Page 1 ORDINANCE NO, 1279 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THR zoNTNG ORDINANC® OF THE CITY oF PRICHARD, ja. ALABAMA, BEING ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE cITy COUNCIL OF THE CITY oF PRICHARD, ALABAMA , AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1, Ordinance No, 981 is hereby amended so that Articles kh, Section p, Parazragh A shall read as follows: (a) 5 1 5 1 1 2 345 655 136 25 77.334305 Minimum 5 1 5 1 1 3 504 658 50 24 95.930725 lot 5 1 5 1 1 4 579 667 73 18 95.559052 area 5 1 5 1 1 5 678 664 95 28 83.834801 7,500 5 1 5 1 1 6 797 674 111 21 95.455589 square 5 1 5 1 1 7 933 672 74 22 92.852394 feet 5 1 5 1 1 8 1030 675 56 21 96.313141 for 5 1 5 1 1 9 1111 677 50 22 95.817398 the 5 1 5 1 1 10 1188 679 92 25 85.989273 first 4 1 5 1 2 0 347 687 973 51 -1 5 1 5 1 2 1 347 687 110 30 95.988052 Single 5 1 5 1 2 2 483 690 114 31 96.178505 family 5 1 5 1 2 3 618 695 89 30 1.522980 utit; 5 1 5 1 2 4 736 699 53 22 96.317238 add 5 1 5 1 2 5 814 701 95 28 95.346931 3,000 5 1 5 1 2 6 933 711 110 21 78.509674 square 5 1 5 1 2 7 1068 709 72 24 94.845398 feet 5 1 5 1 2 8 1166 712 55 24 96.164604 for 5 1 5 1 2 9 1244 715 76 23 95.929680 each 4 1 5 1 3 0 344 721 898 54 -1 5 1 5 1 3 1 344 721 191 27 96.184792 additional 5 1 5 1 3 2 558 727 91 29 96.809189 unit, 5 1 5 1 3 3 675 731 53 23 96.272339 and 5 1 5 1 3 4 754 739 17 15 96.871010 a 5 1 5 1 3 5 793 735 136 24 95.502403 maximum 5 1 5 1 3 6 951 739 133 25 95.427513 bedroom 5 1 5 1 3 7 1106 743 136 32 72.225815 denalty 4 1 5 1 4 0 344 752 934 53 -1 5 1 5 1 4 1 344 753 36 23 93.376717 of 5 1 5 1 4 2 401 752 39 32 0.000000 5 5 1 5 1 4 3 462 756 149 28 96.398209 bedrooms 5 1 5 1 4 4 634 769 57 22 93.502220 per 5 1 5 1 4 5 713 770 91 25 95.273720 acre, 5 1 5 1 4 6 834 769 51 23 96.781609 the 5 1 5 1 4 7 911 771 152 32 95.691956 Planning 5 1 5 1 4 8 1085 776 193 29 92.208221 Commission 4 1 5 1 5 0 343 788 969 60 -1 5 1 5 1 5 1 343 788 35 22 96.800705 to 5 1 5 1 5 2 402 789 72 23 96.127014 have 5 1 5 1 5 3 498 792 191 27 95.927002 discretion 5 1 5 1 5 4 713 804 33 17 88.169937 as 5 1 5 1 5 5 772 801 36 22 96.754311 to 5 1 5 1 5 6 830 804 135 24 95.562820 maximum 5 1 5 1 5 7 986 808 115 24 96.218079 number 5 1 5 1 5 8 1123 807 189 41 87.801155 allowable, 4 1 5 1 6 0 340 820 903 40 -1 5 1 5 1 6 1 340 820 172 34 87.265015 depending 5 1 5 1 6 2 535 832 35 18 95.711060 on 5 1 5 1 6 3 593 835 75 17 91.674583 area 5 1 5 1 6 4 691 837 35 17 95.812943 or 5 1 5 1 6 5 751 833 189 27 78.981705 location. ; : SECTION 2. All ordinances op resolutions heretofore passed, and parts thereof, in conflict with this ordinance be and the Same are hereby repealed to tha extent of any such conflict, SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption by the City Council, _ . eC ADOPTED THIS 26th day of April, 10971. Page 2 4.4.2 Uses Permitted On Appeal: Public utilities, substations, pumping stations, public buildings of a proprietary nature, general hospitals for humans and uses including private schools and churches; also nursery for children. 4.4.3 Uses Prohibited: Business, commercial, industrial uses and services conducted for profit unless specifically provided herein, billboards, signs, overnight parking of any vehicle used in a business for a profit, storage, excavation of surface materials, and excavation for minerals and exploration for all other minerals, 4.4.4 Required Lot Area and Width, Yard, Building Area and Height For Residence: 4.4.4.1 Maximum lot area 7,500 square feet fro the first single family unit; add 3,000 square feet fro each additional unit, and a maximum bedroom density of 45 bedrooms per acre, the Planning Commission to have discretion as to maximum number allowable, depending on area or location. 4.4.4.2 Minimum lot width at setback line 60 feet. 44.4.3 Minimum depth of front yard 25 feet, (Maximum setback line). 4.4.4.4 Minimum depth of rear yard 30 feet, 4.4.4.5 Minimum side yard; one side 10 feet, other side 5 feet. Side yard abutting street 10 feet. 4.4.4.6 Maximum total building area 40 percent of total lot area. 4.4.4.7 Maximum height of structure two stories or 35 feet. 4.4.5 Off-Street Parking Requirements: One car Space per each dwelling unit. (See Article III, Section J. Table 1). ; 4.5.1 Uses Permitted: 4.5.1.1 Neighborhood retail stores and markets, including the following types of stores; food, general merchandise, apparel, furniture, household and hardware, radio and television, drags and sundries, jewelry and gifts, florists, sporting goods, pet shops and similar types. 4.5.1.2 Neighborhood services including the following types dry cleaning and laundry pickup stations, barber and beauty shops, show repair, offices, banks, post offices, theatres and similar services, DD Page 3 4.6. 