A. Off-street parking and loading as required by Article 5.
B. Accessory and temporary uses and home occupations as permitted by Article 6.
C. Signs as permitted by Article 7.
This district is designed primarily for medium density single-family dwelling units and to allow certain public facilities. It is intended that no uses be permitted in this district that will tend to interfere with the health, safety, order or general welfare of persons residing in the district or to devaluate property for residential purposes. Regulations are intended to control density of population and to provide adequate open space around buildings and structures to accomplish these purposes.
A. Permitted Uses.
1. Single-family detached dwellings and residential-design manufactured homes and group homes as defined in Section 2-102.
2. Churches and similar places of worship.
3. Public and private schools; educational buildings for primary, intermediate and secondary schools including administrative centers; but not transportation centers, recreation areas, spectator sports facilities and the like. All such uses must be located on land which is platted according to the City Subdivision Regulations.
B. Special Uses.
1. Public buildings erected or land used by any agency of the City, County or State government.
2. Cemeteries, private or public.
3. Golf courses, including accessory club houses, but not driving ranges and miniature golf courses operated for commercial purposes.
4. Mini-storage facilities with inside rental storage only.
5. Transportation centers, recreation areas, spectator sports facilities and the like for public and private primary, intermediate and secondary schools.
C. Conditional Uses.
1. Two-family dwellings.
2. Adult and child care centers and preschools.
3. Bed and breakfast homes.
4. Earth-sheltered dwellings, provided that the design is compatible with adjacent properties including such items as drainage, parking and accessory structures.
5. Modular apartment units approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development which are installed internally or as attached or detached structures to principal residential buildings for occupants in need of personal care for medical reasons, not to be construed as a mobile home and meant to be a temporary addition only so long as the medical reason exists.
6. Swimming, tennis, racquetball and similar recreational club activities and related clubhouses.
7. Public and private utility uses as follows: electric and telephone substations; gas regulator stations; pumping stations; and water towers and standpipes.
8. Metal building specifically designed for use as single-family detached dwellings; provided, that the design is compatible with adjacent properties including such items as aesthetic appearance, parking and accessory structures.
D. Lot Size Requirements.
1. Minimum lot area:
a. Dwellings permitted by Section 4-101A1: 7,500 square feet.
b. Two-family dwellings: 9,000 square feet.
c. All other permitted uses: 10,000 square feet.
2. Minimum lot width:
a. Dwellings permitted by Section 4-101A1: 60 feet.
b. Two-family dwellings: 90 feet.
c. All other permitted uses: 90 feet.
3. Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
E. Bulk Regulations.
1. Maximum structure height: 35 feet.
2. Yard requirements:
a. Minimum front yard: 25 feet on all sides abutting a street, except that one front yard of a corner lot may be 15 feet; provided, that the Zoning Administrator approves the location of such a modification by determining its appropriate relation ship to adjacent existing structures and that any driveway to a permanent parking space such as a garage must maintain a minimum setback of at least 20 feet.
b. Minimum side yard:
(1) Residential buildings: A total of 15 feet, but not less than 6 feet on one side.
(2) All other permitted uses: 10 feet.
c. Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.
3. Maximum lot coverage: 35%
F. Use limitations.
1. No outdoor storage shall be permitted as defined by Section 2-102.
This district is designed to permit various types of low density multiple-family dwelling units with compatible home occupations, community facilities and certain special and conditional uses, yet retain a basic residential quality. The district is not intended generally for single-family type use except as incidental to the area. Offices, as special uses, are intended to be near the business or industrial districts and to serve as a buffer area between such districts and residential uses.
A. Permitted Uses.
1. Any permitted uses allowed in the R-1 Residential District.
2. Single-family attached, not exceeding two, and two-family dwellings.
3. Multiple-family dwellings.
4. Adult and child care centers and preschools.
5. Boarding or rooming houses.
B. Special Uses.
1. Any special uses allowed in the R-1 Residential District.
2. Business and professional offices, but not financial institutions or retail or rental businesses involving the movement of goods.
3. Hospitals and medical, dental and health clinics.
4. Mortuaries and funeral homes.
5. Multiple dwelling units for the elderly and handicapped whereby density and parking requirements may be varied from the standards otherwise required by these regulations.
