Great Falls |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 17. LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE |
Chapter 20. LAND USE |
Article 3. ALLOWABLE USES |
§ 17.20.3.060. Certain land uses shown as permitted may be a conditional use.
A permitted land use (as shown in Exhibit 20-1, 20-2, 20-3) that emits air contaminants or potentially offensive odors outside of the building, or that handles radioactive materials, hazardous substances, hazardous waste, or regulated substances shall be considered a conditional use in every circumstance.
Exhibit 20-1. Principal Uses by District
Use
R-1 R-2 R-3 R-5 R-6 R-9 R-10 C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 M-1 M-2 PLI POS GFIA I-1 I-2 Special
Standards
Agricultural Uses
Agriculture, horticulture, nursery P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P 17.20.6.005 Residential Uses
Mobile home/park - - - - - - P - - - - - - - - - - - - 17.20.6.010 Residence, single-family detached P P P P P P - P - - - P P P - - - - - Residence, zero lot line - - P P P P - - - - - P P P - - - - - 17.20.6.020 Residence, two-family - C C P P C - P - - - P P P - - - - - Residence, multi-family - - - P P C - P - - P P P P - - - - - 17.20.6.040 Residence, townhouse - C C P P C - - - - - P P P - - - - - 17.20.6.050 Residence, manufactured/factory-built P P P P P P - P - - - P P P - - - - - 17.20.6.060 Retirement home - C C P P C - P - - P P P P - - - - - Special Care Facilities
Community residential facility, type I P P P P P P - - - - - P P P - - - - - Community residential facility, type II C C C P P P - - - - - - C C - - - - - Day care center C C C C C C - P P - P P P P P - - - - Emergency shelter - - - - - - - C C C C C C C C - - - - Family day care home P P P P P P - P - - C P P P - - - - - Group day care home P P P P P P - P - - C P P P - - - - - Nursing home - - C C C C - P C - P P P P P - - - - Overnight Accommodations
Campground - - - - - - - - C P - - - - - - P - - 17.20.6.070 Hotel/motel - - - - - - - P P P P C P P - - P - - Food and Beverage Sales
Micro-brewery - - - - - - - - P - P C C C - - P P - Restaurant - - - - - - - P P P P P P P - - P P P Tavern - - - - - - - P P P P C C C - - P P P 17.20.6.080 General Sales
Agriculture sales - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P Auction sales - - - - - - - - C - - - - - - - P P P Construction materials sales - - - - - - - - P P - - - - - - P P P Convenience sales C - - - - - - P P P P C - - - - P P P General sales - - - - - - - P P P P P P P - - P P P Manufactured housing sales - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P Off-site liquor sales - - - - - - - P P P P C C C - - P P P Secondhand sales - - - - - - - P P - P P - - - - P P P Shopping center - - - - - - - C P - - - - - - - P P P General Services
Administrative services - - - - - - - P P P P P P P C - P - - Commercial kennel - - - - - - - - P P - - - - - - P P - 17.20.6.090 Financial services - - - - - - - P P - P P P P - - P - - Funeral home - - - - - - - P P - P C P P - - - - - General services - - - - - - - P P P P P P P - - P P P Professional services - - - - C C - P P - P P P P - - P - - Sexually-oriented business - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P 17.20.6.100 Veterinary clinic, large animal - - - - - - - - C - - - - - - - P P P Veterinary clinic, small animal - - - - - - - C P - - - P P - - P P P 17.20.6.110 Rental and General Repair
Large equipment rental - - - - - - - - C C - - - - - - P P P Small equipment rental - - - - - - - - P - P - - - - - P P P General repair - - - - - - - P P - P P - - - - P P P Vehicle Trade and Service
Vehicle fuel sales - - - - - - - C P P P P - - - - P P - Vehicle repair - - - - - - - - P P C P - - - - P P - 17.20.6.120 Vehicle sales and rental - - - - - - - - P P P P - - - - P P - Vehicle services - - - - - - - C P P P P C P - - P P - General Storage
Agricultural commodity storage facility - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P Climate controlled indoor storage - - - - - - - P P P P P P P P - P P P Fuel tank farm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P - P Mini-storage facility - - - - - - - - - C - - - C - - P P P 17.20.6.130 Freight terminal - - - - - - - - - C - - - - - - P P P Warehouse - - - - - - - - - C - - - C - - P P P Indoor Recreation/Sports/Entertainment
Casino, type I - - - - - - - - P - P - - - - - P P P 17.20.6.140 Casino, type II - - - - - - - - - - P - - - - - - P P 17.20.6.150 Indoor entertainment - - - - - - - - P - P C C C C - P - - Indoor sports and recreation - - - - - - - - P - P C C C C C P P - Outdoor Recreation/Sports/Entertainment
Golf course/driving range C C C C C - - - - - - - - - - P P - - Miniature golf - - - - - - - - P C - - - C - - P C - Outdoor entertainment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C C P C - Park P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Recreational trail P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Community Services/Uses
Administrative governmental center - - - - - - - P P P P P P P P C P - - Animal shelter - - - - - - - - C C - - C C C - P P - 17.20.6.160 Cemetery C C C C C C C - - - - - - - P P P - - 17.20.6.170 Civic use facility C C C C C C C - P - P P P P P C - - - Community center C C C C C C C C P - P P P P P C - - - Community cultural facility C C C C C C C P P - P P P P P C - - - Community garden P P P P P P P C C C C P P P P P P C C 17.20.6.175 Public safety facility C C C C C C C C P C P P P P P - P P - Worship facility C C C C C C C P P - C P P P - - P - - 17.20.6.180 Health Care
