MONROE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Revised 06/04/99

Chapter and Section Subject of Section Page

800 GENERAL PROVISIONS

800-1 Title 800-1

800-2 Purpose 800-1

800-3 Prohibited Uses and Acts 800-2

800-4 Authority and Jurisdiction 800-2

800-5 Inclusion of and Relationship to Other Ordinances 800-2

800-6 Interpretation, Conflict and Separability 800-2

800-7 Computation of Time 800-3

800-8 Saving Provision 800-3

800-9 Repealer 800-3

800-10 Conditions 800-4

800-11 Notices 800-4

800-12 Form of Certificates, Notations, Applications and Findings 800-4

800-13 Transition Rules 800-4

800-14 City/County Jurisdictional Transition Rules 800-6

800-15 Applicability 800-6

801 DEFINITIONS

801-1 Usage 801-1

801-2 Definitions 801-1

802 ZONES AND PERMITTED USES

802-1 Establishment of Zones 802-1

802-2 Establishment of Zoning Maps 802-7

802-3 Determination and Interpretation of Zone Boundaries 802-8

802-4 Performance Standards for Permitted Uses 802-8

802-5 Permitted Land Uses 802-9

Table 2-1 Permitted Land Use Table 802-31

Conditions Pertaining to Permitted Uses in Zoning Districts 802-36

803 PRE-EXISTING NONCONFORMING USES

803-1 Nonconforming Uses of Land and/or Structures 803-1

803-2 Nonconforming Parcels and/or Structures 803-2

803-3 Burden of Establishing Status 803-3

804 HEIGHT, BULK, AREA, AND DENSITY PROVISIONS

804-1 Height, Bulk, Area and Density Regulations 804-1

804-2 General Exceptions to Height, Bulk, Area and Density 804-1

Regulations

Figure 4-1 804-2

804-3 Safety and Vision 804-3

804-4 Special Requirements 804-3

Table 4-1 Height, Bulk, Area and Density Table 804-4

805 MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS

805-1 Purpose 805-1

805-2 PUD Requirement 805-1

805-3 Design Standards and Requirements 805-1

805-4 Limitations 805-3

806 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING

806-1 Purpose and Scope 806-1

806-2 Parking and Loading Requirement 806-1

806-3 General Parking Regulations 806-1

806-4 Parking Development Standards 806-2

806-5 Minimum Parking Requirements and Calculation Method 806-4

806-6 Shared Parking 806-5

806-7 Loading Area Development Standards 806-5

806-8 Minimum Loading Area Requirements 806-6

Table 6-1 Off-Street Parking Requirements 806-7

807 SIGNS

807-1 Purpose and Effect 807-1

807-2 Applicability 807-1

807-3 Permits 807-2

807-4 Exemptions 807-2

807-5 Lawful Nonconforming Signs 807-3

807-6 Placement Prohibitions 807-4

807-7 General Sign Regulations 807-4

808 FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION

808-1 Purpose 808-1

808-2 Duties of the Administrator 808-1

808-3 Permit Requirement 808-2

808-4 Development Standards 808-3

808-5 Variances 808-9

808-6 Disclaimer of Liability 808-10

808-7 Violations 808-10

809 PRESERVATION OF AGRICULTURAL USES

809-1 Change in Type of Operation 809-1

809-2 Change in Hours of Operation 809-1

810 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION

810-1 Title 810-1

810-2 Purpose 810-1

810-3 Maps of Historic Districts; Criteria; Classification of Historic 810-1

Buildings and Structures

810-4 Approval of Maps of Historic Districts; Conflicts between 810-2

Zoning Districts and Historic Districts

810-5 Additional Surveys and Maps 810-2

810-6 Assistance from County Departments 810-3

810-7 Construction Projects within Historic Districts; Certificates 810-3

of Appropriateness Required; Exception

810-8 Applications for Certificates of Appropriateness 810-3

810-9 Approval or Denial of Applications for Certificates of 810-4

Appropriateness

810-10 Reconstruction, Alteration, Maintenance and Removal of 810-4

Historic Buildings and Structures; Preservation of Historic

Character

810-11 Demolition of Buildings Following Failure to Secure 810-4

Certificates of Appropriateness; Notice

810-12 Conformance to Statutory Requirements to Buildings 810-5

810-13 New Buildings and Nonhistoric Buildings within Historic 810-5

Districts; Compatibility Required

810-14 Compatibility Factors 810-5

810-15 Phases; Certificates of Appropriateness; Objections 810-6

810-16 Interested Party Defined; Private Rights of Action; 810-7

Allegations; Bond; Liability; Attorney Fees and Costs;

