City of Aurora - Land Uses

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to a permitted use

ACCESSORY BUILDING
A building customarily incidental and subordinate to the main building and located on the same lot with the main building.

ACCESSORY USE
A use incidental to the principal use of a building. In buildings restricted for residential use, an office or part thereof used for family occupations and workshops not conducted for compensation shall be deemed accessory uses.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, CP, M-1, M-2, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: MHP, PRD

Development Requirements:
Accessory buildings shall be subject to the following requirements:
Location.

1. It shall not be located nearer the front lot line than the main building.
2. The minimum distance from any property shall be ten (10) feet or five (5) feet if located within the rear one-third (1/3) of the lot.
3. No accessory buildings in excess of nine hundred (900) square feet in size shall be constructed in residential districts without the approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council. Reference Section 500.050 of the City Codes.

A-1 District: No building permits shall be required for structures other than for principal buildings.

R-1 District: Accessory buildings, including a private garage, when situated upon the same lot with the main building and not less than sixty (60) feet from the front street line, and in a case of corner lots, no closer to the side street than is permitted for residences on the street; except that a private garage may be constructed as an integral part of the main building, subject to the height, area and building line regulations of the main building shall be permitted. Accessory buildings shall not cover more than twenty percent (20%) of that area of the lot. Accessory buildings shall be limited to one (1) such building per lot. Any additional accessory buildings must be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council. Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be immediately adjacent to said construction work and which buildings shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction are allowed. [Also see § 400.130(D) Home Occupations and Section 400.280 Accessory Buildings..]

C-2 Districts: Accessory wholesale and service uses necessary to the convenience of the general public subject to conditions deemed appropriate by the Planning and Zoning Commission to ensure conformity to the intent of this Chapter.

Accessory retail, professional, or service uses that are necessary for convenience of residential districts subject to the review by the Planning and Zoning Commission to ensure conformity to the intent of the ordinance.

Acid or chemical manufacture or processes

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Adult bookstores

ADULT BOOKSTORE
An establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock-in-trade, books, photographs, magazines, films for sale or viewing on the premises by use of motion picture devices or other coin-operated means, or other periodicals which are distinguished or characterized by their principal emphasis on matters depicting, describing or relating to specific sexual activities, as said term is defined herein.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: M-1, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
No adult bookstore, adult entertainment facility, bathhouse, or modeling studio shall be permitted except within District "AE."

Any adult bookstore, adult entertainment facility, bathhouse, or modeling studio shall meet the following location and site requirements:

1. No more than two (2) of such uses shall be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of each other as measured in a straight line from the lot line of the affected properties.
2. The property on which such use is located shall have a minimum of fifty (50) feet of street frontage.
3. The property on which the use is located shall be screened by a solid masonry wall at least six (6) feet in height along the side and rear property lines.
4. The facility on which the use is located and the parking for such facility shall have a front yard setback of twenty (20) feet, a side yard setback of ten (10) feet, and a rear yard setback of ten (10) feet.
5. The parking requirement as provided in Section 400.340 shall be met.
6. If the parking and maneuvering space of any parking lot exceeds seventy-five hundred (7,500) square feet, at least five percent (5%) of the lot area shall be maintained as landscaped area; provided that a credit toward the overall required landscaped area may be provided if the landscaping provides for trees either at least fifteen (15) feet in height or at least three (3) inches in diameter for each two thousand (2,000) square feet of required landscaped parking area. Additionally, fifteen percent (15%) of the entire lot area, including parking area, shall be maintained as an open landscaped area with a twenty-foot landscape buffer along all street frontages.
7. The facility in which the use is located shall be designed in such a fashion that all openings, entries and windows prevent view into such facilities from any pedestrian sidewalk, walkway, street or other public area.
8. The facility in which such a use is located shall be limited to one (1) wall-mounted sign no greater than one (1) square foot of a sign area per linear foot of wall length, not to exceed a total of fifty (50) square feet; said sign shall not flash, blink or move by mechanical means and shall not extend above the roofline of the building. Further, no merchandise or pictures of products or entertainment on the premises shall be displayed in window areas or any area where such merchandise or pictures can be viewed from the sidewalk in front of the building. No flashing lights and/or lighting which leaves the impression of motion or movement shall be permitted.

Adult entertainment facilities

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY
Any building, structure or facility which contains or is used for commercial entertainment, including theaters used for presenting live presentations, videotapes or film (predominantly distinguished or characterized by their principal emphasis) on matters depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities, as said term is defined herein, and exotic dance facilities (regardless of whether the theater or facility provides a live presentation, videotape or film presentation), where the patrons either (1) engage in personal contact with or allow personal contact by employees, devices or equipment or by personnel provided by the establishment which appeals to the prurient interest of the patrons, or (2) observe any live presentation, videotape or film presentation of persons wholly or partially nude with their genitals or pubic region exposed or covered only with transparent or opaque covering or, in the case of female persons, with the areola and nipple of the breast exposed or covered only with transparent or opaque covering or to observe specified sexual activities, as said term is defined herein.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: M-1, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area, except medical facilities shall provide not less than one (1) parking space for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor space. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
No adult bookstore, adult entertainment facility, bathhouse, or modeling studio shall be permitted except within District "AE."

Any adult bookstore, adult entertainment facility, bathhouse, or modeling studio shall meet the following location and site requirements:

1. No more than two (2) of such uses shall be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of each other as measured in a straight line from the lot line of the affected properties.
2. The property on which such use is located shall have a minimum of fifty (50) feet of street frontage.
3. The property on which the use is located shall be screened by a solid masonry wall at least six (6) feet in height along the side and rear property lines.
4. The facility on which the use is located and the parking for such facility shall have a front yard setback of twenty (20) feet, a side yard setback of ten (10) feet, and a rear yard setback of ten (10) feet.
5. The parking requirement as provided in Section 400.340 shall be met.
6. If the parking and maneuvering space of any parking lot exceeds seventy-five hundred (7,500) square feet, at least five percent (5%) of the lot area shall be maintained as landscaped area; provided that a credit toward the overall required landscaped area may be provided if the landscaping provides for trees either at least fifteen (15) feet in height or at least three (3) inches in diameter for each two thousand (2,000) square feet of required landscaped parking area. Additionally, fifteen percent (15%) of the entire lot area, including parking area, shall be maintained as an open landscaped area with a twenty-foot landscape buffer along all street frontages.
7. The facility in which the use is located shall be designed in such a fashion that all openings, entries and windows prevent view into such facilities from any pedestrian sidewalk, walkway, street or other public area.
8. The facility in which such a use is located shall be limited to one (1) wall-mounted sign no greater than one (1) square foot of a sign area per linear foot of wall length, not to exceed a total of fifty (50) square feet; said sign shall not flash, blink or move by mechanical means and shall not extend above the roofline of the building. Further, no merchandise or pictures of products or entertainment on the premises shall be displayed in window areas or any area where such merchandise or pictures can be viewed from the sidewalk in front of the building. No flashing lights and/or lighting which leaves the impression of motion or movement shall be permitted.

