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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
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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§ 160.046 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)
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