Buena Vista
Zoning districts
10 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
2Residential
6Low Density Residential District R-1
Residential District R-2
Residential Limited District R-3
Medium Density Residential District R-4
Residential District R-5
Residential Planned Unit Development District R-6
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
General provisions
235 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
No junkyard or automobile graveyard shall be established, any portion of which is within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of an interstate or primary highway or within five hundred feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any other highway
The home occupation when restricted to the main building shall not occupy more than 50 percent of the floor area within said building;
Flags up to 16 square feet in size not containing any commercial advertising; provided, that no freestanding pole shall be erected in the public right-of-way nor be within five (5) feet of a service drive, travel lane or adjoining street.
One or more temporary signs with an aggregate area of twelve (12) square feet. ... One or more bulletin boards with an aggregate area of twelve (12) square feet.
Not more than two minor signs per parcel.
Movable A-frame signs which are erected for a duration of less than 24 hours at a time and which have a sign face of no more than six (6) square feet per side.
One or more permanent window signs which do not exceed 25% of the area of a single window, where the aggregate area of window signs on the same elevation does not exceed 25% of the gross window area of the same elevation.
Freestanding signs more than 25 feet in height. ... The maximum height for any sign shall be 25 feet unless otherwise specified within this chapter.
Electronic message boards shall: Not operate at an intensity level of more than 0.3 foot-candles over ambient light as measured at a distance of thirty (30) feet; Automatically dim at night; Be no larger than ten (10) square feet;
Hosts should provide off-street parking spaces if possible. No more than two on-street public parking spaces may count toward the required number of spaces.
Guestrooms in bed and breakfast establishments shall not have cooking facilities.
No food shall be prepared for or served to guests.
The following uses are permitted by conditional use permit: Bed and breakfast inns. Type A or Type B short term rental with an occupancy greater than the maximum occupancy listed in the table in 714.02. Uses accessory to a residential transient occupancy, including but not limited to receptions, weddings, meetings, or concerts.
This principle of organic growth is incompatible with extremely large, single building projects; instead, such projects may be authorized only through a conditional zoning process.
The building footprint of any single structure shall not exceed 50 percent of the area of a city block, without going through the conditional use permitting process.
All streets shall be built along the traditional rectilinear grid pattern of City of Buena Vista and have interconnected streets (no streets may end in a cul-de-sac).
All streets, except alleys shall have sidewalks on both sides of the street. Crosswalks shall be provided at all intersections... minimum unobstructed width of 5'.
Parking shall be located in the rear or side of buildings. In no case will parking lots be allowed to be placed in front of a building, or be set any farther forward on the lot than the main structure on a lot.
A coordinated system of bikeways is planned for the City of Buena Vista, including the Seminary Hill Overlay District.
Lighting shall be directed toward walls, landscaping or the ground, and should neither create glare nor be obtrusive to neighboring property.
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