(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)