Zoning and Development Ordinance (ZDO) 1001 General Provisions

1001.01 Purpose

Section 1000, Development Standards, is adopted to implement policies in the Comprehensive Plan that are applicable to new development and thereby ensure that land is:

1. Used efficiently to support broad-based economic development and the adequacy of housing and public services;
2. Developed in an environmentally sustainable and aesthetically appealing manner;
3. Supplied with public facilities sufficient to meet demand; and
4. Served by a safe, convenient, multimodal, and interconnected transportation system.

1001.02 General Standards

1. Redevelopment of a manufactured dwelling park with a different use is subject to Subsection 825.02.
2. A building consisting of only a basement shall not be used as a dwelling.
3. A manufactured dwelling shall not be attached to another dwelling.
4. A manufactured dwelling shall not be allowed as an accessory structure, except where such accessory structure is a dwelling unit permitted by this Ordinance.

1001.03 Applicability

Section 1000 applies to all development, as identified in Table 1001-1, Applicability of Section 1000. If a section is identified as applicable with a "✓" in Table 1001-1, it does not necessarily mean that every subsection within that section will apply; rather, each applicable section must be reviewed to determine which, if any, provisions in that section are applicable to the proposed development.

[Amended by Ord. ZDO-224, 5/31/2011; Amended by Ord. ZDO-231, 1/31/2012; Amended by Ord. ZDO-245, 7/1/2013; Amended by Ord. ZDO-250, 10/13/2014; Amended by Ord. ZDO-266, 5/23/2018; Amended by Ord. ZDO-268, 10/2/2018; Amended by Ord. ZDO-282, 7/1/2022; Amended by Ord. ZDO-285, 9/3/2024; Amended by Ord. ZDO-288, 9/9/2024]
 

Table 1001-1: Applicability of Section 10001

Type of Development	1002 Protection of Natural Features	1003 Hazards to Safety	1004 Historic Protection	1005 Site and Building Design	1006 Utilities, etc	1007 Roads & Connectivity	1009 Land-scaping	1010 Signs	1011 Open Space and Parks	1012 Lot Size and Density	1013 Planned  Unit Develop-ments	1015 Parking and Loading	1017 Solar Access	1021 Solid Waste & Recyclable Material Collection
Partitions Subdivisions  Replats	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Institutional2 Commercial3  Industrial	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓		✓
Manufactured dwelling parks	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
Multifamily dwellings	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓		✓
Single room occupancies in the PMD, MR-1, MR-2, HDR, VA, SHD, RCHDR Districts	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓		✓
Detached single-family dwellings, manufactured dwellings, and prefabricated structures	1002.01  1002.04 1002.05 1002.06 1002.07 1002.094	✓	✓		✓	1007.04 1007.08		✓				1015.01(A) 1015.02(A)(2) & (4) 1015.02(B-D) Table 1015-2
Single room occupancies in all other Districts	1002.01  1002.04 1002.05 1002.06 1002.07 1002.094	✓	✓		✓	1007.04 1007.08		✓				1015.01(A) 1015.02(A)(2) & (4) 1015.02(B-D) Table 1015-2
Type of Development	1002 Protection of Natural Features	1003 Hazards to Safety	1004 Historic Protection	1005 Site and Building Design	1006 Utilities, etc	1007 Roads & Connectivity	1009 Land-scaping	1010 Signs	1011 Open Space and Parks	1012 Lot Size and Density	1013 Planned  Unit Develop-ments	1015 Parking and Loading	1017 Solar Access	1021 Solid Waste & Recyclable Material Collection
Middle housing in the R-5, R-7, R-8.5, R-10, R-15, R-20, R-30, VR-4/5, and VR-5/7 Districts
Duplexes, Triplexes, and Townhouses	1002.01 1002.094	✓	✓		✓	1007.04 1007.08		✓				1015.01(A) 1015.02(A)(2) & (4) 1015.02(B-D) Table 1015-2
Quadplexes and Cottage Clusters	1002.01 1002.094	✓	✓		✓	1007.04		✓				1015.01(A) 1015.02(A)(2) & (4) 1015.02(B-D) Table 1015-2
Middle housing land divisions	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓		✓		✓		1015.01(A) 1015.02(A)(2) & (4) 1015.02(B-D) Table 1015-2
Middle housing in all other zoning districts
Townhouses with two dwelling units	1002.01  1002.04 1002.05 1002.06 1002.07 1002.094	✓	✓		✓	1007.04 1007.08		✓		✓		✓		✓
Duplexes, Triplexes, Quadplexes, and Townhouses with three or more dwelling units	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓		✓

1 Where specific subsections are not identified in this table, an applicable section must be reviewed to determine which provisions in that section apply to the proposed development.
2 Stormwater management facilities permitted as an accessory or primary use; utility cabinets that comply with Section 830, Utility Cabinets; utility facilities in road rights-of-way; and utility lines are not subject to Section 1000.
3 Level one through three mobile vending units are not subject to Section 1000, except as set forth in Section 837, Mobile Vending Units. 
4 Subsection 1002.09 also applies to accessory structures.