In order to regulate the location and use of
buildings and land for trade, industry, residence and other purposes;
to regulate the location, height and size of buildings hereafter erected
or structurally altered, the size of yards and other open spaces and
the density of population, the following zoning districts are hereby
established:
R-1 Residential District
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R-2 Residential District
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R-3 Residential District
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R-4 Residential District [Added 5-1-2006]
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MR Multifamily Residential District
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DR Duplex Residential District
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MH Mobile Home Park Residential District
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HR Historic Residential District
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HB Historic Business District
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GC General Commercial District
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IP Industrial Park District
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RPC Residential Planned Community District [Added 12-3-2012]
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NB Neighborhood Business District [Added 12-6-2021]
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Where uncertainty exists with respect to the
boundaries of the various districts as shown on the Zoning Map, the
following rules shall govern:
A. In cases where a boundary line is given a position
within a street or alley, easement, canal, navigable or non-navigable
stream, it shall be deemed to be in the center of the right-of-way
of the street, alley, easement, canal or stream, and if the actual
location of such street, alley, easement, canal or stream varies slightly
as shown on the District Map, the actual location shall control.
B. In cases where a boundary line is shown as being located
a specific distance from a street line or other physical feature,
such distance shall control.
C. Where the district boundaries as shown on the Zoning
Map approximately coincide with lot lines, the lot lines shall be
construed to be the boundary line of the district unless otherwise
indicated.
D. In cases where the boundaries of any district as shown
on the Zoning Map do not coincide or approximately coincide with street
lines, alley lines or lot lines and no dimensions are shown, the location
of the boundary line of such district shall be determined by the use
of a scale appearing on the Zoning Map.
E. Whenever any street, alley or other public way is
vacated in the manner authorized by law, the district adjoining each
side of such street, alley or public way shall automatically be extended
to the center of such vacated area and all area included in the vacated
area shall then and henceforth be subject to all the regulations of
the extended districts.
F. Where the boundary of a district follows a railroad
line, such boundary shall be deemed to be located midway between the
main tracks of the railroad line.
G. Where a parcel of land lies in two or more districts,
it shall be classified in the district in which the greater part of
area lies.