CHAPTER 12

USE UNITS

1200.      Introduction of Use Units
1201.      Use Unit 1.      Area-Wide Uses By Right
1202.      Use Unit 2.      Area-Wide Special Exception Uses
1203.      Use Unit 3.      Agriculture
1204.      Use Unit 4.      Public Protection & Utility Facilities
1205.      Use Unit 5.      Community Services and Similar Uses
1206.      Use Unit 6.      Single-Family Dwelling
1207.      Use Unit 7.      Duplex Dwelling
1207a.    Use Unit 7a.   Townhouse Dwelling
1208.      Use Unit 8.      Multifamily Dwelling and Similar Uses
1209.      Use Unit 9.      Manufactured Home Dwelling
1210.      Use Unit 10.     Off-Street Parking Areas
1211.      Use Unit 11.     Offices, Studios, and Support Services
1212.      Use Unit 12.     Eating Establishments, Other Than Drive-Ins
1212a.    Use Unit 12a.  Adult Entertainment Establishments
1213.      Use Unit 13.     Convenience Goods and Services
1214.      Use Unit 14.     Shopping Goods and Services
1215.      Use Unit 15.     Other Trades and Services
1216.      Use Unit 16.     Mini-Storage
1217.      Use Unit 17.     Automotive and Allied Activities
1218.      Use Unit 18.     Drive-in Restaurants
1219.      Use Unit 19.     Hotel, Motel and Recreation Facilities
1220.      Use Unit 20.     Commercial Recreation: Intensive
1221.      Use Unit 21.     Business Signs and Outdoor Advertising
1222.      Use Unit 22.     Scientific Research and Development
1223.      Use Unit 23.     Warehousing and Wholesaling
1224.      Use Unit 24.     Mining and Mineral Processing
1225.      Use Unit 25.     Light Manufacturing and Industry
1226.      Use Unit 26.     Moderate Manufacturing and Industry
1227.      Use Unit 27.     Heavy Manufacturing and Industry
1228.      Use Unit 28.     Junk and Salvage Yards

SECTION 1200. INTRODUCTION OF THE USE UNITS

A. General

The Use Unit is a grouping of individual uses having similarities in characteristics of function and/or performance which enable systematic consideration of location and other regulation. Within each zoning district, the permitted uses are the included uses of the designated use unit. The use units, herein established, are identified by number and name. Set forth in each use unit is a descriptive statement, and alphabetical listing of the included uses, use conditions, and off-street parking and loading requirements.

B. Interpretation

Questions of the inclusion or exclusion of a particular principal use within a use unit, shall be decided by the Board of Adjustment. A use if specifically listed in a use unit shall not by interpretation be included as a principal use within any other use unit.

C. Applicability of Use Conditions

A use shall be subject to the provisions of the district in which located and in addition, shall be subject to the use conditions specified in the applicable use unit. Where the requirements of the use unit are greater than the requirements of the use district, the use unit requirements shall govern.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

The off-street parking and loading requirements shall not apply to uses located within the CBD Central Business District.

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SECTION 1201. USE UNIT 1. AREA-WIDE USES BY RIGHT

A. Description

Certain public uses, agricultural uses, open land uses, and similar uses which are either subject to other public controls or which do not have adverse effects on other land uses.

B. Included Uses:

1. Passive Agricultural Uses such as:

Cultivation
Forestry
Grazing
Planting

2. Open Land Uses such as:

Arboretum
Flood Management Project
Reservoir
Wildlife Preserve

3. Public Uses such as:

Bus Shelter*
Existing Schools**
Fire Alarm
Historical Marker
Political Campaign Sign
Sidewalk
Street Sign
Thoroughfare
Utility Line

* Commercial advertising permitted only on shelters located in a C or I District.

** Schools legally operating on January 1, 1998, which offer a compulsory education curriculum but excluding the following accessory uses; outdoor stadiums, lighted athletic fields, unlighted athletic fields which have bleaches for non-student spectators and all buildings and structures (such as scoreboards) accessory to such stadium or field.

C. Use Conditions

1. Political Campaign Signs:

No political campaign sign shall be erected more than 45 days prior to any election, nor shall any sign be permitted to remain on any property more than seven days following an election; no political campaign signs shall be permitted on public property and they shall be permitted on private property only with the consent of the property owner; the display surface area of each political campaign sign located in R or O Zoning Districts shall not exceed 16 square feet in surface area; only one side of a double-faced sign shall be computed in the computation of display surface area.

2. Existing Schools:

a. Buildings and grounds may also be used for a children's nursery, preschool, community center or day camp.

b. Maximum floor area ratio of 0.5.

c. Minimum building setback of 25 feet from abutting properties in an R District, plus one (1) foot of setback for each one (1) foot of building height exceeding 15 feet, if the abutting property is within an RE or RS District and is not a freeway or expressway.

d. Minimum setback for parking lots and their access drives from an RE or RS District which is not a freeway or expressway is 25 feet

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Existing Schools
Elementary and Junior High	1 per 1,200 SF of floor area	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 SF plus 1 per each add'l 200,000 SF of floor area
Senior High	1 per 800 SF of floor area plus 1 per 4 stadium seats	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 SF plus 1 per each add'l 200,000 SF of floor area
All other uses	None	None

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SECTION 1202. USE UNIT 2. AREA-WIDE SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES

A. Description

Uses which in some instances may be suitable for location in any district, but because of their potential adverse influence on adjacent properties require site review and are therefore permitted in all districts, as a special exception requiring Board of Adjustment approval.

B. Included Uses:

Adult Detention Center
Airport, Heliport
Bed and Breakfast Inn
Bus Station
Cemetery (see Section 1202.C.9)
Children's Home
City/County Health Department
Construction Facilities (off site)
Convict Pre-release Center
Correctional Community Treatment Center
Crematory
Day Camp
Emergency and Protective Shelter
Governmental Services, NEC
Homeless Center
Hydroelectric Generation Plant
Jail
Juvenile Delinquency Center
Marina
Mausoleum
Nursing Home
Post Office
Power Plant
Prison
Private Club or Lodge*
Residential Treatment Center
Rifle and Skeet Range, Gun Club
Sanatorium
Sanitary Landfill
Sewage Disposal Facility
Transitional Living Center

Uses which utilize tents, canopies or open air activities** such as:

Carnival
Christmas tree sales
Circus
Fruit and vegetable sales
Other sales of merchandise
Plant sales
Tent Revival
Water Treatment Plant

* Chief activity is a service not carried on as a business.

** Open air activities shall include sales from trucks, trailers, pickups and other vehicles.

C. Use Conditions

1. Uses which utilize tents, canopies or open air activities may be approved for a maximum of 179 days per calendar year. The Board of Adjustment may, by special exception, permit alternative off-street parking materials.

2. Required parking spaces shall not be used for the tent, canopy or open air activity.

3. Tents, canopies, and open air activities shall meet the building setback requirements set forth in the applicable zoning districts.

4. Construction Facilities:

a. The use may continue for a period not to exceed two years in the same location.

b. Ingress and egress must be from arterial or collector streets, provided that the Board of Adjustment may approve a location with access to a minor street upon finding that such location would result in less traffic on streets in residential areas.

c. The use shall not be located nearer than 100 feet to any lot containing an occupied dwelling, without the consent of the owner thereof.

5. Nursing Home: The nursing home shall meet applicable licensing requirements of the State of Oklahoma. The maximum floor area ratio is .5.

6. Day camp and private club or lodge, when located within an AG, RE or RS District, shall have a minimum lot area of one acre.

7. Spacing Requirement: To avoid clustering, detention/correctional, emergency and protective shelter, homeless center, residential treatment center and transitional living center shall not be located on a lot within 1/2 mile (2,620 feet) from any other lot containing such facilities. The Board of Adjustment, however, may as a special exception permit the clustering of such uses if determined that the location of such uses will not be injurious to the neighborhood or otherwise detrimental to the public welfare.

8. Bed and Breakfast Inn:

a. The owner/operator shall maintain a register of bed and breakfast guests and special events for each calendar year and shall make such register available to City Code Enforcement upon request. The maximum length of stay for any guest shall be limited to 30 days per calendar year.

b. The Board of Adjustment shall establish the number of guest rooms permitted (per lot of record); provided, however, the Board shall not approve more than twelve (12) guest rooms.

c. Cooking facilities shall not be permitted in any of the guest rooms.

d. A public restaurant is not permitted. Meals may only be served to overnight guests and for special events as permitted by the Board of Adjustment.

e. The Board of Adjustment shall approve the size, type and location of the sign; provided, however, in no instance shall the sign exceed 32 SF in display surface area or 20 feet in height and illumination, if any, shall be by constant light. Provided further, that in no instance shall the sign exceed 2 SF in display surface area when located in an RS or an RE zoning district.

f. The Board of Adjustment may permit the Bed and Breakfast structure(s) to be rented for special events, such as weddings, receptions, anniversaries, private dinner parties, business seminars, etc. The Board shall establish the maximum number of special events per year and shall establish the maximum number of guests per any single event based on the availability of off-street parking and the compatibility with the surrounding land use. Provided, however, that the rental or use of said structure(s) for special events, when located in an RS or RE zoning district is prohibited.

9. Funeral homes are permitted within a cemetery which is ten acres or more in size and has been approved by the Board of Adjustment, provided the parking requirements set forth in Use Unit 11 and the building setback requirements of an office district as set forth in Section 603 of this code are met.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Airport	1 per each 500 SF of enclosed passenger terminal area	1 per 2,000 to 40,000 SF of floor area plus 1 per 40,000 to 100,000 SF, plus 1 per each add’l 100,000 SF
Bed & Breakfast Inn	2 plus 1 per guest room plus 1 for every 40 SF of reception area for special events	1 per 10,000 to 100,000 SF plus 1 per each additional 100,000 SF of floor area
Emergency and Protective Shelter	1 per 1,000 SF of floor area	1 per 10,000 to 100,000 SF plus 1 per each add'l 100,000 SF of floor area
Juvenile Delinquency Center	1 per 1,000 SF of floor area	1 per 10,000 to 100,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 100,000 SF of floor area
Nursing Home	.35 per nursing home bed	1 per 10,000 to 100,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 100,000 SF of floor area
Private Club or Lodge	1 per 40 SF of assembly room floor area or 1 per 300 SF of total floor area whichever is greater	1 per 10,000 to 100,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 100,000 SF of floor area
Residential Treatment Center, and Transitional Living Center and other such residential facilities NEC	1 per 1,000 SF of floor area	1 per 10,000 to 100,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 100,000 SF of floor area
All other uses	As may be required by the Board of Adjustment

E. Factors to be Considered in Granting a Special Exception.

1.    Size of the facility;
2.    Number of staff and staff-to-client ratio;
3.    Levels of treatment;
4.    Location of site in relation to needed services;
5.    City infrastructure in the area;
6.    Compliance with state licensure and certification requirements;
7.    proximity to similar uses;
8.    Distance from sensitive uses (single-family residential districts, schools, parks, child day care centers).

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SECTION 1203. USE UNIT 3. AGRICULTURE

A. Description

Agricultural uses and services and certain other uses suitable for location in an agricultural environment.