Agricultural uses

AGRICULTURAL USE
The growing of crops in the open and raising of such stock and poultry as are incidental to the acreage farmed; provided, however, that such land shall consist of at least ten (10) acres in one (1) parcel or in contiguous parcels under common ownership or operation. The feeding or disposal of community or collected garbage shall not be deemed an agricultural use, nor shall the raising of fur-bearing animals, riding academies, livery or boarding stables, commercial feed lots, or dog kennels be so considered.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: A-1, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
See Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading. for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
"Agricultural uses" and their "accessory structures," as defined in Section 400.110, are permitted.

No building permits shall be required for structures other than for principal buildings.

Airport

Animal hospital

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area, except medical facilities shall provide not less than one (1) parking space for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor space. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Apartment house

APARTMENT HOUSE
A building arranged, intended or designed to be occupied by three (3) or more families or housekeeping units living independently of each other.

Assembly of electrical appliances

Assembly of electrical appliances, electronic instruments and devices, radios and phonographs, including the manufacture of small parts only, such as coils, condensers, transformers, crystal holders, and the like.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

M-1 Districts: Must be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

See § 400.230(C)(4) for details on use limitations.

Athletic fields

Athletic fields, privately owned and operated

Automobile assembling, painting, upholstering, rebuilding and other activities

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle.
See Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
M-1 Districts: Must be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

See § 400.230(C)(4) for details on use limitations.

Awning manufacture

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Bakeries

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, CP, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

C-1 Districts: Employing not more than five (5) persons each

Banks or financial institutions

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, CP Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Bathhouses

BATHHOUSE
An establishment or business which provides the services of baths of all kinds, including all forms and methods of hydrotherapy, unless operated by a medical practitioner or professional physical therapist licensed by the State.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
No adult bookstore, adult entertainment facility, bathhouse, or modeling studio shall be permitted except within District "AE."

Any adult bookstore, adult entertainment facility, bathhouse, or modeling studio shall meet the following location and site requirements:

1. No more than two (2) of such uses shall be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of each other as measured in a straight line from the lot line of the affected properties.
2. The property on which such use is located shall have a minimum of fifty (50) feet of street frontage.
3. The property on which the use is located shall be screened by a solid masonry wall at least six (6) feet in height along the side and rear property lines.
4. The facility on which the use is located and the parking for such facility shall have a front yard setback of twenty (20) feet, a side yard setback of ten (10) feet, and a rear yard setback of ten (10) feet.
5. The parking requirement as provided in Section 400.340 shall be met.
6. If the parking and maneuvering space of any parking lot exceeds seventy-five hundred (7,500) square feet, at least five percent (5%) of the lot area shall be maintained as landscaped area; provided that a credit toward the overall required landscaped area may be provided if the landscaping provides for trees either at least fifteen (15) feet in height or at least three (3) inches in diameter for each two thousand (2,000) square feet of required landscaped parking area. Additionally, fifteen percent (15%) of the entire lot area, including parking area, shall be maintained as an open landscaped area with a twenty-foot landscape buffer along all street frontages.
7. The facility in which the use is located shall be designed in such a fashion that all openings, entries and windows prevent view into such facilities from any pedestrian sidewalk, walkway, street or other public area.
8. The facility in which such a use is located shall be limited to one (1) wall-mounted sign no greater than one (1) square foot of a sign area per linear foot of wall length, not to exceed a total of fifty (50) square feet; said sign shall not flash, blink or move by mechanical means and shall not extend above the roofline of the building. Further, no merchandise or pictures of products or entertainment on the premises shall be displayed in window areas or any area where such merchandise or pictures can be viewed from the sidewalk in front of the building. No flashing lights and/or lighting which leaves the impression of motion or movement shall be permitted.

Beauty shops or barbershops

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, CP, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Bed-and-breakfast establishments

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BED-AND-BREAKFAST
A single-family dwelling unit where guest rooms are provided for overnight stay for travelers for compensation with breakfast being the only meal served and where the host resides on the property. Said property will not be used for weekly or monthly rental of rooms.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: A-1, C-1, C-2, C-O, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
See Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading. for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Bed-and-breakfast establishments shall be considered a special use under the Aurora City Code. Each individual or business entity operating a bed-and-breakfast shall be subject to all the ordinances and regulations as set forth in this Section or any other Section of the Aurora City Code, and shall be subject to such other conditions and requirements set forth by the Aurora City Council.

Limited Use. Bed-and-breakfast establishments are permitted in the "A-1," "R-1," "R-2," "R-3," "PRD," "C-O," "C-1," and "C-2" Zoning Districts subject to the provisions of the districts. A bed-and-breakfast establishment shall be carried on entirely within the dwelling unit by a member of the family residing in the dwelling unit, shall clearly be incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes, and shall conform to the following standards:

a. Bed-and-breakfast establishments shall be registered on or before January 1 of each year with the City Building Official on a form provided by the Building Official. Any necessary business licenses shall first be obtained.
b. No other type of occupation or profession shall be permitted within the building where the bed-and- breakfast establishment is located.
c. No more than fifty percent (50%) of the livable floor area of the building may be used for the bed-and-breakfast establishment. The applicant shall provide, with the initial application, three (3) copies of a floor plan showing the specific location of the areas to be used for the bed-and-breakfast establishment.
d. No more than one (1) non-family member shall be employed by the bed-and-breakfast, except for special events.
e. No offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat or glare shall be produced.
f. There shall be no exterior display, no exterior sign, except as permitted herein, no exterior storage of materials, and no other exterior indication of the bed-and-breakfast establishment or variation from the residential character of the building.
g. One (1) sign shall be permitted which shall be an unanimated, non-illuminated, flat or window sign having an area of not more than four (4) square feet. The sign shall be attached flat to the building or displayed in a manner approved, in writing, by the Building Official.
h. No machinery or equipment shall be installed which interferes with radio or television reception and which is not customarily incidental to the bed-and-breakfast establishment. In no case shall any machine exceed one (1) rated horsepower (1 hp).
i. One (1) unobstructed off-street parking space shall be provided for each available bedroom in the bed-and-breakfast establishment. City staff can grant a variance if it can be shown that adequate parking already exists.
j. No additions shall be added to the residence to establish this use.
k. No lodger shall be rented a room longer than seven (7) consecutive days.
l. No meals may be served, except for breakfast, unless the establishment is in a zone which allows preparation of meals or a special event permit is obtained. Breakfast shall be provided at no extra costs to the tenant.
m. Meals may be served only to overnight guests, unless the establishment is in a zone which allows the preparation of meals or a special event permit is obtained.
n. The owner/occupant is required to maintain a guest register in which shall be recorded the name, driver's license number and permanent home address of the guest. Said register shall be available for inspection by the Building Official, Police Department or other law enforcement agency.
o. The bed-and-breakfast establishment shall conform to all Federal, State and local laws and regulations concerning health, safety, licensing and non-discrimination laws and regulations.
p. The bed-and-breakfast establishment shall have working smoke detectors in every sleeping room and the hallways leading to the sleeping rooms. A fire extinguisher, in proper working order, shall be placed in a readily accessible place on each floor of the establishment.

