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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 462ORD I HC[ NO. 462 Published in the Columbia Heights Record, Tl~ursday, Sept. 17, t959 CONTAINING THE BOUNOA- AN ORDINANCE REGULAT- RIES OF DISTRICTS WITHIN lNG THE LOCATION, SIZE, EACH OF WHICH VARIOUS USE AND HEIGHT OF BUILD- REGULATIONS SHALL AP- INGSt THE AFIF{ANGEMENT PLY; DEFINING CERTA I N OF BUILDING ON LOTS, THE TERMS USED HEREIN; RE- QUIRING THE PROVISION OF DENSITY OF POPULATION; AUTOMOBILE P A ADOPTING A DISTRICT MAP SPACE; PROVIDING FOR EX- CONTENTS SECTION TITLES SECTION NO. Title ............................................... Purpose Definitions .......................................... 3. Establisbn}ent of Districts ............................ 4. Uses Permitted In or Excluded From Districts ...... ~... 5, Uses Permitted, R-1 Distrlcts ......................... 5, i Uses Permitted, R-2 Districts ........................ 5,2 Uses Permitted, R-3 and R4 ......................... 5.3 Uses Permitted, R-C Districts ........................ 5.4 Uses Permitted and Excluded, P Districts .............. 5.5 Uses Permitted and Excluded, O-1 and C-I-S Districts .. 5.6 Uses Permitted and Excluded, C-2 and C-2-S Districts .. 5.7 Uses Permitted, M-1 Districts ........................ 5.8 Uses Permitted, M-2 Districts ........................ 5.9 Additional Use Permissions and Restrictions ........... 5.10 A, Uses Permitted In Districts B. l~asement Dwellings Additional Uses Permitted with Special Use Permits .... 5.11 Non-Conforming Uses ............................... Automobile Parking and Loading Spaces Required ..... 7. Yards, Lot Sizes, Open Spaces ........................ Side Yards Required ................................. S.1 Rear Yards Required ................................ 8.2 Front Yards Required ............................... Lot Areas Required .................................. 8.4 Lot Widths Required ................................ 8.5 Lot Coverage By Buildings ........................... Minimum Floor Area Required ....................... 8.7 Additional Regulation -- Yards, Lot Sizes~ Open Spaces 8.8 A, Areas and Widths of Existing Lots 13. Yard, Lot Area Measurement From futur~; Street Lines Yards, Courts and Lot Coverage For Dwelling Groups D, Minimurr~ Spaces and Facilities For C-1-S and C-3-S Districts E, Site Plans F. Structures tn Yards and Courts Building Height Limits .............................. 9. I~oard of Appeals .................................... 10. Amendments ........................................ Zoning Administrator, Permits, Plats .................. 12~ Certificate of Occupancy ............................. 13, Enforcement, Viotation~ Penalties ..................... 14. Interpretation ....................................... 15, Conflicting Laws, Ordinances Repealed ................ 16, Validity ........................................... 17. Date Effective ....................................... 121. CEPTIONS TO CERTAIN REG- ULATIONS; PROVIDING AMENDING THESE REGULA, TIONS AND THE MA~; ES- TABLISHING A BOARD OF APPEALS; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATION AND EN- FORCEMENT AND IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS AND R E P E A L I N O ORDI= NANCE 171 AND ORDINAN- CES AMENDING SAME. TIIF, CTFY C)[p tIE[GIFt% DONS OI~DAIN AS 1,'O 1 ,I Jb U/~: %eethm l. 'JTi'I,I;:. Tixls et.dill- anco shall be known as th.~ ZONIN(; ORI)INANCi,i of the city of (k)umbia Ileights. Secl[on 2. I'URPOSE. The reguh'[th>ns and the districL map established hereby have been lll[tdk~ ill accordance witi~ a plan of hind use whoso purpose to promote tho health, sa[ekv ordm', convenience, prosperity, and generat welfare and have been made with eonsideralion to Hm character of each district and its peculiar suitability for t)articular usea and with a view to c(,nserving tile value of build* Jags and land and e~cotlragil~g the mo~t appropt'iate use of land throughout the eib;. S,~ctior~ 3. D~FINIq'ION~. For the l)tn'pose of tiffs ordinane,: CPi'Lain terms and words are hereby defined aBd shall hav~ lhe followin~ meansings unless it shall be apparent from the context that a different ina is intend~'d. Words used in the present tense include ,the future; wop(l:i in the sin~tdar mmzber include tho I)hn'at, and words iii Iht) plural lltlZlibop include the sin~ utar; thr, word 'building" clude~ the word "strtletnre", cept as ll];ly otherwise be spool* fled. 'i'h,~ term "used" shall mean 'u.sed or intended to bo liSP(l, OP ltrl'ltl l~Od oP designed for use". The t(-rm shall mean "occupied or intended tO 1)/2 I)Ct'tlllit't[, O1' auranged or tl~:'si~ll('{l fo!' occtl[Kt llcy'. word "including" shall m,:,ztn eluding htlt not limited tu". Additiotud t ~'l'llts Itlld ~tl'(Y h~'l't'hy tlct'itlctl aS fulox~s: I. AU'I'r )M()III[.I,: ('AMP: Land lrav(,lin~ by auion~obile or olh, el'wise, Or o(',:upiod l,y trailer ~t>actt(,s or movable dwellings, ~xmms or Meoph'tg 'qltat'tc-.l':,; any kind. 2. AU'I'OMC)fg[LE COU~T: A ]~ttil(ling or group of two or moro buildings containing guest room~ or apartments with automobile stol'ago space provided hi eon- zltx.?tifnl therewith, arid tlSC, d pri- m:trily for tho ttecon)othttion /ttllomobih, travelers; inchtding thost, designated as atltO Cltt)hts fir ('otlrts, lllL)tOl' hMges or 3. ' ~().XItl)rNC; It(:)[ ;SN: dwelling Whet'oill 3 Of nlor0 for compensation, but not eluding a 1}Llilding having 'I0 or IllOr0 gLl05t 4. /R;ILDING: A structure having a root st!pI)orled by col- titans or walls, inchtt/ing Lents and mobile homes, whcthcl' 1110%'- able ur stationary. 5. BUII,D[~G, AC{q,:SSORY: A subordinate buiklin~ the use of ~v}fi('h is incidental to that et tho main building on the same lot, 6. BUILDING, MAIN': A build- ing in which is eomhteted the principle use et tho lot on which it is situated. 7. tZUIL,D[NQ SI't'~ op ING I,C)T: See "Lot". 8. DkV[,',LI,ING UNIT: A room oP group or rooms /zleludhlg cooking aCCOlllothL tiotts, OeCL1- pied by one family or one poi'- son. and in ~vhich not more two persons, othop {hah mere- bOPS et the l';tlllily, are lodged OP boarded for contp('nsation any one Lime. 9, DWELLINCi, ONE I,Y: A detached bn[lding con- raining oho dwelling tLnit. 10, I%Vi~I,I,ING, 2RVO FA:M- II,Y: A building containing two dwelling units. 11. D~VNLf,IN( L A buhting containing 3 or more dwelling units. 12. I:)~Vt.:I ,LINCl (;I~OUP: A [:roup or row ot dwettings ouch containing one or more dwell- lot, as defined horein, an(1 having a court in common, including a t)tli~g:t]ow cotlrt or cuurt, hut not inch (i ~4 an auto- Illobi]o CC)tlr[ o1' artltnnob]le 'I3, DUMI~ (or 3LINI( Any area used fL,r the of ,]ti{d( or disc;tt'tN'd m;tttu'i:tls, rubbiML trash, c~ns, bottles, garbage, w,idch,% machh~ery or parts. 1-I ~SI::N'I'f,k f, The phrase "];:ss,.nlial Services" Tl~OrtllS tho (TOCliOrt, COH:;{rtlctiO~; alteralion, or m:dnlenanee by public uLiliti(,s of by govern- SiOllg Of sn('}l tl:t(]cr~{rotmd overhead ~a.4, *,l,',elrietd, [)r water- tL'ansatisMOn et' distri. su<'li public ulilitics op Roveru- nlontal dpp:ti'lnlonts Of Si()ItS Of ;tS ~l'e l'e(ltlh'Od l'oF pt'O- teelion of the t)ut)lie health, safe- ly op general wel[are; inc!tldinK tOWel'S, poN, s, wirea, drains, sowers, pipes, co~ldtli[a, cables, fire alarm boxt,s, police boxes, and accessories in connee- /ion therewith, but not including buildings o~ micro-wave relay strueLures. I;'op the purpose of ttds definition the wm.d "build- in~" (loc~ ~o[ iht'hide "sit. itc[ufos tot essenthd seuviees. ]5. FANIII.Y: One or more ~ocsons, with their domostie servants, and with riel to ex~ eeed Lwo hoar'dots or occupying a (tw(,lling unit as s~ngte, non-profit, housekeepin~ unit, as disth~(lUtshed from group occupying a here1, board- in house, club, dormitory, fra- let'ni[y or sorority house, ]0. CARAG [~, I'T:'[VAT~: An accessory buil~ling or p;trt o[ main building used for the stc~- ago Ot~ly Of tll0LOf vehicles as accessory use, 17. GRADN: The average x'ation of the [irdsiwd gt'ound at ihe exLot'k)r walls et It l)uilding. For buildings adjoiuiug a therefrom, the gr:ttle shall be lhe elevation of lbo sidewalk opposite th(t center of the wall neapest the sit'et,t, and where adjoining Illoro lh;m one street, shall be the ~,leV:tti011 0f the sidewalks oppoMIo all xv:ttls near- est the 'IR. IIJCIGIfT OF BUll,DING (IN 1,'FiI~T): '~'hp yin'fiche dis- polnL of the ruof or in case of pitched fuels, to the mean {CVt'I J)uLWO{'II t}ht O;1V~'S aRd the highest l,~iak uf the roof. 19. t fOMl;: (;C('U['AT[ON: in ft (]wol[hlE or wi!biff an aece~ mmnh(?rs uf ':t f:ttnily therein, and which i.~ clcat'ly inciden[~ and secondary to the.residential use of the pr:.fises and docs not change its character. 20. }IOME PROFESSIONAL OFFICE: The office or studio of physician, surgeon, clergy- ~n'an, architect, artist, engineer rear. yard whose width ts the shortest distance between said side line and the main building. 37. YARD, REQUIRED: That p6rtion of a side, front, or rear yard, nearest the designated lot line and having the Width or or similar professional person, depth in the Distri'et in which located in the d~velling of the. located. principle practitioner, but not ' incldding any display of such: Section 4. ESTABLI~IqSViENT tlse outside~ the dwelling. OF DISTRICTS.. The following ~ twelve kinds of districts are 21~ LoTf _An ~entire parcel or hereb5> established within the ~tradt of lafid occupied or to be occupied,by a main building and its accessory buildhngs, o~; by a group such as a dwelling group or automobile court and their acce*,s0ry buildings, including 'the Yards and open Space. s re- quired therefore by this ordin- ance and other applicable law. ~2. LOT DEPTH: the average depth from the front line of the lot to the rear line of the lot. 93. LOT WIDTH: The width at a distance back of the front lot line equal to the required front yard depth. · 24'. MOTEL: See (AUTOMO'- B?L~ COURT". 