Revenue; Other Remedies

811 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT

811-1 Purpose 811-1

811-2 Definition 811-1

811-3 Requirements for Planned Unit Development 811-1

811-4 Procedure for Approval of Planned Unit Development 811-3

811-5 Specific Content of Plans 811-5

811-6 Review Considerations 811-8

811-7 Changes in the Planned Unit Development 811-9

812 VARIANCES

812-1 Regulations for Use and Design Standards Variances 812-1

812-2 Application for Variance 812-1

812-3 Variance Approval Procedure 812-2

812-4 Environmental Impact Statement 812-3

812-5 Standards for Use Variance Approval 812-3

812-6 Standards for Design Variance Approval 812-3

812-7 Conditional Approval 812-4

812-8 Relationship to Subject Property 812-4

813 CONDITIONAL USES

813-1 Regulations for Conditional Uses 813-1

813-2 Application for Conditional Use Approval 813-1

813-3 Conditional Uses Approval Procedures 813-2

813-4 Environmental Impact Statement 813-3

813-5 Standards for Approval 813-3

813-6 Conditional Approval 813-4

813-7 Miscellaneous Guidelines 813-4

813-8 Additional Criteria for Certain Categories of Conditional Uses 813-4

813-9 Conditional Use Approval for Pre-Existing Nonconforming 813-5

Uses

814 PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES

814-1 Requirements for Improvement Location Permit 814-1

814-2 Requirements for Land Use Certificate 814-2

814-3 Application for Land Use Certificate 814-3

814-4 Temporary Mobile Home Placement and Occupancy 814-3

814-5 Additional Requirements Applicable to Subdivisions and 814-4

Planned Unit Developments

815 SITE PLAN REVIEW

815-1 Purpose 815-1

815-2 Site Plan Review Requirement 815-1

815-3 Site Plan Review Process 815-1

815-4 General Standards for Review 815-3

816 EROSION CONTROL/GRADING PLAN

816-1 Purpose 816-1

816-2 Plan and Implementation Requirement 816-1

816-3 Exemptions from Requirement 816-1

816-4 Contents of Erosion Control/Grading Plan 816-2

816-5 Review and Approval 816-3

816-6 Design Principles and Performance Standards 816-3

816-7 Maintenance 816-5

816-8 Inspection and Enforcement 816-5

816-9 Financial Guaranty of Performance 816-5

817 VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT

817-1 Violations 817-1

817-2 Penalty 817-1

817-3 Enforcement Procedures 817-1

817-4 Authorized Remedies for Violations 817-2

818 PERMIT, CERTIFICATE AND APPROVAL REVOCATION

818-1 Authority to Revoke 818-1

818-2 Effect of Revocation 818-1

818-3 Revocation Procedure 818-1

818-4 Appeal of Revocation 818-1

819 FEES

819-1 Fee Requirement and Payment 819-1

819-2 Exemption from Fee Requirement 819-1

819-3 Waiver of Fee Requirement 819-1

820 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

820-1 General Powers of the Board of Commissioners 820-1

820-2 General Duty of the Board of Commissioners 820-2

821 ADVISORY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

821-1 Establishment 821-1

821-2 Membership 821-1

821-3 Qualifications of Members 821-1

821-4 Terms of Office 821-1

821-5 Removal of Member 821-2

821-6 Vacated Membership 821-2

821-7 Expenses 821-2

821-8 Conflict of Interest 821-2

821-9 Official Action 821-2

821-10 President and Vice President 821-2

821-11 Secretary 821-2

821-12 Rules of Procedure 821-2

821-13 Meetings and Records 821-3

821-14 Findings of Fact 821-3

821-15 General Powers and Duties 821-3

821-16 Appeal Procedures 821-3

821-17 Commitments 821-5

821-18 Judicial Review 821-5

822 ADVISORY PLAN COMMISSION

822-1 Establishment 822-1

822-2 Membership 822-1

822-3 Qualifications of Citizen Members 822-1

822-4 Terms of Office 822-1

822-5 Removal of Member 822-2

822-6 Vacated Membership 822-2

822-7 Expenses 822-2