B. Included Uses:

Animal and Poultry Raising
Chick Hatchery
Farming
Fishery
Guest or Dude Ranch
Horticultural Nursery
Ranching
Riding Stable or Academy

C. Use Conditions

Horticultural nursery permits the growing of plants and trees only, and permits no retail sales on site.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirement. None

SECTION 1204. USE UNIT 4. PUBLIC PROTECTION AND UTILITY FACILITIES

A. Description

Public protection and utility facilities which may have technical locational requirements necessitating specific locations in or around areas serviced and certain temporary open air land uses which can be objectionable to certain other uses and are therefore permitted in certain districts by special exception and in the remaining districts by right.

B. Included Uses:

Ambulance Service
Antenna and Supporting Structure
Electrical Regulating Station, excluding storage or
service garages and yards
Fire Protection Facility
Police Substation
Pressure Control Station; gas or liquid, excluding
storage or service garages and yards
Shelter, civil defense or storm
Water Storage Facility, NEC

C. Use Conditions

Antennas and their supporting structures shall meet the following requirements:

Purpose: The purpose of this section is to establish requirements for the location of wireless communications towers and antennas. The goals of this ordinance are to: (1) protect residential areas and land uses from potentially adverse impacts of towers and antennas; (2) encourage the location of towers in non-residential areas; (3) minimize the total number of towers throughout the community; (4) strongly encourage the joint use of new and existing tower sites as a primary option rather than construction of additional single-use towers; (5) encourage users of towers and antennas to locate them, to the extent possible, in areas where the adverse impact on the community is minimal; (6) encourage users of towers and antennas to configure them in a way that minimizes the adverse visual impact of the towers and antennas through careful design, siting, landscape screening, and innovative camouflaging techniques; (7) enhance the ability of the providers of telecommunications services to provide such services to the community quickly, effectively, and efficiently; (8) consider the public health and safety of communication towers; and (9) avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower failure through engineering and careful siting of tower structures. In furtherance of these goals, City of Tulsa shall give due consideration to the City of Tulsa’s master plan, zoning map, existing land uses, and environmentally sensitive areas in approving sites for the location of towers and antennas.

1. Exclusions. The following activities shall be exempt from these regulations:

a. Amateur radio operators;

b. Microwave reflectors and parabolic antennas;

c. Antennas and equipment completely located inside of buildings; and

d. Minor modifications of existing wireless communications facilities and attached wireless communications facilities, whether emergency or routine, provided there is little or no change in the visual appearance. Minor modifications are those modifications, including the addition of antennas, to conforming wireless and attached wireless communications facilities that meet the performance standards set forth in this document.

2. Definitions. As used in this ordinance, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

a. Antenna means any exterior transmitting or receiving device used in communications to radiate or capture electromagnetic waves, digital signals, analog signals, radio frequencies, wireless telecommunications signals or other communication signals.

b. FAA means the Federal Aviation Administration.

c. FCC means the Federal Communications Commission.

d. Height means, when referring to a tower or other structure, the distance measured from the finished grade of the parcel to the highest point on the tower or other structure, including the base pad.

e. Preexisting towers and preexisting antennas means any tower or antenna which lawfully existed or before April 18, 1997, including permitted towers or antennas that have not yet been constructed so long as such approval is current and not expired.

f. Tower means any structure more than twenty (20) feet tall that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas for telephone, radio and similar communication purposes, including self-supporting lattice towers, guyed towers, or monopole towers. The term includes radio and television transmission towers, microwave towers, common-carrier towers, cellular telephone towers and the like. The term includes the structure and any support thereto.

3. General Requirements for Antennas and Towers

a. Principal or Accessory Use. Towers may be considered either principal or accessory uses. A different existing use on the same lot shall not preclude the installation of a tower on such lot.

b. Towers and antennas shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Towers and antennas shall be designed to blend into the surrounding environment through the use of color, galvanizing, or camouflaging architectural treatment, except in instances where the color is dictated by federal or state authorities such as the Federal Aviation Administration.

(2) Other than in Moderate Industrial or Heavy Industrial zoning districts, communication towers shall be of a monopole design unless the Board of Adjustment determines by special exception that an alternative design would adequately blend into the surrounding environment, or that the required antennas cannot be supported by a monopole.

(3) If an antenna is installed on a structure other than a tower, the antenna and supporting electrical and mechanical equipment must be of a color that is identical to, or closely compatible with, the color of the supporting structure so as to make the antenna and related equipment as visually unobtrusive as possible.

c. Not Essential Services. Towers and antennas shall be regulated and permitted pursuant to this ordinance and shall not be regulated or permitted as essential services, public utilities, or private utilities.

d. Tower Lighting. Towers shall not be illuminated by artificial means and shall not display strobe lights unless such lighting is specifically required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other federal or state authority for a particular tower. When incorporated into the approved design of the tower, light fixtures used to illuminate ball fields, parking lots, or similar areas may be attached to the tower.

e. Signs and Advertising. The use of any portion of a tower for signs other than warning or equipment information signs is prohibited.

f. Accessory Utility Buildings. All utility buildings and structures accessory to a tower shall meet all the requirements of the underlying zoning district. Exterior ground mounted equipment occupying more than 50 square feet, if visible from ground level, shall be screened from view from property within 300 feet used for residential purposes.

g. The following setback requirements shall apply to all towers; provided, however, that the Board of Adjustment may modify the requirements by special exception;

(1) Towers must be set back a distance equal to at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the height of the tower from any adjoining lot line of a residential, office or agricultural zoned lot, excluding expressway rights of way zoned residential.

(2) Guys and accessory buildings must satisfy the minimum zoning district setback requirements.

h. Security fencing. Towers shall be enclosed by security fencing not less than six (6) feet in height or shall be equipped with an appropriate anti-climbing device; provided, however, that the Board of Adjustment may modify or waive such requirements by special exception.

4. Antennas and Towers Permitted by Administrative Approval. Antennas or towers, except those approved or requiring approval by the Board of Adjustment (Section 1204.C.5.), shall be permitted by right, provided a permit is obtained from the City prior to construction and provided that the towers shall comply with the following standards.

a. When located in C, I, or SR zoning districts, provided that towers shall be set back from an R District boundary line one-hundred ten percent (110%) of the height of the tower measured at grade. The setback may be modified by special exception by the Board of Adjustment pursuant to Section 1608 of this code; or,

b. When antennas are to be attached to a roof or wall of buildings in commercial or industrial zones, or to office or multi-family buildings of two or more stories, or to institutional buildings such as schools, churches and hospitals with existing architectural elements more than thirty-five (35) feet tall, provided that:

(1) An antenna does not extend more than twenty (20) feet above the highest point of the building, or, if located on an architectural feature such as a steeple or bell tower, does not protrude above that structure; provided, however, that the Board of Adjustment may modify such requirements by special exception; and

(2) The antennas comply with all applicable FCC and FAA regulations; and

(3) The antennas comply with all applicable building codes.

c. When antennas are to be attached to an existing tower, and/or city owned buildings or structures;

d. When the tower is to be modified or reconstructed to accommodate the collocation of antennas; and

(1) The tower is of the same type as the existing tower or is to be constructed as a monopole; and

(2) The modification or reconstruction does not exceed thirty (30) feet over the height of the existing tower and all requirements of Section 1204.C. are met.

5. Antenna and Towers Requiring Special Exceptions. If a tower or antenna is not permitted pursuant to Section 1204.C.4. of this chapter, a special exception shall be required for the construction of a tower in all zoning districts.

a. Factors to be considered in granting a special exception. In addition to any other requirement of this section, the following factors shall be considered in the determination to grant or deny a special exception for an antenna or tower:

(1) Height of the proposed tower;

(2) Proximity of the tower to residential structures, residential district boundaries and existing towers;

(3) Nature of uses on adjacent and nearby properties;

(4) Surrounding topography;

(5) Surrounding tree coverage and foliage;

(6) Design of the tower, with particular reference to design characteristics that have the effect of reducing or eliminating visual obtrusiveness;

(7) The total number and size of antennas proposed and the ability of the proposed tower to accommodate collocation;

(8) Architectural design of utility buildings and accessory structures to blend with the surrounding environment;

(9) Proposed ingress and egress;

(10) The need of the applicant for a communications tower within the immediate geographic area to provide an acceptable level of communications service to the area;

(11) The size of the tract and the most likely future development as indicated by the Comprehensive Plan, planned infrastructure, topography and other physical facts.

b. Collocation. Collocation of facilities should be encouraged wherever practical by allowing reasonable extra height or tower diameter necessary to support multiple antennas.

c. Landscaping. The following requirements shall govern the landscaping surrounding towers for which a special exception is required; provided, however, that the Board of Adjustment may modify or waive such requirements by special exception.

(1) Tower facilities shall be landscaped with a continuously maintained buffer of plant materials that effectively screens the view of the tower compound from property within 300 feet used for residential purposes. The standard buffer shall consist of a landscaped strip at least four (4) feet wide outside the perimeter of the compound.

(2) Existing mature tree growth and natural land forms on the site shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible. In some cases, such as towers sited on large, wooded lots, natural growth around the property perimeter may be sufficient buffer.

d. The findings of the Board of Adjustment as to each of these factors shall be made on the record and contained in the written minutes of the meeting.

6. Removal of Abandoned Antenna and Towers. Any antenna or tower that is not operated for a continuous period of twelve (12) months shall be considered abandoned, and the owner of such antenna or tower shall remove the same within ninety (90) days of receipt of notice from the City of Tulsa notifying the owner of such abandonment. Failure to remove the abandoned antenna or tower within said ninety (90) days shall be grounds for the City of Tulsa to remove the antenna or tower at the owner’s expense. Any abandoned tower that is not current in the structural safety inspection required by Tulsa’s Building Code may be subject to the nuisance abatement procedures set forth in Chapter 2 of Title 24 of these ordinances.

7. Existing Towers and Antennas. Antennas and towers lawfully existing on or before April 18, 1997, at the time this provision was adopted, shall be allowed to continue their usage as they presently exist. Routine maintenance, including antenna replacement, shall be permitted on such existing towers. New construction other than routine maintenance shall require compliance with the requirements of this ordinance.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements. None

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SECTION 1205. USE UNIT 5. COMMUNITY SERVICES & SIMILAR USES

A. Description

Community services, cultural, educational, recreational, and religious facilities, which may be objectionable to nearby residential uses. These uses are permitted by special exception in some districts, by right in some districts, and prohibited in other districts.

B. Included Uses:

Adult Day Care
Aquarium
Art Gallery, not operated for profit
Children's Nursery
Place of Worship
College
Community Center
Cultural Facility, NEC
Golf Course
Hospital
Library
Museum
Park, Public/Private
Planetarium
Schools*, Public or Private
Tennis Court, Public
University

*Schools which offer a compulsory education curriculum and which were not in operation on January 1, 1998. Also included are construction of new or alteration of existing accessory school facilities excluded from Existing School Use in Use Unit 1.

1. Places of Worship when located within an AG or R District:

a. Minimum lot area of 1-acre and minimum lot width of 100 feet.

b. No parking shall be permitted within a required front yard.

2. Schools:

a. High Schools shall have their principal vehicular entrance and exit on an arterial street.

b. Buildings and grounds which have been approved by the Board of Adjustment for Use Unit 5 school use may also be used for a children's nursery, preschool, community center or day camp.

c. Minimum lot area of one acre.

