APPENDIX C – ZONING REGULATIONS (including amendments through Ord. 2200)

APPENDIX C – ZONING REGULATIONS (including amendments through Ord. 2200)

 

 


Article 01        Enactment and Applicability. 1

1.1....... Title. 1

1.2....... Jurisdiction. 1

1.3....... Authority. 2

1.4....... Purpose. 2

1.5....... Separability. 2

Article 02        Rules of Construction and Interpretation  3

2.1....... Rules of Construction. 3

2.2....... Rules of Interpretation. 3

Article 03        Definitions. 5

3.1....... Purpose. 5

3.2....... General 5

3.3....... Definitions of Words and Terms. 5

Article 04        General Provisions 16

4.1....... Purpose. 16

4.2....... Uses & Activities Governed. 16

4.3....... Establishment of Districts. 17

4.4....... Official Zoning Map. 17

4.5....... Zoning District Boundaries. 18

4.6....... General Provisions. 18

4.7....... City Utility Connections. 23

4.8....... Conditions of Approval 24

4.9....... Annexed Land. 24

4.10...... Nonconforming Uses & Structures. 25

4.11...... Floodplain Regulations. 25

Article 05        Land Uses. 26

5.1....... Purpose. 26

5.2....... Primary Land Uses. 26

5.3....... Table of Primary Uses by Zoning District 45

5.4....... Secondary Land Uses. 51

5.5....... Table of Secondary Uses & Structures by Zoning District 54

5.6....... Requirements for Secondary Uses & Structures  55

5.7....... Accessory Uses & Structures. 56

Article 06        Zoning District Regulations. 59

6.1....... Purpose. 59

6.2....... “A-1” Agricultural District 59

6.3....... “R-R” Single-Family Rural Residential District 60

6.4....... “R-1” Single-Family Residential District 62

6.5....... “R-2” Small Lot/Zero Lot Line (ZLL) Residential District 63

6.6....... “R-3” Multi-Family Residential District 64

6.7....... “R-4” Manufactured Home Park District 65

6.8....... “M-1” Mixed-Use Commercial District 67

6.9....... “C-1” Main Street Commercial District 67

6.10...... “C-2” Local Commercial District 69

6.11...... “C-3” General Commercial District 69

6.12...... “I-1” Industrial District 71

6.13...... “PDO” Planned Development Overlay District 71

6.14...... “AO” Airport Overlay District 74

6.15...... Dissolution & Redesignation of Previous Zoning Districts  79

Article 07        Off-street Parking & Loading. 81

7.1....... Applicability. 81

7.2....... General Parking Provisions. 81

7.3....... Required Off-street Parking for Persons with Disabilities  84

7.4....... Off-street Parking & Loading General Design Provisions  85

7.5....... Off-street Parking & Loading Minimum Design Standards  88

Article 08        Sign Regulations. 90

8.1....... Intent and Purpose. 90

8.2....... Applicability. 90

8.3....... Substitutions Clause. 91

8.4....... General Sign Definitions. 91

8.5....... Sign Structural Classification. 93

8.6....... Sign Display Classification. 97

8.7....... Measurements and Calculations. 100

8.8....... Signs Exempt from Regulation. 102

8.9....... Prohibited Signs. 103

8.10...... General Sign Standards. 103

8.11...... Fixed Sign Regulations by Zoning District & Land Use  106

8.12...... Portable Sign Regulations by Zoning District & Land Use  110

8.13...... Maintenance Provisions. 112

8.14...... Nonconforming Signs. 112

8.15...... Sign Permitting Process. 113

8.16...... Implementation and Enforcement 114

Article 09        Compatibility Buffers. 116

9.1....... Purpose. 116

9.2....... Applicability. 116

9.3....... General Provisions. 117

9.4....... Visual Buffer Design Standards. 117

9.5....... Supplemental Landscape Buffer Requirements  118

9.6....... Visual & Landscape Buffer Plans. 119

9.7....... Buffer & Landscaping Installation & Maintenance  120

9.8....... Height Compatibility Standards. 120

Article 10        Specific Use Standards. 122

10.1...... Purpose. 122

10.2...... Accessory Apartment or Dwelling; Guest Home or Pool House  122

10.3...... Adult Entertainment 122

10.4...... Adult Retail Store. 123

10.5...... Arena or Stadium... 123

10.6...... Automotive Maintenance Shop; Automotive Repair Shop; Vehicle Maintenance or Repair Garage  124

10.7...... Automotive or Equipment Sales, Rental or Leasing (all listed uses); Manufactured Home Dealers  124