6. Nursing or convalescent homes, congregate care facilities and retirement housing including assisted living facilities.
7. Rehabilitation houses and residential centers.
8. Senior citizen activity centers.
C. Conditional Uses.
1. Any conditional uses allowed in the R-1 Residential District not otherwise having been designated as permitted uses, but not earth-sheltered dwellings or the provision for metal buildings.
2. Bed and breakfast inns.
3. Metal building specifically designed for use as single-family detached, two-family and multiple-family dwellings; provided, that the design is compatible with adjacent properties including such items as aesthetic appearance, parking and accessory structures.
D. Lot Size Requirements.
1. Minimum lot area:
a. Dwellings permitted by Section 4-101A1: 6,500 square feet.
b. Single-family attached and two-family dwellings: 8,500 square feet.
c. Multiple-family attached dwelling units: 3,000 square feet per dwelling unit, but no zoning lot shall be less than 10,000 square feet.
d. All other permitted uses: 9,000 square feet.
2. Minimum lot width:
a. Dwellings permitted by Section 4-101A1: 50 feet.
b. Two-family dwellings: 70 feet.
c. Multiple-family dwellings: 90 feet.
d. All other permitted uses: 90 feet.
3. Minimum lot depth: 90 feet.
E. Bulk Regulations.
1. Maximum structure height: 35 feet.
2. Yard requirements:
a. Minimum front yard: 20 feet on all sides abutting a street.
b. Minimum side yard:
(l) Dwellings permitted by Section 4-101A1: 6 feet.
(2) Single-family attached and two-family dwellings: 6 feet on each side, except for the common lot line of an attached dwelling.* (See Section 2-102 for definition of DWELLING, ATTACHED.)
(3) Multiple-family dwellings: 6 feet.
(4) All other permitted uses: 10 feet.
c. Minimum rear yard: 20 feet.
3. Maximum lot coverage: 45%.
* See Article 9 in City Subdivision Regulations for Procedures for Approval of Lot Splits.
F. Use limitations.
1. No outdoor storage shall be permitted as defined by Section 2-102.
This district is designed to provide for medium density manufactured home parks. Such homes will not be allowed on individually owned zoning lots; however, homes may occupy space for rent and be for rent. Parks may be further governed by a City Manufactured Home Park Code.
A. Permitted Uses.
1. Manufactured home parks for (1) all types of manufactured homes, not constructed more than 12 years previously, and (2) recreational vehicles limited to motor homes, pull-type campers and fifth wheels not to exceed 10% of the total number of spaces in the park with a maximum of five spaces and minimum of one space unless a conditional use is granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals for additional spaces. Such recreational vehicles are limited to a six months occupancy period unless otherwise determined by the Zoning Administrator based on the circumstances. Reasons for the determinations shall be included on the zoning permit. Related facilities for the residents include:
a. Child care centers and preschools and day care homes.
b. Recreational facilities for the park residents only such as playgrounds, swimming pools, tennis courts, shuffleboards, ball fields and lakes providing boating and fishing.
c. Recreation or community buildings, washrooms, rest rooms, laundry facilities, storm shelters, outdoor storage areas for vehicles and offices for the park.
B. Special Uses. None.
C. Conditional Uses. None.
D. Lot Size Requirements for Parks.
1. Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
2. Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
3. Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
E. Bulk Regulations for Parks.
1. Maximum structure height: 35 feet.
2. Yard requirements:
a. Minimum front yard: 25 feet on all sides abutting a street.
b. Minimum side yard: 10 feet, unless otherwise established by the standards of Section 4-103F.
c. Minimum rear yard: 20 feet, unless otherwise established by the standards of Section 4-103F.
d. Maximum lot density: Seven manufactured homes per gross acre.
F. Standards for Parks. Each park shall be designed so as to comply with the following standards:
1. The applicant for a park shall submit an application for rezoning accompanied by a development plan and shall present three copies of the plan for review by the Planning Commission and approval by the Governing Body. The plan shall show topography when deemed necessary by the Planning Commission and the location and size of:
a. Spaces for homes;
b. Service buildings;
c. Off-street parking areas;
d. Electrical outlets;
e. Sewer outlets;
f. Water outlets;
g. Water lines;
h. Sewer lines;
j. Recreational areas;
j. Landscaped areas and walls or fences;
k. Driveways;
l. Sidewalks; and
m. Storm water drainage.