Occupancy Requirements. All bed-and-breakfast establishments shall comply to size and occupancy and other applicable requirements of the City Building Code. In furtherance, and not in limitation thereof, operators shall abide by the following standards:

a. Seventy (70) square feet per bedroom for one (1) person; and
b. One hundred (100) square feet per bedroom for two (2) persons.

Inspections. Each building licensed or proposed to be licensed as a bed-and-breakfast under the terms of this Section shall be inspected from time to time by the Building Official, Health Officer or designated Fire Official. If any inspections disclose a condition existing in the building tending to create a structural, health or fire hazard, and such condition is not corrected within thirty (30) days after notice, in writing, to the owner or operator of the business by the Building Official, Health Officer or Fire Official, the license of the owner or operator of the licensed business may be suspended or revoked by the City Clerk or the application for a license rejected.

Special Event Permit. If the property is rented for receptions and other social gatherings during the year, said rentals shall be limited to ten (10) rentals per year, provided that:

a. A permit is obtained from the City at least seven (7) days prior to the event.
b. Food preparation must be by a licensed caterer and not prepared on the premises.
c. No alcoholic beverages are to be served unless an appropriate State license is obtained, and a copy of the same is provided to the City.

Should the owner of the premises violate any provisions under this Section, then the permit to operate the bed-and-breakfast shall be revoked.

Billboards and advertising signs

BILLBOARD OR SIGN BOARD
Any sign or advertisement used as an outdoor display for the purpose of making anything known, the origin or point of sale of which may be remote from said display.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Note: See also Chapter 530: Signs and Advertising.

C-P Districts

Advertising signs must relate to the shopping center, the stores and shop and products sold therein. All advertising signs and structures shall be designed as an integral part of the shopping center development and shall be harmonious with the other features of the center.

Blacksmith shops and machine shops

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: CP, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

M-1 Districts: Must be conducted within a completely enclosed building. Excluding punch presses over twenty (20) tons rated capacity, drop hammers, and automatic screw machines.

See § 400.230(C)(4) for details on use limitations.

Bottling operations

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Bowling alley

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Pool Halls, Bowling Alleys, And Similar Recreational Facilities. One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Cemeteries

CHILD CARE CENTER
Any place, home, or institution which receives three (3) or more children under the age of sixteen (16) years, and not of common parentage, for care apart from their natural parents, legal guardians, or custodians, when received for regular periods of time for compensation; provided, however, this definition shall not include public and private schools organized, operated, or approved under the laws of this State, custody of children fixed by blood or marriage within the third degree of the custodial person, or to churches or other religious or public institutions caring for children within the institutional building while their parents or legal guardians are attending services or meetings or classes or engaged in church activities.

Child care centers

CHILD CARE CENTER
Any place, home, or institution which receives three (3) or more children under the age of sixteen (16) years, and not of common parentage, for care apart from their natural parents, legal guardians, or custodians, when received for regular periods of time for compensation; provided, however, this definition shall not include public and private schools organized, operated, or approved under the laws of this State, custody of children fixed by blood or marriage within the third degree of the custodial person, or to churches or other religious or public institutions caring for children within the institutional building while their parents or legal guardians are attending services or meetings or classes or engaged in church activities.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Child care centers authorized under uses permitted on review in residential districts [see § 400.150(B)] shall meet the following provisions:

1. The center in an "R-1," "R-2," or "R-3" Zone shall be located in a single-family dwelling which is the permanent residence of the operator and shall be operated in a manner that will not change the character of the residence.
2. The dwelling shall contain not less than one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area where three (3) children, not members of the family, are provided for; and the dwelling shall be increased by one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area for each child more than three (3) provided for within the dwelling. The floor area of an attached garage shall not be included in determining gross floor area of the dwelling.
3. Any center or dwelling shall meet City/County Health Department requirements as to safety, design, facilities, equipment and other features.
4. The dwelling shall be located on a lot having not less than twelve thousand (12,000) square feet of area, and all portions of said lot used for outdoor play space shall be fenced with an opaque, ornamental fence not less than forty-two (42) inches in height.
5. The center shall be operated in a manner that will not adversely affect other properties and uses in the area.

Churches or places of worship

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: A-1, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Churches. One (1) off-street parking space for each four (4) seats in the principal place of assembly. Every twenty-four (24) inches of bench space shall be equal to one (1) seat. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Includes accessory structures.

Cleaning, pressing and dyeing plants

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, CP Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
C-1 Districts: Employing not more than five (5) persons each; provided that only non-explosive cleaning fluids shall be used.

Cluster residential development

Dog kennels

DOG KENNEL
The keeping of more than four (4) dogs that are more than six (6) months old, and further subject to the limitations set forth in Section 210.160 of this Code.

Dwelling, mixed

Dwelling, multiple-family

DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILY
A building or portion of a building designed for or occupied by more than two (2) families living independently of each other.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, M-1, M-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Multi-Family Dwellings. One and one-half (1 1/2) off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Development Requirements:
Whenever a multiple-family dwelling or group of multiple-family dwellings is designed with an inner or outer court, the following requirements shall be complied with:

1. Outer Court Width. The width of an outer court upon which windows open shall be not less than ten (10) feet. Or equal to the height of the opposing wall, whichever is greater; and in no case shall an outer court be less than five (5) feet in width or equal to seventy percent (70%) of the height of the opposing wall, whichever is greater.
2. Inner Court Width. The width of an inner court of a multiple-family dwelling shall be not less than two (2) times the height of the lowest wall forming the court, but in no case shall it be less than twenty (20) feet.
3. Passageway For Inner Court. An open unobstructed passageway shall be provided at the grade of each inner court. Such passageway shall be not less than twelve (12) feet in height, and shall provide a straight and continuous passage from the inner court to a court or a yard or open space having a direct connection with a street.
4. Accessory Buildings Prohibited. No accessory building shall be located in a court of a multiple-family dwelling.

