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Code of Ordinances of Sioux Falls, SD
SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER
CHARTER PARALLEL REFERENCES
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
CHAPTER 150: BUILDING
CHAPTER 151: HISTORIC PRESERVATION
CHAPTER 152: MANUFACTURED HOMES
CHAPTER 153: ANNEXATION POLICIES
CHAPTER 154: PLANNING
CHAPTER 155: SIGNS AND OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
CHAPTER 156: FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 157: SUBDIVISIONS
CHAPTER 158: 2006 JOINT ZONING REGULATIONS LINCOLN COUNTY AND SIOUX FALLS
CHAPTER 159: COMPREHENSIVE EXTRATERRITORIAL ZONING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 160: ZONING
PURPOSE AND TITLE
DEFINITIONS
DISTRICTS AND BOUNDARIES
§ 160.010 DISTRICTS DESIGNATED.
§ 160.011 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.
§ 160.012 BOUNDARIES OF DISTRICTS; MAPS.
§ 160.013 RULES WHERE UNCERTAINTY AS TO BOUNDARIES ARISES.
§ 160.014 VACATION OF STREETS AND ALLEYS.
§ 160.015 CLASSIFICATION OF ANNEXED TERRITORY.
§ 160.016 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - RURAL (RR).
§ 160.017 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - SUBURBAN (RS).
§ 160.018 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - TRADITIONAL (RT-1).
§ 160.019 RESIDENTIAL CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT - PUD (RCD-PUD).
§ 160.020 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - HISTORIC PRESERVATION (RHP).
§ 160.021 MANUFACTURED RESIDENTIAL HOUSING (MH).
§ 160.022 TWIN HOME/DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL - SUBURBAN (RD-1).
§ 160.023 TOWNHOME RESIDENTIAL - SUBURBAN (RD-2).
§ 160.024 TOWNHOME RESIDENTIAL - TRADITIONAL (RT-2).
§ 160.025 APARTMENT RESIDENTIAL - LOW DENSITY (RA-1).
§ 160.026 APARTMENT RESIDENTIAL - MODERATE DENSITY (RA-2).
§ 160.027 APARTMENT RESIDENTIAL - HIGH DENSITY (RA-3).
§ 160.028 OFFICE (O).
§ 160.029 GENERAL INSTITUTIONAL (S-1).
§ 160.030 INSTITUTIONAL CAMPUS PUD - (S-2 PUD).
§ 160.031 LIVE-WORK (LW).
§ 160.032 COMMERCIAL - PEDESTRIAN- ORIENTED (C-1).
§ 160.033 COMMERCIAL - NEIGHBORHOOD AND STREETCAR (C-2).
§ 160.034 COMMERCIAL - COMMUNITY (C-3).
§ 160.035 COMMERCIAL - REGIONAL (C-4).
§ 160.036 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (I-1).
§ 160.037 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL (I-2).
§ 160.038 AIRPORT (AP).
§ 160.039 CONSERVATION (CN).
§ 160.040 RECREATION (REC).
§ 160.041 AGRICULTURE (AG).
§ 160.042 VILLAGE PUD (V-PUD).
§ 160.043 DOWNTOWN PUD (DT-PUD).
§ 160.044 PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED PUD (PO-PUD).
§ 160.045 MIDTOWN MIXED-USE - LOW DENSITY (MMU1).
§ 160.046 MIDTOWN MIXED-USE - MODERATE DENSITY (MMU2).
§ 160.047 MIDTOWN MIXED-USE - HIGH DENSITY (MMU3).