3. College, university, hospital: A minimum site area of one acre shall apply.

4. Aquarium, museum, and planetarium when located within an AG, RE or RS District shall have a minimum lot area of one acre.

5. Sponsor’s Signs: Up to 15 square feet or fifteen percent (15%) or the allowable sign, whichever is less, of the total display surface area of signage permitted for a school, college, university or public park may be used to display the name and/or logo of the sponsor of facilities at the school, college, university or public park.

C. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Adult Day Care	1 per 500 SF of floor area	NA
Aquarium, Art Gallery, Museum, Planetarium, Cultural Facility NEC	1 per 800 SF of floor area	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 200,000 SF of floor area
Children's Nursery	1 per 500 SF of floor area	NA
Place of Worship	1 per 35 SF of chapel or sanctuary floor area or 1 per 3 seats (20" of pew equals one seat) whichever is greater	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 SF plus 1 per each add'l 200,000 SF of floor area
College, University	1 per 600 SF of classroom floor area plus 1 per 4 dormitory beds, plus 1 per 4 stadium seats	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 SF plus 1 per each add'l 200,000 SF of floor area
Community Center	1 per 500 SF of floor area	1 per 10,000 to 100,000 SF plus 1 per each add'l 100,000 SF of floor area
Golf Course	5 per green plus 1 per 400 SF of club house floor area	1 per 10,000 to 100,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 100,000 SF of floor area
Hospital	1 per bed plus 1 space for each 250 SF of emergency/outpatient care	1 per 10,000 to 100,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 100,000 SF of floor area
Library	1 per 500 SF of Floor area	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 200,000 SF of floor area
Public Park	1 per 4 stadium seats plus 1 per 500 SF of community center or recreation building plus 1 per 300 SF pool area	1 per 10,000 to 100,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 100,000 SF of floor area
Public Tennis Court	2 per court, plus 1 per 400 SF of clubhouse area	1 per 10,000 to 100,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 100,000 SF of floor area
Schools:
Elementary and Junior High	1 per 1,200 SF of floor area	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 200,000 SF of floor area
Senior High	1 per 800 SF of floor area plus 1 per 4 stadium* seats	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 200,000 SF of floor area
All other uses	As may be required by the Board of Adjustment

*Includes closed and/or open stadium facilities.

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SECTION 1206. USE UNIT 6. SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING

A. Description. Single-family detached dwelling and similar uses.

B. Included Uses. Single-family detached dwelling and Foster Home

C. Use Conditions.

1. A single-family detached dwelling shall:

a. Be affixed to a permanent foundation as defined herein.

b. Utilize customary residential exterior finishing materials as defined herein.

c. Have a core area of living space at least 20 feet by 20 feet in size; exclusive of an attached garage.

d. Meet all other City Codes and Ordinances.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Single-family detached dwelling unit	2 per dwelling unit	NA
Foster home	2 per dwelling unit	NA

SECTION 1207. USE UNIT 7. DUPLEX DWELLING

A. Description. Duplex dwelling.

B. Included Uses. Duplex dwelling.

C. Use Conditions

1. A duplex dwelling shall:

a. Be attached to a permanent foundation as defined herein.

b. Utilize customary residential exterior finishing materials as defined herein.

c. Meet all other City Codes and Ordinances.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Duplex dwelling	2 per dwelling unit	NA

SECTION 1207a. USE UNIT 7a. TOWNHOUSE DWELLING

A. Description. Single-family attached townhouse dwelling.

B. Included Uses. Single-family attached townhouse dwelling.

C. Use Conditions

1. A single-family attached townhouse dwelling shall:

a. Be affixed to a permanent foundation as defined herein.

b. Utilize customary residential exterior finishing materials as defined herein.

c. Meet all other City Codes and Ordinances.

d. Be located on a separate lot within a townhouse development containing at least three lots, a subdivision plat for the same having been duly recorded in the office of the County Clerk.

e. Be attached by a common party wall or walls to another townhouse dwelling unit.

f. Not be located above another dwelling unit.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Single-family attached dwelling	2 per dwelling unit	NA

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SECTION 1208. USE UNIT 8. MULTIFAMILY DWELLING AND SIMILAR USES

A. Description. Multifamily dwellings and similar uses.

B. Included Uses:

Apartment
Assisted Living Facility
Community Group Home
Convent, Monastery, Novitiate
Elderly/Retirement Housing
Fraternity or Sorority House
Life Care Retirement Center
Multifamily Dwelling
Rooming/Boarding House

C. Use Conditions

1. Intensity of Use:

a. Fraternity, Sorority, Rooming/Boarding House:

In the determination of the applicable bulk and area requirements, a fraternity, sorority, or rooming/boarding house, shall be considered a multifamily dwelling, with each 600 square feet of floor area constituting a one-bedroom dwelling unit.

b. Assisted Living facility and Life Care Retirement Center:
The maximum floor area ratio is .5.

2. Life Care Retirement Center: The nursing facility or medical facility shall meet applicable licensing requirements of the State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State Health Department as an intermediate care facility or as a skilled nursing home.

3. Elderly/Retirement Housing: Design requirements for elderly/retirement housing include as a minimum:

a. Elevators for multifamily structures over one story in height;

b. emergency alarm systems in every dwelling unit; and

c. safety "grab bars" in bathrooms.

4. Community Group Home, Convent, Monastery and Novitiate: The maximum floor area ratio is .5.

5. The uses included in Use Unit 8 when located on a lot which is abutting an RE or RS district shall be screened by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot lines in common with the RE or RS district.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Community Group Home	1 per 1,000 SF of floor area	None
Convent, Monastery, and Novitiate	1 per 1,000 SF of floor area	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 200,000 SF of floor area
Elderly/Retirement Housing	.75 per dwelling unit	None
Fraternity or Sorority House	1 per 2 beds	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 200,000 SF of floor area
Life Care Retirement Center	.75 per dwelling unit and .35 per nursing center bed	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 200,000 SF of floor area
Multifamily Dwelling	1.5 per efficiency or 1 bedroom dwelling unit. 2 per 2 or more bedroom dwelling units	None
Rooming/Boarding House	1 per 2 beds	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 200,000 SF of floor area
Assisted Living Facility	.50 per dwelling unit	1 per 10,000 to 200,000 SF plus 1 per each add'l 200,000 SF of floor area

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SECTION 1209. USE UNIT 9. MANUFACTURED HOME DWELLING

A. Description. A manufactured home dwelling, excluding any type or form of recreational vehicle (RV).

B. Included Uses. Manufactured Home Dwelling, not including recreational vehicle (RV).

C. Use Conditions. The manufactured home dwelling when located within an RMH District and located on a lot which is abutting an RE, RS or RD District shall be screened from the abutting RE, RS or RD District by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the RE, RS or RD District.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Manufactured Home Dwelling	2 per each dwelling unit	None

SECTION 1210. USE UNIT 10. OFF-STREET PARKING AREAS

A. Description. Off-street parking areas which are principal uses.

B. Included Uses. Off-street parking areas.

C. Use Conditions

Off-street parking areas shall conform to the design, lighting, and improvement requirements for off-street parking contained in Chapter 13.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements Not applicable.

SECTION 1211. USE UNIT 11. OFFICES, STUDIOS, AND SUPPORT SERVICES

A. Description

Offices, studios, medical and dental laboratories, and certain other compatible or supporting services.

B. Included Uses:

Abstract Company
Advertising Agency
Artificial Limb and Corrective Shoe Sales (by prescription only)
Artist's Studio
Broadcasting or Recording Studio
Computing Service
Data Processing Service
Drafting Service
Dental Offices, Clinics, Laboratories and related Research Facilities
Employment Agency
Financial Institution, other than pawn shop and bail bonds offices
Funeral Home
General Business Offices, excluding on premise sale of Merchandise
Insurance (claims adjustment - limit two bays - no repair)
Interior Design Consultant (no retail sales)
Loan Office
Medical Offices, Clinics, Laboratories and related Research Facilities
Massage Therapy
Optician or Optical Laboratories
Photography Studio
Prescription Pharmacy, provided that no sundry or other merchandise is sold or offered for sale
Studio or School for teaching ballet, dance, drama, fine arts, music, language, business or modeling
Transportation Ticket Office
Travel Agency
Union Hall (meetings only, no trade school)

C. Use Conditions

1. The uses included in Use Unit 11, when located on a lot which is abutting an R District, shall be screened from the abutting R District by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R District.

2. Funeral Homes which provide a chapel or assembly area shall have a minimum lot area of one acre.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Funeral Home and Union Hall	1 per 40 SF of assembly floor area plus 1 per 300 SF of nonassembly floor area	1 per 10,000 to 100,000 SF plus 1 per each additional 100,000 SF of floor area
Medical & Dental Offices, Clinics & Laboratories	1 per 250 SF of floor area	1 per 10,000 to 100,000 SF plus 1 per each additional 100,000 SF of floor area
Studio or School	1 per 150 SF of floor area	NA
Other Uses	1 per 300 SF of floor area for the first 30,000 SF of floor area in a building and if the building exceeds 30,000 SF, 1 per 350 SF of floor area for the floor area exceeding 30,000 SF	1 per 10,000 to 100,000 SF plus 1 per each additional 100,000 SF of floor area

E. Other Requirements

1. Only vehicles which are accessory to permitted principal uses on the lot shall be permitted to be parked on the lot. Such vehicles shall include customer's vehicles, repair or service vehicles, and those vehicles driven in the ordinary course of the principal user's business.

2. Except for the purpose of immediate loading or unloading, accessory vehicles or trailers in excess of 1-1/2 tons capacity, or accessory vehicles or trailers with signs that exceed 32 square feet that direct attention to a business, service, commodity, or entertainment offered or sold on the premises shall not be parked closer to the street than the nearest building wall unless granted a special exception from the Board of Adjustment.

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SECTION 1212. USE UNIT 12. EATING ESTABLISHMENTS OTHER THAN DRIVE-INS

A. Description

Eating establishments, including carry out eating establishments, except drive-in restaurants permitting in car consumption of food or drink.

B. Included Uses:

Cafeteria
Coffee shop
Delicatessen
Restaurant, and other similar eating establishments*
*An accessory use bar which is customarily incidental and subordinate to a principal use restaurant is included in this use unit.

C. Use Conditions

1. The uses included in Use Unit 12 shall take place within a completely enclosed building, except outdoor customer seating is permitted, whether uncovered or covered by a tent or canopy, provided:

a. The outdoor customer seating area shall abut the building wall of the business, but extend no closer to the street than the building setback requirements;

b. the outdoor customer seating area shall not occupy or use required parking spaces or access aisles;

c. the outdoor customer seating area exceeding 10% of the indoor building floor area of the principal use shall be considered floor area for purposes of determining off-street parking and loading requirements as set forth herein; and

d. noise from any outdoor entertainment activity shall not be audible from any abutting R District.

2. The uses included in Use Unit 12, when located within a district other than an R District and located on a lot which is abutting an R District, shall be screened from the abutting R District by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R District."

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Eating Establishment	1 per 100 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 10,000 SF plus 1 per each additional 15,000 SF of floor area

E. Other Requirements

SECTION 1212a. USE UNIT 12A. ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS

A. Description

Businesses which cater primarily to adults 21 years of age and above and which sell and serve intoxicating beverages and/or low-point beer (as defined by Oklahoma Statutes) on the premises and all sexually oriented businesses.

