11-401.1

Zoning Districts. For the purpose of this Code, the City is hereby organized into the following primary zoning districts:

(CD) CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

(LDR-1) LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

(LDR-2) LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

(MDR) MODERATE-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

(HDR) HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

(MH) MOBILE HOME DISTRICT

(O) OFFICE DISTRICT

(NC) NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

(CC) COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

(GC) GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

(I) INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

(PUD) PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT

(RS) REGIONAL SHOPPING DISTRICT

PORT DISTRICTS

RIVERDALE STATION TRANSIT DISTRICT

11-401.2

Overlay Districts. For the purpose of this Code, the City is hereby organized into the following overlay districts:

MISSISSIPPI RIVER CORRIDOR CRITICAL AREA OVERLAY DISTRICT

RIVER RAPIDS OVERLAY DISTRICT

NORTHSTAR OFFICE PARK OVERLAY DISTRICT

11-401.3

Location of Zoning District Map. The Zoning District Map shall be kept permanently on file in the office of the City Clerk and maintained in an electronic database reflecting ordinances adopted to reclassify property. A copy will also be kept in the Department of Community Development and be available for inspection by the public during normal business hours.

11-401.4

Zoning District Map. The location and boundaries of the primary and overlay zoning districts shall be maintained in an electronic database. In the event of a conflict between an ordinance adopting or amending a zoning district and the Zoning District Map, the ordinance shall control.

11-401.5

Zoning District Map. The location and boundaries of the primary and overlay zoning districts established by this Chapter of the City Code shall be set forth on the Zoning District Map of the City of Coon Rapids in accordance with the ordinances describing those districts, and the Zoning District Map shall be effective as of the date of adoption of these ordinances. The Zoning District Map and all notations, references, and other information shown thereon are hereby made a part of this Chapter by reference and shall have the same force and effect as if such map and all notations, references, and other information shown thereon were fully set forth or described herein. The format of the Zoning District Map shall be determined by Director.

11-401.6

Amendments to the Zoning District Map. Amendments to the zoning districts in this Code and zoning district boundaries as shown in the Zoning District Map must be by ordinance adopted by the City Council in accordance with the procedures set forth in subsection 11-304.10 of the City Code.

11-401.7

Maintenance of Zoning District Map. The Department of Community Development shall be responsible for maintaining and updating the Zoning District Map. Any amendments to the Zoning District Map shall be recorded on the appropriate map(s) within 30 days of adoption by the City Council

11-401.8.

Interpretation of District Boundaries. Boundaries of the zoning districts shall be interpreted as follows:

(1)

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets shall be construed to follow such center lines.

(2)

Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.

(3)

Boundaries indicated as approximately following city limits shall be construed as following city limits.

(4)

Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the tracks.

(5)

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streams, rivers, lakes, or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.

(6)

Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of the above features shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined by using the scale of the map.

(7)

District boundaries in a wetland area are intended to represent the edge of a swamp, marsh, or other wetland area. The edge shall be defined as the mark delineating the highest water level which has been maintained or a sufficient period of time to leave evidence upon the landscape. The edge is commonly that point where the natural vegetation changes from predominantly aquatic to predominantly terrestrial.

11-401.9

Uniform Application. The regulations for each zoning district shall apply uniformly to each type of structure or land.

11-402.1

Permitted Uses. These are the most suitable uses for a particular zoning district. A permitted use shall be allowed as a matter of right.

11-402.2

Accessory Uses. A use or structure subordinate to the principal use or building on the same lot and serving a purpose incidental thereto. An accessory use shall be allowed as a matter of right.

11-402.3

Conditional Uses. Certain uses, while normally not suitable in a particular zoning district due to nuisance characteristics or incompatibility with permitted uses, are suitable under special circumstances. A use may be permitted as a conditional use in a zoning district if the standards of subsection 11-304.3 are met.

11-402.4

Temporary Conditional Uses. Uses that are generally not suitable within a particular zoning district may be suitable on a temporary basis. This may be due to the lack of development on existing property, to a short-term need (such as highway construction) or to the limited degree of adverse effects upon adjacent land use.