Norton
Zoning districts
5 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
3General provisions
64 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Story means that portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it... A mezzanine floor shall be counted as a story if it covers more than one-third of the distance from the floor next below it, or if the vertical distance from the floor next below it to the floor next above it is twenty-four (24) feet or more.
In each zone, each structure hereafter erected or altered shall be provided with the yards specified, shall be on a lot of the area and width specified and shall not exceed the heights specified in this article. ... Steps or stoops not exceeding twenty-four (24) square feet in area, eaves, cornices, window sills and belt courses may project into any required yard.
In all A residence zones, the minimum area of any lot shall be seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet. ... maximum height for any building shall be thirty-five (35) feet, and no building may be more than two and one-half (2½) stories in height.
In all B residence zones, the minimum area of any lot shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet, to which shall be added two thousand (2,000) square feet for each family dwelling unit more than one (1) in the same building. ... maximum height for any building shall be forty (40) feet, and no building may be more than three (3) stories in height.
In all business zones, the minimum area of any lot for dwellings shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet to which shall be added five hundred (500) square feet for each family dwelling unit more than one (1) in the same building. ... maximum height for any building shall be forty (40) feet, and no building may be more than three (3) stories in height.
In all business zones, the minimum area of any lot for dwellings shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet to which shall be added five hundred (500) square feet for each family dwelling unit more than one (1) in the same building. ... maximum height for buildings is not limited except that heights above four (4) stories shall be subject to approval of the fire chief.
In all business zones, the minimum area of any lot for dwellings shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet to which shall be added five hundred (500) square feet for each family dwelling unit more than one (1) in the same building. ... maximum height for buildings is not limited except that heights above four (4) stories shall be subject to approval of the fire chief.
In any light industrial zone, the following uses shall be permitted: ... No minimum lot sizes are prescribed for lots used for business and industry.
In any heavy industrial zone, the following uses shall be permitted: ... No minimum lot sizes are prescribed for lots used for business and industry.
In all R-CR zones, the minimum area of any lot shall be 87,120 square feet; minimum width 200 feet; maximum height 35 feet and 2.5 stories.
R-A—A residence zone
R-B—B residence zone
R-CR—Conservation and recreation zone
Floodway zone
Unless otherwise indicated, the boundaries are lot lines, the centerlines of streets or alleys, railroad rights-of-way or the corporate limits.
Accessory structures shall be allowed only in the rear or side yards of residentially zoned parcels. Accessory structures may be located in the front, rear or side yards of commercially or industrially zoned parcels, but not in a required front setback area...
In the case of a housing project consisting of a group of two (2) or more buildings to be constructed on a plot of ground of at least three (3) acres, which is not subdivided into the customary streets and lots... the application of such requirements to such housing project shall be done by the board of zoning appeals in a manner that will be in harmony with the character of the neighborhood and will ensure a density of land use no higher and a standard of open space at least as high as required by this chapter in the district in which the proposed project is to be located.
An off-street parking space is an all-weather surfaced area not in a street or alley and having dimensions in accordance with the state department of transportation standards, exclusive of traffic aisles and driveways... Aisles between parking spaces shall be a minimum of not less than twenty-two (22) feet in width for two-way traffic and eleven (11) feet for one-way traffic.
No more than twenty (20) percent of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit may be used in connection with a home occupation or for storage purposes in connection with a home occupation. ... There shall be no signs present on the property except for one (1) sign with a total area of not more than two (2) square feet.
The city manager or his designee may authorize the emergency use of a manufactured home... The manufactured home shall be removed as soon as reconstruction or replacement of the uninhabitable dwelling is complete, but in no case longer than twelve (12) months. ... It is the intent of this section to prohibit additional mobile homes and trailer mobile homes within the city, after the effective date of this subsection.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.