Zoning Ordinance - Title 14 Zoning Code

WELCOME TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE 

This document has been updated and formatted to be more user-friendly and give property owners more control over finding information for their property uses. 

WHAT IF YOU WANT TO ESTABLISH A NEW USE IN AN EXISTING BUILDING, YOU WOULD:

• Find your zoning district on the Zoning Atlas.
• If your property is in a base district, look at Chapter 3 Districts to determine whether the use is allowed.
• If your property is in an overlay district, go to Chapter 4 Overlay and Special Districts to determine whether the use is allowed.
• Consult Chapter 5 Development Standards for additional information related to your project. 

WHAT IF YOU WANT TO MODIFY A BUILDING OR DEVELOP A NEW BUILDING, YOU WOULD:

• Find your zoning district on the Zoning Atlas.
• If your property is in a base district, look at Chapter 3 Districts to determine whether the use is allowed and to review the dimensional standards that apply to your property.
• If your property is in an overlay district, go to Chapter 4 Overlay and Special Districts to determine whether the use is allowed and to review the dimensional standards that apply to your property.
• Consult Chapter 5 Development Standards for additional information related to your project. 

YOU HAVE A USE, BUILDING, SITE OR SIGN THAT IS NONCONFORMING:

Existing uses, buildings, sites, and signs that met the rules when they were constructed, but do not comply with this development code are considered nonconforming. See Chapter 7 Nonconforming Uses for further details. 

I WANT TO CHANGE MY ZONING DISTRICT:

Only the governing bodies may rezone property – following public notice and hearings. See Chapter 8 Administration and Enforcement, Section 9 for details on the procedure. 

I WANT TO SUBDIVIDE MY PROPERTY:

Property can only be subdivided in accordance with the procedures in the development standards in Chapter 5 Development Standards and the City of Lebanon Subdivision Regulations document.

ZONING ORDINANCE - TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 - Purpose and Applicability

14.101. Purpose

14.102. Applicability

14.103. Scope of Regulations

14.104. Renewals of Uses Where Exceptions, Variances or Conditional Uses Granted

14.105. Change of Uses Where Exceptions, Variances or Conditional Uses Granted

14.106. Legislative Intent of Administrative Application of Zoning 

Chapter 2 - Use Classification

14.201. General Classification Purpose and Applicability

14.202. Listing of Activity Classifications

14.203. Accessory Uses

14.204. Residential Activities

14.205. Community Facility Activities

14.206. Commercial Activities 

14.207. Industrial Activities

14.208. Agricultural, Resource Production, and Extractive Activities

14.209. Temporary Use Permits

Chapter 3 - Zoning Districts

14.301. Establishment of Districts

14.302. Provisions for Official Zoning Atlas

14.303. Residential District Regulations

o             A. RPO – Rural Preservation/Open Space

o             B. RS20 – Single-Family Residential 20,000

o             C. RS12 – Single-Family Residential 12,000

o             D. RS9 – Single-Family Residential 9,000

o             E. RS6 – Single-Family Residential 6,000

o             F. RD9 – Duplex Residential 9,000

o             G. RXH – Mixed Housing

o             H. RM6 – Multifamily Residential 6,000

o             I. RMH – Mobile Home Park Residential

14.304. Mixed Use District Regulations

o             A. RPI – Residential, Public, Institutional

o             B. UC – University/Campus

o             C. TOD – Transit Oriented Development

o             D. DXU – Downtown Mixed Use

o             E. CXU – Commercial Mixed Use

14.305. Commercial District Regulations

o             A. COM–Office and Medical

o             B. CS – Suburban Commercial

o             C. CI – Interchange Commercial

o             D. CF – State and County Fair

14.306. Industrial District Regulations

o             A. IP - Planned Business Industrial

o             B. IL – Light Industrial

o             C. IH – Heavy Industrial

Chapter 4 - Overlay and Special Districts

14.401. FPD – Floodplain Overlay District

14.402. AP – Airport Overlay District

14.403. HPD – Historic Preservation District

14.404. SP – Specific Plan Districts

14.405. SHO – South Hartmann Overlay District

14.406. IFO – Infill Overlay District

Chapter 5 - Design Standards

14.501. Intent

14.502. Applicability

14.503. Supplemental Bulk Regulations

14.504. Landscaping, Screening, and Buffering

14.505. Open Space

14.506. Circulation and Mobility

14.507. Building Design

14.508. Outdoor Lighting

14.509. Development Standards for a Mobile Home Community 

14.510. Wireless Telecommunications Towers and Antennas

14.511. Conservation Subdivision Design Standards

14.512. Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

14.513. Mail Kiosk (Cluster Box)

Chapter 6 - Signs

14.601. Purpose

14.602. Applicability

14.603. Development Review

14.604. Exempt Signs

14.605. Temporary Signs

14.606. Sign Maintenance

14.607. Removal

14.608. Sign Illumination

14.609. Signs Placed in Public Utility and Drainage Easements

14.610. Severability Clause

14.611. Police Power

14.612. Interpretation

14.613. Enforcement

14.614. Address Sign

14.615. Blade Sign

14.616. Wall Sign

14.617. Awning or Canopy Sign

14.618. Sidewalk Sign

14.619. Window Sign

14.620. Display Case

14.621. Yard Sign

14.622. Wall Mural

14.623. Roof or Skyline Sign

14.624. Monument Sign

14.625. Billboard

14.626. Pole sign

14.627. Interstate Sign

14.628. Interstate Monument Sign

14.629. Utility Wrap

Chapter 7 - Nonconforming Uses, Lots and Structures

14.701. Applicability

14.702. Nonconforming Uses. 

14.703. Nonconforming Lots 

14.704. Nonconforming Structures.

14.705. Inactive, Abandoned or Discontinued Nonconformities.

14.706. Maintenance, Repairs, Alterations, Enlargement, and Movement of Nonconformities.

14.707. Damage or Destruction of Nonconformities

Chapter 8 - Administration and Enforcement

14.801. Organization and Purpose

14.802. Municipal Regional Planning Commission

14.803. Duties of the Chief Building Official

14.804. Duties of the Planning Director

14.805. Building Permits and Certificates of Occupancy

14.806. BZA - The Board of Zoning Appeals

14.807. Zoning Variances

14.808. Conditional Use Permits

14.809. Amendments

14.810. Remedies and Enforcement

14.811. Annexations

14.812. ADA Reasonable Accommodations

14.813. Vested Rights

Chapter 9 - Definitions

14.901. General

14.902. Rules for Construction of Language and Definitions

14.903. Definitions

Chapter 10 - Legal Status Provisions

14.1001. Interpretation

14.1002. Relationships to Other Laws and Private Restrictions

14.1003. Provisions Do Not Constitute Permit

14.1004. Provisions are Cumulative

14.1005. Effective Date