B. Included Uses:

Bar/Tavern
Beer Bar
Billiard Parlor/Pool Hall
Night Club
Private Club
Sexually Oriented Business

C. Use Conditions:

1. The uses included in Use Unit 12a, when located on a lot which is abutting an R District shall be screened from the abutting R District by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R District.

2. Sexually Oriented Businesses shall meet the conditions set forth in Section 705 of this Code.

3. Adult Entertainment Establishments, other than Sexually Oriented Businesses, shall meet the following spacing standards: provided, however, that the spacing standards shall not apply to accessory use bars as defined in this Code:

a. Public entrance doors shall be located at least 50 feet from an R District, which shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point on a residential zoning district boundary line (not including residentially zoned expressway right-of-way) to the nearest public entrance door of the Adult Entertainment Establishment; and

b. Shall be located a minimum of 300 feet from a public park, school or church, which shall be measured from the nearest point on the property line of a park, school or church to the nearest public entrance door of the Adult Entertainment Establishment measured along the street right-of-way line providing the nearest direct route usually traveled by pedestrians between such points; for purposes of determining measured distance, property situated on the opposite side of the street from such park, school or church shall be considered as if it were located on the same side of the street with the park, school or church; and

c. Shall be spaced 300 feet from any other Adult Entertainment Establishment listed in Use Unit 1212a., except in the Central Business District (CBD), which 300 feet shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point of the wall of the portion of the building in which said business is conducted, to the nearest point of the wall of the portion of the building in which another adult entertainment business is conducted.

Church, as used herein, shall mean all contiguous property owned or leased by a church upon which is located the principal church building or structure, irrespective of any interior lot lines.

School, of the type which offers a compulsory education curriculum, as used herein, shall mean all contiguous property owned or leased by a school upon which is located the principal school buildings(s) irrespective of any interior lot lines.

4. The uses included in Use Unit 12a. shall take place within a completely enclosed building, except outdoor customer seating is permitted, whether uncovered or covered by a tent or canopy, provided:

a. The outdoor customer seating area shall abut the building wall of the business, but extend no closer to the street than the building setback requirements;

b. The outdoor customer seating area shall not occupy or use required parking spaces or access aisles;

c. The outdoor customer seating area exceeding 10% of the indoor building floor area of the principal use shall be considered floor area for purposes of determining off-street parking and loading requirements as set forth herein; and

d. Noise from any outdoor entertainment activity shall not be audible from any abutting R. District.

5. All uses included within Use Unit 1212a shall be reviewed by the Board of Adjustment at a public hearing to determine if they comply with all applicable spacing requirements. Notice of the public hearing shall be given as provided in Section 1603 of this code.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Bar, Beer Bar, Tavern, Billiard Parlor, Night Club, Pool Hall, Private Club	1 per 75 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 10,000 SF plus 1 per each additionall 15,000 SF of floor area

Sexually Oriented Business:

Adult Amusement or Entertainment	1 per 75 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 10,000 SF plus 1 per each additional 15,000 SF of floor area
Motel	1 per room plus 1 per manager	1 per 5,000 to 10,000 SF plus 1 for each add'l 15,000 SF of floor area
Theater	1 per 4 seats or 1 per booth plus 1 per manager	1 per 5,000 to 10,000 SF plus 1 for each add’l 15,000 SF of floor area
All other such uses	1 per 225 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 10,000 SF plus 1 for each add’l 15,000 SF of floor area

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SECTION 1213. USE UNIT 13. CONVENIENCE GOODS AND SERVICES

A. Description

Retail trade and service establishments which are desirable conveniences in certain residential and office districts. Use Unit 13 is established to permit the location of convenience goods and services in certain environments in which commercial facilities of a higher use intensity would be objectionable.

B. Included Uses:

1. Retail Trade Establishments:

Drug Store
Florist
Food:
Bakery
Candy & Confection and/or Nut Store
Food Specialty Store
Grocery
Health Food Store
Ice Cream Store
Gift, Novelty, Souvenir Shop
Newsstand
Tobacco Store

2. Service Establishments:

Animal Grooming
Barber Shop
Beauty Shop
Dry Cleaning, pick up
Laundry, pick up
Tanning Salon

C. Use Conditions

1. The uses included in Use Unit 13 shall take place within a completely enclosed building, except that accessory outdoor customer seating and accessory outdoor display of merchandise is permitted, whether uncovered or covered by a tent or canopy, provided:

a. The outdoor customer seating area shall abut the building wall of the business, but extend no closer to the street than the building setback requirements;

b. The outdoor display area shall extend no closer to the street than the building setback requirement;

c. The outdoor display area or outdoor customer seating area shall not occupy or use required parking spaces of access aisles;

d. That outdoor display area shall be considered floor area for the purposes of determining off-street parking and loading requirements as set forth herein;

e. The outdoor customer seating area exceeding 10% of the indoor building floor area of the principal use shall be considered floor area for purposes of determining off-street parking and loading requirements as set forth herein; and

f. In the CS District there shall be no open air storage or display of merchandise offered for sale within 300 feet of an abutting R District.

2. The uses included in Use Unit 13, when located within a district other than an R District and located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R District by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R District.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Retail Trade and Service Establishments	1 per 225 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 10,000 SF plus 1 per each add'l 15,000 SF of floor area
Tanning Salon	1 per 150 SF of floor area plus 1 per each add'l 15,000 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 10,000 SF

E. Other Requirements

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SECTION 1214. USE UNIT 14. SHOPPING GOODS AND SERVICES

A. Description

Retail establishments engaged in the merchandising of shopping goods and services.

B. Included Uses:

1. Retail Trade Establishments:

Antique Shop
Art Gallery, commercial
Artist Supply Store
Automobile Parts and Accessories Store
Bicycle Shop
Book Store
Business and Office Machine Sales Establishment
Camera and Photographic Supply Store
Clothing and Accessories Store
Cosmetic Shop
Department Store
Dressmaking Shop
Dry Goods Store
Fur Storage
Furriers
Garden Supply Store
Hardware Store
Hobby Shop
Home Furnishings Establishment selling such items as:
Appliances,
China, Glassware and Metalware,
Draperies, Curtains, Upholstery,
Floor Coverings, and
Furniture
Jewelry Store
Leather Goods and Luggage Store
Liquor Store
Medical, Dental and Orthopedic Appliances and Supply Store
Musical Instrument and Supply Store
Office Furnishing Establishment
Office Machine Sales
Office Supplies Store
Paint Store
Pawn Shop
Pet Shop
Picture Framing
Radio and TV Sales
Record, Tape and Compact DISC Sales
Reducing Salon
Secondhand Store
Shoe Repair Shop
Shoe Store
Sporting Goods Store
Stationery Store
Tailor Shop
Toy Shop
Variety Store
Video Rentals
Wall Paper Store
Wig Shop

2. Retail Building Material Establishments, exclusive of fabrication or repair:

Building Materials
Electrical Supply
Plumbing Fixtures

3. Service Establishments:

Auto Alarms Installation
Auto Radio and Stereo Systems Installation
Auto Window Tinting
Bail Bonds Office
Blood Bank and Plasma Center
Caterer
Copying Service
Costume Rental Service
Day Labor Hiring Center
Gasoline Service Station (one bay car wash)
Gunsmith
Household Minor Appliance Repair
Interior Decorating, with retail sales
Laundromat Self Service, coin operated
Locksmith
Oil and Lubrication Service (three bay maximum)
Photo Finishing
Radio and Television Repair
Tag Agency, Automotive
Tune-up Service (three bay maximum)
Veterinarian Clinic, excluding outside animal runs
Watch and Jewelry Repair

C. Use Conditions

1. The uses included in Use Unit 14 shall take place within a completely enclosed building, except that accessory outdoor display of merchandise is permitted, whether uncovered or covered by a tent or canopy, provided:

a. The outdoor display area shall extend no closer to the street than the building setback requirement;

b. The outdoor display area or outdoor customer seating area shall not occupy or use required parking spaces or access aisles;

c. That such outdoor display area shall be considered floor area for the purposes of determining off-street parking and loading requirements as set forth herein; and

d. In the CS District there shall be no open air storage or display of merchandise offered for sale within 300 feet of an abutting R District.

2. The uses included in Use Unit 14, when located on a lot which is abutting an R District, shall be screened from the abutting R District by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R District.

3. Blood banks, plasma centers, day labor hiring centers, liquor stores and bail bond offices (except when located within a CBD zoned district, and pawn shops, shall be spaced a minimum of 300 feet from each other. After July 1, 2001, the distance between these uses shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest perimeter wall of the portion of the building of one applicable use to the nearest perimeter wall of the portion of the building of any other applicable use. However, for any such use which has been in operation of has been issued a building permit for such use on or before July 1, 2001, the distance between these uses shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest public entrance door of one applicable use to the nearest public entrance door of any other applicable use.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Antique and Furniture Stores	1 per 300 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 25,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 25,000 SF of floor area
Gasoline Service Station, Oil and Lubrication Service and Tune-up Service	1 per 500 SF of floor area - minimum of 5 spaces	NA
All Other Uses	1 per 225 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 25,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 25,000 SF of floor area
Outdoor display or storage of lawn, garden and construction materials	1 per 600 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 25,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 25,000 SF of floor area
All other outdoor display or storage of merchandise	1 per 300 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 25,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 25,000 SF of floor area

E. Other Requirements

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SECTION 1215. USE UNIT 15. OTHER TRADES AND SERVICES

A. Description

Trade establishments primarily providing business and household maintenance goods and services ordinarily not found in the primary retail districts because of differing market and site requirements.

B. Included Uses:

1. Trade establishments, including incidental fabricating, processing, installation and repair:

Air Conditioning and Heating
Bait Shops
Bottled Gas
Carpeting
Decorating
Fence
Flea Market
Fuel Oil
General Merchandising Establishment, NEC
Glass
Greenhouse
Heating Equipment
Ice Distribution Center
Jewelry Fabrication
Lumber Yard
Model Homes (for display only)
Monument, excluding shaping
Offset Printing and Engraving
Plastic Materials
Plumbing Shop
Portable Storage Building, sales
Reproduction Services
Trades and Services, NEC
Vending Machines, sales and services

2. Service Establishments:

Building Services
disinfecting and exterminating services
janitorial service
window cleaning

3. Other Services:

Dry Cleaning/Laundry
(5,000 SF maximum floor area)

4. Contract Construction Service:

Air Conditioning
Carpentry
Decorating (interior remodel)
Electrical
Furnace Cleaning and Repair
Heating Contractor
Irrigation Equipment Contractor
Landscaping
Overhead Doors Service
Painting
Paper Hanging
Plastering
Plumbing
Sign Painting
Tent Rentals
Tile Setting

Service:

Armored Car Service
Mail Service

6. Personal Services:

Auctioneer
Bindery
Cabinet Maker
Drapery Service
Frozen Food Locker
Kennel
Linen Supply (5,000 SF maximum)
Packaging of Manufactured Products
Recycling Drop-off Depot (all materials must be inside containers)
Rug Cleaning
Taxidermist
Tool and Equipment Rental Center
Woodworking Shop

7. Repair Services:

Armature Rewinding Service
Blade Sharpening Service
Business Machine Repair
Computer Repair
Data Processing Machine Repair
Electrical Repair Service
Furniture Repair
Household Major Appliances Repair
Lawnmower Repair
Mattresses and Pillows
Reupholstery
Rug Repair

8. Schools:

Barber
Beauty
Trade School, NEC

C. Use Conditions

The uses included in Use Unit 15, when located on a lot which is abutting an R District, shall be screened from the abutting R District by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R District.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Trade Establishments	1 per 400 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 25,000 SF plus 1 per each add'l 25,000 SF of floor area
Service Establishments	1 per 400 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 25,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 25,000 SF of floor area
Trade Schools	1 per 40 SF of classroom or 1 per 3 seats, whichever is greater	1 per 5,000 to 25,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 25,000 SF of floor area

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SECTION 1216. USE UNIT 16. MINI-STORAGE

A. Description

A structure(s) which contains separate, small size, self-service storage facilities leased or rented to individuals or small businesses. These facilities are designated to accommodate access only from regular size passenger vehicles and two-axle trucks.