Dwelling, single-family

DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY
A building having accommodations for and occupied exclusively by one (1) family. The classifications "single-family dwelling" and "single-family residence" shall include any group home as defined in this Section.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: A-1, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, M-1, M-2, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Single-Family Dwellings. Two (2) off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Development Requirements:
Does not include mobile homes.

A-1 Districts: On parcels of not less than five (5) acres

Dwelling, two-family

DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
A building designed exclusively for occupancy by two (2) families living independently of each other, including a duplex [one (1) dwelling unit above the other or one (1) dwelling unit beside the other].

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, M-1, M-2, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Two-Family Dwellings. Two (2) off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Development Requirements:
Does not include mobile homes.

Educational institution

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Schools. One (1) space for each staff member and employee. In the case of secondary schools, one (1) additional parking space for each eight (8) students in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) shall be provided. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Electrical receiving or transforming station

Explosives manufacture or wholesale storage of explosives

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Fences

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: A-1, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, CP, M-1, M-2, MHP, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Development Requirements:
Within all zoning districts except District "A-1" (Agricultural) and "MHP" (Mobile Home Park) with undedicated City streets, all fences and privacy screens shall be of a substantial material of the following type: constructed of either metal chain link, ornamental aluminum/iron, wrought iron, masonry, rigid vinyl or wood. Fences constructed of light gauge wire such as poultry wire, rabbit wire, bamboo or other like material, barbed wire, electrical (not to include buried or hidden pet fences) or stockade are prohibited. Any material not listed and security fences must have approval from the Planning and Zoning Director or his/her designee. The maximum height of fences shall be six (6) feet, except the maximum height shall be three (3) feet within the front yard measured from the front building line. (See Section 400.320 for fences on corner lots.) Picket fences shall have a maximum distance between each picket of not more than three (3) inches. There shall be no fences placed within any drainage and utility easements or rights-of-way except utility easements that are located at the rear of the property. Then said utility easement shall have gates ten (10) feet wide installed at the rear of the property to allow access from both sides of the utility easement unless no utilities are located in said easement. A permit is required for all fences.

Fire stations

Food service establishments

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, CP, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Restaurant, Cafe, Tavern, Nightclub Or Similar Establishment. One (1) parking space for every two (2) employees and one (1) additional space for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

C-1 District: Includes drive-in service.

Foundry

Foundry casting lightweight non-ferrous metal not causing noxious fumes or odors.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

M-1 Districts: Must be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

See § 400.230(C)(4) for details on use limitations.

Freighting or trucking yard or terminal

Gas manufacture or storage

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Gasoline filling stations

GASOLINE FILLING STATION
Any area of land, including any structure or structures thereon that is or are used or designed to be used for the storage or sale of gasoline or oil or other fuel (not including liquid petroleum gases) primarily for the propulsion of vehicles.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3, CP, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Service Stations. Two (2) parking spaces for each gas pump and three (3) spaces for each grease rack. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

C-P Districts: Shall be planned as an integral part of the center, but may be constructed in advance.

Greenhouses and nurseries

Greenhouses or nurseries, commercial

Group home, general

A residential home providing twenty-four-hour care in a protected environment for more than eight (8) persons with physical or mental disabilities and any number of caregivers.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: A-1, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, CP, M-1, M-2, MHP, PRD, R-1, R-2, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading. for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
A special use permit is required for a group home, general.

Group homes shall be subject to the following standards only when located in an "A-1" or "R-1" District:

1. Spacing: A group home to be located within a residential zoning district shall not be located within five hundred (500) feet of another group home, measured as the shortest distance between any portion of the structure in which persons reside.
2. Exterior Appearance: There shall be no alteration of the exterior of the group home that shall change the character thereof as a single-family residence. There shall be no alteration of the property on which the group home is located that will change the character thereof as property within a single-family dwelling district.
3. Neighborhood Character: A group home constructed in an "A-1" or "R-1" District shall be constructed to be compatible with the architectural character of the neighborhood in which it is located.

Group home, limited

A residential home providing twenty-four-hour care in a protected environmental for eight (8) or fewer unrelated persons with mental or physical disabilities; further, and pursuant to Section 89.020, RSMo., such home may include two (2) additional persons acting as house parents or guardians who need not be related to each other or to any of the mentally or physically handicapped persons residing in the home

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: A-1, R-1 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
See Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading. for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Group homes shall be subject to the following standards only when located in an "A-1" or "R-1" District:

1. Spacing: A group home to be located within a residential zoning district shall not be located within five hundred (500) feet of another group home, measured as the shortest distance between any portion of the structure in which persons reside.
2. Exterior Appearance: There shall be no alteration of the exterior of the group home that shall change the character thereof as a single-family residence. There shall be no alteration of the property on which the group home is located that will change the character thereof as property within a single-family dwelling district.
3. Neighborhood Character: A group home constructed in an "A-1" or "R-1" District shall be constructed to be compatible with the architectural character of the neighborhood in which it is located.

Home occupations

HOME OCCUPATION
Any occupation or profession carried on by the inhabitants which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling, which does not change the character thereof, and which is conducted entirely within the main building; provided that no trading in merchandise is carried on and in connection with which there is no display of merchandise or sign other than one (1) non-illuminated nameplate not more than two (2) square feet in area attached to the main building, and no mechanical equipment is used or activity is conducted which creates any noise, dust, odor, or electrical disturbance beyond the confines of the lot on which said occupation is conducted. Customary home occupations providing personal services shall be construed to be a physician, dentist, surgeon, dressmaker, musician, artist, beautician, barber, or similar activity which does not involve sales at wholesale or retail and that no assistant, other than that of a receptionist or secretary, other than a member of the family household, is employed.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Minimum of three (3) off-street parking spaces, which may include residential spaces. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Development Requirements:
None of the provisions of this Chapter shall be construed to prohibit customary home occupations, such as the office of a physician, dentist, surgeon, dressmaker, tailor, musician, artist, beautician, barber or similar activity which does not involve sales at wholesale or retail.

The following restrictions apply:

a. That such uses are located in the dwelling used by a person as his or her private residence.
b. That no person, other than an assistant, receptionist or secretary, not a member of the family household is employed on site or reports to work at the site in conduct of the home occupation.
c. Nor shall there be external evidence of such operations except an unilluminated sign of not more than two (2) square feet in area used to advertise the same per Section 530.030. Such sign shall be affixed to the structure.
d. The house area of flooring space devoted to the establishment of a home occupation shall not be included in the minimum space required [one thousand forty (1,040) square feet] for the residence.
e. Only one (1) vehicle may be used for the home occupation, and it shall not exceed one (1) ton in capacity. One (1) trailer only may be used in the conduct of a home occupation, and it shall be stored in an enclosed garage on the premises or stored off site at a location approved for such storage.
f. This use shall not generate vehicular or pedestrian traffic in excess of that which is normally associated with residential uses in the same zone.

