This Title shall be known as the Centerville Zoning Code and may be so cited and pleaded.  This Title may also be referred to as CZC or "this Title."

This Title is designed and enacted to:

1. Protect public health, safety, and welfare;
   
2. Promote the prosperity, peace and good order, comfort, convenience, and aesthetics of the City and its present and future inhabitants and businesses;
   
3. Protect the City tax base;
   
4. Promote economy in governmental expenditures;
   
5. Protect urban and non-urban development; and
   
6. Preserve and protect property value.

This Title shall apply to all property within the corporate limits of the City except property expressly exempted by the provisions of this Title or other lawful exemption.

Certain words and phrases in this Chapter are defined in CZC 12.12 (Definitions).

Centerville Municipal Code provisions not found in this Title which are applicable to the use and development of land include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. CMC 3.7 (Constitutional Takings Review)
   
2. CMC 6.5 (Sexually Oriented Businesses)
3. CMC 7.5 (Fire Regulations)
4. CMC 9 (Water)
5. CMC 10 (Building Regulations)
6. CMC 15 (Subdivisions)
7. CMC 16 (Stormwater)
8. City Standards and Specifications 

This Section describes the basic organizational scheme used in this Title and the types of regulations found herein. It is intended to be informational only. Failure to follow the format described in this Section shall not be a basis for invalidating any action taken pursuant to this Title. 

1. Organizational Structure. This Title consists of numerous chapters organized to address the following:
   
   1. General Provisions (CZC 12.10 to CZC 12.19)
      
   2. Administration and Enforcement (CZC 12.20 to CZC 12.29)
      
   3. Base Zones (CZC 12.30 to CZC 12.39)
      
   4. Special Purpose and Overlay Zones (CZC 12.40 to CZC 12.49)
      
   5. Regulations of General Applicability (CZC 12.50 to 12.59)
      
   6. Regulations for Specific Uses (CZC 12.60 to 12.69)
      
2. General Provisions. The General Provisions of CZC 12.10 to CZC 12.19 establish how this Title is applied, describe how planning documents relate to this Title, and provide rules and definitions for interpreting and applying the provisions of this Title.
   
3. Administration and Enforcement. Administration and enforcement provisions in CZC 12.20 to CZC 12.29 describe the powers and duties of decision-making bodies and officials, procedures for considering land use applications, and standards for dealing with nonconforming circumstances. Enforcement provisions set forth remedies to correct violations of this Title.
   
4. Types of Zones.  This Title establishes three types of zones (also called “zoning districts”): base zones, special purpose zones, and overlay zones. 
   
   1. The base zone provisions set forth in CZC 12.30 to CZC 12.39 establish regulations and development standards that govern land uses allowed in each base zone. Base zones are grouped into five general categories: agricultural, residential, public facility, commercial, and industrial zones. 
      
   2. The special purpose zone provisions set forth in CZC 12.40 to CZC 12.49 establish regulations that apply only in limited instances or to special circumstances.
      
   3. The overlay zone provisions set forth in CZC 12.40 to CZC 12.49 establish regulations that address specific circumstances in certain geographic areas and which may traverse the boundaries of a number of base zones. Overlay zone regulations apply in addition to base zone regulations.
      
5. Types of Regulations. This Title includes the following kinds of regulations and development standards.
   
   1. Base zone regulations set forth in CZC 12.30 to CZC 12.39 specify land uses allowed as of right or allowed after issuance of a conditional use permit. These regulations may be modified by overlay or special purpose zone regulations, set forth in CZC 12.40 to CZC 12.49, or augmented by regulations for specific uses set forth in CZC 12.60 to CZC 12.69. Base zone and overlay regulations are further augmented by Regulations of General Applicability set forth in CZC 12.50 to 12.59.
      
   2. Development standards set forth in CZC 12.30 to CZC 12.39 include fixed dimensional standards and performance standards. Development standards control the height, size, location and other particular aspects of structures and uses on sites intended for development. These standards also prescribe setback and buffering requirements between zones and between potentially incompatible uses. Fixed dimensional standards establish numerical maximum or minimum conditions which govern development on a particular site. Performance standards establish certain standards which must be met, but may allow flexibility as to the method of meeting the standard.

1. Conformance Required. The provisions of this Title shall be construed as the minimum requirements necessary to promote public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and welfare of the present and future inhabitants and businesses of the City. Each department, official, and employee of the City vested with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses shall conform to the provisions of this Title and shall issue no permit or license for a use, building, or purpose where the same would conflict with the provisions of this Title. Any permit or license issued in violation of this Title shall be null and void.
   
2. Permits Required. No building or structure shall be constructed, reconstructed, altered, or moved, nor shall the use or status of land be changed except after the issuance of valid permits which conform to the requirements of this Title, unless no permit is required by this Title or by the Construction Codes adopted by the City.
   
3. Utility Service. No electrical, sewer, telephone, water, or other utility line shall be installed to serve any lot, parcel, building, or structure, or any portion thereof if such installation will violate the provisions of this Title.

1. Certificate of Occupancy Required.  
   
   1. No lot, parcel, or building shall be used or occupied until a certificate of occupancy has been issued pursuant to applicable provisions of the Construction Codes adopted by the City.
      
   2. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued unless the building and the lot or parcel on which the building is located conform to applicable provisions of this Title and other Construction Codes and regulations adopted by the City.
      
2. Unlawful to Use or Occupy.  It is unlawful to use or occupy, or to permit the use or occupancy of any building or structure, unless a certificate of occupancy has been issued for such building or structure. It is unlawful to use or occupy, or to allow to be used or occupied, any building or structure with a use or occupancy that is different than provided in a certificate of occupancy.
   
3. Failure to Obtain Certificate of Occupancy. Failure to obtain a certificate of occupancy shall be a violation of this Title.
   
4. Nuisance. The use or occupancy of any building, structure, or premises for which a certificate of occupancy has not been issued is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and may be abated as such. It shall also be a public nuisance for any building, structure, or premises to be used or occupied in a manner different than authorized by a certificate of occupancy.