Bowling Green
Zoning districts
7 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
2Residential
3Residential District R-1
- Min lot
- 12,000 sq ft (0.28 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
Residential District R-2
- Min lot
- 12,000 sq ft (0.28 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
Residential District R-3
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
General provisions
40 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The maximum height for any sign shall be twenty-five feet unless otherwise specified within this article.
Changeable copy or electronic signs and electronic signs must meet the following standards: ...
Temporary signs shall be permitted in all zoning districts subject to the following standards: ...
The leading edge of the electronic sign must be a minimum distance of ten feet from any street right-of-way;
Signs lawfully existing on the effective date of this article or prior ordinances, which do not conform to the provisions of this article, and signs which are accessory to a nonconforming use shall be deemed to be nonconforming signs and may remain except as qualified below.
Wherever this article permits a sign with commercial content, noncommercial content is also permitted subject to the same requirements of size, color, illumination, movement, materials, location, height and construction.
PUD | Planned Unit Development District
CBPD | Chesapeake Bay Preservation Overlay District
Definitions of accessory use, home occupation, bed and breakfast, and related terms.
Not more than the equivalent area of one quarter of one floor shall be used for such purpose; Such occupation shall not require external or internal alterations...
not more than six (6) rooms are occasionally rented out to travelers for compensation without a provision for cooking in the room and offering at least one meal per day...
designed or used for the storage of not more than three automobiles owned and used by the occupants of the building to which it is accessory. On a lot occupied by a multiple-unit dwelling, the 'private garage' may be designed and used for the storage of 1 1/2 times as many automobiles as there are dwelling units.
No such accessory building, except as permitted as an Accessory Dwelling Unit, shall be used for living quarters.
The minimum permitted size for any PUD District shall be five contiguous acres. The permitted density for dwelling units in a PUD District shall not be more than 10 units per gross acre.
A site development plan is required and shall be submitted for uses in the following zoning districts: Planned Unit Development PUD.
Every site plan submitted in accordance with this article shall contain the following information: ...
If any nonconforming use is discontinued for a period exceeding two years... An existing nonconforming structure may be enlarged... If a nonconforming activity is destroyed... cost of restoration exceed 50%...
Nothing contained herein shall require any change in the plans or construction of any building or structure for which a permit was granted prior to the effective date of this article. However, such construction must commence within 30 days after this article becomes effective. If construction is discontinued for a period of six months or more, further construction shall be in conformity with the provisions of this article for the district in which the operation is located.
Height restrictions do not apply to vegetative growth in side and rear yards. ... Fences shall be constructed of materials that are durable...
Height restrictions do not apply to vegetative growth in side and rear yards. ... All parts of the fence must be within the owner's property.
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