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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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§ 160.511 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)
§ 160.514 PROJECTION OF TERRACES, UNCOVERED PORCHES, PLATFORMS, DECKS AND ORNAMENTAL FEATURES.
   Terraces, uncovered porches, platforms, pergolas, decks, and ornamental features which do not extend above the level of ground (first) floor may project into a required yard, provided these projections be distances at least 2 feet from the adjacent side or rear lot line.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.120) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 39-96, passed 4-1-1996; Ord. 135-96, passed 12-2-1996; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 37-19, passed 4-2-2019)
§ 160.515 FRONT YARD; DRIVEWAYS.
   Required driveways may be permitted to pass through a front yard at a perpendicular angle to the street to reach parking, loading and stacking spaces in the side or rear yards.
   (a)   Where residential driveway access is onto a principal arterial or minor arterial street, as designated on the city's functional classification street map, a turnaround with a maximum area of 240 square feet for a one-stall garage; 205 square feet for a two-stall garage; and 168 square feet for a three-stall garage may be located adjacent to the driveway. However, it shall not be used as a parking space.
   (b)   Where residential driveway access is onto a public or private street, a circular driveway may be permitted subject to:
      (1)   The lot's minimum street frontage is 74 feet.
      (2)   One of the entrances is utilized as a common driveway to the garage, except where the garage access is from another street.
      (3)   The inside curve radius of the driveway meets the required front yard setback.
      (4)   The maximum driveway width is 15 feet.
      (5)   The minimum driveway width is 12 feet.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.140) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 60-94, passed 7-5-1994; Ord. 82-94, passed 9-6-1994; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
§ 160.516 FUTURE STREET RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
   Where an official line has been established for the future widening or opening of the street or major thoroughfare upon which a lot abuts, then no building shall be erected with a street wall nearer the street right-of-way than the official line.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.160) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
§ 160.517 INTERSECTION VISION CLEARANCE AREA.
   (a)   No monument style sign or other sign with its face less than eight feet above grade in all DD forms and 12 feet above grade in all other forms or any fence, wall, shrub, evergreen or coniferous tree, or other obstruction to vision exceeding three feet in height above the established street grade shall be erected, planted or maintained within the area of a corner lot that is included between the lines of the intersection streets and a straight line connecting them at points 30 feet distant from the intersection of the right-of-way lines.
   (b)   Exception: In the DTPUD, POPUD, or S-2 zoning districts, where the traffic engineer deems that the potential for a traffic hazard is minimal, the requirement for the intersection vision clearance area may be waived.
   (c)   This section does not authorize or prohibit parking strip plantings or landscaping or require the City Engineer to issue any parking strip permits inconsistent with § 96.010.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.170) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 100-94, passed 11-7-1994; Ord. 45-00, passed 5-1-2000; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 22-16, passed 4-5-2016; Ord. 23-16, passed 4-5-2016; Ord. 61-16, passed 6-7-2016; Ord. 16-21, passed 2-2-2021; Ord. 114-22, passed 10-4-2022)
§ 160.518 DRIVEWAY VISION CLEARANCE AREA.
   (a)   No monument style sign or other sign with its face less eight feet above grade in all DD forms and than ten feet above grade for all other forms or any fence, wall, shrub, evergreen or coniferous tree or other obstruction to vision exceeding three feet in height above the established street grade shall be erected, planted or maintained within the area from the curb line to ten feet behind the curb line.
   (b)   Exception: In the DTPUD zoning district, where the traffic engineer deems that the potential for a traffic hazard is minimal, the requirement for the intersection vision clearance area may be waived.
   (c)   This section does not authorize or prohibit any parking strip plantings or landscaping or require the City Engineer to issue any parking strip permits inconsistent with § 96.010.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.51.171) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 29-87, passed 5-4-1987; Ord. 100-94, passed 11-7-1994; Ord. 45-00, passed 5-1-2000; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 22-16, passed 4-5-2016; Ord. 61-16, passed 6-7-2016; Ord. 16-21, passed 2-2-2021; Ord. 114-22, passed 10-4-2022)
PARKING, LOADING, AND STACKING REGULATIONS
§ 160.550 GENERAL CONDITIONS.
   (a)   Purpose and intent. Parking should be convenient but not dominate the cityscape. To the greatest degree possible, parking facilities should be part of the designed environment, function safely and smoothly for uses, and minimize negative impacts and provide for the best stormwater management practices. Due to the unique characteristics of residential districts, a separate section for general conditions for residential parking is found in § 160.553 of this chapter.
   (b)   Permits required.
      (1)   It shall be unlawful to construct, reconstruct, or add parking spaces or parking lots, unless a permit is obtained by the department of planning and building services in accordance with § 160.705.
      (2)   All work conducted on nonstandard parking lots constructed prior to 2014 requires a permit.
   (c)   Permits not required. Seal coating, restriping, overlay, and other minor surface work does not require a permit unless the parking lot is nonstandard.
   (d)   Location. Parking spaces shall be located according to the following standards. All required parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the use for which they are required, except as otherwise provided in the list below:
      (1)   Required off-street parking spaces may be located within 250 feet of the lot for which it is required if an accessory permitted special use permit has been obtained in conformance with the standards set in all forms except DD1, DD2, DD3, DD4, DD5, and DD6 forms.
      (2)   Required off-street parking spaces may be located further than 300 feet of the lot for which it is required in any PUD based upon an approved initial development plan.
      (3)   No parking spaces are allowed to be located in the required front yard setback except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
      (4)   No parking spaces are allowed to be located in any required side yard except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
      (5)   Parking spaces may be located in any required rear yard except as otherwise provided by this chapter.
   (e)   Access to parking spaces. Each parking space shall be directly accessible via a driveway providing necessary vehicular maneuvering to provide ingress or egress to and from the parking space. Driveways are not considered parking spaces.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.55.010) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 53-87, passed 7-7-1987; Ord. 72-88, passed 8-1-1988; Ord. 46-90, passed 5-21-1990; Ord. 02-08, passed 1-7-2008; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 34-18, passed 5-2-2018; Ord. 16-21, passed 2-2-2021)
Cross-reference:
   Traffic code, see title VII
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