§ 157.050 PERMITTED USES.

   (A)   Residential districts. The following shows the uses permitted in residential districts. These uses are subject to the standards set forth in § 157.046.

Residential Districts

P= Permitted, C= Conditional

Use	RS	RS-1	R-1	R-2	R-3	R-4
Agricultural uses
Farm buildings	P
Paddocks	C
Keeping and raising of animals	C
Raising of crops	P
Residential uses
Single-family dwelling	P	P	P		P	C
Two-family dwelling			C		P
Multi-family dwelling				P	P
Townhouse				P	P
Manufactured home	C	C	C		C	P
Manufactured home park						P
Manufactured home subdivision						P
Commercial uses
Bed and breakfast use	C	C	C		P
Rooming house	C	C	C		P

Use	RS	RS-1	R-1	R-2	R-3	R-4
Plant nursery	C	C
Boat storage	C	C	C	C		C
Marina	C	C	C	C		C
Pet kennel	C	C
Riding stable or equine	C	C
Boarding facility
Campground or RV park	C	C
Home business	See § 157.096
Institutional or recreational uses
Nursing home or assisted living facility	C	C	C	C	C	C
Public building	C	C	C	C	C	C
Public or semipublic park or recreational facility	P	P	P	P	P	P
Private park or recreational facility	C	C	C	C	C	C
Private club or lodge	C	C	C	C	C	C
Public or private school	P	P	P	P	P	P
Boarding school	C	C	C	C	C	C
Religious facility	P	P	P	P	P	P
Cemetery	C	C	C	C	C	C
Waste disposal facility	C	C
Jail or person	C	C

 

   (B)   Commercial uses.

Commercial Districts

P=Permitted, C= Conditional uses

Use	C-1	C-2	C-3	C-4	C-5
Residential uses
Single-family dwelling	P			P1
Two-family dwelling	C
Multi-family dwelling	C			P1
Rooming house	C
Commercial uses
Animal service, major		P	P		P
Animal service, minor	C	P	P	P	P
Automotive service, major		C	P		P
Automotive service, minor	C	P
Business service	P	P	P	P	P
Commercial center	P	P	P	C	P
Commercial recreation, indoor	C	P	P	C	P
Commercial recreation, use outdoor		C	P	C	C
Enclosed mall		P	P	C
Health service, major		P	P	C	C
Health service, minor	P	P	P	P	P
Outdoor sales					P
Outdoor retail sales		C	P	C	P
Parking lot or garage	C	C	C	C	C
Personal service	P	P	P	P	P
Professional office	P	P	P	P	P
Retail, big box		C	P
Retail, general		P	P	P	P

Use	C-1	C-2	C-3	C-4	C-5
Retail service	P	P	P	P	P
Storage, major		C	P		P
Storage, minor	C	P	P	C	P
Theater or similar entertainment	C	P	P	P	C
Travel-oriented business	C	P	P	C	P
Industrial uses
Research and development		P	P	C	P
Other industrial	C	C	C	C	C
Institutional uses
Personal care		P	P	P
Public building	P	P	P	P	P
Public or semipublic park or recreational facility	P	P	P	P	P
Private club or lodge	C	P	P	P	P
Public or private school	P	P	P	P
Boarding school		C	C	C
Religious facility	P	P	P	P	P
Cemetery	C	C	C	C	C

 

1 Residences are not permitted on the ground floor

   (C)   Industrial uses.

Industrial Districts

P = Permitted, C = Conditional use

Use	I-1	I-2	I-3
Commercial uses
Automotive service, major	C	P	P
Business service	P	P	P
Health service, minor	P	P	P
Office	P	P	P
Retail service	P	P	P
Industrial uses
Manufacturing	P	P	P
Mass transit terminals		C	P
Processing	C	P	P
Processing and warehousing	C	P	P
Junkyard		P
Research and development	P	P	P
Storage, major	P	P	P
Other industrial	C	P	P
Institutional uses
Public building	P	P	P
Religious facility	P	C	P
Semipublic recreational facility	C	C	P

 

(Ord. 17, 2006, passed 11-27-2006; Am. Ord. 17, 2023, passed 8-28-2023)

§ 157.051 STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS.