25. NON-CONFORI~iING USE: ~% Building or use that does not conform to the regulations here- in for the district in which it is located. 26. PUBLIC UTILITY: Any person, firm corporation, muni- cipal department or Board duly 'authorized to furnish and fur- nishing under 'public regulation · to the pUblic; !i~lectricity, 'gas, heat,:' powe~5 steam, telephone, telegraph, other communication, .video, transportation or water. 27. STORY: That portion'of a building included between the · surface of one floor and the 'sugface of the floor or ceiling or roof above it. .& basement is a story for the purposes' of height regulations if the vertical distance from grade to the ceil- ~ing is more than 7 feet, or if 'uSed~ fo? bus,ness or for purposes or a caretaker. -. 28. STORY, 'HALF: A story with al least two opposite, ex- terior sides meeting a sloping roof not more than 2 feet above the floor of such story. 29. STREET: A Public or private thoro~ighfare, which af- fords the principle means of 'access to abutting property. 30. STRUCTURE: Anything constructed or, erected on or un- 'der ,the ground or;attached to something, on ,or under 'the . ground. City of Columbia Heights: A. DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED 1. R-l--Residential Districts. 2. R-2--Residential Districts. R-3--Limited, Multiple Dwelling Districts. 4. R-4---General Multiple Dwelling Districts. 5. R-C--General Multiple. Dwelling and Limited Com- mercial Districts. 6. P--Public Facilities Districts. 7. C-I--Local Commercial Districts. 8, C-I-S--Local Shopping Center Districts. 9. C-2--General Commerdial Districts. 10. C-2-S--General Shopping Center Districts. 11. M-l--~tmited Industrial and Manufacturing Dist'ricts. 12. 1Vf-2--General Industrial and Manufacturing Districts. B.. DISTRICT I%TAP. Said Dis-' tricts are shown upon the Dis- trict Map as published in thg~ Columbia Heights Record= ac- companying this, ordinance. Said map and all notations, refer-. encee, and other information shown thereon, shall be as, much a part of this ordinance ;as the matters affd information set forth by said map w~re all fully described herein. C. DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. For determining the boundaries of. the districts shown on the district map, .the following rules shall apply: 1. Where boundary lines are obviouslM following street, al- ley, lot or property lines, or section lines, such lih~s shall be the boundary- lines. Area withirl lakes ,are declared to be in P Districts. 2. In Unsubdi~ided property or where a' district boundary di- vides a lot or parcel of prop. erfy, the location of any such boundary,, unless, the same is ~indicated by dimensions shown on the district map, shall be determined by the u~e of the scale appearing on such map. 3. The Board of Appeals' estab- lished hereby shaH, ripen appli- cation or upon its own motion, determine the location of boun- daries in cases' where uncertain- ty exists, after the application of the ru,les. D. DISTRICTS FOR AREAS HEREAFTER A N N E X E D. Areas hereafter annexed to the City of Columbia t-Ieie;hts shah be considered to be in R-1 Dis- tricts and may be changed wholly or partly to any other district or districts only by amendment, as provided - for herein. Within 90 days after the effective date of any annex- ation, the City Council shall cause studies initiated by or for the Planning and' Zoning Com- mission as, required for deter-, mining the need if any for any change, and for reporting back to the City C6uneil within ~80 days after such annexation d~te. Section 5. USES pE~~ IN OR EXCLUDED FROM DISTRICTS. iNTo building~ shall hereafter be erected, construc- ted, reconstructed altered, en- larged, or moved, nor Shall any use permitted herein lin the dis- 3. Gasoline servic~ stations and 3. Advertislng signs, appur~enan~ trier in, which, Ieee.ted, subject accessory greasing, servicing, to the use of the prop~ty on io other applicable .re~lalio~ cleaning and washing ,of auto- which displa~d. hereof,~ ~d ohly afte~ ~e issu- mobiles, ineludin,g minor ad-. anco of the n6eessary permits as justments and repairs, but not 4. Automobile display and provided in Section 12 ~nd other'gener~ repairs, overhauling, re- sales rooms, parking lots and sections hereof, building, demolition~ or spray structures, and gasoline ser- Each bu~ding hereafter eretted painting, vice stations, and when acces- sory thereto, the re~il sale of shall be located o~ a lot, a~ de~ 4. Ho s pit als, convalescent gasoline, oil, grease, ~d aut~ f~ed herein, and ~ no case shall homes, rest homes, homes for mobile parts and accessories, ~ere be mo~e'than:i main build- ~e aged.. mg 'on 1 lot 'except: as may be and the washing, cleaning, greasing and servicing of auto- o~erwise provided: herein.,~ , : . 5. Offices ,and office, ~buildings mobiles, including minor ad- '' Each build~g c~ntaining any, for bus.ess and: professional justments and repairs, but not dwelling mitts' or guest rooms .uses, inclUding banks, medical general repairs,, overhauling, shall be erected on a lot at least and den~l cl~i~, ~d for pub- rebuilding, demolition or spray one line of which abu~ for not ]ic and public ufi]k~ uses inctud- painting. le~ than ~ feet ~ong aPublic ~g telephone exch~ges. strut or along a permanent, unobs~cted easement of accel. 6. Restaurants, refres~ent 5. EakerleS, cafes, confectioner- ,to the tot from:a pubHe:~reet s%ands, but not any selling or les, and ice crem and soft as approVed by the zoning ad- se~ing alcoholic beverages, drink shops, i n c 1 u d i n g the preparation of food produc~ ministrator a~ adequate for tim 7. Uses permitted in C-1 Dis- for retail sale from their sites pu~ose, trlcts, on]y. Section 5.1. USES PERM~ R-1 D~S~ Section 5.5 USES P~MIT- 6. Frozen food lockers for ser- ~ USES P~~ ~ ~ EXCLUDE~, P D~- -vice to families and individuaI~ . ~ 7. Liquor stores sell~g pack- 1.~ One fa~lY dwellings. ~' P .~tr~c~ include such land, aged goodm 2.;Crop and ~ee farming,~ fruit water and sw~py' areas as are and berry ~sing, and non-owned, controlled resisted, 8. Radio (k.~. or F.~L) or commercial gardening, plant used or held for future, use for television broadcasting stations nurseries and green houses, but public and r~lat~ purposes by and ir~smitters and micro- not genial farming, dairying the City of Columbia Heights' wave radio relay s~uctures. or stock, m]~aI or poultry or other governmentaI or public raises or feed~g;~ ~agency. 9. Theatres, lodges and assem- 3. ~urcheS; ,~aPish houses; ~n- ' bly facilities having a seating vents, child;nurseries,~ nursery A. USES PERMI~D. capaciW of less than' 300 per- schools, and ~vate educational sons, but not includlng outdoor schools like publi$ elementary 3' Public, buildings and uses. theatre. and secondary schools. 2. Public parks, ~ playgrounds, ]0. Other ~tail stores and shops 4. Public buildings and uses, in-i atlfletic fields, golf courses, ail- offices and small service busi- cludlng elementary an~d ~second- por~, .parking ~eas. . nesses catering to neighbor- cry schools, school athletic hood patronage, deemed to be fields, parks,~ playgro~ds, ~_ 3. Public streets, alleys, ease- as appropriately and desirably brar~es, rousers, community merits and other public ways, ]ocaied in C-1 and C-1-S Dic- centers and~ recrea~on cente~, highways ~d fl]orbughfares, iricts as those enumerated polic~ and f~e stations, utilitY~4' Public d~s, sewers, water othe~ise detrimental to per- pumping stationS, ' above, and not dangerous or ~ . . lines water storage, treatment sons residing or %vorldng in the ~. Golf courses, eountw clubs, and pnmping facilities, and otb- vic~ity ~ereof, or to the public tennis courts, =swimming pools er ~ublic utilitY' and public %%{elfare, and not impairing the and addRionaI~ private recrea- service facilities. tional uses, all' non-commercial, use, enjo~nent or ~value of .any 6. Sign~; inclu~ng mail box ~d 5. ~emporaw public housing property, except any ~ses ex- eluded hereinafter. fir e protection identification, required and desired to official traffic si~s, and the ]iev~ a critical housing~ short-B. USES ~CL~ED.. followlfig; -- one only sign n~ age. more' ~an 12; square feet. in 6. ~ DweIUngs d~ dweiilng units 1. Uses exc;u~ed~from C-2 ~d ~area 'Pd~thining 'to~ the {lease, fo} employees having duties in C-2-S Distr[cts. hire or sale of l~d or.a build- connection with any praises 2. Wholesale or jobbing bus1- ing on which located, one only requiring them to live thereon, nesses. outdoor_bulte~n board no~ more including families of such em- lhan 24 square feet in area ~ployees when living with them. 3. ~anufacturing or p~cess- for a church pr school on the : . property on ~hich located, and 7. Other public pu~oses and ins other than accessory uses customarily incidental lo one only name plate of not uses, except any excluded here- mitred retail sales and services ~more than one square .foot in inafter. ~ area pertnining to a home oc- uses. cupation or pertained use, pro- ~. USES ~CLUDED. 4. Commercial recreation uses riding none except official traf- fic signs and si~s for non- 1. Dwellings or dwelling units -such as amuscm~t parks, profit and ch~itable organize- except those enu~erated under bowling a]leys, billiard and iions shall be. illuminated by Uses Permitted; pool halls, dance halls, and other than the reflector skating rinks. method. / 2. 'Private trades, businesses, or indnstries, except any that 5. Taverns, ~eer gardens 31. sTRucTURAL ALTERA- ION: Any change in or addi- tion to the supporting members .of a structure, includin~ any ]argement~ or extension of out- side building dimensions or ,building height or depth, includ- .lng repairs, alteration and construction. 32. USE: The purpose for which .land or a building or structure thereon is or is to be used, oc- cupied or maintained.