4.5.1.3 Any use permitted or permitted on appeal in an R-4# Residential District as 45.2 Uses Permitted On Appeal: Filling stations provided however, that gasoline storage above ground in excess of five hundred (500) gallons is prohibited that there is no major auto repair. 4.5.3. Uses Prohibited: Major auto repair, laundry and dry cleaning plants, manufacturing, trucking terminals, metal working and any use prohibited in a B-2 Business District, Article IV, Section G. 45.4 Minimum Lot Size: It is the intent of this ordinance that lots of sufficient size be used for any business or service use to provide adequate parking and loading space in addition to the Space required for the other normal operations of the business or service, 4.5.5 Minimum Yard Size: Front yard 20 feet; rear yard 20 feet; side yard not specified except on a lot adjoining along its side lot line a lot which is in a residential district there shall be a side yard not less than eight (8) feet wide. 4.5.6 Maximum Height: 35 feet or two (2) stories, 4.57 Off-Street Parking: 400 Square feet of parking for each 100 square feet of one (1) story buildings and per each 60 square feet of two (2) story buildings, 4.5.8 Off-Street Loading And Unloading: Shall use required rear or side yard for loading and unloading. A plot plan including elevation, drainage, building placement, parking, loading and unloading shall accompany all applications for building permit. BUSINESS (B-2) DISTRICT REGULATIONS (CENTRAL BUSINESS) 4.6.1 Uses Permitted: Any retail or wholesale business or service not specifically restricted or prohibited herein Major auto repair, places of amusement and structures, all y O 5, OUI p G 4.6.2 Uses Permitted On Appeal: Outpatient animal clinics or hospitals; dry cleaners and laundries; and manufacturing incidental to a retail business where articles are sold at retail on the premises, not specifically prohibited herein,?:4 4.6.3 Uses Prohibited: Coal yards; lumber yard or mill; auto wrecking; gasoline, oil, gas or alcohol storage above the ground in excess of five hundred (500) gallons; grist or flour mill; juni, Scrap paper, rag storage of baling; any use prohibited in a -23- Page 4 4.8 BUSINESS (B-4) BUSINESS DISTRICT’ In the B-4 commercial District, when an existing residence is converted to a commercial type use, off-street parking must be provided in the ratio of 1:1, the same as applies to new construction. 4.8.1 4.9 MANUFACTURING (M-1 DISTRICT REGULATIONS ( IG 4.9.1 4.9.2 4.9.3 Uses Permitted: Retail storés and markets, (excluding food storage), general merchandise, apparel, furniture, household and hardware, radio and television, drugs and sundries, jewelry and gifts, florist, sporting shops, automotive store, off-street parking facilities and similar types, service station (providing no above ground storage of gasoline and no major automobile répair), single family residence. Business services including laundry pickup station, barber and beauty shops, shoe repair, offices, backs, post office, theatre, hotel, motels, and similar types of services and public and semi~public uses, Uses prohibited: (a) Animal clinics, hospitals, or kennels, coal or fuel yard storage, rag storage and baling, industrial uses not specifically permitted herein. Height of Building: (a) Shall no exceed the width of the fronting street right-of- way. Maximum Building Area: (a) 50% of parcel. Off-Street Parking: (a) Off-street parking will be provided at a ratio of 1:1, one (1) square foot of building area. Uses Permitted: Light industrial operations not obnoxious, offensive or detrimental to neighboring property by reason of dust, smoke, vibration, noise, odor, or effluents, including the following types of business or industry; ice plants; ice cream plants and creameries; cold storage plants; bottling and central distribution plants; baking plants; textile mills; dyeing plants; warehouses; dry cleaners and laundries; mobile home parks; trucking terminals and similar types of industries or businesses. All business, service and manufacturing uses permitted in a B-2 Business District, Uses Permitted On Appeal: Any manufacturing or business use not specifically prohibited herein. Any use permitted or permitted on appeal in a R-4 Residential District, and subject to all district requirements of said district as specified in Section E hereof. Uses Prohibited: (a) Slaughter houses; stockyard; bag cleaning; central mixing plant for cement, mortar, plaster or paving material; curing, tanning or storage of hides; distillation of bones, coal, tar or wood; fat rendering; forge