10.8...... Bar or Tavern; Brewpub. 124

10.9...... Boarding Kennel 124

10.10.... Broadcast Tower 125

10.11.... Car Wash. 125

10.12.... Concrete or Asphalt Pavement Mixing Plant (Permanent) 126

10.13.... Detached Residential Carport or Garage. 127

10.14.... Detached Structure for Home Occupation. 127

10.15.... Distributed Antenna System; Small Cell System    128

10.16.... Drive-Thru Banking Service or ATM; Drive-Thru Window for Services, Retail Sales or Restaurants  128

10.17.... Duplex, Single-Family Attached. 129

10.18.... Earth Sheltered Home. 129

10.19.... Garbage Dumpster or Liquid Waste Container 129

10.20.... Golf Course or Country Club. 130

10.21.... Guard or Security Booth. 130

10.22.... Home & Garden Center 130

10.23.... Junk, Scrap or Salvage Yard; Vehicle or Equipment Storage Yard  131

10.24.... Multi-Tenant Lifestyle Center; Shopping Mall; Strip Center 131

10.25.... Neighborhood Clubhouse or Swimming Pool 131

10.26.... Non-Commercial Greenhouse or Hoop House  132

10.27.... Outdoor Display of Retail Merchandise for Sale  132

10.28.... Outdoor Kennel Run or Play Yard. 133

10.29.... Outdoor Market 133

10.30.... Outdoor Storage of Retail Merchandise Stock. 133

10.31.... Petroleum or Natural Gas Extraction. 134

10.32.... Quarry or Mine; Sand, Rock or Mineral Extraction Pit 134

10.33.... Recreation, Sport & Amusement Center 136

10.34.... Sawmill 136

10.35.... School or Educational Campus; Technical School or Job Training Center 136

10.36.... Self-Storage, Commercial 136

10.37.... Shooting Range, Indoor 137

10.38.... Shooting Range, Outdoor 137

10.39.... Storage Shed or Structure. 137

10.40.... Tattoo or Body Piercing Studio. 138

10.41.... Truck Stop. 138

10.42.... Unattended Donation Box. 140

10.43.... Utility Support Facility. 140

10.44.... Vehicle Fueling Station; Fuel Pump. 140

10.45.... Wireless Communication Tower 142

10.46.... On-site Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS) 146

10.47.... Wind Energy Generation Structures. 148

Article 11        Home Occupations. 149

11.1...... Purpose. 149

11.2...... Restrictions & Limitations. 149

11.3...... Allowable Home Occupations. 149

11.4...... Prohibited Home Occupations. 150

11.5...... Home Occupation Day Care Services. 150

Article 12        Roles & Responsibilities. 152

12.1...... Purpose. 152

12.2...... Planning Commission. 152

12.3...... City Council 153

12.4...... Office of the Zoning Administrator 153

12.5...... Office of the City Clerk. 154

Article 13        Site Plan Review.. 155

13.1...... Purpose. 155

13.2...... Applicability. 155

13.3...... Administrative Site Plan Requirements. 155

13.4...... Development Site Plan Requirements. 157

13.5...... Development Site Plan Approval 159

Article 14        Processes & Procedures. 160

14.1...... Purpose. 160

14.2...... Amendments; Conditional & Temporary Uses  160

14.3...... Public Notification & Conduct of Hearings. 162

14.4...... Official Actions & Decisions. 163

14.5...... Petitions of Protest 165

14.6...... Other Planning Actions & Approvals. 166

14.7...... Standards of Review.. 167

14.8...... Finality of Council Decisions. 168

14.9...... Zoning Compliance Certificates. 168

14.10.... Building Permits. 169

Article 15        Board of Zoning Appeals. 171

15.1...... Authorization. 171

15.2...... General Rules & Procedures. 171

15.3...... Powers and Jurisdiction. 171

15.4...... Appeals of Zoning Administrator Determinations  172

15.5...... Requests for Variance. 173

15.6...... Notice & Conduct of Hearings. 176

15.7...... Finality of Board Decisions. 176

Article 16        Planning Area Regulations. 177

16.1...... Authority. 177

16.2...... Building Code & County Regulations. 177

16.3...... Residential Infrastructure Requirements. 177

16.4...... Manufactured Homes. 179

Article 17        Enforcement 180

17.1...... Violations. 180

17.2...... Enforcement Actions. 181

17.3...... Enforcement Procedures. 182

Appendix A - Supplemental Landscape Guidance  183

Preferred Trees for South Central Kansas. 183

Trees and Shrubs for Difficult Sites. 186