Canton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Establishment of Zoning Districts and Map
§ 325-13 Establishment of districts.
A.
The Village is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:
(1)
Open Space-Recreation (OS-R): This district supports important public open space and recreational areas. The intent of this district is to maintain these areas as critical community amenities.
(2)
Residential-Single Family (R-SF): This district supports the Village's predominantly single-family residential neighborhoods supported by compatible services with traditional village scale, pedestrian orientation and neighborhood character. It is the intent of this district to preserve these characteristics.
(3)
Residential-Multifamily (R-MF): This district supports the Village's more densely settled residential areas that provide a variety of housing options and supporting community services. The intent of the district is to support these uses and preserve the historic scale and character of the Village. These areas are adjacent to mixed-use areas providing services within walking distance of residential units supported by attractive tree-lined streetscapes, public spaces and pedestrian and bicycle amenities.
(4)
Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU): This district supports areas of moderate-density residential and community-supported commercial uses. These areas are characterized by mixed-use neighborhoods that are walkable and connected to adjacent residential neighborhoods and commercial areas. It includes a variety of neighborhood-scale businesses and services that meet the needs of the surrounding community. While the character of the NMU areas may vary, it is intended to be pedestrian-oriented with an attractive streetscape and amenities such as small parks. In some areas, identity is already well established through architecture and streetscape, while in others identity will be shaped by future planning decisions.
(5)
General Mixed Use (GMU): This district supports a mix of commercial, community services and residential uses located in areas that have historically been more commercially oriented or are more recently planned for or developed into larger-scale projects, including multifamily projects adjacent to planned commercial projects. These uses generate important tax revenue, yet also create opportunities for future commercial activity and neighborhood services as infill or reuse activities. The scale and character of these areas is more flexible as they often represent redevelopment or new development extensions of the Village. In areas where development is an extension of the Village, the establishment of a safe, multimodal street network for pedestrian and bicycle transportation to connect these new areas to the Village is anticipated.
(6)
Educational-Campus (E-C): This district supports the unique settings and uses of the educational campuses while ensuring compatible integration of use, scale and character with their surroundings and neighborhoods.
(7)
Main Street (MS): This district supports the Village's historic Main Street, supporting land uses and development reflective of its tradition as a vibrant hub of activity and commerce, historic architecture and walkability. Uses are intended to provide opportunities to activate the street level, enhance tax base and provide entertainment, retail and service activity in a concentrated area. This area includes mixed-use buildings with residential and office uses focused on upper floors. The historic architectural character, density and scale of the streetscape and buildings along Main Street are intended to be protected from incompatible infill development.
(8)
Downtown Mixed Use (DMU): This district supports the core of the Village downtown adjacent to Main Street. This area functions as a transition from Main Street to more residential land uses and includes a vibrant mix of retail, commercial, high-density residential, office and civic space in a compact, walkable area with multimodal transportation options. The DMU is characterized by mixed-use buildings and/or blocks with architecturally interesting facades, streetscape design with room for street trees, sidewalks, benches and other amenities that make the streets pedestrian friendly and create spontaneous opportunities for community interaction. The district also supports mid-rise residential projects and mixed-use projects incorporating housing above nonresidential uses.
(9)
Corridor Commercial (CC): This district represents areas of auto-oriented commercial uses that offer necessary services to residents and visitors. This district is utilized on the larger transportation corridors which are, in some cases, transitional areas between the traditional historic village settlement and more modern, auto-oriented uses and site development. While the uses may tend to be auto-oriented, it is the intent of this district that the design of development encourage multimodal access, including pedestrian and bicycle amenities and infrastructure to enhance the safety, access and connectivity of these corridors to adjacent neighborhoods.
(10)
Technology, Business and Light Manufacturing (TBL): This district supports areas with flexibility in allowable land uses to meet changing industry and market need. Technology-based business, small-scale manufacturing, start-up business, incubators and accelerators are among the types of use appropriate for these areas.
B.
Overlay districts. The purpose of overlay districts is to protect important resources and community characteristics within a specific geographical area of the Village. Overlay districts do not change the use and dimensional requirements of the underlying land use districts unless specifically so stated. They do impose specific requirements that must be followed.
(1)
Historic District Overlay (HDO) District.
(a)
The purpose of the HDO is to protect the historic and heritage resources of the Village downtown. Historic and heritage resources are part of the community's physical and visual environment. Protection of these resources serves not only to enhance the physical and aesthetic environment of the community, but also encourages public knowledge and understanding of Canton's past and fosters civic and neighborhood pride and sense of identity.
(2)
Waterfront Overlay (WO) District.
(a)
The purpose of the WO is to provide a layer of protection on the Grasse River corridor for the purpose of preserving natural, scenic and historic values of the riverfront by regulating uses and development activity that could impact water quality and increase erosion and sedimentation and supporting compatible land uses enhanced by a waterfront location.
C.
Planned Development Districts. The purpose of the Planned Development District (PDD) is to delineate areas of the Village that may be appropriate for a specific project or development where creative planning and design would be necessary. PDDs allow development matched to the unique characteristics of the site and allow innovative development techniques that might not otherwise be possible through strict application of standard use, area, bulk and density specifications.
§ 325-14 Establishment of Zoning Map; interpretation of boundaries.
A.
The areas and boundaries of the zoning districts are established to scale as shown on the map entitled "Village of Canton Zoning Map," adopted and certified by the Village Clerk and herein referred to as the "Zoning Map." This Zoning Map, together with everything shown thereon, is hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this chapter, the Village of Canton Zoning Law. All amendments to the district boundaries that are authorized by local law immediately upon the effective date of such local law shall be delineated by the Village Clerk on the Zoning Map, indicating the title and date of the local law.
B.
Interpretation of district boundaries. Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any districts as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
(1)
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways, alleys, streams, lakes, reservoirs or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.
(2)
Boundaries indicated as approximately following Village limits shall be construed as following such Village limits.
(3)
In all cases where a district boundary line is located no farther than 15 feet away from a lot line of record, such boundary shall be construed to coincide with such lot line.
(4)
Where a district boundary line divides a lot in single ownership at the time of adoption of this chapter, the regulations for the less restricted portion of such lot shall extend not more than 30 feet into the more restricted portion, provided the lot has frontage on a street in the less restricted district.