Article BB, Sec. 10-3-189 to 10-3-194
Uses
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Minimum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for enclosure3 ft
unless such areas are enclosed with a wall or fence of at least three (3) feet in height.
Other
- Abandonment clearing time30 days
Business gardens which have ceased permanent operation or been abandoned shall be cleared, all structures removed and the area re-vegetated no more than thirty (30) days after the date of discontinued operations unless otherwise specified by the zoning administrator not to exceed ninety (90) days.
- Maximum extension for abandonment clearing90 days
unless otherwise specified by the zoning administrator not to exceed ninety (90) days.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures governed by section 10-3-114
Accessory structures shall be governed by section 10-3-114, accessory buildings of this chapter.
- Animal husbandry prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. except honeybees
Animal husbandry is prohibited, except keeping of honeybees is allowed in accordance with Article FF.—Urban honeybees.
- Compost use limited to onsite operations
Compost shall be used only to support onsite operations.
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. permit required
Individuals operating business gardens shall apply for a home occupation permit.
- Maintenance of areas
Areas shall be maintained in a healthy growing condition, free of refuse, debris, overgrown weeds, and dead or spent plant materials. Such areas are subject to section 16-6-58, weeds, etc. on lots.
- Maximum business garden area as percentage of parcel50 pct
Land used for business gardens shall be no larger than fifty (50) percent of the area of the parcel involved including areas of multiple, adjacent parcels under the same ownership.
- Minimum separation from property lines5 ft
All areas used for business gardens shall maintain at least a five-foot separation from all property lines unless such areas are enclosed with a wall or fence of at least three (3) feet in height.
- Residential character maintained
The residential character of all parcels involved shall be maintained.
- Storage and screening requirements
Storage of equipment, materials, and compost and disposal areas shall be inside a principal or accessory structure or screened.
- Structures securely affixed to ground
All structures shall be securely affixed to the ground.
- All transactions off-site
All transactions shall occur off-site.
Signage
- No on-site advertising
No on-site advertising is permitted.
From the ordinance
Business gardens shall be no larger than 50% of parcel area, maintain 5-foot separation from property lines unless enclosed with wall/fence at least 3 feet high, and require home occupation permit.