Zoning Ordinance (pdf) - Cerro Gordo County online

ZONING ORDINANCE - CERRO GORDO COUNTY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1: PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................................ 1
ARTICLE 2: TITLE ..................................................................................................................................................... 1
ARTICLE 3: INTERPRETATION OF STANDARDS ................................................................................................... 1
ARTICLE 4: DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 2
ARTICLE 5: DISTRICTS, BOUNDARIES THEREOF, AND INTERPRETATION OF BOUNDARIES ....................... 18
5.1 DISTRICTS ................................................................................................................................................. 18
5.2 ZONING MAP ............................................................................................................................................. 18
5.3 VACATED STREETS .................................................................................................................................. 18
5.4 INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES ..................................................................................... 18
5.5 OVERLAY DISTRICTS IN GENERAL ......................................................................................................... 19
5.6 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES OVERLAY DISTRICT (EROD) ............................................................. 19
5.7 AIRPORT ZONING ORDINANCE ............................................................................................................... 20
APPENDIX I ................................................................................................................................. 27
APPENDIX II ................................................................................................................................ 27
ARTICLE 6: GENERAL REGULATIONS .................................................................................................................. 28
6.1 AGRICULTURE .......................................................................................................................................... 28
6.2 CONFORMANCE REQUIRED .................................................................................................................... 28
6.3 CONTINUING EXISTING USES ................................................................................................................. 28
6.4 NONCONFORMING USES OR BUILDINGS .............................................................................................. 28
6.5 ZONING FOR FAMILY HOMES .................................................................................................................. 29
6.6 PENDING APPLICATIONS FOR ZONING PERMITS ................................................................................ 29
6.7 STREET FRONTAGE REQUIRED ............................................................................................................. 29
6.8 DWELLING ................................................................................................................................................. 29
6.9 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES OR USES IN RESIDENCE DISTRICTS AND AGRICULTURAL
DISTRICTS ............................................................................................................................................................ 29
6.10 REQUIRED YARD CANNOT BE REDUCED ....................................................................................... 30
6.11 FRONT YARD SETBACK AVERAGE .................................................................................................. 30
6.12 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING ............................................................................................ 30
6.13 HEIGHTS, HOW MEASURED ............................................................................................................. 31
6.14 STORIES.............................................................................................................................................. 31
6.15 FRONT YARD ON LOTS RUNNING THROUGH THE BLOCK ............................................................ 31
6.16 FRONT YARD DEPTHS, HOW MEASURED ....................................................................................... 31
6.17 STORAGE OF TRAVEL TRAILERS..................................................................................................... 31
6.18 BUILDING LINES ON APPROVED PLATS.......................................................................................... 31
6.19 MINIMUM WIDTH REQUIREMENT PER DWELLING UNIT ................................................................ 31
6.20 MINIMUM GROUND FLOOR AREA REQUIREMENT PER DWELLING UNIT .................................... 32
6.21 PRINCIPAL USE ON A COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL LOT ........................................................... 32
6.22 SALE OF LOTS BELOW MINIMUM SPACE REQUIREMENTS .......................................................... 32
6:23 LOTS OF RECORD - UNDERSIZE ...................................................................................................... 32
6.24 CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESSORY BUILDING BEFORE PRINCIPAL BUILDING ............................ 32
6.25 SALE OR LEASE OF REQUIRED SPACE .......................................................................................... 32
6.26 WATER AND SEWAGE REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................... 32
6.27 STRUCTURES PERMITTED ABOVE HEIGHT LIMITS ....................................................................... 33
6.28 OTHER EXCEPTIONS TO YARD REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................... 34
6.29 SUB-LOTS ........................................................................................................................................... 34
6.30 SWIMMING POOLS ............................................................................................................................. 34
6.31 FENCES, WALLS, AND VISION CLEARANCE ................................................................................... 35
6.32 CONTROLLED ACCESS ..................................................................................................................... 35
6.33 SITE PLAN FEES ................................................................................................................................. 36
6.34 HOME OCCUPATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 36
ARTICLE 7: A-1 AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT .......................................................................................................... 38
7.1 DECLARATION OF INTENT ....................................................................................................................... 38
7.2 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES ................................................................................................................. 38
7.3 ACCESSORY PERMITTED USES ............................................................................................................. 38
7.4 SPECIAL PERMITTED USES..................................................................................................................... 38
7.5 HEIGHT REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 39
7.6 YARD REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 39
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