A. 
For the purposes of Articles III and IV, the following abbreviations shall have the following meanings:
P
=
Permitted by right use (zoning decision by Zoning Officer)
SE
=
Special exception use (zoning decision by the Zoning Hearing Board)
N
=
Not permitted
(See Article X)
=
See additional requirements in Article X
B. 
Unless otherwise provided by state or federal law or specifically stated in this chapter (including § 550-12), any land or structure shall only be used or occupied for a use specifically listed in this Article III or Article IV as being allowed in the Zoning District where the land or structure is located. Such uses shall only be permitted if the use complies with all other requirements of this chapter.
C. 
See also the DPO Deshong Park Overlay District in Article IX, which offers additional options in that area.
Uses
(See definitions in Article XIX)
Zoning Districts
CN
R-1
R-2**
R-3
R-4
Residential Uses
Single-family detached dwelling
N
P
P
P
P
(Note: Manufactured/mobile homes shall meet the additional requirements of § 550-44)
Single-family semidetached dwelling (side-by-side twin)
N
P
P
P
P
Two-family dwelling
N
N
P
P
P
(Typically one unit above another unit)
Townhouses (single-family attached dwellings or rowhouses)
N
N
P
P
P
Conversion of an existing building into dwelling units (See § 550-44):
Conversion of an existing one-family dwelling into two or more dwelling units
N
SE*
SE*
SE*
SE
Conversion of existing principal nonresidential building space into one or more dwelling units
N
SE
SE
SE
SE
Group Home within a lawful existing dwelling unit (See § 550-44), not including a treatment center
N
P
P
P
P
Multifamily (apartment) dwellings, other than conversion of an existing one-family dwelling into two or more dwellings
N
N
SE
P
P
Boardinghouse (includes rooming house)
N
N
N
N
N
Commercial Uses
See accessory uses on the next page
Bed-and-breakfast inn (See § 550-44)
N
SE
SE
SE
SE
Conversion of an existing principal place of worship, school or similar institutional building into a commercial use and/or multifamily dwellings (See § 550-44)
N
SE
SE
SE
SE
Retail stores, offices, and/or personal service businesses that occupy a maximum total of 10% of the building floor area on a lot or adjacent lots in common ownership
N
N
N
N
P
Temporary commercial uses - see § 550-98G(3)
Institutional/Semi-Public Uses
Cemetery (not including crematorium) (See § 550-44)
P
N
N
N
N
College or university - educational, recreational, office, and support uses
SE
N
SE
SE
SE
Community recreation center, cultural center or museum
N
N
SE
SE
SE
Day-care center, adult (see § 550-44)
N
N
N
N
N
Day-care center, child (see § 550-44) (see also as accessory use)
N
N
N
N
N
Membership club
N
N
N
N
N
Nursing home, personal care home/assisted living facility or hospice (see § 550-44)
N
N
SE
SE
P
Place of worship (see § 550-44) (includes church)
N
SE
P
P
P
School, public or private, primary or secondary (see § 550-44)
P
SE
SE
P
P
Stadium or outdoor recreation, other than publicly owned recreation park
P
N
N
N
N
Public/Semi-Public
City government uses
P
P
P
P
P
Government facility, other than uses listed separately in Article III or IV
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
Publicly owned or operated recreation park
P
P
P
P
P
Public utility facility (see also Article XVIII) other than uses listed separately in Articles III and IV
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
Swimming pool, non-household (indoor or outdoor)
P
P
P
P
P
Accessory Uses
Communications antennae meeting § 550-44 pertaining to antenna placed on certain existing structures
P
P
P
P
P
Day-care center accessory to and on the same lot as an existing lawful place of worship
N
P
P
P
P
Day care (see § 550-45) as accessory to a dwelling of the following number of persons, in addition to children or grandchildren of the on-site caregiver:
Day care of a maximum of 3 persons
P
P
P
P
P
Family day care home (4 to 6 children)
N
N
SE**
SE**
P**
Group day care home (7 to 12 children)
N
N
N
SE*
P*
Furnace, outdoor (see § 550-45)
P
P
P
P
P
Home occupation, general (see § 550-45)
N
SE
SE
SE
SE
Home occupation, low-impact (see § 550-45)
N
P
P
P
P
Unit for care of relative (see § 550-45)
N
P
P
P
P
Wind turbine, maximum of one on a lot that is an accessory use and is designed primarily for on-site electricity use (See § 550-44)
P
P
P
P
P
Miscellaneous Uses
Community garden (see § 550-45)
P
P
P
P
P
Crop farming, non-commercial greenhouses or hoophouses
P
P
P
P
P
Forestry (see § 550-44)
P
P
P
P
P
Nature preserve or environmental education center
P
P
P
P
P
Livestock and poultry, raising of (see also accessory uses under pets)
N
N
N
N
N
Parking lot as the principal use of a lot, not including a lot that primarily serves commercial trucks
N
N
SE
SE
N
Parking lot, rental of a lawful parking area for customers of sports, concerts or special events within the City (See § 550-45)
N
P
P
P
P
Solar energy collection systems which may cover areas on top of building roofs and over vehicle parking areas, plus areas equal to a maximum of 20% of the lot area
P
P
P
P
P
Stable, non-household (see § 550-44)
SE
N
N
N
N
*
=
Limited to a single-family detached dwelling
**
=
Limited to a single-family detached, single-family semidetached or townhouse dwelling.
P
=
Permitted by right use (zoning decision by Zoning Officer)
SE
=
Special exception use (zoning decision by Zoning Hearing Board)
N
=
Not permitted
(See § 550-44 or 550-45)
=
See additional requirements in § 550-44 or 550-45
An accessory use of a dwelling is only permitted if such use is customarily incidental to the residential use and is specifically permitted by this chapter. The following are permitted by right as accessory uses to a lawful principal use in all districts, within the requirements of Article X and all other requirements of this chapter:
A. 
Antennae, standard for television, radio and similar reception.
B. 
Fence or wall (see § 550-45).
C. 
Garage, household.
D. 
Garage sale (see § 550-45).
E. 
Pets, keeping of, in compliance with City health regulations and Article X.
F. 
Parking or loading, off-street, only to serve a lawful use on the same lot or a use that is permitted in that district.
G. 
Recreational facilities, limited to use by residents of a development or students at a primary or secondary school or center for the care and treatment of youth, and their occasional invited guests.
H. 
Residential accessory structure.
I. 
Signs, as permitted by Article XVI.
J. 
Swimming pool, household (see § 550-45).
K. 
Such other accessory use or structure that the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer is clearly customary and incidental to a permitted by right, special exception or conditional principal use.