and procedures
10.5E Records
Article 10.6. Administration: Hearing Officer
10.6A Establishment
10.6B Powers and duties
10.6C Appointment and term
10.6D Removal
10.6E Vacancy
10.6F Rules of procedure
10.6G Conditions and commitments
10.6H Appeals
Article 11.1. Review: Required Permits
11.1 Required permits and approvals
Article 11.2. Review: Improvement Location Permits
11.2A Improvement location permit required
11.2B Duration of improvement location permit
11.2C Review of improvement location permit application
11.2D Public or semi-public sanitary sewer required
11.2E Appeal of determination
11.2F Record of permits
11.2G Amended improvement location permit
11.2H General exemptions
11.2I Revocation in event of violation
Article 11.3. Review: Compliance with Other Laws
11.3 Compliance with other laws, ordinances, rules or regulations
Article 11.4. Review: Application and Approval
11.4A Application and site plan requirements
Article 11.5. Review: Certificate of Zoning Compliance
11.5A Certificate of zoning compliance required
11.5B Issuance of certificate of zoning compliance
11.5C Temporary certificate of zoning compliance
Article 11.6. Review: Fees
11.6 Fees
Article 12. Enforcement
12.1 Authority
12.2 Alleged violations
12.3 Responsibility for violations
12.4 Inspection of property; right of entry
12.5 Stop work order
12.6 Violations
12.7 Penalties for violation
Article 13. Definitions
13.1 Interpretation of terms or words
13.2 Definitions
Article 14. Appendix
14.1 Land use matrix
14.2 Reserved
14.3 List of Planned Unit Developments