plant; manufacture of acetylene, acid, alcohol, ammonia, bleaching powder, brick, pottery, terra cotta or tile, concrete blocks, candies. Disinfectants, dyestuffs, fertilizers, illuminating or heating gas including storage, paint, turpentine, varnish, -25- Page 5 4.10 soap and iar products; wool pulling or Scouring: junk yards; cotton waste reclaiming; saw mill and similar types of plants or Operations, 4.9.4 Minimum Lot Size: It is the intent of this ordinance that lots of sufficient size be used for any industrial, service or business use to Provide adequate parking and must be accompanied by an accurate survey of the Property and plot plan showing the proposed building, drainage, parking, loading and unloading, etc, 4.9.5 Minimum Yard Size: 4.9.5.1 Front yard: none specified except where existing establishments (other than residential) are set back, any new Structure shall be set back not less - than the average of the of the setbacks of the existing establishments within on hundred (100) feet each side thereof. 4.9.5.2 Side yard: none specified excepting a lot adjoining its side lot line another lot which is in a residential district there shall be a side yard not less than ten (10) feet wide, : . 4.9.5.3 Rear yard: none specified. 4.9.6 Maximum Height: Forty-five feet or three stories. 4.9.7 Off-Street Parking Space necessary to accommodate the cars of all workers in the industry or use. Also, Space necessary to store over night all vehicles incidental to the operation of the industry or use. 4.9.8 Off-Street Loading or Unloading: Shalj provide adequate Space for loading or unloading all vehicle or trucks identical to the operation of the industry or use. SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS? BUTS LEMENTARY REGULATIONS? 4.10.1 Supplementary Use Re ulations: (a) The uses listed below are permitted upon - Spproval of the location and the site plan thereof by the Planning Commission as being appropriate with regard to transportation and access; water supply; wasted disposal, fire and police protection, and other public facilities, as not causing undue traffic orderly and appropriate development of the district in which the use is located. Further, the uses listed below are declared to possess such special form that each specific use shall be considered an individual case and shall be subject Article VI, Section C, governi Special Exceptions and such additional regulations as provided below: -26- Page 6 3.9 3.10 constructed exceeding the height requirements which have adjoining property less than the height of the structure. ; Structures. It is the intent of this ordinance that there shall be but one main structure plus any permitted accessory structure on any lot used for residential purposes; also that accessory structures shall not include living quarters; neither will sanitary facilities be permitted in accessory structures without the approval of the Board of Adjustment, Off-Street Automobile Parking. 3.10.1 In each district each structure hereafter erected or altered shall be provided with off-street automobile storage as specified in district schedule in this Article. No off-street automobile storage space required for a building or structure shall, during its life, be occupied or counted as off-street automobile space for another building or structure but may be included in the required yard space. Upon adoption of this ordinance all existing structures, land or uses or enlarged, expanded or changed, in which event the land, or structure and uses hereby excluded shall not be used, occupied or operated unless there is provided the increment of such land, structure or uses and maintained as herein required at least the amount of off-street parking facilities required if the increment were a separate land, structure or use, 3.10.2 Each off-sireet parking space as provided in Table I, Article II shall be an area of not less than 200 square feet net, exclusive of access or maneuvering area, ramps, drives, entrances or exits. Except as otherwise permitted by the Board of Adjustment for sharing of parking facilities, off-street parking facilities shall be located on the building site, lot, tract or parcel on which the use or structure shall be located; required off-street parking facilities for dwelling uses shall not occupy any part of a front yard. ry ine s 1 ria ase g Le be so cles parked thereon do not extend yond the parking busin mpged ft facility. 