B. Included Uses:

Mini-Storage

C. Use Conditions

1. The uses included in Use Unit 16, when located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R District by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R District.

2. Within the CS District, there shall be no open air storage of any kind that is visible at ground level from an R District, O district or from a public street.

3. The development site shall have frontage on and access to an arterial street.

4. Within the RM-1, RM-2, and RM-3 Districts the development conditions contained in Section 404.I shall apply as well as the conditions contained herein.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Mini-Storage	1 per 5,000 SF of mini-storage floor area plus 2 for an accessory dwelling	NA

SECTION 1217. USE UNIT 17. AUTOMOTIVE AND ALLIED ACTIVITIES

A. Description

Automotive and allied activities

B. Included Uses:

1. Sales:

Agricultural Implement Sales
Aircraft Sales
Automobile Sales, new and used
Boat Sales
Camper Sales
Manufactured Home Sales
Motorcycle Sales
Recreational Vehicle (RV) Sales
Trailer Sales
Truck Sales

2. Services:

Agricultural Implement Rental
Auto Body Repair and Painting
Auto Wash
Automobile Rental
Moving Truck and Trailer Rental (maximum 20 feet in length)
Overnight Campgrounds for Recreational Vehicles
Taxi/Limousine Service
Vehicle Repair and Service

C. Use Conditions

1. The uses included in Use Unit 17, when located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R District by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R District.

2. Within the CS District, there shall be no open air storage or display of merchandise offered for sale within 300 feet of an adjoining R District.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Agriculture Implements, Automotive, Boat, Camper, Motorcycle, Recreational Vehicles & Truck Sales	1 per 600 SF of floor area plus 1 per 1,500 SF of open air display or storage area up to 4,500 SF plus 1 per each add’l 5,000 SF of open display or storage area	1 per 5,000 to 10,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 15,000 SF of floor area
Manufactured Home Sales	1 per 600 SF of floor area, plus 1 per each 5,000 SF of open display or storage area up to 50,000 SF plus 1 per each add'l 10,000 SF of open display or storage area	1 per 5,000 to 10,000 SF plus 1 per each add'l 15,000 SF of floor area
Agricultural Implement Equipment, Automobile and Truck Rentals	1 per 600 SF of floor area	NA
Vehicle Repair	1 per 500 SF of floor area - minimum of 5 spaces	NA
Auto Wash	NA	NA
Overnight Campgrounds	1 per each recreational vehicle space plus 1 per 300 SF of floor area	NA

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SECTION 1218. USE UNIT 18. DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT

A. Description

Eating establishments providing curb service or offering food or drink for on-premise consumption within parked motor vehicles, or permitting the on-premise consumption of food or drink within parked motor vehicle or outside the principal structure.

B. Included Uses: Drive-In Restaurants

C. Use Conditions

The uses included in Use Unit 18, when located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R District by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R District.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Drive-in Restaurants	NA	1 per 5,000 to 25,000 SF of floor area, plus 1 per each add’l 25,000 of floor area

SECTION 1219. USE UNIT 19. HOTEL, MOTEL AND RECREATION FACILITIES

A. Description

Commercial amusement establishments ordinarily not requiring large sites and which have use characteristics permitting their location in or near developed commercial trade areas.

B. Included Uses:

Billiard Center, Family
Bingo Facility
Bowling Alley
Dance Hall
Enclosed Commercial Recreation Establishments, NEC
Gymnasium
Health Club/Spa
Hotel*
Motel*
Motion Picture Theater (enclosed)
Racquetball Club
Rifle Range (enclosed)
Skating Rink (enclosed)
Slot Car Track
Swimming Pool (enclosed
Tennis Club
Video Games

*An accessory use bar which is customarily incidental and subordinate to a principal use hotel or motel is included in this use unit.

C. Use Conditions

1. The uses included in Use Unit 19, when located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R District by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lot lines in common with the R District.

2. Dance halls shall be located a minimum of 300 feet from an R District; provided, however, that dance facilities which are accessory to not for profit, bona fide lodges, posts, clubs, fraternal, benevolent or charitable organizations shall be exempt from this setback requirement. The 300 feet shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point of the wall of the portion of the building in which said business is conducted to the nearest point on a residential zoning district boundary line (not including residentially zoned expressway right-of-way).

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Dance Hall,	1 per 75 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 10,000 SF floor area plus 1 for each add'l 15,000 SF of floor area
Video Games, Bingo Facility, Family Billiard Center	1 per 100 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 10,000 SF floor area plus 1 for each add'l 15,000 SF of floor area
Health Club	1 per 150 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 25,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 25,000 SF of floor area
Hotel, Motel	1 per sleeping room plus 1 per 225 SF of accessory facilities such as card shop, flower shop, barber and beauty shops, etc., and 1 per 100 SF for accessory facilities such as restaurants and taverns.	1 per 40,000 to 150,000 SF, plus 1 per each add'l 150,000 SF of floor area, plus 1 per 5,000 to 25,000 SF, plus 1 per each add'l 25,000 SF of accessory facilities.
Motion Picture Theater, Gymnasium	1 per 4 seats	1 per 5,000 to 10,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 15,000 SF of floor area
All Other Uses	1 per 225 SF of floor area	1 per 5,000 to 25,000 SF plus 1 per each add’l 25,000 SF of floor area

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SECTION 1220. USE UNIT 20. COMMERCIAL RECREATION: INTENSIVE

A. Description

Commercial recreation facilities, the principal activities of which are usually open-air, located in undeveloped, outlying sections of the City.

B. Included Uses:

Amusement Activities, NEC
Arena
Drag Strip
Drive-In Theater
Fairground
Frisbee Golf Course
Go-Cart Track
Golf Driving Range
Miniature Auto Track
Outdoor Recreation, NEC
Pony Rides
Race Tracks, auto, dog, horse
Rodeo Grounds
Skateboard Track
Stadiums, NEC
Tennis Courts
Water Slide

C. Use Conditions

The uses included in Use Unit 20, when located on a lot which is abutting an R district, shall be screened from the abutting R District by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R District.

D. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses	Parking Spaces	Loading Berths
Golf Driving Range	1 per tee	NA
Drive-In Theater	NA	NA
Uses providing spectator seating such as stadiums, arenas, rodeo grounds	1 per 4 seats	1 per 5,000 to 25,000 SF plus 1 per each add'l 25,000 SF of floor area
Other Uses	1 per 800 SF of site area	1 per 5,000 to 25,000 SF plus 1 per each add'l 25,000 SF of floor area

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SECTION 1221. USE UNIT 21. BUSINESS SIGNS AND OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

A. Description. Business signs and outdoor advertising.

B. Included Uses:

Business Signs
Digital Signs
Digital Outdoor Advertising Signs
Outdoor Advertising Signs

C. General Use Conditions for Business Signs

1. Sign Setbacks

a. Signs, if visible from an R district other than street, highway or freeway right-of-way, or if visible from a designated residential development area, shall not be located within fifty (50) feet from such a district or area.

b. Signs with a display surface area larger than three hundred (300) square feet which are visible from an R district other than street, highway or freeway right-of-way, or if visible from a designated residential development area, shall not be located within two hundred (200) feet from said district or area.

c. Signs shall be setback a minimum distance of ten (10) feet from a freeway right-of-way.

d. The sign setbacks prescribed in this paragraph 1221.C.1. shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point on a sign structure to the nearest point of an R district, residential development area, or freeway right-of-way boundary line.

2. Flashing signs, digital signs, changeable copy signs, running light or twinkle signs, animated signs, revolving or rotating signs or signs with movement shall be subject to the following limitations.

a. No such sign shall be located within fifty (50) feet of the driving surface of a signalized intersection. The fifty (50) feet shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point on a sign structure to the nearest point of the signalized intersection.

b. No such sign shall be located within twenty (20) feet of the driving surface of a street. The twenty (20) feet shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point on a sign structure to the nearest point of the street curb, or edge of the traveled roadway marked or understood as such.

c. No such sign, if visible from an R district other than street, highway or freeway right-of-way, or if visible from a designated residential development area, shall be located within two hundred (200) feet of such district or area. The two hundred (200) feet shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point on a sign structure to the nearest point of an R district or residential development area boundary line.

d. No such sign shall exceed an illumination of seventy (70) foot candles measured at a two (2) foot distance.

e. No such digital sign shall display an illuminative brightness exceeding five hundred (500) NITs at any time between one-half (1/2) hour after sunset until one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise or six thousand five hundred (6,500) NITs between one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise until one-half (1/2) hour after sunset.

f. No such ditigal sign shall display an illuminative brightness of such intensity or brilliance that it impairs the vision or endangers the safety and welfare of any pedestrian, cyclist, or person operating a motor vehicle.

g. No such digital sign shall resemble or simulate any warning or danger signal, or any official traffic control device, sign, signal or light.

h. No such digital sign shall be permitted to operate unless it is equipped with:

(1) a default mechanism that shall freeze the sign in one position or static message if a malfunction occurs; and

(2) notwithstanding paragraph 1221.C.2.e., a mechanism able to automatically adjust the display's illuminative brightness according to natural ambient light conditions by means of a light detector/photo cell by which the sign's brightness shall be dimmed.

3. Only one (1) side of a double-faced sign shall be included in the computation of display surface area.

4. In the computation of permitted display surface area for business signs and outdoor advertising, the lineal footage of an abutting minor street shall not be combined with the lineal footage of any abutting major street which is included in the computation of permitted display surface area.

5. Signs and all parts of signs shall be setback from the centerline of an abutting street one-half (1/2) the right-of-way width designated on the Major Street and Highway Plan, except as provided in Section 1221.C.14.

6. Signs that have not been issued a sign permit shall not be located in any district.

7. Promotional business signs shall be permitted only as provided in this paragraph. Promotional business sign permits shall be limited to four (4) per year for each business. Such permits authorize the use of the sign for a period of ten (10) days. Any or all of the four (4) permitted time periods may run consecutively. Promotional business signs are further regulated as follows:

a. The maximum height of a promotional business sign shall not exceed the height of any ground sign permitted by the Zoning Code on the lot. Further, inflatable promotional business signs shall be setback from the property line(s) one (1) foot for every foot of height as measured from the base of the sign; and

b. Promotional business signs, except inflatable or other non-rigid promotional business signs, shall not be permitted to be installed on the roof.

