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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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§ 160.486 [RESERVED.]
§ 160.487 [RESERVED.]
§ 160.488 BUFFER YARDS.
   (a)   (1)    A setback area, landscaping, and barrier shall be provided when designated nonresidential and multifamily planned property and DD, AD, and MD residentially used property are adjacent to each other or may be stipulated as a condition for any conditional use permit.
      (2)   Exception: Additions or enlargements of existing uses or structures which do not increase floor area, impervious coverage or increase in number of dwelling units by more than 20% of the building established on the site on the effective date of this ordinance. Where such cumulative additions, enlargements, or additional dwelling units are 20% or greater, these provisions shall apply only to that portion where the new development occurs.
   (b)   A fence, wall, berm, or shrubbery four feet in height and of a character necessary for adequate screening of a parking lot from adjacent residentially used property shall be provided.
   (c)   The buffer yard amount is based on the compatibility of the adjacent development and the Shape Sioux Falls compatibility chart in chapter 4 of the plan. Buffer yards for certain nonresidential and multifamily planned development are required when adjacent to all DD and AD forms. Buffer yards are also required when adjacent to greenways (GW) and highways (HW).
   (d)   Buffer yards are here organized into four levels—A, B, C, and D. A buffer yard may be required within any front, rear, or side yard.
   (e)   Also, any buffer yard includes the amount of the front, rear, or side yard setback depending on which are adjacent to DD, AD, or MD forms. However, the buffer yard does not include any additional setback for height over 55 feet required with some forms. The landscaping that is required within each of the buffer yards is based on a plant unit basis. Existing trees above ten-inch caliper may count towards double the plant units if the existing tree can be used as part of the buffer yard. Below is the criteria for various plants and their plant units.
 
Type
Size
Plant Units
Deciduous
2" min. caliper
7.5
Ornamental
1.5" min. caliper
5.0
Conifer/Evergreen
6' min. height
7.5
Upright Evergreen (i.e., juniper or arborvitae)
4' min. height
2.5
Shrub
18" to 24" spread
1.0
Perennial/Ornamental
1 gallon
1.0
 
   (f)   Below are the criteria for each type of buffer yard.
      (1)   Level A: 10-foot total setback with either a 2-foot berm or a 4-foot fence required within the buffer yard, but not on the property line, and with 20 units of landscaping for each 100 lineal feet or fraction thereof.
      (2)   Level B: 15-foot total setback with a 2-foot-high berm or a 4-foot fence required within the buffer yard and 30 units of landscaping for each 100 lineal feet or fraction thereof of buffer yard. As an option, a parking lot may encroach into the buffer yard by 5 feet that requires instead a 4-foot fence within the buffer yard, but not on the property line, but the same number of landscape units.
      (3)   Level C: 30-foot total setback with a 4-foot-high berm or a 6-foot fence required within the buffer yard and 40 units of landscaping for each 100 lineal feet or fraction thereof of buffer yard. As an option, a parking lot may encroach into the buffer yard up to 10 feet that requires instead a 4-foot fence and 2-foot-high berm or a 6-foot fence within the buffer yard, but not on the property line, but the same number of landscape units.
      (4)   Level D: 45-foot total setback with a 6-foot-high berm and 50 units of landscaping for each 100 lineal feet or fraction thereof of buffer yard. As an option, a parking lot may encroach into the buffer yard up to 10 feet that requires instead a 4-foot fence, wall, or hedge and 4 foot-high berm within the buffer yard, but not on the property line, but the same number of landscape units.
      (5)   A local or collector street ROW may count as 50% of the buffer yard; however, there must still be enough of a buffer yard to provide the required units of landscaping and a fence or hedge at the same height as required by each level of buffer yard. An arterial ROW satisfies the entire buffer yard requirement.
      (6)   Berms shall have a maximum grade of 3 feet horizontal to 1 foot vertical and shall be sodded or planted with other acceptable living ground cover.
      (7)   Buffer yard § 160.599 landscaping units are in addition to any other landscaping requirements in this chapter except as allowed in § 160.485.
   (g)   If a developer or landowner has an alternative method to provide an adequate buffer yard, application can be made for an administrative approval.
   (h)   Buffer yard by form. Buffer yards are listed in the chart below. The developing form is responsible for constructing and maintaining the buffer yard area. Each buffer yard is also listed within the form regulations of this zoning chapter, §§ 160.050160.405.
 
   (i)   When an application for a building permit is received and the buffer yard is adjacent to undeveloped land that is zoned, the buffer yard shall be based on the primary form within the adjacent zoning district.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 79-14, passed 10-14-2014; Ord. 22-15, passed 3-3-2015; Ord. 23-16, passed 4-5-2016; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019; Ord. 16-21, passed 2-2-2021; Ord. 114-22, passed 10-4-2022; Ord. 30-23, passed 5-2-2023)
§ 160.489 [RESERVED.]
§ 160.490 [RESERVED.]
§ 160.491 STANDARDS FOR OUTDOOR LIGHTING.
   (a)   Intent.
      (1)   Encourage community outdoor lighting practices that will promote personal safety and crime prevention.
      (2)   Eliminate glare onto neighboring property or street rights-of-way.
      (3)   Limit light trespass over a property line onto residential property.
   (b)   Lighting standards required for forms.
      (1)   The following lighting standards apply to all MD, NF, BCF, UT, RE, and WM forms.
         A.   Methods to achieve intent.
            1.   Outdoor lighting fixture height. The height of all outdoor lighting fixtures when located within 150 feet of residentially used or zoned property shall not exceed 28 feet above the grade immediately below the lighting fixture. The height of all outdoor lighting fixtures located more than 150 feet off all DD and AD forms shall not exceed 38 feet above the grade immediately below the lighting fixture.
            2.   Light trespass.
               a.   The maximum light level shall be no greater than three foot candles measured three feet zero inches above grade at the property line for all MD, NF, BCF, RE, WM, OPEN, and UT forms adjacent to all DD and AD forms.
               b.   Fully shielded (cutoff) light fixtures shall be required when luminaires are greater than 2,220 lumens and located within 150 feet of all DD and AD forms, or when luminaires are greater than 2,220 lumens and located within 150 feet of a street right-of-way.
            3.   Canopy glare. Canopy lights shall contain fully shielded (cutoff) light fixtures to prevent glare onto adjacent property or street rights-of-way, except for focus lighting.
            4.   Light color. Low-pressure sodium light sources have low color rendition and are not permitted light sources.
   (c)   Exemptions, amendments, and nonconforming lighting.
      (1)   Exemptions. The following outdoor lighting fixtures are exempt from these lighting standards:
         A.   Outdoor recreation facilities.
         B.   Illuminated flags or statues.
         C.   Airport runways.
         D.   Telecommunication towers.
         E.   Broadcast towers.
         F.   Historic period lighting in historic districts.
      (2)   Amending approved lighting plans: lamp or fixture substitution. Should any outdoor lighting fixture or the type of light source therein be changed after the permit has been issued, a change request must be submitted to the zoning officer for his or her approval, together with adequate information to assure compliance with this Code, which must be received prior to substitution.
      (3)   Nonconforming lighting. All outdoor lighting fixtures lawfully installed prior to September 28, 2006, are exempt from all requirements of this Code.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.49.130) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 115-99, passed 11-1-1999; Ord. 23-02, passed 4-1-2002; Ord. 106-06, passed 9-5-2006; Ord. 129-07, passed 8-6-2007; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
ADDITIONAL YARD REGULATIONS
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