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(A) Purpose. This district is established to permit the full range of agricultural activities as well as certain planned large lot residential development with development standards, which protect the full range of agricultural uses as determined by the Plan Commission, and other uses customarily conducted in agricultural areas. This use is primarily located along highways and scenic corridors, and adjacent to municipalities.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Uses permitted in the A1 Agricultural Protection District, except confined feeding operations, kennels and manufactured home Type 2;
(2) Single-family dwellings;
(3) Farms and farm buildings;
(4) Public parks; and
(5) Feed stores, including the milling or grinding of any feed for commercial purposes.
(C) Permitted accessory uses and structures.
(1) Roadside stand;
(2) Accessory buildings as related to agriculture or single-family residential use;
(3) Home occupation;
(4) Conservation subdivision(s); and
(5) Accessory dwelling.
(D) Development standards.
(1) The minimum parcel size for all uses in the A2 District shall be three acres or the minimum acreage estimated by the County Health Department for a primary and backup septic system site whichever is greater.
(2) Minimum lot frontage on road and lot width at building line shall be 200 feet.
(3) Any portion of a pond or pond dam shall be set back 15 feet from any property line.
Residential Use | Farm Structures |
Residential Use | Farm Structures | |
Front setbacks | ||
Collector | 60 ft. | 50 ft. |
Local | 50 ft. | 50 ft. |
Lot size | 3 acres | No limit |
Maximum building height | 35 ft. | No limit |
Minimum lot width | 200 ft. | 200 ft. |
Lot frontage on road or street | 200 ft. | 200 ft. |
Minimum setbacks for any side of lot abutting | ||
Arterial | 80 ft. | 80 ft. |
Freeway | 200 ft. | 200 ft. |
Rear setbacks | 30 ft. | 30 ft. |
Side setbacks | 30 ft. | 30 ft. |
(4) No abandoned, junked, inoperable or derelict vehicles, machinery, farm machinery, equipment or miscellaneous scrap or building debris may be stored in front yards.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992; Ord. 1999-4-19-1, passed 4-19-1999; Ord. 2012-9-4, passed 9-4-2012; Ord. 2012-12-3-2, passed 12-3-2012)
(A) Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide areas of low density, suburban type residential development with particular emphasis on promoting residential subdivision development.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Single-family dwellings;
(2) Accessory buildings and uses incidental to the use permitted, located on the same lot or parcel;
(3) Temporary buildings for use incidental to construction;
(4) Churches;
(5) Public, private and parochial schools;
(6) Fire stations;
(7) Parking lots established to fulfill parking requirements for an existing or permitted use in the district;
(8) Municipal parks, playgrounds, clubhouses and libraries;
(9) Home occupations (see definition of “home occupation”);
(10) Manufactured home Type 1;
(11) Model home;
(12) Child care home (see definition of “child care home”); and
(13) Conservation subdivision(s).
(C) Development standards.
(1) Minimum lot size shall be three acres for individual lots.
(2) Lots of less than three acres may be permitted in an approved and recorded subdivision under the county subdivision control regulations, if such lots are equal to or greater than 30,000 square feet in area.
(3) Minimum lot frontage on road:
(a) Lots in subdivisions or other lots: 60 feet on cul-de-sac; 100 feet on other lots; and
(b) Three acre (or greater) lots: 250 feet.
(4) Minimum setback lines on any side of lot abutting freeways and arterials all lots:
(a) Freeway: 200 feet; and
(b) Arterial: 120 feet.
(5) Minimum setback lines:
(a) Front yard:
1. Lots in subdivisions: 60 feet; and
2. Three acre (or greater) lots: 80 feet on designated collector roads and not less than 60 feet on other public roads.
(b) Side yard:
1. Lots in subdivisions or other lots: 15 feet, except corner lots when 30 foot front yard setbacks will also apply to side yard; and
2. Three acre (or greater) lots: 50 feet.
(c) Rear yard:
1. Lots in subdivisions or other lots: 30 feet; and
2. Three acre (or greater) lots: 50 feet.
(6) Minimum lot width at building line:
(a) Lots in subdivisions or other lots: 100 feet; and
(b) Three acre (or greater) lots: 250 feet.
(7) Maximum building height shall not exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet, whichever is lower.
