Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, and to accomplish the purposes and intent thereof, the city shall hereby classify each lot of record located within the corporate limits, into one of the following zoning districts:

R-1 One-Family Residence District

R-2F Two-Family Residence District

R-2 One-Family Residence District

R-3 General Residence District

R-4 General Residence District

R-4A Heritage Preservation Overlay District

B-1 Retail Business District

B-2 Limited Service Business District

B-3 Service and Wholesale Business District

B-4 Office Business District

MX Mixed-Use Districts

M-1 Limited Manufacturing District

M-2 General Manufacturing District

M-3 Heavy Manufacturing District

(Ord. No. 2018-6, § 3(Exh. A), 2-21-18)

The regulation of zoning districts, authorized and established by the provisions of this Ordinance, is intended to control and define overall land use; establish design standards for development, including standards for lot area, coverage, frontage, yard and/or setback requirements; limit the density of development; regulate the location and amount of signage, including the type, number and placement of signs; and, assure the availability of adequate on-site parking and loading space.

Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, specified principal uses, and incidental accessory uses of zoning lots, buildings, and/or structures, or portions thereof, shall be permitted in each zoning district.

Principal and/or accessory uses, other than those specified by the provisions of this Ordinance, as being permitted in the zoning district in which said lot, buildings and/or structures are located, shall be prohibited except for the following:

(a)

Principal and/or accessory uses, lawfully established as of the effective date of this Ordinance, rendered a legal nonconforming use by the provisions of this Ordinance. Said use shall be subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, where applicable.

(b)

Conditional uses and/or variances, permitted in accordance with procedures specified in chapter 13, Administration, of this Ordinance.

Specific principal and/or accessory uses of zoning lots, buildings, and/or structures, or portions thereof, may be allowed as a conditional use, in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, where specified herein.

Said uses shall be limited to those uses, specified herein, for each zoning district, and may be allowed only in the zoning district indicated, subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit, in accordance with the provisions specified in chapter 13, Administration, of this Ordinance.

Parking spaces and/or loading spaces or berths, located on-site or off-site, shall be required as accessory uses to all permitted and conditional uses set forth in each zoning district. The number of said parking and/or loading space shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of chapter 10, Parking and loading, of this Ordinance.