8. Except for wall and promotional business signs, the maximum number of business and outdoor advertising signs per lot of record shall be as follows:

a. Permitted Number of Business and Outdoor Advertising Signs (if permitted in the district and by Section 1221.F.):

CS & IL	CG, CH & CBD	SR, IM & IH
1 per 150 ft. of major street frontage or fraction thereof	1 per 100 feet of major street frontage or fraction thereof	1 per 200 feet of major street frontage or fraction thereof

b. If a lot of record in a CS, CG, CH, CBD, IL, IM or IH district has no frontage on a major street, then one (1) ground or projection business sign per street frontage is permitted which shall not exceed two-tenths (2/10) of a square foot of display surface area per lineal foot of street frontage; provided that in no event shall the sign be restricted to less than thirty-two (32) square feet nor be permitted to exceed on hundred fifty (150) square feet of display, surface area. If the sign is a ground sign, it shall not exceed the height of the building in which the principal use is located, or twenty (20) feet, whichever is lower. Wall signs shall be permitted in accordance with Subsection 1221.E.2.

9. Projecting or ground signs, shall maintain a minimum separation of thirty (30) feet from any roof, projecting, ground, or outdoor advertising sign. The thirty (30) feet shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point on the structure of the outdoor advertising sign to the nearest point of any roof, or the structure of any projecting sign or ground sign.

10. Roof signs shall be prohibited except as otherwise permitted in paragraph 1221.C.7.b. Roof signs lawfully existing on the effective date of this code, or amendments to this code, shall be regulated by Chapter 14 of this code.

11. A wall or projecting sign shall not extend above the top of the parapet or building wall on which it is located; provided that in instances where the height of the parapet or building wall, or where construction or architectural features will not permit a wall sign three (3) feet in height, said sign may extend above the parapet or building wall a distance which will permit a sign of three (3) feet in height.

12. No sign is permitted to be located upon or constructed within a required parking space or loading berth, or to otherwise obstruct vehicular or pedestrian access or circulation, or to pose any other hazard to motor vehicle traffic exiting, entering or traveling within the site on which the sign is located.

13. A sign permitted as a business sign shall not thereafter be changed to an outdoor advertising sign without a permit for such use; nor shall a sign permitted as an outdoor advertising sign be changed to a business sign without a permit for such use.

14. No sign shall be permitted in the right-of-way or planned right-of-way as designated on the Major Street and Highway Plan of a public street, unless a license and removal agreement has been entered into by the sign owner and the City, and approval is given by the Board of Adjustment.

15. Signs shall not be permitted to exceed an illumination of seventy (70) foot candles measured at a two (2) foot distance.

D. CS District Use Conditions for Business Signs

1. A ground sign, projecting sign or a promotional business sign abutting a major street shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height measured from the mean curb level of the lot upon which it is erected unless, in addition to the minimum setback prescribed in 1221.C.5, the sign is setback one (1) foot for each foot of height exceeding twenty-five (25) feet. In no event shall the sign exceed forty (40) feet unless the abutting street is a designated freeway on the Major Street and Highway Plan. In those cases where the abutting street is a designated freeway, the maximum permitted height shall be fifty (50) feet. The maximum height of ground and projecting signs where permitted abutting a minor street shall be as prescribed in Section 1221.C.8.b.

2. Wall signs shall not exceed an aggregate display surface area of three (3) square feet per lineal foot of the building wall to which the sign or signs are affixed.

3. Roof, projecting, ground, and outdoor advertising signs, whether permitted as provided in this section or nonconforming, shall not exceed an aggregate display surface area of two (2) square feet per lineal foot of major street frontage if only one (1) such sign is erected and shall not exceed one (1) square foot per each lineal foot of major street frontage if more than one (1) such sign is erected. When a lot has no frontage on a major street, no roof or outdoor advertising signs shall be permitted. Projecting and ground signs shall comply with the provisions of Section 1221.C.8.b.

4. No roof, projecting or ground sign shall contain more than two (2) sides, nor shall the total display surface area for each side exceed five hundred (500) square feet. The two (2) sides shall face in opposite directions. "Opposite" shall, in addition to its ordinary meaning, include V-shaped signs when the angle of separation of the display surfaces does not exceed thirty degrees (30º).

E. CG, CH, CBD, IL, IM, and IH Use Conditions for Business Signs

1. A ground sign, projecting sign or a promotional business sign abutting a major street shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height measured from the mean curb level of the lot upon which it is erected unless, in addition to the minimum setback prescribed in 1221.C.5, the sign is set back one (1) foot for each foot of height exceeding twenty-five (25) feet. In no event shall the sign exceed forty (40) feet unless the abutting street is a designated freeway on the Major Street and Highway Plan. In those cases where the abutting street is a designated freeway, the maximum permitted height shall be fifty (50) feet. The maximum height of ground and projecting signs where permitted abutting a minor street shall be as prescribed in Section 1221.C.8.b.

2. Wall signs shall not exceed an aggregate display surface area of three (3) square feet per each lineal foot of the building wall to which the sign or signs are affixed.

3. Aggregate display surface area of roof, projecting, ground and outdoor advertising signs shall be regulated as follows:

a. Within a freeway sign corridor, roof, projecting, ground and outdoor advertising signs, whether permitted as provided in this section or nonconforming, shall not exceed an aggregate display surface area of three (3) square feet per lineal foot of major street frontage if only one (1) such sign is erected, and shall not exceed two (2) square feet per lineal foot of major street frontage, if more than one (1) such sign is erected; or

b. Outside a freeway sign corridor, roof, projecting, ground and outdoor advertising signs, whether permitted as provided in this section or nonconforming, shall not exceed an aggregate display surface area of two (2) square feet per lineal foot of major street frontage if only one (1) such sign is erected and shall not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of major street frontage if more than one (1) such sign is erected.

c. Within or outside a freeway sign corridor, when a lot has no frontage on a major street, no roof or outdoor advertising signs shall be permitted. Projecting and ground signs shall comply with the provisions of Section 1221.C.8.b.

4. No roof, projecting or ground sign shall contain more than two (2) sides nor shall the total display surface area for each side exceed five hundred (500) square feet. The two (2) sides shall face in opposite directions. "Opposite" shall in addition to its ordinary meaning, include V-shaped signs when the angle of separation of the display surfaces does not exceed thirty degrees (30º).

F. Use Conditions for Outdoor Advertising Signs.

1. Outdoor advertising signs shall be permitted in CS, CG, CH, CBD, IL, IM and IH zoning districts only when located within a freeway sign corridor. Outdoor advertising signs may be permitted in the CO zoning district, subject to the site plan review as provided in Chapter 8 of this code and provided it is located within a freeway sign corridor. Outdoor advertising signs may be permitted in Planned Unit Developments, in accordance with Chapter 11 of this code, so long as the same is zoned CS, CG, CH, CBD, IL, IM or IH and is within a freeway sign corridor.

2. An outdoor advertising sign shall be separated a minimum distance of on thousand two hundred (1,200) feet from any other outdoor advertising sign. Spacing limitations shall not apply between signs separated by the freeway. The one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet shall be measured in a straight line from the center of an outdoor advertising sign's structure, as located on the ground, to the center of any other outdoor advertising sign's structure, as located on the ground.

3. No outdoor advertising sign shall be located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a public park. The one hundred fifty (150) feet shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point on a sign structure to the nearest point on the property of the park.

4. Outdoor advertising signs, if visible from an R district other than street, highway or freeway right-of-way, or if visible from a designated residential development area, shall be setback from such district or area a minimum distance as follows:

a. One hundred fifty (150) feet if the display surface area is three hundred (300) square feet or less; or

b. Two hundred (200) feet if the display surface area is greater than three hundred (300) square feet.

c. The setback requirement imposed by this paragraph 1221.F.4. shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point on a sign structure to the nearest point of an R district or residential development area boundary line.

5. No portion of an outdoor advertising sign shall be located within ten (10) feet of a freeway right-of-way. The ten (10) feet shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point on a sign structure to the nearest point of the freeway right-of-way boundary line.

6. No outdoor advertising sign shall contain more than two (2) sides, and only one (1) side shall be included in the computation of display surface area. The two (2) sides shall face in opposite directions. "Opposite" shall, in addition to its ordinary meaning, include V-shaped signs when the angle of separation of the display surfaces does not exceed thirty degrees (30º).

7. An outdoor advertising sign shall be oriented to be primarily visible from the freeway.

8. No outdoor advertising sign shall contain flashing, blinking or traveling lights or reflective glitter.

9. Cutouts or extensions shall be permitted, in addition to the display surface area permitted in this section, so long as the cutouts or extensions do not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the display surface area.

10. No outdoor advertising sign shall be supported by more than one (1) post or column unless required by site engineering considerations and is certified as such by a registered professional engineer.

11. Outdoor advertising signs which have animation, revolving or rotating components or movement shall be subject to the following limitations:

12. Illumination on the face of outdoor advertising signs shall not be permitted to exceed seventy (70) foot candles measured at a two (2) foot distance.

13. Outdoor advertising signs shall maintain a minimum separation of thirty (30) feet from any roof, projecting or ground sign.

14. Any illumination shall be by constant light.

15. No outdoor advertising sign shall exceed fifty (50) feet in height; except when the freeway is elevated ten (10) feet or more above grade where the sign is to be located then, in that event no outdoor advertising sign height shall exceed sixty (60) feet in height.

16. The maximum number of signs on a lot of record, including outdoor advertising signs but exclusive of business wall signs and promotional business signs shall be as provided in 1221.C.8.

17. The aggregate display surface area for all ground, roof or projecting signs, whether business or outdoor advertising, shall comply with the provisions of paragraphs 1221.C.4, 1221.D.3 and 1221.E.3, as applicable; provided that in no event shall an outdoor advertising sign exceed six hundred seventy-two (672) square feet of display surface area.

18. No outdoor advertising sign shall be permitted to be located upon or constructed within a required parking space or loading berth, nor to otherwise obstruct vehicular or pedestrian access or circulation, or pose any other hazard to motor vehicle traffic exiting, entering or traveling within the site on which the sign is located.

19. A sign permitted as a business sign shall not thereafter be changed to an outdoor advertising sign without a permit for such use; nor shall a sign permitted as an outdoor advertising sign be changed to a business sign without a permit for such use.

20. Signs that have not been issued a sign permit shall not be located in any district.

G. Additional Use Conditions for Digital Outdoor Advertising Signs.

In addition to the use conditions prescribed for outdoor advertising signs in subsection 1221.F., digital outdoor advertising signs shall also comply with the following use conditions:

1. Digital outdoor advertising signs shall only display a static message or messages..

2. Digital outdoor advertising signs which display more than one static message shall do so sequentially, with each static message having a dwell time of no less than eight (8) seconds and a transition time between static messages of no more than one (1) second.

3. Digital outdoor advertising signs shall not display an illuminative brightness exceeding five hundred (500) NITs at any time between one half (1/2) hour after sunset until one half (1/2) hour before sunrise or six thousand five hundred (6,500) NITs between one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise until one-half (1/2) hour after sunset.

