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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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§ 160.505 BASICS OF MEASURING.
   (a)   Separation distance measurements shall have the following start and stop locations. All distances in the Zoning Ordinance that include a standard for separation distances of forms or uses shall be measured from the closest point of the outside wall of the proposed use to the closest point of the property line for the land uses requiring separation.
   (b)   Distances are measured horizontally. When determining distances for setbacks and structure dimensions, all distances are measured along a horizontal plane from the appropriate property line, edge of building, structure, storage area, parking area, or other object. These distances are not measured by following the topography of the land.
   (c)   All numbers shall be rounded to the nearest whole number except for bulk regulations which should be rounded to the nearest one-tenth of an inch.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
§ 160.506 TRACTS WITH MORE THAN ONE MAIN BUILDING WITH BCF, RE, WM, UT, AND MD FORMS.
   Where a lot or tract includes a BCF, RE, WM, UT, or MD form, more than one main building all with the same form may be located upon the lot or tract but only when the buildings provide reasonable access to each of the buildings and conform to all open space and setback requirements around the lot and between each of the buildings for the form.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 23-16, passed 4-5-2016)
§ 160.507 LOCATION OF ACCESSORY BUILDINGS.
   (a)   Any detached accessory building located closer than ten feet to the main building shall provide the same setbacks as the main building.
   (b)   Detached accessory buildings located ten feet or more from the main building and setback 60 feet from all front property lines may be erected within two feet or more from the side and rear property lines.
   (c)   On corner lots where the 60 feet can only be maintained from one front property line, detached accessory buildings may be located two feet or more from a side property line and five feet or more from a rear property line. For purposes of determining the placement of detached accessory buildings on corner lots, the side property line shall be the property line running perpendicular to the street from which the 60 feet requirement is obtained. Detached accessory buildings less than 15 feet from the rear property line shall provide a front yard as exists for the lot adjacent thereto, provided, however, the depth of the detached accessory building need not be reduced to less than 22 feet.
   (d)   In all cases, detached accessory buildings shall not occupy more than 30% of the rear yard.
   (e)   A garage which is entered directly from an alley shall not be closer than ten feet to the alley.
   (f)   A residential accessory building may not be located in a buffer yard.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.050) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 44-86, passed 5-19-1986; Ord. 49-09, passed 6-1-2009; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
§ 160.508 FRONT YARD SETBACK AVERAGING.
   In DD1, DD2, DD3, DD4, and all AD forms, front yard setbacks may be averaged when adjacent existing structures have a front yard setback that is the same or less than the minimum required setback. In these situations, the required setback may be the average of the existing lot setbacks that are on both sides of the site. (See figure below.) The following rules apply in calculating the average:
   (a)   The front yard setbacks used for the calculations must be for the same type of structure that is being averaged.
   (b)   Only the front yard setbacks on the lots that abut each side of the site and are on the same side of the street may be used. Front yard setbacks across the street or along a different street may not be used.
   (c)   When one abutting lot is vacant or if the lot is a corner lot, then the average is of the front yard setback of the nonvacant lot and the minimum required front yard setback of the forms within the designated zoning district.
 
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
§ 160.509 ADJUSTMENT TO SIDE YARD REQUIREMENTS.
   Any existing buildings with side yard setbacks less than required by this subchapter may have additions erected in line with the existing building and provided further that the addition will be erected no closer to the lot line than the existing building.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.070) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
§ 160.510 ADJUSTMENT OF YARDS WHEN LOCATED ON AN ALLEY.
   Whenever a lot abuts upon a public alley, half of the alley width may be considered as a portion of the required yard.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.080) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
§ 160.511 PROJECTIONS FROM BUILDINGS.
   Every part of any required yard shall be open to the sky and unobstructed except:
   (a)   Eaves may project into a front or rear yard 36 inches, exclusive of gutters.
   (b)   Eaves may project into a side yard 24 inches, or two-fifths of the required side yard, whichever projection is greater, exclusive of gutters.
   (c)   Ordinary projection of sills, belt courses, cornices, vertical solar screen, and ornamental features which may project 12 inches.
   (d)   Air conditioners may project into a required side or rear yard setback.
   (e)   Solar collectors which are a part of the main building may extend into a required rear yard for a distance not to exceed ten feet.
   (f)   As otherwise provided in this subchapter.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.090) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 89-04, passed 9-7-2004; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
§ 160.512 CHIMNEY PROJECTION INTO YARDS.
   Chimneys, flues, and fireplaces may project into any required yard for a distance of not more than 2 feet where the same or are so placed as not to obstruct light and ventilation.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.100) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019)
Cross-reference:
   Fire protection and prevention, see ch. 91
§ 160.513 PORCHES AND TERRACES IN FRONT YARDS.
   An open, unenclosed deck may project into a required front yard for a distance not exceeding 10 feet unless the front yard setback is 10 feet. Balconies, pergolas, and paved terraces may project into a required front yard for a distance not exceeding 6 feet. An enclosed vestibule containing not more than 40 square feet may project into a required front yard for a distance not to exceed 4 feet.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.110) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019)
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