FORM REGULATIONS
FORM DD1: DETACHED DWELLING - RURAL
FORM DD2: DETACHED DWELLING - SUBURBAN
FORM DD3: DETACHED DWELLING - TRADITIONAL
FORM DD4: DETACHED DWELLING - HISTORIC PRESERVATION
FORM DD5: DETACHED DWELLING - OLDER MANUFACTURED HOME
FORM DD6: DETACHED DWELLING - NEWER MANUFACTURED HOME
FORM DD7: DETACHED DWELLING - HIGH DENSITY
FORM AD1: ATTACHED DWELLING - SUBURBAN TWIN HOME/DUPLEX
FORM AD2: ATTACHED DWELLING - SUBURBAN FOUR-UNIT TOWNHOME
FORM AD3: ATTACHED DWELLING - SUBURBAN EIGHT-UNIT TOWNHOME
FORM AD4: ATTACHED DWELLING - TRADITIONAL EIGHT-UNIT TOWNHOME
FORM MD1: MULTIPLE DWELLING - SMALL
FORM MD2: MULTIPLE DWELLING - MEDIUM
FORM MD3: MULTIPLE DWELLING - LARGE
FORM NF1: NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES
FORM NF2: NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
FORM BCF1: BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES - SMALL
FORM BCF2: BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES - COMMUNITY SERVICE
FORM BCF3: BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES - LARGE
FORM BCF4: BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES - OPEN SPACE
FORM RE1: LIMITED RETAIL EMPLOYMENT
FORM RE2: STREETCAR RETAIL EMPLOYMENT
FORM RE3: PARKING-ORIENTED RETAIL EMPLOYMENT
FORM RE4: COMMUNITY RETAIL EMPLOYMENT
FORM RE5: REGIONAL RETAIL EMPLOYMENT
FORM RE6: VILLAGE MIXED-USE
FORM MU1: MIXED-USE - LOW DENSITY
FORM MU2: MIXED-USE - MEDIUM DENSITY
FORM MU3: MIXED-USE - HIGH DENSITY
FORM WM1: WAREHOUSE AND MANUFACTURING - LIGHT
FORM WM2: WAREHOUSE AND MANUFACTURING - HEAVY
FORM WM3: WAREHOUSE AND MANUFACTURING - MINING AND WASTE
FORM WM4: WAREHOUSE AND MANUFACTURING - AIRPORT FACILITIES
FORM OPEN1: CONSERVATION OPEN SPACE
FORM OPEN2: RECREATION OPEN SPACE
FORM OPEN3: AGRICULTURE OPEN SPACE
FORM UT1: BASIC UTILITIES
FORM UT2: TOWER UTILITIES
OVERLAY DISTRICTS
PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
NONCONFORMING USES AND BUILDINGS
FENCES
LANDSCAPE AND BUFFER YARD STANDARDS
ADDITIONAL YARD REGULATIONS
PARKING, LOADING, AND STACKING REGULATIONS
ORIGINAL ART MURALS
ON-PREMISES SIGN REGULATIONS
OFF-PREMISES SIGNS
ALTERNATIVE SITE PLANS
CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
CHANGE OF ZONE
ADMINISTRATIVE MODIFICATION OF REQUIRED YARDS AND BUFFER YARD BERMS
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
ZONING PERMITS
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
FEES
GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 161: SIOUX FALLS DOWNTOWN RAILYARD ENVIRONMENTAL OVERLAY DISTRICT
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
CODE OF ORDINANCES PARALLEL REFERENCES
FEE INDEX
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§ 160.022 TWIN HOME/DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL—SUBURBAN (RD-1).
   (a)   Intent. This district is intended to provide for both developing and redeveloping areas of moderate density residential. This district provides for single- family and two-family residential uses, plus support facilities such as schools, parks, community buildings, and places of worship.
   (b)   Forms allowed in this district are as follows:
      (1)   Primary Form: attached dwelling—suburban twin home/duplex (AD1).
      (2)   Form: attached dwelling—suburban four-unit townhome (AD2).
      (3)   Form: detached dwelling—suburban (DD2).
      (4)   Form: neighborhood facilities (NF1).
      (5)   Form: basic utilities (UT1).
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019)
§ 160.023 TOWNHOME RESIDENTIAL— SUBURBAN (RD-2).
   (a)   Intent. The RD-2 district is intended to provide for both developing and redeveloping areas of moderate density residential. This district provides for single-family, two-family, and townhome residential uses. The district also includes support facilities such as schools, parks, community buildings, and places of worship.
   (b)   Forms allowed in this district are as follows:
      (1)   Primary Form: attached dwelling—suburban eight-unit townhome (AD3).
      (2)   Form: attached dwelling—suburban four-unit townhome (AD2).
      (3)   Form: attached dwelling—suburban twin home/duplex (AD1).
      (4)   Form: detached dwelling—suburban (DD2).
      (5)   Form: neighborhood facilities (NF1).
      (6)   Form: neighborhood residential facilities (NF2).
      (7)   Form: basic utilities (UT1).
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019)
§ 160.024 TOWNHOME RESIDENTIAL— TRADITIONAL (RT-2).
   (a)   Intent. The RT-2 district shall allow core area neighborhoods and neighborhoods that desire higher densities to construct or reconstruct townhomes on lots that are difficult to develop with conventional suburban-style standards such as within RD and RA-1 zones. Lot density is higher with this zone and the traditional style is allowed to better fit into the higher density and more traditional-style homes and row houses that were typical of core areas.
   (b)   Forms allowed in this district are as follows:
      (1)   Primary Form: attached dwelling—traditional eight-unit townhome (AD4).
      (2)   Form: detached dwelling—traditional (DD3).
      (3)   Form: neighborhood facilities (NF1).
      (4)   Form: neighborhood residential facilities (NF2).
      (5)   Form: basic utilities (UT1).
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019)
§ 160.025 APARTMENT RESIDENTIAL— LOW DENSITY (RA-1).