822-8 Conflict of Interest 822-2

822-9 Official Action 822-3

822-10 President and Vice President 822-3

822-11 Secretary 822-3

822-12 Meetings and Records 822-3

822-13 Staff and Services 822-3

822-14 General Powers and Duties 822-4

822-15 Citizen Committees 822-5

822-16 Executive Committee 822-6

822-17 Gifts and Grants 822-6

822-18 Alternative Procedures 822-6

822-19 Review of Zoning Ordinance 822-8

822-20 Plat Committee 822-8

822-21 Naming and Renaming Streets 822-8

823 HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD OF REVIEW

823-1 Establishment 823-1

823-2 Scope of Authority 823-1

823-3 Membership, Qualification, and Procedures 823-1

824 PLANNING DEPARTMENT

824-1 Purpose of the Planning Department 824-1

824-2 Duties of the Planning Director 824-1

824-3 Duties of the Planners 824-2

824-4 Duties of the Zoning Inspectors 824-2

825 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS OVERLAY ZONE

825-1 Purpose 825-1

825-2 Development Standards and Administration of the 825-1

ECO Zone

825-3 Specific Restrictions for Sensitive Lands 825-3

825-4 Overlay Area Regulations 825-6

826 CLUSTER SUBDIVISION DESIGN

826-1 Purpose 826-1

826-2 Standards for Design 826-1

826-3 Site Planning Procedures 826-5

826-4 Ownership and Maintenance of Open Space 826-6

827 BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT

827-1 Purpose 827-1

827-2 Applicability 827-1

827-3 Agricultural Uses with the BI Overlay 827-1

827-4 Business and Industrial Uses within the BI Overlay 827-1

827-5 Residential Uses within the BI Overlay 827-1

827-6 Standards for Cluster Subdivision Design within the 827-2

BI Overlay

828 PROPOSALS TO EXTEND SANITARY SEWER SERVICE

828-1 Purpose and Authority 828-1

828-2 Criteria 828-1

828-3 Additional Factors 828-1

828-4 Findings 828-2

829 KARST AND SINKHOLE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

829-1 Purpose and Intent 829-1

829-2 Policy 829-1

829-3 Sinkhole Evaluation 829-2

829-4 Permit Requirement 829-3

829-5 Flooding Considerations 829-4

829-6 Water Quality Considerations 829-6

829-7 Development Requirements 829-10

830 LANDSCAPING

830-1 Purpose 830-1

830-2 Applicability 830-1

830-3 Enforcement 830-2

830-4 Content of Landscape Plan 830-2

830-5 Preservation of Existing Features 830-3

830-6 General Landscaping Requirements 830-4

830-7 Bufferyard Landscaping Requirements 830-6

830-8 Parking Lot Landscaping Requirements 830-8

830-9 Commercial and Industrial Streetscapes 830-13

830-10 Residential Landscaping 830-15

830-11 Modifications 830-18

830-12 Installation and Maintenance 830-19

830-13 Tables of Recommended Plant Materials 830-20

831 AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING MAPS AND TEXT

831-1 Authority and Procedures 831-1

831-2 Application Procedures 831-1

831-3 Standards for Amendments 831-2

831-4 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment 831-2

831-5 Effect of Approval of Amendment 831-2

832 APPEALS

832-1 Authority 832-1

832-2 Initiation 832-1

832-3 Processing 832-1

832-4 Public Hearing 832-1

832-5 Decisions 832-1

832-6 Additional Considerations 832-1

833 ADMINISTRATIVE ADDITIONS FOR FORMER CITY OF BLOOMINGTON JURISDICTIONAL AREAS

833-1 Purpose and Scope 833-1

833-2 Regulations for Former City Zoning Jurisdictional Areas 833-1

834 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

834-1 Purpose 834-1

834-2 Permitted, Conditional and Exempt Uses 834-1

834-3 General Requirements 834-3

834-4 Provisions for Hiring Independent Consultant 834-6

834-5 Co-location Review 834-7

834-6 Performance Standards 834-8

834-7 Temporary WCF 834-10

834-8 WCF Overlay 834-10

834-9 WCF Overlay Amendment 834-11

834-10 Abandonment 834-11