Ashland
Zoning districts
13 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
4Central Business District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 30
Highway Commercial District B-2
- Min lot
- 21,780 sq ft (0.5 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 39
Neighborhood Commercial District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 20
Industrial
2Residential
6Residential, Restricted District R-1
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Residential, Limited District R-2
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
Residential, Medium District R-3
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 5 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
Residential, Medium-High District R-4
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
Residential Multifamily District R-5
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
Rural Residential District
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
Other
1General provisions
231 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Shared parking shall be allowable in all commercial and industrial zoned areas and subject to the following standards:
Parking areas shall be provided with adequate lighting during the nondaylight hours when they are in use. All lighting within and adjacent to parking areas shall comply with the applicable provisions of ATC section 21-266.
Whenever four (4) or more parking spaces are provided, such spaces shall be laid out on the parking surface with paint or plastic stripping which shall provide a permanent delineation between spaces.
In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.
the maximum number of parking spaces allowed shall be 140% of the number of required parking spaces in the above table.
Trucks, commercial vehicles, and buses of over twelve thousand (12,000) pounds gross vehicle weight, except for purposes of making pickups or deliveries: Shall not be parked on any private or public street in a residential district; and Shall not be parked on private property in a residential district.
Within the Higher Education District HE, adjacent on-street parking spaces may be counted toward the required amount of off-street parking provided that the entire width of the street is zoned HE.
Within the Higher Education District HE, adjacent on-street parking spaces may be counted toward the required amount of off-street parking provided that the entire width of the street is zoned HE.
Within the Higher Education District HE, adjacent on-street parking spaces may be counted toward the required amount of off-street parking provided that the entire width of the street is zoned HE.
Commercial retail centers greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet and multi-family developments shall provide bicycle parking at the rate of one (1) bicycle parking space for every thirty (30) off-street parking spaces. The maximum number of required bicycle parking spaces shall be fifteen (15).
Commercial retail centers greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet and multi-family developments shall provide bicycle parking at the rate of one (1) bicycle parking space for every thirty (30) off-street parking spaces. The maximum number of required bicycle parking spaces shall be fifteen (15).
Commercial retail centers greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet and multi-family developments shall provide bicycle parking at the rate of one (1) bicycle parking space for every thirty (30) off-street parking spaces. The maximum number of required bicycle parking spaces shall be fifteen (15).
General sign regulations including definitions, prohibited signs, sign area calculation, electronic sign standards, and flag display.
In the Central Business District B-1, B-1D, Central Business District - Downtown, Highway Commercial B-2, Neighborhood Commercial B-4, Limited Industrial M-1, Planned Shopping Center PSC, Planned Office-Business POB zones, one banner no larger than twenty (20) square feet in size is permitted per property or, on a multi-use property, per storefront.
Signage within the RR-1, R-1, R-2, and PMH districts may not be illuminated in any way. Temporary sign allowed as per definition.
Signage within the HE and PUD districts may be illuminated in accordance with Sec. 21-209. Window sign and temporary sign allowed.
Signage within the HE and PUD districts may be illuminated in accordance with Sec. 21-209. Window sign and temporary sign allowed.
Signage within the B-2, B-4, M-1, and PSC districts may be illuminated in accordance with Sec. 21-209. Temporary sign and window sign allowed.
The provisions of this article shall apply to new development, redevelopment and expansion or modification of existing development in such districts and for such uses as specified in the sections of this article setting forth particular requirements.
The tree preservation and tree planting requirements set forth in this section shall apply to all uses in all districts, except that the requirements shall not apply to single-family detached dwellings or to farmland, designated wetlands, dedicated school sites, playing fields and other nonwooded recreation areas...
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