The following uses are expressly prohibited as or in conjunction with home occupations:

a. Any type of repair or assembly of vehicles or equipment with internal combustion engines (such as autos, motorcycles, scooters, snowmobiles, outboard marine engines, lawn mowers, chain saws, and other small engines), large appliances (such as washing machines, dryers, and refrigerators), or any other work related to automobiles and their parts;
b. Dispatch centers or other businesses where employees come to the site and are dispatched to other locations;
c. Animal grooming, care, or boarding;
d. Retail sales.

Hospitals or medical facilities

HOSPITAL
A building used for the diagnosis, treatment, or other care of human ailments, unless otherwise specified.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: CP Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: A-1, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Hospitals. One (1) parking space for each employee and one (1) additional space for each four (4) patient beds. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Hotels

HOTEL
Any building or portion thereof which contains guest rooms, which are designed or intended to be used, rented, or hired out for occupancy by, or which are occupied by ten (10) or more individuals for compensation, whether it be paid directly or indirectly.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Motels And Hotels. One (1) space for each employee and one (1) parking space for each rental unit. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Laundries

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3, CP, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

C-2 Districts: Employing more than five (5) persons each.

Libraries

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Community Centers, Libraries, Galleries, And Museums. Shall provide ten (10) parking spaces plus one (1) additional parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Lumberyards or building material sales

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Wholesale, Retail, And Commercial Storage. One (1) parking space for each employee and one (1) space for each company vehicle stored at the site. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

M-1 Districts: Building materials sales yard, and lumberyard, including the sale of rock, sand, gravel, and the like as an incidental part of the main business, but not including a concrete batch plant or transit mix plant.

Manufacture and maintenance

Manufacture and maintenance of electric and neon signs, commercial advertising structures, light sheet metal products, including heating and ventilating ducts, and equipment, metal buildings, wood buildings, and wood products.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: C-2, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

M-1 Districts: Must be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

See § 400.230(C)(4) for details on use limitations.

Manufacture of cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of Paris

Manufacture of cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of Paris, including concrete batch plant or transit mix plant.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Manufacture of ceramic products

Manufacture of pottery and figurines or other similar ceramic products, using only previously pulverized clay and kilns fired only by electricity or gas.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: C-2, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

M-1 Districts: Must be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

See § 400.230(C)(4) for details on use limitations.

Manufacture of musical instruments, toys, novelties

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: C-2, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

M-1 Districts: Must be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

See § 400.230(C)(4) for details on use limitations.

Manufacture of products to be sold at retail upon the premises

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Provided such use is not noxious or offensive by reason of emission of vibration, smoke, dust, gas, or noise.

C-1 Districts: Provided that in such manufacture total mechanical power shall not exceed five (5) horsepower for the operation of any shop and provided that the space occupied by the manufacturing use permitted herein shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total floor area of the entire building or the equivalent of the ground floor area thereof and provided, further, that such manufacturing use is not noxious or offensive by reason of vibrations, noise, or emission of odor, dust, smoke, or gas.

Manufacture, compounding, assembling, or treatment from previously prepared materials

Manufacture, compounding, assembling, or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: bone, cellophane, canvas, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paper, plastics, precious, and semiprecious metals or stone, shell, textiles, tobacco, wood, yarn, and paint not employing a boiling process.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: C-2, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

M-1 Districts: Must be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

See § 400.230(C)(4) for details on use limitations.

Manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging, or treatment of products

Manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging, or treatment of such products as bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, dairy products, drugs, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, soaps, toiletries, and food products.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: C-2, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

M-1 Districts: Must be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

See § 400.230(C)(4) for details on use limitations.

Mobile home parks

MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION
A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two (2) or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.

MOBILE HOME PARK: (TRAILER PARK)
Any area, tract, site, or plot of ground on which a mobile home occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes is located or intended to be located regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodation. Such definition includes all buildings used or intended to be used as a part of the equipment or facilities thereof.

MOBILE HOME PARK
Any area, tract, or site or plot of land whereupon a minimum of ten (10) "mobile homes" as herein defined are placed, located or maintained or intended to be placed, located, or maintained for dwelling purposes only and upon a permanent or semipermanent basis.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: MHP, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
See Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading. for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
It shall be unlawful for any person, or anyone acting as an agent or employee of any person, to keep or maintain mobile home within any district other than a "MHP" Mobile Home Park District as set out in the Zoning Ordinance of the City.

For complete information, please see Chapter 525 Mobile Home Parks.

For additional information on Manufactured Homes in the Floodplain, see Section 415.170: Manufactured Homes.

Modeling studios

MODELING STUDIO
An establishment or business distinguished or characterized by their principal emphasis being the providing of services of modeling for the purpose of reproducing the human body wholly or partially nude by means of photography, painting, sketching, drawing, or otherwise.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
No adult bookstore, adult entertainment facility, bathhouse, or modeling studio shall be permitted except within District "AE."

Any adult bookstore, adult entertainment facility, bathhouse, or modeling studio shall meet the following location and site requirements:

1. No more than two (2) of such uses shall be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of each other as measured in a straight line from the lot line of the affected properties.
2. The property on which such use is located shall have a minimum of fifty (50) feet of street frontage.
3. The property on which the use is located shall be screened by a solid masonry wall at least six (6) feet in height along the side and rear property lines.
4. The facility on which the use is located and the parking for such facility shall have a front yard setback of twenty (20) feet, a side yard setback of ten (10) feet, and a rear yard setback of ten (10) feet.
5. The parking requirement as provided in Section 400.340 shall be met.
6. If the parking and maneuvering space of any parking lot exceeds seventy-five hundred (7,500) square feet, at least five percent (5%) of the lot area shall be maintained as landscaped area; provided that a credit toward the overall required landscaped area may be provided if the landscaping provides for trees either at least fifteen (15) feet in height or at least three (3) inches in diameter for each two thousand (2,000) square feet of required landscaped parking area. Additionally, fifteen percent (15%) of the entire lot area, including parking area, shall be maintained as an open landscaped area with a twenty-foot landscape buffer along all street frontages.
7. The facility in which the use is located shall be designed in such a fashion that all openings, entries and windows prevent view into such facilities from any pedestrian sidewalk, walkway, street or other public area.
8. The facility in which such a use is located shall be limited to one (1) wall-mounted sign no greater than one (1) square foot of a sign area per linear foot of wall length, not to exceed a total of fifty (50) square feet; said sign shall not flash, blink or move by mechanical means and shall not extend above the roofline of the building. Further, no merchandise or pictures of products or entertainment on the premises shall be displayed in window areas or any area where such merchandise or pictures can be viewed from the sidewalk in front of the building. No flashing lights and/or lighting which leaves the impression of motion or movement shall be permitted.