- 33. USE, ACCESSORY: A sub- ordinate use on the same lot with the principle use and inci- ~dental and accessory thereto. 34. YARD FROtN~r: A yard ex- . tending across the full width of a lot whose depth is the shortest distance between the front lin~ of the lot' and, the main building, including an' ~en- closed or covered porch, provid- ed that the depth shall be meas- ured fern a future street line or a street on which a lot fronts, when such line is shown on the .district map or official ~map or is, otherwise established. 35. YA/iD, REAR: k yard ex- tending across the full width of the lot whose depth.: is ~the shortest distance between the rear lot line and the main build- Lng. 36. YARD, SIDE: A yard be- tween the side line of the lot mncI, the main ~ building extend- ins from tho front ~ard to the Section 5.2 USES PERA1/T- TED, I%-2 DISTRICTS ':A. USES PERM/TTED 1. Uses permitted 'in R-1 Dis- tricts. 2. ~i~vo family dwellings. Section 5.3 USES PERAIIT- TED, R-3 AI~.D R-4. A. USES PERMITTED t. Uses, permitted in R-2 Dis- tricts, 2. N[utiple d~vellings and dwel- ling groups. Buildings larger than 4 unit to require planning conunlssion authorization. 3. Boarding and l'gdgi~g houses, frat6rnity and soi~ority houses. Section 5.4 USES PERMIT- TED, R-C DISTRICTS. A. USES PERMITTED 1. Uses permitted in 11'{-3 ahd' R-4 Districts. - 2. Automobile courts, hotels motels, and tourist homes, pro- vided no businesses shall be con- ducted except as a service for guests thereoL 3. Private Clubs, lodges, librar- ieS, and mus'eums; B.' USES, pERl~XTTED~ WITI-I SPECIAL~ USE PERMIT. 1. Clothes cleaning or launder- Lng pick-up stations, clothes pressing 'and tailoring shops, and self-service launderies. building or land be used for..2. Flower, fruit, and vegetable any purpose other' than for a sales and stands. are only accessory uses and necessarily incidental to per- mitted uses. 3. Any uses which are object- ionable because of emission' of odor, dust, smoke,~ gas, vibra- tion or noise or because of subjection of ..life, health' or propei~ty to hazard. Section 5.6. USES PERMIT- TED AND EXCLUDED, C-1 AND C-1-S DISTRICTS. A. USES PERM1Zi~TED 1. Uses permitted in R-C ]Dis- tricts, Section 5,4 subdivision A, 2 ~ 3 including those re- quiring use permits in such 'districts, but without such requirement in C-1 and C-I-S Districts, provided that hospi- tals, convalescen!; homes, rest ,homes and homes for the aged are permitted onl~ with special use permits. 2. Retail stores and shops and small service businesses such as: art shops, professional stu- dios, clothing, drug, grocery, fruit, meat, vegetable, confec- tionery, hardware, sporting goods, stationery, music, vari- ~ety and notion stores; house- hold appliance, nxmre and 'furnishing stores and repair shops; stores and ~hops for bar- bers, beauticians, cabinet rn&k- : ers, elecYcriCians, j e w e'l e r s, 'xvatchmakers, loc4:smiths, paint- ~rs, plumbers, shoemakers, tail- ors, dressmakers, clothes pres- ers, job printers, blue-printers ~ photographer~, bars serving any but non-aco~ hotic beverages on the premises. 6. Mortuaries. 7. Used ear lots. Section 5.7 USES PERMrr- TED AND F~iCLUDED, C-2 AND C-2-S DISTRICTS. A. USES PERM I~i~i~D 1. Uses permitted in C-1 and C-1-S Districts. 2. Advertising signs. 3.. Bakeries, candy maki.ng. 4. Bars, taverns, 'night clubs. Cleaning and dyeing plants. 6. Department stores. 7. Engraving, photo-engraving/ lithographing, printing and pub- lishing and bookbinding picnic. 8.' I-Iousehold equipment repair shops. 9. Laboratories; medical, dental and optical, and nqn-hazardous and in-offensive laboratories ac- ~ cessory to permitted UseS, in the same building. 10. Laundries. Loft buildings. 12. Music conservatories, danc~ ing studios. ;~ lqepair ami ~torage garage~ 14. t~etal~, wholesale ancl'J6~ 13. Veterlnar~ hesplta~, w~th2~"Any'ot~r-i'~d/~';0~her~e ~] Salt, ga~ 0~ ofrwelis, o= drill- conforming uses ~s m~y be re- bing businesses, animal kennels and pens corn- p.rohlbitod by law, with certain lng, gravel pi~, mineral explor- quired to ,conform to the re~utao pletely enclosed;, uses permitted only with special ation or recover, dumps, in P, tfons hereof, and for extousior~ ~5. 'Sign painting shops, paint use permits. . ~/I-1 and M-2 Districts. and enlargements of buildings shops., ~4. Watch, clock rhaking. ~ and uses. · B. USES PERM1TI~D WITH ~. Buildings for essential serv- ~6. Theatres, lodges,' assembly .115. ~Velding. SPECIAE USE PERMIT ices, cemetery, crematory, mau- A. Parkng spaces shall be pro- halls, auditoriums, arenas, soleum and other places for the vided at the ratio of 1 parking churches. 16. Other wholesale, processing, I. Acid 1Vfanufacture. disposal of human dead, conva- stall for: -- lescent home, rest home, gov- t.7. Tire repeat shops, manufacturing, eormtrucfion or 2. Cement, lime, gypsum or plas- ernmental, public utility and 1.. Each dwelling unit in an), service uses deemed to be as ter of paris, manufacture. 'public service uses, micro-wave dwelling or other building. 18. Vocational a'nd trade appropriately and desireable lo- schools. ~ coted in'Si[s1,' Limited Industrial 3. Distillation"af ~g~es. coal, t~r,'-' radio relay structures, hospitals, institutions~of an educational, 2; Each sleeping accommoda. · . - ' and' Manufacturing Districts, as petroleum, refuse; g r a i n or philanthropic or Charitable na- tion in any automobile court, 119. Other retail or wholesale those enumerated above, and ~vood. ture, in any distr][ct, when re- motel or tourist home, and each sales and service uses deemed emitting no objectionable or to be as appropriately and de- unpleasant noise, vibration, 4. ]~)ump,'dog pound or ga~rbage, quired for the public health, camp unit in any automobile safety, convenience or welfare, camp. sireably located in .C-2 and odor, smoke, dust or gas. not_ offal, dead animal or fish C-2-S Districts as those enumo unsanitary or injurious to 'the duetion or dumping. .3. C a m p grounds, automobile 3.. Each 3 sleeping aeeomoda- crated above and which will- public health; Lists of such camps, trailer courts in P, t1-4, tions in any hotel, boarding not be dangerous or other~vise' ~/dditienal uses xvould be par- ~. Drilling or exeavatlon for, or C-2, C-2-S, M-1 and M-2 Dis- house, fraternity ' or sorority detrimental to person residing mitred subect to performance removal of oil, gas, or other hy- triers, house, or dormitory, in addition or working in the vi, einity up to desi~eable standards, with drocarbons, or minerals, to the number of parking stalls thereof, or to the public wel- permits therefore revokable in 4. Automobile parldng lots in P, required for its dining and eh- fare, and will not impair the the event such performane~ is 6. Explosives manufacture o r 1%-1, P~-2,/R-3, 1%-4, and t%-C Dis- tertainment uses. use. enjoyment of value,of any not had, may be made by t[~e storage, triers and parking structures in property, but not inelffding any Z o n i n g Administrator and 1%4 and RC' Districts for' re- 4. Each 3 beds in any hospital uses excluded hereinafter, Board of Appeals to assist in ?' Fat rendering., quired off-street parking spaces 5. Each 6 b~ds in any sanitari- - B. USES PERMITTED WITH administering this ordinance. 8. Fertilizer Ynanufaeture. for a use'xvithin 500 feet thereof, urn, convalescent home or simS- SPECIAL USE PER1ViIT. B. USES PE~ WITH ' - SPECIAL USE PER~. 9. :Gas, illumir~a'ting or heating, 5.Districts.~tVfortuaries in R-C and C-1 lar establislunent. 1. BUS, taxi, truck terminals manufacture. 6. Each 3 seats or. slimier ac- and storage facilities, railroad t..Such uses enumerated unde~ ~ 6. The extension of a use into commodations in any restau- lines, spurs and passenger ter- USES EXCLUDED, .belOw, as I0. Glue manufacture, a district~where otherwise pro- rant, theatre, auditorium, stadi- mina:s, but- not railroad yards, upon application therefore with 11. Stone quarr~z, gravel pit, rock hibited %rhea a lot is in two or urn, church, entertainment use, substantiating information fur- crushing and cutting, gravel more districts, hall for meetings, dancing or so- cial events, and other use where 2. Creameries, dairies, Ice nished by the applicant, may .and sand washing and grading. Section 6. NON-CONFORMING such accommodations may be cream plants, be considered appropriate in the proposed location in an M-1 12. Refining of petroleum, refin- USES used by 12 or more .persons at the same time. 3. Ice and cold storage plants. District, subject to such condi- ing or smelting of ores. T h e lawful, non.conforming tions as may be 'set in approval 4. ]Kartuaries. of special use permits there- 13. Stockyard or slaughter of an- use of land or a building %xisting 7. Each 250 square feet of ground fore. imals, except poultry or rab- at thb date of enactment of this floor area in business or corn- S..Shops for the following and 'bits. ' - ordinance n~ay continue, provid- mercial use, each 500 square similar occupations; Black- C. USES EXCLUDED. 14. Tannery. ed no structural alterations ex- feet of basement floor area, ancl copt those required hy law or or- each 500 square feet of floor smith, machinist, mason, tin- 1. Blast furnaces:' 15. 'Any oth~r use which is ob-dinanee, are made therein. If area above the first floor in smith, jectionable by- reason of emis- changed, the ~se shall conform to such use, provided that for such Used car lots, farm equip- ~' Boiler works, sion of odor, dust, smoke, gas, the provisions hereof. No non- establishments as drive-in mar- 6~n~nt sales lots. 3. Dog pounds,- vibration or noise, or because conforming building or non-con- kets and similar and other busi- er subjection of life, health or forming use of land shall be, eh- nesses catering to drive-in pa- T. Warehouses. 