Claremont
Zoning districts
10 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
4Local Business District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 45
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
Commercial District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 45
General Commercial District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 63
Industrial
4Light Industrial District
- Min lot
- 30,000 sq ft (0.69 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 29
Heavy Industrial District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 34
Light Industrial District
- Min lot
- 30,000 sq ft (0.69 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 29
Heavy Industrial District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 34
General provisions
297 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Minimum lot size when handling large animals = Five acres.
A Type D buffer yard shall be required in accordance with section 5-400.
A Type D buffer yard shall be required in accordance with section 5-400.
In the A-R district, the following standards shall apply: In considering a special use permit request for a construction yard, in addition to the above standards and the general standards contained in section [30-19] of this ordinance, the board of zoning appeals may consider and set standards for the following: a. The provisions for screening of any vehicles, equipment, materials and storage yard, and screening and buffering, in accordance with section 5-400, of the entire construction yard. b. The maximum height of any structure and any additional setback requirements necessary to compensate for any increased height. c. Specific measures to control dust on the site. d. Specific levels of noise permitted on the site, as measured at adjacent property lines. e. Limit the hours of operation. f. The maintenance and repair of all vehicles and equipment shall be conducted within an enclosed building.
A custom manufacturing establishment shall meet all the requirements for a principal structure. All activities associated with a custom manufacturing establishment, other than loading and unloading, shall be conducted within an enclosed building.
A custom manufacturing establishment shall meet all the requirements for a principal structure.
Minimum parcel size for an industrial or construction debris landfill = 20 acres. Minimum parcel size for a sanitary landfill = 100 acres. A Type D buffer yard shall be provided in accordance with section [30-92].
Minimum parcel size for an industrial or construction debris landfill = 20 acres.
The excavations shall be confined to areas distant at least 50 feet from all adjoining property lines, at least 100 feet from any and all adjoining property lines in any R-1 or R-2 Residence or Business District, and distant at least 200 feet from any dwelling or any and all property lines in any platted subdivision except that excavations may be conducted within such limits provided the written consent of the owners of such adjoining properties are secured.
The excavations shall be confined to areas distant at least 50 feet from all adjoining property lines...
No scrap and salvage service (junkyard, salvage yard or automotive wrecking yard or graveyard) shall hereafter be established with any portion of its area within 200 feet of a public street, road or highway.
No scrap and salvage service (junkyard, salvage yard or automotive wrecking yard or graveyard) shall hereafter be established with any portion of its area within 200 feet of a public street, road or highway.
The following provisions are intended to permit by conditional use permit the replacement of a failed septic system or other approved method of sewage disposal on property which contains a single family residence constructed prior to the date of this ordinance and where no other alternative for sewage disposal exists.
The residence is located more than 300 feet from an existing or proposed public sewer line...
An amateur radio tower shall be considered as an accessory structure and shall comply with the minimum setback requirements for the respective zoning district. The minimum setback requirement from the base of the tower to any residential structure on an adjoining lot shall be at least equal to 40 percent of the height of the tower, measured from the closest structural member of the tower (excluding guy lines).
The maximum height permitted by right for an amateur radio tower shall be 200 feet.
The minimum setback requirement from the base of the tower to any residential structure on an adjoining lot shall be at least equal to 40 percent of the height of the tower, measured from the closest structural member of the tower (excluding guy lines).
The minimum setback requirement from the base of the tower to any residential structure on an adjoining lot shall be at least equal to 40 percent of the height of the tower...
Where more than 2,000 people are anticipated to attend an outdoor gathering, in addition to providing a detailed plan for the above items, the applicant shall provide executed contracts for the provision of the essential services and provisions cited above, and shall obtain a special use permit from the board of zoning appeals.
No more than three outdoor gatherings shall be held on the same property in any calendar year...
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.