Mortuaries or funeral homes

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Funeral Homes. One (1) parking space for each fifty (50) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Motels

MOTEL
A group of buildings including either separate units or a row of units or rooms which: 1. Contain individual sleeping accommodations; 2. Have individual entrances.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Motels And Hotels. One (1) space for each employee and one (1) parking space for each rental unit.For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Museums

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Community Centers, Libraries, Galleries, And Museums. Shall provide ten (10) parking spaces plus one (1) additional parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Nursing home, home for the aged, or group home

Office buildings

Office buildings to be used only for the administrative functions of groups, companies, corporations, social or philanthropic organizations or societies.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, CP Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Offices

Accountants; Architects and engineers; Brokers; Dentists; Lawyers; Physicians, osteopaths, chiropractors, optometrists, and others of the healing arts; Real estate and insurance.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, CP Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Offices, general business

Offices such as: accountants; Architects and engineers; Brokers; Dentists; Lawyers; Physicians, osteopaths, chiropractors, optometrists, and others of the healing arts; Real estate and insurance.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, CP Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

C-P Districts: Provided, however, that the total gross floor area of all office uses, exclusive of those listed in Subsection (C)(2) above, shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the gross floor area of the shopping center.

Oil field equipment storage yard

Parking lot, automobile

PARKING SPACE, AUTOMOBILE
Space within or on a building or private or public parking area for the parking of one (1) automobile. Truck loading and unloading space shall not be included in such area.

Parks, public

Petroleum or its products, refining of

Philanthropic or eleemosynary institution

Playgrounds, public

RECREATION OR PLAYGROUND CENTER
A usable parcel of land suitably drained, free of stagnant pools of water, with sufficient soil to support the growth of plant material, and containing a variety of recreational facilities.

Portable buildings

PORTABLE BUILDING
Any building not in excess of twelve (12) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length, with a solid wood or metal floor on skids with no electrical or plumbing hookups.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
See Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading. for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

R-1, R-2 & R-3 Districts: For storage only , when situated upon the same lot with the main building and not to exceed the front line of the main structured building, and in a case of corner lots, no closer to the side street than is permitted for residences on the street.Portable buildings shall not cover more than twenty percent (20%) of that area of the lot or be larger in size than twelve (12) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in length. Portable buildings shall be limited to one (1) such building per lot. Portable buildings shall meet all the standard building codes for construction of wooden or metal structures. [Also see § 400.130(D) Home Occupations and Section 400.280 Accessory Buildings..]

Private garages

An enclosed space for the storage of one (1) or more vehicles; provided that no business, occupation, or service is conducted for profit therein, nor space therein for more than one (1) car is leased to a non-resident of the premises.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
See Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading. for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Accessory buildings, including a private garage, when situated upon the same lot with the main building and not less than sixty (60) feet from the front street line, and in a case of corner lots, no closer to the side street than is permitted for residences on the street; except that a private garage may be constructed as an integral part of the main building, subject to the height, area and building line regulations of the main building shall be permitted. Accessory buildings shall not cover more than twenty percent (20%) of that area of the lot. Accessory buildings shall be limited to one (1) such building per lot. Any additional accessory buildings must be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council. Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work, which buildings shall be immediately adjacent to said construction work and which buildings shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction are allowed. [Also see § 400.130(D) and Section 400.280: Accessory Buildings].

Public buildings and utilities

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
See Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading. for detailed information.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Public buildings and utilities may be permitted in any district subject to such protective restrictions deemed necessary by the City Planning and Zoning Commission.

Other public buildings or uses owned, controlled and operated exclusively by the City of Aurora, the State of Missouri, or the United States shall be permitted.

Public garages

Any garage not a private garage, and which is used for storage, repair, rental, servicing, or supplying of gasoline or oil to motor vehicles.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Development Requirements:

C-2 & C-3 Districts: In public garages, no repair facilities shall be maintained on the front portion of the lot, or in the front portion of the first story of the building within thirty (30) feet of the front street.

Public utility service yard

Publishing

Newspaper, magazine, or book publishing, including job printing.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Manufacturing Industries. One (1) parking space for each employee on the largest shift and one (1) for each company vehicle. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Radio or television studios or broadcasting stations

Recreation center

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Community Centers, Libraries, Galleries, And Museums. Shall provide ten (10) parking spaces plus one (1) additional parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Recreational areas

Recreational or community buildings

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Pool Halls, Bowling Alleys, And Similar Recreational Facilities. One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Refuse dumps and landfills, public or private

DUMP
A lot or land, or part thereof, used primarily for the disposal by abandonment, dumping, burial, burning, or any other means and for whatever purpose of garbage, sewage, trash, refuse, junk, discarded machinery, vehicles, or parts thereof, or waste material of any kind.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: M-2, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
See Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading. for detailed information.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
M-2 Districts: Property and buildings in the "M-2" District, when used for the above purposes, shall have the uses thereon conducted in such a manner that all operations, display or storage of materials shall be screened by ornamental fences, walls and/or permanent evergreen planting so that it cannot be seen from a public street.

Rental of equipment commonly used by contractors

Rest home

REST HOME
A facility designed or intended for the care of invalids or convalescents, or a resort where people go to rest and regain health.

Rodeo or fairgrounds

Rooming house or boardinghouse

Sale barn for livestock

Sales and service, boat or marine

Sales and service, farm implements

Sales, automobile or light truck

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Auto Sales And Garages. One (1) parking space for each employee and four (4) spaces for each maintenance stall. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

C-1 Districts: Excluding repair facilities.

Sales, mobile homes

Salvage yard or junk yard, automobile

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: M-2, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
See Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading. for detailed information.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
M-2 Districts: Property and buildings in the "M-2" District, when used for the above purposes, shall have the uses thereon conducted in such a manner that all operations, display or storage of materials shall be screened by ornamental fences, walls and/or permanent evergreen planting so that it cannot be seen from a public street.

Salvage yard or junk yard, general

JUNK YARD
A lot, land, or structure, or part thereof, used primarily for the collecting, storage, and sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal or discarded material; or for the collecting, dismantling, storage and salvaging of machinery or vehicles not in running condition, and for the sale of parts thereof.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
See Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading. for detailed information.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
M-2 Districts: Property and buildings in the "M-2" District, when used for the above purposes, shall have the uses thereon conducted in such a manner that all operations, display or storage of materials shall be screened by ornamental fences, walls and/or permanent evergreen planting so that it cannot be seen from a public street.