4~ Forge plants, property to hazard, larged or moved. ~ tronage, and for uses in C-1-S If any non-conforming use of~ and C-2-S Districts the required C. USES EU<CLUDED. ~. Junk yards or the baling of Section 5.10. ADDIni~)NAL USE ~and is discontinued for 180 days, ratio shall be 4 parking stalls junk rags. PERMISSIONS 'A2qDRESTI%ICo it shall not be resumed and anY for each 250 square feet of to- 1. Any use permitted in onIy 6. Pumping or wh61esale stor- TIONS future use of such ],and shall con- tal area in business or commer- M-2 or tn only M-1 and~ M-2 age of crude petroleum. A. USI~S PERMITTED IN DIS- form to the provisions hereof. No rial use within buildings and Districts, T. Railroad yards, roundhouses, TRICTS dump o/' junk yard. ~shall be con- outside: tinued after the adoption of this 2. Any use excluded from' ~/I-1 repair shops. .- ~: 1. Accessory buildings and uses ordinance for more than 12 8. Each 3 'persons -(including or Ni-2 Districts. '~_8.' Sawmills, l~lanning mitls.- and those eust0martly incidental months, proprietors) S. Junk Yards, 9. Steam power plants'Of Public Hc and private ways and ease- A non-co~ifo'rming use of a any' institutional, pub]ia, bust- utility nature, ments, ess~htlal services, dxvell- structure may be e xt e n d e d. ness or industrial use. 4. Manufacturing and proce~- ing units for 'servants employed throughout the building, provid- ing other than an accessory 10. Stone quarries, ~tone cut- on the premises or for private ed no structural alterations, ad- B. The following parking space use customarily incidental to ting and crushing, washing and guests; private garage~, stables ditions or enlargements not re-~ requirements shall be met: permitted commercial 'sales and grading, of stone, gravel and and pump houses, ~cuetures for quired by taw, a:re made, and ~L Each parking stall shall be service uses. sand. yard and garden ornamentation, may be changed to a use permit- not less than 190 square feet I~. Any use which is object~ona- 111~ Sugar refining, and private recreation purposes ted without a special use permit in area with additional area re- ble by reason of emmission of are permitted in any district, in the same or in a more re- quired for satisfactory move- odor, dust, smoke, gas,TMvibra- 12. Wool pttlling or scouring, except that; stricted district, ment in and out. I tion or noise, or because of 13. NIunufacture of: a. No accessory use shall be A non- conforming structure 2. Access drivexvays to n s!ngIe -subjection of life, health-or Acetylene; acid; alcohol or al- dangerous, obnoxious or of-destroyed or damaged by fire, stall or parking lot shall be not property to hazard, cohoIic beverages, ammonia, fensive to persons residing in flood, wind, earthquake, explo- less than 12 feet, nor more than bleaching powder; chlorine; the vicnity thereof, or Stol{air sion or other casualty, or by the 24 feet in width where crossing Section 5.8 USE~ PETfMITTED, chemicals; soda or soda com- the use, enJoymen{ or value pubtib enemy, to the extent the front property line from a M-X DISTRICTS, pounds; kiln-made., brick pot- of any property'; and where the cost of restoration street or road, except tha~ A. U~ES PERAfITTED. tery, torte tetra or tile: can- would amount to less than '50 per driveways serving p a r k i n g dles (except by hand): cement, b. No accessory dwelling unit cent of its full market value pri- spaces for residential uses shah 1. Uses permitted in C-2 ~ gypsum, lime or~plaster..of par- in. any R-l, or R-2 District' or to such · casualty as deter- be from 110 to 118 feet wide. triers, including those, requir- is, disinfectants; dyestuffs; em- shall be let for Hving pur- mined by the zoning adrninistfa- in~ a' special use permit' in such .cry cloth or sandpaper; ex-plo- poses for compensation, tar may be restored. When de- 3. Required parking stalls for sires or fireworks (or Storage 2. Crop raising and' flower, stroyed or damaged to a greater dwellings, motels, auto courts districts. / of same); exterminators or in- shrub, tree, fruit, berry, vege- extent or to such ,an extent that and auto camps shall be locat- 2. Light' processing industries sect poisons; fertilizers; glass; robie growing and similar home demolition is reqnired by exist- ed on the same p.remises as the consisting of the processing, glue or size: gelatin: grease, gardening may be an accessory ing or hereinafter' adopted laws use they serve. For ether uses treatment and packing Of ma.- lard .or tallow (manufactured use on any dwelling lot or the or ordinances, or to protect the they shall be located on the public health or safety, or xvhcre premises or within 500 feet dis- excaptterials, alcoholg°°ds orandaleoholief°°dstuffS'bev- oriluminatingrefined ironer heatinganlmal fat):gas principal use on any vacant lot restoration is inet started within tance, provided that stalls re- erages, fish, meat products, pie- (or storage of~ same): lamp or parcel. ~a period of one year and carried' quired for employees may. be Ides, sauerkraut, soy beans, b 1 a c k; matches; linoleum; 3. A. home occupation or home diligently on, any restored or fu- ' located ~vithin 1200 feet of the vinegar and yeast or anF linseed oil, paint, 0it, shelIae, professlonaI office, a~_ defined ture structure or use shall con- place x.of employment. resulting in the emission of turpentine or varnish (except, herein, is permitted in a dwell- form to the provisions hereof.. strong odors, mixing only) oiIcloth or soiled lng in any district provided The provisions of this section 4. Parking stalls ma~' be intend- ~ products; paper or pulp; pie- there be no external evidence shall appl~ to any use that may ed for several uses in the same 3. Automobile, motor vehlele, \kiel: sauerkraut or vinegar; thereof except the display of a become non-conforming due to a vicinity, the number of stalls re- ah-plane farm implement and '/)lastics; potash products; rayon name plate, change in the classification of a quired being the total of~ the other assembling, or s/railer products; rubber or district in wkieh it is located, separate requirements. U p o n gutta percha products (or B. BASEMENT DWELLINGS from the effective date of such shelving in an applleation to the 4. Bfeycle, motorcycle, out- treatment of same; . shoddy;~ No basement dw. elling~, shall change. Board of Appeals, however, that board motor manufacture, shoe polish; soap (other tha~i hereafter be permittecl in any the parking demands of differ- liquid soap); starch, gIucose d/strict, unle~ speciflcelty per- Any use which is permitted in ent uses in such joint arrange- ~$. Boat Building. ' or dextrin: stove polish, tar mitred under other, applicable or- a district only upon the issuance ment occur at distinctly differ- roofing or water proofin~ or dinance. Ex~sting b asr m e n t of a use permit therefore shall, erent tirhes, the Board may ep- S. Building materials, eontrae- other tar products; chewing to- dwellings shalI b~ subject to tLme upon its establis}maent, be con- prove and the City Council may tars', lumber, fuel and feed bocce (or. treatment of tobac- limits and other requirements side. red a conforming use in that grant a reduction in the total yards. ' co); yeast, heretofore or hereafter estaly- district, but subject to any cbn- number of stalls required. ltshed for completion of whole ditions imposed by' suci~ use per- 5. Required parking spaces pre- T.. Bulk gasoline and ell sta~ 114. Uses excludecI from M-2 dwellings as permitted in the dis.. mit. The provisiona herein for vided on a lot or in a building tlon~ provided att applicable District.m - trtcts tn which located. . the continuance, of non-conform- shall be kept available for park- :~fety regulation~ are com- " plied with, but not tank farms. 15. Any other use, Which is Sec t i o n 511.. ADIS1TIONAL ingterfereUSeSwithshallactionnOt' preventthat mayer in.be demanding duringandtheshalltimeSnotOf parkingbe re- objectionable by reason,of em- USES PERI%fITTEDWIT~SPE- taken' to abate any nuisance in duced in number, provided that 8; Concrete mixing, concrete mtsston of odor,, //ust, smoke. CIA/. USE PERMrrs~ any manner provided by law. upon application with a show- products manufacture, gas. ~'bration ar noise, or be. The following uses and those lng of reduction of parking de- cause of subjection of life, Previously designated as such Section 7. AUTOMOBILE mand, the Board of Appeals 9. Eleetr~platlng. health, or property to hazard, may be permitted In certain dis- PARKING AND L O A D I~7 G may approve and the City 10. Jewelry, silverware, musical Section 5.9, USES PERMIT- triers only after securing special SPACES REQUTt~ED. Off-street Council may grant a reduction instrument, toy manufacture. TED, Ni-2 DISTRICTS use permits therefor, following parking and loading spaces shall in the total number of stalls re- , , approval by the Board of s'~t~ be provided as fo]lo~vs, for build- quired. 11. Produce Markets, A.. USES. PEPa~'r~'~. 'peals and the issuance of ' ings hereafter erected, construct-- 1. Uses permitted in M-I' Dis- permits by the City Council as ed or moved and for uses here- 6, Parking stall% truck'loading 12, Storage elevators, tricts. . ,~ :. ~ provided in, Section .10-hereof: after .establ/shed, for. such non- spaces, aisles and access 'drive- Ptld~HPt~Id 7fH ~ ............ Io. qu~.~v i~ ~-~ ......... /qzlualywa-d pwl~YtS~v I III Illl ~ I ' I I__~L_ !1 I Cit~ of col~mb~a~_He~l~ts A~o~,~ 'COU~T~. M~IdI,,IF_.S, OT~ · Georce ~.. t~ro~n .