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Columbia residential zoning things you may not know

Zoning regulations are adopted to preserve the quality of life, to promote health, safety and comfort and to protect neighborhoods from blight.
City of Columbia

DID YOU KNOW:

  • Fences may not be installed without a building permit
  • You may have a maximum of two (2) yard or garage sales a year
  • For safety purposes, bushes, shrubs, or structures should not exceed 3 feet in height above the
  • elevation of the curb within the 15 foot sight distance triangle of an intersection.

  • All vehicles, including recreational vehicles must be parked on a dust free surface.
  • Vehicles permitted to parked in a residential neighborhood are cars, vans, pickup trucks, boats,
  • campers or other recreational vehicles typically used by a family.

  • Setbacks are areas set aside on a lot to allow for open space by prohibiting construction. Side,
  • rear and front yard setbacks differ depending on how your property is zoned.

This is an excerpt from the City of Columbia’s zoning regulations. Do you think these are feasible regulations for your neighborhood?

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5 Responses to Columbia residential zoning things you may not know

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  3. sheena September 2, 2010 at 4:10 pm #

    That is some news! I didn’t know half of those

  4. sheena September 2, 2010 at 4:11 pm #

    do people really abide by all of these??

  5. Anonymous September 2, 2010 at 4:37 pm #

    I don’t know if they do or not. There’s a ton of rules that are broken every day and no one knows it. It’s impossible to know every single thing.

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