Salvage yards, building materials

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: M-2, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
See Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading. for detailed information.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
M-2 Districts: Property and buildings in the "M-2" District, when used for the above purposes, shall have the uses thereon conducted in such a manner that all operations, display or storage of materials shall be screened by ornamental fences, walls and/or permanent evergreen planting so that it cannot be seen from a public street.

Schools and institutions of higher learning, public and private

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: A-1, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Schools. One (1) space for each staff member and employee. In the case of secondary schools, one (1) additional parking space for each eight (8) students in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) shall be provided. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Services, automobile

Assembling, painting, upholstering, rebuilding, reconditioning, body and fender works, truck repairing and overhauling, tire retreading or recapping and battery manufacture.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Auto Sales And Garages. One (1) parking space for each employee and four (4) spaces for each maintenance stall. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
M-1 Districts: Must be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

Shopping center

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: CP, M-1, M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
See Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading. for detailed information.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Property and buildings in a "C-P" Planned Shopping Center District shall be used only for the uses enumerated below; provided, however, that these uses shall be located in a unified shopping center which shall have not less than five (5) shops and stores, at least one (1) of which shall be a major outlet of not less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet of gross floor area. The shops and stores of the shopping center shall have a combined total gross floor area of not less than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.

Any of the following uses may be permitted:

Antique shop

Apparel store-family, men or women

Appliance store

Automobile parking lot

Bakery goods store

Bank

Barbershop

Beauty shop

Book or stationery store

Camera shop

Candy shop

Cleaning and pressing collection station

Dairy products or ice cream store

Delicatessen

Drugstore

Florist shop

Furniture store

Gift shop

Grocery store

Hardware store

Help-yourself laundry

Jewelry store

Meat market

Medical facility

Music store

Newspaper or magazine sales

Notions store

Office supply store

Paint and decorating shop

Pharmacy

Photography studio

Radio and television sales and service

Restaurant

Sewing machine sales and service

Shoe store or shoe repair shop

Specialty shop

Supermarket

Tailor shop

Toy store

Variety store

Signs, bulletin boards, displays

SIGN
Any words, numerals, figures, devices, designs, or trademarks by which anything is made known, used to designate an individual, a firm, profession, business, or a commodity and which is visible from any public street or from the air.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: A-1, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-O, CP, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Development Requirements:
Note: See also Chapter 530: Signs and Advertising.

A-1 Districts:

A bulletin board or sign not exceeding forty (40) square feet in area advertising the lease, hire or sale of a building or premises is permitted per Section 530.030: Advertising Billboards Or Signs.. The sign or board shall be removed as soon as the premises are leased, hired or sold with the exception of signs being placed within designated City parks being approved by the Aurora Park Board.
Sign or display, not exceeding two (2) in number, advertising the development of the land on which the sign or display is situated. All signs or displays shall be removed immediately upon completion of the development, but in no case shall they be permitted to remain longer than five (5) years from the date of issuance of the special permit. The type, location, and lighting of the sign or display shall be such as to not be detrimental to the use of adjacent properties, or to restrict sight distances on public streets.

R-1, R-2, & R-3 Districts:

Advertisement signs no larger than four (4) square feet shall be permitted per Section 530.030. Such sign shall be removed when construction, sale or event is completed or within one (1) year of placement with the exception of signs being placed within designated City parks being approved by the Aurora Park Board. Exception: Churches and schools located in residentially zoned area may erect signs approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

C-O Districts

A nameplate and sign relating only to the occupations practiced therein are allowed per Section 530.030. No lighted or flashing signs shall be permitted. Any nameplate or sign shall be permanently affixed to the structure.

C-1 Districts

A nameplate and sign relating only to the use of the store and premises or to products sold on the premises is permitted per Section 530.030. Lighted signs of flashing or intermittent type shall be prohibited; provided, however, that this shall not prevent the use of animated or lighted signs located entirely within the building which can be seen only from the street side of the building.

C-2 & C-3 M-1 M-2 Districts

A nameplate and sign relating only to the use of the store and premises or to products sold on the premises is permitted per Section 530.030. Lighted signs of flashing or intermittent type shall be reviewed and approved or disapproved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. This shall not prevent the use of animated or lighted signs located entirely within the building which can be seen only from the street side of the building.

C-P Districts

Advertising signs must relate to the shopping center, the stores and shop and products sold therein. All advertising signs and structures shall be designed as an integral part of the shopping center development and shall be harmonious with the other features of the center.

Small houses

SMALL HOUSE
A structure not less than seven hundred (700) square feet and not to exceed one thousand forty (1,040) square feet and not exceeding two (2) stories in height. Intended for use as a permanent, single-family residence. Structure must be connected to public utilities (electric, water and sewer). A manufactured home, mobile home or travel unit as defined in Section 525.010 is not considered a Small House.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: A-1, R-1, R-2, R-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Single-Family Dwellings. Two (2) off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Development Requirements:
Uses Prohibited.

1. Small House construction shall not be permitted in any existing Commercial or Manufacturing Zones within the City.
Exception: Parcels within a Commercial Zone where a residential structure was previously located shall be allowed to construct a small home, so long as the neighboring property uses align with single-family residential use. The determination of applicability of this exception shall be made by the Building Official.
2. Home occupations shall be prohibited in Small Houses.
3. No lot splits will be approved that result in a residential lot of less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet.

New Developments. Requires platting or re-platting of the property under standard platting/re-platting guidelines for developments containing two (2) or more lots.

Height, Setback, Yard And Area Requirements.

Minimum lot width:
Interior Lots: Forty (40) feet of street frontage.
Corner Lots: Forty (40) feet.
Minimum lot depth: Fifty (50) feet.
Minimum lot area: Two thousand (2,000) square feet.
Maximum lot area: Seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet. In the event an existing "small house" is located on a lot larger than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet, said small house shall be allowed to be replaced by structure of same size or larger.
Minimum yards:
Front yard: No building shall be located within twenty-five (25) feet of the front property line. No building shall be located in the front yard between the primary building and the front property line.
Side yard:
Interior Lots. No building shall be located within five (5) feet of any side property line. No portable or accessory building shall be located within five (5) feet of any side property line.
Corner Lots. No building or accessory building shall be located within twenty-five (25) feet of the side street right-of-way. No building shall be located within five (5) feet of the interior side property line. No portable or accessory building shall be located within five (5) feet of the interior side property line.
Rear yard:
No building shall be located within ten (10) feet of any rear property line. No portable or accessory building shall be located within ten (10) feet of any rear property line.