(8) Minimum ground level square footage (single-family dwelling exclusive of porches, terraces and garages):
(a) Single story: 1350 square feet;
(b) Two story: 900 square feet;
(c) Tri-level: 900 square feet; and
(d) Story and one-half: 900 square feet.
(9) Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements § 155.048.
(10) No abandoned, junked, inoperable or derelict vehicles, machinery, farm machinery, equipment or miscellaneous scrap or building debris may be stored in front yards.
(11) Any portion of a pond or pond dam shall be set back 15 feet from any property line.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992; Ord. 1994-6-20-2, passed 6-20-1994; Ord. 1999-4-19-1, passed 4-19-1999)
(A) Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide areas of moderate density, suburban residential development with particular emphasis on promoting residential subdivision development.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Single-family dwellings;
(2) Two-family dwellings;
(3) Multi-family dwellings;
(4) Accessory buildings (see § 155.024(B)(2));
(5) Temporary buildings for use during construction period;
(6) Public, parochial or private schools;
(7) Churches;
(8) Municipal parks, playgrounds and clubhouses;
(9) Fire stations;
(10) Parking lots, when fulfilling parking requirement for a use;
(11) Model home;
(12) Manufactured home Type 1 and 2;
(13) Home occupations;
(14) Child care home (see definition of “child care home”); and
(15) Conservation subdivision(s).
(C) Development standards.
(1) Minimum lot size shall be one and one-half net buildable acres for individual lots.
(2) Lots less than one and one-half net buildable acres may be permitted in an approved subdivision under the county subdivision control regulations, if such lots are equal to or greater than 20,000 square feet in a single-family dwelling; 30,000 square feet in duplexes.
(3) Minimum lot frontage on public road:
(a) Lots in subdivisions and other lots:
1. One hundred feet for single-family dwelling, 60 feet on cul-de-sac; and
2. One hundred and twenty feet for duplexes, 70 feet on cul-de-sac.
(b) One and one-half acre (or greater) lots: 150 feet.
(4) Minimum setback lines:
(a) Front yard:
1. Lots in subdivisions:
a. Fifty feet for single-family; and
b. Fifty feet for duplexes.
2. One and one-half net buildable acre (or greater) lots:
a. Not less than 200 on freeways;
b. One hundred and twenty feet on designated primary and secondary arterials;
c. Not less than 80 feet on major and minor collectors; and
d. Not less than 60 feet on other roads.
(b) Side yards:
1. Lots in subdivisions and other lots:
a. Fifteen feet for single-family dwellings, except corner lots when 50 foot front yard setback will apply also to side yard on road; and
b. Twenty feet for duplexes.
2. One and one-half net buildable acre (or greater) lots: 25 feet.
(c) Rear yard:
1. Lots in subdivisions and other lots:
a. Thirty feet for single-family; and
b. Forty feet for duplexes.
2. One and one-half net buildable acre (or greater) lots: 30 feet.
(5) Minimum setbacks on any side of lot abutting freeways and arterials, all lots:
(a) Freeways: 200 feet; and
(b) Arterials: 120 feet.
(6) Maximum building height shall be 35 feet.
(7) Minimum ground level square footage (exclusive of open porches, terraces, and garages):
(a) Single-family:
1. Single story: 950 square feet;
2. Two story: 672 square feet;
3. Tri-level: 400 square feet (1,200 square feet total);
4. Story and one-half: 672 square feet; and
5. Manufactured home Type 1 and 2 (as defined in § 155.005).
(b) Two-family (duplexes):
1. Single story: 650 square feet per unit;
2. Two story: 650 square feet per unit;
3. Tri-level: 650 square feet per unit (basement and first level); and
4. Story and one-half: 650 square feet per unit.
(8) Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of § 155.048.
(9) No abandoned, junked, inoperable or derelict vehicles, machinery, farm machinery, equipment or miscellaneous scrap or building debris may be stored in front yards.
