1 Table of contents 412

Andover Unified Development Manual

PART 1 —THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN ANDOVER		4
1.1 — Developing a Project in Andover		5
1.1.1 — Getting Started		5
1.1.2 — Scheduling & Contact Information		7
1.2 — Applications, Forms & Fees		9
1.2.1 — Instructions, Forms & Applications		9
1.2.2 — Fees		10
PART 2 — UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE		14
2.1 — Adoption of Unified Development Ordinance		15
2.2 — Zoning Regulations		16
2.2.1 — Table of Contents		16
2.2.2 — Zoning Regulations		19
ARTICLE 1. TITLE, PURPOSE, JURISDICTION & APPLICABILITY		19
100 Title and Authority		19
101 Purpose		19
102 Jurisdiction		20
103 Applicability		20
ARTICLE 2. INTERPRETATION & CONSTRUCTION		23
100 Rules of Interpretation		23
101 Rules of Construction		24
ARTICLE 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS		25
100 Zoning Districts and Zoning Map		25
101 Zoning of Annexed Land		26
102 General Requirements for All Zoning Districts		26
103 General Requirements for Residential Districts		30
104 Dedications and Public Improvements		30
105 Utilities & Vision Triangles.		31
106 Relocating Structures		31
107 Authorizing Site Plan Approval		32
ARTICLE 4. PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC USES		37
100 Child Care Facilities		37
101 Condominiums.		39
102 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations		39
103 Fences and Walls		40
104 Food Trucks		40
105 Manufactured Housing		42
106 Recycling Facilities		47
107 Self-service Storage Facilities		47
108 Wind Energy Conversion Systems		48
109 Wireless Communication Facilities (WCFs)		50
ARTICLE 5. ZONING DISTRICTS		63
100 Tables — Zoning Districts and Intent		63
101 Tables — Dimensional Requirements by District		65
102 Permitted Uses in All Districts		69
103 A-1 Agricultural Transition District		69
104 SF-1 Single-family Residential / Low Density District		72
105 SF-2 Single-family Residential / Medium Density District		74
106 SF-3 Single-family Residential / Zero Lot Line District		75
107 MF-1 Single-family and Two-family Residential District		77
108 MF-2 Attached Single-family Residential District		78
109 MXR Multiple-family / Mixed Residential District		79
110 MH-1 Manufactured Home Park District		81
111 B-1 Office Business District		83
112 B-2 Neighborhood Business District		85
113 MXN Neighborhood Transition / Mixed Use District		87
114 B-3 Retail and Service Business District		90
115 B-4 Central Business / Mixed Use District		92
116 B-5 Highway Corridor Mixed Use Business District		93
117 MXI Mixed Industrial / Commercial District		96
118 I-I Industrial District		99
119 All Overlay Zoning Districts		101
120 PO Protective Overlay District		102
121 ATO Arterial Transition Overlay District		103
122 PUD Planned Unit Development Overlay District		104
123 TABLES — USE CATEGORIES BY ZONING DISTRICT		112
ARTICLE 6. OFF-STREET PARKING & LOADING		139
100 Off-street Parking		139
101 Number of Off-street Parking Spaces Required		140
102 Design of Off-street Parking		143
103 Queuing Lanes		144
104 Off-Street Loading and Unloading		146
105 Plan Submittal and Approval.		146
ARTICLE 7. ACCESSORY USES & STRUCTURES, TEMPORARY USES, & HOME OCCUPATIONS		147
100 Accessory Uses and Structures		147
101 Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)		150
102 Temporary Uses		151
103 Home Occupations		153
ARTICLE 8. SIGNS		156
100 Purpose		156
101 Substitution and Severability		156
102 Definitions		157
103 Lighting and Electronic Message Centers (EMCs)		162
104 Applicability and Exempt Signs		163
105 Permissible Sign Types		164
106 Prohibited Sign Types		165
107 Permits		166
108 Enforcement		167
109 Nonconforming Signs		170
110 General Standards		171
111 Requirements for All Signs		175
112 Requirements by Sign Type		176
113 Sign Regulations by Zoning District		182
114 Tables — Sign Requirements by Zoning District		192
ARTICLE 9. NONCONFORMING LOTS, STRUCTURES & USES		196
100 Nonconformities		196
101 Nonconforming Lots of Record		197
102 Nonconforming Structures		197
103 Nonconforming Uses		198
104 Conditional Use Permit for Nonconforming Nonresidential Structures and Uses		200
105 Status of Existing Special and Conditional Uses		201
ARTICLE 10. ADMINISTRATION & ENFORCEMENT		202
100 Zoning Administration		202
101 Zoning Permits		204
102 Occupancy Certificates		206
103 Enforcement and Liability		207
104 Violations		208
105 Fees		209
106 Reports		209
ARTICLE 11. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS		210
100 Authorization		210
101 General Procedures		210
102 Jurisdiction		211
103 Notice of Hearing		211
104 Conduct of Hearing		214
105 Finality and Judicial Review of BZA Decisions		214
106 Variances		215
107 Conditional Uses		218
108 Appeals		220
ARTICLE 12. AMENDMENTS & SPECIAL USES		222
100 Amendments		222
101 Special Uses		227
102 Project Review		232
103 Concurrent Applications		233
104 Protest Petitions		233
105 Governing Body Adoption of Amendments or Special Uses		234
ARTICLE 13. REVIEWS, SEVERABILITY & EFFECTIVE DATE		235
100 Annual Review		235
101 Judicial Review		235
102 Severability		235
103 Effective Date		235
2.2.3 — Index to Zoning Regulations		236
2.3 — Subdivision Regulations		240