   (A)   Performance standards.

   (1)   Noise.

         (a)   No uses or activities shall create noise levels for more than five minutes in any hour that exceed those shown on the following table.

Maximum Noise Levels

Zoning classification	Maximum Noise Level (dBA)		Maximum nighttime noise level (dBA) 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
	At property line	At residential district boundary	At residential district boundary
RS, RS-1	65	65	50
R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4	50
C-, C-2, C-3, C-4	65	60	50
C-5, I-1, I-2, I-3	70	60	50
Mixed use	65	60	50
Public/institutional	65	60	50

 

         (b)   Noise that is produced for no more than a cumulative period of five minutes in any hour may exceed the above standards by a maximum of five dBA, except between the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

         (c)   Noise that is produced for no more than a cumulative period of one minute in any hour may exceed the above standard by ten dBA, except between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m..

         (d)   Mechanical and electrical equipment shall provide adequate shielding and baffling so that noise levels from such equipment will not exceed the above noise levels.

         (e)   Noise shall be measured with a sound level meter that meets the standards of the American National Standards Institute. Noise levels shall be measured in decibels on a sound level meter using the A-weighted filter network (dBA). Calibration checks of the instrument shall be made at the time any noise measurement is made.

         (f)   Occasional sounds generated by public safety vehicles, tornado warning systems, railroad equipment, agricultural equipment, and similar activities are exempt from these standards.

      (2)   Odor. Except in the RS District, no continuous, frequent, or repetitive odors that are perceptible on or beyond adjacent property lines are prohibited. An odor detected no more than a total of 15 minutes in any one day shall not be deemed to be continuous, frequent, or repetitive.

      (3)   Sewage disposal. Plans and specifications for proposed sewage disposal facilities shall be submitted to and a written approval obtained from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management or other agency having jurisdiction over such system.

      (4)   Storm drainage. For all development other than a one- or two-family dwelling, plans and specifications for proposed storm drainage facilities shall be certified by a registered engineer and submitted to and written approval obtained from the Board of Public Works and Safety.

   (B)   Use of lots. In any district, no more than one primary structure and its customary accessory uses shall be located on a single lot; except that primary structures designed and platted as a single unit under single ownership and control, such as a multifamily residential project or commercial center are permitted on a single lot.

   (C)   Access and frontage. Every building hereafter erected or moved shall be located on a lot with frontage and access on a public street, or with frontage and access to an approved private street or access easement, and all buildings shall be so located on lots as to provide for safe and convenient access, on-site circulation, fire protection, and required off-street parking.

   (D)   Storage. No portion of any required yard shall be used for the permanent storage of motor vehicles, trailers, airplanes, boats or parts thereof or of any rubbish, garbage, junk, tent or building materials, except during construction and in accordance with the terms of this chapter. Permanent storage for purpose of this section shall be construed as the presence of such storage for a period of 48 consecutive hours in any one-week period.

   (E)   Intersection visibility.  

      (1)   A clear line of sight between a height of 2.5 feet and eight feet above the centerline grades shall be maintained within 15 feet of all rights-of-way.

      (2)   At intersecting streets and drives nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to impede vision within the "visibility triangle" (See figure on following page). The "visibility triangle" is hereby established as follows:

Sight Distance Restrictions at Intersections

         (a)   For corner lots, the triangle is defined as the area formed by connecting a point 20 feet from the intersection of the right-of-way lines.

         (b)   When a driveway or alley intersects with a local or collector street, the visibility triangle is formed by the center lines of the driveway or alley and the street and a line connecting points 18 feet for driveways and alleys and 75 feet for local and collector streets.

