City-County Planning Department

Performance Standards

8.1 Performance Standards for all Development

Section 8.1.1Sight Clearances
Section 8.1.2Height
Section 8.1.3Forestry
Section 8.1.4Yards
Section 8.1.5Encroachments Into Yards
Section 8.1.6Retaining Walls
Section 8.1.7Reserved
Section 8.1.8Fences and Walls
Section 8.1.9Swimming Pools
Section 8.1.10Clustering Standards
Section 8.1.11Zero Lot Line Development
Section 8.1.12Vehicle Sales and Manufactured Home Storage
Section 8.1.13Ingress and Egress Requirements
Section 8.1.14Drive-up Windows
Section 8.1.15Glare and Exterior Lighting Standards
Section 8.1.16Air Pollution
Section 8.1.17Fire, Explosion and Storage of Flammable Materials
Section 8.1.18Hazardous Materials and Wastes
Section 8.1.19Electromagnetic Transmissions
Section 8.1.20Waste Products
Section 8.1.21Radiation
Section 8.1.22Noise
Section 8.1.23Canopies
Section 8.1.24Concealed Communication Towers
Section 8.1.25Preservation of Railroad Corridors
Section 8.1.26Stormwater Controls for Offsite Impacts
Section 8.1.27Flagpoles and Flags
Section 8.1.28Affordable Housing Density Bonus
Section 8.1.29Land Disturbance
Section 8.1.30Development of Property Adjacent to Interstate 540


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