3.10.4 Parking facilitates for residential, commercial and industrial structures shall be surfaced with an all-weather surface of asphalt or concrete, proper drainage installed to prevent ponding and such parking facilities shall be maintained free of trash, rubbish, etc. 3.10.6 If lighting is used on parking facilities, it shall be so arranged as not to disturb or be objectionable to the adjacent residential property and so arranged that it does ates Page 7 12.1 12.2 The uses ARTICLE Xi listed below are declared to possess such characteristics of unique or special form that each specific use shall be considered an individual case. Those uses are designate d as Special Exceptions, none of which shall be allowed until approval is obtained in accordance with the provisions of this Article, and in no event shall any such use be all] owed in a district other than zoned M-1. Special exceptions. The following uses are designated as Special Exceptions: 12.2.1 12.2.2 12.2.4 1225 12.2.6 12.2.7 12.2.8 12.2.9 12.2.10 - 12.2.11 12.2.12 12.2.13 12.2.14 122.15 12.2.16 12.2.17 Acid or Acetylene Gas Manufacturing or Storage; Automobile Wrecking, Dismantling or Salvage; Cement, Lime, Gypsum and Plaster Manufacturing Clay and Clay Products Manufacturing; Correctional, Detention or Penal Institutions; Disinfectant, Insecticide or Poison Manufacturing: Animal Shelters; Fertilizers Manufacturing or Processing; Grain Milling, Storage and Elevators; Hazardous Materials or Substances Manufacturing, Processing or Storage. Meat Slaughtering or Packing: . . Matches Manufacturing; Petroleum and Petroleum Products Manufacturing, Processing or Storage: Tannery, Including Curing of Hides; Tar Manufacture or Distillation; Alcohol Distillation; ; | -50- Page 8 ORDINANCE NO. 1659 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF PRICHARD ZONING ORDINANCE, NO. 981, AS AMENDED. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS: of the City of Prichard, Alabama, has WHEREAS, the City Council welfare, and safety of the residents determined that the health, of the City could be adverse of land, the Council by this Ordinance to add Article XII, as follows: ARTICLE XII - SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS 1. The uses listed below are declared to possess such charac-— teristics of unique or special form that each specific use shall be Considered an individual case. Those uses are designated as Special Exceptions, none of which shall be allowed until approval is obtained in accordance with the provisions of this Article, and in no event shall any such use be allowed in a district other than zoned M-1. 2. Special exceptions. The following uses are designated as Special Exceptions: a. Acid or Acetylene Gas Manufacturing or Storage; b. Automobile Wrecking, Dismantling Pi » Cement, Lime, Gypsum and Plaster Manufacturing Clay and Clay Products Manufacturing; Correctional, Detention or Penal Institutions; Disinfectant, Insecticide or Poison Manufacturing; Animal Shelters; Fertilizers Manufacturing or Processing; Grain Milling, Storage and Elevators; Hazardous Materials or Substances Manufacturing, Processing or Storage. Meat Slaughtering or Packing; Matches Manufacturing; . Petroleum and Petroleum Products Manufacturing, Processing or Storage; - Tannery, Including Curing of Hides; Tar Manufacture or Distillation; Alcohol Distillation: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities; Mental Institutions and Sanitoriums. UM SQ hap Dar NDHRHOQUO 3. Approval. All Special Exception uses are subject to the Same requirements as uses requiring planning approval, as well as all other requirements related to the administration and enforcemen of this Ordinance. [In addition, Exception uses sh approved by the Plan j or-by the City-council acting on behalf of the Janning Commission, only after a consideration of the. following conditions to the degree that the public health, safety Page 9 . -2- or welfare, or the City of Prichard master zoning plan are not substantially adversely affected: y or permantely a. That the exception will not substantiall Gg property injure the appropriate use of adjacent conformin in the immediate vicinity; : b. Phat the exception will not alter the essential character of the immediate vicinity or the neighborhood in which is located the property for which the exception is sought; c. That the exception will not weaken the general purpose of this ordinance; d. That the exception will be in harmony with the Spirit and Purpose of this ordinance; e. That the exception will not adversely affect the future development of the immediate vicinity; £. That the exception will not adversely affect immediately adjoining residential districts; . That the exception will not adversely affect the public health, safety, or welfare. 4. Special Exceptions shall be subject to such terms and conditions as specified by the Planning Commission, the Boatd of Adjustment, in an appropriate situation, or the City Council acting on behalf of the Planning -Commission. 