2. The park shall be located on a well-drained site which is properly graded to insure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
3. The park shall provide spaces which shall be clearly delineated. No single space shall contain less than 4,000 square feet nor have a width less than 40 feet.
4. Homes and recreational vehicles shall be located so that there is at least a 15-foot clearance between them; provided, however, with respect to such structures parked end-to-end, the clearance shall not be less than 10 feet. No home or recreational vehicle shall be located less than 10 feet from the interior driveway of the park.
5. All spaces shall abut on an interior driveway that is not less than 24 feet in width. Such driveways shall have unobstructed access to a public street and shall have an all-weather, paved surface which is well-maintained and adequately lighted.
6. Exterior lighting fixtures shall be shaded wherever necessary to avoid casting direct light on any property located in any other residential district,
7. Each park is encouraged to have at least 10% of its net area to provide for the recreational use and enjoyment of the occupants of the park. Required perimeter yards and vehicular driveways shall not be counted in computing such areas.
8. Park owners are encouraged to provide a storm shelter for the residents and a landscaped buffer area. Unless otherwise buffered by landscaping, a solid fence not less than six feet high shall be required to provide proper screening for adjacent existing and potential land uses and for privacy and protection in the park.
9. In all other respects, parks shall comply with all of the applicable statutes of the State of Kansas and all applicable ordinances and regulations of the City.
G. Unused Manufactured Home Park. Whenever a property, zoned for the MH-1 District ceases to be used for such purposes for a period of two years, the City may initiate an application to rezone such property to some other district compatible with the neighborhood area.
This district is designed as a medium density area of individually owned lots platted for all types of manufactured and modular homes with permanent-type, enclosed perimeter foundations. All such homes may be owner occupied or for rental purposes; however, land cannot be for lease or for sale on an installment contract basis paid to the landowner. In addition, new or replacement site-built single-family detached dwellings are allowed as incidental to the area.
A. Permitted Uses.
1. All types of manufactured homes not constructed more than 12 years previously, modular homes and single-family detached dwellings.
B. Special Uses. None.
C. Conditional Uses.
1. Metal building specifically designed for use as single-family detached dwellings; provided, that the design is compatible with adjacent properties including such items as aesthetic appearance, parking and accessory structures.
D. Lot Size Requirements.
1. Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet.
2. Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
3. Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
E. Bulk Regulations.
1. Maximum structure height: 35 feet.
2. Yard requirements:
a. Minimum front yard: 25 feet on all sides abutting a street.
b. Minimum side yard: 6 feet.
c. Minimum rear yard: 20 feet.
3. Maximum lot coverage: 40%.
F. Use Limitations.
1. A manufactured home subdivision shall have a minimum gross area of 20,000 square feet and be platted for each lot.
2. All homes must be oriented on the lot so that the longest length of the home is parallel to the sides of the lot, unless granted a variance by the Board of Zoning Appeals where the shape of the lot would warrant an orientation parallel to the front lot line.
3. No outdoor storage shall be permitted as defined by Section 2-102.
This district is designed to provide for retail sale of convenience goods and for service establishments not generally in the Central Business District and to recognize certain existing businesses. Off-street parking is required and also screening in order to reduce possible adverse environmental effects on adjacent residential properties.
A. Permitted Uses.
1. Automobile sales locations for new and/or used cars, trucks, vans and recreational vehicles.
2. Business and professional offices.
3. Car washes.
4. Convenience stores for food and related items.
5. Establishments employing not more than five persons in service and construction businesses working on the premises such as plumbing and electrical work, watch and shoe repairing, barber and beauty shops and physical fitness centers. (See Section 4-105F3 for outdoor servicing storage and display.)
6. Financial institutions including drive-up windows.
7. Restaurants including drive-up windows.
8. Retail businesses. (See Section 2-102 for definition of RETAIL.)
9. Self-service laundries.
10. Service stations.
B. Special Uses.
1. Public buildings erected or land used by any agency of the City, County or State government.
2. Establishments of light manufacturing and service businesses working on the premises. (See Section 4-105 A5 for related permitted uses.)
