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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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§ 160.221 ALLOWED ZONING DISTRICTS.
   The BCF1 form shall be allowed in the following zoning districts as detailed in §§ 160.016160.044 (Districts and Boundaries): O, LW, S-1, S-2, I-1, and PO-PUD districts.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
§ 160.222 PRINCIPAL USES.
   The following uses shall be a principal use when a building or premises is the primary or predominant use of any lot: Permitted special. The following principal uses are grouped together and include additional standards for the specified uses. A conditional use permit with standards provided within §§ 160.605 et seq. (Conditional Use) may be obtained when the following standards for a permitted special use cannot be obtained:
   (a)   Offices, college, university, or post high school, elementary school, middle/high school dwelling(s) above the first story, recreation facility, private, cultural facility, and research facility.
      (1)   A pitched roof at least a minimum of 4:12 with brick siding when adjacent to DD forms.
      (2)   Parking behind or below the building if front yard is across the street from DD forms.
   (b)   Day care centers.
      (1)   Adequate and safe playground with sufficient green areas.
      (2)   Safe and convenient access to the day care.
      (3)   All structure façades visible from public streets shall include standard brick masonry units at least 32 inches high all sides.
      (4)   A pitched roof at least a minimum of 4:12 with brick siding when adjacent to DD forms.
   (c)   Residential-compatible self-storage.
      (1)   The storage structures shall be constructed with a pitched roof that shall be a minimum pitch of 4:12.
      (2)   The storage structures should not be longer than one to four width to length before a break. Breaks are considered to be at least three feet horizontal or vertical in building elevations.
      (3)   All structure façades visible from public streets shall include standard brick masonry units at least 32 inches high all sides.
      (4)   Each building unit shall have an architectural element such as columns, gables, or roof vents within dormers.
      (5)   Residential-style lighting shall be in conformance with § 160.491 (Outdoor lighting).
      (6)   Residential fencing materials and in conformance with § 160.480 (Fences).
      (7)   No outside storage allowed.
   (d)   Funeral homes and mortuary.
      (1)   Placed beyond 250 feet of any DD, AD, and MD forms.
      (2)   All standards within § 160.222(a).
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013 ; Ord. 16-21, passed 2-2-2021 )
§ 160.223 ACCESSORY USES.
   A use shall be accessory to a building or premises that is customarily incidental and subordinate to any principal use allowed as a BCF1 form. Permitted special. The following accessory uses include additional restrictions for each specific use. A conditional use with standards within § 160.605 may be obtained when the standards for a permitted special accessory use cannot be obtained.
   (a)    Accessory alcohol.
      (1)   Must be incidental and subordinate portion of the operations of the business. Does not include restaurants.
      (2)   Beyond 100 feet to sensitive land uses (sensitive land uses include DD, AD, MD forms, churches, schools, day care, public use facility, and parks).
   (b)    Accessory drive-up service window.
      (1)   Sufficient room for drive-through stacking per § 160.555 (Stacking and Queuing).
   (c)    Accessory off-site parking.
      (1)   The accessory off-site parking must be within 250 feet of the application's principal use.
      (2)   The accessory off-site parking must be no closer than 250 feet to any DD or AD forms.
      (3)   If the off-site parking lot is across an arterial street, a pedestrian safety plan must be approved by the planning director.
   (d)   Accessory living units.
      (1)   No more than one residential unit per structure is allowed.
      (2)   Two additional parking spaces are required.
      (3)   All building and fire codes must still be met.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
§ 160.224 BULK REGULATIONS.
   General requirements. The maximum height and minimum lot requirements within the BCF1 form shall be as follows:
Required Front Yard:
15 feet.
Required Side Yard:
0 feet.
Required Rear Yard:
0 feet.
Maximum Height:
A maximum of 2 stories and no more than 35 feet.
Maximum Size:
1 story: no more than 40,000 square feet of gross floor area per structure.
2 stories: no more than 60,000 square feet of gross floor area per structure.
Required Buffer Yard:
*15 feet total and Level B buffer yard when adjacent to DD1, DD2, DD3, and DD4 forms.
*10 feet total and Level A buffer yard when adjacent to DD5, DD6, DD7, and AD1 thru AD4, GW, MD1, and MD2.
Buffer Yard Reduction:
10-foot reduction is allowed when parking is adjacent to a buffer yard.
* See § 160.488 for more buffer yard standards.
See §§ 160.505 et seq. (Additional Yard Regulations) for more information.
 
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
§ 160.225 OTHER APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.
   Development with a BCF1 form shall be regulated in conformance with the applicable provisions of:
   (a)   § 160.480 (Fences).
   (b)    §§ 160.485 et seq. (Landscape and Buffer Yard).
   (c)    §§ 160.550 et seq. (Parking, Loading, and Stacking Regulations).
   (d)   §§ 160.570 et seq. (On-Premises Sign Regulations).
   (e)   § 160.491 (Standards for Outdoor Lighting).
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
FORM BCF2: BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES—COMMUNITY SERVICE
§ 160.230 SCOPE OF REGULATIONS.
   The regulations set forth in this subchapter or set forth elsewhere in this chapter when referred to in this subchapter are the form regulations of the BCF2: business and community facilities—community service.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
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