ZONING ORDINANCE:

Arcadia Twp Zoning Ordinance 100
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Article I – Scope of Ordinance: Download Article

  • Section 1.01 - Scope

Article II – Administration: Download Article

  • Section 2.02 – Township Board of Trustees
  • Section 2.03 – Planning Commission
  • Section 2.04 – Zoning Board of Appeals
  • Section 2.05 – Zoning Administrator
  • Section 2.06 – Zoning Compliance Permits

Article III – Zoning Districts: Download Article

  • Section 3.01 – Districts
  • Section 3.02 – Zoning Map
  • Section 3.03 – Principal Uses Permitted
  • Section 3.04 – Uses Permitted After Special Approval

Article IV – AR, Agricultural Residential District: Download Article

  • Section 4.01 – Principal Uses Permitted
  • Section 4.02 – Uses Permitted After Special Approval
    • A. Home Occupations (i.e., Medical Marijuana)
    • B. Dog Kennels
    • C. Excavation of Soil, Sand, Clay, Gravel, or Similar Materials
    • D. Two-Family Dwellings
    • E. Schools, Churches and Cemeteries
    • F. Aircraft Landing Areas for Agricultural Use or Personal Use
    • G. Governmental Buildings and Facilities
    • H. Group Day Care Homes
    • I. Golf Courses
    • J. Open Space Preservation

Article V – R-1, Single-Family Residential District: Download Article

  • Section 5.01 – Principal Uses Permitted
  • Section 5.02 – Uses Permitted After Special Approval
    • A. Two-Family Dwellings
    • B. Rooming Houses, Boarding Houses, and Tourist Houses
    • C. Hospitals and Convalescent Homes
    • D. Nursery Schools and Day Care Centers
    • E. Private Clubs or Lodges
    • F. State-Licensed Adult Foster Care Homes
    • G. Group Day Care Homes
    • H. Home Occupations
    • I. Schools, Churches and Cemeteries
    • J. Governmental Buildings and Facilities

Article VI – RM, Multiple-Family Residential District: Download Article

  • Section 6.01 – Principal Uses Permitted
  • Section 6.02 – Uses Permitted After Special Approval
    • A. Hospitals
    • B. Convalescent Homes, Nursing Homes, and Adult Foster Homes
    • C. Group Day Care Homes

Article VII – RMH, Mobile Home Park Residential District: Download Article

  • Section 7.01 – Principal Uses Permitted
    • A. Permitted Uses
    • B. Mobile Homes
    • C. Mobile Home Parks
    • D. Public, Parochial, or other private schools
    • E. Family Day Care Homes and Foster Care Home – 6 or fewer
  • Section 7.02 – Uses Permitted After Special Approval
    • A. Public Utility Buildings and structures
    • B. Nursery Schools and Group Day Care Homes
    • C. Churches

Article VIII – REC, Recreational District: Download Article

  • Section 8.01 – Principal Uses Permitted
    • A. Boat Launches, docking and berthing Space
    • B. Public and Private Parks, playgrounds, picnic areas, beaches
    • C. Establishments containing indoor tennis courts, pools, etc.
    • D. Archery Ranges and Country Clubs
    • E. Wilderness areas, nature preserves, arboretums, or botanical gardens
    • F. Establishments selling or leasing boats, etc.
    • G. Incidental Uses Listed
  • Section 8.02 – Uses Permitted After Special Approval
    • A. Single family dwellings
    • B. Lodges and Resorts
    • C. Hunting Preserves
    • D. Campgrounds
    • E. Skeet Shooting ranges, gun clubs and archery ranges
    • F. Kennels for Hunting Dogs
    • G. Riding Stables or riding academies
    • H. Golf courses and country clubs
    • I. Zoological Facilities
    • J. Amphitheaters
    • K. Institutional Camps
    • L. Boat Launching Facilities
  • Section 8.03 – Site Plan Review

Article IX – C, Commercial District: Download Article

  • Section 9.01 – Principal Uses Permitted
    • A. Any retail business which sells or rents merchandise within a completely enclosed building.
    • B. Personal service establishments such as restaurants, taverns laundromats, barber or beauty shops, and dry-cleaning establishments
    • C. Repair shops for consumer items
    • D. Professional and business offices
    • E. Financial institutions
    • F. Funeral homes, mortuaries, and cemeteries
    • G. Indoor recreation establishments
    • H. Hotels, motels, lodge halls, private clubs, and auditoriums
    • I. Schools, churches, and publicly owned buildings or facilities
    • J. Buildings, structures and uses which are accessory to any of the above permitted uses
  • Section 9.02 – Uses Permitted After Special Approval
    • A. Open-air businesses
    • B. Repair, service, or storage facilities for automobiles, etc.
    • C. Adult Entertainment Facilities
    • D. Residences
    • E. Body Art Facilities

