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Arcadia City Zoning Code

GENERAL ZONING

DISTRICTS

§ 156.025 ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS.

   (A)   For the purpose of this chapter, the Planning Jurisdiction is divided into the following zoning districts for the general uses as stated:
      (1)   AG, Agriculture: this district is established for agricultural areas and homes and buildings associated with agriculture production;
      (2)   R1, Estate Residential: this district is established for those areas in the planning jurisdiction which are for single-family, detached, large homes and estate sized lots;
      (3)   R2, Large Lot, Large Home Residential: This district is established for those areas in the planning jurisdiction which are for single-family, detached, large size lots and large homes;
      (4)   R3, Medium Lot, Medium Home Residential: this district is established for those areas in the planning jurisdiction which are for single-family, detached, medium size homes and medium size lots;
      (5)   R4, Old Town Residential: this district is established for the existing older neighborhoods in the town;
      (6)   R5, Multi-Family Residential: this district is established for small to moderate sized multi- family apartments, duplexes, condominiums and/or similar units;
      (7)   MP, Manufactured Home Park: this district is established for manufactured home parks which lease dwelling sites for single-wide and double-wide manufactured homes;
      (8)   SC, Special Character Commercial: this district is established for areas of special character in the town;
      (9)   OC, Office Commercial: this district is established for small to moderate scale office uses with provisions for some complementary uses;
      (10)   DC, Downtown Commercial: this district is generally intended to meet the special issues and land use goals for the downtown area in the town;
      (11)   C1, General Commercial: this district is generally intended for a wide variety of retail, commercial, service, entertainment and eating establishments that are small to medium in scale;
      (12)   C2, Business Park/Light Manufacturing/Utility: this district is generally intended for small business parks, light manufacturing facilities, light manufacturing parks and utility usage; and
      (13)   C3, Industrial Park/Manufacturing: this district is generally intended for large business parks, manufacturing facilities, manufacturing parks and utility usage.
   (B)   (1)   Each of the above districts stand alone and are not a part of a hierarchy system of zoning.
      (2)   For example, what is permitted in the C1 District is not permitted in the C2 District.
      (3)   Only those uses and development standards which are expressly permitted and noted for each district apply.
(Ord. 2002-05, passed 12-30-2002, § 2.1)

§ 156.026 ESTABLISHMENT OF OVERLAY DISTRICT.

   For the purpose of this chapter, an overlay district has been established as stated below: WP-OL, Wellhead Protection Overlay: this district is established to protect the integrity and drinkability of the community’s public water supply.
(Ord. 2002-05, passed 12-30-2002, § 2.2)

§ 156.027 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS.

   (A)   The provisions of this chapter allow the R2, R3, R5, OC, C1 and C2 districts to be rezoned for a planned development. No other districts can be rezoned into a planned development district.
   (B)   On the official zoning map, a planned development district, once rezoned, shall be labeled as PD followed by the district it was created from. The following are the appropriate labels for Planned Development Districts: PD-R2, PD-R3, PD-R5, PD-OC, PD-C1 and PD-C2.
   (C)   The provisions that regulate planned developments can be found in §§ 156.155 through 156.172 of this chapter.
(Ord. 2002-05, passed 12-30-2002, § 2.3)

§ 156.028 DISTRICT LAND USES.

   (A)   Land uses are either permitted, non-permitted or a special exception in each zoning district. The town’s permitted and special exception uses for each district are noted in the permitted use and special exception divisions in §§ 156.040 through 156.046 and 156.060 through 156.065 of this chapter.
   (B)   These subchapters represent two categories of zoning districts. They are: agriculture and residential districts and commercial districts.
(Ord. 2002-05, passed 12-30-2002, § 2.4)

§ 156.029 UNLISTED OR QUESTIONABLE LAND USES.

   (A)   Any land use not listed as a permitted use or special exception is considered non-permitted unless the Plan Commission or Zoning Administrator makes a determination otherwise. The Plan Commission or Zoning Administrator may determine into which category any questionable use be placed if not specifically listed and is similar to another use that is permitted or a special exception.
   (B)   This determination may be appealed to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(Ord. 2002-05, passed 12-30-2002, § 2.5)