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M <br />M <br />M <br />LAND USE <br />Yard, side street, means a side yard abutting a <br />side street. <br />(Code 1984, § 10.02; Code 2003, § 78-1; Ord. No. <br />94(2nd series), § 1, 5-13-1991; Ord. No. 97(2nd <br />series), § 1, 8-26-1991; Ord. No. 101(2nd series), <br />§ 2, 2-24-1992; Ord. No. 122(2nd series), § 1, <br />12-13-1993; Ord. No. 161(2nd series), § 1, 6-7- <br />1997; Ord. No. 221(2nd series), § 2, 9-23-2002; <br />Ord. No. 18(3rd series), §§ 1, 2, 9-27-2004; Ord. <br />No. 28(3rd series), § 2, 8-22-2005; Ord. No. <br />32(3rd series), § 1, 3-27-2006; Ord. No. 37(3rd <br />series), §§ 1, 2, 2-12-2007; Ord. No. 47(3rd <br />series), § 1, 7-28-2008; Ord. No. 52(3rd series), <br />§ 1, 11-24-2008; Ord. No. 68(3rd series), § 3, <br />2-8-2010; Ord. No. 75(3rd series), § 2, 7-12-2010; <br />Ord. No. 79(3rd series), § 1, 11-8-2010; Ord. No. <br />82(3rd series), § 1, 12-13-2010; Ord. No. 90(3rd <br />series), § 1, 12-12-2011; Ord. No. 94(3rd series), <br />§ 1, 9-24-2012; Ord. No. 100(3rd series), § 9, <br />2-25-2013; Ord. No. 106(3rd series), § 26, 6-10- <br />2013; Ord. No. 139(3rd series), § 2, 2-23-2015; <br />Ord. No. 150(3rd series), § 1, 6-8-2015; Ord. No. <br />156(3rd series), § 1, 8-10-2015; Ord. No. 160(3rd <br />series), § 1, 11-9-2015; Ord. No. 167(3rd series), <br />§ 1, 4-11-2016; Ord. No. 170(3rd series), § 1, <br />6-13-2016; Ord. No. 173(3rd series), § 1, 6-27- <br />2016; Ord. No. 206(3rd series), § 1, 5-14-2018; <br />Ord. No. 222(3rd series), § 1, 12-10-2018; Ord. <br />No. 243(3rd series), § 1, 4-13-2020; Ord. No. <br />254(3rd series), § 1, 2-8-2021; Ord. No. 257(3rd <br />series), § 1, 5-10-2021; Ord. No. 264(3rd series), <br />§ 1, 11-22-2021; Ord. No. 279(3rd series), § 1, <br />11-14-2022; Ord. No. 284(3rd series), § 1, 11-13- <br />2023; Ord. No. 303(3rd series), § 1, 4-8-2024; <br />Ord. No. 306(3rd series), § 1, 11-12-2024; Ord. <br />No. 310(3rd series), § 1, 12-9-2024) <br />Sec. 6.12.020. Measurement of distances. <br />All measured distances expressed in feet in <br />this chapter shall be to the nearest tenth of a <br />foot. <br />(Code 1984, § 10.01(3)(B); Code 2003, § 78-2) <br />Sec. 6.12.030. Violations. <br />A person violates this chapter or requirement <br />or condition of a variance or conditional use <br />permit when he performs an act prohibited or <br />declared unlawful, or fails to act when such <br />§ 6.12.050 <br />failure is prohibited or declared unlawful, and <br />upon conviction shall be punished as for a <br />misdemeanor. <br />(Code 1984, § 10.99; Code 2003, § 78-3) <br />Sec. 6.12.040. Enforcement. <br />If any building or structure is erected, <br />constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, <br />converted or maintained, or any building, <br />structure or land is used, in violation of this <br />chapter, the zoning administrator, in addition to <br />other remedies, may institute any proper action <br />or proceedings in the name of the city to prevent <br />such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruc- <br />tion, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance <br />or use to restrain, correct or abate such viola- <br />tions and to prevent any illegal act, conduct, <br />business or use in or about the premises. <br />(Code 1984, § 10.13; Code 2003, § 78-4) <br />Sec. 6.12.050. Purpose. <br />CD6:29 <br />(a) Guiding principles. <br />(1) The city is growing in population from a <br />rural agricultural community to a rural <br />residential community. Use of land for <br />residential purposes is considered primary <br />with other uses viewed as supporting <br />this use. While present commercial or <br />industrial activity, where consistent with <br />residential use and other guiding <br />principles, will be protected by ordinance <br />or conditional use permit, it is not the <br />intention to expand or allow all such <br />commercial or industrial activity to a <br />degree where it conflicts with the primary <br />residential use and the other guiding <br />principles. The continued use of land for <br />farming and similar purposes will be <br />protected by ordinance or conditional use <br />permit where sufficient acreage allows <br />such use to continue without conflict <br />with expanding residential use. <br />(2) The maintenance of open space and the <br />avoidance of overcrowding of land is a <br />basic guiding principle in this plan. In <br />addition to avoiding the ill effects of <br />excessive, intensive land development, it <br />is the policy to also avoid the threat to <br />