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Zoning Ordinance Table of Contents

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City of Ferndale Zoning Ordinance 128 pgs, 25MB

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ARTICLE 1 TITLE, PURPOSE, SCOPE AND CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND SEVERABILITY, CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAWS AND VESTED RIGHT
  Section 1.01 Title.
  Section 1.02 Purpose
  Section 1.03 Scope and Construction of Regulations; Applicability of Other Laws
  Section 1.04 Validity and Severance Clause
  Section 1.05 Conflict with Other Laws, Regulations, and Agreements
  Section 1.06 Vested Rights
  Section 1.07 Violations and Penalties
ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS AND RULES APPLYING TO TEXT
  Section 2.01 Rules Applying to Text
  Section 2.02 Definitions
  Section 2.03 Figures
ARTICLE 3 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
  Section 3.01 Zoning Administration.
  Section 3.02 Duties
  Section 3.03 Site Plan Review
  Section 3.04 Special Land Uses
  Section 3.05 Rezoning
  Section 3.06 Use of Consultants
  Section 3.07 Fees
ARTICLE 4 ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
  Section 4.01 District Designations
  Section 4.02 Zoning District Map
  Section 4.03 Application of District Regulations
  Section 4.04 R-1, Single-Family Residential District
  Section 4.05 R-2, Single/Two-Family Residential
  Section 4.06 R-3, Multiple Family Residential District
  Section 4.07 R-4, Multiple Family Residential District, High Density
  Section 4.08 OS, Office Service District
  Section 4.09 C-1, Local Business District
  Section 4.10 C-2, General Commercial District
  Section 4.11 C-3, Extended Business District
  Section 4.12 CBD, Central Business District
  Section 4.13 M-1, Light Industrial District
  Section 4.14 M-2, General Industrial District
  Section 4.15 MXD, Mixed Use Development
  Section 4.16 Residential Overlay District
  Section 4.17 PUD, Planned Unit Developments
  Section 4.18 P-1, Vehicular Parking District
  Section 4.19 Schedule of Regulations
  Article 4 Footnotes
ARTICLE 5 GENERAL PROVISIONS
  Section 5.01 Intent
  Section 5.02 Accessory Buildings and Structures
  Section 5.03 Adult Businesses
  Section 5.04 Architectural Compatibility and Design Guidelines
  Section 5.05 Automobile Service Stations, Automobile Major and Minor Repair Establishments, and Automobile Washes
  Section 5.06 Abandoned Businesses
  Section 5.07 Assisted Living Facility
  Section 5.08 Building Grades
  Section 5.09 Buildings to be Moved
  Section 5.10 Contractor’s Offices and Associated Storage Yards
  Section 5.11 Day-Care Centers
  Section 5.12 Drive-Thru Establishments
  Section 5.13 Essential Services
  Section 5.14 Excavations
  Section 5.15 Fences
  Section 5.16 Home Businesses
  Section 5.17 Institutions for Religious Worship
  Section 5.18 Landscaping, Greenbelts, Buffers, and Screening
  Section 5.19 Lodging Facilities
  Section 5.20 Mobile Homes and Manufactured Dwellings
  Section 5.21 Open Air Businesses
  Section 5.22 Plats
  Section 5.23 Recycling Facilities
  Section 5.24 Reuse Facilities
  Section 5.25 Self-Storage Facilities
  Section 5.26 Signs
  Section 5.27 Swimming, Wading and Landscape Pools and Ponds
  Section 5.28 Vehicle Storage Facilities
  Section 5.29 Visibility at Intersections
  Section 5.30 Wireless Communication Facilities
  Section 5.31 Automobile Dealerships
ARTICLE 6 GENERAL EXCEPTIONS
  Section 6.01 Intent
  Section 6.02 Non-Conforming or Sub-standard Lots
  Section 6.03 Non-Conforming Uses
  Section 6.04 Non-Conforming Structures or Buildings
  Section 6.05 Uses Allowed As Special Land Uses, Not Non-Conforming Uses.
  Section 6.06 Change of Tenancy or Ownership
  Section 6.07 Record of Non-conforming Uses, Buildings and Structures
  Section 6.08 Removal of Non-conforming Uses, Buildings or Structures
  Section 6.09 Nuisance Abatement of Non-conforming Buildings, Structures or Uses
  Section 6.10 Forbidden Dwellings
ARTICLE 7 LAND DIVISION
  Section 7.01 Intent
  Section 7.02 Division of Land
ARTICLE 8 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
  Section 8.01 Intent
  Section 8.02 General Provisions
  Section 8.03 Off-Street Parking Requirements
  Section 8.04 Table of Off-Street Parking Requirements
  Section 8.05 Barrier-Free Parking Requirements
  Section 8.06 Parking Structures
  Section 8.07 Parking Design
  Section 8.08 Off-Street Loading and Unloading Requirements
  Section 8.09 Off-Street Stacking Space for Drive-Through Facilities
  Section 8.10 Outdoor Vehicle Storage
ARTICLE 9 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
  Section 9.01 Authority
  Section 9.02 Membership
  Section 9.03 Officers of the Board
  Section 9.04 Meetings
  Section 9.05 Powers and Duties
  Section 9.06 Standards for Review
  Section 9.07 Variances
  Section 9.08 Procedure for Appeal
  Section 9.09 Violations
ARTICLE 10 REPEAL OF EXISTING ZONING ORDINANCE
  Section 10.01 Repeal
  Section 10.02 Severability
  Section 10.03 Adoption and Effective Date

 

 

 

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