§ 160.046 MIDTOWN MIXED-USE— MODERATE DENSITY (MMU2).

   (a)   Intent. The intent of the midtown mixed-use—moderate density district is to allow residential centered mixed-use within the Urban Streetcar or Suburban Strip corridors and within Urban Core areas of Sioux Falls as defined in Chapter 4 of the Shape Sioux Falls Comprehensive Plan. The MMU2 should encourage mixed-use development by reducing regulatory obstacles; provide shared parking utilization; and locate buildings along the front of the street with parking at the side or rear of the lot. MMU2 district buildings will be a minimum of three stories and maximum of six stories and include such uses such as grocery stores, drug stores, sit-down restaurants, offices, multiple dwellings, and similar uses. Multiple dwellings are encouraged to be above the first story.

   (b)   Forms allowed in this district are as follows:

      (1)   Primary Form: Mixed-Use—Medium (MU2).

      (2)   Form: Mixed-Use—Small (MU1).

(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)

§ 160.047 MIDTOWN MIXED-USE—HIGH DENSITY (MMU3).

   (a)   Intent. The intent of the midtown mixed-use—high density district is to allow commercial-centered mixed-use surrounding downtown as defined in Chapter 4 of the Shape Sioux Falls Comprehensive Plan. The MMU3 district should encourage mixed-use development by reducing regulatory obstacles; provide shared parking utilization and locate buildings along the front of the street with parking at the side or rear of the lot. MMU3 buildings will be a minimum of three stories to a maximum of ten stories and include such uses as grocery stores, drug stores, sit-down restaurants, offices, multiple dwellings, and similar uses. Multiple dwellings are encouraged above the first story.

   (b)   Forms allowed in this district are as follows:

      (1)   Primary Form: Mixed-Use—Large (MU3).

      (2)   Form: Mixed-Use—Medium (MU2).

      (3)   Form: Mixed-Use—Small (MU1).

(Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)

FORM REGULATIONS

§ 160.050 FORMS DESIGNATED.

   (a)   The Sioux Falls zoning ordinance is organized into forms that categorize similar uses and control them equally with basic site layout, density, parking, signage, yard, and buffer yard requirements.

   (b)   Forms are categories of uses including a level of density. Each form is generally controlled in the same manner. Each form has all allowed uses listed and includes specific standards for those uses when appropriate. Uses are controlled as permitted, special permitted, or conditional uses. Forms are included in zoning districts based upon each different form’s compatibility and within the appropriate character and context of the zoning district (see §§ 160.016-160.047 (Districts and Boundaries).

   (c)   In order to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of a lot that may be occupied, the size of the yards, courts, and other open spaces, and the density of population, the following forms are hereby provided:

DD1: detached dwelling—rural

DD2: detached dwelling—suburban

DD3: detached dwelling—traditional

DD4: detached dwelling—historic preservation

DD5: detached dwelling—older manufactured home

DD6: detached dwelling—newer manufactured home

DD7: detached dwelling—high density

AD1: attached dwelling—suburban twin home/ duplex

AD2: attached dwelling—suburban four-unit townhome

AD3: attached dwelling—suburban eight-unit townhome

AD4: attached dwelling—traditional eight-unit townhome

MD1: multiple dwelling—small

MD2: multiple dwelling—medium

MD3: multiple dwelling—large

NF1: neighborhood facilities

NF2: neighborhood residential facilities

BCF1: business and community facilities—small

BCF2: business and community facilities— community service

BCF3: business and community facilities—large

BCF4: business and community facilities—open space

RE1: limited retail employment

RE2: streetcar retail employment

RE3: parking-oriented retail employment

RE4: community retail employment

RE5: regional retail employment

RE6: village mixed-use

MU1: mixed-use—small

MU2: mixed-use—medium

MU3: mixed-use—large

WM1: warehousing and manufacturing—light

WM2: warehousing and manufacturing—heavy

WM3: warehousing and manufacturing—mining and waste

WM4: warehousing and manufacturing—airport facilities

OPEN1: conservation open space

OPEN2: recreational open space

OPEN3: agriculture open space

UT1: basic utilities

UT2: tower utilities

(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)

§ 160.055 FORM DESIGNATION.

   Forms shall be administratively assigned by the planning director or their designee. For each Lot of Record there shall be only one Form allowed which is associated to the effective zoning classification.

   A Change of Form will be administered through the zoning office of planning and building services.

(Ord. 23-16, passed 4-5-2016)

FORM DD1: DETACHED DWELLING—RURAL

§ 160.060 SCOPE OF REGULATIONS.

   The regulations set forth in this chapter or set forth elsewhere in this chapter when referred to in this chapter are the form regulations of the DD1: Detached Dwelling—Rural.

(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)