Buena Vista
Zoning districts
42 districts, grouped by category.
Other
3Overlay
2Residential
23Old Town Overlay
- Front setback
- 20 ft
R-1
- Min lot
- 6,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
Small Lots Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 5,500 sq ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
R-2
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
R-3
- Min lot
- 1,500 sq ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 18
R-4
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
R-5
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
R-6
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
R-7
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
Commercial
4Industrial
5Mixed use
5Mixed-Use One District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 15
Mixed-Use District 2
- Max height
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 15
MU-C
Mixed-Use Main Street District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
MU-N
General provisions
47 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Flag: Any fabric not exceeding three (3) feet by five (5) feet when hung from a building; or five (5) feet by seven (7) feet when hung from a pole.
Temporary shall mean a period of time not exceeding one hundred eighty (180) days in any one (1) calendar year.
Various citywide use-specific standards.
Nonconformity, enforcement, fee, and expiration provisions.
Lot area, min. (square feet), two-family dwellings: 2,500; Lot width, min. (feet), two-family dwellings: 25
Lot area, min. (square feet), single-family attached dwellings: 2,500; Lot width, min. (feet), single-family attached: 25
Lot area, min. (square feet), single-family attached dwellings: 1,500; Lot width, min. (feet), single-family attached: 15
Rear setback may be reduced to 0 feet for lots abutting an alley, provided that any garage is setback at or between 0–5 feet or more than 18 feet from the rear property line.
Originally platted Old Town Lots in the area generally located east of Highway 24 and within the Original Town of Buena Vista plat, dated 1905, and not abutting the highway shall be subject to a minimum off-street parking requirement of one and one-half (1.5) parking spaces per twenty-five (25) linear feet of street frontage.
All off-street parking spaces shall be clearly marked and shall have a paved or other all-weather hardened surface of not less than nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet.
This section shall apply to any sign in any district, unless otherwise stated in this section or the UDC.
A development which results in a new water use in an amount more than that used by thirty-two (32) single-family equivalents must submit a water report.
New block lengths shall be at least 350 ft and not exceed 800 ft. All developments shall connect to Town water and sewer. All new utilities shall be underground. Alleys min 20 ft wide.
Subdividers of land for residential use shall dedicate land for open space, parks, pedestrian, or bikeway use; pay a fee-in-lieu; or provide a combination. Nonresidential subdivisions shall set aside 10% common open space. Two trees per residential lot required.
The following development is exempt from the site plan review procedure: a. A change in use that does not involve or require other development...
The special use permit procedure shall apply to land uses as specified in Table 3.1, Table of Allowed Uses.
The following temporary uses or structures are exempt from this section: a. Construction project offices or trailers erected pursuant to an approved construction project...
The minor subdivision procedure shall apply to: 1. Subdivisions creating fewer than ten (10) lots; or 2. Consolidation of two (2) or more lots into fewer lots...
The sketch plan procedure is required for any new subdivision that does not meet the eligibility criteria for a minor subdivision pursuant to 6.6.1.B.
A preliminary plat is required when one (1) or more of the following conditions exist: 1. The proposed subdivision will produce ten (10) or more lots...
Source documents
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