4. Use conditions establishing the minimum dwell time and maximum illuminative brightness levels for digital outdoor advertising signs codified in subsection 1221.G. shall be subject to future modification and regulation in the exercise of the City's police powers and no vested right shall ever be created in these use conditions.

5. Digital outdoor advertising signs shall not display an illuminative brightness of such intensity or brilliance that they impair the vision or endanger the safety and welfare of any pedestrian, cyclist, or person operating a motor vehicle.

6. Digital outdoor advertising signs shall not resemble or simulate any warning or danger signal, or any official traffic control devise, sign, signal or light.

7. Digitial outdoor advertising signs shall not be permited to operate unless they are equipped with:

a. a default mechanism that shall freeze the sign in one position or static message if a malfunction occurs; and

b. notwithstanding paragraph 1221.G.3., a mechanism able to automatically adjust the display's illuminative brightness according to natural ambient light conditions by means of a light detector/photo cell by which the sign's brightness shall be dimmed.

8. Digital outdoor advertising signs shall not display consecutive messages facing the same traveled way, which constitue a substantially similar theme or story and is a continuation of any immediately preceding message, thereby creating a storyboarding effect when viewed by persons operating a motor vehicle. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall prohibit the display of identical consecutive messages.

9. Any digital outdoor advertising sign for which a permit has been applied for prior to January 1, 2009, and the sign has been permitted and completed constructed prior to January 1, 2010, shall be separated by a minimum distance of one thousand two (1,200) feet from any other digital outdoor advertising sign. This spacing limitation shall not apply between signs separated by the freeway. The one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet shall be measured in a straight line from the center of an outdoor advertising sign's structure, as located on the ground, to the center of any other outdoor advertising sign's structure, as located on the ground.

10. Except as provided in paragraph 1221.G.9., any digital outdoor advertising sign having a permit issued on or after January 1, 2009, shall be separed by a minimum distance of one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet from any other digital outdoor advertising sign facing the same traveled way. The one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet shall be measured in a straight line from the center of a digital outdoor advertising sign's structure, as located on the ground, to the center of any other digital outdoor advertising sign's structure, as located on the ground.

11. Digital outdoor advertising signs, if visible from an R district other than street, highway or freeway right-of-way, or if visible from a designated residential development area, shall be setback from such district or area a minimum distance of two hundred (200) feet. The two hundred (200) feet shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point on a sign structure to the nearest point of an R district or residential development area boundary line.

12. Prior to the issuance of any permit for the installation, testing, maintenance or use of any digital outdoor advertising sign, the operator shall provide written certification that the illuminative brightness of the display shall not exceed five hundred (500) NITs at any time between one-half (1/2) hour after sunset until one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise.

13. No lawfully existing oudoor advertising sign, whether conforming or lawfully nonconforming, which incorporates any digital sign, electronically generated display or light emitting diode (LED) on its display surface, or attached to the sign structure, shall be deemed a lawfully existing digital outdoor advertising sign pursuant to this subsection 1221.G. and no such sign shall be modified, extended, or enlarged unless and until its installation or use has been permitted as a digital outdoor advertising sign on or after May 1, 2008, in compliance with this Section 1221.

14. No outdoor advertising sign which is lawfully nonconforming as to any requirement imposed by this Zoning Code shall be modified, changed or converted into a digital outdoor advertising sign unless it shall conform to all requirements imposed by this Code and all spacing requirements have been verified as required by this Code. For purposes of this Code, no digital outdoor advertising sign shall be considered lawfully nonconforming and the conversion of an outdoor advertising sign into a digital outdoor advertising sign shall be considered a change of use.

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SECTION   1222.    USE UNIT 22. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

A.    Description

Facilities for scientific research, development and testing, which are customarily located on large, landscaped sites and the operation of which does not produce objectionable environmental effects.

B.    Included Uses: Enclosed scientific research, testing and development.

C.    Use Conditions

1.    The uses included in Use Unit 22, when located in an SR District shall be conducted within enclosed buildings.

2.    The uses included in Use Unit 22, when located on a lot which is abutting an R District, shall be screened from the abutting R District, by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R District.

D.    Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses

Parking Spaces

Loading Berths

All Uses

1 per 800 SF of floor area

1 per 5,000 to 40,000 SF of floor area, plus 1 per 40,000 to 100,000 SF, plus 1 per each add'l 100,000 SF of floor area.

E.    Other Requirements

1.    Only vehicles which are accessory to permitted principal uses on the lot shall be permitted to be parked on the lot. Such vehicles shall include customer's vehicles, repair or service vehicles, and those vehicles driven in the ordinary course of the principal user's business.

2.    Except for the purpose of immediate loading or unloading, accessory vehicles or trailers in excess of 1-1/2 tons capacity, or accessory vehicles or trailers with signs that exceed 32 square feet that direct attention to a business, service, commodity, or entertainment offered or sold on the premises shall not be parked closer to the street than the nearest building wall unless granted a special exception from the Board of Adjustment.

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SECTION   1223.    USE UNIT 23. WAREHOUSING AND WHOLESALING

A.    Description

Warehousing, wholesaling, and trucking often located adjacent to the central business district, in industrial parks served by rail and highway transportation, and port areas.

B.    Included Uses:

Automobile/Truck Storage (off-site
Garbage Truck(s) Storage
Moving and Storage facility
Storage, NEC
Truck Rentals
Truck Stop, Gasoline
Truck Wash
Trucking Establishment
Warehousing, NEC
Wholesale Distributors:

Beer, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
Drugs, Chemicals and Allied products
Dry Goods and Apparel
Eggs
Electrical Goods
Furniture and Home Furnishing
Groceries and Related Products
Hardware, Plumbing, Heating Equipment and Supplies
Machinery, Equipment and Supplies
Paper and Paper Products
Tobacco and Tobacco products

Wholesale Establishments, NEC

C.    Use Conditions

The uses included in Use Unit 23, when located on a lot which is abutting the boundary of an R District, shall be screened from the abutting R District, by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R District.

D.    Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses

Parking Spaces

Loading Berths

All Uses

1 per 5,000 SF of floor area

1 per 5,000 to 25,000 SF plus 1 per each add'l 25,000 SF of floor area.

SECTION   1224.    USE UNIT 24. MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING

A.    Description

Extractive operations, certain mineral processing operations, and manufacturing operations which directly utilize minerals, at or near the source.

B.    Included Uses

1.     Mining and Quarrying: Mining, quarrying or extraction of coal, ores, stone, sand, gravel or top soil.

Mining, quarrying or extraction of coal, ores, stone, sand, gravel or top soil.

2.     Processing of Mineral Products, as follows: Crushing, washing, and grading of coal, ore, stone, sand or gravel; manufacture of Portland cement, concrete or asphaltic concrete, at the source of supply of crushed rock, sand, or gravel, for utilization off the premises.

C.    Use Conditions

The Board of Adjustment, in granting a mining and mineral processing use by Special Exception, shall consider potential environmental influences, such as dust and vibration, and shall establish in the particular instance, appropriate protective conditions such as setbacks, screening, and method of operation, as will mitigate the adverse affect on proximate land uses.

D.    Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses

Parking Spaces

Loading Berths

All Uses

1 per 1,000 SF of floor area

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SECTION   1225.    USE UNIT 25. LIGHT MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY

A.    Description

Light manufacturing and industrial uses having slight or no objectionable environmental influences by reason of the emission of odor, heat, smoke, noise or vibration.

B.    Included Uses:

Apparel and Other Finished Products Made From: fabrics, leather, similar materials
Bakery Products - Manufacturing
Blacksmithing
Bottling Plant
Brooms and Brushes - Manufacturing
Building Contract Construction Service and Storage:

Cesspool Cleaning
Concrete Construction Service
Heavy Construction, Equipment Storage/Parking
Industrial Spray Painting and Other Solvent Use
Insulation Contractor
Masonry
Oil Well Drilling and Cleaning
Prestressed and pretensioned concrete products contractor
Roofing
Sheet Metal
Spray Painting
Stonework
Water Well Drilling and Cleaning

Bus Maintenance Shop
Candle - Manufacturing
Candling or Processing Plant
Carpet Cleaning
Clothes - Manufacturing
Cold Storage Plants
Communication Equipment, Including Radio Television Receiving Sets-Manufacturing
Costume Jewelry, Costume Novelties, Buttons and Miscellaneous Notions (except precious materials) - Manufacturing
Diesel Engine Repairs
Drug - Manufacturing
Dry Cleaning/Laundry - Industrial
Electrical Lighting and Wiring Equipment - Manufacturing
Electronic Components and Accessories - Manufacturing
Fabricated Metal Products, NEC - Manufacturing
Freight Terminals
Fur Goods - Manufacturing
Furniture and Fixtures - Manufacturing
Furniture Packing and Crating
Garment - Manufacturing
Grain Elevators
Household Minor Appliances - Manufacturing
Ice - Manufacturing
Industry NEC, Light
Jewelry, Silverware and Plated Ware - Manufacturing
Lamp shades - Manufacturing
Laundry Service (Non-personal goods)
Leather and Leather Products - Manufacturing
Machine Shop
Manufacturing NEC, light
Mattress and Bedding Renovator
Mattress - Manufacturing
Monument - Manufacture
Mortician Goods - Manufacturing
Motor Freight Depot/Terminal
Motion Picture Production
Musical Instruments and Parts - Manufacturing
Office, Computing and Accounting Machines - Manufacturing
Pens, Pencils, and Other Office and Artist Materials - Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical - Manufacturing
Pottery and Figurines or Other Similar Ceramic products, Using only previously pulverized clay and kilns fired only by electricity or gas
Printing, Publishing and Allied Industries
Professional, Scientific and Controlling Instruments, Photographic and Optical Goods, Watches and Clocks - Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical - Manufacturing
Produce Markets Wholesale
Roasting Coffee and Coffee Products - Manufacturing
Sash and Door - Manufacturing
Sighting and Fire Control Equipment - Manufacturing
Signs and Advertising Displays - Manufacturing
Store Fixture - Manufacturing
Toy, Amusement, Sporting and Athletic Goods - Manufacturing
Truck Freight Terminal (repair and storage of commercial contract carriers)
Umbrellas, Parasols and Canes - Manufacturing
Welding Equipment and Supply - Manufacturing
Welding Shop

C.    Use Conditions

1.    The uses included in Use Unit 25, which are located within 300 feet of an R District, shall be conducted within enclosed buildings.

2.    The uses included in Use Unit 25, when located on a lot which is abutting an R District, shall be screened from the abutting R District, by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R District.

D.    Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses

Parking Spaces

Loading Berths

All Uses

1 per 750 SF of floor area

1 per 2,000 to 40,000 SF of floor area, plus 1 per 40,000 to 100,000 SF, plus 1 per each add'l 100,000 SF of floor area

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SECTION   1226.    USE UNIT 26. MODERATE MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY

A.    Description

Manufacturing and industrial uses having moderately objectionable environmental influences by reason of the emission of odor, heat, smoke, noise, or vibration.