Article X – I, Industrial District: Download Article

  • Section 10.01 – Principal Uses Permitted
    • A. Factories
    • B. Truck Terminals, railroad yards, airports
    • C. Laboratories
    • D. Warehousing, storage, or whole facilities
    • E. Removal, quarrying, or processing of sand, gravel, etc.
    • F. Automobile or machinery repair facilities
    • G. Buildings, structures, uses which are accessory to above
  • Section 10.02 – Uses Permitted After Special Approval
    • A. Junk yards
    • B. Landfills, garbage incineration plants, sewage treatment plants
    • C. Slaughterhouses
    • D. Industries involving explosives, toxic or radioactive chemicals
    • E. Residences

Article XI – General Provisions: Download Article

  • Section 11.01 – Conflicting Regulations
  • Section 11.02 – Road Frontage
  • Section 11.03 – Moving of Buildings or Structures
  • Section 11.04 – Public Utilities
  • Section 11.05 – Occupancy of Buildings Other Than Completed Dwellings
  • Section 11.06 – Single-Family Dwelling Requirements
  • Section 11.07 – Recreational Vehicle Occupancy and Storage
  • Section 11.08 – Swimming Pools
  • Section 11.09 – Ponds
  • Section 11.10 – Greenbelts
  • Section 11.11 – Temporary Mobile Homes
  • Section 11.12 – One Single-Family Dwelling Per Minimum Site Size
  • Section 11.13 – Minimum Open Areas
  • Section 11.14 – Accessory Buildings
  • Section 11.15 – Filling Operations
  • Section 11.16 – Livestock
  • Section 11.17 – Regulation of Condominium Developments
  • Section 11.18 – Fences and Walls
  • Section 11.19 – Communication Towers
  • Section 11.20 – Private Roads
  • Section 11.21 – On-site Wind Energy Conversion Systems (Wind Turbines)
  • Section 11.22 – Grid-Linked Wind Energy Conversion System

Article XII – Nonconforming Lots, Uses, and Structures: Download Article

  • Section 12.01 – Continued Use Permitted
  • Section 12.02 – Nonconforming Lots of Record
  • Section 12.03 – Nonconforming Structures
  • Section 12.04 – Nonconforming Uses of Land or Structures

Article XIII – Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements: Download Article

  • Section 13.01 – Parking Requirements
  • Section 13.02 – Table of Off-Street Parking Requirements
  • Section 13.03 – Parking Requirements for Off-Street Loading
  • Section 13.04 – General Requirements

Article XIV – Area, Setback, and Height: Download Article

  • Section 14.01 – Applicability
  • Section 14.02 – Table of Area, Setback, and Height Requirements

Article XV – Site Plan Review: Download Article

  • Section 15.01 – Scope
  • Section 15.02 – Procedure
  • Section 15.03 – Site Plan Preparation
  • Section 15.04 – Site Plan Information
  • Section 15.05 – Standards
  • Section 15.06 – Site Plan Amendments
  • Section 15.07 – Agency Approvals
  • Section 15.08 – Bond
  • Section 15.09 – Time for Completion

Article XVI – Uses Permitted After Special Approval of the Planning Commission: Download Article

  • Section 16.01 – Application
  • Section 16.02 – Hearing
  • Section 16.03 – Standards
  • Section 16.04 – Decision
  • Section 16.05 – Expiration
  • Section 16.06 – Revocation

Article XVII – HELD IN RESERVE: Download Article

Article XVIII – Subdivision Plats: Download Article

  • Section 18.01 – Division of Existing Lots within a Subdivision
  • Section 18.02 – Preliminary Subdivision Plat
  • Section 18.03 – Final Subdivision Plat
  • Section 18.04 – Subdivision Design Standards
  • Section 18.05 – Improvements
  • Section 18.06 – Engineering Design Standards

Article XIX – Definitions: Download Article

Article XX – Amendments: Download Article

Article XXI – Violations: Download Article

  • Section 21.01 – Penalties
  • Section 21.02 – Nuisance Per Se

Article XXII – Severability: Download Article

Article XXIII – Enactment and Repeal: Download Article

  • Section 23.01 – Ordinance Enacted
  • Section 23.02 – Effective Date
  • Section 23.03 – Repeal

 


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