(10) Any portion of a pond or pond dam shall be set back 15 feet from any property line.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992; Ord. 1994-6-20-2, passed 6-20-1994; Ord. 1999-4-19-1, passed 4-19-1999)
(A) Purpose. Businesses in the CC District cater to and are located close to residential districts and are developed in a manner that reflects the residential character of the area. These businesses must not create excessive congestion, noise or other objectionable influences. Businesses located in this district tend to serve the day-to-day needs of the neighborhoods in which they are located.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Drug stores;
(2) Beauty salons and barber shops;
(3) Carry-out stores;
(4) Bakeries with not more than six employees;
(5) Dressmaking and tailoring businesses;
(6) Self-service laundromats with not more than two employees at a time on the premises;
(7) Florist shops;
(8) Liquor stores;
(9) Photography shops;
(10) Groceries;
(11) Dry cleaning plants with not more than three employees;
(12) Restaurants without drive-through facilities;
(13) Medical and dental clinics;
(14) Offices;
(15) Animal clinics and veterinary clinics;
(16) Banquet hall/assembly facility/retreat center (may also include, but is not limited to, sports arenas, outdoor concerts, public theatre and dancing); and
(17) Other uses which are (as determined by the Plan Commission) of the same general character as those listed in this section, have been approved by the Plan Commission, and are not detrimental to the district in which they are located.
(C) Restricted uses.
(1) Any business which causes offensive noise, vibration, odor, dust, smoke or gas; and
(2) Salvage or wrecking.
(D) Development standards.
(1) Minimum lot area: one acre.
(2) Minimum lot frontage on road or street: 100 feet.
(3) Minimum setback lines:
(a) Front yard: 60 feet; and
(b) Side yard:
1. For side yards adjoining a road or street: not less than 60 feet;
2. For side yards abutting a dwelling: 60 feet; and
3. For all other side yards: 40 feet.
(c) Rear yard: 20 feet, unless the rear yard abuts a dwelling, in which case the rear yard setback shall be 60 feet.
(4) Minimum setback on any side of lot abutting freeway and arterials:
(a) All sides facing freeway: 100 feet; and
(b) All sides facing arterial: 100 feet.
(5) Maximum building height: 20 feet.
(6) Minimum ground level square footage required: none; however not more than 80% of the total area of any lot or any development on multiple lots shall be occupied by buildings roads parking areas, storage, drainage facilities and other accessory uses.
(7) Off-street and/or private parking and loading and unloading berths shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of § 155.048.
(8) No abandoned, junked, inoperable or derelict vehicles, machinery farm machinery, equipment or miscellaneous scrap or building debris may be stored on premises.
(9) Any portion of a pond or pond dam shall be set back 15 feet from any property line.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992; Ord. 1994-6-20-2, passed 6-20-1994; Ord. 2019-12-2-3, passed 12-2-2019)
(A) Purpose. Businesses located in the CG District require locations on or near major arterials and their intersections. CG businesses serve the day-to-day needs of the neighborhood, and supply the more permanent and durable needs of the whole community.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) All uses permitted in the Commercial Convenience District;
(2) Major supermarkets;
(3) Hardware stores;
(4) Apparel stores;
(5) Furniture and appliance stores;
(6) Department and discount stores;
(7) Gas stations and foodmarts;
(8) Automotive repair, parts or body shops;
(9) Restaurants and restaurants with drive-through facilities;
(10) Motels;
(11) Administrative, executive and clerical services;
(12) Auctions, excluding the sale of livestock;
(13) Feed stores, excluding the milling or grinding of any feed;
(14) Lawn and garden service;
(15) Pool and billiard halls;
(16) Printing shops and newspaper plants;
(17) Used/new car sales and service;
(18) Radio stations;
(19) Undertaking establishments;
(20) Mini-warehouse and storage; and
(21) Animal clinics and veterinary clinics.
(C) Restricted uses.
(1) Any business which causes offensive noise, vibration, odor, dust, smoke or gas;
(2) Salvage or wrecking shops; and
(3) Outside storage of inoperable, derelict, wrecked or wheelless motor vehicle.
(D) Development standards.
(1) Minimum lot area: one acre.
(2) Minimum lot frontage on road or street: 100 feet.
(3) Minimum setback lines:
(a) Front yard: 60 feet.
(b) Side yard:
1. For side yards adjoining a road or street: not less than 60 feet;
2. For side yards abutting a dwelling: 60 feet; and
3. For all other side yards: 40 feet.
(c) Rear yard: 20 feet, unless the rear yard abuts a dwelling, in which case the rear yard setback shall be 60 feet.
