In order to implement the provisions of this title, the City establishes the following districts:

A.

Basic districts.

1.

Residential.

a.

R-L Rural Living;

b.

R-1 Low Density;

c.

R-1A Low Density, Small-Lot;

d.

R-2 Medium Density;

e.

R-3 High Density;

f.

MH-1 Mobile Home Park;

g.

MH-2 Mobile Home Subdivision.

2.

Commercial.

a.

NC Neighborhood Commercial;

b.

GC General Commercial;

c.

CB Central Business.

3.

Office and industrial.

a.

BP Business Park;

b.

I Industrial.

4.

Special.

a.

OPR Open Space, Parks, and Recreation;

b.

PDL Planned Development Legacy.

B.

Riverfront Districts.

1.

RF-MU Riverfront Mixed-Use;

2.

RF-R Riverfront Residential.

C.

Planned Districts.

1.

PD Planned Development;

2.

PDO Planned Development Overlay.

A.

The location and boundaries of the districts designated in this chapter are established as shown on the official zoning map.

B.

The zoning map and all the notations on the zoning map are made a part of this UDC. The copy of the zoning map, containing the districts designated at the time of the adoption of this UDC shall be maintained by the City. Amendments to the zoning map shall be made in accordance with this UDC.

C.

Unless otherwise specified, district boundaries are lot lines or the centerline of streets, alleys, railroad rights-of-way, centerline of streams of water, or such lines extended.

A.

Basic districts.

1.

Residential.

a.

R-L Rural Living. The R-L District is intended to provide and preserve areas with limited agricultural uses with appropriate single-family residences and accessory uses, located in a manner that provides separation from business and industrial uses.

b.

R-1 Low Density. The R-1 District is intended to provide and preserve areas primarily for single-family residential development and other necessary and compatible uses, such as accessory dwelling units.

c.

R-1A Low Density, Small-Lot. The R-1A District is intended to provide and preserve areas for single-family homes and accessory structures, such as accessory dwelling units, on small lots and to provide for the development of residential subdivisions of small lots, where homes may or may not have one (1) exterior wall on a side property line (zero [0] lot line) and where residents may share common open space.

d.

R-2 Medium Density. The R-2 District is intended to provide and preserve areas primarily for single-family and duplex residential development and other necessary and compatible uses, such as accessory dwelling units.

e.

R-3 High Density. The R-3 District is intended to provide and preserve areas primarily intended for multifamily residential developments, including, but not limited to, townhomes, condominiums, apartments and other types and forms of dwelling units.

f.

MH-1 Mobile Home Park. The MH-1 District is intended to provide and preserve areas for mobile homes and single-family dwellings in a traditional mobile home park setting where lots are leased or individually owned, creating a low-density, quiet, single-family environment.

g.

MH-2 Mobile Home Subdivision. The MH-2 District is intended to provide and preserve areas for residential subdivisions where mobile homes, manufactured homes, and/or modular homes are placed on individually owned lots.

2.

Commercial.

a.

NC Neighborhood Commercial. The NC District is intended to provide and preserve areas that offer access to goods and services that residents and the general public need on a day-to-day basis in proximity to residential neighborhoods without negatively impacting quality of life due to noise, traffic, and other issues related to high-intensity commercial uses.

b.

GC General Commercial. The GC District is intended to provide and preserve areas along highly visible and accessible road corridors that provide for a broad range of auto-oriented retail, wholesale, and service uses. The scale and access requirements of uses in this district mean they shall not be compatibly integrated within the Neighborhood Commercial or Central Business Districts.

c.

CB Central Business. The CB District is intended to foster the continued economic vitality of Cañon City's historic downtown and to provide and preserve a central setting for pedestrian-oriented mixed-use development as well as cultural amenities.

3.

Office and industrial.

a.

BP Business Park. The BP District is intended to provide and preserve areas for master-planned office environments in a campus- or park-like setting.

b.

I Industrial. The I District is intended to provide and preserve areas for industry, processing, assemblage, limited fabrication, and light manufacturing primarily conducted indoors. This district also accommodates attendant services and certain complementary and supporting uses.

4.

Special.

a.

OPR Open Space, Parks, and Recreation. The OPR District is intended to provide and preserve areas designated for public and semi-public uses for the conservation of open space, the preservation of environmentally sensitive areas, and the creation and regulation of land for active and passive recreational uses and facilities and limited commercial activities where appropriate. The OPR District also may provide areas for various City-owned facilities and public utilities.

B.

Riverfront districts.

1.

Riverfront.

a.

RF-MU Riverfront Mixed-Use. The RF-MU District is intended to provide for a strong urban presence along the north side of the Arkansas River within the core of Cañon City, maximize the development potential of key sections of the City's riverfront, impart strategic guidance to support exceptional development practices, allow for flexibility and creativity in mixed-use development, and provide for public access to an expanded riverwalk along the riverfront in a manner that complements development.

b.

RF-R Riverfront Residential. The RF-R District is intended to provide for a strong urban presence along the north side of the Arkansas River within the core of Cañon City, maximize the development potential of key sections of the City's riverfront, impart strategic guidance to support exceptional development practices, accommodate a variety of higher intensity residential building types for riverfront living, and provide for a transition from the RF-MU District and other non-residential uses to residential and/or agricultural uses.

C.

Planned districts.

1.

PD Planned Development. The purpose of the PD District is to accommodate, on sites twenty (20) acres or more in size, innovative approaches to development that align with the City's comprehensive plan but do not generally conform to the requirements of the City's basic and riverfront districts.

2.

PDO Planned Development Overlay. The purpose of the PDO District is to accommodate, on sites less than twenty (20) acres in size, innovative approaches to development that align with the City's Comprehensive Plan and which generally conform to the requirements of the property's underlying district but require deviations to achieve a higher level of design and amenity.