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Petersburg City Zoning Code#
ARTICLE 1 - TITLE#
ARTICLE 2 - PURPOSE#
ARTICLE 3 - DEFINITIONS#
ARTICLE 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS, DISTRICTS AND DISTRICT MAPS#
ARTICLE 4A - "A" AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 5 - "R-1A" SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 6 - "R-1" SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 7 - "R-2" SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 7A - "RMH" RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOMES DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 8 - "R-3" TWO-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 9 - "R-4" MULTIPLE DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 10 - "R-5" MULTIPLE DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 11 - "R-6" HIGH RISE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 12 - "RTH" RESIDENTIAL TOWN HOUSE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 13 - "RB" OFFICE-APARTMENT DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 14 - "B-1" SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 15 - "B-2" GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 16 - "B-3" CENTRAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 17 - "M-1" LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 18 - "M-2" HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 18.1 - "MXD-1" MIXED USE DISTRICT#
ARTICLE 18.2 - "MXD-2" MIXED USE DISTRICT#
ARTICLE 18.3 - "MXD-3" MIXED USE DISTRICT#
ARTICLE 18.4 - "ERC" ENTERTAINMENT AND RESORT CASINO DISTRICT#
ARTICLE 19 - OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 20 - OFF-STREET LOADING REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 21 - SIGN REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 22 - HEIGHT, AREA AND BULK REQUIREMENTS#
ARTICLE 23 - SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS—SPECIAL USES#
ARTICLE 24 - NONCOMPLIANCE AND NONCONFORMITY#
ARTICLE 25 - SUPPLEMENTARY HEIGHT, AREA, BULK, AND DESIGN REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 26 - "PUD" PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT#
ARTICLE 26A - CONDITIONAL ZONING#
ARTICLE 27 - THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS#
ARTICLE 28 - CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS#
ARTICLE 29 - NEWLY ANNEXED TERRITORY#
ARTICLE 30 - CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY#
Section 1. - [Vacant land.]#
No vacant land shall be occupied or used, except for agricultural uses, until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the building inspector.§
Section 2. - [Premises.]#
No premises shall be used, and no buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be used, occupied, or changed in use, until a certificate of occupancy and compliance shall have been issued by the building inspector, stating that the building or proposed use of a building or premises complies with the building laws and the provisions of these regulations.
Section 3. - [Coincident with application for building permit.]#
Certificates of occupancy and compliance shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit, and shall be issued within ten (10) days after the erection or structural alteration of such buildings shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of these regulations.§ A record of all certificates shall be kept on file in the office of the building inspector.
Section 4. - [Prerequisite for excavation permit.]#
No permit for excavation for any building shall be issued before application has been made for certificate of occupancy and compliance.§
Section 5. - [Required for nonconforming use.]#
A certificate of occupancy shall be required of all nonconforming uses. Application for a certificate of occupancy for nonconforming uses shall be filed, within twelve (12) months from the effective date of this ordinance, with the building inspector.§