-- £nqineer -- ,,5 ways shah be graded and sur- hoo~ and that of future neighbor- faced for adequate drainage ancI he. ds. ~ freedom from dust, dirt, and L Permitte~l buildings and 6seE, mud.. ditional required for each 3 feet C. Truck loading spacem and. of building height in excess of truck parking and storage spaces 35 feet up to a maximum depth off-the-street shall be providedlas requirement oil 40 feet. needed in connectioh with all buildings and uses delivering and reeeiving goods, materials and 'supplies by trucks. Sec[i~n 8.. YARDS, LOT sIZEs, · OPEN, SPACES · Yar.ds, lot sizes and 0t!en spaces shall be as' required in -Sections 8.1 through 8;8 and in other sections hereof, for build- ings ,.hereafter erected in Dis-' tricts,, except as othemvise pro- vide&, herein, Minimum open 3. C-l, C-2, M-1 and M-2 DIS, TRICTS -- Depth' ofk/5 feet, provided that on any lot ad- joining any R-l, R-2, R-3 1~-4, . R-C or C-1-S District, 1 foot ad- 'ditional depth is required for 'each 5 feet of b. uilding height in excess of 35 feet. B. REAR YARD EXCEPTION Where the rear line of the lot adjoins an alley, 5~ the width of such alley may be included in computing required rear yard .with variations'.: of' minknurn except audible Pa~ng and-~ pm~sed ~a~, fa~ifi~ ~d 'widt~ and dis~ and'park- I~ding ~acas, dNve~ys, ~-.buildings shall be shown upo~the ~g ~space ratio, ~y be ap- sential so.ices,, w elks and approved site plan as required 2. R,2 D~I~ ~ 50 feet, or pian~ng space, , sha[ll, be not spaces and facilities, widths and 40 ~at ~r one-family ~ell~gs clear to a~ stree~ or alley line, d~t~ces regardless of larger or if ~ lot is one'em ~ approved 'or to the bo~dary line of any ~aHer r~u~emen~ herein. sub~v~i0n p~: ;, . ~er ~tricL than ~) fee~ : ~' ~e:Coune~ shall not approve 3. R-3 D~I~':~ Same as 2- Off-street automobile parking a site plan unless found suitable ~ R-2 D~tric~ for one ~d '~and.loa~naspace~aroundbuitd- two-f~iI~ dweE~g~: 60 feet ~gs shah be separa~:e from the for 3 an~ 4-~mfly dwelIfngs, or ' ed~ of the roadway-: in any 50 feet ii the .'lot ~ one on. an' ~treet by a curbed strip contain- approved subregion plat. ]ng a walk not less than t0 feet ~ R-I ad R-C D~TRI~S '-- in width, ~ a phmt~ strip S~e 'as ~'Ri~'-D~ for'with ~e~ and shrubs not less, buildings centering '1 ' to 4 ' than 10 feet im wide, both to be dwelling units, inclusive; 60 feet maintained ad~uately for these for buildings containing 4 or ;pu~oses. ~iveways across such more dwelling units; or 70 feet ,strip shah be where approved building or structure, ~om its for buildings over3 stories~ or by th~ Zonin~ Administrator. lowest point upward, except ~ as to Ire arrangement and widths of spaces, facilities, locations, and proposed uses and in accordance with the intent and purpose o[ this Ordinance. F. STRUCTURES IN ,YARDS. AND COURTS. ~Ivery part of a required yard or court shall be open and unobstructed by ~any spaces and facilities in C-l-S and C-2-S 'Districts simll be as re- quited in Section 8.8, and ih P Districts-~hall b~ as recommend- ed by th~ BoaPd of Y~ppeals and approved by the City Coune~l' as prov~kled in Section !0 hereof. No lot shall be So reduced or ' dimin~hed, and no' ktructure shall be so enlarged or moved,'as to reduce' or diminish the yards,, lot 'area 0r open space required here- in in ihe district in which located. iNTo ya?d or other open space r~- quired ~herein for any building shall ,be considered as providing a yard or open space for other building, and no yard or open space qn an adjoining lot or parcel of property shalI ~be considered as providing a yard or open space on a lot %preteen a building is to be erected. Section 8.1. SIDE YARDS QUIRED A.. Sid, e yardi of a{ least, the follbwing width in ,each designat- ed district, are required: 1. 'R-1 DISTRICTS -- 12;D'er · .cent of the lot width, .witk a minii~um of 7 feet permitted. 9.~' R-2 DISTRICTS -- 12 ~per cent of the lot width/ witl% depth, except that {he rear yard 35 ,feet in height..~ 3. The off-street parking area follows: depth actually on a lot. may not 5. C-l, C-l-S, C-2, C-2-S..MO 'shall"be four times Or more the 1 Aceesso buildin s are er be reduced to less than 20 feet and M-2 DISTI%ICTS '--- Same aggregate floor area 'and all ~mt' ' ry g p - - '.' ' ," · ' · · ' ~ea in a rear yard and shall in any R-I, 1.<-2, R-3, 1.<-4, or R-C as m R4 and R-C Dlstrmts for other area planned for ultimate be not closer than 3 feet to an, District, or to tess than 10 feet dwellings arid, for other build- business purposes in each C 1 S : · ~ · · . · . : .' ' Iot line, when not more than 15 in any other district. ~ -~ngs contamm~g..dwellmg' umts, and C-2-$. Protract, and such ~ . . ' -' · ' "~ - ' -. .' . Iee~ In nelgnt, Wlr~ one Non-resudentlai lot w~dths .shall area requ&rement shall not m Section 8.3. FRONT YARDS be ~deo·uate for' the narticular c~l,,d~ d~iv~wav~ ,~,,lr 1~.~,,~, 'nonai zoot or mstance reqmrea REQUIRED ' . ................................ ~, . ~ '- ,* for each 3 feet,, of add~tlonal A. Front yards of at least the usem' end,the yards'Jec[uired 'in spaces, promenates, 'PlantinK, height to: a height limit of 24 foilowing depth in each, designer- .the districts in .w..~fah: located, spaces, and ether open' Spaces. ed district are require: Section 8.6.' LO.~, C~VERAGE'4. ~ A screen' ~lan{in~ s+riD,-o· feet. 1. R-l, 1-<-2, tt:-3, 1~-4 and R-C BY BLrfLDINGS ; '. : /, less ,than ~', f~t irt ~vi~i~'S~ :~' Sills, cornices, buttresses, DISTRICTS ~ 25; feet' mini- A, ,The percentage :of lot. area i. be prov/ded.~ ,within each C-1-S eaves, open Work fire balconies mum or in linewith exKsiing ad* 'coverecL by a main building .and .and C-2-S District along all and fire escapes, chlmneys, jacent dweliing~ or~ the front of accessory buildings shall not ex- ~boundaries that do not adjoin flues and Similar building ap- ' · purtenances, may, extend not the properties, ceed the following' in the desig- streets. 2. C-I, C-2, M:I anti 1Vf-~ DIS- Rated districIs: '~ ~ 5. All Plahting strips shall be more than 3 feet into a required WI~ICTS --:None, tmtess the I. R-I DISTRICT~. ~ 25.per planted and maintained. For yard. frontage in a block between~ two cent. v/sion clearance fo~ traffic the :3. Uncovered /porches and steps cross streets is partly in a C-l, 2. 1%-2 DISTRICT~ ~ 30' per height o£ planting w~[thin 52feet to building entrances may ex- C-2, M-1 or 3/I-2 District 'and cent; partly in anothe~ Distr/c~ in 3, ALL OT~IER DI~Ti~ ~ of any' driveway shalI, be. not tend not more than 8 feet into more thor, 30 inche!l above the any re'quived front yard. or rear' which case the front ~rarcI de~tk 35 percent for dwellings of' vari- elevation, oil top of curb along- yard and not more than 4 feet required-in such District shalI o~.; kiruts and oth~r buildings side it; into any requirecI side yard or apply along the entire: frontage, containing, dwelling- Units, in- Elsewhere it is. the h~tent ta pro- court. B. FRONT YAFCD EXCIm~rlON' eluding, hotel~ motels,/ auto' duce tree and shrub growth, of 4. Walks, step~ on ground slopes, Where front yard depths of ex- courts and traiIer:Jcourts; in- ~ good height and density as, early, retaining walls, hedges, and tsting buildings.within ~ distance cluding the 'area .pccupiecI 5y as possible for 'a screen 0f suer, rural growth, fences, paved tot- of' 150 feet on both; s/des of a~ trailem arid all 0the~ buildings plantin~; between, the develop- races, and paved areas, struc- building to be 'ereeteff in any 1~-I, and structure~ in the case. of ment withirt -~uch district and tures used ornamentally or for 1l-2, R-3, 11-4 or, R-C District traller courts.~ ,' residenttal'~districts around it. ' essential services, when aeees- average not more ~than 6. f~it Section 8.'/'. 1WlSqI~U1VI ELOOR 6. The Zoning Administrator sha11, sory t~ told austomarilY inet- greater or not more tha~ 6 ~f~et AREA REQU. HIED. Any dwell- require the irmtal/ation of such. dental to the principal use, are minimum of 4 feet for a one- less than the fr6nt- yard depth lng/'except any in a, dwelling signs; markings and traffic con-. family dw~llir~g, and 5 feet for required in the distrlcl~ the~ front group, shall have a first floor, trol and regulato~ devices- as 3a two-family dwelling. :. yard~ depth for such buiIding: area of not .less' thru 7!0 square are necessary to promote vehie- · R-3 DISTRICTS -- 12 Per: shall be not less than suck aver- .feat for: a one-'story buiIding and uIai- and pedestrian: safety ih . cent of the lot width ~vith a rain- age. If the difference' IS morel·not Ies~ than 780 .square feet for any C-I-S and C-Z-S DistriCt inure-maximum range of 4 feet for1 family dwellings, of 5 feet for a 3 and 4 family dw~iling, and of 7 feet,for dwellings 6f 5 or more families, with 8 and 16 feet applicable .to over 2 story buildings· 4. R-4 and R-C DISTRICTS. -- Same ,as in R-3 Districts, With I foot additional side .yard width required for each 5 feet of building height over 35 feet. 5. C-t, C-2, M-1 and M-2 DIS- TRICTS -- Side yards are re- qmred for a buddmg contaunng permitted in yards.. No fence or · hedge in any yard of a corner lot within 20 feet of the corner · at, the street intersection shall be more than 3 feet above the than 6 feet the Board of Appeals a building of one and :one-half development and its ~ accesa level of the denter of the road. may recommend and the ~City storie~ or,more:: ,, ~: ~ -->- ,. drives · ·; ...... .... . ~ ', ..... - way nearest it;' Council may va/W;' .the ffep~ll rc~:'seati0ri 8:.~ ;klhb~5~L' R~:' ~4-s 'and ~,2.s ;deve{onments 'SeeUon 9' gulLDrmo- ~m.,a~m, q_uir.~. : ~'" . ' GIJLATIONS ,- -YARDS, LOT with the required spaces ~nd' fa-T~IIVIITS.' --'U *'~"' ~ecri n 8.4. LOT AREAS RE- Sr~.ES, OPEN SPACES, eilities according to the provi- A.. Heights of bnildings hereaf- QUIRED A. AItEA AND 'WID.THS OF stone in this subsection and other ter erected, constructed, rocoR- A. Lots of at the least the fol- lowing areas in-'the designated districts are required, such area being exclusive of water or swampy area, or any area sub- jeer to flood. An approved sub- division plat, referred to below. is a subdivision plat i'ecorded Pri- or to the passage, of this ordi- EXISTIN~ LOTS~ Or~ an exist- ing lot or parcel of pr°perty, of record, owned singly, a~ one-fam- ily dwelling may be erected, ex- cept in. P, 1%{[-1 and M-2 Districts wllen the lot area or lot widt!