Article VI: Zoning Districts and Map

§ 105-6-1 Definition and intent.

For the purposes of this chapter, the Town is hereby divided into Zoning Districts. The zones are to be designated as follows:

Comprehensive Plan Land Uses	Zoning District	Purpose	Typical Kinds of Uses in Zone
Residential Agriculture Institutional	R Residential	To accommodate existing residential lots in Town To maintain the community's small Town character To preserve the community character and allow continued agricultural uses	Single-family homes
Residential Agriculture Institutional	MR Medium Density Residential	To provide multifamily housing opportunities in appropriate locations throughout the Town To provide alternatives to single-family detached homes To preserve the community character	Single-family homes Multifamily apartment buildings Townhouses
Residential	RPC Residential Planned Community	To provide sufficient space for new residential development and customary accessory uses To preserve the community character	Single-family homes Multifamily apartment buildings Townhouses
Commercial Agriculture Institutional	C General Commercial	To accommodate commercial business and service uses in appropriate locations throughout the Town To provide employment and to meet the needs of the residents in the Town and surrounding areas	Retail stores; offices; wholesale and service establishments
Commercial Agriculture Institutional	NB Neighborhood Business	To provide for the optimum regulation of local commercial activities so that these may be encouraged to develop in beneficial relation to one another and to the immediate residential areas from which they must draw their support: • Is compact • Is designed for the human and pedestrian scale • Provides a mix of uses, including residential, commercial, civic, and open space uses in close proximity to one another in the neighborhood • Provides a mix of housing styles, types and sizes to accommodate households of all ages, sizes and incomes • Incorporates interconnected streets with sidewalks and bikeways, and transit that offer multiple routes for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists and provide for the connections of those streets to existing and future developments • Incorporates significant environmental features into the design; significant environmental features include the specific environmental features set forth in this code	Mix of residential homes, retail and business sites and integrated open spaces
Light Industrial	LI Light Industrial	To accommodate light industrial businesses that will provide employment To allow only for light industrial uses which do not have adverse impacts on adjacent uses, residences, the transportation system, or the natural environment	Small repair or fabrication operations; small manufacturing facilities

The Town of Frankford and the lands over which it has jurisdiction are hereby divided into six zones or districts, as shown on the Official Zoning Map which, together with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter.

The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the President of the Commissioner attested by the Administrator and bearing the Seal of the Town under the following words: "This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map of the Town of Frankford, Delaware," together with the date of the adoption of this chapter.

If, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and Title 22, Chapter 3, Delaware Code Annotated, changes are made in district boundaries or other matters portrayed on the Official Zoning Map, such changes shall be entered on the Official Zoning Map promptly after the amendment has been approved by the Town Council.

No changes of any nature shall be made to the Official Zoning Map or matters shown thereon except in conformity with the procedures set forth in this chapter.

Regardless of the existence of proposed copies of the Official Zoning Map which may from time to time be made or published, the Official Zoning Map (which shall be located in the Frankford Town Hall) shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land and water areas, buildings, and other structures in the Town.