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VILLAGE OF COLFAX ZONING ORDINANCE TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter
1 Definitions
2 General Provisions
3 Districts
4 Single Family Residential District Regulations
5 Mobile Home Park District Regulations
6 Multiple Family Residential District
7 Business District Regulations
8 Industrial District Regulations
9 Parking Regulations
10 Height Regulations
11 Water and Sewage Regulations
12 Non-Conforming Uses
13 Permits
14 Subdivision Plat Regulations
15 Enforcement
16 Penalties
17 Board of Appeals
18 Appeals for Variations
19 Other Appeals
20 Amendments

VILLAGE OF COLFAX ZONING ORDINANCE
CHAPTER AND SECTION OUTLINE
Chapter 1 DEFINITIONS
1.01 Defining of Terms
1.02 Alley
1.03 Basement
1.04 Boarding House
1.05 Building
1.06 Building, Height of
1.07 Building Area
1.08 Business
1.09 Cellar
1.10 District
1.11 Dwelling
1.12 Dwelling, Multiple
1.13 Dwóiling, Single Family
1.14 Dwelling, Two Family
1.15 Family
1.16 Garbage
1.17 Garage, Private
1.18 Garage, Public
1.19 Grade
1.20 Hotel or Motel
1.21 Improved Surface
1.22 Lot
1.23 Lot, Corner
1.24 Lot, Interior
1.25 Lot Lines
1.26 Mobile Home
1.27 Mobile Rome Lot
1.28 Mobile Rome Park
1.29 Mobile Home Park Service Building
1.30 Mobile Home Stand
1.31 Non-Conforming Use
1.32 Nursing Home
1.33 Refuse
1.34 Rooming House
1.35 Signs
1.36 Story

1.37 Story, Half
1.38 Street
1.39 Structure
1.40 structural Alterations
1.41 Tourist Camp
1.42 Trailer Camp
1.43 Used
1.44 Yard, Front
1.45 Yard, Rear
1.46 Yard, Side
Chapter 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS
2.1 Short Title
2.2 Scope of These Regulations
2.3 Incidental Uses
2.4 Interpretation and Purposes
2.5 Conflicting Agreements
2.6 Conflicting Ordinances
2.7 Validity
Chapter 3 DISTRICTS
3.1 Types
3.2 Boundaries
3.3 Map
3.4 Territory Added
Chapter 4 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
4.1 Uses
4.2 Lot Size
4.3 Dwelling Size
4.4 Front, Side and Rear Yards
4.5 Side Frontage
4.6 Built Up Areas
4.7 Building Area
4.8 Mobile Homes
Chapter 5 MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT
REGULATIONS
5.1 Uses
5.2 Lot Size

5.3 Park Boundary Line Setbacks and
Screening
5.4 Front, Side, and Rear Yards
5.5 Building Area
5.6 Mobile Home Stands
5.7 Street Signs and Mobile Home Lot
Numbers
5.8 Recreational Area
5.9 Service Building
5.10 Misc!llaneous Requirements
Chapter 6 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
6.1 UseS
6.2 Lot Size
6.3 Dwelling Size
6.4 Front, Side and Rear Yards
6.5 Side Frontage
6.6 Built Up Areas
6.7 Building Area
Chapter 7 BUSINESS DISTRICT. REGULATIONS
7.1 Uses
7.2 Dwellings
7.3 Extent of Industrial Occupancy
7.4 Rear Yards
Chapter 8 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS
8.1 Uses
8.2 Hazards and Nuisances
8.3 Percentage of Property Occupied
Chapter 9 PARKING REGULATIONS
9.1 Dwellings
9.2 Institutions
9.3 Business
9.4 Industrial

Chapter 10 HEIGHT REGULATIONS
10.1 Dwellings
10.2 Institutions and Business
10.3 Miscellaneous Structures
Chapter 11 WATER AND SEWAGE REGULATIONS
11.1 Water Supplies
11.2 Sewage Disposal
chapter 12 NON-CONFORMING USES
12.1 continuation
12.2 Expansion
12.3 Discontinuance
12.4 Destruction or Damage
12.5 Changes
12.6 Repairs
12.7 Records
chapter 13 PERMITS
13.1 Where Required
13.2 Information Required
13.3 Drawing
13.4 Accessory Buildings
13.5 Revocation
13.6 Records
13.7 Cost
13.8 Denial of Permits
Chapter 14 SUBDIVISION PLAT REGULATIONS
14.1 Preliminary Plats
Chapter 15 ENFORCEMENT
15.1 Enforcing Officer
15.2 Actions
Chapter 16 PENALTIES
16.1 Penalties

Chapter 17 BOARD OF APPEALS
17.1 Appointments
17.2 Procedures
Chapter 18 APPEALS FOR VARIATIONS
18.1 Grounds
18.2 Hearings
18.3 Fee
Chapter 19 OTHER APPEALS
19.1 Grounds
19.2 Procedures
19.3 Hearings
Chapter 20 AMENDMENTS
20.1 Zoning Regulations
20.2 Fees
20.3 Plat Regulations
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