The Mountain Overlay zoning district boundaries shall be an overlay district and shall designate those areas within the City found to be hillside and mountain areas that, due to their steepness of slope, high visibility from other areas within and outside of the City by the general public, unique physical characteristics including, steep mountain slopes, canyons, ridges, and/or skyline juxtaposition among other mountain slopes, require regulation in order to carry out the purposes of this district. The Mountain Overlay zoning district shall include those areas so designated illustratively on the "zoning map of the City of Wallace, Idaho" as presently exists or as adopted hereafter, and more specifically defined as follows:
The Mountain Overlay regulations shall apply to those areas within City limits having a slope of 25% or greater. Existing parcels zoned for residential use as of the adoption date of this chapter shall be exempted from the requirements of the Mountain Overlay regulations.
(Ord. 2022-06, passed 10-12-2022)