Updated Working DRAFT UDO_Adopted Version_July 2024

Article 4: Use Standards Section 4.3. Accessory Uses and Structures 4.3.5. Accessory Use-Specific Standards

12. Flagpole and Flag

a. Flagpoles and flags in a residential development shall comply with the following standards:

(1) No more than two flagpoles and two flags per flagpole shall be allowed on a lot.

b. Flagpoles and flags in a nonresidential development shall comply with the following standards:

(1) No more than three flagpoles and two flags per flagpole shall be allowed per approved site plan.

(2) Flagpoles shall be located on the same lot as the principal building.

(3) Flagpoles shall be located on the wall of the principal building on the lot or within 75 feet of the building’s main entrance.

(4) Flagpoles shall not be located within a public right-of-way.

(5) Flagpoles shall not exceed a height of 25 feet.

(6) The area of a flag shall not exceed five feet by eight feet.

13. Garage

a. A detached garage shall be located to the side or rear wall of the building the garage serves.

b. The detached garage shall set back at least ten feet from the rear facade of the building the garage serves. c. The exterior materials, color, design features, and roof form of a detached garage shall be compatible with the building the garage serves. d. Garages associated with a multifamily, mixed-use, commercial, institutional, or industrial development are also subject to the standards set forth in Section 5.9.4, Exterior Facade Materials and Colors for All Development.

(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

14. Heliport

Auxiliary facilities such as parking, waiting room, fueling, and maintenance equipment are not permitted. 15. Home Occupation

a. The business use shall be conducted in a portion of an occupied residential dwelling.

b. A Home Occupation permit shall be valid for a period of 3 years.

c. The principal person conducting the business use shall be a full-time resident of the dwelling, and there shall be no more than one employee who does not reside in the dwelling.

d. The business use shall use no more than 20 percent of the total floor area of the dwelling.

e. On-site signs advertising the business are not permitted.

f. Outdoor storage of goods associated with the business use is not permitted.

g. Any visits to the site by business customers or clients shall be by appointment only. Appointments may not overlap. h. There shall be no wholesale or retail sales of goods on the premises except of those goods incidental to the provision of a service by the business use (e.g., a hairdresser may sell shampoo).

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Unified Development Ordinance