The purpose of this Article is to establish
districts wherein compatible uses of land may be located and grouped
to create, protect or maintain a living environment for the residents
of the city. Eight broad categories of uses are established: low-density
residential, medium-density residential, high-density residential,
residential-office, general business, central business, light industrial
and heavy industrial. It is the intent of this Article to stabilize
and protect the uses contained within these districts by excluding
mutually interfering uses and to allow a maximum degree of latitude
within the regulations to promote residential harmony, conduct profitable
business or contribute to the economy of the city. It is also the
purpose of this classification to make it possible to more efficiently
and economically design and install all physical public service facilities
in terms of size and capacity to adequately and permanently meet the
needs resulting from a defined intensity of land use and to protect
the health, safety, morals, prosperity and well-being of the community
at large.
[Amended 9-27-2018 by Ord. No. 1769]
The City is hereby divided into nine classes
of districts with the designation and general purposes listed herein.
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Districts
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Purpose
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R-1 Low-Density Residential
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Primarily a single-family residential district
with adequate lot areas required and including customary accessory
and secondary uses, although providing for multifamily at the same
density as single-family housing
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R-2 Medium-Density Residential
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Primarily a one- and two-family residential
district with adequate lot areas required and including customary
accessory and secondary uses and, on a conditional basis, limited
neighborhood shopping
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R-3 High-Density Residential
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Primarily a multifamily residential district
with adequate lot areas required, but also providing for one- or two-family
housing, customary accessory and secondary uses and limited neighborhood
shopping
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R-O Residential Office
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A combination residential and office district
devoted to preserving the older, larger residences by providing an
alternative business and professional office use and allowing for
adequate lot areas and customary accessory and secondary uses
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C-1 General Business
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A secondary commercial area for uses related
to downtown, but not best sited for the core downtown areas and depending
on proximity to major streets or arterials for trade and transportation
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C-2 Central Business
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Primarily a commercial area for the conduct
of retail trade, administrative and professional offices and services
to the general public with emphasis on large stores and specialized
shops serving the community and regional trade area
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M-1 Light Industrial
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Exclusively for limited assembly, fabrication,
processing and service facilities involving small or portable machinery
and regulated with regard to dissemination of atmospheric pollutants,
noise, vibration, odors and the creation of physical hazards to adjacent
uses
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M-2 Heavy Industrial
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Primarily for heavy manufacturing, processing,
fabrication and assembling of products or materials, warehousing and
storage and transportation facilities and rolling stock marshaling
and storage
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Ritts Historical and Architectural District
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