5. All Provisions of this Ordinance -inconsistent with this amendment are hereby repealled. All other provisions of Ordinance No. 981, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect, 6. The Provisions of this Ordinance, and the provisions of all amendments thereto, are separable, and the invalidity or unenforce— ability of any provision shall not effect the validity or enforce- ability of the remaining provisions. This Ordinance shall take effect on its adoption and publication as required by law. . : , Adopted this 5th day of December, 1986. APPROVED: MAYOR ATTES?: EVA C. GREENE, CITY CLERK~TREASURER CLERK'S CERTIFICATR: This Ordinance having been passed by the City Council on December 5, 1986, and not having been returned to me, as City Clerk, by the Mayor with his approval or veto within the ten days after its passage by the Council, in compliance with Title Il, Section 45-4, Code of Alabama, 1940, recompiled in 1975, the same has been published as herein provided. - . aa aan EVA Cc. GREENE, CITy CLERK~TREASURER Please Publish: Press, December 23, 1986 Page 10 not interfere with traffic movement within the parking area or a public right-of. way. ; 3.10.8 No vehicles over 8000 pounds gross vehicle weight and no trucks with over six (6) wheels shall be admitted on residential off-street or on-street parking facilities, 3.10.9 Combined off-street parking facilities required for two or more uses located on the same building site may be combined and used jointly provided, however, that the minimum requirements are adhered to in this Article. 3.11 Off-Street Loading and Unloading. In each business district each structure hereafter designed, erected or altered shall be provided with off-street loading and unloading facilities as specified in Article III, Table I and Article IV , District Regulations. 3.12 Development Plan. In any commercial or industrial districts any proposed new development or alteration provided, a development plan. must be approved by the Planning Commission for any enlarged, altered or for new structure. The proposed development plan must show sufficient detail including location of existing and proposed structure, loading and unloading facilities, driveways, entrances, exits, parks, parking spaces, side-walks and easements. TABLE i TYPE NUMBER PARKING SPACES REQUIRED Dwellings..........eccccceeccecceceseeeeeeeececes One space per family dwelling unit Hotels, Motels, Rooming Houses & Tourist Courts........ccceceeeeeeesesseeeeeseee One and % space per guest room Mobile Home Parks......0.0.....cccceceesceees One and % space per mobile home space College Fraternities & Sororities............. One and % space per sleeping room Hospitals and Sanatoriums...........0.00..4. One space per one bed Institutions for Children or the Aged, Nursing Homes...............cccececeee! One space per two beds “ITs Page 11 TABLE 1 TYPE NUMBER PARKING SPACES REQUIRED Dwellings....... 0.0.02. one space per family dwelling units Hotels, Motels, Rooming Houses & Tourist Courts... cecseescsseseecsc. one and % space per guest room Mobile Home Parks....0.000.0.0cccccccs-... one and % space per mobile home space College Fraternities & Sororities.............. one and % space per sleeping room Hospitals and Sanatoriums..................... one space per bed Institutions for Children or the Aged, Nursing Homes...........c.cccccscses-., one space per two beds Theaters, Auditoriums, Gymnasiums, Convention Halls... 0c. One space per three seats ChUECHES... 2. eee eceecccce secs teseseeeeseceee, One space per three seats Funeral Homes............c.ceececccccceceeees. one space per three seats in parlors, and chapels Schools, Elementary... cccccccseeee.. one and 4 spaces per classroom Schools, Secondary... 0.0. ecccceceseeee. eight spaces per classroom Business Colleges & Trade Schools............ one space per two seats at peak attendance periods Restaurants... cececceseeeececc. one space per 100 syuare feet of eross Commercial Amusements, offices, Personal Service Establishments, Filling stations, Repair Shops, Retail Establishments...........0.00. Libraries, Museums, Art Galleries... Clubs and Lodges Industrial and Manufacturing. ....000....... Noor area one space per 300 square feet of gross floor cured SUT UTienne one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area one space per 400 square feet of gross Establishments floor area or per two employees whichever is greatest * Or an alternative design may be accepted when prepared hy a repistered design professional using acceptable engineering practices