3. Fraternal and service clubs.
4. Sexually oriented businesses as defined by K.S.A.12-770(a) 2-15.
5. Tattoo parlors and body piercing establishments.
6. Other special uses not otherwise specifically listed as a permitted, special or conditional use, but which are in keeping with the intent of Section 4-105 and compatible with the uses permitted in Section 4-105A.
7. Clubs and taverns.
C. Conditional Uses.
1. Commercial recreational activity and amusement centers.
2. Drive-in establishments. (See Section 2-102 for definition.)
3. Liquor stores.
4. Mini-storage facilities for inside rental storage only.
D. Lot Size Requirements.
1. Minimum lot area: 4,000 square feet.
2. Minimum lot width: 40 feet.
3. Minimum lot depth: 90 feet.
E. Bulks Regulations.
1. Maximum structure height: 35 feet.
2. Yard requirements:
a. Minimum front yard: 20 feet on all sides abutting a street.
b. Minimum side yard: None, but if a side yard is provided, it shall not be less than 5 feet.
c. Minimum rear yard: None, but if a rear yard is provided. It shall not be less than 10 feet.
3. Maximum lot coverage: A building, structure or use may occupy all that portion of the zoning lot not otherwise required for off-street parking or the yard regulations.
F. Use Limitations.
1. No new building shall be used for residential purposes except for the use of the owner or operator of a business located on the premises.
2. Exterior lighting fixtures shall be shaded so that no direct light is cast upon any property located in a residential district.
3. All business, servicing, storage and display of goods; except for the operation of car washes, the sale of self-service gasoline and the operation of automobile service stations, shall be conducted within completely enclosed structures or screened from public view, unless approved as a conditional use by the Board of Zoning Appeals or as part of an application for a special or conditional use.
This district is designed to group the main retail merchandising activities into a concentrated area serving the general shopping needs of the City and its trade area. The grouping of related activities which are compatible is intended to strengthen the Central Business District.
A. Permitted Uses.
1. Animal hospitals limited to the care, treatment and grooming of dogs, cats and other small animals, where all activities take place within a completely enclosed building.
2. Auction houses.
3. Business and professional offices and financial institutions.
4. Bus stations and taxicab stands.
5. Establishments employing not more than five persons in service and construction businesses working on the premises such as plumbing and electrical work, watch and shoe repairing and barber and beauty shops.
6. Hotels, motels and bed and breakfast inns.
7. Multiple-family dwelling units constructed in conjunction with and above the first floor of business establishments.
8. Newspaper, publishing and printing firms.
9. Private and public assembly places, fraternal and service clubs and senior citizen activity centers.
10. Restaurants.
11. Retail businesses. (See Section 2-102 for definition of RETAIL.)
12. Service stations.
13. Shops employing not more than five persons for manufacturing items some portion of which are sold at retail on the premises.
B. Special Uses.
1. Public buildings erected or land used by any agency of the City, County or State government.
2. Establishments of light manufacturing and service businesses working on the premises. (See Sections 4-106 A 5 and 13 for related permitted uses.)
3. Sexually oriented businesses as defined by K.S.A. 12-770(a)2-15.
4. Tattoo parlors and body piercing establishments.
5. Other special uses not otherwise specifically listed as a permitted, special or conditional use, but which are in keeping with the intent of Section 4-106 and compatible with the uses permitted in Section 4-106A.
6. Clubs and taverns.
C. Conditional Uses.
1. Commercial recreational uses, indoor only, and amusement centers.
2. Drive-in establishments.
3. Garages, repair.
4. Liquor stores.
5. Storage warehouses, but not mini-storage facilities.
6. Utility substations.
D. Lot Size requirements:
1. Minimum lot area: None required.
2. Minimum lot width: 20 feet.
3. Minimum lot depth: 50 feet.
E. Bulk Regulations.
1. Maximum structure height: 45 feet.
2. Yard requirements:
a. Minimum front yard: None
b. Minimum side yard: None, but if there is one provided it shall not be less than 5 feet.
c. Minimum rear yard: None, but if there is one provided it shall not be less than 5 feet.
3. Maximum lot coverage: A building, structure or use may occupy all that portion of the zoning lot not otherwise required for the yard regulations.
F. Use Limitations.
1. No new building shall be used for residential purposes. (See Section 8-104 for alteration and expansion of nonconforming residential structures.)