(4) Minimum setback on any side of lot abutting freeway or arterial:
(a) All sides facing freeway: 100 feet; and
(b) All sides facing arterial: 100 feet.
(5) Maximum building height: 35 feet.
(6) Minimum ground level square footage required: none; however, not more than 80% of the total area of any lot or any development on multiple lots shall be occupied by buildings, roads, parking areas, storage, drainage facilities and other accessory uses.
(7) Off-street and/or private parking and loading and unloading berths shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of § 155.048.
(8) No abandoned, junked, inoperable or derelict vehicles, machinery, farm machinery, equipment or miscellaneous scrap or building debris may be stored in front or side yards.
(9) Any portion of a pond or pond dam shall be set back 15 feet from any property line.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992; Ord. 1994-6-20-2, passed 6-20-1994)
(A) Purpose. Uses located in this district encompass light and heavy industrial activities. Heavy industrial activities are generally major operations and extensive in character, and require large sites, open storage and service areas, quick access to regional transportation, and generate nuisances such as smoke, noise, vibrations, dust, glare, air pollution and water pollution. Heavy industrial uses should be located away from residential and commercial uses. Light industrial uses are relatively clean, quiet and free of smoke, noise, color or dust.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) All uses permitted in the Commercial Convenience and Commercial General Districts, except for residential uses;
(2) Detached or attached offices for employees or guests of the facility. Service facilities for the offices shall be completely within the building and shall not display any exterior advertising;
(3) Farm buildings and structures;
(4) Public and private utilities;
(5) Mass transportation terminals, except for truck terminals;
(6) Recreation areas established for the convenience and use of employees of the facility;
(7) Temporary buildings and structures incidental to the development of land or buildings, provided they are removed at the termination of development or construction;
(8) Radio and television towers, and studios;
(9) Assembly operations for pre-manufactured parts;
(10) The canning, bottling, processing and packaging of food;
(11) The manufacture of portable household appliances, electric hand tools, electric motors, electric and neon signs, jewelry, leather products, pharmaceuticals, medicines, cosmetics, optical goods, recording instruments, mattresses, cans and non-glass containers, cabinets, communication equipment, office equipment and cloth products;
(12) Warehouse and distribution operations;
(13) Machine, welding and tool and die shops;
(14) Animal clinics and veterinary clinics;
(15) Industrial environmental management activities, excluding sanitary landfills primarily used for the management of municipal solid waste; and
(16) Construction and trucking contractor operations.
(C) Special uses. The following special uses may be permitted, depending on approval by the County Plan Commission:
(1) Arsenal;
(2) Central mixing plant for mortar, plaster, concrete, paving material or asphalt;
(3) Dehydration plant;
(4) Fertilizer manufacturing;
(5) Grain elevator and storage;
(6) Cement lime ingredient, lime, gypsum, plaster;
(7) Petroleum refinery and distillation;
(8) Smelting of ore or metal;
(9) Soy bean processing plants;
(10) Wholesale or bulk storage of gasoline or other petroleum products;
(11) Railroad storage yards or shops;
(12) Junk, automobile or salvage yards;
(13) Meat packing plants;
(14) Sanitary landfills, reduction or incineration of trash, garbage, offal or dead animals;
(15) Fat rendering; and
(16) Manufacture of acid, alcohol, ammonia, bleaching powder, celluloid, chlorine, explosives, gas, glue, pyroxylin or notrocellulose.
(D) Development standards. The Industrial District is subject to the following development standards.
(1) Minimum lot area: one acre, building coverage shall not exceed 30% of the lot area (per building).
(2) Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(3) Maximum height of building:
(a) Twenty five feet for principal buildings; and
(b) Twenty-five feet for accessory buildings.
(4) Minimum front yard: 100 feet.
(5) Minimum rear and side yard: 20 feet in nonresidential districts and 100 feet if a dwelling abuts the principal building.
(6) Minimum setbacks on any side of lot abutting freeway and arterial:
(a) All sides facing freeway: 200 feet; and
(b) All sides facing arterial: 120 feet.
(7) Storage: all materials or products shall be kept within enclosed fencing or buildings. Storage of materials within the enclosure shall not exceed the height of the wall, fence or vegetative screen. The total area devoted to outside storage shall not exceed 25% of the total gross area of the enclosed structure.
