§ 1415-05. Land Use Regulations.

Schedule 1415-05 below prescribes the land use regulations for RF Riverfront Districts. Use classifications are defined in Chapter 1401, Definitions. Use classifications not listed in Schedule 1415-05 are prohibited.

The regulations for each district are established by letter designations as follows:

(a)

"P" designates permitted uses. These uses may be subject to additional regulations as indicated.

(b)

"L" designates uses that are permitted, subject to certain limitations. Numeric suffixes refer to limitations listed at the bottom of Schedule 1415-05. Except as otherwise indicated, modifications of a numerical, locational or dimensional limitation requires a variance under Chapter 1445 - Variances, Special Exceptions and Conditional Uses.

(c)

"C" designates uses permitted only after review and approval of the conditional use by the Zoning Hearing Examiner. These uses may be subject to additional regulations as indicated.

Schedule 1415-05: Use Regulations - Riverfront Districts

Use Classifications	RF-R	RF-C	RF-M	Additional Regulations
Residential Uses
Bed and breakfast home	P	—	—	See § 1419-09
Day care home - Adult	C	—	—
Day care home - Type A	C	—	—
Day care home - Type B	L8	—	—
Permanent residential
Single-family dwelling	P	—	—
Attached single-family dwelling	P	—	—
Rowhouse single-family dwelling	P	—	—
Two-family dwelling	P	—	—
Multi-family dwelling	P	—	—
Public and Semipublic Uses
Community service facilities	P	—	—
Cultural institutions	P	P	—
Day care centers	P	P	—
Government facilities and offices
Facilities and installations	—	C	C
Offices	P	P	—
Parks and recreation facilities	P	—	—
Public maintenance facilities	C	P	—
Public safety facilities	P	P	P
Religious assembly	P	P	P
Schools, public and private	P	—	—	See § 1419-12
Commercial Uses
Bed and breakfast inns	P	—	—	See § 1419-09
Eating and drinking establishments
Drinking establishments	L1,2,3	L2,3	—
Restaurants, full service	L1,2,3	L2,3	—	See § 1419-21
Restaurants, limited	L1,2,3	L2,3	—	See § 1419-21
Garden supply stores and plant nurseries	P	—	—
Hotels and commercial lodging	L3	L3	—
Recreation and entertainment
Outdoor or large-scale	P	—	—
Industrial Uses
Production industry
General	—	L4,6	L4,7
Intensive high-impact	—	—	L4,7	See § 1419-19
Limited	—	L4,6	L4,7
Metal waste salvage yard/junk yards	—	—	C
Wholesaling and distribution	—	L4	L4
Transportation, Communications and Utilities Uses
Public utility distribution system	P	P	P
Public utility plant	—	P	P
Transportation facilities
Railroad right-of-way	P	P	P
Railroad train yards	—	L9	L9
Transportation passenger terminals	P	P	P
Watercraft and riverfront facilities
Barge terminals	—	L6	L7
Boat and ship yards	L6	L6	P
Commercial piers and ports	—	P	—
Marinas	P	P	—
Marine sales and services	—	P	—
Wireless communication antenna	L5	L5	L5	See § 1419-33
Wireless communication tower	C	C	C	See § 1419-33
Agriculture and Extractive Uses
Community gardens	P	—	—	See § 1419-41
Farming	P	—	—
Accessory Uses				See Chapter 1421
Any accessory use not listed below	L10	L10	L10
Home occupation	P	—	—	See § 1419-17
Laundries and commissaries	L11	L11	—
Refuse storage areas	L15	L15	L15	See § 1421-35
Drive box	L12	—	—
Exterior lighting	P	P	P	See § 1421-39
Outside equipment storage areas	C	—	—
Office uses	—	L13	L13
Retail and repair	—	L14	—
Portable Storage Containers	P	P	P	See § 1419-24
Nonconforming Uses				See Chapter 1447

 

Specific Limitations

L1

Outdoor eating and drinking areas require a conditional use approval. Presentation of entertainment is not permitted in such areas.

L2

Drive-through facilities are prohibited.

L3

Permitted in marinas and boatyards otherwise a conditional use approval is required.

L4

Use requires direct access to barge facilities

L5

Antenna height may not exceed 20 feet; greater height requires a conditional use approval. The antenna may be attached to an agricultural, multi-family, public or semi-public, public utility, commercial or industrial building or structure.

L6

All storage to be in completely enclosed facilities.

L7

Outdoor storage of chemicals, minerals and aggregate requires a conditional use approval.

L8

Fencing must be provided for purposes of securing outdoor play areas which must be located in the rear yard only.

L9

Not allowed within 250 feet of a residential use in a Residential District.

L10

Accessory uses determined by the Zoning Administrator to be customarily incidental to a use of the district are permitted. All others require conditional use approval.

L11

Accessory to a marina.

L12

Accessory to a public or semi-public use, provided the drive box is at least 100 feet from any property used for residential purposes and is outside the 100-year floodplain.

L13

Accessory to a permitted or conditional use but may not exceed 20,000 square feet of gross floor area.

L14

Retail sales or repair of products incidental to the industrial uses of the district but may not exceed 5,000 square feet of gross floor area.

L15

Provisions of § 1421-35 apply when refuse storage area is within 100 feet of any property used for residential purposes.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 15-2004, eff. Feb. 13, 2004; a. Ord. No. 0346-2007, § 8, eff. Oct. 13, 2007; a. Ord. No. 153-2008, § 1, eff. June 7, 2008; a. Ord. No. 414-2008, § 16, eff. Jan. 4, 2009; a. Ord. No. 308-2009, § 1, eff. Dec. 12, 2009; a. Ord. No. 038-2010, § 1, eff. March 18, 2010; Emer. Ord. No. 141-2015, § 15, eff. July 1, 2015; a. Ord. No. 127-2018, § 12, eff. July 6, 2018)