Garage Area Per Lot. No private garages shall provide storage for more than one (1) vehicle for every two thousand (2,000) square feet of lot area.

Minimum Requirements. The following are minimum requirements for Small House construction and placement:

1. Height: Maximum structure height two (2) stories or thirty (30) feet.
2. Living Space: Maximum square footage including all floors one thousand forty (1,040).
3. Minimum square footage including all floors seven hundred (700).
4. Foundation: Must be frost proof concrete slab, crawl space or basement.
5. Anchor: House must be anchored to withstand minimum ninety (90) mph wind load, and permanently affixed to the foundation.
6. Roof: Must be pitch roof constructed of metal roofing or composite shingles.
7. Building Code. House must meet current City adopted building code, utilizing minimum standard building materials unless constructed and sealed as HUD certified. Storage buildings, storage containers, and shipping containers converted to Small Houses are not accepted. Units must have characteristics of a typical home.
8. New: Small Houses not built on site, must be new (current year) and not previously lived in.
9. Building Permits. Building permits and inspections are required for site work, foundations and houses built off site (if not HUD certified).

Parking. Off street automobile and vehicular parking and loading areas shall be provided

Storage and parking, trailers, commercial vehicles and mobile homes

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: MHP Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: A-1, PRD, R-1, R-2, R-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading. for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Commercial vehicles and trailers of all types, including travel, camping and hauling and mobile homes, shall not be parked or stored on any lot occupied by a dwelling or on any lot in any residential district, except in accordance with the following provisions:

1. Not more than one (1) commercial vehicle, which does not exceed one and one-half (1 1/2) tons rated capacity or a hauling trailer with a maximum length of twenty-four (24) feet and eight (8) feet in width per family living on the premises, shall be permitted. In no case shall a commercial vehicle used for hauling explosives, gasoline, or liquefied petroleum products be permitted.
2. Not more than one (1) camping or travel trailer or recreational vehicle per family living on the premises shall be permitted, and said trailer shall not exceed forty-two (42) feet in length or ten (10) feet in width; and, further, provided, that said trailer shall not be parked or stored for more than one (1) week unless it is located behind the front yard building line. A camping or travel trailer may be occupied while it is parked or stored in any area within the incorporated limits for not more than thirty (30) days except in a travel trailer court or mobile home parks; then said trailers shall be allowed for ninety (90) days if tied down and skirted as authorized under the zoning ordinances of the City.
3. A mobile home shall be parked or stored only in a mobile home park which is in conformity with this Chapter.
4. Automotive vehicles or trailers of any kind or type without current City and State license plates shall not be parked or stored on any residential zoned property other than in completely closed buildings.

Storage and sales of grain, feed, or fuel

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Wholesale, Retail, And Commercial Storage. One (1) parking space for each employee and one (1) space for each company vehicle stored at the site. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Storage in bulk

Storage in bulk of, or warehouse for, such material as household goods, clothing, drugs, glass, dry goods, furniture, hardware, groceries, millinery, pipe, rubber, shop supplies, and tobacco.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Wholesale, Retail, And Commercial Storage. One (1) parking space for each employee and one (1) space for each company vehicle stored at the site. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Storage yard or plant, contractor's equipment

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-1 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Wholesale, Retail, And Commercial Storage. One (1) parking space for each employee and one (1) space for each company vehicle stored at the site. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Storage yard, scrap metal

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: M-2, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Wholesale, Retail, And Commercial Storage. One (1) parking space for each employee and one (1) space for each company vehicle stored at the site. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

M-2 Districts: Property and buildings in the "M-2" District, when used for the above purposes, shall have the uses thereon conducted in such a manner that all operations, display or storage of materials shall be screened by ornamental fences, walls and/or permanent evergreen planting so that it cannot be seen from a public street.

Storage yards, heavy equipment

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Wholesale, Retail, And Commercial Storage. One (1) parking space for each employee and one (1) space for each company vehicle stored at the site. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Store or shop, personal, professional, or business service

Any other store or shop for retail trade or for rendering personal, professional, or business service which does not produce more noise, odor, dust, vibration, blast or traffic than those enumerated above.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: CP Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Stores or shops for custom work

Shops for custom work or the manufacture of articles to be sold at retail on the premises

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-3, CP Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

C-1 Districts: Provided that in such manufacture total mechanical power shall not exceed five (5) horsepower for the operation of any shop and provided that the space occupied by the manufacturing use permitted herein shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total floor area of the entire building or the equivalent of the ground floor area thereof and provided, further, that such manufacturing use is not noxious or offensive by reason of vibrations, noise, or emission of odor, dust, smoke, or gas.

Stores or shops, retail

Any other store or shop for retail trade or for rendering personal, professional, or business service which does not produce more noise, odor, dust, vibration, blast or traffic than those enumerated above.

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-1, C-2, C-3, CP Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Stores, department, variety, discount, or specialty

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3, CP Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Theaters or moving picture shows

Townhouses

Transitional living facility

A State-licensed group-care home for juvenile delinquents, halfway houses providing residence, rehabilitation and counseling to persons on release from a more-restrictive custodial confinement, and residential rehabilitation treatment centers which also may provide outpatient rehabilitation for alcohol and other drug abuse.

Travel-trailer camps

CAMPGROUND or TRAVEL TRAILER PARK
Any plot of ground upon which a camper or travel trailer is located regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodation. However, such definition shall not include storage of one (1) personal camper or travel trailer upon the property of the owner.

Trucking operations

Veterinarians

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: A-1, PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area, except medical facilities shall provide not less than one (1) parking space for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor space. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Includes appropriate accessory buildings for the stock.

Veterinary clinics

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
One (1) space for each company vehicle, and one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area, except medical facilities shall provide not less than one (1) parking space for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor space. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Wholesale or bulk storage of gasoline, propane or butane, or other petroleum products

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-2 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Wholesale, Retail, And Commercial Storage. One (1) parking space for each employee and one (1) space for each company vehicle stored at the site. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Wholesale sales rooms and storage

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: C-2, C-3 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Wholesale, Retail, And Commercial Storage. One (1) parking space for each employee and one (1) space for each company vehicle stored at the site. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Wholesale storage or manufacture of alcoholic beverages or non-alcoholic beverages

Districts Where Allowed Districts where use is Permitted by Right: M-1 Districts where use may be allowed with a Special Use Permit: PRD

Vehicle Parking:
Wholesale, Retail, And Commercial Storage. One (1) parking space for each employee and one (1) space for each company vehicle stored at the site. For complete information, see Section 400.340: Off-Street Automobile And Vehicle Parking And Loading.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 400.340(G) for detailed information.

Development Requirements:

M-1 Districts: Must be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

See § 400.230(C)(4) for details on use limitations.

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