% or both, are less than required in the district in which leeated. provisions here~n,, may' be shown structed, altered, enlarged ,or in site plans, as authorized in moved~ shall not exceed the fei- subsection E, in,whiclh permitted, lowing buHdin~ height limits in buildings and uses racy be ap- desi, gnate'd districts. proved closer to street anti alley L R',I, R-2, R-3, C-1 and 'C-~-S lines and to the boundary Iinea of DISTRICTS -- 2%.I, stories, or certain districts than 40 feet, ex- cept R-1, R-2, R-3, or R-4 Dis, 30 feet. any dwelling units and a side 'nance or one approved by the yard is required for other build- CRy Council Subsequently. ings on each side that adjoins 1. R-1 DISTRICTS -- 8400 any R-l, R-2, 1.<-3, 1%-4, R-C or square feet for a dwelling,, or C-1-S District. None are re-, 7800 square feet if the lot is one quit.ed other~vi~e, The width of on an approved subdivision plat each side yard shall be not less 2. R-2 DIST1%ICTS -- 6500 than 12 per cent of the lot width square feet for ,a one or two- with a minimflm range the same family dwelling, or 5000 square B. YARD, LOT AREA 1VfEAS- UREMENT F 1% O 3I FUTUItE STREET"LINE. On a let ad- joining a future street line estab- lished by this ordinance and shown on the district map, or othemvise ' established, measure- ments for determining ~;equircd lot a~ea and required depth or as in R-3 Distric.ts, with I foot additional side yard width re- quired for each 5 feet of build- ing height over 35= feet. B. SIDE YARD EXCEPTIONS 1. The side yard width on a street side of a corner lot shall be not tess than % the distance of the front yard depth require- ment for the lot to the rear thereof when said lot to the rear thereof has frontage along the side street, .and no accessory building on such corner lot shall be closer to the side street than the distance of the front yard depth requirement for the lot feet for a one-family dwelling if width oil an adioining yard shall the lot is one on an approved 'be made from such future street subdivision plat. line instead of fr~m the. existing 3. R-3 DISTRICTS:- Same as is R-2 Districts for a one or two - family dwelling; 72(10: square feet for a 3 or 4 'family dwelling; 1200 square feet, ad- ditional for each dwelling unit over 4. ' 4. R-4, R-C, C-I and C-I-~ DIS- TRICTS -- Same as in R-3 Dis- tricts for buildings containing 1 to 4 dwelling units, inclusive: 600 square feet additional for. each dwelling unit over 4. B. LOT AREA EXCEPTIONS right;ofovay line. C. YARDS, COUl~,~ AND LOT COVERAGE FOR DWELLING GROUPS. No build'nc of the group shall be closer, to} the. side of another, bu~dina than IZ feet or to the rear or front of another building than 30' feet. Side, rear and front yards for the entire Iot occupied by a dwelling group shall be not le~s than required in the district in which located. ' Width of a cour~ iproviding ac- triets. E. SITE PLANS. Site plans of one or more existing or proposed dweIIings, or other buildings, proposed lots, or buiIding ar-: rangement on lots, with let sites and shapes,' yard sizes or other open spaces varying from the re- quirements herein, and site piers of proposed C-I-S and 'C-2-S Dis- trict developments showing the proposed location arc1 'arrange- ment of buildings,~ parking spaces and other required spaces- and facilities, may be approved=by the Board~ of Appeals and City Council. under certain conditions as, specified below ami subject to such additional conditions of ap- proval as may be set :in acting on each case. 1. A site plan of proposed lots o~ buildings and. lots. with lots smaller than required in the district in which located, when arranged in groups or clusters, to the rear thereof; provided, however, that this regulation shall not be so interpreted as to reduce the buildable width of a corner lot to less than 25 feet, nor to prohibit the 'erection of an accessory building where compliance with tiffs regular/on ,cannot ~easonably be had. Section 8.2. REAI% YARDS QUIRED A. Rear yards of at least the' following depths~ in each desig- nated district are required: 1. R-I DISTRICT -r-. Depth ~qual to 25 per cent of the I0t depth, With -a minimum of feet permitted and a maxirnurn of 40 feet required. 2. R-2~ R-3, R-4 and R-C .DIS- TRICTS -- Same asin R-1 Dis- 1. Individual lot areas required may be reduced by the Planning Commission by not more-than · 15 per cent xvhen the lot is one on an approved subdivision plat or sit~ plant on which the aver- age area of ali lots is not less than that required for the dis~ trict in which~ IocatecL .. 2. Each 2 guest rooms or sleep- lng rooms in ,any auto. court, hotel, motel, t6~ home or similar accommodation shall be considered as ~ dwelling ,unit. ~ in determining the. lot area re~ quirement ' , Section wmams QUIRED A. Lots of at ~east the following widths in each designated dhtrict, are required: tricts, but with a minimum of 20 L 1~1 DISTRIcT -- 'fO feet, feet permitted for one famity or 60 feet if the Iot Is one on an ~ ~lwellings,- and with 1 foog ad-, approved :subdivisiOn plat. may be approved when addition- cess to dwellings of a group shall . al permanently maintained open be not less': than P.5 feet when space is shown, and when the dwelIings are on one side 0nIy~ average lot area including such and not leks than 35 feet when open space, but' not ineluding on two sides~ with 5 feet wider streets or wetlands, is not less required for each I0 feet that' the than the lot area requirements highe~ buiIding- exceed.~ 25 feet for the district. - in: hetffht. Lot coverage. ~y alt '{aulldlngs' 2. A site pI/m of a butldJng on a lot of ·record or a.portion of shall b~ 3~ percent.er less..' such lot, with lot widtknarrow- ~Minlmum first'floor. ~t-ea of any' er and certain proposed yards dwelIhng shall~ be 500. square feet., mmalIer and with Pat coverage D, ~ SPACE~ AND; Iargar thar~ required in the dis-. YAC1T,rFOES for C-I-S and .t~ict in which locat~.~l,, may' be C-2-S DIST!~ICT~, ~for permitted,; approved if the let ares ~ not building~ ancl:usem ir~ eaett C-I-8 less. tha~. requirect in the dis- and. C-2-S Digtriets~'the following trier, minimum spaces and 'facilities 3. Site plans of proposed C;1-S around them are required for the and C-2-S District developmeffts, purpose eli avoidin~ traffic con- with all the spaces and facilities gestion,, traffic hazard and othe~ ~required in subsection. D,. but 2. 1.<-4 DISTi%ICTS· -- 3 stories, or 35 feet. 3. R-C, C-2, C-2-S and M-1 DIS- TRICTS -- ~ stories or 65 feet, except as follows; not exceeding 35 feet on any portion of a tot less than 15 feet distant, and not exceeding 45 feet orr any portion of a lot between 15 and 20 feet distant from any portion of a lot in any R-l, R-2, R-3 or C-I-S District. 4. M-2 DISTRICTS- 100 feet, except as follows: a. Not exceeding 35 feet on any portion of-a lot less than 20 feet distant and not exceeding 50 feet on any portion of a lot between 20 and 25 feet distant, from any portion of. a lot in any R-I, R-2, R-3, 1%-4, C-1 or C-I.S Districts. b. Not exceeding 75 feet in any portion of any let less than 25 feet distant from any portion of a lot in any ~l~-C, C-2 or C-2-S District. B. HEIGHT LEKIT EXCEP- TIONS. I. Established buildin2 height limits shalI not apply to belfries,. eupolas,~ spires, monuments, re- die or teIevision antennae, flag poles, chimneys or flues,, water towers, or to poles, towers and oth~r structure~ for essential Services, nor to similar, strue-. tures or necesskry mechanical appurtenances extending from ~ ~of upward and not occupying more than 25 percent of the area of such roof as projected onto a. horizontal plane. 2. When permitted in a district havln~ a building height limit of 1ess, than 65 feet, public build- ings, e om.m un it y buildings, schools, churches,, hospitals and dangers, and of protecting and'. proved. ...... other instituttons~ public utility conserving the ,resMential char. In each such~ esso; proposed in- and pub/lc ~erviee buildingg and acter of any, adjoining ,neighbor- dividual lot areas and widths and those for essential .services may ceed~ng q5 feet, provided the side yard width and the rear yard depth be each increased foot ove~ ~d'above the district requirement fo~ each 2 ~eet bulldog heigh~ above the height limit. 3. ~here the average slope of a 10t is greater than one foot rise or fall in seven feet of disi~ce from the established st~eet ele- vation at the property l~e, one story ~ addition to the number. permitted in the dis~ict in which said 1o$ is situated shall be permitted on the downhill _side of the building, provided, ~at the height of the building shall not be increased above the limit specified for said district Section 10. BOARD OF PE~. A Board of Appeals is hereby established witt] ~e fol- lowing administrative au~ority, powe~ and duties: ~ MEBERSH~ AND GAN~ATION. ~e City Council shall designate the planning com- mission as the Board of Appeals. ~e zoning administrator shall act ~ secretly for ~e board. AH meetings, transactors a~d records of action of the board ~shall be open to the public. The bo~d shall adopt rules and reg- ulatio~ for the transaction of business. B. PO~ERS AND DUTIES BO~D OF. ~PE~S. from by not more than the ~. LIM1TATION~ OF POWt~L9 hereby charged with the respon- sue permits or licenses sba]] ts. number of stalls of Unused The' powers and duties of the sibility of administration and on- sue no such permit or ~license for capacity' ~' Board of Appeals,.except its p~v- forcement of. the provisions of any use, structure or purpose if (2) Where .any planned public er of interpretation, shall be lira- this ordinance, wif2~ the follow- the same would not conform to or private off-street park--i~ed to action on specific app,;alS Lng powers and duties and such the provisions of this ordinance. Lng facility, to be open et and applications only. No board additional as the City