2. Exterior lighting fixtures shall be shaded so that no direct light is cast upon any property located in a residential district.
3. All business, servicing, storage and display of goods; except for the sale of self-service gasoline by convenience stores and the operation of automobile service stations, shall be conducted within completely enclosed structures or screened from public view, unless approved as a conditional use by the Board of Zoning Appeals or as part of an application for a special or conditional use.
This district is designed for light industrial uses which do not require large amounts of land; generate modest amounts of traffic; are consistent with the capacity and availability of public and private services; create limited environmental problems in the way of sound, glare, dust, smoke, odor or vibration; and do not permit the intermixing of residential uses.
A. Permitted Uses.
1. Agricultural feed, grain and fertilizer mixing, storage and sales.
2. Assembly, manufacture or repair of electrical and mechanical appliances, instruments and the like.
3. Building material production, storage and sales inc1uding manufactured housing and lumberyards.
4. Clothing and textile manufacture.
5. Construction and agricultural equipment distribution, repair, storage and sales.
6. Construction contractor’s offices, including equipment and storage area.
7. Food manufacture, distribution and storage.
8. Furniture manufacture and repair.
9. Greenhouses and hydroponic farming.
10. Laundry, dry cleaning and dyeing works.
11. Manufactured products such as: bags, brooms, brushes, cosmetics, drugs, jewelry, paper goods, plastics, sporting and office equipment and the like.
12. Metal fabrication and assembly.
13. Printing and publishing companies.
14. Research laboratories.
15. Sign shops and service.
16. Transportation storage, bus and trucking area.
17. Utility substations and distribution centers.
19. Vehicle repairs and refinishing.
20. Wholesale businesses, storage warehouses and mini-storage facilities.
B. Uses Not Permitted.
1. Acid manufacture.
2. Cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of Paris manufacture.
3. Creosote or tar treatment.
4. Distillation of bones.
5. Explosives manufacture or storage, including fireworks.
6. Fat rendering.
7. Fertilizer manufacture.
8. Garbage, offal or dead animal incineration or reduction.
9. Glue or soap manufacture.
10. Petroleum processing and refining.
11. Primary smelting of base metals from ore.
12. Stockyards.
13. Tanning, curing or storage of rawhides or skins.
C. Special Uses.
1. Public buildings erected or land used by any agency of the City. County or State government.
2. Alfalfa dehydrating plants.
3. Asphalt and concrete mixing plants.
4. Bulk storage for retail or wholesale distribution and not used as an accessory part of a normal manufacturing process of such items as anhydrous ammonia and other products which may be considered as highly explosive, combustible or of a volatile nature.
5. Recycling processing centers and large recycling collection centers. (See Section 2-102 for definition.)
6. Salvage yards, when all materials are enclosed within at least a six foot solid fence or wall. (See Section 2-102 for definition.)
7. Public and private hazardous waste facilities. (See Section 2-102 for definition.)
8. Other special uses not otherwise specifically listed as a permitted, special or conditional use, but which are in keeping with the intent of Section 4-107 and compatible with the uses permitted in Section 4-107A. Such other uses may also include retail and service businesses which provide a particular direct service to the industrial uses or serve as a convenience to the employees thereof.
D. Conditional Uses.
1. Dog kennels, including outside runs.
E. Lot Size Requirements.
1. Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet.
2. Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
3. Minimum lot depth: 100 feet.
F. Bulk Regulations.
1. Maximum structure height: 45 feet exclusive of grain elevators.
2. Yard requirements:
a. Minimum front yard: 25 feet on all sides abutting a street.
b. Minimum side yard: No minimum requirement, but if a side yard is provided adjacent to a residential district, it shall be not less than 10 feet.
c. Minimum rear yard: No minimum requirement, but if a rear yard is required, it shall be not less than 10 feet.
3. Maximum lot coverage: 75%.
G. Use Limitations.
1. No new building shall be used for residential purposes except that a watchman or custodian may reside on the premises inside an industrial use structure or in a manufactured or mobile home.
2. Outdoor operations, display and storage is permitted which is related activity to the principal use, but not in any required yard.
3. There shall be no emission of dust, noise, odor or vibration which shall be detectable as a nuisance beyond the lot line.