Warsaw
Zoning districts
8 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
3Limited Commercial District
- Min lot
- 21,780 sq ft (0.5 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 32
General Commercial District
- Min lot
- 21,780 sq ft (0.5 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 40
Commercial and Light Industrial
- Min lot
- 217,800 sq ft (5 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 17
Residential
4Limited Residential District
- Min lot
- 21,780 sq ft (0.5 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
Residential/Office
- Min lot
- 21,780 sq ft (0.5 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 12 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 7
High Density Residential Development
- Min lot
- 21,780 sq ft (0.5 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 18 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 39
General provisions
112 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
No final approval will be granted until evidence of approvals for all wetland permits required by law are submitted to the Town Manager.
septic pump out certification is required every five (5) years
septic pump out certification is required every five (5) years
No final approval will be granted unless Resource Protection Areas (RPAs) and Resource Management Areas (RMAs) are clearly depicted on all plats to be recorded or final site plan reviews.
Any land disturbing activity which would disturb an area 2,500 square feet or greater in size.
Any land disturbing activity which would disturb an area 2,500 square feet or greater in size.
Signs should be posted adjacent to the street right-of-way abutting the site, no more than ten (10) feet from the edge of the right-of-way.
hearing shall be held not less than six days nor more than twenty-one days after the second advertisement
written notice shall be sent ... 15 days prior to any public hearing
Signs should be posted adjacent to the street right-of-way abutting the site, no more than ten (10) feet from the edge of the right-of-way.
Appeals must be filed within thirty (30) days
Appeals must be filed within thirty (30) days of the date of the decision
substantially the same petition shall not be reconsidered within three hundred sixty-five (365) days of the denial
Prior to receipt of final approval for any development activity or as a condition thereof, all improvements required by this Ordinance shall be completed, or provisions made for their completion
The Town may retain up to 25 percent of the guarantee for use in repair or improvements as may be necessary within one year of completion.
such permit shall be valid for not more than six (6) months
such permit shall be valid for not more than six (6) months
shall be issued within 10 days after the erection or structural alteration
for a period not to exceed six (6) months
may issue a temporary and contingent certificate of occupancy for a period not to exceed six (6) months
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.