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Wamego, KS Code of Ordinances
WAMEGO, KANSAS CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER I: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER II: ANIMAL CONTROL AND REGULATION
CHAPTER III: BEVERAGES
CHAPTER IV: BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER V: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER VI: ELECTIONS
CHAPTER VII: FIRE
CHAPTER VIII: HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER IX: MUNICIPAL COURT
CHAPTER X: POLICE
CHAPTER XI: PUBLIC OFFENSES
CHAPTER XII: PUBLIC PROPERTY
CHAPTER XIII: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER XIV: TRAFFIC
CHAPTER XV: UTILITIES
CHAPTER XVI: ZONING AND PLANNING
CHAPTER XVII: ZONING
ARTICLE 1: TITLE
ARTICLE 2: INTERPRETATION, SCOPE AND JURISDICTION
ARTICLE 3: RULES AND DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE 4: DISTRICTS AND BOUNDARIES
ARTICLE 5: “A-L” AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
ARTICLE 6: “F-P” FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT
ARTICLE 7: “R-L” RESIDENTIAL LOW-DENSITY DISTRICT
ARTICLE 8: “R-M” RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY DISTRICT
ARTICLE 9: “R-H” HISTORIC TOWNSITE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
ARTICLE 9-A: “RH-O” HISTORIC TOWNSITE RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT
ARTICLE 10: “R-1" SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT
ARTICLE 11: “R-2" SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT
ARTICLE 12: “R-3" MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT
ARTICLE 13: “PUD” PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
ARTICLE 14: “M-H” MANUFACTURED HOME OVERLAY DISTRICT
ARTICLE 15: “M-P” MANUFACTURED HOME PARK
ARTICLE 16: “P-I” PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT
ARTICLE 17: “C-S” HIGHWAY SERVICE DISTRICT
ARTICLE 18: “C-1” RETAIL BUSINESS DISTRICT
ARTICLE 19: “C-2” GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
ARTICLE 20: “C-3” ADULT ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
ARTICLE 21: “I-P” INDUSTRIAL PARK DISTRICT
ARTICLE 22: “I-1" LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
ARTICLE 23: “I-2" HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
ARTICLE 24: SIGN REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 25: PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 26: LANDSCAPING AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 27: TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 28: BUILDINGS AND USES AFFECTED
ARTICLE 29: ADDITIONAL HEIGHT, AREA AND USE REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 30: SITE PLAN REVIEW
ARTICLE 31: NON-CONFORMING USES
ARTICLE 32: ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATION AND PENALTY
ARTICLE 33: BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
ARTICLE 34: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
ARTICLE 35: AMENDMENTS
ARTICLE 36: VALIDITY
ARTICLE 37: CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 17-1002 DISTRICT REGULATIONS.
   In the "R-1" District, no building or structure shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, altered or enlarged which is arranged, intended, or designed for other than one of the uses listed in § 17-1003 below.
§ 17-1003 USE REGULATIONS.
   (a)   Single-family dwellings.
   (b)   Residential design manufactured housing.
   (c)   Foster homes.
   (d)   Group homes.
   (e)   Churches and similar places of worship and parish houses.
   (f)   Golf courses, except miniature golf courses and driving tees operated for commercial purposes.
   (g)   Hospitals for people only on a lot, plot, or tract of land five acres or larger.
   (h)   Nursing homes and assisted living facilities on a lot, plot, or tract of land five acres or larger.
   (i)   Public parks, playgrounds, recreational areas.
   (j)   Raising of crops, trees, shrubs, and grasses not sold on the premises.
   (k)   Registered family day care.
   (l)   Customary accessory uses and structures located on the same lot with the principal use including tennis courts, swimming pools, private garages, garden houses, barbecue ovens, and fireplaces, but which do not include uses unrelated to the principal use or any activity commonly conducted for gain.
   (m)   Temporary structures incidental to construction work, but only for the period of such work. Basements and cellars may not be occupied for residential purposes until the building is completed.
   (n)   The following uses may be allowed by special use permit when submitted, reviewed, and approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals, and under such conditions as the Board may impose:
      (1)   Adult day care.
      (2)   Home occupations.
      (3)   Licensed day care homes.
      (4)   Preschools.
      (5)   Child care centers.
      (6)   Bed and breakfast.
      (7)   Catering business.
§ 17-1004 INTENSITY OF USE REGULATIONS.
   Every lot shall have an area of not less than 6,000 square feet and an average width of not less than 65 feet.
§ 17-1005 LOT COVERAGE.
   The principal building and accessory buildings shall not cover more than 30% of the lot area, excepting that, where a single lot of record, as defined in the definitions section of this Title, as of the effective date of this Title, has an area of not more than 7,500 square feet, the principal building and accessory buildings shall not cover more than 35% of the lot area.
§ 17-1006 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
   No building shall exceed 35 feet in height.
§ 17-1007 YARD REGULATIONS.
   (a)   Front yard.
      (1)   There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet, except as required for arterial and collector streets in Article 29 of this Title.
      (2)   Where a lot or group of lots have a double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.
      (3)   Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more streets, there shall be a front yard on each street side of a corner lot; provided, however, that the buildable width of a single lot of record, as of the effective date of this Title, shall not be reduced to less than 35 feet.
      (4)   Where a principal or accessory building existing as of the effective date of this Title, encroaches upon the required 25 foot front yard, and where the building is on a single lot of record, as defined in the definitions section of this Title, established prior to the effective date of said Title and having an area of not more than 7,500 square feet, an addition to said building shall be permitted, provided the addition does not encroach further into the required front yard than the furthest projection of said building, and providing that said addition represents not more than 50% of the lot coverage of the existing building.
   (b)   Side yard.
      (1)   There shall be a side yard building setback which shall be one-third the height of the principal building or 10% of the width of the lot, whichever is the greater, with a minimum of five feet, and a maximum required setback of 15 feet. A roof overhang of one foot into the required side yard setback area is permitted; unless otherwise prescribed and/or approved by the Planning Commission.
      (2)   Where more than one principal building is constructed on a tract for hospital use, nursing home use, church use, school use, and other public uses, the spacing between principal buildings shall not be less than the average height of the adjacent buildings.
      (3)   Where a principal or accessory building existing as of the effective date of this Title, encroaches upon the required side yard, and where the building is on a single lot of record, as defined in the definitions section of this Title, established prior to the effective date of said Title and having an area of not more than 7,500 square feet, an addition to said building shall be permitted, provided the addition does not encroach further into the required side yard than the furthest projection of said building, and providing that said addition represents not more than 50% of the lot coverage of the existing building.
   (c)   Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet.
§ 17-1008 SIGN REGULATIONS.
   See Article 24 of this Title.
§ 17-1009 PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS.
   See Article 25 of this Title.
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