2.3.1 — Table of Contents		240
2.3.2 — Subdivision Regulations		242
ARTICLE 1. TITLE, PURPOSE, JURISDICTION & APPLICABILITY		242
100 Title and Authority		242
101 Purpose		242
102 Jurisdiction		243
103 Applicability		244
ARTICLE 2. INTERPRETATION & CONSTRUCTION		246
100 Rules of Interpretation		246
101 Rules of Construction		246
ARTICLE 3. ADMINISTRATION		247
100 Administrative Responsibilities		247
101 Duties of Subdivision Administrator		247
102 Duties of City Clerk		248
103 Duties of Subdivision Committee		248
104 Duties of Planning Commission		249
105 Duties of Governing Body		249
106 Homeowners Associations		249
ARTICLE 4. PERMITS		250
100 Building and Zoning Permits		250
101 Enforcement		250
102 Violations		251
103 Fees		251
104 Reports		251
ARTICLE 5. SKETCH PLAN & PRELIMINARY PLAT		252
100 Submitting a Sketch Plan		252
101 Filing a Preliminary Plat		252
102 Distribution and Review of Preliminary Plat		252
103 Planning Commission Action on Preliminary Plat		253
104 Planning Commission Failure to Act on Preliminary Plat		253
105 Effect of Preliminary Plat Approval		254
106 Contents of Preliminary Plat		254
ARTICLE 6. FINAL PLAT		258
100 Filing a Final Plat		258
101 Planning Commission Action on Final Plat		258
102 Planning Commission Failure to Act on Final Plat		259
103 Submitting Final Plat to Governing Body		259
104 Governing Body Action on Final Plat		259
105 Acceptance of Dedications by County		259
106 Recording Final Plat		260
107 Phased Developments and Small Tract Plats		261
108 Contents of Final Plat		262
ARTICLE 7. REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS		274
100 Improvements Required for Plat Approval		274
101 Waivers and Appeals.		274
102 Exceptions for Existing Improvements		274
103 On-Site Improvements		275
104 Off-site Improvements		277
105 Installation Guarantees		277
106 Drawings by Engineer		279
107 Installation		281
108 Inspection and Acceptance		281
ARTICLE 8. DESIGN STANDARDS		283
100 Scope		283
101 Land Subject to Flooding or Erosion		283
102 Blocks		284
103 Zoning Lots		284
104 Utilities		286
105 Drainage		286
106 Easements		287
107 Planning Street Systems		287
108 General Street Design Standards		289
ARTICLE 9. DEDICATIONS, RESERVES & EASEMENTS		295
100 Intent of the Comprehensive Plan		295
101 Dedications		295
102 Reserves		295
103 Easements		295
ARTICLE 10. LOT SPLITS		296
100 Authority		296
101 Lot Split Requirements		296
102 Application Requirements		297
103 Procedure for Approval		297
ARTICLE 11. VACATIONS & CORRECTIONS		299
100 Vacation of Unrecorded Plat		299
101 Vacation of Recorded Plat by Replatting		299
102 Vacation of Streets, Alleys, Easements and Recorded Plats Inside the City		300
103 Vacation of Streets, Alleys, Easements and Recorded Plats in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction		303
104 Correction of Platting Errors		305
ARTICLE 12. APPEALS, MODIFICATIONS & AMENDMENTS		306
100 Appeals		306
101 Modification of Design Criteria		306
102 Amendment Procedure		307
ARTICLE 13. REVIEWS, SEVERABILITY & EFFECTIVE DATE		308
100 Annual Review		308
101 Judicial Review		308
102 Severability		308
103 Effective Date		308
2.3.3 — Index to Subdivision Regulations		309
2.4 — Definitions — for Zoning & Subdivision Regulations, and Site Plan Approval		312
PART 3 — SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCEDURES and STANDARDS		357
3.1 — Contents, Intent, Authority and Applicability		358
3.1.1 — Table of Contents		358
3.1.2 — Intent		359
3.1.3 — Authority and Applicability		359
3.2 — Site Plan Review Procedures		360
3.2.1 — Definitions		360
3.2.2 — Procedures Overview		360
3.2.3 — Inspection, Enforcement and Appeals		362
3.3 — Application Requirements		363
3.3.1 — Application Requirements for Zoning Administrator Approval		363
3.3.2 — Application Requirements for Preliminary Review		363
3.3.3 — Application Requirements for Final Review		364
3.3.4 — Application Requirements for Building Construction, Exterior Remodeling, Additions, and Parking Lots		367
3.3.5 — Application Requirements for Signs		368
3.3.6 — Application Requirements for Lighting		369
3.4 — Site Plan Review Standards		370
3.4.1 — Appearance Standards		370
3.4.2 — Site Planning and Building Design		370
3.4.3 — Landscaping, Irrigation, and Maintenance		371
3.4.4 — Calculating Required Plant Material		374
3.4.5 — Parking Lots		375
3.4.6 — Landscaping in Rights-of-way and Easements		379
3.4.7 — Landscaping in Street Yards		379
3.4.8 — Landscaping in Buffers between Land Uses		382
3.4.9 — Landscaping for Signs and Monuments		384
3.4.10 — Fences and Walls		384
3.4.11 — Screening for Equipment and Structures		385
3.4.12 — Site Lighting		386
3.5 — Checklists		389
3.5.1 — Checklist of Site Plan Review Appearance Standards		389
3.5.2 — Checklists of Application Requirements		392
3.5.3 — Checklist of Site Plan Required Elements		400
PART 4 — LINKS TO OTHER REGULATIONS, CODES & PLANNING INFORMATION		408
4.1 — Stormwater Management, Riparian Buffer, & Floodplain Management Regulations		409
4.2 — Building & Construction Codes		409
4.3 — Andover Policies, Plans & Planning Information		410
4.4 — Other Regulations, Codes & Planning Information		412

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