Sanger
Zoning districts
19 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
7C-1 District
- Max height
- 20 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 22
C-2 District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 60
Central Commercial District
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 25
Heavier Commercial District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 93
Highway Commercial District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
Commercial and Light Manufacturing District
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 89
Professional District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 17.42 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 34
Residential
5R-A District
- Min lot
- 36,000 sq ft (0.83 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 29
RM-1 Multiple-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Max density
- 32.7 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 6
RM-1.5 District
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Low Density Multiple-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 17.4 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
Mobile Home Park District
- Min lot
- 2,400 sq ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 18.15 du/ac
General provisions
67 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
A satellite antenna shall not exceed 13 feet in diameter. A satellite antenna shall be ground-mounted and shall not exceed a height of 12 feet at its highest point. Such antennae shall be screened from view from adjacent properties.
Carnival activity ... that have the potential to attract attendance by more than 100 persons shall require the approval of a director's review permit.
Development projects shall provide a recycling area equivalent to a minimum of 25 percent of the total area required for solid waste collection and loading.
A home occupation may be permitted by issuance of a home occupation permit... no employment or contracting of help other than a resident of the dwelling or a family member... cottage food operation is allowed to employ one full-time equivalent employee.
Manufactured housing shall be allowed in all residential zone districts on lots where conventional single family residential dwellings are allowed... Roof pitch shall be a minimum of 4:12. Eave overhang shall be a minimum of 16 inches.
The maximum number of beds permitted in a shelter shall be in accordance with applicable fire/building code capacity, but shall not exceed 21. The shelter shall provide a bicycle parking area. Emergency shelters shall provide no less than ten square feet of interior waiting and client intake space per bed.
Large licensed residential care facilities shall be considered a residential use of property and shall be permitted with a conditional use permit in all zones permitting residential uses. Small licensed residential care facilities and unlicensed residential care facilities are permitted uses in all zones permitting residential uses.
supportive housing development with up to 50 supportive housing units shall be permitted by right in all zoning districts where multi-family and mixed use residential development are permitted provided the development satisfies all of the following requirements.
Employee housing consisting of accommodations for six or fewer employees shall be considered a single-family structure and shall be permitted in the same manner as a single-family residence. Development standards: Minimum lot area 5,000 square feet, Maximum building height 35 feet, Minimum front yard setback 20 feet, Minimum side yard setback 5 feet, Minimum rear yard setback 15 feet, Maximum lot coverage 50 percent, Minimum off-street parking 1 space per unit or per 2 employees, whichever is greater, Minimum open space 100 square feet per unit.
R-1-10: Single-family residential
R-1-7.5: Single-family residential
R-1-6: Single-family residential
RM-2.5(s): Low density multifamily residential, one story
RM-1.5(s): Medium density multifamily residential, one story
Where a boundary is indicated as a street, alley, railroad right-of-way, canal, or other watercourse, the centerline of such shall be considered to be the boundary line.
No structure, the use of which is nonconforming, shall be moved, altered or enlarged unless required by lease or unless the moving, alteration or enlargement will result in the elimination of the nonconforming use.
Whenever a nonconforming use has been abandoned, discontinued or changed to a conforming use for a continuous period of 12 months, the nonconforming use shall not be reestablished...
Whenever a nonconforming use or a nonconforming structure shall be damaged or destroyed... to the extent of less than 75 percent, the structure may be restored and the nonconforming use may be resumed...
Uses permitted only in a C or M district which are located in an R or RM district shall be completely removed... Type I and II: 40 years; Type III and IV: 30 years; Type V: 25 years
Residential zoned parcels or units shall... be considered as conforming if there is a minimum frontage on a public road... of not less than 50 feet and a total square footage of area not less than 6,000 square feet.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.
- Chapter 62 - SUBDIVISIONS88.1K charsRead →
- Chapter 90 - ZONING621.8K charsRead →