Recognizing that certain uses may be desirable when located in the community, but that these uses may be incompatible with other uses permitted in a district, certain special uses listed in section 4, below, when found to be in the interest of the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community, may be permitted in any district from which they are prohibited.

Article 23, Section 2

Any special use listed in section 4, below, existing at the effective date of these regulations, shall be considered a nonconforming use, unless it has qualified as provided above, and has been approved as a 'special use' by the city council.

Article 23, Section 3

When [such changes are] found to be in the interest of the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare, the board of zoning appeals is hereby authorized to approve any and all additions or structural alterations to special uses after they have qualified and have been approved by the city council.

Article 23, Section 44 standards

The following special uses may be approved by the council, as provided in this article: (11) Bed and breakfast inn in R-3, R-4, R-5, and RB districts... (40) Short-term rental...

Article 23, Section 4.15 standards

no communications tower shall be erected on any property in any zoning district until a Special Use Permit has been issued for such tower.

Article 23, Section 53 standards

No accessory building shall be constructed upon a lot until the construction of the main use building has been actually commenced.

Article 24, Section 23 standards

Noncomplying structures shall be permitted to continue indefinitely and shall be considered legal structures, but subject to the following restrictions: ...

Article 24, Section 41 standards

Any nonconforming use, lawfully existing prior to the effective date of any change in the zoning regulations or restrictions, may be continued as such subject to the provisions of this article, it being the intent of the city to provide for the eventual elimination of all nonconforming uses.

Article 24, Section 51 standards

In case a nonconforming use shall be abandoned for two years, then such nonconforming use shall terminate, and the use of the property shall revert to a conforming use of the zoning district in which it is located.

Article 24, Section 62 standards

No building which has been damaged, by any cause whatsoever, to the extent of more than fifty (50%) percent of the fair market value of the building immediately prior to damage, shall be restored except in conformity with the regulations of this ordinance, and all rights as a noncomplying structure are terminated. If a building is damaged by less than fifty (50%) percent of the fair market value, it may be repaired or reconstructed and used as before the time of damage, provided that such repairs or reconstruction be substantially completed within twelve (12) months of the date of such damage.

Article 24, Section 71 standards

The casual, intermittent, temporary, or illegal use of land or buildings shall not be sufficient to establish the existence of a nonconforming use, and the existence of a nonconforming use on part of a lot or tract shall not be construed to establish a nonconforming use on the entire lot or tract.

Article 24, Section 81 standards

Whether a legal nonconforming use or a legal noncomplying structure exists shall be a question of fact and shall be decided by the Zoning Administrator with appeals to Board of Zoning Appeals, after public notice and hearing, and in accordance with the rules of the board.

Article 24, Section 94 standards

A nonconforming use or noncomplying structures may be changed, altered, repaired, restored, replaced, relocated, or expanded only in accordance with the provisions of this article and subject to the appropriate approvals... A residential noncomplying structure which is noncomplying with respect to lot width, area or front, rear, or side yard setback requirements, but which otherwise conforms to the use requirements of the district in which it is located, may be expanded in size so long as additional use nonconformities are not introduced. New or expanded residential accessory uses and structures may be permitted subject to the provisions of the zoning ordinance, provided that all new or expanded accessory structures and uses shall meet all current zoning requirements, including height, yard requirements, and setbacks, for the zoning district in which located. In no case shall a noncomplying structure used for residential purposes be physically modified to accommodate additional dwelling units.

Article 25, Section 24 standards

The height regulations as prescribed in this ordinance shall not apply to: Belfries; Chimneys; Church spires; Conveyors; Cooling towers; Elevator bulkheads; Fire towers; Flagpoles; Monuments; Ornamental towers and spires; Smokestacks; Stage towers or scenery lofts; Water towers; Tanks.

Article 25, Section 3.15 standards

Whenever a lot abuts upon a public alley, one-half of the alley width may be considered as a portion of the required yard only.

Article 25, Section 3.29 standards

Except as herein provided, no accessory building shall project beyond a required yard line along any street.

Article 25, Section 3.33 standards

Where a lot is located at the intersection of two (2) or more streets, there shall be a front yard of fifteen (15) feet on the side street...

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