   (a)   Intent. The RA-1 district is intended to provide for areas of lower density multiple-family townhomes and apartments. This district provides for neighborhood facilities such as schools, places of worship, nursing homes, assisted living center facilities, and community residential homes. Because RA-1 districts are one important method to transition to residential areas, an emphasis will be put on the quality of the development with regard to its landscaping, setbacks, and site arrangement.
   (b)   Forms allowed in this district are as follows:
      (1)   Primary Form: multiple dwelling—small (MD1).
      (2)   Form: attached dwelling—suburban twin home/duplex (AD1).
      (3)   Form: attached dwelling—suburban four-unit townhome (AD2).
      (4)   Form: attached dwelling—suburban eight-unit townhome (AD3).
      (5)   Form: attached dwelling-traditional eight-unit townhome (AD4).
      (6)   Form: detached dwelling—suburban (DD2).
      (7)   Form: neighborhood facilities (NF1).
      (8)   Form: neighborhood residential facilities (NF2).
      (9)   Form: basic utilities (UT1).
      (10)   Form: tower utilities (UT2).
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019; Ord. 106-23, passed 11-7-2023)
§ 160.026 APARTMENT RESIDENTIAL— MODERATE DENSITY (RA-2).
   (a)   Intent. The RA-2 district is intended to provide for areas of moderate multi-family residential density up to 48-unit apartments three stories high. This district also provides for two-family, town home, and support facilities such as schools, nursing homes, places of worship, and community residential homes.
   (b)   Forms allowed in this district are as follows:
      (1)   Primary Form: multiple dwelling—medium (MD2).
      (2)   Form: multiple dwelling—small (MD1).
      (3)   Form: attached dwelling—suburban twin home/duplex (AD1).
      (4)   Form: attached dwelling—suburban four-unit townhome (AD2).
      (5)   Form: attached dwelling—suburban eight-unit townhome (AD3).
      (6)   Form: neighborhood facilities (NF1).
      (7)   Form: neighborhood residential facilities (NF2).
      (8)   Form: basic utilities (UT1).
      (9)   Form: tower utilities (UT2).
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019)
§ 160.027 APARTMENT RESIDENTIAL— HIGH DENSITY (RA-3).
   (a)   Intent: The RA-3 district is intended to provide for areas of the highest density of multi-family residential apartments. This district also provides for support facilities such as schools, nursing homes, places of worship, and community residential homes.
   (b)   Forms allowed in this district are as follows:
      (1)   Primary Form: multiple dwelling—large (MD3).
      (2)   Form: multiple dwelling—medium (MD2).
      (3)   Form: multiple dwelling—small (MD1).
      (4)   Form: neighborhood facilities (NF1).
      (5)   Form: neighborhood residential facilities (NF2).
      (6)   Form: basic utilities (UT1).
      (7)   Form: tower utilities (UT2).
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019)
§ 160.028 OFFICE (O).
   (a)   Intent. This district is intended to provide for developing and redeveloping areas primarily consisting of a mixture of office, institutional, and limited commercial uses. This district is intended to be located on arterial streets in close proximity to commercial forms and uses or used as a transition zone between commercial and residential uses. Because office districts are one important method to transition to residential areas, an emphasis will be put on the quality of the development with regard to its landscaping, setbacks, and site arrangement.
   (b)   Forms allowed in this district are as follows:
      (1)   Primary Form: business and community facilities —small (BCF1).
      (2)   Form: neighborhood facilities (NF1).
      (3)   Form: neighborhood residential facilities (NF2).
      (4)   Form: limited retail employment (RE1).
      (5)   Form: basic utilities (UT1).
      (6)   Form: tower utilities (UT2).
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019)
§ 160.029 GENERAL INSTITUTIONAL (S-1).
   (a)   Intent. The S-1 district is intended to provide a well-planned area for larger institutional buildings that can act as a good transition to commercial or industrial areas. The institutional forms and uses may include schools and places of worship. Hospitals, human service facilities, halfway houses, drug or alcohol rehabilitation clinics, detention facilities and temporary emergency shelters are also allowed within the S-1 district, but additional transitions and conditions may be required to allow for appropriate transitions to residential areas.
   (b)   Forms allowed in this district are as follows:
      (1)   Primary Form: business and community facilities — community service (BCF2).
      (2)   Primary Form: business and community facilities — large (BCF3).
      (3)   Form: business and community facilities — small (BCF1).
      (4)   Form: limited retail employment (RE1).
      (5)   Form: neighborhood facilities (NF1).
      (6)   Form: neighborhood residential facilities (NF2).
      (7)   Form: basic utilities (UT1).
      (8)   Form: tower utilities (UT2).
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019; Ord. 106-23, passed 11-7-2023)
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