Emporia

General administrative and procedural requirements for permits, site plans, variances, and appeals.

The flood hazard overlay district shall serve as a supplement to the underlying district provisions.

The flood hazard overlay district is established as an overlay to existing zoning districts, with permitted uses and development standards as set forth in this article.

A legal nonconforming use may continue as it existed when it became nonconforming.

These provisions shall apply to all lands within the jurisdiction of the city and identified as special flood hazard areas (SFHAs) identified by the city or shown on the flood insurance rate map (FIRM) or included in the flood insurance study (FIS) that are provided to the city by FEMA.

Except on lots where the principal use is a single- or two-family dwelling or manufactured home, the following objects and areas shall be located to the side or rear of the principal structure, and shall be screened from public view at ground level...

The maximum permitted average maintained illumination measured vertically and horizontally shall not exceed 2.0 footcandles in residential and R-PRD districts; 5.0 footcandles in commercial and industrial districts. All exterior lights shall be 3,000 Kelvin or less. Pole-mounted lighting shall not exceed 30 feet in industrial districts and 20 feet in all other districts.

Where a parking lot abuts a residential district or a public right-of-way, a landscaping strip of at least ten feet in width shall be located between the parking lot and the abutting property line. A minimum of one deciduous shade tree for each 50 feet of contiguous property line shall be planted. A minimum of five shrubs for each 50 feet of contiguous property line shall be planted. Landscaped planting islands shall be at least ten percent of the parking area, with a minimum of one tree per five spaces and a minimum width of eight feet.

No wall and/or fence between a street and a front building line shall be more than four feet in height. Walls and/or fences in any residential or planned development district shall not exceed six feet in height above the existing grade without approval of a conditional use permit; in commercial districts six feet; in industrial districts eight feet.

No planting, sign, structure, fence, or other obstruction to visibility greater than three feet in height shall be erected, placed, allowed to grow, or maintained within a visibility triangle on any corner lot. The sides being 20 feet in length along the right-of-way lines.

Off-street parking spaces, including residential uses, shall be a minimum width of nine feet and a minimum length of 18 feet. Bicycle parking shall be required for all commercial developments in the DT, C1, and C2 districts requiring 25 or more parking spaces, and all multi-family developments. Four bicycle parking spaces for the first 25 required off-street parking spaces, each additional 50 parking spaces shall require one additional bicycle space, maximum 20.

The discharge of fuel, oil, solvents, anti-freeze, and/or other pollutants, hazardous materials, or flammable substances into any public sewer, storm drainage, or other surface waters is prohibited.

Prior to the submittal of an application for a conditional use permit, zoning text and/or map amendment (rezoning), conditional zoning, or a site plan, a preapplication meeting must be held between the applicant and the administrator, unless otherwise waived by the administrator.

Prior to the submittal of an application for a conditional use permit, zoning text and/or map amendment (rezoning), conditional zoning, or a site plan, a preapplication meeting must be held between the applicant and the administrator, unless otherwise waived by the administrator.

In case any territory is not definitely and clearly included within any one district, such territory shall be deemed to be in the R-1 district until otherwise classified by amendment in accordance with article III, permits and applications, of this ordinance.

Applications for zoning map amendments, including conditional zoning requests, shall be accompanied by 15 copies of a concept plan.

Any rezoning request for a planned residential development district (R-PRD), shall include: a. A site plan, in accordance with division 6, site plans, of this article.

Applications for CUPs shall be accompanied by 15 paper copies and one digital copy of a concept plan.

Applications for CUPs shall be accompanied by 15 paper copies and one digital copy of a concept plan.

Unless otherwise specified in this ordinance or specified as a condition of approval, the height limits, setbacks, lot area, sign requirements, and other specified standards shall be the same as for other uses in the district in which the conditional use is located.