(8) Screening: where a front, side or rear yard abuts a dwelling or residential zone, a masonry wall, solid wood fence or continuous hedge or row of shrubbery or evergreen trees shall be provided along or within 20 feet of the zone lot line. Such screening shall be at least six feet high at time of planting or construction. Shrubs or trees must be spaced to block view year around.
(9) Additional commitments may be required by the Plan Commission where certain industrial uses present site developments circumstances that are unique, unsightly, dangerous, noisy or other reasons deemed necessary by the Commission due to the great diversity of uses permitted under this district.
(10) No abandoned, junked, inoperable or derelict vehicles, machinery, farm machinery, equipment or miscellaneous scrap or building debris may be stored in front yards.
(11) Any portion of a pond or pond dam shall be set back 15 feet from any property line.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992; Ord. 1994-6-20-2, passed 6-20-1994; Ord. 2003-07-07-1, passed 7-7-2003)
(A) Purpose. The purpose of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) District is to provide for alternative land developments where a variety of residential, commercial or industrial uses are planned and developed as a whole. PUDs allow for more flexible lot size and setback standards. A PUD shall conform to the following.
(1) The number of dwelling units erected shall not exceed the number approved by the Plan Commission on the Master Plan unless a density increase is approved by the Plan Commission.
(2) Only land uses that are approved on the Master Plan may be permitted within a PUD.
(3) Up to 10% of the gross land area in a PUD may be used for commercial, industrial and non-recreation public uses, provided that the Plan Commission finds that the uses are necessary or desirable and are appropriate with respect to the primary purpose of residential development.
(4) Each PUD shall have common open space. Common open space may include street rights-of-way, driveways and parking lots which directly serve recreational areas. At least 10% of the
gross land area in a PUD shall be allocated for parks, open space and recreational purposes.
(5) All utilities, including communication and electric systems shall be placed underground within the limits of the development or effectively screened. What constitutes effective screening shall be determined by the Plan Commission.
(6) The development plan shall include a common water supply and distribution system, either public or private, shall meet the approval of the Plan Commission and the local health official, and shall be built at no expense to the local government.
(7) The development plan shall include a sanitary sewer system connected to a public sewer system, if available within a reasonable distance from the project, or it shall provide for a central collection and treatment system in accordance with the requirements of both the Plan Commission and the County Health Department.
(8) The plan of the project shall provide for the integrated and harmonious design of buildings in the commercial and industrial areas and the parcels shall be developed in park-like surroundings. The parcels shall be landscaped, and woodlands used to screen lighting, parking areas and loading areas from adjacent residential areas.
(B) Procedure for approval of a PUD. Generally, the procedure for subdivision plat approval as outlined in the county subdivision regulations shall be followed with these exceptions.
(1) The applicant shall submit a preliminary site plan (Master Plan) in triplicate to the Plan Commission which includes, but is not restricted to, the following information:
(a) Location and boundaries of tract to be developed, showing the general layout of streets and the existing and proposed land uses of all areas;
(b) Tentative placement of all improvements on the site, showing how recommendations of this chapter have been used;
(c) General proposals on densities for residential and other uses. To allow for sufficient flexibility, the Plan Commission may allow minor shifts in use locations and densities, provided that the general overall plan is adhered to; and
(d) The proposed schedule for development of the site.
(2) The Plan Commission shall give notice of acceptance or rejection of the proposal within 60 days. Reasons for rejection along with suggestions for revisions shall be given in writing. The developer may resubmit plans after the suggested corrections or additions are made.
(C) Development standards.
(1) A planned residential or residential/commercial development must comprise an area of at least ten acres.
(2) A planned office development must comprise an area of at least two acres.
(3) A planned commercial development must comprise an area of at least four acres.
(4) A planned industrial development must comprise an area of at least four acres.
(5) All minimum requirements for development standards shall be proposed by the applicant and approved by the Plan Commission.
(6) No abandoned, junked, inoperable or derelict vehicles, farm machinery, equipment or miscellaneous scrap or building debris may be stored within PUD boundaries.
(D) State legislation. This section shall also recognize I.C. 36-7-4-1508, I.C. 36-7-4-1403 and I.C. 36-7-4-601.
(Ord. passed 7-20-1992; Ord. 2006-9-5, passed 9-5-2006)
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