B.    Included Uses

Alcohol - Manufacturing
Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Iron or Steel Foundry Works
Batch Plant
Beverage - Manufacturing
Boiler or Forage Works
Brewery
Canning and Preserving of Fruits/Vegetables
Cellophane - Manufacturing
Celluloid - Manufacturing
Cheese - Manufacturing
Chrome Plating
Concrete Brick and Block - Manufacturing
Concrete Ready-Mix Plant
Confectionery and Related Products - Manufacturing
Cooperage Works
Corrugated Metal - Manufacturing
Cotton Baling, Compressing and Ginning
Cotton Storage, Open
Cottonseed Oil Milling
Cutlery, Hand Tools, General Hardware - Manufacturing
Dairy Products - Manufacturing
Die Casting - Manufacturing
Dyestuff - Manufacturing
Electrical Machinery, Equipment and Supplies - Manufacturing
Electroplating
Feed Grinding and Processing
Fiberglass Products - Manufacturing
Flat Glass - Manufacturing
Flavor Extracts and Flavoring Syrups - Manufacturing, NEC
Flour Mills
Food Products - Manufacturing
Foundry, Nonferrous Metals
Galvanizing
Gas (heating or illuminating) Manufacturing or Storage, except where such gas is to be entirely consumed on the same premises
Glass and Glassware (pressed and blown) - Manufacturing
Grain Mill Products - Manufacturing
Guns, Howitzers, Mortars, and Related Equipment - Manufacturing
Heat Exchangers, Fabrication
Household Major Appliance - Manufacturing
Ice Cream - Manufacturing
Indoor Recycling Center for Metal, paper, Glass and Plastic Products
Iron and Steel Foundries
Lamp Black - Manufacturing
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Sales and Service, Wholesale
Livestock Auction Sales
Lumber and Wood Products (except furniture) - Manufacturing, NEC
Machinery (except electrical) - Manufacturing
Manufacturing NEC, Moderate
Meat Products - Manufacturing
Milling, Custom
Nonferrous Foundries
Noodle - Manufacturing
Oilcloth - Manufacturing
Oil Compounding and Barreling
Oil Well Equipment Storage
Other Fabricated Metals Products - Manufacturing
Paint - Manufacturing
Paper Products - Manufacturing
Pickle, Sausage, Sauerkraut or Vinegar - Manufacturing
Pickling, Fruits and Vegetables; Salad Dressings - Manufacturing
Planing Mill
Pottery and Related Products - Manufacturing
Prefabricated House - Manufacturing
Printing Ink - Manufacturing
Radioactive Service Company
Rayon or Cellophane - Manufacturing
Ready Built House - Manufacturing
Refrigerator - Manufacturing
Sandblasting (indoor)
Sausage - Manufacturing
Shoddy - Manufacturing (low grade wool)
Shoe Polish - Manufacturing
Small Arms - Manufacturing
Soybean Oil Milling
Space Vehicle - Manufacturing
Starch, Glucose, Dextrin - Manufacturing
Steel Fabrication Plant
Storage of Abandoned or Inoperative Vehicles reclaimed from Highway/Streets for sixty (60) days or less (excludes salvaged or dismantled vehicles)
Structural Clay products - Manufacturing
Tank and Tank Components - Manufacturing
Textile Mill - Manufacturing
Tire Recapping
Tobacco - Manufacturing
Transportation Equipment - Manufacturing
Vegetable Oil Milling
Vinegar - Manufacturing
Wool Scouring, Hair - Manufacturing
Yeast Manufacturing for Wholesale

C.    Use Conditions

1.    The uses included in Use Unit 26, which are located within 300 feet of an R District, shall be conducted within enclosed buildings.

2.    The uses included in Use Unit 26, when located on a lot which is abutting an R District, shall be screened from the abutting R District, by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the R District.

D.    Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses

Parking Spaces

Loading Berths

All Uses

1 per 750 SF of floor area

1 per 2,000 to 40,000 SF of floor area plus 1 per 40,000 to 100,000 SF, plus 1 per each add'l 100,000 SF of floor area.

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SECTION   1227.    USE UNIT 27. HEAVY MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY

A.    Description

Manufacturing and industrial uses having substantial objectionable environmental influences by reason of the emission of odor, heat, smoke, noise or vibration.

B.    Included Uses:

Abattoir (slaughter house)
Acetylene Gas Manufacturing in Excess of 15 Pounds Pressure Per Square Inch
Acid - Manufacturing
Agricultural Chemicals - Manufacturing
Ammonia, Bleaching Powder or Chlorine - Manufacturing
Animal Rendering
Arsenals
Asphalt - Manufacturing or Refining
Blast Furnace, except as a minor and incidental part of another permitted industrial use
Bleaching Powder - Manufacturing
Brick, Tile or Terra Cotta - Manufacturing
Butane and Propane - Manufacturing/Storage
Cement, Lime, Gypsum, Plaster of Paris or Asphalt - Manufacturing
Chipping of Trees and Shrubs
Chlorine or Hydrochloric, Nitric, Picric, Sulphurous, Sulfuric Acid or Ammonia - Manufacturing
Coal Yard
Coke - Manufacturing
Compost Yard
Creosote - Manufacturing or Treatment
Disinfectant or Insecticide - Manufacturing
Distillation of Bones, Coal or Wood
Emery Cloth and Sandpaper - Manufacturing
Explosive - Manufacturing or Storage
Fat Rendering
Fertilizer - Manufacturing From Mineral or Organic Materials
Fireworks - Manufacturing
Glue, Gelatin or Size - Manufacturing
Gravel Crushing, Screening, Washing
Guided Missile - Manufacturing
Gum and Wood Chemicals - Manufacturing
Insecticide - Manufacturing
Lime, Cement, Plaster of Paris - Manufacturing
Linoleum, Asphalted-felt Base, and Other Hard Surface Floor Cover - Manufacturing
Lubricating Oils and Grease - Manufacturing
Manufacturing NEC, Heavy
Match - Manufacturing
Metal Foundry, Ferrous Metals
Oil Reclamation Plants
Oil Refinery
Paper or Pulp - Manufacturing by Sulfide Processes Emitting Noxious Gases or Odors
Paving Plants
Petroleum Bulk Storage for Wholesale
Plastics/Rubber - Manufacturing
Primary Metal Industries, NEC
Railroad Freight Terminal
Railroad Roundhouse or Shop
Railroad Yard
Refining of Petroleum or Other Crude Materials
Rendering Plant
Resource Recovery Facility (all storage and processing within building)
Rock Crushers
Rolling/Steel Mill
Rubber - Manufacturing from Crude Materials
Salt Works
Sandblasting (outdoor)
Sawmill
Slaughtering of Animals
Smelting
Soap - Manufacturing
Soda Ash, Caustic Soda and Washing Compound - Manufacturing
Steel Mill
Stockyard
Stone Cutting and Stone Products - Manufacturing
Structural Steel Plants
Sugar Refining
Tallow, Grease or Lard - Manufacturing or Refining
Tank Farm, Petroleum
Tanning, Curing or Storing of Leather and Rawhides or Skins
Tar Roofing or Tar Waterproofing - Manufacturing
Tar Distillation or - Manufacturing
Tile Roofing - Manufacturing
Trades, Industries, or Uses that have Heavily Objectionable Environmental Influences by Reason of the Emission of Odor, Heat, Smoke, Noise, or Vibration
Trash Transfer Station (all processing and storage within building or containers)
Turpentine - Manufacturing
Varnish - Manufacturing
Washing Compound - Manufacturing
Wood Preserving

C.    Use Conditions. None

D.    Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses

Parking Spaces

Loading Berths

All Uses

1 per 750 SF of floor area

1 per 2,000 to 40,000 SF of floor area plus 1 per 40,000 to 100,000 SF, plus 1 per each add'l 100,000 SF of floor area.

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SECTION   1228.    USE UNIT 28. JUNK AND SALVAGE YARDS

A.    Description

Establishments primarily providing an open area where wastes or used or secondhand materials are bought, sold, exchanged, stored, processed, crushed or handled. Materials shall include but are not limited to scrap iron and other metals, paper, plastic, rags, rubber tires, salvaged or dismantled vehicles, vehicular parts, wrecked vehicles, bottles and cans.

B.    Included Uses

Junk and Salvage Yards

C.    Use Conditions

1.    The uses included in use unit 28, when located on a lot abutting an AG, R, PK, O, C, CO, CBD, SR or IL District shall be screened by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the district to be screened.

2.    The uses included in Use Unit 28, when located on a lot abutting a street, highway or thoroughfare, shall be screened by the erection and maintenance of a screening wall or fence along the lot line or lines in common with the district to be screened.

3.    The piling of junk or salvage materials shall not exceed the height of the required screening wall or fence within 150 feet of the boundary required to be screened, except as provided in Section 1228.C.4

4.    Storage racks which are designed for the stacking of automotive front-ends, hoods, doors, quarter panels, etc., which exceed the height of the screening fence, shall be setback a minimum of 25 feet from an abutting R District and from a street, highway or thoroughfare along the lot line or lines in common with the R District, street, highway or thoroughfare, plus two (2) additional feet of setback for every one (1) foot of rack height above 15 feet.

D.    Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

Uses

Parking Spaces

Loading Berths

All Uses

1 per 1000 SF of floor area

1 per 2,000 to 40,000 SF of floor area plus 1 per 40,000 to 100,000 SF, plus 1 per each add'l 100,000 SF of floor area.

E.    Screening Requirements

For the purpose of maintaining a compatible relationship between certain land uses and for the purpose of protecting the public investment in streets, highways and thoroughfares and to promote the safety and recreational value of public travel and to preserve the natural beauty, a screening requirement is hereby established for the initiation and continuance of all uses included in Use Unit 28.

1.    Specifications

The required screening wall or fence:

a.    Shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet in height;

b.    Shall be constructed with customarily used fencing materials, shall be designed and arranged to provide substantial visual separation from other land uses required to be screened and from the general public traveling along the streets, highways and thoroughfares;

c.    Shall be uniform in height, except for significant changes in topography, have a consistency of design, and if painted, walls or fences shall be earth-tone in color when abutting an R District boundary;

d.    Shall be constructed with all braces and supports on the interior, except when both sides are of the same design and appearance; and

e.    Shall be erected prior to the occupancy of the building or initiation of the use required to be screened.

2.    Maintenance

The screening wall or fence shall be maintained by the owner of the lot containing the use requiring the screening. Failure to maintain after notice by the Neighborhood Inspector shall constitute an offense hereunder.

3.    Modification of the Screening Wall or Fence Requirements

The Board of Adjustment, as a Special Exception, may:

a.    Modify or remove the screening requirement where existing physical features, such as trees and other plant materials, buildings, earthen berms or hills, provide substantial visual separation from uses and for the general public traveling along the streets, highways and thoroughfares;

b.    Modify the screening requirement where an alternative screening will provide substantial visual separation of uses and for the general public traveling the streets, highways and thoroughfares such as:

(1)    a chain link fence which utilizes inserts of metal or other materials,

(2)    a landscape plan specifying number, types and location of proposed plant materials to be installed and maintained, or

(3)    a 6-foot privacy wall or fence;

c.    Grant an extension of time to erect a screen where properties, other than public streets, highways and thoroughfares, which are to benefit by the screen, are undeveloped and no immediate development plan is known or anticipated; or

d.    Remove the screening requirement where the purpose of the screening requirement cannot be achieved, such as where a road or street is elevated, or where the screening is prohibited by other ordinances and/or regulations, such as in floodplains.

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