APPENDIX C – ZONING REGULATIONS (including amendments through Ord. 2200)
Article 01 Enactment
and Applicability. 1
Article 02 Rules
of Construction and Interpretation 3
2.1....... Rules
of Construction. 3
2.2....... Rules
of Interpretation. 3
3.3....... Definitions
of Words and Terms. 5
Article 04 General
Provisions 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
4.10...... Nonconforming
Uses & Structures. 25
4.11...... Floodplain
Regulations. 25
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
6.2....... “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
7.2....... 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
8.3....... 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
9.3....... 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
10.2...... 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
10.12.... 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
10.30.... 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
10.35.... 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
10.42.... 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
11.2...... 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
12.2...... Planning
Commission. 152
12.4...... Office
of the Zoning Administrator 153
12.5...... Office
of the City Clerk. 154
Article 13 Site
Plan Review.. 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
14.2...... 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
15.2...... 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
16.2...... Building
Code & County Regulations. 177
16.3...... Residential
Infrastructure Requirements. 177
16.4...... Manufactured
Homes. 179
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