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Zoning districts
56 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
10Retail Commercial
General Commercial
Regional Business District
Oyster Point Business
Oyster Point Business/Manufacturing
C1 Retail Commercial
C2 General Commercial
C3 Regional Business District
C4 Oyster Point Business
C5 Oyster Point Business/Manufacturing
Industrial
9Light Industrial
Heavy Industrial
M1 Light Industrial
M2 Heavy Industrial
Other
8Office
Office Park
Office/Research & Development
O1 Office
O2 Office Park
O3 Office/Research & Development
Park
P1 Park
Residential
28Single-Family Residential
Single-Family Residential
Manufactured Homes
Medium Multi-Family
High Multi-Family
R1 Single-Family
R2 Single-Family
R3 Single-Family
R4 Single-Family
R5 Low Multi-Family
R6 Manufactured Homes
R7 Medium Multi-Family
R8 High Multi-Family
Mixed use
1General provisions
272 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The board may grant as a special exception, in any district where such use is not permitted as a matter of right, facilities for the keeping of horses, ponies, or similar animals provided that: ...
The board may grant a special exception for a kennel to be located in any residential district for no more than six (6) domesticated animals; provided; ...
The board may authorize the outdoor storage of goods and materials when located in the C2 district; provided, that: ...
The board may grant an enlargement of nonconforming uses; provided that: ...
The board shall authorize as a special exception the use and/or reduction of any buffer area for uses associated with the higher intensity district ...
The board may grant a special exception reducing or eliminating privacy fencing or treed buffers provided all of the following are met: ...
ARTICLE IX — R4 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
R4 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Six and six tenths (6.6) dwelling units per acre.
ARTICLE VI — R1 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
R1 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
ARTICLE VII — R2 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
R2 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
ARTICLE VIII — R3 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
R3 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Maximum density: Four and eight tenths (4.8) dwelling units per acre.
ARTICLE X — R5 LOW DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
R5 LOW DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Maximum density: 11 dwelling units per acre. Maximum height: 35 ft. Minimum buffer area: 20 ft when abutting single-family district. Accessory buildings: height of main building, front yard prohibited for two-family, side yard same as main building. Landscaping: planting plan required.
ARTICLE XII — R7 MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.
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