Health care clinic - - - - - - - P P - P P P P P - - - - Health care facility - - - - - - - - P - P P C C P - - - - Health care sales and services - - - - - - - P P - P P P P P - - - - Education
Commercial education facility - - - - - - - P P - P P P P - - P P - Educational facility (K—12) C C C C C C C C - - - C C C P - - - - 17.20.6.200 Educational facility (higher education) - - - - - - - C C - - C C C P - P - - Instructional facility - - - - - - - P P - P P P P - - P P - Solid Waste, Recycling and Composting
Composting facility - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P C P 17.20.6.210 Recycling center - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P C P 17.20.6.220 Solid waste transfer station - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P C P 17.20.6.230 Telecommunications
Amateur radio station P P P P P P P - - - - - - - - - - - - 17.20.6.240 Telecommunication facility 17.20.6.250 Concealed facility C C C C C C C P P P P C P P P C P P P Unconcealed facility - - - - - - - C C C C C C C C C P P P Co-located facility - - - - - - - P P P P C C C C C P P P Utilities
Utility installation C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C P C P Transportation
Airport - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P - - Bus transit terminal - - - - - - - - P P P - C C C - P P - Heli-pad - - - - - - - - C C C C C C C C P P P 17.20.6.260 Parking lot, principal use - - - - - - - P P P P P P P P P P P P Parking structure - - - - - - - - P - P P P P P - P P P Railroad yard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P Taxi cab dispatch terminal - - - - - - - - P P P - P P - - P P - Contractor Yards
Contractor yard, type I C - - - - - - - C - - - P P - - P P - 17.20.6.270 Contractor yard, type II - - - - - - - - - - - - C C - - P P P 17.20.6.280 Industrial/Manufacturing
Artisan shop - - - - - - - P P P P P P P - - P P - Industrial, heavy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P - P Industrial, light - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P Industrial park - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P Junkyard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P C P 17.20.6.290 Light manufacturing and assembly - - - - - - - - P P P P P P - - P P P 17.20.6.300 Motor vehicle graveyard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P 17.20.6.310 Motor vehicle wrecking facility - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P 17.20.6.320 - The use is not permitted in the district
C The use is allowed through the conditional use process
P The use is permitted in the district by right, consistent with the development standards contained in Article 6 of this chapter, as appropriate
(Ord. No. 3056, § 1, 8-17-2010; Ord. No. 3068, § 2, 4-5-2011; Ord. No. 3087, § 1(Exh. A), 6-19-2012, eff. 7-19-2012; Ord. 3166, 2017)
Exhibit 20-2. Accessory uses by district
Use
R-1 R-2 R-3 R-5 R-6 R-9 R-10 C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 M-1 M-2 PLI POS GFIA I-1 I-2 Special
Standards
Accessory living space P P P P P P - P P P P P P P P - - - - 17.20.7.010 Agriculture, livestock P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P - - 17.20.7.080 ATM, exterior - - - - - - - P P P P P P P P - P P P 17.20.7.020 Bed and breakfast C C C C C C - C - - - P P P - - - - - 17.20.7.030 Fences P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 17.20.7.040 Gaming, accessory - - - - - - - - P P P - - P - - P P P 17.20.7.050 Garage, private P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P - P P P 17.20.7.060 Home occupation P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P - - P P 17.20.7.070 Private stable/barn P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P - - 17.20.7.080 Residence, accessory - - - - - - - P P P P P P P - - P P P 17.20.7.085 Roadside farmer's market P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17.20.7.090 Storage containers - - - - - - - - P P - - - - - - P P P 17.20.7.100 Wind-powered electricity systems P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 17.20.7.110 - The use is not permitted in the district
C The use is allowed in the district through the conditional use process
P The use is permitted in the district by right, consistent with the development standards contained in Article 7 of this chapter, as appropriate
(Ord. No. 3034, § 1, 7-21-2009; Ord. No. 3056, § 1, 8-17-2010; Ord. No. 3087, § 1(Exh. A), 6-19-2012, eff. 7-19-2012)
Exhibit 20-3. Temporary uses by district (see 17.20.8.010 for Special Standards)
Use
R-1 R-2 R-3 R-5 R-6 R-9 R-10 C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 M-1 M-2 PLI POS GFIA I-1 I-2 Special
Standards
Garage sales P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P - - P P 17.20.8.015 Itinerant outdoor sales - - - - - - - - P P - - - P - - C C - 17.20.8.020 On-site construction office P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 17.20.8.030 On-site real estate sales office P P P P P P - - - - - - P P - - - - - 17.20.8.040 Outdoor entertainment, temporary - - - - - - - - P P - - - - P P P P P Sidewalk café - - - - - - - P P - P P P P C C - - - 17.20.8.050 Sidewalk food vendor - - - - - - - - P - P P P P P P - - - 17.20.8.060 - The use is not permitted in the district
C The use is allowed in the district through the conditional use process
P The use is permitted in the district by right, consistent with the development standards contained in Article 8 of this chapter, as appropriate
(Ord. No. 3056, § 1, 8-17-2010)