CHAPTER 153: ZONING
Section
Part I
General Provisions
   153.001   Establishment; authority
   153.002   Short title
   153.003   Purposes
   153.004   Definitions
   153.005   Interpretation of chapter
Establishment of Districts
   153.020   Establishment of districts
   153.021   Zoning Map
   153.022   Interpretation of district boundaries
   153.023   District classifications
General Regulations
   153.035   Effect of zoning
   153.036   Application of regulations
   153.037   Schedule of district regulations
   153.038   Certificate of zoning compliance required before issuance of a county building permit (conformance to zoning)
   153.039   Certificate of occupancy required
   153.040   Structures
   153.041   Structures — mobile homes
   153.042   Lots
   153.043   Utilities
   153.044   Parking
   153.045   Animals, livestock, and fowl (except chickens) — use, shelter, and storage
   153.046   Transition zoning
   153.047   General lighting and screening requirements
Nonconformities
   153.060   Nonconforming building and uses
   153.061   Condemnation of nonconforming uses
   153.062   Nonconforming lot of record (substandard lots)
   153.063   Expansion
Site Plan Review
   153.075   Purpose
   153.076   Site plan review and approval
   153.077   Standards for review of site plans
   153.078   Conditional approval
   153.079   Final approved site plan on file
   153.080   Conformity to approved site plan
   153.081   Site plan specifications
Special Uses
   153.095   Special use permit
   153.096   Standards for the consideration of special uses
   153.097   Conditional approval
   153.098   Time limitation
   153.099   Existing violations
   153.100   Basis for decision in writing
Unplatted Land Division
   153.115   Title
   153.116   Purpose
   153.117   Definitions
   153.118   Prior approval requirement for land divisions
   153.119   Application for land division approval
   153.120   Procedure for review of land division application
   153.121   Appeal from Zoning Administrator’s determination
   153.122   Consequences of noncompliance with land division approval requirement
   153.123   Effective date
Part II
Supplemental Use Regulations
   153.135   Purpose
Mobile Home Parks
   153.150   Purpose
   153.151   Eligibility
   153.152   Special conditions and limitations
Planned Residential Developments
   153.165   Intent and purpose
   153.166   Clustered residential development (subdivision)
   153.167   Planned unit development
   153.168   Preapplication conference with Planning Commission for concept review
   153.169   Standards and considerations
   153.170   Public hearing
Home Occupations
   153.185   Home occupations
Design Standards and Conditions for Certain Uses
   153.200   Research and development facilities
   153.201   New gasoline service stations (filling stations) and automobile repair shop
   153.202   Drive-in theater
   153.203   Hotel, motel, or motor court
   153.204   Drive-in restaurant
   153.205   Child care, nursery school, or day nurseries
   153.206   Bowling alley, indoor skating, and similar uses
   153.207   Private open-air businesses (permanent and temporary)
   153.208   Private swimming pools
   153.209   Car wash establishment
   153.210   Housing for the elderly
   153.211   Churches
   153.212   Automobile disposal and junkyards
   153.213   Radio and television towers
   153.214   Medical or dental clinics
   153.215   Office developments (two or more structures)
   153.216   Shopping center and department store developments (gross sales floor area 70,000 square feet or more)
   153.217   Planned industrial parks
   153.218   Satellite dish antenna
Signs
   153.230   Signs and billboards
   153.231   All zones
   153.232   Residential zones
   153.233   Commercial and industrial zones
   153.234   Permit fees
Industrial Performance Standards
   153.245   Industrial performance standards (restrictions on the creation of dangerous and objectionable elements)
   153.246   Sound
   153.247   Vibration
   153.248   Odor
   153.249   Toxic gases
   153.250   Glare and heat
   153.251   Light
   153.252   Radioactive materials
   153.253   Electromagnetic radiation
   153.254   Drifted and blown material
   153.255   Smoke, dust, dirt, and fly ash
   153.256   Liquid wastes
   153.257   Solid wastes
Sexually Oriented Businesses and Related Activities
   153.270   Preamble
   153.271   Intent and purpose
   153.272   Definitions
   153.273   Permit required
   153.274   Issuance of permit
   153.275   Inspection
   153.276   Action to revoke permit
   153.277   Transfer of permit
   153.278   Location restrictions
   153.279   Regulations pertaining to sexually oriented businesses
   153.280   Exterior portions of sexually oriented business
   153.281   Persons younger than 18 prohibited from entry; attendant required
   153.282   Exemption
   153.283   Notices
   153.284   Nonconforming uses
   153.285   Injunction
   153.286   Expansion and discontinuance
   153.287   Severability and captions
   153.288   Administrative liability
   153.289   Effective date
Part III
Administration and Enforcement
   153.300   Zoning Administrator
   153.301   Duties of the Zoning Administrator
   153.302   Application procedures for certificates of zoning compliance
   153.303   Application procedures for certificates of occupancy
   153.304   Application procedures for special use permits by Planning Commission
   153.305   General procedural steps for special use permit
   153.306   Approval; inspection and cancellation
   153.307   Performance bonding for compliance (performance guarantee)
   153.308   Schedule of fees
   153.309   Zoning Board of Appeals
   153.310   Application procedure for appeals/variances and the decision process
   153.311   Standards for variances
   153.312   Violations
Amendments
   153.325   City Commission May Amend
   153.326   Initiation of amendments
   153.327   Amendment procedure
   153.328   Comprehensive review of zoning chapter
   153.999   Penalty
   Appendix A: Table of Use Regulations
   Appendix B: Table of General Bulk Regulations
Cross-reference:
   Planning Commission, see §§ 31.055 through 31.064
Editor’s note:
   The following zoning regulations are based on Ordinance 84-1, passed January 3, 1984. The effective date of Ordinance 84-1 and this chapter is 15 days after its enactment, i.e., January 18, 1984.