Council B. If any building or structure the use of the public free action or recommendation to the may assign; is erected,, constructed, recon- of charge or at a reason- City Council and no Council ac- 1. To issue, or approve, all per- structed, repaired, altered, en- able rate, will, when corn- tion shall change or have the et- mits and certificates required large-] converted, maintained or ~pleted, cater to the park- feet of changing any rule, rogu- ing demand in an area lotions, .provision or r~estriction of within 500 fo.et thereof, t.he,this or~dinance,' w.it. hout following b o a r d may recommend the~ procedure established herein that the City Council es- for amendments, but shall effect tablish a reasonable time only its application in a specific period within which any case before the board. use or uses within such C. BOARD OF APPF. ALS VOTE a r e a shall provide re- -- HEARING'- COUNCIL AC- b y this, ordinance, including moved, or if any building, struc- tempqrary permits for temper- ture or land is used in violation a r y non-residential buildings of this ordinance thc Zoning and uses when necessary for ministrator shall order in'writ- and incidental to the erection, lng the correction of such 'viola- constr~uction, reconstruction, al- tion, If, witi~in 30 days or such rotation, enlargement, moving longer time as the Zoning or equipping and servicing of ministrator may in writing auth- structures or uses permitted in orize, any such conditions have qulred spaces for parking TION any district, not been corrected, he shall cause stalls, anticipating th a t, The concurring vote of a m~- 2. TO cause any building, struc- appropriate action to be institu- upon completion of all or a Jority of the members of · the tare, land, place or premises to ted for correction or abatement. portion of such .develop-]3oard of Appeals shali~ be nec- be inspected and examined and C. The Zoning Administrator, or ment, the provisions of essary for any action authorized to order in writing the remedy- City Attorney or other official paragraph (1) above, may hereir/, prior to which the board lng of any condition found to be designated by the City Council be applied, shall be required to hold a hear- in violation of this ordinance, may institute appropriate action (3) As provided in paragraph lng and give due notice thereof, 3. To act as secretary for the or proceedings for the purpose '4 under subsection B of including not ~less than 10 days ]3oard ~f Appeals, to relay any of: Section 7. notice of the time and place action or recommendation of 1. Preventing any violation. (4)/In a case where it 'is thereof, published in the l~gal the board to the City .Council: 2. l:~estralning, co rte c t in g or clearly shown by the ap- newspaper. At the hearing, par- for its consideration, and to tel- abating such violation. - pHcant' to the satisfaction ~ies at interest and their agents low-up as necessm~y until and~ 3. Preventing the 10ccuPancy of of the board and the city shall be given :an opportunity to after Council action. any building, structure Or land ' Council that the provision be heard. ]3. PERMITS REQUIRED in violation of this ordinance. of space ~required herein Any action consisting of any' A building permit or special 4. Preventing any illegal, act, for parking stalls, due to recommendation to the C i t y use permit shall be aplied for 'conduct, business or use in or the particular nature of a Council shall be reported to the and issued before the erection,, about any building, structure or proposed use or other con- Council within 30 days accom- construction, reconstruction, al- land in violation of this ordi- dition would be unneces- Denied by the original applica- teration, enlargement or moving nance. .. ~ sary or a practical diffi- tion. ' 'of any building, except mirlor al- D. Any person, firm or corpora- culty, or would create an Within 30 days thereafter, the teration~ or repairs not involv~ t/on violating the provisions of unnecessary hardship, the Council ,shall consider the recom- lng enlargement, moving, change this ordinance shall be guilty o! b o a r d may recommend mendations of the Board of Ap- or. use or establishent of a new a misdemeanor and upon convic- that the City Council vary peals. Favorable action shall be use, and whose full value is less tion thereof shall be punished 1. INTERPRETATION.. Th e such requirement, by resolution, by majority vote, than $20. by a fine of not more than $100 board shall interpret the words, 3. APPROVAL OF SPECIAL referring to the recommenda- C. P E i% 1VI I T A~PLICATION, or be huprisoned for ,not more terms, rules, regulations, provi- USE PERMITS FOi-{ CERTAIN tions of the'board, granting a PLAT- than 90 days. Each day ar{y vi°- si°ns and restrictions of this or- USES. variance, modification or adjust- Each application for a building latlon shall' exist shall constitute dinance, where there iS doubt as ' The Board of Appeals shall meat and approving or ordering permit or special use permit shall a separate offense. ' to the meaning: thereof, and 'consider applications for special the issuance of tim necessary per- be accompanied by a drawing or S e c t 1 o n. !5. INTERPI~ET.~.- shall determine the location of use permits referred to it by the mit or special--use permit by the plat in duplicate drawn, to scale TION : ~,' ,. · boundaries of districts where' Zoning Administrator, as provld- Zoning Adminisfrator, subject to,'and showing the dirrmnslons and In interpreting and apPlying uncertainty exists after therules ed in Section 5.I1 .and Section }uch conditions as may be es- location of lot, proposed build- the provisions of-this Ordinance, ~n Section 4 hereof for deter- 12 hereof. The issuance of any %at{lished. ' ings and ex/sting buildings and they shall be held et be the mini- mining said boundaries have such permit shall:be recommend- Section 11. AMENDMENTS yards, proposed use of all build- mum requirements adopted for been applied. ~ . ~ ed to the City Council only if the ~ The City Council may amend lags, and such Information on the. promotion of the public board shall find that the pro- this ordinanceffrom time to time. front yard depths and other yard health, safety, orals, comfort, 2. APPEALS - VAllIANCES. posed use, including use of land, A proposed' amendment may be sizes on other, lots and such other convenience, and general wel- The board shall hear appeals buildings, facilities and accesser- initiated by the: Council, may be information as the Zoning Ad- fare. Wherever the provisions from and review any order, re- les, in the proposed location will recommended by the planning ministrator shall require for the hereof require a greater.width, quirement, decision or delermin- not be dangerous or otherwise Commission, or may be. peri- enforcement of this ,~rdinancd. depti~ or size of yards, courts or etlon made by the zoning ad- detrimental to persons .residing tioned fSr~by, any affected per- D..SPECIAL USE YERMIT ' other open spaces, or require a ~ministrator. ' Where there ~is dr workings'in' the~Vicinit~'ther6Y' Son~or i{8ks0nk 'dr-th~ir~ a~er{ts~ ' ~ A s~ecial: ~se'perrni} shall be'~10{~e~ 'height of building ~)r less practical di£ficulty or unneqes- of, or to the public welfare, and A. I~EPORT BY' PLA~NNrNG applied for and' issued for such number of stories or less percent- sary hardship in the way of will not impair the use, enjoy- CO MM IS S ION ~ PUBLIC buildings.and uses as are permit-1 age of lot occupancy or require a carrying out the strict letter of ment or '~alue of any property, HEARt-NG~. ' ted herein in various districts greater lot area or width, a this ordinance, th~ board in hewer, er, in no event shall a spe- Tl~e City Council shall require only after securing such a special greater .first .floor area, a larger Passing upon an appeal, may cial permit be granted whicl~ a report from the Planning~Com. use permit. The Zonh~g Adminis-humber of automobile parking recommend that the City Court- would allow use in a district not mission on any proposed amend- /rater Shall receive such appli- spaces, or impose other higher cil vary or modify any of its contiguous to or adjoining a dis- merit before taking final-action cations, shall refer them to the standards than are required by rules, regu]atlons Or provisions trict where the use applied for is thereon. 'The Planning ~ Comm~- Board of Appeals for approval or any ~ther statute, ordinance or relating to the ~ construction, permitted. ~ sion shall: be required to ~i~old a disapproval, and if approved, regulations, the provisions of this structural'changes in or altera- 4. CONDITIONS public hearini-thereon with no2 shall refer, them to the City ordinance shall govern. 