         (c)   When a driveway or alley intersects with an arterial street, the visibility triangle is formed by the center lines of driveways, alleys and streets and a line connecting points 18 feet for driveways and alleys and 160 feet for arterial streets. (See figure on following page.)

Sight Triangle for Driveway for Alley

      (3)   Notwithstanding (E)(1), above, plantings, structures and other improvements may be permitted within the visibility triangle if the city engineer makes a determination that such improvement will not impede visibility.

      (4)   Plantings, structures and other improvements within the visibility triangle shall be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer where road intersections or driveway/alley access points occur at angles other than 90o or where the slope of the cross street exceeds 3%.

      (5)   The provisions of this section shall not apply to official warning signs or signals necessary to the public safety.

(Ord. 17, 2006, passed 11-27-2006)

§ 157.052 STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT OF USES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.

   (A)   Residential uses.

      (1)   Dwelling units.

         (a)   Residential dwelling units shall be used only as living quarters and shall not be used for business purposes except for home-based businesses meeting the standards of this chapter.

         (b)   Every dwelling unit shall be set on a permanent ground-set foundation which shall include an exterior wall of stone, concrete, brick, or masonry product.

         (c)   Each single-family dwelling shall comply with the following standards:

            1.   The dwelling shall be at least 24 feet wide at its narrowest dimension.

            2.   The primary entrance to a dwelling shall be facing the street, unless otherwise required for handicap access.

            3.   The roof pitch shall not be less than 5:12.

            4.   The dwelling unit shall be set on a permanent ground set foundation which shall include an exterior wall of stone, concrete, brick, or other masonry product, or any material complying with the Indiana Building Code.

            5.   The dwelling shall include a minimum of three of the following:

               a.   Covered porch;

               b.   Deck;

               c.   Use of more than one exterior material or color along the front of the home;

               d.   Covered front doorway;

               e.   Recesses, projections or significant offsets in wall plane;

               f.   Bay window or dormer;

               g.   Shutters; and

               h.   Change in roof plane.

         (d)   Any manufactured home that does not comply with the criteria in § 157.087 shall be permitted only in manufactured home parks or manufactured home subdivisions as specified in this section.

      (2)   Rooming house.

         (a)   The property owner shall reside on the premises.

         (b)   No separate structures, garages, or outbuildings shall be used as boarding rooms.

         (c)   Bathroom(s) and kitchen shall be accessible without exiting the dwelling and reentering through another door.

         (d)   Parking shall comply with § 157.086.

   (B)   Business uses.

      (1)   Bed and breakfast use.

         (a)   There shall be a maximum of five guest rooms in a bed and breakfast use.

         (b)   In RS districts, there shall be one off-street parking space for each guest room plus two off-street parking spaces for the owners or operators of the bed and breakfast use.

         (c)   The operator of the bed and breakfast use shall reside within the dwelling containing it.

         (d)   Breakfast shall be served only to guests staying on the premises, not to the general public.

         (e)   Bed and breakfast uses may offer occasional special events only if the Board of Zoning Appeals grants a conditional use permit for such uses. The permit shall state the limitations and requirements relating to the use.

      (2)   Home-based business. See § 157.096.

      (3)   Campground or recreational vehicle park.

         (a)   See § 157.055, Kennel.

         (b)   Outdoor runs or any other facility not within an enclosed building shall be set back at least 200 feet from each property line abutting a residential district or an institutional use, and, at least 50 feet from any other property line.

   (C)   Institutional uses.

      (1)   Religious facility. Religious facilities shall comply with all development standards of this chapter, including but not limited to lot size, setbacks, and off-street parking.

      (2)   Park or recreational facility. A park or recreational facility that is approved as part of a subdivision plat does not require Board of Zoning Appeals approval but instead is subject to any conditions imposed by the Plan Commission as part of the subdivision approval.

(Ord. 17, 2006, passed 11-27-2006)