'Wherev- tion of building or structures In ~cting upon any matter the rice the same as required for the Council. The Council, upon ap-. er the provisions of any other including yard, lot area, lot board may deterine and'recom- public hearing by the council, be- proval, shall order the Zoning statute, ordinance or regulation width, lot coverage, first floor mend to the City Council that, fore submi{ting.its final report. Administrator or Building In-~require a greater ~vidth, depth'or area, parking space, open space in order~ tO Protect the public 'Such final report shal be submit- specter to issue such' special use size of yards; courts or other op- and height regulations,' or the health, safety, convenience and ted within 60 days after th~ time permits after securing written en spaces, or require a lower use of land, buildings, or struc- Welfare, or to avoid'traffic con- of referral~ 6f ihe proposed agreements, or other required as-'height of building or a less num- 'tures, so that the spirit of this gestion or hazard or other dan- amendment 'to it, unless. /he surance of faithful observance of her of .stories, or less percentage ordinance shall be observed, gers, or to promote conformity council agrees to an extension of such Conditions as may have been of lot occupancy or require a public safety and welfare Se- of a proposed use ~vith the char- tittle. " - cured, and substantial justice actor of adjoining property and ]3. ACTION BY CIT~/COULd. established in the Council's ac- greater lot area or width, a tion. ~ great- first floor area, la larger done. The board may also rec- uses and 'the district as a xvhole, CIL PUBLIC HEARING E, WI~I'HHOLDING PERMitS number of automobile parking ommend the following to the or to protect such character, the After receipt-of~ the final re- FOlq. UNSAFE, UNSANITARY spaces, or impose other hlgher City Council, in specific cases: isuance of a permit applied for port from the Planning Commis~ CONSTRUCTION standards than are required by a. The establishment of require- should be subject .to the follow- sion or, in the event no such re- No permit shall be issued for the provisions hereof, the provi- ments for yards, lot areas and lng or other conditions: ~ port is received, after 60 days any building or construction or sions of such statute, ordinance widths, lot coverage, open a. Time limits within which the after the time of referral of the land alteration not in conformity 'or regulation shall' govern. spaces and building heights, for permit shall be valid or a use proposed amendment to the com- with the reg&lations hereof, or S e c t i o n 16. CONFLICTING buildings and uses in P Dist- shall be conducted, mission, the City Council may with the regulations and require- LAWS, O t~ D I N A N C ricts, b. Adherence to modified yard, hold a public hearing, if deemed merits of etcher applicable ordi- PEALED lot area, lot ~vidth, lot coverage, advisable, and shall act on the nances or codes, or for any xvhich This ordinance does hereby b. Site plans, as authorized in floor area, parking space, open amendment. If a hearing is held, the Zoning Administrator or otb- specifically repeal ordinance 171 subsection E of Section 8.8, hereof, spa. De and height requirements not less than 10 days' notice of er issuing officials determine as amended and all other ordi- in'lieu of the requirements here- the time and place of the hearing xvould be unsafe or unsanitary, nances, the terms of which, are c. Va. riation of the front yard in. ~shall first be published in thc Section 13. CERTIFICATE OF in conflict with the terms of this depth required in a specific c. Provision of off-street parking official newspaper of the City Of OCCUPANCY ~ ordinance. case where front yard depths spaces in specified amounts, Columbia Heights/At a hearing A. A certificate of occupancy, Section 17. VALIDITY of existing buildings witliin a provision of spaces or easements~ parties at. Interest, · citizens, or stating that the provisions of this Sections, sub-sections, clauses, distance of ~150 feet on both for screen planting, for utility their agents shall be given an op~ ordinance have been satisfa~tori- provisions and portions of this sides of a building t~ be erect- lines or for necessary facilities portu~ity to be heard. ]y complied with is required psi- ordinance a~e deemed to be soy- ed in any R-l, R-2, R-3, R-4 or and. services and provision of C. VOTE, A~-~ER PROTEST or to any occupancy or use of erable and should any section, R-C District average more than other areas and open sphces. · Pas-sage of an amendment over any structure, prior to an~ sub-section, clause, provision or 6 feet greater or more than 6 d. Limitation of use or speclfich- an unfavorable report of the change of use of an existing portion of this ordinance be de- feet less than. the front yard tlon of manner of maintaining Planning Comr~issior/ or in the ~ structure or prior to any change clared by a court of competent depths required for the Dist- and conducting same.' event a certain ' I protest m filed of any non-conforming use. jurisdiction to be unconstitutlon- riot. e. Drainage or sanitary require- shall require the favorable vote B. Applicdtion for a certificate al or invalid; the same shall not ments. -of four-fifths of all the members of occupancy shall be made to affect the validity of this ordi- d. Modification of the require- f. Structural requirements and of the City Council. To be et- the Zoning Administrator or his nance as a whole or any part meats of Section 7 for the pro- location of buildings and struc- fectbJe 'in this regard, a protest appointed agent prior to ecru- thereof other than~ the. part so visio.n of automobile parking tares, against a ~proposed amendment paney of the structure or use. declared to be unconstitutional or stalls as follows: g. Dedication to the public or shall be filed, duly signed by not Within 10. days thereafter he or invalid. (1) Where existing off-street reservation of areas required ,less than 30'Per cent of the prop- his appointed agent shall Inspect Section 18. DATE EFFECTIVe: parking facilities, ope.n/to for public or protective pus- erty owners directly, affected by same and shall sign and issue a Th~s Ordinance'~shall take effect the use of the public free poses. '- the p~oposed amendment, or 30 certificate of occupancy only if and be in force from and after of charge or .at reasonable The City Council may requi~,e per cent ~of the property o~vners found to be. in conformity %Vith 30 days after its passage. rates, have unused park- a written agreement, deposit .'ot~ within ann ~,~+ ,,( the~ proposed the provisions of this ordinance. lng cap~city, the board certified check or funds, a bond, A. The City Manager of lhe City Section 14. ENFORCEMENT, WARREN ARMSTRONG may recommend that the or other assurance of faithful ob- change. · VIOLATION, PENALTIES Ma~or City Council reduce the-servance Of conditions, the Viola- Section 12., ZON~'~'G ADMIN~. A.' Ail departments, officials, Attest: parking space requirement tion of which' shall invalidate the ISTRATOR, PERMITS,' PLATS and employees of the City of Co- EVA PRIX'CHARD for any use distant not permit and shall be considered a of Columbia Heights shall act as l~mbia Heights who are vosied Clerk more than 500 feet there- violation of this'ordinance, the Zoning:,Administrator and is with the, duty or authority to is- Sept. 10, Excerpts from ORDINANCE 462 BEING AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE LOCATION, SIZE, USE AND HEIGHTS OF BUILDINGS, THE ARRANGEMENT OF BUILDING LOTS, THE DENSITY OF POPULATION; ADOPTING A DISTRICT MAP CONTAINING THE BOUNDARIES OF DISTRICT WITHIN EACH OF WHICH ~ARIOUS REGULATIONS SHALL APPLY, DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS USED HEREIN: REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF AUTOMOBILE PARKING SPACE: PROVIDING FOR EXCEPTIONS TO CERTAIN REGU- LATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AMENDING THESE REGULATIONS AND THE MAP; ESTABLISHING A BOARD OF APPEALS; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT AND IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS AND REBEALING ORDINANCE 171 AND ORDINANCES AMENDING SAME. Following are excerpts from Ordinance 462 as pertain to R-i, Restricted Residential district: Section 5.1 USES PERMITTED R-1 District 1. One Family dwellings 0 e Crop and tree farming, fruit and berry raising, and non-commercial gardening, plant nurseries and green houses, but not general farming, dairying or stock, animal or poultry raising or feeding. Churches, parish houses, convents, child nurseries, nursery schools and private educational schools like public elementary and secondary schools. Public buildings and uses, including elementary and secondary schools, school athletic fields, parks, playgrounds, libraries, museums, community centers and recreation centers, police and fire stations, utility pumping stations. Se Golf courses, country clubs, tennis courts, swimming pools and additional private recreational uses, all non-commercial. Signs, including mail box and fire protection i~entifi cation, official traffic signs ......... Section 8.1 SIDE YARDS REQUIRED. Side yards of at least the following width in each designated district are required: R-1 Districts - 12 percent of the lot width, with a minimum of 7 feet permitted. Section 8.2 REAR YARDS REQUIRED Rear yards of at least the following depths in each designated district are required: 1. R-1 District - Depth equal to 25 percent of the lot depth with a minimum of 25 feet permitted and a maximum of 40 feet required. Section 8.3 FRONT YARDS REQUIRED ae Front yards of at least the following depth in each designated district are required: R-1 Districts - 25 feet minimum or in line with existing adjacent dwellings on the front of the properties. Section 8.4 LOT AREAS REQUIRED Lots of at least the following areas in the designated districts are required, such area being exclusive of water or swampy area, or any area subject to flood. An approved subdivision plat referred to below is a subdivision plat recorded prior to the passage of this ordinance or one approved by the City Council subsequently. R-1 Districts - 8400 square feet for a dwelling, or 7800 square feet if the lot is one on an approved subdivision plat. Section 8.5 LOT WIDTH REQUIRED Lots of at least the following widths in each designated district are required: R-1 District - 70 feet or 60 feet if the lot is one on an approved subdivision plat. Section 8.6 LOT COVERAGE BY BUILDINGS ae The percentage of lot area covered by a main building and accessory buildings shall not exceed the following in the designated districts: 1. R-1 Districts - 25 percent. Section 18 DATE EFFECTIVE: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after 30 days after is passage. First reading: September 8, 1959 Second reading September 14,1959 Passed: September 14, 1959 Offered by - King Seconded by' - McCline Roll Call - Ail Ayes. EVA PRITCHARD Secretary to City Council WARREN A. ARMSTRO,N~ Mayor